Zhenguan ten years, spring.

On the eve of the first lunar month, the fourteenth day of the first month.

Liu Laoshi went to the county market and bought a lot of lanterns and came back. Yanagashi also made rice cakes in the stove room. Some families even hung flaming lanterns in front of their doors on the morning of the fourteenth.

The compelling festive atmosphere made Liu Yiyi really feel that the Lantern Festival had arrived.

Liu Xiaohui and Liu Ertiao have all changed into new clothes, and they have been circling around Liu Yiyi from morning to now. Grinding willows, I can take them to the county to watch the lanterns at night.

Shangyuan Eve is the only festival in ancient times that does not stop being satisfied, men, women and children can go out to celebrate, without many avoidances on weekdays. So seeing Liu Xiaohui and them pestering Liu Yiyi, Liu Laoshi and Liu He didn't stop them, just watched with a smile.

Liu Yiyi was so entangled by them that he couldn't do it, so he had to agree. The two little ones raised their hands in celebration with joy.

Seeing this, Lao Liu came out and said to them: "Let's go together as a family tonight to enjoy the lanterns and watch the juggling." Well, one, two can be self-sufficient, Xiaohui needs to stay by your mother's side, and she can't run around. ”

"Daddy!" Liu Xiaohui couldn't help but pursed her lips when she heard this, and said, "I'm going to be with the eldest brother and the second brother, and I'm going to watch the lights with my father and mother, so boring." ”

"Hehe, Dad, just let my little sister follow me, I'll take care of her." Liu Yiyi smiled and Liu Xiaohui hugged her in his arms and pleaded for her. Children are naturally playful, if she is allowed to follow Lao Liu and them to visit the light market, how can she have fun.

Liu Heshi interjected from the stove room: "Since Xiaohui wants to follow her eldest brother, let her go." There is one of them, and there will be no mess in the future. ”

"This," Liu Laoshi secretly blamed Liu He's family in his heart for not knowing what was going on, and the girls from several nearby villages would come out to look at the lights on the night of the Shangyuan Dynasty, which was an opportunity for Liu Yiyi, and maybe he could make a good marriage. If you take Xiaohui with this girl, it's not that you can't do anything?

In the final analysis, Liu Laoshi still did not give up on Liu Yiyi's marriage, and tried every means to create some conditions for Liu Yiyi.

"Dad, let me follow my eldest brother!" Liu Xiaohui flashed her big eyes, looked at Lao Liu pitifully, and said, "Xiaohui will listen to the eldest brother, and will not run around, nor will she ask for things." ”

"You kid..." Lao Liu wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the sound of the door outside.

"Is Master Liu at home? Master Liu!! A young man in a green shirt and a small hat shouted loudly outside the door of Lao Liu's house. Behind him, a richly decorated carriage.

"Little Liu?" Lao Liu looked at the door and found that it was an acquaintance, so he got up and went to open the door for him. When he arrived at the door, he asked, "Little Liu, why did you come to me today?" ”

Xiao Liu said with a smile: "Master Liu, how dare I dare to disturb you easily, it was our master who asked me to come." Tonight is the first night of Shangyuan Night, the county is a lantern and a color is not lively, the lord wants to pick you up to live in the sky, look at the lanterns, and have a lively time. That's why I'm here to pick you up. ”

"Brother Yang?" Lao Liu was surprised in his heart, how could Yang Bofang be so enthusiastic this year. Lao Liu said with a smile: "Thanks to Brother Yang's concern, Little Sixth Brother come in and rest for a while, and let Lao Liu discuss it with my family." ”

"Hey, thank you, Master Liu!" Xiao Liu said thank you sweetly, and followed Liu Laoshi into the courtyard. When he walked up to the three brothers and sisters of Liu Yiyi, he bowed down and saluted: "Xiao Liu has seen two young masters, young lady. ”

Liu Yiyi is better, Liu Ertiao and Liu Xiaohui have never seen someone treat them so politely. Standing there, I didn't know where to put my hands and feet, let alone respond politely.

Liu Yiyi also wondered in his heart, the old Liu family is an ordinary farmer, how can someone still call their brothers and sisters young master, young lady? Liu Yiyi bent down slightly and said, "This little brother is polite, I don't know if you are?" ”

"Oh, this little sixth brother is from your Uncle Yang's mansion." Lao Liu introduced to Liu Yiyi on the side: "I've been here twice before, but you weren't there at that time. ”

"Presumably this is a young master, right?" Xiao Liu saluted Liu Yi again, and said: "My lord specially instructed the little one, this time please ask Young Master Liu not to go to the county seat, he has important things to discuss with you." ”

"Uncle Yang?" Liu Yiyi pondered for a while, what could Yang Bofang have to find him, isn't it to honor the farmers he said last time? Liu Yiyi patted his head, he had been busy in the past few days, but he had forgotten about this stubble. Then he said to Xiaoliu: "There is Brother Lao Xiaoliu who is here to run, tonight's Lantern Festival, our family is about to go to the county seat, and then I will definitely go to the house to visit Uncle Yang and ask his old man for peace." ”

Liu Laoshi said at this time: "There's no need to pay a visit, Xiao Liu came to take us to Yangfu to live." Stay for three or two days, and come back when the lantern festival is over. ”

"Oh?" Liu Yiyi glanced at Xiao Liu, saw him nodding, and said in his heart that this Yang Bofang is quite thoughtful.

Seeing that Liu Yiyi looked at him, Xiao Liu remembered Yang Bofang's previous instructions, and knew that the real masters of the Liu family were the young people in front of him, so he bent over to Liu Yiyi and said, "Young Master, the carriage is waiting outside the door, and when you pack up your things, you can set off at any time." ”

"Hmm." Liu Yiyi nodded and said, "Please wait for a while." ”

Because I didn't have to go for a long time, I didn't need to prepare too many things, mainly some changes of clothes and gifts to bring to Yang Bofang. It took less than a moment for the family to pack up and stop, and ran all the way to the county seat with the carriage that Xiao Liu had.

When I arrived at Yang's Mansion, the sun was still hanging on the top of the West Mountain, and it was still early before it got dark. Yang Bofang personally went out to greet him, walked to the carriage, and greeted warmly: "Brother Liu, sister-in-law Liu, Uncle Fang is polite here." ”

"Brother Yang is polite." "Uncle Yang is polite." Lao Liu and Liu He stepped out of the carriage and returned the salute one after another.

Liu Yiyi also bowed to Yang Bofang and said, "I've seen Uncle Yang!" ”

"Well, good, good!" Yang Bofang nodded and smiled, and happily accepted their salute. Then he said honestly to Liu: "Brother Liu, sister-in-law Liu, it's cold outside, come with me into the house." ”

After entering the Yang Mansion, Yang Bofang personally arranged a place for Lao Liu's family, and then took Liu Yi to the study to talk.

In the study, Liu Yiyi looked up and down the layout inside, simple, elegant, and smelled a strong smell of books. It's a good place to read.

Yang Bofang motioned for Liu Yiyi to sit down, and after the subordinate finished serving tea, he drove the subordinate out of the door. He picked up the tea bowl and took a sip before putting it back on the table. Liu Yiyi saw that he had something to say, but he didn't have words, and for a while, the atmosphere in the study seemed a little dull.

"One," After a while, Yang Bofang picked up the tea bowl again, glanced at Liu Yiyi, and said, "I heard that some time ago, you signed a so-called 'contract' with some untouchables?" ”