Approaching the New Year, the bookstore basically has no business, most of the bookstores have been closed, posted a notice that the door will open after the fifteenth day of the first month, Shilinyuan Bookstore is also closed for the past two days, but this afternoon it was temporarily opened, but it is not open, and the door is posted with a sign that the New Year is closed.

The ox cart of the Cao family arrived in front of the Shilinyuan Bookstore, and the guards of the Cao family who followed the ox cart stepped forward to open the door, and Cao Jiaojiao jumped out first, "Big scholar, we have arrived!" ”

Cao Yun walked out of the car door, and at this time, a young lady came out of the bookstore, stepped forward quickly and smiled: "It's Miss Cao!" I am Hu Qing'er, the younger sister of Yanqing. ”

Cao Yun smiled and nodded, "I know you, Brother Li said that your martial arts are very strong." ”

Hu Qing'er scratched her head, "I'm so sorry to ask you out." ”

"It's okay, is Sister Guo here?"

"She's in the bookstore, please come with me."

Cao Yun was still a little nervous in her heart, she knew that Li Yanqing had already married a concubine first, and today she received a letter from this eldest sister Guo, hoping to meet, although Cao Yun felt a little hasty, but she couldn't refuse, so she came to the appointment.

Cao Jiaojiao took the initiative to hold Hu Qing'er's hand, raised her head and asked, "Sister Qing'er, are your martial arts really powerful?" ”

Hu Qing'er saw that she was lively and cute, and she really liked it in her heart, so she took her hand and smiled: "If there is a villain bullying you, you tell my sister, and I will help you teach him a lesson!" ”

"I also want to practice martial arts, like the red boy's fire cloud gun, knock your nose twice with your fist, and you can still spew fire, Sister Qing'er, do you know the fire cloud gun?"

Hu Qing'er smiled slightly, "I have also practiced marksmanship, and I will give you a fire cloud gun when I go back." ”

"Okay!"

Cao Jiaojiao pestered Hu Qing'er to tell the story of practicing martial arts, but Cao Yun walked into the bookstore, the bookstore guys have gone home for the New Year, only the shopkeeper Luo and his wife are responsible for looking at the store, Luo shopkeeper and Li Daqi have seen a few times, Li Daqi felt the grace of the year, and specially sent a Lin'an courtyard house to him, although the Luo shopkeeper did not know why Li Daqi gave him Lin'an's yard, but he was very grateful for Li Daqi's generosity, since Hu Qinger came to borrow the store, he agreed without hesitation.

Cao Yun walked into the bookstore and was immediately attracted by the room full of books, her beautiful eyes flashed with surprise, her collection of books was nothing compared to the bookstore.

Cao Yun is also called a female nerd by her family for a reason, she often forgets what is in front of her after seeing a book at some point, of course, it is only a very accidental moment, such as now........

Cao Yun walked quickly to the bookshelf and looked at a row of familiar covers, it was Bai Juyi's "Bai's Changqing Collection", there were all seventy-five volumes here, she only collected thirty-seven volumes of poems, and she didn't have other essays, testimonials, etc., there were all here, and she was really surprised in her heart.

"If you like it, I'll send it back to you!"

A soft voice came from the side, Cao Yun turned around, and saw a woman in a white dress wearing a hood standing next to her, just standing there quietly, full of a transcendent temperament.

"You're ..... Sister Guo? ”

Guo Sisi took off his hat, revealing a beautiful face, and said with a slight smile: "I am!" ”

Cao Yun hurriedly saluted, "Little sister Yunniang has seen my sister." ”

Sisi held her hand and said with a shallow smile: "No wonder he likes you so much, it's really Tianzi." ”

"My sister is a fairy, and my little sister is ashamed,"

Si Siyan smiled, "Let's go sit inside!" ”

Cao Yun glanced back, and saw Jiaojiao sitting in a pile of books reading, Hu Qing'er was standing at the door, smiling and nodding to her, she followed Sisi into the back room, Luo shopkeeper and his wife avoided it for the time being, Sisi invited her to sit down, poured her a cup of hot tea, and said with a smile: "I usually have to wear makeup when I go out, covering my true face, today is to see you, I specially didn't wear makeup." ”

"Eldest sister has such a beautiful face, why do you want to wear makeup?"

Sisi shook her head, "If I am seen now, it will cause disaster for him, so I have been very cautious. ”

Cao Yun understood a little in her heart, so she didn't ask any more, and she asked again: "Isn't Brother Li in the capital?" ”

"He went to Zhending Mansion on business, about twenty days, and came back around the tenth day of the first month."

"Oh-"

Cao Yun lowered his head and took a sip of tea, Sisi smiled again: "The first time I knew about you was when I found a book and a painting in his bag, and interestingly, he said that it was given to him by a ten-year-old lady." ”

Cao Yun couldn't help but smile lightly with the back of his hand, it turned out that he really thought he was a ten-year-old lady.

The more Sisi looked at Cao Yun, the more she liked it, she became famous at the age of fourteen, and at the age of sixteen, she sat in the alum building, and saw all kinds of people in the alum building, and she had a unique vision for people.

Cao Yun is a typical well-informed lady, and she can see that she is very simple, the city is not deep, and she will not be sad when she lives with her in the future.

"Why don't you go to my house and sit down! I'm not used to being outside. ”

Cao Yun hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Brother Li's father has been to Cao's Mansion today. ”

The implication is that since she has already courted, it is not convenient for her to go to the man's house during this time, Sisi smiled: "What does it matter, I invited you to be a guest, and besides, his father does not live with us, and there are only me and Qing'er in the house, and we just want to talk." ”

Cao Yun changed his mind, thinking that many women from families who were married could also go to the man's house to participate in the magpie meeting, and it should be okay to go to Li Yanqing's mansion by himself, anyway, he was not in the capital.

Cao Yun is young after all, not so old-fashioned, and more importantly, she is very yearning, so she smiled happily: "Okay then!" Just disturb the eldest sister. ”

.........

Two ox carts drove over the Yunqi Bridge, bypassed the temple, and slowly stopped in front of the mansion, Cao Yun got out of the car and looked at the surrounding environment, the surroundings were very quiet, for a person who likes books, quiet is also her love.

Cao Jiaojiao was very curious, took Hu Qing'er's hand and asked, at this time, Guo Sisi put on a hat, walked to Cao Yun's side and said with a smile: "This is a rented mansion, and the husband knows that I like to be quiet, so I specially chose this place." ”

Cao Yun nodded, pointed to the Fayun Temple next door and said with a smile: "I came to that temple when I was a child, and I also drew a lot in it, saying that I would be prosperous and rich in the future, and treat me as a boy." ”

"We went inside to talk, and it was windy outside."

Everyone entered the house, all the way to the back house, did not go to the guest hall, directly to Sisi's living room to sit down, the room was as warm as spring, the two maids took off their coats for them, Cao Yun saw that the room was very elegantly decorated, although there were not many furnishings, but each piece was exquisite to the extreme.

There was a piano in the corner of the house, and a pipa was hung on the wall, at this time, Cao Yun saw a picture of a lady enjoying flowers on the wall, she was interested, and walked forward to take a closer look.

Cao Yun is also good at painting, she saw that this painting was very good at both color and outline, and she couldn't help but be secretly surprised, and she suddenly had a trace of interest in Sisi's identity.

Cao Jiaojiao couldn't sit still, drank a cup of tea and followed Hu Qing'er to see the Huoyun Gun, and only Cao Yun and Sisi were left in the room, at this time, Sisi smiled lightly: "Yun Niang should have guessed my original identity!" ”

Cao Yun hesitated and said, "The eldest sister seems to like music and painting very much. ”

"I was originally a very famous prostitute in the capital, good at music, singing, painting and tea art, and was called the Four Talented Ladies by the market......."

Cao Yun suddenly covered her mouth, isn't the Sicai lady Master Li? "The eldest sister is the ...... of Alum Tower"

Sisi didn't answer her, got up and smiled: "Let's go out for a walk too!" I'll show you the garden. ”

Cao Yun's heart is a little confused, she is a smart girl in ice and snow, she has vaguely guessed Sisi's identity, like her, a woman with a beautiful appearance, and excellent music and painting, but she is committed to being a concubine, there is only one possibility, that is, she is from a humble background, Le Ji or a tea prostitute.

It's just that Cao Yun never thought that Sisi would be the teacher Li who had been missing for a long time and was once famous all over the world, and it was always rumored that she was dead, but she was hiding here.

Cao Yun knew in her heart that the eldest sister told herself this secret, in fact, she trusted herself and treated herself sincerely, if the news spread, it would definitely cause a sensation in the capital and cause disaster to Brother Li, so she had to hide this secret in her heart.

She followed Sisi through the yard and into the back garden, the snow on the stone path in the back garden had been swept away, filled with a faint fragrance of plum, Sisi walked slowly with her hands, she walked to the side of the plum and looked at the flowers that had passed the full bloom period, sighed softly and said: "My life is like a plum, even if it blooms and is fragrant, it will soon wither, although my Master Li is famous for a while, what can I do, rather than falling into mud, it is better to find my own home as soon as possible." ”

Cao Yun knew her self-pity background, and didn't know how to comfort her, and after a while, Cao Yun said in a low voice: "I will definitely keep it a secret for you." ”

"The reason why I tell you the truth is because this is not only my secret, but also Yanqing's secret, and it will be your secret in the future, Master Li has passed away, Guo Sisi is my real name, Yun Niang will call me Sisi in the future."

Cao Yun nodded lightly, "Little sister remembers!" ”

Sisi's heart was also relieved, and after revealing this secret, they would get along well in the future, she pointed to the corner room in the distance and smiled: "That's Yanqing's study, I'll take you to see it." ”

The two walked to the window of the study, the window was not closed, Cao Yun looked at it, and saw that it was very elegant and the furnishings were simple, so he couldn't help but purse his lips and smile: "It seems that there are few books!" ”

"He has a lot of books, this is the inner room, the bookshelf is outside, while he is away, why don't I take you to see it."

Although Cao Yun really wanted to see Li Yanqing's book collection, she was still a little embarrassed in the end, and shook her head slightly, "Then next time!" ”

Sisi saw that she was embarrassed, so she laughed, "Then let's see later!" By the way, I have a painting that I haven't finished, you can help me take a look. ”

"Good! I'd love to take a credit for tea, can my eldest sister teach me too? ”

"Let's go! Go to my room, we'll look at the paintings first, and then I'll teach you how to divide the tea. ”

The two left the garden, and walked to the courtyard with a smile and a smile.