"Son-in-law …"
Her small hand was held tightly by a big hand, Xiao Huan's body trembled, she turned around and looked at him in a daze.
In the past at Willow Leaf Village, when they went up the mountain to pick wild vegetables, hunt rabbits, catch pheasants, when she could not walk down the mountain, son-in-law would carry her on his back, when she fell asleep listening to stories, son-in-law would carry her back to their room to sleep …, son-in-law had not held her hand for a very, very long time.
Li Yi looked at her hand, the originally slender and white fingers, had many scratches, the smooth nails, also had many small nicks from wear and tear.
Li Yi used both hands to hold her hand, softly said, "Why are you so silly …"
Her eyes curved again, two dimples appeared at the corner of her mouth, softly said, "Son-in-law, Xiao Huan is not silly, Xiao Huan is willing."
Li Yi pulled her over, let her sit on his lap, embraced her, softly said, "It is all son-in-law's fault …"
A little panic appeared on Xiao Huan's face, quickly said, "Son-in-law treats Xiao Huan the best …"
Even Li Yi himself felt that he was not a good person, he had neglected her during this period of time, she was still defending him at this time, and even said that she was not silly. Li Yi scratched her nose, said, "Let's go, son-in-law will cook longevity noodles for you."
A bright light suddenly flashed in Xiao Huan's bright big eyes, then her nose turned sour, "Son-in-law still remembers …"
"Let's go …"
Li Yi held her hand, walked towards the small kitchen.
A very, very long time ago, the family of four in Willow Leaf Village, when he was not the County Lieutenant, not the County Marquis, not the Golden Ziguang Lu Dafu, and not the Gyeong Of Silla, the things he had to do every day, was nothing more than teaching, cooking, teasing the little servant girls …
At that time he was not that familiar with Ruyi, nor was he that familiar with Ruyi, the only person he could talk to every day, was Xiao Huan.
She would be with the group of naughty children and listen to his story of the three dozen White Bone Spirits. After school, she would help him wash and cut vegetables. Even if she could not do anything, she would wander around and listen to his stories of strange things …
The cooking method of longevity noodles was very simple. There were noodles, vegetables, and eggs. What Xiao Huan could do was to light the fire. Her favorite thing to do was to light the fire.
She sat by the stove and poked her head out to take a look. She said, "Young master, one egg is enough. I can't eat two …"
"There's no reason to put only one egg in the longevity noodles. You have to put two, not one more, not one less …" Li Yi didn't look back and continued to work.
A look of interest appeared on the maid's pretty face as she asked, "Son-in-law, why is that?"
Li Yi explained, "There's a reason for this. Two eggs means good things come in pairs …"
A look of worship appeared in the maidservant's eyes again. "Son-in-law really knows a lot …"
Xiao Huan's daily worship of him should have started from the time in Willow Leaf Village. The strange things she heard from him every day had slowly accumulated …
Time seemed to have turned back to six or seven years ago. That was a kitchen that was even smaller and more dilapidated than this one. When Li Yi recalled it now, the hesitation and confusion he felt when he first came to this world was probably in that small place. In the chatter and surprise of the maidservant, it slowly disappeared …
Today's moonlight was still considered bright. There were many lanterns hanging in the courtyard so it didn't seem very dark.
Li Yi and Xiao Huan sat in the courtyard. In front of her, there was a small bowl of longevity noodles that was still steaming.
Xiao Huan picked up the chopsticks, thought for a moment and put them down. She quickly ran into the kitchen and brought another bowl.
Seeing that she was about to divide the noodles in the bowl, Li Yi hurriedly stopped her. "Longevity noodles cannot be divided. If it is divided, it won't have longevity."
Xiao Huan shook her head and said, "There's no meaning in Xiao Huan having longevity alone. Xiao Huan wants to have longevity together with Son-in-law …"
On certain matters, if Xiao Huan was stubborn, even Li Yi couldn't persuade her.
He no longer insisted. Xiao Huan divided half of the noodles and gave him a poached egg.
A bowl of noodles was not much to begin with. To Li Yi, it was only a matter of two or three mouthfuls. But she ate very slowly. Every mouthful was chewed carefully.
A smile appeared on Li Yi's face. He asked, "How's the taste?"
She nodded and said, "As long as it's Son-in-law's cooking, it's delicious."
Only Xiao Huan thought so. What kind of flower could he cook with a bowl of ordinary longevity noodles? Perhaps it was even slightly inferior to the current Ruyi.
Pa!
Li Yi watched her eating the noodles. In the dark night, a streak of fire suddenly streaked across the night sky and then exploded. Fireworks and silver flowers turned into the stars in the sky.
Xiao Huan was startled. She put down the bowl and turned her head. After a moment of daze, she pointed to the distant sky and said happily, "Son-in-law, Son-in-law, look, someone is setting off fireworks!"
Xiao Huan was very happy. Ruyi was in the mountains. Because of fear of mountain fires, fireworks were forbidden even during the New Year. This was the first time she saw fireworks here.
Following the first explosion, streaks of fire shot into the sky and lit up the entire Ruyi as if it was daytime.
Setting off fireworks in the mountains had a certain safety hazard. For this fireworks display, Li Yi specially cleared a square.
In these few years, the Jing Kingdom's research on gunpowder had made great progress. Fireworks and firecrackers were also used in many different ways.
From Li Yi's point of view, as the flames flickered, the little servant girl was in the depths of the smoke. The flickering smoke made her pretty face look even more delicate and beautiful.
This was the first time fireworks were set off on a large scale in Ruyi City. Countless people walked out of their homes and went to their courtyards and streets to look at the night sky in the distance. After a brief daze, they began to cheer and shout …
The entire Ruyi city was in an uproar at this moment.
The fireworks lasted for a full quarter of an hour before gradually dying out. In the night sky, only the four words "Happiness, longevity, health and peace" were left, lingering for a long time.
Xiao Huan looked at the four words. After a long time, she came back to her senses. Looking at Li Yi, her eyes were moist and her lips parted. "Son-in-law …"
Li Yi walked over and helped her wipe the tears off her face. He smiled and said, "Don't cry, everyone is waiting for you …"
"Everyone …"
Ruyi and Ruyi walked in from outside the courtyard. Ruyi hugged her and patted her head. "Our Xiao Huan has grown up …"
Miss.Liu gave her a sword. It was custom-made for her and had her name on it.
Everyone in the Li family practiced martial arts. Xiao Huan was no exception. With so many experts teaching her, she might look weak, but she could beat Li Xuan's lousy martial arts.
Xiao Cui and Xiao Zhu also sent gifts. The three of them were as close as sisters. Naturally, they couldn't be left out.
Even Li Duan had a gift. It was a small person that he had carved with a knife. Although it couldn't be seen that it was a small person, it was still a token of his heart …
The people in and out of Ruyi City might not know who's birthday was on the 21st of March, but they would always remember this day.
Because every year on the 21st of March, there would be a grand fireworks display in Ruyi City. Imperceptibly, it had become a tradition in Ruyi City.
That night, they played very late in the room. When Xiao Zhu and Xiao Cui left, Xiao Huan had already fallen asleep on the table.
Li Yi walked into the room and gently carried her. When he walked to the bedside, before he put her down, he saw the little servant girl's eyelashes tremble slightly.
Li Yi didn't put her down. He sat on the bedside with her in his arms.
He lowered his head to look at her. After a long time, he moved closer to her ear and whispered, "If you don't wake up, I'm going to leave …"
Xiao Huan's eyes opened immediately. Her face was red. She whispered, "Son-in-law …"
Li Yi hugged her tightly. Xiao Huan said in an even lower voice, "Son-in-law, can you stay a little longer …"
Li Yi kissed her forehead gently. He whispered, "I won't leave today …"
He felt the body in his arms tremble.
Xiao Huan raised her head to look at him, her eyes quickly filled with tears.
She hugged Li Yi tightly and leaned her head on his shoulder. She sobbed, "Son-in-law, Xiao Huan … Xiao Huan has waited for you for a long time …"
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