The night is like ink, and there is no trace of West Street.

The lantern under the plaque of the Renxin Medical Center is particularly bright, and the plum tree in front of the door also shines a little red.

The small courtyard was full of people.

Today's Chinese New Year's Eve, Du Changqing has no relatives at home since the death of Old Man Du, thinking that the two girls Lu Yu and Yinzheng are too miserable to spend the New Year alone in other places, so he volunteered to move the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner to the hospital to eat. Thinking that Miao Liangfang was also alone now, he had no relatives and friends, so he beckoned Ah Cheng to call Miao Liangfang as well.

The backyard of the medical hall, which used to be quiet at night, is rarely lively tonight.

Silver Kite took out the last plate of steamed sea bass from the kitchen and walked towards the wooden table where everyone was sitting: "Let it go, and burn it carefully-"

The small courtyard is not big, and if you want to put the table inside, when there are many people, it will seem cramped, but perhaps because of the crampedness, even the cold of the winter night has been dispelled.

Du Changqing stared at the plate of fish dishes that Yin Zheng was carrying.

There is no decoration at all, and the two sea bass are lying on the plate so big, with their tails half-cocked, and their four big eyes staring straight at the sky.

"Silver Kite Girl," Du Changqing pointed to the two dead fish, "such a cook, are you worthy of these two dead fish?" ”

Yinzheng put the plate containing the fish on the table with a "clang", and smiled at him: "Why didn't the owner say it when he abused the murderer, right?" ”

Du Changqing was speechless.

The two sea bass are the New Year's gifts sent back by Hu Yuanwai, and they are alive and kicking when they are sent, and they taste fat at a glance. However, when killing fish, it was difficult, Du Changqing wanted to behave in front of the two young girls, so he pushed Lu Yu away and volunteered: "What do you do with a girl's family in the bloody matter, it depends on the owner's family!" ”

Who knew that an hour had passed, and Du Changqing was still picking up the two fish in the back kitchen.

The fish was unscathed, and he wounded himself eight thousand.

Later, it was Lu Yu who took over the work he didn't do, and he picked up the knife and fell, killing the fish and dissecting the corpse, so that this dish could be served tonight.

Ah Cheng smiled and said, "It's okay, we still have the cured meat given by Brother Dai, the bad duck given by Sister-in-law Song, and the hooves sent by Tailor Ge......"

There are five people in the Renxin Medical Hall, although Lu Yu and Yinzheng can cook, but they are limited to the point where they can cook and eat undead.

Du Changqing has been stretching out his hand since he was a child, and he will have a scrambled egg since he was a child.

Not to mention Miao Liangfang, if you have money to eat noodles, you can drink porridge if you don't have money, and there is only one pot in that broken house, and your cooking skills are naturally mediocre.

Only Ah Cheng will pour two dishes, but with so many people, Ah Cheng is a child, and he can't expect him to make a big table of Chinese New Year's Eve dinner alone.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, almost all restaurants in Shengjing were closed, so Du Changqing was cheeky and knocked on the door of the neighbor one by one to see if he could exchange silver for a few dishes.

Fortunately, in the past year, the reputation of Renxin Medical Center has gradually improved on West Street, and the relationship between Yinzheng and the neighbors has also been good, and most of them are willing to send him without cash.

Tailor Ge sent a bowl of hooves, Sister-in-law Song gave a plate of ducks, Widow Sun gave a half-pot of ham and shrimp balls, and Dai Saburo sent a knife to marinate the pork hind leg meat - to thank the Renxin Medical Center for making him beat Pan An now.

In this way, Ah Cheng and Yinzheng stir-fried a few handfuls of green vegetables, steamed a fish, put on the Tusu wine that they had bought as early as January, and even made a decent Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

The dishes were steaming, Du Changqing stood up, and filled the wine bowl with Tu Su wine in front of everyone in turn, the wine was freshly beaten, and he could smell the fragrant aroma as soon as he poured it out.

Du Changqing held a bowl of wine and looked at the flower tree full of red plums in the courtyard, and was very emotional.

"This tree was about to die a few years ago, Dr. Lu is worthy of being a goddess doctor of rejuvenation, and it is amazing that he can make the dead tree bloom again in spring."

Everyone followed his gaze, and the plum tree in the courtyard was originally rugged and thin, but now the branches are decorated with crimson, reflected on the wooden window, and the swaying appearance of the flower branches is lively when it looks lively.

Miao Liangfang said: "The edge of the sword comes from the sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold." Du's shopkeeper is also bitter. ”

There was a moment of silence.

When Lu Yu first came to Renxin Medical Center, the medical hall was dilapidated and dilapidated, and the plaques at the door were hung crookedly, looking like he was going to close tomorrow.

However, in just one year, from making ends meet to becoming famous, there is a headache and brain fever in the West Street neighborhood on the Renxin Medical Center, which can indeed be regarded as a bittersweet end.

Du Changqing raised the wine bowl to Lu Yu, and said solemnly: "Doctor Lu, the owner respects you with a bowl, thank you for saving my father's last wish, if you don't turn the tide, this hospital will be defeated in my hands sooner or later, and my father will not be at peace under Jiuquan." ”

"Thank you!" He touched the wine bowl with the wine bowl in Lu Yu's hand, and poured it down in one go.

Seeing this, Ah Cheng also stood up and held the small bowl in front of him with both hands.

He was still a child and could not drink alcohol, so Yinzheng specially bought him sherbet.

The young man held the sherbet and smiled at Lu Yu and said, "Doctor Lu, Ah Cheng also toasts you." After you and the silver kite girl came, the proprietor watched as he became happier and happier day by day. ”

"Since the old man passed away, I haven't seen the young master so happy for a long time."

Du Changqing kicked him: "When is the young master unhappy?" ”

Ah Cheng rubbed his buttocks: "I'm happier now!" ”

Lu Yu picked up the wine bowl in front of her, and only then took a sip, the wine bowl of the silver kite had already come to her.

"Girl," Yinzheng whispered in her ear: "The slave family also thank you, thank you for saving the girl's life, and thank the girl for letting the slave family follow, and have a place to live here." ”

She is grateful to Lu Yu, if there was no Lu Yu, she would have become a piece of loess in the mass graves in southern Jiangsu. She didn't expect that she would have such a stable life now, guarding a small medical hall, listening to the gossip of the neighbors every day, and the days passed like this.

"What are you two muttering?" Du Changqing frowned, "Is there anything that I, the owner, can't listen to?" ”

Yinzheng disdainfully: "Women whisper to each other, what does a big man in charge of the shopkeeper listen to?" ”

Du Changqing sighed, "Who is rare?" Seeing Miao Liangfang sitting on the side and not moving, he said, "Why don't you go and toast?" ”

"What do I respect?" Miao Liangfang stretched out his sleeves and was very arrogant, "Now that I teach Xiao Lu, I can be regarded as half of Xiao Lu's master." Only the student toasts the student, how can the gentleman take the initiative to toast the student? ”

He wore a brand-new yuan-colored round-neck shirt today, which Du Changqing made for him in the tailor's shop next door with money. He also trimmed his beard, combed his messy hair, and tied it into a bun. Not to mention anything else, with his ravine-ravine old face, this half-old doctor's appearance is more convincing to the patient than a beautiful girl like Lu Yu.

"Don't touch porcelain." Du Changqing sneered, "Our Doctor Lu, our medical skills are comparable to those of the medical officer of the Hanlin Medical Academy, and he has caused a sensation in Shengjing City as an adult medicine, and he will learn from the master at a glance." People have a serious master, and they want you to be taught by an outdated old medical officer? ”

Miao Liangfang choked and glared at Du Changqing angrily.

Although it is very angry, there is no refutation of this.

In the past few days with Lu Yu, Miao Liangfang can see that Lu Yu has some real kung fu in his hands. Her talent for discernment, the prescriptions she prescribed, and the purity of acupuncture, each of which was worthy of amazing the old things in the Taiyi Bureau—although the way was a little wilder.

She should have a master with profound skills, and his medical skills are far above those medical officers in the palace today. In addition to telling everyone that the master had passed away, Lu Yu did not reveal a single clue about the master from beginning to end, perhaps to protect the master - the master always has a little temper.

Miao Liangfang sighed: "Xiao Lu, your master is really good, he taught you so well. ”

With so many people and so many pharmacology, Lu Yu's medical skills are far above many old doctors at a young age, which can only show that her master has taught her everything. Ask yourself, Miao Liangfang can't do it himself without hiding it at all, which shows that the other party has a high character and cherishes his apprentice.

Lu Yu didn't speak, and after a while, she lowered her head, took a sip of Tu Su wine in the bowl, and said, "Yes." ”

"She's been very nice to me."

The voice was very soft, like a slight cool wind, and it was broken by Du Changqing's high-pitched voice in the next moment.

"Let's pay our respects to this good Master, and thank her for her careful teaching to our Doctor Lu and for teaching us a goddess doctor in West Street—"

"Thank you, Good Master!" Ah Cheng clapped his hands.

"Thank you, Good Master—"

The sound of coaxing and clapping is almost drowned out by the sound of firecrackers in the courtyard of the people on West Street.

Ah Cheng jumped off the stool, bent down and dragged out a large copper plate from under the table, with a few red oranges and persimmons on the plate, and some cypress branches on the side. He broke off the cypress branches, broke the persimmons and oranges, and shouted, "Pepsi! ”

Lu Yu was stunned.

The copper plate in front of him reflected the candlelight in the small courtyard, reflecting a hazy brilliance.

The woman sitting at the table stared at the large plate full of persimmons at her feet, and her eyes were a little dazed.

Many years ago, when she was a little girl, every year on Chinese New Year's Eve, her mother would put a large plate on the table and let the children in the family break the cypress branches in turn.

"Persimmon orange", meaning "Pepsi".

She was young at the time, and she always clamored to be the first to break persimmons, and because of her small strength, she often couldn't break them well, so she broke the juice in her hand and stained the new dress.

She pouted and wanted to cry, but was severely stopped by her mother: "Today's Chinese New Year's Eve, crying!" ”

Lu Rou leaned over and quietly dialed the coin dumpling in the bowl into her bowl.

Before Lu Yu could laugh, the dumplings were quickly taken away from her bowl by Lu Qian, and the young man grimaced at her: "Thank you!" ”

"Wow-" sound.

I held back my tears for a long time, but finally flowed out.

Lu Xi's memories of Chinese New Year's Eve were always lively until after leaving Changwu County.

Yun Niang is not in the mountains most of the time, except for testing the medicine and feeding her the antidote on time. Lu Xi stayed in Luomei Peak for seven years, and in these seven years, every Chinese New Year's Eve was spent by Lu Xi alone.

In the first few years of arriving at Luomei Peak, Lu Yu always secretly looked forward to not being alone this year. Sometimes, she would rather Yun Niang stay in the mountains to let her test the medicine than stay alone in the mountains on Chinese New Year's Eve.

The pain of testing the drug is always better than the loneliness of being alone.

In that kind of lively time, people's loneliness is always infinitely magnified.

But in the end, she could only put the dead branches she had picked up and a few unripe wild fruits together, put them in an iron basin, broke them with all her strength, and whispered to herself—

Pepsi.

"Pepsi-" There was a loud laugh in the courtyard.

An inexplicable emotion flashed in Lu Yu's eyes.

For the first time in many years, she no longer said "Pepsi" to herself.

Yinzheng came over with a wine bowl, she was really happy, she drank a lot, her cheeks were crimson, and her eyes were shining at Lu Yu.

"Girl," she asked, "isn't it noisy?" ”

Lu Yu shook his head.

Yinzheng breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, I still think about you Xijing, so many people are noisy, you will be unhappy." ”

Lu Yu lowered his eyelashes, and his voice was very soft: "No." ”

She has been in Luomei Peak for too many years, and she has said to herself so many times that she almost forgot that she actually likes to be lively.

She was afraid of loneliness.

Du Changqing was still shouting over there: "Let's wish Dr. Lu a blockbuster in advance in the spring test field, and he will be glamorous!" ”

Miao Liangfang poured cold water on him: "So many children of the Taiyi Bureau, are they still pressurized?" Brag unblushingly. ”

"Why not? As the saying goes, the love field is frustrated and the examination room is proud, our Doctor Lu is in love, then Lao Shizi's fiancé and Young Master Dong are unreliable in one game, maybe the examination room will be proud! ”

"What? Dr. Lu still has a fiancé? When will it be? ”

"Hey, that's not important, a man is more important than his future."

"That's just as well."

Ah Cheng stared at the sky above the small courtyard and muttered: "Tonight, Dechun Terrace will set off fireworks, and we can see them in the courtyard." ”

"Okay," Du Changqing's drunken eyes were hazy, and he pointed to the sky and laughed, "Noble people spend money, ordinary people enjoy it, there are cheap people who don't take advantage of the bastard, and you must stay up until the time of the child tonight!" ”

This Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was not eaten at the time.

Du Changqing was drunk.

The young owner put on a posture of not getting drunk with a thousand cups, and before he finished drinking a jar of Tusu wine, people slipped under the table.

That's all it takes, he doesn't drink well, and when he gets drunk, he goes up to the courtyard and raises the tiles, and spits up filth everywhere on the ground.

Miao Liangfang really couldn't see it, and said to Lu Yu: "He is a young man, drunk and sleeping in your courtyard like something, and others know that he has a bad tongue to chew." ”

After that, he greeted Ah Cheng and went home first with the drunk Du Changqing.

After the three of them left, the small courtyard was much more deserted for a while. Silver Kite staggered to his feet: "I'll clean up the house." was stopped by Lu Yu.

Yinzheng also drank a lot today, probably happy in his heart. Since beating her and following Lu Yu, she has always been worried, but Chinese New Year's Eve can always make people leave everything behind and immerse themselves in this temporary joy.

Lu Yu helped Yinzheng into the house, removed her shoes and socks for her, scrubbed her cheeks, and finally covered her with a quilt, exited the house, and gently closed the door.

The night was deserted, and there was an occasional firecracker or two in the distance. The small courtyard was a mess of cups and plates after the banquet was dispersed, reflecting the embarrassment of the people at the end of the song.

There is no feast in the world, and she should not spend it with them on Chinese New Year's Eve next year.

Lu Yu squatted down, picked up the wine jar cups that had been dumped on the ground, poured the leftovers into the swill bucket, carefully wiped the wooden table, and moved it back to its original position.

She went back to the kitchen, cleaned up the stove, and cleaned the dishes for the day.

She washed slowly, as if that would make the New Year pass more slowly. In the end, she brought clean water again, and sprinkled the bluestone slabs in the small courtyard with candlelight.

The bluestone slabs were washed, clean and shiny, reflecting the moon in the sky, like floating water.

The moonlight looked at her gently, and the courtyard was restored to its original cleanliness, and all traces of the feast were erased.

The laughter, the cacophony of laughter, the out-of-tune singing, the blunt, almost vulgar toasts, and the shadows of those people disappeared.

Only the branches of the plum tree swayed.

Lu Yu held the big copper plate and put it on the stone platform under the eaves of the courtyard.

In the copper plate, the broken cypress branches are clustered around the broken red orange ripe persimmons, which is particularly festive and lively.

She didn't dump the contents of the copper plate into the discarded swill bucket, perhaps because of pity, or because she was reluctant.

The winter night was cold, and the moonlight was cold, so she stopped in front of the stone platform, stretched out her hand, took out the broken orange from the copper plate, peeled off the orange peel, and put a petal of orange in her mouth.

The orange petals are very icy, like sweet snow, and they slide in through the throat, because they are ripe and bitter.

She stood in the courtyard and silently ate a whole tangerine.

The wind gradually picked up in the night, and the wind blew through people's faces, and their cheeks were frozen and painful. After eating the oranges, Lu Yu whispered to the lively copper plate, "Pepsi." ”

Pepsi.

She remembered that Du Changqing stood on the table and swore to learn to kill fish, Miao Liangfang took a crutch and pestle his face under the table, and Achengyang Yinzheng gave him a rabbit-shaped colored silk, and hurriedly compared the style of a rabbit to Yinzheng......

The courtyard was silent, and Lu Yu smiled slightly.

She didn't know if the future would be all right, that sounded too extravagant, but tonight, at least tonight, she took a brief solace from the message......

And warmth.

Before Lu Yu returned to the dormitory, there was still a big red tassel knot woven by Ah Cheng on the door, which could drive away the auspicious spike of Najib.

She pushed the door open and walked in.

When he left, he didn't blow out the lamp, the oil lamp lit on the desk was still on, Lu Yu closed the door, took two steps in, the smile on the corner of his lips was not put away, and suddenly his hairs stood on end, and he looked at the window suddenly.

Under the dim candlelight, I don't know when someone stood.

The man was leaning against the corner of the table, looking down at a thin page in his hand, and when he heard the movement, he looked up and showed a familiar face.

Pei Yunyi.

Lu Yu's face was cold.

Pei Yunyao stared at Lu Yu's eyes.

The young man's delicate eyebrows and eyes looked unusually soft in the dim light, and the hand holding the knife was sharply jointed, slender and beautiful, and loosely pinched the thin page.

He was clearly smiling, but his eyes were as cold as snow.

"Is this your revenge roster?" He flicked the paper scroll in his hand and said casually, "Why is there my name on it?" ”

Lu Yu's pupils shrank.

The thin scroll of paper was densely filled with people's names, some of which had been crossed out, some of which looked like black worms that had just been added to the flames of candles, and like spells piercing into human skin, revealing coldness and calmness.

Lu Yan was tense and looked at the person in front of him coldly.

The young man smiled, stared at Lu Yu, and walked towards her step by step against the light and shadow.

"Let's talk."

"Miss Lu San, Lu Min." He said lightly.

Liuguan: I didn't expect that! You're in my Death Note too.