After Xuantong followed Old Man Xuanji into the house, he still didn't come out for an hour. Everyone stood in Old Man Xuanji's yard, but no one dared to make a sound.
In the room, old man Xuanji was sitting at the head, and Xuantong was kneeling on the ground.
For a long time, old man Xuanji's eyes were still staring at the book in his hand without raising his head, "Is everything done?"
Probably because he didn't expect his senior brother to speak suddenly, Xuantong was stunned for a moment and then said, "Yes." His voice was unusually hoarse.
The old man Xuanji frowned, "What's wrong with your throat?"
Xuantong looked at the old man Xuanji carefully, "I was injured a few years ago."
"Can it be cured?"
"It's a bit difficult."
"Pah," Old Man Xuanji threw the book on the table and sighed. He couldn't read it anyway, "Then find a way to cure it. It's so ugly."
"oh."
"What are you doing back here?"
"I just... just want to go home." Xuantong lowered his head a little lower, and his tone was a little aggrieved. In front of those boys outside, he was an elder, but in front of his senior brothers, No matter how old you are, you are still a child.
"Oh, you tried your best to leave back then, but now you want to come back?"
"Senior brother...I'm sorry." Xuantong knelt and took a few steps forward, stopping in front of old man Xuanji's legs.
"You're not sorry for me. I tried to stop you back then because I didn't want you to indulge in those bad things in the past. Now, since everything has been resolved, come back." Old Man Xuanji's eyes were dark.
Xuantong was a little in disbelief, "Senior brother, are you... not angry with me anymore?"
"Hmph, is getting angry useful? Is it possible to kill you again?"
"Hey, hey hey, I know senior brother didn't really want me to die back then." Xuantong held the table and wanted to get up, but old man Xuanji glanced at him and immediately knelt back to his original position.
"That girl in red clothes outside is your apprentice?"
"Yes, my name is Xuan Xiaoxue. She is a poor child without a father or mother, so I took it upon myself to let her take my surname."
"If you can play with a few of them, your character will definitely be good. You have good taste."
Xuantong froze. Anyone who can play with his disciples must have a good character. This is a roundabout way of saying that his own disciples are good, "Yes, they are incomparable to Tianya and the others."
Xuanji glanced at him sideways and snorted, "Get up, don't let those laughing outside see the joke."
"Thank you, senior brother." Xuantong's heart really fell into his stomach at this moment. He could really stay now.
"Take your little apprentice and kowtow in front of the Patriarch, burn incense, and do the same yourself."
"Yes, senior brother, I understand." Xuantong couldn't hide the joy on his face.
Xuanji rolled his eyes at him, "Why don't you get out? Don't stand in my way."
"Yes, yes, junior brother, I will get out of here right now, hahaha, senior brother, please read your book carefully."
Xuantong quickly left the house and carefully closed the door.
When Duan Tianya and others saw Xuantong coming out, they all came up in a swarm, "Little uncle, what do you say, does master agree with you to stay?"
Xuantong looked at the anxious people with a straight face and said nothing, making it difficult for people to guess his emotions for the moment.
Xuan Xiaosan was also a little anxious, "Master doesn't agree? I'll go tell Master."
After saying that, he rushed into the house, but was caught by Xuantong. The corners of his mouth slowly raised, "You are not afraid of being beaten by your master if you go in now. Come on, take me and Xiaoxue to kowtow to the ancestor."
Everyone reacted immediately, Duan Tianya slapped Xuan Xiaosan on the back, "It's okay, hahahahaha, senior brother is too lazy to come back, which means it must be okay. Don't be stupid, take junior uncle and the others quickly. Ancestral hall.”
Xuan Xiaosan reacted, "Okay, let's go to the ancestral hall." Then he looked at Su Yue, "Xiaowu, you can take charge of the dishes today and have a reunion dinner."
Su Yue was also happy, "Okay, let's eat the pot, the weather is just right."
"Okay, okay, Xiaowu, I want spicy food." Xuan Xiaosi immediately expressed his opinion.
"Okay~"
*
Kyoto, Zhenguo General's Mansion.
Mrs. Zhang looked at the white snow outside in a daze, muttering something from time to time, "Why haven't you come back yet?"
Mrs. Liu saw that the old lady was not in high spirits, and gave her sisters-in-law a look, "Mom, the Chinese New Year is almost here, and my father is here this year, so we have to liven it up. My daughter-in-law has been preparing New Year's goods recently, and she's really looking at it. It’s all spent. Mother, please help me with my eyesight. Let’s see if there is anything I missed.”
Mrs. Zhang waved her hands, showing no interest at all, "You just have to make the decision. It's all what you're used to doing. I won't watch you, old lady."
Mrs. Lin also couldn't see Mrs. Zhang being like this, "Mom, the snow is so heavy outside today, let's have a pot for dinner, it's lively and warm." Then she looked at Mrs. Li, "Second sister-in-law, did Qian'er open a house or something?" From a hot pot restaurant? You won’t eat the food at home today, so you want the store to deliver it to us?”
Mrs. Li agreed wholeheartedly, "Okay, I haven't eaten for a while. It's just right to eat on this snowy day. Mother, what do you think?"
Mrs. Zhang changed her position, continued to lie down half-lying, and sighed, "You can do whatever you want, I can do it."
The three sisters-in-law looked at each other, and they were all a little worried. The old lady was not in a good state. When would she come back this month?
"Old Madam, Old Madam, there is a letter from the princess!" Aunt Liu suddenly lost her composure and ran in from outside the yard with the letter. At such a speed, the other servants in the yard were a little scared. She is such an old person, and it is snowing heavily. I can run so fast without fear of falling.
When Mrs. Zhang, who was half lying on the chaise longue, heard this, she immediately sat up and stared at the door with burning eyes, "Is it... is it a letter from Yue'er? It must be that Yue'er is coming back, it must be ." As he was about to get up, Ms. Liu on the side immediately stepped forward and helped the old lady get up.
Grandma Liu didn't care about the weather all over her body. When she entered the house, she handed the letter to her master. Her old master had been looking forward to this letter for a long time.
When Zhang got the letter and saw the familiar words on the envelope, she immediately showed a bright smile and opened the letter without any hesitation, "Hahaha, Yue'er is coming back, coming back. This girl remembers it and agreed to it." You’re here to celebrate the New Year with me, an old woman.”
"Are you on your way back already?" Ms. Liu asked.
Mrs. Zhang handed the letter directly to her. At this moment, she was completely different from the one lying on the chaise chair just now. "Quickly, has Yue'er's room been tidied up again? Are the New Year's clothes ready? How many have you prepared?" Hey, her status is different now, so she needs to prepare more palace clothes. Quick, show them to my old lady."
Mrs. Liu folded the letter with a teasing look on her face, "Oh, second brother and sister, third brother and sister, have you seen that we stayed with the old lady all afternoon, trying to think of ways to make her happy, but the old lady didn't even have a smile on her face? Give it to us. As you can see, Yue'er's letter immediately cheered up the old lady. It has been said since ancient times that when new people are born, the old ones are forgotten. We old people have no status."
