After returning from the sacrifice, Situ Yan entered the stove room and began to prepare the reunion dinner, although he was still trapped in this small world at this time, but the family was complete, and it was not difficult to prepare a good Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and after the beginning of spring, the day was obviously warmer, looking at this, there would be no more heavy snow.

Situ Yan and her two aunts were busy in the stove room, and Wu Jin led people to hang up the lanterns that had been made these days, but it was not dark at this time, so there were no candles.

But looking at the red and pink lanterns, it still makes people feel very festive. "Brother Wu, I don't know if I can give a drink to this Chinese New Year's Eve dinner today, I've been hungry for a long time, you discuss with Xiao Wu?" Ding Gouwa patted Wu Jin on the shoulder and asked him for wine. He helped tidy up the warehouse a few days ago, but he saw several jars of fine wine, but when he asked about it at the time, Situ Yan said that this wine was used to cure diseases and was not drunk. That's why he came to beg Wu Jin, and everyone here can see that although Situ Yan is very stubborn, he is very good to this brother, almost obedient, if they want to drink wine today, they have to help Wu Jin.

"Brother Ding, what's so difficult about this, I'll go to my sister in a while and say, today is the New Year, I think she will agree!" Wu Jin felt that Ding Gouwa's request was not excessive, and the little sister should agree.

"Good! I'll wait. Brother Lu, we have to have a drink tonight! ”

"You're greedy!" Lu Ming smiled and patted Ding Gouwa, nodded towards Wu Jin, and then turned back to the house.

Situ Yan was busy in the stove room for an hour, and when she saw that the ingredients were almost ready, she went back to the house and wanted to rest for a while, and then do it when it was dark.

Wu Jin took advantage of this time to discuss with his little sister, of course Situ Yan agreed, in fact, Ding Gouwa asked at that time, of course Situ Yan refused, after all, this wine is limited, but today is different. Even if Wu Jin didn't come to ask, when he had a New Year's dinner, Situ Yan would take out the wine.

Busy here for the New Year, Li Dalang's house in Fuxiang Village, Henan County. The four of them cried together, and early in the morning, Li Youzhu came to Fuxiang Village with a cart of New Year's goods, and sent Situ Yan's letter and New Year's gifts to the four brothers of the Li family, and the four of them didn't care about those things. They all read the letter carefully, a short letter, moved the four of them to cry, so that Li Youzhu didn't know what to do for a while, tried to persuade a few words, but saw that it was useless, so they let them cry, thinking that it would be good to cry.

Situ Yan's letter was written very simply, briefly saying a few words about what happened after she left, such as getting sick on the road and encountering a ringing horse. Naturally, he didn't say a word, and he didn't write down where he was now, lest the four of them look for him, and at the end he asked a few people about the situation, and told each of them what to pay attention to. She also told them that they could write a letter to herself, and that Manager Li would bring it to her. And made a promise that he would return within three years.

finally cried for nearly an hour, and the four of them finished reading the letter, and Saburo held the letter in the palm of his hand and looked at it repeatedly.

"Uncle Zhu, the identity of the little sister has been known for a long time. But what happened to Xiaomei's eldest brother? She refused to say, don't hide it from me, if you can help, you must not be polite! ”

Li Youzhu can see it. Li Dazhu's four sons care about Situ Yan from the bottom of their hearts, and he is also very grateful to the four of them, but the eldest lady confessed, her whereabouts must not be told to the four people, and he doesn't want these four people to risk it for her.

"Oh Lang! I haven't been back to the village for all these years, and you have to take care of the eldest lady for the past three years. Thank you. But since the eldest lady didn't mention it, I just don't want you to worry, and I can't go against the meaning of the eldest lady, but you can rest assured, the eldest lady is living a good life! Nothing. As for the eldest young master, it is difficult to say a word, although it is not satisfactory now, but the life can go on, with the ability of the eldest lady, I don't think it will take three years, maybe after the year, the eldest lady will be able to return. If you have anything you want to say to the eldest lady, just write a letter and I'll deliver it to you soon! ”

Li Dalang saw that Li Youzhu refused to speak, thinking that since the little sister could write a letter, it meant that the life would go on, and there was no other way, so he had to settle down and write a reply to the little sister. Saburo and the others had sharpened the ink early, and at this time they had already finished writing one piece of the letter and were writing the second one.

It took an hour to write, and then it was finished, leaving Li Youzhu for lunch, and then sending people out of the village, and the four of them sent Li Youzhu back to the lotus in the capital.

Looking at the grandeur of Situ Mansion, the four of them were still taken aback, of course Cui Ping and Wu Guo in the mansion knew the relationship between these four people and Situ Yan, and they were extremely polite to the four of them, but the other people didn't know the four of them, but they didn't give the four of them any good looks, but they didn't lose their manners, and they were just ordinary strangers.

Li Dalang tried to inquire with Cui Ping and Wu Guo, but he only knew that the little sister and her eldest brother were not in the house at this time, and they went to a far away place, and they didn't know when they would come back. Seeing that they couldn't ask anything else, the four of them had to say goodbye and leave first.

returned to Fuxiang Village, went to Xin'er to Li Aniu, Li Si and Liangzi's house, and sent some New Year's gifts from Situ Yan to Li Youzhu to the three families, but he didn't elaborate on anything else, only said that the little sister entrusted someone to come to Xin'er, and everything was fine.

"This little five is finally a letter, otherwise the big lang will not have a good time for many years!" Li Si chatted with his daughter-in-law while looking at the things on the kang.

"It's not like that, I went to see a few Dalang at dinner last night, and they were only stuffy in the house, and even the stove was still cold! If I hadn't cooked some food, the four of us would have gone hungry. The fourth aunt was also embarrassed.

"Hey! I really don't know when Xiao Wu will be able to come back? I didn't think that there was a lack of Xiao Wu in these days, and I felt that there was less hope in this day! The two were chatting here, and Li Aniu's family was like this.

Shan Wazi sat on the kang with his father, watching Aunt Niu pick up things, "You said that the girl can't come back from afar, why are you doing these things?" ”

"This girl, the etiquette is full, and in my opinion, I'm afraid that after the New Year, the girl should come back!"

"That's good, these days I have watched a few listless people in Dalang, I am panicked in my heart, and this girl has no taste in life!"

"Mother, I also want to be a little five, I can't even eat dim sum during the Chinese New Year this year!"

"You're greedy. I saw that Da Lang made snacks a few days ago, but I'm afraid it's all in the ancestral hall at this time! In addition to Li Aniu's family, the Liangzi family is also talking about Situ Yan. Naturally, they are all concerned and worried, and no one will say anything bad.

Li Dalang has survived these days. Finally got the news of the little sister, how can there be a better New Year's gift than this, when eating the reunion dinner, the four of them set the dishes and chopsticks for the little sister on the table, and specially made the little sister's favorite japonica rice. White-flour steamed buns. Then the family sat down to eat together.

After eating, Li Dalang took his younger brothers to step on the New Year and keep the New Year, just like when the little sister was at home, although no one taught them, but they were willing to do this, because these were all taught by the little sister, and these were all to pray for their relatives in a foreign land, they naturally did it more carefully, they had to pray for the little sister more, so that the little sister could go home soon.

Situ Yan is also having a New Year's dinner here. When she was resting just now, she was also thinking about the four brothers of the Li family and her grandmother in her previous life, but she didn't cry, and her thoughts about her relatives would only make her work harder, so that she could reunite with her relatives faster.

The New Year's meal is simple, with four large bowls of stews per table, two black flour cakes per person, and a bowl of sorghum wine per person, and the house can't sit down. Situ Yan had already asked Wu Jin to set up a fire in the front yard, so she put the dining table in the courtyard and lit lanterns, if there could be aerial photography at this time. You will definitely feel that this scenery is particularly beautiful, surrounded by snow, only here is a piece of fire, this fire in the cold winter night, so that everyone's hearts are warm and full of warmth.

Wu Jin saw that everyone was seated, and the children couldn't wait for a long time. Without saying much, he brought the wine, "Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, although there is no beautiful scenery, light and moon, but with this bright sky, the bright moon hangs high, and the wine and song have a special taste." Since we are destined to sit here, don't think about anything else, let's have a good drink for the New Year with peace of mind! ”

"Brother Wu said well, come and everyone bring up the wine bowl and toast Brother Wu, if it weren't for him and Xiao Wu, I'm afraid we would have to go to the underworld to drink this New Year's wine!" Lu Ming followed and picked up his wine glass.

"Brother Lu, for the New Year today, don't talk about this, the younger brother will do it first as respect!" Although Wu Jin still has the sentiment of a literati in his bones, it has changed somewhat. Let Situ Yan's heart be a little calmer. After all, it is not easy to abandon the pen and follow Rong.

After a big drink, I saw Lu Ming holding a wine glass to Situ Yan's table again, "Xiao Wu, since I saw you for the first time, I felt that you were different from us people, at that time I only thought you were a bold and careful person, but later I learned that you are not only bold and careful, but also courageous, resolute and resourceful in the face of major events. Brother Lu has a thick face and toasts you with your wine. Lu Ming raised his head and drank the wine cleanly.

Situ Yan promised Wu Jin that she couldn't fight with him, but if she didn't say something at this time, it would make Lu obviously very embarrassed, so she picked up the teacup and returned the salute first, "Brother Lu, Xiao Wu can get your help when I come here, that is Xiao Wu's blessing, I pray here to the sky and the bright moon, and I hope that good people can have a safe life!" After saying that, he took a sip.

With the toasts of Wu Jin and Lu Ming, the dinner table became more and more lively. The men pushed the cups and changed the cups, the women laughed brightly, and even the children scrambled with each other while filling their mouths with delicious food. Such a scene appeared in the snow-stricken place, especially abrupt, fortunately there is only Situ Yan here, otherwise the eyes are red, and the autumn wind is afraid that this yard will be flattened long ago.

After eating the New Year's dinner, Situ Yan, Wu Jin, and Bolt stepped on the New Year in the courtyard, these customs are not available to these military households, but for Wu Jin, it is a kind of nostalgia for the past. Situ Yan should accompany herself.

"Yan'er, when do you think the imperial court will send officials for disaster relief?" These days are warm, and Wu Jin begins to look forward to the arrival of the official mission of the imperial court day and night.

"Zuo will definitely arrive before fifteen, otherwise we will be fine here, and I don't know how many people will die in the city? And this snow will not only fall above our heads, I think the entire Dunhuang County is afraid that it has been affected, but it is light and heavy! ”

"yes, where is this dark cloud just floating over our heads!" Wu Jin's words were somewhat punned, but Situ Yan heard it but didn't answer, she didn't want Wu Jin to always feel sad and sad.

"My brother is eighteen years old, and when I separated, Yan'er was still young, and I don't know if my brother is married?"

"Your daughter's family, how can you ask this?" Wu Jin knocked on the little sister's head, in his eyes, the little sister was still the little girl hiding behind him.

"Now it's just my brother and me in the family, if I don't ask, who else can ask?" Situ Yan didn't care, anyway, she was more than a round older than Wu Jin in her heart.

"This is also true, for the brother has not been decided, one is to keep filial piety for the mother, and the other is in troubled times. And now with my identity, it is difficult for me to marry a military family as a wife, even if you and I are willing, my mother may not be at peace in the spirit of heaven! ”

"Don't want to, to be my Situ Yan's sister-in-law, not to mention that she is both civil and military, she must be from a scholarly family, and my brother will not always be a military household, and when we return to Beijing, my brother will concentrate on gaining fame, and then I am afraid that there will be no girlfriends to ask the media to come to the door?" Situ Yan rarely showed a joking expression, and looked at Wu Jin, who was blushing with a smile. In fact, if Wu Jin's appearance is a little fresh meat in the eyes of people in modern times, it is the most popular, and at this time, with a blushing face, it is really very pleasing to the eye!

"Yan'er, don't say this in the future, otherwise if people listen to it, it will ruin your reputation, and it will be difficult to say kiss at that time?" Although Wu Jin blushed, as an elder brother, what he cared about most was the reputation of his little sister.

"Brother, I'm only ten years old, I'm still young, don't you have any words!" Situ Yan pretended to be small when she should be small.

"The eldest young master, what the eldest lady said is reasonable, and the slave also thinks that the eldest young master should find someone who knows the cold and the hot, so that the eldest lady can be lighter, and she doesn't have to be busy like this."

Wu Jin's words made Wu Jin a little tempted, if this is really the case, the little sister will not have to be tired, but when she thinks of her father who just died, she is a little embarrassed, she doesn't have to keep it during the three years of filial piety, but he must keep it, after all, he is still surnamed Wu.

"It's not too late to discuss after keeping my father's filial piety, and this road to the imperial examination is not something that can be achieved by just reading a few books, I'm afraid I have to worship a famous teacher, so that the opportunity is greater!"

"My brother is talented and intelligent, and he is rich in learning, so I'm afraid that this teacher has been waiting for my brother in the capital for a long time to go to the capital to pay his respects!"

"You will coax your brother to be happy, it's cold outside, let's go back to the house, keep this year, our Yan'er will be ten years old, and she is a big girl!"

"Brother, don't laugh at me. In front of her brother, Yan'er will always be a child, and my brother will always hurt Yan'er! ”

"Okay, my little sister will always be hurt for my brother!" The two smiled and walked into the main room, just when they saw Lu Ming chatting, and when they saw their brother and sister coming in, they pulled them to sit on the kang and chatted with them. Twenty-three years have passed in a hurry. Only Duanmu Xuan was left with Mingyue's lonely back. (To be continued.) )