The cold spring wind squeezed into the gaps of the window frames, and the lights swayed. Cai Yan, who was already in her twenties, was already in her twenties. She got up early and combed her hair together. The morning light outside the window reflected the budding branches and swayed slightly on the window.

"mother"

A crisp childish voice came from outside the door, and the door leaf creaked open. Zhenger, who had already turned seven last month, struggled to carry the wooden basin and stumbled across the threshold. The warm water swayed and splashed a lot. The maid Xianglian behind him had already become a Tingting girl, looking handsome and beautiful, but at this time he frowned and followed the eldest son in distress. He wanted to help bring it over, but was stubbornly squeezed away by Zhenger.

"Dad said that I would personally fetch water for my mother in the New Year..."

As he said, Zhenger said "Ha!" and said, "Ha!", he turned red on tiptoe, then put the wooden basin filled with water on the wooden rack, and wrung the towel to his mother. Cai Yan inserted it and shook it, and smiled and took it in his hand: "Zheng'er is getting more and more sensible. Tell me, what are you going to make today?"

"Ah... Mom saw it..." Zheng'er blinked and looked at the woman brushing her face, her eyes turned, "Dad said that it's the New Year, people should be happy... Zheng'er wants to be happy... Then... can't... not to study morning class... Zheng'er wants to go and play with his brother..."

"Hold your dad in front of everything."

"Oh, but I really want to go out and have fun!"

"Since... Zheng'er has made up his own ideas, then go, but he has to make up for his homework in the evening. Your father said that Zheng'er has to learn to understand the truth, argue right and wrong, and the most important thing is that Zheng'er has to learn to write his own name." Cai Yan stretched out a finger and pointed his son's forehead, "Do you understand?"

"Yeah! I know."

The little boy nodded seriously, and the eyebrows were somewhat similar to Gongsun Zhi. After getting his mother's consent, he turned around and walked out of the room. Seriousness gradually changed. The moment he turned around the door and left his mother's sight, he turned into joy and spread his feet and ran quickly under the eaves.

There are only two children in the mansion. Although there are some differences in age and different personalities, they can still play together in this innocent age group. Dongfang Yu has always been taciturn, and in the few years after his adoptive father passed away, he became even more so. Most of them read bamboo slips in the room, and sometimes they would say hello to Cai Yan or Gongsun Zhi and give Dongfang Sheng a incense stick. Even though he doesn't like to talk, others know that this child actually understands the truth more than anyone else.

Zheng'er's temperament is more innocent as a child, and occasionally he has a cunning side. However, for Dongfang Yu, who has been playing with since childhood, he often divides his own things to the other party. When someone asked him quips, he replied: "The elder brother's adoptive father has made a lot of contributions to the family, so Zheng'er naturally needs to be grateful."

Gongsun Zhi hugged his son silently and took him to the military camp for the first time. After Cai Yan learned about this, he was extremely happy. Li Ru and others also smiled. Some things need not be explained, and they already understood them in their hearts.

At this moment, the little man who was playing with his mind quickly left the backyard and went to the side yard to look for Dongfang Yu, the sky was already bright. Not far away, fourteen-year-old Dongfang Yu was sitting under a tree with a roll of bamboo slips holding a roll of bamboo slips. He was frowning and thinking about understanding the contents of the book. He was suddenly startled by the figure who rushed over. Then, the two children jumped and played together.

On a quiet morning, the entire city also woke up in the morning light of the New Year. There were rows of houses, the sounds of pedestrians, people and vendors gradually became lively and noisy. From time to time, children could be seen running by in groups of three or five in the streets and alleys, mixing with the noise of everyone, driving away the coldness of the New Year's coldness and making people feel the rich smell of the New Year.

The end of the year has come, and the officials of all sizes in the city have also dispelled the seriousness of the past and took advantage of the solar terms to visit the families with gifts. Many of them are newly promoted, all of whom have taught in the Xianbei and Xiongnu and suffered a lot. Naturally, they cherish the hard-earned errands.

In Gongsun's mansion, the voices gradually became lively. The maids and servants in the mansion got up early and began to arrange the mansion up and down. Inside and out, big red lanterns rose in every corner, festive cuts and paintings were pasted on the doors and windows. All kinds of potted plants originally placed in the middle of the front yard were moved elsewhere, and dozens of large round tables were placed. This was also the reason why Gongsun Zhi was not used to kneeling down, and he wanted to make the military and civilians in the city gather together.

Early in the morning, there were people who were gifted in front of the mansion. Most of them were small officials or merchants at the bottom. They left their lives and went back after hanging up the gift list. This situation continued until dusk in the afternoon. The middle and high-level generals of the army began to come one after another. The man walking in front was big and round, and his waist was full of red and festive clothes. Under his thick beard, he smiled and looked at everyone. Halfway through Li Ke who was helping to arrange the banquet, the other party was stunned.

"Old Pan, it's the New Year, why do you dress like a groom?"

Pan Feng held a jar of wine and pushed it over and patted his chest: "What do you know? This is joy. Blessings come with you. Are you wearing black clothes like you? Isn't it true!"

"Besides seeing that you are almost fleshy, I don't see where you are lucky." Li Ke is now tall, with a bun, a tie wrapped around his forehead, and a short black beard with his chin, which looks wild. He put the jar of wine on the table, "...... I'm going to pull him, and now there are two kids."

After being told during the Chinese New Year, Pan Feng held his breath, and there was a noise from the mansion gate again. He looked back and saw that it was the way to bring his wife into the door. He sat down angrily, "My mother said that blessings will come by themselves, so you can't force it... Lao Qian stole the unlucky woman named Qin and took out a cheap son. I can't do this."

Li Ke glanced at him, and ignored him. He went to greet people in front of him. More and more carriages came from the door. Li Ru also brought a group of officials from the yamen in. He bowed to Li Ke who was greeting people with a smile, and greeted the familiar generals in the army who were sitting in the courtyard. He found a few tables to sit down with the civil servants around him. He quietly surrounded the big round table, whispered in a low voice, held a wine cup and pecked at him. When he was excited, he occasionally laughed.

At this time, Gongsun Zhi had not come yet, and the banquet had not yet begun. Dozens of tables were basically filled with people. Those who were familiar with each other and those who were not familiar with each other greeted each other. The generals were more bold. Before the banquet was opened, several jars of wine were empty on the table. Dian Wei directly abandoned the big bowl and held the jar and pulled Pan Feng over: "Come on! Do you dare?"

At the table, a little head turned around, staring at the jar of wine in his father's hand: "Dad, can Man'er take a sip?"

"I won't drink with you!" Pan Feng turned his head and whispered: "...Look at how big you are a liar, you are a liar... You have become a wife for a long time."

"Hey... you didn't ask again, why would I tell you!"

Dian Wei Chao shouted a few words, put down the wine jar and sat down, and pulled his son beside him: "If you don't drink with me, then I will drink with my own son."

...

In the courtyard, at the noisy New Year banquet, Gongsun Zhi walked past the eaves in his costume. Someone said loudly. Everyone present put down the wine bowls in their hands and stood up and arched their hands.

Longting walked through everyone's sight, Gongsun Zhi walked to the big tiger-skin chair under the eaves, sat down with a golden sword, and the white wolf who was following him squatted, and then... yawned and lay down bored. The atmosphere in the entire courtyard was completely different from before.
Chapter completed!