88. Keep the year
On Chinese New Year's Eve, after having dinner with the Yue family uncle (Yue Xuan strongly asked his friends and children to call him that), several people originally planned to accompany one of his elders to keep the New Year - in fact, there were no Xi family brothers and sisters in previous years, and Yue Xuan and Yue Qingfeng sat on each other to keep the year, and they were very depressed - as a result, Yue Xuan let them go back early, and he was accompanied by the old butler back to the plum garden. Yue Qingfeng was not used to it for a while, and when he returned to Zizhuyuan, he was still distracted, thinking about whether his father had long disliked him for reading books and ignoring him when he was old, and now he finally had an excuse to get him away......
Facing Yue Xuan's father, Yue Qingfeng really didn't have much confidence that he could see through his thoughts.
On the day he first returned home, after a concise and sincere heart-to-heart exchange with his father, the young master of the Yue family knew that Yue Xuan already had an idea in his heart, as for how to implement it, it was not something he should worry about, but he could imagine it anyway - he dug a pit for his father, and his father jumped willingly, but he definitely had to charge some interest.
It doesn't hurt.
As long as it can solve the problem he is worried about, it is nothing to collect some interest, and he is mentally prepared.
Yue Qingfeng was somewhat aware of the brother and sister's plans and thoughts, why didn't they go back to Snow Mountain, why did they come to Jiangnan, and they were willing to stay in the Yue family's old house for the New Year...... If it is really as he guessed, I have to say that this is really easy to make people cry and laugh and move inexplicably.
Maybe a little bit of joy mixed in?
…… No, it should be said, it was a lot of joy, and I couldn't help but confirm it over and over again, and then tell myself over and over again, it's true.
In addition to being happy, I also disliked myself a little bit, and I was so happy because of this concern that I couldn't wait to go out for a few laps.
Tsk, it's too easy to satisfy, isn't it?
Sitting at the door of the main room of Zizhu Garden, Yue Qingfeng held the hand stove, felt the warm earth dragon in the house, while looking at the snow falling lightly in the courtyard, while thinking aimlessly about some and nothing, the brain was rarely empty, lazy swept the whole body, and didn't want to do anything.
…… As a result, it didn't take long for a large group of people to pour in from Zizhu Garden, breaking his years of purity.
The first ones were Xi Yulan and Xi Yutang, followed by Shen Qi, Changge, Shaoguang and Leng Yi, and the latter two were holding something in their hands. Seeing Yue Qingfeng, Xi Yulan laughed first, "Suxi, I don't know what rules you have for keeping the New Year?" ”
Yue Qingfeng couldn't guess what the brother and sister were thinking, so he skimmed over it in his mind and shook his head, "No, just worship incense, no dancing music." ”
"Can I play? It's okay to make some trouble, will Uncle Xuan mind? Xi Yutang followed his brother to sit beside him, took off his cloak, and asked him sideways.
"No, it won't." Yue Qingfeng smiled, "The plum garden is some distance away from the Zizhu Garden, and there is no movement over there." Besides, if I'm not mistaken, my father is also drinking and playing chess with Uncle Fu. Say, what do you want to do? ”
Xi Yutang blinked and winked at Shaoguang, who covered his mouth and smiled brightly.
…… Then they played mahjong.
If you want to talk about playing mahjong, it is the same as backgammon, and it can be regarded as a snow mountain reserved item. There are few people in Xuantian Sect, and there are not many entertainment projects, so in addition to being really idle and bored throughout the year, they will only play two during the New Year. It's just that in the whole Xuantian from top to bottom, only Shen Qi can be counted as a rich person, and the rest are all poor, even if they play all night, there are so many wins and losses, and if they don't have money, they start to take off their clothes, drink bitter tea, practice swords and boxing in the ice and snow, sing, dance, test medicine for Si Li, and test needles for Shen Qi......
Usually it is Zou Qing who is recruited.
This year's New Year's Eve is in Jiangnan, and Zou Protector finally escaped a catastrophe.
After clarifying the rules and trying a few more laps, Xi Yulan, Yue Qingfeng, Shen Qi and Xi Yutang went into battle, Qiu Yuan served tea, and the others watched with great interest. Sect Master Xi is the poorest of the four, but he is also the one who plays the most, and the other three are richer than the other, but except for Shen Qi, who is a freshman, and the luck at the card table of the Divine Doctor has always been bad, Xi Xiao Sect Leader looked at them, as if he saw a bright future on his card table.
Shaoguang and Leng Yi are both Shen Qi's staff officers tonight. Because in the eyes of these two people, Dr. Shen, who was surrounded by wolves, is in great danger, okay? To say that the sect leader doesn't like to hear it, including her, these three people, their hearts are really dirty......
They had no doubt that Doctor Shen would be emptied of the small treasury today, because every year, Doctor Shen was unwittingly calculated by the sect leader like this......
Playing cards is a bit of luck and a bit of skill, in view of the fact that Shen Shenyi does not have martial arts like the other three, Lao Qian was explicitly forbidden at the beginning of the card table, so that even if the other three people fight for their eyes and memory, there are still two masters behind Shen Qi, Shaoguang and Leng Yi.
Xi Yutang felt that she was going to win today, but it turned out that her luck this year was not very good, and before she lasted until the second half of the night, she had already lost to the bottom, and she almost took off her clothes.
…… It's simply unscientific, isn't it?
Why can freshmen like Xi Yulan and Yue Qingfeng win!!
This card is unplayable!
"Shaoguang, you go!" Xi Yutang could only ask for foreign aid.
Shaoguang weighed his private money, happily went into battle, and as soon as he went up, he won several handfuls in minutes.
Xi Xiao's sect leader was so depressed that he was about to vomit blood.
Yue Qingfeng glanced at her with a smile in his eyes, and said lightly, "You come to help me?" I'll take a break and just drink the medicine. ”
Xi Yutang's eyes lit up suddenly, and the fart moved over, and the former gave way to her intimately and stepped aside to watch. Xi Yutang asked him while drawing cards, "Who is it if you lose?" ”
"Me." The less the Lord is very generous.
"Won?"
"You."
Xi Yutang smiled happily, and his actions in playing cards were much better than his previous wilting appearance.
Xi Yulan squinted at the breeze lightly, snorted coldly in her heart, pursed her lips, and accelerated the speed of playing cards. Shaoguang patted his chest in a panic and teased, "Okay, the younger the master, you are not allowed to be a staff officer, otherwise you won't be able to play, and the master will memorize the words today." ”
Shen Qi on the other side nodded, "Give up, Xi Yutang, you will lose wherever you change." ”
Sect Leader Xi: "......"
Thanks to the blessing of the less master, the result of the substitution is that the small coffers of Xi Yulan, Shen Qi and Shaoguang are filled a lot. Until the end of the game, Xi Yutang fully performed to everyone what is called "where to go and where to lose", the more Qingfeng lost, he lost his temper, and he was directly consumed all his fighting spirit, lying on the table for a long time and unwilling to pay attention to people.
Exporting 5,000 taels of silver in one night is a stain on her life! Unsullied!!
Xi Yulan, the winner of life, won nearly four thousand taels of junior brothers, and happily asked Changge to prepare for supper, Shaoguang and Shen Qi also had their own income, thinking that Shen Qi was tired, Xi Yutang waved his hand to let them all rest, out of sight.
At the end of the game, Qiu Yuan hugged a jar of pear blossoms. Surprisingly, Xi Yulan's alcohol consumption was not as good as that of her sister, and it didn't take long for her to get drunk and lie down directly and be carried back by Changge. In the blink of an eye, Zizhuyuan was mostly empty, leaving only Yue Qingfeng and Xi Yutang still sitting under the porch, holding a hand stove to watch the snow. One jar of wine had already been drunk, and Qiu Yuan had no choice but to hug two more jars. Yue Qingfeng didn't drink very often, mostly drank lightly, and most of the rest went into Xi Yutang's stomach.
After the noise, the purple bamboo garden became more and more secluded, and the snow became heavier, so that the bamboo leaves were hanging low without energy, and the wind was rattling. Xi Yutang and Yue Qingfeng sat side by side, the aroma of wine was overflowing, and it was intoxicating. Xi Yutang looked at the snow in the courtyard, and irrepressibly felt a trace of indescribable melancholy.
During the New Year's holidays, when the whole family is reunited, it is always easy to make people feel uneasy.
I don't know if Si Li will feel lonely in the palace.
I don't know that without them, Zou Qing and Yingqiu are not lonely in the snowy mountains.
I don't know if my father and mother are watching them from heaven.
If......
If they're all ......
"The breeze." Xi Yutang spoke slowly, his voice becoming more and more hoarse and empty in the deep night, "Do you have any special regrets?" ”
Yue Qingfeng didn't look at her, his eyes fell on the plain white world outside, and he chuckled, "Of course there is." ”
"For example?"
“…… Didn't you take advantage of your good health to do more when you were young? He tilted his head and thought, "Actually, at that time, I was going to challenge the Blood Killing Palace, Lingxiao Pavilion and the like. When I first entered the rivers and lakes, I was arrogant, and I couldn't suppress the idea of becoming famous in a fight. ”
Xi Yutang laughed lowly, "It seems that they are lucky, the Eighteen Water Village has been taken away by you, and Shan Xingtian is still being poked in the back." ”
"What about you?" Yue Qingfeng looked back at her.
"I'm ......" Xi Yutang looked up at the sky, the arc of his chin and neck was so stunning under the light that people couldn't take their eyes off it, "I regret that there are many things, and I can't tell you clearly." ”
She paused and said softly, "I can't help but be jealous of you sometimes. You, brother, father, are jealous of your qualifications, and you are also jealous of Qiantong and Lin Yuan, and jealous that there are people behind them who are pampering and pushing. I've been wondering if I've done too badly and failed to make the people around me live better, whether it's Xiaomei or Si Li, they actually deserve a better life. ”
After all, she has limited qualifications and insufficient ability.
"Tangtang ......" Yue Qingfeng was stunned.
"That's all I can do." Xi Yutang propped her head and looked at her knees, the wine was strong, her cheeks suddenly became hot, and her eyes felt burned, "The road of revenge is too bitter, I have persevered for sixteen years, and now I have seen the end, but I suddenly began to feel a little unenergetic, and sometimes I even doubt whether I can still persevere, doubt whether what I did is right, doubt whether I can survive to the end, you may be able to see that I am a self-aware person......"
"Suxi, I'm a little scared."
This was the second time she had said she was scared. The first time was after the recurrence of cold poison in the capital.
Twice, the people around him only had Yue Qingfeng.
There were some things that she didn't dare to say to Xi Yulan or Shen Qi, because these people were all in her bureau. Can be more breezy ...... Although he really participated in many things, Xi Yutang was always unwilling to really pull him into this troubled water. I always felt that if she did this, it would mean that she had finally reached a consensus with this person on something that he had been insisting on.
But she won't live long.
The more Qingfeng is sick, there is a possibility of healing.
Her madness is incomprehensible.
When it really comes to the day when the revenge is avenged, she is willing to abandon her martial arts. But at that time, maybe self-abandoning martial arts won't be able to save you.
Probably because I drank too much alcohol tonight, I said something I shouldn't have said without thinking about it. When Xi Yutang raised his head, he saw Yue Qingfeng looking at her motionlessly, the two looked at each other for a moment, Xi Yutang lowered his head and laughed self-deprecatingly, "You understand?" ”
Understood.
But I don't want to understand.
It's not the first time I've been rejected, and Yue Qingfeng doesn't want to speak at this time.
"In the summer, I said that maybe I could try to find a way to solve the problem." Xi Yutang looked up at him, "I have an idea in my heart, but I don't know if I can do it...... If it doesn't work, don't regret it. ”
Yue Qingfeng was stunned, "What is it?" ”
"One Zhangfeng."
Looking at the somewhat distracted eyes of the person in front of him, Xi Yutang blinked, "How?" After all, the old man of Cold Cliff has been a martial arts master for many years, maybe he has a way? But when I practice the second half of the Taichu, it's best to take the second half of "Su Jiu", your master spoils you, maybe you can look at the face of "Su Jiu" and not care about the identity of my demon sect leader? ”
Hearing the first half of the sentence, Yue Qingfeng's eyes lit up, but when she finished speaking, she couldn't help frowning, "Can't you go first?" ”
"I can't." Xi Yutang shook his head.
“……”
Looking at the person in front of him suspiciously, Yue Qingfeng thought for a long time, and nodded hesitantly, "According to what you said, when the master is there, my brother and I will find a way." ”
Xi Yutang nodded.
Suppressing the apology in her heart, she smiled and watched him slowly drink the wine on the plate, she put her hand on her cheek, and suddenly said, "Suxi, come and kiss." ”
As he spoke, before Yue Qingfeng could react, the person leaned over and pressed towards him.
Yue Qingfeng was stunned.
But he quickly reacted, raised his hand and pressed the back of her head, and the whole person turned over, pressing the person directly to the floor, and deepened the kiss without saying a word.
With a few clangs, the empty jar was knocked to the ground and fell silently into the thick snow.