The first day of the first month of the sixth year of Dalong Ruian is the Spring Festival.
The auspicious snow heralds a good year. Dalong Ruian spent five years quietly in the heavy snow and ushered in the new year.
The sound of firecrackers marks the end of the year, and the spring breeze welcomes warmth into Tusu.
Not only Liu Mansion, but also all the mansions around the street sounded the sound of firecrackers to welcome the New Year.
A knock on the door woke up Mr. Liu who was packing things in the study. Liu Mingzhi put the things in his hands back to their original places. After the bookshelf returned to its original state, he looked at the door cautiously!
"who?"
"Husband, I am my concubine. Haven't you finished packing your things? The dumplings and food are ready. Sister Lian'er and the others are waiting for you to celebrate the New Year with your parents!"
Liu Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Qi Yun's voice, turned around and continued to pack his belongings: "Yun'er, come in first!"
Qi Yun gently pushed open the door and looked at her husband who was squatting on the ground pulling a wooden box with a confused expression on his face. He closed the door and walked towards Liu Mingzhi.
"Husband, when did the study have so many hidden compartments?"
"My husband has been secretly building it for several years, and there aren't many things saved here. Apart from some papers, it's just a gadget that my husband made when he had nothing to do!"
Qi Yun knelt down with her tender body and stretched out her hand to sort out the scattered rice papers that Liu Mingzhi had placed aside!
“I’ll help you, don’t delay congratulating your parents on the New Year!”
"Okay, just put rice papers of the same size together. Anything on these rice papers can cause an uproar. You must be extremely careful. You have to take them all with you when you go to the north!"
"If someone discovers me if I stay in the capital, my husband will feel unsure!"
"I know, Tiger Crouching Cannon? Is this also a type of artillery?"
Qi Yun looked at the patterns and annotations on the top piece of rice paper and read out curiously, then raised the rice paper in front of Liu Mingzhi and asked curiously!
Qi Yun has experienced so many wars in the Western Regions with Liu Mingzhi, so she naturally knows the power of artillery, and she is inevitably a little curious when she sees other types of artillery!
"Yes, it is also a type of artillery. It's just that the technology for casting cannons was not very mature at the time when I drew it. I forgot about it when I was busy. If you hadn't said that I was my husband, I would have forgotten when I drew this picture."
Young Master Liu who was packing his things suddenly stiffened and took a breath of cold air. Seeing this, Qi Yun immediately put down the manuscript and leaned over to support her husband's shoulders!
"Husband, what's wrong?"
Liu Mingzhi shook his head blankly, and involuntarily covered his lower back with his hands: "I don't know, I suddenly felt a pain in my waist, and I always felt that something bad had happened. I don't know what it was exactly!"
Qi Yun looked at Young Master Liu blankly: "My back hurts. Is it because I twisted my waist after squatting for too long?"
"Maybe, now that I have nothing to do, I can just clean up the mess and go eat first."
"Is it really okay?"
"It's really okay."
Seeing that her husband really didn't look like there was anything wrong with her, Qi Yun relaxed and continued to sort out her belongings!
During the tea ceremony, the couple looked at each other at the study that had been restored to its original state, smiled knowingly, and walked towards the front hall holding hands!
"Husband, are you going to tell your parents and sister Lian'er today that you are going to the North?"
Liu Mingzhi shook his head with some regret in his eyes: "Silly girl, needless to say, they have known it for a long time. You didn't notice that Xiu Mu's Lian'er, Yan'er and the others never mentioned that they were husbands in the court for more than a month.
Something about it?"
"They are afraid of mentioning it suddenly and hurting their husbands' feelings, so they deliberately avoid talking about it!"
"Husband, Yun'er didn't say that!"
Liu Mingzhi gently patted the back of Qi Yun's hand: "Of course I know it's not what I said! This part of the capital is not big or small, and Lian'er and the others are not people who never go out without leaving the door. Why?
Maybe you haven’t heard anything?”
"There is no airtight wall in the world, so what difference does it make if you say it or not?"
"I understand!"
"Old man, mother, I kept you waiting for a long time!"
While they were talking, the couple arrived at the main hall, which was already filled with people from the Liu family!
Except for Liu Xuan who didn't have time to come over from the East China Sea, Murong Shan was going to spend a crazy New Year's reunion with her adopted brother in Yingzhou, and everyone in the Liu family was in the hall!
Liu Mingzhi looked at the four empty chairs in the living room and sighed silently!
This is a seat reserved for Liu Xuan, Murong Shan, the Queen and the little cutie. The first two are okay, but I don’t know if the latter two will have a chance to sit together for a reunion dinner!
Liu Zhi'an glared at Liu Mingzhi angrily: "I have been busy in the study for half the morning on New Year's Day. I have never seen you so concerned about it on weekdays. I can't tell the priorities!"
Liu Mingzhi sneered twice in response to Liu Zhian's scolding. Mrs. Liu gently touched Liu Zhian's shoulder: "Master, can't you say a few words during the Spring Festival?"
"Zhi'er, don't pay attention to this bad old man like your father. He's getting older and has a lot of troubles. Come sit down and have the reunion dinner!"
"Yes, mother!"
Seeing the Liu family gathered together in such harmony, Liu Mingzhi felt incredibly relaxed, and the matter of going to the North was forgotten!
"Ming Li, Mingjie, Fei Xiong, Yun'er, brothers and sisters, let's toast our parents together and wish them a happy New Year!"
Liu Mingzhi was the eldest brother of the Liu family. He raised his wine glass and spoke. Naturally, the rest of the people did not dare to refuse. They all stood up with their wine glasses and looked at Liu Zhi'an and his wife with smiles.
"baby!"
"My daughter-in-law congratulates my father on the good luck in the new year and may my mother be blessed with longevity and longevity!"
"Okay, okay, I'm ready. Let's have a drink and sit down to eat!"
Liu Zhi'an and his wife looked at the leafy table and happily raised their wine glasses and drank down the wine in one gulp.
"My niece heard Yunshu!"
"Little girl Yun Xiaoxi!"
"Toasting uncle and aunt, I wish you two a happy New Year!"
"Okay, okay, you two are interested too!"
After Liu Zhi'an and his wife finished their drinks, Liu Mingzhi looked at the three sons and three daughters standing aside: "Chengfeng, you guys kowtow to your grandparents and wish them a happy New Year!"
Naturally, Liu Xiao didn't dare to hesitate and immediately knelt down neatly on the ground.
"Grandson and granddaughter wish their grandparents a happy New Year."
"Get up, get up!"
Liu Zhi'an took out the red envelope and gave a red envelope to the six children.
Liu Xiao happily put away the red envelope and then sat on the chair to wait for the meal!
Liu Zhi'an picked up his chopsticks and took a bite, signaling to everyone: "Eat the reunion dinner!"
"yes!"
The whole family started chatting and laughing, talking about everything from all over the world.
Especially Liu Dashao quoted from classics and talked about all kinds of novel topics for future generations without being too outrageous, which made everyone stunned for a while and couldn't close their mouths!
As we chatted, the subject of Liu Mingzhi's trip to the North inevitably came up. The matter was no longer a secret, but everyone tacitly didn't mention it!
After having enough wine and food, people at the dinner table resigned one after another, and finally only Liu Mingzhi and Liu Zhi'an were left at the dinner table!
Liu Mingzhi fiddled with the wine glass in his hand with a depressed expression!
"Old man, my child is unfilial. He has not served you and my mother for a long time, but he is leaving you again!"
Liu Zhian stood up with a faint smile and patted Liu Mingzhi on the shoulder!
"As long as Mingli Mingjie accompanies me in the capital, it's hard to violate the holy will, so feel free to go!"
"Old man, thank you!"
Liu Zhi'an walked toward the inner courtyard with his hands behind his back, sighing and shaking his head as he walked!
"The Master said: If you don't travel far away when your parents are around, you will have a way to travel. You will have a way to travel, and you will have a way to travel!"