The atmosphere during the New Year is always easy to cause some sad emotions, and then use some seemingly gorgeous but no connotation of chicken soup to describe this mood, so no matter how sad the atmosphere is poured by the chicken soup, it is inexplicably mixed with a smell of earth, just like vinegar in old wine.

Gu Qing originally planned to immerse himself in sad emotions and give his soul an annual baptism. As a result, the family kept coming to the house in the afternoon, and this group of guests was not seen outside, and they entered the house and shouted five and six under the command of the people to serve wine and food, and the banquet was singing and laughing and scolding, and the atmosphere was coaxed by them as if they were in the 857 of the previous life, and they were so hi that they couldn't do it.

What does it feel like to be sad? Forgot.

Gu Qing only felt that it would be unsociable not to be high with them, so he had no choice but to follow him.

The Tang Dynasty has an open atmosphere, both men and women, young and old, always like to express their emotions in the form of singing and dancing, Gu Qing has no kabuki at home, Li Twelve Niang and they simply sing and dance by themselves.

So in the second half of the banquet, the demon wind gusted in front of the hall, and the demons in the hall danced wildly.

Except for the half-drunk Li Twelve Niang who danced and looked good, everyone else was singing and dancing all the time, Zhang Jiuzhang was hindered by the face of the elders, and danced quite reservedly, waving his hands and twisting his waist, like an aunt who walked into the square for the first time, Zhang Huaijin didn't jump, her mouth was stuffed with food and she clapped her hands and laughed, laughing and spraying food crumbs, like a dung truck with a can.

The most miserable thing is Li Guangbi, I don't know if he was drunk, dancing like an electrocuted Wang Ba, if it weren't for Gu Qing's sharp eyes and finding that he could vaguely detect a certain rhythm and rhythm in his trembling body, Gu Qing almost rushed up to save people.

A group of guests made a fuss until late at night.

didn't say a word about the meaty scene, they were like villains who came to the house to eat and drink and then patted their butts and left, leaving behind a mess and a half-drunk little girl.

But after Gu Qing sent them away, there was still a warm current in his heart.

He knew Li Twelve Niang's intentions, when everyone else was celebrating at home, what it would be like for a child whose parents had died to be at home alone, they might know better than Gu Qing.

Taking loneliness as a habitual life, and gradually becoming unaware of loneliness, such people are the most pitiful, Li Twelve Niang They don't want to see Gu Qing like that, so on this day of celebration in thousands of families, they came to accompany him, helped him protect the Dharma with wine and laughter, and helped him survive a heart calamity.

In fact, Gu Qing was not as fragile as they expected, and it would not be cold to build a bonfire when he was lonely.

After Li Twelve Niang and the others left, it was Zhang Huaijin who was in trouble.

While everyone was singing, dancing and laughing, Zhang Huaijin didn't know how much wine he had drunk secretly, and after Zhang Jiuzhang left, the little girl was a little drunk.

Gu Qing was a little drunk, and Zhang Huaijin was a little drunk. In the dead of night, lonely men and widows......

This is the most troublesome situation.

Wine is a prostitution, how many inappropriate things between men and women are stimulated by alcohol, Gu Qing is a little panicked, he doesn't know how Zhang Huaijin's wine is, if he is hungry for his body, he may not be able to beat her, if he is not hungry for his body, it is a harm to his charm, life is really contradictory......

Fortunately, Zhang Huaijin, who was drunk, was very well-behaved, neither noisy nor noisy, and did not do anything to Gu Qing.

She sat cross-legged on the futon, half of her body lying on the corner of the table, her face was ruddy, her eyes seemed to be haunted by two clouds of mist and mist, forgetting the past and not seeing the future clearly.

Gu Qingmao approached her cautiously with her waist, walked up to her, picked up a chopstick and poked her, like a beast in a cage.

The beast of prey seemed to be asleep, and did not rise up to bite him.

"You...... Okay? Do you want to go back to your room and sleep? Gu Qing whispered in her ear.

Zhang Huaijin waved his hand weakly: "Don't!" I'm going to drink and ...... Three hundred more cups! ”

Gu Qing pouted.

Men and women are drunk with a virtue, have blind confidence in themselves, and are so bold when they shout about the amount of alcohol that they can't talk about it, and they will vomit at most two sips when they really drink.

"Okay, okay, I'll ask the maid to send you back to the guest room to drink, you can drink as many cups as you want." Gu Qing coaxed her softly.

Zhang Huaijin was unmoved, and leaned on the table and said quietly: "Brother Gu, do you know, the second ancestor Weng and Aunt Li specially invited each other tonight, they are afraid that you will be lonely...... I was also afraid that you would be lonely, so I came with me. ”

Gu Qing was silent for a moment and said, "I know." ”

"Brother Gu, I also know the feelings of losing a loved one, so I feel very sorry for you. I was only six years old when Da Zu Weng died, and my father told me that I would never see Da Zu Weng again, I cried very sadly, and I couldn't eat for several days, Brother Gu, your parents are not around these years, you must be sad every day, right? ”

Gu Qing smiled: "How can I be sad every day, my parents are not there, and I have to live my life after all, a missing part of my life is also life, it is no different from other people's lives, the only regret is that a broken life will affect my character growth to some extent, because without the support and teaching of my parents, many big and trivial things in growth can only be tried by myself......"

His eyes gradually became dim and deep, and Gu Qing said softly, "...... If you make a mistake, you will pay a greater price than ordinary children, because no one in the world can tolerate you making mistakes except for your parents, without the protection of your parents, no matter how young you are, you will have to bear the mistakes you make after all, and the beatings you have been beaten are given by outsiders, and sometimes you will be beaten even if you don't make mistakes. ”

Gu Qing's face suddenly showed a look of pride, as if showing off, "...... By the time I was five years old, I had learned to hold my head with my arms when I was beaten, which was a remarkable skill. ”

Listening to Gu Qing's face calmly talk about the past, Zhang Huaijin's drunkenness suddenly woke up most of the time, she sat up straight, stared at him in a daze, and tears flowed down for some reason, more and more.

"Tsk, what are you crying about, have a good chat, don't spoil the atmosphere, and don't force sensationalism, I'm not so fragile...... Gu Qing said disgustedly: "The next is a more cool plot, when I was ten years old, the people who bullied me back then were all retaliated back by me, and it was double the revenge, and no one dared to provoke me from then on." ”

Zhang Huaijin cried more and more uncontrollably.

Through the hazy teary eyes, she seemed to see a skinny little child covered in scars, he curled up on the ground, his arms covered his head, silently bearing the bullying and beating of the big children, his body endured great pain, but his eyes were still stubborn, no parents stood up in front of him, the only thing he could do was to protect himself and try his best to reduce the damage......

Over the years, he has been beaten and starved, and finally grew up step by step with difficulty.

It is rare that God is so unfair to him, but he still lives as a loving and righteous person.

What a strong perseverance can endure not going astray, in order to stick to that trace of Lingtai Qingming, when he grows up, he can be justified and use various means to ask for what God owes him.

Gu Qing didn't say anything more.

What he just said was actually from his previous life, but he was not used to selling miserable to others, no matter how tragic the past was, it often seemed hypocritical when he said it, as he had said countless times when he comforted himself, he was just the one who was unfortunately picked out at random when God chose the unlucky ones, and that's it.

Because of his extraordinary growth experience, he has created who he is today. He is very satisfied with who he is now, and he has been satisfied for both lifetimes.

Thanks to God's injustice, a young shoot has the strength to break through the ground and make itself stronger.

It was late at night, Gu Qing picked up a glass of residual wine on the table, saluted Zhang Huaijin, and said a blessing from his previous life with a smile: "Happy New Year!" ”

Drink it all, the residual wine enters the throat, a wisp of coolness is revealed in the abdomen, outside the courtyard, the noise of the carnival crowd seems to be more boiling, Chang'an tonight is a city that never sleeps.

Gu Qing was a little tired, he liked to hug the excitement, and he could feel more clearly that he was really alive in a crowded environment.

Only during the New Year, he hates any sound and just wants to go to bed early.

Putting down the wine glass, Gu Qing rubbed Zhang Huaijin's hair and said with a smile: "Go to bed early, you know where the guest room is, you are more familiar with my family than me, so I won't accompany you." ”

Turning around and walking out, Zhang Huaijin behind him suddenly said, "Brother Gu...... Gu Qing! ”

Gu Qing stood still and didn't look back.

Zhang Huaijin showed a very serious look, stared at Gu Qing's back, and said slowly, word by word: "I, Zhang Huaijin, like Brother Gu, not only because of it, but also because of the kind of love that I like very much." ”

"One life and one couple, in this life, it is Gu Qing and Zhang Huaijin."

"I know you don't understand the euphemism, I said it clearly enough, right?"

Gu Qing still didn't look back, he was silent for a long time, he just turned his back to her and smiled, but left the front hall without saying a word.

Zhang Huaijin seemed to have lost the strength of his whole body, slumped on the futon, stunned for a long time, and suddenly opened his mouth and cried, crying so ugly, like a child lost in the wilderness.

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If you don't love, you don't love, Zhang Huaijin in Gu Qing's eyes is still a child.

The child has no qualitative nature, likes the new and hates the old, and when he likes it, he can't wait to give it to you, and he doesn't like it, and he can't even see the air that the other party breathes.

The so-called love that has not been stormy is too fragile, even if it was obsessed at the time, looking back at this period of life after growing up, it is not only regretful, but also regretful.

Lying on the bed and listening to the faint noise on the street, Gu Qing opened his eyes in the darkness and sighed.

Tonight...... seems to miss Zhang Huaiyu even more, and wants to sit on the roof with her to drink and talk about the most unspeakable secrets in his heart, he knows that Zhang Huaiyu will definitely listen carefully and will definitely stand on his side indiscriminately.

This woman is the one who is truly in tune with her soul.

Tossing and turning until it was almost dawn before falling asleep, Gu Qing slept until noon before getting up, walked out of the bedroom and dragged a maid to ask Zhang Huaijin, and the maid reported that Miss Zhang left early this morning.

Gu Qing was stunned for a long time, then shook his head.

Zhang Huaijin confessed to himself very formally last night, but Gu Qing's refusal was not so direct, it was a bit of a scumbag, he was really afraid of hurting Zhang Huaijin's self-esteem, so he chose to leave without saying a word.

Of course, Datang is not a modern era after a thousand years, and Gu Qing will not be so innocent that he has to agree to marry only one woman, if the sisters don't mind marrying the same husband, Gu Qing doesn't mind, but he is worried that his body can't stand it.

In recent days, there is no need to go to the left guard to be on errands, there are rules in the court, around New Year's Day, courtiers can take a break for half a month, which is considered an annual vacation, in addition to the three provinces and six ministries of each government to stay behind some officials who are equivalent to duty, thousands of officials in Chang'an City from one to nine products can rest at home for half a month.

Reasonable and legal paid annual leave, Gu Qing will naturally not be polite, the sunshine is good today, after eating at noon, he ordered the maid to move a Hu bed and put it in the yard, and a low table was set up next to the Hu bed, all kinds of snacks and snacks on the low table, and a small pot of soul wine, I drank a little too much last night, and I came back to my soul today.

Lazily fell on the Hu bed, Gu Qing still held a book in his hand, it didn't matter what book it was, it was mainly used to cover his eyes during napping.

Ancient books were all in vertical versions, and it was very tiring to read, so Gu Qing yawned after reading two lines, tried to read another line, and successfully fell into a half-asleep state.

After sleeping for a while, there was a sound of footsteps in the courtyard, Gu Qing opened his eyes in a daze, and Han Jie stood in front of him with a hesitant expression for a while before clenching his fists.

"Something to talk about." Gu Qing closed his eyes again and yawned.

"Master Hou, the last general wants to take a few days off, I don't know if I can ...... it"

Gu Qing didn't raise his eyes and said: "But, go ahead, go home and be filial to your father and mother for a few days, and give you half a month's leave......"

Before he finished speaking, Han Jie suddenly said: "Master Hou, the last general is not going home, there is a person named Zheng Xiang in our family's guard, I don't know if Master Hou remembers?" ”

Gu Qing finally opened his eyes and said: "Remember, he is a little short, his skin is a little dark, he doesn't like to talk much, he is quite an introverted person, but the amount of alcohol is amazing, once he drank with you, he almost sent me away, it is said that he fought with Tubo when he was in the capital of Anxi...... What happened to Zheng Xiang? ”

Han Jie showed a worried look and sighed: "Zheng Xiang had an accident with his family, and he disappeared after taking leave the day before yesterday. ”

Gu Qing sat up straight and asked, "What happened to his family?" ”

Han Jie hesitated, shook his head and said: "The last general is not very clear, I have to go to his house to find out, so I specially ask the Hou Ye for a leave, after all, Zheng Xiang is the robe brother who came out of the Xiao cavalry camp with the last general, and the last general can't ignore him." ”

Gu Qing nodded: "Go ahead, if the matter is very big, you are allowed to use my name for a while, although no one may buy it...... Also, before you leave, tell Steward Xu, and say that I ordered, go to my account room and pay 100 taels of silver cakes to take away......"

After a pause, Gu Qing explained: "Ninety percent of the troubles in the world can actually be solved with money, if Zheng Xiang's family can be solved with this hundred taels of silver cakes, it will be easier." Go quickly, don't be polite to me, tell Zheng Xiang, I'll wait for him to come back and drink together, and I will definitely give him a party next time. ”

Han Jie smiled gratefully at Gu Qing, clasped his fists and saluted before hurriedly leaving.