humble minister

On New Year's Eve, the streets and alleys of Guhu City are decorated with lights and festoons. From a distance, it is a fiery red. There are red lanterns, red Spring Festival couplets and blessing characters. The whole frontier town is full of happiness and joy.

Because it is located in a frontier fortress, it is rare to have lively gatherings in Guhu City, so people in the city usually take advantage of festive festivals to hold a market, and a lot of things to eat, drink and have fun have been derived according to the customs of the festival. For example, during the Lantern Festival, there will be programs such as appreciating lanterns, making Lantern Festivals, and reciting poems; during the Shangyuan Festival, there will be river lanterns and river lanterns, and the men and women you like can also travel along the river lanterns; Objects send purses, flower hairpins and other activities, and at this time your favorite object will not refuse your gift, if they are also interested in you, they will return the gift...

Different festivals have different ways of celebrating, and the Spring Festival is no exception. Especially this year, the Spring Festival has just won the battle. Because of the rare peace and stability in the frontier fortress, this New Year's Eve will be more lively than usual Not a lot.

Lian Ying and Shi Yu walked side by side, wandering aimlessly with the crowds on the majestic street.There are food and entertainment on both sides of the street; there are locals who come out to sell goods, and there are also foreign hawkers who come to do business; Incomparably, the old couples who came out to see the excitement at this moment... In short, it was extremely lively, and it was never imagined that a border town could have such a colorful time.

Shi Yu followed Lian Ying, protecting him without any trace, and separated those who accidentally squeezed up, but his usually cold eyes looked warmly at Lian Ying, who was watching the bustling scene intently, Seeing his curious and happy look, he pursed his lips and suggested, "Actually, the night market in Beijing is also very lively. After returning to Beijing, I will take you shopping if I have time?"

Hearing what Shi Yu said suddenly, Lian Ying looked away from the dexterous hands of the craftsman making the lantern in front of him, then turned to look at Shi Yu with a smile and said, "Forget it, no matter how prosperous the night market in the capital is, it is nothing compared to the white market." It’s just that the days are the same, but it’s not as good as these frontier places.” What’s more, he is not in good health, and it’s okay to go out to play once or twice, but if there are too many, his health may not be able to bear it.

After hearing this, Shi Yu didn't say much, just followed Lian Ying, watching him visit, touch and ask interested stalls from time to time, but he didn't buy anything.

"Is there anything that looks good? I can buy it for you." Shi Yu saw the eyes of the person in front of him with a hint of pampering that he didn't know, and asked unconsciously.

Lian Ying glanced at him, and said with a half smile but not a smile: "The prince is really generous today, but I don't want any common things, but there is one thing I want the prince to experience with me."

Before Shi Yu could react, he took Shi Yu's hand and ran to a small but warmly decorated stall in front.Although Shi Yu was stunned for a moment, he did not break free, but followed obediently.

The owner of the stall is an old couple, and the two seem to give people a very loving feeling.

Perhaps it was this kind of warm and happy feeling that infected the passers-by. Many young couples stopped in front of the stall and watched the old woman teach them how to make dumplings.

Lian Ying pulled Shi Yu forward and saw at a glance that although the old woman's wrinkled and withered hands were moving dexterously, she made exquisite and small dumplings with different shapes in a short time, which made everyone around The young couples also cleaned their hands and learned from the mother-in-law how to make these beautiful dumplings, while the uncle on the side was rolling the dumpling wrappers while looking at his wife full of doting, his concentration made the old woman They stared at him from time to time.

Lian Ying noticed the interaction between the two old people, and felt warm and swollen in her heart. This is probably the most true and perfect portrayal of "holding the hand of the son, and growing old with the son" written in the poem.

"How about it, my lord, would you like to experience folk fun with me, and see how to make these dumplings?" Lian Ying said in a low voice, whispering in Shi Yu's ear, not without temptation.

Shi Yu glanced sideways at Lian Ying, who was smiling playfully at the moment, and suddenly the corners of his mouth raised, and he replied, "Okay."

Lian Ying was dazzled by his look and smile, and blushed when he came back to his senses, and glared at Shi Yu with puffed cheeks, and then said to the old woman with that flushed face: "Grandma, we also want to Learn to make dumplings."

The old lady glanced at the two handsome young men in front of her, smiled knowingly, and nodded lovingly, and the uncle also brought a basin of water tacitly.

Lian Ying put a few pennies into the small jar next to him, and then he and Shi Yu cleaned their hands together, picked up a thin dumpling wrapper, but didn't know where to start, and then saw that Shi Yu was also with him Generally circled.

The old lady was also amused to see the two people who couldn't do anything. It seemed that they were really two noble gentlemen, but she still kindly explained not only with her hands, but also with her mouth: "It's actually not difficult to make dumplings. Scoop a spoonful of fillings in the middle of the dumpling wrapper, then lift up the sides of the dumpling wrapper and pinch them tightly, and then pull up the right side of the wrapper layer by layer..."

The old woman's slightly hoarse but loving voice faintly resounded in the brightly lit night, with a trace of indescribable warmth.Lian Ying, Shi Yu, and the young lovers around watched her mother-in-law's movements, and at the same time listened to her instructions and concentrated on making the dumplings in their hands. The atmosphere was extremely harmonious for a moment.

When the work was done, Lian Ying was very happy looking at the good-looking dumplings in his hands. Well, he is still very talented in this area, but I don’t know how Shi Yu made the dumplings, but he is such a smart person. How bad is the package?

However, when Lian Ying saw the "dumplings" that Shi Yu wrapped left and right, but no matter how he wrapped them, he really felt "slapped" in the face. He glanced at Shi Yu with a dark complexion. The laughter that was about to be suppressed could no longer be held back.

"Pfft ha ha ha ha, Shi Yu, this dumpling of yours can hardly even be called 'dumpling'!"

Even responding to this smile caused several young couples around to burst out laughing. They didn't expect that this seemingly smart and shrewd man couldn't even make a dumpling well.

It turned out that Shi Yu was still a little upset about this merciless "mocking", but after hearing that Lian Ying's address changed from "Prince" to "Shi Yu", he was no longer angry, and even I was a little happy, and I felt like teasing this person.

Then he saw the sullen, cold-looking King of the Frontier suddenly dipped his hand in some flour, and then caught off guard and attacked Lian Ying's forehead, cheeks and tip of his nose.

Lian Ying couldn't dodge Shi Yu's sneak attack at all, not to mention laughing too much this time, so he was hit all at once, and the place targeted was covered with a thick layer of flour. Instead, he became himself.

Seeing Lian Ying's dazed and unresponsive look, Shi Yu felt better for some reason, so a smile broke out on his originally dark face, which was extremely gorgeous.

It's a pity that Lian Ying at this time would not be fooled by beauty, so he immediately practiced what is called "come and don't reciprocate indecently" -- Lian Ying grabbed a lot of flour and rushed towards Shi Yu, Shi Yu didn't seem to dodge or block much, and let Lian Ying hit him. A pair of squinted smiles on Bai Pupu's face looked at Lian Ying's unscrupulous smile.

But, how is it the style of our border guards not to fight back?As a result, Lian Ying soon realized what it means to be sad when extreme joy arises.

The two of them fought fiercely, and the young lovers next to them were let go after being innocently affected. For a while, the flour flew together, and the old couple watched with a smile. They didn't blame these people for wasting flour, but their eyes were full of kindness.

After fighting for a while, Lian Ying finally realized how embarrassing he had done. He couldn't help apologizing, put down a silver ingot, and dragged Shi Yu to run away, regardless of the old couple's persuasion. Far.

After running a little farther, Lian Ying stopped when he found a place where there were no people, panting: "You, you too, why, why didn't you know how to stop me, it's a shame."

"But you look happy, so I don't want to stop you."

Lian Ying lowered his head and heard Shi Yu say this while panting. The faint pampering in those words made his ears turn red, and the shyness on his face and heart disappeared when he looked up and saw Shi Yu's face full of flour. Fei, and then laughed uncontrollably: "You, you really have lost a bit of the dignity of a prince, I really don't know how your subordinates will feel when they see the general they have always been in awe of like this? !Hahaha!"

Shi Yu just looked at Lian Ying and smiled out of breath, completely not revealing that someone was just as embarrassed as himself, but said, "I'm sorry."

Lian Ying suddenly stopped laughing, and raised his head to look at Shi Yu with a complicated expression. He didn't expect that this person still remembered to apologize to himself, but what he wanted was "I'm sorry"?

The bright red lights in the distance ignited together, and the obviously festive atmosphere made Lian Ying want to cry for no reason.

Countless beautiful and bright fireworks suddenly shot up in the dark night sky, and the warm fire light reflected warmth in Shi Yu's dark eyes, which caused Lian Ying, who was stared at by these eyes, to suddenly feel a feeling of being deeply loved and loved. The illusion of pity.

Yes, it's just an illusion.

So even in response to this apology, he just smiled, but there was a trace of bitterness and self-deprecation from the corners of his raised lips——

"My lord doesn't need to apologize."

Everything is voluntary...

The author has something to say:

Cough, there will be more unspeakable things tonight, but the stupid author has sloppy hands and a scumbag brain, so there may be some unspeakable things tomorrow night [Fog? 】That’s right... But goose, you have to believe that the stupid author doesn’t have a driver’s license, even if he drives, it’s probably a fake car... And the stupid author is so pure, it’s so embarrassing to drive, I have to think about it~【 ?(????ω????)?……]