(5) Toast
Jinghua's bowl only has a shallow mouthful, much less than Ah Mo's.
"You mean what you mean," Xuanhua said to him, "It would be nice if I could promise to give you a drink!"
Jinghua smiled, but didn't say anything obediently. If there is wine, it will be done, it doesn't matter how much he is now, just like the eldest brother said, if he can have a meaning, it will be done.
Xuanhua picked up the wine bowl and said, "Come, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, big brother wishes you two first, I wish us Jinghua good health, and then I wish you and Ah Mo an early marriage!"
Ah Mo has a straightforward temperament, and there is no twisting, he picked up the wine bowl and said generously: "What Brother Xuanhua wants to say is what I want to say, in addition, Ah Mo also wants to congratulate you two brothers on reuniting after a long absence!"
She looked at Jinghua, a little uneasy, when she fed him dumplings just now, she deliberately touched him, his body was still very hot, and his body temperature did not drop at all, but the more he burned, the more fierce he became.
He can't stand any more attrition, if he still has the same high fever as the last two times, will he be able to survive tonight?
When the two of them had finished speaking, Jinghua pondered for a while, and said with a smile: "Then I will also say a blessing, I wish the eldest brother to find Yinlongyi as soon as possible, and assist his father to help the four seas and stabilize the three states." ”
He then looked at Ah Mo, this time silent for a longer time.
There seemed to be a thousand words in his clear and watery eyes, and it seemed to have a thousand threads of emotions that wanted to be said.
On this Chinese New Year's Eve when thousands of lights were lit, he quietly looked at this girl who left the best memory in his life. Looking at her, the smile between her eyebrows and the smile are engraved into her heart, and tonight is a beautiful night, which will never be forgotten.
Slowly, the tenderness in his eyes became less and less, and his eyes became clearer and clearer.
He finally smiled, gave up all lingering and sympathetic emotions, and said clearly: "I wish Momo can get what she wants, gain great wisdom, make great merits, save the vicissitudes of life, and preach praises for generations." ”
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That night was a perfect one.
Although he still couldn't eat the vinegared dumplings in the end, he accidentally took a small sip of wine. He listened to his eldest brother with satisfaction to tell many strange things in the human world, the demon world and the underworld, and also listened to Ah Mo talk about their customs when they spent the New Year in the West Sea, and the four seas were happy, singing and laughing constantly, from Chinese New Year's Eve to the Lantern Festival.
After eating the dumplings, the eldest brother gave them a lantern riddle to guess. He was even funnier than when he was a child, probably because he had traveled to many places, so he had a belly full of funny jokes.
The eldest brother bet with him, saying that if he guessed one, he would pick a treasure in Jiayou Palace, and if he couldn't guess, he would take a treasure in his Chen'an Palace to arrive.
As a result, Jinghua guessed almost all the riddles and won seven or eight treasures from the eldest brother.
Momo laughed crookedly, and Xuanhua's flesh screamed in pain.
He was still laughing, but he was already in a trance.
There was a dull pain in his head, it was hard to think about things, and the last riddle, he really guessed.
The faces of the eldest brother and Ah Mo became more and more blurred, and he felt as if the two of them were calling themselves, but the voice seemed to come from a far away, with an empty echo, and it was not really audible.
Xuanhua carried his younger brother, who finally fell into a coma, to the bed and covered him with a quilt.
"Is it still hot?" asked Mo.
"I can't come down with spells," he sighed, "and it's hard for him, and he lasts all night." ”
Ah Mo poured some water, dipped it with his little finger, and went over to moisten Jinghua's chapped lips, and the continuous high fever made the lips peel and even crack.
There was something choked in her throat, but thinking that today was Chinese New Year's Eve, she still smiled reluctantly, and said helplessly: "Finally rested, quarreled for a long time, and only ate one dumpling in total." Jinghua is really more and more like a child now, which was not like this at all before. ”
Xuanhua stood aside, put his hands on his chest, and said slowly: "He was originally a child, our dragon clan, two thousand six hundred years old before reaching adulthood, and he is only two thousand eight hundred years old this year." ”
Like Ah Mo, he seemed to want to shake away the annoying depression, so he simply walked to the table and picked up the pot of wine, and took another sip, "During my absence, he was doing what my big brother should do." In fact, he is not much older than the third brother. ”
He smiled at Ah Mo, "My second brother is the one who likes hard support the most." Next year is not very old, but he likes to pretend to be old and serious. obviously cares about death in his heart, but he still has to put on an attitude of indifference. ”
Ah Mo sneered, "It's still the eldest brother who knows him best, he's a person, that's it, duplicity." ”
Xuanhua said again: "I see that he has probably been really uncomfortable recently, and his temper has become a little irritable. If something makes you angry, you come and tell the eldest brother, and the eldest brother will help you decide!"
Speaking of this, Ah Mo also frowned, "He's been a scoundrel lately, but I'm not angry yet, I'm just worried." ”
She touched his hot forehead again, the fever was menacing, more dangerous than the previous two. Jinghua was still frowning, and her hands were tightly pinching the corners of the quilt, as if she was extremely uncomfortable in her dreams.
Ah Mo worried: "Jinghua used to be sick from time to time, but it will not be like now, with high fever and low fever one after another. We've warmed up the house enough, and he hasn't gotten cold, but why ......?"
Xuanhua muttered: "In terms of medical skills, I don't understand either. But this is not always the way to go. Ah Mo, last time you said that you were going to go to Ah Yuan, you have to leave as soon as possible, I'm afraid ......"
He sighed, "I'm afraid the second brother won't be able to afford to wait." ”
Ah Mo said dejectedly: "I have long planned to leave, but Jinghua is now, how can he afford to travel a long distance? Devil's Island is two days and two nights away from here by water, or I swim the fastest way day and night." ”
Xuanhua nodded, "I understand, so I thought, why don't you tell me the route to Devil's Island, and I'll help you get Ayuan back." ”
"You mean, you're going to invite Granny Yuan here?"
"Yes. Xuanhua smiled and added, "Don't call her mother-in-law and mother-in-law all day long, she is about the same age as me, not that old." ”
Ah Mo already knew that Granny Yuan was the identity of Miao Yuan, the former pharmacist of the Heavenly Court, and had served Concubine Mei's decoction medicine for several years, so she was not particularly surprised to hear Xuanhua say that she was familiar with Miao Yuan, and even affectionately called her Ah Yuan.
She thought about it, and Xuanhua's proposal made her very excited, but finally shook her head, "Thank you, Brother Xuanhua, but I promised my mother-in-law that I would not let strangers disturb her again." She doesn't seem to like the people of the Xuanyuan family very much, last time I took Jinghua there, mother-in-law...... Hehe, Sister Yuan has already been very angry. ”
She said it twice, and finally changed Granny Yuan to Sister Yuan. Since Xuanhua said that the two are about the same age, one is called the eldest brother, and the other is naturally called the elder sister.
Xuanhua approvingly and said heartily: "That's right." Since you have promised others to keep secrets, you must do it! A frank gentleman will naturally do what he says. You are an admirable little girl, hehe, my second brother has a good eye!"
He glanced at Jinghua and said in a deep voice: "But Jinghua's body can't afford to wait any longer. In this way, as soon as the morning dawns, you will go to the West Sea to find Ah Yuan, and I will stay here to take care of him. ”
Ah Mo thought that this method was not bad, so he readily agreed. To go to the West Sea, you have to swim for two days and nights, and the test of physical strength is also great. Ah Mo didn't dare to be careless, and took advantage of the fact that there were still a few hours before departure, and hurriedly sat cross-legged to breathe, intending to nourish his spirits and leave as soon as the morning dawned.
Xuanhua didn't disturb the two of them anymore, cleaned up the table, and went back to his room.
This night, he thought about Jinghua's illness for a while, and then thought that if Ah Mo successfully invited Miaoyuan, then he would be able to meet her soon, and then he wondered if she would remember herself and remember the past in Hanmei Villa......
tossing and turning like this, it was a sleepless night.
is not as good as Jinghua, he is a person with a free and easy personality, but even so, after wandering abroad for 1,500 years, and then coming back to meet his second brother, he feels like a world away, and he is full of emotion. And now, I want to see her again......
He didn't know how she had lived during the years of separation, how had she been, why she had left so suddenly, why she hadn't even said goodbye?
At that time, the mother had just passed away, and the young brother was sick for three days, and he was the young prince during the day, but at night he missed his deceased mother and took care of his younger brother. He wanted to look for her, but he couldn't get out, so he sent several groups of people to go, but he never heard from her.
Ah Yuan, I don't know if you still remember me after you met, and did you ever blame me?
Until dawn, there was still a lot of disturbance in my mind, and I barely closed my eyes, but suddenly I heard Ambang knocking on the door.
"Brother Xuanhua, Brother Xuanhua, open the door quickly!" Ah Mo's anxious tone was still crying.
Xuanhua immediately jumped up and opened the door, "What's the matter......?"
Ah Mo only wore one shoe, didn't say a word, pulled him and ran, crying while running, "Jinghua him, he ......"
Xuanhua's heart sank, and he didn't ask anymore, and immediately ran out with her.
Inside the house, Jinghua stared at the beams with wide eyes, stiffening and beginning to have slight spasms.
"Jinghua, Jinghua!" Xuanhua patted him lightly on the cheek, but there was no reaction.
Ah Mo cried: "I have already tried, he is awake, but he doesn't pay attention to people, as if he is unconscious at all." ”
Halfway through speaking, suddenly, Jinghua's whole body twitched violently, Qingjun's face suddenly turned a terrifying gray, green tendons erupted on his forehead, his eyes widened, clenching his teeth, and gurgling.
"Jinghua! Jinghua!" Ah Mo was frightened.
Xuanhua's face changed drastically, "Jinghua!"
He suddenly gritted his teeth and lifted Jinghua's quilt and dragged him out entirely!
Ah Mo was taken aback and said, "You, what are you going to do?"
Xuanhua hugged him and walked quickly to the door, "Don't ask me, I don't know! I just know that I can't let him die like this!"
Ah Mo chased him out barefoot, "Brother Xuanhua, are you crazy......?" Are you going to freeze him to death?"
Xuanhua did not answer.
It's still snowing outside, and the temperature is so cold that it freezes with a breath. Xuanhua walked outside, even he felt trembling, but he didn't stop, he directly put Jinghua in the snow and began to help him undress.
Ah Mo chased him out, and the whole person pounced on Jinghua, tightly protected him with his small body, and said loudly: "Xuanhua, what are you going to do? It's so cold outside, you'll freeze him to death!"
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