Otherworldly Days

The twelfth lunar month is approaching.

As soon as the snow stopped, someone outside cleared the snow on the road and cleared the road so that people in the village and their carriages and horses could go to the town.Compared with previous years, this year's twelfth lunar month is a bit colder, the snow has never stopped outside, and the sun may not have been out for a long time.

It's just that no matter how cold the winter is today, the winter is not as difficult as before.In the winters of the past few years, people in the nearby villages rarely died of freezing or starvation.

Before winter came, people would store enough food and firewood, the imperial court exempted them from taxes for three years, and farmers had some surplus food.There are a few acres of poor land in the family. The man in the family is not a lazy man and is willing to take a job. The brothers and children in the family will not worry about not having enough to eat. The children can also read books on the ground and learn a craft. In the future, if I don't expect my children to make a lot of money, at least I won't starve myself and my wife and children to death.

It wasn't until this day in Laba that the wind and snow outside became smoother.

Early in the morning, the family cooked Laba porridge. After eating Laba porridge, the adults were sweeping the snow outside, and a group of children ran out of the yard to play in the snow. The snow balls flew everywhere. The small ones fell into the snow and couldn’t get up. The big ones passed Get people up.

"Hahaha……"

Look at me!

"Flying big snowball!"

It will be fine for you guys to play for a while, go back to the house quickly. "Qi Wanfeng saw a group of children playing outside for a while, and came out to drive people back into the house, fearing that the children would frostbite their hands and feet after playing outside for too long. When they came out, they ran around like a horse that had been untied from its rope.

It took a lot of effort to drive all the little ones back into the house.

It's almost Chinese New Year, and I have to buy everything that is missing at home. Cao Xiangnan went to town early in the morning.I met Jiang Dongyi and sat down with him for a glass of wine. Jiang Dongyi was in charge of all the goods shipped on land these years. The goods shipped from Fenshui and Nanyang were all shipped out by Jiang Dongyi's hands. Old man.

Don't want to find someone to live with? Seeing that Jiang Dongyi has been alone all these years, Cao Xiangnan jokingly asked him, "How about I be a matchmaker for you and help you find a man with a good personality who can live with you." "

The wine on the stove was burning, Jiang Dong took a sip of the wine, pouted, and said, "No rush.

It's not suitable for a person like me to start a family, it's also a mistake. "Jiang Dongyi said that he has been running from south to north for so many years, and there is no time for peace. After marrying his brother, he has no time to accompany him. He really didn't think about getting married. However, there was such a person in my heart before, but now that he knows that there is no hope for this matter, he doesn't think about it anymore.

It's just that he didn't think about finding someone to live with.

Brother, if you find a brother and have two more children, you may decide that you don't want to run away. "When the running always has something to do, he, Brother Luo, also came back, and it's not bad to come back to plant medicinal materials. At the end of the year, his brother in the family gave birth to a boy, and the old doctor Luo happily stroked his beard all day long. Laughing.

Where is it. "Jiang Dong glanced at Cao Xiangnan and said.

The two have known each other for so many years, and they can be regarded as old friends. Cao Xiangnan will also tell Jiang Dongyi what he should talk about.

Just let it happen. "Jiang Dong picked up the cup in his hand, and the two clinked the cups.

When they parted, Cao Xiangnan also invited Jiang Dongyi to go to his house to celebrate the New Year while he was still here during the Chinese New Year. Jiang Dongyi promised to take his people away as soon as the wind and snow outside stopped.When he got the news, Cao Xiangnan just laughed and cursed.

That man who is wandering from south to north, his heart is always far away, no one can make him stop.

Once Laba is over, the days pass quickly, day by day, and it will be a year in a few days.

The flavor of the New Year in the village is getting stronger and stronger, and every household is preparing for the New Year. They are busy all year long, just for the whole family to sit down and have a reunion meal together on this day, looking forward to The coming year will be better than the previous year.

"Daddy.

"Hey, I'm back, it's good to be back."

Just before Sun Ji and Gan Weiqi came back from Nanyang a few years ago, the two of them went back to the home first before arriving at Sun's house. Gan Weiqi also came with Sun Ji, and also called "Daddy" when he saw Sun Yanshan.Sun Yanshan was also happy to see the child bring the grandson back. The second elder in the family left, and he was not often at home when he went to work in the shop in the town. no stranger.

Seeing the two little grandchildren, Sun Yanshan responded with a smile on his face.Although the two children were not the children of his family, but they joined the clan, and with their grandson's family name, they can be regarded as descendants of their grandson's family.

The three grandparents get together, and the two young ones are smart and talk a lot. They talk to grandpa and make grandpa happy.

Dad, let's go to Xiangnan for a sit down. "They didn't go to Xiangnan's place when they came back, they wanted to sit there for a while.

Well, go for it. "

After staying with his father for a while, Sun Ji took the two younger ones to Cao Xiangnan's place, and Gan Weiqi followed behind.The next two children came here, and they refused to leave when they had friends] to play, so they stopped by Cao Xiangnan's for dinner at night before going back.

Xiaonian had to sweep the dust and worship the stove, and put up new couplets. The lanterns at the door were taken down and replaced with new ones.Get up early in the morning to be busy with family affairs, the children also get up early in the morning to help, although the family does not need him to do everything now, Qi Wanfeng still likes to spend a little time at home, at this time the husband of the family is also free , I will also help with family affairs.

A little left, yes, that's it.

Is it ok?

That's it.

Cao Xiangnan stood on the ladder and posted the opposite, and a group of people watched the excitement below, and Qi Wanfeng was directing Fu Lang to post the couplet.After posting the couplets and coming down from the ladder, I saw my brother waiting below, and the two looked at each other with smiles in their eyes.The two have lived together for so many years, and the bits and pieces of life are blended together. A smile and a look can tell what is in each other's mind. The couplet at the door is pasted up, and the red lantern is hung up. up.

After some cleaning, the inside and outside of the house look brand new. This year's flavor is getting stronger and stronger, and everyone is getting ready for the New Year.

The last ray of light in the sky disappeared, the sky darkened, and the wind picked up.As the night wore on, the wind outside became stronger and the weather became colder. At this time, no one was still outside, and people all hid in their houses.

A line of chariots and horses walked in the wind, with a carriage in the middle, and men riding horses in the front and back. The men on the horses were all tall and tall, wearing black strong clothes, with a machete pinned to their waists, and their eyes were sharp and murderous. I don't know where this group of people are going.

New Year's Eve is the last day of the year, and it is also the day when the old year and the new year are connected end to end. One yuan starts again, year after year, the end of the year, and the next year is coming. People use their unique Way to welcome the new year.

On this day, every household in the village slaughters chickens and fish, and the children look forward to having a sumptuous dinner on this day of the New Year.

In previous years, everyone had a reunion dinner with him, and this year was no exception. The family slaughtered pigs and sheep early in the morning. The two pigs killed had hundreds of meat. Except for giving away, the family kept a pig to eat. There are more and more people eating in the new year, and if you don't prepare to eat more, you may not have enough food.There are many children in the family, and there are several children in each family. If you have a good appetite, you can eat three big bowls of meat.

If you are full of meat, no matter you are an adult or a child, you are welcome!

In the yard, a big pot was set up to cook the meat in the big pot, and a grill was set up to roast the whole lamb. I didn’t know what was being stewed in the stove inside, and the whole room was full of fragrance.Fortunately, the weather has been better in the past two days. I don’t know if God knows that the Chinese New Year is coming to give A Ji a special favor and pick up your dad for dinner. "It was almost time to prepare, and when Uncle Yanshan was not there when he came out, Cao Xiangnan called Sun Ji to go home to pick him up, "If there is anyone who doesn't have one, go and call him." "

Is dad still here?I'll pick it up. "Gan Weiqi came out from nowhere, wiped his hand and went to pick up someone.

Sun Ji stood there with a smile on his face, looked at the man who had left, and asked him to pick up Dad.

The head of the village and Lao Lizheng also took over. Lao Lizheng retired and handed over the burden to the new Lizheng. years.Once a person reaches an age, he looks different every year. In Lao Lizheng's words, it is "getting old fast!"

The newly appointed Li is a member of the Sun family. Now the village is no longer dominated by the surname Cao. The older generation of the Cao family who rely on the old and sell the old have almost left. The village is now much more peaceful. No matter what they do, they can't make any waves.Compared with who is the village head or Li Zheng, the villagers are more concerned about whether they can eat the food on the ground and whether they can have enough food.

There are three big tables for the reunion dinner, and when the hot food is served, everyone gathers around to eat together, which is very lively.This is the only day in a year when everyone sits down to have a meal and drink together. Usually, there is no time for this.

Once there are too many children, I can't manage them, and then the adults simply ignore them.

When it was time to eat, a group of small people who had eaten sat down to eat honestly and stopped making noise.

"We're going back.

Okay, walk slowly, come and play when you have time. "

After dinner, everyone has to go home.The children in the family are playing happily here, and when they are about to go home, they are clamoring and refusing to go back. The parents at home are coaxing the children back, dumbfounded, and the family is getting farther and farther away.

Standing at the door to see people off, Cao Xiangnan held Qi Wanfeng's hand and said, "Let's go back too.

As the sky darkened, all the people who came to eat at home went back, leaving only their own family at home.Fang Ziye brought the children to celebrate the New Year with Cao Xiangnan, and he would bring the children back to Fengdu after the Spring Festival.

Compared with the ice and snow outside, the fireplace in their house was burning, and the room was warm.Flour and stuffing are placed on the table to make dumplings, the older children will help, the younger ones are still making trouble, Qi Wanfeng is making dumplings while chatting with Fang Ziye.Tired of playing, Bao'er ran into E'mu's arms to act like a baby, and when she raised her eyes, she met a pair of eyes looking at him with a smile, and there was a deep meaning in those eyes that he didn't understand.

Fang Ziye looked at his Bao'er, this was his first child, no matter how many children he gave birth to later, this child was different to him.Every year when he comes here, he sees the child grow up year by year, and he also feels very good to see him live happily.He thought about taking the child back to Fengdu, but in the end he couldn't bear to make the child sad.

The child also calls him Eminem, but he knows that the child does not understand that he is the one who gave birth to him.

There are more and more dumplings in the dustpan, and there are a few crooked dumplings inside the beautiful dumplings, with a bit of joy bang bang..."

There was a knock on the door at night, and the housekeeper who went to open the door looked at the group of people at the door and asked who they were looking for. The guard stepped forward and asked, "Our master is looking for Mr. Cao."

He raised the curtain with one hand, and the guard next to him stepped forward to help their master down. The man was wearing a black fox coat, and the hat on his head covered his face, so that people could not see his appearance .It's just that this person is born with a noble spirit.

Cao Xiangnan, who was in the room, heard the voice outside, and felt strange who would come over at this time. When he walked out, he saw the figure standing outside the door, his heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly strode forward.When I went to this master, I wanted to kneel down and salute, but I heard a voice, "Excuse me.

Yes yes yes, sir please. "Cao Xiangnan bowed and stood aside, asking this master to come in. Cold sweat was pouring out of his forehead. He didn't expect this master to come. Fang Ziye brought his two little ones to come year after year. I have never met this master. I didn't expect people to come here at this time, and I don't need to think that they are here to find the brothers and children inside.

The housekeeper didn't know who it was, but seeing their masters' expressions of respect and sincerity, he knew that the master who came was definitely not simple. He took his family's boy behind him and waited on him, and he didn't dare to overdo it. .

A group of people went inside.

I see almost. Seeing that there are a lot of dumplings made, Qi Wanfeng said.

The two brothers who were making dumplings looked at the dumplings and felt that the dumplings should be almost ready. Qi Wanfeng smiled and asked, "Who could be here?" Fang Ziye shook his head and said he didn't know. A little confused, when he turned his head, he saw the person who came in. The person pulled the hat on his head, revealing a familiar face.

The two people were separated by half air, their eyes intertwined. When the emperor saw the brother he was thinking of, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he smiled.

"Father!" Xiao Jiu'er looked up and saw Father coming, got up and ran over, hugging Father's leg.The emperor bent down, picked up the little brother, and glanced at the children standing aside looking at him. He saw Han'er, and also saw the child raised by Cao Xiangnan.

Because of the emperor's arrival this year, the land is a little different. None of them expected the emperor to come.

Fortunately, there is a lot of food prepared for the New Year at home, and a group of guards who came with them also have a hot bite, so there is no need to worry about having so many mouths at home and running out of food.Those who followed were all the dead men on the emperor's body, and they were the most loyal people of the emperor.These people are not too polite, let go of their stomachs, eat meat and drink, and live the most relaxing year ever.

As soon as the new year is over, Fang Ziye will take his two children and follow the emperor away.

There are many affairs in the court, and the emperor can get away for a while, but he can't leave for too long, and the court cannot be without a king for a day.

Come here often. "Qi Wanfeng's words were said by Fang Ziye.

Um. "Fang Ziye nodded, and helped him get into the carriage, and the two children carried them into the carriage. Originally, he didn't expect to go back so soon, but now that this person came, he could only go back early.

The children are reluctant to part.

Bao'er followed and stood at Eminem's feet, looking at the person who was about to leave, he felt a little bit reluctant in his heart, although he didn't know why.

Standing beside the emperor, Cao Xiangnan didn't dare to say much.

The emperor was helped into the carriage, and those who stood behind seeing him off bowed slightly and respectfully sent the emperor away.This time the emperor came to visit in a micro-clothes, and he didn't want to reveal his identity and whereabouts. None of them dared to reveal the identity of the emperor.

Departure: Cao Gang put on his armor and led a group of people to send the emperor away.

The people standing behind looked at the team that was getting further and further away, and then slowly turned back.

Follow-up—the 16th year of Yongchang, the little prince turned 16 years old, the emperor abdicated and was promoted to the Supreme Emperor, the prince inherited the throne, and changed his name to Yongle in the same year. The leaves are sprouting green, and the birds are chirping on the branches.

A carriage ran on the road, followed by accompanying guards.

"Ye'er, I have failed a lot in the past ten years, so don't blame me." The emperor also has his helplessness, and now that he is not the emperor, he can relax.The emperor, who had taken off his dragon robe, changed into a black casual dress, with gold threads outlining dark flowers on the front of the lapel, and a jade pendant with dragon patterns casually tied around his waist, which made this gentleman extremely precious.

The young man in his arms looked up at his emperor.

The emperor bent down, and put a kiss on the pale lips of the young man in his arms, "If you want to see all these great rivers and mountains, I will spend the rest of my life with you to see them.

Um. "The young man responded softly, his eyes soft.

End - the author's gossip: I have made up for the ending that I owed my dear friends for so long.This is the end of the episode, thank you to all the friends who have been with the bones for so long, love your new book "Rebirth Small Restaurant" is on the shelves, keep updating every day, welcome to jump into the pit!