My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

Chang An was sitting in the classroom of the Imperial College. It was almost noon, and Chang An suddenly became dazed. Looking at Zhou Xuezhen on the podium, he couldn't help but recall the time when he was teaching in class.

Although classes are only half a day now, there are only three days off a month, and the class time seems to be longer than in the modern morning. After returning to Datang, I feel that I have not had many holidays, let alone the most popular "Golden Week" in modern times.

"Does our Tang Dynasty have a 'Golden Week'? Give me a day off quickly." Chang An thought, holding his chin with his hand. Huai Qin, who was sitting next to him, saw Chang An's absent-minded look and thought he was thinking about Gu Li at home again.

At this time, the bell outside rang, indicating that it was noon and school was over. Chang An withdrew his thoughts and began to listen to the homework that Zhou Xuezheng was going to assign today. However, he never expected that Zhou Xuezheng would say:

"Starting tomorrow, it will be the winter solstice holiday. I will not assign any homework to you today. Just go back and read your books."

"But the annual examination is approaching, so students should not forget to review the classics."

After Zhou Xuezhen finished speaking, all the students in the classroom stood up, bowed to him, and then began to pack up and prepare to go home for the holidays.

Chang An and Huai Qin were no exception. When packing up, Huai Qin said to Chang An, "Young Master can go home and accompany San Niang for seven consecutive days. San Niang will definitely be very happy."

Hearing this, Chang An couldn't help but pause, then quickly returned to normal, "Only you can say it."

Although Chang An seemed calm on the surface, he was actually trying hard to suppress the corners of his mouth that wanted to rise. He himself had never expected that there would really be a "Golden Week" in the Tang Dynasty.

Chang An quickly packed his book box and walked out of the Imperial College carrying it. He didn't care about the snow falling on his head and got into the carriage at high speed, asking the driver to drive towards Chang's residence.

When they returned to the gate of Chang's house, Gu Li came to the gate holding an umbrella as usual. When he saw Chang An coming out of the carriage with a bookcase on his back, he came forward holding an umbrella and held it over Chang An's head. When Chang An got out of the carriage, he directly held Gu Li's still warm little hand and took the umbrella from Gu Li's hand. Gu Li, who had his hands free, could take out a handkerchief and wipe the snow off Chang An's body.

After returning to the house, Chang An threw the umbrella and bookcase directly next to the desk, and regardless of the fact that he was still a little cold, he picked up Gu Li from the ground and sat directly next to the charcoal basin. Not only that, Chang An also put his face against Gu Li's face, rubbed it hard, and sighed:

"My dear, Mother Gu smells so good."

Seeing Chang An like this, Gu Li seemed to be somewhat happy, so he asked, "Chang Lang seems to be very happy, did something happen?"

"Of course, it's a very good thing!" Chang An couldn't contain his excitement and kissed Gu Li's lips hard.

Gu Li felt a little dizzy from Chang An's kiss, but he still tried to stay awake and asked, "What's the good news?"

"Starting tomorrow, I will have a full seven-day winter solstice rest! It will last until the end of this ten-day period." Chang An said.

Gu Li was lying in Chang An's arms. When he heard that he would have a full seven-day vacation, he clapped his hands in joy and said, "That's great! This way Chang Lang can accompany me for a full seven days!"

"Is Madam Gu happy?"

"Happy. I'm happy as long as I have Chang Lang." Gu Li stretched out his arms and put them around Chang An's neck, and kissed him on the lips in return.

"The winter solstice is still three days away. Why don't I take Gu Niang out for a walk after lunch?" Chang An suggested, "I plan to cook something delicious for Gu Niang on the winter solstice and buy some ingredients while I'm there."

"Great!" Gu Li also began to imagine what delicious food it would be, "Delicious, what delicious food?"

"Dumplings," Chang An then remembered that there was no such thing as dumplings in the Tang Dynasty, so he added, "It's similar to Lao Wan, but it tastes better than Lao Wan."

"Dumplings?" Gu Li was a native of the Tang Dynasty, so of course he had no idea what dumplings meant.

Chang An reached out and patted her head gently, then said with a smile, "It looks like a gold ingot, with stuffing like meat or cabbage inside, and a thin layer of dough wrapped around it."

Gu Li listened to Chang An's explanation and couldn't help but feel a little greedy. He asked curiously, "Is it delicious?"

"It must be delicious..." When Chang An said this, Gu Li instantly understood what he was going to say next:

"When has your Changlang ever lied to you?"

"My Chang Lang has never lied to me!"

They both said their own words in unison. After hearing this, they were both stunned for a moment, and then laughed one after another. The two noses consciously came together and began to "wrestle".

As they were making such a fuss, suddenly a strange "cooing" sound was heard in the room. Chang An and Gu Li were stunned again after hearing it.

"My dear Mother Gu, what are we having for lunch today? Your Changlang is hungry." Chang An finally reacted at this time, and immediately put on a pitiful look and said to Gu Li.

"It's just normal dishes, and Chang Lang's favorite fish." Gu Li was obviously a little arrogant when he said this.

Chang An raised his eyebrows, hugged the person in his arms tighter, and asked gently, "Did you arrange this, Mother Gu?"

When Gu Li heard this, he crossed his arms and said proudly, "Yes, then does Chang Lang plan to reward Gu Niang?"

"Of course there is!" Chang An leaned down and left another fierce mark on Gu Li's red lips. He kissed her for a long time, and once again made his beloved mother Gu feel dizzy.

Gu Li was molested by Chang An, and after being let go, she felt dizzy. So she leaned on Chang An's shoulder, stretched out her little hand, and touched her little forehead. When Chang An saw her like this, he felt satisfied.

At this time, Huaiqin and Zhen'er brought the servants into the house with dishes, and they saw Gu Li holding his temple and leaning on Chang'an's shoulder. When Zhen'er saw Gu Li like this, she immediately walked forward nervously and asked:

"Sir, what happened to Sanniang?"

"Just... a little dizzy, nothing happened." Of course, Chang An couldn't possibly tell Zhen'er what had just happened between them - that would only teach the child bad lessons.

"It's okay, Zhen'er, I just... feel a little dizzy." Gu Li blushed a little, and could only struggle to move out of Chang An's arms. While moving, he did not forget to pat Chang An gently.

She sat down next to Chang'an and suddenly coughed twice. Seeing Gu Li like this, Zhen'er was naturally relieved and quickly ordered the servants to bring all the dishes to the table.

After lunch, Chang An ordered, "Huaiqin, go prepare the carriage. Gu Niang and I are going to the East Market later."

"Yes, son."

Huaiqin and Zhen'er left the room, Gu Li sat there drinking medicine, and Chang An was holding his chin, thinking about making something different for Gu Li. Suddenly, Chang An seemed to have thought of something, and slammed the table, startling Gu Li.

"What's wrong? Chang Lang?" Gu Li was so scared that he trembled.

"I've thought about what delicious food I'll make for Mother Gu today." Chang An said.

"What to eat? Didn't you say we should eat dumplings?" Gu Li asked after taking a sip of the medicine.

"We have to wait two days before eating the dumplings. Today I will make something called tangyuan for Gu Niang." Chang An said.

"What are glutinous rice balls?" Glutinous rice balls are a food that only appeared in the Song Dynasty, so Gu Li naturally didn't know about them.

"Hmm..." Chang An thought for a moment, then said, "It's made of glutinous rice flour, and then filled with sesame or peanut fillings, and it's sweet."

When he heard that it was sweet, Gu Li's eyes lit up immediately and he said, "It's sweet, so it must be delicious!"

"Does it taste good just because you hear it's sweet?" Chang An asked with a smile.

"Well, as long as it's sweet and made by Chang Lang for me, it tastes good." Gu Li finished drinking the medicine in the bowl and put the bowl aside.

"You're so talkative," Chang An stretched out his fingers to wipe the medicine juice from the corner of Gu Li's mouth, and then said, "Put on your coat if you want to go out, otherwise I'll lock Gu Niang in the room later."

Gu Li got anxious when he heard this. He stood up quickly, ran to the clothes rack and put on his cotton-padded jacket. Then he hugged his cloak and ran back to sit next to Chang An. He said in a flattering manner, "I'm wearing my cotton-padded jacket. I'll put on my cloak when I'm about to go out. Can Chang Lang please not lock me in the room?"

As he spoke, Gu Li pouted as if he was aggrieved.

"I'll take you with me. Even if I don't take the money, I'll take Gu Niang with me." Chang An looked at Gu Li like this, reached out and touched her face, and said lovingly, "I will definitely take Gu Niang out today."

Gu Li laughed proudly at this time, and Huaiqin came in and said, "Master, Sanniang, the carriage is ready. Do you need us to accompany you?"

"Come along." Chang An said.

"Yes, sir." After saying that, Huaiqin turned around and left to prepare to go out with Zhener.

Soon, the four of them arrived at the door, got on the carriage, and headed straight for the East Market.

Before coming to the East Market, Chang An had already thought about what he wanted to buy, so after arriving at the East Market, he first bought a string of candied haws for Gu Li, and then started looking for a shop directly.

Chang An took Gu Li and bought a lot of raw materials, such as glutinous rice flour and honey. Originally, Chang An wanted to buy some flour, but Huaiqin reminded him that he already had flour at home, so Chang An had to give up.

Then Chang An wandered around the East Market for a while, bought some cooked sesame seeds and red beans, and then went home.

Sitting in the carriage on the way back, Chang An seemed to have thought of something and asked:

"That sugar bowl at home, is it still open?"

"To answer your question, sir, it hasn't been opened yet. The guys in the kitchen should remember to pour water on it every day." Zhen'er replied.

"That's fine. We can open it when we get back today."

Chang An nodded with satisfaction, and then said to Gu Li beside him:

"After today, our Gu Li will have lots of candy to eat."

Gu Li also smiled back at Chang An, which was sweet and cute.