I wandered on the avenue for a while, and before I knew it, I walked to the door of the General's Mansion and caught a glimpse of a figure.

Xia Qianqian frowned, turned to leave, and heard a soft call from behind: "Miss Xia?"

Xia Qianqian's steps stagnated, her back stiffened and she turned around.

At the gate not far away, Cao Ran stood next to the stone lion, wearing armor, with only half of his face exposed under the golden helmet.

She still has those deep eagle-like eyes, but now, all kinds of emotions are tangled together in her eyes, and there is a hint of sadness and melancholy in her expression.

Slowly, he stepped forward quickly and stopped a few steps away from her.

He was a head taller than her, and his armor made him look even more burly.

But he stood in front of her, like a child who had made a mistake, lowering his head slightly and rubbing his hands helplessly, "We've come to the General's Mansion, go in and sit for a while. Your mother... no, Dean Xi is also in there."

His voice was timid, completely incompatible with the majestic General-General from before.

"I'm just taking a walk, right now..."

Before Xia Qianqian finished speaking, he immediately took over, "Yesterday, the pearl milk tea you prepared was delicious. I also tasted the wine. It was very strong."

As he spoke, he shook the wine bottle on his waist and showed off: "I drank a bottle of wine yesterday."

A pot of ordinary wine takes half an hour, and the resulting wine is only a small cup.

He had a full jug of wine and the wine purifier in Juwanglou last night. It's possible that he was not idle all night.

"Actually, you don't have to..." Xia Qianqian raised her head slightly and looked at him, "Master Cao, if you want to drink it, I can personally prepare it for you."

The sound of "Master Cao" made the two people far apart.

Yes.

This child has a stubborn temper!

Now, if he doesn't even want to recognize his own mother, what does he...who does he mean?

"That's too much trouble for you!" His eyes were fixed on her face.

Once, the arrow he shot with difficulty completely destroyed the blood relationship between them. Now, he is pretending to care for her again.

Isn't this shameful?

Cao Ran was so ashamed that he could no longer find any excuse.

The atmosphere between the two was very awkward.

By chance, Geng Zhong came driving a green tent carriage. When he saw Xia Qianqian, he raised his voice and said, "Miss Xia, let's go!"

The Qingting carriage stopped beside the two of them, and Ji Zimo lifted the curtain.

Cao Ran hurriedly restrained his frustration and lowered his head slightly.

Ji Zimo nodded, looked at the girl in a simple and elegant dress, and called out, "We agreed to wait for me at Juwang Building, so why are we running around?"

Xia Qianqian hurriedly came to her senses, "I've been waiting for you at Juwang Tower for a long time, but since there was no one around, I just wanted to take a walk."

Ji Zimo's eyebrows softened and he sighed: "Come up here. I've been looking for you all the time."

Xia Qianqian climbed up on her hands and feet.

The green tent carriage moved forward, and she opened a corner of the curtain. From a distance, Cao Ran still stood there, as if he had turned into a statue, motionless.

Xia Qianqian let go of her hand and lowered her head, looking dazed.

"Actually, he has never been able to get over the hurdle in his heart." In his ears, the gentle voice of Cuttlefish suddenly came to mind, "Cao Ran lost his mother when he was young, and it was his eldest sister who single-handedly raised him."

"Sisters are like mothers. You can imagine the relationship between their siblings. But because of what happened eighteen years ago, that arrow is a gap that can never be eliminated between siblings."

"In the first few years, he lived in a trance. After he regained consciousness, he wanted to destroy the Fanshan bandits and avenge the child."

"Does he regret it? He must regret it. If someone else killed that child, he would still have someone to hate and take revenge on."

"But he was the one who sent that child away. He has been hating himself."

"But if he hadn't obeyed the order at that time, her child might have died even worse..."

Today, Cuiyu talked a lot, and he wanted to persuade her.

Xia Qianqian shook off her sleeves and interrupted him, "Where is the house you mentioned?"

She is not the original owner Xia Qianqian, so she cannot forgive anyone for her.

Seeing that she didn't want to mention it, Ji Zimo had no idea.

It was not what he wanted for things to develop to this point.

He nodded and said in a loud voice, "Turn around this street and you'll be there."

In the car, the two never spoke to each other again.

After a while, the Qingzheng carriage stopped in front of a house.

Ji Zimo got off the bus first, followed closely by Xia Qianqian.

This house is located in a corner of the alley. It is a middle house. The front door is accessible in all directions without any obstruction.

On the big black door of the house, the mottled traces of time fall on every copper nail, making it look old and retro.

Xia Qianqian stretched out her hand to grab the copper iron ring and pushed it inward.

Facing the door is a large hollow brick screen with colorful patterns of flowers, birds, insects, and fish painted on it.

However, over time, the dyes on those paintings also showed signs of weathering and discoloration after being exposed to wind and sun.

Xia Qianqian stepped in.

Behind the screen is a small yard, and to the east is a garden with a rockery lotus pond and some flowers and plants planted beside the pond.

At the back are three large rooms.

There is a reception room in the middle, and the two sides are divided into east and west wing rooms.

There is a corridor next to the hall, passing through the circular arch, the backyard has the same building as the front yard, and beyond that is a large courtyard.

The yard is very large, with many shacks built against the wall.

In this way, there is a place to put firewood, put donkeys, and raise rabbits and chickens.

On the side facing the west wall, there is also a kitchen.

The kitchen is very large, larger than the combined area of ​​her kitchen and workshop.

Xia Qianqian is very satisfied with this place.

"The house is not only big, but also has a good layout." Xia Qianqian turned around, looked at the people following her, and said, "However, my budget is limited."

She looked at the high courtyard wall and the towering white birch trees in the courtyard, turned around, smiled and said: "Although this house is old, it has everything you need. It's ready to move in, so the price must be quite high."

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"What's more..." Xia Qianqian paused, "A moment of silence in a busy city, this silence is also bought with money."

She spread her hands and said, "Well, I'm afraid I can't afford a place like this."

This girl is so awesome!

Ji Zimo looked at her with a half-smile but not a smile, "I remember that you had three thousand taels of silver in your hand. That's enough to buy this house."

Xia Qianqian nodded, then shook her head, "Three thousand taels of silver sounds like a lot, but in practice, it's not much."

"If I spend all my money to buy a house, what will my life be like in the future? I won't put all my money into it."

With that said, she took steps to walk out.

Ji Zimo frowned and called her, "Okay, I've already bought this house for you for one thousand five hundred taels of silver."
Chapter completed!