After teasing Xiao Xiao, Han Yi and Xiao Wuyi went back to the house.

"Huh? Why didn't you go back to Fengfeilou for more than thirty this year? ”

Xiao Wuyi, who returned to the house, relaxed, threw the cloak casually, and then lay on the couch, suddenly looked at Han Yi and asked.

"Because everybody has grown up."

Han Yi went to the coffee table, picked up the teapot he had just delivered, and poured a cup of hot tea.

Xiao Wuyi let out a puzzled "um".

Han Yi came to her with a cup of tea and handed the tea over, Xiao Wuyi took the teacup, held it in the palm of his hand, and warmed his hands.

Han Yi sat on the chair next to him, and then said: "Now that everyone has grown up, it is only a matter of time before they start a family, how can they still stay together every day like before, and do whatever they want." ”

Xiao Wuyi sighed with emotion: "Yes, now that everyone has grown up, alas... It's still good as before, free and free, without any worries. ”

Han Yi said angrily: "I won't talk about the others, you are purely asking for your own hardships, in fact, you can be the same as before, you yourself have to be the dean of Zhaoyi Academy, and now you are the director of the Women's Federation." ”

Xiao Wuyi sighed faintly: "I don't want to, but who called my husband the prime minister, which prime minister's wife have you ever seen free, how can I still be the same as before, I might as well find something to do." ”

Han Yi was stunned and said, "You have a point. ”

"That's just the way it is." Xiao Wuyi snorted lightly and asked again, "What are your arrangements for the New Year?" ”

Han Yi smiled: "What? You want to date me? ”

Xiao Wuyi chirped: "Who wants to date you, I have already made an appointment with them in late autumn, and after the first day of junior high school, I will go to the Grand Theater to watch a drama and go to the new market to play." ”

Han Yi shrugged and said, "In that case, then I'll take care of the children at home." ”

Xiao Wuyi sighed, "Are you okay?" ”

In the past Chinese New Year, Han Yi was very busy, and many officials he arranged to go to other places to take up their posts had to come to the door to report.

Han Yi said: "I am very relaxed during the Chinese New Year this year, I don't have anything to do, I can take a good rest." ”

Xiao Wuyi said: "But you have so many women, you don't need me to accompany you." ”

Han Yi said angrily: "You have to play, I didn't say anything, did you say that?" ”

Xiao Wuyi said: "Did I say something wrong?" ”

Han Yi rolled his eyes and said, "Okay! You're right, it's all my fault. ”

"It was."

Han Yiwei shook his head helplessly, and suddenly asked, "By the way, have you given your father a gift?" ”

Xiao Wuyi blinked and said, "Why do you ask this?" ”

"That's no!" Han Yi stood up and took out a mahogany box from the wardrobe, but saw that there were two small jewelry boxes on top of the mahogany box, and said: "This is the woolen coat sent by the beauty of freedom, as well as some jewelry that Ramhid gave me earlier, you will take it to your father later, and your father's two concubines, and they are also doing their best to help bring Xuan Xuan." ”

Xiao Wuyi glanced at it and said depressedly: "I am really an unfilial daughter. ”

.......

The husband and wife talked in the house for a while, then went out of the small courtyard and went to the hall for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

"Hey, hey! Sister, Xuan Yi is so cute, but it's like you. ”

Xiao Xiao hugged Han Xuanyi, looking flattering like Xiao Wuyi.

Xiao Wuyi suddenly became annoyed and said angrily: "What is like me, obviously like your brother-in-law." ”

"Huh?"

Xiao Xiao was stunned, he didn't understand, how could this sycophant be slapped on the horse's leg.

Han Yi just glanced at Xiao Xiao lightly, he was guilty of his own crimes, and he couldn't live.

Xiao Rui shook his head helplessly, and said to Han Yi again: "Virtuous son-in-law, what arrangements do you have for this New Year?" If you want to, you have to tell your subordinates to prepare early. ”

Han Yi said with a smile: "Thank you for your concern, my son-in-law has no arrangements, and I don't need to prepare anything." ”

Xiao Rui was stunned, you are the prime minister, how could there be no arrangement.

Han Yi said with a smile: "Many people haven't come back this year, so there is no need to arrange anything, as for those friends, I can ask them to go to the new market to sit down, and if you come to the house, I will rarely entertain them." ”

"That's right, that's okay, you can do it yourself." Xiao Rui nodded and said, "But I have to go to your uncle's house to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the new year." ”

Han Yi nodded.

Compared with Fengfeilou's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, this Xiao family's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, but much quieter, this family of men, young and old, and is a meal system, although usually at the request of Han Yi, everyone can eat together, but during the festival, must follow the etiquette, this meal is difficult to lively, Xiao Rui is a person with a calm nature, but will not mingle with juniors, several people are regular meals.

After the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, Xiao Wuyi gave the gift to Xiao Rui and his two concubines, but the two concubines were very happy, Han Yi gave a gift, it could not be bad, this jewelry from Persia is rare in the Central Plains, it is a strong thank you to Han Yi and his wife, they also know that this gift must be from Han Yi's hand, Xiao Rui did not say anything, but it can be seen that he is very happy, this is the first time Xiao Wuyi is giving Xiao Rui a gift, and it is a wool coat that is not even on the market, and it is also warm when worn on the body, which he really liked.

Xiao Xiao is so envious, why don't I have it.

Xiao Wuyi bluntly said that she was still waiting for Xiao Xiao to give her a gift, so Xiao Xiao quickly skipped the topic and proposed to play poker, because there was a vigil for the New Year, and Xiao Rui rarely nodded and agreed.

played until the third watch, Xiao Rui and Xiao Wuyi were the big winners, Han Yi and Xiao Xiao were the big losers, and when I saw this win-loss combination, I knew that Han Yi had played a trick.

"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law."

Han Yi was just about to go back to the house with Xiao Wuyi, when Xiao Xiao suddenly shouted in a low voice.

"What for?"

"You come over first."

Han Yi walked over, waved his hand and said, "Forget about that money, just take it as the New Year's money I gave you." ”

Xiao Xiao smiled and said, "Then brother-in-law, why don't you do it to the end, give me some more New Year's money." ”

Han Yi was stunned for a moment, and said: "You are really greedy enough, you have no money to play cards, but you lost two handfuls, and you kept asking me to borrow, so that I also lost with you, and now I don't want you to pay back, you are still not satisfied!" ”

Xiao Xiao scratched his head and said in annoyance: "I just want to win a little money, but I don't know that my luck is so bad." ”

Han Yi said: "What do you want money for?" ”

Xiao Xiao said: "I Xiu Lin and Xiao Meng made an appointment to go to the southern suburbs to play in the second year of junior high school, but I don't have any money. ”

Han Yi said: "Now that you have a fortune, how can you have no money." ”

Xiao Xiao said: "Where is my little money enough, I usually invite guests to dinner, it's almost the same, and I can't save any money at all." ”

Han Yi frowned and said, "It's not that you lost the gambling, right?" ”

Xiao Xiao hurriedly said: "Brother-in-law, I don't have much interest in gambling money, otherwise, I wouldn't have lost so badly." ”

Han Yi nodded slightly, looking at his card skills, he really didn't look like an old gambler, and said: "Xiao Xiao, you have to remember that as a royal policeman, you must not touch gambling, otherwise, your career may be ruined on this, our family is not short of money, if you have no money, just ask me, do you know?" ”

Xiao Xiaozhi nodded and said, "Hey! I know that. ”

Han Yi said: "I don't have much money on me, let your sister win, if you want to use the money, go to Fengfei Tower, find Sangmu, and let him take fifty guan for you." ”

Fifty runs? Xiao Xiao's eyes were happy, this money is really a lot, it is more than enough to go to the southern suburbs to play for a few days, hehe said: "Thank you brother-in-law." ”

......．

Originally, on the first day of the Lunar New Year in Chang'an, it was very political, because when all the states came to the court, there were many, many ceremonies to be held in the palace, and Han Yi and they all had to participate. But this year, the emperor first accompanied the queen to Bingzhou to worship the ancestors, and then went to Luoyang, canceled all the ceremonies early, that is, sent someone to take the prince Li Hong over, so this year Chang'an has no political atmosphere, originally the first and second days of the new year to visit relatives and friends, and greet each other, but because the first day of the new year does not need to enter the palace to participate in the ceremony, the time is vacant, and everyone starts to visit relatives and friends early in the morning.

Everyone hopes to do some things that should be done in the first year of junior high school, and when they wait until the second year of junior high school, they can relax and make appointments with their friends and go around to play.

Especially in today's Chang'an, there are too many things to play.

But there is such a group of people, but it is not so easy, they seem to live outside the New Year's Festival.

These are the cadets of the Military Academy.

They came to the various workshops in the suburbs early in the morning with a temporary contract to go through the entry procedures, and they were paying the price for their arrogance and arrogance at this time, which was definitely a very vivid lesson.

"Tell me, you guys, this morning you must chop this firewood, and then move it over there and pile it up, if it is not done, there will be no food."

A middle-aged man with a fat and short stature and two small beards looked arrogant towards Li Jingye, Qi Ming and others.

Is this the tiger falling in Pingyang being bullied by dogs?

They were originally prepared for this wood-chopping work, because they could still do any good work in this workshop, but they didn't expect that this steward was arrogant, if it was usual, like this kind of person, stepping on their shadow, they would be furious, where did they ever think that there was today, being yelled at by this kind of person.

Qi Biming and Cheng Boxing were so angry that they couldn't speak, and they stared at the middle-aged man in front of them with puffed eyes.

"Hey! What are you staring at? ”

The steward immediately became angry and said: "Uncle, I was supposed to have a holiday today, just because you guys suddenly came to find work, so the proprietor asked me to stay here and arrange work for you to do. ”

When Han Yi arranged it, he concealed Li Jingye's identity, like these little feet, where did he know Li Jingye and their princes and nobles.

"You ---!"

Qi Ming was about to go crazy and stepped forward.

Li Jingye grabbed him and said in a low voice: "Aren't you ashamed?" ”

Qi Ming looked at Li Jingye, that really wants to cry without tears, if this is a big trouble, then everyone knows that Li Ji's precious grandson, in the Chinese New Year's Eve, ran to work in the workshop, that is a shame.

They have no choice but to endure it, calm things down, and wait until they pass this level.

This was arranged by Han Yi, it was their lifeblood, and they had to obey their fate.

Li Jingye said to the person in charge: "We know." ”

The steward snorted and said, "All of them are tall and big, and they don't have a good brain." After speaking, he went to the hut on the side, sat by the fire, scalded wine, ate cooked meat, and suddenly pointed to Li Jingye and the others: "What are you still standing stupidly doing, don't you work quickly." ”

It's so harsh! Li Jingye closed his eyes and sighed, and said, "Let's work." ”

Cheng Boxing looked at the pile of firewood, "But with so much firewood, when do you have to chop it!" ”

That being said, what else can they do?

You can only pick up an axe.

This side of the split, I have to endure the scolding and inspection of the steward, and it is really bitter to split.

It was not until late afternoon that they had finished chopping all the firewood, and they were all exhausted, and they felt that this rough work was much more bitter than the devil's training, and they doubted whether they would be able to persevere.

And the steward did what he said, and did not give them food until they had finished chopping all the wood.

Li Jingye and the others sat in the kitchen, holding a big bowl and eating it in a big gulp.

"Uh-huh! This meal is really delicious! ”

Qi Mingming was hungry and had no heart to be wronged, and while eating heavily, he couldn't help but praise, as if he had never eaten such a delicious meal.

I saw an old man in his early fifties sitting on a bench, drinking hot wine, and laughing: "What our Xiaopang Group does is to buy and sell food, of course this meal is delicious." ”

Qi Ming glanced at the old man and said, "Uncle, I think you are not bad, at least much better than the one outside." ”

The old man said: "You little baby don't want to shoot old and rotten sycophants, you are all working for the first time." ”

Cheng Boxing bit this piece of meat and said, "Uncle, how do you know?" ”

The old man said: "As far as your speed of chopping firewood, if you change it to an old man, the old man will also scold you, and you will know at a glance that you have not done this work before, just that little bit of firewood, three old people can finish chopping before noon." ”

Qi Ming looked at this old man, his hair was gray, and his heart was devastated, how young and strong they were, they were not as good as the three old guys, fortunately, their self-esteem had been broken, and now they had a little bit of immunity, and said: "Uncle, you are bragging." ”

Cheng Boxing said: "This chopping wood is manual work, there is no skill, you are so old, how can you chop faster than us." ”

The old man said, "Who said that this chopping wood has no skills? Don't look at it as just manual work, but if you can understand the skills, you will know how to save physical strength, how to chop faster, and how simple it is, you also need to pay attention to skills, even if you go to the dock to carry goods. ”

They still didn't believe it.

"Don't believe me? Okay, I'll show you a hand. ”

The old man got up and went to the wall, took three pieces of wood and put them on a tree stump in the kitchen, and with an axe he fell, and with a snap the wood immediately split into two halves, and the action was so neat that in the blink of an eye the three pieces of wood were divided into six pieces.

Qi Ming was speechless for a moment, it was indeed much sharper than them, they didn't need to measure, and they could see with their eyes that they were much faster than them.

This self-confidence has been hit even harder, and the food is a mess, and now that he is here, he can't even chop wood for a fifty-year-old man.

Han Yi is not wrong, they are indeed useless.

The old man threw the axe, clapped his hands, and said: "But don't be discouraged, this matter, practice makes perfect, the old rotten has chopped the wood for decades, of course you can't chop the old rotten." But I think you're all pretty smart, and if you're patient, you'll be able to understand it soon. But you young people are impetuous, and it's hard to calm down. ”

Everything has to be skillful? The students were stunned when they heard this, pondered the old man's words carefully, and looked at each other again, and they suddenly understood where they had lost this time.