Chapter 100:

Except for Chu Fei and Wang Quan, no one knew how the emotions in Chu Fei's heart were overwhelming. In the eyes of outsiders, they only saw that both of them had taken off their masks, and they were both handsome young men. After stopping what Chu Fei had just said, they only regarded them as two young men wanting to make friends.
Making friends in writing is a good story.
Master Zhang nodded again and again, and the scholars around him also looked eagerly.
Chu Fei was stunned in place, but Ning Nuan looked indifferent, nodded at him, and said, "I am not as good as Master Chu, and I am willing to lose."
Master Zhang's last question was really difficult, but Wang An answered it easily. Although Ning Nuan had long known that he was not a bad student, even the scholars and deans of Qingshan Academy and Bailu Academy highly praised him. Ning Nuan only knew he was great, but he didn't know that he was so great.
Ning Nuan has always had some confidence in herself, and it can be seen that Chu Fei has beaten him so easily, and she can't help but admire him in her heart. She has always admired talented people, and Wang An said that the lantern was also won to give her, and there was no way to get angry in her heart.
Chu Fei stepped forward anxiously, then retracted her foot in annoyance. He looked down at the lantern in his hand and then at the person on the other side. He couldn't believe that the person who had just competed with him turned out to be Ning Nuan.
But how could it be A Nuan?
Chu Fei quickly glanced at Ning Nuan, only to see that she was wearing men's clothing. Not only was she taller than before, but her figure was slightly different from the original. Only then did she wear a mask, Ning Nuan deliberately After suppressing his voice, Chu Fei didn't even notice that the person who was competing with him was the one he wanted to give the lantern.
"Girl Ning, no, Young Master Ning, I..." Chu Fei's face was full of annoyance: "I didn't expect that the person who had just competed with me was Young Master Ning. If I knew..."
"If you had known it earlier, would Master Chu still give me this lantern?"
As soon as Chu Fei was about to respond, he thought of Ning Nuan's temperament, and neither should it be, nor should it be.
If it was A Nuan, he would definitely not want to hear him agree. But to be honest, he did plan like this. He won the lantern, originally meant to be given to A Nuan, but now he snatched it from A Nuan, what is the truth?
"Since Young Master Chu came here with his skills, then Young Master Chu will put it away." Ning Nuan smiled and said, "Master Chu must be careful. This lantern is delicate. If it is accidentally crashed, it will be true. unfortunately."
Chu Fei nodded and dared not refute.
The crowd of onlookers gradually dispersed.
When Chu Fei took off the mask, Ning Lang was stunned. Later, even Ning Nuan took off the mask, and he never recovered. It's because he wanted to break his head and couldn't think of it. The match he saw with gusto turned out to be An Wang and A Nuan.
"A Nuan?!" Ning Lang finally called out: "Why are you here? Also...also..."
Ning Nuan turned around when he heard the sound, saw him, and was immediately surprised: "Brother, why are you here too?"
"I want to ask you too!" Ning Lang walked up anxiously, pulled her behind him, and looked at Chu Fei warily: "Why are you staying with this guy?"
"My brother saw it just now. I wanted this lantern with Young Master Chu, so we tried to compete with him for some reason." Ning Nuan said, "Brother you..." Ning Nuan said, looking at Yang beside Ning Lang. Really looked over.
Feeling his sight, Ning Lang was immediately embarrassed. He glanced at Yang Zhen and coughed, pretending to be serious: "I will come out and play with my friends."
Ning Nuan responded, as if he had believed him. Only Yang Zhen turned his head and wanted to get into the ground.
"I haven't introduced you to it yet." Ning Lang said to Yang Zhen: "This is my sister, the one I often mentioned to you. This time she also came to Qingzhou with me. This is the first time you see you. ."
No, I don’t know how many times I have seen it yesterday and today.
Yang Zhen responded vaguely, and evasively responded with Ning Nuan.
"A Nuan, this is what I mentioned to you...cough, friend."
Ning Nuan smiled and said, "Brother doesn't know something, Miss Yang and I have already met."
Ning Lang was surprised: "Really?"
"After you and your mother went up the mountain, I took Fragrant Peach to the city of Qingzhou by myself. If it weren't for Miss Yang to show up, I'm afraid I would have been trapped by the small stall." Ning Nuan said, "Brother, are you not? I know that the hawker dyed dog skins into tiger skins to sell to me. I was clumsy and couldn't tell. I was almost fooled."
Ning Lang nodded sadly.
Did he treat the cat cub as a tiger cub? Now that cat is still kept on the mountain.
"Thanks to Girl Yang." Ning Nuan boasted: "Girl Yang is really a righteous person."
Yang Zhen was so boasted that she couldn't lift her head up, but Ning Lang kept responding, making her want to find a hole to go through.
Yang Zhen pointed to Chu Fei again and asked, "Then who is this?"
Ning Lang took a look, turned his head and said, "I don't know either."
Chu Fei: "..."
Ning Nuan said: "We met Young Master Chu when we were in Beijing, and he also came to Qingzhou. You must have seen Young Lady Yang."
Yang Zhen nodded, then pointed to the lantern in his hand and said, "You actually won this lantern?"
"Exactly."
"Why don't you pay a price and sell it to me." Although she had one in her hand, this twelve-sided lantern still made her miss it.
Chu Fei shook his head, "This lantern is for my sweetheart."
Ning Lang sneered and asked, "Where is your sweetheart here?"
Chu Fei: "..."
Chu Fei subconsciously glanced at Ning Nuan, noticing his gaze, Ning Nuan raised his head and shook his head slightly.
Chu Fei said in anger: "Then I will take it back to the capital and give it to her."
Ning Lang hummed, thinking: You can't enter the gate of Ning's house anyway.
Seeing that he was really unwilling to cut his love, Yang Zhen held the lantern in his hand and looked at it reluctantly for a few more times before he withdrew his gaze.
The lantern riddles were guessed, but the excitement in Qingzhou City didn’t end. There was a new dancer on the stage over there, babbled and began to sing, and other places were surrounded by many people. The atmosphere in Qingzhou City It's still very hot.
Ning Lang was worried that he would continue to cultivate relationships with Yang Zhen, so he pulled Ning Nuan and told her to keep her away from Wang An, and stared at Wang An several times, which led people to leave quickly. .
When the two of them disappeared, Chu Fei approached Ning Nuan, his expression aggrieved.
Ning Nuan said softly, "If Master Chu is fine, then I will leave first."
"Wait, who said I have nothing to do." Chu Fei handed the lantern to Wang Quan, and took out a tightly wrapped thing from his arms, and opened it to find out that it was fried chestnut.
He handed the chestnut to Ning Nuan, and said, "I know you like to eat this. I just saw it, so I bought it. Don't worry, it's still hot now and it's just in the mouth."
Ning Nuan gave him a surprised look, and then hesitantly took it.
The chestnuts wrapped in oil paper are really hot, and I don’t know how long they have been bought, but they have been carefully placed in their arms, and the temperature has not cooled down. Thinking that this pack of chestnuts had been so carefully cherished and kept, Ning Nuan held it, and her fingertips didn't feel hot.
"The prince is bothering." Ning Nuan whispered: "If the prince says something, it will be fine for the prince to buy it by herself."
"I'm afraid you can't find it." Chu Fei shook his head: "The chestnut seller is seeing a good business. I'm afraid that you haven't found it before he has already closed the stall and returned."
Ning Nuan was speechless for a while.
After a long time, she softly replied: "The daughter of the people thanked the prince first."
Chu Fei whispered: "If you can accept this king's kindness every time, then it would be best."
Ning Nuan only thought he hadn't heard.
She turned and left with the chestnut in her hands, walking slowly, but Chu Fei did not catch up, probably still thinking about the warning that had just been Ninglang, just watching her back slowly walk away. It wasn't until she disappeared in the crowd that Chu Fei lowered her head and sighed, and said, "Wang Quan, go back."
"Wang Ye? You won't chase it?" Wang Quan was stunned: "It's hard to find Miss Ning."
"Chasing for what?" Chu Fei took the lantern from his hand: "I don't take this lantern back soon, be careful of being hit by someone. You didn't listen? Ning can say it, let this king be careful some."
Wang Quan had to follow.
Ning Nuan walked a long way out, then stopped, opened the oil paper bag in his hand, and took out a brown chestnut from it.
"Miss?"
Ning Nuan exerted a slight effort in her hand, and the crispy chestnut immediately exposed the tender yellow chestnut meat inside. She threw away the outer skin and carefully put the chestnut meat in her mouth. It was sweet and soft, and it was delicious.
"Miss?" Xiangtao said cautiously: "Did you really pick it up?"
Ning Nuan did not look up, and took out the second one from the oil-paper bag, but his mood was lightened.
"Why don't you help me see if there are any chestnuts here."
Fragrant Peach really looked around.
I don't know if Wang An was hit by it. She searched the surrounding area, but she didn't find the chestnut seller. Maybe she had really gone home.
Ning Nuan didn't wait much, eating chestnuts all the way, slowly returning to the inn where he was staying.
As soon as she walked into the room, she saw the twelve-sided lantern on the table at a glance. The room was extremely dark, but the candle in the lantern was still burning, illuminating the surroundings.
Xiangtao immediately exclaimed: "Why is this lantern here?"
Isn't it here to give to the sweetheart?
Ning Nuan walked over and saw that there was a piece of paper on the table. The signature was Chu Fei's name.
...
Ning Lang reluctantly walked up the mountain with Yang Zhen until the hustle and bustle in the city dissipated.
"I have been in Qingzhou for so long, but this is the first time I have seen this kind of excitement."
"There will be lively in the future." Yang Zhen walked ahead of him, holding his hand. The road back to the mountain was dark and steep, and Ning Lang looked like a blind eye, but she was very familiar with this area, so she walked ahead with the lantern, and barely let the lantern illuminate some of the road. "When the New Year comes, Qingzhou will be the busiest time."
Ning Lang said: "I will go home during the New Year."
"..."
Yang Zhen stopped talking.
Ning Lang noticed something wrong with what he said, and quickly added: "Would you like to go back to the capital with me?"
"To the capital?"
"Have you never been to the capital? The capital is much more lively than here, not to mention the twelve-sided lanterns, and the kind of organs installed. From the outside, you can still see people dancing in the lanterns." Ning Lang said Get excited: "Why don't you go back with me, I will take you to see and see."
Yang Zhen smiled: "What did I do in the past?"
"You..." Ning Lang paused and said, "You are my friend, what happened in the past? I will introduce Zhu Hanshan to you. You must have never met him. He is the smartest I have ever seen. People. I heard my mother say that Zhu Hanshan often comes to our house, even Zhu Hanshan is here, you...you are my friend, so naturally you can come too."
"Not suitable."
"Where is it not appropriate?" Ning Lang suddenly became anxious: "Don't you even want to do it with friends?"
Yang Zhen helpless: "You know it clearly."
Ning Lang choked, then hesitated.
He lowered his head, squinted his eyes and carefully identified the mountain road under his feet. Yang Zhen was holding his left hand, which made him feel at ease. Ning Lang lifted his foot over a stone before asking again, "Will the brothers on the mountain stay with you when the New Year comes?"
"They are also homeless."
"Yes?" Ning Lang froze, "What do you mean? Isn't your home in Qingzhou City?"
Yang Zhen suddenly stopped, Ning Lang didn't notice for a while and almost ran into her.
She turned around, looked down the mountain, raised her hand to raise the lantern, and pointed in the direction of Qingzhou City: "Look there."
Ning Lang looked up. Qingzhou City is still lit now, although the excitement is gone, but the fire has not dimmed, and the whole city is reflected in the warm yellow on one side. They also spent a lively and cheerful night there just now.
"My home used to be there." Yang Zhen said: "Our family has been in Qingzhou for generations. Until a battle, my grandfather led the Qingzhou people to block thousands of enemy troops and rescued Qingzhou together."
Ning Lang thought: They were just busy in Qingzhou City just to celebrate this.
"The news reached the capital, and the sage, Long Xin Joy, rewarded my grandfather and named him a first-class general." Yang Zhen said calmly: "My grandfather still did not leave in Qingzhou, and did not return to the capital. Later also. I don’t know who talked about it, saying that he was intent on rebellion, so the Holy Lord made several decree to get him back to Beijing."
Ning Lang was stunned.
"He didn't go. At that time, the enemy was still thinking about Qingzhou. He couldn't go. If he did, Qingzhou would be left unattended, and sooner or later it would fall into the enemy's hands."
"..."
"Later he won, but the saint was furious and ordered to copy his family." Yang Zhen: "Then I will have no home."
"..."
Ning Lang looked up at her, opened his mouth, but didn't know how to comfort her.
Yang Zhen's complexion was very calm. The moonlight gleamed on her face, allowing Ning Lang to see clearly. Her complexion was as usual, as if it was not her own business, and her eyes were as calm as water without any waves.
Ning Lang thought for a while before asking, "How did you live afterwards?"
"My father's soldiers protected me and escaped. We have not left Qingzhou. No one found out. He taught me Kung Fu and the art of war. Later, he died of illness."
"Then you went to be a bandit?"
Yang Zhen nodded.
She turned around and took Ning Lang to continue walking up the mountain. She walked very slowly, and Ning Lang was able to keep up with things in her heart.
As if he knew what he was thinking, Yang Zhen said again, "I got used to it very early, so you don't need to take it to heart."
"..."
Ning Lang said: "Then you don't want to go back to the capital with me, are you afraid of being discovered?"
"After so many years, no one remembers this matter."
"It's better to stay in Qingzhou and spend the New Year with you." Ning Lang said: "I have been in the capital for many years. Every year our family goes out. I'm tired of all those things in the capital. I just stay in Qingzhou and I haven't seen what Qingzhou New Year is like."
"You don't have to force it."
"I didn't force it." Ning Lang said quickly: "I'm telling the truth. When I return to the cottage, I will tell my mother that my father can listen to my mother. If my mother agrees, He will definitely agree."
Ning Lang silently said sorry to Ning Yanting, Jiang Yunlan, and Ning Nuan in his heart.
Yang Zhen still said, "You don't have to do this."
Ning Lang looked up at her for a long time, and finally he could barely see her meaning from her back in the darkness.
I really didn't agree.
Ning Lang sighed and began to worry again.
When they slowly returned to the cottage, most of the people in the cottage were already asleep. Jiang Yunlan was still awake, sitting in the hall, waiting for them, and seeing them both enter the door, she breathed a sigh of relief and relieved her heart. .
"It's fine when you come back." Jiang Yunlan said: "If it's not early today, go and rest quickly."
Yang Zhen nodded, said goodbye to the two, and soon returned to his house.
Jiang Yunlan turned around and was about to go back to rest, only to see Ning Lang standing with a sad face, not knowing what he was thinking, with a bitter and hatred expression on his face, he immediately clicked in his heart and quickly pulled Ning Lang and asked: " What's wrong? Is it not going well tonight?"
Ning Lang came back to his senses, turned his head and glanced at her, not knowing what he had thought of, suddenly his eyes lit up, and said, "Mother, can you lend me some silver?"
"Borrowing money?" Jiang Yunlan was taken aback, and then immediately became vigilant: "What did you just go to the mountain to do? Did you go to the casino?"
"No! Mother! How could I go to such a place?!"
Jiang Yunlan's expression was even more ugly: "Did you take Ms. Yang to drink wine?"
Ning Lang almost jumped up; "Mother!!!"
"Then what do you want to borrow money for? I'll tell you first. If you don't give me a suitable reason, I won't lend you so easily."
Ning Lang hesitated and couldn't explain why.
Jiang Yunlan looked more suspicious.
"Mother, don't ask." Ning Lang said anxiously: "Are you still worried about me now? I am different from before. Tell me, since then... Since then, when will I be Have you ever listened to you?"
Jiang Yunlan barely let go of her heart.
"Then you say, how much money do you want to borrow?"
Ning Lang hesitated for a while before uttering a number: "Five thousand taels?"
Jiang Yunlan's eyes widened, almost cursing.
Ning Lang immediately changed his words: "No, one thousand taels, I want one thousand taels."
Jiang Yunlan slowly calmed down.
Because she wanted to bring a dowry to her daughter-in-law, she brought a lot of money. Now Ninglang wants one thousand taels, she also took it out. Ning Lang followed Jiang Yunlan to get the silver, and when the silver ticket was in his hand, he changed his words: "Mother, if it is not enough, I will ask you again."
Jiang Yunlan glared and drove him out.
On the second day, the people in the cottage got up early, and Ning Lang slept three poles in the day. When he woke up, and asked the time, he ran down the mountain in a hurry, and even no one could see him.
Yang Zhen wandered around, but he didn't see his figure, and then heard that he had gone down the mountain, and he was suddenly puzzled.
Ning Lang didn't come back until dusk. When he went down the mountain, he had a lot of money, but now there is nothing left, but he is satisfied with a smile on his face.
He secretly pulled Yang Zhen aside and asked, "Are you free tomorrow?"
"what are you going to do?"
"If you are not free, just let me go down the mountain." Ning Lang said, "I have something for you."
Yang Zhen raised his eyebrows and reluctantly agreed.
On the second day, Ning Lang woke up early. As soon as he woke up, he hurried to find Yang Zhen, and after having breakfast with Yang Zhen anxiously, he immediately dragged her down the mountain in a hurry.
Yang Zhen didn't know why, so he let him pull it all the way down the mountain, into Qingzhou City, and then to a desolate old mansion.
Yang Zhen stood at the door, looking up at the plaque on the door, his expression was a little surprised.
However, there were three large characters on the plaque on the door of the old house-General Mansion. The spider webs on Paibing Mountain were also cleaned up, and the three characters "General's Mansion" shone brightly, just like when the owner was alive.
Ning Lang took her to the old house again.
It wasn't until he entered the gate of the old general's mansion that Yang Zhen could see the scene inside and finally recovered. The General Mansion has lost the splendor of the master when he was alive. The courtyard can't be opened, broken doors and windows, fallen stone tables, overgrown weeds, and no one to trim the big trees, it is very desolate.
Yang Zhen couldn't help asking, "What did you bring me here for?"
Ning Lang said: "I have bought this place. From now on, it will be my house."
Yang Zhen was stunned.
"I don't know what to do, but I thought to myself, you should like it." Ning Lang paused, then said: "If you don't like it, then, then treat it as if I did nothing. If you are angry, you can beat and scold me."
"If you like it, shall I give it to you?"