After the wax month, it is the leap month, and most of the students who listened to the lecture in the attached house quit Lu Hong, packed up and went back to their hometown for the New Year. Liu Ximing and others who came to study with a letter of recommendation, most of them also went home for reunion. Among Lu Hong's personal disciples who entered the door wall, Song Shen, Wang Wei and Cui Jianxuan also received letters from home.

Cui Jianxuan was really not happy to go back, but his grandmother and mother at home were in a hurry, and after Du Shiyi smiled and mentioned the promise of copying the "Book of Han", he had to leave the pair of copper galls angrily, but he weighed the weight and drew the size, and said ruthlessly that he would cast a one-to-one identical one when he went back, and told Du Shiyi to go back If he goes to Shaolin Temple again, he must remember every sentence firmly, and when he comes back to relay it, he will hang his head and go home from the mountain. And Song Shen and Wang Wei also went home every year in previous years, but they were not as grinding as Cui Jianxuan, and they set off after resigning from the division.

In this way, there were only a few students left in the huge Lu family's thatched cottage, and Du Shiyi saw that this opportunity was rare, so he said that Lu Hong was moved, but Du Sanniang and a few people were taken over. Lu Wangzhi didn't say a word, vacated his house and moved to live with Lu Hong.

Although Du Sanniang had seen Du Shiyi copying books a long time ago, she was still moved by the neatly stacked thread-bound books in the thatched hut. Every day, when I saw that my brother was either copying books, or going to Lu Hong's place to listen to lectures and ask for advice alone, and when she came back, she didn't forget to play the pipa, pondering the pair of copper galls, she only felt distressed and proud, so she simply didn't bother him, and whenever she had time, she concentrated on doing the needlework in her hands, or carefully flipped through the account books sent by Wu Jiu.

She had always been convinced of her brother, and watched the daily income of the small wine shop jump from the initial thirty or fifty yuan, one or two hundred yuan, to five or six hundred, and then to one or two thousand in a few days.

It was already twenty-seven on this day, and she was doing the needlework in her hands, when she suddenly heard a commotion outside, and hurriedly told Zhuying to go out and have a look. Although there are few students studying in Tiancaotang these days, there are still a few men after all, so she can stay in the house as much as possible without going out, and this time is no exception. After a while, she saw the bamboo shadow turn around.

"Lady, it was the few attached students who stayed in the grass hall who caught fresh fish from the depths of the mountain stream pool, saying that they were not allowed to live in winter, and they would be used to make soup for Master Lu on Chinese New Year's Eve."

"Oh, it turned out to be their heart. It's hard for them to work so this cold day. Du Sanniang blinked, and when she sewed a few stitches on the robe, she stood up happily and picked it up, and after looking left and right, she asked Zhuying, "What do you think of this robe?" ”

"The lady is naturally good, Lang Jun will be very happy."

"Who said it was for Brother!" Du Sanniang smiled and showed the small dimple on her right cheek again, and then she spoke, "Gong Lu is the master of my brother, and if you allow me to stay here temporarily, it will be like my grandfather." Now that the New Year is approaching, those students who stayed in the cottage know that they have worked hard to catch fresh fish, and I always have to talk about it. Bamboo Shadow, wrap it in a bag, let's go see Lu Gong. ”

In front of the thatched cottage, Du Shiyi was calculating the income of the wine shop in Fang City, Dengfeng County these days, calculating the return date of Pei Ning, Cui Jianxuan and others, and couldn't help but be slightly distracted for a while.

"Little junior brother?"

Suddenly a hand was patted on the shoulder, and the pensive Du Shiyi was suddenly startled, and turned around to find that it was Lu Wangzhi: "Senior brother? ”

"How long has Eleven Lang been gone, and you miss him so much?"

Hearing this, Du Shiyi couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and immediately hurriedly explained: "Senior brother, where are you talking about this, I'm just thinking, when will the third senior brother come back, and when he sees my unfamiliar pipa skills, will he be angry and ruin me again!" ”

"Don't explain, the more you smear, the darker it gets. I've been listening to your pipa a few days a few days ago, and it's not only very good for beginners, it's just improving by leaps and bounds. It's Cui Shiyi who didn't pay much attention, and it was him who San Lang came back to reprimand, where would he take you? Don't worry, although Eleven Lang is so-so in his studies, he is never half-hearted, he will definitely come back! ”

How do you listen to this, it's all words? Seeing Lu Wangzhi's smile with great meaning, Du Shiyi suddenly didn't bother to explain anymore, and simply asked directly, "Senior brother, what's the matter?" ”

"Something? Oh, there's one other thing I almost forgot! Lu Wangzhi slapped his face at this time, and then said with a smile, "The festival is coming, and now that the grass hall has removed you and me, there are only three or five students left who have not yet returned, I want to ask you, how to reunite and celebrate this Chinese New Year's Eve!" ”

Lu Wangzhi spread his hands freely, and suddenly looked in another direction: "Hey, look, Thirteen Niang is here over there!" ”

"Brother!"

Seeing Du Thirteenniang coming over quickly with a bamboo shadow, Du Shiyi immediately put aside the question of how to spend Chinese New Year's Eve for the time being, and stepped forward with a smile. Catching a glimpse of Takekage holding a burden in his hand, he asked curiously, "What is it here?" ”

"It's almost the Chinese New Year, and this is a robe that I personally sewed for Lu Gong. I haven't measured the size, and I don't know if it fits, so I took advantage of today to ask Lu Gong to give it a try, and if anything is bad, I can change it again. Speaking of this, Du Sanniang immediately showed a surprised expression when she saw Du Shiyi, and she hurriedly added, "Brother, I'm also doing it, but I have to wait a few days to do it." ”

"Okay, okay, then I'll wait to wear the new clothes you sew!" Du Shiyi stepped forward with a smile and took over the burden in Zhuying's hand, and then said, "Master Lu happens to be free, let's go together." Speaking of which, you are more thoughtful than me, as a disciple. ”

Knowing that Du Sanniang actually made a robe for herself, Lu Hong was quite surprised. However, before the meeting, the still childish drooping girl held the blue robe in both hands, and sent it to him with sincerity, and after he took it with his own hands, rubbing the thick fabric and fine needlework, his face showed a kind smile: "This is the best gift I have received for the Chinese New Year this year." Thirteen Niang, no wonder Nineteen Lang has been praising you in front of people, your heart is really surprising. Hopefully, you will put it on for me. ”

Lu Wangzhi hurriedly stepped forward to serve Lu Hong, took off his old shirt and put on a new robe. As soon as the clothes were put on, he said with a smile: "It's really ingenious, the size and length are just right." Master Lu, since you put it on, you just don't take it off, it's really suitable. ”

Seeing that her sister heard these praises, Du Shiyi's face turned crimson with joy, and she couldn't help but say funny: "Since the thirteenth lady made a new dress for Master Lu, she simply waited until the thirty-day day, and I personally cooked a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner." ”

As soon as the words fell, he only heard Du Sanniang's eager voice next to him: "Brother, the gentleman is far away from cooking, if you really want to cook, I'll come!" ”

Du Shiyi couldn't help but laugh dumbly when she heard this: "Where did you hear this?" ”

Du Sanniang replied without thinking: "It was when Brother Ah read "Mencius" in the past, I listened to it next to me. Moreover, the third uncle of the family also used to talk about it. ”

"The gentleman is far away from cooking, but it's not what you think." Du Shiyi smiled and patted Du Sanniang's head lightly, and then said disapprovingly, "Mencius said this, just to persuade King Qi Xuan. The gentleman is far away from cooking, not ashamed of the kitchen, but the gentleman can't bear to kill, so he is far away from cooking, so he can not listen to the wailing and see the blood. But even if you cook far away, the poultry meat you eat is still killed. Therefore, in the final analysis, this gentleman's cooking is not something worthy of respect, but it is just a self-deception. ”

"Good!" Lu Hong stroked his palm, and immediately showed deep approval on his face, "Reading must not be taken out of context, Nineteen Lang's interpretation of this sentence is exquisite!" That being the case, according to your words, I will wait for your Chinese New Year's Eve dinner! ”