Peach and plum spring breeze and a glass of wine

The almanac is an amazing thing.

It was obviously raining and snowing a few days ago, and it was so cold that it could freeze an old dog to death.

On New Year's Eve, the sky suddenly cleared up, and the temperature suddenly became so warm that people wanted to take off their cotton-padded jackets, so they just wore two layers of single clothes.

After breakfast, Yang Ge stood on a bench outside the gate of his courtyard, holding a red paper couplet smeared with starch in his hand and asked Fang Ke behind him who came to eat early in the morning: "Are you okay?"

Fang Ke: "Move down to the left, then to the left... it's straight!"

Yang Ge pasted the couplets, jumped off the bench, took a look back, and then moved the bench under the lintel.

Fang Ke handed the horizontal batch to him, and Yang Ge held the horizontal batch and gestured to the door lintel: "Is it correct?"

Fang Ke: "That's right!"

After Yang Ge posted the horizontal comment, he jumped off the bench and clapped his hands: "Let's work together!"

At the right time, the courtyard door next to him opened. A faceless Xie Yunzhi walked out of the courtyard with a small medicine box. He met Yang Ge who was looking at his couplets and followed his gaze to see on the door of his house: "Five blessings always come to Jishan's home, lucky stars." May your house always be in peace and everything goes well."

She couldn't help but smile.

She has seen many people with great ambitions and talents but with ambitions as high as the sky.

But she had only met one of her neighbors, a person who clearly had great ability to bring peace and prosperity to the people, and lived his life in such a lively manner.

Yang Ge smiled and exchanged greetings with Xie Yunzhi: "Miss Xie, are you still visiting the clinic on New Year's Eve?"

Xie Yunzhi nodded with a smile: "It's not a medical visit, it's just a regular follow-up visit to a few patients."

Time can smooth out many things.

Three years have passed, and she has become much more peaceful. She is no longer as melancholy and broken as when she first came to Luting in the past. Although her appearance has become darker and rougher, she still has a fresh and pure aura.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Yang Ge responded with a smile: "Do you have anything going on tonight? Come over for a midnight snack!"

Xie Yunzhi smiled and waved: "Don't bother me, my wife said I would eat flat food tonight."

Yang Ge waved: "Okay, go slower on the road."

Xie Yunzhi nodded, turned around and left holding the small medicine box.

However, before she could go far, another little head popped out of the open courtyard door. He waved to Yang Ge with a smile and said, "Brother Yang, don't listen to her. I'll bring the flat food over in the evening and we'll eat together." ah."

"Young girl!"

Xie Yunzhi's funny and angry shouts came from the distance.

Yang Ge also pretended not to hear and said with a smile: "Okay, it's settled. What do you want to eat tonight? I'll cook it for you."

The little head at the door of the courtyard lit up when he heard this and blurted out: "Glutinous rice balls!"

Yang Ge gave her a thumbs up: "Know the goods!"

"hey-hey."

"Okay, go ahead and do your work. I'll go back and continue the cleaning."

"Hey, I've steamed buns in the pot, and I'll send you a drawer later."

"That feeling is so good..."

Yang Ge carried the bench back to the courtyard. Fang Ke nodded to the little girl over there with a smile and followed Yang Ge into the house.

"Don't close the door, keep it open."

"Why."

Yang Ge fetched a broom, brushed away the playful dog at his feet, and then swept the courtyard.

Fang Ke stepped forward and took the broom in his hand: "Sir, let me do it."

Yang Ge was not polite to him, handed him the broom, turned around and went to the kitchen to get a basin of water, twisted the rag and carefully wiped the dust on the doors and windows.

Fang Ke looked at him standing on the bench and cleaning the door frame, pretending to smile casually: "Sir, it's time for a woman in this family..."

Yang Ge glanced at him and smiled angrily: "If you can do it, do it. If you can't, just sit back and wait for the ready-made food. Don't force me to slap you on this festive day!"

Fang Ke said with a "hehe" smile: "That's right. As you said, you are restless. You run out every two days. There is no one in this house to feed Xiao Huang... When you get home after traveling far away, Is the house gathering dust?”

Yang Ge: "I still have a family anyway, what about you?"

At this point, he suddenly remembered something, dropped the rag and turned to look at Fang Ke: "By the way, I've never heard you mention your own marriage. What do you think?"

Fang Ke quickly said: "You haven't even started a family yet, how can I start a family before you do?"

Yang Ge: "Whether I have a family or not is none of your business?"

Fang Ke could only say: "Don't I have time to think about this matter yet? I will think about it carefully when I go back."

Yang Ge looked at him suspiciously: "Logically speaking, you are not short of money, right? Isn't the official young?"

Fang Ke: "No shortage, no shortage. Don't you know how much money there is in Wei? You should just worry about yourself. Is it not easy for me to marry? I can marry seven at once!"

Yang Ge was about to speak when he heard a "bang" and the half-open courtyard door was kicked open. Liu Mang, dressed in new clothes, rushed in happily carrying two packages of new year's goods: "Where are the glutinous rice balls? Where are the Sajia glutinous rice balls?" !”

Behind him, the pregnant Liu Deng helped the old shopkeeper on crutches cross the threshold and walked in. The old shopkeeper stared at his eldest son blowing his beard and said: "Decent! How old are you, can you be more formal?"

Fang Ke also smiled and gave Liu Mang a thumbs up... I guess he is the only one who dares to kick down this door today!

Yang Ge jumped down from the bench, took the New Year's goods from Liu Mang, smiled and complained in a low voice: "Come just come, what gifts do you need to bring?"

He invited the old shopkeeper's family last night to come over today to celebrate New Year's Eve.

Liu Mang said angrily: "I'm afraid I won't give you a gift, so why don't you cook it for us?"

Yang Ge couldn't help but laugh and said: "Just go ahead and find a place to sit by yourself...Old Fang, go bring some chairs out of the house. The weather is nice today, so you can enjoy some sunshine. By the way, there are fruits on the table. Take it out too."

Fang Ke responded, dropped the broom and went into the house to move a chair.

Yang Ge put away the new year's goods brought by Liu Mang, turned around and helped the old shopkeeper sit down under the grape trellis.

Xiao Huang tilted his ears and swung his butt as he came up to the old shopkeeper and moaned.

"My dear, do you miss grandpa?"

The old shopkeeper stroked Xiao Huang with one hand and took out a palm-sized handkerchief from his clothes with a trembling hand. He teased Xiao Huang as he slowly peeled it off layer by layer, revealing a boiled egg: "Look, what is this?"

The clear sunlight hit him, and his gray hair seemed to be transparent, making his old face look more kind.

Yang Ge looked at this scene and suddenly didn't dare to look anymore...

"His second uncle, do you want to help?"

Liu Deng rolled up her sleeves and stepped forward to ask Yang Ge.

Yang Ge was startled and waved his hands hurriedly: "Don't dare, don't dare. My sister-in-law is now the living ancestor of our family. You can rest and eat and drink whatever you want. Just do what you want me and Lao Fang to do..."

Liu Dengshi smiled and said: "How can you be so squeamish? Why don't you, Brother Mang, boss me around at home?"

"ha?"

Yang Ge turned his head and looked at Liu Mang with an unkind look.

Liu Mang, who was grabbing a piece of mung bean cake and chewing on it, heard this and exclaimed: "No way, you are wronging me again!"

Yang Ge didn't like him, so he stepped forward and grabbed him, pressing him on the grape trellis with a "snap": "Can't you tell the difference between the big and the big king? Is your sister-in-law at your disposal now?"

Liu Mang held the mung bean cake in his mouth and shouted vaguely: "Clothes, clothes, the new clothes I just wore today..."

Liu Dengshi put her hands on her hips and laughed "hahaha".

The old shopkeeper also held his crutches, clapped with a smile on his face and said: "Okay, fix him hard!"

The yard is filled with a happy atmosphere.

After a while, the yard was filled with smoke.

Yang Ge first fried a large amount of crispy pork, served it to them as snacks, and then stewed all the chicken and duck...

"Tuk-tuk-tuk."

There was a knock on the door, and Xiao Baoqi's shouts came from outside the door: "Shopkeeper, happy New Year!"

Fang Ke opened the courtyard door and saw Yuelai Sixiong wearing new clothes, carrying large and small bags, neatly poking at the door, pretending to have a bad look on his face: "Second Master didn't invite you, right?"

Xiao Baoqi grinned shamelessly and said, "Look what you said, who else do you need to invite to New Year's greetings?"

Before he finished speaking, he squeezed Fang Ke's arm and stepped into the courtyard. The gangsters, fleas and others behind him also swarmed in.

"Hey, the old shopkeeper is here too?"

"Second Master, Happy New Year! Happy New Year!"

Fang Ke closed the courtyard door and turned around to return to the courtyard. However, before he even reached the grape trellis, he heard another knock on the door.

He had to turn around and open the door again.

"Hey, Master Fang is here too?"

Outside the door, Wu Eryong, the leader of Lianlianwu in new clothes, led a group of Lianlianwu minions wearing red belts and carrying large and small bags of New Year's goods, clasping their hands with a smile on their face.

"It's Brother Wu!"

Fang Ke turned sideways and made an "please" gesture towards the courtyard: "Please come in quickly!"

Wu Eryong nodded, turned to the minions behind him and said, "Be gentle..."

Yang Ge, who came out of the kitchen after hearing the sound, saw this and said with a smile: "It's Er Yong. The place is small. Find a place to sit by yourself. We'll stay here for dinner later."

"The old shopkeeper is here too. It's just right. I won't make the second trip...Second Master, please stop working. The little one will leave after just a while. He has to rush back to the dock overnight."

Wu Eryong bowed his hands and responded, and finally waved to the minions behind him: "Second Master, these are some New Year wishes from our old master and young master. These belong to the second master, and these belong to the old shopkeeper!"

Yang Ge took a look and saw that there were all kinds of mountain products and medicinal materials. Although they were all rare and high-quality products, fortunately they were not gold or silver. He immediately smiled and nodded and said: "Thank you Li for me. Uncle...Lao Fang, go to my house and take out the New Year's goods I prepared for Uncle Li, and ask Er Yong to take them back with him."

Fang Ke responded and was about to enter the house when the half-open courtyard door was knocked again.

When he turned around, he saw Wei Xin's smiling tiger.

"Second Master, happy New Year!"

Wei Xin, wearing new clothes, stood outside the courtyard gate and clasped his hands. Behind him were a group of Mingjiao followers wearing red belts. At first glance, there were more people than Lianlianwu.

Upon seeing this, Wu Eryong quickly ordered his minions in Lianlianwu to step aside to make room for the Ming Cult people.

Yang Ge wiped his hands on his apron with a headache, took off his apron and came out: "It's Wei Xin, come in and sit down."

"Why!"

Wei Xin waved back and entered the house with a large number of Mingjiao minions: "Second Master, have a good health on New Year's Eve... These are some of the New Year's wishes of my hall leader, right envoy and leader. They belong to the right envoy, and these belong to the leader."

Yang Ge glanced at the New Year's goods sent by Mingjiao and others with a headache. They were all wrapped tightly and it was hard to see what was inside. It was not easy to open them in person and take a closer look or directly reject them thousands of miles away, so he had to He bowed his hands and returned the gift: "Thank you Uncle Yang and your family leader for me, Lao Fang. There are also Uncle Yang's New Year's goods in the house. You can take them too."

Fang Ke walked towards the back room, but after taking a few steps, he heard another knock on the door.

Everyone in the courtyard turned around and saw a romantic figure wearing a red pomegranate skirt, standing outside the courtyard door and peering in.

When Yang Ge saw the person coming, his head was pounding and he said angrily: "Why are you here too?"

Liu Dongjun in front of the courtyard asked confidently: "They can come, why can't my aunt come?"

Yang Ge couldn't complain anymore and simply said: "Old Fang, go outside and see how many people are still in the alley!"

"Why!"

Fang Ke responded, pushed through the crowd and went out.

Seeing this, Liu Dongjun turned around and waved: "What are you still standing there for? Let's walk!"

She walked in with her chest held high and her head raised, and she said proudly: "We, my uncle and my sister-in-law, are not going to deal with the frivolous things. Here, these are some New Year's wishes from our leader. These are the twelve earthly signs that my sister-in-law brought along with me... …”

The more she spoke, the softer her voice became. Before she finished speaking, she couldn't help but take two steps back: "Hey, hey, don't hit the smiling person. It's New Year's Eve today!"

But when she saw Yang Ge's fist, it hardened.

Yang Ge tried hard to loosen his fists and opened his mouth several times without knowing what to say.

You have to say that you have no friendship with the White Lotus Sect at all...

The Twelve Earthly Branches and him were indeed close friends.

Moreover, during the Chinese New Year, people come all the way to pay New Year greetings without giving them any face, which seems to be unreasonable.

He could only reluctantly say: "Okay, put down the things and leave quickly!"

Liu Dongjun said in surprise: "Aren't you? Your sister-in-law has come all the way to pay you New Year greetings, and you don't even leave her a meal? When you see Shen Laoer in the future, are you still embarrassed to say hello?"

Yang Ge's fist became harder again.

At the right time, Fang Ke came back.

However, he did not come back alone. Behind him was a large group of men wearing black attire and oxtail knives hanging from their waists. The leader, wearing a scarlet python robe and a purple cloak, was none other than Wei Heng, the director of the West Factory.

As soon as Wei Heng stepped into the courtyard, his smile turned into a chrysanthemum. He clasped his hands in the distance and said, "Congratulations to Mr. Yang Hou, congratulations to Mr. Yang Hou!"

As he spoke, a young eunuch following him pinched his throat and shouted softly in a sharp but not too loud voice: "The imperial edict has arrived!"

Yang Ge glanced at them speechlessly, ignoring the little eunuch holding the imperial edict in both hands, but turned his gaze directly to Fang Ke: "Are they just outside the door?"

Fang Ke: "Not only that, there are many more. There are also people from Quanzhen Sect, people from Wudu Sect, people from Louwailou, people from Zhengqi Alliance, people from Jiangdong Xiang Family, people from Wufeng Fleet..."

He shook his head like a rattle: "I can't see the end, I can't see the end at all!"

Yang Ge:......

In the bustling courtyard, Liu Mang was the only one with his eyes shining brightly: 'Eye-opening, eye-opening...'