Don't run away to touch porcelain

In the early morning of the New Year's Eve, Cheng'an City was already very lively. I always felt that there were a few things missing in the New Year's goods. Being scolded, as well as the stewards of various high-ranking and wealthy families, driving a newly decorated carriage with congratulatory gifts, each family pays homage to the New Year. Even the city guards patrolling the streets today have changed their clothes for major festivals as usual. A brocade suit looks extraordinarily heroic.

Hong Xiu rode a horse early in the morning to give everyone New Year's greetings. Although his family was not considered a high-ranking official in the imperial city full of dignitaries, his father was quite well-known in the army, and he also held some moderate official positions. During Chinese New Year, the family can't be sloppy. As the eldest son, Hong Xiu is busy going around, so he can only come here early in the morning.On the contrary, it was the third-rank general's mansion, which was truly distinguished, and the concierge, Uncle Li, hung up the two red lanterns in a leisurely manner, and he didn't even post the Spring Festival couplets at the gate.

Hong Xiu babbled that there was no woman in the mansion, it was not a good look, and immediately took back this sentence after entering the mansion. There was a scene of chaos everywhere in the mansion, and the cooks were very proud of going out on weekdays. Wan's Longxiang guards were as easy as ordering their sons, pulling this one to fix the small lanterns everywhere, and pulling that one to paste all the Spring Festival couplets inside. I think it's fine to have no women.

While greeting everyone, he found Ji Canghai who had just finished his marksmanship practice and was wiping his sweat with a towel. He was accompanied by Bai Ye, who was practicing with him. Bai Ye, Happy New Year to you too."

Bai Ye returned the salute with a smile, Ji Canghai just nodded, put on the coat that Bai Ye handed over, and asked Hong Xiu if he wanted to have breakfast with him.

Hong Xiu said that I don't have that much time to spare, this Chinese New Year is really annoying me to death, after I finished speaking, I felt that people who celebrate Chinese New Year should say auspicious words, so I patted myself on the mouth, hehe Le, looked around after the music, and asked Ji Jiu Feiye where are they?After paying New Year's greetings to them, I have to rush home.

"I asked Bai Ye to go to see it before. Ji Jiu hadn't woken up yet. Xuan Ye took Fei Ye to give New Year's gifts to the generals' residences, and he won't be back for a while."

Ji Canghai answered normally, but Hong Xiu was quite dissatisfied, "When is it too late to wake up, I can't stop sleeping without lifting the quilt for a day."

Ji Canghai didn't speak, and Bai Ye interjected, "The general said that today we have to watch the year, so it's okay to let him sleep a little longer." After speaking, he deliberately turned sour, "It's as if we don't keep the year."

Ji Canghai smiled when he heard the words, "Do you think you won't dare to reward you with a few military sticks during the Chinese New Year?"

Bai Ye said that I am not Ji Jiu, why don't you dare.

Hong Xiu also answered, "You're so used to him, I don't care what I do when he enters Longxiang Guard with your backing, my father has already said that if you can't cut a jade, you can't make a weapon." Ji Canghai listened to the two people in his ear talking to each other. , it's rare to explain, "Although Ji Jiu is loose, it's rare that he never plays his temper on his own, and it's okay to be lenient once in a while, and it won't hurt his elder brother."

Bai Ye and Hong Xiu stared at each other, and Bai Ye spoke faster, "General, have you found Ji Jiu's family?"

Ji Canghai looked calm, "He pretended not to know, so I pretended not to."

In the end, Hong Xiu couldn't wait for Young Master Ye to wake up, so he had to go directly to lift his quilt as usual. It's rare that Ye Huizhi slept enough today and didn't roll over the bed. He just looked at Hong Xiu in front of him helplessly, "New Year's Eve I don’t even want to let people sleep well, what hope do I have in this life.” After finishing speaking, I wanted to yawn, but when I saw what Hong Xiu was wearing, I sprayed it, sitting on the bed and laughing, “Xiaohong/sleeve, It turned out to be better when you weren't wearing a military uniform."

Hong Xiu looked down at the exquisitely embroidered brocade clothes on his body, and his face blushed. The clothes looked suave and handsome for an ordinary gentleman, but they were really nondescript on a strong and tough guy like Hong Xiu, but his mother insisted that the Chinese New Year should be Wearing it like this, he didn't dare to disobey his mother because of a piece of clothing, even if his father put up with it, there's no reason why he couldn't bear it.Embarrassed by Ye Huizhi's smile, Hong Xiu slapped the red envelope on Ye Huizhi's face, said something about Chinese New Year, and left angrily. Ye Huizhi took the red envelope and was dishonest, sitting on the bed and facing the door Shout out, "Happy New Year, Mr. Hong, Mr. Hong, go slowly, Mr. Hong comes here often!"

After being lazy on the bed for a long time, Ye Huizhi got up after washing up and wandered around to the big kitchen to find something to eat. Normally, even though they were not hungry for food, those aunts could always conjure up some food for Ye Huizhi, but today Thirty, everyone is busy decorating the house, or preparing for the dinner party, one can wish to have eight hands, no one really cares about Ye Huizhi.Seeing everyone's busy appearance, Ye Huizhi didn't have the nerve to ask for something to eat. He greeted the aunts and aunts with honey on his mouth, so he had to go to Ji Canghai's study to eat. He remembered that he didn't finish the pastries yesterday. Cang Hai just tasted a piece and never ate it again, presumably he would not eat it after he left.

Quietly walking to the door of the study, Ye Huizhi grabbed the door frame and looked in. Ji Canghai stood behind the desk facing the door and saw clearly. He put the brush in his hand aside and said, come in.Ye Huizhi walked into the study with a smile on his face, and was thinking about how to ask for food, but Ji Canghai had already expected it and pointed to the food box put aside, "There are still a few cakes, you can fill your stomach first, today There is no time for you in the big kitchen."

Ye Huizhi said that I've been there, so I don't know, but he thanked Ji Canghai politely, took another piece of pastry and ate it, and rushed to Ji Canghai's side to see what he was doing.There was a large Spring Festival couplet on the desk, but nothing was written on the red paper. Seeing Ye Huizhi standing over, Ji Canghai asked, "What should I write on the Spring Festival couplet at the door?"

Ye Huizhi stared, "It's already this hour and you haven't even thought about the Spring Festival couplets yet?"

Ji Canghai looked at the sun outside the window, and then at Ye Huizhi, which means you know that people who just got up at this hour have nothing to complain about others, Ye Huizhi obviously understood what Ji Canghai didn't say, touched Touching his nose, he answered, "Choose an auspicious one."

Ji Canghai dipped his pen in the ink, "You think about it, and I'll write it."

Ye Huizhi stood aside and complained, "Why don't you go to Liu Longxiang in advance for things like Spring Festival couplets, he is the number one scholar, he has the age of a dragon and a snake, and I, a rough man, can't think of a good one."

"Is that box of snacks free?"

Ye Huizhi thought about the meaning of Ji Canghai's words, and to put it mildly, what's the use of supporting you?

Extremely unhappy, he leaned against the table again, Ye Huizhi frowned and thought about it, and asked if our General's Mansion should write a story about a golden horse and an iron horse swallowing mountains and rivers with arrogance.Ji Canghai smiled, "I don't want you to go to war, do you need gold and iron horses to live the Chinese New Year?"

"Oh, then forget about writing casually. Everything will be smooth sailing, auspicious stars will arrive, and everything will be auspicious, so let's just write like this." Ye Huizhi made it clear that he was passive and sabotage, but Ji Canghai actually said it, and actually wanted to write as soon as he picked up his pen. Ye Huizhi hurriedly grabbed his arm, "Hey, wait a minute, I'll think about it."

Ji Canghai put down his pen expressionlessly, waiting for Ye Huizhi to think.Ye Huizhi sighed silently, how powerful is his elder brother who barks his teeth and claws all day long, look at Ji Jiangjun, who is so calm and invisible.He took the small Langhao from the pen stand, took out another piece of paper, and Ye Huizhi neatly wrote a pair of couplets and handed them to Ji Canghai, looking a little embarrassed, "Will this work? It can be imagined like this.”

Ji Canghai took it and looked at it, then looked at the red plums on the table, nodded and said that it was appropriate for the occasion, and after he finished speaking, he carefully memorized the couplet written on the paper, and then picked up the large brush and refilled the ink When you are full, pick up a pen and write.

Every auspicious snow, red plum blooms alone, proud of winter, wishing Dongfeng, Jinxiu Mountain, Hena spring

Ye Huizhi poked his head to look, Ji Canghai's handwriting was not as restrained as his, on the contrary, it was vigorous and majestic, and the couplet he wrote was very grand, Ji Canghai raised his head to look at Ye Huizhi , Ye Huizhi didn't understand, so he looked back and asked what's wrong?What about Ji Canghai's criticism?Ye Huizhi smiled and said, "Gong Xi Fa Cai?"

"Naughty." Ji Canghai reprimanded Ye Huizhi, his tone was gentle but kind.Ji Canghai took the horizontal note and wrote down the four words Vientiane Renewal himself. After finishing writing, he stretched out his hand and slapped it a few times, and told Ye Huizhi, "Take it with me and paste it on the gate." Ye Huizhi rarely had anyone close to him before. Man, being able to get along with Ji Canghai like this naturally made him feel much better. He answered by picking up the paste prepared on the side, and then picked up a Changchun couplet and walked away. Ji Canghai told him to be careful, it's okay. Not slow to follow behind.

The concierge, Uncle Li, waited long ago for the Spring Festival couplets of the two masters, and even the Spring Festival couplets for the side door of the Ye family diagonally opposite, where few people go, have been pasted early, and the gate of his own house is still bare.Seeing Ji Canghai and Ye Huizhi coming over with Spring Festival couplets, Uncle Li hastily moved over a small ladder that he had prepared earlier.Ye Huizhi originally wanted to climb up to post it by himself, but Ji Canghai is a hundred ranks higher than himself, right? Unexpectedly, Ji Canghai handed him all the things in his hand, "I'll post it, you just look at it below and don't post it." Crooked."

Ji Canghai stepped up the ladder in a few steps, waited for Ye Huizhi to hand him the paste-applied Spring Festival couplets, then found the exact position to measure, and asked Ye Huizhi, "Is this okay?"

Ye Huizhi shouted to move to the left, and Ji Canghai posted it according to his words. Uncle Li stood with his hands in his sleeves and smiled, his face was full of wrinkles, "Every year the Spring Festival couplets at the gate are posted by the general himself. In the past, the general was alone. With Fei Ye and the others, and then with Long Xiangwei, and this year with you, it's really getting more and more lively."

Ye Huizhi helped Ji Canghai move the ladder to the other side, and said with a smile that we would celebrate the New Year with the general every year from now on, Ji Canghai also showed a little smile when he heard this, "Okay, I will spend it with you every year from now on."

While talking and laughing, Ye Huizhi accidentally glanced sideways at Ye Zongshi standing at the door of the Ye family's side door. He didn't know why he appeared at the door of this small door that usually even the servants didn't go often, but although it was far away, Ye Zongshi Huizhi could still see that Ye Zongshi was indeed looking at them, the hand holding the paste froze slightly, Ye Huizhi hesitated for a moment, and still ignored Ye Zongshi, just stuffed all the things in his hand into Uncle Li's hand , "I suddenly have a urgency to urinate, so I went in first." After finishing speaking, he strode away without waiting for others to respond.

Looking at Ye Huizhi's back, Ji Canghai frowned slightly, then turned his head to look outside the alley, feeling somewhat clear in his heart.Ye Zongshi was still standing where he was, Ji Canghai got off the ladder, and saluted Ye Zongshi with his hands clasped in his direction. Ye Zongshi seemed to be nodding his head, his expression was too far away to see clearly, then he turned and disappeared inside the door.

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