With the sound of twenty-four Haotian bells echoing in Chang'an City, the fourth year of Zaiqian ended quietly, and the fifth year of Zaiqian began.
New Year's Eve is here.
"Dalang's blessing extends to the new day, and his longevity is boundless."
"Aunt Song is blessed with a new beginning and a long life."
In the residence of Song Shaoyuan's family in Judefang, Li Ang smiled and bowed his hands to Aunt Song for New Year greetings.
Traveling long distances these days is not an easy task. Ji Linglang came over some time ago and told her that her father, Ji Zhi, the prefect of Jingzhou, was going back to Chang'an to report on his duties.
It is possible that I will be promoted in the future and live in Chang'an permanently. This time I brought the younger members of my family here.
Aunt Song took their carriage and came to Chang'an before the New Year.
It is often said that Taoists are humble when they leave their hometown, but seeing that their son Song Shaoyuan was admitted to the Academy, and had a spacious mansion and a well-educated fiancée, Aunt Song was still relatively happy - even though everyone around her was speaking Chang'an Mandarin, she was a little at a loss, maybe It still takes some time to get used to it.
Crackling.
There were bright fireworks outside the mansion and the sound of firecrackers could be heard all the time.
"Risheng, I'm here to wish you a happy New Year!"
Yang Yu's familiar voice came from outside the house. Li Ang went out to greet him, only to see Yang Yu followed by a group of servants and children wearing colorful cotton-padded jackets.
"Huh? This is..."
"The naughty kid in the family."
Yang Yu shrugged helplessly and said the strange oral habits he learned from Li Ang, "Come here to meet the Little Medicine King God to avoid getting sick in the New Year."
"The little medicine king has a new blessing and a new life, and his longevity is extended——"
A group of naughty children didn't know who gave the order. They each raised their voices and bowed to Li Ang.
In the past autumn and winter, the probability of children suffering from whooping cough was very high. However, this year, with the expansion of allicin production in various states,
The prevalence rate and severity of the disease have dropped significantly, further confirming Li Ang's reputation as the King of Medicine.
"Okay."
Li Ang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was too lazy to refute the rumors any more. He turned sideways and stepped out of the door, "Come in, the food is ready."
He told his friends in advance that he would spend New Year's Eve at Song Shaoyuan's house this year, and Aunt Song, You Xiao, and Chai Chai had already prepared super-standard meals in advance.
A group of naughty children either jumped or cautiously entered the courtyard.
Chai Chai, who was wearing a white fox fur jacket (with a hood), smiled and took out a large stack of red envelopes containing a few flying coins, and distributed them one by one.
Last year, when Li Ang went to Yan Yundang's house to pay New Year's greetings, he gave red envelopes to several newborn children of the Yan family.
Before the Yu State, there was no custom of New Year's money. Occasionally, some wealthy or family elders who loved their children would give small gifts such as gold, silver, copper coins, ornaments and even silk jewelry on New Year's Eve.
I don’t know whether it’s because Li Ang has too much influence or because the citizens of Chang’an just want to enjoy themselves. Now every household has begun to send red envelopes to relatives, friends and juniors, and even spontaneously formed a “hand out red envelopes – politely refuse – forcefully stuff red envelopes” basic routine.
Words such as "Mom and Dad, please collect your red envelope first" can also appear in advance.
It looks more and more like the Spring Festival in my memory.
After giving out the red envelopes, Chai Chai happily took the children to play with the firecrackers made by Li Ang, looking like the king of children.
Li Ang, Song Shaoyuan, Yang Yu and others stood at the door to greet the guests who came to pay New Year's greetings.
Ji Linglang was the first one to come over, bringing ten Taozhou swordfish as gifts - this kind of fish has a hard time surviving without living water, and will become very thin in autumn and winter. I don’t know what method her family used to preserve it so well and transport it all the way to Chang’an.
Li Ang and Song Shaoyuan were tired of eating this kind of fish in Zhenzhou before, but after being away from their hometown for more than a year, they still missed seeing their hometown's specialties again.
Li Ang took three items directly from the bucket, used his mind power to control the knives and kitchen utensils to float up, and performed remote cooking.
“As the sun rises, blessings extend to the new day, and longevity is boundless——”
A slightly weak voice came from outside the door, and Li Wei appeared wearing a cotton jacket and silk coat.
"What's wrong with you? You look so dazed."
Yang Yu raised his eyebrows, "You secretly fell in love without telling us? It's not authentic."
"Pooh,"
Li Wei rolled his eyes, "With your eyes and ears all over Chang'an City, what can be hidden from you?"
"That's not necessarily true. Maybe when you came out of Xuanyangfang, you saw a gorgeous girl in the crowd. You and she looked at each other and fell in love at first sight. You wanted to get closer to each other, but were blocked by the dense crowd. Coerced, farther and farther away. Your shouts were drowned in the sound of fireworks. When you finally squeezed out of the crowd, her figure was gone, leaving only a fragrant handkerchief. You held the handkerchief, your rough and willful face Under the bright light of fireworks, I feel lost. This may be the beginning and end of your story with her..."
Yang Yu's eyebrows were beaming, and a long list of content came out as soon as he opened his mouth.
Li Wei was stunned when he heard it, and it took him a while to react, "Wait a minute, why are you so good at making up stories? How many romance books have you read in private?
And did you just say that I look rough? You are carrying private goods. "
Yang Yu said without changing his expression: "Don't worry about these details, just say it or not."
"How can it be."
Li Wei rolled his eyes, with a pained expression on his face, "Although it is indeed a private matter..."
Li Wei explained that he had been staying at the home of General Yunhui Chen Changxiao during the holidays.
His father and elder brother had both served as soldiers under Chen Changxiao, and Chen Changxiao had recommended his own place to apply for the academy. The relationship between the two families was particularly close, and Li Wei and the other children in the general's residence usually treated each other as brothers.
Recently, members of the general's wife's family came to Chang'an from Hedong Road for business and stopped by to pay New Year's greetings. The topic somehow came up about being a matchmaker for Li Wei.
The general's wife has a niece who is about the same age as Li Wei. She is currently studying at Luli Academy and can be considered a practitioner...
"so?"
Yang Yu said doubtfully: "Isn't this nice? Kissing each other even more."
The trend of writing scrolls was prevalent in the Yu State, and the situation between the Chen family and Li Wei could be regarded as the relationship between the recommender and the recommended person. Chen Changxiao is Li Wei's "leader".
This relationship is even closer and more reliable than that of master and apprentice. If Li Wei can marry into the Chen family, he can get rid of the burden of gratitude in a sense and be on the same footing as the Chen family, which will be beneficial to both parties.
"Looking at your constipated expression, doesn't the other person look good?"
Yang Yu asked curiously.
Li Wei shook his head and hesitated: "No, the portrait looks quite soft."
Yang Yu rubbed his chin and asked doubtfully: "Then why are you still not happy? You don't have anything to hide, do you?"
"This, I, that..."
Li Wei was tangled in every possible way. Looking at the curious looks from Li Ang and Ji Linglang, he could only lower his voice and said: "Actually, I prefer...girls who can give me a sense of security."
"ha?"
Li Ang and the three of them said in unison, looking at Li Wei's appearance, height, and muscles, he would be more than enough to serve as the portrait of the door god in a few years.
Isn't this safe?
"You don't understand!"
Li Wei's face turned red and he said, "When I was in Wubian, Bian Town, horse bandits and thieves often appeared.
They would fire rockets at the village at night, ambush in the woods, and set traps on the mountain roads. The corpses will also be arranged into various weird and terrifying shapes to intimidate them.
I had to put a simple knife under my pillow at night and listen to Paoze's snoring to fall asleep.
I originally thought I would feel better after coming to Chang'an and practicing martial arts formally, but I still wake up occasionally with panic. I’m afraid this symptom will continue to exist in the future..."
"So you want to find a girl who is stronger than you, snores at night, and can give you a sense of security."
Yang Yu summarized, paused, and said: "It's easy to be better than you, but if you need to snore at night... I'm afraid, it's not easy to find."
'Not only is it hard to find...is this a combination of battlefield ptsd and xp?
Brother, your XP system is too weird, right? ! '
Li Ang complained endlessly in his heart. He studied surgery and did not treat mental illness.
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