Chapter 269 [My family is all around me]
Today, the villagers of Yeli Village prepared a dragon and lion dance, and Jiang Lili and her classmates made an appointment to join in the fun.
At dawn, the mist in the mountains slowly dissipated.
"Li Li."
In her sleep, Jiang Lili heard someone calling her softly.
She opened her eyes and saw Xin Che leaning slightly beside her bed. The man was wearing a crimson long gown with a flying front and narrow sleeves, looking very heroic.
"woke up?"
The window behind Xin Che had been propped up. The dim morning light outside the window, carrying mottled shadows of trees, was reflected behind him. He was more dazzling than the sun.
"Mom and Dad asked us to come over for breakfast."
Jiang Lili discovered that Xin Che was still in Lishan today and did not go to Huteng Valley where Xin's army and bodyguards were stationed. She suspected that he had not woken up yet.
These days, even during the Chinese New Year, Xin Che, Sheng Zhixing and others still go out early and come back late to train.
After the Lantern Festival, the navy of the Mi Kingdom will return home. They will also set foot on a new land, so it is urgent to intensify military training.
Jiang Lili struggled to get out of bed and rubbed her eyes. "No training today?"
"They urged me to take a day off today."
"Spend time with my family."
Xin Che smiled helplessly when talking about this matter. He, a troop leader, was actually given a holiday by his soldiers.
Xin's soldiers said they could practice on their own and urged Xin Che to take a day off.
Most of the Xin family soldiers are orphans adopted by Marquis Zhaoping. They regard the Xin family as their own family and only hope that the Marquis and the Crown Prince's family will be well.
Jiang Lili noticed that Xin Che was still wearing a red robe today. From the end of the year to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Xin Che wore different red robes, and each one was very handsome. She couldn't help but look at him for a while, but after just a while, probably because she was in a bad mood after waking up, her thoughts wandered again.
The fresh air mixed with the sweet fragrance in the house makes people relax unconsciously.
Jiang Lili and Xin Che slept in separate rooms. She was used to sleeping in, while Xin Che was an early riser. When the cabin was being built, he specifically instructed Xin Che to make the second floor more spacious. He slept on the first floor, and Jiang Lili slept on the second floor, so that when he left in the morning he would not disturb Jiang Lili's sleep.
Jiang Lili occupied the second floor of the cabin alone, and Xin Che usually never went upstairs.
Xin Che came up today because Jiang Lili asked him to have someone wake him up early last night.
Seeing Jiang Lili staring at him with a wandering look in her eyes, Xin Che touched the tip of his nose uncomfortably.
He walked over to Jiang Lili's dressing table and picked up an agate comb. "What kind of bun do you want today?"
Jiang Lili came to her senses and remembered that the Marquis of Zhaoping and his wife were still waiting. She quickly got out of bed and said, "It's the hairstyle you learned from the velvet flower seller on the north bank of Haizhou!"
She looked at her hair in the mirror, which was so messy that it looked like a bird's nest, and then looked at Xin Che who was meticulously dressed behind her, and felt a little embarrassed.
"It looks good even when you just wake up."
Xin Che chuckled and lifted Jiang Lili's hair, his slender fingertips patiently tidying up the girl's fluffy and shiny black hair.
Soon, the beautiful and perfect flower bud hair was combed.
Jiang Lili in the mirror looks completely new, her bright face full of energy and playfulness.
Xin Che brought a wooden tray and placed it in front of Jiang Lili's dressing mirror. On the wooden tray was a light red skirt embroidered with pear blossoms and skylarks in gold and silver embroidery threads. It looked very beautiful just placed on the tray.
It’s just that this ruqun is a bit too complicated. Jiang Lili tried to figure it out with her hands for a few times, but she didn’t know where to start.
"I'll teach you."
Xin Che couldn't help laughing when he saw the girl's awkward look.
He helped Jiang Lili change her clothes, adjusting her cuffs and collar inch by inch, his expression focused and gentle in a way that he himself didn't realize.
Jiang Lili looked at Xin Che's expression and felt her heartbeat quicken as Xin Che adjusted his clothes.
After tidying up his clothes, Xin Che withdrew his hand, his eyes showing tenderness and restraint: "Let's go."
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After leaving the cabin, Jiang Lili saw that the chickens raised on Pear Mountain were all decorated with festive red flowers. Jiang Lili held her forehead helplessly and said, "Who is this? So idle!"
Then she saw Master Liao holding the chicken's neck and tying a bow with a ribbon.
"Little brother, you are really going backwards as you grow older!"
She was afraid that Master Liao's brain would also regress to the level of a few years old.
Master Liao was silent for a moment after hearing this. He suddenly said in a disappointed tone, "Sister Li, are you disgusted by having a two-year-old like me as your teammate? But this is not my decision. Two-year-olds are just so playful."
Jiang Lili choked when she heard Master Liao's words, and her conscience suddenly hurt. What was going on? She was just about to say a few words to comfort him.
Xin Cherui, who was standing beside him, narrowed his eyes as he looked at the bows and red flowers Master Liao had tied. "The bows and red flowers Dabao tied for these chickens are all different sizes."
Xin Che raised an eyebrow. "Why do I feel like he's weighing the chickens and their condition, marking them, and deciding which one to eat first?"
Jiang Lili:!!!
It was a wrong payment after all!
It turns out that Master Liao is not getting worse as he gets older, but is just as cunning as ever!
Master Liao, who was pretending to be depressed, was exposed and quickly made excuses for himself: "No, no, how could you think so of a simple two-year-old like me!"
"Don't judge a gentleman by your own standards!"
Xin Che picked him up with one hand: "Look for yourself who is the villain."
Master Liao kicked his short legs in the air: "Happiness is better shared than happiness alone. I am celebrating the festival with the chickens, young and old!"
"These are the chickens I raised. Your mother has a flock too! Don't try to steal my chicken legs!"
Jiang Lili was about to hit Master Liao on the head.
Master Liao broke free from Xin Che's devilish clutches and ran towards the house where Marquis Zhaoping and his wife lived.
Jiang Lili followed him and rushed into the house in a few quick steps.
Xin Che looked at the two people chasing and playing, and couldn't suppress the curled corners of his mouth.
After entering the house of Marquis Zhaoping and his wife, Jiang Lili discovered that several of her classmates were also there. She was very surprised.
Guan Yue had already sat down at the round table. She waved to Jiang Lili and said, "I'll bring everyone up the mountain to have a meal!"
Wen Qiao was playing with a battleship model with Xin Yan and Wen Xiaomei. Seeing Jiang Lili coming, he smiled and added, "By the way, I'll come to your Lishan community to pick out a piece of land and become your neighbor."
Guan Yue nodded: "Yes, we will be neighbors in our old age."
"Welcome, welcome."
Jiang Lili swept around the house. Marquis Zhaoping and his wife and Yin Zhen were busy in the small kitchen, while Xin Cheng and Chen were cutting paper-cuts.
Wen Qiao's strong mother, Su Sanniang, was standing tall and strong, chopping wood in the woodshed faster than a machine.
Jiang Lili asked Wen Qiao, "Where are Rong Shen and Sheng Zhixing?"
Wen Qiao replied: "On the way."
Speak of the devil and he will appear.
"Come on, come on, let's eat for free!"
Rong Shen came with Sheng Zhixing on his back. He put Sheng Zhixing down, panting, then suddenly picked up the teapot on the Eight Immortals Table, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it in one breath.
Guan Yue was very surprised to see this scene and asked with concern: "Hey, what happened to the old man Sheng who is so strong and has a body of steel? He can't climb the mountain anymore?"
Rong Shen waved his hand, still panting, "Brother Sheng sent me a message saying he had a sudden leg injury this morning and asked me to carry him up the mountain."
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