The Chinese New Year seems to be boring.

Ruan Bai gave everyone a holiday, and even the daily meals were basically dumplings dumplings dumplings. After eating dumplings for five days in a row, Ruan Bai felt that he was almost like dumplings, and seeing that other people seemed to be still very satisfied with such dishes, Ruan Bai began to go on a hunger strike.

Chu Hao dragged the grumpy young man out of the room and fed him with a dumpling: "Today it's not sauerkraut and meat filling, tofu and leeks." ”

Ruan Bai didn't start, lying on the table, like a dead dog.

Other people don't understand at all, why don't their masters like to eat such delicious things? A few older people looked at Ruan Bai's wilting appearance, and they were all distressed.

"Master, my aunt is going to fry a few dishes for you."

"Sir...... What would you like to eat? ”

The expression on Ruan Bai's face was about to cry, and he opened his mouth to find that there was no room to order food at all, so he closed his mouth and didn't speak.

Chu Hao was about to die of sorrow, the dumplings he picked up were cold, he could only eat them by himself in three or two bites, and asked, "What do you want to eat, brother will get it for you." "Sure enough, his second brother is suitable for pampering, and a place like Shunyang Pass is not suitable for Ruan Bai at all, so he must speed up his pace and return to Xijing as soon as possible.

Ruan Bai saw that he didn't eat, maybe other people couldn't eat well, so he could only casually report two simple ones: "I want to eat white rice and fried vegetables." ”

The northwest does not produce rice, and even the soldiers mostly use wheat flour or other miscellaneous grains. However, Chu Hao is a thousand households, and there is a little rice in the New Year's gift. As for the greens, there is not a single green vegetable that can be found in the entire Shunyang Pass now.

Chu Hao threw Ruan Bai on his back and carried him to rummage through the cabinets. They have a lot of things, and Li Niang directly asked people to clean up one and use it as a warehouse for the two of them.

The rice was quickly found, and Chu Hao put it in his hand and checked it: "It's about ten catties." "The second brother can eat alone for a few more days; There is also a bag of millet, which is more, "Cook you millet porridge tomorrow morning?" ”

Ruan Bai just said casually just now, but when he saw rice and millet at this time, he felt more cordial than when he saw gold and silver, and kissed Chu Hao fiercely: "Hmm! ”

Seeing Ruan Bai smiling, Chu Hao was relieved.

Yun Gu opened a small stove for Ruan Bai, and no one had any opinions. No matter how careless people are, they know who they rely on in their current lives, not to mention that Ruan Bai is almost the youngest among them.

A bowl of white rice, a plate of sautéed leeks. Ruan Bai felt blushing only after eating alone. He's such a big man, he's a picky eater or something...... Still in such an environment, I am so ignorant.

But no one thought so, and what the big guys gathered in the afternoon said was self-blame. Nguyen Bai blushed, and they felt even more blushing.

"Well, why am I so useless?"

"The master took us to eat meat, but we couldn't even give the master a single green vegetable."

"Next year, we have to order a variety of dishes, I see that those merchants have a lot of vegetable seeds."

"Can we grow vegetables from other places?"

"No matter, it's not a penny anyway. I still have the money that the old man gave me for the New Year. Let a child give himself money to spend, and always feel panicked on his face. ”

"When spring comes, let's go into the mountains for a walk, and maybe some wild vegetables can be planted."

"Wild vegetables don't taste good, I'm afraid I don't like to eat them."

"Then let's eat, and by the way, find the wild fruit trees, and move a few down. Didn't the master say that saplings should be planted in spring? Let's pull it back directly, and save more money. ”

Tian Kaifu passed by, listening to everyone's plans, and couldn't help but smile. People are long-hearted, and Ruan Bai is good to them, and everyone can see it clearly. There's no white-eyed wolf in here, which is good. Ruan Bai still thought about parting ways with these people at the beginning of spring, and he had to ask if they were willing.

Ruan Baiwo, who felt faceless, was doing small handicrafts in the bedroom. It's about to be the Yuan Festival, although there is no lantern festival in Shunyangguan, but you can toss it at home.

The kang was full of scraps, and Chu Hao didn't talk about him, but encouraged: "Will you tie a rabbit lamp?" I won't teach you. ”

Ruan Bai won't, obediently hand the things in his hand to Chu Hao.

Chu Hao clasped the person opposite to him: "Sit here, you can see more clearly." ”

"Hmm."

Rabbit lanterns don't have many tricks, as long as you master the skills, you can make a lot of lanterns by analogy.

Chu Hao looked at the young man who didn't even know how to tie the rabbit lamp just now, and made a lot of lanterns as soon as he turned around, the appearance may not be very exquisite, but the patterns are really amazing, and none of them have been repeated, although they look weird.

"What is this?"

"Pleasant goat."

"Where's this?"

"Big Big Wolf."

Chu Hao's deep face: "......"

The tied lanterns still have to be pasted and colored, and Ruan Bai hasn't even written a lot of soft pen characters, so Chu Hao understands and can accept that Ruan Bai can draw a crooked picture. Not to mention, it's pretty ...... to draw

"Poof!"

Tian Kaifu, who saw the finished product, instantly laughed. He has a carp lamp in his hand, of course, it is someone else who does it, he is just a color. But that's it, it's enough for him to despise Ruan Bai's craftsmanship.

His Royal Highness the Prince of the World's concentration was much better than that of his companion, and he just tugged at the corners of his mouth, wanting to appease his second brother. Companion and second brother, there is no need to compare, just by looking at the title, you can know which is more important.

But Ruan Bai didn't need comfort at all: "The aesthetics are different. "The generation gap of thousands of years is not something that can be bridged all at once. Thinking of this, he suddenly glanced at Chu Hao, just like reading a history textbook.

Chu Hao let him look at it carefully and asked, "How is it?" "I finally found out that my brother is also a handsome and dashing Highness, right?

Ruan Bai rubbed his chin and nodded: "It's not cute." ”

Chu Hao and Tian Kaifu knew for the first time that they could still use cuteness to evaluate a person, and they all sought to solve it, Ruan Bai ignored it, and ran to find friends to play with them with five or six large and small lanterns, leaving a room of chaos.

There are no subordinates in the actual sense of the word, even Chu Hao has to do his own laundry and mop the floor. He and Ruan Bai's bedroom has always been cleaned by two people in turn, and Chu Hao is quite proficient in doing it.

Of course, Tian Kaifu would not let the prince work, he stood by and watched from the sidelines, and he rolled up his sleeves to help: "I'll come." ”

Chu Hao glanced back at Tian Kaifu, his eyes were full of deep distrust: "No, I'll clean up by myself." "The basic training method he got from Ruan Bai also includes military appearance, personal hygiene, of course, as a leader, he has to do his best, a small bedroom, he cleans it very neatly.

Tian Kaifu saw that there was really nothing that could help, so he could only stand awkwardly to the side.

Chu Hao opened the door and was about to take out the garbage, when he suddenly turned around and asked, "Lao Tian, find another scholar." ”

Tian Kaifu was shocked, and his face turned slightly pale.

"You have to have someone by your side to serve you, and you can't be busy with the matter at hand." Tian Kaifu has long been labeled as Pingxi Palace, and he was released to serve in Beijing, but it was just an experience, and he had to return to Xijing in the end.

Tian Kaifu swallowed his saliva, and finally nodded: "I know." ”

"Don't worry, you're not a ten-year-old anymore." Chu Hao dropped such a sentence, turned around and left the bedroom, he had to go to see his second brother after taking out the garbage. The second dog must have gone to show off to others, and he has to suppress it.

Ruan Bai's rice is finished, and the Shangyuan Festival has arrived. The lanterns are not hung in the yard, but directly in the barren post walkway and some public places. Compared with the torch lighting in the past, it is obvious that the lantern is much more beautiful, even if the paint only has a limited amount of ink, it also adds three points of excitement and joy to the tail of the new year.

After Tiantian Kaifu finished packing his things, he was about to leave. Chu Hao had already returned to the barracks and had no time to come out to see him off.

Ruan Bai knew that the two of them were deliberately avoiding, and it didn't take long to see them off, so he could find time, although he didn't know what they were avoiding.

Tian Kaifu was personally picked up by Cao Da. However, at this time, Cao Da was invited into the desert post to drink hot soup, and he didn't dare to urge Tian Kaifu to leave quickly.

Ruan Bai didn't have much to say to Tian Kaifu, what he should have said had already been said, and now he was just about to have a smooth journey.

Tian Kaifu's literati feelings were on the line, waiting for Ruan Bai to say a few words of sensationalism, but he saw a young man with a wooden face: "It's gone? ”

Ruan Bai was puzzled: "The luggage has been checked three times, and nothing is missing; The sheep fat gives you three jars; two stacks of pancakes; The things to do have been laid out for you. What more? ”

Tian Kaifu subconsciously tightened the sheepskin robe on his body, feeling his heart cold, and couldn't help asking, "It's really gone?" ”

Ruan Bai suddenly woke up: "No money!" I really don't have any money! ”

Who told him about the money! Tian Kaifu was not angry, looked at no one on the left and right, and lowered his voice before saying: "Brother Ruan, don't worry, Tian is here to mediate between you and the prince." Princess Min is not worried. The son of the world is not me, you have to be valued by the son, and the son of the world will definitely protect you. ”

This sentence is a little more informative. Ruan Bai took a step back, let Tian Kaifu get on the horse, and raised his voice to greet Cao Da: "Lord Cao, it's on the road!" ”

Hearing this, Cao Da, who hurriedly ran out, glared at Ruan Bai fiercely. Stinky boy, what's not on the road? Don't think that you can be domineering just because you have a thousand households behind you.

Ruan Bai: "Master Cao, next time there will be a chicken boy to help me pay attention." ”

Cao Da came back this time and brought a nest of chickens. Agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and sideline fisheries can all be developed slowly.

The life of the post station is not good, even if it is a fifth-class post Leyang Station. However, there are more people around Leyangyi, and the economy is more developed than a pure military fortress like Shunyangguan, and there are more materials. Cao Da doesn't mind doing a little reselling, even if it's to make a few hard-earned money for travel expenses. No one is going to have trouble with money. He is a low-level petty official, and in this kind of place, there is no place for extra money at all. Although Cao Da looked at Ruan Bai a hundred unpleasantly, he didn't mind having one more rich neighbor.

Ruan Bai sent Cao Da and Tian Kaifu away, turned around and went back to the house, and said, "The snow on the road has melted, take the time to go home and take a look." ”

There was a thump in the hearts of those who heard it. It's right to go home and see, but the tone in which the old man said this, how did it feel like he wanted them to never return?