Kaifeng Bistro

Chapter 118

Tan Zhifeng smiled and said: "Brother Zhou...I mentioned it to me once before, and I remembered it. My...my brother and I have always been taken care of by him in the past. This time he suffered a tragic accident. We..."

Before he finished speaking, the woman said: "Don't worry about it, sir. Everyone has his own destiny. We ordinary people, who knows... what will happen after today?" Helpless: "My family used to be a military household on Hedong Road, and my two elder brothers were transferred to the capital to serve as the imperial guards. Now they are going to the border. One was killed in the battle at Sanchuankou last year, and the other has not been reported back this year. News. When I married Cheng Gong, I just wanted to marry a scholar. Anyway, he didn't have to go to the battlefield, and he didn't have to be killed. Who would have thought that he would have gone too early... Sigh!..."

Tan Zhifeng handed her the food box and comforted her: "You don't have to be like this. Although brother Zhou unfortunately died young, you still have Pengpeng. The war will end one day, and your brother will come back , you and Pengpeng must live a good life and wait until that day."

The woman took the food box and said: "Thank you both for coming to visit me. After a while, I may leave here and move to Kaifeng. The people living around here are all helpers and farmers in the village. This child is usually alone and has no playmates. When Cheng Gong was here, he said that we live here clean. He can visit us every now and then, buy us something, and take us into the city in the future, but now, It is inconvenient for the two of us to live in the country, it is better to move to the city."

When Tan Zhifeng was talking to the woman, Xu Gan looked at the courtyard thoughtfully.The woman took the food box and turned to go into the house. Xu Gan suddenly said to Tan Zhifeng, "Zhifeng, have you ever thought about who will take care of the tavern and the house after we leave Kaifeng?"

"I... I haven't thought about it." Tan Zhifeng was taken aback when he heard the words, and he found that he had always had a vague feeling that they would never come back to Kaifeng again.

"We...we...?" He couldn't help asking and murmured, "I don't know what will happen after we go to the northwest."

Xu Yan hugged him and patted his shoulder, then whispered something in his ear, Tan Zhifeng's eyes lit up, and said: "This is a good idea, but running a tavern is really hard work, not only working day and night, There are also all kinds of guests. My sister-in-law has only one person, and I am afraid she will be difficult to handle."

"I'll leave a sum of money for her." Xu Gan said: "She doesn't need to do everything herself, just hire a few people to help her take care of it. Now, she and Peng Peng live in the suburbs, under the fence , as she said, there are many inconveniences in life, why not move to Kaifeng and let this child see the world."

Just as they were talking, the woman came out again and said to them, "Have you two eaten lunch? Why don't you come in and have a bowl of cooked noodles that I made?"

Xu Gan glanced at Tan Zhifeng, and Tan Zhifeng nodded to him.Xu Gan said quickly, "Sister-in-law, we won't bother you anymore. But I heard that you want to move to Kaifeng. I wonder if you have found a place to live?"

"A few days ago," the woman said, "when Cheng Gong's two friends, the young master named Lu and the young master Chen came to visit me, they said they would pay attention to me."

Xu Gan let out a "huh" and continued, "Zhifeng and I will leave Kaifeng in a few days. You also heard from brother Zhou that Zhifeng runs a small tavern in Kaifeng. , the tavern is about to close, we can see that Feng has put a lot of thought into that tavern, he always feels that it is a pity to close the tavern like this. Besides, the tavern is next door to where we live, and it will be vacant soon, no Do you know if you would like to move there?"

After hearing this, the woman stood in a daze for a while before saying, "You...you mean to leave the tavern and the house to me to take care of?"

"It's not looking after." Tan Zhifeng said: "It's for you and Pengpeng, so that your mother and daughter can have a guarantee of life."

The woman was stunned again. She looked up at Peng Peng, who was sitting at the stone table in the courtyard and eating lotus cakes. Ever since Tan Zhifeng entered the door, her expression had been very calm, but now, looking at Child, her eyes gradually became turbulent.She bowed deeply to the two, and said: "Thank you two, to be honest, Cheng Gong left some money for our mother and daughter. As long as we don't squander it, it will be enough for the rest of our lives to live a simple life. If you really If you want to hand over the tavern and residence to me, I am willing to buy it at the market price in Kaifeng..."

Xu Gan shook his head and said: "How about this, if we come back later, you can return the tavern and the house to Zhifeng, and I will find another place to house you and Pengpeng. How about this?"

This time, the woman finally nodded and said, "Okay."

Xu Yan started chatting with her in the corridor, while Tan Zhifeng walked aside and said to the little girl, "What were you... just reading?"

The girl raised her head, looked at Tan Zhifeng for a while, and said shyly, "I don't know, it was my father who taught me. When he came back, he often hugged me and taught me to read."

"Then..." Tan Zhifeng asked her, "Do you like reading?"

The girl shook her head, nodded again, and said: "Study is a very hard job. Dad studies outside all the year round and rarely comes home to visit me. I...I always miss him. But sometimes, what he read I liked those books after listening to them, just like listening to the songs my mother sang when she coaxed me to sleep, they are very pleasant to hear."

As she said that, she looked at Tan Zhifeng seriously: "Brother, do you also study?"

"I... I don't read much." Tan Zhifeng replied honestly, "I like to cook for everyone."

"For example, this lotus cake?" The little girl asked curiously, "You made it, right?"

"Yes, I made it." Tan Zhifeng nodded: "Is it delicious?"

A small smile appeared on the round face of the little girl. When she smiled, her eyes were crooked, very similar to Zhou Yanjing.Tan Zhifeng looked at it with a sore heart, and said to her: "I don't read much, but I have heard the two sentences you read today. Do you want to know what is behind it?"

"What is it?" The little girl immediately cheered up: "Brother, please tell me."

"The spring day carries the sun, and there is Ming Canggeng. The woman carries the Yi basket, walks quietly, and longs for the soft mulberry."

"The spring is late, and Qi Qi is picked. The girl's heart is sad, and she will return with the son."

Tan Zhifeng and Xu Yan walked towards the outskirts of Kaifeng one after the other. The afternoon sun shone on the fields and it became warmer. Tan Zhifeng squinted his eyes and looked back. The mother and daughter in white clothes were still at the gate of the yard. Seeing them turning their heads, the little girl He raised his hand and waved vigorously at him.Tan Zhifeng couldn't help sighing, but Xu Gan tightened his hand: "Let's go. In two days, we can see them in Kaifeng."

"The girl's heart is sad, and it's almost like the son will go home together." The childish voice of the little girl chanted in Tan Zhifeng's ears, and he couldn't help muttering to himself: "I hope they can live a good life in Kaifeng after we leave."

"Zhou Yanjing's wife is different from ordinary women." Xu Gan said flatly, "She is very capable. If you entrust the tavern to her, she will definitely continue to manage it."

The forest in front of me is getting closer and closer, the forest near the farmland is still very quiet, deep in the woods there are bursts of singing and bustle, as if a grand banquet has just begun.As soon as they stepped into the woods, the afternoon sun shone through the dense leaves, turning into round bright spots of light, dancing on Tan Zhifeng and Xu Gan.Tan Zhifeng walked for a while, couldn't help but stop, and said to Xu Gan, "Take a break."

The two found a place to sit down. The wind in the woods was cooler than in the fields, and it was very comfortable to pass by.Xu Gan was still holding Tan Zhifeng's hand tightly, Tan Zhifeng leaned against him, and said to him: "Before...you...when Xu Gan was still around, he said that if everything was over, he would go back to the countryside with me ..."

"Do you want to go?" Xu Gan asked while looking at him.

"I used to..." As soon as the sun shone on Tan Zhifeng, he suddenly felt the inexplicable excitement in his heart again. He took a breath of the cool and fresh air in the forest, and carefully took his hand out of Xu Gan's hand.

"For a long time, I only hoped to find you one day and go through the tenth reincarnation with you. I seldom think about what will happen after that, and I think about it very vaguely." Tan Zhifeng looked up at the tree in the leaves. With a little spot of light, he said softly: "After I found you, I thought again, you forgot me, when will you remember me?"

"Until Xu Gan's soul left and your memory came back." Tan Zhifeng continued: "From then to now, compared with the long years we have spent together, these two months seem like a flash. But I feel..."

"This is the real life." Xu Gan reached out to hug Tan Zhifeng and let him sit on his lap, but Tan Zhifeng shoved him shyly: "This... this is in the woods. Someone will come over later..."

"What are you afraid of?" Xu Yan hugged him in his arms and kissed him indifferently: "Spring is short, didn't you also say that it's been so long, but it's rare for us to have such a comfortable time together, isn't it? Should you cherish it?"

"It was you who said it!" Sticking it on Xu Gan's chest, Tan Zhifeng really felt that he was a little abnormal recently. He just wanted to remind Xu Gan that he said that his flowering period was coming. He didn't want to be like Zhuo Zhuo, all day long He was distracted, and he didn't want to experience such a strange dream again, but the moment Xu Gan kissed him on the cheek, he suddenly felt that this feeling was too wonderful.

"Oh." Tan Zhifeng sighed softly: "The flowering period is the flowering period."

He wrapped his arms around Xu Gan's shoulders and leaned obediently. Xu Gan immediately sensed Tan Zhifeng's initiative, and the hand on Tan Zhifeng's waist slowly pulled him closer to him.At the same time, Tan Zhifeng felt that Xu Gan's kiss was a little deeper, even a little domineering.He responded to the other party out of breath, but felt that he would suffocate in the next moment.

The weather had been getting warmer for a while, and both of them put on light spring shirts. Through the thin layer of fabric, Tan Zhifeng could clearly feel Xu Gan's strong and powerful pulse.His heart also beat faster, Tan Zhifeng thought in a daze.At this time, it seemed that a cloud floated over the forest, and the light in the bushes was suddenly blocked, and it was as dark as the evening around them.The green shirt slipped off, and there was only a shadow under the tree. Those images flashed through Tan Zhifeng's mind again, and he clearly remembered the moment when the dancing candles and the red silk curtains were rolled up.Did he ever hope that the person in the account was himself?Maybe... maybe he's been waiting a long time.

Tan Zhifeng closed his eyes, both of them were panting uncontrollably.But at this moment, the floating cloud suddenly drifted away, and the sun once again sprinkled little by little from the gaps in the leaves.

"No..." Tan Zhifeng suddenly realized something: "Wait, give me a little more time."