last time

Chapter 188
Zhuo Ran touched her stomach when she went out, Li Yanchuan didn't let her eat, now she was hungry seeing them eating, she shook Li Yanchuan's hand, and looked at him with wide eyes.

Li Xunchuan smiled: "Remember. But in the new year and new atmosphere, I must cook the first meal you eat."

"You want..." Before Zhuo Ran finished speaking, Li Yanchuan dragged him to the kitchen.When these people finished their meal, the kitchen was free, just in time to cook a meal for Zhuo Ran, Li Yuchuan thought about it as soon as he got up, and he held back not to say it.

Zhuo Ran was still thinking about the things just mentioned. She sat on the bench and looked at Li Yanchuan who was chopping vegetables from time to time, propping her chin and sighing.Li Xunchuan raised his eyes: "What's the matter, is it cold?"

"It's not cold." Zhuo Ran finally stood up, "Let me help you."

"Okay." Li Yuchuan agreed without thinking, "Come here after washing your hands, I'll teach you how to make dough."

"Oh." Zhuo Ran got up, the kitchen door was closed, Zhuo Ran took off her cloak and put it on the bench, she wiped her hands and walked to Li Yuchuan, "What am I going to do?"

Li Xunchuan looked at her: "Do you know what "meeting" means?"

Zhuo Ran nodded, and Li Yanchuan asked again: "Have you met Renhe Mian?"

"I also helped Uncle Zhou cook," Zhuo Ran looked at him sideways, "Don't think that I can't work in the kitchen, of course I know how to do it."

"Really?" Li Xunchuan looked at her suspiciously, Zhuo Ran raised his eyebrows, and told Li Xunchuan to continue chopping vegetables.Li Xunchuan didn't dare to make any other moves, so he just kept staring at Zhuo Ran, watching her pour the flour into the basin and add some water, then he didn't move again.

"..." Li Yuchuan wanted to remind her, but Zhuo Ran stared back as soon as the words came to his lips, "Okay, okay, do it yourself."

Zhuo Ran's eyeballs turned twice quickly, she rubbed the dough that was sticky, and kneaded them into a ball with Li Yanchuan's eyes.Li Xunchuan shook his head, he could only cut the vegetables first, then watched Zhuo Ran's movements, and leaned against the table to stare at her. After a while, Zhuo Ran looked at Li Xunchuan with help-seeking eyes, pulling the corners of his lips helplessly.

"Don't you know how?" Li Yanchuan said deliberately, "Don't look at me, I still want to cook."

Zhuo Ran frowned, Li Xunchuan did not come to her side, but picked a carrot and cut it into shreds, Zhuo Ran sighed, and poked the unremarkable dough with his fingers, feeling that it seemed to be usable or it seemed to be temporarily condensed It's not sure whether Zhuo Ran can eat a piece of food.

"Chi Yue..."

Zhuo Ran hadn't called Li Yanchuan like this before, and when her voice came out, Li Yanchuan frowned slightly, turned his head to look at her, and said softly, "Wait a minute."

Zhuo Ran nodded, and Li Xunchuan finally put down the knife. When he came over, he took a small piece of carrot and stuffed it into Zhuo Ran's mouth.

"Knead hard." Li Yanchuan stuck to Zhuo Ran's back and took her hand to knead the dough from behind. He leaned forward slightly and whispered in Zhuo Ran's ear, "Adding water needs to be divided into several times. Let the flour be cooked and water-based?"

"But it's really sticky." Zhuo Ran was surrounded by Li Yanchuan like this, she raised her head slightly, "Isn't it sticky?"

Li Xunchuan shook his head: "I thought my Xiaqiu had some knowledge about cooking, but in the end he didn't know anything about it. Sure enough, I need someone to take care of me everywhere. If I'm not by your side in the future, what should I do if I'm hungry?"

"Waiting for you to come back to do it." Zhuo Ran smiled, "I told you before that, if you don't come back, I will starve myself to death."

Li Xunchuan moved very quickly and kneaded the dough in a short while. Zhuo Ran pulled out his hand. Li Xunchuan sprinkled flour on the chopping board, and Zhuo Ran rubbed it on his face. Li Xunchuan frowned slightly, and did not dare to squeeze Zhuo Ran's dough hand, just lowered his voice: "Zhuo Xiaqiu, do you still want to eat?"

"Think about it." Zhuo Ran hugged his waist but didn't touch him with her hands, she raised her eyes to look at Li Yuchuan, "You should hurry up, I'll wait for you next to you."

"Not helping anymore?" Li Xunchuan lowered his head.

Zhuo Ran shook her head, she touched Li Yanchuan's lips on tiptoe, and kissed lightly, Zhuo Ran rubbed Li Yanchuan's cheek, but Li Yanchuan didn't feel very happy, and hugged him up, before Zhuo Ran could react, Li Yanchuan He kissed again, without touching the back of Zhuo Ran's neck, but still pressed him down with absolute strength, Zhuo Ran climbed onto Li Yanchuan's shoulders, and finally stood firm.

"Okay, okay." Zhuo Ran blushed from the kiss, she cleared her throat, and gently pushed Li Yuchuan away.

Li Xunchuan smiled in a low voice: "What? It's not the first time I've been so shy."

"I'm starving to death, hurry up." Zhuo Ran trotted to the sink to wash his hands, and then wiped his face with cold water, only then did he feel that the scalding on his face had subsided a bit.After a while, she re-entered the kitchen, and Li Yanchuan had already kneaded the dough and cut it into strips.

It's not easy to make a meal, Zhuo Ran didn't even have the strength to hold his chopsticks when eating.Li Xunchuan looked at her and said, "Aren't you making trouble all the time, I shouldn't bring you here next time."

"Can I pick the ready-made ones?" Zhuo Ran grabbed the edge of the bowl and took a sip of the soup. Li Yunchuan took Zhuo Ran's chopsticks and sat beside her.

"Which time is it not ready-made?" Li Yanchuan blew on the noodles, and handed the chopsticks to Zhuo Ran's lips, "Do you want me to feed you for the rest of your life? Zhuo Xiaqiu, you won't even be able to walk by then."

"You know it." Zhuo Ran chewed, she pushed the bowl to Li Yuchuan, "Let's eat together."

Li Xunchuan nodded. He took a big mouthful of noodles and fed Zhuo Ran another mouthful. He said, "Are you still thinking about Xiqi just now? Why, don't you feel relieved to leave it to me?"

"No." Zhuo Ran shook his head, "I'm just thinking about the staff. And He Xi, if he goes back to Tuzhou and then runs to other places, we might not be able to catch up after such a long delay. And , we shouldn't delay like this any longer."

"I understand what you said." Li Yanchuan fed her with vegetables, "but He Xi has nowhere to go except to go to Tuzhou. The news of this time in Yuzhou has spread, and soon someone will know your purpose With the current thinking, it would be too illogical for He Xi to run away easily. Sometimes you have to think about it, it’s a coincidence.”

"It would be great if the Zisha Hall was in Tuzhou, and we can take the opportunity to cooperate internally and externally." Zhuo Ran said, "I hope to get news as soon as possible. I don't want you to be in danger again, it's too dangerous."

Li Xunchuan smiled: "Since we agreed to be together, how could I worry you by myself. Don't worry, with me here, you don't need to be afraid of anything."

Zhuo Ran nodded.

"By the way," Li Xunchuan took a sip of soup, "I was thinking about one thing. Yuzhou needs to build a school ground, otherwise it is not a good idea for the garrison and imperial troops to stay in the camp all the time, and they will definitely not be happy after a long time. "

"Why didn't you mention it just now?"

"I forgot for a while," Li Yuchuan said, "I thought I couldn't starve you, so I hurried over to cook as soon as I finished speaking."

"Hmph." Zhuo Ran turned his head, Li Yanchuan smiled and said, "Open your mouth."

"But there is no place in Yuzhou that can be vacant." Li Xunchuan frowned, "You can't put people in prisons, anyway, they are also garrison troops, and they can't live in such a poor life."

"The construction of the school grounds also needs money," Zhuo Ran frowned, "Let's take a look, maybe there will be a good site later, and you don't need to pay money to do it."

"This matter is really not urgent." Li Yuchuan said, "Let's wait until we have settled the matter at hand. These days, let's take a look at the situation in other places, especially the three states of Yongxintu."

"Master Wei will deliver the letter later," Zhuo Ran said, "You need to read carefully and pay attention to the wording, and you must not do anything foolish."

"Understood," Li Yanchuan laughed softly, "Why are you just like an elder who can't stop worrying about you. But speaking of it, it will be your birthday in a few days."

"It's also Boye's birthday." Zhuo Ran looked up at him, "Bo Ye and I are only one day apart, he is from the sixth day of junior high school, but I am a little doubtful whether Princess Nanxiang and Zhuo Ran are born on the same day. Zhuo Ran's birthday is unlikely to be true."

"It's okay," Li Yanchuan smiled, "I only recognize you."

Li Xunchuan took Zhuo Ran to rest for a while, and originally wanted to go out to have a look, but Zhuo Ran immediately fell asleep, Li Xunchuan had no choice but to hug him and fall asleep.In the afternoon, someone knocked on the door.

Wei Zhuang and Meng Weidao were very fast, and they finished the matter almost, so they showed it to Li Xunchuan and Zhuo Ran.Zhuo Ran got up from the quilt, and Li Yanchuan looked at her sideways: "It's nothing, you sleep, I'll just come and see."

Zhuo Ran got down on the ground again, Li Yanchuan and Zhuo Ran talked about the contents of the letter, he said: "It's not bad, I think Jun'an will agree."

"Have you finished writing the letter with Zhong Lang?" Zhuo Ran asked with half-opened eyes.

"It's finished." Li Yuchuan said, "I'll let Ruofei send it over. If it's fast, there should be news tomorrow."

"Feed Ruofei some meat," Zhuo Ran said, "otherwise he won't be able to fly this far."

Li Xunchuan smiled.Ruofei was quite obedient, and went out immediately after receiving the letter. Fortunately, the heavy snow had stopped, and except for the coldness in the air, everything was fresh, so Li Yanchuan stayed outside for a while. Drinking water at the table, when he saw Li Xunchuan, he stretched out his hand, and Li Xunchuan held her back.

"Are you awake?" Li Yanchuan stretched out his hand to Bing Zhuoran, and said with a smile, "The air outside is not bad, why don't you go out for a walk, don't be bored in the room."

"Okay." Zhuo Ran stood up, Li Yuchuan wrapped her in a cloak, and led her out of the mansion.Gu Zhao was still holding Li Xunchuan's medicine in his hand, but when he saw the two of them leaving the mansion, he knew that they should not disturb at this time, so he withdrew first.

The difference from yesterday is that now the ground is full of flames, and stepping on the snow is like a blanket, making noises.The children were still squatting and playing by the side of the street, ignoring the adults who were walking, laughing and laughing wildly, very happy.

Li Xunchuan said softly: "Such a peaceful day is what everyone looks forward to in a year."

Zhuo Ran was led away by Li Yanchuan, she responded in a low voice, and Li Yanchuan turned to look at her: "Not interested? Don't you want to go shopping?"

"No." Zhuo Ran shook her head, "I just thought of the New Year in Yongzhou. Uncle Zhou can always find all kinds of interesting things for me, which is equivalent to making up for the vacancy that my father can't accompany me. At that time My brother often took me out to play secretly. I remember that once when he set off firecrackers, I didn’t run away in time. My skirt was torn and I was almost injured. My father scolded my brother when he found out, and finally Uncle Zhou blocked me. come down."

"Your brother dares to take you around." Li Yuchuan smiled, "But I think, if you met me when you were young, you would have played even crazier then. Maybe I would just teach you how to ride a horse. Now You don’t have to be afraid of anything else.”

"You seldom tell me about your childhood." Zhuo Ran walked slowly, she said, "From your description, your parents must also love you very much, but it's a pity that they can't stay with you all the time now. In fact, after walking for such a long time, I realized that the so-called long time is just something that generally exists in the heart, no one will always be with me, because these long time is not real at all.”

Li Xunchuan touched her hand: "I... I didn't mention it because I didn't want you to be sad with me. Xiaqiu, you can always be affected by these things. Although you can't see it on the surface, you have already sunk in I can't get rid of a certain feeling, and it will always pick a time of collapse to erupt. I am very worried and scared. It's just like what happened when you met Yong Niang and Kang Sheng'an, so I don't want to tell you. I don't want you to be tied down by other things, understand?"

"You protect me well enough," Zhuo Ran couldn't help smiling, "From a long time ago, I don't need to dress myself, and I don't need to come to eat. I'm very happy but I don't need you to block anything. Happy. When two people are together, you don’t need one to pay and the other to suffer. It’s not fair to you, and you have underestimated me. I’m not easy to break. You can let me share your pain and joy, you can try Make me completely yours."

Li Xunchuan frowned slightly.Zhuo Ran raised her eyes and looked at him: "Do you feel that we have always had some problems. After I left Gaodu, although I have been looking for the identity of the so-called Nanxiang, I have never changed. I know what I should do. What matter, you and Uncle Zhou will be the first people I think about, and I don’t need you to protect everything. Sometimes I feel sad when I see you worrying about me, but there is no way, in your eyes, I am so old Small, it’s really not enough to reassure you, but it’s not like this.”

"I said you were extreme," Li Yuchuan said in a low voice, "It's not a matter of age, I just want to say that you must not do dangerous things, Zhou Yu and I don't want to control you, but we are often afraid that you will have an accident. "

Zhuo Ran shook her head: "Of course I understand what you guys mean, but there is no other way. I may have chosen the wrong path from the beginning. Now that I have come to this point, I want to give up, and there is nowhere to go. But I have been I was thinking, if I can really achieve it, if I can really rely on my ability to protect you, I will go towards this goal, and I hope you don’t be afraid, let me go appropriately, I don’t like being taken care of very much, But besides you."

Li Xunchuan lowered his eyes, Zhuo Ran said: "There is also Chi Yue, I am standing in front of you naked, you know everything about me, my unbearable and sad, but I only stay in your tenderness to you , so can you tell me what's going on? I want to know everything about you, I want to be with you to do everything you can only do alone, I don't want you to face everything alone, I should be by your side , as it is now.”

"Are you trying to find out about me now?" Li Yanchuan raised his eyebrows.

"I won't ask you any more if you say a word." Zhuo Ran touched his arm, "Don't let me know that you were injured, and don't let me know what happened to you in Beili. Can I feel at ease by covering up the past with a sentence? I am not a fool. You will definitely have some problems when you return to Beili. Say something else."

"Sure enough, I can't hide anything from you." Li Yuchuan shook his head helplessly, "I just haven't figured out how to tell you, after all, it has nothing to do with you, and it's just to distract you."

"That's what I'm talking about." Zhuo Ran said, "You should change your mind, Chi Yue."

Li Xunchuan warmed her fingers, and said softly, "Okay, I admit defeat, I'll just tell you."

Zhuo Ran nodded.Li Xunchuan thought for a while, and said: "The story I told you about my father and mother in the carriage that day is true. They had a sister soon after they fell in love. Later, when I grew up, I realized that my sister actually wanted to marry me. Happier than me. I heard from my elder sister that before I was born, they went outside to play when the war subsided. It is said that they went to many places, but after I was born, wars became frequent, and there was no such a comfortable life anymore. I always thought that as long as my father won the battle, I would have a reason to let them take me out to play, but even if my father won, he would only devote himself to the next game. Gradually, I lost interest in the previous idea And hope, in the end, my father took me to the battlefield. I was very resistant at first, and felt that such a life was really boring, until Master came to Beili and brought Jun'an, and at that time, my Life just changed..."

"It was a snowy night." Li Yuchuan sighed, "Actually, I didn't dislike snow that much, but my father and mother passed away in the heavy snow, so I didn't like snow that much. I...I can't remember clearly What happened at that time, I only remember that Baixue was stained red with blood, and melted in the fire that could not be burned at all. My sister was screaming and crying in the fire, but I was stunned there, and before I could make a sound, I was killed by Master It was taken……"

It was the first time that Li Yanchuan saw heavy snow, and he was able to cover his eyes so that he could not see the way ahead, but there was only a faint tearing and wailing. He couldn't tell whether it was his own overflowing voice or the pain and mourning of his relatives. He hated himself for remembering. I don't know.

Zhuo Ran immediately realized that she held Li Yanchuan's trembling hand and said, "Yes, Agamula, right?"

(End of this chapter)