Bamboo Horse

"Boss, I want a jujube paste Yuanxiao."

"I'm sorry, my lord, the Lantern Festival is sold out. Why don't you come back tomorrow?" The owner of the Lantern Festival seems to be a young man, and it is said that he took over the ancestral shop after his father passed away.

"What? Isn't this, isn't it just past noon? Why are they sold out?" Mu Yu looked at the boss angrily, "Aren't you lying to me?"

The boss shook his head again and again, "How dare you lie to me, this commoner? Besides, who doesn't want to make money? It is true that the Lantern Festival is sold out, and the government stipulates that all stores are only open for half a day today, even small stores like ours are no exception. .”

Mu Yu still wanted to speak, but Xia Yan hurriedly stopped him, "Master, I think it's better to forget it, and you don't have to rush to eat Yuanxiao today."

Although Mu Yu didn't look at Xia Chang, he knew his aggrieved and disappointed expression at this moment, so he rubbed his hair and asked the boss, "There is no government rule that you can't make Lantern Festival at home, right?"

The boss was slightly stunned, "That's not true, what does the young master mean?"

"Since there is no one, I won't make it difficult for you. We will go to your house and you will guide me to make Yuanxiao." The boss refused, but Mu Yu continued, "I know that the master is worried that his ancestral craftsmanship will be spread and ruined. Signboard, but don't worry, I don't know anything about cooking, and I will never steal other people's skills, but I just want to make it for my wife to express my heart, and I hope this master will understand."

The boss is also a man with a family. Mu Yu rubbed Xia Rong just now and the doting eyes he gave Xia Rong when he talked about his wife were all in his eyes.He watched the water vapor gradually rise in Xia Chang's eyes, and he couldn't bear it, "Can I ask this young man a question, is the wife you mentioned, the young young man beside you?"

"Yes." Mu Yu embraced Xia Rong calmly, "It doesn't matter if the master thinks it's against the law of nature and immoral. In short, it won't delay your business."

Xia Chang has only seen Mu Yu when he was domineering and said one thing, but where has he seen him so polite and humble?

Mu Yu looked at him sideways, and knew what was going on in his mind. He raised his hand and scratched Xia Ling's nose and smiled, "Idiot, I'm asking others for help, how can I be so rude?"

"But, it's not like this when you let the magistrate and the state officials do things." Xia Chang retorted in a low voice.Mu Yu explained very patiently, "They are officials, and my status is there. They can't make mistakes, and now we are just ordinary people. Naturally, we should treat others with courtesy if we ask for it."

Boss Yuanxiao is also a person who has studied for several years. He also had friends with broken sleeves when he was in a private school. Do you want to make Yuanxiao? If so, come with me."

Master Yuanxiao's home is very simple, and the kitchen only has a stove and things for making Yuanxiao.Xia Chang quietly looked around, and there was only one person's clothes hanging on the bamboo poles in the yard, and it didn't look like there were other people in the house.

"Master, are you alone in your family?"

"It's like this now. In the past... I used to be with my wife, but she passed away due to dystocia and didn't even keep the child. Oh, by the way, don't call me Master anymore. My name is Xue Cen. If you call me by my name, it's okay." Good." Xue Cen didn't seem to want to recall the past, so he changed the subject.

Mu Yu was busy making the Lantern Festival, Xue Cen stood aside to direct, and brought a chair for Xia Chang.After Mu Yu saw Xia Rong stumbled on the corner of his clothes, he helped Xia Rong to sit down regardless of his hand still sticking to the flour, and wrapped him in a cloak to protect him from the cold before starting to make Lantern Festival again.

Xue Cen was busy on one side, and directed Mu Yu to take out the jujube core to make mud, knead it into stuffing, and asked him to take out the glutinous rice flour in the bag, knead the stuffing into balls and put it in the glutinous rice flour.

Mu Yu frantically removed the date pits, and chopped the date meat at a loss, almost chopping human flesh into it several times.When kneading the stuffing, there was another ping-pong-pong, and a bowl was broken.When taking out the glutinous rice flour, he sprinkled it on the ground again, Xia Chang was startled and Xue Cen was heartbroken.Not to mention the kneaded stuffing that looks weird.

As the best cook in Master Mu's house, Xia Yan said that his master really doesn't have the talent to cook.Obviously, he knew how to make Lantern Festival immediately after hearing Xue Cen's words, but Mu Yu refused to let him do it, and continued to fight by himself, making Xue's kitchen run wild.

After experiencing infinite setbacks and hardships, Mu Yu finally did all this well.Xia Chang looked at the beautiful Mu Yu covered in glutinous rice flour, and even his face was covered with patches of white, without any trace of his usual demeanor, he couldn't help but feel a sore nose.

"Xia Chang, look." Mu Yu happily showed Xia Chang the wrapped Lantern Festival in his hands, but what he saw was Xia Rong with tears in his eyes, and hurriedly put down the Lantern Festival and ran to Xia Chang to hold his face, "what's the matter?"

"It's okay." Xia Yan finally indulged for a while, and leaned forward to kiss Mu Yu's sticky lips.Mu Yu was taken aback for a moment, and then ecstatically, ignoring Xue Cen who was stunned, reached out to grab the back of Xia Rong's head and deepened the kiss.

Xue Cen watched the two kiss each other inseparably, with mixed feelings in his heart, finally turned around and went out, and closed the kitchen door by the way, leaving the room full of warmth to the two.

Mu Yu lost his composure, and kissed Xia Rong recklessly.Xia Yan, however, gasped for fresh air, followed Mu Yu's suppressed kiss for a long time, and tears flowed down slowly, dripping on his clothes.He was already used to falling asleep in his arms, he was used to seeing him the first time he woke up, he was used to the faint scent of sandalwood on his body, and he wondered if he would not be able to fall asleep in the future.

"Xia Yan, will you stay with me?"

"Hmm..." Xia Yan bit Mu Yu's shoulder hard.He thought it was a harsh bite, but in Mu Yu's view, it was an emotional response.Just a sliver of reason remained, he got up suddenly, went to the water tank, picked up a ladle, filled it with water, and poured it on his head.Then he went back to hug Xia Rong, hugged him into his arms to comfort his emotions, and threw Xia Rong's cock with his own coldness.

Although it was already the beginning of spring, the cold air was still pressing. Mu Yu dared not hug Xia Chang, so he had no choice but to call Xue Cen in.

Seeing the mess, Xue Cen led the two of them into the bedroom clearly, and came back with two sets of clean clothes, "Young masters, I only have a few sets of coarse linen shirts here, made by my late wife, and I haven't worn them yet. If the young master doesn't dislike it, just put it on first."

Mu's carriage did not follow because of the rough roads in the village, and the clothes on the carriage naturally became unattainable.Fortunately, the two of them were not pretentious, although they hesitated, they changed their clothes very quickly after Xue Cen went out.

"Master..." Xia Yan's face was still red, and even her voice was soft, with a trace of confusion, like a coquettish cat, scratching Mu Yu's heart every now and then.

Xue Cen coughed, "My lord, are you still doing the Lantern Festival?"

Mu Yu nodded, got up and rubbed Xia Chang's hair, kissed the tip of her hair, and went to the kitchen again.Not long after, a bowl of Lantern Festival was brought out and put in Xia Chang's hands, "How about you try it?"

Xia Chang looked at the strangely shaped bowl of Yuanxiao that was still sticking together in some places. She didn't know how to eat it, so she picked up a spoon and scooped a little bit into her mouth carefully.

"How?" Mu Yu stared at Xia Chang closely, observing his facial expression.

It's a bit too sweet...Xia Chang thought to herself.But thinking of Mu Yu's embarrassed appearance just now, he couldn't bear to speak, besides, it's not like he can't eat sweets.He took another spoonful and said with a shy smile, "Well, it's delicious."

"Really?" Mu Yu frowned with a smile, took a bite out of Xia Yan's spoon, and spit it out instantly, "This..." It's so sweet!How did Xia Rong eat it without changing his face?

"It's okay, it's just a little sweet, but it's very good, I... like it very much."

The room was beautiful, Xue Cen was afraid of harming Chi Yu, so he had already disappeared, and there were only two people left in the bedroom, but Mu Yu reservedly only held Xia Rong's cold hand to warm it.

"Master, I, I will..."

"Hush," Mu Yu had already guessed what Xia Rong was going to say, so he put his index finger on Xia Rong's lips to stop him, "At least let me pass tonight, okay?"

Xia Yue nodded with tears in her eyes, "Master, I, I, tonight, can still be with you...with you..."

"Of course." Mu Yu smiled.

Xia Yan seemed to be going all out, and said in a low voice, "Master, I, I am willing to perform Zhougong's ceremony with you..."

"What?" At this moment, Mu Yushi was really startled by Xia Yan, and then asked seriously, "Do you know what you said?"

"Xia Rong, Xia Rong knows."

"Is this your truth?" Mu Yu continued to ask.

"Yes."

Mu Yu raised his head to look at the sky, roughly counting the time, the corners of his lips curled slightly, and he took Xia Rong's hand, "It's getting late, Xia Rong, would you like to go home with me?"

"I...will."

Standing in front of Xue Cen's door, Mu Yu looked at Xue Cen's lonely appearance, and asked, "Brother Xue, do you have any idea of ​​becoming an official? Or do you just stick to your family's secret recipe?"

"Thanks to the kindness of your son, it's just that Xue Cen failed in the scientific examinations a few years ago, and now he really has to do it. He can't pass the hurdle in his heart for the time being. It's okay to become an official."

"That being the case, I can't force it," Mu Yu took out a pen and paper from the carriage that finally stumbled up and wrote a few lines, and then stamped his own seal, "I have some contacts in the imperial court, when you figure it out , take this letter and go to the capital to find General Mu Zeqimu, he will naturally help you."

Saying goodbye to Xue Cen, the carriage rushed all the way back to Mu's mansion, and happened to see the butler transporting box after box of things into the mansion.The butler seemed not to notice Xia Yan and ran to Mu Yu, "Master, where are these betrothal gifts going?"

Xia Yan was taken aback, not knowing what was going on in his heart, so he just found an excuse to escape from here, "Master, I feel a little unwell, so I'm going back home first..."

Mu Yu looked at Xia Chang's back with a smile, blinked his eyes and said to the butler, "Moving back to the mansion, I will be useful."

The housekeeper looked clear, "Master, is it time to choose an auspicious day?"

"Well, you choose first. If you can get married today, you can get married immediately. I want the whole city to know who I, Mu Yu, loves."

At night, Mu Yu held a Langhao brush and carefully sketched someone's appearance.There was a knock on the door, and Mu Yu felt relieved, it must be Xia Chang who came.It must be the dowry just now that reminded him of Miss Li's family, I'm afraid it was a little too exciting.

Xia Yan stood in front of Mu Yu, staring at him aggrievedly, "Master... can you, can you not get married?"

"Oh?" Mu Yu said lightly, "Why?"

"Because, because... I like you! I like you, Mu Yu. I know I'm not worthy, but, but I..."

Mu Yu smiled and finally said it.

"Kiss me once, and I won't let you or me get married."

"Huh?" Xia Yan rubbed her red and swollen eyes, wondering.

Mu Yu knocked on Xia Ling's forehead, "Idiot, who do you think I'm going to marry?"

half a month later.

Su Yuelin and Ye Ningchen received a wedding invitation with the names of Mu Yu and Xia Chang written on it, and the date was set on the [-]th of this month.At the same time, everyone in the city received wedding invitations, and the wedding invitations also specifically indicated the gender of the two: male.

Everyone knew that Mu Yu was a broken sleeve, especially Master Li, who knew why Mu Yu refused to get married in the first place.If you know it, you know it, but no one talks about it.The reason is simple, everyone in the city has received Mu Yu's favor, and they know how to repay it.Besides, these people have long guessed that Mu Yu and Xia Chang are a couple, otherwise, they have been in the city for more than three years, how can they not even have a red-sleeved maid beside them, only a book boy?And this book boy still eats and lives with Young Master Mu?

February [-]th is suitable for marriage.Xia Chang had long since lost his family, so Mu Yu rode on a horse and set off from Mu Mansion, took Xia Chang's sedan chair around the city for a circle, and then returned to Mu Mansion to worship.

Ten miles of red makeup.

It is not the season when peach blossoms are in full bloom, but peach petals are floating in the sky profusely.Everyone was surprised, but the source of the petals was Su Yuelin who was captured as a coolie.To say they were arrested, it would be better to say that Ye Ningchen drove them here.Who told Young Master Su to be timid and not prepare a marriage ceremony for him?Young Master Ye was very upset.

Mu Yu took Xia Rong's hand and stepped into the auditorium.Mu Zeqi had to stay in the capital due to official business, but Meng Shi rushed here non-stop after receiving the wedding invitation.Xia Rong was afraid of people since he was a child, but he was close to Meng Shi alone, and Meng Shi also loved Xia Rong very much, and originally wanted to adopt him as a foster son and name him in the family tree.Now, although their identities are different, they have gotten what they wanted.In the family tree of the Mu family with a smile, the Meng family wrote the words "Musia's family" next to Mu Yu's name.

In my last name, crown your name.

There are no jujubes, peanuts, osmanthus seeds and other things prepared in the bridal chamber, but there is still some quilt wine.The dragon is the male, and the phoenix is ​​the male in the phoenix. The dragon and phoenix candles are perfect here.

Xia Ling sat on the bed in a fiery red wedding dress, her hands twisted her sleeves nervously, her face without a hijab was full of tangles, and what Ye Ningchen said repeatedly echoed in her mind.It's not that Ye Ningchen told Xia Rong, it's just that the two of them knew at a glance that Xia Rong must be the one to accept.

"Xia Yan."

"Ok?"

"Xia Ling, I'm hungry."

"Master, I'm going now..."

"What did you call me?"

"Husband, husband..."

The author has something to say: 2016.08.09, the tail of Qixi Festival, finally finished the main text of "Bamboo Horse". Bamboo Horse" episode.As for the meat of Chapter 8 and Chapter 10, everyone can go to Weibo to pick it up.Weibo @镜水-晓娜, don’t forget the little horizontal bar~

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