[Ancient Sword II] Morning Light Shadow

Moving and looking for a new house went smoothly, as Shen Xi saw when staying overnight, all the travelers went home for the New Year, and there were many vacant houses.The only small twist was that the landlord, seeing that Shen Xi was young, wanted to raise the rental price, but was settled by Chu Qi.

Shen Xi doesn't know exactly how to settle things, as long as there are no future troubles.

The furniture and utensils in the new house are not very complete, and because it is close to the New Year's Eve, many shops are closed, Shen Xi spent some time and went to many places, thanks to the abundance of things and people in the Eastern Capital, which is not as prosperous as Chang'an, It was only barely enough to make up some, and the rest can only be bought after a year.

At this time, it was already the 29th of the twelfth lunar month.

After tidying up the place, Shen Xi remembered that the tiger skin she planned to give to her brother was still in the package, so she quickly found it and asked Chu Qi to send it back to Liuyue City.

"If Miss Xi stays here alone, something might be wrong..."

"The eastern capital is an important place, and ordinary Xiao Yaoyi would not dare to set foot on it at will, not to mention that I have already set up a Gu formation around me, so safety is not a problem." Shen Xi tilted her head, "If you are worried, just go back quickly .”

Chu Qi thought about it, and what Shen Xi said made sense, so he packed up the tiger skin and the things that Shen Xi thought of to give to Shen Ye and the others, and left immediately after apologizing.

The house I just lived in for a few days was a little strange, less popular, and I was not used to being empty... In order to pass the time, Shen Xi thought that there was going to be a big cleaning on New Year's Eve anyway, so she found a broom, tied a bamboo pole, and started cleaning. Very clean house.

After cleaning the inside and outside, it was getting dark soon, Shen Xi boiled hot water and took a shower, and changed into a fluffy winter coat. Because of the Chinese New Year, they were all made of red that was more suitable for the occasion, and they looked very beautiful. pleasing.

After washing the rice and cooking it in the pot, he was squatting by the stove to keep warm, and by the way, he was using the crown of the sky to watch the slideshow, when footsteps sounded in the courtyard.

"So soon..."

The moment she stepped into the yard, Shen Xi's footsteps stopped, her voice faltered, the surprise and disbelief in her eyes quickly turned into ecstasy, and then she jumped towards the person with a cheer.

"Brother, come and hug me, hold me high~~~"

For a few seconds, Shen Xi also felt that she was a bit too coquettish, but well, that's her brother, why not act like a baby?

Shen Ye smiled and picked up the younger sister who was rushing towards her, and held her up as she said.

"Xiaoxi's gift, my brother has already received it, I have been in the lower realm for so long, do you miss my brother?"

I haven't seen her for half a year. Although my sister is still as pale and weak as before, there is a burst of vitality in her words. This change makes Shen Ye very happy.

"I miss it so much, I miss it every day!" Shen Xi nodded vigorously, "Do you like the gift?"

"Of course I like it, how could my brother not like the gift from Xiao Xi..."

"Then..." Shen Xi coquettishly dragged out the ending, "Bring the lucky money~~~"

Shen Ye choked up for a moment. After reading the Chronicles of the Lower Realm, it's not that he doesn't know what the New Year's money is, but there has never been a New Year's custom in Lieshanbu, and Shen Ye didn't think of it at the beginning.

"This, this...Xiaoxi, my brother came out in a hurry this time, and I didn't bring any copper coins for the lower realm..."

"I don't care, I have to~~~" Shen Xi rubbed her brother's neck, "Since you have to enter the lower realm and do as the Romans do, people in the lower realm have to give lucky money to juniors during the New Year! I have already given lucky money to the seventh day, brother Give me lucky money too!"

Shen Ye directly dodged the fact that the New Year's money should be given by the elders to the juniors, thinking that it would be imperceptible to gouged out Chu Qi's eyes: I didn't get the New Year's money from Xiaoxi, but I let you take the lead!

Chu Qi looked away: the master is not Miss Xi's junior, blame the subordinates?

After being tired for a while, Shen Xi remembered the more important question.

"Brother came out alone like this, in case Li Ying suspects..."

"Don't worry, Xiaoxi," Shen Ye patted his sister, "My brother's visit to the lower realms this time has been planned long ago, and his colleagues are all trustworthy people. It is also a coincidence that I met Chu Qi to bring you something."

Hearing Shen Ye's words "All colleagues are trustworthy people", Chu Qi, who has been serving as the background board since the beginning of the siblings, inevitably thought of the priest of Tianfu who held the shochu that Shen Xi brought back and never let go, and the watching dog. A very stupid big white dog.

He felt that the master's situation was really difficult, and most of the credible people's heads were not very bright.

Just thinking about it, the smell of warm rice wafted from the kitchen, remembering that Shen Xi came out of the kitchen earlier, Chu Qi habitually reminded: "Miss Xi, the rice is ready."

"Huh? I almost forgot..." Shen Xi twisted her body, escaped from her brother's arms, and ran into the kitchen a few steps, "Fortunately, it wasn't overcooked... It just so happens that my brother is having dinner together, I'll add a few more A dish~~~”

Shen Ye looked at Chu Qi in horror: "After arriving in the lower realm, Xiao Xi has been cooking all the time?!"

"My subordinates are ashamed." Chu Qi bowed her head and said shamelessly, "Miss Xi, like the master, advocates cherishing material resources and does not want to waste too much... Although my subordinates want to help, they have been unable to find the right way to do something that is acceptable. Meals..."

For a moment, Shen Ye just wanted to cry: You two insect food lovers get together, it really isn't a good thing! ! !

The white and soft rice seemed harmless, Shen Ye tasted it cautiously, and nodded secretly, it seems that my sister has learned a little bit... Wait, what is this?

Seeing a plate of pickles made from pickled snails that seemed to have been peeled off their shells in front of him, Shen Ye resolutely moved away his chopsticks and turned to the relatively safe loofah scrambled eggs.

Just as he was about to praise his younger sister for finally learning the correct way of cooking food in the lower realm, when he looked up, he saw the little girl looking at him in surprise—the scrambled eggs in the bowl. It's a little hanging, shouldn't it be...?

"Does brother think this is delicious?"

Shen Ye nodded: "It tastes delicious and soft, and Xiaoxi did a good job."

"... Chuqi..." Shen Xi turned her head away expressionlessly, "tell me how to do this."

"Yes."

Chu Qi nodded sharply, and pulled out a watery caterpillar like a magic trick.

"The name of this bug is Doudan. After drowning, use a rolling pin to grind out the internal organs from the beginning to the end, rinse them clean, boil them for a while, put them in the pot and stir-fry them with loofah, and they are what the owner just ate."

Shen Ye threw down the bowl with a livid face, turned around and rushed to the corner of the yard, throwing up, leaning on the wall while throwing up and thinking: Chu Qi, you really hate me!

——The dead sister control has reflexively dodged the fact that his precious sister is the one who caused the crime.

"I just knew that my brother didn't like bugs, so I took the ground gourd that I just sauced, but I didn't expect it to move at all..." Shen Xi poked the rice with chopsticks, looked at the plate of pickles that looked like snails, "I'm still I thought my brother suddenly changed his taste..."

Chu Qi looked away silently: That's because Miss Xi, your expression and the way you choose ingredients are too deceptive.

If the little accident that happened in the middle of the New Year's Eve was not considered, Shen Xi felt that this New Year's Eve was quite good.Shen Ye couldn't find a place to exchange Tongbao copper coins, so he finally untied the accessories, removed a jade ring, and tied it around Shen Xi's wrist with a red string.

"My brother came in a hurry this time, next time... next time I will make up for it."

Although she knew what Shen Ye said next time and had no idea when it would be fulfilled, Shen Xi still pretended not to know and nodded vigorously.

Then she remembered something and asked in a low voice.

"Brother, Li Ying can't wait any longer?"

Shen Ye's expression froze: "How did Xiaoxi know?" He came to the lower realm this time because Li Poppy was pressing him hard and asked him to fulfill his promise to spread the branches and leaves of Jumu for it, otherwise it would take the undead in Liuyue City. The tribes who have been infected by the magic energy start.

"I guess it doesn't have much patience..." Shen Xi tilted her head, "About this matter, I..."

As the crisp and sweet voice gradually lowered, Shen Ye's expression became more and more serious, and a dark color flashed in his eyes.