The thin little girl sat on a big stone at the entrance of the alley, looked at the pedestrians coming and going on the street, took out a small cloth bag from her arms, and opened it layer by layer, and a faint sweet fragrance spread. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

It was a small piece of candied fruit that was only half left, and the girl carefully tore a small piece at the edge, then wrapped the rest and put it in her arms and hid it.

A small piece of candied fruit was put in her mouth and swallowed, reluctant to swallow, until the taste sweeter than honey was completely gone, then chewed carefully, took out the small cloth bag again, and repeated the action just now.

The half of the candied fruit that the mother gave her at the end, she had eaten in this way all day.

In my memory, this fragrance can only be smelled at the entrance of the store called "Ten Mile Fragrance", and it can't be noticed by the guys in the store, who will drive themselves away while scolding "Little Hanako".

She's not called Hanako.

Although she didn't have any nice new clothes to wear, she always washed her clothes cleaner than all the children she had ever met, and customers didn't like to have a dirty girl in the noodle stall.

She doesn't like the guys in "Ten Miles", they always call her "Little Hanako", and she likes the brother she met yesterday.

Because he invited her to eat something delicious, the next time I see him, I must invite him to eat noodles, and I don't charge money.

Grandma is sick, and my mother didn't show up today, so she will definitely not see that brother today.

The little girl was a little disappointed, no one had ever complimented her on her beautiful name, except for her mother and uncle, everyone looked at her strangely, even her father------ who had never seen him since that day when he sent her and her mother back to her grandmother's house.

"He Duanwu, a little flower, there is a mother, no father to teach ......"

A group of children came running from a distance, pointing to the girl sitting on the rock, and giggling.

The girl didn't look at them, sat up, patted the dust off her body, and turned to walk into the alley.

The group of children, apparently unwilling to let her go like this, hurried over and surrounded her, and she was about to walk out, but an older man jerked her shoulders and fell to the ground.

"Hehe, He Duanwu, why didn't you wipe the table today?"

"Don't you sell noodles?"

"Hehe, He Duanwu, I saw your father on the street today!"

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The eldest of the children looked like they were ten years old, and the youngest ones were only five or six years old.

The girl got up from the ground, bit her lip, tried to get out of the crowd, and was pushed in again.

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"Over the years, the He family's life has not been very good." The old man surnamed Li sighed and said: "Back then, the young master and Miss He left the capital and lost the face of the Guogong Mansion, although the Li family is declining, but they still have roots in the capital, and they will scruple about doing things, but the He family is different." ”

"Miss He's father was seriously ill and returned to the West in a few days, the eldest son of the He family has been engaged, but under the pressure of the Guogong Mansion, the other party quickly came to the door and quit the marriage, and your other aunt also delayed for several years to get married, but she was sent back by her husband's family within two years, I am afraid it is also because of the Guogong Mansion."

The old man sighed and continued: "Fortunately, the He family is only a commoner, and the Guogong Mansion will not use those more inferior means for the sake of face, the Li family can't help them openly, but secretly helped them resolve a lot of troubles, the young master can go and see them, and the matter of Miss He should also be known to them." ”

There was an endless flow of people on the street, and the old man surnamed Li told Li Yi about these things in detail.

Li Yi can even remember the face of the man who went around on his back to seek medical treatment on a snowy night, and another looming shadow in the depths of his mind could not see his eyebrows clearly.

And that figure is the person he used to be closest to in this world.

Whether it is the Li family or the He family, there is actually not much difference in his heart, their bodies are flowing with blood that is very similar to this body, bringing an irreplaceable sense of intimacy, which cannot be felt from Ruyi and their bodies.

"Hey, there used to be a noodle stall here, why isn't there any today?" The little fat man was looking forward to something all the way, and when he walked to a street corner, he suddenly said in surprise, and there was a hint of disappointment in his tone.

I also planned to let my eldest brother see how delicious the noodles were, and by the way, I begged him to teach him martial arts, but now it seems that this wish has been temporarily disappointed.

Since yesterday, the little fat man has obviously been a little pestering himself, and this time he wants to come out with him.

Hearing his words, Li Yi glanced up, the place where he ate noodles yesterday was empty, and the woman and the little girl were gone, but thinking about what happened yesterday, it was normal for them not to come out to set up a stall today.

The mother and daughter looked strange and pitiful, if they could, Li Yi wanted to buy the recipe for that noodle, a few hundred taels of silver, under normal circumstances, even if they sat and ate empty, it would be enough for at least a solid and wealthy life under five people for a lifetime.

First, because he really liked the taste of that noodle, and the reason why he was willing to spend far more than several times the value of the silver to buy a recipe was purely because of his inexplicable affection for the little girl.

"Young master, there is the He family in front."

Turning a street corner and walking dozens of steps, the old man surnamed Li pointed to a deep alley and said, "The He family is inside." ”

Even in later generations, no matter how prosperous the city is, there are old and dilapidated places, not to mention this era, in Kyoto, not only the royal family and various dignitaries live, but also the poor families in the inner city of the capital.

This is obviously a place similar to a slum alley, and when Li Yi and the others walked down a narrow alley, the road ahead was blocked by a group of children.

The alley was already narrow, and there was no way for seven or eight children to pass around it.

"Little Hanako, your father doesn't want you anymore."

"What's in your hand, show us?"

"Let go, if you don't let go, I'll beat you!"

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"What are you doing?" Seeing a little girl who was surrounded by them, pushing and shoving, Li Yi walked over quickly and shouted.

Seeing someone coming, the bear children immediately dispersed, and the girl picked up a cloth bag on the ground, which was accidentally dropped on the ground by them in the process of scrambling just now, patted the dust on it, and carefully put it in her arms.

Then, she raised her head to look at the figure walking over, and the expression on her little face couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Li Yi walked over, gently patted the dust off her body, and asked, "Dragon Boat Festival, why are you here, your mother?" ”

"My family lives in it, and my mother decocts my grandmother at home." Seeing the brother again, the little girl raised her head and said with a smile.

After speaking, she suddenly tilted her head and watched the little fat man stuff a piece of fragrant pastry into his mouth.

The little fat man blushed a little when she saw it, handed over a paper bag in his hand, and asked, "Do you want to eat?" ”

"Dragon Boat Festival?" As if remembering something, Li Yi suddenly looked at her and asked, "What's your surname?" ”

"The surname is He, He Dragon Boat Festival."

The little girl raised her head, looked at him with big bright eyes, and whispered.