Chapter 175 If the Fate Lasts Long (11)
Shi Jianli's eyelashes drooped slightly, and she looked up at him again. It was the first time a man said in front of her that he liked her.
In the past in Duzhou, although many people came to propose marriage, they all asked the elders to express their preference. He was straightforward.
Mingzhao leaned forward slightly and met her eyes again. "Perhaps you will find it a little presumptuous, but I'm afraid of missing out. A beautiful woman like my cousin Shi will surely be approached by many people in the future."
"You can give me an answer any time you want. I just want you to know that I intend to marry you."
"Oh." Shi Jianli nodded. "Since you praise me, I'll consider it."
Mingzhao raised the corners of his lips again: "Okay."
She looks a little bit arrogant, which is very cute.
"Tomorrow is a day off. Didn't my cousin come back with you today?"
"He'll be back later, with my second brother and the others." Mingzhao extended his hand toward her. "Tomorrow is a day off, would you like to go hunting, cousin?"
"Do you want to eat it? Here you go." Shi Jianli glanced at his hand and put the oil-paper bag filled with preserved fruit in his hand. "No, I have agreed with my parents to go to Tongguang Temple."
The hands are quite nice, looking slender and powerful.
"I don't want to eat it. I'll help you."
Shi Jianli looked at him carefully and said, "Cousin, you are quite familiar with me."
"Do you want me to put on a stern face and keep people at a distance?" Mingzhao asked back.
"In my impression, military commanders either have serious faces or look murderous, not like you." Like a civil official.
But I have to say that such a contrast is indeed eye-catching and makes people want to explore it.
Mingzhao smiled and said, "My family has taught me to be humble and polite since I was a child. Besides, my cousin is not a stranger, so why should I be serious?"
"oh."
"If you don't want to go hunting on this holiday, how about the next one? How about asking my third brother and second sister to go with you?"
Shi Jianli asked knowingly, "What about you?"
"Of course I went too."
"Oh, I see. You want to ask me to go hunting."
"Well, are you going?"
"Go on, let someone let me know where you're going the day before your next day off." Anyway, she wasn't going alone, there were also her cousin and sister Lin.
"Okay." Mingzhao responded with a smile, and a smile unconsciously appeared between his eyebrows.
Shi Jianli looked at him calmly for a few more times.
Lanxing bought the cakes and returned to Shi Jianli. Shi Jianli said to Mingzhao, "I'm going home. Goodbye."
Mingzhao also took a step forward, "I'll take you back."
"No, it's not on my way. Maybe next time." Shi Jianli shook her head and pointed at the bag of preserved fruits in his hand. "Thank you, cousin, for accompanying me shopping. This is a thank you gift."
She bought two bags and hasn't eaten this one yet.
Mingzhao could only nod and watch her receding figure disappear around the corner before he turned and left.
Shi Jianli had just stepped into the courtyard when she ran into Ming Zhouhe who was about to enter. She was a little surprised, "Cousin, are you here to see me?"
"Well, I brought you some food." Ming Zhouhe handed her the mud ball wrapped with willow branches in his hand. "I was dragged there to get it when I was about to come back."
Shi Jianli took it with her fingers pinched, looked at the "mud ball" and then looked at him, "Can you bring me a piece of mud?"
Ming Zhou and Huan Shou said unhappily, "Who was it that always wrote to me saying how much they missed the beggar's chicken I made for you when you were little? And now that it's in front of you, you can't even recognize it?"
Shi Jianli smiled at him ingratiatingly, "Hehe~ I didn't think of it for a moment, thank you, cousin."
"Yeah." Ming Zhouhe raised his chin, "I'll take you hunting tomorrow. Are you free?"
Shi Jianli handed the beggar's chicken to Lanxing, "But I promised to go to Tongguang Temple with my parents tomorrow. Can we go next time we have a day off? My eldest cousin also said he wants to invite me to go hunting."
"Brother asked you to go hunting?" Ming Zhouhe raised his eyebrows.
My brother won't just ask girls out to play casually.
"Yes, I just met him."
Ming Zhou stared at her for a while, then remembered his elder brother's rambling questions not long ago. He finally understood and cursed, "Big-tailed wolf."
Sometimes you see the pear tilted head.
"Since the thing has been given to you, I won't come in. Go in." Ming Zhouhe raised his hand and patted her head.
His cousin has only been in Beijing for a short time, but he's already being remembered.
Shi Jianli touched her hair and asked, "When you were holding the beggar's chicken just now, were your hands dirty?"
"...No." Seeing the slight hesitation and disgust in her eyes, Ming Zhouhe was a little angry and laughed.
Shi Jianli took the cake from Lanxing's hand and stuffed it into his, then turned around and said, "Hey, return the favor. Goodbye."
Ming Zhouhe flipped over his hands and saw the name of the pastry written on the oil paper package in his hand, and chuckled.
This is his favorite food.
The next day, the family of three went to Tongguang Temple. When they came back from Tongguang Temple, it was mid-afternoon. As soon as they got off the carriage, they saw a tall man standing in front of the gate of Shi Mansion, dressed in a long shirt.
Shi Jianli got off the carriage and saw him. She quickly stepped forward and asked with some surprise, "Brother Pei Ye, when did you arrive in the capital? Why didn't you come into the mansion and sit down?"
"I arrived yesterday afternoon and rested for a night. I wanted to come and visit my uncle and aunt this morning, but when I came, the housekeeper said you were out. I thought you should be going back home by now, so I didn't go in." Pei Ye couldn't help but smile when he saw her.
"Didn't Uncle Pei say you should come back in two months?"
"I wanted to come earlier, so I set off early." Pei Ye always felt inexplicably panicked in his heart, so he went to Beijing early.
"oh."
When Shi Jianan and Qiao Ruowei arrived, Pei Ye bowed and said, "Uncle Shi, Aunt Shi, it's been a long time since we last met. How are you doing?"
"Very good. You came to Beijing early, so you should adapt to the city first. Did the journey go smoothly?" Shi Jianan nodded. "How is your father doing recently?"
"I ran into some minor trouble, but luckily it didn't delay anything. My dad is very nice and asked me to bring his regards to you when I see him."
Qiao Ruowei smiled and said, "Don't stand at the door and chat. Come in quickly. It's the second day in Beijing. Stay at the mansion and have a meal before going back."
"Okay, then I won't be polite. Thank you, auntie."
After entering the house with Shi Jianli, Pei Ye walked beside her and turned to look at her, "Sister Shi."
"Um?"
Pei Ye opened his mouth and looked at her puzzled eyes. "Which bookstore in Beijing sells the most books?"
"Book-headed." Shi Jianli muttered softly, "Chengbei Bookstore, but if you want to read the most complete books, you can take the Imperial College entrance examination. It seems that there are examinations every year."
"good."
Qiao Ruowei patted her shoulder and said angrily, "You only know how to give your brother Pei Ye a nickname. I'm just eager to learn."
"Oh, he has no objection. He thinks about reading books and learning strategies all day long. Isn't he just a bookworm?" He rarely goes to play even if you ask him to. He is so absorbed in books that it's boring.
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