Winter Melon’s home is in a large courtyard. It can be seen that this was originally a one-entry courtyard, but now it is full of houses. Donggua and his sister live in the two most corner rooms. When He Ran and the others walked into the courtyard, they immediately attracted attention and looked at them with both curiosity and envy. An old man stood in front of his house, drying his quilt. When passing by him, Donggua shouted "Master". The old man didn't answer. He just glanced here with his cloudy eyes and continued to pat the quilt. Donggua was a little embarrassed and said to He Ran: "This is my father. His ears are not working well, so he may not have heard." As soon as she entered the house, Donggua regained her energy and shouted: "Sister, I'm back, I have guests today!" The curtain opened and a girl came out. She is fifteen or sixteen years old, tall, with slightly dark skin and dark eyes, like fine obsidian.
He Ran looked at her and felt a bit familiar. Winter Melon introduced: "This is my sister. The food my sister makes is delicious." The girl was startled at first, obviously not expecting Winter Melon to bring guests to her home, but for a moment, she looked at He Ran with a bright and generous smile: "I'm sorry, my place is small, please don't dislike this distinguished guest." Xiao Li took out a silver coin and handed it to Winter Melon. He Ran said to the girl: "There are six of us in total. There are no taboos. Miss Zhou can just watch and do it." The girl quickly smiled and said: "Your distinguished guest has misunderstood. Although this is the Zhou Family Fort, our surname is not Zhou, but Tang." He Ran glanced at Donggua and saw that Donggua had her head drooped, not daring to raise her head, so she smiled and nodded: "Thank you, Miss Tang." Miss Tang smiled and said politely, then went out to buy ingredients. Just as He Ran was walking along, he saw people selling vegetables and meat on the roadside, which looked like a vegetable market. After Miss Tang left, Dong Gua raised her head and asked He Ran, "Aren't you named Zhou? Didn't you say that all the Zhou clan members here are from your grandfather's generation?" Donggua said hurriedly: "I'm not lying. My grandpa is indeed named Zhou, and my grandpa is also a grandpa." He Ran thought of the indifferent old man just now and said, "Your mother's surname is Zhou. Are you here to seek refuge with your maternal family?" Dong Gua nodded, then thought of something, and quickly corrected: "It's not like they have surrendered. Anyone can come to Zhoujiapu. They are still worried about not being able to rent the house. We spend money to rent the house, and we can live here as long as we like." At this moment, there was a burst of cheers from outside. A child about the same age as Winter Melon opened the door and said to Winter Melon: "Brother Yue is back!" The child thought of something else and added: "Brother Yue came back from the capital. He is so awesome!" "Really?" Donggua cheered and ran out. He took one leg out of the house and then remembered that there were guests he had brought back. He quickly turned around and said coquettishly: "Dear guest, wait a moment, our boss is back, I'll go take a look." He Ran smiled: "Okay." Donggua chuckled, turned around and ran out. The door of the house slammed shut, and Xiaoli said: "They are quite lively."
In fact, Xiaoli has been feeling strange since just now. She doesn't know why the boss came to Donggua's house. This little rundown house doesn't even have a decent chair, so she doesn't know what's worth coming to. The cheers outside came one after another, all of which were the voices of children, mixed with the drake voices of teenagers who were changing their voices. Xiaoli became curious: "Master, how about I go out and take a look?" "No, Xiaoba is outside." He Ran said. As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Ba's voice sounded outside the door: "Open the door, open the door, Master Ba is here, open the door, open the door, Master Ba is here!" Xiao Li quickly opened the door of the house, and Xiao Ba flew in, circled around the room, and finally landed on He Ran's lap: "The old and small room is not as big as Master Ba's big mansion." Xiaoba recently got a new cage. Li Jinxiu gave it to him. The eldest one is one. The door of the cage is open. Xiaoba can come in and out freely. It is an authentic huanghuali and there is a glass mirror inside. Xiaoba looks in the mirror every time. , will be stunned by his handsomeness. "Acquaintances, acquaintances, Master Ba has seen his familiar grandson." The four people in Liuxia exchanged glances quickly, and Qingzui said to He Ran: "Master, I don't show up much in the capital. I'm going out to take a look." "Okay." He Ran nodded. He went out to drink, came back after a while, and shook his head at He Ran: "Master, I don't see anyone I know." She looked at Xiaoba again: "Master Ba, did you really see someone you know?" Xiaoba shouted: "Chinese people don't lie to Chinese people!" He Ran thought of the scene when Xiaoba saw him for the first time in Zhending Mansion, and said to Qingzui: "Maybe he's disguised." Some things are unexplainable. For example, her current face is completely different from her previous life. Even Zuo Xiaoai doesn't recognize her anymore, but Xiaoba recognizes her at a glance. Therefore, He Ran believed Xiaoba when he said he saw an acquaintance. Just as Qingzui was about to say something, Miss Tang and Donggua came back together. Miss Tang was carrying a vegetable basket, while Donggua was holding a palm-sized birdcage. There was actually a bird in the birdcage, and the bird was covered in green feathers. , at first glance, it looks like a smaller version of Xiaoba. The hair on Xiaoba's neck stood up immediately: "Oh my God, what did I see?" Winter Melon was startled and pointed at Xiaoba: "It, it can talk?" Xiaoba ignored him and shouted at the green bird in the cage: "Are you a male or a female? Why do you want to imitate me?" The bird didn't say a word, and Xiaoba became anxious: "The listener is sad, the listener sheds tears, someone here killed a bird!" With that said, it pounced towards the birdcage in Donggua's hand. Donggua was so frightened that she quickly hid the birdcage behind her back. Xiaoba circled around him, unwilling to let go. He Ran stopped him: "Come here!" Xiaoba reluctantly flew over and landed on He Ran's shoulder. Winter Melon breathed a sigh of relief. Oh my God, the talking bird is quite scary. Jin Bo took a step forward and whispered in He Ran's ear: "This little bird in a birdcage comes from Chen Abing of Tianqiao. The birds he makes are lifelike." He Ran asked with a smile: "Winter melon, did your boss bring this little bird from the capital?" "Yes, Brother Yue also brought snacks from the capital. Brother Yue said that when the weather gets cold, he can bring back roast duck. The roast duck is delicious." While Miss Tang was cooking, He Ran asked Dong Gua about the affairs of the Zhou Family Fort. The seventh old man in charge of the Zhou Family Fort was now a generation older than Dong Gua's grandfather.
I didn’t brag about the winter melon. Miss Tang was really good at making delicious food. She stir-fried a few vegetables and made noodles. Each person had a big bowl with old vinegar, which made her whole body warm. He Ran took a long breath. This was the most comfortable meal he had eaten since leaving the capital. When he came out of Donggua's house, Xiao Ba flapped his wings and flew away, but soon flew back: "Grandson, grandson, I saw that grandson. He wanted to roast Master Ba, but Master Ba drew a circle and cursed him!" Master Ba remembers him, grandson!" Ba Ye is very narrow-minded. Anyone who dares to offend Ba Ye will be remembered by Ba Ye!