Chapter 197: One Year Old in the Sound of Firecrackers (Part I)
PS: It's been eight months since it was updated on September 8, 2015, and in this novel, Yanai has also gone through eight months, which can be regarded as a kind of coincidence in the dark. This is the last chapter before a million words, and this chapter is sent out, which means that the book has exceeded a million words. It has been an honor to have you with you through ups and downs for eight months. We still have a long way to go side by side!
Song Xianchun two years, Chinese New Year's Eve.
Yongxing County, Xingzhou.
It was already the end of the year, and the weather was getting colder and colder, and the wind swept the murderous aura of the north through the streets. The white-walled and black-tiled Jiangnan Pavilion seemed to stand unrelentingly, without the intention of yielding, just like the red flags that hunted and danced on the city wall not far away.
After all, it is the end of the year, and there are a lot fewer people coming and going on the street, and even if there are so many people walking by, they are all in a hurry.
Ye Yingwu stood in the courtyard and stretched for a long time, tossing for five days, he was finally able to stand on the ground safely, this feeling of being full of strength was different. It's just that he didn't dare to let Ye Yingwu stay for too long, Xiao Yangzi hurriedly stepped forward to get Ye Zhijun back.
Ye Yingwu was getting better day by day, Wu Chucai finally couldn't help but take leave and go home, and Jiang Tie also took advantage of the festive atmosphere near the end of the year to marry the bell. For this reason, Ye Yingwu also sent someone to send a congratulatory gift, and asked the Tianwu Army Hundred Battles Brigade to go to support the field immediately, and finally let Jiang Tie have a good time in the city.
Of course, although Wu Chucai was not there, Jiang Hao and the others still did not fail in their mission and poured Jiang Tie down and sent him into the cave room.
Ye Yingwu waved his hand: "You kid don't have to follow these days, go home." ”
Xiao Yangzi is a person from Yongxing County, and it is precisely because he is close to home that he has been guarding Ye Yingwu left and right. At that moment, Xiao Yangzi was a little anxious, and argued with his neck: "Envoy, this is not good, Madame and the two of them are in command to let their subordinates stare at you." ”
"Get out of here!" Ye Yingwu suddenly became angry, and said angrily, "Who the hell are you kid listening to?!" Go to the butler and get a copy. Roll away for Lao Tzu, and you are not allowed to come back before the Shangyuan Festival. ”
Xiao Yangzi was stunned for a moment, then bowed solemnly to Ye Yingwu, and quickly walked away with a smile on his face. For these soldiers on duty in the front yard of the Ye family. The Ye family has prepared money and cloth, which is counted as the "New Year's money" issued to them by Ye Yingwu, and it is also the soldiers who smiled one by one after receiving the unexpected gift, what our family envoy does is different!
Ye Yingwu glared fiercely at the direction that Xiao Yangzi left, this kid was running quite fast at this time.
Breathed a sigh of relief. Ye Yingwu couldn't help but pull the clothes on his body, although it was Jiangnan, it didn't mean that it wasn't cold this winter, Ye Yingwu now clearly remembers a joke that circulated in that era where he had lived for more than 20 years, "Northerners think that the south is not cold, and southerners think that northerners are not afraid of cold."
Now it is a veritable Xiaoice period, so even in Jiangnan, the temperature at this time is already minus five or six degrees, but it is difficult to know without a thermometer.
Ye Yingwu walked slowly through the moon cave door, and in front of him was the back house. After all, it was the first day to be able to come down to do activities, so he knew that Wen Tianxiang and they would not put anything on their desks, but Ye Yingwu still subconsciously walked to the front yard and glanced at it.
Seeing Ye Yingwu coming, Yang Xu hurriedly stepped forward, the pink short armor on her body covered the collar of the gown, and a snow-white coat was draped outside, although it was a winter coat, it still outlined a graceful and slender figure.
Since Ye Yingwu was sick and bedridden, the four people in the backyard have all gone into battle to serve in person, but there is no use for bells and girls. Ye Yingwu also ran out secretly this time. At that time, Yang Su was lying on the side of the bed as if he was sleeping, Ye Yingwu tiptoed out, and he didn't even let Yang Su find out - maybe it was because he did a lot of things to run away after this one-night stand in his previous life - but now it seems that Yang Xu is puffing up, and it seems that he is in a catastrophe.
"You. Do you know that you are still sick on a cold day? Fingers lightly tapped Ye Yingwu's chest, and Yang Xu couldn't help but sneer, "What do you want to do when you go out like this, if you can't find it, the whole back house will have to explode." ”
Ye Yingwu smiled lightly: "I've been in bed for a week, go down to the ground and look at you all like a great enemy, could it be that a certain Ye Yingwu is more terrible than a Mongolian Tartar?" ”
Ye Yingwu is fine. Yang Xi was relieved, knowing that he was far more than Ye Yingwu's opponent in terms of pulling skin, Yang Xi just smiled slightly and walked forward: "Several sisters are already waiting behind, after all, it is Chinese New Year's Eve, where do you plan to go?" ”
Straight forward to grab Yang Xi, Ye Yingwu said softly: "Let's go, this Chinese New Year's Eve is to keep the year, do you have to run to Xiangyang City to find Ashu to keep the year?" ”
Yang Xu grinned and did not answer.
Passing through the Jiuqu corridor, the familiar tent of the water pavilion in front of it has been removed, replaced by a thick windproof curtain, and the maidservants who come and go are holding charcoal basins, obviously busy arranging. There was a brisk footstep behind him, followed by Wang Qinghui's voice:
"Hey, are you two ashamed?"
Yang Xu's face suddenly turned red, but just now Ye Yingwu secretly put her hands up and down, she was already paralyzed, and she was all supported by Ye Yingwu, where did she still have the strength to break free at this time. And Ye Yingwu took two steps forward without turning a deaf ear, and then turned around abruptly and took Wang Qinghui, who was caught off guard, into his arms.
"Ah, you let go of ・・・・・・" Wang Qinghui struggled for a while, remembering that Ye Yingwu had just recovered from a serious illness, and he didn't dare to let him do anything, so he could only follow the meaning of this "sick number".
"In this way, the three of us are not ashamed or impatient, and no one dislikes anyone." Ye Yingwu laughed, hugged the two of them and walked straight into the water pavilion.
The water pavilion has been decorated with red ribbons, and all sides are red, one is to have a festive atmosphere for the New Year, and the other is to echo the color of the red flag of the Tianwu Army. Lu Wanyan and Qiqin stood there one after the other, because there was no bell, a somewhat leader-minded maid, Wang Qinghui's personal maid Qing'er and Lu Wanyan's personal maid Qingping were busy at this time.
"If only Ye Bo were here." Ye Yingwu said a little lazily, Ye Jie was able to arrange the house properly every year before, and now these two ten-year-old girls can't compare to Ye Jie no matter how much they toss.
"You know how to say cool things." Wang Qinghui couldn't help but sneer.
Ye Yingwu casually looked at the pond that had not yet been covered, and said with a smile: "This blowing wind is quite cool, what you say in this wind, isn't it cool words?" ”
"Ah, you know how to quibble!" Regarding Ye Yingwu's scoundrel, Yang Xu directly chose to ignore it. And Wang Qinghui, who has obviously not been honed yet, stomped his feet angrily.
Letting go of his hand slightly, Ye Yingwu had a solemn look on his face, and opened his mouth to recite: "Jun asked for lotus root because of lotus, and the concubine said that there are apricots and no plum-"
This is exactly the couplet made by the two of them when Han Yuan Ye Yingwu teased Wang Qinghui. Looking back on the deep meaning of this time now, how can it not make people shy and embarrassed? Wang Qinghui finally couldn't help being molested like this, and suddenly broke free from Ye Yingwu's embrace, and rushed straight behind Qiqin: "Sister Qin, make him bully me!" ”
Qiqin and Lu Wanyan found out that Ye Yingwu didn't know when he came over. Seeing Ye Yingwu's appearance of being a dragon and a tiger, the two of them were also a lot relieved, and Qiqin simply chuckled and said: "Hui Niang, then tell me how he bullied you, and the sisters will naturally call the shots for you, and you can't let this guy get away with it." ”
"This ・・・・・・ can't be said ・・・・・・" Wang Qinghui subconsciously twisted her fingers and hesitated, but she was not a stupid person, and immediately understood that Qiqin was playing tricks on him with Ye Yingwu with bad intentions, and she was immediately ashamed and annoyed. "Sister Qin, who are you facing!"
Ye Yingwu rolled his eyes, walked straight over and wanted to catch Wang Qinghui: "She is my lady, who are you talking about?" ”
And Lu Wanyan stopped him with a smile on one side, and several people blocked it, Wang Qinghui had no choice but to plunge into Lu Wanyan's arms, saying that he would not go out of anything. Lu Wanyan couldn't help but smile: "Hui Niang, look, you still call him the envoy, which obviously doesn't regard you as a member of this family." Then how can the concubine and your sister Qin turn their elbows outward? ”
"Come, Hui Niang, call the husband to listen." Yang Xu also took the opportunity to add fire. is obviously on Ye Yingwu's side.
Lu Wanyan also gently pushed Wang Qinghui outward, just sending him into Ye Yingwu's arms. Ye Yingwu laughed and hugged the panicked Wang Qinghui tightly: "What, do you still want to resist?" ”
Wang Qinghui was biting her lip tightly, her pretty face was hot, and she didn't open her mouth.
Seeing Wang Qinghui's grievances, he was about to cry. Ye Yingwu smiled lightly and let go of his hand: "Okay, okay, don't make trouble, look at you on Chinese New Year's Eve, force Huiniang to be like this, what kind of system is this, well, what kind of system?!" ”
"Isn't the concubine still for her husband?" Lu Wanyan replied with a smile and looked outside the water pavilion, "It's almost evening, why is it gloomy this day?" ”
Before the words fell, as if God was willing to answer the question, a crystal snowflake fell from the sky, followed by a heavy snow pouring from the sky. Not only Lu Wanyan, but even Ye Yingwu and the others were stunned, but then the girls burst into cheers, and they didn't care about the cold, and they all ran to the terrace outside.
"This is the first snow of my time." Ye Yingwu looked at the side that was empty in an instant, couldn't help but touch his nose, and sighed.
Seven hundred years later, the Xiaoice period has passed, and there is less and less snow in the south, and even if it snows, it is difficult to accumulate snow (the heavy snow in 08 is a special case), so the beauty of the West Lake, which gradually became famous in the Song Dynasty, is difficult to reproduce.
If you go to West Lake now, I'm afraid you can see such a view, right?
Ye Yingwu looked at the flying snow outside by the railing, and took a long breath. The feeling of coldness cleanses the heart and lungs.
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The sky was getting darker and darker, and it had been raining for more than two hours outside.
The red candles have been lit one after another, and the thick curtain covers it, so that although you can't see the snow outside, you don't need to feel the biting chill. Rao is like this, Lu Wanyan and they are still wearing armor, and Ye Yingwu has to wrap in a heavy coat, although Lord Ye Envoy Jun Ye tried to struggle, but he still had to compromise under the threat of Lu Wanyan taking the lead.
Although there are many pavilions and pavilions in the backyard of Yefu, most of them are deserted, and secondly, most of these courtyards are small and exquisite, which is quite in line with the design style of Jiangnan gardens, so in addition to this water pavilion, I can't find any other more open places. Otherwise, Ye Yingwu, who had just recovered from a serious illness, would naturally not be allowed to come to the water pavilion where this was just a simple windproof measure.
A large table was placed in the center, covered with a red cloth. The maids brought large and small meals to the table, although there were only five people, but it was still a posture of nine dishes, two staple foods and one soup, and "nine" was the most numerous in the ancients. Add up to a total of twelve, and correspond to the twelve earthly branches of the zodiac and the twelve months of the year, and twelve is the addition of two sixes, which has the meaning of "six six Shun".
It's just that Lu Wanyan specifically told her to be lighter and less in quantity, so as not to waste it. Although the Ye family is not hungry and cold, they can't make ends meet. But if you are blindly extravagant and wasteful, it will not be good for Ye Yingwu's reputation after all.
Ye Yingwu sat on the main seat without concessions, his left hand was respectful, it was Lu Wanyan of the main house, and his right hand was Qiqin and Yang Xu, Wang Qinghui sat at the bottom, after all, she only had half a name now, and Ye Yingwu also wanted to use it to implement "punishment" for her always not giving in just now.
The five people all sat down, but they didn't say a word, and their eyes looked at Ye Yingwu. Ye Yingwu was stunned. Fang Cai realized that he should speak first, and immediately picked up his wine glass and cleared his throat: "There are no outsiders here, don't talk nonsense, in the new year, I naturally want to wish your sisters harmony, the ancients said 'self-cultivation and family, governing the country and leveling the world', a certain Ye Yingwu has the wish to govern the country and level the world, so he should have the existing 'Keqi House', and the family and things are prosperous." Success. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Yingwu drank all the wine in the cup.
Knowing that Ye Yingwu was happy at the moment, Lu Wanyan just smiled slightly, and shook her head lightly at the few people who were a little worried on the side. It's okay to drink a little wine. Ye Yingwu shook his cup. Fang Cai said in surprise: "You guys are watching what so-and-so is doing one by one, why don't you drink?" ”
Qiqin and the others came to their senses, and they all laughed and drank all the wine in their cups.
"Then what Wan Niang, I got the Dongpo meat over there, and I tossed it for so long, I really don't know the taste of meat in March. I can't help it. Ye Yingwu's image as the head of the family just now suddenly dissipated, and the chopsticks hit the porcelain bowl and shouted loudly.
"Come, serve it to your husband." Lu Wanyan said that the amount of alcohol was not good, this was proved by Ye Yingwu in Zhenjiang, and the flush of his stomach came up after a glass of wine, and he was afraid that he couldn't take care of Ye Yingwu's taboo that he couldn't eat more meat when he first recovered from a serious illness.
Yang Xu immediately said angrily: "Husband, eat less, don't let others think that our family can't even afford meat, won't it make the neighborhood laugh if it spreads." ”
"And it also made Sage Kong's words smoky・・・・・・ Wang Qinghui couldn't help muttering in a low voice, but Ye Yingwu was keenly aware of it, and immediately grabbed a chopstick Dongpo meat, and said with a smile:
"Hui Niang, are you saying something bad behind your back?"
Wang Qinghui was taken aback, and immediately waved his hand again and again, but Ye Yingwu finally grabbed her handle, naturally he didn't want to let it go easily, looking at the shiny pork belly on the chopsticks, Ye Yingwu took a bite and handed it over:
"You just admit it, come, eat this piece of meat, and let you go."
"This is what you bitten!" Wang Qinghui was like a frightened rabbit, but before she could jump up, she was stopped by the fast-eyed Yang Xu.
Ye Yingwu suddenly said jokingly: "I've kissed you, are you still afraid of this?" Okay, okay, such a delicious Dongpo meat is reluctant to give it to you, so let's do it, Hui Niang's name as a talented woman can be regarded as something I have heard, make a song, if you do it well, let you go, what do you think? ”
Wang Qinghui smiled bitterly, but then blinked his eyes: "The article is natural, and the magic hand is even good, how can there be such a force to be written by others, why don't you make a poem?" It's lightweight. ”
"Yes," Ye Yingwu glanced at her with a smile, put Dongpo meat in his mouth, and said after a while, "But so-and-so is also conditional, if Hui Niang toasts a certain glass of wine, so-and-so will really make a poem, I don't know what Hui Niang thinks?" ”
Suddenly, Lu Wanyan, Qiqin and Yang Xu all began to make noise, Wang Qinghui gritted his teeth with hatred, simply poured a glass of wine, and walked in front of Ye Yingwu with both hands in his hands: "The little woman respects you with a glass of wine, please don't hesitate to give advice." ”
Ye Yingwu frowned slightly, he didn't expect this little girl to do what she said, so she immediately stretched out her finger and pointed at her mouth playfully, and took advantage of Wang Qinghui's unpreparedness to put a little on her lips. Wang Qinghui was stunned for some reason, a little embarrassed.
In desperation, Qiqin, who was actually the only one who had been tricked by Ye Yingwu like this, could only explain: "Hui Niang, my husband asked you to feed him with your mouth." ”
Wang Qinghui exclaimed, and the wine in the cup almost spilled. Ye Yingwu smiled proudly: "Do you have the guts, I promise you, this poem will definitely be until you are satisfied, this is already a good deal, you ask a few sisters present, when did they get so cheap?" ”
"Hui Niang doesn't want poetry anymore?" Lu Wanyan chuckled softly on the side.
Wang Qinghui glared at Ye Yingwu fiercely: "You can't go back." ”
"A gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase!" Ye Yingwu laughed, but he couldn't laugh out loud the next moment, because Wang Qinghui took a sip of wine and pounced on him like a kitten, and before the two of them kissed together, Ye Yingwu was forced to the ground.
A pair of people rolled on the ground like a gourd for a long time, so frightened that Lu Wanyan hurriedly stood up, Ye Yingwu's fever only subsided yesterday, and the wounds on his body have not healed, this toss method should not cause an accident. (To be continued.) )