Chapter 197: Lantern Festival

Xin Yu was stunned.

She used to wander around, and sometimes she would be tactfully reminded when she saw too regrettable images, but she was a passerby in those places and rarely met the person she was reminded of again.

Such a warm, grand thank you was something she had never experienced before.

After being stunned, Xin Yu hurriedly returned the gift: "Happy New Year, everyone."

Gu Yu handed over a small oiled paper bag: "This is the shortbread made by my mother, she is the best, tell me to bring Miss Kou to taste, and I hope Miss Kou will not dislike it."

He lost his father at a young age, depended on his mother, and could not afford to eat meat during the Chinese New Year.

"Thank you." Xinyu reached out and took it, a smile on her lips, "I like shortbread."

"Miss Kou, this is the green onion roll made by my daughter-in-law......

"Miss Kou, this is a bamboo lantern made by an old man......

The neighbors of Beiloufang scrambled to hold up the things in their hands.

These faces are familiar, and more are eye-born.

They were lucky enough to escape the catastrophe, lost the house they lived in, and experienced a difficult reconstruction, all kinds of misfortunes did not erase the gratitude in their hearts, and on the day when the Qingsong Bookstore opened in the future, they handed the most out of their hands to Miss Kou.

Xin Yu's eyes suddenly became wet.

Xiaolian couldn't help covering her mouth, tears streaming down her face.

"Liu Zhou, you first collect the gifts brought by the neighbors for me." Xin Yu knew that this was the intention of the neighbors, so he didn't refuse.

Qingsong Bookstore opened the door to set off firecrackers, and not only a few people who came out of the bookstore guarded the bookstore, but also Steward Zhao of the printing workshop with a few masters, and Captain Yang with some guards came, so naturally there was no shortage of people to receive gifts.

After explaining to Liu Zhou, Xin Yu whispered a few words to Xiaolian.

Xiaolian called out to Captain Yang, and it didn't take long for Captain Yang to come out with a basket, which was a string of copper coins strung with red ropes.

Not much, a string of ten copper plates, that is, ten cents.

Captain Yang grabbed the copper coins and distributed them to the neighbors, who refused again and again: "I can't help it, I can't help it, we are here to pay New Year's greetings to Miss Kou, how can we collect Miss Kou's money again!"

Captain Yang is also a good talker, and his voice is loud and persuasive: "Neighbors, accept it quickly, this is the New Year's money that our owner gave to the dolls in the neighborhood's family to ward off evil spirits."

As soon as they heard this, the neighbors were reluctant to refuse.

The children will grow up safely with the blessings of Miss Kou.

One of the neighbors who came to pay New Year's greetings got a string of copper plates, and said a lot of auspicious words around Xin Yu before they dispersed.

Gu Yu fell at the end and gave Xin Yu a deep bow: "Miss Kou, I was rude before."

Xin Yu turned sideways and avoided: "Gu Gongzi doesn't have to take it to heart."

Gu Yu straightened up, looking a little embarrassed: "I should have come to apologize to Miss Kou a long time ago, but my family's house was rebuilt, and I couldn't spare time......

Beiloufang was affected by the disaster, although the imperial court resettled the victims and distributed housing materials, each family also had to contribute. Gu Yu's family only has a mother and son, and in order to live in their own home early, the mother and son are busy.

Xin Yu also found out that the young man who was quite bookish before the disaster looked rough and strong.

"Is the house built?"

When it comes to the new house, Gu Yu can't help but smile: "It's built, although it's not as spacious as the original, it's better to be new."

Without this catastrophe, in another ten years, these neighborhoods in Beiloufang would not have had the money to build new houses.

"That's good. I wish Gu Gongzi a smooth road in the future."

Gu Yu bowed to Xin Yu again, and then left.

"Firecrackers—" Liu Zhou shouted in a fluttering mood.

Although the owner does not want to repay the kindness, it is still different to see with his own eyes that the person who has received the favor knows gratitude, which makes him feel that the hard work of those days has not been in vain.

Soon the sound of firecrackers crackled and connected with the sound of firecrackers in the streets and alleys, scattering red and scattered all over the ground.

The children on the street covered their ears and ran away laughing, and the merchants and pedestrians along the street all had smiles on their faces, talking about Beiloufang

The victims of the disaster came to pay New Year's greetings to Miss Kou.

"Miss Kou is a kind person."

"Yes, our shop is open here, and we are neighbors with Miss Kou, if there is something difficult in the future, maybe we will have to rely on Miss Kou to help us."

"Ahem, the Green Pine Bookstore is open, I'll go check and buy a book."

Some people out of admiration for Miss Kou, and some people have the idea that they can use it in the future, and these merchants who have no reading habits have walked into Qingsong Bookstore one after another, and they have become the first customers after the bookstore opens.

This unexpected business stunned the shopkeeper Hu.

The bookstore sells books, pen and ink, and the readers are still immersed in the atmosphere of the New Year.

The old shopkeeper looked at Xin Yu and sighed in his heart: The owner can always bring unexpected business, and he is really a genius in business.

In the blink of an eye, the Lantern Festival arrived, and the minds of all the people in the capital were focused on visiting the Lantern Festival, and the bookstore did not see a few guests.

Xin Yu sat in the study hall chatting with Shopkeeper Hu, and Dai Ze and Zhang Xu walked in.

When the shopkeeper Hu saw the No. 1 and No. 2 gentlemen coming together, he was vigilant.

"What do you two want to buy?"

"We're looking for Miss Kou." Dai Ze tilted his head across the shopkeeper and smiled at Xin Yu, "Miss Kou has a good New Year."

Xin Yu got up and walked over: "Is there something wrong with Dai Gongzi and Zhang Gongzi looking for me?"

"Is Miss Kou free today?" Zhang Xu asked.

Xin Yu didn't answer, and Mu Lu asked.

Whether they are free or not, of course, depends on what these two people want to do.

Dai Ze pulled Zhang Xu, and Zhang Xu said, "Today is not the Lantern Festival, if Miss Kou is free, we want to invite you to see the lanterns."

"Ahem, ahem—" Shopkeeper Hu coughed violently.

The two teenagers stared at the old shopkeeper in unison, their faces dissatisfied.

Xin Yu's expression was strange, and her mood was indescribable.

What gave these two people the illusion that they were familiar enough to watch the lanterns together?

Zhang Xu didn't say that although Dai Ze didn't know the blood debt between them, he was the one who was married to Duan Yunhua.

Therefore, these gentlemen do whatever they want, anyway, reputation doesn't matter to them, and the impact on women doesn't matter to them.

"Miss Kou—" Seeing that Xin Yu was silent, Dai Ze shouted.

Xinyu looked at him, "Sorry, I'm not available today. Also, Dai Gongzi has already made a marriage with my cousin, did he invite the wrong person?"

Dai Ze actually thought that Miss Kou would come with Zhang Xu because of this refusal, and when he heard this, he pulled his friend along: "It's Zhang Xu who wants to invite Miss Kou to see the lanterns, and I'm with him."

It's good when he's an add-on.

Zhang Xu nodded hurriedly.

"Not available, indeed." Xin Yu looked at the two of them and seriously proposed, "The two sons should go."

The two stubborn and unruly teenagers were rejected but did not become angry, and after glancing at each other, Dai Ze lowered his voice and asked, "Miss Kou, how do you think we have been lucky lately?"

Worried that Xin Yu would misunderstand, Zhang Xu hurriedly explained: "When we met each other during the Chinese New Year, I knew that Dai Ze had already known Miss Kou's skills."

As a sum of two, they must have a good relationship with a master like Miss Kou, so they have today's trip.

"The two sons—" Xin Yu didn't finish her words, and looked at Dai Ze's eyes with a strange look.

Dai Ze suddenly became nervous: "What's wrong, what's wrong?"

Xin Yu didn't respond for a while.

"Miss Kou, just say something about it, I can stand it!" Dai Ze's face turned pale, and tears were about to fall.

That time, Miss Kou asked him to be careful of the birds in the sky, and as soon as he got home, the bird droppings fell on his face, causing him great damage, could it be that there was something even more unlucky?

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"Miss Kou, what about me, what about me?" Zhang Xu asked hurriedly.

Dai Ze glared at Zhang Xu angrily.

This kid doesn't care about his life or death at all!

"Dai Gongzi, do you have a monkey at home?" Xin Yu asked.

She was silent just now, looking at the monkey in the picture repeatedly.

Originally, the monkey was similar in her eyes, but the monkey in the picture had a pinch of golden hair on his forehead, which was much brighter than the color of the fur all over his body.

This monkey seems to be the one at the bottom of the cliff where Kou Qingqing fell off the cliff!