Yangcheng

Tong Shaoxuan sat by the pond with Tang Jianwei for a long time, until the evening wind blew up and his body became stiff and uncomfortable. Tang Jianwei was worried that Tong Shaoxuan's body would not carry the wind, so he said, "Let's go back."

Tang Jianwei didn't wear makeup today, he didn't have that kind of thought, and he cried for a long time, his eyes were swollen, and he looked pitiful.

When the two of them walked back together, Tang Jianwei took two steps faster and walked obliquely in front of Tong Shaoxuan.

Tong Shaoxuan looked at her lonely half face, his heart was still in pain like being stabbed, he couldn't bear her to walk alone, so he walked up and did something she wanted to do a long time ago.

Tong Shaoxuan held Tang Jianwei's hand, walked in step with her, and quickly found a topic, asking Tang Jianwei:

"Do you like cherries?"

Tang Jian lowered his head and glanced at the hand being held, the temperature of Tong Shaoxuan's palm wrapped her hand, soft and strong.

When Tang Jianwei saw this, Tong Shaoxuan was startled by the uneasiness that she might break free, and immediately changed the way of gripping, five fingers penetrated between Tang Jianwei's fingers, stretched her hand apart, and touched her ten fingers without saying anything. Buckle up, give her no chance of escape.

"Do you like it?" Tong Shaoxuan asked again.

Tang Jianwei's eyes were sour, but the smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't be restrained.

Fortunately, there is Tong Shaoxuan, and fortunately everything about this person is gentle.

"I like it." Tang Jianwei said as he approached her arm, "I like it very much."

"Then I bought a car, and you have to eat it all."

Tang Jianwei habitually responded with a smile, "Yes", then pondered for a while, and suddenly realized:

"What? You bought a car?! Who can finish it!"

"Others can't finish it, but you are Tang Jianwei, you can definitely finish it." Tong Shaoxuan said proudly, and almost jumped up and down, humming and bouncing.

"How can I be sure to finish eating?"

"You and A'hua are as close as a mother and daughter, and your food intake must be similar."

"Who is Ah Hua..."

"That little suckling pig that was temporarily adopted by you and may be roasted by you at any time."

"You actually gave it a name? Are you afraid of losing it in a blink of an eye? Wait a minute, how come I and Ah Hua are as close as mother and daughter? Are you talking bad about me?"

Tong Shaoxuan laughed loudly: "Our Tang Jianwei sometimes reacts a little too slowly."

"You are so funny. I want to be mother and daughter with Ah Hua. Can you get rid of it? You are also its mother."

Tong Shaoxuan, who was suddenly abducted into the pit by himself: "?!"

This time it was Tang Jianwei's turn to burst into laughter.

The two fought and talked ill of each other all the way back to Tong's mansion, Tang Jian smiled so much that he could hardly stand up, and took Tong Shaoxuan's arm and almost stuck to her body.

Tong Shaoxuan smelled the fragrance of Tang Jianwei's body, and was fascinated, but said:

"Tang Jianwei, you are very heavy, don't lie in my arms, you will almost crush me to death."

When Tang Jianwei heard her words, he was terrified, and immediately climbed up on her even more:

"Really, you think I'm heavy, don't you? Let you experience what it means to be truly crushed to death."

Tang Jianwei's arms came up from Tong Shaoxuan's back, and his feet were about to hit her back. Tong Shaoxuan's small body really couldn't bear it, and he exclaimed:

"Don't make a fuss, don't make a fuss, you fell, you fell on your face—"

At this time, the lights were black and the fire was dark, and a gauze lantern was hung at a distance on the road for lighting. There were almost no one on the road, so Tang Jianwei bullied Tong Shaoxuan to his heart's content.

Tong Shaoxuan only yelled, but in reality he didn't dodge or dodge, he put all his energy into letting her mess around, and got tired of being with Tang Jianwei.

At the gate of Tong's Mansion, Tang Jianwei found two people standing under the big lantern, one was Zitan and the other was Tang Guanqiu.

Tang Jianwei let out a "Huh", and immediately stepped forward to grab her sister, and asked Zitan:

"Why is my sister standing here? It's still windy at night, my sister is weak, what should I do if I catch a cold?"

Tang Jianwei's words were not a reproach, but a little anxious, and Zitan naturally understood what she meant:

"I also told the eldest lady that she ignored me and was about to stand here, and it's not easy for me to pull her directly. I guess she went to your house just now and didn't find you. She knew you were out of the house. Don't worry, just wait here."

"... How long has my sister been waiting?"

"It's been more than half an hour."

Tang Guanqiu and Tang Jianwei held each other's hands, and Tang Jianwei could feel that her hands were a little cold.

When Tang Jianwei was about to put her hands on her face to warm her face, Tang Guanqiu did it first.

When Tang Jianweiliang's fingers touched Tang Guanqiu's warm and delicate skin under Tang Guanqiu's guidance, Tang Jianwei suddenly remembered that she also learned from Tang Guanqiu to warm her hands with her face.

When she was a child, Tang Jianwei was very naughty and didn’t like to stay at home. She would disappear after finishing her studies all day long. When it was cold in Boling, she would play wildly outside. Whenever Ye Niang couldn’t find her, she would get anxious. Every time Tang Guanqiu knew her Where.

When he found her, he didn't come up to teach her, but to see if she bumped and touched her, and whether her little hands were cold.

"Shen, my sister doesn't want to bother you, but my sister is just like Ye Niang, she is very worried about your safety. If you want to play somewhere next time, can you tell my sister in advance? My sister won't stop you from playing with your friends. What you want to do, at least let my sister know your whereabouts. After you have fun, my sister will come to pick you up, huh?"

Tang Jianwei was naughty at that time, and her elder sister put her hand on her face, but she moved indiscriminately, and even pinched her elder sister's face, but her elder sister was never angry with her.

My sister has always been a person who doesn't speak harsh words and takes care of her family silently.

Tang Jianwei gently stroked Tang Guanqiu's face - she is the most gentle sister in the world, even if she is sick, she is still her.

She remembers you...but doesn't know how to express it.

"go in."

Tang Jianwei escorted Tang Guanqiu into the mansion, just like when Tang Guanqiu took her back to the Tang family a hundred times.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw Ji Xue standing not far away. She was looking here, but when she saw Tang Jianwei and Tang Guanqiu came back together, she lowered her head, picked up the basin at hand, turned and left.

Tang Jianwei asked Zitan: "How long has she been here?"

"As long as the eldest lady has been waiting for you, she has been watching here for as long as possible."

Tang Jianwei didn't mention this matter again, and sent Tang Guanqiu to her bedroom. Seeing that Tang Guanqiu was still reluctant to let her go, Tang Jianwei came out and said to Tong Shaoxuan, "I want to accompany my sister tonight."

"Well, okay, you stay with me, it's okay." Tong Shaoxuan immediately agreed.

"I just squeezed with her here, Zitan, please sleep next door."

Zitan complied and went to the next room to make a bed.

Tang Jianwei hasn't been with his sister for a while, but judging from some details, his sister is indeed well taken care of.Whether it's the bun or the clothes, the clean nails or the clothes that are changed every day, as well as the strange atmosphere behind these cleanliness, they all tell Tang Jianwei that when she is too busy to take care of herself, there is someone guarding Tang Guanqiu's side.

Tang Jian sighed slightly: "I didn't take good care of you, I have no right to blame the person who puts you in my heart."

Tang Guanqiu seemed to understand her emotions, touched Tang Jianwei's face, lifted her face, and wiped away her tears carefully and indiscriminately.

Tang Jian smiled: "You've wiped it all over my nose."

Tang Guanqiu also giggled along with her, Tang Jian smiled and cried again, after holding Tang Guanqiu in his arms and crying for a while, he secretly made a decision...

"Dong dong."

There was a cautious knock on the door.

Tang Jianwei: "Who is it?"

"It's me." Tong Shaoxuan said at the door, "I'll bring you some cherries."

Tang Jianwei opened the door, and Tong Shaoxuan was holding a big bamboo basket full of fresh and plump red fruits.

Tang Jianwei looked at the weight and frowned slightly: "Are you really feeding pigs?"

"Yes, I did come here to feed the pigs." Tong Shaoxuan handed the bamboo basket to Tang Jianwei, "You and your sister eat while chatting, count as much as you eat, and if it's not enough, I'll wash it for you and send it over."

"Are you so considerate? Do you need some more appetizers?"

Tong Shaoxuan saw that there were still some tears in her red and swollen eyes, but she was joking, and understood Tang Jianwei's temperament more and more.

She is so strong.

Tong Shaoxuan couldn't help pinching Tang Jianwei's thin shoulders, and said:

"What else do you want, I will prepare it."

Tang Jianwei let out a "pop": "Just kidding, these cherries are enough."

Tong Shaoxuan nodded and was about to leave, Tang Jianwei stepped forward and said:

"Thank you ma'am."

Tong Shaoxuan looked back and smiled, and let her into the house.

The cherries were crisp and sweet, and the sweet and sour taste was no different from what she ate in Boling.

In the past, when various fresh fruits in Boling were on the market in this season, Tang Jianwei would buy them back and taste them with his sister as soon as possible. The two sisters would often chat at night while eating fruits, exchanging interesting things and moods they had encountered recently, and they could chat as soon as they chatted. all night.

They were still eating fruit tonight, but most of the time it was Tang Jianwei who was talking about things in the shop, about her and Tong Shaoxuan, while Tang Guanqiu was listening, sometimes laughing and sometimes thinking.

She didn't respond much, and she couldn't express her feelings, but Tang Jianwei knew that she must have understood.

In the middle of the night, the two went to bed, Tang Jianwei hugged her sister and coaxed her to sleep.

Looking at the sleeping face of the person in his arms, Tang Jianwei only hoped that his sister would be healthy and happy in this life.

……

A few days ago, Tong Shaoqian got money from Tang Jianwei, and kept a tael for himself as pocket money, and gave the rest to Song Qiao.

Song Qiao refurbished the yard and planted some lingering flowers. It was the flowering season at this time, and the fragrance of lingering flowers faintly wafted into Ji Xue's nose.

Ji Xue sat in front of the wooden table in the east courtyard, her eyes were fixed and she didn't move.

When Zitan came out of the bathroom, she was startled by the black figure, and the basin in her arms almost fell on her feet.

"You're a ghost! Sitting here in the middle of the night! Sooner or later, you'll be scared out of your mind." Zi Tan scolded Ji Xue before leaving.

Ji Xue acted as if she didn't hear it, she just lowered her head, occasionally looking in the direction of Tang Guanqiu's bedroom.

Zitan went into the guest room, came out again after a while, and put a cup of hot tea in front of Ji Xue.

Ji Xue looked at the steaming teacup, looked up at the red sandalwood stiffly, and said in a dry voice:

"thanks……"

Zitan curled his lips, left a sentence of "doing evil" and went back.

Ji Xue sat here all night, until dawn when she had to go to work before leaving.

After getting up, Tang Jianwei combed Tang Guanqiu's hair. Tang Guanqiu habitually leaned on her body, raised his head and smiled at her.

Tang Jianwei said: "Sister, don't make trouble, be obedient, you will comb it right away."

"Where's Shen Yue?" Tang Guanqiu asked her.

"Shen Yue..." Tang Jianwei was at a loss for words for a moment.

Tang Guanqiu didn't get an answer, and became a little uneasy, but unlike yesterday, he was no longer hysterical, but very restrained and anxious.

"Is my sister taking care of my mood?" Tang Jianwei gently tied her hair up.

Tang Guanqiu peeled the candy and put it in his mouth, he let out a "huh" and stared blankly at the two sisters in the bronze mirror.

Tang Jianwei supported Tang Guanqiu's shoulder, and kissed her lightly on the top of her head.

……

Regarding Ji Xue's matter, Tang Jianwei did not mention it again.

There was no permission or objection, several times she saw Ji Xue and Tang Guanqiu together, Ji Xue did keep her promise, kept a certain distance from Tang Guanqiu, and never crossed the line.

Tang Jianwei didn't make any comments as if he didn't see it.

Zitan understood Tang Jianwei's thoughts, she was conflicted and in pain, what could Sanniang do?

If Ji Xue was driven away, the eldest lady might look around like crazy again, saying that Shen Yue doesn't want her anymore, so where can she find Shen Yue to compensate her?

For the eldest lady, that is her lover and her life.

It may not be a good thing for Ji Xue to be able to stay by the eldest lady's side in peace, but even if Ji Xue is willing to be a maidservant, no one can tell whether the eldest lady is well or not. For Ji Xue, the future is unknown .

"What a trick of fate."

Zitan's exclamation in the early summer of the seventh day of Tianxian can only be said to be a prophecy in retrospect.