Peerless luthier

No one else is allowed to stay in the barracks.

Zhong Yi is about to be expelled.

Fan Qi smiled kindly and amiably: "Go back quickly."

Zhong Yi said: "I only stayed for two days."

Fan Qi shook his head and said softly, "It's long enough."

Zhong Yi looked at Fan Qi, and Fan Qi also looked at him.

Finally, Zhong Yi said: "Instructor Fan, can I say goodbye to them?"

Fan Qi smiled.

Yin Zizhong sat in the tent and wiped the bloody sword. Zhong Yi looked at him. This posture was not uncommon in Jinhe Garden. Looking at it now, he felt a little different.

Yin Zizhong put down his sword, looked at him and said, "Take care on the road."

Zhong Yi was slightly sad, looked at Yin Zizhong's thin face, and said: "The army is hard, you have to take care."

Yin Zizhong said: "Defending the family and the country is what the heart wants."

Yin Ziqing lifted the curtain: "Xiaoyi, the carriages and horses are ready."

Zhong Yi heard the words, mentioned the simple luggage that had been packed, and smiled at them: "Two good guys, see you next time."

The two stood at the gate of Hu Cuo City, watching Zhong Yi get into the small buggy.

At this moment, Fu Wu ran over panting, followed by Fan Qi, and said, "Be careful on the road!"

Zhong Yi stuck her head out of the window and waved to them: "Take care!"

The convoy in front started to move, and Zhong Yi's carriage also started to drive.

Zhong Yi turned her head to look at the figures of the four people, which became more and more blurred, like light and shadow flowing in time, quietly disappearing in the passing scenery.

It was another tossing journey, maybe it was the fulfillment of the thoughts that had been stored in my heart for a long time. When I came back, I was a little less anxious and waiting, and a little more relaxed. The team is used to this kind of road, and there is no complaint. He and Ma'er lowered their heads, looked at the road seriously, and walked steadily on the steep cliff.

For a while, only the sound of horseshoes and wheels was heard.

Occasionally there is a cold wind blowing, looking at the still green scenery outside, it seems like a cold spring season.

However, on the second day after returning to Yundi, snowflakes fell from the sky.

The snow fell heavily, and in the evening, it was already a silver-white world.

Zou Ru was drinking hot tea with a small hand stove in his arms. When he saw him, he sighed and said, "You must be exhausted. Your father has sent several letters."

After taking out about three or four letters from the drawer, Zou Ru said, "Maybe there is something urgent?"

Zhong Yi shook her head and said, "I don't know."

Zou Ru said: "You came back late last night, slept till now, are you refreshed?"

Zhong Yi blushed, and muttered, "Uncle Zou, I'm sorry."

Zou Ru laughed loudly, blinked and said, "There's nothing to be ashamed of, but I do need your help here."

Zhong Yi quickly said: "Of course I am very willing."

Zou Ru handed him part of the account book and details, and Zhong Yi waited for it. When it was dark, he lit the lamp, ate a simple dinner, and sat at the desk to check them carefully.

There was a figure outside the door, Zou Ru looked at him quietly for a while, and went back without making a sound.

The next day, Zhong Yi sent a letter back home. He hurried to Yundi at that time, and he forgot Zhong Han's entrustment, and he was also guilty, which made them worry about themselves.

Days passed, since Zhong Yi handed over the new account to Zou Ru, after he read it carefully, he laughed loudly and praised: "Good! Very good!"

Zhong Yi's ears were slightly red. He knew that he was not very good at these tasks, and it was Zou Ru who praised him to encourage him.

He was very grateful for Zou Ru's encouragement, and took over the next task very respectfully.

It wasn't until one day when I was looking at the official document that I was startled by the sound of firecrackers, and I belatedly remembered: Ah, it seems that the Chinese New Year is coming.

He looked at the official document in his hand, but he hadn't finished it yet.

At night, Zou Ru came over.

Zou Rudao: "Let's see it tomorrow. I'm here to ask you, do you want to go home during the Chinese New Year?"

Zhong Yi hesitated and said, "I won't go back."

Zou Ru was quiet for a moment, then said, "Okay." He patted Zhong Yi on the shoulder, and said, "Let's rest early."

Zhong Yi nodded and watched Zou Ru go out.

A few days later, the letter from home arrived again.

One was written by Zhong Han, and the other was written by Yan Hui.

Zou Ru smiled and said, "Two letters, huh? One person writes one."

Zhong Yi didn't speak.

Leaning on the back of the chair, I opened the letter written by Yan Hui first. The letter mainly told him to pay attention to his health. I heard that because he was very serious about his official duties, he didn't go to rest until midnight, and warned him that he was prone to catch cold in winter, so don't get sick, etc. , and then said that there is no need to come back for the New Year, business matters.

Zhong Yi smiled, seeing her mother's contradictory psychology at a glance, took a pen and wrote back the letter, when she wrote "Because I have something to do, I guess I can't go home", I felt an indescribable loss in my heart.

Opening Zhong Han's letter, it told him to study a lot, not to let it go, and to practice the guqin on weekdays, and to visit him another day, and said: "If you are busy with business, you don't have to worry about it. Parents are at home. They are busy during the New Year. Visit relatives." Visiting friends is not an interesting thing, you are an adult, you should be self-reliant, fortunately you will have a long life, don't think about it."

Zhong Yi's expression was a bit complicated. When replying to the letter, his writing was not very smooth.

Taking a long breath, he looked at the snowflakes that started to fall again without knowing when, with a slightly dazed expression.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and there are beams of joy everywhere, I guess it is the same everywhere.Zhong Yi was called up by Zou Ru early in the morning: "Are you still sleeping? Let's go! Come and do New Year's goods with me!"

Zhong Yi yawned helplessly, and lazily put on her fur coat.

Walking on the street, there were crowds of people, and some young women who came out to go shopping with their parents and elders quietly covered their mouths with handkerchiefs, and looked at Zhong Yi affectionately with watery eyes.

Unfortunately, Zhong Yi didn't realize it.

Zou Ru saw it, smiled and said to Zhong Yi who was picking up the couplet: "Boy, you are handsome."

Zhong Yi: "?"

Zou Ru didn't explain. He glanced at him and said hastily, "Don't pick couplets. Let's write them ourselves when we go back."

Zhong Yi glanced at him in surprise, and said, "Uncle Zou wrote it himself?"

Zou Rudao: "I will write the ones at the gate and the ones in the hall, and let you write the rest. Your handwriting is beautiful."

The two carried a big bag in each hand, carried it home, and started to tidy up.

Zou Ru doesn't like to be disturbed, so even if he doesn't like housework anymore, he has honed his skills. Around night, the two hungry and dirty people have cleaned the house completely.

That night, Zhong Yi was excited and lit the lamp to write the style of the Pavilion Pavilion. Zou Ru came over to take a look and said, "You can't do it, let's do something chic."

With a big wave of his hand, he brushed with the brush, and the flowing fonts appeared vividly on the paper.

Zhong Yi applauded: "Good! Good! Good!"

Zou Ru was triumphant.

On the second day, when the door opened, Zou Ru froze.

The woman raised her eyes, and looked at him with a smile on her snow-white mink fur against her fair and pink face.

Zou Ru said: "Miss, who are you?"

The woman smiled and stood by her side. The older woman said, "This is my young lady, who is here to find Master Zhong Yi."

"Master Zhongyi? Xiaoyi?" Zou Ru seemed to remember something, and looked at the woman.

The woman was very generous and said, "Uncle Zou, do you still remember me? I'm Jin Yu."

Zou Rudao: "Oh, I have some impressions. In a blink of an eye, I became a wonderful person." He smiled and shouted to the inside: "Xiaoyi, come out, an old friend is visiting."

Bai Jinyu lowered her eyes and looked at the young man who came out of the door calmly, with picturesque eyes.

Zhong Yi saw Bai Jinyu and said calmly, "Why are you here?"

Bai Jinyu looked at Zhong Yi steadfastly, smiled, and said, "I have something on my mind, I can't let it go, I come to you to confess."

Zou Ru looked at Zhong Yi in surprise, Zhong Yi seemed to understand what she said, stepped aside and said, "It's cold outside, please come in."

Yudie held an umbrella for Bai Jinyu, it was lavender, a romantic and pure color.Zhong Yi didn't appreciate it, but just looked up at the sky, it turned out that it was snowing again.

Close the door, the warmth stays in the room.Zou Ru went to the study, while Yudie stood outside and waited. Zhong Yi said it was cold outside, so Bai Jinyu asked her to wait in the small wing.

Bai Jinyu and Zhong Yi sat opposite each other, a pot of hot tea was rolling on the stove, and the faint heat lingered between the two of them.

Zhong Yi said calmly, "It's almost the Chinese New Year, why don't you go back?"

Bai Jinyu shook her head, "I won't go back."

Zhong Yi didn't ask much.

Bai Jinyu glanced at him and sighed, "Brother Xiaoyi, can you forgive me?"

"Forgive you for what."

"Brother Xiaoyi, I know, and you know too—I once lied to you, which made you very sad, and felt guilty and uneasy, but I was too embarrassed to come to you. After thinking about it, I still couldn't bear the condemnation of my conscience, so I asked Your family... I, I'm sorry for you."

"..."

Zhong Yi remained silent, watched the hot tea on the stove boil, and poured a cup for Bai Jinyu.

Bai Jinyu held it carefully, her ten fingers were like green onions, and her bright eyes were kind.

The two were silent, and Bai Jinyu said, "Brother Xiaoyi, can you forgive Jinyu?"

Zhong Yi looked at her deeply, and after a long time, he whispered, "Forgive me."

Bai Jinyu's face was filled with brilliance in an instant, and people couldn't take their eyes off it.

Zhong Yi didn't do that, but added some fine salt to the tea and continued to boil it.

Bai Jinyu put down her teacup a long time ago, and tightly clenched her hands hidden in her sleeves, she said, "Brother Xiaoyi, how are you doing these days?"

Zhong Yi said: "Very well, but it's a pity that you can't go home during the Chinese New Year—why did you come to Yundi? It shouldn't be because of this matter."

Bai Jinyu nodded, "I'm here to recover my family's business in Yundi."

When Zhong Yi heard this, she didn't ask any more questions, and lowered her eyes again, looking elsewhere.

The two of them were silent again in the elegant private room.

Bai Jinyu hesitated to speak for several times, but in the end he chatted about some gossip.Zou Ru came to knock on the door: "Xiaoyi, there is something to do in the yamen today, you can talk about it another day."

Zhong Yi secretly let out a sigh of relief.

When Bai Jinyu turned around, he cast a grateful look at Zou Ru, and Zou Ru understood.

Outside the door, Bai Jinyu mentioned it again, seeing no one around, Zhong Yi just said lightly: "Even if you and I know each other well, you shouldn't say that about my brother, I take this matter to heart. "

Bai Jinyu looked at him, her eyes were red.

Zhong Yi turned her face away.

"Farewell."