Out of the West Gate, Lou Qi walked for nearly two hours before arriving home, he pasted the Spring Festival couplets, followed Jiang Xin to clean the house, and then put on thick clothes for her, I can't wait to put the quilt on her, Jiang Xin has not been out of the "far door" for a long time, she is only active near home on weekdays, her body is too soft, she can't afford to get sick, this time it was also Lou Qi persuaded many times, she also weighed it many times, before deciding to go out.

Along the way, Lou Qi chattered non-stop as usual, but Jiang Xin still noticed that her son seemed to be talking more than usual, and seemed to be happier.

Probably, I met a friend worth making deeply, right? She thought.

When they came to the gate of Huaiyang City, it was already dark, far away, Jiang Xin saw the scene of the brilliant lights in the city, she raised her head, even the city gate hung two big red lanterns, and there were more torches on the city tower than usual, she walked into Huaiyang City with the support of Lou Qi, the fragrance of food, the smell of gunpowder of firecrackers, mixed together, probably what people call "the taste of the New Year".

This kind of lively scene is also very good just to see, she thought.

"Ah Qi," Jiang Xin suddenly turned her head to look at Lou Qi and asked, "Can your master's house accommodate the two of us?" Will it be inconvenient at that time, if we go out to live, will we have enough money? ”

"Oh, mother, don't worry about it, the old man's family is very big, even a few more people can live there." Lou Qi smiled.

"Call Master." Jiang Xin gently patted Lou Qi's head.

"Got it, got it." Lou Qi still laughed.

Lou Qi took Jiang Xin around, they stepped on the carpet composed of snow and firecracker skin, watched the light of fireworks and lanterns all the way, listened to the sound of firecrackers and people's laughter, and came to the alley where the old man's house was located.

Su Jingchen and Yan Bailu were already waiting at the door, and as soon as they saw Lou Qi and Jiang Xin, they greeted them.

"Auntie, Lou Qi, it's hard work, go in and sit on the barbecue fire, warm up first." Su Jingchen walked to Jiang Xin's side and held her arm, he knew that Lou Qi's mother was weak and should have been tired after walking for so long.

"Thank you for your hard work." Jiang Xin smiled at Su Jingchen and handed him a red envelope that was still hot.

"I'm just waiting for you," Yan Bailu jumped around them, really like a lively deer, "today's meal is sumptuous." ”

"Such a cute little person, is it your sister?" Jiang Xin took out a free hand, gently touched Yan Bailu's head, and handed her a red envelope, and said with a smile, "Happy New Year." ”

"Happy New Year!" Yan Bailu held the red envelope and circled around them, very happy.

Spring Festival couplets were also pasted at the entrance of the old man's courtyard, and a pair of red lanterns were hung high, and the light of the lanterns reflected the snow on the ground into a festive red. Walking into the courtyard, the stone table that had been split in half had long since disappeared, replaced by a new stone table, and there were also two red lanterns hanging under the eaves in the courtyard, but they were slightly smaller than the one at the door, and the middle hall was full of food and steaming, and the old man sat there alone, and when he saw them coming in, he didn't get up.

Jiang Xin took off the layers of "hats" wrapped around her head, held them in her hands, smiled at the old man and said, "You are the master of my family, right?" Ah Qi has been bothering you to take care of it recently, dare to ask Mr. Honorable Name? ”

"Don't be expensive, your surname is Tang," the old man looked at the woman, and said, "Sit down, if you don't eat, the dishes will be cold." ”

"Oops, old ...... Master, it turns out that your surname is Tang? Lou Qi was a little surprised, the old man had never said his name before, and he had been calling the old man and the old man, but now he remembered that he didn't know the old man's name at all.

"Grandpa Tang!" But Yan Bailu screamed every day.

"Hey, it's still a little white deer." The old man pulled Yan Bailu over to sit beside him, and when he heard this, he suddenly blossomed, and took out a few red envelopes from his arms, one for each person, even Jiang Xin was no exception.

"Do I have that too?" Jiang Xin couldn't believe it, and didn't dare to reach out to pick it up.

"If you take it, how many years older than you, old man, I am also your elder in terms of age, what's wrong with giving you a red envelope?" The old man said angrily and stuffed the red envelope directly into Jiang Xin's hand.

"Then it's disrespectful." Jiang Xin smiled helplessly and took the old man's red envelope.

"What about Xiaomei and Aunt Zhang?" Lou sat down and looked around, but found no trace of the two of them.

"I sent them home for the New Year." The old man sandwiched a piece of fish meat and put it in Yan Bailu's bowl, "New Year's is such a thing, it's still happy to be with your family." ”

"Master, what about your family?" Lou Qi asked thoughtlessly, Jiang Xin pinched him and glared at him, as if blaming him for not saying this.

The old man seemed very indifferent, he waved his hand, and said, "They are a family of three, and they have traveled the world, so how can they care about me, a bad old man." ”

"Don't be afraid, you still have us," Lou Qi smiled heartlessly, "yes, Master." ”

"Yes, yes, grandpa, you still have us." Yan Bailu also agreed, because she knew that the feeling of being alone was really bad. Su Jingchen sat on the side and ate the dishes silently, not joining their topic, probably because he was a stuffy gourd who didn't like to talk very much. Yan Bailu doesn't need him to care about it at all, after all, this little guy really doesn't need anyone to take care of it, and she still has a grandfather who spoils her so much, but it is Yan Bailu who keeps picking vegetables for Su Jingchen, which makes Su Jingchen embarrassed.

Lou Qi has the most words, he has been chattering, always making everyone laugh, he will serve Jiang Xin vegetables from time to time, and the old man and Su Jingchen will occasionally reply to him.

Jiang Xin didn't eat much, but she kept laughing, and that kind of laughter was heartfelt and happy.

Probably because Lou Qi met such a group of people who cared about him.

At the same time, Huaiyang's largest former mansion.

Lanterns are hung in every corner of the original mansion, here is bright like daytime, everyone who walks into the original mansion will be amazed by the size of the original mansion, the gorgeous structure, the red windows of the red door, the ornament of the dougong, and the small pottery beasts on the roof of each house, shining in the moonlight.

Yuan Xiangxin set up a hundred tables of banquets in the outer courtyard, each dish is made by the chef of the original house, from the usual spinach in soup, fried corn kernels with green beans, to plum vegetables and meat, stewed crispy pork legs, all kinds of dishes in Huaiyang are complete, one jar after another of the good peach blossoms are piled up into a hill, everyone in Huaiyang City, whether you know Yuan Yuxin or not, whether you are a beggar, or a wanderer who has left home, as long as you are hungry and want to eat a hot meal, you can walk in and find a place to sit down, eat and drink, And this "tradition" has been going on for ten years.

The inner courtyard, there are also dozens of tables of banquets, the family Ding nursing home of the original mansion, as long as you can't go home in the Chinese New Year's Eve, you can eat Chinese New Year's Eve dinner here, even if the home is in Huaiyang City, you can also bring a family to the original mansion for the New Year. Every dish here is the same as the outer courtyard, and the same is true for the wine, but there are a few tables that change the wine to other spirits according to people's preferences, of course, the night patrol people are not allowed to drink, but Yuan Yuxin will most likely give the night patrol people a red envelope each, and the money in it will never be less than a gold leaf.

In the front hall, there are only three tables of people here, two of which are in the old family of the original mansion for more than ten years, most of them hold some positions in the original mansion, and they are also people who are trustworthy in the original desire, and the other table is the original desire xin, the original stumbling heart, the personal maid Yu Yu of the original stumbling heart, and the horse housekeeper.

The dishes on the table were made by the chef alone, from Buddha jumping over the wall to steaming pumpkin, most of them were ordinary dishes, and they were also the dishes that the four people on the table loved to eat. The original house is full of laughter, the poor people in the outer courtyard sighed at the original master's bodhisattva heart, and the inner courtyard of the family Ding Nursing Home was also full of praise for this master, there were two people in the outer courtyard who drank high, and they had to compete to see who could drink more, and the family members also helped them move the wine, so in the end, both of them were drunk and lay down.

It's that Yuan Yuxin talks less at this table, Yu Yu is because he doesn't dare to speak in front of the master, Steward Ma is serious and responsible, he usually doesn't smile, and he is even more serious in front of the master, but he was poured a few glasses of wine by Yuan Yuxin, and occasionally said a few words, not much. As for the original stumbling heart, probably because the girl doesn't like to talk to her father at this age, what is in her heart, she would rather tell Yu Yu than tell this father, Yuan Yuxin is very open, not only the original stumbling heart, even Yu Yu was asked a lot of questions by him, and at the end of the dinner, Yuan Yuxin gave Yuan Yuxin and Yu Yu a hairpin, which was used as New Year's money.

These two hairpins are originally wanted Xin spent a high price to buy, the only pair in the world, one green and one green, are carved from the best Hetian jade, the hairpin head is a flying phoenix, the hairpin body close to the hairpin head part is also flowing clouds, can be described as "the world's unique".

In the evening, everyone went back to their rooms to rest, leaving only a mess of the table.

The old man was smoking a cold cigarette in his room, looking at the bright moon in the sky, and a smile suddenly appeared on his lips.

Su Jingchen and Lou got up in a room and slept in two separate beds, Lou got up and went to bed early, he was already snoring like thunder at the moment, he didn't sleep honestly, he always kicked the quilt away, Su Jingchen helped him tuck the quilt again, stared at the bright moon in the sky for a while, and fell asleep with a smile.

Jiang Xin and Yan Bailu were on the same bed, at first Yan Bailu had to pester Jiang Xin to tell her a story, but as soon as the story was halfway told, she fell asleep, Jiang Xin helped her cover the quilt, and suddenly said for no reason, "It's so good." ”

Yuan Yuxin was lying on the wide bed, and when she thought of today's dinner, she felt that her daughter seemed to be a little ...... tonight Absent-minded?

Yu Yu held the hairpin in her hand, and she was so happy that she almost couldn't sleep, but at this time she also fell asleep, and the valuable hairpin was put in her small jewelry box.

Yuan Zhuxin lay on her side on the bed, fell asleep early, and her hand, but tightly grasped the corner of the quilt, her current appearance, less than the usual pride, but like a docile kitten, anyone who sees it can't help but want to touch her head, carefully look at her beautiful and slender eyelashes, to feel her peerless beauty.