Chapter 120 A wife should always accompany her husband
New Year’s Eve is here as scheduled.
The streets are lined with red lanterns, decorated with lights and colorful lights everywhere, full of joy, like bright fire dragons snaking through the streets and alleys.
Last year Jiang Shouzhong spent New Year's Eve with his two daughters, and it was the same this year, but the people around him changed, from Hong'er and Sister Ye to Xia He and the newly acquired maid Erliang .
Of course, if you count Meng Niang, there are three.
Meng Niang didn't like this festive atmosphere very much, and she didn't want to expose herself in front of others, so there were only three people busy in the courtyard after all.
The little maid Erliang is responsible for cleaning the yard, wiping windows and furniture, etc.
In fact, Jiang Shouzhong did not intend to use her as a maid, but this girl was very stubborn and insisted on believing that she was the maid she bought, and she kept calling him "master".
Jiang Shouzhong had no choice but to let her go.
Of course, the reason why he finally took this girl in was on the one hand out of compassion, and on the other hand, he thought that if Xia He really became his wife in the future, he must not wrong her. A new house must be purchased, and it would be good to have someone at home to help take care of it.
But when he thought that Erliang was only twelve years old, Jiang Shouzhong felt a sense of guilt as if he were an evil capitalist employing child labor.
After wiping the door frame clean, Jiang Shouzhong began to paste the couplets, while Xia He helped watch.
Originally Jiang Shouzhong wanted to buy a pair of couplets from a street stall, but in the morning Miss Jinxiu came, bringing two pairs of couplets written by Ran Qingchen himself, one affixed to the main house and the other to the courtyard gate.
The words on the couplet are quite dignified.
I learned from Jin Xiukou that since Ran Qingchen was thirteen years old, Mrs. Ran had asked her to take care of the couplets on all the doors of Ran Mansion. Later, several families had relations with Ran Mansion. Good friends also came to ask for couplets to be written.
Even the couplets outside Concubine Lin's bedroom were written by Ran Qingchen.
Jiang Shouzhong was filled with admiration as he listened, thinking that his daughter-in-law was really powerful and worthy of being the Li Zhu of the capital.
Before leaving, Jinxiu once again invited Jiang Shouzhong to Ran Mansion to celebrate the New Year, but the man still refused, and the girl had to leave in despair. By the way, he told Jiang Shouzhong a few words of apology from the eldest lady. They were just saying that he couldn't celebrate the New Year with him and he was sorry. Jiang Shouzhong had no grudge against this.
After midnight, the sound of firecrackers can be heard in the streets and alleys.
Splendid fireworks bloomed in the night sky, colorfully lighting up the entire capital.
Thanks to the gold given by the emperor, in addition to firecrackers, Jiang Shouzhong spent a lot of money to buy some more expensive fireworks, intending to make this New Year's Eve more prosperous.
But what made Jiang Shouzhong helpless was that neither the two girls dared to set off firecrackers or fireworks. The man thought to himself, Erliang's fear is understandable, but you, Xia He, are a real master, so why are you afraid of setting off firecrackers?
But looking at Xia He's timid look, Jiang Shouzhong did not embarrass him.
As fireworks took off, they lit up the sky in an instant.
The red and green colors complement each other, and the emerald blue contrasts with each other, just like the sky.
The two little girls raised their heads and looked at it dreamily. Suddenly they remembered something. They folded their hands into fists and held them in front of their hearts, muttering something in a low voice.
Xia He stood leaning on the couplets and stared quietly. Her beautiful face was even more beautiful and charming under the light of the fireworks. Together with the girl's quiet and beautiful attitude, they formed a moving picture.
Fireworks bloomed in the girl's eyes, and the girl was also as bright and charming in the fireworks.
Xia He looked at the man.
The man's tall back seemed to be integrated with the fireworks, and gradually merged into the girl's heart, lifting up strands of sweet memories and carrying the girl's ignorant emotions.
On the roof, Mengniang's red dress fluttered like the brightest color among the fireworks.
This year, the simple courtyard is full of the flavor of the year.
Of course there will be a New Year’s Eve dinner.
Jiang Shouzhong didn't know how to make stuffing, so he simply said hello to Wen Zhaodi in advance. After the other party was ready, he ran to get some dough and meat stuffing.
Then the three of them gathered around the table to make dumplings and smash them together - it was also considered a Spring Festival Gala program.
Neither Erliang nor Xia He knew how to make dumplings, but Erliang learned quickly. Jiang Shouzhong demonstrated how to make dumplings once, and then became more and more proficient in making dumplings.
Xia He was not that dexterous. After learning how to wrap the dumplings several times, they turned out to be ugly. Looking at the dumplings that were either fat or deflated, the shy girl wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into them.
Immediately afterwards, the girl became melancholy again.
How can I be a wife if I can’t even make dumplings?
Sure enough, it’s still not suitable.
Maybe... the eldest sister is the most suitable.
After finishing the dumplings with the two girls, Jiang Shouzhong filled another bowl alone and sent it to Meng Niang on the rooftop.
Meng Niang did not refuse. Seeing the man sitting beside her, her heart warmed and she said softly: "You don't have to care about me. After so many years, I am used to being alone."< br>
Jiang Shouzhong wanted to put the vinegar dish on the ridge of the roof, but was afraid of falling, so he simply held it in the palm of his hand and said with a smile: "Habit is one thing, but since you are with us, we treat it as a family. Let’s celebrate the New Year.”
Meng Niang smiled and ate the dumplings.
For a monster like her, the New Year celebrations are not very emotional, but this moment does have a special feeling.
Someone heated dumplings for her.
Someone is with you.
This feeling of youth made her feel faintly infatuated.
The two people on the roof sat quietly with each other, their silhouettes picturesque in the moonlight.
Under the night breeze, the woman's clothes clung to her delicate body. Meng Niang's undulating water snake waist was very voluptuous. The sunken areas not only did not reduce the beauty at all, but made her appear more delicate, round and plump.
"Isn't it boring to be around me?" Jiang Shouzhong was the first to break the silence.
Meng Niang was stunned. She was usually serious and rarely showed a slightly naughty smile, her eyes curved into crescent moons, "Not only is it not boring, but it is also very interesting."
Meng Niang Mom didn't lie.
Staying with Jiang Shouzhong these days, I have seen so many wonderful things.
Not to mention the battle of wits and courage between the other party and his enemies, the emotional entanglements between this guy and many women made Meng Niang, who was a bit gossipy by nature, watch with relish. I wish I could sit next to it with a small bench, eating melon seeds and watching the fun.
Even if Li Guanshi asked her to leave Jiang Shouzhong at this time, she would not be happy.
"That's good."
Jiang Shouzhong put the vinegar plate in front of the opponent and asked, "Nalanye's cultivation is that of Grandmaster Daxuan, right?"
Meng Niang nodded, “Probably around the mid-term.”
"Do you think I have a chance?"
Jiang Shouzhong looked at the woman.
Meng Niang thought for a while and said: "It stands to reason that the gap between Master Xiaoxuan and Master Daxuan is relatively large. After all, "small" and "big" already explain the problem. But now you have the Seven Killing Sword, With the natal flying sword, he might not have the strength to fight.
But then again, he is a disciple of the Yin-Yang Sect. The Yin-Yang Sect is famous for its various secret techniques. Who knows if he has any. Hiding secret technique. In short, I can’t draw a conclusion, unless the person you want to cooperate with is very skilled.”
Jiang Shouzhong thought of the note on the dart and shook his head slightly, “That person’s. Her cultivation level is average. If she was high, she wouldn’t want to cooperate with me. In addition, what I’m most worried about is the woman named A Qing. That woman’s cultivation level should be higher than Nalan Xie’s.”
"Indeed, she is a monk from the Heavenly Realm."
Meng Niang directly poured a basin of cold water on her.
Jiang Shouzhong frowned and sighed, "Now I can only hope that the other party is not following Nalanye. If the woman does, then I can only ask Xia He to help entangle her."
Right now he really doesn’t want Xia He to participate.
On the one hand, Xia He's strength is not as good as A Qing's. The last time the other party fought with Ah Qing, the two were apparently evenly matched, but in fact, Xia He fought with the other party desperately.
Once that Ah Qing starts to fight, Xia He will undoubtedly be in danger.
On the other hand, he didn't want to owe Yinyuelou another favor. Although Jiang Yi still owed him a favor and could offset it, it was a pity after all.
After all, this favor can be exchanged for secret martial arts skills in the arsenal.
Jiang Shouzhong asked curiously: "Is the gap between Tianhuang Realm big?"
"Big, very big."
Meng Niang chewed the half-bitten dumpling and said seriously, "It can be said that among all the realms of monks, the gap between the Tianhuang realm is the largest, because this is the recognized threshold for cultivating immortals.
Some People jump in by talent, some by hard work, some by medicine, magic, and some by chance or a thought...
This makes the monks in this realm very good and bad. , You can even fight with the monks who have entered the holy realm. The useless person is also very useless, and he will even be fucked by Master Daxuan."
Meng Niang pursed her chopsticks lightly and licked her tongue subconsciously. Licking, he continued:
"Take the people around you as an example, the four girls in Spring, Summer, Qiu and Dong, they are all masters of the Heavenly Desolate Realm. In terms of strength, Qiuye is undoubtedly the highest, followed by Spring rain and winter snow, and Xiahe is the last one
There is also the eldest lady of the Ran family. She is also in the Tianhuang realm, but because the sword heart is purer, her strength is higher than Akiba.
The most peculiar thing is the girl named Li Nanshuang. She is the perfect state of the Grand Master. But this girl was born with the Heavenly Vajra Body, which is the strongest physique, and she also deliberately suppresses the situation. In a real fight, she can definitely fight with the eldest daughter of the Ran family. ”
“What about you? "
Jiang Shouzhong looked curiously at the woman's beautiful profile.
Meng Niang did not answer directly, but said with a straight face: "I said I won't help you, so I won't help you. Moreover, some of what Senior Yan said before was clearly meant for you, and it also reminded me not to interfere too much.
Adversity sharpens the mind, and good times break the bones. Cultivation is essentially going against nature. No matter how beautiful the flowers grown in the greenhouse are, they are just beautiful. Jiang Shouzhong smiled and said: "You misunderstood, I have no intention of buying you off with a bowl of dumplings." "
Meng Niang smiled and joked: "But for the sake of this bowl of dumplings, I won't wait until you are beaten to death before I rescue you. At most, he would be beaten to death. "
Jiang Shouzhong laughed at himself, "Thank you very much. "
There were a lot of dumplings in the bowl, and Mengniang didn't have a big appetite. She couldn't hold it anymore after eating half of it. In line with the principle of not wasting, Jiang Shouzhong simply took it and ate it himself.
At first, Meng Niang didn't notice anything strange, but when she saw the chopsticks in the other person's hands that were constantly being moved to her mouth, she suddenly widened her apricot eyes and opened her red lips to remind him, but in the end she couldn't speak. There is only a hint of blush quietly blooming from the jade dimple, like a peach blossom blooming for the first time, delicate and charming.
The woman was secretly annoyed: If I had known, I would not have licked the chopsticks just now.
I can’t get rid of this licking habit.
On the quiet and empty street, a carriage drove slowly in the distance, which was particularly eye-catching in the eyes of the two people on the roof.
“Your wife is here.”
Meng Niang withdrew her consciousness and disappeared on the roof.
Light dust?
Jiang Shouzhong was extremely surprised.
He didn't understand what Ran Qingchen was doing here at this time.
Ran Qingchen jumped out of the carriage lightly and looked up to see her husband sitting on the ridge of the roof holding a bowl. The woman was stunned for a moment, looking confused.
I thought that my husband's hobbies were unusual.
On New Year’s Eve, sitting on the roof eating dumplings.
“Is something wrong?”
Jiang Shouzhong asked blankly.
The woman casually pushed some of her hair behind her ears, exposing half of her snowy neck, and smiled softly at the man: "I am thinking that a wife should always be at home during the Chinese New Year. It’s been a long time. Wherever my husband is, my home is there.”
Under the night, the woman is dressed in a green skirt, as quiet and beautiful as a lotus.
Jiang Shouzhong was stunned for a moment.
He felt that this scene would be burned into his memory forever for a long time to come.
The figure flashed, and the fragrant wind rushed towards me.
Ran Qingchen sat next to the man and asked with a smile: "Why are you eating dumplings on the roof? Is there any special meaning?"
Jiang Shouzhong came back to his senses and said with a smile: "It's cool."
Ran Qingchen smiled unconsciously, looked at the two dumplings left in the other party's bowl, and joked: "You didn't leave any for me?"
"Huh? Oh, there's still some left in the room, I'll go and get it for you."
Jiang Shouzhong was about to get up, but a delicate white jade hand grabbed the corner of his clothes.
“You’re kidding, I’ve already eaten.” Ran Qingchen pulled the other person back to sit down, looked at the remaining fireworks shells in the yard, and said with some regret, “If I had known, I would have eaten earlier. Here, there are too many rules in a wealthy family, it’s too tiring, and it’s not festive at all.”
Jiang Shouzhong didn't know how to answer the call and remained silent.
Ran Qingchen, who came impulsively, didn’t know what to talk about. Although the two are like friends, there seems to be an invisible barrier between them, like the fog in the mountains, which is difficult to penetrate.
The woman didn't like this feeling, so she took the initiative to tease her: "You must have spent New Year's Eve on the roof last year, right?"
Jiang Shouzhong shook his head and said nodded.
On New Year's Eve last year, after Sister Ye went to bed, he and Hong'er sat on the roof and admired the moonlight and stars. But then he suddenly had a bad idea, and then the clothes on the two of them disappeared inexplicably.
The moonlight was very bright that night, but it was not as white as the full arc of Hong'er's cocked moon.
The red skirts scattered on the roof that night were very bright, but they couldn't match the touching shyness on the girl's face.
That night, it rained from the eaves.
The corners of the man's lips curled up in reminiscence.
“What are you thinking about?”
Ran Qingchen's clear and clear eyes stared at the other party curiously.
Jiang Shouzhong said casually: "Daughter-in-law."
Ran Qingchen was stunned, and a touching glow suddenly appeared on her beautiful cheeks, and the blush crept down her chest and neck. Then she glared at the man in shame and moved her lips but made no sound.
Jiang Shouzhong reacted as soon as the words came out of his mouth. He wanted to give himself a slap in the face. Fortunately, the other party did not understand the meaning of his words and laughed twice, "Just kidding."
< br>Ran Qingchen suddenly asked: "When will Miss Xia He go back?"
Jiang Shouzhong couldn't say anything about Xia He's condition, so he casually said: "It will probably be in a few days. You also know that your aunt is deliberately making you uncomfortable anyway."
Ran Qingchen said helplessly: "Auntie is really too childish. Besides, you and I have nothing to do with each other. Let alone letting Xia He follow you, even if something happens to you, I...I won't care."
The woman again He asked casually: "You and Xia He have been sleeping in the same room these days?"
"Well, she sleeps on the rope and I sleep on the bed."
Jiang Shouzhong said.
As for Erliang, he installed a simple cot in the corner.
The girl is thin and small and does not take up much space.
At this moment, Jiang Shouzhong suddenly hesitated. Should he inform Xia He in advance of his intention to marry him? But when he thought about it in the blink of an eye, Xia He hadn't agreed to him yet. He had made a joke by saying it in advance, and the man shut his mouth again.
Hearing the sleeping rope, Ran Qingchen breathed a sigh of relief.
The woman crossed her hands together and placed them gently on her stretched, round thighs. She pretended to be relaxed and said: "Actually, you don't need to tell me this, and I don't care."
Jiang Shouzhong was stunned.
Didn’t you ask me just now?
Ran Qingchen smiled sweetly, "And I hope that you two can achieve a marriage, so that I will feel less guilty. Jiang Mo, why don't you try your best to pursue Miss Xia He, don't worry about me too much "
"Okay, I'll try." Jiang Shouzhong nodded.
“……”
Ran Qingchen's expression froze, he bit his lips and whispered, "But I think Miss Xia He is not suitable for you. After all, she is my aunt. You also know my aunt's temper...
< br>Otherwise, I will help you find a girl later, who is guaranteed to be more beautiful than Xia He and has a gentle and virtuous personality. You don't have to rush to find a companion for yourself. "
Jiang Shouzhong was helpless. .
Okay, I’m starting to rush to introduce someone to you.
Jiang Shouzhong put the empty bowl and vinegar dish in his arms, gently rubbed his overstuffed belly, shook his head and said, "Forget it, I'm not in the mood to find a new wife now, it's good to be single. ”
"Oh, okay then."
Ran Qingchen was very disappointed, and he couldn't hold back the disappointment on his lips.
She glanced at the house at her feet, and suddenly thought about buying the other party a new yard and a few more rooms so that they could live separately.
I will buy a big bed when the time comes...wait, why buy a big bed?
Ran Qingchen knocked on his head and began to think about where to buy a yard for the other party.
Moreover, just having a yard is not enough.
There must also be a maid who can monitor...er, take care of the yard.
It must be one of your own, after all, you can be trusted.
How about...let Jin Xiu try it?
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The time after the sound of firecrackers seemed to pass quickly, and it was the third day of the Lunar New Year in the blink of an eye.
Get up early on Erliang to clean the yard.
The small body is holding a big broom, which is particularly funny.
Jiang Shouzhong opened the new calendar he bought at the street store in Erliang, tore off the page for the third year of junior high school, and took a glance.
God said:
[On this day, it is appropriate to pray for blessings and sacrifices, and it is appropriate to consecrate and pray for a child. 】
【On this day, avoid seeing blood or using a knife. 】
On this day, Jiang Shouzhong put on a good suit, tied a fire gun, carried the Seven Killing Sword on his waist, and wrapped the Spirit Water Sword around his belly... he went out to kill people!
Fuck you, God!
(End of this chapter)