You Qing and Bai Li were asking all the way to go to the capital. You Qing has never been to the capital and doesn't know the way. Although Bai Li has followed You Qing all his life there, now he can't say that he recognizes it, so he can only pretend to be confused.
The time for the test is the beginning of the spring next year, and they only need to arrive in the capital before the year before, and they go out early, so they don't have to hurry on the road at all, so this trip is not rushed, and it is quite leisurely.
Along the way, the two of them got along more closely. Occasionally, when it rains, winds, or other conditions, it is very common to hold hands and shoulders. You Qing doesn't feel wrong at all, and has always looked indifferent. , but Bai Li, with the beating of his heart out of control again and again, every time he smiles like a large group of hibiscus blooming under the sunny light, which is indescribably beautiful.
Although Bai Li is nominally You Qing's book boy, You Qing has never criticized him, and even subconsciously, because of his slender waist and small face, he has developed a mentality of cherishing and caring, even staying in the house. Considering that he couldn't let him suffer with him, he never perfunctory things casually.
When walking on the road and unable to stay in the hotel, he would try to find a place to shelter from the wind and rain for the night. You Qing didn’t know that Bai Li was very accustomed to the wild life. One layer thicker, the two hugged each other for a night, then continued on their way during the day, and when they entered the city, they would find an inn to rest.
The silver taels that You Qing had saved over the years were not rich, but they were sufficient. They could not afford to live in the upper house, but they could also live in a medium-sized guest room with decent conditions. In addition, the two of them were used to living in one room and sleeping in one room. Shop, save a lot of extra costs.
Bai Li has been with You Qing for a lot of time. Everything else is good, except that he is making him feel more and more uncomfortable. It is a bit embarrassing to say, but it is normal.
He is a fox, and foxes love to eat chicken by nature. After all, they are carnivores. Even if there is no chicken, it is good to take pork. As long as there are big chunks for him to chew on to satisfy his cravings, he will feel at ease. Selling calligraphy and painting or writing letters for others can’t make much money, and the amount of money in my pocket to stay in inns is also decreasing day by day, and I still have to keep a part of it for the return journey. As a result, eating meat gulps is simply a pipe dream.
At home, there are basically no large pieces of chicken legs for him to chew on to satisfy his cravings. The neighbors raise chickens to save some eggs to eat at home or sell them in the market. It is absolutely impossible to slaughter those chickens. Let's make soup. However, there are also villagers in the village who are very skilled. Occasionally they go to the mountains to hunt, and when they come back with a sturdy prey, they will be punished.
Although You Qing was not skilled at hunting, after all, he would take care of himself when he was a child. There are river ditches and streams, and doing things like forking fish in the river is so handy that Bai Li was stunned, so occasionally there would be delicious fish meat and fish soup on the table for him to drool.
Having said that, he was greedy and stayed under You Qing's eyelids all day long. He didn't even have the chance to sneak out to steal meat to eat. Go to sleep first.
You Qingqing is used to being poor and doesn't pay much attention to food, but occasionally he will order some meaty dishes to give Bai Li a boost of appetite. This is completely acceptable to ordinary people, but Bai Li is not an ordinary person, he is not at all. It's not a human being, I have eaten several meals of shredded meat and several pieces of meat for more than a month, and I've been screaming for a long time.
In the late autumn, the weather was getting colder and colder, You Qing had already taken out the thick clothes and wrapped them around him and Bai Li, and the luggage had lightened a lot. There was a bleak cold wind along the way, and the withered and yellow leaves were long gone, leaving only the bare branches.
Stepping on the silence of the ground and facing the pale sunlight, the two entered Linyang City in a dusty manner. When we arrived at Linyang City, we had passed more than half of the journey, and it was not far from the capital.
I found a clean and tidy inn with a moderate price. You Qing saw that Lin Yangcheng was very prosperous. After calculating the time, I decided to stay for two more days and take a break. By the way, I took Bai Li to visit here and sell two more. A calligraphy. Bai Li was instantly overjoyed when he heard it, he took his hand and smiled wide-eyed.
You Qing took out a hand and touched his head, the smile in his eyes was a little pampered: "It's been a luxury for two days, what do you want to eat? Chicken, duck, goose, or pork, Beef? Or fish?"
Bai Li fanned his eyelashes and blinked at him. The luster in his eyes revealed a bit of guilt, and he always felt that his thoughts over the past few days had made him see through.
You Qing smiled deeper: "What's wrong?"
Bai Li hurriedly shook his head: "No need, it's fine as usual, you can't waste silver taels in vain."
You Qing opened the window to look outside, and then pulled him to his side: "I think it's not bad that there are many people here, the rich and noble people may not be able to see the calligraphy and painting of me, an unknown person. , but people with a small surplus will always want to buy two and go back to decorate. If you stay here for two more days, seven or eight out of ten will be able to make more money.”
Bai Li's eyes lit up a little after hearing this, and he said in high spirits: "Okay! Then paint a few more pictures and sell them!"
You Qing looked at him helplessly: "You don't understand what I mean?"
"Aren't you talking about selling calligraphy and painting?" Bai Li looked puzzled.
"The implication is that it doesn't matter if you spend more money, you can earn it back." You Qing held back a smile, "What do you want to eat?"
"..." Bai Li didn't expect the same problem after going around for a long time, his face was a little red, and he looked around the room uncomfortably, "I'll just do whatever I want..."
You Qing laughed softly and nodded: "Come down with me and have a look. If there is a roast chicken, how about ordering one?"
Bai Li's pair of dark eyes flashing with light waves suddenly flashed, and he quickly lowered his eyelashes and secretly swallowed his saliva. He wanted to speak but was worried that he would be choked by the wanton saliva. He felt that he was really embarrassing, and finally he nodded silently. A look of guilt.
Up to now, he has been responsible for You Qing's clothing, food, housing and transportation, but he didn't have half of it in the account, so he could only comfort himself secretly, and bring You Qing back to him in the future.
You Qing saw that he looked like he was wandering in the sky, so he took his hand and walked out, saying as he walked, "The silver and the silver are things outside the body, and I will come again when I go. Just tell me what you want to eat in the future, don't be bored. heart."
"Ah?" Bai Li was taken aback and stopped, "Aqing, how did you know?!"
"I heard you talking in your sleep last night." You Qing looked back at him with a narrow smile, and then sighed with guilt, "I was negligent."
Bai Li was embarrassed, and his fair face suddenly flushed: "I..."
You Qing looked at the dizzy glow on his cheeks, like a blush on the tip of a snow-colored lotus, and his breathing suddenly stagnated. He opened his mouth, but he didn't know what he wanted to say. The sharp and dense threads touched the delicate skin on his cheeks, causing a small electric current inexplicably, which shocked both of them.
After being stunned, You Qing turned around quickly, retracted his hand, and smiled: "Let's go." Then he pulled him out of the room, turned around and closed the door.
When I got downstairs, I picked a secluded place and asked the second shopkeeper. I really ordered a plate of roast chicken, and I ordered two other light dishes. It seemed normal to others, but it was really nice to the two of them. luxury.
You Qing didn't feel reluctant to give up, but Bai Li felt distressed, but he couldn't control his drooling over the chicken legs, and his complicated and contradictory thoughts of greed, guilt, and distress tortured his heart enough.
You Qing tore off a piece of golden chicken thigh and put it in his bowl, with an unusually gentle voice: "Eat it quickly."
Bai Li glanced at him, hurriedly tore the other one and put it in his bowl. He turned his eyes back to his own bowl, only to feel the smell tangy, thinking that he had already made A Qing laugh anyway, there is nothing to be ashamed of, so he consoled himself. After a while, I picked up the chicken thigh and took a sip. I didn't expect the meat to be unusually tender, with a good taste and taste, and I immediately narrowed my eyes with satisfaction.
You Qing had been watching him eat, and he couldn't help but smile when he saw him.
Bai Li glanced at him and saw the smile on his lips. He suddenly felt a lot warmer this winter. After a while, he smiled again: "Aqing, you can eat too!"
"Yeah." You Qing originally liked light food, so he nodded, picked up his chopsticks and ate some vegetables at will, and finally sent the chicken leg in his bowl to his bowl.
Bai Li eats and forgets his shape. Although he eats very gently, but this chicken is really fat and oily, and his mouth is full of light when he finishes eating.
You Qing held back a smile and wiped the towel on the corner of his mouth. Seeing that he was completely relaxed, his head seemed to be unable to hold his head. With the strength of his hand, he tilted back and forth, and had no choice but to lift the other one. He held his head with his hands to keep him from moving, and then wiped him clean.
Bai Li was full, patted his chubby belly, and kept smiling at You Qing. When he returned to the room, his whole body was in a state of fluttering.
You Qing knew that he always felt sleepy when he was full, but he didn't expect to be so sleepy today, and what he didn't know was that he thought he was drunk. It seems that this fool likes chicken very much.
Bai Limi stared at him and took off his coat, crawled onto the bed in a daze, and lay down. After lying down for a while, he leaned over and rested his chin on the edge of the bed. Looking at the silhouette of You Qing writing at the table, he scratched his head and asked, "A Qing , what did I say in my sleep last night?"
You Qing glanced at him, put the pen down, walked over and sat down, put him back on the pillow, pulled the quilt to cover it, and answered his question after a long time: "You didn't talk in your sleep."
"Ah?" Bai Li was a little sober, with a confused look on his face.
You Qing smiled brightly: "I saw you swallowing chicken legs from other people's mouths."
"..." Bai Li flicked his eyelashes twice, and after a moment of silence, he pulled the quilt over to cover his blushing face.
Ouch, what a shame!