Autumn went to winter for another year, and in this year, Liu Xunxiang saw birth, sickness and death, and saw the changes of the years, which made him gradually more profound about the way of movement and stillness.

In the past three years, except for the time when he would close the door around the Chinese New Year, he did not go out once for the rest of the time.

And this closure is also because he went home to pay tribute to his parents, and every year when the Chinese New Year was the most lively, he would bring incense, candles, wine and meat back to that town.

But he didn't go back to Liu's house, but occasionally when he passed by, he would stand in the distance and watch silently for a while.

In the past three years, Liu Long did not return to his master, but chose to stay in the town and protect the Liu family.

He and Su Su also planned to get married this year, after the mourning period, and his cousin Liu Yixue also found his beloved, this person was the coachman back then, Chen Qing.

Liu Xunxiang checked this Chen Qing behind his back, he is the son of a farmer in Xishui Town next door, and he knows some hunting skills, so he went to Qinghe City to eat, and later joined Liu Tianzhong's Zhongyi Gang, and got acquainted with Liu Yixue, but he is also a simple and responsible person, and he also respects Liu Tianzhong very much.

In this regard, Liu Xunxiang is also very satisfied, he has long wanted to let the people of the Liu family, in the hatred of the year, the hatred and crime of the Liu family are enough for him to resist alone.

Because of Xu Yan's relationship, in the past three years, Liu Xunxiang's shop has also become famous on this street, although there are still not many buyers, but it is much better than the first half a year, and among the people who come to buy, nine times out of ten, they are also the personal companions of the National Education Institute.

After coming and going, this study also has a good reputation in the National Church.

Liu Xunxiang was not affected by this, his state of mind was still peaceful, and he returned here just to comprehend the way of movement and stillness, so as to break through the realm.

Therefore, for him, these fame and fortune are all inconsequential things outside the body, just tools he uses to enter the Tao.

Snowflakes fell from the sky, Liu Xunxiang sat on the rocking chair at the door of the store, squinting his eyes and looking at the sky, now it has been the fourth year since he came to the imperial capital, and the three-year mourning period has passed, so this year he decided not to go home, but to continue to stay in the imperial capital.

Although the sadness on his body has faded slightly in the past three years, he still occasionally burns some paper money in the backyard on days like Qingming Festival.

He learned this from some shops on the street, and he didn't know what reincarnation was like in this world, and he didn't know if it would be useful, so he could only use it as a kind of remembrance and sacrifice.

There will be such a ceremony a year ago, but Liu Xunxiang doesn't go out much, so when he buys candle paper money, Tie Niu helps him buy it for him.

Tie Niu also asked him curiously who these were burned for, but Liu Xunxiang just smiled and didn't answer, Tie Niu knew that there must be a lot of sad things in this, so he didn't ask sensibly.

Liu Xunxiang picked up the wine jug on the side, and saw that in the distance on the street, Tie Niu was carrying a large bag of candles and paper money and running quickly in his direction, Liu Xunxiang looked at him, and there was a long-lost smile in his eyes.

The child in front of him can be said to have grown up with him.

After the thirtieth night of this year, Tie Niu will be nineteen years old, according to the customs of the Song Kingdom, Tie Niu at this age can already get married and start a family.

At the beginning of the year, Blacksmith Zhou asked someone to tell Tie Niu about a family matter, which was the daughter of a pawnshop across the street, Liu Xunxiang had also seen it, and he looked quite a sign, and he also respected Liu Xunxiang very much.

Tie Niu saw Liu Xunxiang sitting at the doorrail from afar, and suddenly his eyes smiled like a crescent moon, and shouted, "Uncle Liu, I helped you buy it back." ”

As he spoke, he didn't forget to lift the incense candle he was carrying in his hand and shook it twice.

A faint smile flashed in Liu Xunxiang's eyes, and he got up and took the incense candle, and when the street was over, the sky was dark, and Liu Xunxiang took a copper basin and put it next to the store.

At this time, Qingyun Street was already about a finger thick with snow, the streets were dotted, and some neighbors of the shops also held incense and candles to worship at the door.

After Tie Niu helped his family clean up the dishes and chopsticks, he also ran over and pinched a fist-sized snowdrift on the ground for Liu Xunxiang to use to insert incense.

Tie Niu put his cold red hand to his mouth and kept sighing, and asked: "Uncle Liu, why don't you look for a daughter-in-law, I think the daughter of the Sun family that my father introduced to you is quite good, and Sister Xu, I pondered, this Sister Xu also has a little bit of meaning to you, otherwise why has she come to see you every New Year's holiday in the past few years, what do you think?"

Liu Xunxiang's hand folding the paper money froze, and a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes.

When he went home at that time, his aunt also told his father about it, saying that she wanted to find a family for him, but there were too many things later, and there was no chance.

Now when I hear this iron bull mention it, I can't help but feel a little emotional, maybe I should also find a daughter-in-law and take her back to show my father.

"Uncle has someone he likes. Liu Xunxiang smiled and said softly.

Tie Niu stood up suddenly, and said with a surprised face: "Really? Who, have I ever seen it?"

"She's in a far, far away place, and when that day comes, I'll go to find her...."A flash of remembrance flashed in Liu Xunxiang's eyes, and the half of the bracelet appeared in her mind for no reason. sweet potato

Tie Niu said with a smile: "So uncle, you came to this imperial capital to do business and make a lot of money, and then go back to marry a daughter-in-law, right?" ”

Liu Xunxiang lit the incense candle, slowly stood up, touched Tie Niu's head, looked at the fireworks above the imperial capital and said, "Yes, my uncle came to this imperial capital to make a lot of money, and then go home to marry his daughter-in-law." ”

Tie Niu followed Liu Xunxiang's gaze, looking at the dazzling eyes in the sky, his eyes were still clear and bright.

"Brother Liu, baby, come over for dinner. Iron Bull Lady shouted behind the door and called the two back.

In the past few years, Liu Xunxiang has almost lived in his own store and eaten in the store next door, as long as the meal arrives, either the two of them will call him, or if he is busy, he will let Tie Niu deliver the food, just like a family.

An ordinary home-cooked meal was eaten for a long time, during which Blacksmith Zhou said that he wanted Liu Xunxiang to help write some posts, because the Tie Niu was about to get married after the year, and Liu Xunxiang happened to be able to write, so this errand naturally fell on him.

Liu Xunxiang didn't shirk, and immediately agreed.

The two discussed Tie Niu's marriage while eating, which made Tie Niu's face flush and a little embarrassed.

After the meal, Liu Xunxiang walked out of the blacksmith shop with a jar of wine, and sat on his doorrail, the winter night was very dark, and the snowflakes were falling from above, looking like it was in nothingness, suddenly appearing, without roots.

Liu Xunxiang tilted his head and leaned against the door, letting the cold and crystal snowflakes fall on his face, and the snowflakes quickly turned into tiny droplets of water when they met the temperature.

Liu Xunxiang rubbed the water droplets on her face with her fingers to her fingertips, and the water droplets on her fingertips suddenly recondensed into a crystal snowflake at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Liu Xunxiang looked at the snowflake and blew it gently, and after the snowflake left her fingertips, it turned into water droplets in the air again and fell to the ground.

At this time, there were no pedestrians on the road, and this scene was already very small, so no one noticed it.

The sky was getting darker, and the sound of the wind could already be heard......

Under the snowy night, the ground of Qingyun Street is unusually bright, but looking back and forth, except for Liu Xunxiang who is still on the street, there is no one on the street, even those shops, all closed their doors early, and the family surrounded the stove, enjoying the warmth and companionship of the winter night.

Liu Xunxiang sighed softly, his eyes showed a touch of loneliness and loneliness, and subconsciously wrapped the cotton clothes on his body, he pushed open the door of the store and walked in.

For him, in fact, this kind of cold is nothing, what really makes him cold is the lights of thousands of homes on the street.

Loneliness is not innate, but it comes from the bottom of your heart when you find that you can't fit in and touch it when you know that there are many people around you.

Liu Xunxiang is like this at this moment.

The door of the study creaked and slowly closed, and all day on the street, except for the study shop, which was pitch black, the other shops were brightly lit.

Liu Xunxiang was lying on the bed, a sense of loneliness that he had never felt before came to his heart, he had never been homesick like today for ten years, but unfortunately, he no longer had a home.....

The next day, the sky was bright, the street was still quiet, Liu Xunxiang got up early, at this time his whole body was full of a faint twilight atmosphere, looking very old.

He knows that today is the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, so many shops are preparing Chinese New Year's Eve dinner at home and will not open their doors to do business.

After staggering open the door of the store, he took out another broom, slowly swept aside the snow that had accumulated overnight in front of the door, and then took out a rag and wiped all the bookcases in the store.

After doing this, he returned to the counter, took out the paper and ink again, and began to continue to do calligraphy and drawing.

"Uncle Liu, it's early... Hey, uncle, why is it so cold in your store? Outside the door, Tie Niu walked in with a charcoal fire, and as soon as he stepped in, he shivered from the cold.

Liu Xunxiang stopped writing, looked at him with a smile, and nodded.

Tie Niu quickly cleaned up the charcoal fire, and after a while, a faint warmth rose in the cold and lonely shop.

Liu Xunxiang walked to the back, took out a pile of written wedding cards and handed them to him, Tie Niu knotted, opened one casually and looked at it, immediately scratched his head, and smiled shyly.

After Tie Niu went home, Liu Xunxiang continued to pick up the pen and slowly wrote word by word.

Soon, a few more calligraphy and paintings were written and put aside, Liu Xunxiang looked at this piece of calligraphy and portraits, there were willow chongru, willow father, willow mother...

He spread the portrait of the second elder on the table, and a smile gradually appeared on his face, but in this smile, there was a sadness that was so rich that it could not be dissolved...