Chapter 50: Breaking the Seal

This year, the snow came a little earlier in winter, and before the lunar month, the snow was already visible. After three days, the earth was already a foot thick.

The Shen family's Zhu door opened early, and the subordinates took a broom out to clean the snow in front of the door. Before the snow on the doorway was completely cleaned, a young man walked out.

The young man was slender and sturdy, and there was no joy or anger on his face, but because he seemed to have Lingyun ambition in his eyes, the whole person looked very upright and vigorous.

As soon as he went out, he looked to the side, but there was no one coming, only a crooked snowman piled up under the cypress tree in front of the flower house.

It's been five years, and the craft hasn't grown at all, and it seems that Xiaohua really doesn't have the talent to be an architect. Shen Laibao walked up to the snowman and pinched its nose, and then pinched its asymmetrical face, tinkering, the snowman can be regarded as having good facial features. Finally, he straightened the scarf around the fat snowman's neck, only to realize that it was missing an arm.

He crouched down to pile up the snow, ready to rub his arm.

Ah Wu bent over and said, "Young Master, it's too cold. ”

Shen Laibao paused and looked up at him, "Ah Wu, how many years have you been with me?" ”

"It's been years."

"What did you just say?"

Ah Wu said helplessly, "Nonsense." He immediately stepped aside and said no more.

As soon as the arm was ready, the gate of the flower house opened, and a young girl walked out of it. The girl's eyebrows and eyes are slightly curved, and her flashing eyes are bright and clear, not losing the morning sun.

"Brother Noble, what are you doing?"

She walked down the steps, squatted next to Shen Laibao and looked, saw that the corners of his clothes were wrinkled, and stretched out her hand to smooth them. Shen Laibao was glad that her obsessive-compulsive disorder did not worsen with age, and he scooped up a handful of snow before sighing, "Deal with the aftermath of your loss." ”

Hua Ling looked at her arm, then at the snowman, and suddenly, "I seem to have forgotten to put my right arm on it." ”

Shen Laibao got up and embedded his arm, smoothing the snow on his arm, "Next time, if you are too lazy to do it, just put two branches, you don't have to make limbs." Pile up two snowballs, one large and one small, and you're done. ”

"It's not a habit of being tricked by my dad when I was a child." Hua Ling patted it on the stomach and flattened it a little, "My dad said that the snowman will run in the middle of the night when he has limbs. That's why I added limbs to it, and in the middle of the night I was wrapped in a quilt and lay on the crack of the door to watch, but it turned out ......."

Shen Laibao smiled, "As a result, the snowman didn't run at all." ”

"My dad also said that if I threw my teeth casually and were stolen by mice, then I would grow a pair of rat teeth, which scared me for a year when I accidentally lost a tooth, and the result was ......."

"It turned out to be a lie again."

Hua Ling counted the things about her bad father, and finally snorted, "Bullying me at a young age, I will never do it again." ”

Shen Laibao blinked, "Xiaohua, after a thing has been used ninety-nine times, it will become an interesting monster." ”

Flower Bell's eyes lit up, "Really? ”

Shen Laibao couldn't help laughing at first, and then laughed after holding back. Hua Ling was stunned, only then did she realize that she had been deceived again, and she stretched out her hand and put her foot on his neck, which made Shen Laibao tremble.

"Huh." Shen Laibao grabbed her sleeve, saw that her hands were purple from the cold, and asked, "Xiaoice man, why don't you take your stove?" ”

Hua Ling sighed the heater into the palm of her hand, "I forgot about it, I'm in a hurry to come out." ”

Before Shen Laibao could speak, Ah Wu immediately took the one he used and handed it to the daughter of the Hua family. The young master of his family is strict and strict with people, but he is not a little dignified to Miss Hua. He always felt that if Hua Ling was a little bigger, he might be the future housewife of the Shen family. It's a pity that it's four years behind...... According to the current forced marriage posture of the old lady, when she grows up, the young master will have already been arched by other young ladies.

Hua Ling covered the stove and walked out with him, she didn't want to go out at all, but since she raised a horse, no matter the wind or rain, the cold wind was cold, she had to go to the horse farm. When I don't have to go to the academy, I go twice a day, once in the morning and in the evening, and walk over with Shen Laibao, and my body is warmer.

When a distant relative came to visit, Liao asked her to go back early, so Hua Ling asked Shen Laibao to feed the horses early, so as not to delay. As she walked, she remembered, "Brother Noble, why was your house noisy yesterday, it was so lively." ”

Shen Laibao felt a headache when he thought of the bunch of matchmakers who came yesterday. He just wants to be a diligent and beautiful boy quietly, and he doesn't want to marry a wife and have children early. But his father seems to be very eager to hold his grandson, and even his mother goes to his room every once in a while to get the delicate girl and tells him to make a room.

He really wanted to tell them that indulging in lust so early would affect their development!

His dream is to be tall and mighty and save the galaxy, not to be a daddy.

Shen Laibao laughed at himself, "There are a lot of relatives here, what's the matter, you also heard it?" ”

Hua Ling nodded, "I heard it, Mama also said that you are going to be arched." ”

"......" Shen Laibao's face stiffened, and Mama Ge's words were really tactful. He laughed dryly, "It's okay, I wasn't arched." ”

Hua Ling said, "Brother Noble is so tall, he won't be lightly arched." ”

“…… Xiaohua, let's not say this word, okay? ”

Hanazumi smiled, "Okay." After a while, she added, "But the day before yesterday, my house was actually noisy, and a lot of people came." Mama didn't let me go out, and said that if I went along, I might have a sister-in-law. ”

Shen Laibao thought that she should be a matchmaker for Hua Xu, and sure enough, as soon as she reached the age, she would be urged to marry, and the threshold would be flattened. Hua Xu is eighteen years old, speaking of which, if the father of the Hua family is forced like his father, Hua Xu's child may have run everywhere. I don't know what kind of scene it is like for a person as cold as Hana to run after a child......

Thinking of the appearance of neighbors and friends chasing children, Shen Laibao found it interesting.

The two walked out of the alley together, and as soon as they showed their faces at the corner of the street, a north wind blew sharply, and the face of Hua Ling hurt. She moved her steps and hid on Shen Laibao's side, carrying his cloak and hiding behind her to shield herself from the wind. So the person with bad eyes saw a big fat boy walking slowly down the street, and then looked down, hey, four legs.

Shen Laibao turned his head to look at Hua Ling, she was so small, she could see the cuidian on her head when she looked down, delicate and small. There is a faint fragrance, the woman here is really good at dressing up her daughter, the fragrance is not strong, but the faint fragrance, smelling and looking clean and tidy.

He flicked her tiara, "It's so pretty, little flower." ”

Hua Ling looked up and said, "This is what my aunt and grandmother bought and gave to me in the big moon." ”

When it comes to the flower phoenix, Shen Laibao hasn't seen her for many years, but she only knows that she is not married now and is still living a comfortable life. At last he thought of his uncle, and he did not take a wife.

When Ge Mingxiu went to the academy to be a gentleman, the Ge family was very suspicious. Later, when I saw that he had really settled down, I rejoiced in him. But later, he repeatedly urged him to start a family, but he turned a deaf ear, which made the Ge family's father and mother anxious, and also worried Mrs. Shen.

Therefore, he didn't nag, he nagged a lot, Ge Mingxiu simply went to live in the academy, anyway, Mr. could ask for a room there, and only went to the Shen family to live during the festival, Mrs. Shen was angry several times, but it was useless. She knew that her brother was still thinking about the flower phoenix and couldn't let it go.

But people who have only met a few times, where can there be anything that can't be put down.

Mrs. Shen was puzzled, and was very angry with him like her father.

Shen Laibao actually didn't understand Ge Mingxiu very well, he really had that kind of feeling, which could turn him into a pure-hearted monk with few desires?

The cloak was ripped even lower, and it was about to strangle his neck. Shen Laibao said helplessly, "Xiaohua, you're going to strangle me." ”

Hua Ling hurriedly let go, looked at his neck, the collar was raised, and he couldn't see if there were any red marks, "Does it hurt?" ”

"It doesn't hurt." Shen Laibao wanted to touch her head habitually, but he couldn't help it, he didn't forget what his mother had always told him in the past half a month, Hua Ling will be in the spring next year, and he will no longer be a little girl, but a girl. He could no longer touch her head and pinch her face.

However, Hualing's baby fat is no longer there, and his face is slowly growing, and it is not fun to pinch his face, but Shen Laibao has changed this habit, and he can only touch his head.

Who made her shorter than herself?

Shen Laibao withdrew his itchy hand, and suddenly thought that he would not be arched, but would only live with the girl he liked for the rest of his life. But the flower bell ......

Thinking that in the future she may marry far away, may marry someone he doesn't know, is a little sad.

The road to the racecourse was surrounded by trees, and the raging north wind was weakened a lot, and Hanabell finally showed his face from behind him and patted him again. After walking for a while, I saw that his cloak had pleats, so I patted it again. After walking for a while, I saw his folds again, and I was about to shoot it. She reacted suddenly, looked at it suddenly, and sure enough, she saw a smile on his face, and then she knew that he was deliberately playing tricks on himself.

She was so annoyed that she wanted to punch him, but Shen Laibao had already pulled out his legs and ran away. Hua Ling also immediately chased after her, and she loved to play with herself more and more, which was just bad.

The two trotted all the way to the racecourse, and Shen Laibao saw that she was tired of chasing, so he stopped. Hua Ling almost pounced in front of him, reaching out and grabbing the corner of his clothes, but he was already tired of running, and he didn't have much strength to punch down.

Shen Laibao smiled, "Xiaohua, are you tickling me?" ”

Hua Ling said angrily, "When I catch my breath, I'll give you a good scratch." ”

Shen Laibao smiled loudly, "Isn't it much warmer now?" ”

Hualing was stunned, and it was really much warmer, and when I touched my face with my hand, it was also warm. It can be seen that Shen Laibao approached to invite merit, and she pushed his face away again, "Bad." ”

After that, she went in with the stove, and Shen Laibao followed, and pulled her pigtails again. Hua Ling raised her hand to push it away, he dialed it again, and finally she sniffed and said aggrievedly, "Brother Lai Bao, my braids are going to be messed up." ”

Shen Laibao withdrew his hand at this time, and after a while, he saw her eyes bent, and immediately understood why he forgot that Hua Ling was an acting school. He smiled, "Okay, don't touch it, it's just that I won't be able to touch it when you tie your new braids next year." ”

Hua Ling tilted her head and asked, "Is it because it's time to finish?" ”

"Hmm."

"My mother also told me, she said that next year's spring, when I am ready, I can't always play alone with my brothers and you."

Shen Laibao sighed secretly, he was really unwilling to think about it, he had the best time with the three brothers of the Hua family, and his relationship with Hua Ling was especially good, so he couldn't stay together all the time next year.

Hua Ling blinked her eyes and asked, "Brother Noble, aren't you happy?" ”

Shen Laibao smiled, "Well, I like to be with Xiaohua." ”

Hua Ling's eyes widened slightly, like? Many meanings suddenly flew through her mind, and as soon as Shen Laibao looked down at herself, she quickly looked away, only to feel that the small stove in her arms was a little hot.

The foal that the two raised back then has now become a strong and sturdy adult horse, and Shen Laibao has also learned to ride a horse, which is really the envy of Hua Ling. Fortunately, her mother opened Chrysostom and said that she would be able to start learning when she was in time for next year, so she was still looking forward to growing up soon.

After feeding the horses, Shen Laibao took Feiyang out and took him to the horse farm. Hua Ling also led the horse and walked beside him, sometimes touching her mane. Because they have been fed since childhood, the horse is very familiar with the two little masters, but it is very fierce towards others. Some of the horses in the horse farm are domesticated for people to ride, and Shen Laibao does not let people ride these two horses, and releases them on the horse farm every day to let them run by themselves, so they are even more resistant to strangers' rides.

When an outsider came to see Feiyang, the stableman wanted to say, "That horse has the same temper as our young master, let's change it."

But Feiyang likes flower bells very much.

The two tried to take a handful of grass and release it in front of Feiyang, without exception, it always ate the flower bell first. Shen Laibao thought that Xiaoyun would definitely eat what he had in his hands, and as soon as he tested it, he also ate the flower bell first.

This doesn't fit the script, right?!

Later, he thought that every time Hua Ling fed them, he would always mumble and talk to them a lot. He sometimes even wondered if they really understood, otherwise how could they listen to her so quietly.

When he arrived at the endless lawn, Shen Laibao said to Hua Ling, "I'm going to ride a horse, you take Xiaoyun for a walk nearby." ”

"Go ahead, Brother Noble, be careful." Hua Ling watched him jump on the horse, and gently pulled the reins, and even the horse barked happily, and suddenly became envious.

Shen Laibao had just ridden out of her sight, and after a moment she saw two horses running towards her. The horse's hooves pecked at the ground, knocking on the sound of horses' hooves loud and pleasant, causing her to look that way.

When the two horses were almost close, she recognized the person above, "Big brother, Sister Qin." ”

Hua Xu didn't expect her to be here, so she stopped her horse and got off the horse, "Why did you come so early today?" ”

"Big brother, have you forgotten, Uncle Li will come later, and my mother will let us go back early."

"Hmmm......"

"Does the eldest brother know what Uncle Li is for?"

Hua continued to shake her head, "I don't know." He gave the reins to the stableman who had come to lead the horse, and thought about it. Of course he knew why, his mother would tell his sister that Uncle Nari would come, but not him, the eldest son, and he would know that it was about him.

He has no intention of becoming an official, and now he is learning business from his father, and he will inherit the family business in the future, which is nothing to worry about. That's only something that has been mentioned repeatedly in the past year, a lifelong event.

I'm afraid that Uncle Li wants to send his daughter to the Hua family again, so his mother didn't mention it to herself.

The tall girl behind her walked over with the reins in her hand and asked, "Lingling, are you here with Noble again?" ”

"Well, Brother Noble just went horseback riding." Hua Ling looked at Qin Qin, who was dressed in a capable outfit, and thought of her galloping on horseback just now, and felt envious.

Qin Qin saw that she kept looking at herself, looked down, and compared with the clothes and fabrics on her body, she was dressed like rags. She blushed slightly, and said, "I'll take the horse back." ”

Hua Xu turned around and said, "I'll go with you." ”

Hua Ling watched her brother follow Qin Qin's side, and the two occasionally said a few words, but they didn't know what they were talking about. The envy in her heart was still gone, and she turned to caress her Xiaoyun's neck, "Wait for me, I can run with you next year." ”

Xiaoyun raised his head and roared in joy, as if he understood.

She took the horse to eat grass nearby, and after waiting for a while, she saw Shen Laibao come back. Ben was squatting, she stood up and waved her hand in that direction.

Before the horse arrived, Shen Laibao came down, so as not to pounce on Hua Ling's face.

The two fed the horses at the horse farm before they were brought back. Hua Ling thought that her brother had gone home, and sent the horse back to find that it was not yet. I saw that Qin Qin was holding a Yang fork to put the straw into the manger, and Hua Xu wanted to take a hand, but she refused.

Hua Ling was about to go over to say hello, but was grabbed by Shen Laibao and pulled her to the side quickly.

It's nothing if the two of them don't leave, and this figure was seen by Qin Qin. As soon as she raised her eyes, she saw Shen Laibao holding Hua Ling's hand and walking quickly over there. Hua Xu obviously saw it too, and said silently, "I'm leaving." ”

He came out of the stable, looked to the side, and saw Shen Laibao and his sister squatting next to the straw, took a meaningful look, and walked towards the exit of the racecourse without shouting.

Shen Laibao stroked his forehead, he had long seen that Hua Xu liked Qin Qin, but Qin Qin didn't seem to like him, it was rare for the two of them to have such a good atmosphere today, but they bumped into him. No wonder the eldest brother of the Hua family looks displeased, a big and a small light bulb is here, can he be happy?

After a while, Qin Qin also walked over, and paused for a moment before saying, "What are you hiding?" As soon as I hid, it seemed that there was something wrong with Master Hua. ”

Shen Laibao stood up with a smile, and saw that Hua Ling still had a straw on her head, and skimmed it off for her, and Qin Qin stared at it again. Shen Laibao said, "Let's pass by." ”

Qin Qin pursed her lips and didn't say anything. Finally, she looked at the blue sachet on Shen Laibao's waist, which she always remembered contained a walnut boat. After a long time, she said, "My mother forced me to marry, and I shouldn't be able to go back to the academy in the spring of next year." ”

Shen Laibao, who just thought that Hua Ling didn't know who he was going to marry, heard that the person in front of him was forced to marry, and Qin Qin's father and mother had seen their greed a few times, but he was afraid that they would not choose a good family for Qin Qin.

"That man's family is rich, but he is cruel, and I will be tortured to death by him." Qin Qin didn't say anything more, just mentioned this sentence, and left with the Yang fork in his hand.

Shen Laibao thought for a moment and didn't understand why she was telling herself this, and waited until He Hualing slowly walked out of the racecourse before she suddenly came back to her senses - Qin Qin likes herself?!

Although he and Qin Qin are friends, for some reason he always feels that Qin Qin is not as open to his friends as Hua Lang Hualing, and he can sense her kindness to him, but the thin sense of distance has never disappeared. This also made it impossible for Shen Laibao to be a close friend to her like Hua Lang.

Now that he thinks about it carefully, he is afraid that Qin Qin has long liked him, but he has always regarded them as juniors, so he has never found out.

Seeing that his expression changed very quickly, Hua Ling tugged at his sleeve, "What are you thinking?" ”

"I ......" Shen Laibao couldn't speak, he always regarded Qin Qin as a friend, and he didn't like men and women at all.

Wait a minute......

Hua Xu likes Qin Qin, how smart he is, I'm afraid he has already noticed that Qin Qin likes him. Then it is not difficult to explain why Fang Cai Hua will cast such a look at the racecourse.

Shen Laibao didn't want this love triangle at all.

"Weird." Hua Ling read it, and didn't bother him anymore, grabbed his sleeve and led him to walk, what if he was too engrossed in thinking and kicked the stone? It hurts.

After thinking about it, Shen Laibao felt that he had to make it clear to Hua Xu. He doesn't like Qin Qin, not now, and not in the future. He would also avoid Qin Qin and not let her have too many thoughts. Since you don't like it, don't drag the mud and water, and break it when you break it.

made up his mind, but Shen Laibao also felt that his friendship with Hua Xu would be greatly reduced, even if Qin Qin married him in the future, as a man, it was impossible not to have a pimple for him in his heart.

In the morning, he also sighed that it was good to grow up, but now he doesn't feel it.

He involuntarily touched Hua Ling's head, "Xiaohua, you still don't want to grow up, just keep it like this." ”

"No, Brother Noble." Hua Ling said seriously, "I have to grow up before I can ride a horse, Xiaoyun is still waiting for me." ”

She is really a long-term little girl, she is so affectionate to a horse, I don't know if she will be so affectionate and dedicated when she likes people in the future. Shen Laibao smiled, "Well, then let's grow up." ”

He sent Hua Ling home, and asked the guard Hua Xuke if he was back, and the next person replied if he had not. Shen Laibao said to Hua Ling, "If your eldest brother comes back, let someone come and sue me, I have something to find him." ”

Hua Ling nodded in response and went in with the stove in his arms. After a while, he turned and came out, and sure enough, he hadn't gone yet—she knew that he wouldn't go until she had crossed the courtyard. She handed the stove back to him, "Now, your stove is so heavy. ”

If someone else, Shen Laibao must have said that the other party was cheap and behaved, but Hua Ling said it seriously, but it was very cute. He felt that he probably loved the house and Wu, and he couldn't have a little temper with Hua Ling, "I'll get you a light one next time." ”

Hua Ling Yan said, "Okay." ”

It's still a little person, but it's also nice to laugh at. Shen Laibao watched her walk through the courtyard before going home.

Not long after he returned to his room, his servants came to invite him over, saying that his father had called him.

Shen Laibao went to his father's room, and when he entered the door, he saw him sitting there upright, and said, "Noble, I just went to ask your grandmother for instructions, this year's Chamber of Commerce is open in Xiguan Mansion, and my father wants to take you to meet the customers and old friends of the Shen family." ”

Shen Laibao was stunned, the topic of business had been sealed between their father and son for five years, and now ...... Going to break the seal?