Rebirth of a Star General - Chapter 226

Chapter 226

He Yan walked to Xiao Jue, Xiao Jue glanced over her, then frowned slightly, “Why do you wear such a thin?”

“It’s too hot.” He Yan knocked down his teeth and swallowed blood, and cursed Chi Wu with bloody heads in his heart. He had to pretend to be nonchalant and fan the air: “I don’t know why, I always feel a little hot.”

Xiao Jue was about to take off his cloak, and He Yan quickly stopped him with his eyes and hands, “It’s really not necessary. If I feel cold, I just go back and get a piece of clothing. The reason why I wear this is because it is too hot. You have never heard of Lin Shuanghe. Speaking of it? Sometimes people feel hot. At this time, the clothes are too heavy, but they can’t dispel the stuffiness in the body, and it is easy to get sick.” She babbled casually.

Xiao Jue stared at her suspiciously.

He Yan grabbed his arm and said, “Okay, don’t worry about what I wear. Let’s go to the East Market first. I’m afraid I will miss the wonderful place when I’m late.”

In the city of Shuojing, commerce and trade are prosperous in the square city, which are divided into east city, west city, south city and north city according to their directions. The most prosperous one is the East Market near the Chenghuang Temple.

The East City is divided into December City, January Lantern City, February Flower Market, March Silkworm City, April Jin City, May Fan City, June Fragrant City, July Bao City, August Gui City, and September Medicine City , October Wine Market, November Mei City, December Taofu City.

At this time, it was the end of November and early December. Mei City had closed, and only three or two stall owners were still selling piles of red plums. Taofu City had already begun, and there were stalls writing Spring Festival couplets everywhere. Everywhere, I saw people watching, cheering and applauding, or exclaiming and applauding constantly, which was extremely lively.

As the new year is about to close, the light market has also begun to release lights. The streets are full of bright lights, endless changes, crowds of people, and very festive.

He Yan followed Xiao Jue to the entrance of the East City, already feeling that the crowd was prosperous.

“It’s too lively.” She looked up at the colorful lights hanging on her head and couldn’t help exclaiming, “This is my first time visiting the night market.”

“The first time?” Xiao Jue turned his head to look at her.

He Yan nodded, “Yes, I couldn’t come to a place with a lot of people before, so as not to expose flaws. When the juniors of the He family went to the night market together, I was very envious. When I was in Jiyang before, I think the night market in Jiyang City is fun and tight, but I didn’t expect that the night market in Shuojing City is not bad either. It’s so beautiful!”

Her eyes are full of excitement and joy. She has lived for two lifetimes, but now she is as happy as a child. The night market is not a place that can only be visited by high-ranking families. Ordinary people can come here for fun, but this is the first time for this person.

Many things that ordinary people take for granted are forbidden by her.

The young man looked at the girl beside him, his eyes were gentle and pity, the next moment, He Yan had already pulled his sleeve and squeezed in front of a sugar seller.

“Sugar man!” He Yan said happily, “I still remember that when I was a child, I couldn’t come to the night market. I was so greedy. Finally, when my aunt went to the night market, I asked someone to buy one for me. I couldn’t bear to eat it. Put it in the pen holder, and the final product is everywhere.” She looked back at Xiao Jue, “Xiao Jue, do you want to eat, I will buy one for you? What do you want? Is this unicorn beautiful? Or do you like it better? Phoenix?”

Xiao Jue glanced at the various sugar people stuck in the haystack, “No.”

“Why not?” He Yan was very proud, “I have silver, I will buy it for you.”

Xiao Jue shifted his gaze from the sugar man to her face, his tone was light, “There is no flower basket.”

“Flower…basket?” He Yan was inexplicably, “Do you like flower baskets?”

His tone was as calm as ever, but still in a calm, with a subtle subtlety, “Did you not give Chu Zilan a brown sugar flower basket in Jiyang City?”

“How do you know?” He Yan was horrified.

“I just know.” The man raised his eyebrows slightly and turned and walked forward. He Yan hurriedly followed, and now he also recalled, Xiao Jue’s tone of words, why did he sound a little uncomfortable.

Okay, Young Master Xiao Er might be particularly concerned about sending him something to his opponent.

“…He gave me a tassel at the time,” He Yan clutched his sleeve tightly so as not to get lost in the crowded crowds, while flattering his loyalty: “I also think that you should not owe you to the shortcomings. He gave him a flower basket only when he got a favor. You know that the favorability account in the world is the worst in the world. My relationship with you doesn’t end there, we don’t need to be so clear. Don’t be angry, it’s all Chen Zhima Don’t worry about these trivial matters with the little girl, Governor Xiao, the second son…little master?”

Xiao Jue seemed to be entangled and impatient. He turned his head, his face was serious, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.

He Yan saw that he didn’t care about that much earlier, and saw that there was a Yangchun noodle seller on the side of the street, so he dragged him to the other side, “Today you have a birthday, you should eat a bowl of longevity noodles. Come on, I Please!”

The noodle seller was a couple. They set up an iron pot on the side of the street. The pot was boiling with water. The shau Kei on one side was filled with flour, and a pot of salt and vinegar was placed on the small table. A few more tables and low stools are set up on both sides, which is the shop.

He Yan asked Xiao Jue to sit down first, and ran to the lady boss and smiled: “A bowl of noodles.” After a pause, he said: “Today is the birthday of this young man,” she secretly pointed to Xiao Jue, “Excuse me. The lady boss made this bowl of noodles more beautiful, put an egg, more greens, and more braised pork…Well, it’s good to have chicken legs…”

“Enough, enough, girl,” the boss on one side laughed: “No matter how many bowls there are, I won’t fit anymore.”

“Oh,” He Yan nodded, “Let’s do this first.”

The proprietress smiled while meeting each other: “The sitting son is the girl’s lover, he is really handsome.”

He Yan blushed and did not dare to speak.

The proprietress probably didn’t know Xiao Jue, she was simply confused by Xiao Jue’s beauty, “The slave family has been selling noodles here for so long, and this is the first time I have seen such a beautiful young master. Since I have a lover, it’s better to call another one. A bowl of Yuanxiao, stuffed with sesame seeds, two people in the lantern market eat a bowl of Yuanxiao, and they will be lovers all their lives.”

“No need,” He Yan smiled, “This young master doesn’t eat sweets.”

“It’s a pity that way.” The lady boss still smiled and didn’t persuade too much.

He Yan was about to walk towards Xiao Jue. After taking two steps, he turned around and said to the lady boss, “Well… let’s have a bowl.”

The lady boss smiled: “Good!”

When the shou noodles were delivered, Xiao Jue stared at the bowl in front of him and was speechless for a moment, “He Yan, are you feeding the pigs?”

The noodle bowl is not big, but it is full of noodles. On it lies an egg, emerald green leaves, and a few large pieces of stewed meat. It is very rich, just look, it is about to overflow from the bowl. The bowls of the people next to him were ordinary clear water noodles, but the one in front of Xiao Jue was exceptionally different.

“You eat more,” He Yan took the chopsticks to him, “Since it’s a birthday, of course you can’t just spend it casually. I specially asked the lady boss to give it to you. I’ll treat you, you’re welcome.”

The eyes of the people all around fell on their table. For the first time in his life, Xiao Jue was watched by someone looking at a rice bucket. It was just that the girl in front of him put his cheeks in his hands and smiled extremely sincerely. After holding back for a moment, he finally Recognizing his fate, he picked up the chopsticks and picked up the shou noodles in front of him.

He Yan was very satisfied, “Remember to eat up.”

Xiao Jue’s chopsticks shook, trying to keep his face calm.

At this time, the proprietress’s Lantern Festival also came up. One Yuan Xiao Yuanxiao, exactly nine, was served in a porcelain bowl with a red background, which was particularly pleasing. The proprietress didn’t know if it was intentional, she only gave her a spoon, and He Yan lowered her head and scooped one into her mouth. The sesame filling was extraordinarily sweet.

It was extremely cold when I came out, but the night market was lively and the crowd was crowded, which dispelled the coldness a lot. At this moment, the hot soup in front of him was warm and the Lantern Festival was sweet. The people sitting opposite were eating noodles quietly. Suddenly, He Yan felt a sense of well-being.

Those days full of dangers, conspiracies, calculations, and swordsmanship have become far away in a trance, and it seems that the peaceful days like this can continue for a long time from now on.

She lowered her head and smiled, picked up the spoon and obediently scooped the Yuanxiao in front of her to eat.

A bowl of Yuanxiao and a bowl of shou noodles are very slow to eat.

Perhaps it was He Yan’s “hospitality”, or perhaps because of the good craftsmanship of the proprietress, Xiao Jue finally ate a bowl of noodles. When he put down his chopsticks, He Yan was eating the eighth Lantern Festival in the bowl.

When I was about to pick up the ninth one, I suddenly remembered what the boss’s wife had just said.

“Two people eat a bowl of Lantern Festival in the Lantern Market, and they will be lovers all their lives.”

Throughout her life, she has never felt that this term is far away, but she did not know when she started, but she also had longings and expectations.

Xiao Jue saw the hesitation of her movements and asked, “What’s wrong?”

He Yan gently pushed the red-bottomed porcelain bowl in the middle, raised his head, looked into Xiao Jue’s eyes, and coughed slightly, “Do you…do you want to eat one too?”

Xiao Jue looked down at the bowl of soup with only one Yuanxiao left, and said nothing.

He Yan was inexplicably guilty, and suddenly felt like a demon who was tempting a girl from the Liang family, and added: “I remember that you don’t like sweets anymore…I still count…”

Xiao Jue smiled, didn’t say anything, took the bowl, picked up the spoon that He Yan had used just now, and ate the rest of the Lantern Festival.

The proprietress was packing up the dishes and chopsticks at the next table, and smiled when she saw it, “Okay, the two have a bowl of Yuanxiao, sweet and sweet, and a happy marriage.”

He Yan was startled and looked at Xiao Jue subconsciously. The young man stared at her with beautiful eyes, as if he had caught a glimpse of her secret thoughts.

He Yan stood up “teng” and took out a few copper plates from his pocket, “Um, we’re finished, let’s go.”

Fled.

After eating and going to the night market, I feel much warmer. When He Yan and Xiao Jue walked to one place, they found a lot of people in front of them. He Yan casually asked a little brother beside him: “Excuse me, what are you doing in front?”

The man glanced at He Yan and said, “I’m guessing a lantern riddle. Today is the last day. If the girl wants to go and can catch up, the more guesses she can, the more beautiful the peacock lantern will be taken away!”

I’m all here to visit the night market. Naturally, I want to get together. He Yan pulled Xiao Jue into the crowd with one hand. When he got in, he saw a long corridor with various lanterns hanging on the eaves. , There is a piece of paper hanging under the lantern with the words written on it, which is a lantern riddle. Most of the people who come here are lovers of men and women. Some people have guessed a lot, and they already hold a few lamps in their hands. He Yan looked at it, eager to try, and asked Xiao Jue: “Do you have a lantern you like? I’ll help you win one.”

Xiao Jue looked down at her: “You help me?”

“Of course, it’s not your birthday today. I will buy you everything you want. What is it to win a lantern? Anyway, I also studied at Hyunchang Hall.”

Xiao Jue smiled, and was about to speak, when suddenly, not far away, someone called him: “Xiao Huaijin!”

He Yan looked back and saw that under this corridor, a pair of men and women were walking towards them. It was Yan He and Xia Chengxiu.

The two of them wore goose-yellow long shirts and skirts at the same time today, which matched them very well. Yanhe is still the same, never looking at people with his straight eyes, and when he walks, the pony tail flutters the old Gao. When he walked in front of him, before He Yan could speak, Yan He said to Xiao Jue: “Oh, rare guest, I didn’t expect to see Xiao Huaijin coming to visit the night market one day.”

Compared to Yan He’s rudeness, Xia Chengxiu is much gentler, just watching He Yan and Xiao Jue smile and say, “Girl He, Governor Xiao.”

He Yan returned the gift: “Ms. Chengxiu.”

Yan He finally saw He Yan next to Xiao Jue, took a look at the two of them, showing an expression of disgust, “Xiao Huaijin, you shouldn’t be with this kid specially…this guy came to the night market. He stroked his arm in a gesture, “It’s disgusting, goose bumps all over!”

He Yan: “…” Where did this person come from, saying that someone else, didn’t he also accompany his wife to the night market?

Xia Chengxiu pulled Yan He, and Yan He yelled: “What’s the matter? I’m not wrong again.”

“Sorry,” Xia Chengxiu smiled at He Yan, “Nan Guang has this temperament, and he is a joke, and there is no malice. Girl He, are you guys guessing lantern riddles?”

He Yan nodded: “Yes. Just passing by here, General Yan is also guessing lantern riddles?”

“I don’t guess what women like.” Yan He said: “I came with Chengxiu.” His eyes fell on Xiao Jue, “Xiao Huaijin, you…”

“He didn’t guess, he came with me.” He Yan quickly cut off his words. Yan He, once met Xiao Jue, became a cockfighter, and he had to fight for superiority. If Xiao Jue wants to guess, which arouses Yan He’s eagerness to win, don’t visit any night markets tonight. It’s better for the two of them to try guessing here.

In order to be able to go to other places next, He Yan decisively stopped.

“Okay.” Yan He hugged his chest and said: “Then you guys quickly guess.”

He Yan and Xia Chengxiu looked at each other. Xia Chengxiu smiled slightly and took a note from the front lantern below. He Yan followed her movements and looked at the lantern beside her.

This lantern riddle is written simply, “Mountains and mountains have lovesickness”, the word He Yan knows, but they don’t know what they mean.

On the other end, Xia Chengxiu had already obtained the note and read it out: “Parting from Jun.” She thought for a moment, and looked at the boss: “This is’Diao’?”

“The girl has good eyesight.” The lamp craftsman laughed and gave Xia Chengxiu a wooden sign with a red stroke on it.

It seems that if you gather ten pens together, you can change one of the lanterns here.

He Yan took a deep breath and felt that the lantern riddle he had chosen was not right, so he might as well change to a simpler one. Thinking about it, he walked to a lotus-shaped lantern again and picked up the paper hanging underneath. .

“No winter, no summer.”

He Yan: “…” What is this?

She looked sideways and glanced at Xiao Jue. Xiao Jue was standing not far away, looking at her in time. He Yan didn’t want to lose face, coughed lightly, and walked to another place.

“The fog lost the building, the moon was lost in the sky.”

He Yan: “?”

She was about to cry, and she just boasted that she had studied in Xianchang Hall somehow, and now she feels that this book is not as good as she hadn’t read it. What are these things? We all know the words, and it’s confusing how to put them together. Looking at the women who were guessing like a fish, He Yan was the first and two big, but felt that even if it was the hardest battle to fight, it was not as embarrassing as the moment.

When I was at a loss while holding the note in front of me, a voice suddenly came from behind: “Don’t you want to send me a lantern?”

At some point, Xiao Jue had already walked over and stood behind her. He Yan “hmm” for a while, and had nothing to say.

The corners of his lips bend, “It seems that your poems have not been lean for so many years.”

“Skills has a specialization,” He Yan bit his scalp to defend, “I can’t do both.”

He seemed to chuckle, and the heat he exhaled fell on He Yan’s neck, itchy. On that end, Xia Chengxiu had already guessed ten lantern riddles in the blink of an eye. The craftsman drew ten ink characters on her wooden sign and replaced it with a jade rabbit lantern.

Yan He held the lantern in his arms and said triumphantly: “Why haven’t you guessed it? You haven’t studied before? Xiao Huaijin,” he held Xia Chengxiu in one hand, and even provoke Xiao Jue. “The lady you are looking for is not as good as my wife.”

Is Yanhe sick? He Yan was speechless. He was thinking that the others were no better than Xiao Jue anyway, so he was better than his wife, right? Who has no strengths and weaknesses, how can it be so superficial!

She was scolding Yan He in her heart, and Xiao Jue said in a low voice in her ear: “Don’t worry about him.” Then, standing behind her, following her movements, she picked up the lantern riddle note in front of He Yan.

Xiao Jue is very tall. When taking a note from behind, he needs to lean slightly and look at it from the eyes of others, as if he was holding He Yan in his arms. He Yan could almost feel the warmth of his back touching his chest, and the tips of his ears turned red, but he forgot to look at the note in front of him again. Xiao Jue had already spoken: “There is nowhere to be seen.”

“Huh?” He Yan was taken aback for a moment.

The craftsman laughed, and came over with a wooden plate: “The son is right!”

“Xiao Huaijin, you are cheating.” Yan He said angrily: “How can you help her guess!”

“What’s up with you,” He Yan couldn’t bear it, and replied at him: “If you are not happy, you can help me guess!”

“Who wants to help you guess!” Yan He flicked his sleeves, “Walk around, I’ll be upset when I see them!” He took Xia Chengxiu’s hand and walked away.

At this moment, He Yan finally had time to gather his thoughts on the Lantern Riddle in front of him.

She pulled the note in front and read the words on it, and Xiao Jue said the answer behind.

“Since ancient times, passionate and free hate.”

“Long hearted.”

“Go in every ten and go to three.”

“base.”

This person used to be the number one at Xianchang Hall. When He Yan read the riddle above, he didn’t even think about it, he just said the answer in one mouthful. Xiao Jue is a handsome, smart and handsome young man who always stands out on such occasions. Not too often, the girls’ homes with lovers and unloved men are all in a circle, or staring at Xiao Jue drunkly, or It was an envious look at He Yan.

The nine lantern riddles were almost finished, and He Yan picked up the note of the last lantern.

“Shuangmufeilin, Tianxia has the heart.” After she finished reading, she didn’t wait for Xiao Jue to speak, and said, “I know this, it’s lovesickness!”

The craftsman laughed loudly: “Girl Huizhi Lanxin.”

He Yan blushed at the compliment, and he guessed one of the ten lantern riddles. He really couldn’t afford this compliment. The one behind Huizhilan’s heart was the one behind her. The craftsman drew the last stroke of her wooden sign and said to He Yan: “Girl, go pick a lantern that you like!”

He Yan turned his head and pulled Xiao Jue and said, “Well, I said I want to give you a lantern, and I will definitely give it to you. Which one do you like?”

Under the eaves, there are various kinds of lanterns, a dazzling array.

He Yan pointed to a Pisces-shaped lamp: “This Pisces is pretty, do you like this? Or this gourd lamp is also good… There is a horse riding picture on this auspicious lamp…”

From beginning to end, Xiao Jue just smiled faintly, letting her make a fuss.

He Yan saw a green gauze lantern on the side with a painting of landscape and pavilions. As people walked around, the light and shadow changed, and the waterfall seemed to be gurgling and flowing, which was very peculiar. Among the many lanterns, this landscape lantern can look down upon it at first glance, but in fact there is something in it. He Yan was fascinated at a glance, thinking that if this lamp was given to Xiao Jue, he should not be ashamed, so he said to the craftsman: “I want this one.”

The craftsman was busy handing out wooden signs to another pair of lovers, and he said: “It’s okay for a girl to pick it up.”

He Yan said to Xiao Jue: “Wait, I will get you the lamp.”

She walked to the landscape lantern and was about to take it off. At this time, she heard a familiar voice not far away: “There is a lantern riddle ahead, do you want to see it?”

Immediately afterwards, a woman’s voice sounded, “Okay, you can buy one to hang in the yard later.”

He Yan turned his head and saw that a couple of men and women were walking a few steps away. The man is handsome and elegant, and the woman is charming and charming. It is Xu Zhiheng and He Xinying.

Xu Zhiheng was holding He Xinying’s hand, and the maid behind He Xinying carried a large stack of gadgets in her arms, probably like the rouge gouache she bought when she was visiting the night market. From the looks of them, these two people are really a perfect couple. Xu Zhiheng smiles and spoils them, and when they speak, they are gentle and drizzle.

He Yan stared blankly. She didn’t know if it was ironic or not. She thought that Xu Zhiheng would only accompany He Wanru to the night market in this life. Now it seems that anyone can do it as long as it’s not herself.

“Girl?” Seeing her standing on the spot, the craftsman reminded him strangely. He Yan turned his head, shocked, and looked at Xiao Jue subconsciously.

He also stood under the lamp, with a handsome figure, his eyes calm and almost indifferent.