Red makeup Chitose

In front of them was a restaurant, a two-story red-painted small building facing the street, with beams and pillars embracing two people, full of guests, and cars and horses like water, it looked like a place where a meal would cost a lot of copper coins.

The key is that at the corner of the entrance of the restaurant, a simple shed was built, with a picket, three stools, and no signboard, only a trace of white mist floating from the wooden barrel wrapped in a quilt, letting people know that his house is Sell ​​ice cheese (Note 1).

"The more inconspicuous the stall, the better the delicious food. This is called eyesight!" Ruan Xiucheng proudly led the two of them over, and greeted skillfully, "Shopkeeper, bring three bowls of ice cream and add more sugar water!"

Although the children in Zhuliao basically grew up together, they all grew up together, but Jin Mingwei, Ruan Xiucheng, and Gu Suian especially played well.

When they were young, the three of them played mud together, played house, went to dig bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest, and set up traps in the snow to catch sparrows. Whoever disobeyed was beaten, and the other two would lie on the wall to watch the fun, and they would hold hands together the next day. Bring your own best wound medicine to the door.

When they were older, the three of them went to school together, and after school they got together to write a bunch of theories assigned by the teacher. Since Gu Suian was the best at reading books, Ruan Xiucheng was not bad, and Jin Ming was at the end of the crane. A few days before the exam, Ruan Xiucheng and Gu Suian basically ran to Jin's courtyard every day, forcing Jin Mingwei to endorse, so as not to embarrass them.

When they are older, although the three of them have their own busy schedules, they will still go out together to find fun, eat delicious food, go to temple fairs and markets, and talk to each other about what kind of husband they will marry in the future. No matter what kind of wife you marry, you will be the first to dislike her: I will never marry/marry you!

For more than ten years, the three of them have claimed to be the Three Masters of Zhuliao in the name of the Three Purities in Heaven. Of course, as soon as the words were released, they were beaten by their parents the next day, saying that they disrespected God.

"What's wrong with God! If God is unfair, as long as the three of us are together, it will be over!"

At that time, the three of them were grimacing in pain, still holding their necks, and howling with glowing eyes.

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The shopkeeper chiseled crushed ice from a wooden barrel wrapped in a quilt, put it in a rough porcelain bowl, topped it with golden sugar water, added a spoonful of blue and red silk, and then put half a plum on the top of the ice cone like a snow peak. The bowl was placed on a simple wooden board, and there were three bangs, shaking a few broken ice down.

Jin Mingwei, Ruan Xiucheng, and Gu Suian all had a tacit understanding and immediately picked up a fingertip, dipped the broken ice into their mouths, and sighed comfortably: "Cheer up!"

Gu Suian glanced at Jin Mingwei, and said again: "I only eat ice in April, I want to buy a bowl of ginger honey water, I see there is one over there, do you want it?"

Without even thinking about it, Jin Mingwei and Ruan Xiucheng said in unison: "Yes! I'll give you the money later!"

Gu Suian nodded, got up and went to buy water, and there were only Jin and Ruan left in the stall.

Ruan Xiucheng's hand that scooped up the ice froze slightly, and he asked Jin Mingwei abruptly, "You really rejected the marriage? It's not that the two have conflicts, and you won't go back on your word and discuss the marriage again, right?"

"Of course! Men can't do it, but they can't do it!" Jin Ming chewed the crushed ice slightly, thinking of the way Ruan Xiucheng looked at Huo Ruyuan, with a playful look, "No way, you have a crush on him? You actually have a crush on the widow's son? Did you take it seriously before when you were joking?"

Ruan Xiucheng was an orphan picked up by the mountain chief Su Luoying. She had no father or mother. Seeing that she was born smart, Su Luoying raised her as a half-daughter, gave her a name, taught her how to behave in the world, and sent her to Suji Academy to study.

Ruan Xiucheng lived up to expectations, he was proficient in classics and history collections, he was good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and he was no worse than a daughter of a famous family who was serious about the Eight Classics.

Even though she was Su Luoying's maidservant when she grew up, no one inside or outside the academy dared to despise her, no matter it was her own talent and learning, or because of Su Luoying's upbringing. Her parents are relatives of the emperor, otherwise how could she be born so outstanding.

"You are also sixteen. I heard from Mr. Su Shan that he has already handed over your roster to the matchmaker. He said that the Su family will personally check the gates and will definitely give you a good match!" Jin Ming smiled again, "I You and Gu Suian are waiting for you to marry the official and become your wife, so don't forget to support us when the time comes, don't forget each other even if you are rich!"

Ruan Xiucheng rolled his eyes: "Of course I will marry a dragon and a phoenix! I just think that Huo Ruyuan has an extraordinary appearance and looks blessed. He is going to stand for the election again this year. You don't like him, but I think he is I will definitely go to high school, I will definitely..."

Jin Mingwei scooped up a large spoonful of ice and stuffed it into Ruan Xiucheng's mouth, half joking and half serious: "Okay, well, when he was a commoner, Widow Huo wanted to go to the Li family in the south of the city. When he was in high school and became an official, Widow Huo You can't climb the princess!"

"Woooo...!" Ruan Xiucheng's mouth was stuffed and he was speechless.

At this time, Gu Suian came back with three cups of ginger honey water, the first cup was given to Jin Mingwei, who helped her put away the small spoon, and the other two cups were directly given to himself and Ruan Xiucheng.

"Gu Langjun is so considerate! Since Miss Jin has rejected the Huo family's marriage, why don't you two make do with it?" The laughter came from far to near, and the stool next to him was pulled away, "Shopkeeper, here's a bowl of ice cream , no plums!"

Jin Ming turned his head slightly and said with feigned anger, "Uncle Sanhuo! You are still an official, and you still say such nonsense?"

"Hey, I think it's okay for a man to be unmarried and a woman to be unmarried!" Liu Sanhuo took off his saber and put it on the case, and waved his hand with a smile, "I'm just a servant in the yamen, just a petty official, and I can't even afford to buy two now." I can't afford to be an official in my yard!"

"Uncle Sanhuo, don't talk about the two of them." Ruan Xiucheng came in and pouted at the two of them, "Just the two of them? It's been more than ten years, and they grew up together, and the rabbit doesn't even eat the edge of the nest." Grass! The three of us are brothers, everyone is the same!"

Gu Suian lowered his head to eat the ice and didn't speak.

"My lord servant, are you on duty now? Is it time to watch the ritual affairs of the Li family in the south of the city?" The shopkeeper brought ice cream to Liu Sanhuo and chatted casually.

Liu Sanhuo took the ice cream, stuffed his mouth twice, and said: "Well, it's refreshing... yes, the Li family's ceremony was held grandly, so many people watched the fun, and there were all the northern and southern fairs, so the yamen sent us to watch Let’s avoid crowds and accidents. Yesterday I took the chariot off this street, today it’s Chengnan Street, and tomorrow it’s Beishi Street. Anyway, for five consecutive days, the main street has to be walked once.”

After a pause, Liu Sanhuo let out a smirk: "It's strange to say that the Li family is an official and businessman. They didn't invite the God of Wealth, but they actually invited some kind of mountain god! It's easy to invite the gods, but it's hard to send them away. When they invite the gods, our government servants will go and stare at them." , Now we have to pay attention to the gods, we have to sell this life to the Li family!"

Jin Mingwei pricked up his ears to listen, and hurriedly leaned over to ask: "Uncle Sanhuo, is it the God of Zhongshan...Huh? What's the smell?"

注释
1. Ice cheese: Song Dynasty snack.The poet Yang Wanli once used the phrase "It seems greasy but it becomes refreshing, it is condensed but it is about to float. The bottom of the corn plate is broken, and the snow disappears by the mouth" to praise ice cream.