"Child, kid, don't be greedy, it's the New Year after Laba Festival;
Laba porridge, drink it for a few days, it will be twenty-three;
Twenty-three, sticky melon;
Twenty-four sweep the house;
Twenty-five, frozen tofu;
Twenty-six, go buy meat;
Twenty-seven, kill the rooster;
Twenty-eight, make your face hair;
Twenty-nine, steamed buns;
Stay up all night on the 30th and walk all over the place on the first and second day of the lunar month.”
Holding Xue Pan, who still looked a little pale, Xiao Han slowly walked through the long street in Zhuangzi. On the street, children happily sang New Year's nursery rhymes, and all around were houses decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and the passing villages
The faces were all full of joy.
Xiao Han couldn't remember how many New Years he had celebrated in Datang.
Thinking back to the time when he knew everything, to how he and his group of fools built the simple Xiao family yard bit by bit in this wilderness, and then to the huge Xiao family village now, it seemed like every scene in the past was recorded in his mind.
In his heart, he felt particularly emotional.
Today is the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, and the day after tomorrow will be the New Year’s Eve.
At this time, even the Chang'an court had closed the office for a holiday, and people in the Xiao family village rushed back from all over the place early, taking advantage of these last few days to busy buying items for the New Year.
Couplets are no longer a rare thing in Xiaojiazhuangzi. Even the word "Fu" was made out and pasted on the wall in full bloom. It looked festive.
At this time of year, it is the busiest time for Mr. Zhuangzi. With a stroke of a pen, vigorous and simple characters appear on the paper, and the villagers who see it burst into applause.
My husband does not charge money for writing couplets, but the farmers who come to ask for the words are also honest. This family will give two pieces of meat, and that family will give some good wine. After the New Year, my husband not only does not have to buy New Year food, but also gives gifts.
I had all the things I needed, and I was so happy that the old gentleman was smiling all day long. Even when he saw the naughtiest kid in the class, he no longer looked angry.
"Xiao Han, after such a big thing happened this time, your Majesty will not let my husband go out again, right?"
Walking on the long street, Xue Pan gently leaned his head on Xiao Han's shoulder and asked him in a low voice.
Although Xiao Han always spoke plainly when describing what happened that day, as if it was just a trivial matter, but from the mouths of Xiaodong and Lengzi, she could still deeply feel the danger at that time!
Almost all of those guards with such high martial arts skills were buried under the ice and snow! There were also hundreds of thieves, and even the bones could not be found!
Just as Xiaodong said personally: He never imagined that the seemingly soft and loose white snow would be like a landslide, overwhelmingly rushing towards him! At that moment, God was really trying to collect people, could he?
Survival depends only on whether God will give you face!
Fortunately, her husband was a good man, and even God couldn't bear to hurt him, so he sent him back with all his beard and tail. However, she really didn't want to experience this kind of thing again!
"At least not for the time being!" Xiao Han tilted his head, looked at Xue Pan, and replied with a wry smile.
In fact, he didn't know Xiao Lizi's future arrangements, because he had never entered Chang'an City again after returning this time, so it was naturally impossible to know Xiao Lizi's thoughts.
But thinking about it, even if he knew Xiao Lizi's thoughts, it seemed to be of no use.
Because emperors, especially a successful emperor, often do not do things based on their own thoughts. When they deal with something, they will only prioritize gains and losses.
The emperor is ruthless, this is not an empty talk. When faced with some major issues related to the country and the country, ruthlessness is the only manifestation of a wise monarch. He is always indecisive and only bases his actions on his own likes and dislikes. That is a fool!
"That's good. Let's live behind closed doors as a family. It's better than anything else!" Xue Pan didn't notice Xiao Han's hesitation and bitter smile. Hearing this, he just breathed a sigh of relief. She was no longer the girl who worshiped heroes.
Now, now, Xue Pan just wants to be with her husband and daughter, and live an ordinary life, even if she has a simple meal, that's what her heart desires.
However, now even she knows clearly: this wish, which is the simplest in the eyes of ordinary people, is a distant and unattainable dream for Xiao Han.
Xiaojiazhuangzi, where the New Year is approaching, is calm and peaceful, but in Chang'an, which is only a few dozen miles away, it is completely different.
The Japanese envoy, who had been beaten twice, could not swallow his anger. He went to see the emperor angrily, but was told by the gatekeeper: The emperor is on holiday! Not only is the emperor on holiday, but even the big and small yamen in Chang'an are on holiday. If something happens to you,
Come early after the New Year!
The Japanese envoy was disappointed and angrily returned to the post house. Unexpectedly, sometimes it was fine, but when he came back, the post house was closed, leaving only two soldiers guarding the door!
When the Japanese envoy wanted to enter, the two big-headed soldiers immediately drew out their swords without saying a word and slashed down, almost cutting off the envoy's hand.
"You! It's too much!" The enraged Japanese envoy pointed at the two big-headed soldiers and jumped into a rage. However, the two big-headed soldiers just thought he was farting. You can jump as you please, but want to go in? Don't even think about it! He even took the luggage.
No way! Because the order they received was to guard the door and prevent thieves from entering!
What? You said you are not thieves? I see that you are short and thick, with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks. You look like a thief!
There was no other way. When a scholar encountered a soldier, several Japanese envoys who had no clear reason to explain could only look for someone everywhere. They wanted to be accommodating, even if they took out their luggage!
However, after they asked for help, they discovered that those ministers who had had a cup of tea with them a while ago and called each other brothers, when they saw them again, they immediately felt like the plague and hurriedly avoided them all!
After searching around, it was almost dark, and the few Japanese people who still had no results thought of finding an inn to stay in, but they found that even those inns were unwilling to take them in, even if they spent all the money they had on hand.
, those shopkeepers who looked like profiteers were still drooling and shaking their heads firmly.
It was not until this that the few Japanese people knew what kind of existence they had offended! So the angry and frightened Japanese people could only leave Chang'an City with tears in their eyes overnight and rush eastward!
After the Japanese people left, Lengzi, who was recuperating in the palace, was also sent back by Xiao Lizi, who also rewarded him with many things.
However, the emperor said nothing about this trip to Lingnan, as if it had never happened.
This may seem unusual to outsiders!
Many of them don't know why Xiao Han went to Lingnan this time. They can only rely on outside rumors and their own imagination to make random guesses. Now that Xiao Han is back, there should be an explanation for this matter, but it's strange.
The strange thing is that neither Xiao Han nor the emperor has any intention of revealing the answer to the mystery. Even Liu Hongji has been laughing about this matter and refused to say it clearly.
