Chapter 21: The New Year

Hua Mian walked out of the door, tightened the big stool on her body, and walked towards her yard.

The sky without stars and moons is only boundless black, and there are many red lanterns hanging under the eaves of the flower pavilion, which are particularly conspicuous in this deep mountain.

I don't know when, the snow fell lightly, on the streets where no one was silent, on the quiet mountains, on the bare ginkgo trunks, and on the dreams of the pink-clad girl under the trees.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, as far as the eye can see, it is plain white, and last night's snow will hide everything from its true color, leaving only a silver light.

Hua Mian was woken up early in the morning by the ghosts of Cola and Jinyu.

"Daddy, Happy New Year, give a red envelope"

"Happy New Year, Brother Hana"

Cola and Jinyu put on new clothes to greet Huamian when they got up together, and the two of them were asking for red envelopes in front of Huamian's bed.

Hua Mian was woken up by these two people and lost her sleepiness, "Wait, get you a red envelope"

got up and picked up the prepared red envelope from the low table next to the side and handed it to the two of them.

"Thank you Daddy"

"Thank you, Brother Hana"

The two thanked each other, and without saying a word, Coke pulled Jinyu and ran towards Chu Chenxi's courtyard. Two smiling footprints were left in front of the door.

Hua Mian smiled and saw the two children running away, turned around and went into the clean room to wash.

For several days, there was laughter in the Flower Pavilion, the atmosphere was lively, and the strong New Year's flavor filled the entire Flower Pavilion.

The snow is falling, the sky and the earth are mixed together, looking at it from a distance, I don't know whether the sky is connected to the earth, or the earth is connected to the sky, Chu Chenxi and Hua Mian are sitting cross-legged in the attic, one is cooking wine, and the other is tuning the piano.

Chu Chenxi poured a glass of wine and leaned back slightly, "Amien, I haven't heard you play the piano for a long time, it's good to play a song."

Hua Mianpan sat in front of the guqin, carefully wiped the strings, and said lightly, "Okay"

The strings are caress lightly, the seven strings seem to come alive and obedient, the sound of the piano melodiously comes, and it leaves like a breeze, and the snowflakes seem to be attracted by the sound of the piano, accompanied by the rhythm, spinning and jumping.

After a song, the aftermath was still lingering, Chu Chenxi slowly opened his eyes, took a sip of the wine in his hand, and narrowed his phoenix eyes in enjoyment, "Amian, or your piano is the best."

Hua Mian carefully stroked the carved flowers on the piano body, then got up and gathered the big feather, went out of the attic, stretched out his hand to catch the falling snowflakes, and then shook his head and withdrew the outstretched hand, so he stood in the wind in a big dan embroidered with silver crescent moon white, raised his head slightly, and let the snowflakes fall on his cheeks and hair.

Chu Chenxi then stood behind Hua Mian with a white jade wine glass and a dark red robe, like a plum blossom standing proudly against the backdrop of the snow, "Amien, I have something to go out for a few days."

Hua Mian looked back at Chu Chenxi, "When will you come back?"

"If you don't come back, aren't you going to the sky? I'll wait for you there."

"Good"

Chu Chenxi didn't say anything, Hua Mian didn't ask, it was a tacit understanding between the two.

The next day, Chu Chenxi left the Flower Pavilion alone, not knowing where to copy, not knowing where to go.

Hua Mian was sitting under the eaves, watching Coke and Jinyu have a snowball fight, and Xiao Ha, a stupid wolf, was rolling happily in the snow.

"Childe, the deputy pavilion master has left, do you need to send someone to protect your subordinates?" Feng Xiao stood beside Hua Mian and said softly.

"No need, don't pay attention to him, you go and call Shangyun Feiyue and Weng Lao, I have something to say, go to the council room"

Feng Xiao hid the doubts in her eyes and replied respectfully.

In the conference hall, Hua Mian sat in the main seat, and Weng Lao sat on the left and right, the wind and clouds were flying, and the moon was leaving.

Since the establishment of the council hall, it has never been used, and now the four building owners are all confused, and for some reason they suddenly want to discuss in the council hall, and the deputy cabinet master has just left.

Feng Xiao's tentative opening "Pavilion Master......"

Hua Mian raised his hand to stop Feng Xiao's words, his face was calm, and he said lightly, "Today, I have two things to instruct, first listen to me and then ask, the first thing is the triennial reshuffle, this year Huage will also win a place on the sacrifice list, you can prepare for the things that participate in the sacrifice list, but remember one thing, leave the hole cards."

This second thing, when you go out of this chamber recently, you all rot it in your stomach, don't mention it to anyone, including Chu Chenxi, if you can't guarantee it, you can not listen to it if you say it now."

Hua Mian's cold eyes swept over the four of them's determined expressions, narrowed their eyes slightly, and their voices were cold "The fourth floor master listens to the order"

The four of them got up and knelt down on one knee towards Huamian to "listen to the order"

"The Flower Pavilion will be counted from the same day, and half a year later, the position of the pavilion master will be passed on to Chu Chenxi, and I will no longer be related to the Flower Pavilion."

"Pavilion Master"

"Pavilion Master"

Yueli Feng Xiaoqi anxiously stopped it, Yun Fei looked at Hua Mian thoughtfully, and Weng Lao's face was unwavering, as if he had expected it in the morning, and he hung his head silently.

Looking at Hua Mian's face with a firm face that could not be refused, several people lowered their eyes and responded, "My subordinates must obey the order of the pavilion master."

Hua Mian seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and his voice was no longer cold and said lightly, "Get up, I know you have doubts, you will know in the future, Weng Lao released the news that the Holy Hand of the Divine Doctor will no longer auction medical cards from this year, and only treat those who are destined, Feng Xiao, Yun Fei will carefully screen the dark pile shops under his hands, especially the people in charge, and they are definitely not allowed to eat inside and outside, Yueli released the news that Hua Ge participated in the reshuffle of the sacrifice list, pay attention to the movements of several major forces in the rivers and lakes, okay, you can discuss the rest of the things."

After that, he ignored a few people and left, leaving a few people staring at each other.

Feng Xiao looked confused, scratched the back of her head and asked, "Pavilion Master, what are you going to do?" Why did you give way behind the back of the deputy cabinet master? ”

Yun Fei fiddled with the folding fan in his hand, "Old Weng, do you know something?" ”

Yueli looked at Weng Lao in surprise: "What do you know?" ”

Weng Lao looked hesitant, not knowing whether to say it or not.

Feng Xiao jumped to his feet anxiously, "Oh, Weng Lao, just say it, the pavilion master is about to give way, what else do you have to hide?"

Weng Lao sighed deeply, and said regretfully, "Probably the pavilion master's limit is approaching."

"What"

"What"

Yun Feiyue let out a surprised voice.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible, the two pavilion masters are divine doctors, how can it be" Feng Xiao objected loudly.

Yueli came back to his senses and hurriedly asked, "Old Weng, how do you know?"

Weng Lao Dao "A few days ago, the pavilion master was cold, almost lost his life, since he woke up, the medicinal materials used by the deputy pavilion master are just barely prolonging, probably the pavilion master found out."

Yunfei sat on the chair decadently, and the folding fan in his hand fell to the ground without noticing, muttering, "How is it possible."

Yueli and Fengxiao both looked incredulous.

The three of them are the ones who deserve to die, and they have to be saved by Huamian to live safely to this day, Huamian is a life-saving benefactor for them, a friend and a master who swears allegiance to death.

After a while, Yun Fei said in a loud voice, "Since that's the case, let's pretend not to know."

Hua Mian stepped on the thick snow under his feet, the creaking sound was very good, his expression was faint, there was no sadness, no complaints, since Chu Chenxi changed the medicine, Hua Mian found out, although Hua Mian is a little familiar with Chinese medicine, but he has been a doctor for a long time.

Jinxuan felt too bored and begged Huamian to find him something to do, Huamian went to Yunfei to work, Zeqian was pregnant and didn't go out of the room every day, the maid read to her every day, Jinxuan and Coke were supported by Huamian to go to Weng Lao to study and read medicine, and even Xiaoha was called by Huamian as an errand.

Find some work for them all, and they didn't have to follow when they went out, so they took only one person from the moon early in the morning, and drove in the direction of the firmament country in a carriage.

Along the way, it was swaying and unhurried, from the flower pavilion fast horse only seven or eight days away, by the moon away from the swaying for more than ten days to arrive, this is still under the urging of Huamian to be two or three days faster.

"Childe, are you okay?" Yueli looked at Hua Mian's appearance and became more and more worried.

"It's okay, it's just a little tired, let's go, there's an inn in the next town to rest" Hua Mian understood her own body, but she was afraid that if she saw Chu Chenxi again, she would inevitably be scolded again for this appearance.

Yueli thought for a while and said, "Childe, we are less than half a day's journey from the Cangying Imperial City, there is a hidden stake of my flower pavilion in this city, you can go there to rest for one night, and then go on the road tomorrow, and you can enter the city before noon."

Hua Mian and Yue Li entered an inn, where the Flower Pavilion belonged, and there was a rose carved in the inconspicuous corner outside the threshold. How could a person with a cold temperament like Hua Mian like roses be Chu Chenxi's uncle's favorite.

Hua Mian still wears a plain white robe when she goes out, with a white mask, she doesn't like to wear a leather mask very much, and it is a little thick and uncomfortable.

Yueli was dressed in an indigo robe, followed Huamian half a step later, looking like a guard, the two entered the inn in a low-key manner and did not identify themselves, but just called the little maid and ordered some wine and food, and did not say much.

First, Huamian felt that he didn't need to work hard to move the crowd just for one night, and secondly, he also wanted to see if the reputation of Huage had ruined Huage.

Sure enough, this store lives up to Huamian's thoughts.

The original intention of the establishment of the Flower Pavilion was only to collect news and do some business news, not to get involved in the disputes of the rivers and lakes, not to involve the replacement of the royal family, not to take on the business of killing people, and not to allow the disciples of the Flower Pavilion to use the name of the Flower Pavilion to bully others, and force them to buy and sell.

However, although the shopkeeper did not violate the regulations, he more than doubled the price of goods.

At first, Hua Mian felt that the store was a little deserted, and there was nothing absolutely wrong, and he was about to leave, but when he went to check out before leaving the month, he realized that the shopkeeper had doubled the price and made the difference for personal gain.

After Hua Mian learned about it, he sent the shopkeeper to the Flower Pavilion Torture Hall, and gave the Feng Xiao of the Flower Pavilion an order to thoroughly investigate all the shops belonging to the Flower Pavilion, whether it was the restaurant inn or the Qinglou Restaurant.

Hua Mian and Yueli continued to hurry, and they hurried for five or six days, and finally arrived at the Imperial City of the Firmament Country at noon on the sixth day.

Let's talk about Chu Chuchenxi, Chu Chenxi arrived in the sky a few days ago, and he was bored these days, and finally looked forward to the flower sleep.

As soon as they met, Chu Chenxi pulled Hua Mian and walked towards the Zuixiang Building, and kept saying: "You are finally here, the master is waiting for you to come and visit the scenery of Yicheng with you, go quickly, the master is starving to death waiting for you, I heard that the most famous restaurant in Yicheng belongs to this drunken gold building."

Hua Mian slapped the hand that was holding her.

Chu Chenxi looked pitiful, "Why are you beating me?" ”

Yueli behind Hua Mian looked at the sky speechlessly, master, didn't you see passers-by looking at you two?

Hua Mian glared at Chu Chenxi, "Although I am wearing a mask, I am also dressed as a man, and the two big men are pulling and pulling, and I am doing it."

What does Chu Chenxi's natural way mean.

"I don't mind, you still don't think so" said that he no longer pulled Hua Mian, the two just walked side by side, and Yue was one step away from each other and followed behind the two.

Xiao Er saw the two of them enter the door and hurriedly greeted, "A few of you, please."

Hua Mian looked at the hall and said, "There is a private room"

"There will be no more private rooms, can there be a window seat upstairs?" Xiao Er is also a discerning person, seeing Hua Mian nodding, he was busy leading the way for the two.

Chu Chenxi ordered a table of dishes, because he had to eat, Hua Mian naturally took off his mask, and he naturally wore a leather mask under the mask.