fierce fox

other side.

Lin Xu wanted to stand upright again, but he didn't expect the cheeky prince to quickly pinch his waist while there was no one there, and let him go after taking advantage.

Lin Xu pretended to be calm and shook off Lin Huaiyi and walked down by himself. I'm still afraid of you after just a few steps?

As a result, the fate was ill-fated. After taking a few steps, he stepped on the ground and almost rolled down the ten steps.

When Lin Huaiyi saw that his figure was crooked, he reached out and hugged him in time to avoid this tragic tragedy.He couldn't hold back anymore, and chuckled softly: "Ah Xu, remember to watch the road when you walk, so as not to fall."

The blush spreading from Lin Xu's neck at this moment probably doesn't need many oil lamps to see clearly.

Lin Xu cleared his throat, "It's business, my lord..."

The fox, who was laughing all the time, let Lin Xu go, "Fine, fine, let's get down to business. I really don't know what's so interesting about this old man."

During the conversation, a jailer came to greet them. Lin Huaiyi asked the jailer to take Wu Zhenyu to the interrogation room, and also stuffed some silver taels for them to help them get tea.

Today's interrogation room has been cleaned from the inside to the outside by Qin Ping, and it really gives people a new look. I can see that the old bloodstains have either been washed or covered with cowhide blankets, and the instruments of torture are also clean. Lin Huaiyi I feel that this is much more comfortable than the previous few times.

Sitting in front of the two of them, Wu Zhenyu didn't react much when he saw Lin Xu, who he kept saying would take his life to avenge his son. He just raised his eyes and then lowered his head again.

During the silence, Lin Xu said, "General Wu doesn't hate me like Master Qin and the others said, wishing to eat my flesh."

Wu Zhenyu snorted coldly and said: "Why should the second prince ask knowingly, if there is nothing else, let me go back to sleep with this old bone."

Revenge for his son was an excuse. Wu Nazi's self-destruction had nothing to do with Lin Xu. Qin Ping and the others knew it a long time ago, so how could Lin Xu not know?So when Wu Zhenyu heard the jailer say that it was Lin Xu who wanted to see him, he knew that he didn't come today for this purpose.

"General Wu is also a straightforward person." Lin Xu smiled and said, "Indeed, I did not come here today for no reason."

"I have something to say." Wu Zhenyu said coldly.

Lin Xu was not affected by his indifferent attitude, and still said softly: "Since I entered Beijing, some strange things have indeed happened."

Before Wu Zhenyu spoke, Lin Xu continued: "My aunt has been on good terms with Great Wei for many years. Our country also sincerely maintains its relationship with Great Wei. It pays tribute every year and even complies with the request of the court. My father, the king, will I was put into the capital as a proton.

Our convoy has indeed encountered many gangsters on the road, some are unrestrained bandits and robbers, and some have enmity with the aunt, who hates the sinister small country we have developed, and wants to take advantage of our fatigue. Fortunately, the journey to the capital was safe and sound. "

Wu Zhenyu looked up at Lin Xu, who was wearing a green robe and speaking in a low voice, and suddenly an inexplicable feeling of panic crossed his heart, as if he had seen someone similar to him somewhere before.

Seeing that he had a reaction, Lin Xu paused and continued: "But after I came to the capital, I still encountered many dangerous things, from Uncle Liu being beaten to being assassinated by a man in black, every time I have your Wu family... As a minister of the court, everything he does is contrary to the holy will, General Wu, what are you trying to do."

Wu Zhenyu suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, and stared at Lin Xu with cold eyes: "My aunt, the second prince is very smart to watch the fire from the other side, how can you not know what I think?"

"If the war resumes, what good will it do to you?" Lin Xu sighed.

"It's no good." Wu Zhenyu laughed suddenly: "Our Wu family and your aunt's eternal life are irreconcilable. As long as I live, you don't want to live a better life. Of course, it wasn't their Mo family who died back then. It’s bullshit to talk about reconciliation between grievances and grievances. Could it be that the ancestors of our Wu family all died in vain?”

Amidst Wu Zhenyu's crazy laugh, Lin Huaiyi and Lin Xu looked at each other, and Lin Huaiyi curled his lips.

Lin Xu continued to speak softly to Wu Zhenyu: "Swords have no eyes. The war between the two countries is very cruel. In the battle with the Wu family, my father's elder brother also died. Both the Wu family and my aunt suffered casualties. That's why now The reason why everyone avoids war, why should General Wu reopen this thankless gamble."

"Even if the war resumes, no one from the Wu family will go to the battlefield again. Whoever dies and who is injured has nothing to do with me? But your aunt can't escape." Wu Zhenyu sneered.

Now that Wu Nazi is dead, his other two sons have gone into business, as if vowing to stay away from this muddy water in the capital, they will no longer be in politics or in the army.

The world has nothing to do with them.The emperor's surname has nothing to do with them.

"It's a pity that General Wu's ambition is still in prison, and he can't realize it anymore."

At this moment, the jailers who went to fetch tea also came back. Lin Xu soaked the tea leaves with hot water, handed a cup to Wu Zhenyu, and Lin Huaiyi.

Wu Zhenyu shook his teacup and admitted: "This matter is indeed Wu's carelessness. I don't know that the mantis catching the cicada and the oriole were caught by this prince. If it takes a little longer, I will definitely take your life." , send your head to your parents, and then slowly send your fingers, your ears, your eyes..."

Before Lin Xu and the others could speak, the guard next to him came in tactfully and said that Wu Zhenyu kicked him on his back.

After all, he had collected a lot of money from Lin Huaiyi, and this kick knocked Wu Zhenyu to the ground so hard that he couldn't get up.

"You're still stubborn when you're about to die, so go ahead and live your big dream." The jailer also cursed at the occasion.

Lin Xu was not angry when he saw it, he got up and walked to stand in front of Wu Zhenyu who was lying on the ground, half of his face was dimly illuminated by the light of the prison, like a ghost.

Shen Sheng said: "If you do many injustices, you will die, but Lin Xu sincerely hopes that General Wu can live to that day."

Hearing these words, Wu Zhenyu suddenly trembled all over, and looked up at the person in front of him in disbelief.

"Brother, please send this general back." He said politely to the jailer before going out.

The jailer responded, dragged Wu Zhenyu up from the ground, and walked towards his cell.

Wu Zhenyu looked a little stupid at this time, completely different from the crazy look just now.

Lin Huaiyi watched the jailer walk away, and said softly to Lin Xu, "Let's go too."

Lin Xu turned around, smiled faintly at Lin Huaiyi and said, "Let's go."

He put his hand into Lin Huaiyi's palm again, his fingertips felt cold and trembled slightly.

Lin Huaiyi held his hand, walked around behind Lin Xu and hugged his waist tightly.

"Ah Xu close your eyes, I'll take you out."

After the jailer threw Wu Zhenyu back into the cell, he heard the guerrilla general who was talking nonsense just now talking about "Damn day", "Why did he come back", "He died early" and other confusing words .

The jailer triple-locked the cell again "probably crazy," he thought.

☆、Chapter 53

After Lin Huaiyi and the others went upstairs, Qin Ping still didn't wake up, leaving only Yin Gu in a daze.Seeing them coming back, Yin Gu got up and asked: "How, General Wu, did you make things difficult for you?"

At this moment, Lin Xu had regained his composure, and said politely to Yin Gu: "Master Yin has a heart, and General Wu didn't make things difficult for us. He just still refuses to say why he is targeting me so much."

Yin Gu patted Lin Xu on the shoulder and comforted him: "We have been interrogating him for so long and he still insists that he is avenging his son. Even if Mr. Lin came here in person, it is indeed difficult to pry his mouth away. Just have to be more careful."

Lin Xu smiled wryly and said, "I didn't expect that there would be people rushing to take my life."

"What are you talking about?" Before Yin Gu could figure out how to answer Lin Xu's self-deprecating words, Lin Huaiyi who was next to him picked up the frozen pear on the table and stuffed it into Lin Xu's mouth, blocking his mouth.

Yin Gu looked at Lin Xu's bulging cheeks, and said with a smile: "Seeing that the relationship between the two is so good, I am relieved. It is very good that the prince can take care of the young master when he is usually around."

Of course, what he said was just a superficial polite word learned in the officialdom. After all, according to Lin Huaiyi's personality, it would have been thankful that Lin Xu hadn't dragged his sick body to take care of him.

Of course Lin Xu could tell that this was just a polite remark, and after exchanging a few words along the way, she got up and said goodbye.

There was nothing important in Tingwei's mansion today, so Yin Gu asked Lin Huaiyi to take Lin Xu back with him.

After all, the prince has worked hard here for half a year as a coolie and still hasn't received his salary, so he is also given a holiday.

Lin Huaiyi took Lin Xu for a stroll all the way, and would stop at interesting stalls passing by to look for novelties.

As if they didn't know that someone was following them all the time.

"Ah Xu, do you want to go to the restaurant for a drink?" Lin Huaiyi suggested.

If it was on a daily basis, Lin Xu would definitely say something about "don't promiscuously in the daytime", teaching Lin Huaiyi to be a decent person.

Just because he also felt a little uncomfortable being followed today, he complied with Lin Huaiyi's words, and the two walked to the restaurant together.

When he met Peony Garden, Lin Huaiyi seemed to be afraid of seeing Xiao Cui who voluntarily came to Meiniang's service just for him, so he ran so fast that Lin Xu behind him couldn't help but laugh.

In the end, the two chose a restaurant that looked a little more decent to sit down, ordered some side dishes, and drank with two pots of hot wine.

It was cold in the middle of winter, and Lin Xu felt that the coldness he had just contracted in the prison really dissipated after a few mouthfuls of yellow soup. He could not help but sigh, leaned back in the chair, and squinted comfortably. Think of the street market where people come and go outside.

"Ah Xu feeling better now?" Lin Huaiyi filled the cup for him again and asked with a smile.

"Finally much better." Lin Xu replied, "I didn't expect this dungeon to make people feel so creepy. How can you bear it, my lord?"

Lin Huaiyi threw a peanut into his mouth, and said indifferently, "Just get used to it."

Lin Xu couldn't help feeling a little sad that the prince, who never wore overnight clothes, could say so easily that he was used to the dungeon.

In the past six months, Lin Huaiyi worked hard for his affairs, but he spent most of the time on the sick bed without knowing about it.

Lin Xu drank the wine in the glass, and swallowed the heartache that had already taken root along with the spicy comrades, and looked at Lin Huaiyi with affection in his eyes. The germinated heartache was swallowed along with the pungent comrades, and the eyes looking at Lin Huaiyi could not help but be tinged with warmth.

Lin Huaiyi really didn't notice at the moment, he was having a great time tossing peanuts, biting them loudly.

This fox is a late bloomer and can play everywhere he goes.

I saw him looking up and waiting for the peanuts in mid-air to fall into his waiting mouth, when Lin Xu grabbed his love in mid-air with his chopsticks.

The fox glared at Lin Xu angrily, "Give me back the peanuts." Lin Xu put the last one into his mouth with a smile, and then smacked his mouth, "It's really delicious."

Before Lin Huaiyi asked him to compensate for his losses, the two heard the sound of horseshoes coming from downstairs, whizzing past from far to near.

"Who dares to run fast in Beijing at this juncture?" Lin Huaiyi poked his head out to see which audacious family could still be so arrogant when everyone bowed their heads.

As a result, the passing carriage made him feel a little familiar.

"Hey, this looks like I've seen it somewhere..." But he is not Qin Ping after all, and he can't recognize whose car it is at a glance.

"It's Ruan Mansion, the driver of the eldest grandson." Lin Xu said, "He seems to be going to... Xue Mansion?"

"Why did he go to Lingqu in such a hurry?" Ruan Huansheng didn't look like one of those impetuous people who seemed to be out of nowhere. He usually did things in an orderly manner, and he was even three points slower than ordinary people. .

And just now, if Lin Xu hadn't confirmed that the car was driven by Mr. Ruan, they would have thought that Wen Su had already entered the capital.

The two looked at each other suspiciously, and at the same time they both got up to pay the bill, and helped the other table to settle the bill along the way, asked the shopkeeper for a horse, and ran to Xue's mansion by the sidewalk.

After the two arrived at Xue's mansion, they really saw Ruan Huansheng's car parked at the gate of the mansion, but there was a carriage next to it that seemed to come from the palace.

"Eunuch Zeng?"

Lin Huaiyi recognized this car, it was the one he got on after receiving the imperial edict.

Lin Huaiyi felt a sense of suffocation in his heart, "Should we still go?" he thought.

When the two entered the mansion together, Eunuch Zeng must have just finished pronouncing the imperial decree, holding the silver taels given to him by Lingqu, and was smiling and saying good things to him.

When he saw Lin Huaiyi and the other two coming over, he smiled and nodded at them.After all, Lin Huaiyi has always been generous, and he is also one of his big benefactors.

Everyone was flattering on the surface with ulterior motives, only Ruan Huansheng stood beside him weakly, trying to show a smiling face but failed because of insufficient heat, the look of disfigurement on his face might scare the child to tears.

Lin Xu walked over and patted Ruan Huansheng on the shoulder, stood in front of him to block Eunuch Zeng's probing sight, lowered his head and said to him, "Mr. Ruan is here to practice sword today? Why don't I practice with you for a while.

Only then did Ruan Huansheng come back to his senses, and followed Lin Xu to the backyard to practice moves.

When they passed in front of Mr. Zeng, they heard voices of admiration: "Mr. Ruan is also a good-looking man."

Ruan Huansheng was a little confused, so Lin Xu understood and invited a few people to go to the general's mansion to get some "special products" to honor his father-in-law.Thank him for making a special trip to read the imperial decree.

Eunuch Zeng pretended to evade, and "reluctantly" accepted the thank you gift from Lin Xu.

When he was satisfied and ready to leave, Lin Huaiyi reached out and plucked a chicken feather from his sleeve for Eunuch Zeng.

"Hey, look at my eyes, old people are useless. I don't know if the emperor saw it today. Oh, damn it..."

It is a disrespectful act to bring stolen goods in the imperial robe, just because the chicken feather is stuck between the inner sleeves, not only is it difficult for Eunuch Zeng himself to notice, but everyone else except Lin Huaiyi has sharper eyes than ordinary people and is extraordinarily sensitive to the smell of livestock Foxes will notice it.

Lin Huaiyi gently blew the feather away, and said indifferently: "Eunuch Zeng, don't worry, according to the emperor's temperament, if he sees it, he will point it out directly, if there is no sound, it means he didn't see it."

Eunuch Zeng smiled all over his face, "What the prince said is very true. The emperor is busy with official duties, so he really doesn't have time to look at what's on my ugly old bone clothes."

"However, Eunuch Zeng is also working hard. Besides serving the emperor, he can also raise the chicken farm so well."

"Everywhere, they are all raised by my godsons. I just go to see them occasionally, tease those newborn chicks, and have fun in my spare time..." Zeng Luan replied.

In the end, he politely said goodbye to Ling Qu and the others and left the mansion, and took away the unsightly spies outside the mansion. Since he had collected so much money from them, he had to pay them a few days of cleanliness in return. .

Lin Huaiyi looked at the back of him leaving thoughtfully, and tapped the wooden table with his fingers.

Lingqu knew that whenever Lin Huaiyi was thinking about something, he would make this movement.

"I didn't expect to go to the mountains so soon." Lingqu squeezed the imperial decree in his hand, a little speechless.

After Zeng Luan left, Ruan Huansheng came back timidly.

The small man is holding a soft sword that is very suitable for him, it can be seen that Lingqu must have put a lot of effort into choosing a weapon for him.

I only heard him say in a nasal voice, "Master..."

Lingqu was already slow with words, and now he couldn't say anything to Ruan Huansheng.

All I could do was say "eh"

Lin Huaiyi sighed resentfully at the side, and wanted to continue to join in the fun and point out the country, so Lin Xu dragged him by the waist and led him to the next room for confinement.

After the two left, the atmosphere in the room became more solemn.

"Master..." Ruan Huansheng tried his best to say a few words of congratulations, but found that his throat was blocked and he was unable to speak.

The expression on Lingqu's face was not much better. He was neither a strict teacher nor a good friend. He was just a military commander, and he could barely read a few books. He was only familiar with the battlefield. What did he do to Ruan Huansheng? I can't even explain the big truth.

He probably used his whole life's power to hold back a few words: "After I leave... I taught you... Please don't forget Mr. Ruan... Practice regularly... You can also have the power of self-defense... If you practice well, you will not be afraid of gangsters..."

Amidst Ling Qu's nonsense, Ruan Huansheng finally squeezed out a few words: "Huansheng..."

"Ah? What?" Lingqu didn't react for a while.

"Master, just call me Huansheng..." Ruan Huansheng's eyes turned red immediately after he finished speaking the last word, "Master promised me not to call me Mr. Ruan again, it's not nice."

Lingqu's nose was also a little sore, but he was a soldier after all, how could he let others see his fragility.

He stepped forward and hugged Ruan Huansheng, holding his head in his arms.

It should be fine now, and the kid can't see it anymore.

He raised his hand to quickly wipe away the tears overflowing from the corner of his eyes, and stroked the back of the little man in his arms. When Ruan Huansheng looked up again, he was already that taciturn general again.

The wind destroys immortality, and the sun does not melt.

Iron-boned, standing upright.

☆、Chapter 54

After Ruan Huansheng left, Lin Huaiyi was released. At this moment, he no longer had the joking look on his face just now, his brows were frowned, and his face was gloomy, as if he had gone back to the day before when he was in the general's mansion without saying a word. look like.

Seeing this, Lingqu felt his heart skip a beat, and asked, "My lord, what are you thinking of?"

Lin Huaiyi looked at Lingqu, finally shook his head, and denied, "It's nothing, I should be overthinking."

Lingqu was silent for a long while, but still said what was in his heart, "If there is anything wrong with the prince, don't be afraid of hurting me. Although I return to the surname Xue, I will be raised by the Lin family in the end. I am still a member of the Lin family no matter what. "

Before that, Lin Huaiyi discussed everything with Lingqu, it was because the two were tied together and lived together in the Lin Mansion, and he was still the leader of the right wing.

But now he is assigned to the frontier pass to protect his family and defend the country. The identity of the frontier general is delicate, like walking on a tightrope. Lin Huaiyi will definitely protect him, especially before he leaves Beijing, and will not talk to him about Beijing and China. .

And he is not afraid.

Lin Huaiyi thought for a while, and said to Lingqu: "I just think that Zeng Lu, who has served the emperor for so long, would be missing a farm.

It's a little strange, you have to know that the famous people around the emperors of the previous dynasties were either not short of money or secretly involved in the salt and iron business. a farm.

Is it because they are afraid that they will run out of money to eat, so they can grab a few chickens from the field to eat, so they don't have to worry about starving to death? "

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Hearing what Lin Huaiyi said, Lingqu also heard something unusual, and followed his words.

Lin Huaiyi lowered his head and thought for a while, then looked up and said brightly: "When you have time, go to his farm to catch a few chickens to eat, and see if they are really fatter than those in Tingwei's mansion. Ah Xu, let's go together someday !"

Lingqu: ...

Lin Xu: ...shut up.

"By the way, what does the imperial decree say, when will you go?" He asked the spiritual channel.

"After the year, catch up with Lantern Festival and return to General Qi." Lingqu looked at Lin Xu and sighed helplessly.

Lin Huaiyi never kept these things from him. Lingqu naturally knew that Lin Xu would be in his [-]s after the New Year's Eve, which would be a full year. If possible, he would also like...to talk about the past again.

Hearing what Mr. Zeng said publicly today, he was secretly relieved.

At this moment, Lin Huaiyi suddenly asked: "You are willing to leave that apprentice of yours?"

Lingqu was speechless when asked by Lin Huaiyi for the second time today.

"After I leave, please ask the prince, Mr. Lin, to help take care of Huansheng..."

He just called Mr. Ruan Mr. Ruan, but now in front of two familiar people, his stuttering has healed, and he can blurt out even a slightly intimate name.

It's just like two people.

Lin Huaiyi laughed "hee hee" twice, "You have to coax your apprentice yourself first, what we say in front of him can't be counted."

Lingqu scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly, "Then I'll draw him all the moves I taught him, so that even if he forgets someday, he doesn't have to be afraid. Please help me hand it over to you when the time comes."

Lin Huaiyi immediately wanted to take apart Lingqu's head to see what was inside.

"Poor Mr. Ruan, you ran so fast all the way, we couldn't even catch up. I didn't expect to have to come here... the secret book of martial arts handed down by our ancestors?" Lin Huaiyi sighed.

I don't know if this small painting of sword moves is a special feature of the Lin family. This little fox also ran around with a whole book of "cheat books" of ingenious craftsmanship. When Lin Yiqing came back from court at noon, he had to spot check his day's practice results.

It made the fox, who only thought about sneaking out to play, unhappy all day long.

It took a long time for Lin Yiqing to get angry and banned this inexplicable little picture book.

Later, it was full of "poems" inspired by little foxes.

However, there are often mistakes, and there are many typos, so he was ordered to start reading and practicing calligraphy in the mansion.

The fox faked literature and art, and moved himself an insurmountable mountain

I regret it.

Lin Huaiyi's smile grew stronger when he thought of this: "I don't want to be such a bad person. If you want to send it, you have to send it yourself. There is no such thing as a master asking others to help guide his apprentice."

The solid-eyed Lingqu frowns when he hears his refusal.

Because he dare not.

Seeing Lingqu's appearance, Lin Huaiyi smiled "haha", patted Lingqu on the shoulder, put down the beef and mutton that he just bought in the market, and brought Lin Xu back to the mansion, leaving Lingqu to suffer alone thinking.

Lin Xu was still worried about Lingqu, wondering why Lin Huaiyi was so relieved that he didn't even tell Lingqu a good way, and just left.

Looking at General Xue's behavior just now, I'm afraid I can't think of a good idea.

But let him think about it, he is probably no different from Lingqu, he is still like an elm head, he is not pleasing, so he didn't say much, so as not to mislead his children.

Obviously this fox is full of bad ideas, and has a lot of tricks, why doesn't he teach Lingqu?

Lin Huaiyi turned his head and saw Lin Xu's thoughtful look, knowing what he was thinking, and said, "You are wondering why I just left."

Lin Xu let out a "hmm" and waited for the answer from Taifu Lin who was "full of knowledge".

Taifu Lin didn't hide it, and said with a smile: "What I told him must be some way to make people happy, and what Ruan Huansheng needs now is not such kind of words. This kid looks like a little one, but There are so many thoughts in my heart, there is no one who is easy to coax. Only Lingqu, with his elm head, is thinking about drawing a book for him, and he doesn't think about where his apprentice comes from."

Lin Xu was surprised: "You mean he will..."

"Hush," Lin Huaiyi put out his fingers and touched Lin Xu's lips, preventing him from continuing.

"At that time, wait to give him a big gift."

Only then did Lin Xu realize that it might be useless for Lingqu to do anything next, because the future of the two of them was really only in the hands of his apprentice at this moment.

It just depends on how brave and determined Mr. Ruan is to do this.

He thought so far, opened his mouth and bit Lin Huaiyi's finger on his lips, and said vaguely: "It turns out that the prince used those methods to please people on me, and I don't know how much sincerity is in it... ..."

Lin Huaiyi stretched out his other hand to pinch Lin Xu's face, and said softly, "Ah, if Xu wants to know, why don't I let you see tonight..."

"Thank you for your kindness." Lin Xu put down the finger, and in order to protect himself, he decided to keep a distance from this bunch of evil-minded foxes.

Because Eunuch Zeng wisely said that the people who followed them took them away, these two people really came and went shopping in the street and stocked up some goods for the house.

However, among the aristocratic family in the whole capital, they are the only ones who come out and pick out slowly, instead of looking for servants to buy.

While feeling relaxed, Lin Xu also found that the street market seemed to be much more lively than usual, with many more hawker shops selling some interesting gadgets and weird-looking paper-cuts, etc.Curious, he also looked around.

"So it's already the 25th of the twelfth lunar month." Lin Huaiyi couldn't help but lamented how time flies.

"Is it a custom in the Central Plains on the [-]th of the twelfth lunar month?" Lin Xu picked up the candied dried fruit from the nearby stall, and felt that it smelled much more fragrant than the ones he bought before. It should be freshly made, thinking it was I need to buy some to prepare, so that I won’t be able to drink the medicine next time.

The peddler next to him was very flexible. Hearing Lin Xu's question, he hurriedly explained to him before Lin Huaiyi could speak.

"Hey, look, this gentleman is not from the Central Plains, right? The 25th of the twelfth lunar month is in our Central Plains. Even if it is the beginning of a busy year, oh, a busy year means that everyone will come out to buy new things for the New Year. The Central Plains is from New Year's Eve to the first month. , Generally, there is not much fireworks in the house, so you don’t need to buy other things, but you have to buy all the food, otherwise it will be difficult for the market to open again in the first month, and you will be hungry if you don’t have enough things.”

He took some dried fruit and put it in Lin Xu's hand, "Master, just try it, the food in my house is much better than other people's. It's all made from fresh fruit. I can't help but eat it while selling it. When I go home, I am often scolded by my fierce mother-in-law, hehe."

Although the Western Regions also have New Year's Day, some small countries still have their own calendars, and the time is not so unified. In addition, the birthdays or death dates of the sun gods and moon gods enshrined in some regions are even more lively than their Spring Festival celebrations.

Although Gushi is closer to the Central Plains than the surrounding customs, and the Spring Festival is more flavorful, it does not have the "busy year" custom that the hawker said.

Because the supplies are not abundant, each household is used to storing and storing food in normal times, instead of going out on a uniform day to buy.

Those caravans in the past would not come out to run trade routes in the twelfth lunar month of winter. Looking at the situation in the capital, the flow of people is warm and they can make money. Of course, they would be more willing to find a small stall here to sell their goods.

Therefore, compared with the vast and abundant Central Plains, Gushi's Spring Festival is still quite shabby.

Moreover, recently, all the neighboring countries and allies who have made good friends with the Great Wei will come to pay tribute one after another. They also like to take advantage of this time to bring some cloth, calligraphy and paintings from the Central Plains back to their own country, so that the people of the country can try something new.

Any dynasty would be happy to have this level of subsidiary interests. It can not only show that the great country is rich in materials and resources, but also strengthen exchanges and exchanges between countries, and tell everyone who came to the dynasty that the Great Wei has a far-sighted heart and does not just blindly close the country.

If they came to the Central Plains sincerely, Great Wei would definitely treat each other with courtesy.

It is the ultimate long-cherished wish of every Mingjun to regulate the weather and the common people at home, and to command the admiration of all nations in the world.

☆、Chapter 55

The peddlers in the market are all eloquent masters, and Lin Xu willingly took some more copper coins to buy a lot of various candied candies from his stall.

I also fully felt the grand gathering in the Central Plains that everyone has been looking forward to for a whole year.

But it's also interesting, they also met many servants of aristocratic families on the way, each of them was carrying a portrait of Zhong Kui, Tianxing post, Buddha flower tribute, and a promotion map that was concealed and embarrassed to show others.

But if they hide it and hide it, each of them really won't forget to buy it.

"Ah Xu, do we want to buy some Stove Lord's distiller's lees and cangzhu back and put them in the house to ward off evil spirits like they do?" Lin Huaiyi asked suddenly amused.

Lin Xu thought for a while, then suddenly smiled: "I don't think so, there are already ominous creatures in the house that can ward off evil spirits."

However, we are following the path of fighting poison with fire.

He was afraid that he would have invited some barefoot immortal, Taishang Laojun, and they would have to beat each other within a few days after returning.

But the portraits don’t need to be bought, but the Taofu couplets and red lanterns still need to be bought for storage.

In case the entire capital is decorated with lanterns and festoons, this General's Mansion is really dark and looks like a haunted house.

The peach charm stalls on the street are scattered like a table with a few pens and ink, and people are writing books, and there are people selling paintings on the side, colorful and fresh, with thousands of dazzling sheets.

"It's really worthy of the saying that there is a fertile soil in the Central Plains..." Seeing that there were crowds of people on this alley selling decorative sundries, it was much more crowded than the one where Lin Xu just visited.

Most of the people in Beijing have no shortage of food on weekdays, so these decorations that only appear in the spring are really fresh in their eyes.

Lin Xu remembered that when he first came to Beijing last year, it should be around these few days. At that time, the houses passing by were indeed more popular than the other, and he wished that the walls were painted a dazzling bright red.

But because he was not very comfortable in those days, Uncle Liu was solely responsible for the sundries in the mansion, and he didn't go out many times after entering the mansion, so he missed the grand occasion of this busy year.

No wonder Uncle Liu could sweat profusely in the midwinter every time he came back with a big bag of things.

Among the lively crowd who couldn't turn around, Lin Xu actually felt a thin layer of sweat on his back.

The two of them are not picky people, especially Lin Huaiyi, who doesn't like the congratulatory words with sour teeth on the peach charms, so he simply picked the red-backed black couplet that read "Auspicious Snow Auspicious Harvest Year" and walked out of this way. Went into another trail.

And next to this couplet is the fox's favorite fireworks.

All in all, this fox likes to be noisy, and loves these crackling and noisy things that make people's ears ringing, and the lethality is a bit big.

Lin Xu looked at Lin Huaiyi whose eyes were shining, smiled dotingly, and followed him into this road.

Lin Huaiyi knew all kinds of firecrackers on the market very well, and explained to Lin Xu like a few treasures: "Ah Xu, the color of this kind of firecrackers is blue. It's used to bluff people... This one doesn't explode immediately after being ignited, there is a so-called delay period.

It just needs to wait a while until the inner core ignites before it explodes. After the explosion, the bamboo on the outside will be blown to pieces and the sound is loud, so this one is a bit dangerous, but the sound is very crisp and nice. .As for the one in your hand, it contains the most powerful gun, and most people use it at the moment, after all, it is lively. "

He said as he walked, Lin Xu also listened with great interest.

Those merchants were amazed that this good-looking young man in Chinese clothes was so familiar with these gadgets, and he even spoke better than them. The young master pointed out that they only need to stand and collect the money, which is really easy.

As they were walking, they also ran into a godson of Zeng Gonggong.His surname is Lu.

That man, Lin Huaiyi, had met him several times in the palace. He was fairly handsome with a small mole between his eyebrows.

When he saw Lin Huaiyi and Lin Huaiyi, he stepped forward and greeted with a smile: "Why did the lord come out and buy it by himself? If you want to use something, can't you find someone to run errands?"

Lin Huaiyi also politely replied: "Compared to waiting in the mansion, it's more interesting to go out and watch the excitement by yourself."

"Hey, that's true." The father-in-law laughed.

Lin Huaiyi saw that he bought a lot of firecrackers. Unlike the other people he just met, he didn't buy any portraits of Taofu couplets.

He asked curiously: "I didn't expect that Eunuch Lu also likes fireworks? Isn't this thing frightening the chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep you raise?" If he remembered correctly, this Eunuch Lu lives in his godfather's house.