Feng Qing Shaoyi

Chapter 233 Blessings in the Winter Moon
In the academy, Qi Qi had just finished school, and when he was about to run away with his book bag on his back to avoid being caught and detained by old man Dou, he heard Zhou Xi's voice not far behind him.

"Hey, Qi Qi, don't rush away, I have something for you."

"Ah, something? What is it?" Qi Qi put down his bookbag and asked back.

"Ahem." The weak-looking young man seemed a little shy, blushed and raised his fist to his lips to clear his throat to cover up his embarrassment, "It's nothing, I just carved a small wood carving when I was bored, thinking about putting it at home It also takes up space, so why not give it to you and let you take it back."

As he said that, Zhou Xi stepped forward, put a small and exquisite wood carving into Qi Qi's hand, and then quickly stepped back a few steps unnaturally.

When Qi Qi was curiously observing the gadgets in his hand, he saw the rest of the teenagers also stepped forward one after another, blushing and stuffing the things in their hands into Qi Qi's arms involuntarily.After a while, Qi Qi was holding a bosom full of small toys.

Seeing this, Qi Qi couldn't help but was moved to tears, "Everyone, I didn't expect that you would give me a gift after we have been classmates for so many years. This is the first time you have given me a gift. Don't worry, I will always remember this A camaraderie."

Unexpectedly, when the young people heard the words, they looked at Qi Qi with very strange eyes, and there was a hint of disgust in them.

"...No, Qi Qi, these are not for you, but for Miss Qi." Zhou Xi said.

Qi Qi: "..."

"Qi Qi, what are you thinking about? You are the one who makes trouble the most. Every time you fail to finish your homework, Mr. Dou stays and scolds us together. You usually hurt us badly enough? You still thought that we would give you a gift, and it would be good if we didn’t kick you out, but what you think is beautiful.” Standing at the front, Wei Lin stuffed the gift into Qi Qi’s arms, and said in a disgusted tone.

"...Really? Then I should really thank you, thank you for not kicking me out." Qi Qi looked at the small gifts in his arms and said depressedly, "But why do you want to give my little sister a gift? And you Everyone gave it." Usually, I have never seen them give him gifts so actively.

"Qi Qi, don't lie to us." Wei Lin took the words, "Actually, this time I was able to bring the authentic paintings of Liu Qing to the academy. A girl went to Wenmoxuan to buy paintings in the middle of the night, and the boss of Wenmoxuan offered to give them away without asking for a penny. They all said that the girl was wearing an indigo blue dress and looked very beautiful. This should not be Qi Miss? Miss Qi asked for a painting for us, of course we have to give Miss Qi some small gifts with gratitude."

As Wei Lin spoke, all the teenagers behind him also nodded in agreement.

"And... there is also the last article, which should have been written by Miss Qi." Zhou Xi said, "Mr. Dou said that although the handwriting of this article is handsome and vigorous, it looks like a man's handwriting. But if you look carefully, you will find that the handwriting is soft and elegant. To be precise, this is a girl's handwriting. So, the last article actually came from a woman. Mr. Dou has taught many students , I have seen all kinds of handwriting, and it is absolutely impossible to admit it wrong."

"My little sister did help me write my homework last time, but how can you be so sure that the article must be written by my little sister?" Qi Qi asked suspiciously.

Hearing this, Zhou Xi couldn't help but blushed and bowed his head, explaining: "Because Miss Qi is so good at getting paintings from Boss Wen Moxuan, she must be Miss Qi."

"Awesome?" Qi Qi became even more puzzled, "You've only met my little sister twice, how do you know that my little sister is very powerful?"

"Because Ms. Qi is so beautiful, you can tell she is very powerful at a glance." Zhou Xi raised his head blushing, and his tone was very excited, "And Mr. Dou said that the article was meticulous, pointed out the current malpractice, and had unique insights. Today's champion Lang's level is no more than this. If it was written by a courtier who has been in the officialdom for a long time, we would all believe it. If Miss Qi was not a woman, we would have thought that the article was written by a court minister. .”

Hearing these words, Qi Qi was a little stunned.Hearing what they said, it seems that the little girl is quite powerful.But thinking about it carefully, the younger sister is a courtier who has made a lot of achievements in the court, so it seems natural that she is so powerful.

"And I've already copied Miss Qi's articles and recited them by heart." Zhou Xi continued.

"recite?"

"Yes, Mr. Dou asked us to copy it down and recite it, and tomorrow we will do it silently in class."

"Still reciting dictation? How come I don't know about this?" Qi Qi exclaimed.

Wei Lin on the side replied: "Because when Mr. Dou was talking about this matter, you were sleeping on your stomach. At that time, Mr. Dou called you a few times, but you didn't move at all. In the end, Mr. Dou didn't bother to talk to you. gone."

Wei Lin said it lightly, but Qi Qi seemed to be hit by a thunderbolt, screamed "Mother.", and ran home with a small gift in his arms.

In Qi's residence, Qi Ze was standing in the yard practicing sword.

The woman made a defensive posture, her eyes were focused and awe-inspiring, as if there was an enemy waiting to attack.With his left hand, he pulled out the golden dagger at his waist and stood it in front of his chest, then quickly put it back into the small scabbard at his waist with his wrist flexibly, and the murderous intent in his eyes also disappeared.Afterwards, he drew out the dagger to be on guard, and then put it back in place again, with skillful and sharp movements.

Seeing Qi Ze keep repeating the sword drawing action, Wu Weiwei rested his chin in boredom, and said, "Why is my little girl practicing these two actions all the time? And she still uses her left hand? Don't many people attack enemies with their right hand?" ?”

Qi Ze retracted the dagger at his waist, stood up straight, and replied: "Because my left hand was injured once, although it was treated in time, there was no root cause of the disease, but I always feel that it is not as flexible as before. If someone uses this to attack me , I can react in time to resist."

"Oh, so that's the case, my little sister's left hand was injured before. But my little sister's martial arts are so powerful, who can make my little sister hurt?" Wu Weiwei continued to ask.

"Hmm..." Just as Qi Ze was thinking about how to answer, he saw Qi Qi running over in a hurry in the distance.When passing by Qi Ze, he took off his book bag and threw it into Qi Ze's arms.

"Little sister, this is a gift from Zhou Xi and the others. I'm going to endorse it now, so I won't tell you about it."

After speaking, Qi Qi ran into the study, closed the door with a bang, and was never seen again.

Qi Ze looked at the book bag in his arms in confusion, what gift?
"It's really rare for the third brother to memorize the book as soon as he gets home." He Jieying looked at the tightly closed study door and sighed.

Wu Weiwei told the truth straight away, "It is estimated that there is some task that has not been completed. If you don't do it today, you will only be punished when you go to the academy tomorrow."

Thinking of Qi Qi's usual lazy manner, He Jieying shook her head and said with a smile: "You are right, I guess this is the case."

"Whoa-"

While the two were chatting, they heard the sound of fragments falling to the ground behind them.

The bulging bag was full of small toys, because Qi Ze didn't hold them properly for a while, some of the openings were squeezed to the ground and scattered all over the floor.

Regarding these novel gadgets from his youth, Qi Ze had nothing to say for a while.

"Oh, I didn't expect the students in the academy to be so cute, and they gave this girl a gift." Wu Weiwei picked up a slingshot, closed one eye, and gestured with her fingers in a gesture of pulling back.

He Jieying looked at the small wood carving in his hand, and said: "This wood carving is quite exquisite, and it looks like a lot of effort has been spent on it. Just giving this to a girl is a bit unbelievable."

"Oh, there's no way, who made our little girl so popular. We just met each other, and the students are scrambling to give gifts." Wu Weiwei joked, and looked at Qi Ze with teasing eyes .

He Jieying couldn't help sighing, "That's right, it's normal for the young girl to be liked by those students because of her outstanding looks."

After looking at the bag full of gadgets for a while, Qi Ze said, "I'll give these to you, I don't need these."

"Alright, I'll give these to the housekeeper's youngest son to play with." Wu Weiwei took the book bag and said.

Qi Ze nodded, then turned around and prepared to leave.As soon as he took a step, he heard Wu Weiwei behind him say: "By the way, little girl, Dongyue is here, have you thought about what gift you want to prepare?"

"Dongyue's blessing gift?" Qi Ze stopped, turned around and looked at the two of them and asked in a daze.

The leaves around the yard had already withered, yellowed and withered, scattered all over the ground. The bleak and cold wind that belongs to winter was blowing on people's bodies, making people feel chills in their bodies, so they put on thick new winter clothes.

Feeling the coolness of his fingertips, Qi Ze realized that winter in Beishuo was coming.I had been reading in a warm study room before, but I didn't notice it.

I don't know when, the winter moon of the year is coming, isn't it?It turned out that she had been in Beishuo for some time.Recalling the battle in Nanchu, it seemed as if it happened just yesterday, and I couldn't be calm for a long time.

"Well, it will be the winter month tomorrow. According to our Beishuo custom, each of us should prepare a gift for others, offering the warmest wishes in this winter, wishing people can survive this severe winter, Instead of being troubled by illness." Wu Weiwei explained as she handed the bookbag to the maid who was bending over to pick up small toys behind her.

"Do you want to give it to someone else?"

"Yes, this person can be anyone. It can be a relative, a close friend, or a stranger. As long as it is sent out sincerely, it is a blessing to others, a The warmest blessings from winter." He Jieying added with a smile.

"The warmest blessing?" Qi Ze couldn't help saying.

"Is my little girl not ready yet? Just in time, Jieying and I plan to embroider purses together, the three of us together." Wu invited with a slight smile.

He Jieying next to her also nodded with a smile on her face.

Originally, Qi Ze planned to refuse. This custom is a traditional folk custom among common people, so it doesn't matter if she participates or not.

But as soon as the words of refusal reached his lips, he swallowed them again, and finally raised his head and responded, "Okay."

He Jieying, Wu Weiwei and the two smiled when they heard the words, "Then let's go."

The three of them walked into the warm pavilion. On the table in the center of the room, needlework, various silk and satin fabrics, as well as fringed wreaths and agate jade were already prepared for decoration.

"Sit down, little girl." After He Jieying and Wu Weiwei took their seats, He Jieying looked at Qi Ze not far away and said.

Qi Ze walked forward and sat down according to his words.

Looking at the many materials used to embroider purses on the table, Qi Ze was at a loss for what to do.It's okay to ask her to review official documents and use her internal strength to show off her fists, but she really doesn't know how to embroider purses.

Seeing that Qi Ze just watched without doing anything, He Jieying smiled and said, "Little sister is not very good at embroidering purses, is she?"

"En." Qi Ze nodded.

He Jieying smiled slightly and comforted: "It's okay, embroidering purses is very simple. Why don't I teach my little sister, she is so smart, she will learn it soon."

Then, He Jieying explained to Qi Ze how to embroider a purse in a very detailed and patient manner, and demonstrated step by step.

After Qi Ze looked at it, he nodded, thinking that it looked quite simple, and He Jieying really didn't lie to her.

But according to the steps mentioned there, when I went through it step by step, I found that it was not the case at all.

The tiny embroidery needle was pinched in her hand, and it felt like she would break if she put a little force on her fingers.But it was this fragile and easy-to-break embroidery needle that stumped Qi Ze, watching He Jieying go through it one by one, and it was done in a short while.

How come it is in her hands, I always feel that this little thing can't be controlled, the embroidered feet are crooked, loose and irregular.After pinching for a long time, I still feel sore finger joints, which is not as easy as she is holding the sword.

Finally, after several twists and turns, the purse was finally embroidered.

Looking at the twisted and weird purse lying quietly in the palm of his hand, with uneven stitches and messy threads everywhere, Qi Ze's face was covered with black lines, and he couldn't bear to look directly at it.

This is too ugly!

Wu Weiwei looked at the purse in Qi Ze's hand for a while, then comforted with a forced smile: "It's okay, little girl, this is the first time I embroidered a purse. This is much uglier, the little girl should practice a few more times. Haha."

Oh, my little sister's embroidery is really ugly, and it's the first time I've seen someone embroider so ugly.At first, she thought that her embroidery was ugly enough, but who knew that someone could embroider uglier than her.

He Jieying also had a stiff yet polite smile on her face, she didn't say a word, it seemed that she didn't expect Qi Ze to be able to embroider like this, it was the first time she saw such an ugly purse.

Qi Ze also knew how he embroidered. After looking at the purse for a long while, he threw it on the table.

Forget it, give up, this embroidered purse is really embarrassing for her.

"How about this, I'll embroider one for my little sister, so that my little sister won't have to worry about it." He Jieying said softly.

After waiting for an hour, Qi Ze returned to his room, staring at the embroidered purse in his hand, a little dazed.

Perhaps seeing Qi Ze wearing an indigo dress all day, He Jieying mistakenly thought that Qi Ze liked blue, and the embroidered purse was also indigo.

He Jieying is really ingenious. The embroidered purse has fine stitches, fine craftsmanship, and beautiful patterns. It really looks good on the body, and it just serves as an embellishment.

Qi Ze sat in front of the window, touched the purse in his hand, feeling suddenly a little depressed.

Although the embroidery is also very beautiful, but...

At this time, a few rays of warm sunlight came in from outside the window, which just fell on the indigo purse.In an instant, a large area was lit up in the window.This warm temperature gave the cold fingertips a hint of warmth, and at the same time, the woman's heart also opened.

So warm!Just like that familiar embrace temperature.

The woman couldn't help raising her head, looking at the sun in the sky.The golden round sun exudes a faint dazzling light, which is reflected on the woman's black jade-like eyes, making it difficult for people to see the meaning contained in it.

That night, Qi Ze went to find He Jieying.

"Well, sister-in-law, can you teach me again?" The woman in the indigo dress lowered her head slightly, her eyes looked at the ground unnaturally, and her usually cool voice carried a trace of tenderness that belonged to her alone. "I want to embroider one myself."

Soon, the winter moon in Beishuo came quietly.Perhaps it was to tell people that winter has come, but in Beishuo, it snowed heavily.The north wind howled, bringing flying snow towards the neck of the person.In just one night, a thick layer of snow accumulated on the ground.

But the winter in Beishuo is actually much colder than the winter in Southern Chu. People put on thick winter clothes, and they got up early in the morning to sweep the snow in front of their doors.

In the Qi residence, everyone also prepared their blessing gifts.

The old couple Qi Dai and Mrs. Qi exchanged gifts, their faces full of sweet feelings from their youth.Qi Ji and He Jieying also presented their gifts to each other. Qi Ji's expression was not much different from usual, but he looked at the opposite woman with an affectionate smile in his eyes.But He Jieying blushed completely because of this deep staring, and lowered her eyes slightly, not daring to look at him.

The most lively couple was Qi Che and Wu Weiwei, when Wu Weiwei handed Qi Che the purse she had embroidered, Qi Che just glanced at it and said, "I don't want it, your embroidery is too ugly. "

After Wu Weiwei looked at Qi Che with a smile on his face for a moment, he punched Qi Che directly.

Qi Che covered his injured cheek, his breath was slightly unsteady, and he said obediently: "...I want it."

And Qi Ze was sitting by the window in Beishuo's Chenyue Building at this time, next to a warm stove, on which was burning hot water that was about to boil.

The scorching white mist rises slowly from the spout, and the sound of the stove burning in my ears adds warmth to this winter for no reason.

"Let me just say, it's finally snowing, but we can only stay at home, and it's a waste of this beautiful scenery. If you want to enjoy the snow, of course you have to come to Chenyue Tower." Qi Qi, who was sitting opposite, was in a happy mood Turning over the venison on the hot stove, he sighed: "Sitting by the hot stove, enjoying the snow scenery, drinking hot wine, and roasting venison, these are the four great pleasures in life." The boy said, "Are you right? Zhou Xi."

The frail young man ignored the other people's questions, but kept blushing looking at the woman in indigo who was enjoying the beautiful scenery outside the window.

"Miss Qi." Zhou Xi finally plucked up the courage, "That... the wood carving I gave you, do you like it?"

Qi Ze turned his head and looked at the frail young man, feeling puzzled in his heart.

What woodcarving?Why doesn't she know?Anyone else give her a woodcarving?
As the anticipation in the young man's eyes became more and more obvious, Qi Ze couldn't say no, so he could only nod his head slightly.

And Zhou Xi also showed a bright smile because of this nod.

While Qi Ze was drinking hot tea and chatting in every possible way, he heard the frail young man say something. The other party seemed to be deliberating for a long time, with a hesitant tone.

"That...Miss Qi, did you give away your gift of blessing? If not, can you give it to me?" The boy's face became more and more red, "I..."

At this time, Qi Ze couldn't help but tightly grasp the gift in his hand.Even after being taught by He Jieying again, Qi Ze's embroidery is a little better, at least there are not so many messy and disorderly threads, and there is a shape with smoother lines.

But...it's still ugly, it's incomparable to what He Jieying embroidered.

And Qi Ze didn't know why, he didn't want to give the gift away.Although this is just a traditional folk custom, it doesn't matter if you give it away, but... still don't want to give it away.

Just when Qi Ze was thinking about how to refuse without hurting the other party's heart, he saw Qi Qi swallow the venison in his mouth, then took out a book from the backpack behind him, and then stuffed it into Zhou Qi's mouth. Xi's hands.

"Here, Zhou Xi, my gift of blessing. You gave me this book last year, and I haven't read it. I'll give it back to you this year."

Zhou Xi was also stunned for a moment, "Qi Qi, you'd better give this gift of blessing to others. There are so many people in your family, you can give it to your family." Then, he stuffed the book back into Qi Qi hand.

"No, they were all given gifts, but I didn't. Anyway, the two of us gave gifts to each other in Dongyue before, and this year is not too bad. Give it to you." Qi pushed the book to Zhou Xiqi hand, said.

Alas, in fact, he didn't want to give it to Zhou Xi either.But it is really helpless, the people in the family are already married, and they are all in a couple, so it will be enough to give each other gifts at that time, and he will be alone.

In the previous Dongyue, he had sent Wei Lin and the others, but unfortunately they were so disgusted that they didn't want to give it.In the end, I had no choice but to give it to Zhou Xi.Fortunately, Zhou Xi had a good personality, and he didn't refuse when it was offered to him.

Zhou Xi stood up and wanted to push the book back again, and gritted his teeth forcefully, and said, "Qi Qi, you should give this year's gift to someone else. Before, you ran away as soon as you stuffed it into my hand. I don't even have time to call you back, so please forgive me this year."

"But I gave it to Wei Lin, they don't want it, only you want it. Anyway, I have given it to Wei Lin for so many years, and this year is really not bad. Zhou Xi, you want it." Qi Qi also stood up, Push the book out.The two gritted their teeth like this, pushed their arms hard, and kept pushing back and forth, refusing to give in to each other.

Qi Ze: "..."

(End of this chapter)