Chapter 68 Keeping the New Year
That person was Zhao Gao just now? Li Yue watched Zhao Gao disappear from his back, and Li Yue asked uncertainly.
"Seems so, miss." Ru'er also saw Zhao Gao and told Li Yue truthfully.
"Didn't you say that Zhao Gao was visiting the temple fair? How did it end up here? Li Yue looked at Zhao Gao's disappearing back, frowned and said.
"This ......" Ru'er didn't know how to answer her own miss, for fear that she would say something wrong and displease her own miss, and in the end she was unlucky.
"Whose mansion is over there?" Li Yue looked in the direction Zhao Gao had left and asked.
Li Yue wanted to know, during the Lantern Festival, Zhao Gao didn't stay at home, nor did he go to the temple fair, what did he do here?
"Miss, that should be Loei." Ru'er looked at where Zhao Gao was standing just now, and replied respectfully.
"Loei?" Li Yue listened to Ru'er's words, frowned, thought about it, and always felt that Loei was very familiar.
Ru'er saw her young lady's puzzled face, and understood that her young lady should have forgotten that she had asked people to investigate, so Ru'er cautiously prompted: "Miss once ordered someone to investigate Loei, because Zhao Gongzi often goes in and out." ”
After Ru'er's prompt, Li Yue finally remembered, and said with a disdainful face: "This is the carpenter's home." ”
"Yes, miss." Ru'er replied.
"He likes it very much, and he doesn't forget to rush here even during the Lantern Festival." The more you don't understand why Zhao Gao likes Loei so much, obviously he also asked Yi Hai to make a lot of exquisite gadgets and give them to him, but Zhao Gao didn't have a trace of appreciation.
Ru'er listened to her young lady talking to herself, and did not speak quietly.
Li Yue has always thought that there are only carpenters in the Loei Mansion, and the people in the Loei Mansion are closed most of the time, so it is difficult to inquire about the situation in the Ei Mansion, and there are no people in the Loei Mansion, all the daily life is done by himself, and most of the time it is Qishan and Shi Ming who come out to buy goods, so after a long time, everyone almost forgets that Li Lao has a daughter.
This also made the people sent by Li Yue step on the misunderstanding, and did not find out Li Jiang's information, so they did not report it to Li Yue, so Li Yue always thought that Zhao Gao liked to go to Loei because he liked carpenter's craft.
"Miss, since Zhao Gongzi is already preparing to go back to the house, should we go to the Zhao Mansion again?" Ru'er asked cautiously.
"No, let's go home." Li Yue didn't want to go to Zhao Mansion anymore, it was almost time to keep the New Year, so she should reply to accompany her father.
"Yes, miss." Ru'er respectfully followed behind Li Yue and stopped talking.
Li Jiang took Xiaobao's hand and Xiaobu into the lobby and saw where Li Lao was already sitting and drinking tea, Li Jiang and the others stepped forward and saluted respectfully.
"You're back." Li Lao said with an amiable face: "The temple fair is fun. ”
"It's fun." Li Jiang nodded, looked at Li Lao with a smile on his face and said, "Father should also go out and have a look, it's very lively." ”
"I'm old, not like you young people who like to be lively, so sitting here and drinking tea is not a kind of life." Li Lao looked at his daughter with a happy face, and he couldn't help but be happy in his heart, too many things have happened in this period of time, and only now Li Lao really saw Li Jiang have a sincere smile on his face.
"Father, do you need some new tea?" Li Jiang asked with a smile.
"No need
It's time to keep the New Year, and after the hour, let's go and rest, don't be too tired. Li Lao shook his head and said in refusal.
"Yes, father." Li Jiang didn't say much, and sat down with Xiaobu and Xiaobao.
Li Lao looked at the rabbit lamp in Xiaobao's hand, and asked with a kind face: "Xiaobao, Xiaobu, if you need anything, don't be polite, just tell me and Jiang Er, treat this place as your home, and we will be a family in the future." ”
"Thank you, master, we are already very good, we don't lack anything." Xiaobu and Xiaobao said at the same time that they may have met Li Jiang and Li Lao really the greatest luck in their lives, otherwise Xiaobu is still alone at this moment, and Xiaobao may still be wandering and don't know how to live.
"Good, good." Li Lao looked at everyone who was happy, a smile appeared on his face, he was very satisfied, and said three good words in a row.
"By the way, there are still dumplings in the kitchen, you wait here for a while, I'll bring them over." Li Jiang suddenly thought of the rice balls he had put in the kitchen and said.
"Okay, you can go quickly." Li Lao said with a smile, eating rice balls during the Lantern Festival means reunion and harmony.
Li Jiang quickly brought up the rice balls, one bowl per person, there were not many in it, about six or seven, but everyone was very satisfied with their faces.
Especially Xiaobao and Xiaobu, they have never eaten such delicious rice balls during the Lantern Festival, and they ate the rice balls in three or two clicks.
Li Jiang looked at Xiao Bao, who was hesitant, smiled and put the glutinous rice balls in his bowl into Xiao Bao's bowl, and said with a smile: "Xiao Bao eat a little more and grow bigger." ”
Xiaobao didn't say a word, he was about to finish the rice balls at once, and he didn't forget to stick out his tongue and lick his lips, looking at Li Jiang with a satisfied face and smiling.
At this time, there was a sound of beating outside the house, the time to keep the New Year had passed, and Li Lao slowly stood up from the main position, and said with a smile: "The hour of the New Year's Eve has passed, you should also rest quickly." ”
"Yes, father."
"Yes, master."
Li Jiang, Xiaobu and Xiaobao stood up and respectfully saluted Li Lao, and then watched Li Lao leave.
"In this way, Xiaobu, you can take Xiaobao back to the room to rest." Seeing that Li Lao had left, Li Jiang said to Xiaobu with a smile.
"Senior sister, you should also rest early." Xiaobu said.
"Got it, I'll take the dishes and chopsticks to the kitchen and go to rest." Li Jiang nodded and said, then looked down at Xiaobao and said with a smile: "Xiaobao obediently go back to the room with Brother Xiaobu to rest, and Sister Jiang'er will make you something to eat tomorrow." ”
"Uh-huh." Xiaobao listened to Li Jiang's words, nodded sensibly, and obediently left with Xiaobu.
The dishes and chopsticks with a smile on Li Jiang's face received the kitchen, and then he also went back to rest.
Outside the Mu house.
Mu Qi has been standing outside the door of Mu Mansion and has not entered, seeing that the lights in Mu Mansion are bright, but Mu Qi can't lift his feet to go in.
Mu Qi just stood quietly outside Mu Mansion and looked at the open gate, the little man guarding the door had already seen Mu Qi, and when he saw that Mu Qi did not go in, he entered the door and reported to his master.
Seeing that his master didn't say anything, the little guy could only stand back at the door obediently, sighing silently in his heart, and he didn't know how long his master and young master were going to be blocked, obviously they cared about each other, but they were always here.
It wasn't until the time passed that Mu Qi slowly left, and the little girl saw himself
When the young master left, he opened his mouth to keep it, but he couldn't speak, so he could only look at the back of his young master leaving.
When Mu Qi returned to Loei, everyone had already rested, Mu Qi silently returned to his room, pushed open the door and walked in, and saw a bowl of rice balls on his table.
Mu Qi was stunned, then sat down and ate the rice balls that had been cold that night, although the taste was not so good, Mu Qi felt that it was more delicious than all the delicacies of the mountains and seas in this world.
When Zhao Gao returned to Zhao's mansion, the old lady was already sitting there waiting, and when she saw Zhao Gao coming back, she didn't say anything, but just said softly: "The old illness is just right, rest more, don't always think about running out." ”
"It worries my mother." Zhao Gao listened to his mother's words, his heart was full of warmth, and he also said with a smile on his face: "Today's Lantern Festival, the temple fair is very lively. ”
"How old are you, and you're still so playful, sit down and eat some glutinous rice balls." The old lady was happy when she saw her son's smile, but she still said with a serious look on her face.
"Yes, Mother." Zhao Gao sat down and took the glutinous rice balls brought by the maidservant, Zhao Gao knew that it was sent by Li Jiang.
The old lady actually Zhao Gao ate happily, as if it was better than the glutinous rice balls in previous years, in previous years, Zhao Gao only ate one or two bites and didn't eat it, but this year Zhao Gao ate a whole bowl.
"This year's dumplings are very special." The old lady said silently.
The old lady could see that this glutinous rice ball was also different from previous years, like there were many kinds of fillings and different flavors, which was very special.
"Yes." Zhao Gao didn't hide it and replied.
"Don't be greedy if you like it, your body has just recovered, go to rest quickly after the New Year, there are still some leftovers in the kitchen, and I will make it for you to eat another day." The old lady spoke.
"Yes, Mother." Zhao Gao said with a smile on his face.
This is the first time that Zhao Gao and his mother have been celebrating the New Year together in harmony for so many years, and his heart is naturally happy, Zhao Gao feels that his mother has been changing these days, and maybe this kind of life will continue in the future.
Xiaozhu, the personal maid next to the old lady, is also happy in her heart, Xiaozhu grew up in Zhao's mansion, and has been serving beside the old lady, so many years of the relationship between her old lady and her son, Xiaozhu has always looked at it in her eyes, and her heart has been worried about them sincerely, and finally saw them get along in harmony once, Xiaozhu is really happy for them in her heart.
Li Jiang and Zhao Gao are happy here, but Meng Tian in the general's mansion is alone and lonely in the New Year, and the little guy will give the rice balls to Meng Tian, Meng Tian don't let them rest, he is keeping the New Year alone.
Meng Tian took a bite of the rice balls, which were sweet, but not greasy, and tasted very good. Meng Tian actually doesn't like sweets, he is a person who fights on the battlefield, he sleeps in the open when he goes out, sometimes he eats everything, but over time, he doesn't like sweets.
The general's mansion was very quiet, in fact, Meng Tian handled official business tonight, and he had also come to Loei, but he learned that Li Jiang and others had gone to the temple fair.
When Zhao Gao guessed the riddle for Li Jiang, Meng Tian was also in the crowd, no one found out, watching the interaction between the two people, Meng Tian turned around silently and left, and did not come forward to disturb.
Meng Tian ate the rice balls, a trace of unknown feelings flashed in his eyes, but he was deeply suppressed by Meng Tian in the next second, Meng Tian had already made a decision in his heart, although it is often more difficult to put down than to pick up, but Meng Tian is a character who dares to love and hate, since he has made the decision in his heart, he will give up.