There are flowers and wine, hoeing and farming

Chapter 55

"Qiaoqiao, is that you?"

The two of them sat and stood, in the corner of the restaurant, only a few people looked at it and then looked away, not many people paid attention.

"Sit down and talk."

After hesitating for a moment, Qiaoqiao sat across from him.

It's all over, anyway, the urgency made him anxious, and it would be too childish to continue to deny this fact, Qiaoqiao waited for him to ask if he was right, and then nodded obediently.

But after waiting for a while, Zheng Cang didn't speak. She couldn't help but looked up, and saw him squinting, then put his hand into the skirt of his clothes, and slowly took out something. This thing is not unfamiliar to Qiaoqiao. It was the first purse she made for Zheng Cang back then. The color was no longer as bright as before, and it was wrinkled and huge. It seemed that only childish and embarrassing words could be used to describe it. Yes, Na Na opened his mouth, wanting to say something.

"Do you think this purse looks good?"

Qiaoqiao froze for a moment, then shook her head: "It's not pretty."

"Yeah, it's not good-looking. I've worn it on my body for ten years. I don't know how many people have laughed at me for it."

Qiaoqiao's face turned redder.

Zheng Cang seemed unconscious, immersed in memories, and continued: "A little girl made it for me, a small and disobedient, skinny and ugly girl."

Qiaoqiao stared at him with wide eyes, feeling that the top of her head was so hot that it was about to burst into smoke.

"After so many years, I don't know if she is getting uglier when she grows up? I'm afraid no one will kiss her."

Pa~Qiaoqiao slapped the table. Uncle could bear it but aunt couldn't. She pointed at him angrily, her cheeks were flushed, and her black eyes were watery: "You..."

"How about me?" Zheng Cang lowered his head and poured a glass of wine, took a sip, and asked her coldly: "You are so excited, could it be that you know this ugly girl?"

Qiaoqiao was very angry, took two deep breaths, smiled sweetly, nodded, and said seriously: "The girl changed at the age of eighteen, maybe the ugly girl in childhood became a beautiful girl, and the person who came to propose marriage broke through the threshold , the girl's parents are quite worried, which man should I choose?"

Zheng Cang's hand holding the wine glass tightened, and the knuckles protruded. Qiaoqiao had been paying attention to him. Naturally, seeing his sudden change, the corners of Qiaoqiao's mouth curved slightly, looking at him provocatively.

"Oh? Really?"

Qiaoqiao nodded vigorously: "Yes."

"Then you ugly girl, why didn't you stay in your hometown and wait for your parents to choose a good husband for you, and then get married, instead of running here, Qiaoqiao?" Zheng Cang put down his wine glass and looked directly at Qiaoqiao.

"I'm not Qiaoqiao!" Qiaoqiao gritted her teeth angrily, always unwilling to let him succeed so easily.

"En." Zheng Cang stood up suddenly, walked around the table and walked to her, quickly looked in other directions in the restaurant, and seeing no one was looking, he grabbed Qiaoqiao's arm and dragged her directly to the restaurant entrance. To the gate of the backyard, a few dodges, have come to the yard.

Before Qiaoqiao could react, she was already standing outside. Zheng Cang's hand was still on her arm, and she didn't let go. She listened to the voices in the restaurant separated by a wall. He raised his head and looked at Zheng Cang in a daze.

"You are Xiaoqiaoqiao, aren't you?" His voice was a little low, but Qiaoqiao still heard it very clearly, because he was right next to her ear, as if whispering, so close that she could almost feel it. His breath sprayed on her face, and she couldn't help but stand up all over her hair, shaking like a shudder.

"I……"

"You are.!" Seeing that she didn't deny it, Zheng Cang's eyes flashed with joy.

She tilted her head slightly, her eyes widened, as if she was shocked, her face was so small, it was not as big as his slap.Zheng Cang suddenly remembered that she was still so young, like a radish head, following behind him with short arms and legs, so that every time he wanted to make more time, or to prevent her from accidentally falling She was hugged in his arms, and now she was still so small, Zheng Cang bent down, just like when he was a child, stretched out his arms, directly wrapped around her legs, and hugged her like a child, all at once.

Qiaoqiao was frightened, let out a soft cry, grabbed his collar with one hand to fix herself, and then began to be in a daze, she also felt a trance, just like when she was a child, but, he has changed from a boy to Now that he has become a man, he just stood there quietly, doing nothing, and an aggressive aura surrounded her, making her a little breathless. Her face was so red that she couldn't turn red anymore. After struggling a few times, He punched him on the shoulder, and anger surged up: "I'm not! Put me down!"

She originally planned to recognize a little brother whom she relied on when she was young, but after such a short while, she suddenly realized that he was a man, and a man who had no blood relationship with her, she bit her lower lip, and Kicked him: "Put me down."

Zheng Cang's eyes that were originally smiling suddenly turned cold again, he didn't understand why Qiao Qiao, who was fine just now, suddenly turned his back on her, why she refused to admit it: "Don't tell me you are not? "

"No." Qiaoqiao was spitting on herself, but Zheng Cang's expression had changed, and she refused again.

"No! No!" After Zheng Cang muttered a few words again and again, he quickly reached out to Qiaoqiao with both hands, grabbed her collar directly, and pulled it unreasonably. A small opening happened to reveal the neck that she had been covering all along.

Qiaoqiao swallowed her saliva, feeling like she was going to faint, Zheng Cang was not done yet, a callused palm reached between the collarbone, touched towards the collarbone, found the copper coin accurately and pulled it out, Pulling her towards him, Qiaoqiao's whole body leaned towards his chest.

"Still saying no?"

"Yes, yes, I am Qiaoqiao, Zheng Cang, let me go." On Qiaoqiao's neck and collarbone, there was still the feeling brought by his rough palm stroking, she was afraid that she would be stubborn here again Well, this single-minded fool might do something even worse.

As soon as Zheng Cang let go, she hurriedly took two steps back, grabbed her collar, and tidied up in a panic.

The button on the collar was torn open, and it was not a small hole. After a long time, it still drooped, unable to cover the neck, revealing the skin that had been covered all the time, and the little protrusion was also There is no man's Adam's apple.

"Don't go to the restaurant, go back to your room and change it." Zheng Cang saw that she was in a hurry and couldn't fix it, so he could only say aloud.

Qiaoqiao glared at him, turned around and walked towards her own room, stopped after walking two steps, turned her head and whispered: "You also come here."

The two entered Qiaoqiao's room. She was lighting the oil lamp, and Zheng Cang asked, "Qiaoqiao, why are you here alone? What happened?"

Originally, he planned to change his clothes, but no one else could see him. The only person who could see that he didn't have an Adam's apple knew that he was not a boy, so Qiaoqiao didn't change, and talked to Zheng Cang: "It's a long story. Well, but I'm fine, I eat delicious food here, how about you? There's no news to bring back to my hometown in these years."

"There are no relatives in my hometown for a long time, and no one will miss it."

"Nonsense, I miss it."

"You were still young. You were only four or five years old at that time. If you can remember me, I already feel very good."

"I'm not young." Qiaoqiao stated.

However, this declarative sentence was regarded by Zheng Cang as a sentence of strong protest. The corner of his mouth twitched, as if he looked at an ignorant child: "Yes, you are not young."

"No matter how young I am, you can't be like that, I'm a girl!" Qiaoqiao lowered her head, blushed again, and protested softly.

Zheng Cang didn't have any thoughts about his actions just now. After being separated at the age of four or five, he met again at the age of fourteen or five. In his mind, he has not changed. He has been in the army all year round. He is obviously slow to deal with these things. Yes, he nodded after a while: "Well, it won't happen in the future, you've grown up too, and you're not the little girl you used to be."

"Well, but you, you have to come to me often."

"Ok."

Qiaoqiao briefly talked about her experience over the years. Of course, it has been calm before. There is nothing thrilling or special to tell. At most, she can show off her embroidery work progress and sell a lot of flowers she grew. The money can be used to supplement the family, and the rest is the matter between Hongxia and herself a few months ago. After Qiaoqiao finished talking, she was not in a good mood. She still doesn’t know anything about Hongxia’s whereabouts. , although her parents said that there was nothing wrong, and she would tell her in detail when she went back, but she was still worried.

Zheng Cang did not comfort her, sat quietly with her for a while, and began to talk about himself, which was more simple, and it was summed up in only a dozen sentences, but Qiaoqiao understood how difficult the realization of these ten sentences was at the beginning. Difficult and dangerous.It takes a lot of polishing and carving for that simple boy to grow into a man who can bear the sky.

Under the hazy light, Zheng Cang's cold and hard lines seemed to soften a little. In this remote place, although there was a second uncle and cousin who were very close to her by blood, Zheng Cang, who had really played with her since she was a child, was very important to her. She looked at him, and her desire to treat him as the closest person grew stronger: "Brother Zheng Cang, if your clothes are tattered, bring them to me, and I will make them up for you." , and, when you are resting, come here to eat, and I will cook delicious food for you alone."

"it is good."

"Brother Zheng Cang, is it hard for you to be a captain? Have nomads invaded recently, you have to be careful."

"I know."

"I've been here for several months, and I haven't seen you eating here before?"

"I've been here before, but very rarely."

"Then, you have to come here often in the future. Although my craftsmanship is not as good as that of Master Lu, I can make a lot of home-cooked side dishes and make them delicious. Besides, there are many things here that I am not used to. They are different from those in our hometown. The taste is not the same, in the future, I will make it for you every day."

Zheng Cang nodded, and his dark eyes were warmed up: "Okay, from now on, I will eat your cooking every day."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qiaoqiao was stunned for a moment, feeling that something was wrong with this sentence, she hurriedly changed the subject in embarrassment: "Also, don't take that purse with you, I'll make a new one for you, I Embroidery is much better than before."

"No, this is fine."

Qiaoqiao felt very awkward. She also wanted Zheng Cang to keep this thing that was full of memories when she was a child, but she also didn't want him to see this and think of her poor craftsmanship: "How about I make you another one? The original one , don't let others see it..."

Zheng Cang seemed to be amused by her words, his brows stretched out, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he reached out to pat his chest: "Don't worry, the one who has been here is only the one who was injured a few years ago. have witnessed."

"Injured? Where is the injury? Is it serious?" Qiaoqiao asked anxiously.

"It's okay, it's all over, it's not serious, if it's serious, can I still sit here and talk to you?"

"Where did you get hurt? Didn't you all become captains? I don't understand. Shouldn't an officer command the rear in a war? Why are you still injured?" Qiaoqiao looked at him worriedly.

"At that time, I was not a captain, but an ordinary soldier. The Huo Clan had almost no harvest that year, and the grassland was dry. They robbed food like crazy, and they were stabbed." Zheng Cang pointed to his chest Then he said with a chuckle: "Even if you are a captain, you don't stand at the rear. If you are an officer, you can stand at the rear. Which of the sergeants has the courage to charge forward? Only the general and a few other generals Responsible for discussing operations and deployment, they are leaders, so naturally there is no need to be too individualistic."

Qiaoqiao nodded, her eyes were full of worry and fear for him, and she kept looking at his chest.

Zheng Cang smiled, if his wounds were on his face or arms, he could show her to relieve her worries, but if his wounds were on his upper body, it was naturally inappropriate to show her, he said: "These nomads have been It's a small trouble, and it's not easy to eradicate it completely, but it's impossible for them to get any benefits. But you, fortunately, your parents are more sensible, how can the person who detained Hongxia let you Saved her easily and left safely together? If you are really worried about her, I can go and ask you about her current situation."

"Is it troublesome?" Qiaoqiao's eyes lit up, and then she asked a little uneasy.

"No, no trouble. It's just that it may take a long time, not too soon."

"It's okay, I can wait, you help me ask her recent situation, whether it's good or not, you can tell me."

"kindness."

The two were chatting slowly in the quiet hut, and Zheng Cang talked a lot more than usual. Under the light orange light, he looked like a sword that had suppressed its hostility, smoldering out A thin layer of soft air.

Qiaoqiao looked at him with her chin resting on her cheeks, and felt that this brother Zheng Cang was really good-looking, not the good-looking of a creamy boy, but full of masculine handsomeness, with a tall and straight body and thick shoulders. His years of military career made him very handsome. His demeanor is cold and tough. To strangers, it may have a sense of intimidation, but to her, it is a sense of solidity and stability, especially when he is not talking, his restrained and quiet breath is even more It made her feel strangely warm.

The atmosphere was quiet and comfortable, and she suddenly asked on a whim: "Brother Zheng Cang, you, that is, are you married yet?"

Zheng Cang was stunned, and then said, "No."

"Oh."

"Where's the little girl? Is there any news about the Fang family your parents told you about?"

Qiaoqiao leaned on her elbow and shook her head: "My parents said that they took the initiative to withdraw the marriage, and they couldn't delay the family. After I left, I don't know how many years. After I went back, I was getting older, and the family didn't want to take it anymore. It’s better to ask yourself early, so as not to be more embarrassing when you get it.”

Hearing her words, Zheng Cang seemed to be a little self-deprecating, his heart tightened, and he hurriedly said: "It's okay, Qiaoqiao looks pretty, in a few years, after avoiding the limelight, and go back in a year or two, you can still talk about a good husband's family." .”

"Forget it, I'm comfortable living alone. Now, apart from thinking about my parents, I'm also living a good life."

Hearing what she said, Zheng Cang thought about her being a little girl, fourteen or fifteen years old, who had encountered this kind of thing, and lived in a panic by herself in this different place. At the beginning, she might have been very panicked. , I don't know how she carried it over, Zheng Cang stretched out his hand and patted her on the head: "It's all over, in the future, it will be fine, I will find you a good man to marry."

"It's not rare." Qiaoqiao rolled her eyes, feeling a little uncomfortable, and blurted out like a puff.

As soon as she finished her bold words, Qiaoqiao's stomach made a grunting sound.

"hungry?"

She has been busy for a long time, and I don't know how long it will be after the meal time. She has been eating on time, and she is naturally a little hungry. After a little embarrassment, she nodded and said: "Well, you are hungry, you are hungry too , let’s go to the front and make some food together, first go and see if those people have left? I’m in charge!!”

"it is good."

After a while, Zheng Cang came back: "Everyone is gone, the master is also gone, only the boss and a waiter are left to clean up."

"Wait, I'll be right back." Qiao Qiaochi slipped away and ran out.

She asked Liu Jian to go first and clean up by herself. She also told Boss Hu about the situation and asked him to go back to the room to rest. After finishing everything, Qiaoqiao went back to her room, poked her head in, waved, and asked Zheng Cang to follow her We went to the kitchen of the restaurant together.

"What do you want to eat?" Qiaoqiao asked boldly, pointing to all the dishes on the ground.

"casual."

"No such dish."

"Then this, this."

"Okay, sit there and wait." Qiaoqiao pointed to the high stool in the kitchen, and Zheng Cang walked over, watching quietly.

Qiaoqiao's cooking skills are not very good, but it is skillful and serious, coupled with some experience and impressions from previous lives, the dishes he cooks are very special.Zheng Cang's voice of chopping vegetables was very smooth, and a large piece of ginger was quickly cut into thin shreds.

As soon as the oil was put in and fried, there was a burst of aroma, and Zheng Cang felt a little hungry.

Qiaoqiaochao's dishes are simple home-cooked dishes, shredded potatoes, sliced ​​meat with green peppers, diced bacon, and a bowl of light vegetable soup.

Finally, a pumpkin shredded pancake was fried.It didn't take much time, just over a quarter of an hour.

There was no one in the hall, and the door of the restaurant was closed. Qiaoqiao only lit an oil lamp on the table where they were eating.

Serving the last dish, Qiaoqiao sat down and said happily, "Okay, let's start eating."

Zheng Cang smelled the aroma of the food, his stomach twitched for a while, he also picked up the chopsticks directly, put down a chopstick, Qiaoqiao looked at him brightly: "How is it?"

"It was delicious, better than any meal I've had in years."

"Then, eat more." Qiaoqiao pushed all the plates towards him.

"Okay..." Zheng Cang's face suddenly changed, and he looked at the door leading to the backyard with burning eyes: "Who?"

Qiaoqiao took a look, but there was nothing: "Brother Zheng Cang?"

"It smells so good? Is it for me?" A black figure appeared from the door and asked as he walked towards here.

(End of this chapter)