Back to the ancient favorite

After becoming famous in World War I this time, Xiliu didn’t need to wear any hats on the street anymore. The neighbors around saw him respectfully and politely called him well, Mr. Liu, and would send him some snacks and fruits from time to time, of course. The upright Xiliu naturally declined one by one, and refused to accept any.

For the sake of his new little brothers, he specially refurbished their original residence, so that they can live better, so that they can be more loyal to him, and he also arranged for those children who were already at school age to go to school.

The group of new subordinates who were moved to tears lived up to expectations, and divided the four streets from east to west, north to south, and the one-eyed dragon who was originally in the lead changed his name directly for Xiliu, and his code name was blind.

Xiliu leaned against the blind shed that the old man built for steaming cakes and waited for the old man to serve him steamed cakes. The old man was even more happy to see Xiliu coming, not to mention Ge Tianming was also beside him.

"Why do you think his cake is so glutinous?" Xiliu took a bite and asked Ge Tianming who had already swallowed 3 or 4 yuan.

Ge Tianming just cared about eating and didn't answer his spare time, and shook his head to express that he didn't know.

Xiliu frowned and looked at the busy figure of the old man but didn't dare to ask. He was afraid that he would not come here if he found out the way. Later, he disliked Ge Tianming: "You fat man eats so much in one bite, save some for me."

In the palace, Kageyama returned to the emperor, and he told the emperor everything that happened that day. The emperor had a look of incredulity on his face, and repeatedly questioned the authenticity of Kageyama's incident. Kageyama once again said word by word: "My subordinates saw with their own eyes that Master Xiliu cut off one person's ear and cut off another person's half of his tongue."

"It's impossible for Xiliu to do such a thing." The emperor patted the chair in his imperial study heavily. If the person in front of him was not his most trusted subordinate, he might have been dragged out and beheaded directly. The emperor still Unbelievable how Xiliu became so ruthless, the emperor took a deep breath to calm himself down, and asked suspiciously, "He..."

"Your Majesty, I have asked all the imperial physicians in the imperial hospital, and boldly guessed that Master Xiliu... I'm afraid it's..." Yingshan glanced at the emperor's expression quietly and said, "I'm afraid he has become another person."

"Hmph, if you become someone else again, can you change from being gentle like water to murderous without blinking an eye!" The emperor once again patted his chair and pointed at Yingshan angrily. Yingshan remained silent until the father-in-law outside said: "Your Majesty, Prince Man is about to return to court."

"Understood." When the emperor turned his head again, Yingshan had disappeared in front of him. He sighed and took out the jade pendant around his waist, frowned and sighed deeply: "Xiliu, you really became Don't even know me? '

When Princess Xisai arrived in the imperial city, Xiliu also joined in the fun and squeezed into the crowd to watch the noisy welcoming procession. He saw the joyful smile of Prince Man riding a white horse, and followed the slowly advancing procession. Stepping forward, and waving to the surroundings from time to time, the bright red on his chest represents the satin hydrangea on his chest, which is very eye-catching, and the large piece of red is like a warning, deeply imprinted into Xi Durian's mind.

Xiliu's heart skipped a beat, he covered his heart, a feeling called distressed quickly pulled him into the abyss like a swamp, the more he struggled, the more he couldn't breathe, the more he wanted to escape The deeper he got into it, Xiliu had never felt this kind of feeling. This feeling oppressed the nerves of his whole body and made him unable to breathe.The extremely painful feeling made Xiliu stagger, and leaned against Lizi who was about to wave at her side.

"What's the matter, young master?" Lizi supported Xiliu to see his pale face, and couldn't help feeling worried, Xiliu squeezed her heart in a trance and said two words with difficulty: "Go home."

Lord Man didn't see all this, but it was Aren who saw it thoroughly. He saw Xiliu's expression of extreme pain, and also saw Lizi helping him to leave, but Aren turned to look at Lord Man. , Man Wangye is ignorant of everything.

Princess Xisai and Prince Man had to get married in the palace the day before. After all, she was a congenial princess, so she had to stay in the palace for a night. The palace was very lively, but Prince Man just replied with a smile, But Xiliu was worried about her in her heart.

As night fell, Aren stood next to Prince Man and watched him look in the direction of Prince Man's mansion. Aren didn't speak, and he couldn't speak, but just looked at the back of the prince.

Ah Ren thought for a while and walked to his side, just about to mention something, Prince Man said, "I don't know what Xiliu is doing at this time."

Ah Ren frowned and felt that telling him made him even more worried, so he turned his head and looked in the direction of Manwangfu with him.

Xiliu leaned against the porch, staring blankly at the bright moon in the sky, propped his head on his hands and sighed slightly.

Li Zi stood behind him, fearing that he would catch a cold, so she put a plush cloak on him.

"Today... is it my birthday?" Xiliu asked suddenly, causing Lizi's hands to tremble in fright, he opened his mouth and then closed it again.

Xiliu didn't need his answer to know that she was right: "You said that the emperor wanted him to marry the princess on my birthday." Xiliu sighed and continued to look at the moon, "What is he doing now. "

"Master..." Seeing that he was suffering, Li Zi clenched her fists and raised her legs to leave the room. Seeing him leave, Xiliu didn't know where he was going, nor was she in the mood to ask, so she leaned against the door rail She stared blankly at the sky: "Grandpa... are you okay? Today is my body's birthday. There is no cake or dessert. Only this round of bright moon can be regarded as a consolation for me."

Xiliu smiled bitterly: "I still remember on my 17th birthday, you said you would give me a gift, and then you took Xuan Anyu's chapter to do whatever I wanted, I almost sold it for a game console, My dad beat me up, and I still blame you, why didn't you tell me about such an important thing before giving it to me."

Xiliu thought of the scene where she was beaten by her father at the age of 17 and couldn't sit in a chair, and suddenly laughed out loud: "You said, not everything will be told to me, and often I need to find out by myself, I need to go I understand. Grandpa, I understand now." Xiliu looked at the moon and found that it seemed to be covered with a blurred filter. When she raised her hand to wipe it, she found that she was crying. Xiliu couldn't help but lowered her head. Burying his head between his knees, an emotion called missing enveloped the current scene, and as the protagonist of missing, he hid in a corner of the porch and shed tears silently.

"Master..." Lizi's voice sounded beside her, Xiliu quickly wiped her eyes on the clothes on her knees, raised her head and said angrily, "What are you doing?" But she was startled by a group of people suddenly.

Ge Tianming was holding a pastry platter, Gui Xiaohong was holding a rookie's red purse, Wu Butler was carrying noodles, Lu Heng was holding a new gadget, the blind man was carrying wine, the old man was carrying steamed cakes, and the eight children were carrying His own painting stands behind Lizi.

"You..." Xiliu burst into tears again, and he stood up and looked at a group of people who suddenly said angrily, "What! Are you here to surprise me or scare me!"

"Master, you can't eat noodles on your birthday!" Butler Wu smiled and brought the noodles in. Ge Tianming took a piece of steamed cake and hurriedly put it in his mouth, but was beaten by the old man.

"Young master eats!" said the old man and chased Ge Tianming into the house. The eight children gave Xiliu their poems and paintings one by one. The last child who was seriously ill even hugged him and said: "Thank you, Master Xiliu! Master Xiliu has a long life!"

"Oh, thanks." He touched his little head and followed them into the door.

'Actually...it's not so bad here. Xiliu thought in her heart, eating and chatting with everyone sitting there, laughing happily, Xiliu took a sip of wine and stepped on the chair and said: "Wait! Master will cook you a special dish!" Said After singing, she left the room. An hour later, Xiliu appeared in front of everyone with her own ancient cake. She made some wine-filled cakes as a base, whipped egg whites to make milk foam, and served with some fresh fruits. Chuang's cake appeared in front of everyone, Xiliu and the children ate happily, and she also smiled happily.

Little did he know that Prince Man, who was in the palace compound, just stood there and stared at the moon all night.

On the second day, Xiliu was woken up by the deafening sound of gongs and drums. He got up and squeezed the space between his brows. He stared blankly at the sunlight covering the room, only to realize that he had slept until noon. After stretching his waist, he asked Excited Lizi: "It's so noisy, what are you doing?"

"Master, Master, the lord is back!" Lizi happily took out Gui Xiaohong's new aqua blue dress, and put it on for Xiliu. Xiliu raised an eyebrow and asked, "Is it the New Year today? Are you wearing new clothes?" Xiliu looked at the pomegranate embroidery extending from the hem to the chest, and suddenly laughed.

"Isn't this about meeting the princess?" Lizi shut up as soon as she finished speaking. He watched Xiliu's expression darken until he mentioned someone who shouldn't be mentioned. Lizi pouted and stood in front of Xiliu He raised his hand and said, "You hit me."

"I'm not willing!" Xiliu gritted her teeth in a funny way and squeezed Lizi's chubby face, then waved her sleeves and said, "I'm not a stingy person like that prince, I'm very generous, I not only To meet that princess, I have to fly with them!" After speaking, Xiliu smiled, put on her sleeves and went to the kitchen.

On the second day, there was a banquet at the palace. Prince Man searched for Xiliu everywhere when he returned home, but he couldn't be seen. He grabbed Butler Wu and asked softly, "Where is Xiliu?"

"The young master hasn't shown up so far. I don't know if he fell asleep or went to the kitchen." Butler Wu thought that Xiliu could only appear in these two places. Prince Man nodded and wanted to look for it, but was stopped by the nanny brought by the princess. Come down: "Prince Man, this princess hasn't got off the sedan chair yet, where are you going?"

Lord Man swallowed his saliva, raised his hand to signal Ah Ren to find Xiliu, and turned back to pick up the princess.

The firecrackers at the door exploded, and after picking up the bride, he had to pick up the guests. Prince Man really had no time to separate himself, and Ah Ren naturally found Xiliu. Xiliu sat on a chair seriously and spread the flour balls on the side in front of him. On the big lump of flour, it seemed to Aren that it was a random pile of things, but Xiliu thought about it very seriously before posting it.

Ah Ren couldn't understand his art, so he tugged at the hem of his clothes, Xiliu looked down at Ah Ren and smiled and said, "I know what you're going to say, don't go."

Ah Ren frowned, and tugged at the hem of his clothes again. Xiliu gave him an annoyed look and said, "I don't want to say the same thing a second time, so stay where it's cooler. I'm busy now. do not bother me."

Ah Ren pursed his lips and watched him post a few pieces of dough, then looked back at Li Zi, Li Zi quietly took Ah Ren away from Xiliu and said: "The young master seems to want to fly together for the prince and the princess, you Just don't make fun of yourself."

Ah Ren hesitated for a moment but nodded and left the range of the back kitchen. He went to the prince's side and made a gesture to indicate that Master Xiliu was busy.

While receiving guests, Prince Man sighed and said, "Is it because I am busy or I don't want to see my prince."

Ah Ren didn't dare to turn back, so he could only pouted and looked at him with a melancholy expression.

When the dinner party came, the kitchen was very busy. Ge Tianming went out of the kitchen with a spoon and wanted to ask Xiliu for help, but he kept his eyes wide open in the yard, because Xiliu made the mess all afternoon. The unintelligible thing turned into a pair of vivid lovebirds in his hands. They held their heads high, sang loudly, and flew together with their wings together. vivid.

Seeing that Ge Tianming hadn't returned for a long time, the guys in the kitchen rushed out to find someone, but they were all overwhelmed by Xiliu's work. The half-human-tall work is really amazing.

"Huh? The dishes are all cooked?" Xiliu clapped his hands and looked at a group of people watching him. Then Ge Tianming remembered what he was thinking. He patted his forehead and said: "It's broken, I almost forgot, please Master Xiliu is going out of the mountain to make some sweet soup and snacks."

Xiliu nodded and said, "I'll sign my name and go." After speaking, he took out the new pen given by Lu Heng, dipped it in the red sugar juice and wrote: "Singing love songs, flying together."Princess Sheng'an (Love)'

After that, Xiliu smiled at her work, nodded her eyes with black ink, clapped her hands and went in to help.

When it was time to serve snacks, Ge Tianming helped the servants to carry the face sculpture of Qifei to the courtyard. All the guests were attracted by it. Princess Xisai, I wish you two a happy marriage for a hundred years."

Prince Man looked at the sculpture facing him, and felt even more guilty because he saw the red words below: "Singing love songs, flying together with wings."Princess Sheng'an (Love)' and the name Sheng'an is only Xiliu in the entire palace who dares to call it that.

Prince Man felt uneasy, Ge Tianming looked back and glanced at the dim sum lineup was ready, then cleared his throat and said, "Serve dim sum! The first product! Mandarin ducks playing in the water!" Two lifelike glutinous rice mandarin ducks were paired together The small wine-stuffed rice balls, like a warm and romantic picture scroll, opened the jackpot. After each table was served, Ge Tianming continued: "Mandarin ducks play in the water, colorful butterflies fly together, love is clear, and the world can learn from it! "

Prince Man suddenly couldn't laugh or cry, as soon as he heard it, he knew that it must be written by Xiliu, who didn't go to the village or back to the store, so he rolled up a rice dumpling made with rice with a spoon, and said to it with a smile: "It's just you, To write these bad poems without words."

Seeing that everyone had eaten some, Ge Tianming said again: "The second product! Avalokitesvara!" A teacup was brought in front of everyone, and the curious person was taken aback when he opened it. A girl made of flour In his hand was a baby in swaddling, carved from a small round radish.

There was a lot of noise, and Ge Tianming looked back at Xiliu in the corner in fear. Xiliu nodded to him, but he could only bite the bullet and say: "Jade Hand Avalokitesvara, holding jade ginseng! After eating, you will be rich and powerful." Many children and grandchildren!” The guests suddenly burst into warm applause, applauding and expressing their disbelief at the exquisite craftsmanship of this knife.

Ge Tianming swallowed a mouthful of saliva and turned back to give Xiliu a look for help. Xiliu actually gave him a middle finger and left, and asked the servants to bring the last snack directly. Ge Tianming had no choice but to break his voice. Then he said: "The last product! Pumpkin soup! The harvest at the end of autumn is full of fruits! The newlyweds depend on each other and create more brilliance!"

After speaking, Ge Tianming bowed and left the courtyard with a blushing face, and returned to the kitchen with a grievance on his face: "Master Xiliu, although I am a cook, your poems don't even fit a rough man like me."

"Just make a formality! You don't care! What else do I want to let you show off?" Xiliu wiped her knife angrily. She really didn't know as much as that prince Man, but she also racked her brains to cooperate with each other every year. The nonsense of Xuan Anyu's annual meeting was made up, no matter how bad it is, it can't be too bad.

Pumpkin soup is different from soups in bowls. It is made in small pumpkins. The small pumpkins on each table can be combined into a sentence, which is "Happy for a hundred years, happy forever." These 10 characters, All the visitors were full of praise, but the one that Prince Man received was engraved with a heart.

But whether this heart is engraved with Xiliu or Man Wangye will not be clear for a while, but Man Wang knows that if he does not see Xiliu again, he will go crazy, so he suddenly got up and went to the kitchen with a pumpkin cup.