sister-in-law

Chapter 68 New Year's Eve
At this time, the most carefree people are children.

In the yard, Su Ruoli and Gu Zhang were busy with worries, while Gu Xuan and Gu Xueniang pulled Gu Mo to build a snowman.

Gu Xuan and Gu Xueniang were wearing brand-new bright red silk cotton-padded jackets and trousers. The two young children, dressed in pink makeup and jade, looked like golden boys and girls against the backdrop of the white snow.

They took a shovel and broom to build a big snowman as tall as one person, and asked Gu Mo to take a pepper and stick it on the snowman's face as a nose.

Although the snowman is just a pile of snow and has no image at all, it is still a lot of fun for children in childhood.

In the courtyard, the chirping and laughter of children wafted everywhere, as melodious as silver bells.

Gu Mo is also a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old, although he is not happy, but when he sees his younger siblings having a good time, he reluctantly plays with them.

It's just that the eldest brother and sister-in-law are serious, and he also feels bored.

At noon, the prepared dishes were all ready.Gu Xueniang and Gu Xuan couldn't care less about playing, and the two children surrounded Su Ruoli, drooling watching her fry meatballs.

The pork belly, which is rarely eaten once a year, was chopped into meat fillings by Gu Zhang, mixed with egg and flour, and Su Ruoli formed balls with dexterous hands.

Gu Zhang scraped off half a jar of lard and put it in the cauldron of boiling water, and sat in front of the stove to heat up the firewood.

The snow-white and delicate lard quickly turned into clear oil, and flowers turned up when it was boiling hot.

Su Ruoli quickly lowered the balls into the oily pot, and there was a "chi la chi la" sound in the pot. After a while, the balls were covered with a layer of honey-like color, emitting A tempting aroma.

Seeing that the heat was almost ready, she picked up the iron strainer and fished it out, and put it aside to cool in a porcelain basin.

Gu Xuan and Gu Xueniang stared at the big round black eyes like grapes, and unconsciously stretched their fingers into their mouths to suck, their saliva dripping down.

Su Ruoli couldn't help chuckling, shook her head and picked up two golden and crispy balls from the porcelain basin, put them in a small bowl and handed them to the two children.

The two children reached out to grab the ball, but Su Ruoli blocked it back with chopsticks. She smiled when she met those two pairs of puzzled and impatient eyes, and said, "How did I tell you? How about it? Also, can I grab it with my hands?"

Only then did the two children suddenly realize that in order to eat the delicious and crispy meatballs, the two children hurriedly washed their hands happily, and then walked over in a polite manner, picked up the chopsticks and went to pick them up.

Although they couldn't pinch it well, Su Ruoli didn't let them use their hands, and told them the truth, "Fortunately, these meatballs are cold, if you grab them with your hands right after they come out of the pot, they won't be hot." ?”

The two children were only engrossed in eating the meatballs, and their mouths were so hot that they made sucking sounds.

Gu Zhang glanced at Su Ruoli, then looked at the two children, his eyes were full of smiles, but he quietly mentioned the two children, "Thank you, sister-in-law?"

Only then did the two children understand, and quickly thanked, "Thank you, sister-in-law!"

Su Ruoli touched their heads, smiled, and continued to work.

Gu Zhang looked thoughtfully at the two well-behaved younger siblings, feeling extremely ironic in his heart.

If it was in the past, his mother Luo Shi was at home, and the two children would be absolutely disfigured. Their hair was messy and disheveled all day long, and their eyes and nose were covered with snot.

If there is something delicious to eat, you will grab it without rules, and your face, mouth, and hands will be full of oil, how can you look good?

After comparing them now, I feel that the two children are neatly dressed, their hair has no peculiar smell, and they look like young masters and young ladies who have come out of a rich family, and they behave well even when they eat. I don't know how many times!
With such a comparison, the images of his mother and Su Ruoli were immediately different in his heart!
After noon, Gu Mo took the two children to post peach charms and couplets, and everyone was beaming inside and out.

Su Ruoli and Gu Zhang have been in the kitchen, fried meatballs, the family has a simple meal, and then get busy again.

As it was getting dark, in the anteroom where we dined, the generous red lacquered table made by Gu Zhang himself was already filled with steaming dishes.

A bowl of braised lion head in brown sauce, a bowl of braised mixed rice, a bowl of fish head tofu soup, a bowl of stewed pheasant with mushrooms...

There are seven or eight large soup bowls interspersed with each other in various colors, which are really delicious in color, fragrance and taste.

There are a lot of people in the family, so Su Ruoli always uses big sea bowls.

Gu Xuan and Gu Xueniang couldn't wait a long time ago, sticking to Su Ruoli's side and kept dawdling, "Sister-in-law, when will we start eating?"

Gu Zhang found a hanging firecracker from the ear room, and asked Gu Mo to pick it up on a bamboo pole and put it outside. The family worshiped the Stove Lord devoutly, and then sat at the square table.

Gu Zhang cheerfully took out a jar of rice wine sold from the town, first filled a glass for Gu Hongjun, and then filled the glass in front of Su Ruoli, then looked into her eyes and said affectionately: "This family wants to drink a lot of wine. If it wasn't for you, it wouldn't be so consummated!"

In front of her father-in-law and younger uncle and sister-in-law, Su Ruoli's little face turned red, and she stepped on Gu Zhang hard under the table, but she smiled indifferently, "It's all a family." , don’t talk about the two families. Brothers and sisters are hungry, let’s start.”

Gu Zhang smiled, squeezed Su Ruoli's soft little hand secretly, then raised his glass to toast Gu Hongjun.

Gu Mo and Gu Meiniang also toasted Gu Zhang and Su Ruoli with a glass, and said a few polite words.Gu Zhang motioned for everyone to start eating.

He carefully selected some soft meat for Gu Hongjun and put them on the small plate in front of him, then turned around and picked a meatball for Su Ruoli.

Gu Xuan and Gu Xueniang had delicious food, and the two children didn't know how happy they were, they kept eating and talking.

There are two big braziers lit in the corner, and the whole family is happy and happy, bathed in the warm and spring-like atmosphere of the New Year.

Outside, snowflakes floated again.The sound of firecrackers is endless, and the new year is coming soon.

On this day of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, the capital is in chaos.

The Hu people's gold and iron horses drove straight in, and the frontier, which had not been war-torn for many years, was caught off guard. Coupled with the two rebellious Jiedu envoys, the Hu people seemed to have grown wings, and rushed towards the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Emperor Tianshun, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, fled in a hurry on New Year's Eve, taking only his beloved concubine Wang Guifei and her family, and headed southwest under the escort of a hundred thousand troops.

Many concubines, princes and princesses in the palace were all left behind and became ghosts under the knife of the barbarians.

For a while, the chaos fell and became confusing.

The prince sat in Kyoto and led troops to fight against Hu. Because of the large number of soldiers killed and injured in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the prince

Urgently order the following prefectures and counties to recruit [-] troops within a few days.

Qingquan Mansion also received a secret order. On New Year's Eve, the magistrate stayed up all night and waited for the result.

On the evening of New Year's Eve, when every family was reunited, Qingquan Town was in chaos.

Every village in the surrounding area was full of people shouting and barking, and the soldiers followed right behind, holding a roster, and taking away as long as they were sixteen or older.

This fire quickly spread to Gu's Village.

Gu Zhang's family, who were happily sitting around the square table, was eating happily when they heard the door outside being slammed.

Su Ruoli's face couldn't help but change, it's so late, who else is coming?

Gu Zhang got up, his face was also a little bad.

However, Gu Mo pushed him down with a smile, and said, "Brother, you sit with your father and sister-in-law, I'll go and have a look." Saying that, he ran out quickly.The wind brought up blows up the cotton curtain, and a cold current rushes into the room, causing Su Ruoli to shiver uncontrollably.

In an instant, there were already chaotic footsteps outside, and Gu Mo's panicked shout came in, "Brother, the people from the government are here..."

Su Ruoli and Gu Zhang looked at each other, and their expressions changed drastically.

People from the government, why did they come here on New Year's Eve?Is something serious going on?

In the panic, Su Ruoli's hand was already held by Gu Zhang's warm and dry hand, and he pressed against her ear and said, "Don't be afraid, everything depends on me."

Patting her hand, Gu Zhang stood up to greet her.

Inside the house, everyone was petrified.

Soon, a familiar voice sounded in the yard, "Gu family boss, the court is in trouble now, and we should serve the court as a good family member. You are the only male in the Gu family who has reached the age of sixteen. How about it, let's go?"

The voice was strange, with a sour official accent, which made Su Ruoli want to slap him to death.

This person, Su Ruoli is very familiar with, is Lizheng Wang Wenru of Gujia Village.

In the middle of the night, when I heard his gloomy words, I felt chills all over my body.

In the room, Gu Hongjun obviously heard it too, and yelled "ahhh" a few times, but he couldn't say anything, he was so anxious that he could only look at Su Ruoli.

Su Ruoli squeezed her fist, opened the curtain and rushed out.

In the courtyard, a group of soldiers with bright flags and armour, holding swords and swords lit lanterns, illuminating the courtyard as if it were daytime.

In front, a man who looked like a small school was looking up and down at Gu Zhang.

Gu Zhang stood there with a calm face, neither humble nor overbearing.Gu Mo stood behind him with a face full of panic, almost jumping in anxiety.

In the bright light, Wang Wenru's pair of hanging triangular eyes rolled around, bent over and stood in front of the little schoolboy, and said with a smile: "My lord, what do you think of this kid?"

The little school ignored him, but suddenly punched Gu Zhang in the chest.

Su Ruoli was so frightened that he yelled "Ah!", but seeing Gu Zhangli standing there motionless, he received the man's punch abruptly.

"Good boy, you have a lot of talent, he is a good material for a soldier!" The little school seemed very satisfied, and said with a smile, "Boy, let's go with me."

That's it?Is this going?
Su Ruoli couldn't believe her eyes, Gu Zhang, who was sitting with her talking and laughing a moment ago, was going to the battlefield the next moment, and he wondered if he would come back alive after this trip?

She clenched her fists tightly, her nails sinking into her palm without realizing it.

(End of this chapter)