Embers

On New Year's Eve, everyone in Xiaxianmen had to gather in the lobby to have a New Year's Eve dinner together and invite people to perform.

When Ye Bozhou and Ember arrived, there were already a lot of people, and Su Jiujiu was seen waving at them from a distance, and it seemed that he deliberately left space for the two of them.

When Li Mei saw Ember, she couldn't help but bend her eyes.

"There will be fireworks after dinner later, especially big fireworks, so beautiful!"

Ember nodded expressionlessly, remaining silent.

Ye Bozhou noticed that Ember was absent-minded, turned his head to look at him, and asked with a smile: "What's the matter, are you unhappy during the Chinese New Year?"

Ember replied in a low voice: "No."

Ye Bozhou suddenly understood something, and couldn't help but pat his head comfortingly, "Master will also go up to perform a show in a while."

This sentence aroused Ember's interest, and he raised his head showing a trace of suspicion: "What program?"

Ye Bozhou put his slender fingers in front of his lips and waved lightly, and smiled slyly: "Secret."

Because of these words, Ember cheered up.At this time, Lu Yuzhi was sitting in the high hall and speaking.

"At this joyous moment of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, and celebrating with all families, the elders and disciples of our Xiaxian Sect gathered together..."

No one was allowed to move their chopsticks when the headmaster spoke. Most people listened carefully and followed suit, with beaming faces.But there are also some people who feel bored. For example, Su Jiujiu and Ye Bozhou, two activists, are so bored that they start showing off their apprentices.

"Our Mei'er can now hold a sword. Although we haven't started to cultivate our internal strength, we can almost use the basic defensive moves."

Ye Bozhou calmed down and smiled leisurely: "Although we Jin'er haven't started practicing martial arts yet, we are a first-class genius when it comes to Qimai."

Su Changjiu said something amazing: "We play the piano very well. You, who are tone-deficient, can't teach an apprentice who can play the piano?"

Ye Bozhou didn't take it seriously: "So what, our Jin'er calligraphy has made great progress recently, and we will catch up with me in a short time."

Su Changjiu disdained: "They're all from the rivers and lakes, their heads are hanging on the tip of a knife, what's the use of writing so beautifully!"

Ye Bozhou resorted to his trump card: "Our Jhin'er looks better than my sister!"

Su Changjiu pressed on step by step: "Our sleeves are white!"

Ye Bozhou refused to give an inch: "Jin'er has double eyelids!"

Su Jiujiu jumped over the wall in a hurry: "The sleeves are the inner pair!"

"..."

The two apprentices were listening to the two people talking nonsense, with a lot of tricks in their mouths, and a serious attitude on their faces. From time to time, they clapped along, smiled, and almost shouted, "Sect Master said Well done", very hypocritical.

Ember felt very ashamed, and wanted to end this idiotic conversation quickly, so she said surprisingly: "Li Mei listen to me!"

"..."

Ye Bo, Zhou, and Su Changjiu both leaned over from the corner of their eyes, Li Mei blushed, and glanced at Ember, who looked at him expressionlessly.There was some joy in my heart, and I nodded like a chicken pecking at food.

Su Changjiu supported his forehead, and was very unwilling to lose.

Ye Bozhou smiled leisurely, and his eyes signaled: Apprentice, well done!

Ember returned her gaze: indifference.

Lu Yuzhi finally finished his long speech, and everyone moved their chopsticks.Xiaxianmen is actually very rich, but he usually advocates frugality, but for Chinese New Year, it only happens once a year, and he brings out all the delicious food.

Everyone eats fairly reservedly, and most of them put wine first, drink two glasses with this one and drink two glasses with that one, drink a toast if they have a good relationship, and say a few polite words to those who have a bad relationship.

It is a pity that the food is right in front of you but you can't enjoy it to the fullest.

Ye Bozhou is different, he seldom touches wine glasses, because Su Jiujiu, who has a good relationship with him, is not good at it, and those who have a relationship with him are usually pestered by others, so he is free.

For a moment, Ember could only see the long chopsticks flying beside him, which seemed to be floating in the air but was actually swept away. After a while, there was only vegetable soup left on the plate.

If Ye Bozhou only cared about himself in the past, it would be fine, but now that he has an apprentice, he naturally has to take care of his apprentice, throwing a chopstick of delicious food on the plate in front of Ember from time to time.

"Jin'er, try this... um, this one is delicious too... This braised pork ribs is made by the chef of Fengqilou...the taste is very good..."

Soon, a hill piled up in front of Ember's eyes.

Seeing this, Su Changjiu was a little displeased: "Look at you, junior brother, forget about the virtues you eat yourself, and steal food from me to give to your apprentice, then what am I going to eat!"

Ye Bozhou Shi Shiran handed him a plate with only vegetable soup: "Steamed buns, dip it in, it tastes great."

Li Mei saw it with her own eyes, the corners of Yu Jin's mouth slightly bent, and her eyes softened for a moment.

This person was born to be very good-looking, but when he was usually gloomy and indifferent, he was extraordinary, but now he smiled slightly, it was like melting ice and snow and rejuvenating everything, his eyebrows and eyes became vivid, he was very good-looking.

The performance of playing the piano and dancing is over, and finally arrived at Ye Bozhou.Ye Bozhou wiped his mouth calmly, left the table with leisurely steps, went to the center of the hall, and stood still.

Today he is wearing a brocade moon white gown, and his long hair is tied up casually with a wooden hairpin.

It turned out that what he wanted to perform was sword dancing.

He smiled slightly, raised his hand and drew his sword, and the long sword was unsheathed with a white light.The wrist fluttered, and the blade of the sword drew a beautiful sword flower in the air;

With a chic figure, fast and slow, far and near, everyone can only see the fluttering white clothes, and the sword is shining everywhere, which is wonderful.

At the end of the song, there was applause.

Ye Bozhou put away his sword and sat down.

Only then did Ember pick up the chopsticks. Before that, he was so focused on watching that he didn't move a single bite of the dish.

Ye Bozhou rubbed his head, his eyes were full of smiles.

On the other side, Su Jiujiu involuntarily praised: "In this whole world, there are few people with your demeanor!"

Ye Bozhou smiled approvingly: "Extremely extreme. But if that's the case, why do you want to compete with me for food?"

Su Jiujiu: "..."

Li Mei was the only one present who was not amazed by Ye Bozhou, he leaned into Ember's ear and whispered: "You are prettier than Uncle Fifth."

Ember frowned, not wanting to say more.

After drinking for three rounds, everyone is slightly drunk and their faces are flushed.Lu Yuzhi got up and led everyone outside, only to hear a "bang", one after another, the twinkling balls shot up into the sky, bursting into dazzling light.

The huge fireworks seem to be on top of people's heads, fleeting, beautiful like a dream.The sound of fireworks bursting adds festiveness to this cold winter night.

Throughout the year, on New Year's Eve and the [-]th day, we can see such beautiful scenery, which makes people reluctant to blink.

Ember stared into the distance with deep eyes. Doesn't this kind of scene seem familiar?

But the only things that are familiar are the fireworks. How can there be any similarity between the people around and the place they are in?

He was stiff and his fists were clenched.

Suddenly, there was a soft touch on the face.

The veil with a pleasant scent was gently wiped on his face, Ember looked up and saw Ye Bozhou slightly leaning over to look at him with a smile on his face.

Ember stared blankly for a while, then took the veil silently, buried her face in it, and her shoulders began to shake violently.

The man straightened up to block the little child beside him, but with one hand, where outsiders could not see, he gently patted the child's head once and for all.

The sound of fireworks covered everything, and no one noticed the abnormality here.

After watching the fireworks, everyone dispersed, and each went back to the yard to make dumplings to meet God.

Here, Ye Bozhou also took out the prepared meat and started to chop stuffing.

Ember never thought that this person was also a reckless master.

The Jieyou Sword glowing with silver light, the Jieyou Sword that so many swordsmen dream of, was actually used by this man to chop meat!

Throw the meat into the air, draw the sword and slash, and when the meat falls back into the basin, it has already become a pot of minced meat.

At this time, add chopped green onion, salt, cooking wine, pepper, pepper, soy sauce, and sesame oil in turn, mix well, and it will become dumpling filling.

"Make dumplings, will you?"

Ember shook her head honestly.

Ye Bozhou chuckled, and picked up a dough, "Then you can take care of it, and you'll learn it as soon as you learn it."

Picking up the rolling pin with the other hand, he finished rolling the skin neatly, took the meat stuffing and put it on top, and with a gentle pinch, a dumpling was formed.

"Is it going?"

Ember found that since she entered Ye Bozhou's door, she began to develop in the direction of omnipotence.Someone taught him to read and write, someone taught him etiquette, but no one taught him cooking, washing and making dumplings, which is quite novel.

Ember tried to pinch one, Ye Bozhou took it over, looked at it, and smiled: "It's okay, but next time you have to pinch it carefully, otherwise it will be overcooked."

Ye Bozhou rolled out the skin, wrapped it in embers, and soon a pot of dumplings was ready.

The sound of firecrackers outside was like thunder, and the room was filled with heat and fragrance. This year is completely different from usual, but it makes people feel nostalgic.

After midnight, both of them were a little sleepy, and they didn't even bother to move after a meal of hot dumplings.Ye Bozhou was also considerate, so he simply left Ember to sleep with him.

After Ye Bozhou packed up and went to bed, he saw his little apprentice lying neatly inside, with his hands obediently placed on his lower abdomen, motionless.

Ye Bozhou couldn't help laughing, rubbed his head: "Why are you nervous!"

Ember opened her eyes, gave him an annoyed look, and immediately turned her back to him.

After Ye Bozhou bullied his apprentice, he was in such a good mood that he almost fell asleep after touching the pillow.And Ember smelled the overwhelming smell of his master, felt inexplicably relieved, and soon fell asleep.

On the other side, Li Mei tossed and turned, unable to sleep.The senior brother next to him couldn't sleep because of his noise, he frowned and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Li Mei immediately stopped moving, and replied in a low voice: "It's nothing."

But he couldn't sleep at all, his mind was full of that shallow smile at the embers dinner, the corners of his mouth were slightly curved, and his eyebrows and eyes were vivid.

It's so beautiful, it makes me want to cry.

He didn't know what was wrong with him, but he felt that Ember was different, and his every move inadvertently attracted him, which made him extremely confused, and he lost sleep just thinking about it.