Jiaohua

Chapter 278
In the evening, the twilight fell early, and the sky was covered with dark clouds like dark ink.

Old Tong and Zhi Changle were sitting in the hall of Qingque Pavilion, watching the lights lit up one after another outside the window.

"Why hasn't Ali come out yet?" Zhi Changle said boringly, holding his chin.

"I don't know." Old Tong said, he was peeling walnuts, holding them firmly with tongs, and then picked out the kernels with chopsticks and put them aside.

There were many diners eating in the hall, the shopkeepers were very busy, but the street was deserted, the vendors pushed their carts away, and the street was suddenly empty.

After a long time, a little maid came from the inner hall, blessed them and said, "You two knights, please come inside."

"Can you go in now?" Branch Chief Lexi said, and hurriedly got up.

"Yeah." The little girl nodded with a smile.

"Okay!" Old Tong said, quickly put the clip away, and began to pack his things.

In the other hall by the lake in the backyard, Xia Zhaoyi was writing on paper with a pen, and Mr. Yan Hui was sitting opposite her, with small scrolls one after another in hand.

The lamps outside the eaves swayed in the evening wind, and the lights in the other hall were bright, reflecting the lake water, adding a layer of peace.

Hearing the movement, Xia Zhaoyi looked up, saw Zhi Changle and Lao Tong, and bent his lips into a smile.

"Ali!" Zhi Changle shouted happily.

Old Tong pushed him: "Don't yell!"

"Oh, that's right!" Zhi Changle slapped himself.

The two of them ran in big strides, and took a few steps up the wooden steps: "Ali!"

"Ali, you've missed us!"

The girl was dressed in luxurious brocade clothes, sitting peacefully on the square mat on the floor, combing her hair in a clean and delicate bun, her whole little face was white and clean, with clear features, as if she had changed herself.

"A Li, you have become more beautiful!" Zhi Changle said with a smile.

"Hahaha," Mr. Yan Hui laughed, looked at it and said, "It seems that you really know each other."

"I know, I really know." Zhi Chang was very happy.

"Wait a minute," Xia Zhaoyi said, "soon."

Continue writing on paper.

After finishing writing, she handed it to Li Yanhui.

Li Yanhui glanced briefly, nodded with satisfaction, rolled the paper into a roll, fastened it with a silver stone and gold seal, and put it into a wooden box beside the other scrolls.

Then he took out another wooden box and handed it over: "Ali, the old rules."

"Okay." Xia Zhaoyi took the wooden box, which was very heavy.

Li Yanhui stood up holding the wooden box in his hand, and said with a smile: "You two reunite after a long time, just sit here and talk about what you want to eat and drink, we just run a restaurant here."

"Mr. Yan Hui's treat, we won't be polite." Xia Zhaoyi laughed.

"Hahaha, good!" Li Yan replied, "Don't bother me, please leave first."

Xia Zhaoyi nodded.

When Li Yanhui left, Zhi Changle and Lao Tong hurriedly sat down beside the plan: "A Li, what's going on?"

"After we entered Beijing, we found that the situation was wrong. Many people scolded you, and you are wanted on the street!"

"It's a long story, let's not talk about it," Xia Zhaoyi said, "When did you come here?"

"I came here before the gate of the city was closed yesterday," Zhi Changle said, "After much deliberation, we still think it's better to come here to find you."

"Look, Ah Li," Lao Tong said hastily, "this one."

He put down the burden in his hand, put down the freshly peeled walnuts, and took out the warm plum cake from his arms: "Ali, here it is."

Xia Zhaoyi smiled, stretched out his hand to pick up a walnut kernel and put it in his mouth, then looked at Bao Bao: "What is this?"

"Open it and have a look!" Zhi Changle said expectantly.

Xia Zhaoyi untied the bundle, inside were three small boxes and several bags of clothes.

The clothes are very luxurious, the material is first-grade bright moon silk, the ribbons and cloak are all high-quality Xianbaiqing, she opened a small box, displaying exquisite and gorgeous jewelry, and the other two boxes are jewelry and jade.

Xia Zhaoyi raised his eyes and said, "Old Tong, these are..."

"We have made a lot of money by using your methods along the way," Zhi Changle said impatiently, "We specialize in harvesting those difficult-to-harvest medicines, and a rich gentry paid a lot of money to buy them from us! There are also , We were lucky and rescued another rich man in Mingxi Mountain. He thanked us and gave us a full 500 taels!"

"We thought we'd buy you something when we came to the capital, so we bought these. We don't know if they look good or not. Is it because the shop blackmailed us, Ah Li, look, do you like it?" Old Tong said.

Xia Zhaoyi didn't speak, looked away from their old clothes that were about to turn white, looked back at these clothes, and nodded: "Well, I like it."

"But looking at you now," Zhi Changle said, "Ali, have you found your family?"

"No," Xia Zhaoyi shook his head, "My family members are gone, they passed away."

"Ah?" Old Tong was taken aback, "How could this be?"

Xia Zhaoyi smiled, untied the bag of plum cake, and said, "It smells so good."

"Then... don't be too sad, by the way, we still have some money left, and we plan to do some small business in Beijing this time, if you have nowhere to go, why don't you come with us?" Zhi Changle said.

"Okay," Xia Zhaoyi took out a plum cake and said, "I can go and play with you when the time comes."

"Is it safe here?" Old Tong raised his eyes and looked around, "Ali, you are wanted now, and people here know you, why don't we go first?"

"Eat something," Xia Zhaoyi said with a smile, "Mr. Yan Hui said that he treats guests, and he doesn't eat for nothing."

"But this place..."

"It's okay, I'm the safest place alone." Xia Zhaoyi took a bite of the plum cake, and it was still warm.

"It's delicious," she said, handing the bag over, "Do you want it?"

Zhi Changle reached out to take it, paused, frowned and looked at Lao Tong: "Why do I feel that something seems to be in vain?"

"What's the matter?" Old Tong asked.

Xia Zhaoyi also looked curiously.

Zhi Changle thought hard for a while, then shook his head: "I can't think of it, I just can't say it."

Lao Tong was fooled by him, and he also frowned: "When you say it like this, I also feel that there is something empty."

After thinking for a long time, Old Tong suddenly said, "Oh! It's Pang Yi!"

Zhi Chang laughed, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes! Where is Pang Yi!"

"Pang Yi?" Xia Zhaoyi looked at them.

"That's right, Pang Yi also came to the capital with us. He left for something and said he would come to us in half an hour. How long has it been since he hasn't come yet?" Old Tong said.

"Is nothing going to happen?" Zhi Changle was a little worried.

Old Tong thought for a while, and said, "Why don't you go back to the inn first? Maybe he went to the inn to find us."

"What happened? Where did he go?" Xia Zhaoyi frowned, "What happened?"

(End of this chapter)