Peerless luthier

Soon it will be the New Year's day, the crackling sound of firecrackers will be heard non-stop, and the sound of children playing will fill the streets.

Zhong Li took Zhong Xiaoyi for a stroll on the street, both of them were carrying a lot of things, because they wanted to celebrate the festival, the current wrapping papers were all bright red, looking from a distance, it looked like they were going to give gifts Same.

As she walked, Zhong Xiaoyi suddenly remembered: "Oh, Ah Li, let's go buy some writing brushes, the one at home is not very easy to use."

Zhong Li looked at the one that seemed to be newly opened in front of him: "Just go to the one in front."

The two walked in only to find that this was a pen and ink room they had been to before, and they met acquaintances here.

"Bai Jinyu?" Zhong Xiaoyi looked at the young woman sitting in the lobby directing the shopkeeper.

Zhong Li was a little displeased, he looked at Bai Jinyu and rushed over with bright eyes: "Oh, Zhong Yi, why are you here?"

Zhong Xiaoyi smiled and said, "I'm here to buy some brushes, how about you?"

Bai Jinyu chuckled and blinked playfully, "This shop is mine."

Zhong Xiaoyi was a little surprised, but then she thought that Bai Jinyu was Miss Bai Si of the Bai family, and some properties were considered normal.

Bai Jinyu looked sideways at Zhong Li who had been silent all this time, and said to Zhong Xiaoyi with a smile, "This is your brother, he looks much more handsome than you."

Zhong Xiaoyi nodded, and was about to say something when she was interrupted by Zhong Li.

"Xiaoyi, let's pick the brushes first, and then go home after picking, it's time for lunch."

Seeing that Ah Li seemed a little impatient, he probably didn't want to go shopping anymore.

So Zhong Xiaoyi waved to Bai Jinyu: "Go and do your work. I'll buy some writing brushes and go home. I wish you a prosperous business."

Bai Jinyu giggled, "I accept your good words."

After speaking, he went to the shopkeeper.

Zhong Xiaoyi took Zhong Li to buy a few brushes and was about to leave.

"Zhong Yi!"

He heard Bai Jinyu calling him, and when he looked back, he saw Bai Jinyu holding a sandalwood box.

"Open it and see."

"What is this?" Zhong Xiaoyi was a little curious.

Bai Jinyu didn't speak, but just held it.

Zhong Xiaoyi handed the things in her hand to Ah Li, opened the sandalwood box by herself, and saw an inkstone lying quietly inside.

Zhong Xiaoyi looked up at Bai Jinyu: "Give it to me?"

Bai Jinyu nodded with a smile: "New Year's gift."

Zhong Xiaoyi hesitated, looking at Zhong Li beside him.

Zhong Li looked bad.

……

Zhong Xiaoyi turned her head and smiled: "Let's forget it, I appreciate it."

Bai Jinyu tilted her head, her eyes were clear, and the tassel on the hairpin was swaying: "Why don't you accept it? Friends exchange gifts, why don't you give me another gift next time."

Zhong Xiaoyi waved her hand: "No, I will see you off next time. Let's go home first."

So he dragged Ali and left.

Zhong Li let him pull him, and looked back at Bai Jinyu.

The woman smiled at him and waved to him.

Zhong Li looked away.

Zhong Xiaoyi took the things from Zhong Li, and asked tentatively, "A Li, are you tired?"

Zhong Li glanced at him and smiled slightly: "What's so tiring."

Zhong Xiaoyi said: "I'm hungry, let's go home and eat first."

Zhong Xiaoyi said something along the way, and Zhong Li responded, thinking about that time when he came down from the martial arts training platform in Tianchang, he inadvertently found Bai Jinyu and the others following him.

They stalk themselves, why on earth?

Zhong Li frowned slightly.

Tonight's New Year's Eve dinner has been planned since a long time ago, and when a big mahogany eight immortals table is filled with all kinds of fragrant dishes, the firecrackers at home sounded.

In the bustling flower hall, Huatian carefully avoided different feet so as not to be stepped on.

As he walked, he found a snow-white cat sitting in front of him.

"Meow?"

Huatian was a little strange, but the white cat leaned over to rub against Huatian. Huatian's heart fluttered immediately, but he sniffed the white cat's scent carefully.

Hanada's heart has faded - it's a male cat...

Hanada was dejected, and left with a flick of his tail.

Xuehua tilted his head and watched the cat with patterned and colored fur go away in puzzlement. The tinkling bell made him a little curious, so it followed Huatian's buttocks.

Hua Tian walked up to Zhong Li's side quickly, and scratched Zhong Li's boots with his front paws. Zhong Li looked at Hua Tian's flattering face, and gave him small pieces of fish expressionlessly.

At this time, the bearded man was drinking happily. He bent down and touched the flower field with his big, rough palm: "Hehe, this cat is getting fatter and fatter."

Under the caress of his callused palm, Huatian felt that all her hair had fallen out.

Xuehua followed, looked at the bearded man, and retreated a few steps timidly.

"Xuehua, come here."

Zhuwen was wearing a blue woolen jacket with snow-white skin. He touched it with a smile, and Xuehua squinted his eyes comfortably.

Wang Sanyin said lightly: "I'll feed it later, I've fed it before I came here, let's eat first."

Zhu Wen nodded and patted Xuehua: "Go and play."

Xuehua Mimi screamed a few times, then slipped out from the entrance of the flower hall.

Zhu Wen took the handkerchief Wang Sanyin handed over and wiped her hands.

After a while, I heard a boy coming in from the door.

After a while, the housekeeper leaned into Zhong Han's ear and said, "Master, the boy from the Bai family is here."

Zhong Han nodded, and the servant walked up to Zhong Han, and said beamingly: "Our master sent a messenger to deliver a letter, and asked the bell master if he was free on the ninth night of the ninth day of the lunar new year, and if he could give me some face to play for the Bai family's celebration banquet." A festive tune."

Zhong Han smiled slightly: "Of course it is possible."

The servant hurriedly said: "The little one would like to thank the carillon master."

Zhong Han nodded slightly.

After the dinner, the guests left one after another.

The bearded man was in high spirits today, with one arm around Zhong Li's shoulder, he said drunkenly, "I said apprentice, you have to work hard, I pay Wu, hiccup—that's enough..."

Zhong Li echoed while carrying Fu Wu onto the carriage: "Master, go slowly."

The bearded man waved his hands with his eyes closed, threw his head back, and collapsed in the carriage.

Zhu Wen and Zhong Xiaoyi said goodbye, but Wang Sanyin and Zhong Li walked aside, not knowing what to say.

Zhong Xiaoyi was a little puzzled: How did they become familiar?

When Zhong Li came back, just as Zhong Xiaoyi wanted to ask what they had said, he led them to the attic.

"Aren't we keeping the year old this year?"

"If you don't keep it, go back to sleep."

In previous years, Yan Hui didn't let them watch the New Year's Eve very much, preferring to let them go to bed earlier and get up early on the first day of the new year to set off firecrackers.

At night, when Zhong Xiaoyi was about to go to bed, she heard Ah Li knocking on the door.

"Xiaoyi, are you asleep?"

Zhong Xiaoyi got up and opened the door.

Zhong Li was wearing his underwear, with long black hair draped over his shoulders, and smiled slightly: "Aren't you going to sleep with me?"

"..."

Zhong Xiaoyi was fascinated by Zhong Li's smile, and looked at him stupidly.

Ah Li suddenly hugged Zhong Xiaoyi, Zhong Xiaoyi let out an exclamation, Ah Li quickly went upstairs, entered the bedroom, closed the door, lifted the quilt, and put him down.

Ah Li smiled and looked at Zhong Xiaoyi who was still in shock.

Zhong Xiaoyi lay on the dark blue bed, stunned: "Ah Li, I am not light."

Ali nodded slightly.

Zhong Xiaoyi continued to be dazed: "You were the one who hugged me just now."

Ali smiled slightly and nodded.

Zhong Xiaoyi looked at Ah Li innocently, and said, "I didn't take off my shoes."

Ali: "..."

Ah Li helped him take off his shoes and socks, sat beside him, looked down at him sideways: "Tomorrow we have to get up early, let's go to sleep."

Zhong Xiaoyi nodded, and got into bed cooperatively.

After blowing out the light, the two fell asleep next to each other.

When the sound of crackling firecrackers sounded in the middle of the night, Zhong Xiaoyi couldn't sleep well, and slipped into Ah Li's arms.

Early the next morning, Zhong Xiaoyi closed her eyes in a daze and let Ah Li help him get dressed.

A warm towel wiped his cheeks.

It's so comfortable, Zhong Xiaoyi leaned against Ah Li, and was about to fall asleep again.

When I was fully awake, I had already seen the guests coming and going.

Huatian jingled its little bell and ran over, jumped on top of him, raised its head, and looked at him with bright cat eyes.

That's all his impressions, and he can't remember much after that.

When he returned to the room and counted the red envelopes happily, Ah Li happened to go out.

"Where is Ali going?"

"Go out to buy some things, you should sleep first." Ah Li said and left.

It was indeed a little tired, Zhong Xiaoyi yawned big.

Zhong Li went out the back door, walked hurriedly through the crowds, turned left and right into a small alley, looked up at the eaves, took a few steps forward, jumped over the high fence.

Inside the wall, there is only one gate, and this gate leads to the backyard of King Han in Andu.

Zhong Li said a few words to the guard, and the guard took him to a study.

Purple smoke curled up, the floor was covered with thick dark purple blankets, incense curtains made of sandalwood beads, and the sound of the piano was melodious.

Zhong Li knocked on the half-open mahogany door: "Uncle Han."

no respond.

Zhong Li stood patiently outside the door, waiting for the song to end.

After a while, a tall guard came out and nodded to him.

Zhong Li stepped into the door, and the person he wanted to meet was sitting at the table, and a paulownia piano fell into Zhong Li's eyes.

Han Yi was wearing black winter clothes and a luxurious cloak, his hair was tied up meticulously, and he looked at him indifferently.

Han Yi poured a cup of hot tea and drank it to himself.

Zhong Li said, "My father is going to the White Mansion on the night of the tenth day of the Lunar New Year."

Han Yi didn't respond, he said, "So what, what are you doing here?"

Zhong Li said without changing his expression, "I just came to ask Uncle Han a few questions."

Han Yi glanced at him: "Speak."

Zhong Li said: "My nephew once discovered that Miss Bai Si and her elder brother of the Bai family were following me. A few days ago, I saw Miss Bai Si opened a pen and ink shop on the main street of Andu. If I remember correctly, that The land belongs to Uncle Han." After speaking, he looked at Han Yi.

Han Yi smiled lightly: "That's right."

Zhong Li said: "Does Uncle Han know why the Bai family followed me?"

Han Yi tapped the table with his slender fingers: "Why do you think this king will answer you?"

Zhong Li smiled slightly, bowed suddenly and said: "My nephew is out of courtesy, first congratulate Uncle Han on his birth of a dragon and phoenix."

As expected, Han Yi's face darkened.

Zhong Li Shi said calmly: "My father hasn't heard the good news yet, I will tell him when I go back..."

"That's all," Han Yi interrupted Zhong Li, "You are quite capable, and you even asked me about this king's deliberate concealment."

Zhong Li smiled slightly.

Han Yi said leisurely: "The ninth day... If I remember correctly, you will be returning to Fancheng on the tenth day."

Zhong Li nodded: "Uncle Han is right."

Han Yi smiled lightly: "Why don't you invite Qingzhi to join me? I've been busy for many days, so it's time to visit him... In that case, on the night of the ninth day, let Zhong Yi go."

Zhong Li glanced at him and said in a low voice, "I'm afraid my father doesn't want to see Uncle Han."

Han Yi laughed back angrily: "That's not what you said. Why, this king gave you a chance to go to Kanyuan Pavilion. Could it be possible to get you back?"

Zhong Li smiled slightly, and said: "This is my own credit, but since Uncle Han said so, it must be that Uncle Han also helped my nephew."

Han Yi stopped looking at him and drank tea by himself.

Zhong Li said in a low voice: "On the night of the ninth day, my father will wait for the Baifu's carriage at the gate."

Han Yi paused slightly.

He smiled slightly, looking handsome: "Go down."

Zhong Li said, "Farewell."

After that, he strode away.