At the gate of the city, several people jumped off the snow-covered ground, making a squeezing and friction sound, and then saw Jiang Ning negotiating with several guards.
"You are going back to the countryside to celebrate the New Year, right? The official road is blocked by heavy snow, and the court is clearing the snow. Please go back, little brothers."
The guard officers and soldiers said to Jiang Ning and Lin Xiaolu very politely.
Hearing that the official road was blocked, Lin Xiaolu immediately volunteered: "Uncle, let me help you clear the snow. I am very strong."
They had already left Ming Kingdom for half a year. Wu Guo said that they could reach Wuxin Temple in about half a month's walk. He was obsessed with martial arts secrets and now wished he could fly there, so he didn't want to delay at all.
The guard at the city gate looked at Lin Xiaolu, who was still wearing a Taoist robe and looked childish, then at the young monk Wu Guo, then at the two young girls Jiang Ning and Shangguan Shiliu, and finally saw the only one who looked older. Liu Yuniang suddenly didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
This group of children was led by a weak woman and helped clear the snow.
He laughed and said: "Little Taoist Priest, you are from out of town, right? Our official roads in Yuhang Town are blocked by heavy snow every winter, and experienced people here all go back to their hometowns early to celebrate the New Year.
But it’s okay, the cleanup should be completed before the second day of the new year, so you can take a rest in the town. "
After saying that, the officers and soldiers ignored them and hid in the greenhouse nearby to warm themselves by the fire.
Lin Xiaolu suddenly looked depressed when he saw this, feeling that he was being ignored.
You should grow up quickly, otherwise your words will not be taken seriously, and adults will still treat you as a child.
Because boys develop relatively late, Jiang Ning and Shangguan Pomegranate are both shorter than Lin Xiaolu and Wujia, and are even a little taller than them. At this moment, Jiang Ning saw that he was depressed, so she patted Lin Xiaolu's Shoulders, smiled:
"Forget it Xiaolu, let's just wait a few more days. It's not too late."
Wu Guo also gave gentle advice: "Donor Xiaolu, this is not far from Wuxin Temple, don't be in a hurry."
After saying that, he said with a nostalgic look on his face: "It has been three years since the young monk came out. I haven't seen the master for three years, and I really miss him. I am even more timid about being close to my hometown."
"Hey~ It seems we have to stay here to celebrate the New Year." Lin Xiaolu looked helpless, thinking that after celebrating the New Year, according to the imaginary age in the mortal world, he would be fourteen years old.
The few people had no choice but to chat and talk while getting back to the carriage, and then went to stay at an inn in this small town.
Perhaps it was true as the officers and soldiers said. Many residents in the town had returned to their hometowns in the countryside to celebrate the New Year. The inn was also deserted, with only a waiter warming himself by the fire.
"Waiter, here are twenty plates of chicken."
As soon as he entered the door, Lin Xiaolu shouted carelessly, and the voice was so loud that the waiter was startled.
"Sir, all the cooks in our store have gone back to celebrate the New Year. There are no chickens left."
"Then what do you have? Do you have hot pot?" Lin Xiaolu asked eagerly.
"Um..." The waiter looked embarrassed for a moment, then scratched his head and said: "There are a few pigs in the backyard, and I also stocked up on cabbage and vermicelli. Do you think I can make you some pork stewed vermicelli?"
"Okay, okay, cook more, I have a big appetite."
"Okay, sir, please wait a moment." The waiter responded, then turned around and went to work in the backyard. Suddenly, these few boys and girls were the only ones left in the empty inn.
Everyone sat down in twos and threes and chatted with each other.
Jiang Ning, who was more afraid of the cold, moved a stool and sat next to the stove. While rubbing her white palms, she joked:
"Next time we set off, I won't drive the horse. My hands are almost frozen. Who of you will drive?"
Wugou looked at Lin Xiaolu who ran to the side alone, then looked at Shangguan Shiliu who was looking up at the ceiling, pretending to be dumbfounded, and finally looked at Liu Yuniang and Shuai Shuaiya.
Liu Yuniang peeled peanuts on the table and said with a smile: "Master, I have hibernated for a long time this season and I get sleepy easily. You don't want me to fall asleep in the middle of driving the carriage and then drive it into a ditch, right?"
Wugou:……
The handsome duck waved its little wings and glared at him: "I don't even have any hands, let a duck drive a carriage, little monk, you are very good."
Muzan was helpless, he was not very good at driving a carriage, but it seemed that he had no choice but to bite the bullet.
In the lobby, Jiang Ning was warming up by the fire and said softly: "The Chinese New Year will be here in two days. I think there are still some merchants selling New Year's goods in the town. Let's go buy some New Year's goods in the afternoon?"
Neither Wu Guo, Shangguan Shiliu, nor Lin Xiaolu were interested in celebrating the New Year.
Lin Xiaolu's memory of the Chinese New Year was very vague, and he only had some fragmented pictures in his mind. However, he vaguely remembered that one year during the heavy snow, he and his sister hid in a house full of holes and shivered. Then the storyteller appeared and gave them two I brought a delicious chicken drumstick, so I gave all the drumsticks to my sister and watched her eat it.
This is one of the few memories he has.
Wugou and Shangguan Shiliu have never celebrated the Chinese New Year at all. Fortunately, Wugou knows that there is such a thing as the Chinese New Year. After all, he has been on a pilgrimage in the mortal world for two years and has heard people talk about it. Shangguan Shiliu does not even know this. This is the first time I've heard of everything.
But even though I'm not interested, I have nothing to do at the moment, so I just go and go shopping.
Soon, the fragrant pork stewed vermicelli was ready, and the waiter brought a large bowl full of rice and a bowl of rice for everyone to enjoy.
Lin Xiaolu poured the soft and delicious pork belly, cabbage, vermicelli and soup into the rice, then stirred it with chopsticks until it was thoroughly mixed evenly, then started to devour the rice. It was delicious.
Soon, everyone was full, and Lin Xiaolu shouted to the waiter:
"Man, it smells so good. One pot is not enough. Please give me some more!"
At noon that day, Lin Xiaolu, who is a thief, ate eight pots of pork stewed vermicelli and eight pots of rice. Then he went out with everyone with his belly pouted to buy the so-called New Year's goods.
Naturally, these people didn't understand the New Year shopping at all, but Jiang Ning was very familiar with it. On the snow-covered road, she was wearing a red cloak and smiled at them as she walked:
"When I was a kid, my parents and I had a lot of fun celebrating the New Year together. Now we have to buy firecrackers, new clothes, fruits and snacks, and Spring Festival couplets."
"There doesn't seem to be much food in that inn. How about we buy some meat and vegetables?" Lin Xiaolu suggested eagerly.
"Okay, okay, let's invite the waiter to eat with us then. It's quite pitiful for him to stay here alone during the New Year." Jiang Ning said with a smile.
"Okay, okay." Lin Xiaolu nodded happily and agreed: "The purpose of hanging out is to help each other and eat delicious food together, so that it is lively."
Behind the small team, Wu Guo listened to the conversation between him and Jiang Ning, and the smile on his face became a little gentler.
Donor Jiang and Donor Xiaolu both have the heart of a Bodhisattva.
Along the way, Jiang Ning picked and bought a lot of things, and kept introducing the customs of the New Year to everyone. Shangguan Pomegranate, Liu Yuniang and her were choosing new clothes, and Lin Xiaolu and Shuaishuai Ya were also selling melon and fruit snacks. Pick and choose at the stall.
Everyone was getting ready to celebrate the New Year together, and their laughter seemed to make the cold winter a little warmer.
Yes, before they knew it, they had been together for more than half a year. Time passed... really quickly~
