Jingmen Fengyue

Chapter 202 Qin Se (3)
Xie Fanghua glanced ahead and saw a noodle shop not far away with lights on. She asked, "Tonight is New Year's Eve, is the noodle shop open for business?"

"The owner of the noodle shop is an old couple with no children. Let's ask, maybe they are not afraid of crowds." Li Muqing said.

Xie Fanghua nodded, "Alright!"

The two agreed, so they walked to the small noodle shop on the side of the road together.

The door of the noodle shop was never closed, and two red lanterns were hung at the door. The facade was a bit dilapidated, but festive couplets and couplets were posted, and window grilles and blessing characters were pasted on the doors and windows.It seems to have a New Year's atmosphere.

Li Muqing stepped forward to knock on the door, and called softly, "Old man, open the door!"

"Here it is! Who is it?" An old man responded, and opened the door from the inside. Seeing the two of them in a daze, his gaze was fixed on Li Muqing, and he asked in surprise, "Mr. Li? You are..."

Li Muqing smiled and explained, "The two of us came back to the city from outside and passed by you. I was a little hungry. I wonder if you are still working tonight? Cook two bowls of noodles for us!"

"Oh, you haven't come to my small noodle restaurant for some time! It's easy to cook two bowls of noodles, come in!" Hearing this, the old man hurriedly let the door open, and enthusiastically invited the two to enter.

Li Muqing thanked her with a smile, and stepped into the noodle shop.

Xie Fanghua walked in behind Li Muqing.

"Old lady, hurry up and make noodles, Mr. Li has brought a beautiful girl to eat noodles." The old man shouted to the inner room with a loud voice.

"You old man, what are you talking about?" An old woman hurried out from the inside, and when she saw Li Muqing, she immediately said happily, "Mr. Li hasn't come for a while? Today is New Year's Eve, why did Mr. Li come here?" After finishing speaking, before Li Muqing could answer, his eyes fell on Xie Fanghua, "Oh, what a pretty girl!"

Xie Fanghua was infected by the enthusiasm of the two old people and couldn't help smiling at them.

"This girl looks so pretty when she smiles!" the mother-in-law praised, and said to Li Muqing with a smile on her face, "Young Master Li, you are really lucky!"

Li Muqing tilted his head slightly, coughed, and smiled, "Disturbing my mother-in-law for the New Year!"

"Don't bother me, we two old people don't have a taste of Chinese New Year. It's just right for you to come." The mother-in-law said while pouring two cups of hot water from the latte pot and putting it on the table. Pointing to the two of them, "It's hot by the stove, come here and enjoy the fire!"

Li Muqing sat at the table with a smile and nodded.

Xie Fanghua also sat down slowly. Unlike the dilapidated facade outside, the furnishings inside the house were extremely neat and clean, especially the tables and chairs, which were wiped as spotless as a mirror.Two cups of hot water can make people feel warm all at once.

"Drink water first, and we'll make noodles for you!" The old woman said to the two of them, and while walking towards the kitchen, she yelled at the old man, "Old man, you go and light the fire for me, and I'll make noodles!"

"Okay!" The old man smiled and followed the old woman to the kitchen.

Li Muqing took a sip of hot water and said in a warm voice, "The old woman can't have children, but the old man didn't divorce his wife and remarry. It is said that the old woman once wanted to reconcile herself, but the old man refused to do it. Afterwards, the two have supported each other until now."

Xie Fanghua nodded, picked up the cup and held it in his hand.

"There is no more loving couple in the world than this!" Li Muqing said again.

Xie Fanghua took a sip of hot water and agreed, "It's very enviable."

"Both of them can cook hot noodle soup. The old man is better than the old woman. But the old woman won't let the old man cook. She always said that the gentleman stays away from the kitchen. But the old man likes to accompany her, so the two went to the kitchen together. The old man Light the fire, and the old woman will make noodles." Li Muqing said, "Originally, they opened a noodle restaurant in the capital with their craftsmanship, and the business would definitely be better, but they don't like the capital, so they have been living here. They only make a bowl of noodles for passers-by , to make a living."

Xie Fanghua put down the water glass, "The prosperity in the capital is accompanied by hustle and bustle, and it is indeed not as quiet as here."

Li Muqing smiled and nodded.

The two sat quietly for a while, and the old man and the old woman came out of the kitchen, each holding a large bowl of noodles.

Xie Fanghua saw two large bowls of noodles on the table, and twitched her lips, "Too many!"

"Girl is too thin, eat more! My old lady sees that you are only fourteen or five years old, and it is time to grow your body. Don't treat yourself badly for the sake of beauty and diet. In the future, after you get married, if your body does not grow It’s hard to give birth.” The old woman looked at Xie Fanghua with a smile, “When I was your age, my mother told me not to go on a diet, but unfortunately, I was born with a disease, not the chicken that lays eggs.”

"Damn old woman, she is still a girl, what are you talking about?" The old man gave the old woman a dissatisfied look.

The old woman was a little embarrassed, "Aren't I happy? I'm talking too much." After finishing speaking, she took the chili plate and vinegar bottle, and pushed them to Li Muqing and Xie Fanghua, "Mr. After eating and leaving, the city gate will not be opened when you go back, you can’t get in, and you will rest with us later, and go back at dawn.”

Li Muqing smiled and nodded, "Okay, please trouble the two old men!"

"Don't bother, don't bother! Eat slowly!" The old woman waved her hand and returned to the back room with a smile.

"Girl, if you really can't eat so much, you can give some to Mr. Li. He is a man, so he can eat more than my daughter's family." The old man smiled and left a sentence, and followed the old woman back to the back room.

Although Xie Fanghua didn't eat much during the dinner, her stomach was a little empty, but looking at the big bowl of noodles in front of her, she couldn't eat any more.

"If you really can't eat, can you give me some?" Li Muqing asked her with a smile.

Xie Fanghua raised her head and looked at him, "Can you eat it?"

"If you don't want to waste it, I can barely eat it!" Li Muqing nodded.

"Then I'll give you some!" Xie Fanghua unceremoniously picked a large chopstick and pushed it into Li Muqing's wrist, and the already full of big names suddenly piled up into a pile of hills.

The corner of Li Muqing's mouth twitched, and he didn't speak for a while.

Xie Fanghua was amused in her heart, and lowered her head to eat with chopsticks. The noodles were very tough, fragrant and smooth in the mouth.

Li Muqing saw that Xie Fanghua was eating well, looked at her for a moment, and couldn't help but said, "Miss Tingyin, if I'm exhausted, the rest of my life..."

Xie Fanghua paused with chopsticks and said, "You are responsible for the rest of your life!"

Li Muqing laughed, shook his head, picked up the chopsticks, and ate slowly.

Half an hour later, Xie Fanghua put down her chopsticks and saw that Li Muqing still had half a bowl left. She gave him a sympathetic look, then took out the scripture from her bosom to read it as if nothing had happened.

(End of this chapter)