Xia Li said there: "Father is almost celebrating the New Year, and everyone is buying New Year's goods!" ”

"Oh, it's almost the New Year again, I haven't been to the palace for a long time since I've been back, I want to go there to see"

Xia Li didn't want to go to that kind of place, so he said: "Father, we can't enter the palace, and besides, it's just a high palace wall outside, and there's nothing to see."

Xia Zhi'an said there: "I just want to go and see, and I also want to go into the palace to meet the emperor's ......, I used to go to discuss things,...... Now that I haven't been there for a long time, I actually think about it, but I can't get in, so let's take a look outside!

When Xia Li heard his father say this, he sighed in his heart, his father was really a minister who was dedicated to the pillars of the country, and he was sick and still wanted to go to the palace to discuss matters, which shows that his mind is really worried about the country and the people.

However, it is not easy to enter the palace, and the guards in the palace will come forward to block the investigation if they see any special carriages, and they will generally not let them pass, and they may not even be able to reach the palace gate, so they will be driven away by the guards.

She and her brother looked at each other, and secretly said what should I do, my father wants to go to the palace or no one will lead him. may only see the high palace walls and have to come back,

Do you want to say to the guards outside the palace that this is Governor Xia? My father didn't wear official clothes, but he wore this sick face, who dared to let him in, and his brother's official was too young, and the guards only let those with familiar faces, knowing that those who often entered the palace would not let his brother in, and his father became like this, let alone let him in.

Xia Ye didn't know what to do there, and wanted to discuss with his father if he could go somewhere else first, but Xia Zhi'an said there: "There is a begonia outside the wall of the palace, which blooms every spring, and now that the weather is so cold, I don't know if it can freeze to death."

Xia Li went to the palace gate a few times, but he didn't find any begonia flowers, which shows that his father's feelings for the palace are not ordinary, and such small details can still be remembered and clear.

There was no way for the brother and sister to look at each other, so they had to say to the coachman outside the car: "Go to the palace"

Even if you can't go inside or get in, it's comforting to be able to let your father see it from afar!

The carriage drove slowly through the middle street of the capital, at this time the sun was rising, the temperature was warming, and it was the end of the year, and the people who were doing the New Year's goods were crowded with people, shouting and selling, the neighing of horses, and the bargaining of traders and buyers, all of which were clustered together, making people's ears hurt.

Xia Li was afraid that Xia Zhi'an would not be adaptable, so he hurriedly said: "Father, it's too noisy outside, if you feel a headache, plug your ears."

At this time, their carriage was being gambled to pass here, and these sounds were heard straight into the carriage.

Xia Zhi'an said there: "It's not noisy, it's not noisy at all, this is just right, I haven't heard so many voices for a long time, I don't feel like I'm living in the world anymore, it's better to be noisy." ”

Xia Li didn't expect his father to think like this, and said there: "I thought father, you didn't like to hear it!" If you like it, it's all about shopping there anyway, I'll open the curtain and look outside, it's time to be lively! ”

As she spoke, she looked at the curtain first, so that the vacant side was facing Xia Zhi'an, and she could see the outside as soon as she raised her eyes.

Xia Zhi'an said to himself after watching it: "I didn't expect it to be the end of the year so soon, time flies so fast...... In the past, my father would buy you something you liked when he went to court, but now ...... Alas! You'll have to fly and buy it yourself."

Xia Ye said there: "Father, now you can buy it too, you said you wanted to buy something for us, I won't go down and buy it."

Xia Li felt that his brother had the fastest reaction this time, and said there: "This is a good idea"

Xia Zhi'an was also interested when he heard it, and remembered the things he bought every year and said: "Li'er is a beautiful handkerchief, plus a bag of malt grain, a book by Ye'er plus a pen, now what book do you like, go buy it yourself!" I forgot what I bought you in the past."

Xia Li said there: "Brother, go quickly!" Look at these things for a while."

Xia Ye nodded obediently, found a place where no one was and jumped down.

Xia Li watched his brother walk through the crowd to buy the things his father said, it turned out that he had asked his father for these things!

In fact, she also wanted to ask her mother what she wanted! But I was afraid that my father would be sad when he heard it, so I endured it and didn't say anything.

After a short time, Xia Zhi'an looked outside and said: "At the end of every year, when I ask your mother if she has anything she needs, she always says no, but one day I still bought her a hairpin, and she is still very happy."

Xia Li didn't know what to say when she heard this, the word mother was her eternal pain, and she didn't dare to think about it or mention it.

If this mother is still alive, maybe she will become more bird-like, she will not be so aggressive in everything, and she will not be so fierce when she encounters things, she will always distinguish between right and wrong, maybe she will stay by her mother's side for a long time, and she will definitely become a gentle person!

In the face of her brother's family affairs and Chu Ye's engagement, she will also learn to forgive, and she will not say some ugly and hurtful things because she is angry, and she will not be so depressed in her heart!

Xia Li unconsciously thought of a lot, thinking that if his mother was alive, there would be many possibilities, but the most likely one was that they might not come out of the mansion, and his father would also have concerns because of his mother's life, and he might not go to Henan, so that his father would not come back from being poisoned and sick, and there would be no current result.

But all this is what she wants, time can't be repeated, everything has happened, and nothing can be taken back.

Xia Li thought about all this, she forgot to see her brother skewering from that side, and it wasn't until she got to the car that she saw what he was holding in his hand, there was indeed the maltose that his father said, but there was no handkerchief, and there were a few paper bags that were not big or small, she guessed that it might be food, and he must not have bought the books and pens that his father said.

When this person opened the car door and came in, Xia Li took the things in Xia Ye's hand and said, "Look at what you bought with all the big bags and small bags."

Xia Ye smiled there: "The first two packs are for my father, the middle two packs are for you, the three packs of the yellow paper pack are for the three little guys outside, and the last pack is for my own"

Xia Li curled the corners of his mouth, it seems that his brother has gained a lot, he bought so much at once, and when she opened the paper bag one by one, she guessed it was right, this person bought something to eat.

She handed over the three yellow paper packets through the window in front of the car and said, "For the three of you, the young master just bought it, it's still hot, how about it, let's eat it while driving the car!" ”

The three people outside are a Xuanche guy, and there are two Xiaochun and Xiaoxia, who were sent by Chu Ye to protect Xia Zhi'an.

The three of them took it and thanked them in unison.

After that, Xia Li hit the two packets for his father, which turned out to be a package of stuffed peanuts and fried small whitebait, is this the taste that his father likes? She didn't know.

In that way; "Brother, these two things you bought are what your father likes?"

Xia Ye said there: "That's natural, I remember that my father likes these two the most, you hand them over to him to see if he likes them"

At this time, Xia Zhi'an was looking outside thinking about his thoughts, until Xia Li called a few times and handed him the paper bag and said, "Father, my brother also bought something for you, see if you like it"

Xia Li was sitting opposite the two, and she was not allowed to hand the paper bag in her hand to Xia Ye, and then Xia Ye took it to her father.

"Father, look at whether you like it or not, you haven't eaten it for a long time! Look at it or it's not that taste, don't you like to eat the little whitebait at this time every year? ”

Xia Zhi'an only heard what his son said at this time, reached out and took out one from it, put it in his mouth and chewed it vigorously, and nodded for a long time, "It's okay, although it's smaller than in previous years, but the taste is not bad."

Xia Ye said there: "Father doesn't know, I heard that the whitebait made by various merchants this year is so big, it seems that the fish coming in from the south are smaller than in previous years this year, and I don't know why?" ”

Xia Zhi'an sighed and said: "Alas, I don't know if there is a change there, and these people are not good to go and check."

Xia Li said there: "Father, there must be no one in the palace!" If you're fit, you'll be able to go."

Xia Zhi'an took another silverfish and put it in his mouth, shook it and said, "I'm not going, I'm not going again."

Xia Li and Xia Ye were thinking heavily when they went out, and at this time, they saw their father talking happily and eating happily, and their hearts were relieved one after another, and they both picked up the bag in front of them and ate some.

Xia Ye bought maltose and two roasted sweet potatoes for Xia Li, and Xia Li took out a piece of the hot sweet potato and ate it.

I exhaled in my heart, and I felt that my body was not so tight, and I felt a lot more relaxed.

Although a few people were gambled here, but at this moment, a few people felt that they were living a very comfortable life, eating and chatting and watching the bustling crowd outside, listening to everyone's laughter and quarrels, which is also a unique enjoyment of life.

The road was opened until noon, and the traffic and people shuttled on the waiting road in an orderly manner again, and the shouts of the cars rang out one after another, Xia Zhi'an felt the movement of the carriage in that way:

"This street is congested at this time, but this is the first time it has been blocked for so long, and it must be because of the increase in the number of people in Beijing."

Xia Ye said there: "I also heard that there are many people who return to Beijing for the New Year in the past few days, and a large number of people come from outside the city every day."

Xia Zhi'an said there: "I don't know if these people came to Beijing for the New Year."

Xia Li's heart moved when he heard this, if he really said according to his father, it is indeed doubtful that so many people poured into Beijing at once.

However, there are always guards at the city gate to inquire, how can these people pass the guards' inspection if they want others to come in! This is puzzling and questionable.

But she didn't dare to say this directly, this is something that the superiors should think about, and it has nothing to do with them as ordinary people.

What a father can think of, these people should be able to think of.

However, it is also possible that more people from outside will come back this year than in previous years!

The carriage gradually moved farther and farther away, walking freely and leisurely, Xia Li was afraid that his father would be cold, so he closed the windows and lowered the curtains on this part of the road.