Bai Zhu gave Yan Xixia acupuncture every day. When the first snow fell, Yan Xixia's eyes could already feel a little light, and it was no longer darkness. But Yan Xixia was not suitable to see the light for the time being, Bai Zhu wrapped Yan Xixia's eyes with a bandage.
A few days before the Chinese New Year, when Yan Xixia untied the bandage, her eyes could already see blurry things. This good news deepened the joy of the Yan family for the New Year. But it took only a moment to untie it, and Bai Zhu wrapped Yan Xixia's eyes with bandages again. Unless he fully recovered, he would have to wear bandages all the time.
On the first day of the new year, Yan Xidong paid New Year's greetings to Yan Xixia and Xiao Lian, and asked for New Year's money. Yan Xixia asked Yan Xidong to say a few auspicious words again, and the more auspicious words were nothing more than wishing Yan Xixia and Xiao Lian a good relationship for a hundred years. Winter New Year money.
Xiao Lian is now accustomed to Yan Xixia's behavior, and she will no longer blush like she did before. She holds a bunch of New Year's greetings posts just presented by her servants, and from them, Yu's family's New Year's greetings posts are written by Jian Bao. , there are only a few words, and it is ugly and crooked, but Xiao Lian seems to be able to see Jian Bao's happiness from these words: "Jian Bao's New Year's greeting card has arrived, and the one we sent to Yu's residence should also arrive."
The Yu family was in a neighboring city, and it was difficult to visit the door on the first day of the new year, so they sent servants to bring New Year's greetings to the New Year, called "Flying Posts", and a red paper bag with the word "Received Fortune" written on it was posted in front of each house. Post use.
"Well, Brother Yu, they should have received it."
"Jian Bao doesn't know how many words he knows."
"If he doesn't know him, Brother Yu will read it to him, just like my wife will read it to me when I can't see it."
"Yeah." Xiao Lian lowered his head and smiled, looking at the New Year's greetings at hand, opened them one by one and read them to Yan Xixia.
Yan Xixia covered her eyes and listened to Xiao Lian's warm voice with a smile on her lips. After Xiao Lian finished reading, Yan Xixia smiled and said, "Madam's voice is so sweet, if my eyes are good, I can't hear Madam reading this for me. , what a pity."
"If you like it, I will read it to you in the future." Xiao Lian looked at Yan Xixia's expression and asked bluntly, "Why are you always so good at talking?"
Yan Xixia pretended to be enlightened: "Oh? Madam thinks I'm talking about love? But I just think it's from the bottom of my heart. Maybe it's because I don't have a teacher to face my wife."
Rao is that Xiao Lian is used to it, but he is still a little bit overwhelmed and changed the subject: "Tomorrow we are going to Xiao Mansion together, I have everything ready."
"These are handled by my husband, I'm relieved."
Xiao Lian had some gossip with Yan Xixia again, and then someone came to visit. Yan Xixia was a great master after all. Many people came on the first day of the new year. Xiao Lian sat beside Yan Xixia, acted as Yan Xixia's eyes, and stayed with him. guest.
It snowed at night, but it was only a light snow. In the early morning of the second day of the first day of the new year, a thin layer was sprinkled on the ground. The leaves of cinnabar and osmanthus in the courtyard fell off, and a layer of snow was attached to it. Some of the snow on the branches was also scorched by the sun. , although it is not wrapped in silver, but it is also a gratifying scene of a good year.
After arriving at Xiao's house, according to the etiquette and custom, first greet Xiao Nuofu and the main room, and then Yan Xixia stayed in the main hall. Xiao Lian went to his mother's courtyard, and met Xiao Xin on the way there. Xiao Xin blocked Xiao Lian's way. On the way, Xiao Lian looked at Xiao Xin blankly: "Get out of the way."
Xiao Xin tsk tsk amazed: "Have you been able to endure?"
After Xiao Lian's guidance from Yan Xixia, it is indeed not like before: "How?"
"Do I need to remind you that you stole all this from me?" Xiao Xin already knew that Yan Xixia's eyes were about to return to normal. So facing Xiao Lian who "picked up a bargain", he became more and more annoying.
"Pay attention to the wording, I didn't steal it, but you gave it up and forcibly gave it to me."
"If you insist not to, why don't I marry him?"
"Why don't I? Besides, if I insisted on not marrying you at that time, would you really marry? Or would you be a scoundrel and let your mother find a way to cancel the engagement for you?"
Xiao Xin was irritated by Xiao Lian's words, and raised his hand almost as if he did it before. After being reminded by the servant next to him, he remembered that Xiao Lian is now the wife of the master, and put down his hand angrily: "Anyway, you stole me. ,you owe me."
Xiao Lian looked at Xiao Xin, who was a few months older than him, but was still as unreasonable as a child who was ignorant of the world: "I don't owe you, and no one in this world owes you."
"I'll let you return it. Do you think you can sit firmly in Madam Yan's position? Don't think about your identity and my identity."
"My identity is not as good as you, but you are not as good as me."
"How dare you say such a thing to me? What am I inferior to you? Wait until I ask my mother to help me and let Yan Xixia leave you, and see how mad you are."
"Please." Xiao Lian said two words and took a step to the side, continuing to his mother's yard. Xiao Lian has also dealt with Xiao Xin for so many years, and he needs to treat Xiao Xin like this. The more eager he is to refute, the more proud Xiao Xin will be.
Xiao Lian really heard Xiao Xin yelling behind him, Xiao Lian quickened his pace and left Xiao Xin's voice behind.
Xiao Xin scolded a few words and continued to walk to the main hall. Today, his parents wanted to save Yan Xixia for him. When Xiao Xin arrived in the main hall, he was just talking about this, and Mrs. Xiao stood up to meet Xiao Xin: "Xin'er, it just so happened. We talked about you, come to my mother soon."
Yan Xixia listened to the words of the Xiao family and his wife just now, and asked, "Did you just say that you are in the right place?"
Xiao Nuo repeated his words earnestly: "Of course, it's necessary for these two to be together. You are still young, so you may not understand this, but how can we elders harm your juniors?"
Yan Xixia smiled: "I don't know what Mr. Taishan understands about 'the right of the family'? My son-in-law thought that the right of the family not only refers to the status and money, but also refers to the character and soul of the person. I understand the lady's character, and the lady's character is no problem. I also have the same soul, and I think my wife and I can afford the words 'matching each other'."
Xiao Nuofu asked again, "What can he bring you?"
Yan Xixia remembered what Xiao Lian had done for him, and her tone softened: "He can give me everything he has."
"His all?" Xiao Xin heard that regardless of etiquette, he interjected and sneered, "His all is just that, less than 1/10,000 of mine."
Yan Xixia said with a gentle expression: "In terms of money, he is indeed less than 1/10,000 of yours, but in other respects, you can't compare with him at all. And I also believe that if Madam is rich enough to rival the country, he would not be willing to do so. Give it to me in return."
Seeing that her son was wronged, Mrs. Xiao sarcastically said, "I'm still a scholar, so I have only this vision."
Yan Xixia was not annoyed by Mrs. Xiao's words, but just said straight to Xiao Nuo: "They are both sons. I want to destroy the life of the concubine for the sake of the concubine. I don't know that the difference between the concubines and concubines can make you so biased. I don't ask you. How fair to Xiao Lian, but I hope you can at least give Xiao Lian even a little love."
Yan Xixia has always been very personable, but he didn't call him "Lord Taishan" or honorary title in the sentence just now. After speaking, he even called Jiusi to take him away regardless of etiquette.
Yan Xixia asked Jiusi to take him to find Xiao Lian. When they arrived at the Chu family's yard, Xiao Lian was sitting and talking with the Chu family under the pavilion, and happened to hear the Chu family's nickname of Xiao Lian. Yan Xixia had never heard Xiao Lian mention it, but now that he heard it, the anger just now disappeared.
Yan Xixia and Xiao Lian chatted a lot with the Chu family, but because the New Year's greeting was unsatisfactory, they didn't eat at Xiao's house at noon, and went back to the house directly by carriage. In the carriage, Yan Xixia was holding Xiao Lian, Xiao Lian was holding a stove in his hand to keep warm, Yan Xixia pressed against Xiao Lian's ear and called softly, "Little girl?"
Xiao Lian rubbed her red ears: "Huh?"
"Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"
"This is the baby name my mother called me, nothing to mention."
Yan Xixia pressed against Xiao Lian's ear again, and laughed repeatedly: "Little boy, little boy, little boy."
Xiao Lian felt completely different from hearing his mother's baby name and Yan Xixia's name. Xiao Lian was overwhelmed by this series of "little boys": "I'm so old."
"It can be called no matter how big it is, isn't it, little girl?"
Xiao Lian didn't answer, and buried her head in Yan Xixia's neck. Yan Xixia leaned into Xiao Lian's ear and whispered his nickname until Xiao Lian responded.