On the morning of the first day of the first lunar month, the doors of the neighborhood were opened, and people came out to greet each other.

The lantern was also hung and lit, and the peach charm by the door was also hung, but the gate was closed.

The sound of horses' hooves came from the streets, and then the neighbors who visited saw the seven or eight horsemen stopped in front of Zhao Laohan's house.

"This is it." They whispered, looking around as they jumped off their horses, slightly stunned at the sight of the closed gate.

"You're here to pay New Year's greetings, aren't you?" A fat woman passing by greeted her warmly.

The seven or eight people were all men, tall, short, fat and thin, but they were very sharp, and they immediately put on felt mats, and they didn't know what they were covering.

"Yes," one of the tall and thin men smiled kindly at the fat woman, and first said auspicious words to congratulate the New Year, and then said that he was the nephew of the eighth aunt of the seventh aunt of this old man Zhao.

The fat woman had no doubts.

"The older the old sisters get, the more they remember." She nodded and said, looking at the man's expression, she was also a lot more affectionate, "Zhao Laohan and I have been neighbors for decades, as the saying goes, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, and our two families are like a family..."

She said it in a bala bala way, and some of the eight people showed impatience.

"I'm going to kowtow to my aunt in a while." The tall and thin man interrupted her with a smile, "I'll go and pay a New Year's greeting to my uncle first." ”

The group lifted their feet and walked inside.

"Your uncle isn't at home." The fat woman hurriedly called him.

The eight of them glanced at each other and looked back at the fat woman.

"Your uncle, but you're going to enjoy great blessings!" The fat woman smiled, with a look of eagerness, "Your uncle adopted a righteous daughter a few years ago, don't you know yet?" ”

A hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the eight people, but it quickly disappeared.

"Is there such a thing?" The tall, thin man looked surprised.

"Originally, I said that their old couple was already struggling to make a living, so how could they still take care of things. What kind of righteous girl is adopted, it's not one mouth, but three more mouths at once..."The fat woman said lively.

"Mrs. Sheng.." Three mouths came into his ears, and one of the men's eyes was so full of surprise that he blurted out.

The man next to him stomped on his foot, and the man stopped his voice in time, and lowered his head in shame at the reprimanding eyes of his companion.

The fat woman herself said that she was intoxicated, and she didn't pay attention to it at all.

"..... didn't expect it, but luck...", her eyes lit up. Saliva splashed, "I was taken by an official, and I ascended to heaven all of a sudden, and I went to live a good life..."

Before her words fell, the faces of the eight people in front of her changed greatly, and she was immediately picked up.

The tall, thin man carried the woman's front in one hand and hung her feet in the air.

"You mean they were taken?" The tall and thin man said word by word.

How can there be any peace in Fangcai, the lantern shines on the gloomy owl below, and there seems to be a thick bloody breath in the face.

The fat woman only felt a chill all over her body, and her eyes rolled and she almost fainted.

"Say it quickly." The tall and thin man shouted in a low voice. "Who is it? Where did it go? ”

"Greatly.. The fat woman stammered, she had always been arrogant and no one dared to provoke her on the street, and this time she didn't have the heart to resist angrily. She subconsciously felt that if she dared to say a word less, this fifth watch day would be her death day. All... What division..."

The woman who had been lucky enough to climb the high branches of the family told her the name several times before leaving, as if she had made a point to remember it.

At this time, she was shocked and frightened, and she couldn't remember it for a while.

"Hindu Stay-at-Chief?" The man said.

"Yes, yes, yes." The fat woman nodded quickly, with this memory. The others also remembered, "Mrs. Shen said, it's Lord Chen Qingchen..."

She didn't finish her sentence. As soon as the body sank, the person was placed on the ground, and then the eight people in front of him had already mounted the horse like a ghost.

"Master Suchuanshu, go to Hindu." Someone whispered, then urged the horse to gallop and soon disappeared into the street.

The fat woman stood in a daze, looking at the street where there was no shadow of the horse, as if she were dreaming.

The Hindu Stay-behind Division, the red lanterns and the sound of firecrackers one after another also show the atmosphere of the New Year.

When Chen Qing walked in, Liu Meibao's family and Zhao Laohan's family were eating five watches, Lu Fang and Tie Lao were all changing into new clothes, although they were a little sleepy when they got up so early, but the joy of the New Year still made them look radiant, and Rou'er, who was held by Liu Meibao, also changed into a new jacket, and was being fed a little rice cake by Zhao Niangzi.

Seeing him come in suddenly, everyone stood up, and the jokes stopped, and Zhao Laohan and his wife were obviously nervous and cramped.

"Good luck." Chen Qing smiled and handed the three red envelopes to the three children.

Lu Fang stretched out his hand to take it and did not speak.

Iron Spoon hesitated, looking at his grandparents.

"Thank you, sir." Zhao Laohan bowed down and said with a smile.

The iron spoon happily took it, and learned to speak vaguely.

Liu Meibao took it and put it in Rou'er's placket.

"I also wish my uncle good luck." She smiled and shook Rou'er.

Rou'er really looked at Chen Qing and babbled twice along with her mother's words.

"She's talking?" Chen Qing smiled, there are children at home, but he is not at home all the year round, even if he is at home, he does not mix with children and women, and when he said this, he couldn't help but reach out and touch the child's face.

It's tender and smooth, and it's fun.

"Looks like. Her dad was more. He looked at it for a moment and said.

Hearing what he said, Zhao Laohan and his wife on the side had a different color on their faces and glanced at each other.

So this adult recognizes Liu Meibao? Didn't you like it and want to use it?

Their eyes unconsciously looked at Liu Meibao.

The woman went into the house to change her clothes, because the New Year wore a big red satin jacket specially prepared in the house, and slightly applied powder, if they hadn't followed all the time, they wouldn't have dared to recognize it.

It's really a person who relies on clothes and horses to rely on saddles, Zhao Laohan and his wife said in their hearts.

"The boss is like me." Liu Meibao smiled and pulled Lu Fang to show him.

Chen Qing looked at Lu Fang, and Lu Fang also looked at him.

"Yes, just like you, especially with this scary look." Chen Qing said with a smile.

Liu Meibao smiled and looked down at Lu Fang. Seeing that the child really stared at him.

"This uncle has known his father and mother for a long time." She whispered in his ear, "At the beginning, I was a general in Shanxi like your father. ”

Lu Fang's expression slowed down and lowered his head.

"Thank you, uncle, good luck." He said.

Chen Qing smiled and touched Lu Fang's sideburns, Lu Fang was still dressed as a girl.

"Have you eaten?" He asked, looking at the dazzling array of tabletops.

"Not yet, let's eat together." Zhao Laohan said smartly, and hurriedly pulled out a chair and invited him to take a seat.

Chen Qing smiled and didn't move or speak.

"Let's do it together. There are many people in the New Year. Liu Meibao said with a smile, and sat down with Rou'er in her arms first.

Chen Qing then walked over and sat down.

Because he was restrained a lot by Zhao Laohan and others, the iron spoon did not dare to gobble it up, and it was quickly finished, and the sky was slightly invented.

"Come on, the kids go get some sleep again." Zhao Niangzi rushed to the iron spoon and Lu Fang, while giving Zhao Laohan a look.

Zhao Laohan took the two children to go, and Mrs. Zhao also took over Rou'er, who had long been unable to open her eyes, from Liu Meibao.

"We adults don't have to sleep anymore, I'll go settle the children." She said with a stern smile.

Liu Meibao nodded and said, "Mother, you can lie down for a while."

Zhao Niangzi En'en responded and hugged Rou'er down.

Chen Qing and Liu Meibao were left in the lively hall, and they were a little silent for a while.

"New Year's greetings to you." Liu Meibao smiled suddenly. Bow to Chen Qing's short body.

"It's just that I only prepared three red envelopes," Chen Qing said in return.

Liu Meibao laughed, and the slight embarrassment was swept away.

"The letter was sent out on the way to receive you. The messenger is completely reliable, and it is estimated that he will be able to pick you up after fifteen. Chen Qing said, sitting down by himself.

Liu Meibao nodded and said thank you.

"I thought about it, don't think about the one at home, he must have arranged it so to prevent the news of your exile from leaking." Chen Qing said again.

"That's what I thought, too." The guess in her heart was affirmed again, and Liu Meibao said happily.

Watching this woman bloom in an instant. Chen Qing couldn't help but smile.

There was no word for a while, and there was silence for a while.

"Why aren't you at home for the New Year?" Liu Meibao asked.

"I went home a while ago and stayed at home for a while. It's fine, and I'm not safe here, so I'll come here. Chen Qing said, thinking of something, "I saw Lu Yan when I was facing the saint in the capital." ”

Liu Meibao looked at him without blinking his eyes, Lu Yan's news and detailed news had not been heard for a long time.

"In this section of our pacification, their Shanxi border army stopped the Tartars from attacking twice, and Your Majesty was pleased to give him a special reward, promoted him to the deputy chief soldier of Shanxi, and gave you and your children gold and silver cloth." Chen Qing said in a few words, and looked at Liu Meibao with his hand on his chin and smiled, "I really didn't expect it to be a fake, this Lu Yan pretended to be quite similar." ”

Liu Meibao also smiled, but then sank her face again, with a little worry.

"Could that be a crime of deception?" She asked.

"No, your man won't hide this kind of thing from His Majesty." Chen Qing shook his head and said.

Liu Meibao breathed a sigh of relief.

The conversation stopped, and then fell silent again.

Speaking of which, I haven't seen it a few times, and the process of meeting is not very pleasant, Liu Meibao really doesn't know how to reminisce.

After a moment of silence, Chen Qing got up and retired.

"You can rest for a while, you have suffered a lot of sins in this paragraph..."He said, looking at Liu Meibao, and finally swallowed the sentence that was much thinner than before.

How was it before? This woman doesn't even remember herself, and she remembers her for nothing.

"Thank you for your kindness." Liu Meibao said to him with plastic surgery.

"You don't say thank you, you say it back." Chen Qing smiled, waved his hand and walked away.

Chen Qing walked out of Liu Meibao's yard, and his footsteps slowly stopped, the south was cold in winter, although the surrounding trees were verdant, but there was no sense of freshness.

He stopped and stood there for a moment, not knowing what to think, when a gust of wind blew, and the chill made him shiver and come back to his senses, and then he got up and went to his lodgings.

As soon as I walked in the door, I saw a middle-aged man in a Confucian robe who looked like a scholar walking quickly.

"Master, Your Highness's secret order." He bowed, then whispered, handing a roll over.

Chen Qing nodded and took it, opened it and looked at it, his face changed greatly.