All Hail Cousin Brother

Zhou Linghuai nodded and entered the Jade Courtyard with Yu Youyao.

The hollyhocks that my cousin sent the day before yesterday are already a little off.

Yu Youyao changed the clean water and replaced it with a new one. She didn't throw away the handful of Yan, and planned to make it into a spice and stuff it into a sachet to repel insects.

Zhou Linghuai held a cup of tea and smiled as she watched the little girl busy back and forth in the house.

When Yu Youyao put the hollyhock in the bottle, she found out: "Cousin, didn't someone send it to you early in the morning? Why didn't you wear it on your body?"

Zhou Linghuai took the sandalwood box from Chang'an: "Since it was given by my cousin, my cousin Lao also put it on for me."

"Okay!" Yu Youyao walked quickly to her cousin, opened the sandalwood box, took the "Acacia cable" first, and tied it to her cousin's left arm, while saying: "Avoid soldiers and ghosts, and let people not get sick. ."

Zhou Linghuai tilted his head to look at the "Acacia cord" on his arm, and then looked at the little **** his arm, wearing the same "Acacia cord" as his, with a deep smile.

After Yu Youyao tied the "Acacia rope", he tied a delicate knot: "Acacia rope, also known as longevity thread or life extension thread, it is recorded in "Fufutong" that on May 5th, five-colored ropes are used to prolong life. To benefit people's lives, I wish my cousin a long life and a healthy mind and body."

Zhou Linghuai gave a light "um", and he could also think of what kind of sincere hope the little girl had, and made up this "Acacia rope" with every thread.

On my cousin's waist, there is still a purse that she gave before. After wearing the purse for a while, it is probably that the owner cherishes it very much, and the texture on it is still as bright as new.

Yu Youyao hung the sachet on his cousin's waist. Two purses, one blue and one black, were placed side by side. The purse was slightly larger and the sachet was slightly smaller, but it showed exquisiteness: "The weather in May is hot and humid, and it is easy to get sick. In the face of the epidemic, wearing a sachet that repels insects and poisons can keep you safe, and my cousin needs to be safe."

The sachet started to prepare after she gave her cousin's purse. Fortunately, her embroidery skills are getting better day by day.

Zhou Linghuai lightly stroked the delicate embroidery patterns on the sachet, and the embroidery surface was smooth and soft. It could be seen that the little girl really put a lot of thought into it: "Do less embroidery work in the future, it will hurt your eyes."

Yu Youyao smiled and bent her lips: "As the saying goes, a good Dragon Boat Festival can prevent a year of illness, and it is very meaningful to hang a sachet. I hope my cousin can wear the sachet I embroidered by myself, and I will be safe in the future. A hundred poisons do not invade, and a hundred diseases do not disturb.”

Such an important thing, of course, must be done by hand to be at ease.

Zhou Linghuai's heart skipped a beat: "Thank you cousin."

Yu Youyao blinked at her cousin, and hung the Pu sword behind her waist: "To exorcise ghosts and ward off evil, no filth will invade," she had everything she admired, she looked at her cousin carefully, and smiled: "Dragon Boat Festival You have to have a sense of ritual to have a fun time." She tilted her head and looked at her cousin again, smiling with crooked eyes: "This is like a festival."

The Dragon Boat Festival is a custom, and there are conventions. In fact, there is nothing new. He was used to it before.

But this time this year, I put on the "Acacia rope" that the little girl knitted and tied for her by herself, hung the sachet that she embroidered one by one, the spices she made by herself, and hung the sword she made.

Zhou Linghuai suddenly began to look forward to the Dragon Boat Festival next year: "I also prepared a gift for my cousin."

Hearing this, Yu Youyao's eyes lit up: "What about the gift, show it to me quickly, I'll be looking forward to the gift my cousin prepared for her and me a few days ago."

Changan gave Zhou Linghuai two boxes, one big and one small, one long and one short.

Yu Youyao's eyes became brighter and brighter: "Cousin also prepared two gifts."

Miss Biao's surprised expression made Chang An finally understand, the young master's sentence: "Double the gift, double the happiness to understand?!"

Zhou Linghuai handed the box to the little girl: "Open it and take a look."

This is a surprise specially prepared for her.

Really looking forward to her expression after seeing it.

Yu Youyao couldn't wait to open it, saw the scroll inside, and squinted his eyes with a smile: "Is this the portrait of Zhong Kui that my cousin drew for me? But the portrait of Zhong Kui in the house has been pasted, and it seems that my cousin's gift was delivered a little late. "

When mentioning the portrait of Zhong Kui, Zhou Linghuai felt a little guilty, clenched his fists and lowered his lips, and coughed lightly: "No!" Seemingly worried that the little girl would get angry, he added: "The portrait of Zhong Kui will be painted for you next year."

"No! What's that?" Yu Youyao looked curious and didn't care much about Zhong Kui's appearance, and was just joking with his cousin anyway.

However, didn't my cousin send a picture of "Dragon Boat Auspicious Scenery" before?

The painting is now hanging on the wall of the study, why did you give it to her again?

Zhou Linghuai smiled but said nothing.

With a suspicious mood, Yu Youyao lightly unfolded the scroll. The first few pavilions and pavilions that came into view, there was an arched bridge below, with a few trees beside weeping willows, weak willows supporting the wind, the crowd on the bridge was moving, you can see the details in the details. , Everyone has an acacia rope on his arm and a sachet on his waist.

The painting was only halfway through, and Yu Youyao felt a strong festive atmosphere from the painting, and came to her face lively.

Her eyes widened, and as soon as she showed the painting to the end, she saw that in the huge moat, there were more than a dozen dragon boats of various shapes, paddling and rushing in the river.

Yu Youyao was almost fainted by the huge surprise, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's the "Dragon Boat Race", cousin, cousin, wow, you even drew the "Dragon Boat Race" for me, God, I'm so happy..."

The little girl was holding the painting, her eyes full of joy, and even her eyes turned into crescent moons.

Zhou Linghuai suddenly felt that after a few days and nights of exhaustion, he also felt contented: "Although I can't take you out of the house to watch the dragon boat race in person, I can feel the excitement of the dragon boat race."

Yu Youyao thought about the Dragon Boat Festival and the dragon boat race in the moat with her cousin two days ago. At that time, she was still a little shocked and couldn't go out to see it. gave her such a big surprise.

In just two or three days, I have painted such a big picture. I think that my cousin has worked hard for the past few days.

No matter how lively the dragon boat race on the moat is, can it be compared to the intention of my cousin to paint by himself?

Yu Youyao was overjoyed, her head was full of stars, bright and dazzling: "Cousin's paintings are so beautiful, I like them very much, thank you cousin..."

She spread the painting on the bookcase, a long scroll painting, half a bookcase, and the pigments made of mineral dyes, so that the whole painting has a simple texture. Everywhere is free and easy. When I wanted to come to my cousin to paint this picture, my heart was also wild and unrestrained. When I started to write, the pen was as hurried as raindrops, and like a gust of wind, but there was no hesitation.