Si Nanyue looked at the bowl of longevity noodles on the table, smiled with tears in her eyes, lowered her eyes and sucked her sour nose, and said softly: "Xi Ming, it's only been half a year, how do I feel like many years have passed, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid that the old man wouldn't even remember his birthday." ”

Xi Ming heard the suppressed sadness in Si Nanyue's voice, she wiped a handful of tears, pulled Si Nanyue to the table, and sobbed and brought the steaming longevity noodles to her.

"The second lady is not old, it's these days...... It's too hard, the old city lord used to say that no matter how smooth sailing in life is, there will always be bitterness. ”

"Hah...... Xiao Ximing has grown up, and she will actually persuade people, yes, we will always come to the bitter end......"

She smiled with tears, crystal tears fell into the longevity noodles, smashed open the oil flowers, Si Nanyue picked up the bamboo chopsticks and ate it, maybe the tears were bitter and ruined the taste of the noodles, otherwise how could the noodles made by Xi Ming be more bitter than Coptis chinensis?

Xi Ming sat next to Si Nanyue, adding some vegetables to her bowl from time to time, but in the face of the delicacies she had worked so hard to make, she had no appetite at all.

Remembering that every year on Chinese New Year's Eve, the family used to celebrate their birthdays and celebrate the New Year together, and Xi Ming couldn't help crying.

"Second Miss, you must finish eating this bowl of longevity noodles, you must live a long life, I have two poached eggs in the longevity noodles! Miss Three...... Third Miss, she can't eat it, so you eat it for her and ...... for her Live for her......"

As soon as the bamboo chopsticks in Si Nanyue's hand stopped, she didn't say anything, or she didn't dare to make a sound, she was afraid that she would not be able to control herself, and she would cry like Xi Ming, she only choked and nodded, accompanied by Xi Ming's whimper, and finished eating this bowl of Shou noodles that had lost its taste.

The cold wind outside the house could not exhaust the sound of laughter, and the sound of children lighting firecrackers and singing nursery rhymes came from outside, and they made the New Year's flavor more sufficient, but such a lively sound did not bring any happiness to the beauties in the inn.

In the room of the inn, Bai Yu and Ah Kui watched in surprise as Gong Ci brought back a large pile of paper ingots from outside.

Ah Kui looked at Bai Yu questioningly, and he also shook his head, saying that he didn't know what Gong Ci was doing.

Before they could ask Gong Ci, the two of them saw that when she brought the bowl of noodles that took an afternoon to make, the only non-mushy, Bai Yu guessed her thoughts.

He knew that she was sad in her heart, so he deliberately relaxed his tone and joked to her: "In previous years, you were the happiest in the New Year's Festival, why did you cry like this this year?" ”

"Today is Nanyue and Nanxing's birthday, Nanyue has tea by her side, how can she eat a bowl of longevity noodles, but Nanxing is ...... She couldn't even tell the difference between salt and sugar, and there was no one to make her a bowl of noodles over there...... And...... And ......"

Gong Ci's crying pear blossoms brought rain, slowed down for a while, and said vaguely: "And Nanxing has always been extravagant, I will burn these ingots to her along with Shou Mian, so that she will not starve herself......"

Bai Yu had never felt good in his heart, he turned his head sideways with tears, wanting to cover his red eyes, Ah Kui couldn't help frowning when he saw him like this.

Seeing that the time was approaching, Gong Ci was going to take these things outside and burn them, Ah Kui just wanted to go over to help, but was glared at by Gong Ci.

She snatched the paper ingots from Ah Kui's hand, and said angrily: "I don't need your help for my things, and Nanxing definitely doesn't want to see people like you!" Hum!! ”

Ah Kui was frightened by Gong Ci's sudden scolding, and stood in place at a loss, she always knew that Gong Ci hated her, but she didn't know why she was like this.

Bai Yu couldn't see Gong Ci being so domineering, and reprimanded: "Gong Ci, how can you be so rude!" ”

"Brother Bai Yu......" Ah Kui pulled his sleeve, she didn't want Bai Yu to quarrel with her old friend for herself, she raised the corners of her mouth far-fetchedly, leaking shallow dimples, and gestured with her hand: "Sister Gong Ci is in a bad mood, don't blame her, I'm so sleepy today, I won't accompany you to keep the New Year, Happy New Year." ”

"Hmm...... Go Ah Kui, have a good rest, and let's go again tomorrow. Bai Yu sighed lightly, he understood Ah Kui's hard work, but he couldn't always watch Ah Kui inexplicably wronged.

It's strange to say, for some reason, Gong Ci always targeted Ah Kui intentionally or unintentionally along the way, and when Ah Kui entered the room, Bai Yu looked Gong Ci up and down with strange eyes, frowned and said: "It's weird, although you used to be a little coquettish, but you were far from being unreasonable, why have you become moody now?" ”

"You take care of me, bad man! Hum!! ”

Gong Ci gave him a fierce look, and was about to go out with the paper ingots, but was blocked by Bai Yu, and he asked with a blank face: "What negative man?" Why am I down, you explain it to me! ”

"Good! I didn't want to say it, but since you asked me to say it, then I'm welcome!! As soon as Gong Ci heard this, she simply threw the paper ingots in her arms on the table, she was like a hedgehog with a thorn, and her hand was eager to poke Bai Yu's face.

"I respect you as Brother Nanyang, because you are older than me, and you married my sister Wan, since you went to the front line, Sister Wan has not worried about you for a day, she is looking forward to your return every day, she is pregnant for you in October, and finally gave birth to a child, but what about you? It's only been half a year and there is a newcomer around you, are you worthy of Sister Wan?! Let me tell you Si Nanyang, my sister Wan is gentle, I'm not, I made my words clear today, if you dare to be sorry for Sister Wan, I will never let you go!! ”

"What a mess ......"

Bai Yu understood it, he mercilessly flicked a brain melon on Gong Ci's full forehead, and as Gong Ci shouted in pain, a red mark appeared on her forehead from time to time.

"You girl has always been heartless, when did you learn to be so cranky, I am a childhood sweetheart with your sister Wan, she knows me best, in this world, no woman can shake my relationship with your sister Wan, never before, in the future...... Never! ”

I don't know if it's Gong Ci's illusion, but there was a strange sense of sadness in his eyes when he said the last sentence.

Gong Ci thought that maybe she had said it, and her attitude softened slightly.

"Brother Nanyang, do you know, after I met Ah Chen, I heard the news that Sister Wan and the city lord's wife were still alive in his mouth, do you know how happy I was at that time? I even thought I was dreaming. Before that, I thought that Sister Wan and the old lady committed suicide as they said, and I thought that you and Nanxing had died on the battlefield, I thought I was alone, but now I am not...... It's great that you're all alive......"

The butterfly-like long eyelashes trembled slightly, and the mist condensed into drops of crystal tears at the bottom of the eyes, falling down the delicate face to the ground.

She wiped her eyes with her sleeve, and sobbed again: "Brother Nanyang, I only have one relative left, Sister Wan, I just want everyone to return to the way they were before, I know you won't change your mind, it's just ...... It's just that I'm also a daughter's family, although I haven't experienced love yet, but I can see that Ah Kui's eyes are really wrong when he looks at you, and in the past few days that we have been together, I can't understand Ah Kui's sign language, but I know that she is a very good woman, and because of this, I am more worried about ......"

"Cranky." Bai Yu knew Gong Ci's thoughts, he interrupted her words with his long eyebrows, and raised his hand to wipe away her tears.

"The day I married your sister Wan, I said in front of everyone that I will only have her as a wife in this life, no matter what, I will not make her sad, this promise until ...... Until I die, it won't change, and what you feared will never happen. ”

"Really?" Gong Ci asked with red eyes and a twitch.

"That's still fake!" Bai Yu did not hesitate, "If there is a lie, punish me ......"

"Oops...... Forget it, what oath do you have to send in front of Sister Wan, I don't listen to this. ”

Gong Ci hurriedly wanted to cover Bai Yu's mouth, but because she was too anxious, she slapped him directly on the mouth, making a crisp slap, which was particularly loud in the silent room.

Seeing that his face was getting darker and darker, Gong Ci hurriedly jumped aside with the paper ingots and longevity noodles, "Ha...... Hahahaha...... Sister-in-law, I didn't mean it, I went to burn the ingots and longevity noodles to Nanxing. ”

"You girl...... Bai Yu pinched her waist, looked at her helplessly, and shouted: "Stop!" ”

Waiting for Gong Ci to stop suspiciously, "Sister-in-law, is there anything else?" ”

Unexpectedly, next, Bai Yu did something that made her stunned.

Seeing that he didn't say a word, he snatched the noodles from Gong Ci's hands, and without waiting for her to react, he ate the noodles by dividing them by two.

"Hey...... You!! That's the longevity noodles I worked so hard to prepare for Nanxing! ”

waited for Gong Ci to snatch the bowl angrily, but found that there was only some soup left in it.

"You...... You ......"

Gong Ciqi's face was flushed, and he was about to have a seizure, only to hear Bai Yu say: "Nanxing doesn't like to eat noodles, don't waste it, besides, the taste of your longevity noodles ...... Vomit...... ...... vomit"

Bai Yu leaned against the wall and retched for a while, thinking to himself that this girl had just said that Nanxing's sugar and salt were not clear, she was not the same, such a delicious and thousands of years of longevity, he had lived for twenty years and it was the first time he had eaten it.

"You've gone too far! After a few days to see Sister Wan, I will sue her! Hum!! ”

Gong Ci was anxious and angry, and ran out with a fierce glance, and the cold wind outside blew a little bit of the qi in her heart.

She gradually felt a little strange, Brother Nanyang has always been old and serious, but he has not only often teased Ah Kui these days, but also often angered her, just like ...... It's like a different person......

She looked into the room suspiciously, and heard the sound of firecrackers not far away one after another, and Gong Ci secretly shouted: "It's over, time has passed!" ”

She hurriedly ran to the backyard of the inn with the paper ingots, Bai Yu leaned quietly on the edge of the door frame, looking at Gong Ci's distant back, he had a smile on his face, but what appeared in his eyes was deep helplessness and desolation.

"Gong Ci'er, Nanxing asked me to tell you that your longevity noodles are very good, don't do it next time......"

Chinese New Year's Eve is always so lively, the sound of firecrackers, laughter and laughter are incompatible, and the sadness in Bai Yu's eyes is incompatible, he looks at the scene in front of him, and can't help but give birth to an illusion of national peace and security.

But this illusion was soon erased by him, and he knew that these joys did not belong to him, that his subjects were still in dire straits, and that he wanted to use his power to turn illusions into reality, and for that he could give up everything......