No, gentlemen are also careful Chapter 575: Speed through the junior sister, the embroiderer who fulfills the contract! [Please vote for me!] (5000 words)
Chapter 575: Speed through the junior sister, the embroiderer who fulfills the contract! [Please vote for me!] (5000 words)
Ouyang Rong discovered that women are interested in dazzling and shiny things.
Naturally attracted.
Men are different.
I like straight and strong sticks, irresistible, and love to pick them up and take them home...
In addition, no matter how big or small a woman is, it is even more difficult to resist the shining things that are blessed with attributes that attract much attention.
The mandarin duck jade hairpin on the lantern riddle stall in front is a typical example.
That chubby old man with a kind face is definitely a scheming old man.
He deserves to make money.
In the long queue, Ouyang Rong turned his back to Xie Lingjiang, fanned himself, and suppressed the twitching corners of his mouth.
This is how the junior sister was attracted. Rong Nu Shi was also attracted before.
By the way, after saying goodbye to Rong Zhen, Ouyang Rong rushed back to Prince Xunyang's Mansion at a flying speed. Accompanied by his mentor Xie Xun who looked pleased, he drank a bowl of dried rice balls cooked by his junior sister.
They had already thought of an excuse to get their mentor to have a few drinks and pretend to be drunk and run away, but when Prince Li Xian and Princess Wei Mei heard that he was coming, they specifically left the banquet and came to visit.
After a while of delay, it's not over yet.
As soon as Li Xian and his wife left, brother and sister Li Bao'er and Li Dalang came in behind and changed into casual clothes.
On the pretext of accompanying Tan Lang to celebrate the Lantern Festival on behalf of their father and mother, the two of them obtained Li Xian's consent and went out incognito with Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang to enjoy the lantern festival.
Li Dalang, who had slipped out, said cheerfully that this was exactly Amei Li Guo'er's idea.
Ouyang Rong doesn't know why this little girl has so many bad ideas. She really doesn't treat him as an outsider. Can she have a sense of boundaries?
With the tacit consent of Li Xian and his wife and Xie Xun's brother and sister, and even being happy to hear it, Ouyang Rong had no choice but to agree, and the four of them left the house incognito.
The escape plan failed. Ouyang Rong looked around with a sad face. This time, there was no assist from Pei Shisanniang and others.
The excuse of being busy with official duties was also thrown away by Rong Zhen's intrusion and overdraft.
On the way here, he thought for a while. Li Dalang was a pig teammate, so he probably wouldn't be of much use, but... as soon as he got off the car, he just made use of it.
Ouyang Rong asked Li Dalang to accompany Li Guo'er to the theater to watch circus acrobatics, sword singing and dancing.
He took Xie Lingjiang to visit the Fireworks and Lantern Festival.
Of course Li Guo'er objected, but Xie Lingjiang and she were not of the same mind. Although he was reluctant to part with his best friend, he was very honest and decisively separated from Li Dalang's brother and sister, and followed his senior brother to live a life of two.
Ouyang Rong secretly laughed, this move is called dividing and transforming.
With the dog-headed military advisor Li Guo'er here, Ouyang Rong guessed that he would not be able to escape tonight.
But what he never expected was that the place where the junior sister liked to hang out was somewhat the same as Rong Nu Shi.
They are all interested in this dazzling and shining thoroughfare.
Their eyes were all set on the same much-anticipated piece of jewelry that had been endowed with uniqueness by a scheming old man.
I can only say that throughout the ages, women have always made money easily.
"Senior Brother, does he look unhappy?"
Standing behind Ouyang Rong, the slim and pretty girl in red suddenly said.
"No, I'm just a little nervous. This lantern riddle seems to be quite rare..." Ouyang Rong rubbed his face and sounded a little tired.
Xie Lingjiang grabbed his sleeves, waved them gently, and said:
"I just heard what Wang Caozhi said at the palace. There is indeed an emergency at the Xunyang Grottoes. If the placement of the Buddha is not handled properly, it may easily cause serious accidents. Fortunately, Senior Brother came over."
"Well, you really can't be careless."
Ouyang Rong nodded.
However, before his eyes, he couldn't help but flash across the face of a short young man in the carriage who had just entered the palace and patted his chest to reassure him, with thick eyebrows and big eyes.
He felt very relieved.
Xie Lingjiang lowered his eyes and whispered:
"Okay, senior brother, just don't be angry because I was a little unreasonable about what happened tonight."
Ouyang Rong grabbed her bare hand, which had nowhere to rest, coughed and said:
"Actually, Rong Nu Shi felt a little guilty on the way. She expressed her apology to you in front of me, saying that she was the one causing the disturbance late at night. If you think about it carefully, it is indeed inappropriate. It is reasonable for my junior sister to be angry."
"She really said that?" Xie Lingjiang was confused.
Ouyang Rong nodded seriously:
"Hmm, but, hey, she must be embarrassed to say it in front of you, so let me tell you, in these few times of contact, the junior sister should have a rough idea of her temperament. She has a cold face and a warm heart. She has no other meaning and it is not intentional.
of……"
The more he spoke, the smoother he became.
"It's possible to be cold-faced but warm-hearted, but...so it's not necessarily true if you don't mean it."
Xie Lingjiang opened his eyes and looked at the lantern corridor in the distance.
"What's the purpose?"
Xie Lingjiang stopped talking about this topic and stood on tiptoe to glance at the pairs of talented people and beauties retreating dejectedly on the corridor in front of them.
"Senior Brother, this batch of lantern riddles seems to be very difficult. Has this hairpin been left there all night without being taken away...Senior Brother, are you sure you want to try it? Otherwise...forget it..."
She gave thoughtful suggestions, but her tone was a bit reluctant.
Ouyang Rong's footsteps remained unchanged and he continued to line up.
When a woman asks this question, it's not a multiple-choice question, but a fill-in-the-blank question with only one fixed answer.
"You're here, it's okay. I love guessing lantern riddles the most. Junior sister, just keep me company. If you don't get the guess right later, don't laugh at senior brother."
Xie Lingjiang hesitated for a moment and nodded reluctantly.
"Oh well."
The elongated tone is a bit sweet and waxy.
At this moment, Xie Lingjiang glanced at the scene in front of him and asked curiously:
"Hey, senior brother, why did the fat boss come up to change the riddles?
"Isn't it true that no one has answered correctly yet? Why replace it with a new one?"
"..."
Ouyang Rong's hand holding the handle of the fan to fan was stuck for a moment. After a while, he continued to fan, his eyes drifting to the surrounding scenery:
"Ahem, who knows."
…
"Aweng, did we meet someone who caused trouble?"
In front of the stall outside the promenade.
Seeing that the handsome young man with the familiar folding fan was about to be lined up, the fat kid ran back and asked the chubby old man.
"Why are you so anxious? You have to be calm when you go out to hang out. I have been traveling all over the country for so many years, so I have been on guard against this trick for a long time."
The chubby old man had a straight face, scolded his shrunken grandson, and said in a firm tone:
“I hate customers who do it for free, and I can’t stand it even more since I’m a playboy who does it for free.
"My dear grandson, go back and collect the money. I'm going to give him some strength now. These are the latest lantern riddles that even the talented people in Luoyang, the capital city, can't guess. You have to let this kid know that there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the world."
After saying that, the fat old man opened the precious wooden box, solemnly took out a stack of carefully preserved lantern riddle notes, hurriedly ran up the corridor, and changed them again.
The fat kid scratched his head and returned to the entrance of the corridor, collecting money with one hand and handing out wooden signs with the other.
Seeing that the lantern riddles had been changed, time was stuck and it was Ouyang Rong's turn.
"Here."
The fat kid held out a wooden sign with his chubby little hands.
Ouyang Rong took it and walked up the corridor.
However, the fat boy's eyes couldn't help but fall on the noble lady of the Xie family who stayed outside the corridor behind him and looked longingly at her.
This young lady is so beautiful, like a fairy.
She is much taller than the cold-tempered young lady that the playboy brother just brought here...
It’s strange, why does the girl next to this philandering brother change so diligently? The one in front has already finished walking through the lakeside grove? By the way, what does Aweng mean by the lakeside grove?
Before the fat kid could think too much, a burst of commotion suddenly came from all around.
The fat kid came to his senses.
I saw the pretty girl in red dress outside the corridor in front of me slightly opening her mouth, and her almond-shaped eyes narrowed into crescent moons.
The onlookers around him also had expressions of shock and admiration.
The fat kid followed their gaze and turned back blankly.
Immediately I saw the handsome young man with the folding fan who had just gone up to receive the wooden sign. After he was distracted for a while, he had already slowly walked down the corridor, and the folding fan was swaying gently as he walked to Aweng who was shocked.
…
Ouyang Rong received the wooden sign, walked up to the lantern riddle corridor, and looked up at the moonlit night.
The moon was about to reach the sky, but he had to return before midnight.
Even though it was past midnight, it was still lively.
But it was after the Lantern Festival, so he was considered to have breached the contract.
Ouyang Rong took a deep breath.
Return to the lantern in front of you.
Qingye raised his eyebrows, this new lantern riddle is a bit interesting.
[Drawing time is round, writing time is square, winter time is short, and summer time is long.
——Hit a scene]
"Chunyan."
[When children at the foot of the stairs are on their backs, it is most appropriate to decorate during the Qingming Festival.
Once the hairspring is broken and powerless, don't blame the east wind for leaving.
——Hit a toy]
"Paper Kite."
[In April and early May, I scraped the window paper and re-pasted it.
It has been three years since my husband has been in Beijing, and he has not sent a single letter to me.
——Name four kinds of medicine]
"Pellinium ternata, Fangfeng, Angelica sinensis, and Angelica dahurica."
Ouyang Rong spoke clearly and without pause. Everyone outside the corridor was surprised to find that he spent no more than three breaths in front of each lantern, including browsing.
Instead, the time spent walking between the two lanterns slightly delayed his steps.
Ouyang Rong maintained an almost even speed and read out the answers to the riddle one by one in about thirty breaths.
The chubby old man frequently lowered his head and raised his head to read the answer note, as if he was afraid of not catching his mistake, but in the end, his eyes gradually widened.
Ouyang Rong walked down the corridor amidst the shocked sounds of "Huh--" from everyone around him.
"Ahem, please hand it over." He folded his fan to cover his face, and pointed to the mandarin duck emerald hairpin with some embarrassment.
The fat old man leaned back and stared at the young man in front of him who did not speak "literary ethics" with an ugly expression. His palms were still subconsciously pressed tightly on the mandarin duck jade hairpin... He stared at the young man in front of him who did not speak "literary ethics" with an ugly expression.
young people,
"Store?" Ouyang Rong called again tentatively.
The fat old man blushed instantly and was willing to admit defeat. He gritted his teeth and handed over the prize.
Ouyang Rong pulled out the mandarin duck jade hairpin from the fat old man's hand, turned around, and inserted the hairpin with his own hands in front of the happy little junior sister who came behind him.
The fat kid came over dejectedly and handed back three taels of silver.
Ouyang Rong asked: "Do you like it, junior sister?"
"You are not allowed to ask... Senior brother is not ashamed, so many people are watching."
She glared at him, but remained motionless and allowed him to insert the hairpin.
Ouyang Rong smiled heartily, closed the long paper fan, used the fan head to push the fat child's hand holding three taels of silver into his arms:
"Junior sister likes it, so I won't charge you any money. Thank you boss, but...it's better to get something new next time. It's just a suggestion."
Not sure whether he was talking about new poems and riddles or something new, Ouyang Rong took Xie Lingjiang and left directly.
The grandfather and grandson were stunned for a moment and looked at each other, but they were speechless.
After a while, the old man and the young man watched Ouyang Rong leave with complicated eyes.
"Aweng, no wonder this big brother can take so many young ladies to the woods by the lake..."
"What grove by the lake? It's called the flowers in front of the moon and the willows under the moon. The beauty is like the moon and the gentleman is like jade!"
The fat old man corrected seriously.
Fat kid:......
…
For a whole hour, Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang speed-passed through all the riddles, lanterns, theaters, and Lantern Festival tours.
Under the red lantern in front of Jingyi Court, two figures stood quietly, loosening their tightly clasped hands, hugging each other, and saying goodbye silently...
It was a true and false embrace. Ouyang Rong knew it at the first touch. He kept his eyes open and prepared to watch his junior sister come in, but found that she was still unmoving. He asked curiously: "Um, why don't you go in?"
Xie Lingjiang lowered his head and glanced at her neatly trimmed chest and front, biting half of her lip: "Elder brother... something's not right."
Ouyang Rong's expression remained unchanged and he didn't say a word. He reached out and pulled out a little ink spirit from her sleeve that had been pretending to be asleep and eavesdropping for a long time. The little girl in Confucian dress, who had her collar lifted up from the back of her neck, was struggling from side to side, twitching her neck and threatening her.
: "Damn it, you two are not ashamed, let me down quickly..."
Xie Ling Jiang looked blank, Ouyang Rong shrugged his shoulders, stuffed the little Mo Jing into her arms, clapped his hands, turned around and shouted to the door: "Teacher, Mrs.
"
Inside the originally quiet gate, there was a sudden sound of slight but slightly hasty footsteps, which seemed to be hurried away.
Xie Lingjiang:……
Ouyang Rong looked reluctant to leave: "The good night is too short, and I am reluctant to leave... But the teacher will leave tomorrow and come back early. Junior sister, please go and stay with me for a while."
"Elder brother..." Xie Lingjiang was moved and couldn't help but call out, his voice choked with sobs.
A big hand stretched out and rubbed the top of her head... After a while, the pretty girl in red clothes watched the upright elder brother go away. She sniffed sweetly after receiving a unique mandarin duck jade hairpin tonight.
Turn around with a smile, step forward with light steps, and step into the door...
Back in the carriage, a certain gentleman breathed a sigh of relief, showed an urgent expression on his face, and spoke very fast: "Ali, go to Xingzi Lake quickly."
At this time, a series of crisp wooden fish sounds sounded in his ears: [merit: one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight]... [merit: one thousand nine hundred and eight]!
The merit points were almost restored to what they were before tonight. Ouyang Rong couldn't help but look back in the direction of Jing Yiting. He covered his mouth with his fist and coughed. He looked away guiltily... There was no time to study it carefully at the moment.
The carriage hurried towards the Xingzi Lake.
When the carriage arrived at the Xingzi Lake, the moon had already risen to the zenith.
Midnight has arrived.
By the time they arrived at the quiet courtyard and put down Ouyang Rong's carriage, it was already a quarter of an hour late.
Ouyang Rong looked anxious.
Just now, when he looked out from a distance, he found the quiet courtyard completely dark.
"Did you sleep or... left?"
Ouyang Rong was shocked and rushed to the hospital.
"Xiu Niang!" He rushed into the house and looked around nervously.
The atmosphere was silent for a moment.
"Ahhh."
Finally, a weak voice came. In the dark courtyard, a slender figure of a girl squatting with her knees on the ground stood up, raised her hands and stretched forward, groping forward.
Ouyang Rong ran over and grabbed the two little hands she touched. Then he let go of his high-spirited heart and said as loudly as possible: "Be careful."
"Yeah."
"Why don't you light the lamp? Don't save money for me..."
Ouyang Rong couldn't help but use a reproachful tone, but halfway through his words, he paused and suddenly felt uncomfortable in his heart.
She really doesn't need a light.
When Zhao Qingxiu heard this, she was also stunned on the spot. After a while, without saying a word, she turned around and went to fumble for something.
"No, there's no need to order. I made a mistake. Don't be sad..."
The embroiderer turned a deaf ear, lit an oil lamp, and carefully took it back. During this time, the hot lamp oil dripped onto the back of her hand, but the flame on her palm did not move at all.
Ouyang Rong was silent, the light in her hand was lit for him.
Both of them feel guilty and blame themselves for not taking better care of each other.
He took the lamp with trembling hands and immediately changed the subject:
"Um, I'm a little late, please listen to my explanation..."
The embroiderer shook her head, pushed him away gently, and groped for the kitchen without looking back.
Ouyang Rong opened his mouth nervously, but soon realized that she didn't seem to be angry.
In the kitchen, there was a "clang" sound of the pot lid being lifted.
"This is……"
After a while, Ouyang Rong looked at the expectant face of a slender girl who came out of the kitchen with a bowl of hot round meat in her hands, and his expression changed slightly.
"Ahem, Miss Xiu Niang, can you keep it? Reheat it and eat it tomorrow morning..." Ouyang Rong muttered softly.
"Ah?" The embroiderer tilted her head, her face seemed stunned for a moment.
"Delicious!"
Ouyang Rong nodded decisively, took the soup bowl, counted the pieces one by one, and stuffed them into his mouth until his cheeks bulged.
In the courtyard, beside the stone table, Zhao Qingxiu was holding her chin with both hands, her pretty face covered by her eyes seemed to be "looking" at him.
She didn't ask why Ouyang Rong was late tonight.
Ouyang Rong, who swallowed his fourth round bowl tonight, including the bowl made by his aunt, raised his head and smiled brightly at Zhao Qingxiu who was listening to his chewing:
"It's... so fragrant. Wait, there are also chili peppers in the dumplings?"
Ouyang Rong's expression suddenly changed, and the spicy dogwood filling his mouth made him take a breath of cold air.
Unexpectedly, the last bowl of dried dumplings tonight was an assassin. Ouyang Rong was caught off guard, his face turned red, he dropped the bowl in a hurry, and covered his mouth with both hands: "Uh-huh."
"Puch -" the girl blindfolded by the azure ribbon suddenly smiled.
Ouyang Rong paused, staring at the rare smile in front of him, then reached out and pulled off the azure ribbon like a ghost.
Under the moon, there is a pretty little face with a cheerful smile.
I don't know if it was an illusion, but there seemed to be some light in her dark eyes that had been dim for a long time.
Twinkling like the brightest star in the night sky.