The New Year is approaching, and Laba is almost here. The generals of the Tang Dynasty www.biquge.info began to prepare for the upcoming New Year, and unknowingly left Prince Kawad in a corner of the Hakka Office.

"Dear Hou Ye," Kavad stopped Bai Qi, who was preparing sacrifices at the convenience store with his family, and said with some dissatisfaction, "It's been three days, why hasn't King Tang made a good decision yet?" ”

Bai Qi put the items on his body back on the carriage, rubbed his hands, exhaled a cloud of warmth from his mouth, and said with a smile: "The prince doesn't know, it's not that His Majesty hasn't decided, but Laba is coming." This is a very important festival in my Datang, second only to the Spring Festival, so ah, our family has to prepare to worship God, Your Majesty as the king of a country, the preparation work is even more complicated! Moreover, after Laba, and then our biggest festival, the Spring Festival, the officials of the Ministry of Rites are already busy like ants on a hot pot, and Your Majesty also has to prepare for something. So, you see, it's not that we want to deliberately snub you, the prince, but in fact, we are still very willing to help your country! ”

Kawad looked at the Chang'an people who were purchasing goods around him, and found that it was really as Bai Qi said, and his tone softened: "My wish to save my country from fire and water is like a burning fire, and I hope that the respected Hou Ye will forgive me, and I hope to express Kawad's wish to the great Tang King!" ”

White immediately smiled and said: "Of course, we are very sympathetic to your country's plight, and we also express serious condemnation of the hegemony of the Roman Empire!" We Datang will provide necessary assistance to your country, and we will make a plan as soon as possible to help your country get out of **** as soon as possible! ”

Although Kawad did not meet Li Shimin, he still thought that he had received the promise of the high-level of Datang. After a round of high-sounding words with Baiqi, he took his servant Haz and began to browse the customs of Chang'an humming a small tune.

Uncle Wang, the eldest of the guards at home and a retired veteran, looked at the backs of the two leaving, and whispered cautiously behind Bai Qi: "Master Hou, the servant behind that prince is not simple, just standing there, there are no flaws on his body, and the calluses on his hands are layered by layer, he must be a master of making knives, and he should have seen a lot of bloody characters on the battlefield!" ”

Bai Qi watched coldly as the two of Kavad slowly disappeared into the crowd, and turned back to the veteran Uncle Wang and said, "In the days when these two are in Chang'an, send some cautious people to check on them, and don't let go of any small details!" ”

On the eighth day of December, it is advisable to sacrifice, reunite, and respect the elderly.

Early in the morning, Bai Qi went to Chang'an to participate in the sacrificial ceremony held by Emperor Li Shimin in the Taimiao, praying that the ancestors and gods would bless the Tang Dynasty, praying for a good harvest and auspiciousness, and wishing the Tang Dynasty a prosperous world and a happy people.

Under the complicated ritual of the Ministry of Rites, Bai was as tired as a puppet, wearing a thick dress, and his knees were bruised.

After participating in the sacrifice of the imperial court, Bai Qi immediately jumped on his horse and fled in the direction of Taoyuan Village, his back as if he had been pierced by a needle, it was the eyes of the eldest grandson staring at him!

The ancestral hall where the ancestral tablets are placed in the Hou Mansion is in the innermost part of the mansion, and white chess can be entered on weekdays, even the ancestors, because they are not the same surname, do not come often. After the white chess player placed the items to worship the ancestors, he sat alone in this empty and cold room, with a lot of thoughts in his head.

"The waxer, the pick-up, the new handover, so the big sacrifice to repay the merit."

The cold floor stimulated White's brain, and a sentence from the Book of Rites suddenly came to mind. Suddenly, white felt how suitable this sentence was for him. Yesterday's day cannot be kept, and today's things are full of troubles. The little butterfly is already flapping its wings, bringing about many changes that even white himself can't understand.

On the wall, a white-clothed scholar and a red-sleeved beauty were painted by Baiqi, the scholar's face is a bit similar to Baiqi, but it looks more mature, the corners of his mouth are slightly upturned, and there is a sense of bohemianism. The red-sleeved beauty had a smile in her eyes, snuggled in the scholar's arms, and her face was full of happiness.

Bai Qi lit a few pillars of incense, respectfully inserted them in front of his fictional portraits of his father and mother, and then retreated, kowtowed a few times, took a deep breath, and said loudly: "Father, mother, your son is doing well in Datang, I hope you will also have a good life over there!" No one misses it too much! ”

White wiped away the tears that flowed down, but the more he wiped them, the more tears he had, and finally he couldn't control it, so he let it flow down in a hurry.

After coming out of the ancestral hall, White locked himself in his study. The entire Hou Mansion was like being covered by a thick layer of fog, and everyone seemed very cautious, as if they were afraid of making a noise.

It was only in the afternoon that the door to the study slowly opened, and White's expression was haggard, but his eyes became as bright as stars.

The old ancestor who was guarding outside the study saw the appearance of white chess, and said with a kind smile: "Figured it out? ”

Bai Qi stepped forward, gently hugged the old ancestor, and then let go and said, "I figured it out!" Thank you! ”

Hou Ye hugged the old ancestor, although it seemed a little abnormal, but in general there was nothing wrong, he also smiled and snatched a chicken leg from the cook's hand and ate it from the kitchen door. The dullness in the chests of the other people in the house disappeared, and they began to be active again, killing New Year's pigs, beating tofu, gluing wind fish and bacon, all the same, although they were busy, but they were still full of smiles.

Since it is Laba, how can you miss Laba porridge? Bai Qi picked the best millet and glutinous rice, and then found red beans, mung beans, soybeans, and dried fruits such as red dates, lotus seeds, wolfberries, and almonds, and carefully boiled Laba porridge.

After making it, add some sugar to it and send it to the ancestors to eat. Looking at the brows that gradually dispersed after the old ancestor took a bite, Bai Qi sighed happily. Bai Qi wrote the recipe for Laba porridge and instructed his subordinates to send it to some uncle's mansions such as Cheng Mansion, Qin Mansion, Li Mansion, and Wei Chi Mansion, which often took care of him on weekdays.

When it was almost evening, the housekeeper Uncle Wang walked in from outside with a letter, he shook off the wind and snow all over his body, and then handed it to Bai Qi, who was busy in the kitchen: "Master Hou, here is a letter from Jiangnan." ”

Bai Qi felt so strange, he didn't know anyone over there in Jiangnan, and no one went there, how could anyone write to him?

Bai Qi looked at the thin letter, which read "Meridian Hou Bai Qi personally opened", and the handwriting was beautiful, and it could be seen that it was written by a woman.

White pulls out the letter from the envelope. Looking at the letter paper that had been folded into a paper crane, White's heart began to flutter. Opening the letter paper and looking at the contents inside, Bai Qi's hands suddenly trembled, the corners of his mouth trembled slightly, and tears of excitement and disbelief overflowed from his eyes so naturally!

PS: Guess what exactly is written in this letter? What is the identity of the person who wrote this letter? Hey!