across mountains and seas

Knowing that Jing Lan had made bad water, but Liu Xi couldn't clean it up directly, so Liu Xi could only pretend that nothing happened the next day, and secretly wrote down the account.On the night when she and Jing Lan got married, she would definitely pack it up and bring it back together.

On this day, Ye Tianxin also took the initiative to approach Liu Xi to show her affection, saying that she was willing to join hands to live for herself.

New Year's Eve is approaching, and it's rare that the Jing family is neat and tidy. Anyway, the alliance with the Ye family still needs time to prepare, so Liu Xi made an appointment with Ye Tianxin to plan in detail after the new year's day.

Ye Tianxin is not in a hurry at all, if she is too anxious to be a pawn, she will be easily silenced, and she is also happy to lie dormant quietly.

Regarding the matter of the two brothers and sisters in Qianzhulou, Liu Xi thinks that little Humei is pretty smart and knows how to take the opportunity to slip away, otherwise when she is busy with Tianxin's business overnight, it will end up with little Humei.

Ever since several young masters of the Jing family gathered in Donglin City, the government office has become much more lively these past few days.

Ling Dang can beat Jing Huan obviously, but still likes to pester Jing Yuan to practice kung fu.Jing Huan came to see Shen Jiangli every day, but he came too often, and Shen Jiangli disliked him for being noisy. In the past few days, when he heard his footsteps from afar, he hid first, and Jing Huan jumped every time. empty.

Jing Huan couldn't play with Shen Jiangli, so he had to pester Jing Lan to play.But Jing Lan is no longer the Jing Lan she was in the past. After she is busy with government and military affairs every day, she is either practicing swords or looking for Liu Xi to study the formation chapter of "Wolf Strategy", so she doesn't have much time to play with Jing Huan .

Jing Tan followed Jing Yuan to learn how to deal with military affairs, but these few days he seldom came to spy on Liu Xi.Maybe it was because Aunt Hong was there, maybe it was because he wanted Liu Xi to see that he was indeed not useless.

So after coming and going, Jing Huan became the one who was idle and flustered.However, the blacksmith's shop in Donglin City was too ordinary, and he couldn't use his weapon-casting skills. After a long time, he began to miss the time when Haicheng made weapons.

Thinking of Zhu Bing, Jing Huan thought of [Kill the Quartet] that Haicheng didn't bring.Although his sister-in-law has already reluctantly used the knife made by Xiao Wu, but he hasn't lost yet. When his sister-in-law returns to Haicheng, he must compare [Kill Sifang] with Xiao Wu's [Shu Ying], and look at his sister-in-law. Who do you like?

This year's New Year's Eve in Dongfuzhou is also more lively than in previous years.

Early in the morning, the people bought new year's goods and ingredients, and went home happily to make reunion dinner.After nightfall, hundreds of houses in the city were brightly lit. Whether it was the resettled refugees or the people who had lived in Donglin City for hundreds of years, they put up lights and festoons one after another, so it was very festive.

Years of war and chaos, Daliang has not had such a peaceful New Year's Eve for a long time.

Some children were chasing and frolicking in the street with candied haws in their hands, and some were setting off firecrackers in the open space of the street. The laughter kept coming and going. This is a peaceful world that has not been seen for a long time.

Some refugees who lost their families set off river lanterns by the river, praying for the peace of the dead and the happiness and well-being of the living.Ordinary families who are lucky that their family members are still alive buy a table of home-cooked meals to celebrate the reunion.

Five-color street lamps are hung along the willow branches. There are parents who come out to enjoy the lamps with their children after dinner, sweethearts who are in love with each other and go out for a walk hand in hand, and some people who come and go alone are sitting at the street stalls. , chatting with everyone about the stories they heard or their own rivers and lakes.

Since it is a reunion in the world, how can we not buy a table of delicacies and get drunk with the family all night?

Liu Xi got up early in the morning and took Shen Jiangli and Ling Dang out to buy today's ingredients.With two gluttonous younger sisters, Liu Xi realized that he could no longer carry the ingredients when he was halfway through the shopping.

The three finally hired a carriage to transport the ingredients back to the government office.

Procurement is already very hard work, but cooking is not easy.

After working for half a day, when Liu Xi walked out of the kitchen, half of her back was soaked in sweat.She rubbed her numb wrists, went back to her room to take a bath and change clothes, and then went to the front hall to have a reunion dinner with everyone.

Jing Huan came to the front hall early on with Aunt Hong on his arm, followed by Jing Tan and Jing Yuan who came back from the barracks.

Aunt Hong glanced at the light armor on the two of them with displeasure, "Why don't you change it soon? Tonight is New Year's Eve, why are you wearing this cold armor?"

Jing Huan hadn't worn a red dress for a long time, and he wore a pink robe today, which looked very festive. He laughed and said, "Go quickly, or mother will get angry, and the consequences will be serious!"

"Yeah." Jing Tan nodded.

Just as Jing Yuan walked to the entrance of the hall, he heard Jing Huan say again: "Third Brother, dress up well."

Jing Yuan frowned and turned around, how could he not know what Xiaosi meant?

Unexpectedly, Aunt Hong also agrees: "My son still looks good when dressed up, A Yuan, dress up well, don't be rude."

"Mother." Jing Yuanjun's face flushed, and he was only dressed up by a girl's family. Why did he look more like a big girl waiting for a baby when he came to his mother's side?

Aunt Hong laughed loudly and said: "Look, you blushed after just saying a few words, ah, not thick-skinned like your father at all."

Jing Yuan didn't dare to stay any longer, he bowed his head and walked away quickly. After walking a few steps, he almost bumped into the person in front of him.

"Third Brother." Bell's voice was much gentler than usual.

The first thing Jing Yuan saw was the goose-yellow skirt. He remembered that bells would not wear these underskirts that ladies usually wear, but what he heard was the sound of bells.

He raised his eyes in surprise, and what caught his eyes was Ling Dang's smiling face—the blue hair was carefully coiled, and there was even a row of small bells on his temples.She was born cute, but today she put on rouge and lip balm, her face is extremely bright, coupled with her pair of bright and big eyes, how can Jing Yuan look away?

"Fool." Bell raised his fist and slapped Jing Yuan lightly on the forehead.

Only then did Jing Yuan come back to his senses, he felt his heart beating crazily in his chest, he apologized urgently: "I... I was rude... Sister Jin... I'm sorry."

"I don't blame you." Bell said in a low voice, "It's cold, and the food tends to be cold, so go to the table earlier." After she finished speaking, she chuckled and walked to the front hall.

Jing Yuan covered his beating heart in his chest, and couldn't help laughing.

When sister Jin was not fierce, she was so pretty.

Thinking of the sweet spot in the future, Jing Yuan couldn't help laughing.

"Cough cough." Jing Lan coughed twice, poked her head out from behind Jing Yuan, and said with a smile, "Third Brother, isn't Sister Jin beautiful?"

Jing Yuan glared at Jing Lan from the side, "You come to amuse the third brother too!" It's okay not to stare, but after staring, he found that Jing Lan had changed clothes.

She was originally the fairest one born in the Jing family, and tonight she wore a warm robe with a white fox collar, and her white dress made her lips even redder and her teeth whiter.At this time, Jing Lan turned her head to look at him, Qingsi was tied into a ponytail with a snow spike, her hair was scattered on her shoulders, and her eyebrows and eyes were so soft that she looked like an amorous gentleman in a play.

The more Jing Yuan looked at Jing Lan, the more he felt ashamed of himself, so what's the use of dressing up?Xiao Wu sits in the banquet tonight, who doesn't think Xiao Wu is good-looking?

"Third brother, let's go, I'll dress you up!" Jing Lan hooked Jing Yuan's shoulder, "Sister Guarantee saw it, and she couldn't move her eyes either!"

"really?"

"really!"

Jing Lan hooked Jing Yuan into the backyard, and happened to miss Liu Xi and Shen Jiangli.

Shen Jiangli was wearing plain clothes as usual.Liu Xi beside her is different.

I saw Liu Xi's hair in a high bun, with two hairpins adorned between her temples, her brows redrawn, with neither too much makeup nor too little, neither red nor light, her glamorous makeup exuded just the right amount of charm.

She gathered the snow fur on her body, it was the first time for her to dress up like this since she married into the Dongjing family, she couldn't help thinking - would Ah Lan stay for a while seeing her like this tonight?

She walked slowly into the front hall, not to mention Jing Huan, even Aunt Hong and Ling Dang were amazed.

"Aunt Hong, Uncle Fourth, Sister Jin." Liu Xi nodded slightly, then sat down beside Aunt Hong, pursed her lips and smiled meaningfully at the bell, "Sister Jin is...very good tonight."

Ling Dang smiled knowingly, "Sister Liu is also very well tonight."

Jing Huan blinked. The eldest sister-in-law is pretty, and the third sister-in-law is also pretty in the future. I don't know what his daughter-in-law will be like in the future?

The more Aunt Hong looked at Bell, the more she liked Bell, and the more she looked at Liu Xi, the more her heart ached.

Such a good girl, if anyone dared to bully Xi'er in the future, she raised her sword and stomped that person's hand.

"It's all good, all is good." Aunt Hong felt that the gods favored her. Although she found a short-lived friend, she still liked someone vigorously. , The two girls I found are one-on-one.

This is how life is, and I am satisfied.

Shen Jiangli stared eagerly at the door of the hall with his head stuck. She secretly counted the passage of time. Today, my sister has brought out all her special skills. She likes every dish tonight, so she must have a delicious meal. !

Aunt Hong looked at Shen Jiangli with a smile, "Jiangli must be hungry, right?"

Shen Jiangli nodded excitedly, but he didn't expect Aunt Hong to know what she was thinking.

"I think the three children should be here soon, let the maids serve the food." Aunt Hong looked at Uncle Jing Jiu at the door, "Then you come in, Uncle Jiu, let's eat together."

Uncle Jing Jiu shook his head and said, "Today is a family feast..."

"Because it's a family banquet, Uncle Ninth, you have to attend the table. We are all a family, why bother to stick to those red tapes?" As she spoke, Aunt Hong frowned and stared, "You watched these children grow up, you He can also be regarded as their uncle."

Uncle Jing Jiu nodded with a dumb smile, "Okay." After speaking, he waved to the maids outside the court to serve the food.

"Call Miss Ye tonight too." Aunt Hong said warmly, "She's a girl all alone."

Liu Xi shook her head, "Aunt Hong, I called her when I came here. She said she caught a cold last night and had a headache tonight, so she wanted to go to bed first." As she spoke, she looked at Shen Jiangli, "Sister, let her do it. Needles, I think it will be much more comfortable to sleep on.”

Shen Jiangli nodded, "Yes, yes!"

"It's also a poor girl." Aunt Hong sighed softly, she thought that tomorrow she would wait for Ye Tian to feel better, so she went to visit her.

The same is a woman, it is also good to write more about love.

The maids came in one file at a time carrying the wine and dishes, and set up the banquet in a short while.

Aunt Hong was most afraid of being served at the family banquet, so she ordered the maids to step back and rest.

After waiting for a while, Jing Tan, who had changed his clothes, stepped into the hall first, and the moment his eyes fell on Liu Xi, he couldn't help being startled in amazement, and he was stunned in the same place, and he was so dazed.

"Look, I also think sister Liu is prettier than me tonight, and the second brother was dumbfounded when he came in." Ling Dang couldn't help teasing Jing Tan.

Jing Tan quickly came back to his senses, thinking he was being impolite, he cupped his fists and bowed to Liu Xi apologetically, "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry." After saying that, he sat across from Liu Xi.

"Second uncle is serious." Liu Xi replied calmly, but did not raise his eyes to look at him more.

Aunt Hong rolled her eyes at Jing Tan, "Don't be so rude in the future."

Jing Tan lowered his head in response, but how could he bear it, he quietly glanced at Liu Xi again.

Shen Jiangli smelled the aroma of vegetables on the table, and he was so greedy that he looked at Liuxi several times eagerly.

Liu Xi patted her leg under the table, leaned over and said in a low voice: "I left some food for my sister, but there's not enough food here, I'll go to the kitchen and warm it up for you before eating."

Shen Jiangli nodded heavily, if he hadn't been worried that this was a banquet, he would have hugged Liu Xi and called "Sister" in a tender voice.

"I heard that you, Xi'er, cooked all these dishes tonight?" Let alone Shen Jiangli, Aunt Hong couldn't help but twitch her index finger when she smelled the aroma of these dishes.

Liu Xi smiled and said, "I hope Aunt Hong won't hold her back."

"Xi'er has a heart, how can I dislike it?" Aunt Hong looked at her approvingly, and she had to say that Jing Duo really had the most discerning eyes, looking for a daughter-in-law who was capable of writing and martial arts, who could fight enemies side by side externally, and internally capable. Zhang Luo Jiayao, this is a peerless good daughter-in-law who can't be found even with a lantern!

The laughter of Jing Yuan and Jing Lan finally resounded outside the hall.

Jing Yuan had never worn such bookish clothes before, he and Jing Lan stepped into the front hall together, with a shy smile on his face.

"Mother..."

Aunt Hong never thought that Jing Yuan was born pink and tender, but wearing this scholar's attire, she is seven points more handsome than before.

Ling Dang stared blankly, and the corners of his mouth curled up unknowingly.

Jing Yuan cast his gaze quietly, and the two of them hurriedly met their eyes, and then separated.

"Third Brother, sit here." Jing Lan pulled Jing Yuan to sit next to Bell, "I'll sit over there..." After speaking, Jing Lan sat next to Jing Tan, just a space away from Shen Jiang.

Just as Jing Huan was about to sit down, Jing Yuan coughed lightly twice and gave Jing Huan a wink.

Jing Huan didn't understand what Sange meant.

Liu Xi laughed and said, "What are you doing sitting so far away? You are sitting closer together. If you're far away, you won't be able to pick up the food."

"Well, sister-in-law." Jing Lan got up and moved to Shen Jiangli's side.

Jing Huan and Jing Tan took advantage of the situation and moved over.

Aunt Hong happily looked at Jing Lan, then at Liu Xi, "You are indeed sensible, don't quarrel with your sister-in-law."

"I was not sensible at the beginning, but I will be sensible in the future." Jing Lan said softly, "Tonight is New Year's Eve, and while everyone is here, I have something to say tonight."

Everyone looked over curiously.

Jing Lan poured a glass of wine, respectfully respected Liu Xi, "Sister-in-law, after tonight, I won't call you sister-in-law anymore."

The author has something to say: More text~ Guess what Xiao Wu wants to do?

Liu Xi: (OS) I am so happy!