The new year is approaching and the cold winter is so severe that the branches and leaves of the old locust tree at the entrance of the village are withered, leaving only the bare, dead branches slanting horizontally.
The green river at the entrance of the village has almost dried up, the surface of the river is frosted, and at first glance, it looks like a white ribbon.
In the rice field by the Qing River, piles of piles are piled up, and there are neatly cut rice stubble in the field.
There was a depression everywhere, but the weather in the village was not affected by this depression at all, and laughter could be heard from the courtyard wall everywhere.
New Year is coming.
The ox carts shuttled through the village, and the villagers who came and went shopping for the New Year's goods filled their faces with smiles.
Red spring festival couplets have been posted in front of every house, and children laughed and clamored around the adults, asking for the freshly bought melon and fruit desserts.
The most lively one is the Liu Family Courtyard.
The hall was almost overcrowded. The adults were sitting around the brazier and chatting and laughing, and the little children shuttled among the adults, carrying bags of sweets and juvenile speeches.
Next to the brazier, there are two small cradles. In the cradle, the jade-shaped babies in the cradle open the big eyes of the elves, looking at the curious heads above the cradle, babbling and babbling.
"Nan-nan and Zhixia are back, this Liu family compound can be lively, four generations of the same house. Blessed brother and old sister-in-law."
"You don't have to do anything when you wake up early in the morning. Just hearing the voice of the little baby can make you happy for a long time."
The women in the village are envious, and the descendants are full of children, and the younger generations are all filial and promising, but the fortune is not the Liu family.
The old lady Liu smiled and said, "This is not a crowd. When Qinglian and Xiao Jinzi both come back with their wives and children, it will be fun."
"The little boss was married a year ago, and he will be able to hold the baby in the next year."
"Yes, we didn't even go when he got married this time, thinking that the daughter and Ash are in the capital, and it's the same as helping to send gifts. Those who attended the banquet were all rich and powerful families, and we didn't have a place to put our hands and feet, too. I don’t like socializing like that. When they come back in the new year, the family will congratulate them again."
This is a regret in the hearts of the Liu family.
I have known Xiao Jinzi for so many years, and I have long regarded it as my own child. My own child did not show up when he got married, and there is more than regret in my heart that two words can describe it.
"Milk, if you really go to Qian Wanjin and have to take time to accompany you, he may not be happy." Liu Yusheng said.
"What?"
"In a hurry to the bridal chamber. Even Feng Qingbai and I were driven away by him."
"... You girl, you won't be ashamed to speak when you get married!"
In the room, laughter came and went one after another.
Fortunately, there are all women on this side, and the masters opened another brazier on the other side of the stove, otherwise they would really blush.
"Qinglian has been in Miaojiang for almost three months, but what news is coming back?" Fu Yuzheng asked.
Speaking of Qian Wanjin, Xue Qinglian would think of it unconsciously. These days, the family and even the village have all known about Xue Qinglian's affairs, and they are all filled with indignation.
"Not yet. Miao territory is located in the northwest. It is very mysterious. I have never heard of outsiders coming in for so many years. The information inside is unknown to the outside world. It may not be easy for Qinglian to successfully enter Miao territory."
Speaking of Xue Qinglian, Liu Yusheng frowned unconsciously.
She had heard Feng Qingbai say something about Miaojiang, and her only feeling was mystery. There were not many records of that place from the outside world.
What she worries most is that Xue Qinglian can't even enter the realm, and the Gu on his body...
"His uncle is really not a thing! How much did Qinglian Honglian do for him? In the end, he got a gu worm!" Old lady Liu's thoughts turned to Xue Qinglian's body, slapped her thigh and said angrily.
"Mother, it is said that good people are rewarded, and Qinglian will definitely be able to turn good luck in the end." Worried that the old lady would be angry, Chen Xiulan was busy and relieved.
Dujuan also said, "Qinglian lived in our Xinghua Village and in the Liu Family Courtyard. Where is our place? It's a blessed land. Qinglian will be fine with our blessings."
"Xue Qinglian had a good plan. As long as he finds a place, he must have a way to get in." Liu Muqiu said, "Don't you think he got into our Liu Family Courtyard? He was concealed from it."
This is one of the few things that Feng Qingbai miscalculated.
Hearing that the old lady Liu really relieved her expression, "It is said that even Ashiu can lie to him, then he must be fine if he wants to get into Southern Xinjiang."
Liu Yusheng couldn't laugh or cry.
Nowadays, Fengqingbai has become a typical reference object.
The chat atmosphere in the hall returned to normal again, and a group of old men over there was also chatting enthusiastically.
Mr. Liu chatted with the old man, the village head, and some old men about the current events in the capital that had just been dug up from Feng Qingbo.
Liu Zhiqiu took Feng Qingbai and opened a small stove with Liu Zhixia, "After a few years, I will take you to see some of the Zhuangzi I bought. You can give me some advice and walk through the back door by the way."
Liu Zhixia hummed, "Your main purpose is the last sentence, right?"
"One of you is my brother and the other is my brother-in-law. You must cover your own people? Don't be so dismissive." Liu Zhiqiu smiled, "With you supporting me, I can save a lot of unnecessary trouble."
"Bought it after coming back from Beijing?" Feng Qingbai asked. He didn't expect that taking the family elders to his own village to play at that time would open a new door for Liu Zhiqiu.
"As you know, I have always lived by. I have no ambitions in my life. I like to eat at ease and wait to die. I have a few of my own villagers, and I can guarantee that I have food every day, and I will be satisfied."
"If you don't buy Zhuangzi, you will never die of starvation." Liu Zhixia complained, not understanding what was wrong with this kid suddenly and ran to buy the local owner of Zhuangzi.
Think there is a Zhuangzi for leisure? Things are more tiring than just busy working on a few wine shops now.
"Just let you show your face in the past and say hello to the local government office, lest I am here or someone over there give me moths, and I will run back and forth without trouble and tired." Liu Zhiqiu blinked his eyes to see The two of them just waited for them to nod their heads.
"Don't go." The two said in unison.
"... Are you my brother? Are you my brother-in-law?"
Feng Qingbai raised his eyebrows to look at him, "You also said that you are lazy, and lazy people will buy Zhuangzi to find things for themselves? Without explaining the reason, I will not promise you anything."
Liu Zhixia nodded, "Ibid."
"..." These two ruthless people.
Then Liu Zhixia said again, "Even if you really want the local owner, you should buy the Zhuangzi in the Yunzhou area. Then everything will be more convenient. With your name, the second son of the Liu family, no one dares to trouble you. Why do you want to buy a mountain? Long Shuiyuan went to Jizhou and Yuzhou?"
Those two places are not their territory.
He knows the virtues of his own brother very well. He is definitely not someone who does things on a whim and has no brains.