As soon as the month of Lek Yu arrives, the New Year is approaching.

As soon as the snow stops, people outside will be on the road sweeping away the snow and clearing the road so that people and vehicles in the village can go to the town. Compared with previous years, this year's Lek Yu is a little colder. The snow outside has never stopped falling, and the sky has been gloomy and the sun hasn't come out for a long time.

However, no matter how cold the winter is now, it is not as difficult to endure as before. In the past few winters, there have been few cases of people freezing to death or starving to death in several nearby villages.

Before the arrival of winter, people will store enough food and firewood. The court exempted taxes for three years, and the farmers will have some surplus food. If there are a few acres of thin land in the family, the man in the family is not a lazy man, and is willing to take a job. The brothers and children in the family will not have to worry about not having enough food, and the children can also go to school and learn a craft. In the future, they don’t have to expect their children to make a lot of money, but at least they will not starve to death.

It was not until the day of Laba that the wind and snow outside became a little lenient.

The family cooked Laba porridge early in the morning. After eating Laba porridge, the adults were sweeping the snow outside, and a group of children in the family ran out to play in the snow outside the yard. The snowballs flew everywhere, and the small ones fell into the snow and couldn’t get up, and the big ones went over and grabbed the people.

"Hahaha..."

Look at me!

"Flying snowball!"

You guys just need to play for a while, hurry back to the house." Qi Wanfeng saw a group of children playing outside for a while, so he went outside and hurried them back to the house, fearing that the children would get frozen if they played outside for too long. These children had been locked up in the house for so long, and once they were let out, they ran around like horses with their ropes untied.

It was not easy to drive all the children back to the house.

The New Year was coming soon, and everything needed to be bought back at home, so Cao Xiangnan went to the town early in the morning. He met Jiang Dongyi and sat down with him to drink a glass of wine. In recent years, Jiang Dongyi was in charge of the goods running on the land, and the goods shipped from Fenshui and Nanyang were all shipped through Jiang Dongyi. Jiang Dongyi's hand went out, and the two of them were old friends.

"Don't you want to find someone to live with?" Cao Xiangnan saw that Jiang Dongyi had been alone for these years, and asked him jokingly, "How about I be a matchmaker for you and help you find a good-natured brother who can live with you."

The wine on the stove was burning. Jiang Dongyi took a sip of wine, pouted, and said, "No hurry.

A person like me is not suitable for starting a family, and it would be a mistake for the brother." Jiang Dongyi meant that he had been running back and forth for so many years and had no time to settle down. Even if he married a brother, he would not have time to accompany him. He really had never thought about starting a family. He had such a person in his heart before, but now that he knew there was no hope for this

, he would not think about it. But he didn't think about finding someone to live with.

Brother, if you find a brother and have two more children, you might decide not to run away. "There will be a time when running away will be a good thing. Brother Luo has come back. It's good to grow medicinal herbs. At the end of the year, his brother gave birth to another boy. Dr. Luo was so happy that he stroked his beard and laughed all day long.

It's impossible." Jiang Dong glanced at Cao Xiangnan and said.

The two have known each other for so many years, they are old friends. Cao Xiangnan will also talk to Jiang Dong about it.

Let it be. "Jiang Dongyi raised the cup in his hand, and the two men clinked their glasses.

When they parted, Cao Xiangnan invited Jiang Dongyi to go to his house to celebrate the New Year if he was still here. Jiang Dongyi agreed and took his people away as soon as the wind and snow outside stopped. When he got the news, Cao Xiangnan just laughed and cursed.

The man who was traveling back and forth between the north and the south, his heart was always far away, and no one could make him stay.

After Laba, the days passed quickly, one day after another, and it would be the New Year in a few days.

The New Year atmosphere in the village became stronger and stronger. Every household was preparing for the New Year. They were busy all year round, just for the family to sit down together on this day to have a reunion dinner, looking forward to the next year being better than the previous year.

"Dad.

"Hey, you're back. It's good that you're back."

Sun Ji and Gan Weiqi came back from Nanyang before the New Year. The two of them went back home first before arriving at Sun's house. Gan Weiqi also came with Sun Ji and called Sun Yanshan "Dad" when he saw him. Sun Yanshan was also very happy to see the children and grandchildren coming back. The two elders at home had passed away, and he usually went to work in the store in the town and was not at home very often. The two little ones surrounded their grandfather and called him "Grandpa" when they saw him, and they were not unfamiliar with him.

When Sun Yanshan saw the two little grandchildren, he responded with a smile on his face. Although the two children were not his biological children, they joined the clan and took their Sun family's surname, so they were also considered their descendants.

Grandfather, grandson and three children gathered together. The two younger ones were smart and talkative. They talked with grandpa and made him happy.

Dad, let's go to Xiangnan's place to sit for a while. "They haven't gone to Xiangnan's place since they came back. They want to go there to sit for a while.

Well, go."

After staying with his father for a while, grandson Ji took the two younger ones to Cao Xiangnan's place, and Gan Weiqi followed behind. The two children behind came here and didn't want to leave because they had little friends to play with. So they ate at Cao Xiangnan's place in the evening before going back. In

the Little New Year, you have to clean the dust and offer sacrifices to the stove, paste new couplets, and take down the lantern at the door and replace it with a new one. He got up early in the morning to take care of household affairs. The children also got up early to help. Although he didn't have to do everything at home, Qi Wanfeng still liked to spend some time at home. At this time, her husband was also free at home and would help with household affairs.

A little to the left, yes, that's it.

Is it OK?

It's OK.

Cao Xiangnan stood on the ladder pasting the couplets opposite. A group of people were watching the excitement below. Qi Wanfeng was directing her husband to paste the couplets. When they came down from the ladder after pasting the couplets, they saw their brother waiting below. They looked at each other with smiles in their eyes. The two have lived together for so many years, and every little bit of life has blended together. A smile and a look can tell what each other is thinking. The couplets on the door have been posted, and the big red lanterns have been hung up, red and joyful.

After a cleaning, the house is brand new inside and out. The New Year atmosphere is getting stronger and stronger, and everyone is preparing for the New Year.

The last bit of light in the sky disappeared, and the sky darkened, and the wind blew. As the sky got darker, the wind outside became stronger and stronger, and the weather became colder. At this time, no one was still outside, and people hid back in the house.

A line of carriages and horses was moving in the wind, with a carriage in the middle and men riding horses in front and behind. The men on the horses were all tall, dressed in black, with curved swords on their waists, and sharp eyes with murderous intent. No one knew where this group of people was going.

New Year's Eve is the last day of the year, and it is also the day when the old year and the new year connect. One year begins again, and the next year is coming. People welcome the new year in their own unique way.

On this day, every household in the village slaughtered chickens and fish, and the children looked forward to having a sumptuous dinner on the day of the New Year.

In previous years, everyone had a reunion dinner at his house, and this year was no exception. The family slaughtered pigs and sheep early in the morning, and there were hundreds of pieces of meat from the two pigs. In addition to the ones given away, the family also kept a pig to eat. The number of people eating at home increased year by year, and if they did not prepare more food, they were afraid that it would not be enough. There were many children in the family, and each family had several children. Those with a good appetite could eat three bowls of meat.

The meat was served to the full, no matter adults or children, no need to be polite!

In the yard, a big pot of meat was cooked, and a grill was set up to roast a whole lamb. Who knows what was stewed in the stove inside, but the whole house was filled with fragrance. Fortunately, the weather has been better in the past two days. I don’t know if God knows that it is the New Year and is giving face to Aji. Go pick up your father for dinner. "When they were almost ready, Cao Xiangnan did not see Uncle Yanshan when he came out, so he called Sun Ji to go home and pick up people. "If there is anyone missing, call them all." "

Dad hasn't come yet? I'll go pick him up." Gan Weiqi came out from somewhere, wiped his hands and went to pick him up.

Sun Ji stood there with a smile on his face, looking at the man who had left, and asked him to pick up his father.

The village chief and the old Li Zheng also took over. The old Li Zheng retired and handed over the burden to the new Li Zheng. The old Li Zheng could also take a break and enjoy his grandchildren at home. As people get older, they look different every year. In the words of the old Li Zheng, "old land is getting old!" The new Li

Zheng is from the Sun family. Now the Cao family is no longer the boss in the village. Most of the old Cao family members who relied on their age to make a living have left. The village is now much more peaceful. The remaining few can't cause any trouble no matter what they do. Compared with who is the village chief or the Li Zheng, the villagers are more concerned about whether they can eat and have enough food.

The reunion dinner was set up on three tables. When the hot food was served, everyone gathered around to eat together. It was very lively. Only on this day of the year did everyone sit down to eat and drink together.

On other days, there was no time for this. It was hard to manage the children when there were too many of them. Later, the adults simply ignored them.

When it was time to eat, the children who had food sat down to eat and stopped making noise.

"We are going back.

Okay, take care. Come and play when you have time."

After the meal, everyone wanted to go home. The children at home were having fun playing here. When it was time to go home, they made noises and refused to go back. The father and mother at home coaxed the children to go back, laughing and crying. The figures of the family were getting farther and farther away.

After seeing them off at the door, Cao Xiangnan reached out and held Qi Wanfeng's hand, saying, "Let's go back too."

It was getting dark, and everyone who had come to eat at home had gone back, leaving only their own family at home. Fang Ziye was spending the New Year with his children at Cao Xiangnan's place, and he would take the children back to Fengdu after the New Year and the beginning of spring.

Compared to the ice and snow outside, the fireplace in their house was lit up, and the room was It was warm. On the table were flour and stuffing for making dumplings. The older children helped, while the younger ones were still playing tricks. Qi Wanfeng was making dumplings while chatting with Fang Ziye. Baoer was tired from playing and ran to Am's arms to act coquettishly. When he raised his eyes, he met a pair of eyes that were smiling at him. There was a deep meaning in those eyes that he didn't understand.

Fang Ziye looked at his Baoer, this was his first child. No matter what happened to him later, he would never give up. He has given birth to so many children, but this child is different to him. Every year he comes here and sees the child grow up year by year. He feels very good to see him live a happy life. He thought about taking the child back to Fengdu, but in the end he couldn't bear to make the child sad. The child

also calls him "Amu", but he knows that the child doesn't understand that he is the one who gave birth to him.

There are more and more dumplings in the winnowing basket, beautiful dumplings. There are a few crooked dumplings placed inside, with a bit of joy "Bang bang..."

There was a knock on the door at night. The butler who went to open the door looked at the group of people at the door and asked who they were looking for. The guard stepped forward and asked, "Our master is looking for Master Cao."

A hand lifted the curtain, and the guards next to him stepped forward to help their master down. The man was wearing a black fox coat, and the hat on his head covered his face, so that people could not see his appearance. It's just that this man is born with nobleness.

Cao Xiangnan, who was in the house, heard the sound outside and felt strange in his heart. Who would come over at this time? When he walked out, he saw a figure standing outside the door. He was startled and strode forward hurriedly. When he arrived in front of this master, he wanted to kneel down and salute, but he heard a voice, "Forget it.

Yes, yes, please come in." Cao Xiangnan bowed and stood aside, inviting this master to come in. Cold sweat was about to break out on his forehead. He didn't expect this master to come. Fang Ziye brought the two children here year after year, but he had never seen this master. I didn't expect someone to come at this time. It goes without saying that he is here to look for the brothers and children inside.

The housekeeper didn't know who the visitor was, but seeing that their old man looked respectful and fearful, he knew that the master who came must be no simple one. He followed with his boy to serve behind, and didn't dare to overstep the line.

The group went inside.

I think it's about time. "Qi Wanfeng said, seeing that a lot of dumplings had been made.

The two brothers who were making dumplings looked at the dumplings and thought they were almost done. Qi Wanfeng asked with a smile, "Who could be coming?" Fang Ziye shook his head and said he didn't know. Hearing footsteps behind him, he was a little confused. He turned around and saw the person who came in. The man pulled open the hat on his head, revealing a familiar face.

The two people were separated in mid-air, but their eyes met. The emperor saw the brother he had been thinking about, and a slight arc appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he smiled.

"Dad! "Little Jiuer looked up and saw his father coming. He stood up and ran over, hugging his father's legs. The emperor bent down and picked up the little boy. His eyes swept over the children standing by and looking at him. He saw Han'er and the child raised by Cao Xiangnan.

This year was a little different because of the emperor's arrival. None of them expected the emperor to come.

Fortunately, there was a lot of food prepared for the New Year at home, and the group of guards who followed him also had a bite of hot food to eat, and they also had a good time. No need to worry about having so many mouths to feed at home. Those who followed were the emperor's loyal warriors, the emperor's most loyal people. These people were not polite, they ate meat and drank to their heart's content, and had the most relaxing New Year in history. As

soon as the New Year was over, Fang Ziye would take the two children and follow the emperor.

There were many affairs in the court, and the emperor could leave for a while, but he could not leave for too long, the court could not be without the emperor for a day.

Come often when you are free. "Qi Wanfeng said this to Fang Ziye.

Yeah. "Fang Ziye nodded, and helped Am to get on the carriage with his hand, and carried the two children into the carriage. He had not intended to go back so soon, but since this person had come, he had no choice but to go back early.

The children were reluctant to leave.

Baoer then stood at Am's feet, looking at the person who was about to leave, with a slight reluctance in his heart, although he did not know why.

Cao Xiangnan stood beside the emperor and did not dare to say much.

The emperor was helped to get on the carriage, and the people standing behind him bowed slightly and sent the emperor off. This time the emperor came incognito, and did not want to reveal his identity and whereabouts, and none of them dared to reveal the emperor's identity.

Set off - Cao Gang put on his armor and led a group of people to see the emperor off.

The people standing behind him looked at the team going farther and farther, and then slowly turned back.

Follow-up - In the sixteenth year of Yongchang, the little prince turned sixteen years old, the emperor abdicated and became the emperor, the prince inherited the throne, and changed his name to Yongle in the same year. In March, the flowers bloomed, the grass on the roadside sprouted, the leaves on the trees sprouted green buds, and the birds on the branches chirped.

A carriage was running on the road, with guards accompanying it in front and behind.

"Ye'er, I have let you down a lot in the past ten years, don't blame me." The emperor also had his helplessness. Now that he is no longer an emperor, he can relax. The emperor took off his dragon robe and changed into a black casual suit. The front of the lapel was outlined with gold threads, and a jade pendant with dragon pattern was casually tied around his waist, which made this master look extremely precious.

The young man in his arms looked up at his emperor.

The emperor bent down and kissed the young man's pale lips in his arms, "If you want to see all of this beautiful country, I will accompany you to see it for the rest of my life.

Okay." The young man responded softly, with tenderness in his eyes.

End - Author's idle talk: I have made up for the ending that I owed you for so long. That's all for the extra chapter. Thank you to all the friends who have been with Gutou for so long. I love you all. The new book "Rebirth Restaurant" is now on the shelves and will be updated every day. Welcome to jump in!