Qingfeng Xu Xu

Xu Qingjiu didn't answer. He only stretched his neck and looked around the stall. Xu Mulin felt relieved when he saw it. He turned to the boss and asked:"Boss, besides soup noodles, do you have any snacks? Sauced pork." , crispy bamboo shoots and the like."

The boss opened his eyes wide in surprise and replied enthusiastically:"Yes, yes, I happened to make it today, and I usually make it occasionally and put it on display for sale."

"Okay, then please ask the boss to make two portions of noodle soup, one portion of crispy bamboo shoots, and one portion of sauced pork."

"Okay, sir, wait a moment."The boss replied as he looked down neatly. Seeing that the two of them were still standing, he continued to greet them,"You two gentlemen, sit down for a moment and we'll be ready to meet you soon.""

Xu Mulin turned to look at Xu Qingjiu, who was staring blankly at him. He pulled Xu Qingjiu to find a seat and sat down. He said softly:"I have been on the road today. I ate some dry food on the way. Now. Eat some warm and easy-to-digest cushions first, and then after you find a place to stay, I will ask the store to prepare some delicious food for you. Otherwise, you will be too tired after eating all at once and will easily feel uncomfortable, okay?"

"Well, okay, I will listen to my senior brother."Xu Qingjiu replied with a smile. As he spoke, he looked at Xu Mulin meaningfully and added:"It's just that I don't know how good this boss's skills are. I have eaten the noodles made by my senior brother, and I can hold them in my mouth very well."Xu Qingjiu chuckled, his eyes curved, because his eyes were a little swollen from crying before, and now they narrowed into slits when he smiled.

Xu Mulin finally relaxed when he saw Xu Qingjiu smiling, but Looking at Xu Qingjiu's slightly swollen eyes, I felt heartbroken.

"Boss, do you have any boiled eggs?"

The boss just came over with the noodles and said a little embarrassedly:"Sir, I'm so sorry. I didn't bring out a few eggs today. They have been sold out."

"No problem."Xu Mulin took the boss's face and said,"Thank you, boss."Looking back and seeing Xu Qingjiu's questioning gaze, Xu Mulin explained:"Your eyes are a little swollen, so I thought I'd get an egg and rub it with you to help it dissipate faster."

Xu Qingjiu blinked her sour eyes, and seemed a little embarrassed and said:"It's okay, senior brother, just sleep and you'll be fine tomorrow."

"When you find the inn later, ask the boss. Apply it and it will dissipate faster." Xu Qingjiu pushed the plate of sauced meat in front of Xu Qingjiu, but his eyes were completely on Xu Qingjiu's eyes, looking left and right,"Here, have a taste. See if it tastes good or not"

"Okay, senior brother, you should try it too."As he said that, he put some meat into Xu Mulin's bowl.

"Okay~"

After the two of them finished eating the noodles, they led the horse for a walk on the street.

"Senior brother, you keep giving me more meat, I’m full, and now it’s time to eat. I just heard from the boss that the nearest inn is three streets away. This Jiangning Mansion is really big. Seeing Xu

Qingjiu rubbing his belly, Xu Mulin joked:"This pasta digests quickly. If I don't feed you more, you will be hungry before you find the inn.""

Hearing Xu Mulin making fun of himself, Xu Qingjiu felt like he was back to the past, and all the previous misunderstandings were solved.

Xu Qingjiu retorted without giving up:"There is no way, I am still growing, naturally I eat a lot. some.

Xu Mulin said amusedly:"Does Qingjiu dislike senior brother for being too old?""As he said that, he let out a long and sad sigh.

"My senior brother is naturally a few years older than me. If not, then Qingjiu should be my senior brother."

Xu Mulin sighed:"Qingjiu not only dislikes my old age, but also doesn't want me to be his senior brother. This was not the case in Tianzong in the past. It has only been a day since Qingjiu said this. It really makes me sad."

When we were in Tianzong, it was Xu Qingjiu and Xu Enze who were bickering and joking like this. Now that Xu Mulin is cooperating with Xu Qingjiu so skillfully, Xu Qingjiu is not used to it, so he subconsciously thought it was his fault.

"No, no, Qingjiu doesn't dislike his senior brother. It's really great to have a senior brother as Qingjiu's senior brother. Besides, senior brother is like this...Such a talented and beautiful person who is also gentle, considerate, and so good at taking care of others is really a bargain for Qingjiu."

Xu Mulin couldn't help laughing when he heard Xu Qingjiu's unorganized compliments. He laughed for a while, and seeing that Xu Qingjiu seemed to be still thinking about the words to praise, he couldn't help but joked:"Qingjiu takes it seriously. ? Are you trying to make your senior brother happy?"

Knowing that Xu Mulin was joking, Xu Qingjiu couldn't help laughing. After laughing for a while, he said very seriously:"The reason why senior brother is Qingjiu's senior brother has nothing to do with age. Senior brother should be Qingjiu. Senior brother, like...Innately so."

Xu Mulin still smiled and said gently:"If so, it is really an honor for me."

The two of them looked at each other. On this long street, the shops on the street turned off their lights one by one, but at this time it was the zenith of the moon, which illuminated the entire long street, as well as the two teenagers on the street. It was very bright.

The two walked several streets before they found the inn that the noodle stall owner had just mentioned. There was no light inside the inn. Xu Mulin stepped forward and pushed it. The door was locked from the inside. The two stood at the door and looked at each other. For a while, I laughed softly

"Senior brother, are we walking too slowly?"

"Hmm~ Maybe it’s because the food walk took a little long."Xu Mulin raised his hand and knocked lightly on the door, then looked at Xu Qingjiu who was pretending to be angry next to him and continued:"See if anyone is here. If no one is there, then look for someone else."..."

Before Xu Mulin finished speaking, he heard someone answer from inside the door, with a somewhat impatient tone,"Who is it? Here he comes."

"Sorry host, we are a little late on our way. Is there any room left?"

"There are some."The clerk opened the door and saw two handsome young men. He immediately lost his anger at being woken up from a good dream and greeted warmly,"You two gentlemen, please come in.""

"Thank you to the store. Sorry to disturb your rest."

"No interruption, no interruption, please come in"

"There are two rooms. Could you please bring some hot water?"As he said that, Xu Mulin reached for the money bag at his waist, but found it empty.

Xu Qingjiu, who was next to him, reached out to take off the money bag, took some broken silver and handed it to the boy."Please give me more money, I and I will The senior brother had been traveling all day and at night, and his body was very cold. He had to take a hot bath to relax before he could sleep."

The waiter accepted the reward, thinking that the two people in front of him were really generous hosts, so he led them upstairs very diligently.

"We still have our horses outside. Is there anywhere we can put them?"Xu Mulin stood at the top of the stairs and did not follow him up.

"There is a stable in the backyard. You two can rest first while I come."

Now that she had eaten and drank enough, and wandered outside for a long time, Xu Qingjiu felt tired and wanted to lie down quickly, so she threw some coins to the waiter and pulled Xu Mulin upstairs. Go

"That'll trouble you."

The waiter hurriedly followed him. When he reached the stairs, he walked in front of the two people and led them to two opposite rooms.

"Gentlemen, these two rooms are the best in our store. You two will rest for a while. I will go and place your horses first and then bring the water up."After that, the guy left quickly.

Xu Mulin walked into the room, and Xu Qingjiu also followed leisurely in. Xu Mulin looked at Xu Qingjiu who was lying on the bed, and said,"Does Qingjiu want to live in this room? Then I'll go to the one opposite.

Xu Qingjiu, who was lying on the bed in a daze, suddenly came to his senses. He sat up and looked at Xu Mulin and said,"I forgot. I thought I was in Ziqingtang. I'm used to living in the same room with my senior brother."

"Then it's okay to just have a room."

Xu Qingjiu stood up and pushed Xu Mulin to the bed."I'll go to the one next to it. This bed is too small and I can't sleep well. Senior brother, please lie down and rest for a while. I'll go tell the guy and ask him to bring you hot water first. Didn't you feel cold just now? You'll feel warm after taking a shower."

"It doesn't matter, I'm feeling better now"

"Well, senior brother, let's take a rest. I'll go to the one across the street."

"Okay, let’s go to bed early after washing up. We’ll sleep a little longer tomorrow. We’ve traveled a lot today and there’s still plenty of time. We can adjust here for the day and hit the road again the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll go over as I follow my senior brother's arrangements."

"If you have anything to do at night, come over. I won't lock the door."

"OK ~ I really passed."

Xu Mulin looked at Xu Qingjiu and nodded with a smile. He didn't dare to speak again. It seemed that he couldn't let go once he opened his mouth and would inevitably nag. When Xu Qingjiu was about to reach the door, he suddenly thought of something again and turned back,"Yes. Okay, give this to senior brother."As he said this, he took off the money bag from his waist and handed it to Xu Mulin.

"Just keep it in your wallet"

"Didn’t you leave your money bag with Master? Mine is for you to use. Anyway, it’s all according to Senior Brother’s arrangements."

"Okay, thank you very much Qingjiu."

"Okay, I'm leaving. Brother, please rest."After saying that, Xu Qingjiu turned around and left Xu Mulin's room. When he was about to enter the room opposite, he thought about it and went downstairs to find the waiter. He looked at the horses that had been placed and were eating grass and drinking water. Comfortable. Xu Qingjiu told the waiter to deliver water to Xu Mulin before going upstairs. As soon as he reached the door, he met Xu Mulin who opened the door and was about to come out.

"What's wrong, senior brother? Want to find me?"

"It's okay, I just wanted to..."

"I've already gone down to take a look and the horses have been placed. Don't worry, senior brother."

"Qingjiu is still careful"

"I just suddenly thought that I am not as considerate as my senior brother, so I am always imitating him."

"Qingjiu, this is a humble gentleman"

"Oh~ I learned it"

"What did you learn?"

"You humble gentleman, I have learned another word, and I can praise my senior brother."

"......"

The two looked at each other and laughed out loud

"Why are the two young men standing at the door?"The waiter brought water and said,"I brought hot water to the young master. You two should hurry up and wash up. It's getting late. After saying that, he went into the room where Xu Mulin was standing.

"trouble..."

"Senior brother, you should finish washing and rest early. He will bring it back in a moment. The waiter who had poured the water went out and said,"

It's all cooked. I'll call it right away.""

"Thank you to the store"

"The young master is too polite."After saying that, he walked away, and after a while he came back with two buckets of water.

"Senior brother, I'll see you tomorrow morning."

"Okay, see you tomorrow morning."

The boy added two more buckets of water to Xu Mulin's room and hurriedly went out again.

Xu Qingjiu was about to go in when he suddenly heard Xu Mulin calling him

"If you are unhappy again in the future, you must tell your senior brother, okay?"

"Senior brother, don't worry, it's mostly because of my own random thoughts, and I've been throwing tantrums these past two days, which makes senior brother blame himself so much."

Looking at Xu Qingjiu's appearance, Xu Mulin couldn't help but walked forward, raised his hand to cover Xu Qingjiu's cheek, and rubbed Xu Qingjiu's slightly swollen eyes with his thumb.

"It turned out that the senior brother was negligent and Qingjiu was wronged. Your eyes are still swollen. I'll go to the guy and ask for an egg to put on it for you."

Xu Qingjiu hurriedly grabbed Xu Mulin,"No need, senior brother, I'll just take a handkerchief and put hot water on it and apply it.""

"That's doable too. I'll get it."

"No need, senior brother." Just at this moment, the boy came up again carrying water,"I can do it myself."

"...good"

"Sir, the water is ready."The waiter filled Xu Qingjiu's room with water, walked to the door and said to the two of them.

"Sorry to bother the store, everything is fine here. You should go to bed early."

"It's all what I should do. Those two young masters were settled earlier. Xu

Qingjiu looked at Xu Mulin who was standing aside, and continued:"If Qingjiu bothers senior brother with everything, how tired will senior brother be? Now that I am an adult, I can take care of myself and senior brother. And Master, senior brother doesn’t have to bear all this alone. Xu

Mulin replied softly:"Okay, Qingjiu has grown up and is even more considerate." Okay, let's stand and talk for a while. It's getting daylight. Let's go back to the room."

"Okay, brother, see you tomorrow morning"

"Well, see you tomorrow morning"

"...Senior brother, it is also an honor for Qingjiu to have a senior brother in this life."After Xu Qingjiu finished speaking, she looked at Xu Mulin seriously, smiling brightly, but suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and quickly closed the door. After closing the door

, Xu Qingjiu felt her heart beating rapidly. Xu Mulin outside the room, After standing at the door for a long time, he entered the room and locked the door. He stayed at the table for a long time, and finally regained some consciousness by relying on the cold water in the tub. In this life, senior brother

"Yes, this is the only way in this life, isn't it? Xu Mulin. From the moment your relationship begins, the final result is determined, isn't it? Xu Mulin, you have always known this, haven’t you? Xu Mulin, so why do you still dare to hold out hope? Xu Mulin?"

As soon as he relaxed for a moment, the illusion in Xu Mulin's heart burst out uncontrollably, making Xu Mulin upset.

But now not only can't he go any further, but how to maintain the relationship and prevent the relationship from becoming distant due to the passage of time is difficult for Xu Mulin. Mulin racked his brains.

Xu Mulin had always thought about how to restrain his emotions and prevent the relationship between the two from drifting apart, but he never thought that everything was developing in accordance with its laws, and Xu Qingjiu As people grow up, they will lose their dependence on themselves day by day. Xu Mulin cannot stop this change, and it should not be an obstacle. Moreover, all changes have nothing to do with whether he is excessive. Even if he keeps the words and deeds he has always done, he will He was forced to change his original intention during development.

When he was six years old, Xu Mulin learned from Xu Enze that his parents, whom he had not seen for half a month, had died. Mulin didn't cry; later, when Xu Enze traveled far away and Xu Mulin was hung on the cliff by the Tianzong disciples, he didn't cry either. At this time, Xu Mulin talked to himself for a while, then laughed again, and then Tears fell suddenly again. Xu Mulin looked at the reflection in the water and murmured:"This water is so cold."

When Yin Shi was approaching, Xu Mulin came out of the already cold water, put on his clothes and blew the wind by the window for a long time. Seeing that the sky was starting to turn white, he finally lay down with some damp clothes. Maybe it was because of a series of self-awakening operations that Xu Mulin, who was lying in bed, finally felt the cold, sneezed a few times, and his head became drowsy, and he fell asleep just like that.

"Senior brother, you are here. Look, this is my wife. Now we are married. If it is a boy, do you want to accept her as your disciple?"

In front of him, Xu Qingjiu was standing with a person whose face couldn't be seen clearly but who looked like she was wearing a woman's clothes. Xu Mulin thought it was probably because of their backlight. Neither of their faces could be seen clearly. However, Xu Mulin It can be heard from the tone that Xu Qingjiu is very happy

"OK, if you want."Xu Mulin replied

"Okay, then senior brother must keep his word."After Xu Qingjiu finished speaking, he turned around and walked away with the woman beside him.

Xu Mulin followed behind, feeling that Xu Qingjiu was walking faster and faster in front. He chased after a few steps and looked at Xu Qingjiu in the distance. Jiu and the woman looked at each other and talked happily, and suddenly it started to rain. Xu Qingjiu in the distance held an umbrella for the woman next to him. The rain curtain gradually swallowed up the two people. Xu Mulin stood there and let it go. The rain was soaking wet, and the body became cold little by little, and the coldness penetrated to the heart. A lightning fell in the distance, and within a moment, thunder followed.