The mountains and rivers are quiet and broad

The carriage staggered along the official road, it was getting late, and from a distance, the blue of the sky could be seen slowly turning pink.

Xu Qingfeng opened the curtain and asked Quan Gonggong at the front of the carriage: "Quan Gonggong, where is this? How long until Zhuozhou?"

With a smile on his face, Eunuch Quan pointed to the front: "Go back to Mr. Xu, it's not far away, and we'll be there in half an hour."

The farther you go west, the mountains become flatter and the trees become greener.Zhuozhou is located on such a relatively open terrain. As a commercial city with a huge flow of people, its size and prosperity are not inferior to Chuzhou, but compared with Chuzhou, it has many more exotic features.

The carriage finally staggered into the city, exotic decorations and small vendors can be seen everywhere, the streets are decorated with lights and festoons, and people come and go, very lively.

"Look!" Tianwen leaned excitedly by the car window, "Rabbit! Ah, big tiger, and cat!"

Xu Qingfeng also looked around, and saw paper lanterns of various shapes hanging on the street. In addition to animals, there were also plants and figures in various shapes.

Xu Qingfeng also looked at it curiously, and Chen Ke looked at the two, wondering if Xu Qingfeng had been with Tianwen for a long time, and he was more thoughtful than before, and became more and more childish.

It seems that he has completely forgotten about the Xu Mansion and the stone of life and death. If others are afraid to call Xu Qingfeng "heartless", but Chen Ke hopes that Xu Qingfeng will always be like this-simple and clean.

Randomly found an inn to stay.After getting out of the carriage, Xu Qingfeng stretched fiercely. After sitting in the carriage for so long, he felt pain in his buttocks. Now he finally found the feeling of having two legs.

Chen Ke smiled, looking at the backs of Xu Qingfeng and Tian Wen, one big and one small, stretching their waists, and felt a little cute.

Putting down his arms, Tianwen looked curiously at the "Fulai Inn".The inn is not high, it only has three floors, and it is not too big. Although it is not shabby, it is indeed not related to the words "luxury" and "luxury".

Watching Guan Hongfeng and Grandpa Quan rushing to check in, Tian Wen pulled Xu Qingfeng's sleeves and whispered in his ear, "Do you live here?"

Xu Qingfeng nodded, looked at the sky in bewilderment and asked, "What? Is there any problem with this inn?"

Tian Wen whispered: "Will the prince get used to it?"

"No problem." Xu Qingfeng patted Tian Wen's small head, and reminded him in a low voice, "Call me Big Brother."

Tian Wen curled his lips, "I know the second brother."

During this trip to the west, Chen Ke really put aside his status as a prince and changed his name to "Qin Ke". He, Xu Qingfeng and Tian Wen were called brothers of the opposite sex.

Even in order to keep a low profile, the guards arranged to leave from a distance, and only Wusuli, Wuxuli, Quan Gonggong, Guan Hongfeng and Zuo Ming were left with him, plus Chen Ke himself, Xu Qingfeng and Tian Wen, a team of eight Too much.

"Young master, let the old slave come!" Eunuch Quan, who turned into "General Manager Quan", finished talking to the shopkeeper, and when he turned around, he saw Chen Ke cleaning the stool by himself, and hurried over.

"It's okay, I'm busy with you." Chen Ke threw off the handkerchief casually, sat down indifferently, and motioned for Xu Qingfeng, who was cleaning the table, to sit down, took the teapot and poured water to drink.

"Brother, I'll come." Xu Qingfeng took the teapot and poured water for Chen Ke. The title "Big Brother" always baffled Xu Qingfeng, and he also lowered his eyes not to look at Chen Ke at this time.

Next to the counter, two children with ram horns still tied were sitting and talking, laughing and laughing from time to time, and immediately complained to their father angrily, saying things like "my brother hit me" and "he did it first".

Chen Ke smiled slightly, motioned Xu Qingfeng to look over there, and then pointed to himself and Xu Qingfeng.

Xu Qingfeng was very embarrassed when he thought of the previous experience of "robbing his brother" with a child in the inn, and glared at Chen Ke feigned anger.

"Eldest Young Master, Second Young Master, Third Young Master..." Eunuch Quan came over, "Should the dinner be eaten in the lobby or served in the room?"

Chen Ke looked at Xu Qingfeng inquiringly. Xu Qingfeng didn't care where he was, but thinking that Chen Ke should be tired after sitting for a day, he said, "Let's put it in the room..."

"Master, why don't you stay in the lobby for dinner." The shopkeeper didn't shy away when he heard the conversation of several people, and said with a smile, "You are here for Dashanghui, there is a tour show tonight Woolen cloth."

"What big business exchange?" Tianwen asked curiously.

Xu Qingfeng got up and bowed his hands to salute: "The shopkeeper misunderstood. We brothers traveled from Jiangnan to the north to study, and this time we just passed through Zhuozhou to find a place to stay. I would like to ask the shopkeeper, this "Da Shanghui "yes? "

Seeing Xu Qingfeng's interest, the shopkeeper smiled enthusiastically: "I see, then I have to explain it to you! You may not know it from the south, but you have always heard of the "Blue and White Chamber of Commerce", right? "

Xu Qingfeng nodded and said yes, "The shopkeeper is talking about "Blue and White Merchant Capital"?I heard that this chamber of commerce does a wide range of business, dabbling in various fields, at least in the south, his family's Suzhou and Hangzhou silks and satins are also famous. "

"Hahaha..." The shopkeeper laughed proudly, "What you said is true, but not entirely correct. This chamber of commerce is called the "Blue and White Chamber of Commerce". It started from our Zhuozhou. Large and small merchants are all in the chamber of commerce, so Zhuozhou is also called "the capital of blue and white merchants". "

"From today onwards, it will be the Chamber of Commerce's [-]th anniversary celebration for half a month. Tonight there will be a tour on the street! You must have seen it when you entered the city. The colorful lights on the street are for these few days!"

The shopkeeper clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Sirs, we have a private room on the second floor of the inn where you can see the street view, why don't you put the dinner there?"

Chen Ke made the decision and nodded in agreement.When I went upstairs, it was indeed a nice private room, with a wide view and a refreshing evening breeze. It was decorated with various flowers, plants and curtains. Xu Qingfeng also liked it very much.Tian Wen had already run to the edge of the fence and looked down.

Night has fallen, and the colorful lights seen in the afternoon are all lit up.The rabbits, tigers and cats that Tianwen saw in the afternoon were all lit up, and the orange and white light was exposed through the light paper, which made the whole picture of the lantern clear.

"The tour will start in a while, and you guys can just eat and watch here. After dinner, you might as well go shopping in the street. There are many things that you can't see in the south!" The shopkeeper spared no effort to arrange carefully.

"I'm interested." Xu Qingfeng nodded his thanks, and Grandpa Quan took out the broken silver as a reward in a timely manner.

The taste of the dinner is average, but not too bad. There are various special, signature, and homely dishes on the table.Not long after, the tour begins.

First, the sound of music and the noise of the crowd came faintly from a distance. Looking at the main street, the long "lantern dragon" was shining, and the lights in all directions slowly moved, like the main street converging, lights in the dark The sea waves are swaying, from far to near, it is gradually seen clearly that it is a parade of lights of various colors.

Accompanied by the parade, there were bands singing and presents, and the crowd sang and danced along with the parade, moving forward along the established route.

Tian Wen couldn't hold back any longer, eating the food was like going to a carnival, but everyone else was still eating, so Tian Wen could only look around curiously.

It could be seen that Tianwen couldn't sit still, and he understood the child's mind. Xu Qingfeng smiled and asked Wusuli and Wuxuli to take Tianwen to play, and Chen Ke decided to give Guan Hongfeng, Zuo Ming, and Grandpa Quan a holiday. After leaving, only Chen Ke and Xu Qingfeng were left in the private room.

"Eat this." Chen Ke gave Xu Qingfeng a piece of moi cake, knowing that he likes such desserts.

Xu Qingfeng took a bite and put it down, "I really can't take it anymore."

Xu Qingfeng put down his chopsticks and poured tea for Chen Ke. The evening breeze blew slightly, and it was clear that the surroundings were noisy, but there was indeed a peaceful atmosphere between the two of them.

Xu Qingfeng propped his chin to watch Chen Ke eat, and served him dishes from time to time.Xu Qingfeng still likes to watch Chen Ke so much, whether it's eating or doing other things, after all, he was "bewitched" by Chen Ke's beauty from the beginning.

"Why are you eating less and less?" Chen Ke asked him.

It is rare for Chen Ke to talk during meals, presumably because he was afraid that he would be bored, Xu Qingfeng smiled, his eyebrows were gentle, "No, it's still the same." It's not that he eats less, it's that Chen Ke eats more than him, which makes him appear He eats less.

"You should always eat more, you are too thin, and your health is not very good." Chen Ke said flatly that he did not admit that it was because of Xu Qingfeng's cloth dishes that he would eat more.

"it is good……"

Feeling full, Chen Ke also put down his chopsticks, cleaned his face and hands, "Let's go, let's go to the street."

Xu Qingfeng nodded with a smile.

When I got to the street, I found that many people coming and going were wearing masks. Looking at the stalls on the street, there were all kinds of food, gadgets, and masks of various styles.

"Do you like it?" Chen Ke picked up a red and white fox half-face mask and put it on Xu Qingfeng's face for comparison. Very good, the red and white tones are very lively, and the pattern is mysterious and beautiful.

"like……"

Chen Ke nodded and wanted to pay, Xu Qingfeng pressed his hand, picked up a mask with a gray background, "and this."

Chen Ke bought it together without hesitation.

Xu Qingfeng couldn't wait to put on the mask.Through the eye holes, one can see a pair of bright and big eyes. It just so happened that today Xu Qingfeng was wearing a set of moon white clothes with light yellow borders, like a cute little fox, who accidentally broke into the bustling world.

An idea suddenly came to Chen Ke's mind - to take his little fox home and hide it, so that no one could see it.

Still unaware, Xu Qingfeng cheerfully held up the gray mask to Chen Ke, motioning for Chen Ke to put it on.

Chen Ke obediently took the mask and put it on, but the high bridge of the nose did not fit the mask, so he had to take it off and hold it in his hand.

Xu Qingfeng felt a little regretful, but Chen Ke signaled him to continue wearing the mask, and then boldly took Xu Qingfeng's hand, Xu Qingfeng struggled twice, Chen Ke leaned into his ear and whispered: "It's okay, no one cares .”

Xu Qingfeng looked around, everyone was immersed in the atmosphere of the celebration, indeed no one paid attention to them.

The two shuttled in the light and shadow, following the flow of people or against the flow of people, neither of them let go of their hands.

— as if never letting go.