Chapter 174 Comrade Xiao Xu, whose IQ has plummeted
After a stick of incense.
After Wei Changtian repeatedly promised that he would not let Xu Qingwan lose the twenty taels of silver, Comrade Xiao Xu finally stopped crying in doubt.
Until then, she finally realized that she was blushing.
He hurriedly broke out of Wei Changtian's arms, wiped his tears with his small hands and pinched the corners of his clothes, feeling that nothing was right wherever he put them.
Finally, Wei Changtian spoke to ease the awkward atmosphere in the room.
"Ahem, you haven't had dinner. Today is Laba Festival. I asked the cook to make some Laba Rice porridge. It should still be hot..."
While talking, he took out a clay pot from the food box. Wei Changtian smiled and said: "It just so happens that I'm not full yet, so I'll have some more porridge with you."
"oh......"
Xu Qingwan lowered her head and quickly took away the small wooden box on the table and hid it behind her. Wei Changtian just pretended not to see it, picked up the clay pot and poured out two large bowls of Laba porridge.
As the name suggests, Laba porridge requires at least eight ingredients. It doesn't matter if you want to add more.
For example, for a wealthy family like Wei Changtian, a bowl of porridge contains at least a dozen kinds of ingredients.
In addition to the usual rice, millet, barley and lotus seeds, there are also red dates, walnut kernels, raisins and other ingredients that ordinary people would not put in. The aroma of porridge instantly filled the whole room.
"Drink."
He handed Xu Qingwan a pair of chopsticks and took out a few plates of pickles from the food box.
Wei Changtian was the first to pick up the bowl and take a big mouthful of porridge, and then happily ate the pickled peppers made by Li Suyue.
Xu Qingwan originally thought of washing her face first, but when she saw that Wei Changtian ate so deliciously, she couldn't help it. In the end, she simply ignored the tears on her face, held the bowl in her hands and started to drink in small sips.
"Suck, suck, suck," two voices, one big and one small, echoed in the room. The loud one was from Wei Changtian, and the smaller one was from Xu Qingwan, who was "crying and eating at the same time."
But this time she didn't cry because she was sad, but because the chili pepper was burning her.
"Hahahaha, it turns out you can't eat spicy food."
Wei Changtian deliberately stuffed another pickled chili pepper into his mouth and said with a smile: "Shuzhou is cold and cold. If you can't eat spicy food, you will easily get arthritis in the future."
"Guan, arthritis?"
Xu Qingwan stared with big tearful eyes, looking puzzled: "What is arthritis?"
"Ahem, it's just bone cold."
Wei Changtian changed his explanation, shook his head and said, "I won't serve you if the root cause of your illness turns up."
"Who, who wants you to serve..."
Xu Qingwan blushed even more: "Boss, he always says these weird things..."
"That's not as strange as you."
Wei Changtian suddenly straightened his face and said seriously: "I haven't answered the question just now."
"Why didn't you reply to my letter? Why didn't you tell me in advance when you were transferred to Shuzhou?"
"I......"
Xu Qingwan put down the bowl, lowered her head and hesitated as if she was answering, but she couldn't hear clearly.
"I, I wanted to write you a letter..."
"But, but..."
"but what?"
Wei Changtian moved a chair directly to sit next to Xu Qingwan and said dissatisfied: "Speak louder."
"oh......"
Xu Qingwan quickly wiped the corners of her eyes and explained as humiliatingly as a mosquito:
"But, I cry every time I pick up the pen...the paper always gets wet before I finish writing...so I didn't send it to you..."
"You, please don't be angry..."
Comrade Xiao Xu looked anxious as he gently tugged at the corner of Wei Changtian's clothes.
Wei Changtian was stunned when he heard this, and after a while he took a deep breath and said seriously:
"Won't you write while wiping your tears?"
"..."
This time it was Xu Qingwan's turn to be stunned.
She opened her mouth and didn't know how to answer. Fortunately, Wei Changtian just teased her and then asked:
"What about coming to Shuzhou? Even if you can't write a letter, if you are transferred from the capital to Shuzhou, my father must give his approval for this matter."
Wei Changtian analyzed: "But my father didn't tell me either. Is it because you didn't let him?"
"Uh-huh......"
Xu Qingwan still grabbed Wei Changtian's clothes: "I, I'm afraid I'll tell you, you won't allow me to come..."
"..."
Wei Changtian's tone paused: "Are you a fool?"
Xu Qingwan shook her head naively: "No, it's not..."
"???"
Seeing Comrade Xiao Xu's IQ not exceeding fifty, Wei Changtian almost laughed out loud.
"Ho ho...cough! Let's have some porridge!"
"Whoa whoa......"
At this time, Xu Qingwan also realized that she seemed a little stupid, and she quickly lowered her head to drink the porridge in shame.
Wei Changtian looked at her for a while, drank up the porridge in his bowl, and suddenly asked again:
"tasty?"
"Okay, delicious..." A very sincere answer came from behind the big bowl.
"..."
When you are hungry, anything you eat tastes delicious. Many people probably have a deep understanding of this saying.
When you are hungry, your mouth will water just thinking about steamed buns, but when you are full, all delicious food seems to be tasteless.
So it’s understandable that Xu Qingwan, who didn’t have dinner, thought the Laba porridge was delicious.
But Wei Changtian had obviously already eaten hot pot, but now he smiled and nodded.
"Well, I think it tastes good too."
...
After drinking porridge, the two sat and talked for a while.
Xu Qingwan talked about some things that happened in the capital in the past three months, while Wei Changtian selectively talked about what he saw and heard in Shuzhou.
As for Yang Liushi and Liang Qin...he didn't hide them.
After all, this thing can't be hidden.
Comrade Xiao Xu would definitely be lying if she said she didn't care about this, but she didn't say much. She was probably mentally prepared for it.
The time came to Hai hour very quickly, and the night outside the window was already very deep.
Under such circumstances, a man and a woman were alone in the same room. If it were in the previous life, the man would have turned around and left unless his brain was kicked by a donkey.
But after all, we are still in ancient times where the degree of openness is not high. Therefore, although Wei Changtian wanted to stay overnight, he also knew that a "serious" woman like Xu Qingwan would not agree.
Good things come in a long way, so let's pull it off.
"You have traveled so long, you should rest early tonight."
Standing up, Wei Changtian said regretfully: "I'm going back first, and I'll come see you tomorrow."
"Um."
As expected, although Xu Qingwan was a little reluctant to give up, it was only because she wanted to stay with Wei Changtian for a while, and she had no intention of "devoting her life in advance" at all.
"Slow down on the road."
"knew."
Wei Changtian put the pottery pot and other items back into the food box, then reached out to grab the torn red rope.
But Xu Qingwan suddenly called him at this moment.
"Wait, wait a moment."
"What's wrong?"
"this is for you......"
He reached his hand behind his head and gently pulled it, and the soft black hair slipped instantly.
Xu Qingwan handed the removed red rope to Wei Changtian and said softly:
"Originally, I was supposed to embroider a sachet and purse for you, but I don't know how to be a female embroiderer, and I haven't learned how to do it after studying with my mother for a long time... Don't dislike it."
"..."
Taking the brand new red rope, Wei Changtian put it in his chest and put it away: "No... ok, then I'm leaving."
"Well...wait a little longer."
"What happened again?"
Wei Changtian turned back with a puzzled look.
However, Xu Qingwan did not speak this time, she just gently pulled his sleeves, then suddenly closed her eyes in Wei Changtian's surprised eyes, and moved her thin lips forward like a martyr going to his death.