[Comprehensive] leaning on flowers and bamboo

Going far, the first snow in the south of the Yangtze River arrived as scheduled, and the sky was full of snowflakes, as if the whole world was shrouded in a vast expanse of whiteness, and the corner of the eaves occasionally exposed seemed to be a touch of surprise in the world of snow.

Gongsun Ce took off his cloak, put away the umbrella, put the umbrella in the corner outside the door, pushed open the door and entered the room, the warmth hit him, Gongsun Ce curled up his mouth and smiled, and opened his arms to hug the little guy who stumbled towards him. Get up, continue to walk in: "Where's father?"

"Daddy!" The little guy still couldn't speak clearly, he was still young, and his soft and soft voice was pleasing, "Upstairs, upstairs."

Hearing that Gongsun Ce was walking upstairs, he caught a glimpse of Gongsun Zhen standing in the back garden, looking at a wintersweet tree in the garden with a gentle smile on his face, and softly asked Gongsun Yu in his arms, "What did Grandpa do today? Have you taken any medicine?"

"Yes, my father watched."

Before finishing the stairs, Huamanlou had already appeared at the top of the stairs. Gongsun Ce went up and handed Gongsun Yu to Huamanlou, and while patting some water marks on his body, he said, "Father really has an honest drink today." medicine?"

"With me here, are you still worried?"

Hua Manlou walked in with Gongsun Yu in his arms, entered the room, and put Gongsun Yu down.Gongsun Ce took his clothes and changed from behind the screen. He caught a glimpse of Hua Manlou ordering Hua Ping to prepare some ginger soup, and couldn't help laughing, "It's just that the snow fell suddenly. Fortunately, there are umbrellas in the academy, so we won't catch cold."

"Who said it was impossible last time, but it would be better if you have been exposed to the wind and cold for half a month?" Hua Manlou reminded Gongsun Ce of what happened last time, and Gongsun Ce was speechless.

Huamanlou heard the sound of Gongsunyu crawling to his side, picked up the little guy and hugged him on his knees, and gave him the pastry on the table, "The academy should be on holiday too, and it will be the first month soon, so it should be I'll give you a break."

"Father is free in the academy. I don't have to go for these two days. I have four more days to go on vacation."

"Then finish the class for the students." Hua Manlou finished, "Stay here this year for the New Year, I have already sent Hua Ping to say hello to the Hua family, and the eldest brother also knows, and will not force us to go back. "

Hearing this, Gongsun Ce breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but think of the scene when he went to Hua's house for the New Year last time, which almost made him overwhelmed.People from the Hua family don't dislike such a relationship, but those curious and probing eyes always make people feel uncomfortable.

The last time they went there, they only stayed for two days on New Year's Eve and the first day of the new year, then they hurried back to their Baihualou and didn't go any more.

This year Gongsun really came, but it is not easy to go again.

Hua Ping's voice came from downstairs, Yue Niang has already prepared dinner, you can go down to have dinner.Yueniang is Gongsun Yu's wet nurse. Even though Gongsun Yu is no longer in use, Yueniang still stays in Baihualou and settles down in Baihualou with her children.

There is no difference between the two of them if there is one more woman, because usually they are both active in the small building, and the back garden was originally empty, but now that there is more Yueniang mother and son, it is lively, and Gongsun Zhen usually has more A child is born, and he is regarded as a descendant.

Hua Manlou carried Gongsun Yu and Gongsun Ce downstairs together, and when he got downstairs, he put Gongsun Yu on the stool and said, "Father, your Yaohuaping was warmed for you."

Gongsun Zhen coughed lightly when he heard the words, and glanced at Gongsun Ce. Gongsun Ce raised his eyebrows and said, "Last time you thought the medicine prescribed by the doctor was too bitter, but the good medicine tasted bitter. I don't usually see you being so willful. This time, you started messing around. Throw away the medicine, if you catch a cold and don't drink the medicine, it will be even more troublesome if you catch a cold."

"You two are taking care of me."

"Father, why didn't I know that you were making such a fool of yourself? Could it be that you are always like this?"

At the beginning, he liked to go out and seldom stayed at home in Luzhou. Now that he thinks about it, he may pay too little attention to Gongsun Zhen. It was the same when Gongsun Zhen was in Luzhou, but the housekeeper would not tell him. After all, Gongsun Zhen is the real one. The person who is in charge of the house.

Seeing that the father and son were about to argue again, Hua Manlou said, "Ah Ce."

"It's bullshit."

"...You don't usually mess around."

Now Gongsun Ce has nothing to say, he does sometimes dislike the bitter taste of the medicine and is reluctant to drink it, but if there are such times, he can forget about it.Yueniang is a polite person, even though she has been here for more than a year, she still insists on not eating at the table.

Huamanlou and Gongsun Ce saw that Yueniang insisted and did not force them, and arranged another room for her, Huaping and Yongan to eat in the back garden, otherwise it would be bad to eat in the kitchen.

"Father, everything in the academy has been taken care of, you don't have to go anymore, you can only go after the Chinese New Year."

"What about your side?"

"There are still four days of classes to go, and you can rest after you finish." Gongsun Ce said: "New Year's Eve will be in a while, but in less than one month, we should prepare something, Yueniang and Huaping should know Prepare something, if you want anything, just give them another list."

"Actually, it's nothing. It's just food and things that need to be used. They will prepare them."

"That's true."

Gongsun Yu pulled Gongsun Ce's clothes, and Gongsun Ce lowered his head to take care of Gongsun Yu and feed him.Hua Manlou naturally accepted what Gongsun Ce and Gongsun Zhen had just said, "For the couplet, Dad and A Ce will write it."

Hearing this, Gongsun Zhen nodded, "That's okay, I usually write the couplets on the gate of the house, among other things, I can handle it with my handwriting."

"It's true, father, you have been handwriting very fast in your life."

"How do you talk, kid?" Gongsun Zhen couldn't help being dissatisfied with the teasing words in Gongsun Ce's compliment, and continued to eat.

Staring at the natural division of labor between Hua Manlou and Gongsun Ce, the two didn't mind who did more and did less, but whatever they could do, they would help each other do it well. Gongsun Zhen had a satisfied smile on his face.From Luzhou to Jiangnan, it took a few months to live with the two of them before I really realized what the two of them usually lived.

From the initial surprise to the later satisfaction, Gongsun really felt that the two of them are together like this now, and there is a lovely Gongsun Yu, which is really good.

There is no need for those ordinary people to live unsatisfactorily.

After coaxing Gongsun Yu to fall asleep, Gongsun Ce watched Hua Manlou come in, raised his head and said, "Father told you to go, is there anything I want to tell you?"

"It's just that if we want to go to Hua's house, we should go. Don't be rude. Even if we don't go on New Year's Eve, we still have to go back after the third grade." Hua Manlou repeated what he had just said to Gongsun Zhen. Gongsun Ce was taken aback.

"It is indeed time to go back, so I will go back on the fourth day of the lunar new year, and come back on the fifth day of the new year. The journey of two hours is not too far away, but... Yu'er doesn't need to go back."

"kindness."

Leaving Gongsun Yu here, Gongsun Zhen couldn't help feeling bored.The little guy is only one and a half years old and knows how to coax people, making Gongsun really smile.It is better to have no blood relationship between grandparents and grandchildren than to have blood relationship, which made Gongsun Ce heave a sigh of relief.

What he was most worried about at the beginning was that Gongsun Zhen and Gongsun Yu were not close, but now he thinks more about it.

After blowing out the lamp, the two lay on the bed. Gongsun Ce leaned sideways against Huamanlou in a habitual way, closed his eyes and said, "After the academy, it seems that I have never traveled far."

"kindness?"

"I asked for a leave of absence from the academy, and there happened to be a gentleman who could take my place. I..." Gongsun Ce paused before saying, "Go for a walk with you, the last time Lu Xiaofeng sent something from Mobei, then Let's go to Mobei for a walk."

Hua Manlou couldn't help raising the corners of his mouth when he heard the words, embracing Gongsun Ce sideways and saying, "En."

No one went back, as if nothing had changed.At the beginning, Hua Manlou thought that maybe he could stay with Gongsun Ce for a while longer, and spent every moment as if it was the last, but now looking back, everything is still the same as before, with a few friends by his side, and still There is a person who has been with her for a lifetime, and even her identity is still a member of the Hua family.

Two different times seem to overlap.

"What are you thinking about?"

"It's nothing."

Gongsun Ce nodded, and moved closer to Huamanlou's arms.Because I was ill and lost my body before, my body was prone to wind and cold, and now my hands and feet are cold in winter. It is nourishing, but it has no effect. Fortunately, Huamanlou is a martial arts practitioner. The two sleep together at night. Gongsun Ce Also can sleep warmly.

The days passed quickly, and after New Year's Eve, the two came back from Hua's house on the fifth day of the lunar new year. Hua Ping moved the things brought back from Hua's house from the carriage, and Gongsun Ce was helping to take them, when suddenly Hua Manlou next to him went straight. Standing up, there was an extra dart in his hand, with a note tied to it.Gongsun Ce was taken aback for a moment, took the note over and looked at it, he couldn't help but froze for a moment.

They said something softly to Hua Manlou, and the two laughed together: "Father, Qitong and I will go to Mobei and come back after a while."

"It's cold time in this world of ice and snow, what are you going to do in Mobei?"

"Meet a friend." After Gongsun Ce finished speaking, he signaled Hua Ping to bring the horse and prepare some silver taels, the rest was not used.

Hua Ping brought the horse, and handed over a stack of banknotes and bills to the two, "Master, son, you have to be careful along the way, and remember to send news back, the young master and the master are still thinking about you. "

"kindness."

Gongsun Ce fastened the cloak, and took a look at Hua Manlou who was also on the horse, "Father, Hua Ping will help you take care of the family affairs. The two of us will come back after two or three months. I will tell the dean at the academy." pass."

"You kid!" Gongsun Zhen scolded, "Be careful."

"understood."

Hua Manlou was on the horse's back, pulling the rein and saying, "Father, Baihualou, please take care of me for a while, and Yu'er, please take care of me too. We have to see this friend."

Gongsun Zhen waved his hands when he heard the words, turned around and told Hua Ping to continue to move the things on the carriage in, hugged Gongsun Yu and said: "My good grandson, your father and your father really gave up their lives because of their friends, you see , leave our grandpa and grandson here, tsk tsk, go, grandpa will take you in and set off firecrackers with Yongan."

Hua Ping looked at Gongsun Zhen in surprise, dumbfounded—set off firecrackers?This can't be done.

From Jiangnan to Mobei, it took Gongsun Ce and Hua Manlou half a month to arrive.After entering the inn, Gongsun Ce quickly warmed his hands on the brazier, shivering and said: "This place is really cold, even colder than Hejian Mansion, the wind blows on the face like a knife."

"It should be here, we will stay at the inn."

"kindness."

It was snowing when they came here, and the house turned into water. The two of them packed up and changed into dry clothes. There was a knock on the door, and Gongsun Ce went straight up to open the door. Guess who's here."

Hua Manlou sat there, calm and relaxed, "Naturally a...friend."

Lu Xiaofeng and Ximen Chuuxue came in, they sat down, Lu Xiaofeng remained the same, Ximen Chuuxue didn't change at all, the three of them sat, Gongsun Ce stood at the door and looked at the people outside, saying: "It seems..."

"There is another friend, won't you come in?"

The person outside the door had a forehead band on his forehead. He clasped his fists at Gongsun Ce and entered the room, "Hey, Lu Xiaoji tricked me into coming here. Don't you think it's too much? Huamanlou, you have to talk about it. This Lu Xiaoji is getting worse and worse."

Hua Manlou said: "Brother Sikong, please stay safe."

Gongsun Ce closed the door, moved the stove closer, sat down beside Hua Manlou, exchanged glances with everyone, nodded with a smile, his appearance was seven points similar to Hua Manlou.

It's really a pleasure to laugh and talk around the fire, and have a good time with wine.

A must-see friend indeed.

At night, Gongsun Ce lay on Hua Manlou's body, his breathing still hadn't calmed down, and he said in a hoarse voice, "You are very happy, you used to have something on your mind, but now... you really untied it, did you see Sikong?"

Hua Manlou put his hands on Gongsun Ce's waist, and the quilt wrapped them both up, "En."

Hearing this, Gongsun Ce said, "That's good."

Hua Manlou closed his eyes and said, "That's good."

After yawning, Gongsun Ce leaned on Hua Manlou's shoulder, and his voice gradually weakened when he said this, "This will be like this in the future... I will never get tired of it for the rest of my life."

The snow outside is still falling recklessly, and the snow in Mobei is always very noisy. It falls all day long, but the coldness is blocked by the doors and windows. In the warm house, there is the sound of breathing.