On Chinese New Year's Eve, the whole province kept watch in the old lady's Jing'an Hall.

After two days of snowfall, the family had a lively gossip in Jing'an Hall, and the old lady sat on the top, looking at her son, daughter-in-law, grandchildren, and great-grandson with a smile on her face, and her mouth couldn't close with joy.

On weekdays, when these juniors were busy on their own, she still thought that her Jing'an Hall was too open and lonely, but now that she looks, it is smaller.

Hengyuan Marquis Mansion is indeed lively at this time, Hengyuan Hou Gu Xu and the second room Gu Yunshan have several concubine rooms, and both have children, the old lady does not let them come to Jing'an Hall on weekdays, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, they all came here.

The eldest prince Gu Li served in the Hanlin Academy, and he was busy from morning to night a few days in the morning, and he was gossiping with his mother Yun and his wife at this time, Gu Zhao, who was only four years old, had a good wind and cold a few days ago, and at this time he was running like a little madman in Jing'an Hall, holding Rong Wen with one hand and Gu Shuyao with the other, and several people were building snowmen under a locust tree.

The third son, Gu Shuo, bent over and lifted Zhao'er up directly, the little boy screamed 'ahhh ”

Gu Shuo accompanied them to play, Gu Shuyao asked Gu Shuo for Chinese New Year's Eve gifts, Gu Shuosheng's Zhou Zheng, with a strong youthful atmosphere, smiled at Gu Shuyao: "Where is there a gift to ask for gifts, fifth sister, wait for the second brother to come, go to the second brother to ask first." ”

As soon as these words came out, Gu Shuyao's arrogance weakened, and her brother never prepared gifts for people.

She snorted at Gu Shuo: "The third brother didn't dare to mess with my brother when he knew it, and deliberately used my brother to press me." Although her brother looked at the bright moon and breeze, the peers in the house were tacitly afraid of him.

Gu Shuo looked at Rong Wen, and the young man's face was a little unnatural: "This is my cousin's first New Year's Day in the Hou Mansion, do you have any gifts you want?" ”

Rong Wen was slightly stunned, looked up at the canopy, it was still early at this time, they still had to stay in Jing'an Hall for a few hours, they had to have some fun, in the past, when she was in Yangzhou to keep the New Year, she was bored and took the slingshot made for her by her father to make a slingshot, she looked at Gu Shuo, and asked him softly: "Does the third cousin know how to make a slingshot?" ”

Gu Shuo laughed when he heard this: "It turns out that my cousin likes to play with slingshots, this is easy, and it can be made in a while." When his words fell, Gu Shuyao shouted: "I want it too." ”

Zhao'er also shouted: "Third uncle, I want it too." ”

Gu Shuyao pinched Zhao'er's fleshy little face with both hands, and couldn't wait to lift the person up: "This little guy, do you know what a slingshot is, just shout for it." ”

Gu Shuo is a martial arts practitioner, and it is very easy to make a gadget like a slingshot, but he made three slingshots in half an hour, and they are of different sizes and shapes.

When Gu Mu came to Jing'an Hall, Gu Shuo was accompanying the three people to make a fire under the tree.

It's lively, it's a little noisy.

The fourth girl Gu Shuman looked at the excitement they were playing here, although her heart was itchy, but she didn't come to make up for this excitement, she was different from Gu Shuyao, even in the Hou Mansion, she was always a dignified and noble girl, seeing Gu Mu coming to Jing'an Hall, she stepped forward to call 'second brother', and then handed a purse to Gu Mu: "This is the second girl of my close friend Xu Shangshu's family entrusted me to my second brother, saying that it was a gift for Chinese New Year's Eve." ”

Gu Mu glanced at it, Gu Shuman was afraid that he would refuse, so he hurriedly said again: "The second brother gave me a face, she dragged me several times, as long as the second brother accepted it, if you lose it or send it away, it will be at the will of the second brother." ”

At this time, the old lady was far away, and saw Gu Mu through the bright lights in the courtyard, and called: "Guannan is here, come here, come to grandmother." Gu Mu walked towards the old lady.

Gu Shumani was extremely angry and wanted to stuff it to Jing Si on the side, but Jing Si hurriedly dodged and said to Gu Shuman: "Fourth Miss, Childe told you before, don't do such a thing again, Fourth Miss take it back." Gu Shuman snorted angrily and turned around and glanced at Gu Mu.

Here, Zhao'er and Rong Wen Gu Shuyao competed to shoot flames, he was a little doll, how could he compare to them, he couldn't be angry, and he took his little slingshot and left.

He trotted into the house, stood in the middle of a circle of adults, his dark eyes swept around several times, and finally threw himself into his second uncle's arms like a meat ball, especially aggrieved, and said in a milky voice: "Second uncle help me, I can't compare to them." He held up the small slingshot in his hand to Gu Mu to see: "Second uncle, look, the slingshot made by the third uncle for my little aunt is big, and the slingshot made for me is small, I can't compare to them." ”

Zhao'er took Gu Mu's hand and coquettishly told him: "Second uncle, you go and help me, help me." ”

The little baby knew the grinder, and made a circle of people laugh at him.

Gu Mu took the small slingshot in his hand, which was less than the size of his palm, got up and was pulled by Zhao'er, and after coming to the ancient locust tree in the courtyard, the little boy said to them angrily: "I found a helper." ”

After speaking, he was quite proud, but he found that his cousin was with the third uncle, wanting to shoot the ice on the eaves, but he didn't hear his words at all, his little man walked over, pulled the corner of Rong Wen's clothes, and said in a milky voice: "Cousin." ”

Rong Wen came back to his senses at this time, first answered Zhao'er, and then called 'second cousin'. Gu Shuo also called 'Second Brother'.

Jing'an Hall was lively and lively for more than an hour, and gradually they were a little tired, and the elders began to give New Year's money to mention the interest of these children.

The old lady had just finished sending it, and Zhao'er became restless in his mother's arms, making a fuss that he was also going to send New Year's money, which made a room full of people laugh.

He was a four-year-old boy who was serious, wearing a festive placket jacket, and his fleshy little hands dug and dug out in the cloth bag around his waist, and only took out two plum candy.

At this moment, everyone in the house looked at him, to see who he was going to give the only two pieces of candy to eat, but the little guy did not hesitate at all, first walked up to his second uncle with small steps, handed one to Gu Mu, and then handed one to his cousin and aunt with small steps.

The old lady's smiling eyes became a slit, and she coaxed and asked, "Zhao'er tell me, why did so many people give them sugar?" ”

The little guy ran to his great-grandmother and said with a happy little face: "Because the second uncle is good-looking, and my cousin is also good-looking, Zhao'er's candy should be eaten by the best-looking people." ”

Zhao'er's mother, Ah Hao, said to the old lady with a smile: "Grandmother, don't look at the young age of this child, but you know things, take him to the street to play on the day of the winter solstice, and call him sister when he sees a beautiful girl." ”

Ah Hao's words fell, and the old lady pinched Zhao'er's little face: "Zhao'er is smart, not to mention him, everyone likes to be good-looking, especially, this good-looking person is a good match in one place." ”

Time passed in the laughter, Rong Wen sat beside the old lady, felt a little drowsy, and quietly went to a dry pond in the backyard of Jing'an Hall alone, and somehow got a small bench, and sat there in a daze.

The lights were like stars, and she looked at the moon in the sky, and her thoughts had long since disappeared.

At this hour, Daddy should be drinking.

In previous years, on Chinese New Year's Eve, my stepmother didn't like to drink, she accompanied her father to drink, she was addicted to alcohol, sometimes her father was drunk, she was just dizzy, and I don't know, this year's father still drinks or not.

In fact, when she was sitting next to the old lady, she looked at the eldest uncle's family and the second uncle's family, gossiping happily in one place, and her heart was unspeakable.

However, isn't it the most basic thing for people to live in the world and have their parents by their side?

Why, this has become an eternal luxury for her.

Before she was ten years old, she hoped that her mother would hug her, and for countless nights, she wanted to run to her mother's house and sleep with her mother, but she knew that even if she mustered up the courage to run, she would only be scolded and rushed back.

She always hoped that the three of them could go to the market together, eat together, and do many, many things together.

But such a scene can be counted on one hand.

After she was ten years old, she was thinking, even if her mother didn't hug her and was cold to her and her father, it would be fine, as long as her mother was still there, as long as their family was still there, it would be fine.

But what she wanted, after all, was impossible to achieve.

It was also after the age of ten that she began to get used to writing a codex, writing everything she wanted to say to her mother in the codex. The embarrassment of the tide, the beginning of love saw the handsome young man who was born.

She began to steal her father's wine, and heard that a drunk would relieve a thousand sorrows, and she also wanted to give it a try, but her sorrows were not solved, but she fell into a drinking addiction.

She rested her elbows on her knees and looked up at the moon in the sky.

I don't know how long it took, there seemed to be footsteps coming over, and Rong Wen realized that her feet were a little numb, and the night in winter was colder than she imagined.

Her voice was a little hoarse, and she looked at the person who came and said softly: "My feet are a little numb, my second cousin forgive me." ”

Gu Mu stopped beside her in an ink robe, the crane-patterned white jade on his waist was even more translucent in the snow, he took out a painted purse from his arms and handed it over, and his voice was like a spring: "New Year's money." ”