Coincidentally!My name is Liu Bian

Chapter 181 Unforgettable New Year’s Night

Looking at the three children secretly, he saw that among the three, the oldest was about 15 years old, the youngest was about four or five years old, and one of them should be eight or nine years old, but he was quite strong. At first glance, Look, he doesn’t even look like an eight-year-old... Ahem!
Touching his nose, Liu Bian couldn't help but look at the eight-year-old child a few more times, feeling infinitely emotional in his heart: I finally see you, my idol!
——That's right: If he admits his mistake correctly, the eight-year-old boy should be Zhuge Liang, and the 15-year-old boy should be Zhuge Jin. As for the youngest child, he should probably be Zhuge Jun.

As for the two beautiful girls standing next to the three Zhuge brothers, Liu Bian ignored it... Even if those two girls should be Zhuge Liang's sister and Zhuge Jin's sister, what does that have to do with Liu Bian?

Liu Bian still thinks Zhuge Liang is the best-looking.

In fact, it is true.

The young baby has thick eyebrows, big eyes, red lips and white teeth. Although he is a boy, he has the delicacy of a girl. He has already begun to show his handsomeness and aura. His dark eyes are full of talent, bright and innocent, and he is particularly energetic.

As he watched, Liu Bian wanted to go forward and talk to him.Fortunately, Zhuge Xuan, as a subordinate of Yuan Shu and one of the accompanying officials participating in the ancestor worship ceremony, said in surprise:

"—cousin!"

Ok?
Liu Bian was taken aback for a moment, and looked at Zhuge Xuan in a daze, but saw Zhuge Xuan staring straight ahead... Involuntarily, Liu Bian followed the trend and saw Zhuge Gui and another brother standing behind the three Zhuge brothers. A low-key woman, maybe she is Zhuge Xuan's wife?

Well, Zhuge Xuan didn’t have any children at that time?

Looking at Zhuge Gui again, he also turned to Zhuge Xuan in surprise, looked at each other from a distance, and cupped his hands towards Zhuge Xuan.

Zhuge Xuan didn't think much about it, and immediately took a step, walked to Zhuge Gui's place, and started chatting with Zhuge Gui.

Seeing this made Liu Bian feel itchy in his heart: Ah!I also want to get to know Zhuge Liang!
Even if Zhuge Liang is still a baby, I will be happy!
After all, influenced by the high evaluation of Zhuge Liang in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Liu Bian took the courage to bid farewell to Cao Cao and others, and agreed to take a walk and play together at night, and then walked over slowly, raising his voice: :

"——May I ask if it's Mr. Zhuge Gui?"

After Zhuge Gui heard this, he temporarily stopped chatting with Zhuge Xuan and turned to him in silence.

He made eye contact with Zhuge Gui at the right time, and showed an expression of surprise that said, "Sure enough, I saw it right." He said happily: "Is it really Mr. Zhuge Gui? - I thought I was dazzled before!"

Zhuge Gui quickly saluted Liu Bian.

The same goes for Zhuge Xuan.

But except for the somewhat sensible eldest son, Zhuge Gui's children were confused and couldn't figure out the situation.

Zhuge Gui bowed to Liu Bian, while glaring at his children, including Zhuge Jin, and whispered: "Why don't you bow and salute? - This man is the governor of Bohai, His Royal Highness the eldest son of the emperor!"

"Prefect of Bohai?" Zhuge Jin gasped and kept a respectful smile, but secretly looked at Liu Bian and sighed silently: Is he the eldest son of the emperor?I never thought I would be lucky enough to meet His Highness...

"Excuse me, everyone." Liu Bian returned the courtesy and bowed slightly to Zhuge Gui and his party. Then he straightened up and hurriedly offered support, "I have long heard that you are coming, Mr. Zhuge Gui, and I wanted to visit you, but... There’s never any time left.”

Zhuge Gui and others stood up again.Zhuge Gui said: "Thank you for remembering, Your Highness! Gui is already very happy that Your Highness can still remember Gui."

Liu Bian smiled and asked, "When did you come, sir? Are you still getting used to it?"

"Adapted, adapted, too adapted." Zhuge Gui hurriedly complimented, "Nanpi County is developing very well! It changes every day, so fast that Gui can't recognize it... This place is not inferior to Luoyang!"

This time, it was Liu Bian's turn to be flattered.Liu Bian quickly waved his hand and said: "Sir, you are the one who is wrong! No matter how much Nanpi City develops, it can't compare with Luoyang? However, I will work hard! I hope Nanpi will be better in the coming year!"

Zhuge Gui smiled slightly and said, "It should be like this."

"Father, the child is hungry." At this time, the youngest child opened his mouth, "The child wants to eat "Guizhi Dumplings"! "

Zhuge Gui looked at his daughter awkwardly and said in a soft tone: "Jun'er, be good, be patient a little longer, and I will take you to eat Guizhi Dumplings right now!" "

"Sir, who is this child...?" Liu Bian asked curiously.

Zhuge Gui looked at Liu Bian, with a hint of restraint, and replied: "My youngest son's name is Jun!" "Jun'er" is a baby name. "

"So it's Jun'er? - Zhuge Jun, right?" Liu Bian said.

Then, Liu Bian knelt down, looked at the little Buding boy with a smile, and said, "Hello, brother Jun'er, how old are you this year?"

Zhuge Jun replied obediently: "Jun'er is five years old!"

Turning his eyes, Liu Bian looked at the other two half-year-old boys and girls, and continued to tease Zhuge Jun, pointing at the eight-year-old boy and the 15-year-old boy, and asked again: "Jun'er, do you know who these two people are? "

Zhuge Jun opened his big eyes, looked at his two brothers, and shook his head.

The 15-year-old boy held his forehead, while the eight-year-old boy tilted his head.

On the side, a lively girl covered her mouth and smiled, and said angrily: "Jun'er, have you forgotten? This is your brother Jin, it's your eldest brother! That's your brother Liang, it's your fourth brother!"

Before Zhuge Jun could react, the girl pointed to her nose and asked, "Do you know who I am?"

Zhuge Jun didn't say a word and was very uncooperative.

"You!" the girl said anxiously, "Jun'er! I am your sister Ru! I am your third sister! This is your sister Ya, the second sister!... How many times have I said this, can you remember Are you done yet?"

Zhuge Jun looked at the girl disinterestedly.

The girl was so angry that she looked at her.

The next moment, the girl rolled up her sleeves and looked like she was lecturing Zhuge Jun, but she was stopped by someone - the girl's second sister advised her in a good-tempered way:

"Ru'er, don't be angry, don't be angry, Jun'er is still young..."

"Humph!" The girl snorted and reluctantly let Zhuge Jun go.

Seeing this scene, Liu Bian smiled.

Not to mention the unexpected glimpse, most of the Zhuge family were smiling, as if they were amused by Zhuge Jun.

The girl laughed for a while, then straightened her face and hummed: "Jun'er, if you don't recognize us, don't even think about eating "Guizhi Dumplings" tonight! "

Zhuge Jun blinked and called in a childish voice: "Sister! Sister! Brother! Brother! Brother..."

At that time, Zhuge Jun could not remember so many names, so he always called them "sister" and "brother".

Unable to hold back, everyone reached out and pinched Zhuge Jun's cheek gently.

——Children’s skin is so tender!

Liu Bian is also a member of the army of people pinching his face, so he sighed.

Are children aged four or five the cutest?Like his half-brother Donghou Liu Xie?If he had grown up under the care of his father and grandmother, he would certainly be more lovable than the eldest son who had been living in a Taoist home since childhood.

Liu Bian: "..."

After coming back to his senses, Liu Bian silently spurned himself: How can you compare Liu Xie's brother to Zhuge Jun?According to the current age, Liu Xie should be the same age as Zhuge Liang?

Zhuge Liang... As the fourth younger brother in the family, will he win the love of the elders?

Thinking about this for no reason, Liu Bian quietly raised his head and glanced at Zhuge Liang.Zhuge Liang was seen standing next to his brother Zhuge Jin, wearing thick new clothes and smiling ordinary. Like his family, he was not conspicuous.

Suddenly, Zhuge Liang seemed to notice his gaze and actually looked at him.

He was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously curved his lips and nodded gently towards Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang's eyes were shining and he narrowed his eyes at him happily.

This is Zhuge Liang's smile with his eyes rolled up.

Inexplicably, he and Zhuge Liang had met each other and had a close relationship?Do they seem to appreciate each other?

But it's a pity: Zhuge Liang was only eight years old at this time. No matter from every aspect, he was Zhuge Liang's elder brother - Zhuge Jin deserves more attention!

Gee.

"Dad, Jun'er is hungry."

Zhuge Jun's request rang in his ears again.

A trace of distress flashed in Zhuge Gui's eyes, he simply picked up Zhuge Jun, and said in a gentle voice: "Jun'er, my father, I will take you home for dinner."

"—Nanpi City will be very lively tonight." Liu Bian interjected, "And there are a lot of delicious and fun things to do. Is Jun'er coming?"

"Yes~" Zhuge Jun responded without thinking.

Zhuge Gui was stunned for a moment and turned to look at Liu Bian.

Liu Bian waved his hand towards Zhuge Gui and wrote: "Mr. Rare, don't you want to relax with your family after a few days of bathing? - See you in the evening? Don't you want to see the "temple fair" in Nanpi?Once a year? "

Zhuge Gui laughed and replied: "Your Highness has invited me, how dare you refuse? - See you tonight?"

Zhuge Gui hugged Zhuge Jun and bent towards Liu Bian.

Liu Bian bowed his hands to everyone.

Afterwards, Zhuge Gui left with his family.

Liu Bian waved to Zhuge and his family, especially Zhuge Liang.

What made him happy was that Zhuge Liang responded and actually waved to him!
...With a happy mood, he turned his head to look at Cao Cao and the others again, only to see that all the officials had dispersed, and the place for worshiping the ancestors had been cleaned up by many servants and restored to its original state.

This place was originally the school ground of Nanpi County Military Camp!
Looking away, Liu Bian said to He Xian and other guards, "Shall we go back to the house too?"

He Xian and other guards escorted Liu Bian back without saying much.

On the way, Liu Bian thought again and again and announced: "He Xian, all of you will go to the temple fair later! You don't have to protect me during the bathing break."

Especially the parents of Cao Ang, Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, Gongsun Yue and Gongsun Fan, who are half-year-old, have come to Nanpi County, and they must have come specifically to visit the temple fair. How could he bear to tire the little guards anymore? Woolen cloth?

"What?" He Xian turned pale with shock, and vetoed, "Your Highness! No! You are His Royal Highness, the eldest son of the emperor! How can there be no one to protect you? — At worst, I will stay and accompany Your Highness!"

After hearing this, the four guards who often accompanied Liu Bian, He Bai, He Mu, He He and He Shui, immediately said dissatisfied: "How can you do it alone? - I want to stay too!"

The four of them spoke in unison.

It made Liu Bian both funny and moved.

"I was negligent." After thinking about it, Liu Bian made a compromise proposal, "Just the five of you stay and take turns protecting me, and the other guards will let you rest for two or three days? Once a year?" It’s a temple fair! Don’t miss it.”

He first waited for the guards to listen before reluctantly agreeing.

Liu Bian took his guards back to his residence, changed out of his court clothes, and put on brand-new regular clothes. He tried his best to resemble an ordinary boy, at least so that no one could tell at a glance that he was a prince or his highness.

Finally, Liu Bian went to the living room to eat a steaming bowl of "Guizhi Dumplings."

At present, "Guizhi Dumplings" has become a unique snack in Nanpi County. It is a delicacy similar to medicinal food. Maybe it can prevent typhoid fever, so it is very popular. Every household who has the conditions will eat dumplings every day.

The power of foodies is powerful. After confirming that typhoid fever would not cause any splash in Nanpi County, it is said that some people began to add other fillings to the dumplings, not knowing how they tasted.

After filling his belly for a while, Liu Bian welcomed the arrival of the temple fair with anticipation.

Today’s New Year’s Eve is destined to be an unforgettable time.

As night falls, the entire Nanpi County sweeps away the darkness and becomes quite bright: all the roads are hung with red lanterns, illuminating the night like evening.

Even if it is cold in winter and there is snow on the roadside, it still cannot stop the enthusiasm of the people of Nanpi County.

The bustling Nanpi County is decorated with lanterns and bonfires, and it doesn’t feel cold at all.

Liu Bian, who rarely chose to walk on foot instead of taking a carriage, left the house with five guards and went straight to the market with the most people. He saw a sea of ​​people in the market at a glance, and it was endless as far as the eye could see.

And all kinds of interesting small activities come one after another.

Liu Bian took three steps and saw that the empty space was occupied by a hawker.Vendors were selling exquisite toys, such as masks, theatrical wooden figures, carts, swords, spears, or bamboo dragons, etc. Each of them could be called handicrafts, attracting a group of children to watch and shout:
"Daddy! Buy this one! Buy this one! I want the little bamboo dragon..."

The young fathers who were dragged away hesitated again and again, so they had to spend money to buy small toys.

Calmly, Liu Bian passed by several hawkers, pretending not to see Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi, like naughty and ignorant children, entangled Yuan Shao tightly, preventing Yuan Shao from leaving.

Next to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu supported a little boy with pink makeup and said jokingly: "Brother Benchu, you see your Shang'er is much more sensible and doesn't even argue!"

... After walking far, Liu Bian looked around and glanced at the toys of other vendors, such as diabolo, flutter, revolving lantern, mane man, sugar blower, painted candy man, plastic candy man, dough sculpture, nine-link ring or rattle, etc. It was an eye-opener.

What’s even more interesting is that there are several vendors selling toys, and they are selling new tricks: you only need to pay twenty, and you can get a number of rings, lottery tickets, and javelins. As long as you hit the toy you want, you can get it for free. Gaining ground - this kind of gameplay has the same effect as shooting, and it also attracts a group of people to watch!

It's a pity that most people can only make up the numbers: no matter how they set rings, shake lottery or javelin, they don't get many toys.Moreover, most of the people not only did not feel lost, but instead kept going!
Do you want everyone to play with the emphasis on participation rather than getting toys?
Just as he was thinking about it, Liu Bian heard Cao Ang's shout and said:
"Father, can my child give it a try?"

Looking around, Liu Bian saw Cao Cao and Cao Ang, a father and son not far away, staring at a bunch of fancy toys.Opposite Cao Cao and Cao Ang, a gentle and beautiful lady smiled but said nothing——

Is that Mrs. Ding?

Liu Bian pondered.

No one seemed to notice that he was standing nearby.

"Ang'er, aren't you afraid of losing?" Cao Cao raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile.

Cao Ang was very confident and said with high morale: "Don't be afraid!"

After saying that, Cao Cao paid the money happily, while Cao Ang took twenty hoops and played happily...

(End of this chapter)