[Seventy-five] Cat control the rivers and lakes

New Year's Eve is a lively day to remove the old and welcome the new.

Early in the morning, Zhan Yao used rice grains to stand at the door to paste the couplets, and Zhan Guodong held them for him, waiting for him to glue the rice grains on and pass the couplets over.His little face was blown red by the cold wind, but even so, he did not flinch like an elite soldier.

The couplet was written by Zhan Zhao. Originally, Zhan Yao wanted to write it himself, but when Zhan Zhao came back, he asked him to write it.

There were crystal clear icicles hanging on the eaves, and a thick layer of snow was piled up in front of the door, which fell quietly last night when everyone was sleeping soundly.Looking around, the whole village is covered in a vast expanse of white snow. The snow scenery is picturesque, accompanied by the smoke from the kitchen, as if it is a resort on earth, so beautiful.

When Gongsun Junruo opened the door and went out, he heard a burst of jubilant play.Zhan Xiaoxia was wearing a bright red padded jacket, with a simple bun and a red rope tied around her bun. She was playing with Zhan Zhao on a snow bridge without any warming equipment on her hands.She made a snowball and threw it towards Zhan Guodong, the snowball hit him on the back of the head impartially, his dumbfounded appearance made her laugh out loud.

Building a snow bridge turned into a snowball fight, and the whole yard was filled with the sound of the two children having fun, snowballs were flying around, and Zhan Yao didn't stop him, standing aside and smiling at them.

"Be careful, don't hurt the innocent!" This is what he said the most.

How could it not affect others?Once you play crazy, you don't care about anything, just want to make your heart happy.Then, a snowball hit Gongsun Junruo's chest and turned into a white unknown flower that exploded.

"Xiaoxia!" Seeing his daughter getting into trouble, Zhan Yao frowned.

Zhan Xiaoxia stuck out her tongue and made a face, her red face showed no sign of remorse.That's right, a child who is only about ten years old, just at the age when he loves to play and make trouble, even if he gets into trouble, he will laugh it off lightly, not to mention that she didn't do it on purpose.

"You child!" Zhan Yao sighed helplessly at her figure running wildly in the snow, and smiled apologetically at Gongsun Junruo, "Jun Ruo, are you okay?"

Gongsun Junruo shook his head, he didn't care that she was smashed just now.

On the contrary, Zhan Yao felt sorry, and even asked her if she wanted to change clothes, and when Zhan Zhao looked at him, he stopped talking.

That's right, after getting along these few days, doesn't he still know Gongsun Junruo's temper?She doesn't talk much, but she is very easy-going. How can she take such a small matter to heart?

Thinking of this, he felt relieved.It's just that his daughter still needs to be taken care of.Zhan Yao thought so.

In the afternoon, the snow fell again, instantly whitening the road that had just been swept in front of the gate.Wooden sticks propped up the wooden windows, exposing half of the scenery outside.

Gongsun Junruo was sitting on the wicker chair, with his chin resting on his arm, leaning against the window and looking at the snow scene outside.The sky in the distance has turned black, but this side is only light gray. Obviously, the clouds over there are surging towards this side. It is estimated that there will be a snowstorm in a few hours.

For some reason, she looked forward to such a snowstorm.

The wind blew in the snow and fell on her hair and body. Although the wind was biting, she didn't want to leave, and she didn't want to close the window.Ji Lan said that it would take some time to prepare dinner, and she was so bored that she could only look at the sky and the scenery.

The thick cotton coat covered her body, blocking the cold at once, and then a slender hand with calluses on the palm tied the belt of the cotton coat for her.

"It's cold outside, wear more clothes."

"I prefer the cold, it will make my mind clearer."

Zhan Zhao pulled up a chair and sat down next to her, and looked at the sky outside the window with her, with a dignified expression, "It seems that it will snow these few days, I hope it won't cause disaster."

"Then pray to God." Gongsun Junruo turned his head, "Sometimes, when people feel that they are invincible and therefore they can conquer the sky, such lessons are needed."

"But it will also hurt innocent people."

"Innocent? In the face of interests, no one is innocent anymore."

Zhan Zhao looked at her, a little surprised how they talked about such a topic.Thinking about it and finding it funny, he stopped talking and looked at the sky outside the window with her.

The snow is getting bigger and bigger, and more and more, the wind is whistling over, blowing snowflakes flying all over the sky.

His nose was tingling, Gongsun Junruo stood up, took the wooden stick away, lowered the window, and untied the belt of the cotton coat.

There is a warm Kang in the room, and the cotton padded clothes are thick and bulky, making them cumbersome to wear.

"Jun Ruo, you cannot be replaced by any interests."

Zhan Zhao's deep voice came from behind her, and she froze her hand to untie the belt, and turned to look at him.

He came in front of her, covered her cold little hand with his big palm, put a kiss on his lips, raised his eyes full of affection, "There is nothing like you, gold, silver, jewelry, and high official salary are all inferior to you. "

His eyes were fixed, and Gongsun Junruo looked away, his cheeks were a little hot, "You seem to have misunderstood me."

Zhan Zhao raised his head in surprise, "Isn't it?" She said those words for no reason just now, didn't she want to explain something?Could it be... is he really self-indulgent?

Zhan Zhao's face also turned red—it turned out that there was a big joke, and he made up and acted it himself.

but……

"Those are all from my heart." Even if he might be wrong, even if she didn't mean that, what he said is true.

He wanted her to understand his intentions for her; he wanted her to understand his determination for her.

"Even if you don't say too much, Yizhan hero, others can see clearly." There was a slight pause in her speech, she looked at him with a little smile in her eyes, "I believe in you Have your heart."

It was because he was afraid that she would still have concerns, that's why he was so serious about it.This chivalrous man is obviously so courageous and powerful, but has an unexpected careful side, which is really rare.

The smile in her eyes lit up his gray heart, he lowered his head, full of joy, "Thank you."

The dinner was sumptuous, with chicken, duck and fish all Ji Lan's specialty.The smell of dishes wafted in the hall, and Zhan Yao couldn't hold back his excitement. He dug out his daughter's red that he had buried for nearly ten years from the backyard, and was waiting for this time to open it.

Seeing him bring out the wine jar, Zhan Zhao wanted to stop him, but his hand under the table was gently held down by a cool hand.He turned his eyes and saw Gongsun Junruo shook his head slightly at him, knowing that she didn't want to take away the kindness of the second brother, and he was grateful and guilty.In order not to let her touch the wine, he even drank her glass together.

After all, the old daughter's red wine is not comparable to ordinary wine, and the lid is opened, and the rich and fragrant aroma follows, which makes Zhan Guodong, who has always been shy, stretch his neck and take a few sips.

"It smells so good!" Zhan Yao touched his nose, smiling all over his face.He took the one in front of Zhan Zhao and said, "Come on, you can hear it too."

Originally, he planned to dig it out when his daughter got married. Fortunately, he buried five altars, and he was not afraid that his daughter would not be able to bring out any good wine to honor his future father-in-law when he got married.

As soon as he drank the wine, the cold air subsided a lot in an instant, and the mellow wine spread in the hall, which made Zhan Guodong couldn't help dipping some of it with his chopsticks to taste it.After all, he is still a child, and he has never drank alcohol, so he cannot taste it.

Zhan Yao got drunk, and his tongue started talking, he looked at Zhan Zhao, then at Gongsun Junruo, and suddenly gave her a thumbs up, "Sister-in-law, I... I know you haven't... , but... this sister-in-law, I, I'm determined!" He patted his chest, "Azhao, he... really loves you, me! As a brother, I still, I've never seen him so happy and blessed..." He hiccupped and wanted to continue, but was stopped by Ji Lan.And he, who has always listened to his wife very much, changed his routine today and asked his wife not to interrupt him.

"Our Zhan family originally, originally had three brothers, but! Sigh—the eldest brother left early, me! As the second elder brother, I, the second elder brother,—slightly—became the head of the family, you! You have to believe that, Ah Zhao's love, love, and love for you...I like you very much, too, by the way! Mother also left a betrothal gift, gift...said it was for, for...for A Zhao's future daughter-in-law! Where?"

"Brother Yao, you drank too much, you can give it tomorrow." Ji Lan pushed his shoulder and smiled apologetically at Gongsun Junruo.The two children had long been giggling, they rarely saw Zhan Yao drunk, and drinking like this today really showed that he was very happy.

Zhan Zhao didn't drink much, and tried to persuade Zhan Yao from the sidelines.Although he really wanted to marry Gongsun Junruo in as soon as possible, but that would have to wait until she was ready to be the first wife, so how proper was it to be so reckless?

"No! Things tonight... must be given, must be given tonight! Give!"

"Second sister-in-law..." Zhan Zhao looked at Li Jilan asking for help.

Ji Lan sighed, and said, "It's okay, your second brother has worried a lot about your affairs, and you know that he is afraid that you will never recover. Now that he sees Miss Gongsun, he feels relieved." , I am happy for our parents, the eldest brother is not here, he makes the decision, I believe that if the eldest brother is here, he thinks so too."

"But..." Zhan Zhao looked at Gongsun Junruo, both embarrassed and happy.

"Jun Ruo, second brother has such a temper, but I know he didn't just say it casually, if you don't want to, don't force it."

Gongsun Junruo looked at the nervous Zhan Zhao, and said slowly, "It's a bit fast."

Zhan Zhao sighed—this was expected, and he didn't want to make it so hasty, he wanted to give her the best.

"But, what the second brother said, I can't refuse it even if I want to."

Zhan Zhao raised his head abruptly, staring at Gongsun Junruo in disbelief.He suspected that there was something wrong with his ears, he suspected that he was dreaming, how could the woman he loves the most say such words that excited him so much?No!Maybe because of the strong stamina of this wine, he is also a little drunk.

Ji Lan entered the inner room, and when she came out, she already had a red parcel in her hand. "This is what mother left for you." She opened the red cloth while speaking.

Zhan Xiaoxia stretched her neck, she also wanted to see the family heirloom of Zhan's future third aunt.

It was a jade bracelet, the whole body was blue in color, without any other color mixed in, and when exposed to the light, it still showed a faint layer of yellow.If Gongsun Jun doesn't understand jade, but when facing this bracelet, she knows that the jade bracelet is very valuable.

She stood up, a little cautious, "It's so precious..."

Ji Lan smiled gently, "This is Mother's wish. She is not here, and the eldest sister-in-law is also deceased. Let me, the second sister-in-law, wear it for you instead of Mother." She came to her and took Gongsun With Jun Ruo's left hand, she used the red cloth to put the jade bracelet on her wrist.

"It's just right! It seems that this was prepared for you a long time ago."

Staring at the bracelet on his wrist, Gongsun Junruo bowed to Ji Lan Yingying, "Junruo thanked mother and second sister-in-law."

Ji Lan pursed her lips and smiled at Zhan Zhao, "From now on, you are a member of our Zhan family."