Depressed little landlord

Although there is no snow here in winter, the cold wind blows only, which makes people not want to step out of the room.

The gloomy angel makes everything in the world seem to be ready to turn into darkness at any time. Some of the weeds on both sides of the road are still growing tenaciously, and not all the trees have fallen leaves, still giving the cold winter Some green is added, but instead of being dazzling and gorgeous in spring and summer, it is just like the sky, dark and gloomy, giving people a kind of oppressive, heavy bleakness and desolation, making people breathless.

But also because of this view, without the lush grass and leaves, you can see the road far away.

Under the banyan tree at the head of the village, a thickly wrapped figure walked back and forth.

He rubbed his hands together, put them next to his mouth and took two breaths, then stomped his feet to warm them up again.Lin Xuan has been standing here for more than a quarter of an hour, walking back and forth, and looking at the road at the entrance of the village frequently, but unfortunately, only the branches and withered grass leaves swayed by the cold wind can be seen.

At the end of Shenshi, the sky became even darker. Lin Xuan stood on the root of the banyan tree again, stretched his neck and looked at the intersection, but there was still no movement at all.

"It's not like you can't make it back today, right? It's almost dark, can't you come back?"

Shrinking his neck, Lin Xuan frowned and thought, his face was anxious and a little angry. At this time, there was the sound of 'da da' footsteps behind him, mixed with the sound of 'patta patta' animals flapping their wings. He didn't need to I knew who it was when I turned around, and said helplessly while turning back: "Xun'er, why are you here again?"

The person who came was indeed Douding Lin Xun who was also chubby, and behind him were his 'guards', big and small white.

Douding 'rolled' to the front. I don't know whether his small face was from running or playing with the heat before. It was flushed red, and it made people feel very warm.One person and two geese stood in front of Lin Xuan, Qi Qi looked up at him, and Douding said out of breath, "Brother, grandpa said it's time to eat."

"Oh, I know."

Today's Xiaonian, Xu's mother and the others prepared meals early, for which Douding generously "contributed" a big fat chicken.The batch of chicks that Lin Xuan bought at the beginning have grown up now, except for the few castrated ones, all the other hens stayed to lay eggs, and one did not move.I sold a few before, but now there are only three left.

Lin Xuan looked back at the other side of the road again, but still didn't see the figure he was expecting, so he concealed his disappointment and pulled Douding up and turned to go home.

Xu Yang left because he was on business, and he didn't say when he would come back at the time, and he also knew in his heart that this matter could not be completed overnight, it was only half a month, how could it be so fast?

Besides, I don't know where they are going. If it is far away, it will take a lot of time to go back and forth.It's just that it's one thing to know in his heart, but he just can't help but take chances, maybe Xu Yang will come back in the next moment?

Maybe it was affected by today's atmosphere. He could hold back before, but today he couldn't bear the longing in his heart, so he wandered to the entrance of the village from time to time, thinking that maybe he would come back today, but it's a pity until now After dinner arrived, there was still no one there, so it was hard to hide the disappointment in my heart.

So much so that as soon as he entered the door, Steward Hua sighed in his heart when he saw it, but he didn't persuade him. It was the first time that the two separated this year. Young people, it was inevitable.

"Is it cold? I asked Xiaoju to serve the soup, and you and Xun'er drink the soup to warm up first. Things are ready, come and worship."

As soon as I entered the room, the room with the brazier was suddenly filled with heat. In the center was an Eight Immortals table, on which the food, bowls and chopsticks had already been set, and the housekeeper Hua stood aside with incense sticks.

Lin Xuan hurriedly nodded to Steward Hua, and pulled Lin Xun over.After receiving the incense, he lit it with an oil lamp, and when it was all burned, he returned some and gave Lin Xun three sticks. The two brothers bowed respectfully and solemnly for three times, and then put the incense in the incense burner together.

After finishing all this, Lin Xuan took Lin Xun to sit down at a smaller table next to him, looked around, and couldn't help asking doubtfully.

"Why is it only you, Grandpa? What about the others?"

Butler Hua brought the soup in front of the two of them, and when he heard his question, he replied calmly: "It's in the back, young master, don't worry about us, eat it while it's hot."

"Didn't you say that we all eat together?" Lin Xuan frowned slightly, and said with some disapproval, "Why are there only me and Xun'er? Besides, there are so many dishes that the two of us can't finish."

Butler Hua looked at the three dishes on the table, frowned as well, and said impatiently: "Xiaoxuan, there are only three dishes. If it used to be...forget it, you can eat as much as you can. Today is Xiaoxuan's meal." Years, let's spend one extravagance, how about it?"

But I feel sad for a while, at this time last year... not to mention the holidays, just the usual food, when have you guys ever eaten like this?Now it’s just a plate of fried radish, a plate of chicken, and a plate of meatballs, which is considered a luxury...

While the two of them were drinking their soup with their heads down, Steward Hua quickly wiped the corners of their eyes with his sleeve.He was very fast, but Lin Xuan accidentally ran into him.

"..." Lin Xuan sighed silently, and said warmly, "Grandpa, please sit down and eat together."

As he said that, he took the empty bowl and filled a bowl of soup for him. Douding also jumped off the stool with great eyesight, and led him to sit down.

Butler Hua swallowed the words she was about to refuse when she saw the expectant eyes of the two, and sat down as she said.

Seeing him sit down, Lin Xuan and Lin Xun all showed happy smiles at the same time.When they first moved in, they also sat around a broken table and ate together. Recently, they changed to a new table and a new house, but because of the new arrivals in the family, Housekeeper Hua and Xiaoju never ate at the same table with them again. , before there was Xu Yang, and Xiang Qing also came to stay for a night or two from time to time, and the dinner table would always be lively at that time.At that time, because of the presence of outsiders, Steward Hua said that he should obey the rules, so he couldn't say too much, but on a day like today, he still hoped that there would be more people.

Because of the open door of worship, the residual heat in the room has been gradually blown away by the cold wind, and the food soon became only a little warm. Lin Xuan frowned, got up and closed the door, and moved the brazier under the table. It was much warmer, but maybe the food was not hot enough and his appetite was poor, or maybe he was always thinking about Xu Yang who was away from home. Lin Xuan just moved his chopsticks a few times, but drank two bowls of soup.

Seeing this, Steward Hua frowned, but didn't say anything. When Mrs. Tian came to collect the dishes, she quietly told her to keep the fire in the kitchen, so that the young masters could have hot food at any time.

Mrs. Tian didn't ask any further questions and nodded in agreement, but Mother Xu looked worriedly at Lin Xuan's room. After Mrs. Tian went down, she hesitated and came to Butler Hua and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter, young master? Why did you just eat?" So much?"

Butler Hua glanced at her. Mother Xu is also an old servant of the Lin family, and she has watched the young masters grow up almost from a young age, but she really thinks about the young masters, otherwise she would not have come to him quietly to talk about those things last time.

It was only after she reminded Xu Yang to sleep separately that he noticed.

"Ah." The steward Hua sighed, looked at the distant mountaintop with his hands behind his back, and said in a low voice, "I miss you, Mrs. Master, this is the first year that Mrs. Mrs. ..."

There was a sudden pause in the words, but Mother Xu also understood the meaning of his pause, and sighed, "Did Yang boy say when he will come back?"

Steward Hua shook his head, "I just didn't say it, Xiaoxuan is like this, Xun'er is fine."

Xu's mother looked back at the door again, and she couldn't hide the worry on her face: "This is not the way, have you told the young masters? What did they say?"

"Xiaoxuan said we'll talk about it when Yangzi comes back, I think..."

Xu's mother gave him a blank look, and said in a reproachful manner: "The young master is still young and has a thin skin, so he naturally wants to say that. Since both of them are interested, then you have to find a candidate as soon as possible, and you can wait for boy Yang to come back." Inviting someone to come to the door, can the matter be resolved as soon as possible? You men procrastinate when doing things!"

"..."

Butler Hua opened his mouth to argue, but found that there was no way to argue, so he closed his mouth silently and remained silent.

"Now our young master is different from the past. We can only keep everything simple. Although this is very wronged young master, I think young master will not blame him." Mother Xu didn't bother him, thinking about starting to prepare, butler Hua was silent again, listening she babbled.

Xu's mother turned around, and from the corner of her eyes, she caught a glimpse of the steward Hua standing beside her, and she couldn't help raising her eyebrows: "Don't stand there, come and think about it together, you came here earlier, and the people you know should be more familiar." More, who do you think is more suitable?"

"what?"

"Ah, what? Of course it's a matchmaker. Now that it's the Chinese New Year, and the villagers are all free, there must be many people who want to take advantage of this free time to match their children. We shouldn't find them sooner. Man, why don't you just find someone at that time?" Mother Xu gave the white man another unkind look, wasn't she a very capable person in front of the old lady before?

Is it really too old to react?

Xu's mother's sharp eyes turned to sympathy, but thinking that she was not much younger than the other party, she couldn't help worrying, would she be like this when the time came?Immediately, his face turned distressed and frustrated.

Steward Hua was taken aback by the series of expressions on her face, but this time he reacted very quickly, and answered immediately after Mother Xu finished speaking.

"There shouldn't be any in the village, and I don't know many in other villages. In the town..."

"Forget it in the town, none of those people's mouths can tell the door. If you find them, you still don't know how to organize the young master and them."

Steward Hua was silent for a while, then nodded: "That's fine, I'll go to the village and ask, see if they have any good introductions."

"Well, you should pay more attention to this matter. Let's hurry up and take care of their affairs." Xu's mother is still frowning. She set up a stall in the town some time ago, and the news is better than that of Hua Steward. I don't know why there are rumors about this in the town, but what the young master and boy Yang said is indeed true.

"Well, you should go back and rest too. If the young master is hungry later, he will need you guys. It's cold outside, so let Xiaoju stay indoors. That girl has been busy all the time, and she can't say anything." listen."

Xu's mother shook her head, "That girl is afraid that if there are too many people in the family, she will be useless. Don't you force yourself?"

"Silly girl... You and Sister-in-Law Tian should pay more attention, lest the young master turn around and blame her. The young master doesn't want anyone to fall down now."

"I'll be watching the ones in the back. You should watch the young masters more. I'm going back. I remember there's still some flour at home. I'll go and make some snacks for the young masters."

After Xu's mother finished speaking, she hurried back to the backyard.

***

After casually coping with a few mouthfuls of food, Lin Xuan found that he had nothing to do. The room had already been lit, so it was not a good time to read and practice calligraphy, but he didn't want to go to bed so fast, so he leaned against the bedside, holding a book Qi Ling flipped through the books that Qi Ling brought.

Inside is Douding, who has already taken off layers of clothes, and is lying on the quilt, kicking his calves, and reading books there, but he is much more serious than Lin Xuan.

It was already completely dark outside, and suddenly, with a "click", Lin Xuan came back from his wandering mind, and found that it was Douding who had fallen asleep lying there at some point, couldn't help laughing, and quickly hugged him. After getting into the quilt, he stretched himself out of bed and opened the door to go out. After some inquiries, Xu Yang still didn't come back, so he had no choice but to go back to his room to rest.

It's just a young year, and the villagers are still the same as in the past. After dinner, after dark, they gradually calmed down and fell asleep.

Lin Xuan woke up in a daze, as if seeing a shadow above his head.Because they will burn a brazier in the room, there is still a little light in this dark room.

He turned his head to look at the window for the first time, and found that the window seemed to be much more open than before going to bed. His heart moved, and he turned around suddenly without hesitation and shouted out.

"Xu... um!"

The author has something to say: Well, rounding up is another car, let’s hurry up and let them get the books, it’s not a problem if it’s always like this←_←