The summer rain is not as gentle as the spring rain. It is accompanied by rolling thunder and hits the ground like a cathartic crackle.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the road was completely empty.
Qingzhi couldn't bear to go back to the tea shop. She held an umbrella and let the rain wet her dress. She kept staring into the distance, even if it was just a mist.
A small black spot suddenly appeared in the pouring rain. The black spot gradually became larger. It could be seen that it was a person, or only one person. The dense rain and mist in the bamboo hat and raincoat made everything chaotic, but the green pheasant was almost there.
Rush out in an instant.
"Miss, miss." she shouted loudly, waving the umbrella in her hand.
People taking shelter from the rain in the teahouse were a little surprised. They saw the girl rushing towards the road. Where did she come from? Whose girl was rushing in this weather?
The idlers looked out curiously and saw horses running on the road. Before they could see clearly, the man on the horse stretched out his hand and pulled the approaching girl onto the horse's back, and galloped away like lightning...
Is this a lady? Or a robber?
The people in the teahouse were stunned. Looking at the vast water on the road, there were no ladies or horses, it seemed that it was an illusion before.
Qing Zhi had already dropped his umbrella and was hugging the person in front of him tightly. He could feel the reality even through the raincoat.
The coir raincoat was lifted up and wrapped around her, and the large bamboo hat also covered the two of them.
"Why don't you wait at home?" Qixing asked.
Qing Zhi said loudly: "I can't wait, I want to see the lady as soon as possible."
She obviously said it with a smile, but her face was full of tears. When she reached out to wipe them, the sleeves of her hands were also wet with rain, and they were all wet every time she wiped them.
Qixing pulled down the busy hands behind him, turned around and smiled: "Sit down, let's go home."
Qing Zhi looked at the face under the bamboo hat as if he had seen him again in another life, and nodded vigorously.
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After the rain, the sky cleared up, and people came and went in the market again. The sounds of sellers and shouts continued, and the sound of firecrackers suddenly sounded, adding to the commotion.
"What happened?"
"A new store has opened."
"What store?"
People walking by raised their heads and looked at the store. It was not a big store and had a plaque hanging on it.
"Xucheng Linglongfang." The literate person read loudly.
Linglongfang sounds like a workshop, but I don’t know what it does.
Xu Cheng knew that, but to people in the capital, it was just a remote countryside.
A workshop opened by country people in the capital?
Apart from lighting a few strings of firecrackers, there was no other celebration, no candy was scattered to attract children, and there were no waiters soliciting business in front of the door. Through the open door, there was only one female waiter inside.
The people watching the excitement outside were a little worried about the store owner, who looked like he didn't know how to do business.
"Hey, is this here?"
Two cars stopped on the street, and a few maids and young ladies got out. They greeted and asked each other, making the inconspicuous shop front lively.
"Xucheng..." A young lady read the plaque and just said these two words before smiling at the others, "Yes, this is it."
The others immediately smiled and walked inside.
"Where's Miss Ah Qi?" "You can't call me Ah Qi anymore, you should call me Shopkeeper Seven." "Congratulations, shopkeeper Seven is finally open for business."
They were talking and laughing inside.
The female waiter smiled and led the way in: "Our shopkeeper is waiting for you, Miss Zhai."
Seeing the excitement in the store, the worries of passers-by turned into surprise. Is it quite famous?
In addition to surprise, there is also horror.
A boy standing not far away, carrying two packs of snacks, looked at the store with wide eyes and an expression as if he had seen a ghost. The next moment he turned around and ran away. The snacks were scattered all over the floor without even noticing, and the children on the street grabbed them, causing a stir.
A lot of fun.
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In summer, the ancient Taixue trees are towering and cool.
Students spread out among them, either reading and writing, chatting, or playing chess.
There were many people gathered around a chess game. Although they watched the chess without saying anything, they couldn't help but point at the wonderful points.
"It's not right for you to go like this."
"It's not right to go that way."
"This chess strategy is quite novel."
No matter what the onlookers said, Lu Yizhi only focused on looking at the chessboard. With a few moves, the originally defeated situation was reversed. Surprised comments were heard all around again, and the senior students opposite him nodded slightly.
"Yizhi learns really fast." He praised, "Much better than when I first entered school."
Lu Yizhi said with a smile: "I am in Taixue, and there are so many teachers and seniors. If there is no progress, the seniors will be ashamed of themselves."
These words made everyone around the senior opposite laugh.
"Izhi is really sweet."
"No wonder I'm so popular among the gentlemen."
The senior pointed at the chessboard with half annoyance and half blame: "Stop talking nonsense and beat me if you can."
Lu Yizhi rolled up his sleeves and twisted the chess pieces: "Then I'm not welcome."
As the chess pieces fell, everyone looked at the chess board carefully. Some shook their heads, some frowned. The senior student opposite meditated for a long time and took a hesitant step, but he knew in his heart that this step could not save the chess game...
With a smile on his face, Lu Yizhi picked up the chess piece without even thinking.
"Young Master, Young Master——" the boy's voice came, "Ah Qi, she——"
Lu Yizhi's hand stopped, turned his head and looked over, scolding: "This is the Imperial Academy, what are you yelling about?"
The boy quickly stopped and came back to his senses. Looking at the glances from all around, he broke out in a cold sweat. Yes, he lost his composure and stammered: "There is a letter from home..."
Lu Yizhi lost his severity and nodded with a smile: "I know, it's time to arrive. Prepare your pen and ink. I'll go back and reply home in a while."
The boy responded and left in a hurry.
The game continued, and soon there was laughter and sighs.
"Just one step away."
"I'm still a little too hasty."
The senior sitting across from me smiled and handed over his hands: "A narrow victory."
Lu Yizhi returned the favor: "Next time I will definitely win against you, senior." Without further words, he gave up his position to others: "I'm going to take my leave now."
Everyone also knew that he was going back to read letters from home, so they smiled and asked him to do what he wanted. Watching the young man Shi Shiran walk away, the senior leaned over to watch the chess game: "He should be able to win, but his heart is not here."
Some people around were surprised, so Mr. Lu was so distracted after hearing the letter from his family?
"You are still young after all, so you miss home," one person sighed.
But the other person frowned: "But Mr. Xiahou asked him to go home to visit relatives before, but he refused."
So is it homesickness or homesickness?
In order to please your husband and show your desire to learn, why don't you go back even though you are homesick?
"This Third Young Master Lu is extremely smart, but he always feels slippery." One person muttered in a low voice, "He is too smart."
Lu Yizhi was unaware of the discussion behind him. He frowned slightly and returned to his house with a little haste.
"She came to see me?" he asked right away.
The boy quickly shook his head: "No, no."
Lu Yizhi breathed a sigh of relief, sat down, and stroked the corner of his clothes: "Then what's going on? What's all the fuss about? She's back?"