Da Deyun

There is heavy snow one after another, but fortunately, the New Year's Day is approaching and the world's fireworks are in full bloom.

Before we welcome the new year and spring, there is another event in the mansion that will make everyone have a good meal; before lunch, madam asks someone to call Yang Jiu and the second master to the yard, so our young master will not rush when he goes to the academy early in the morning. come back.

There is an important day in this twelfth lunar month, Yang Jiu will not forget this day even if he has forgotten himself.

Our second grandfather's birthday.

It used to be simple, after all, it wasn't a big birthday, and the second master didn't like to make noise, so he just had dinner with his sister at home and then brought the hall master Dalin Shaobing and these friends to make a noise together.

I was in the Northwest last year, and I was injured and kept it up; when I returned to Beijing in the winter, I was busy dealing with the affairs of the military camp, and I had to calm the hearts of the people and eliminate the rumors. Then I still thought about celebrating my birthday, and after the Chinese New Year, I caught up with the young master leaving home and going out of the city... It's been a messy year.

It's been a good year.There were two happy events in the mansion, Yang Jiu guessed that the wife must want to give the second master a good birthday, and called all the brothers and sisters to the mansion to be lively.

The two of them interlocked their fingers and walked on the bluestone road to the rose garden.

His body is already recovering, and he can walk by himself; but Yang Jiu is used to supporting him, walking beside him, he stretched out his hand unconsciously, and the two of them clasped their fingers tacitly.

Yang Jiu turned her face sideways and smiled at the second master: "Master must want to celebrate your birthday, so I'll be busy when you come back soon?" Tomorrow is the seventh day of the twelfth lunar month. .For our second master's day, if we want to do it, we must prepare a post to invite him, and we have to arrange the wine and food in the back kitchen, and put all those master's preferences into it.

The second master smiled, and didn't care about these things: "It's not a big day, just grab those stinky eggs and have a drink."

The two were talking and laughing, and it seemed that the winter was not so cold; they walked to the rose garden in a short while.

The room was very warm, and as soon as the two of them entered the door, the madam greeted them and hurriedly dragged their cloaks and sat down to drink some warm tea.The second master was naturally obedient, and he pulled Yang Jiu to sit down with a smile on his face. As soon as Yang Jiu looked up and saw Xiao Zhen was there, his expression became lighter. For some reason, he didn't feel that she was attracted to her before.

"Do you know why you are called here?" Madam smiled and looked at Second Master. .If you can't say it, I will beat you.

The second master tilted his head and smiled like a child, and said: "I brought a sack to receive the gift, you are welcome!"

"Go!" Madam gave him a blank look, and she felt even more teased by him: "I didn't miss you in previous years!"

It's just a joke, just have fun.The second master wasn't messing around anymore, he just sat on the sidelines and waited for his sister's words.

Madam took Xiaozhen's hand, her eyes were full of smiles, she turned her head to him and Yang Jiu and said, "Tomorrow is also your birthday, let's make a good announcement and announce the good news."

What good news can't be announced without a banquet?

Yang Jiu sat quietly on the side, not thinking seriously about Shi Niang's words.

The second master paused, looked at his sister's meaningful eyes, glanced at Xiaozhen, and suddenly had a thought; still with a gentle smile on his face, he said: "My sister wants to reveal something to me in advance. gone?"

Madam took Xiaozhen's hand, feeling very distressed, and said with a smile on her face: "You, you are ready to be an uncle and grandpa!"

This sentence "Uncle Grandpa" shocked Yang Jiu, raised his head to look at Xiaozhen, his eyes were full of surprise and uncertainty.

Perhaps because she didn't come back to her senses, she couldn't speak clearly, and said, "I'm...pregnant?"

Madam smiled and said: "Yes, you will be uncle and grandma from now on!" The joy in the brows of the eyes could not be concealed, and she said with a smile: "You have to hurry up, when the time comes, it will be great for the two children to have a companion! "

The second master kept smiling, without any emotion or surprise, he just held Yang Jiu's hand from under the table; he smiled at his sister, "I'm not in a hurry, I'm afraid you won't be able to hold each other."

"You're the only one who can talk!" Madam was enjoying herself, slapped Yun Lei, and said with a smile, "I can hold two children! You brats, which one of you didn't follow me when you were young!" Can think of the past.Madam felt a little bit emotional, the boys in her arms all got married and should have their own children, and she was indeed getting old.

Yang Jiu lowered her eyes and said nothing, feeling the warmth from her palm, she held Second Master's hand tightly.

The second master also gave a few simple blessings, and didn't talk to Xiaozhen much, they were not familiar with them after all; seeing his sister happy, he naturally blessed her too.The elders are all the same. I hope that the family will be harmonious and the children will be full. After a hundred years, they will be gone, and the children will have a companion in the world.

In a hurry, we talked about tomorrow's matter again.

Second Master thought about it. .Said: "This is a good thing, of course I have to tell everyone about it, but I think outsiders should let it go first. They said that it will not be rumored for less than three months. Let's ask them to have a meal tomorrow and have a good time. Wait. After the Chinese New Year, let’s have a good one in time for the Lantern Festival, what do you think?”

The words are reasonable, and it is for the best of the children.Madam thought about it, and felt that it made sense. She was just pregnant, and the time of the days before and after was only one month, so it was really not suitable for publicity.

Madam nodded and said with a smile: "You're still sensible, I'm so happy!"

Then she turned around, patted Xiaozhen's hand, and comforted: "We're not in a hurry, after the New Year, when the fetus is stable, mother, I'll give you a good show."

Xiao Zhen didn't care much. .Still smiling obediently, said: "I listen to you."

Madam nodded with satisfaction, and told a lot of things that should be paid attention to during pregnancy, with endless concern; the second master and Yang Jiu naturally followed suit, blessed a few words, and said that they would go back to the yard to prepare sesame seed cakes tomorrow The hall master and the others came to eat at home, and Yang Jiu would of course have to work on the young lady's pregnancy. It's also a trivial matter, just use it as an excuse to quit.

The second master has been holding Yang Jiu's hand, with a gentle smile; that kind of politeness is different from the gentle smile when he looked at Jiu Nang.

The two of them just walked hand in hand all the way, there was no laughter when they came, and they were silent.

The second master is fine, but when he saw Yang Jiu's expression was wrong, he couldn't say it in front of his sister.Back in the yard, there are only young couples in the house, which is naturally more convenient.

As soon as Yang Jiu entered the room, his face completely sank, and he leaned back on the imperial concubine's couch, feeling bored by himself.

The second master smiled, walked over and pulled her into his arms, rubbed his ears and asked, "What's the matter?"

Yang Jiu was silent.

The second master sighed, a little helpless: "You... Even if it wasn't her, there would be someone else."

Anyway, it won't be the person Yang Jiu hoped for.

Yang Jiu was upset, and she could understand the meaning of the second master's words; she sat up straight, and then slowly said: "After Uncle Tao's birthday banquet last month, I went to the Great Medicine Hall to buy tonics, remember?"

In the past two days, Dalin had a cold, and Yang Jiu was afraid that our father would catch the cold because of his weak body, so he went to get a lot of food to strengthen the foundation and prevent the cold, and the second master almost vomited after drinking.How could you not remember, there are still more at this moment!

The second master nodded and waited for her to finish.

Yang Jiu frowned, a little hard to say: "The proprietress revealed that Xiaozhen also went, but she didn't take tonic; she also asked me if I wanted to take some..."

Frowning, a little angry, his eyes are full of disapproval and annoyance; our second master is so smart.After thinking about it, I understood this.

Putting his arms around Yang Jiu's waist, he smiled slightly: "That's why you suddenly asked about Dalin that day?" The second master couldn't help feeling a little funny, why is this silly daughter-in-law so cute!

Yang Jiu was a little angry with herself, she pursed her mouth and didn't speak.

The second master was happy, shook her, and comforted her: "Sooner or later, it should be. Dalin is the eldest son, and the elders all hope that he will have a child."

"I'm not saying that the child is bad!" Yang Jiu was annoyed, sitting upright and facing the second master, raising his voice: "I also hope that Dalin will have both children, but I hope that he will be accompanied by a lover! It's not because of these...he ...his child... shouldn't have come like this!"

"I understand." Seeing Yang Jiu's anxious look, the second master hurriedly coaxed: "But there is no way, don't you like Xiaozhen very much? Don't you always feel that Da Lin is not salty or not? Is it? If there is a child to accompany her in the future, even if Dalin is not home, she will not feel wronged."

Yang Jiu turned around and started to sulk again.

I understand the truth, but whether you can understand it is another matter.It was because she was soft-hearted, because she felt that this girl was lovable, but it was just a moment of soft-heartedness and a moment of indecision that this kind of thing happened.

But on second thought, if there was no such child, would she just stay in the yard for the rest of her life, chasing that figure every day?

Neither is good. .Yang Jiu only hopes that the premise of all this is because of love.

The second master put his chin on her shoulder and didn't make any noise, knowing that she was entangled with herself at the moment; it was useless, it was useless, but if she was not allowed to entangle herself clearly, she would be unhappy for a long time.

There are so many unsatisfactory things in this world, how can everything be satisfactory.

It's good to be relieved.

Yang Jiu was angry, didn't eat much for dinner, washed up early and was bored in the quilt; he didn't know if he was angry with himself or Dalin.

However, it should be a pity for those who died.

The second master didn't accompany her as usual, and he must be going to accompany another person today.A kiss fell on Yang Jiu's cheek, and he whispered: "Sleep first, don't think about it."

He was still wearing his coat, and he wasn't about to take a bath, which meant he was getting ready to go out.

Yang Jiu pouted, turned around and tugged at his sleeve and said, "Don't drink."

He seldom goes out at night, and almost always stays with her at home; what he is doing out now, Yang Jiu knows as soon as he thinks about it.

The second master was happy and pinched her face: "I don't drink, I don't care about others."

Yang Jiu was amused by him, raised his hand and slapped him, told him to put on a cloak so he wouldn't catch a cold, and then watched him leave the house.

Someone is thinking about you, of course I am happy in my heart.The second master went out of the house and walked out of the yard; he didn't go out, and turned a road and went to another yard.

In fact, I just came out to try my luck, and I don't know if I can meet it.If he didn't meet him, he wouldn't have to worry about it, and Yang Jiu wouldn't be entangled anymore;

Turning around the courtyard, bypassing the garden, passing through Hehui Hall, walking lightly, bypassing my sister's rose garden, and going to Lanxian Pavilion next door.

No one has lived here for a long time. The first floor of the building is full of books and musical instruments, and sometimes the brothers come to pick them up when they need them; no one goes to the residence on the second floor.In fact, it is also an elegant warm pavilion residence, which is very good.

The second master stood at the door for a while, vaguely saw a faint light inside, sighed and walked in.

After entering the room, he turned and closed the door, took off his cloak and put it on the table beside him.

The bookcases and wall cabinets are full of books and documents, and there is a person sitting on a long table in the middle, wiping an old sanxian.

The second master smiled, walked two steps closer, sat down beside him and said, "Don't just wipe the handle, you have to wipe the bottom too."

"As long as you understand." The young master smiled, but ignored him. .Then rub the handle of the sanxianer.

Second Master likes the way he looks right now, he can talk and laugh, if he is really sitting here with a pot, it would be really dignified.

Teased him: "If you rub the word again, it will be blurred!"

The young master threw the cloth away and said cheerfully, "Are you stupid? Can the engraved words be blurred?"

Put the sanxian on the table, the handle is just facing the second master's sight, two words are revealed under the flickering candlelight.

"Tao Yang"

This place used to be Tao Yang's residence at home, and later he grew up and went to live in the academy, and this place was vacant as a library; occasionally when he came home, he would probably sleep with the young master, and no one came to live here.

Today is the day of "big joy", guess he can only come here, it is impossible to go back to the academy in the middle of the night. .Mr. Ming'er will definitely ask.

The second master picked up the Sanxian and played with it for a while, then said with a smile: "Have you cleaned up all this?"

The young master straightened his sleeves, and cooperated: "It will be almost early tomorrow."

"Tsk tsk tsk" the second master shook his head and said, "Our family can save a lot of money."

The young master drank a cup of tea, glanced at the second master, and said sourly: "Is that so empty-handed?"

The second master flicked the corner of his clothes, raised Erlang's legs, and said: "Drinking hurts your health, you can cry for a while."

"I'll fuck you!" The young master laughed angrily at him, and scolded: "You can say whatever you want!"

The second master smiled, seemed to sigh in a daze, and said, "Don't let yourself be embarrassed by thinking too much."

The young master closed his smile, lowered his eyes, didn't know whether he was talking to himself or answering the second master, and said in a low voice: "It's getting colder and colder today, but it froze me to death..."

The second master sat at the side and listened to him talking for a long time, that is to say, it's just Xuehan; Xuehan, if you don't go to warm up, you must go to a colder place, can you not freeze it?

"It's almost Chinese New Year, be happy."

The young master listened to the words, suddenly smiled, his eyes were empty: "Chinese New Year~ Will there be fireworks this year?"

"It's set off every year." The second master didn't understand why he said fireworks again, so he chatted if he could: "If you want to play, I'll give you one in the morning!"

The young master's smile was sweet, and his eyes were curved into a crescent moon; the second master looked at him with joy.It's been a long time since I saw him smile like this, and his eyes never lit up; the kind of smile that hung on the corner of his mouth every day, the second master wanted to beat him up just by looking at it.Why do you owe me so much!

The two sat opposite each other, chatting with each other, rambling about every important sentence, it was all nonsense.The young master just sat there, sometimes silent and sometimes laughing, sometimes his eyes were bright like the moon, and sometimes he was blank and emotionless.It makes Second Master feel uncomfortable if he doesn't take the initiative to mention something. It's better to see him making a fuss for a while, but chatting with you with a smile makes people feel more helpless.

But I really want to say a few words of congratulations to him. .That is ignorance of conscience; what you get is not what you want, no matter how good it is, it is superfluous.

There are two winter snows and three nights.

The second master got up and planned to leave. This kid has been talking and talking for most of the night, as long as he is fine; he should go back and sleep with Xiaobai Nang in his arms.

I can't hurt for you, I can only hope that you can bear it.

The second master got up and pressed his left hand on the young master's shoulder. .After accepting the whole night of playing and teasing, he said seriously: "Everything is old, just leave it here; it's time to go."

The young master also stood up, apparently intending to raise his head and smile, but his eyes hurt and he had to lower his head again.Turn around and lean on the old uncle's shoulder.

"Uncle, I miss him."

The second master didn't speak, but patted his shoulder, feeling a burst of warmth on his shoulder; after a whole night, he was finally relieved. ——Seeing him uncomfortable is better than hiding him alone.

The second master knows that our young master's eyes are not the bright moon, but the sun.At the moment, it is frosty and snowy, and the sun cannot be seen, and it is freezing.

"Actually..." The words that were about to be said were paused again, the second master frowned as if hesitating, and said again: "As long as you remember, he is here."~.