Chapter 457 Twins
Whether it is the original site or the newly planned area, Yumura is square and even the alleys are not winding.
Coming out of the food commercial street is the main road of the village. You have to walk along this road for a while, then turn left into an alley. At the end of the alley, turn right and you will see the gate of Xie Zhuoyi's house.
The few of them chatted and laughed along the way, especially the twins, who talked as much as the other three.
The two children were wearing the same modified version of Hanfu today: a lotus pink stand-up collared double-breasted jacket with a circle of white rabbit fur from the collar to the front, hem and cuffs. They were wearing a horse-faced skirt with a gradient from lotus pink to bright red. The pattern was apricot blossoms and spring rain, and the birds on the branches were outlined with gold thread. When they walked, the hem of the skirt swayed, as if you could see the flowers blooming and hear the birds singing, which was quite spiritual.
The twins not only look and wear the same clothes, but also have the same high ponytails, and their voices, postures, and expressions are almost the same. When you see them standing together, it really feels like one of them is projected by an invisible mirror.
The twins' clothes were exactly the new winter clothes of Chunjian Studio this year, designed by Wenxi herself. Just now at the fruit shop, when the twins ran over, she caught them out of the corner of her eye and recognized them immediately.
After learning that they were the two children Xu Qingsong had mentioned, Wen Xi wanted to help Liu Wangxue, and also really thought that the clothes looked particularly good on them, so he took the initiative to talk to the twins about Hanfu.
Influenced by Wenxi and because of her own need to write scripts, Liu Wangxue knew a lot about Hanfu. She didn't expect that the twins also had extensive knowledge in this area. As a result, the four of them fell behind the team and formed their own little world.
If the twins liked Liu Wangxue because of Xu Qingsong, then now it was from the bottom of their hearts. They chatted enthusiastically, and they almost regarded Liu Wangxue and Wenxi as their confidants.
Wenxi remembered that the studio would have a new model in a few days, which was also a Spring Festival model designed by her. The pattern was the Chinese zodiac of the next year. The inner wear was the same as the one the twins were wearing now, except that it came with a quilted hooded cape. There were not many of this model, and it was only sold online. At the end of last month, the online store opened the third wave of pre-sales, and it was sold out in seconds.
"I'll give you each a set in a couple of days, so you can keep them for the Spring Festival." Wenxi said to the twins, briefly introducing the suit and saying, "It's just right for girls of your age, and it looks really good on you."
The twins were suddenly stunned, looked at each other, and stopped scooping ice cream and cutting fruit.
Liu Wangxue also realized that when Xu Qingsong told everyone about the twins on the way here, he didn't tell everyone that they were twins, a boy and a girl. When he introduced them to everyone at the fruit shop just now, he only said who was what. She thought he must have done it on purpose, and couldn't help laughing.
The twins saw Liu Wangxue's expression and understood immediately. They had been very accepting of being mistaken for someone else since they were young, and often deliberately switched identities to pretend to be each other and play pranks. Although one of them is a boy and the other is a girl, there are many relatives and friends who can't tell them apart. The two dressed up like this today, not only because they really liked each other, but also to deliberately confuse people's sight, to test whether their brother, who hadn't seen them for a long time, could recognize them.
The result was disappointing. Xu Qingsong didn't even need to observe carefully, because every time he called out "Beibei" and "Kangkang", he got it right.
Now that they can play games again, the twins reacted quickly, and Wenxi didn't notice. Kang Kang said, "Sister, can we not have the women's version? Can you give us a set of men's version each?"
The second half of this sentence was heard by Xu Qingsong who was talking to Du Yunkai in front. He turned back and said in a serious tone: "Kang Kang."
When he turned around, Du Yunkai, Tao Huayu and Li Yu also turned around to look at him.
Liu Wangxue lagged half a step behind Wen Xi, smiled and gestured to Xu Qingsong, making a "hush" gesture, indicating him not to speak for the time being.
Beibei beside him also winked at him, and then said to Wenxi: "Yes, sister, we want to try men's clothing."
The eye contact between them only lasted for a moment. Wenxi was slightly stunned by what Kang Kang had just said and didn't see it at all. Then he thought, it's just wearing clothes, no matter whether they are men's or women's, just follow your preference.
Wenxi smiled and waved her hand to Xu Qingsong to show that she didn't mind. She really wanted to give it to him. She looked at the twins again and said, "Well, your eyebrows and facial features are also somewhat heroic. If you put on some makeup to embellish them, you will look good in men's clothes. It just so happens that I have new men's clothes. I will send them to you some other day."
The twins laughed out loud at once: "Sister, actually we are boys."
Wenxi was really surprised this time. Not only her, but also Du Yunkai, Tao Huayu and Li Yu in front of her turned around and looked over again: "What?"
Then I went to see Xu Qingsong again, thinking, aren't these two pretty girls? Turns out they are boys?
Xu Qingsong deliberately didn't mention it. He guessed that the twins might play the identity swap game again this time, and thought that everyone could tell them apart by themselves when they met. However, he didn't expect that Kang Kang was wearing women's clothes just like his sister. So he simply said nothing and waited to see what they were going to play.
In the end, this is it? Xu Qingsong sighed in his heart, have they grown up and become more sensible and started to restrain themselves? Facing everyone's eyes, he had to say to the twins, "Stop making trouble," and then explained, "They are twins, Kang Kang is a boy and Bei Bei is a girl."
The twins were unhappy and he revealed the secret directly.
Everyone thought it was so magical. They had never seen identical twins of the same gender who looked so alike. They were actually boy and girl twins.
Tao Huayu said at the side: "It's totally impossible to tell the difference."
Du Yunkai nodded in agreement.
Li Yu turned around to look at the two of them and thought, they are very easy to recognize. He remembered them after Xu Qingsong introduced them. He just didn't expect Kang Kang to be a boy.
After being surprised, the few people looked at the twins carefully and asked a few questions, trying to distinguish them from each other, but to no avail.
As they continued walking forward, Wenxi saw the twins concentrating on eating ice cream and fruit slices, not talking, and thought they were still upset. She couldn't tell who was who, so she patted each of them on the shoulder and said, "Don't be unhappy, sister will give you two sets, both men's and women's. You can wear whichever you want, okay?"
The twins laughed again when they heard this. Actually, the ice cream in the bowl was almost melted, and they wanted to finish it quickly. The ice cream and yogurt were successfully mixed together to wrap the fruit particles. The two of them held the spoon and stirred it in sync: "Sister, you don't have to spend money. We were just joking."
Liu Wangxue glanced at Wenxi, meaning that this was the first time she saw someone who liked Hanfu reject her generous offer. She deliberately asked the twins, "Really?"
The twins shook their heads.
Liu Wangxue's expression and tone were immediately filled with regret: "What a pity, I don't know who just said that my favorite brand now is Chunjian."
She raised her hand and pinched Beibei's cuffs, pretending to look at the clothes: "Do you know who designed your clothes?"
She let go of Beibei's sleeves and pointed at Wenxi: "It's her."
The twins both widened their eyes, their expressions and movements synchronized, forgetting to eat the fruit that was brought to their mouths. They held up the spoons and slightly opened their mouths, looking at Liu Wangxue and then at Wenxi: "Really?"
The twins have only been in love with Hanfu for a little over a year, and it was because of the game "Da Zhao 21 Cases". At first, they played it to support their brother, but after playing it, they became real fans. The two of them have also COSed the main characters in several cases, especially the male and female protagonists in the case of "Ghost Luggage Happy Ship". The videos and photos released at the end of March at the beginning of the year not only received a lot of praise in the circle, but also went viral in a small circle.
Although the twins are only in their third year of high school, they are already veterans of the second dimension. However, they have always focused on their own interests and never mixed in the circle. Because mixing in the circle will inevitably come into contact with those chaos, which really affects their mood.
After they fell in love with Hanfu, the twins looked for relevant information and studied it themselves. They have a separate "workshop" at home in Beijing, which is usually used to make some COS costumes and props. Now they have more Hanfu-related materials. For example, the costumes for "Ghost Oar Happy Boat", from the clothes to the red hairpin, were all made by them.
After all, the clothes used for COS are not suitable for daily wear, and the workload of making a set of clothes is too large. The twins are currently students. Although Xie Zhuoyi and Xi Muya support their hobbies, that is also on the premise that their academic performance is guaranteed. Therefore, the twins buy the Hanfu they wear daily.
It took the twins a long time to choose the brand "Chunjian". Chunjian has not yet opened any offline stores in Beijing. They started shopping online with the mentality of giving it a try. As a result, they were immediately hooked after receiving the first set of spring clothes and never looked at other brands again.
Just like playing Cosplay, the twins only pay attention to the clothes themselves, and don't pay attention to the affairs of the Hanfu circle at all, and are never interested in those fashion news and gossips. Therefore, they don't know that the founder and designer of Chunjian is Wenxi, let alone that she is a good friend of their sister-in-law! Xu Qingsong naturally wouldn't tell them this for no reason, but he still said that Liu Wangxue was the screenwriter of the game.
The twins dropped the spoons in their hands back into the bowls. One hugged Liu Wangxue, the other hugged Wenxi, and asked repeatedly, "Really? Really?"
The four men who were chatting in front looked back again: "What's going on?"
Xu Qingsong guessed: "He's trying to comfort the child, right?"
Liu Wangxue and Wenxi raised their hands to touch the twins' heads and said with a smile, "It's true."
The twins let go of them, turned around and hugged each other, jumped twice, screamed in a suppressed voice, and laughed out loud.
After laughing, they asked Wenxi together: "Sister, can we ask you for advice?"
Beibei: "We plan to release another set of COS after the New Year."
Kang Kang: "But there are always a few problems that cannot be solved when making clothes."
Bei Bei: “I don’t know if it’s a problem with the cutting or the wiring, I can’t achieve the effect shown in the picture.”
Kang Kang: “We tried many ways, but we just don’t know where the problem lies.”
"Sure, no problem." Wenxi took out his phone and agreed happily, "Add me as a friend so we can communicate more easily?"
"Great!" The twins added Wenxi as a friend, and then turned to Liu Wangxue and made a friend request.
Liu Wangxue held out her phone and asked them to scan the code. Wenxi took the opportunity to ask them again, "You really don't want the clothes?"
The twins still shook their heads: "Sister, we like your design and will support it with practical actions."
What a cute couple, Wen Xi thought, and gave Liu Wangxue a look, and then she would not "force her".
Liu Wangxue understood that Wenxi wanted to do her a favor and wanted her to get acquainted with Xu Qingsong's relatives as soon as possible.
Liu Wangxue himself is very open-minded about this kind of thing.
She only recently learned that Xu Qingsong's "family" was really big. However, from the people she had met so far, the relationship was not complicated, and from what she had heard from him before, the family members got along very harmoniously and friendly.
In fact, she had considered it a long time ago. Based on her previous experience, in a large family, there would be more or less conflicts or disharmony between members. If it was the same here, she thought that if they could get along, they would get along. If they couldn't, they just had to be polite. This would not change because of Xu Qingsong.
Liu Wangxue liked the twins the first time she saw them today. They were very lively children, just like the birds on their skirts, chirping and happy.
Liu Wangxue thought that since they had met, she would definitely prepare gifts for the two children during the Spring Festival. After they scanned the code and added each other as friends, she sent a message to Wenxi: [Please help me pick out a few sets of Hanfu from your place, and I will give them gifts during the Spring Festival]
Before Wenxi had time to put her cell phone into her bag, she heard the sound of a message alert. She smiled as soon as she clicked it, looked at Liu Wangxue with a hint of sarcasm, winked at her, and replied with an "OK".
We walked and talked, and it seemed like it didn't take long before we reached our destination.
After turning right at the end of the alley, the first thing you see is a two-meter-high white courtyard wall. In the center of the courtyard wall is a double-leaf courtyard gate, which looks like it should be made of solid wood. A brick-carved gatehouse is built above the door frame, and the eaves on both sides protrude outwards and are covered with black tiles, forming a sharp color contrast with the white wall. There is also a brick-carved window on each side of the courtyard gate.
The two-story courtyard of Xie Zhuoyi's home was rebuilt by his grandfather on the original site. Since he was a child, the old man did not like the spatial layout of traditional Huizhou architecture. He felt that the lighting was not good. The house was dark at noon on a sunny day, not to mention in the evening or on rainy days. You can't see anything without turning on the lights. But at that time, the old man had no say, so he wanted to change it, but he couldn't implement it.
Later, the government returned the houses to the residents. At that time, the protection of traditional buildings was not advocated as vigorously as it is now. The old man had become the head of the family, and no one dared to disobey him. So they hired a master to redesign the house, and after obtaining approval from the village, they all started to rebuild it.
The appearance and decoration of the courtyard still retain the artistic style of Huizhou architecture, but the layout is integrated with the northern courtyard style. The front yard and the inner courtyard are landscaped, and the side rooms on both sides are removed and replaced with corridors, which connect from the door to the front hall of the first entrance and the two-story building used for living in the second entrance along the courtyard wall.
In order to make living comfortable, the old man made the rooms upstairs and downstairs of the small building relatively large. Even the bathroom was very spacious, and a relatively modern bathroom was installed at that time. Many years later, Xie Zhuoyi's father renovated it again.
Everyone was standing at the gate of Xie's courtyard at this moment. Liu Wangxue looked up at the gate tower and said, "A Hundred Children Picture?" He remembered what Xu Qingsong said, that the junior master's family has always been small, and has almost been a single-line family from generation to generation. This "A Hundred Children Picture" should be the vision of the older generation of the Xie family.
The gate was not locked, so the twins pushed it open, one on each side. They ran in first, calling out to their grandparents and mother, "Brother and sister-in-law are here—"
Liu Wangxue and the others followed Xu Qingsong in. What caught their eyes was the landscape of the rockery and lotus pond in the front yard, but now only a few withered lotus leaves could be seen. There was a wooden arch bridge over the lotus pond, and when crossing the bridge, you could see a few koi swimming slowly.
After getting off the bridge, there is a road paved with bluestone slabs, which extends all the way to the front hall. The layout of the front hall is divided into three parts, with a hall for entertaining guests in the middle, a kitchen on the left, and a tea room on the right. The furniture in the hall is also a combination of modern and traditional, and the spacious and comfortable sofa can sit seven or eight people without feeling crowded. There is a dining table near the kitchen, where the family usually eats.
As soon as everyone walked across the small bridge, Xi Muya and the old couple of the Xie family came out to greet them. After a round of introductions and greetings, they led everyone to sit in the hall. The twins had already moved a few chairs from the dining table to the sofa, and then served everyone hot tea, fruits and snacks.
After sitting and chatting for a while, grandma looked at the clock on the wall. It was almost twelve o'clock, so she said, "How about eating? The children must be hungry."
The twins were eating lotus cakes. They nodded vigorously when they heard this: "I'm hungry! I've been hungry for a long time!"
"Okay, let's eat!" Grandpa stood up from the sofa, his face full of joy, "Today I've shown you some of my old tricks, let me show you some."
Everyone stood up and said they wanted to help wash their hands. The twins chased after their grandfather, praising him so much that he shook his head as he walked.
"These two kids," the grandmother laughed as she watched from behind, "are already praising the food before they even have a bite. If they decide it's not as good as their dad's, I wonder how they'll end up."
Xi Muya supported the old lady: "Mom, look at what you said, Zhuo Yi's craftsmanship was also taught by Dad since he was a child."
Grandma is a very fair and impartial person, not biased at all. She patted Xi Muya's hand and whispered, "Even if he taught you, you are better than the master. The old man can't compare to him."
Xi Muya couldn't respond to this, so she could only smile.
Everyone helped and within two minutes all the dishes were served, filling the table. However, it wasn't all made by grandpa alone.
The old couple were so happy to hear that the younger generation was coming back that they went out to buy food early this morning. However, Grandpa only cooked five dishes in total, two of Xie Ji's old signature dishes, two of the twins' favorite dishes, and one of Liu Wangxue's favorite dishes that Xi Muya asked Xu Qingsong in advance.
Grandpa is old. If he was young, he could have prepared the whole banquet in the morning, but now he can't. He must be exhausted to prepare meals for more than ten people. Grandma can't cook and can't help him. In her words, she married a chef, so there is no reason for her to learn to cook. Xi Muya is the same. She has never touched the water since she was a child. So, except for these five dishes, Xie Ji sent the rest by phone.
Usually, only the old couple are here. If they want to eat at home, grandpa will cook. If they don't want to eat at home, the old couple will take a walk and go to Xieji to eat. After dinner, grandpa will go to drink tea and play chess with some old friends, and grandma will go to chat with old sisters to develop their interests and hobbies. Life is very enjoyable.
At the dinner table, Xi Muya was worried that Liu Wangxue would be restrained, so she took care of her all the time. When she saw the dishes she couldn't reach, she would use a public spoon and chopsticks to help her pick them up.
When Xu Qingsong saw this, he deliberately said, "Aunt, you are trying to take my rights away."
Everyone laughed when this was said. Liu Wangxue was stunned for a moment, and then he patted Xu Qingsong's thigh with his hand under the table, signaling him to be more careful when speaking in front of his elders.
After laughing, the feeling of just getting to know each other seemed to disappear in an instant.
Xi Muya not only took care of Liu Wangxue, but also took care of her and Xu Qingsong's friends, passing on the topic from time to time, never letting there be even a second of silence at the dinner table. But with the twins around, she didn't have to worry about this.
The youngest one is called Li Yu. Xie Zhuoyi has told her that she is a landscape architecture student at the Southern Anhui University of Architecture and will graduate next year. Xie Zhuoyi wants Beibei to communicate with him more and learn more about the major, because Beibei also plans to apply for this major.
When Xi Muya saw Li Yu for the first time, she thought that Xie Zhuoyi was not exaggerating. If she hadn't known about this, she would have thought that Li Yu was the same age as her twins. She thought that this child looked like a good boy, and people liked him at first sight, unlike the twins, who were making a fuss even when eating.
When the lively lunch was almost over, Xie Zhuoyi called via video. He wanted to ask about how the meal went, mainly because his master, Xu Qingsong's grandfather, was urging him.
After the call ended, everyone had eaten their fill, so they helped to clean up the table. Xie Zhuoyi had installed a dishwasher in the kitchen, so they packed up the food waste and put the dishes in, and then they didn't have to worry about it.
Everyone wanted to visit the courtyard of the junior master's house, and Li Yu wanted to visit it even more, so he secretly asked Xu Qingsong if he could. Then the twins, who had sharp ears, heard this. They sat on Li Yu's left and right when they were having dinner. They thought they had become familiar with the cute brother Xiaoyu, so they enthusiastically pulled him to take everyone to visit.
After looking around the upstairs and downstairs front yard and inner courtyard, Xi Muya had already made tea in the tea room and prepared some snacks, dried fruits, desserts and fruits, and asked them to come over and rest.
At this time, the old couple had changed their clothes and seemed to be preparing to go out. Xi Muya went up to them and asked.
Grandpa said, "I'm going out to play chess with some old friends."
Grandma patted Xi Muya's hand and whispered, "We two old people are here, and we're afraid that the young people won't be able to let go. I'll go out and find some old sisters to practice flower arrangement. You stay here and take care of it."
"Okay, don't worry." Xi Muya responded and sent the old couple out.
The twins and everyone else returned to the front hall. Seeing Xi Muya coming from the courtyard gate, they asked, "Grandpa and grandma are out?"
"Well, one is going to play chess and the other is going to arrange flowers." Xi Muya said to everyone with a smile, "Let's go to the teahouse and sit for a while. There is still some time before the lantern festival in the evening. Let's sit down and drink tea and chat."
Everyone went in and sat down. Xu Qingsong felt a little nostalgic and said to Liu Wangxue, "It's been a long time since I last had tea in your little courtyard. When is the next time?"
Tao Huayu and the others immediately asked, "That's right, it's been at least three months, right? When will we have a tea party next time?"
Liu Wangxue said, "Once you send the furniture over and install it, we can come anytime. Now the sunroom has been moved to the second floor. It must be very comfortable to hide in it when the weather is good."
Li Yudu was very happy; "That's great!" Winter vacation was coming soon, and he was going to work part-time in Du Yunkai's studio, so he could go there anytime.
Xi Muya asked Liu Wangxue: "Do you like drinking tea too?"
The twins were also very curious about the courtyard of Liu Wangxue's house. They had only heard Xu Qingsong talk about it once, and now they had the chance to ask about all the things they were curious about.
Everyone chatted like this until the sun set. The twins looked at the sky outside and urged, "It's almost time. The Lantern Festival should be starting. Let's go!"
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