Christmas

When sighing the beauty of beauty,

Looking back and smiling, Baimei is full of beauty;

When the second sighs red makeup,

Red gold auspicious clouds, eight large sedan chairs;

When you sigh three times,

Dressing up in front of the mirror, I feel haggard in my heart.

Standing in front of the quaint archway exuding a strong historical atmosphere, Xia Yao took a deep breath, and the fragrance of soil and vegetation after the rain immediately poured into his nostrils, refreshing.

Bumping the backpack on his back, Xia Yao stepped on the wet stone slabs and walked into this place full of historical customs——

State.

Residents of Huizhou like to take advantage of the pattern of mountains and rivers, close to mountains and rivers, and truly achieve the complete integration of nature and architecture, and Huizhou architecture is also very distinctive, with white walls, blue tiles and horse-head walls, green water, green mountains and blue sky.

Walking curiously on the street, bustling people kept passing by Xia Yao, bringing a moment of leisure.

There are also shops open for business on both sides of the street. The things they buy are not expensive, but they don't have the flavor of an ancient town.

According to the address in the phone, Xia Yao asked the aborigines in several towns before finally finding it.

Looking up at the tall building in front of him, Xia Yao walked up the steps and knocked on the door.

After a while, the door was opened from the inside, and an old man with a bun and an old-fashioned black Tang suit was standing in the door and looking at him gloomyly.

"Who are you looking for?"

Being stared at by the old lady, Xia Yao touched his nose uncomfortably.

"Ma'am, I'm here to find my friend, his name is Shi Xie."

"Come with me."

The old lady opened the door wider to signal Xia Yao to come in.

Only after Xia Yao walked in did he know what a deep house with high walls is. The courtyard is arranged with a courtyard, a hall to the south, two wing rooms to the east and west, and a patio in the middle, which is mainly used for lighting and air circulation.

Looking around curiously, the houses in the courtyard are all made of wood, some old girders, melon pillars, and some exquisite hollowed out statues on the sparrows, some are immortal figures, and some are carved with birds and animals, with delicate carving styles It is complicated, and there are some reliefs and round carvings, which seem to be lifelike.

The house here is built in a suite, and it looks like it was originally a big family. The old lady led him directly through a long corridor. Can smell the tangy fragrance.

Xia Yao, who observed carefully, soon discovered that on each of the pillars in the corridor was a woman in a long gown who was picking lotus with bare hands. The carving was so exquisite that Xia Yao could see her face on her face. expression.

"That's the room in front, come and find me if you need it."

"Huh? Ah, yes, ma'am..."

"You can just call me Qiu Po. The door is open at any time regardless of food here. Remember to close the door when you go out to play." Qiu Po's voice was very hoarse, like an old bellows that Xia Yao had seen when he was a child. .

"Okay, thank you."

Bringing Xia Yao to the door of the house, Qiu Po ​​didn't say much, she turned around and left, and Xia Yao opened the door only after watching Qiu Po's back disappear into the corner of the corridor.

What catches the eye is a huge screen of rich and noble peonies. The mahogany screen couplets are also carved with exquisite peony flower reliefs. Looking up, there are still some portraits hanging on the surrounding walls, which look very old.

"Don't mess around, these are all antiques."

Xia Yao was startled by the sudden voice behind him, and at the same time withdrew his hand that was about to touch the portrait.

"Huh... do you know that people who scare people can scare people to death?"

He rolled his eyes at Shi Xie, and threw the backpack on his shoulders onto him.

"You'd better not touch the things here. Antiques that are too old generally have karma. Your constitution is special and special. It is not good to be contaminated with these things."

Carrying Xia Yao's backpack, he led him to the bedroom.

"Are you serious?"

"fake."

"You and I……"

Shi Xie put the backpack on the cabinet, and glanced at Xia Yao lightly, with a calm expression, as if the person who just spoke was not him.

kind.

"I've never seen anyone as brazen as you."

"Thank you."

Raising his hand to pour Xia Yao a glass of water, Shi Xie's face remained as calm as ever.

"You are really... Forget it! What is the purpose of calling me here this time?"

Completely giving up the idea of ​​arguing with Shi Xie, Xia Yao finally knew what it means to be someone other than someone else.

"You do not know?"

"how could I know."

Xia Yao pursed his lips and stroked the rim of the water glass with his fingers, but he didn't notice that Shi Xie suddenly sat next to him.

"Then why don't you guess it?"

Seeing Xia Yao's aggrieved appearance, Shi Xie thought of teasing him for the first time.The two of them were so close that Xia Yao could feel the hot air he exhaled when he spoke, and he didn't know if it was too hot, Xia Yao's back was soaked with sweat.

"I...I don't know."

"really do not know?"

Shi Xie's voice was already very magnetic, but now he deliberately lowered the tone, which brought a warm atmosphere to his original voice. Xia Yao couldn't help swallowing, and silently spurned his own voice in his heart. instinct.

"I...you called me here suddenly, how do I know."

Turning his head nervously, Xia Yao's eyes wandered, but he just didn't look at Shi Xie.

"It's just that I asked you to come, and you came. Is this a hint?"

Shi Xie suddenly chuckled, and stretched out his hands to pinch Xia Yao's earlobe, which made Xia Yao, who was unprepared, blushed suddenly, who made him a young chicken.

"you you……"

"Ok?"

Hearing Shi Xie's ambiguous exhalation, Xia Yao broke away from his hand and looked at him with a blushing face.

"You...you stop joking."

"I'm not kidding. Come on, let's get down to business."

Shi Xie sat out a little, and his expressionless expression returned to his face.Feeling the temperature around the body recede, Xia Yao was relieved, but at the same time a little disappointed.

"What's the matter?"

"I know you will have a catastrophe this year. If you can avoid it, you will live, but if you cannot avoid it, you will... die."

Listening to the last syllable deliberately elongated by Shi Xie, Xia Yao shuddered inexplicably and sat up straight.

"How did you know?"

"Don't worry, I'm your nobleman, and you are very important to me."

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