Liu Liang couldn't sit still in the room, and would go out from time to time, looking around for a long time before coming back. Often he would go out again not long after, three or four times. Liu's mother felt very strange, and asked: "Ah Yu,
What are you doing?"
"Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and I don't know if Brother Cong will be home today." Liu Liang replied with a frown. He will be fifteen in two days, and his height has grown to six feet three inches. As the old saying goes: "Six
He is 15" tall, and now he is taller than most of his peers.
While talking, Liu Liang went out again, but this time he saw Liu Jing passing by his door on horseback, smiling and waving to him on horseback.
"Brother Cong..." Liu Liang was overjoyed and hurried out to greet him.
Liu Jing turned over and dismounted, held the bridle in one hand, and compared Liu Liang's height with the other, and said with a smile: "Ah Yu, you have grown so fast, you are almost half a head taller than you were in late spring."
Since Liu Jing became an official, he has eaten three meals a day, with no limit on fish and meat, and has only grown two inches. He is now 7 feet 6 inches tall, almost 1.75 meters tall. In the future, he can grow up to one or two inches, or even eight feet.
Can't even touch the edges.
"It's not surprising that I grow very fast at my age, but I have grown a lot taller because of my elder brother." Liu Liang was not too proud. Compared with Liu Jingyi, he only reached the shoulder position.
Liu Jing pressed Liu Liang's thin but strong shoulders and said, "Ayu, as soon as the holiday is over, you can come with me."
Liu Liang was overjoyed when he heard this. He had been waiting for this sentence for almost a year and nodded hurriedly.
"By the way, I have prepared a hair-tying gift for you." Liu Jing said as he took out a sword from the cloth bag on the horse's back and pulled out a section. The sword body gave off a faint cold light. He asked.
: "How is it? Do you like it?"
Liu Liang looked at this long sword, which was about four feet long and exquisite both inside and outside, and said with disbelief: "Brother Cong wants to give this sword to me?"
Seeing that he didn't dare to take it, Liu Jing forced it into his hand and said with a smile: "It's just a sword, what's the fuss about? You will be an official in the future and you will need to carry a sword with you when you go to the market."
Liu Liang turned over and over, unable to put it down, but soon he realized that he was embarrassed and anxious: "Brother Cong, I don't know how to use a sword."
Liu Jing comforted him and said: "If you don't know how to study, it's not too late for Dongfang Shuo to learn fencing at fifteen and poetry and calligraphy at sixteen. As long as you are not afraid of hardship, you will definitely be able to achieve success in your studies in the future."
Liu Liang looked confused when he heard this. Who is Dongfang Shuo? No matter, it is right to obey brother. He said: "I am not afraid of hardship. Can brother Cong teach me swordsmanship?"
Liu Jingshi smiled and said: "I'm afraid I'm not qualified to be a disciple based on my level, but I do know a lot of people with excellent swordsmanship. When the time comes, you can become your teacher and learn swordsmanship from them."
Liu Liang's face was immediately full of confidence and he said: "I want to take the person with the best swordsmanship as my teacher, and then surpass him."
Liu Jing smiled and shook his head. Cai Sheng's figure naturally appeared in his mind. Liu Liang is really ignorant and fearless. I hope he can say such things after seeing Cai Sheng.
"Brother..."
Brothers Liu He and Liu Rao ran towards Liu Jing. Both of them were wearing thick thin clothes. They had been waiting outside for a long time before, but because it was too cold, they temporarily returned to the house to keep warm.
The two then greeted Liu Liang. Liu He found that he was holding an exquisite long sword in his hand, and immediately guessed that it was given to him by his brother, and he couldn't help but feel jealous.
Liu Liang looked embarrassed and said to Liu Jing: "Brother Cong, you have worked hard all the way, so I won't disturb you. If you need anything, just call me."
Liu Jing was secretly amused and nodded: "Okay."
After Liu Liang left, Liu Jing put his arms around his younger siblings and said, "Let's go, let's go home too."
Liu Rao asked with a charming look on his face: "Brother, what gift have you prepared for me?"
Liu Jing sighed deliberately: "There are too many, I don't know where to start."
Liu Rao's fair and tender face immediately burst into laughter and said, "Brother, you are the best."
Liu He also looked at him expectantly.
Liu Jing smiled and said, "You have quite a few."
The three of them walked into the house chatting and laughing. Stepmother Zhang's phoenix eyes and thin lips were originally sharp, but when she saw Liu Jing, her eyebrows immediately softened, giving her a loving motherly look.
"It looks much more pleasing to the eye like this." Liu Jing complained silently in his heart.
Who wants to be faced with a cunning and mean face as soon as they get home? It is well worth spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to get her smiling face.
Lai Ci came here in style. She was wearing a simple silk robe and no makeup on her face, but she still gave people a beautiful feeling. Her face was no longer as pale as before, but her eyes were still like a pool of stagnant water.
When Liu Jing saw her coming alone, he couldn't help but ask: "Sister-in-law, where is the tiger head?"
Lai Ci replied: "The tiger's head is infected with the wind and cold, so it is temporarily inconvenient to go out."
Although wind-cold is a minor illness, it cannot be ignored. Children are weak and have low immunity, so they must be treated with caution. Liu Jing asked with concern: "Is the condition serious?"
Lai Ci said: "I've been feeling much better after taking the medicine for three days."
Hearing this, Liu Jing felt a little relieved and began to distribute the gifts. The most excited ones were Liu He, Liu Rao and Zhang who were also smiling from ear to ear. Lai Ci still refused to take the gifts.
Liu Jing did not forget about Song Liang's family and gave them four pieces of cloth to make clothes. Song Liang came to express his gratitude in person despite his leg illness.
Afterwards, Liu Jing brought a bunch of gifts and went with Lai Ci to see his nephew.
Liu Qun was lying on the couch, covered with a cotton quilt, with only his little head exposed. When he saw Liu Jing coming, his face turned red and cute, and he called out: "Sir..."
Liu Jing placed many gifts on the couch under the bed, and while tucking Liu Qun in, he said, "I heard that Hu Tou is sick. My uncle bought you many New Year gifts, so you have to hurry up."
Get better."
Liu Qun stared at the gift with big eyes and said, "Sir, I am cured of my illness."
How could Liu Jing not know what he was thinking? He shook his head with a smile, talked to his nephew for a while, and did not leave until he fell asleep.
Returning to his dormitory, Liu Jing took out two peach boards about three feet long and five or six inches wide. During the Han Dynasty, it was customary to use peach wood as a tool for defeating others on New Year's Eve, such as peach figures, peach seals, and peach seals.
Stems, peach charms, peach boards, etc.
It is said that painting the gods Tea and Yulei on peach wood can remove the yin energy and ward off evil spirits.
Regarding Shen Tu and Yu Lei, the "Customs" written by Ying Shao, the prefect of Mount Tai, cited the "Book of the Emperor" and said: In ancient times, there were two immortal brothers, one Shen Tu and the other Yu Lei, who lived at the foot of Dushuo Mountain.
Catch the evil ghost with a reed rope and make the tiger eat it.
This rumor has been widely circulated. Both Zhang Heng's "Tokyo Fu" and Cai Yong's "Doctrine" have mentioned Shen Tu and Yu Lei.
Liu Jing did not paint the images of Shen Tu and Yu Lei on two peach boards, but wrote: "New Year's greetings, and the festival's name is Changchun."