After finishing lunch with the Tian family, they left. Lin Siyao carried a jar of sorghum wine in his hand and walked with Su Shuiche on the village road. They leisurely basked in the warm sun as they walked back home, taking it as a walk to aid digestion.
The thin ice and snow in the middle of the village road had completely melted.
Looking around, the fields, roofs, and fences of every household were still covered with solid white snow. Under the warm sun, they sparkled with a sparkling light, looking very charming.
On such a quiet winter afternoon, where there was almost no wind, living comfortably was a luxury.
"Days like this are very happy, aren't they?" Su Shuiche smiled gently and affirmed.
"En."
Lin Siyao smiled as he gazed at her face, which looked even more beautiful and charming in the gorgeous and crystal-clear snow, and nodded in response.
Su Shuiche also looked back with a smile.
She suddenly wanted to thank Second Mother and Shui Yan for letting her come here and meet this man in front of her who looked cold and unfathomable and taciturn, but was actually as warm as fire, gentle and considerate.
It also made it so that the rest of her life would not be as peaceful and quiet as when she was in the Su family's mansion, but her heart was suppressed and lonely …
… …
On New Year's Eve, the firecrackers in Blossom Town finally arrived as promised.
Early in the morning, after the two of them finished eating steaming hot corn porridge and steamed rice buns, Su Shuiche was chased out of the kitchen as usual. She could only return to the bedroom, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, to make the bed and tidy up the clothes.
After Lin Siyao finished all the kitchen work, he fetched a basin of clean water, found a clean cotton towel, and left the kitchen.
First, he cleaned all the windows, then the doors of the east and west rooms, then the central room and the north and south doors of the kitchen, and finally the large double door of the courtyard. In short, Lin Siyao thoroughly wiped all the doors and windows of the house until there was not a trace of dust. Only then did he paste the couplets and the big "Fu" character that Su Shuiche had written yesterday afternoon on all the doors and windows.
Other than the door of the courtyard and the central room's north and south doors, which were respectively pasted with couplets that described the abundance of spring, getting rid of the old and welcoming the new, the rest of the doors and windows were all pasted with the big "Fu" character written on diamond-shaped red paper. They were all pasted upside down, meaning "Fu has arrived."
Xiaochun walked around Lin Siyao, who was concentrating on his work, a few times. Finally, with the big "Fu" character in his mouth, he swaggered back to his and Xiao Xue's house — the wooden house door. He whimpered a few times at Xiao Xue, who was lying at the wooden house door, basking in the sun with her eyes closed, as if to say, "Such a fun thing, let's play with it too …"
Of course, the response was a disdainful snort of disdain.
Seeing this, Su Shuiche laughed and took the "Fu" character from Xiaochun's mouth. She dipped it in glutinous rice paste and stuck it right above the wooden house door.
She patted Xiaochun's head and teased, "How is it?
Does it feel like a home now? "
"Woo woo woo …" Xiaochun shook its head and replied in wolf language. Then, it laid back down beside Xiao Xue and squinted its eyes to bask in the warm sunlight.
It really knew how to enjoy life more and more!
Seeing this, Su Shuiche couldn't help but smile. She praised Xiaochun and Xiao Xue in her heart, "Xiaochun and Xiao Xue are becoming more and more human."
She could even feel that they could understand human language.
Sometimes, they would even talk back. It was just that she couldn't understand their wolf language.
Thinking about it, wolves were even smarter than humans.
Su Shuiche laughed and shook her head. She poured a big bowl of water for Xiaochun and Xiao Xue, who were still enjoying the warm sunlight, and then walked into the living room.
Noon was approaching, and the sun was about to rise to the middle of the sky. Su Shuiyao decided to take advantage of the sunny weather to take out the mattress and quilt to dry and dry. Not only could it remove the mold, but it could also help her sleep at night to be drier and warmer.
After Lin Siyao finished pasting the Spring Festival couplets and the "Fu" character, he went into the kitchen with satisfaction and began to prepare lunch.
Since they were going to welcome the Kitchen God at the end of the day and worship the ancestors, they could start the New Year's Eve dinner at around five in the afternoon. Therefore, Lin Siyao thought that it would be better to prepare something simple for lunch.
Otherwise, the sumptuous and exquisite dishes that had already been prepared would go to waste.
"Shuiche, do you want to cook some noodles for lunch?"
After thinking about it, Lin Siyao came to the small sunning ground by the riverbank in the South Courtyard and suggested to Su Shuiche who was dusting the quilt.
"Okay.
I want to eat some slices of Sichuan. "Su Shuiche requested with a smile.
Lin Siyao's slices of Sichuan were comparable to the Su Family's master's cooking skills.
She would never get tired of eating it.
Lin Siyao laughed and nodded.
It was just noodles. No matter how delicious it was, it couldn't be a delicacy.
But her extremely satisfied and happy expression made him deeply doubt his ability to make slices of Sichuan. Did it really improve at a rapid pace?
This slices of Sichuan was something he secretly learned from the Lady Boss when he was working in the teahouse.
At first, his intention was very simple: to feed himself.
But later, he was accepted as a disciple by the old Pavilion Master, and then sent to the mountains to study. After he finished his studies, he returned and gradually became the top assassin in the Fengyao Pavilion, Si Ling … Sometimes, he was so busy that he almost had to squeeze out time to sleep.
Therefore, he gradually lost the leisure and leisure to cook for himself.
Now, he could slowly knead the dough, cut the delicate noodles, and then cut the clean winter pickles, shredded meat, wild winter bamboo shoots, shredded carrots … Everything that could be used as seasoning was cut into shreds by him one by one …
To think that he, the God of Death who was valued by time, was now willing to spend such a leisurely and casual speed in the small kitchen, just to cook a bowl of slices of Sichuan that his beloved woman wanted to eat.
If his former teammates knew about this, they might laugh their heads off.
However, this was something that he was willing to do right now.
…
After lunch, they rested for a while, nestled on the kang and drank a pot of fragrant black buckwheat tea. It wasn't until the end of the afternoon that they got up to prepare the bath for New Year's Eve.
Lin Siyao went to the kitchen to boil water and prepare grapefruit leaves.
Su Shuiche went to the bedroom to prepare a full change of clothes for the two of them.
Now, the warmest place indoors was the central room, because the kang was burning all day.
Therefore, Lin Siyao locked the south door of the central room, so that Xiaochun and Xiao Xue, who were lying under the south eaves of the central room, wouldn't come in and cause trouble. This was so that Su Shuiche could relax in the central room and bathe to her heart's content.
As for himself, he stood guard at the north door of the central room, listening to the sounds inside, in case something happened.
He waited until Su Shuiche finished bathing before he cleaned up the central room.
He didn't fear the cold at all and took a bath in the kitchen to clean himself.
The two of them finished bathing and changed into new clothes, feeling refreshed.
Su Shuiche was wearing a cherry red two-piece corset dress embroidered with plum blossoms. It was a perfect match for the cherry red cotton robe.
On the other hand, Lin Siyao was wearing a smoky green robe with a corset waist. His wide belt was embroidered with a few bamboo leaves outlined by silver threads, which complemented the green bamboos at the hem of his robe.
Coupled with his long hair that was tied up high, it accentuated his refined and noble characteristics.
As for his black cotton robe, it was unknown whether he was reluctant to wear it, or he really didn't fear the cold.
In short, most of the time, he didn't wear it.
It was because the cold wind was bone-piercing and the north wind was howling, and he had to go out in this kind of situation. Under Su Shuiche's repeated reminders, he wore this extremely warm and slim-fitting winter robe.
It wasn't until the two of them changed into new clothes that they began to prepare the sacrificial items.
First, they welcomed the Kitchen God back to the human world.
The welcoming ceremony and the sending ceremony were actually very similar. It was still a pair of candles, three incense sticks, a cup of tea, a cup of wine, a cup of sugar, a cup of water, two plates of fruits, four plates of snacks, six meat dishes, nine vegetarian dishes, and a big bowl of rice … In short, they had to offer all the good things they had at home on a few tables for the Kitchen God to enjoy.
The reason why they sent the Kitchen God and offered so many delicacies and fine wines was to seal the mouth of the legendary gluttonous Kitchen God.
They hoped that the Kitchen God would put in some good words for their family in front of the Jade Emperor when he went to the Heavenly Court to report on his work in the human world. They didn't dare to think too much, but at least he wouldn't say anything bad. They hoped that the next year would be a good one.
The New Year's welcoming of the Kitchen God and offering the same amount of delicacies and fine wines was nothing more than to thank him or to shame him.
If he had said something good, he would have received all the rewards and gratitude from his family.
If he didn't say anything good, it was to shame him so that he wouldn't do it again next year.
After welcoming the Kitchen God, it was time to worship the ancestors.
Su Shuiche and Lin Siyao respectfully bowed to the ancestors and prayed in their hearts, "Ancestors above, bless each other's health and safety."
However, in reality, the two of them were kneeling to the illusory ancestors that even they couldn't understand.
They even secretly thought that there must be such a matter since the other party was so serious.
After welcoming the Kitchen God and worshipping the ancestors, the remaining six meat dishes and nine vegetarian dishes were the New Year's Eve dinner for the family.
Of course, the cold dishes were stewed in the pot and the dry dishes were moistened.
She also cooked a pot of steaming hot dumplings and glutinous rice balls before bringing them to the table. The two of them sat around the heated kang bed, while the two wolves crouched and lay on their stomachs under the heated kang bed. They were a "family of four", ready to celebrate the New Year together.
The sound of firecrackers outside the house and the cold wind was biting cold.
Inside the house, the sound of laughter was as warm as spring.
The reunion dinner lasted from the afternoon until the end of the evening. Finally, Su Shuiyue, who couldn't stand the effects of the sorghum wine, fell asleep in Lin Siyao's arms. She couldn't wait any longer and fell asleep soundly in Lin Siyao's arms.
It wasn't until the sudden increase in the sound of firecrackers woke her up that she realized that she had actually slept until the beginning of the New Year.
Lin Siyao was smiling as he admired her misty eyes and charming figure when she woke up.
"You're awake?
It's already midnight.
Let's go back to the house and sleep. "A familiar heat flashed through his eyes.
Then he picked her up and kicked open the bedroom door.
"Ah Yao, don't you … still want to light the firecrackers?" Su Shuiche thought of this in a hurry.
"It's already finished." Long before she woke up, he had already lit the firecrackers to welcome the new year.
Otherwise, how could she have woken up?
He chuckled softly in her ear and placed her on the big bed, pressing down on her soft and charming body … …
The flickering candlelight made the long cold night seem extremely hot and short.
The beginning of the New Year was already here … Could spring be far away?
(To be continued.)
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