Seven's secret

When I was in Murong's old house, the big kitchen began to get busy as soon as noon on New Year's Eve.The three animals used in worshiping the ancestors and the noodles and fruits must be prepared separately. In addition, it is necessary to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner for the whole family of hundreds of people.Pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks and geese are all slaughtered early in the morning on New Year's Eve, and men are required to do these tasks.After hair removal, bloodletting, chopping into large pieces and sending them to the kitchen, Aunt Shitou led the helpers to clean up according to the menu sent by Uncle Shitou.

Occasionally, Murong He would think of something and make some temporary adjustments to the menu. At this time, he would usually send Murong for a light run.Murong Qing still remembers walking into the steamy kitchen, while looking for Aunt Shitou's figure, while being careful not to bump into others.Where is it like now, he stays in the warm kitchen and only needs to worry about the New Year's Eve dinner for the three of them.You don't need to tense your nerves all the time to be on guard against unexpected situations, and you don't need to be driven by other people's opinions to run around the house, busy like a spinning top, and don't have a little time for yourself.

Pigeon soup has been stewed in the casserole on the stove. According to the recipe given by Mr. Wu, Codonopsis pilosula and Astragalus root are also put in it.Murong Qing didn't like the smell of medicine in the food, so he made up his mind not to touch it.Pei Rong is a sick patient, and as for Mr. Pei, even the elderly need nourishment. It would be best for both of them to drink this pot of soup.

In addition to this can of soup, the New Year's Eve dinner usually has chicken and fish.Before Aunt Fang left, she packed them up and frozen them in the refrigerator, and Mr. Pei took them out early in the morning to defrost them.As for how to do it... Murong Qing also brought the recipe book at home, he couldn't believe it, he is such an ingenious person, he can't cook a decent meal according to the recipe? !

The cured meats he brought back from the mountains are also made. The original ecological good things are delicacy that people living in the city can't easily taste.The New Year's Eve dinner should also pay attention to the combination of meat and vegetables. Vegetarian dishes are essential. Pei Rong asked for cabbage heart mixed with jellyfish.Get some mushrooms and small rapeseed...

Cooking is not that simple, but it is not difficult after taking over.At least when everyone is sitting around the dinner table and watching a table full of New Year's Eve dinner, they all feel a sense of accomplishment.Even disabled people like Pei Rong are still working, taking the initiative to take over the tasks of peeling onions and garlic and mixing cold dishes.

What they drank was the fruit wine that Murong Qing brought back from the mountains. Pei Rong originally wanted to dig out a bottle of Moutai that the old man treasured, but Mr. Pei ruthlessly rejected it.When Meng Ke left, he made it clear that the doctor specifically told Pei Rong not to eat spicy food, not to drink alcohol and tobacco.Who dares to give him a drink?

Mr. Pei picked up his wine glass, and his expression was a little emotional, "We used to celebrate the New Year. When you were on duty, I was alone at home watching the Spring Festival Gala. It was really boring. This year, there must be more people, and the feeling will be different immediately. .In the future, when you two bring your daughter-in-law back, it will be even more lively."

Murong Qing's eyes flickered for a moment, but he didn't answer.Even if he takes a wife, Xiao Liu will take it. He has no such plan in his life.But for those who celebrate the Chinese New Year, you can't say this, because it would spoil the happiness of the elderly.Furthermore, Mr. Pei is not his real grandfather after all, so whether he marries a wife or not has nothing to do with him.

Pei Rong didn't think so much, and clinked glasses with Mr. Pei carelessly, "Look, you said this again, I'm wearing a bandage now, and I'm not handsome anymore. It's not fashionable to take a wife home, but it's fashionable to eat enough and the whole family will not be hungry. Right, Xiaoqi."

Mr. Pei hit him on the head with the chopsticks in his hand, and Pei Rong screamed.

Murong smiled contemptuously, clinked glasses with Mr. Pei, and said a few auspicious words for New Year's greetings.Mr. Pei has the temper of an old child now, and he is still angry here, so it will be fine after coaxing him, and he said to Murong Qing with a wry smile: "Uncle is getting old now, so he is willing to watch you juniors get married and start a business. Live your life."

Murong said lightly: "You must live a good life."

Well, life is not only about getting married and starting a business.A person's day, that is also a day.

After Murong Qing toasted Mr. Pei, he toasted Pei Rong again, "I wish Police Officer Pei a smooth new year at work and good health."

Pei Rong's teeth were sore when he heard this, and he asked him with a troubled face, "Listen to this title, how much do you want to draw a line with me. I am three years older than you, right? Look, our two families are so close. It’s not about the relationship, can you call me brother at least?”

Mr. Pei has always been annoyed by his ruffian way of talking, and he wanted to hit him with chopsticks again when he said that, "Calling you brother? Do you think you look like a brother? When you have business Use him as a strong man, and use him as a nurse when you have nothing to do. By the way, what about the consulting fee you applied for him last time?"

Pei Rong, "..."

Is this really my own grandfather? !

Murong quickly changed the topic with a smile, "Are you really three years older than me?"

Pei Rong nodded resolutely, "To be exact, it's three and a half years old!"

Murong lightly said that I don't know when I was born, what you said seems to be true...

The date of birth on his and Xiao Liu's ID cards was actually the day the Murong family picked them up, and the real date would have to be pushed forward by one to two months.But as far as his life experience is concerned, it is meaningless to trace the date of birth.

"I didn't think so thoughtful before." Murong said with a light smile, "Brother Pei, please take care of me in the future."

Old Pei just loves to criticize Pei Rong, Murong Qing really wants to have a special relationship with him, he also feels uncomfortable.Seeing Murong lightly changed his words now, a smile appeared on his face, "The bastard wanted a younger brother when he was young, and he wanted a younger brother to play games with a bunch of kids, so he envied the neighbor's kid to bring his younger brother to play together. Come back Just hold the phone and howl with his mother, insisting that she send back a younger brother. It would be great if Xiaoqi was at our house at that time."

Murong Qing knew that what Pei Lao said was a joke, so he just laughed it off.But when Pei Rong heard this, he really felt a bit of regret in his heart. He tried to imagine Murong Qing's beautiful appearance when he was a child, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt itchy.At that time, if he really wanted to bring out such a younger brother, the kids in the neighborhood would probably envy him to death!

With shaking hands, Pei Rong clamped a pigeon leg for Murong Qing, which is said to be the essence of the pigeon.Just like when the elders in the family always leave the chicken thighs to the most beloved youngest son when they eat, Pei Rong feels that when he does this action, he also has the demeanor of an elder brother.

"Eat it quickly, it's nutritious." Pei Rong originally wanted to pinch another pigeon leg to him, but after searching around, he found that the leg bone was lying on the edge of Pei Lao's bowl. It was probably soup. As soon as the jar was on the table, Murong Qing filled it into Lao Pei's soup bowl.Pei Rong thought resentfully, no wonder grandpa likes this child so much, he is better than himself.

Well-behaved kids are more likable.Pei Rong thought, if Xiao Qi lived at his house when he was a child and was so good, he would definitely give him all the toy guns to play with, and give him his sugar bowl for safekeeping, so that he would not order him to do anything. Housework.He would take him outside to play, and when Xiao Qi got tired of playing, he would carry him on his back, and when he got home, he would change his clothes and help him take a bath. Xiao Qi must be obedient, fleshy, As cute as a white and fat little bun...

After a while, the conversation between Mr. Pei and Xiao Qi had turned to Xiao Qi's master.Pei Rong listened to it, and seemed to say that when He Mao was young, because of something, he had a quarrel with his older brothers, and then he followed Murong He to the north.I haven't been back in all these years.I'm probably getting older now, and I don't care about the conflicts in the early years.Originally, they planned to come to Binhai to celebrate the New Year with Murong Qing, but they still stayed in their hometown.He also said that He Mao was already preparing to leave and would be here in March.

Pei Rong had seen a photo of He Mao at his grandfather's place. He was a very ordinary middle-aged man who didn't seem to talk so much. No wonder Xiao Qi was taught to be so indifferent.

After dinner, Murong lightly cleared away the dishes, served fruit snacks, and the three of them gathered in the living room to watch the Spring Festival Gala.Their family does not have the habit of keeping watch at night. They usually play until twelve o'clock, let off the firecrackers, and take a rest after eating dumplings.It was also the first time for Murong Qing to spend the New Year's Eve without vigil, and he was very curious.The lives of people in the city are indeed different from those in the countryside, or the ordinary countryside is also different from Ping'anji. There are very few families like the Murong family who still follow the customs of decades and hundreds of years.

Pei Rong was lying on the sofa watching the show, watching, his head drooped, and he leaned on Murong Qing's shoulder.He clearly felt that Murong Qing's body suddenly became stiff, the entanglement that subconsciously wanted to push away, but was barely restrained under the reminder of reason, he could clearly feel it even through a thin sweater .

Pei Rong closed his eyes, forcing himself to stand still with him, but there was an inexplicable feeling in his heart, disappointment, distress, and an urge to get to the bottom of everything: he wanted to Was it just him who pushed away?Or all the people in this world?

And...why push it away?

What is the reason for forming such a conditioned reflex?

At this moment, Pei Rong suddenly had a strange desire in his heart, wanting to use his familiar methods to dig out all of Murong Qing's past and see what kind of people he has known and what kind of experiences he has experienced. Things, what kind of life did I live when I didn't know him... This almost crazy impulse rushed to the peak of reason like a wave, and then slowly, slowly receded.

Pei Rong let go of his tightly clenched fists and let out a light breath.

In the past 20 years of his life, he has never had such a strong desire to possess anyone.It was also because of this that when his reason returned, he knew that none of the methods he thought of just now could be used on Murong Qing.If he didn't control it and really did that, then there would really be no hope between him and Murong Qing.