The guards of crossing, please serve

Be patient, and let everything take its time.

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25. The first day of junior high school is hot...

On the first day of the first lunar month, there was a heavy snowfall in the city.Long icicles were hung on the tree branches. Looking around, everything in the palace was covered in silver, and it was a vast expanse of white, which was really beautiful.

Although the New Year's Eve was watched the night before, everyone got up early the next day and was in good spirits.After eating the glutinous rice balls, everyone played with firecrackers for a while. Ran Xiaoguai built a big snowman in the yard and wrapped a red scarf around the snowman, looking beaming.

However, despite the frantic play, Ran Mingyuan's appetite was mediocre at noon.When Shen Qing asked him, he leaned on the chair and rubbed his stomach, and said bitterly: "I ate a lot last night, and I had a big bowl of glutinous rice balls in the morning, and I'm still full!"

Shen Qing glanced at Ran Mingyuan's stomach, wondering if it was an illusion, it seemed to be a little bulging.

Shen Qing then began to examine himself.Last night was the New Year's Eve dinner, so naturally it should be richer.Everyone in the palace gathered together, Shen Qing and the big kitchen prepared a hot hot pot, beef slices, mutton slices, fish balls, meatballs, fresh shrimp, seashells and various vegetables, and served with Good daughter red.While rinsing things, everyone booed and asked the people in the house to perform a show, and the meal lasted for two hours.

With great difficulty, the table was evacuated, and everyone continued to stay to watch the year together.Shen Qing was afraid that Ran Ming Yuanguang's stomach would be ruined by drinking, so he prepared duck feet, goose letters, sweet beans, peanuts and other dishes for him.During the banquet, many people came to offer a toast to Ran Mingyuan, and he never refused to come. Along with the wine, he ate a lot of food.

When it comes to the new year, dumplings are naturally indispensable.The bowl of dumplings that Shen Qing served for Ran Mingyuan was also ingenious, not only filled with plump prawns and crispy lettuce, but also wrapped copper coins in a dumpling.

Ran Mingyuan naturally ate the dumplings all night, and happily showed off to Shen Qing when he got the copper coins, but Shen Qing rubbed his head hard.But at that time, he was a little drunk and didn't pay attention to what Shen Qing was doing.

In the morning, I ate another big bowl of glutinous rice balls. The salty meat stuffing was added with Kaiyang and mustard, each mouthful was delicious; the sweet sesame stuffing and taro stuffing were all ground by Shen Qing himself. They were fresh, solid and delicious. Incredible.Ran Mingyuan was greedy, and even took two out of Shen Qing's bowl after eating.After eating so many things one after another, it is indeed understandable that I can't eat now.

Throughout the afternoon, Ran Mingyuan lay in bed reading, occasionally turning over lazily.Shen Qing called him to walk around, but he also turned a deaf ear, too lazy to get out of bed.

Shen Qing persuaded him several times, but seeing that he ignored him, he gave up and turned back to the kitchen.

Ran Mingyuan raised his head from the book, looked at the empty outside room, and couldn't help but pouted.He thought Shen Qing would continue to coax him, but he didn't expect him to be so impatient that he ran away just like that... Humph!

In the evening, Ran Mingyuan dazedly opened his eyes from the pile of books, and suddenly smelled an unusual fragrance in the air.

The scent was very attractive, he took a deep breath, and felt a little prickly, but not uncomfortable... Eh, the stomach seems to be less distended, and the desire to eat has emerged again.

He got up and changed his clothes, and then ran to the kitchen. From outside the door, he saw a hazy white smoke in front of the stove, accompanied by the sound of crackling oil.On the table next to it, there were several finished dishes, all of which looked bright red.

Shen Qing turned around and saw Ran Mingyuan, and hurriedly said to him: "This dish can be ready to serve when it's fried, my lord, please wait for a while. Don't come here, the oily smoke is very heavy here, be careful to burn it."

Ran Mingyuan listened to what he said, obediently stood at the door and waited.After a while, Shen Qing took out the vegetables in the pot, put several dishes on the tray, and filled two bowls of rice, and brought them together to the dining room next door.

Ran Mingyuan sat in front of the table, looked at the dishes on the table, couldn't help swallowing, and looked up at Shen Qing with piercing eyes.

Shen Qing handed him a pair of chopsticks, smiled softly and said, "This is Mapo Tofu, Spicy Stir-Fried Mountain Mushroom, Boiled Catfish and Maoxuewang. You can eat it and see if it suits your appetite?"

Ran Mingyuan took a piece of fish and put it into his mouth. The fish was so tender that it melted in his mouth with a light sip, overflowing with a lingering umami taste.There was a slight tingling and numbness on the tongue, which made Ran Mingyuan feel extremely fresh.

"What did you add?" Ran Mingyuan asked curiously.

Shen Qing also sat down, took out a thin red thing from the plate of spicy fried mushrooms, and shook it to Ran Mingyuan: "Chili."

"Chili pepper?" Ran Mingyuan had never seen this thing before. He reached out and took it over for a closer look, then smelled it, and then opened his mouth, wanting to taste it.

"Don't!" Shen Qing has sharp eyes and quick hands, "grabbing the pepper in his mouth" before Ran Mingyuan ate it: "When will you change your habit of stuffing everything in your mouth no matter what you see! This thing is so spicy, how could you You still have to stutter, don't you give up if you don't burn your tears?"

Ran Mingyuan stuck out his tongue, he was not unhappy at all because of Shen Qing's reprimand, but felt that Shen Qing's frowning and chattering appearance was quite cute.

With a table of spicy dishes, Ran Mingyuan ate more and more joyfully. Not only did he not hate the slightly painful feeling of his tongue being pricked, but he also found it very enjoyable.Therefore, even though one mouth was red and swollen from eating a long time ago, the chopsticks kept picking things into it.

Sitting next to him, Shen Qing was very satisfied. He liked the fact that spicy food can whet the appetite, so he thought of making a table of spicy dishes for Ran Mingyuan to eat more.But now...his chopsticks blocked the direction of Ran Mingyuan's chopsticks, and said to Ran Mingyuan who was looking at him suspiciously: "I've eaten enough tonight, stop eating, or I'll complain of abdominal distension in a while."

"Then...tomorrow we will make this chili dish." Ran Mingyuan took the opportunity to bargain.

Shen Qing nodded, and then Ran Mingyuan put down his chopsticks, left a red grease mark on the towel Shen Qing handed over, and then handed it back.

Shen Qing took the towel, but leaned over to it.Ran Mingyuan looked at Shen Qing's face in surprise, and saw a small self in his bright black eyes.

"Shen, Shen Qing..." Ran Mingyuan called out, and then bit his lips.He was a little embarrassed, but he didn't want to turn his head away, thinking that he was showing weakness.

Shen Qing raised his hand suddenly, Ran Mingyuan only felt the corner of his mouth cool down, only to realize that Shen Qing had already looked away and was wiping the corner of his mouth seriously.

Shen Qing's movements were gentle, and the slightly wet white towel was placed on the corner of his mouth one after another, which brought out a hint of itchiness in the coolness.Ran Mingyuan stared at Shen Qing's face infatuatedly, seeing the focused look in his brows and eyes, his heart skipped a beat.

Carefully wiped the corners of Ran Mingyuan's mouth, Shen Qing straightened his hair again, then straightened up, with a half-smile and said: "I was too absorbed in eating, I didn't even notice that the chili oil got on my hair."

Ran Mingyuan blushed slightly, lowered his head and pursed his lips.He wanted to laugh, shout, somersault, roll on the ground... What's wrong with him?His body was light and so was his heart, so light that he could fly, as if he had drunk too much wine.

But he didn't drink... Ran Mingyuan raised his head and saw Shen Qing's generous back cleaning the table, his heart beat hard again.He was dazed for a moment, and stretched out his hand to cover his left chest.

Maybe it's not the wine that makes you drunk, but the people?

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26. Lantern Festival Confession Night...

Not long after New Year's Eve, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is here again.

Since the first day of junior high school, Shen Qing felt that Ran Mingyuan often avoided him. He used to come to the kitchen several times a day, but now he never set foot in the kitchen once a day.When eating, Ran Mingyuan always buried his head in silence and finished things in a hurry, as if spending more time with himself would make him feel more uncomfortable.

But Shen Qing wasn't worried, he knew that Ran Mingyuan felt something about his repeated teasing, and running away was a normal reaction.If Ran Mingyuan didn't change at all, and still got along with him as before, he would have to worry about whether Ran Mingyuan didn't understand!

On the day of the Lantern Festival, everyone in the whole house rested. Except for a few guards, everyone put on the best clothes and went out to participate in the most grand lantern festival in the city.

Ran Mingyuan, Shen Qing, the two butlers and Ran Xiaoguai walked together. Ran Xiaoguai tied two small buns on his head with a red rope, and put on a red jacket with a white fox fur cloak on the outside , Against his white and round face, he looks like a happy little fairy boy.Wherever he went, the admiration of passers-by rang out. After walking a few steps, many gadgets were stuffed into the arms of him and Ran Degao.

"Oh, Xiaoguai is really useful. I think you should stop worrying about making money. Let Xiaoguai go out for a walk every day in the future, and it will be enough for the expenses of the house." Shen Qing moved closer to Ran Mingyuan, and spoke in a relaxed tone. He was joking.

Ran Mingyuan was still wearing a white robe, with a half-new bird fur cloak outside.Most of his face was buried in the cloak, but no one noticed.Hearing Shen Qing talking to him at this moment, Ran Mingyuan snorted in response, and then moved a few steps aside to distance himself from Shen Qing.

Shen Qing looked at the awkward figure a few meters away from him, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he followed him relentlessly.

During the Lantern Festival, the street is filled with all kinds of lantern stalls. Ran Degao bought a big rabbit lantern for Ran Xiaoguai, and Ran Wangzhong protected the little boy who dragged the rabbit lantern all the way, and helped the father and son carry things. The speed of the three of them naturally slowed down.

When Ran Mingyuan guessed the lantern riddles at a certain booth and got a plum blossom lantern to give to Ran Xiaoguai, he found that Shen Qing was the only one behind him.