Lanterns are hung in the garden.
Against the backdrop of the white snow, the appearance of the little boy and girl is particularly clear.
But Luo Qingzhou didn't know him.
Until the little boy said excitedly: "Brother, Mantou! Mantou... I am Dongdong!"
The little girl also said excitedly: "Brother, I am Xixi! You bring us steamed buns every day, have you forgotten?"
Luo Qingzhou was stunned for a moment, then reacted.
It turned out to be the little brother and sister in the alley!
"Why are you here?"
Luo Qingzhou was stunned.
The brother and sister in the alley were dressed in rags, their faces were covered with dirt and scars, and their appearance could not be recognized at all.
But now she is wearing clean clothes, her face is smooth, delicate and rosy, she looks like a completely different person.
How could he possibly recognize it
Moreover, how come these two siblings suddenly appeared here
The little boy named Dongdong said with red eyes: "Brother, a sister brought us here. That day, Xixi and I saw you leave in a sedan chair. We wanted to wait for you to come back, but after waiting for many days, you didn't come back... Xixi and I were so hungry, so we were ready to leave..."
"That day, a sister suddenly walked into the alley and said that she could find a place for Xixi and me to work and support ourselves, so Xixi and I came here... I didn't expect that my brother was here too."
Luo Qingzhou suddenly clenched the hoe in his hand and asked, "What's the name of that sister?"
The little boy shook his head: "Sister didn't say anything."
The little girl said quickly: "Brother, that sister is very beautiful, she likes to laugh very much, she is very cute when she laughs, she has two cute dimples on her face, and the skirt she wears is also very pretty."
"Bai Ling?"
Luo Qingzhou's heart trembled and a strange expression appeared on his face.
Is it a coincidence, or...
"Brother, why are you here?"
the little boy asked happily.
Luo Qingzhou came back to his senses, was silent for a moment, and said: "I'm married, and this will be my home from now on. Dongdong, Xixi... I'm sorry, brother left you behind."
The little boy said quickly: "Brother, please don't say that. If you hadn't sent me and Xixi steamed buns, ointment, and quilts, Xixi and I would have starved to death and frozen to death now."
The little girl nodded as well, holding back tears, and said, "Brother, as soon as we have time, we will go to that alley to wait for you. I didn't expect to see you here. That's great."
The little boy said happily, "Brother, Xixi and I will work hard in the future, and the lady will not chase us away. Then we can meet you more often."
The little girl burst into laughter and said, "Brother, the lady still allows us to go to school. We can eat meat every day, and we have a big house and warm quilts to sleep in."
For this little brother and sister who once became beggars and almost starved to death and froze to death in the cold alleys, this place is heaven.
The sister who brought them here and the lady who let them plant flowers and go to school are their angels.
Luo Qingzhou was puzzled. Just as he was about to continue asking, Mei'er suddenly came out of the room and said with a stern face, "Sir, the Madam wants you to come in."
Luo Qingzhou paused, put down his hoe, looked at the two siblings, walked up to Mei'er and asked, "Miss Mei'er, they..."
"Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask!"
Mei'er stopped him from saying anything.
Luo Qingzhou was silent for a moment, asked no more questions, turned around and said goodbye to the two siblings.
Dongdong and Xixi both waved happily and said, "Brother, we will come to find you."
"Work hard! Otherwise, you won't have anything to eat!"
Mei'er scolded with a straight face.
Dongdong and Xixi stuck out their tongues and hurried over to pick up the flowerpot.
Luo Qingzhou followed Mei'er into the house.
In the hall, Song Ruyue was still sitting there, holding a cup of tea in her hand, sipping it gracefully.
Seeing him come in, she glanced at him, put on airs for a while, and then said with a cold face: "Have you finished telling every word of the "Romance of the West Chamber" you just told?"
Luo Qingzhou bowed his head and said, "Mother-in-law, I have finished speaking."
When Song Ruyue heard this, she sneered, "It seems like you don't want to go home tonight, right?"
Luo Qingzhou looked up at her: "Why do you say that, mother-in-law?"
Song Ruyue raised her eyebrows and snorted coldly, "You are a scholar, but you are full of lies! There are obviously many parts of the Romance of the West Chamber that have not been told. Do you think I have never heard of it? Let me tell you, I was testing you before! In fact, I have read this story a long time ago!"
Luo Qingzhou looked into her eyes and heard what was in her heart: Humph, let’s trick this kid first to see if he wrote it himself!
"Mother-in-law, I can guarantee that this story has been told word for word without missing a single word."
He said respectfully.
Song Ruyue's eyes flashed, staring at him and asked, "Did you write it yourself? Or did you read it somewhere else?"
Luo Qingzhou cupped his hands and said, "I wrote it myself."
Song Ruyue snorted coldly and scolded: "You are doing evil things and not doing your job properly!"
But in my heart, I secretly thought: Sure enough, this kid made it up himself, great, now I can take it out and slap those idiots in the face! Humph, that Zhang Feng boasted that her son-in-law can tell stories and make people laugh, tomorrow I will let her see whose son-in-law can really tell stories! I must make her so angry that her menstrual fluid is out of balance!
"Hmph! Go back. If you dare to tell Wei Mo this kind of dirty story next time... Remember to tell it to me before you tell it to her next time. I want to hear it first and see if I can tell it to her. Do you hear me?"
Song Ruyue said with a cold face.
"Yes, mother-in-law."
Luo Qingzhou didn't dare to say anything more and retreated.
He decided not to tell Miss Qin Er next time.
This story has to be repeated to several people within a day, and he is not a parrot.
His time is very precious, so he is not willing to waste it on these boring things.
Facing the wind and snow, he quickly left the backyard.
With something on his mind, he wanted to go to "Lingchan Moon Palace" as soon as possible to ask Bailing what was going on.
When we arrived at the "Lingchan Moon Palace", the gate was open.
There was no one in the front yard.
Luo Qingzhou knocked on the door and walked in when no one answered.
We walked through the corridor and the road beside the house and arrived at the back garden.
Bai Ling was wearing a pink dress, leaning against the round door, holding a flower in her hand, a strand of hair entwined with her slender jade fingers, and looking down in a daze.
After hearing the footsteps, she raised her head, and immediately two sweet dimples appeared on her face. She smiled and said, "Son-in-law, you are late tonight."
Luo Qingzhou gave her a complicated look and explained, "I went to pay my respects to the Madam first and was delayed there for some time."
Bai Ling asked, "Madam, are you making things difficult for your son-in-law again?"
Luo Qingzhou shook his head: "No, Madam is fine."
Bailing smiled, turned around and took him into the back garden.
In the pavilion beside the pond, a girl in white was still sitting there in a daze.
Xia Chan was standing under a big tree outside the pavilion holding a sword, also staring at the falling snow in a daze. When she saw him coming, she turned her head and looked away.
Bai Ling couldn't help but said quietly, "Son-in-law, you are so biased. You actually gave Chanchan two strings of candied haws today. After Chanchan came back, she kept showing off and enviing me. It pissed me off."
Luo Qingzhou glanced at the sword-holding girl and said, "Don't lie to me. Miss Xia Chan is not that kind of person."
Bailing stamped her feet immediately, pouted her lips and said, "Son-in-law, what I said is true! Didn't you see that Chanchan looked like a villain who had succeeded at that time?"
Luo Qingzhou ignored her.
Xia Chan turned her face away, and the corner of her mouth twitched slightly.
Bai Ling was upset.
Luo Qingzhou walked to the pavilion and bowed to the girl in white inside and said, "Miss."
Qin Jianjia came back to her senses, glanced at him indifferently, and nodded slightly.
Still no words.
Luo Qingzhou glanced into her eyes, then said goodbye and left.
When he walked to Bai Ling, he whispered to the angry girl, "Come out with me for a moment. I have something to tell you."
Bailing was stunned for a moment, then she remembered the scene of him forcefully kissing her last night. The anger on her face suddenly turned into fear. She crossed her arms and said, "Aunt... Uncle, please... I don't want to go out... Please don't be so naughty..."
Xia Chan turned her face away.
Luo Qingzhou whispered, "Miss Bailing, I just want to ask you a few questions. I was wrong last night. I swear, I will never offend you again tonight."
"Really? Uncle-in-law really won't kiss me, touch me, and rub me like he did last night?"
Bailing hugged her chest and said timidly.
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
A familiar chill suddenly came over me.
Luo Qingzhou turned his head and took a look.
The cold girl standing under the tree was looking at him coldly.
"come out!"
Luo Qingzhou said no more and walked out directly. He stood outside the round door and looked at Bailing. Suddenly, he looked like a domineering husband glaring at his timid wife.
He lost his patience.
"Oh... just go out, don't be so fierce, I'm scared..."
Bai Ling pouted her lips, blinked her eyes, and walked out timidly. When she reached the door, she suddenly turned around and raised her eyebrows at the girl under the tree, looking like a smug villain.
Luo Qingzhou walked to the wall in front and waited for her.
It was here last night that I pushed her against the wall and kissed her hard.
Come to think of it, it does have a bit of the flavor of a domineering president.
Bailing came over, glanced at the wall next to him, pouted her lips, and said aggrievedly: "Son-in-law, please stop bullying me, or I will cry..."
Luo Qingzhou looked at her and calmed his emotions. When he was about to ask her about the brother and sister, he suddenly found that the cold girl was standing outside the round door at some point. She was holding a sword and looking at the falling snow in front of her with a cold face.
"Let's go to the front yard."
Luo Qingzhou reached out and grabbed Bailing's slender and tender wrist, then walked towards the front yard.
Ever since he forcefully kissed her last night, he no longer had many concerns about the girl.
You've already slept, so what are you worrying about
"Aunt...Uncle, you...you..."
"Follow me, I'll ask you a few questions."
"oh… "
Bai Ling was led by him and followed him like a docile little lamb. She walked obediently to the front yard, then suddenly turned back and stuck out her tongue playfully.
The two came to the front yard.
Luo Qingzhou let go of his hand and was about to speak when he suddenly found that the cold girl was suddenly standing under the eaves of the front yard again, with her arms around the sword, her pretty face as cold as ice, looking away.
Luo Qingzhou: “…”
"Miss Xiachan, I'm just going to say a few words to Miss Bailing. I won't bully her, I swear. You don't have to follow me."
After Luo Qingzhou finished speaking, he pulled Bailing out of the courtyard and walked to a big tree outside.
Before he could speak, he subconsciously looked towards the door.
The cold girl was like a ghost, silent and standing outside the door, holding a sword.
He still turned his face to the side, looking away, cold as ice.
From beginning to end, he only kept a distance of ten steps from them.
Bai Ling suddenly reminded in a low voice: "Son-in-law, within ten steps, the sword in Chanchan's hand will arrive in an instant, and it will hit the target every time. You must be careful."
Luo Qingzhou froze, let go of her little hand, and took a step back from her.