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Huanchu put the fish into the pot, and he added various seasonings in half-belief, "What kind of leaves are these? Add them, anyway, they are used for cooking." Added another half pot of water, and added firewood triumphantly.

After half an hour, Huan Chu returned to the room with the fish he made himself, and saw that Wen Ji had finished washing and was drinking the hangover soup that Fu Bao brought him.

"Brother Wen?" Huan Chu called softly.

Wen Ji looked up, "Where did you go this morning?"

Huan Chu said with a smile: "Seeing that someone's eyes are swollen from crying, I specially bought a fish." Huan Chu put the fish on the table: "Come and taste it, I made it myself."

Wen Ji ignored Huan Chu's teasing, and cast an unbelievable look: "You did it?"

Huan Chu said decisively, "Yes."

Wen Ji opened the lid and widened his eyes: "I believe, most people probably don't have such skills." Seeing that the whole body of the fish was already burnt, and the smell of burning lingered in front of his nose, Wen Ji pinched a piece of fish with slightly trembling hands. The chopstick fish carefully put it into his mouth and chewed: "This is it?" Wen Ji reached out to pick something stuck between his teeth, and when he took it off, he saw a piece of burnt black fish scales.

Wen Ji: "Do you cook fish without removing the scales?"

Huanchu coughed dryly: "I forgot." I thought, do you have to remove the scales from the fish? "Then try the inside, there should be no paste and no fish scales."

Wen Ji pinched another chopstick into it, "This is it again?" A fish viscera was so black and disfigured, I couldn't tell which part it was.

Wen Ji looked indifferent: "I know, you must have forgotten to open the fish."

Huan Chu: "..." The fish has to be cut open, remember.

Huan Chu was a little embarrassed: "I wanted to make fish soup for you, but I didn't expect the fire to be too much..." Huan Chu said again: "It's my first time cooking fish, uh... it can be said to be the first time cooking, I haven't killed anything, I hope that fish won't put a knife on my neck in the next life..."

"Thank you brother." Wen Ji was so moved that he started to cry again.

Huan Chu looked at the fish he made: "Why don't you... go out and eat?"

Wen Ji followed Huan Chu's gaze and looked at the fish, and smiled in a flash: "Let's go."

The two were walking on the street, Huan Chu said, "Sometimes you have to listen to what your parents say, there are many good girls."

Wen Ji leisurely said: "Then why don't you listen to your parents' advice to get married as soon as possible and let them have grandchildren?"

"..." Huan Chu changed the topic: "Here we are, what do you want to eat?"

Wen Ji thought for a while: "I don't want to eat fish for the time being, let's eat some vegetarian food with you today."

The two entered the store and sat down, still in that inconspicuous position, and ordered a table full of green vegetables, no matter how light they were.Suddenly, I heard the voices of several young men from the next table:

"Hey, have you heard? Some bully in the city wants to take Wang Yingying, who plays the pipa and sings ditties in the Yingchun Tower, as his concubine."

"His wife is a tigress, can he agree to take a concubine?"

"Xu bully is determined, and she doesn't agree with it."

"He's really not a thing. He took the food from the vegetable stall and left without paying any money."

"It's a trivial matter. He also robbed the daughter of the blind old lady in the west of the city to be a child. He was blind, but he snatched away his only family member. What a crime!"

"If you want me to say that Wang Yingying is not a fun thing, a brothel girl is a good match for a bully." Then came the laughter of the men.

"Kang..." Wen Ji clenched his hands into fists and slammed them on the table. Huan Chu didn't say a word when he saw this, and he continued to throw chopsticks like flying. Wen Ji, who was full of anger, drank one cup after another.

Or those men:

"Why haven't you seen that single seedling from Huan Mansion come out recently?"

One of the men frowned: "Du Miao?" Then he clasped his fist on his palm and said, "Are you talking about the lunatic young master of Huanfu? I haven't seen him on the street recently."

When Huan Chu heard the words, he spurted out a mouthful of green vegetables, so he didn't choke to death, so he hurriedly drank some water to relieve it.

Huan Chu got up and pulled Wen Ji: "Let's go, if we stay any longer, we might hear something again."

Wen Ji drank a glass of wine absent-mindedly, and said like a mosquito: "Who would have thought that the crazy young master is so beautiful, please sit down, no one will recognize you with your current handsome appearance."

Huan Chu: "...Let's go."

Wen Ji had no choice but to get up and put down some silver and followed Huan Chu out of the restaurant, "Brother, I'm going back home first."

Huan Chu looked at Wen Ji's leaving back with some indescribable feelings, turned around and walked towards Huan's mansion, and when he reached the gate, he saw Master Huan walking out with a birdcage.

Huan Chu: "Father."

Master Huan responded, remained silent for a while, and said, "My son, I don't interfere with whether you are married or not, it's just..."

Huanchu knew that his father didn't care about whether he was married or not, "If you have something to say, just say it."

Master Huan said earnestly, "You are not young anymore. Father is afraid that you will end up alone for the rest of your life. If you have someone you like, don't miss it."

These words were completely beyond Huan Chu's expectations. It turned out that his father still cared about him, and Huan Chu's expression remained unchanged: "I thought you only had birds in your heart."

Master Huan: "Let's go, dear." After finishing speaking, he took the birdcage and left...

Huan Chu: "..."

Huan Chu stepped into the gate of the house and retracted his foot, walked towards the street, saw a bookstall, Huan Chu knelt down and asked the boss: "Do you have any books?"

I don't know if the weather is freezing my ears, or my ears are not working because I am old, the boss didn't answer.After a while, he said slowly: "Yes, what book do you want?"

Huan Chu blushed: "It's just...that kind..."

After a while, "That kind?" The boss thought about it for a while, then said slowly, "What's there to be shy about, look at it."

Huan Chu looked in the direction pointed by the boss: "One Hundred Dishes", "Kitchen Cheats", "Secrets of Restaurants"...

Boss: "What's wrong with the smell of oil? It's not shameful for a man to learn how to cook."

Huanchu smelled his sleeves, remembered that he forgot to change his clothes after making fish for Wen Ji, and there was a smell of oily smoke from the kitchen, so he took a book and gave the boss a few coins, got up Just as he was about to leave, he was stopped by a peddler at the book stall next to him: "My lord, stop."

Huan Chu moved a few steps and squatted down again, "What's the matter?"

The peddler rushed to Huanchu and beckoned him to come closer, and said in a low voice, "I heard everything you said, but he is too old to respond."

Huan Chu's face turned red: "You..."

The peddler rummaged through and found several erotic books, "Let's take a look, I think this one is good." Saying this, he stuffed one of them into Huan Chu's hand.

Just reading the book, Huan Chu knew what it was, hurriedly put the book in his arms, dropped the money and ran away shyly.

The peddler took the silver and shook his head, "You're not young, but you're a baby."

Huan Chu ran all the way back to the mansion, and walked through the small door. After entering the room, he took the book out of his arms and put it on the table. After thinking about it, he still didn't open it. Above, it looks like: "The Vegetables You Must Learn When Marrying"

Huan Chu couldn't help but put this "Dishes You Must Learn When Marrying" on top of the erotic picture, trying to deceive people.

At this moment, Fu Bao knocked on the door: "Master, Madam asked you to come over."

Huan Chu replied like a thief with a guilty conscience: "Understood, let's go."

Mrs. Huan held the tea bowl and said calmly: "The weather is getting cold, your father and I are planning to go to the south of the Yangtze River for some fun, and we need you to take care of the house."

Huan Chu: "When will you leave? When will you be back?"

Mrs. Huan: "Leave early tomorrow morning, and return when the spring warms up."

Huan Chu thought for a while: "Father and mother, don't worry, I'm in the house."

Mrs. Huan took a sip of tea and wiped the corners of her mouth: "You are old, you should worry about some things."

Huan Chu was silent for a moment: "Tomorrow I will see my parents off. I have something to do, so I'm leaving first." After speaking, he ran away.

"Coo coo coo coo coo coo." Huan Chu was awakened by the sound of Fu Bao crowing chickens outside the door, rubbed his eyes, got up, washed and dressed, pushed the door and walked out, Fu Bao stopped his movements: "Master and Madam have left."

"I got up late," Huan Chu asked Fu Bao, "Did my father take the bird away?"

Fu Bao: "Take it away, how could it not be taken away."

Huan Chu breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm going out for a walk."

"Yo, which son is this!"

"I don't seem to be from Yuecheng."

"Yeah, I've never seen such a handsome person in Yuecheng."

"The gods have descended to earth!"

"The clothes he wears are expensive, tsk, he looks like a rich man."

"I'll take a look too."

"What are you squeezing?"

"Don't squeeze..."

A group of people looked at a young man in white from afar and talked about it.

"Do you know where Mr. Huan Huan lives?" Ruan Yu asked a middle-aged man on the street.

The middle-aged man was taken aback when he heard the words: "The young master is looking for... Huan Chu?"

Ruan Yu: "Exactly."

The middle-aged man was even more strange: "Looking at the young master's appearance and clothes, how could he know that lunatic young master? I'm afraid I remembered the wrong person?"

Ruan Yu was also a little confused: "Crazy?"

The middle-aged man said: "Who in Yuecheng doesn't know that Huan Chu is a lunatic, you are sure the person you are looking for is Huan Chu?"

Ruan Yu nodded: "Yes, does Yuecheng still have the surname Huan?"

The middle-aged man shook his head: "I have been here for 40 years, and I have never heard of a second family named Huan." The middle-aged man said again: "But it has been a while since I saw that madman come out."

Ruan Yu: "...Thank you."

Ruan Yu murmured to himself, "How can a person who can play that kind of melody be a lunatic! It's not like I haven't seen this person before. He definitely isn't the person I'm looking for. There must be a mistake somewhere."

Just as Ruan Yu was thinking, he saw a shop in front of him named "Tongxin" and walked in. He walked in because he was attracted by the name of the shop. When Ping'er saw a customer coming to the door, he said hello, "My lord, just take a look."

The interior of the shop is simple and elegant, which complements the jade wares. Ruan Yu looked at the shop for a long time, and his eyes fell on a piece of emerald green jade pendant, which is pure and flawless, and feels delicate to the touch.

Ruan Yu picked up the jade pendant: "How to sell it?"

Just as Ping'er was about to reply, a man in black came in from outside the door, made a "shh" gesture to Ping'er, and said: "If you like, you can take it, the authentic old pit glass, top grade."

Ruan Yu turned around when he heard the words, and saw that the person who came was Huan Chu, his face suddenly lit up with joy, he stared straight at him, thinking: "Sure enough, I made a mistake, how could he be a lunatic."

Huan Chu blushed a little when he stared at him so straight, and stretched out his hand to drag him out of the shop.

Ruan Yu looked at the hand that was holding his arm, and Huan Chu let it go quickly: "You come to Yuecheng..."

"I like it." Ruan Yu took out the paper that Huan Chu stuffed into the door that day and asked him "Your Highness likes you" and handed it to Huan Chu.

Huan Chu was both surprised and delighted: "You came here for this?"

"I wanted to reply, but I didn't know how to say it. When I wanted to tell you, Ling'er said that you had already gone back." Ruan Yu smiled, "I thought about it and decided to come and tell you, the music that the young master played that day I like the melody."

Huan Chu was happy in his heart, but calm on the surface, took the jade pendant, and carefully tied it around Ruan Yu's waist: "A beautiful jade matches a beautiful woman."

In terms of appearance, Ruan Yu was not the first time he heard someone praise him, without thinking about it: "That's it, thank you."

Huan Chu was a little at a loss: "Well...it's cold, since we're here, let's stay for a few more days." He thought, "With Ruan Yu's personality that doesn't like contact with people, I think he won't agree."

"Alright." He actually answered!

The two of them walked to Huan's mansion all the way without talking, and Huan Chu first broke the strange silence: "My parents have gone out to play, and they will come back in spring. Be more casual and don't be restrained."

Ruan Yu suddenly remembered what the middle-aged man had said, and said, "I heard that Mr. Huan of Yuecheng is a lunatic."

Huan Chu was taken aback when he heard the words, then approached Ruan Yu, face to face, and said inexplicably, "It's me, are you afraid?"

Ruan Yu was a little surprised, and said with a light smile, "He can play the flute, and he does it very well. This lunatic is interesting."

Huan Chu laughed, thinking that Ruan Yu was beautiful in his heart, even though Ruan Yu was really beautiful.

Huan Chu led Ruan Yu into the mansion, and Ruan Yu was a little surprised to see the two chickens in front of Huan Chu's door, "I've never seen a chicken tied in front of the house to raise."

Huan Chu coughed dryly: "Temporarily..."

Huan Chu pointed, "Just live next door to me, it's easier to find me if you need anything."

When Ruan Yu walked into the room, there was a bookcase, pens and inks, and there was a stove next to the table. Because no one lived in it for a long time, the stove was not lit. Even though no one lived in the house, it was spotless. Fu Bao would come to clean it every day.

Huan Chu said softly, "Are you tired after driving for a few days? Rest first."

Ruan Yu nodded.

The two hens cried "cuckoo" from time to time. Huan Chu untied the two hens in front of the door and took them to the firewood room when he came out of Ruan Yu's room. .”

Fu Bao couldn't figure it out: "What's wrong, young master?!"

Just as the sun was setting, Ruan Yu woke up and walked out of the room. Seeing that the two chickens in front of the door had disappeared, Fu Bao walked over while looking around, "Young master, the young master invites you to dinner." Fu Bao raised his hand, " Please come with me."

There were only Huan Chu and Ruan Yu in the dining room, Huan Chu said, "If you are not used to it, I will deliver food to your room every day."

Ruan Yu looked up at Huan Chu and said nothing.

Huan Chu smiled: "What are your hobbies, young master?"

Ruan Yu said indifferently, "Read a book."

"Apart from reading?" Huan Chu asked.

Ruan Yu thought for a while, "It's gone."

"What about you?" Ruan Yu asked.

Huan Chu pointed to himself: "Me?"

Ruan Yu: "Your hobby."

Huan Chu thought about his past 20 years and what he liked. Before the age of 20, he read books every day with his husband. He has a good friend like Wen Ji. From the age of 20 to now, apart from being nagged by his mother to marry a wife, he just went with Wen Ji. Drinking, I don't have anything I particularly like to do. I was forced by my mother to pretend to be crazy. I really couldn't think of any hobbies I had for a while, so I said: "No."

Ruan Yu stopped talking and ate quietly, while Huan Chu also looked at him without saying a word.

Ruan Yu noticed Huan Chu's eyes and put down the bowls and chopsticks: "How old is the young master than me?"

Huan Chu didn't understand why he asked such a question, but he still replied, "I'm 25, what about you?"

Ruan Yu: "22."

Huan Chu pretended to be relaxed: "I'm older than you, call me brother."