【Kuan Xin】Snake and Venom

"So, did Wang Kuan succeed in asking for leave?" Wei Yanei asked while gnawing on candied haws.

Because they were going to celebrate the New Year in the Secret Pavilion, except for Wang Kuan who went home to ask for leave, the other five people came out to buy various items, and Yuan Zhongxin was assigned to act with Wei Yanei.

Yuan Zhongxin shrugged: "He didn't come back last night, how do I know?"

Wei Yanei bit the last candied hawthorn in his mouth, and spoke inarticulately. Yuan Zhongxin was confused when he heard this, and he said angrily, "It's okay to speak after eating."

After a while, Wei Yanei spat out the hawthorn core, curled his lips and said, "Actually, I really want Wang Kuan to stay in the Secret Pavilion for the New Year. After all, this is the first time the six of us celebrate the New Year together. It must be very interesting."

Yuan Zhongxin's eyes flickered slightly, and he said calmly: "Maybe there is something wrong with Wang Kuan's family. It's not like you don't know how his father is. I think Wang Kuan still has to go home this time."

Wei Yanei suddenly stopped talking, he squinted his eyes, half-smile, staring at Yuan Zhongxin without speaking.

Yuan Zhongxin's scalp was numb when he watched him, he gritted his teeth, and slapped Wei Yanei on the back of the head: "Did you lose your mind, what are you looking at!"

Wei Yanei rubbed his head repeatedly and complained of pain, and it took a long time before he said aggrievedly: "I just think you are weird, why such a big reaction?"

Yuan Zhongxin raised his eyebrows, tilted his head and looked at him, folded his arms and asked, "Really, tell me, what's wrong with me?"

Wei Yanei frowned and thought about it, and then replied: "I think you don't seem to want Wang Kuan to stay in the Secret Pavilion for the New Year."

Yuan Zhongxin paused, and said without changing his face: "Who said I don't want it, I just..."

"Is that hope?"

A familiar voice came from behind, which stunned Yuan Zhongxin and Wei Yanei. They both turned around and looked at the back. They found that it was Wang Kuan who had disappeared for a whole day. Behind him, he looked refreshed and in a good mood.

Yuan Zhongxin's heart skipped a beat for no reason.

Wei Yanei blinked, and asked pleasantly, "Why are you here? You succeeded in asking for leave?"

Wang Kuan leisurely walked up to Yuan Zhongxin, nodded with a smile, "It succeeded, so I came to see you."

Yuan Zhongxin looked at him suspiciously: "Since when did your father become so talkative?"

Wang Kuan tilted his head slightly and stared at Yuan Zhongxin, taking the time to calm down and said: "I promised him to go back to make up for dinner on the first night of the new year, and he agreed."

Wei Yanei happily suggested: "Since there is one more person staying in the secret pavilion, we must prepare more vegetables and so on. Let's go to the market quickly. If we are late, the good things will be sold out!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his footsteps and was about to move forward, but Wang Kuan called out: "Ya Nei, I just ran into Xue Ying and the others at the corner of Youjie Street in the east of the city. They are carrying a lot of things. Why don't you go?" Let's see if I can help you."

Wei Yanei suddenly realized, said "See you in the secret pavilion", turned around and left in a hurry, and the whole person gradually drifted away.

Yuan Zhongxin asked in a daze: "Don't we need to help?"

Wang Kuan pursed his lips and shook his head, "One person in the yamen is enough."

Yuan Zhongxin blinked, and said unwillingly: "Why don't we follow up and have a look, what if we need to help?"

Wang Kuan pulled him to the direction of the market, and said lightly: "They buy what they use, and we buy food. There is no conflict and the efficiency is high."

Yuan Zhongxin had no choice but to let him go.

On weekdays, most of the meals in the secret pavilion are bought by Zhao Jian and Xiao Jing. Yuan Zhongxin doesn't know if the dishes are new or not. Along the way, Yuan Zhongxin followed behind Wang Kuan, the latter was responsible for picking, and the former was responsible for giving money.

Yuan Zhongxin looked at the two or three bags of vegetable meat in his hand, and asked sullenly, "Wang Kuan, does your family run a vegetable market?"

How does Wang Kuan, a son of a family who doesn't touch Yang Chunshui with his ten fingers, know how to choose vegetables?

Wang Kuan smiled and explained: "I just bumped into Xiaojing and the others and asked."

Yuan Zhongxin raised his eyebrows, noncommittal.

Wang Kuan remembered what he had just heard, turned his head to look at Yuan Zhongxin, and said seriously: "You haven't answered my question yet."

Yuan Zhongxin paused, and asked with a dry smile, "What's the problem?"

Wang Kuan: "Do you want me to stay in the Secret Pavilion for the New Year?"

Yuan Zhongxin was at a loss for words, and didn't know how to answer for a moment, and after a while, he bit his bullet and said: "Hope, didn't Wei Yanei say that, the six of us from Qizhai will eat the New Year's Eve dinner together and keep the New Year's Eve together, it must be very happy." interesting."

Wang Kuan nodded with a smile, as if he accepted Yuan Zhongxin's answer, and didn't hold on to the question any longer. He looked at the things in his hand, and then asked, "Is there anything else you haven't bought?"

Yuan Zhongxin thought for a while, his eyes suddenly lit up: "Yes."

Time passed day by day, and in the blink of an eye, it was the New Year's Eve. At this time, Qizhai had been dressed up in a festive manner by six people. New couplets and door stickers were pasted on the gate, and lanterns could be seen everywhere in the backyard and Xuezhai Hall Hanging ornaments; the day before yesterday morning, Wei Yanei got a peach blossom with thick flowers and thick branches from nowhere. , very pleasing; door gods painted by six people are pasted on the doors of the three bedrooms, and red ribbons are wrapped around the wooden frames.

Even the half-sized necks were covered with big red flowers one by one, with round heads and round brains, very simple and honest and cute.

Today's Qizhai is like a family preparing to celebrate the lively New Year, with endless laughter and laughter.

At noon, Qizhai also welcomed unexpected guests.

The six people stared blankly at the dozens of people who filed in, dumbfounded.

The old thief led the dozens of rogues behind him, appreciating the Qi Zhai carefully arranged by the six people, and nodded with satisfaction: "Well, it's not bad, it's really a New Year's atmosphere."

With a wooden face, Liang Zhu put a large wooden basin of crabs on the table in his hand, and said in a wooden voice: "Crabs, cook and eat tonight, I don't know there are such people, and there are few to buy - remember, Leave two for half a catty."

The six people stared blankly at the crabs in the basin with six pairs of big eyes. Where did the crabs come from in this winter?

Lu Guannian put down a stack of pens, inks, papers and inkstones, and said with a smile: "I don't have anything to give away, the four treasures of the study, you can divide them later."

Military Academy Yue put a stack of books on the ground heavily, and he said excitedly: "Children, these books are all my treasures in the bottom of the box, and now I give them to you, remember to read them carefully, I will be in class in the future." Random checks will be made at any time."

All of a sudden, because of the arrival of these dozens of people, Qi Zhai, which was relatively quiet, suddenly became very noisy and lively. The six people looked at each other dumbfounded and shrugged.

It's all here, can you still drive out?

The six of them were thinking of going out again to buy some vegetables and meat, but they didn't expect that the old thief's rascals took out bundles of fresh vegetables and bundles of pork belly from the basket, and made a lot of noise. He clamored to let the six people have a good taste of their craft, and let Yuan Zhongxin and the others take a good rest.

As the night fell, the meals were ready one after another. Dozens of people were busy back and forth. While serving the dishes, they found benches and round tables and placed them in the backyard. They could only set up six or seven tables by patchwork. Fortunately, Poppi They are not picky, as long as it is lively enough, you can have a good time sitting on the ground.

About an hour later, all sat down and enjoyed the crafts of the hooligans. The appearance seemed to be poor, but the taste was very good, full of human fireworks, which made people feel warm after eating. My heart is extremely at ease.

The best food in the world is always the food at home.

While eating, Wei Yanei suddenly said angrily, "Oh! I forgot!"

The five of them looked at him together.

Wei Yanei said distressedly: "I forgot to buy fireworks!"

Zhao Jian suddenly realized: "Yes! Fireworks!"

Xiaojing said a little desolately: "Nowadays, people in Kaifeng probably have all come home from work to have dinner, and the fireworks must not be sold."

Xue Ying also nodded, looking a little dejected.

Yuan Zhongxin and Wang Kuan looked at each other, the former swallowed a mouthful of meat leisurely, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Wang Kuan and I bought it that day."

The four looked at him in surprise: "Really?!"

Wang Kuan said with a smile: "Eat first, and then put it away after eating."

After dinner, the rest of the people went to help clean up the dishes. Liang Zhu was still trying hard to let half a catty taste the deliciousness of crabs, but the two silly dogs ignored him at all, and wagged their tails excitedly to express that they only wanted to eat meat.

Yuan Zhongxin went to the room alone to take the fireworks to the backyard. When he came back, he stopped on the bridge and looked at the commotion and laughter from a distance, with a light smile on his lips.

At some point, the old thief appeared beside Yuan Zhongxin, and he asked, "How was it? Are you happy this New Year's Eve?"

Yuan Zhongxin was taken aback for a moment, then turned to look at the old thief beside him, but did not answer.

The old thief patted him on the shoulder in relief, and said earnestly: "Yuan Zhongxin, you are in Kaifeng, and you finally have a home."

Yuan Zhongxin smiled suddenly, he let out a long sigh, and said with relief: "I have always been home, but there is no one at home."

But now, his family members are everywhere in the backyard of Qizhai.

The old thief gave him a gentle push: "Go, it's time to set off the fireworks."

Yuan Zhongxin didn't refuse, he crossed the long bridge and came in front of the crowd with his arms full of fireworks. He shouted: "Fireworks!"

In less than a moment, blossoming fireworks rose into the sky, piercing the darkness of the sky, bursting out fires shining like galaxies, resplendent, and dreamlike.

Dozens of people looked up at the fireworks in amazement, their eyes clear.

Wang Kuan stood beside Yuan Zhongxin, shoulder to shoulder with him, looking at the sky full of fireworks, he closed his eyes and clasped his hands together, as if making a wish.

Seeing his behavior like this, Yuan Zhongxin smiled at the side, and when he opened his eyes again, he joked: "Where did the tradition of making a wish come from when setting off fireworks?"

Wang Kuan just smiled and said nothing.

Yuan Zhongxin looked at him curiously: "What wish did you make?"

Wang Kuan stared at him deeply, and said after a while: "I can't say, this wish is made to God. If I say it, God won't show it."

Yuan Zhongxin shrugged: "Do you still believe this?"

Wang Kuan was silent again, but secretly in his heart, once again piously recited silently.

All my life, I, Wang Kuan, only want a Yuan Zhongxin who can spend the rest of his life in peace, and I have no courage to hope that he and I will join hands forever.

God, did you hear that?