Chapter 85
This meal brought joy to some and sorrow to others.
After the meal, Zhang Mei specifically asked Tang Jing to send Zhou Li back and took her two sons away as well. Only Ji Qingshu, Zhang Man, Zhou Li and Tang Jing were left at the table, and the atmosphere became much better.
Ji Qingshu asked, "Have you chosen your clothes?"
Zhou Li replied: "I chose the same one as her. There are too many varieties and I am not good at choosing. My eyes are dazzled." He also glanced at Tang Jing, and Tang Jing happened to look at him at the same time. A tacit understanding formed between the two of them.
Zhang Man covered her mouth and laughed, "Sister didn't choose the trick, but Mr. Zhou, you followed the wrong person."
Zhou Li was slightly stunned, then looked at Tang Jing again. Tang Jing groped under the table, grabbed her hand, and rubbed it. He said to Zhou Li, "Tailor Li is too nagging. I thought I'd get rid of her first, so I didn't choose a pattern."
"Then aren't you cheating me?" Zhou Li asked.
Tang Jing smiled and said, "I've kept a copy of that album. If you like it, go back and take your time to choose one, then return it to Tailor Li."
Zhou Li nodded.
Ji Qingshu also laughed and said, "Xiaoqi has always liked simple things. I don't know what style Miss Zhou likes." She paused and changed her words, "Manman and I can give you some suggestions."
"I'm ashamed to say this," Zhou Li said sheepishly. "I don't have any requirements for clothes, as long as they're comfortable. But this pattern dazzled me. I was thinking of just following her, but I didn't expect that I'd be too lazy to steal."
Zhang Man couldn't help laughing: "Sister doesn't like these either."
Tang Jing has never liked needlework or housekeeping since she was a child. Compared to these, she prefers swordplay or reading. Apart from her two brothers, she reads the most in the study at home. Zhang Man once went to look for travel notes but couldn't find them. When she saw Tang Jing, she complained to her. After hearing the title of a book, she could remember which bookcase, row and number in the study the book was in. It can be seen that she reads so much that she even remembers the location of a miscellaneous book. Zhang Man once told her mother, and even her mother sighed that if Tang Jing were a man, he would definitely be much better than her brothers. She is knowledgeable, has a good memory, and is studious. She has the two qualities of a good student, but it's a pity that she is a woman.
"You two have very similar personalities." Ji Qingshu said, "It's getting late. Xiaoqi, please take Miss Zhou home early."
"It's mother." Tang Jing replied. Ji Qingshu waved to Zhang Man, and Zhang Man helped her mother up.
Tang Jing turned to Zhou Li and said, "Come on, I'll take you back."
The carriage had been prepared by a clever servant long ago. Zhou Li and Tang Jing sat face to face. Zhou Li yawned as soon as he got in the carriage.
She had been busy all day and didn't sleep well last night, so she relaxed immediately when she got in the carriage and there were no outsiders around.
Tang Jing patted his thigh and said, "Come and lie down for a while. It's still early to go home."
Zhou Li didn't hesitate, he sat over and then lay down directly.
Tang Jing's thighs were hard, and her whole body was soft except for her chest; even her mouth was hard.
Zhou Li thought and closed his eyes comfortably.
Tang Jing leaned against the carriage and put his arm around Zhou Li's waist to prevent the carriage from shaking and throwing her off.
The carriage swayed, and Tang Jing looked down at Zhou Li's face. She would never get tired of looking at it.
Seeing Zhou Li frowning because of the hair sliding down from her eyebrows, she reached out to pinch it and happened to touch Zhou Li's hand that was touching her face. Zhou Li opened her eyes in a daze and saw that she had caught another hand in her hand. She thought it was Tang Jing playing tricks on her face.
"Are we there yet?"
"No."
Zhou Li wrinkled his nose, "Then why did you mess with me?"
Tang Jing knew that she had misunderstood, but she had no intention of explaining. She took Zhou Li's wrist in her hand, lowered her head and rubbed her nose with it, murmuring, "You look like you're sleeping so soundly."
Zhou Li opened her eyes a little, obviously still asleep. She was so defenseless in front of Tang Jing, showing a lazy and tired state. Tang Jing could already imagine the future. She nuzzled Zhou Li again and said, "But it's almost time, can you get up?"
Zhou Li didn't want to get up, so Tang Jing clasped his hands together, put them around his neck, and lifted her up with force. Zhou Li didn't know how he did it, and she sat in Tang Jing's arms. Now Tang Jing could kiss her properly.
He first kissed her eyebrows, then her nose, and finally her lips and teeth. This kiss was extremely gentle and restrained.
After the kiss, Zhou Li grabbed Tang Jing's ear and said, "Why do you seem to be much gentler recently?"
Tang Jing hugged her, buried his face in Zhou Li's arms and panted, and said in a muffled voice: "I have always been gentle to you."
Zhou Li pulled Tang Jing's ears hard twice, until her ears turned red, and then let go awkwardly.
In bed, she's obviously not that gentle.
It's just a pity that Zhou Li would never say this. Could she say that Tang Jing was too fierce and that was why she didn't want to sleep with him recently? Zhou Li couldn't say it even if she was beaten to death.
At the beginning, it was clearly her who was on top and Tang Jing was on the bottom, but after arriving in Guanshi County, things turned against them.
The carriage shook and we arrived.
Tang Jing looked up, only to be pinched by Zhou Li's face. She mumbled, "No, are you talking nonsense (getting off the car)?"
"Let's go." Zhou Li stood up gracefully, and Tang Jing followed her. Seeing that she didn't even turn her head, she just raised her hand and waved before walking in.
Tang Jing stood in front of the courtyard gate. In front of the closed gate, a bright red climbing flower peeked out along the courtyard wall. Tang Jing reached out to pick it, put it to his nose and sniffed it. The flower was intoxicating, but he himself was intoxicated.
In the yard, Zhou Li came into the house and called out, "Xiao Yuan? Gou Sheng?"
"Boss, are you back?" The two little guys were sweating as they ran. They hugged Zhou Li's legs on each side, occupying half of the body.
"What are you doing? There's no one in the front yard?"
"Brother Dapeng and his friends came back today and bought a lamb. They are roasting it whole in the backyard."
Zhou Li raised his eyebrows: "Let's go and take a look."
She held the hands of the two children, one on each side. Before they reached the backyard, they heard the sound of string music. Some people were beating drums, some were singing along, and some were dancing. The aroma of roasted lamb filled the yard.
"The boss is back!"
"The boss dances!"
"Oh my~"
Everyone started to make a fuss, and Zhou Li was not restrained either. He let go and mixed into the crowd. Xiao Yuan and Gou Sheng also joined the crowd in dancing. Zhou Li's return pushed the atmosphere to its peak. Everyone was tired of dancing, and the roasted lamb was ready, so they used knives to divide the lamb and eat it.
The old man sitting next to Zhou Li said with emotion: "It feels like I'm back in the northwest."
Zhou Li was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It will be better than before."
The bonfire is rising, the incense is rising, and it is a new day.
Three days passed in a flash, and Zhou Li's troupe officially established itself in Guanshi County. They arranged performances for everyone. Zhou Li would temporarily go on stage once every three days. The stage was set up to block out the outside view.
The people of Guanshi County live a rich life. They can go in to have a cup of tea and listen to opera. Zhou Li's price is not high, and there are basically a constant stream of people every day. It was a bit desolate in the last few days, but there were still people. After the troupe settled in, Zhou Li took some time off. The play between her and Tang Jing was very grand. After all, it was the day when Marshal Zhang adopted a daughter, and it was the day when Youxiatang and Marshal Zhang cooperated. There were many rules and regulations involved. The sworn brotherhood ceremony between Zhou Li and Tang Jing alone combined the etiquette of the two aspects. The person who came to teach Zhou Li etiquette, although not showing it on his face, still observed her.
He added a little more exercise every day, but it was not a tiring job for Zhou Li. During his break, Zhou Li drank a sip of water and said to Mr. Etiquette: "You have been looking at me."
Mr. Etiquette was stunned for a moment before he bowed and said, "I am sorry to bother you."
"That's fine, but if you have something to say, just say it. I'm a straightforward person and can't hide things." Zhou Li smiled.
After listening to this, Mr. Etiquette pondered for a long time before cautiously saying, "I'm just a little curious about the two women."
Zhou Li laughed, "We are just human beings, but different from the secular ethics. But we are lucky to have parents and elders who are very sensible."
Mr. Etiquette nodded, bowed again and said, "I am obsessed with appearances."
Zhou Li shook her head, but was thinking in her heart, where did the Zhang family find these wonderful people? Zhou Li seldom encountered any cold stares when entering and leaving the Zhang Mansion these days. Even Zhang Mei's subordinates were very polite to her when they met her sometimes, without any contemptuous look at her at all. They knew about her and Tang Jing's affairs, and although they were curious, they never confronted her.
It is said that selection depends on one's eyesight. Marshal Zhang's eyesight is too good. Maybe some of them are good at pretending. That is also a talent. At least they can pretend in front of Zhou Li, the drama master. Zhou Li has to praise them.
Today is the last class. Zhou Li has almost learned all the etiquette. After bidding farewell to the etiquette teacher, Tang Jing arrived just as the teacher left, almost on time.
Tang Jing walked up to Zhou Li with a food box in his hand and said, "I passed by Kaisekizhai in the city and bought some freshly baked snacks from their store. You can try them."
Zhou Li looked over and saw Tang Jing put the food box on the table and opened it. There were snacks of various shapes, delicate and cute. Zhou Li washed his hands, took one and said to Tang Jing, "It's not sweet." This could be said to be the highest praise for the snacks.
Tang Jing feeds Zhou Li whenever he has time these days, adding a few meals a day, and Zhou Li's face has become rounder.
Zhou Li chewed the food in his mouth and said to Tang Jing, "I can't eat anymore."
"Eat some more." Tang Jing advised.
Zhou Li looked at the snacks hesitantly, but still shook his head.
"Don't you like it?" Tang Jing thought it tasted bad. She took a bite and found it was the taste Zhou Li liked, soft and sticky but not very sweet.
Zhou Li hesitated for a while before whispering, "I ate too much." She was a little embarrassed to say it, but which girl doesn't love beauty?
Tang Jing took a look and said, "It's not much. You don't eat much for lunch, so a little snack is just right to fill your stomach."
Zhou Li groaned, "You said the same thing when you drank the lotus seed soup this morning. Including this, I've eaten four meals today. If you add dinner, I'll have eaten five meals a day."
"That's not much."
"It's obviously a lot!" Zhou Li said angrily, "I've gained weight."
"I can't tell." Tang Jing's lover sees beauty in everything. "You look very beautiful now."
She looked at Zhou Li lovingly, but couldn't tell that Zhou Li had gained weight. Zhou Li was so angry that he twisted her arm and said, "I'm not going to eat anymore. From today on, you can't let me eat even if I don't!"
Even though she practices martial arts every day, her face is still round. Although everyone comforts Zhou Li that she looks good even if she is fat, Zhou Li cannot let herself go.
Now it was Tang Jing's turn to feel melancholy. "Not eating anymore? I still have a lot of delicious food that I haven't given you yet."
Zhou Li hesitated for a moment before she softly said, "Wait until our ceremony is over." She said shyly, "I want to face you with my best face."
Tang Jing was stunned.
It turns out that her expectations will be responded to. Long before she knew it, the flower in the distance had already bloomed.
Tang Jing opened his lips slightly and uttered a trembling "Okay."
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