[Red Mansion] A little chef came to the Grand View Garden

Liu Mei followed Ying'er for a long time, and came to a shop with a signboard saying "Stay here".

It was almost noon at this time, but there were not many people visiting the food shop.Therefore, most of the shop was opened up and turned into a grocery store, selling some daily necessities such as needles and threads.

Seeing Liu Mei paying attention to these things, Ying'er couldn't help but feel a little offended, and complained in a low voice, "It's just that the business in the outer city is not easy to do. Recently, all the business has been taken away by the small grocery store."

Liu Mei sighed in her heart—she felt that it was not a good plan for Baochai to open a "temporary residence" here.

Baochai's "Qi Ding Ju" follows the trend of "Hongshun Building", following the route of famous chefs customizing high-end dishes, and it is suitable to open in the inner city.The outer city is populated by civilians and artisans, who like to be affordable.And "and stay" has to maintain these many shops, and the various costs are sandwiched in the price of vegetables, which has to be expensive.It was to be expected that the crowd would be deserted.

In the final analysis, Baochai's loss is still due to the word "greedy".

When Sister Feng secretly managed "Hongshunlou", she only devoted herself to the Hongshunlou family.

After Pian Baochai pretended to open "Qi Ding Ju", he wanted to do business with high-ranking officials and dignitaries, but also wanted ordinary people to pay for it. In this way, he was naturally in a dilemma.Coupled with the fact that Xie Xiaochuan voted for the Beijing Prince's Mansion, there might be no one to take care of "staying here", so the business is naturally struggling.

Baochai waited for Liu Mei in a quiet room on the second floor of the restaurant.When Liu Mei went in, she saw a thick account book on the table in front of Baochai.Baochai was holding a vermilion pen, lowering her head to write and draw on the account book.

Liu Mei greeted Baochai generously, and sat down in front of her.

"Bao Er|Grandma, is the restaurant business doing well recently?"

Liu Mei didn't intentionally want to speak sarcasm, but she was just a little curious and wanted to know how the rest of the shops in "Let's Stay" are doing, whether they are still as prosperous as before.

Unexpectedly, Baochai put down her pen and looked up at Liu Mei, her eyes suddenly brightened.

"Mei'er—I have more than ten restaurants and restaurants, but there is still a shortage of a famous chef who can design dishes and manage a restaurant. You are my favorite candidate..."

Before Baochai finished speaking, she saw Liu Mei standing opposite her and shook her head firmly.

As Baochai mentioned similar words, Liu Mei hadn't thought about it at that time, and it was even more impossible to take it to heart at this time.

But Baochai also made up his mind on the spur of the moment. Seeing that Liu Mei had no intentions at all, she took back all the words that followed, smiled generously, and said, "I just said it casually."

As she spoke, she stood up and looked up, winking at Yinger.

Ying'er immediately retreated and locked the door behind Baochai and Liu Mei.

"Mei'er, I invited you here this time because I want...well, I want to..."

Even as shrewd and experienced as Baochai, at this moment, he felt that the following words were quite difficult to say.

"The gold medal you mentioned last time..." She lowered her head and lowered her voice extremely low, the fair skin on her face turned pink at this moment.

"Imperial gold medal?" Liu Mei wondered.

Baochai was delighted to hear this, raised her head, and nodded at Liumei.

"You said last time that it's tasteless to eat, but it's a pity to discard it, a gold medal like chicken ribs?" Liu Mei repeated.After hearing what she said, Baochai inevitably turned purple again.

"Didn't you say it well last time, the empress from the mansion is now gaining power in the palace, what embarrassing things will happen in the mansion?" Liu Mei imitated what Baochai said last time, rubbing her heart secretly Cool.

Baochai lowered her head, and Liu Mei could see her hands wrapped in her sleeves, rubbing back and forth.Unexpectedly, Baochai bowed to Liu Mei suddenly, "Miss Liu..."

Liu Mei was startled, and quickly turned her body to the side.Just listen to Baochai continue, "I know I offended you with my words last time, but Baoyu lent Baoyu to you after all, and now Prince Zhongshun's mansion has returned the jade, presumably the person who is most important to you has already It is safe and sound. Please see that Baoyu is so sincere to help, give the gold medal...give the gold medal to Baoyu again!"

Liu Mei looked at Baochai, and said after a while, "Is this what Second Master Bao meant?"

Baochai's purple face suddenly turned pale, then she shook her head and said, "That's just what I meant. Baoyu, Baoyu doesn't know about it."

Liu Mei let out an "oh", and asked again: "The empress from the mansion is in the palace, is it okay?"

When Baochai heard that Liu Mei asked about Concubine Xiande, she was immediately stunned. Although she was startled and suspicious in every way, her face was stubborn and she didn't dare to show anything.

"Naturally...naturally is good," Baochai replied.

Seeing Baochai's expression, Liu Mei knew something in her heart, she just shook her head, and said to Baochai, "Second Baochai, it's not that I don't think about Erye Baochai's life-saving grace, it's just that the gold medal... I have already given it to you." someone else."

When Baochai heard this, she immediately raised her head and looked at Liu Mei carefully, wondering if she was retreating with excuses.

But Liu Mei was very calm, and she was just stating a fact: "I donated that gold medal from the imperial court to a decent person who has nothing to do with the world. She has some relationship with Second Master Bao, so in case Bao Erye No matter what danger my master encounters, she won't let her die."

Speaking of this, Liu Mei also bowed to Baochai, "Baoer|Grandma, I'm leaving Beijing soon, and I don't know if I can come back here again in my lifetime. So farewell, I hope you take care of it."

Saying that, Liu Mei didn't care about Baochai, and went downstairs by herself.

Baochai was upstairs, quietly opened the window halfway, and saw Shiqing leaving with Liu Mei, she couldn't help sighing, and turned to tell Yinger about his affairs.

But Liu Mei left accompanied by Shiqing, but her heart was always depressed.

She knew that the defeat of Jia's mansion was inevitable, but hearing Baochai talk about it now, she knew that Jia's mansion was already in danger.Except for a few people in the Piansheng Mansion, there are not many sober people, most of them just eat and drink all day long, muddling along, and just counting their days.

From everyone in the Jia family to thinking about herself, her situation is actually similar, but slightly different.

Thinking of this, Liu Mei let out a long sigh.

Shiqing knew what she was thinking, and comforted her, "Sometimes when you think about it, their lives may not be much better than yours..."

Liu Mei: What do you call comfort?

Shiqing continued: "...you still have some time at least, follow me to the great world."

Liu Mei: ... Alas, a guy who can't speak, I can bear it.

Listening to Shiqing's talk, Liu Mei didn't know why, but remembered the night she spent in the tea garden, and the tens of thousands of people in the garden sang in unison, "I'm not born a hundred years old, but I always worry about a thousand years old".

Whether to hold on to the joy of the present, or to plan for the future with worries, seems to be always a paradox.

"Before leaving Beijing, I'll take you to see a few people." Shi Qing guessed what Liu Mei was thinking, and deliberately interrupted her to disturb her worries.

So Liu Mei followed Shiqing out of the city, and met a young couple who had just married in a small village twenty miles outside the city.The man works in farming all day long to support the family, while the woman is hot-tempered and willing to endure hardships, relying on the meager production in the field to manage the small family in an orderly manner.

Coincidentally, neither of them cared much about money.

The man said, money is nothing, you can make money if you lose it, and the wife must not let it hurt.

The woman said that only when people are together can they be said to earn money and live together.

Liu Mei thought, the pustules had really been punctured, and after life and death, the two finally recognized each other for real.

It is said that the couple lived not far from a small village, and there was a girl called "Needle and Thread Xishi" in the village.Even the eldest daughters and daughter-in-laws of big landlords are envious of her handicrafts, saying that they are better than those produced in embroidery villages in the city, and they cannot be bought even if they have money.

The women who come to this "Needle and Thread Xishi"'s house to ask for embroidery all day long almost broke her threshold.The enthusiastic daughter-in-law also wants to arrange a marriage for this "beauty".Unexpectedly, this "beauty" made a statement, and only said that she wanted someone she could look up to.As a result, countless young men of the right age from all over the world come here in turn to show their hospitality in different ways. I'm afraid there is no need to worry about choosing a good one for "Xi Shi".

Liu Mei was secretly happy, this "Xi Shi" was indeed as proud as before.As for whether this "Xi Shi" can get out of the previous emotional pain, it depends on her, and no one else can help.

After bidding farewell to the "not bad money" couple and the "needle and thread beauties", Shiqing took Liu Mei to the south.

The two first went to Jinling, then Yangzhou and Suzhou.

Shiqing never reveals his identity easily.The two traveled together, like a young couple who were newly married. The handsome man and the beautiful woman are quite eye-catching.It's just that at night, living in the guest house, the two still live in separate rooms, and behave themselves with courtesy.

Finally one day the two of them arrived in Hangzhou. Shiqing took Liu Mei to swim in the West Lake, admired the snow on the Broken Bridge, listened to the Nanping Bell, looked at the moon in Pinghu, and tasted all the restaurants beside the West Lake.

Liu Mei strolled along the lake, together with Shiqing, they came to a Yuelao temple by the lake.

"Huh! There is also Yuelao Temple here?" Liu Mei was curious.

In another world, her elder sister met her brother-in-law after paying homage to Yuelao Temple, so her elder sister always urged her to pay respects when she was free.

"Would you like to go and pray for a marriage?" Shiqing asked her with a smile.

Liu Mei looked at each other as if looking at a monster - with this man around, what marriage is she looking for?

She turned around and left, Shiqing smiled, pinched the things in her sleeves, and then caught up.

Not long after, the two came to the Sansheng Stone, Liu Mei looked at the stone wall carved with various characters, and asked curiously: "Is this the Sansheng Stone from 'The Old Spirit on the Sansheng Stone'①?"

Shiqing didn't answer, Liu Mei stared at the stone wall for a long time before turning around belatedly.

The man was raising the corner of his robe, kneeling in front of her on one knee, holding a ring made of red gold in his hand, with the word "eyebrow" engraved squarely on the ring.

This is to...

Before Liu Mei came to her senses, Shi Qing had already said, "I will remember what you said."

Liu Mei was startled, and then remembered that she had indeed mentioned this custom to this man before.Lovely men and women, but they have a covenant to live together, and they are willing to marry the two surnames, so they take this as an oath.

"Oh, I have a good memory." Liu Mei praised Shiqing, and felt that she was pretty bad, so she just avoided talking, wanting to hear what kind of sweet words her system could say.

Shiqing knew that she was talking about him, so he didn't care.

"I know that the existing marriage customs in this world, such as the orders of parents and the words of matchmakers, are actually not in your eyes. What you want is probably another ceremony."

These words hit Liu Mei's mind, and she couldn't help feeling secretly - the system has rarely read her mind recently, but Shi Qing knew her mind so clearly, it can be seen that he really understood her .

"I just want to say that I was originally just a sophisticated program designed by others. After meeting you, I began to have a heart and a soul."

"Now my soul is still not rich enough, and my heart is still not full enough. I know that if you leave me, you will still be you, but I will never be me again."

In Shiqing's eyes, Liu Mei's small shadow was reflected, as well as her slightly moved face.

"So, here, I just want to ask, will you be unable to leave me just like I can't leave you?"

Liu Mei nodded, and let Shiqing put on the ring for her. The ring was a bit big, and it fit loosely on Liu Mei's finger. Liu Mei simply clenched her fist and looked at the word "eyebrow" on the ring.

After a while, she took off the ring, took Shi Qing's hand, and put it on for him with a smile.

"As I said, I will be responsible to you!"

"So this time, I caught you."

She looked at the man across from her sincerely.

She had indeed created the current Shiqing unintentionally, but from another perspective, Shiqing had actually created a better version of her.

However, Liu Mei knew that the two would eventually separate one day.

Not only her and Shiqing, even the lovers who love each other the most, can't escape that day—that's why people will look at this Three Life Stone, hoping that in the next life they can continue their relationship.

But instead of looking forward to the afterlife, it is really better to seize the time, hold on to the present, live a sweeter life, and live in this world for a while.

"You mean... you will be responsible for me?" Shiqing got up, stood head to head with Liu Mei, looked down at the red gold ring that Liu Mei put on her finger, then raised her head, and moved closer to Liu Mei'er He hummed softly and warmly, "Huh?"

Liu Mei didn't know what to say, but vaguely realized that she seemed to have said something big again, but at this time she couldn't take it back, so she could only forcefully nodded.

That night, Liu Mei tasted the taste of "cooking cooked rice with raw rice".

Since the two traveled together, they have always walked and breathed together on weekdays, and they are very close.But it wasn't until this night that the two finally had the moment when the bridal chamber was warm.

It's just that Liu Mei never expected that Shi Qing would quietly turn on the system's function of reading her mind without saying hello, and the man knew everything about when she felt uncomfortable, comfortable, and still wanted.Therefore, Shiqing naturally knows where to be slow and where to be ill.

After Liu Mei realized it belatedly, she lodged a strong protest and ordered the other party to turn off this function.But at this time, she was already "familiar", and Shiqing already knew everything about her, and every time Liu Mei couldn't stop, he sighed that there were so many tricks to cook a meal.

The two "cooked" meals together for three days and three nights without any shame, and they never left the house.

Finally, Liu Mei felt that she could no longer go underground like this, and under her solemn protest, the two finally went out together.

At this time, all the beautiful scenery by the West Lake is probably not as good as the look in the eyes and the smile on the lips.Liu Mei no longer ignored the sideways glances of passers-by, just pulled Shi Qing's sleeves and walked meanderingly, a heart in his chest seemed to be flying warmly.

The author has something to say: ① Quoted from "Zhu Zhi Ci" "The old spirit on the three-lived stone, don't talk about enjoying the moon and singing the wind. I am ashamed of my old friend visiting from afar, although the opposite sex will last forever." The story of Li Yuan and Seng Yuanguan in Tang Dynasty.

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