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"Brother Huai, thank you!"

The little boy wearing an indigo patched rag shirt smiled happily. His disheveled hair was covered with straw slags from nowhere. His cheeks seemed to have been ashes from the bottom of a pot. rice cakes.

"You're welcome, Xiaodou, eat it while it's hot. But don't eat it all, save some for your sister, or she'll be angry."

"Well, I got it! Xiaodou listens to brother Huai, hehe."

Shen Anhuai smiled and patted the shoulder of the little boy called Xiaodou, and gently removed the sporadic straw residues that stuck to his hair bit by bit.

After returning home, Shen Anhuai fell headfirst on the creaking broken wooden bed, and fell into a drowsy sleep until dusk was visited by someone from the medicine shop, saying that Boss Li had invited him to Zuiyuanlou for a talk.The birds returning to their nests were chirping and flapping their wings on the branches in the yard, and the cicadas were singing one after another on the willow trees outside the yard, which was very noisy.

Simply drank a few sips of yesterday's leftover porridge that was already cold.After bathing and changing clothes, and tidying up his appearance, Shen Anhuai came to Yannuan Lane solemnly, where almost all the famous fireworks and willow fields are located.

Shen Anhuai stepped into a shop with luxurious decoration, the smell of makeup and powder, and the house was full of laughter. The mahogany plaque was engraved with three gilt characters of "Zuiyuan Building" in beautiful fonts.

"Yo, Mr. Shen? A rare visitor."

Among the guests in the hall, the bustard who greeted with a smile on his face suddenly saw Shen Anhuai appearing at the door, walked over twisting his waist, quietly pulled him aside, and joked sourly.

"Sister Liu, Taoist priests will be away for three days, you should look at me with admiration. Long time no see, you are really more and more charming."

Shen Anhuai smiled and bowed to the old bustard.

"You have always been quite sweet. You guys came by coincidence. Boss Li booked Mingchun Pavilion today, and his favorite girl Cuixian is here. You go and rest first, and Boss Li will be there soon."

Sister Liu smiled, twisted her handkerchief and pointed to the direction of the second floor.Shen Anhuai nodded, and walked quickly to the second floor.

"Gentlemen, let a hundred flowers bloom in our Zuiyuan Tower today. Drink as much as you want, let's enjoy ourselves!"

Sister Liu watched Shen Anhuai go up to the second floor, then turned around with a smile and shouted to the guests who were pushing cups and changing cups.

"Okay, I won't return today if I'm not drunk!"

"A hundred flowers bloom in Zuiyuan Tower, it's a rare encounter."

"That's not true. Let a hundred flowers bloom. The three girls who are the top cards of the month have fixed benefactors, and all the girls have their names."

"Hey, so Amusha has found a new benefactor?"

"Yeah, after all, she is so beautiful, how could no one want her."

"Speaking of which, Amusha still has the face to come out and continue receiving guests after that incident?"

"Hey, no matter how coquettish the second young master of the Rong Mansion is, he's just playing around with the girl from Zuiyuan House, so why don't he end up marrying that decent lady?"

"That's true. Then we brothers may still have a chance to touch Amusha? Haha."

When Shen Anhuai came out of Zuiyuan Tower, it was just the first time the lights were on.It stands to reason that Boss Li, a drunkard who shows off and talks endlessly, would not let him go so early. It's just that Boss Li is in a hurry, and he has something important to rush to the ferry before dark, so he stopped by to find Shen Anhuai to catch up. Listen to flattery.

"Sister, I have just bought a batch of red plums, which are of high quality. Soak them in water for beauty and beauty. I just saw that you are busy, so I will hand them over to Aunt He."

"You kid, you can fool me with these things."

Sister Liu pretended to be angry and joked, her clever eyes were full of smiles.

"Sister, when a beauty is angry, it is detrimental to her beauty. If she loses her incomparable face, who should be mentioned by those literati in the future when they chant about beauties?"

"Hey, Shen Anhuai, you little bastard, make fun of your sister!"

Sister Liu smiled and threw the veil she was twisting in her hand on Shen Anhuai's body, but there was only a scent of rouge left behind, and the person who should have been thrown by the veil slipped away to nowhere.

The sky is bright and the air is clear, and the wind is smooth.Shen Anhuai changed into a plain thin shirt and long coat, picked up the sweet-scented osmanthus cake and some medicinal herbs prepared yesterday, and went to the east of Xifang.

"Brother Huai! My father earned some money and bought a piece of meat. Mother asked me to invite you to eat tonight!"

"Brother Huai, the flower you gave me last time, I saw you yesterday in Qing'aopo. I picked a few for my sister, and she recovered from her illness!"

"Osmanthus cake! Brother Huai is going to see Grandma Zhang again?"

"It's for sure, as long as brother Huai walks east with the sweet-scented osmanthus cake, he will definitely go to see Grandma Zhang."

After walking a few steps in the neighborhood, Shen Anhuai was surrounded by a group of smiling children.Some happily hugged Shen Anhuai's arms and shook them back and forth, and some happily pushed the uneaten snacks into Shen Anhuai's hands.A few words and a few words are so lively.

Kneeling down to appease a group of enthusiastic children, and replying to their words one by one, after waving goodbye, Shen Anhuai continued to walk towards the east end.

Grandma Zhang in Dongtou is one of the oldest old people in Xifang Poor Street. After her son was drafted away, she left only her granddaughter Hongdou by her side.Every time Shen Anhuai earned some money, he would visit and bring some food for daily use and medicinal materials needed by the elderly, even though he was not rich.Grandma Zhang likes this well-behaved child the most. She is very close to him and always treats him like her own grandson.

After repeatedly instructing the red beans to decoct the medicinal materials according to the previous dosage, and spending a long time with Grandma Zhang, Shen Anhuai left with peace of mind.

Both left and right were idle, so Shen Anhuai leisurely hummed a little tune and strolled towards the market.

In the afternoon, when the sun was hot, there were fewer people in the market.Three or two pedestrians passed by in a hurry, and the cicadas on the street were noisy.Suddenly, Shen Anhuai was startled, and secretly cried out in his heart that something was wrong.It turned out that the Yuanjia Road was narrow, and not far away, I happened to meet the "lame" half-immortal a few days ago, and when the fake half-immortal raised his eyes, he happened to see Shen Anhuai's embarrassing expression and his back running away.

"Hey, hey! You liar, robbery bastard! Stop!"

"It's strange to stop! A piece of jade pendant, why are you chasing me!"

"The jade pendant is also worth a lot of money, don't run away!"

Banxian deftly grabbed the valuable belongings on the stall, and after the Daoist robe was mentioned, he chased after him.Shen Anhuai didn't pay attention to why the half-immortal's crippled leg healed so quickly this time, he picked up the space in the middle of the road and ran away.Fortunately, there are not many people in the market today, so there is no need to worry about knocking over pedestrians.

"Ouch! I said you Taoist priest, why are you running so fast without looking at the road?"

Hearing commotion from the crowd behind him, Shen Anhuai stopped slowly and looked back.It was the sour plum soup vendor that day, sitting on the ground with his arms covered, blocking the way of the Taoist priest.

"Yes...you didn't have long eyes when you walked, so you bumped into this half-immortal on purpose!"

"It's you, the Taoist priest, who ran too fast, and I still don't admit it when I knocked over now? Do you want to go to the Yamen to judge?"

"I don't have time to make trouble with you, so go away!"

"Don't go! It's not that you're afraid of going to the Yamen, why are you running?"

"You you... let me go!"

Was it because of himself that he was knocked to the ground by a Taoist priest?Shen Anhuai felt a little guilty, and just as he was about to return, the peddler turned sideways slightly, grinned at Shen Anhuai, and quickly waved his hand to signal him to leave as soon as possible.

"Okay, you really are together! Get out of the way, I don't have time to make trouble with you!"

"Ouch, ouch! Run away if you bump into someone, you bastard Taoist!"

Seeing that there was nothing serious, Shen Anhuai smiled and gestured to the peddler, and left quickly.What a loving and righteous brother, next time I see you, I will be a good reward.

"Hey, get out of the way!"

Before Shen Anhuai could react, he was knocked over just after turning the corner.Accompanied by the neighing of the horse and the yelling of the groom, an exquisite and gorgeous small object box flew out of the carriage, fell under the horse's hooves, and was smashed to pieces, leaving only glittering glass fragments on the ground.

Unfavorable fleeting time?Why is it that when you go out, the enemy's road is narrow and you are chased all the way, or you meet on a narrow road and you are suddenly knocked over at the corner?In the past few days, he has been bewitched by something, he keeps bumping into people, maybe he really has to go to the lame half-immortal for a fortune-telling.

"hiss……"

Pain spread from the hit forehead.Rubbing his forehead, opening his eyes painfully, Shen Anhuai began to confirm the situation in front of him.The frightened horse calmed down a little under the comfort of the groom, and there was a panicky noise from the servants in the carriage.After a while, a tall and handsome man was helped out of the carriage.

I saw that man was calm and calm, with jet black long hair hanging softly on his shoulders, dressed in moon white silk and satin, covered with soft smoky gauze.Spirit eyes are warm and moist, eyebrows grow into the temples, and the bridge of the nose is straight.Elegant and dusty, like a heavenly man.It's just that under the scorching sun, it looks a little pale and weak.

"Second Young Master, it's good that you're fine. But this... How should I give the old lady a job..."

A few servants rubbed their hands anxiously, looked at the second young master they were talking about in a panic, and at the glass box that had been smashed to pieces on the ground.

The man known as the second young master stood there, bowed slightly, picked up a fragment and looked at it.

"Second young master, be careful not to cut your hand!"

"No problem."

Shen Anhuai couldn't help clicking his tongue, it seems that he accidentally bumped into the horse of some rich family, causing rare objects in the carriage to fall out of the window and break.I'm afraid I've caused a catastrophe, so I'm going to fold it here. 36 meter, go is the best plan.It just so happened that this was the corner of the street, Shen Anhuai glanced behind him secretly, and roughly sketched out an escape route that could avoid the lame half-immortal.

It is true that there is a pursuit before and an interception after.While the attendants were in a panic and the second young master was focusing on the fragments, he should hurry up and apply oil on the soles of his feet.Shen Anhuai got up quietly, not daring to pat the dust off his body, so he retreated slowly and cautiously.

"He's trying to slip! Catch him!"

Before Shen Anhuai could react, those attendants rolled up their sleeves and captured Shen Anhuai who had just stepped back a few steps.

"Second young master, why don't you report to the official! I don't think this kid is going to cooperate."

"Oh, let me tell you, brothers, can you be gentle?"

"you shut up!"

"Okay, if you report to the official, report to the official! If you can't beat [-] boards, I still have a mouthful to eat!"

"You still toast and don't eat fine wine!"

"Ouch! The bones are about to fall apart, big brother, how much money will I pay you!"

"That's the wedding gift appointed by the old lady to the second young lady, can you afford it?"

Second Young Mistress?wedding?Shen Anhuai couldn't help but burst out laughing.This kind of weak-looking young man with a fair face is already married?It's nice to be rich.

"why are you laughing!"

"No, it's nothing hahaha! Hey hey, take it easy, take it easy!"

The man called Second Young Master put down the glass shards in his hands, stepped forward, and looked down at the man in front of him.Dressed plainly, but with a handsome look looking back at him, he did not cry and beg for mercy in this situation as he imagined.And this person seems familiar.

"Go back to Rongfu."

"But Second Young Master, this guy smashed Second Young Mistress's glazed jade comb and wants to escape..."

"Take him back and report to the old lady."

After finishing speaking, the man smiled and shook the hem of his clothes, and sat back in the carriage.