In the afternoon, the weather suddenly changed, the sky was still clear, the sun was shining, but the wind was strong and it was raining, Du Huayue shook the water on the umbrella, and muttered: "This ghost weather!" ”

Du Xiaoxian stood by the door and said with a smile: "Brother A-Yue, today is the Chinese New Year's Eve, you are not allowed to say that word, if you let the second aunt hear it, she will definitely scold you." ”

Du Huayue also smiled: "That's right, grandma is an old idea, and she can't listen to unlucky words during the New Year." ”

Du Xiaoxian asked, "I asked you to send the money and clothes to my second aunt, did she receive it?" ”

"She likes the clothes very much, and said that she wants me to thank you, money," Du Huayue paused for a moment and said, "Grandma wants me to return it to you, saying that you need money in many places outside, how can you give it all to her?" If you want to keep it yourself, don't worry about her. ”

Du Xiaoxian was a little disappointed, "She didn't ask for money." ”

"Grandma also said," Du Huayue hesitated, "You have to be careful about everything outside alone, An An should make money, don't be jealous of others coming to make money quickly, there are many bad people outside, you have to know the difference." He also said that the most important thing for girls is to clean themselves! I want you to take care of yourself! ”

Du Xiaoxian frowned slightly: "Second aunt is afraid of me......"

"Of course Grandma believes that you are a good girl, but the money you gave is too much," Du Huayue said: "One is a whole number, Grandma has never seen so much money in her life, she must be scared, I said it was inappropriate at the beginning, you insisted that I remit it, and now I return it, right?"

Du Xiaoxian also knew that it was not right, how long had she been doing, how could she send such a large sum of money back, it was Gu Nianbin who insisted on giving it, saying that she was grateful to her second aunt for taking care of her over the years, and it should be so. She was moved by what he said, so she agreed. I didn't expect it to be self-defeating.

Du Huayue saw that Du Xiaoxian didn't speak for a long time, and comforted her: "It's okay, Grandma doesn't know that you have found a rich man, she is just worried, I told her, with me watching, I won't let you have anything to do." ”

Du Xiaoxian nodded, feeling a little regretful in her heart, earning money to honor her second aunt was her long-cherished wish since she was a child, she didn't expect it to be like this, but it was the clothes that she received, and it was considered to have done her best.

The two chatted for a while, and Ah Ling came over to call for dinner. Du Xiaoxian didn't eat anything at noon, and patronized to talk to her young master, because it was the Chinese New Year's Eve, she always felt that it was different from eating usually, and it seemed to be very novel. Gu Nianbin didn't feed her as usual, thinking about leaving, he was always reluctant, and he got tired of her for a while from time to time.

After eating a meal, the dishes on the table didn't move much, and they didn't dare to drink too much wine, but both of them seemed to be a little drunk, because they stared at the love in each other's eyes, and everyone was drunk without drunkenness. The two sat on the sofa and snuggled quietly for a while before Gu Nianbin got up and left.

So at this time, Du Xiaoxian was really a little hungry, so he picked up his chopsticks and ate it. Du Huayue is a person who rejoices when he has meat, he picks up a piece of plum cabbage and buttons the meat, stuffing his mouth full of oil, and Ah Ling is not restrained, talking and laughing with them, but he is very comfortable.

The rain outside had long since stopped, but there was heavy snow again, because during the Chinese New Year, the headlights in the courtyard were on, and the snowflakes came one after another under the lights, as fine as countless small moths fighting fires.

"Ruixue Mega Year," Du Xiaoxian said happily, "It seems that next year will be good again!" ”

Du Huayue touched Ah Ling with the cup and said, "What does it have to do with you, do you want to go back to make your three acres of land?" ”

Du Xiaoxian smiled, lowered his eyes, and said, "I'm not going back." ”

"That's right," Du Huayue said: "I can't think of going back, how good this city is, when I become famous, I will take my grandma out to enjoy the blessings!" ”

Ah Ling remembered that Du Xiaoxian still had a father, so she said: "Xiaoxian, when the time comes, you will also take your father out, and the young master will definitely be good to him." ”

Du Xiaoxian didn't speak, but Du Huayue muttered sullenly: "Why did you take him out?" ”

Ah Ling was inexplicable, but seeing that their faces were wrong, she didn't want to ask again.

Du Huayue used wine to vent the depression in his heart, and poured out with a bang: "Her father is not a good person at all." Every time I drink outside and come back, I beat Xiaoxian, and when I get older, I fight less, but as soon as I come back, I want money, and Xiaoxian has worked hard to save a little money, and he has to leave. If she has no food to eat, no clothes to wear, how do you want her to live? Later, it was even more excessive, and he even wanted to sell Xiaoxian to the old man in the neighboring village, but Xiaoxian had no choice, so he ran out. ”

"Brother A-Yue, don't say it, it's all over." Du Xiaoxian laughed instead: "Don't you think I'm pretty good now?" ”

"Now?" Du Huayue looked around at the furnishings in the room, and said lightly: "I hope." In his heart, he still felt that Du Xiaoxian and Gu Nianbin were not suitable, such a palatial house was not a place for people like them to stay at all.

Ah Ling felt that the atmosphere was a little wrong, so she quickly changed the topic: "With such a heavy snowfall, can you still set off fireworks at night?" Xiaoxian has been looking forward to this for a long time. ”

"It's more fun to have fireworks in the snow." Du Huayue said: "Bury the artillery in the snow, and when it is ignited, the snow foam will fly away, and that will be the energy!" ”

Ah Ling laughed: "Then you are going to be disappointed, all the fireworks with sound and explosion are dangerous, the young master didn't buy them, look over there." She pointed to a bunch of colorful fireworks by the door of the hall and said, "All of them are colorful flowers, and the young master personally picked them up, they must be very beautiful." ”

"That's not interesting." Du Huayue had just returned from the army, and he was only in his early twenties, and he still had a childish heart, looking at the pile of fireworks and shaking his head.

"The young master is afraid of scaring Xiaoxian," Ah Ling knew that he had always been a little prejudiced against Gu Nianbin, so he said, "But if there is anything dangerous, the young master will not let Xiaoxian touch it." ”

The meaning of Ah Ling's words, Du Huayue also understood, "I know that your young master likes her and is good to her, but,"

"No, I'll cut fruit for you to eat." Ah Ling interrupted him and left with a grin.

Du Xiaoxian glanced at Du Huayue: "Brother A-Yue, I know that you and your second aunt are worried about me, but the young master is really a good person and treats me well." He said, when I get married as soon as I reach the age, you can rest assured! ”

"Two years to go." Du Huayue poured cold water on her: "Let's talk about getting married." ”

During the Chinese New Year, Du Xiaoxian didn't want to discuss this kind of problem with him anymore, so he proposed to set off fireworks, Du Huayue said, "Aren't you going to wait for your brother Gu to come back before releasing them?" After a pause, he said, "What brother, I think it's more than enough for you to call him uncle!" ”

"Brother A-Yue!" Du Xiaoxian rarely made a high profile.

Du Huayue laughed out loud, the current Du Xiaoxian is really different from the original, he always lowered his head timidly in front of him, no matter how he teased, he called him Grandma, and Grandma rushed over to beat him: "I'm going to die, a stuffy melon, why do you keep teasing her!" ”

He just teased her, but never bullied her, and when other children bullied her, he came out to drive those hated children away. Now, she talked a lot, smiled a lot, and didn't keep her head down, and even dared to call him up, and the timid and thin little girl who used to hide behind him had grown up. Perhaps, there is also the credit of Mr. Gu here, but he is always a little faintly uneasy, how long can the favor of Brother Gongzi last, he has no bottom in his heart, only this stupid girl believes it is true.

"Let's go, I'll show you the fireworks." Du Huayue walked to the wall and picked up some fireworks for her to hold, and the two were walking outside, and Ah Ling shouted behind her: "Put it now?" Let's eat some fruit first! ”

Du Xiaoxian held those fireworks, a little impatient, the first time, she set off fireworks for the first time on the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and she couldn't wait to call everyone to come and see, and shook her head at Ah Ling: "Stay and eat again, full!" ”

"Wait, it's cold outside, I'll go up and get you a coat, otherwise the young master will definitely scold me when he comes back and sees you wearing so little outside."

"He won't, I told him, no scolding is allowed during the New Year! And I'm not cold either. Du Xiaoxian smiled and said, "Sister Ah Ling, you also come to see the fireworks!" ”

Ah Ling couldn't help her, put down the fruit plate and ran upstairs to get clothes for her, Du Xiaoxian was really cold, Gu Nianbin didn't care about the New Year, a good scolding is indispensable.

When she took her clothes and came down, she saw Du Xiaoxian squatting on the ground and lighting fireworks, Du Huayue stood aside and watched, she hurriedly walked over, "Ah, let your brother A-Yue light it, what if you blow up your hand?" ”

Du Huayue smiled: "Didn't you say that these fireworks are not dangerous?" How can it be blown up? She didn't let it go, so let her let it go. ”

Du Xiaoxian lit the fuse, bounced up from the ground, and ran over quickly, and when she stood still, colorful fireworks erupted from the barrel, like gold and silver rain, and flashed with purple, red, blue, and green light, shining brightly around. It's beautiful!

The first time he watched the fireworks up close, Du Xiaoxian jumped up like a child with joy, thinking that Gu Nianbin was right in front of him, such a happy time, I really hope to share it with him.

Because of the rain and snow, Gu Nianbin arrived at the ancestral house near evening, and saw a long string of red lanterns hanging in front of the door from a distance, reflecting the old-fashioned eaves, which was very New Year's atmosphere. There are a lot of people here, and I think it should be lively.

He drove in, but no one came out to greet him, Gu Nianbin thought that maybe he didn't hear the movement of his car, so he didn't know he was coming. Parking under the tree, he strode into the door, but there was no one in the hall.

This is strange, where have all the people gone during the New Year? raised his voice and was about to scream, as soon as the bead curtain sounded, a person walked out of the east door, Tingting Yuli, looking at him with a light smile: "Brother Nianbin, you are back!" ”

Gu Nianbin suddenly froze there and couldn't move, as if there were waves surging in his heart, and the past was swept away in an instant, how could it be her? Could it be her? I waited hard, I thought about her, and finally removed her from my heart, but she appeared, and it appeared so suddenly!

"What? Don't recognize me? Xia Xiaowan slowly walked towards him.