The last day of the year, among the people, is the so-called New Year's Eve.
Tonight, most people will have the most sumptuous meal in a year, and then give some New Year's money to their younger children. The children will wear new clothes, and then the family can wait until midnight to set off some firecrackers.
It’s the Chinese New Year.
The undercurrent in the divine capital seems to have finally stopped today, or perhaps everyone has a tacit understanding to stop today and pile up all these things until tomorrow before starting again.
The people at Zuowei Yamen are also having a rest today, but only half of them, and the other half have to stay behind. They have to celebrate the New Year, but monk Fang Wai doesn't care if today is New Year's Eve, so even today, he can't take it lightly. Originally, Chen Chao
He planned to stay in Zuowei Yamen. After all, he had no so-called home in Shendu. This New Year's Eve could only be spent like that. However, Weng Quan, who had always been dim-witted, now said that he had nowhere to go.
He wanted to stay in the Yamen for Chen Chao.
Although Weng Quan is a native of Shendu, he actually doesn't have many relatives. In previous years, he probably spent New Year's Eve with Song Lian. Now that Song Lian is still in the north and has not returned, Weng Quan naturally has nowhere to go in Shendu.
, in this case, it is better to stay in Zuowei Yamen.
It's just that Weng Quan had nowhere to go, and Chen Chao didn't necessarily have anywhere to go. He looked at Weng Quan with some embarrassment and hesitated to speak.
Weng Quan asked tentatively: "It's the Chinese New Year, and the commander doesn't have anywhere to go?"
Chen Chao glanced at Weng Quan with a strange look on his face. He had no relatives or friends in Shendu. His only friend was probably Xie Nandu, but Xie Nandu was from the Xie family. If nothing else, she would definitely return to the Xie family now. Then
He really can't find a place to go by himself. Is it possible that he can go to Princess Anping's palace now? In other words, even if the princess wants him to go, Chen Chao doesn't want to face the princess.
After hesitating for a moment, Chen Chao was about to speak when a head popped out from the door of Zuowei Yamen. Chen Chao turned around and saw that it was Liu Ye.
As Xie Nandu's personal maid, Liu Ye must be with her unless Xie Nandu doesn't want her to follow her. The fact that she appears here now explains the problem.
"The lady said that it's very boring to be alone during the New Year. Do you want to spend the New Year with her?"
Liu Ye opened her mouth and looked at Weng Quan, and Weng Quan also looked at her, a little absent-minded.
However, the two people's eyes only met for a moment before Liu Ye retracted her gaze and retracted her little head.
Chen Chao thought about it and was about to go out, but Weng Quan, who was late in thinking, grabbed his sleeve. Chen Chao turned his head and looked at this guy's appearance. He immediately understood what he was talking about and patted him on the shoulder.
Looking over his shoulder, he said earnestly: "You are motivated by sex, do you know?"
Weng Quan laughed innocently and said in a low voice: "I've been alone for many years, Commander. Can't you be considerate and considerate?"
Chen Chao shook his head seriously and said: "Women in the world are all tigers, I'm afraid you can't grasp them!"
Weng Quan had a wry smile on his face and rubbed his hands nervously.
Chen Chao looked at this guy, and for no reason he thought of Song Lian, who was very far in the realm of martial arts but also didn't understand love. He thought, could this elm head be a family inheritance?
Chen Chao didn't say anything, but walked out of Zuowei Yamen under Weng Quan's expectant eyes.
When he turned around, Weng Quan couldn't see Chen Chao smiling.
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After leaving the Zuowei Yamen, Chen Chao did not go to the academy courtyard immediately. Instead, he finally found a shop that had not closed yet and sold firecrackers and Spring Festival couplets. After buying some, he took the things there.
When they arrived at the small courtyard, the willow leaves had disappeared. The small courtyard was deserted, and Xie Nandu was sitting by the stove under the eaves, reading quietly.
Chen Chao pasted the word "Fu" in front of the door and hung two red lanterns. Then he took the red paper without the Spring Festival couplets and came to the eaves and shouted: "Your calligraphy is good, and the book is good."
If you read a lot, it won’t be difficult for you to write Spring Festival couplets, right?”
Xie Nandu raised his head and looked at the young man who was still wearing a black shirt even during the New Year. He frowned, but still did not refuse. But before he got up, the young man ducked into the room, spread the red paper on the table, and looked after himself.
I muttered to myself: "What should I write about?"
Xie Nandu walked in, said "grind", and then sat down by himself.
Chen Chao chuckled and started grinding.
But when Xie Nandu finally took out a pen to write a Spring Festival couplet, Chen Chao looked at the content and wondered whether he should laugh or cry, "Is this possible?"
Xie Nandu ignored him, but looked at the contents of the couplets with satisfaction, nodded and said: "Not bad."
Chen Chao was speechless. For this special girl, any unreasonable thing happening to her in the world would probably not be too unreasonable.
Chen Chao, who didn't say anything in the end, took the Spring Festival couplets to the door and pasted them with paste, but in the end he couldn't help but take a second look.
Afterwards, the two people returned to the eaves and faced each other.
Chen Chao looked at the sky and then asked: "We have to eat something good on New Year's Eve, but you don't seem to care?"
Xie Nandu nodded and said: "If I want to eat well, I will just go back. Can you come up with something better than Xie's New Year's Eve dinner?"
Chen Chao shook his head. When he went to the banquet before, he had seen that ordinary people could enjoy Xie's delicacies.
"I only have some skills in baking. It seems that you only have sweet potatoes in your small yard."
Chen Chao narrowed his eyes and actually relaxed. It seemed that this was the only place in the world where he could completely relax at this moment.
Xie Nandu said: "It just so happens that I like to eat this."
Chen Chao laughed loudly, turned around and joked: "But I heard that if you eat too much of this, you will fart."
Xie Nandu smiled and was noncommittal.
She just got up and walked into the house to light an oil lamp on the table.
Bailu Xie has always been simple. Although not many people still believe this today, there is actually a custom that has been passed down, which is to light a lamp on New Year's Eve to celebrate the New Year.
Xie Nandu stood by the window, looking at the young man in black who had found two sweet potatoes and was starting to light a fire in front of the stove with gentle eyes.
Where there is a home, there is years.
After leaving the Xie family in Bailu, Xie Nandu knew that it was no longer her home, and the Xie family in the divine capital was also a home she didn't want to go to.
This small courtyard probably became her home.
As for the Chen Dynasty, the world is so big, where is his home?
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I got a minor illness and rested for a few days. I will update again today, and I wish everyone a happy National Day. I will try my best to update more this month. Zongheng is now starting to manually review chapters. I don’t know when this chapter will be released.
This chapter has been completed!