Zhurou

Chapter 48 Sydney
Seeing Zhao Mingzhi's movements, Fu Huaiyuan's eyes flickered, and he looked her up and down for a while, before he asked, "I hear Miss Zhao's accent, she doesn't look like someone from Junzhou, where are you going this time?"

Obviously the surname is "Fu", and he is still at "Xu"'s house in the middle of the night. Looking at him, he feels as comfortable as in his own home.

There was Li Xun in the front, and Fu Huaiyuan in the back. Doesn't this Xu house have an owner?
Zhao Mingzhi couldn't figure out where he came from, but remembered what Li Xun said before, asking her to talk more and urging them to go back to Jingzhao Mansion, so he used the topic: "I have urgent matters at home, and I have to go to Jingzhao Mansion."

The other party said "Oh", thoughtfully, smiled and asked Zhao Mingzhi to sit down again, and found a chair closest to her and sat down.

He put the lantern in his hand on the table between the two of them, and by the light of the candle, he turned to look at Zhao Mingzhi, and asked, "It's not peaceful all this time, but I don't know where the girl's home is, what kind of business she does, and how her family is?" Do you rest assured that you will go on the road alone?"

Zhao Mingzhi replied: "My family does some business to make ends meet. Although the current situation is unsettled, everyone in the family has to eat, so we can't just let it go."

Just at this time a girl brought in new tea, she took it without drinking it, just held it in her hand and gently scraped the floating tea leaves in the teacup with the lid of the cup, and sat upright again to look at the color of the tea.

She lowered her head and lowered her eyes, but she didn't know that she was looking from the side of Fu Huaiyuan. The lantern was dimly lit, reflecting the girl's bright eyes, picturesque eyebrows, fine eyelashes fluttering, and beautiful shape. Qiushui is radiant when you look forward to it, and when you lower your eyes, it has a peaceful temperament, which makes people feel close to each other.

As for the exposed skin, although it is a little yellowish and brown, but the flaws are not concealed. With such eyes, who would care about others?

In addition to this, there is her voice, clear and clear, like a clear stream. Come to make people very comfortable.

Fu Huaiyuan looked at her appearance, and listened to her voice and words, so it was inevitable that he would have some impressions. After chatting for a few more words, seeing that she advanced and retreated gracefully, only one thought remained in his mind.

This Li Er, how could he pick up such a thing so easily?

In such a chaotic time, if you dare to walk outside alone, although you don't know the reason, you must have some support, but you don't know what that support is and where it comes from.

Although they are only merchants, merchants have their own merits. A peddler who sells candied haws on the side of the road is the same as a merchant who has opened a few dozen stores in central Beijing. .

The girl in front of her is acting in a dignified manner, and she is sure to be a big business in the family.

From her point of view, how could she be willing to walk alone, alone and alone, at will?

I think it's because of Li Erpin's appearance and ability.

It is not uncommon for a husband and son-in-law to be brought home in the end with a life-saving grace.

Thinking that he had figured out the ins and outs, Fu Huaiyuan's thoughts came alive, and he asked: "I heard that there is a liquor business in Beijing, also surnamed Zhao, is it a girl's business?"

Zhao Mingzhi shook his head and said, "All the business at home is handled by others, I don't know very well."

"So the girl's family is really from the capital?"

"I only stayed in the capital for a while." Zhao Mingzhi said, "I also have some big and small businesses, but they are just making ends meet."

The more she said this, the more suspicious Fu Huaiyuan became in his heart. He laughed and said, "Is it just for a while? I heard the girl's official words are very beautiful. I thought she grew up in the capital, so she didn't?"

Zhao Mingzhi just smiled and stopped talking.

Then Fu Huaiyuan couldn't help but went to see her again, and asked with a smile: "Young lady's family is also in the tea business, right? Is it because the tea tastes bad and can't be eaten? I don't think you drink a sip for half a day."

"How could it be?" Zhao Mingzhi shook his head and said politely, "The scent of tea is enough to refresh you, but it's too late to drink more."

Fu Huaiyuan was immediately annoyed, and turned his head to tell his attendants, "It's midnight, why are you still serving tea to the guests, why don't you change the bamboo water, and prepare some fruit snacks!"

The man went there in a hurry, and after a while, he brought in fresh water and ate with a plate.

On a winter day, there are a few milk oranges the size of half a fist, a few pineapples, and a few dates on the plate.

Fu Huaiyuan took a milk tangerine, put it in his hand and said: "This is a fruit from Wenqiaoling. This year's court, even the middle of Beijing, is having a hard time, so it may not be easy to get it. In winter, there are few fresh fruits. Miss Zhao came here. try."

As he said that, taking the opportunity of handing the milk orange to Zhao Mingzhi by himself, he lowered his head and looked at it carefully.

The candlelight was flickering, the skin of the hands holding the cup was delicate, the fingers were slender, except that the complexion was a little yellowish and brownish, and there were a few new scars and calluses, which could really be called catkins.

It's a pity that I can't see the face, so I don't know what it looks like.

Fu Huaiyuan's thoughts were complicated, and it was hard to describe what he wanted in his heart. At one moment, he hoped that the girl Zhao in front of him had at least some background in appearance, so that he could tie Li Er tightly so that he wouldn't covet someone else, and at the same time, he didn't want her to be too outstanding.

Before he put his hand in front of Zhao Mingzhi, he heard a sound of footsteps at the door, looked up, saw someone coming, quickly took back the milk orange in his hand, stood up himself, stepped forward and said: "Auntie! "

As soon as the words fell, a few servants came in first, and the crowd surrounded an old woman on crutches to enter the door.

The old woman ignored Fu Huaiyuan, and asked loudly as soon as she entered the door: "Where is Li Xun? Where did he go?"

She is about seventy, with hanging eyes, thin lips, and slightly protruding cheekbones. It is not easy to get along with her at first glance.

After asking, but no one answered, she took the crutch in her hand and pounded the ground vigorously, cursing: "One or two, don't pay attention to my old bones! It's been a long time since Li Xun came back. No one came to communicate——this family, who is in charge right now?!"

For a while, no one in the room dared to respond, and everyone bowed their heads.

Zhao Mingzhi stood up early, but at this time he stayed out of the matter and felt the situation was embarrassing.

Seeing the old woman pointing at Sang and scolding Huai, she turned her head to look at Fu Huaiyuan, only to find that Fu Huaiyuan was standing with his hands folded, avoiding the side, at first glance it seemed that he was listening to a lesson with his head bowed, but the two sides were a little closer, and by the candlelight, he happened to see his face clearly. The face—it was full of impatience.

He didn't speak, but the old woman kept talking, and after she finished cursing, she finally turned to Fu Huaiyuan and said, "It's midnight, you don't go back, what are you doing here?"

Fu Huaiyuan stepped forward and said: "I heard that my aunt has been coughing for the past two days, as if she had typhoid fever. Taking advantage of today's free time, I went to find some pears from Xijing. I thought it would be better to ask someone to stew rock sugar to relieve the cough... "

When the old woman heard this, her expression turned pale, but her brows were still frowning, and she asked, "When did you send Xueli here? Why didn't I know?"

Fu Huaiyuan said: "I heard that my aunt was reciting scriptures, so I came to the hall to wait for a while. I wanted to wait until you were free before going. I didn't want to meet Miss Zhao, so I realized that Li Xun came back tonight..."

As he spoke, he turned and faced Zhao Mingzhi.

The old woman had already lost all her anger, but when she heard the word "Miss Zhao", she followed his direction and found that there was another person in the hall. The man's face changed suddenly, he suppressed his anger, and asked, "Where did you come from, and why are you here?"

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