Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

The long night is long, I don't want to sleep, but I also suffer from it.

In this era, there is no CCTV Spring Festival Gala to watch, and there are no New Year's Eve concerts of various satellite TVs to pass the time, so it is even more boring for Guo Ye to stay up late to watch the New Year.

He thought that tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, someone in the mansion would definitely come to pay New Year's greetings, so he couldn't drag the servants in the mansion to stay up all night, and then sent them all back to the house, letting them rest and sleep early.

As the mansion gradually quieted down, as the sound of firecrackers in the city gradually disappeared, he and Wu Xiuxiu became even more idle.

He took Wu Xiuxiu's little hand and came to the courtyard, looking at the dazzling stars shining all over the sky, he suddenly thought: "Xiuxiu, let me move the bamboo ladder, shall we go up to the roof?"

Guo Ye covered his mouth and asked in surprise, "Huh? Husband, what are you doing on the roof?"

Guo Ye said with a mysterious smile: "I'll take you to the roof to count the stars. You and I have been married for some time. It seems that I haven't been romantic with you yet. Stand here and wait for me. I'll move the ladder. "

As soon as he finished speaking, the man rushed towards the courtyard where the ladders were stored with a slink.

Wu Xiuxiu obviously didn't understand what romance was, but she also understood that Guo Ye wanted to go to the roof with her to count the stars in the sky.

She was born as a lady, and she has never done such outrageous things as climbing walls and ladders to get on the roof. Guo Ye's suggestion is really unconstrained. If it is seen and spread, Mrs. Yizhou Hou climbed the ladder to the roof, it would be too shocking .

Wu Xiuxiu instinctively wanted to refuse, but for some reason, she felt a little bit of anticipation in her heart, and there was some hope that Yi and Guo Ye would go to the roof and count the stars.In an instant, there was a touch of sweetness inexplicably in my heart.

After a while, Guo Ye moved a bamboo ladder and put it on the wall, and helped Wu Xiuxiu carefully climb up to the roof of Guo's flower hall.

The two sat on the roof tiles, cuddling each other, feeling the tranquility of the surrounding night falling and the silence.

And above the head, the stars are twinkling, so wonderful.

Guo Ye held Wu Xiuxiu's shoulders with one hand, and pointed to the stars and constellations in the sky with the other. He kept telling Wu Xiuxiu the legends about the stars and constellations, from the carefreeness of the gods in the sky, to the poignant love between the fairies in the sky and the mortals on the ground, With Cowherd, Seven Fairies and Dong Yong...

Wu Xiuxiu was a little crazy after listening.

Gradually, she also gradually became calm and composed from the fear of heights at the beginning, and finally raised her head and face, excitedly counting the stars in the sky.

A gust of night wind blew across the faces of the two of them, Wu Xiuxiu's black hair at the temples swayed with the wind, and the swaying of her bun was even made a crisp sound by the cold wind at night.

The cold wind at night, through the clothes, cools the bones.

Guo Ye tightened his arms and held Wu Xiuxiu in his arms to keep her warm; Wu Xiuxiu put her small face on Guo Ye's chest, and her small hands kept stroking and rubbing the back of Guo Ye's hands to drive him away from the cold.

At this moment, love each other, cuddle up to each other, you have me, you have me, and I have you...

The two quietly enjoyed the silent love they gave each other, about half an hour later, Wu Xiuxiu reluctantly got out of Guo Ye's arms, and asked softly: "Husband, how long are we going to stay in Longxi? "

Guo Ye continued to hold her fragrant shoulders, and thought for a while before replying: "I originally planned to leave for Yangzhou after the fourth day of the first lunar month. After all, Chen Juncheng is alone there to take care of all affairs, and I am not at ease. However, now There was a small episode, no matter what, let’s go back after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.”

What was this little episode, he didn't tell Wu Xiuxiu clearly, because he felt that talking about Zhao Feixuan to Wu Xiuxiu on this occasion was a bit too disturbing.

However, after Wu Xiuxiu heard Guo Ye's answer, she jumped a little bit, and clapped her hands happily: "Can you stay until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month? That's great. There's too much to do in Yangzhou. It's better to be in our own hometown. Although Longxi Small, but within a hundred steps there are neighbors and elders."

Guo Ye smiled, stroked her head affectionately, and said apologetically, "I really wronged you for letting you and I endure this loneliness in Yangzhou, Xiuxiu."

Wu Xiuxiu shook her head, and said softly: "I'm not wronged, marry a chicken and follow the chicken, you can follow your husband, and you will be home wherever you go. But these days when your husband is in Longxi, you should spend more time with your mother-in-law, Zhenniang and Mrs. Zhiru, after all, they can't be by your side all day like me, don't you think?"

Hearing this, Guo Ye's heart was filled with warmth, and he thought to himself, don't look at Wu Xiuxiu arguing with the two of them, but when it comes to the critical moment, they are always aware of the general situation and take into account the overall situation.

Immediately, he nodded heavily and said: "Yes, I will accompany them while I am at home. I think about how to arrange the next few days. I can't eat and sleep every day, can I? Come out with something interesting, so that everyone can relieve their boredom. Hey, we have it!"

Guo Ye suddenly had an idea in his mind, snapped his fingers, and shouted excitedly: "Ma Hang, I will ask Wang Bajin and Zhang Jiujin to help me make a pair of horse hangers tomorrow, and I will teach you how to play horses." Hanging, right? After learning how to play horse hanging, even if I’m not at home, my mother, Zhiru, and Zhenniang can use it to relieve boredom. Yes, you can also invite my two father-in-laws to play together. "

"Horse crane?"

Wu Xiuxiu asked suspiciously: "What is this? Why have I never heard of it?"

Guo Ye patted his forehead and thought to himself, yes, the term "Ma Diao" first appeared in a card game during the Tianqi period of the Ming Dynasty, otherwise there would be no such saying that the Ming Dynasty died of Ma Diao.

As for how it evolved into mahjong in later generations, there is no way to study it.

However, regardless of all political factors, it is undeniable that mahjong is a national sport that is beneficial to the body and mind.

It would be really fun if Lao Niang, Xiu Xiu, Zhen Niang, and Zhi Ru were taught how to play mahjong.

So he said mysteriously: "I won't tell you now, I'll tell you how to play mahjong when I make it, oh no, horse hang cards, when I make a set of mahjong cards."

Wu Xiuxiu's appetite was also whetted by Guo Ye, she nodded expectantly and said, "Okay, then, my husband, you can teach us how to play a horse-sling."

"Of course, tomorrow I can ask Zhang Jiujin and Wang Bajin to help me out with the horse tags. Xiuxiu, just watch."

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As time passed slowly, the sky was already hazy, the east was pale, and the rising sun could not wait to emerge from the east.

The two actually sat on the roof for a full night, and their expressions were not listless, but a little more energetic.

Guo Ye looked up at the sky, then stood up and shouted to Wu Xiuxiu: "Xiuxiu, come on, let's go down, let's set off a firecracker to welcome the New Year."

Wu Xiuxiu supported Guo Ye's arm, stood up cautiously, nodded with joy, and said, "Well, the new year is auspicious. I wish my husband good health and everything goes smoothly."

Guo Ye squeezed her flushed face, and said with a smile: "Small mouth is sweet and flattering, hurry up and sit on it to endure the cold, maybe tomorrow your little face will not be as simple as flushing."

Afterwards, the two slowly descended the bamboo ladder one after another and landed safely.

Guo Ye carried the firecracker to the gate of Guo Mansion, blew on the fire, and a little...

bang... bang...

It is:

In the sound of firecrackers, one year old,

The spring breeze sent warmth into Tu Su.

Thousands of doors and thousands of households are chaotic days,

Always exchange new peaches for old ones.

Chapter 813 Horse Tag

The sound of firecrackers when the door was opened shocked the inside and outside of the Guo Mansion.

All of a sudden, every household in Fushun Lane set off the first firecrackers of the new year, and the movement was as loud as a landslide, breaking the tranquility of dawn.

Under the deafening sound of firecrackers, everyone in Guo's mansion woke up from their sleep.

Several servants ran to the gate to join in the fun, and Guo Ye caught the young man, and told them, "Go and find me the best carpenters and sculptors in Longxi City, I have a job for them Help me make it."

Several servants looked at each other, not knowing what Guo Ye was going to do, and one of the servants was embarrassed and said: "My lord, it's not appropriate to ask someone to come to work on the first day of the new year, isn't it?"