70 Little New Year's Eve
“Wherever the stream is, there I go.”
The morning mist had not yet dissipated, and the door of Hao Zai Lai, which had been closed for a long time, was knocked on. After three light knocks, a man lifted the curtain in the backyard and walked slowly to the door.
After the door opened, the postman's gaze first fell on the handsome man before him, then he looked blankly at the snow-white cat on the ground, meowing at him. After a moment's pause, he nodded as if suddenly realizing something. "You are Master Lin, right?"
Wen Tingluan said: "I am the husband of Shopkeeper Tian."
The postman said, "Oh!" and handed the letter to Wen Tingluan, saying, "Treasurer Tian's husband, this is a letter from your husband, oh no, your wife."
Wen Tingluan smiled and nodded in thanks.
In the backyard, a pretty girl, panting and with her sleeves rolled up, stepped over the threshold. The postman nodded at her and said, "The letter has been delivered to the shopkeeper's husband."
Tian Nongxi wiped the sweat from his head and responded vaguely.
She asked the postman to come in and have a cup of tea before leaving, but the postman said he still had to deliver a letter and left in the warm sunshine.
Wen Tingluan handed the letter to the person beside her, wiped away the dust that had settled on her nose, and said softly, "Take a break, then we'll get back to you." The granular powder was visible in the sunlight, and Tian Nongxi sneezed in irritation. She refused in a muffled voice, "Not even a little bit yet."
She was going to go back to Tianjia Village for the New Year and asked Wen Tingluan. He said that as long as he was with her, he would go anywhere. Tian Nongxi naturally ruled out the palace first. After much thought, she decided that only by going to her home could Wen Tingluan have an excuse for the next year.
Before returning to Tianjia Village, I will clean up this shop first.
She gathered up her sleeve, which had just fallen off halfway, and asked casually, "Whose letter is it?"
"Bu Qin." Wen Tingluan read the handwriting on the envelope.
"Ah?" Tian Nongxi was stunned for a moment. He took the letter, opened it, and began to read. His expression grew more serious as he read. "What is the Resurrection Grass?"
"Resurrection Grass? It's a medicinal herb that grows on deep-sea reefs. It's said to be able to bring back a life from Hades."
"Bu Qin said that Ji Yin's health is deteriorating inexplicably and there's no cure. The prescription must contain the Resurrection Grass." Tian Nongxi frowned as he looked at the tear marks on the letter paper and said the name that he had almost forgotten.
Wen Tingluan pondered, "This item is native to Xiling Town. This isn't a difficult task, but it's almost the end of the year, so I'm afraid no one is willing to take the risk."
"I'll go ask."
"Wait a minute." Wen Tingluan stopped him, "Let Wenxun Wuxu go and look for it. If they can't find it, there will be no one left in Xiling Town to use."
Tian Nongxi paused, hesitating, "She asked me if it was too much trouble for me to ask you for help."
Wen Tingluan frowned briefly, then relaxed. He stroked her black hair and said softly, "No. They've worked together before, so they must be willing."
They worked together? And they just said it out loud?
Tian Nongxi retracted his foot and asked, "Did you see me?"
She spoke without any beginning or end, but Wen Tingluan nodded with a smile.
"Did he betray you?" The blood-stained figure of Wen Tingluan in white clothes flashed through Tian Nongxi's mind, and he finally remembered to ask. His throat suddenly felt dry as if he had never had a drink of water since birth.
Wen Tingluan smiled harmlessly, "He's still alive, so he naturally hasn't betrayed me."
Was she really hallucinating? There were poisonous mushrooms in the forest?
Tian Nongxi hesitantly took the warm tea that Wen Tingluan handed him, took a sip, and waited until his throat was moistened by the warmth before asking, "Then why did you kill him then? I saw him dead and felt his breath."
"He is a spy I sent to King Qi's camp. If I don't kill him, he will be killed by 'his own people'."
Tian Nongxi understood, "Oh, you're faking your death, right? You just don't want to bother with me."
"Yeah." Wen Tingluan nodded seriously, "He is such a bad person."
Tian Nongxi glared at him, endured it again and again, and finally said: "Let Wenxun Wuxu work hard, and I will give them gold."
"I can pass it on to you."
After cleaning up the shop, Tian Nongxi packed his luggage.
By midnight, the resurrection grass was picked up by the wet Wen Xun and Wu Xu. Tian Nongxi poured a pile of gold from the small treasury for the two of them, and then he and Wen Tingluan got on the carriage and rushed to Ruiyang County without stopping.
When we arrived in Ruiyang County, the Little New Year had already arrived. Every household was gathering around the stove to sweep the dust, and there were people busy sweeping brooms in front of every shop on the street.
Tian Nongxi got off the carriage at Bu Qin's house, which was relatively deserted. He didn't even have time to say hello to Ma Bao who was locked up next to him. He hurriedly pushed the door open and walked in.
He walked into the house and knocked on the door urgently.
Bu Qin, who had just heard the noise, had tears on her face. She looked up at her, her vision so blurry that it took her a while to see clearly.
It was not until Tian Nongxi walked into the door that she stood up in a daze and called Tian Nongxi.
Tian Nongxi glanced at the man with a pale face on the couch, suppressed his astonishment, took out the resurrection grass from the package, handed it to Bu Qin, and said, "I picked two. Go try it."
Bu Qin nodded silently.
She sought out many famous doctors, but Ji Yin's condition showed no improvement. Now there was nothing she could do, so she decided to give it a try. She wrote a letter to ask if Tiannongxi by the sea had the legendary resurrection grass.
Who knew she actually found it.
Bu Qin wiped the tears from her cheeks and smiled at Tian Nongxi, "I'll try."
When she went out, she brushed past Wen Tingluan who was walking in slowly. She just nodded slightly and went back to busying herself with folding the medicine.
Wen Tingluan looked at Tian Nongxi and asked, "I'll put the package at Ruiyang's house. Will you stay here with Boss Bu?"
Tian Nongxi nodded silently.
"I'll pick you up at 9:00 PM."
The medicine was boiled for two hours. When Bu Qin brought the smoking hot medicine in, the sun was already halfway down.
Bu Qin put down the medicine silently. Tian Nongxi helped her to lift Ji Yin up. She watched as she stubbornly fed the medicine to Ji Yin spoonful by spoonful, and half of the spoonful spilled on his collar.
"Why don't you feed him mouth to mouth?" Tian Nongxi thought of the costume drama he had watched before and spoke hesitantly.
After saying that, he stood up and closed the door for the two of them, then stared at Yu Hui in a daze.
After about a cup of tea, Bu Qin opened the door and her first words were, "Today is Little New Year, I should make dumplings for you."
"It's okay, Wen..." Thinking of Ji Yin's current situation, Tian Nongxi paused and smiled at Bu Qin, "I ate on the way."
Bu Qin hummed softly, then said, "You should go back soon. Today is the day for the family to reunite. It's no use for me to trap you here."
"Spending time with friends is also important." Tian Nongxi patted her, his eyes falling into the house. He squinted and looked at it for a long time before he hissed and pointed inside. "He seems to have moved?"
Hearing this, Bu Qin was shocked and stumbled towards the couch. Sure enough, she saw Ji Yin's middle finger on his right hand move slightly.
She covered her face and cried, and a warm, soothing pat fell on her back.
"Thank you..." Bu Qin closed her eyes and hugged Tian Nongxi's waist.
"It's okay." Tian Nongxi truthfully explained that this was Wen Tingluan's help.
She glanced at the moonlight outside the window and said, "Let me make you a bowl of noodles. Look how thin you've become because of him."
Bu Qin shook her head and said she couldn't eat.
Tian Nongxi still went to the kitchen. The dishes in Bu Qin's house were all spoiled, so she had to serve a bowl of vegetarian noodles and pointed to another bowl, saying that she would let Ji Yin eat it after he woke up.
In fact, he had just stepped out of the gate of hell, and it was unknown when he would fully wake up.
Tian Nongxi wanted to wish for good luck and make Bu Qin feel at ease. Bu Qin nodded in agreement, as if she believed it completely.
Bu Qin was exhausted and had difficulty speaking, but she just asked her to go home. Tian Nongxi did not stay any longer. She looked at the moon that had risen to the middle of the sky outside the window and said that she would go back first and asked Bu Qin to find her if she had any problems.
When he walked back home slowly, red lanterns were already hung outside the house. Thinking of Wen Tingluan hanging lanterns, Tian Nongxi couldn't help laughing.
"Why don't you go in?" A clear voice came from behind.
Tian Nongxi turned around and saw Wen Tingluan holding a chopped green onion, and he smiled even more happily.
She walked over to Wen Tingluan, took his hand, and said with a smile, "It feels like I'm pulling you down from the sky."
"I'm just an ordinary person." Wen Tingluan let out a soft laugh and added, "Wherever the stream is, I'll go there."
"What are you buying chopped green onions for?"
"Dumplings."
"Didn't you get scolded for buying one?"
"No, but I didn't take the copper coins either." Wen Tingluan lowered his eyes and said puzzledly, "He said he would give it to me."
“What a nice person.” Tian Nongxi sighed as he swallowed the little you bought.
The two of them walked into the house together, Tian Nongxi watching and listening intently as he made dumplings and asked, "Did you make this yourself?"
Wen Tingluan looked at the crooked dumplings on the stove and avoided his gaze.
"Looks good! Like a well-trained soldier." Tian Nongxi gave a thumbs up.
"Yeah." After being praised by Tian Nongxi, the dumplings looked more handsome. Wen Tingluan's mouth curled up slightly, "I'll make them for Xiaoxi next time."
Just as he finished speaking, there was an indistinct knock at the door.
"You cook, I'll go open the door." Fearing that something might have happened to Bu Qin, Tian Nongxi stopped Wen Tingluan and rushed out in a hurry.
The person standing outside the house was not Bu Qin. Tian Nongxi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the dusty Tian Guangzong in surprise.
He was carrying a package that looked very heavy, pressing his strong back so hard that it was bent like a wooden spoon. He said breathlessly, "Little sister, it's a good thing you received the letter, otherwise I would have to rush home tonight."
Tian Nongxi, who had no idea what the letter was, said: "Ah—come in, brother."
"Why--"
Tian Nongxi walked behind him to share his weight, and the two of them walked hard, but Tian Guangzong in front of them stopped inexplicably.
Tian Nongxi subconsciously looked up and saw Wen Tingluan standing at the kitchen door.
Tian Guangzong's tone broke: "Little sister, how could you...how could he..."
Tian Nongxi: “…”
She tried to explain, but Tian Guangzong suddenly dropped the package, and his trembling legs could not stop him from rushing towards Wen Tingluan.
"Even if you are the crown prince, you cannot forcibly seize a commoner girl!"
Seeing Wen Tingluan blocking Tian Guangzong's attack with a spatula, Tian Nongxi explained palely: "Brother is not like that. It's all a misunderstanding that he is a good person."
Tian Guangzong glared at her, feeling sorry for her misfortune and angry at her for not fighting back. "Little sister! You've met too few men."
That’s true.
Tian Nongxi blinked, unable to refute.
Wen Tingluan said calmly, "Brother, please don't let the misunderstanding between you and me delay Xiaoxi's dumplings. She hasn't eaten for half a day."
"Yes, yes, yes." Tian Nongxi slapped his forehead, "No, no, listen to me."
She tried hard to explain it to Tian Guangzong, but the matter was too complicated and strange. Tian Nongxi drank all the dumpling soup before Tian Guangzong understood a little bit.
He concluded: "As long as you are in love, I'm not afraid even of the Jade Emperor if he treats you badly."
"He treats me very well," Tian Nongxi said with a smile, "and I treat him very well too."
She stood up and stretched, then put the finished bowl on the stove and said, "I'll go see if he's finished."
Outside the house, Wen Tingluan stood on the porch with his hands behind his back, his eyes fixed on something unknown. On the stone table beside him were dumplings he had just eaten.
Seeing her coming over, he said, "Let me explain to you."
Tian Nongxi asked hesitantly, "What?"
"I'll explain everything to you: arranged marriages, close friendships, and schoolmate friendships."
Hearing him speak so fast that every word was almost connected, Tian Nongxi's voice trembled and he asked in disbelief: "Did you hear all that?"
Wen Tingluan said casually, "I have had extraordinary hearing since I was young."
【Author’s words】
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