Hua Yuxi wore a sky blue dress, with a snow-white silk lining underneath, and a blue printed and dyed long skirt. She lifted the skirt slightly, revealing a small leg carved from white jade, as well as spotless stockings. She

She wears small and delicate blue satin embroidered shoes, a log hairpin on her head, and a small stone hanging from a red rope on her snow-white neck, which is the "falling clouds and autumn water" that Lanqiao once gave her.

She was already tall, but at this time, it was as if the blue sky and white clouds had been added to her body, with the sunset as the finishing touch. The tailoring of her dress was just right, making her figure even more upright, with a slender waist and slender legs.

"Why did you start wearing shoes again?" Lan Qiao's eyes finally fell on her feet, "Didn't you always like to run around barefoot before?"

Hua Yuxi bit her lip and whispered: "Young Master has gained a good reputation now, and I want to be as polite as possible so as not to embarrass you. If Young Master doesn't like it, I can wear whatever you want."

Lan Qiao didn't want Hua Yuxi to hear her pounding heartbeat, so she took a deep breath and sighed softly: "You wore the hairpin crookedly on purpose, right? The little Shu before was not so naughty."

Hua Yuxi smiled slyly and said, "Master, do you like it?"

Lan Qiao thought to herself that she had dug a hole for herself again. Once she said "I like", it was no longer clear whether she liked her hairpin that was tilted to one side, whether she liked her dress today, or whether she liked her as a person.

"Wearing such thin clothes, aren't you afraid of the cold?" Lan Qiao said quietly.

Hua Yuxi smiled slightly and rolled her eyes at him: "What do you think?"

After saying that, she continued to fiddle with the hairpin on her head, but she didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, and she couldn't get it right.

Lan Qiao walked behind Hua Yuxi, grabbed Hua Yuxi's jade hand, gently held the hairpin, straightened it for her under her fragrant wrapping, and at the same time leaned into her ear and said: "A bouquet of delicate flowers.

It's cold, but ask the west wind for this fragrance."

He rarely took the initiative to get so close to Hua Yuxi, and his breath blew directly on Hua Yuxi's earlobe. The latter's delicate body trembled at the two words he murmured on the pillow, and she suddenly blushed and almost couldn't help it.

Leaning into Lan Qiao's arms, she realized that her heartbeat was as loud as a drum like Lan Qiao's. At the same time, the past of the two using heartbeat counting to solve the double-heart connection came to mind again. She couldn't help but lowered her head and hid her face in shame, unable to say any more teasing words.

As the Chinese New Year approaches, the streets of Peiping are filled with joy after the victory, with pedestrians bustling and crowded.

Hua Yuxi originally intended to walk half a step behind to show her distinction from Lan Qiao's master and servant, but Lan Qiao pulled her to his side: "Follow closely, don't be squeezed away."

"If you want the slave family to come closer, just say so." Hua Yuxi said with a smile, "The slave family is happy to hear these words."

The two of them walked into a grain and oil store. The shopkeeper was an old man in his sixties. He saw that the two men were handsome and they did not look like people who often walked around the store to buy goods. He thought they had gone to the wrong door, so he squinted his eyes and asked

"What do you want to buy, sir and madam?"

Lan Qiao was still calculating the amount in his mind, but Hua Yuxi blurted out: "Bring us thirty stones of rice, thirty stones of noodles, three hundred pounds of oil, one hundred and fifty pounds of dried meat, and a thousand eggs."

The shopkeeper was stunned when he heard this, and looked at the two people in front of him like crazy people. Usually those who come to the grain and oil store to buy things are either the young men in charge of purchasing from wealthy families, or the housewives of ordinary families. It is very unusual for them to dress so brightly.

It was rare. Hua Yuxi bought almost half of the store's inventory as soon as she started, which made the shopkeeper think that the two of them were deliberately playing tricks on him.

"You bought so much, can you carry it?" The shopkeeper didn't move a step, neither summoned the boy nor left the counter. He only looked at Hua Yuxi sideways, "This food can feed dozens of people through the winter, which is not a small amount."

Children play house.”

When Hua Yuxi heard that he was treating her and Lan Qiao like children, she said displeasedly: "Are you afraid that we won't have money or something?"

"I don't dare." The shopkeeper snorted, "The girl is dressed so brightly, she must belong to a wealthy family. But for such a large transaction, I'd better ask your family's manager to do it."

Hua Yuxi pointed at Lan Qiao and said, "He is my young master."

Lan Qiao was quite polite. He bowed to the shopkeeper and said, "I would like to ask the store owner to send someone to deliver the grain, oil, meat and eggs she just mentioned to Jintai East House on Liuxiang Street in the east of the city. If there is enough stock, you can send more. If

Insufficient inventory, please ask for as much as you have, we will try again in two days..."

"Wait a minute." The shopkeeper interrupted Lan Qiao, "Where did you just say to deliver it?"

“Jintai East House.”

"Could it be that..." the shopkeeper said with wide eyes, "You are Mr. Lan, and this fairy-like young lady is the Hua Family?"

Lan Qiao smiled and said: "This is Lan Qiao."

Hua Yuxi also collected her words and said: "The little girl Hua Yuxi is a slave in the young master's house."

"It turns out that the heroes of Beiping City are here, and the shop is full of glory." The shopkeeper was excited, straightened the sleeves of his robe, came out from behind the counter, bowed deeply, and said: "I can't see Mount Tai, I'm disrespectful.

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"Where is it?" Lan Qiao bowed back and said, "So does your store have the goods she just mentioned in stock?"

"Yes, yes." The shopkeeper nodded repeatedly, "I'm just curious as to why a big shot like Mr. Lan would come to Lao Chen's shop and buy these basic grains."

Lan Qiao said calmly: "To be honest with the store, I bought these grains, oils, meat and eggs to compensate the families of the soldiers who died in the battle to defend Peking, so I ordered a larger quantity. Many of them are the only sons of the family. After leaving,

The orphans and widowed mothers are left behind, and their livelihood is difficult. Starting from this afternoon, I will visit each household to express my condolences, so I also ask the store to pay attention and deliver it to me when the goods are restocked."

In times of war, when it comes to sending things to civilians, nothing is more affordable and effective than food. Therefore, when it comes to sending condolences, the first thing Lan Qiao thinks of is grain, oil, meat and eggs.

The shopkeeper was in awe of Lan Qiao's words, and he couldn't help but straighten his waist a little: "Young Master Lan is really good. Having him in Peiping is a blessing to the people of the whole city."

Lan Qiao smiled and added: "I tell these truths, but I don't mean to ask the store to spend money. When the goods are delivered to the humble house, the money will be paid in full."

"Master Lan is looking down on me now." The shopkeeper waved his hand and said, "Beiping City was defended by Master Lan and the soldiers with all their lives. No matter how conscienceless I am, I will never make money from the martyrs. These things

I will deliver the goods at cost price, and then I will rush in more in the next few days to prepare for Mr. Lan to take them."

Lan Qiao bowed his hands and said, "Thank you sir."

"My little lady just said something that offended me. I hope you will forgive me and thank you for your generosity on behalf of the families of those martyrs." Hua Yuxi followed Lan Qiao and cupped her hands, "Beiping belongs to Peiping people. There are heroes both on and off the battlefield.
Chapter completed!