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Chapter 38: Celebrating the New Year on the Spot

Gongs and drums are being beaten. Although it is not as lively as usual, it is not too shabby or deserted.

"Hey, these sweet and fragrant candied haws, would you like a bunch, Madam Jun?"

Yan Yu Ni nodded and bought a string for Xiao Hong. Actually, she was greedy and gave it to him because she was afraid of being laughed at.

But she still touched her nose a little awkwardly when she heard the friendly laughter around her. She was even more embarrassed to snatch food from Xiao Hong's mouth. Anyway, she was happy watching him eat, so she laughed twice. Then she pulled Xiao Hong away from the crowd in a hurry, leaving the laughter behind.

The lantern festival here is not as spectacular as the one in Fengcheng, but she feels that this trip is warmer than usual, and a sweet feeling wells up in her heart.

It was sweet. She turned to look at the person beside her and smiled brightly.

It’s good to have you!

Holding a lantern in one hand and holding his hand in the other, we walked along the long street buying candies and had a great time.

As she walked away from the group of people, she said, "Hong'er, do you have any regrets about not being able to go home for the New Year this year?"

The man who was biting the candy man was stunned. He held her hand tightly, shook his head and said that he had no regrets, but he was missing home in his heart. He missed his father. He had never been away from home for so long.

But he didn't want to say it, nor did he want to make his highness worry.

Looking at the slightly stubborn man in front of her, Yan Yu Ni didn't know what to say. She just wanted to hold him in her arms and love him well, so she did so.

She anxiously pulled the little guy to a deserted place and hugged him tightly in her arms, "I'm sorry for wronging you."

Xiao Hong was stunned for a moment, but soon reacted, shook her head and choked up, "I'm not wronged."

Then he felt a chill on his forehead, and a pair of cold and soft lips gently touched his forehead, but soon left, "Hong'er, I seem to owe you something."

She said solemnly: "I love you, Xiao Hong."

Real love, I have you in my heart, and I also understand that love should be held tightly instead of letting go thinking that it is good for you.

"What about you, Xiao Hong? Are you willing to spend your life with me?"

Xiao Hong was stunned, her eyes moistened, and she nodded shyly.

Yan Yu Ni laughed twice and pulled him back into the crowd.

On the way back, she carefully looked at the buildings and vendors along the road, and felt happier the more she looked. Even though it didn't look prosperous, most of the houses were only one-story, and there were very few two-story houses. It couldn't compare with Fengcheng, no, it couldn't even compare with the barren Mocheng. It was a bit of a stretch to say that it was ancient, with black tiles and gray-white walls, it looked gray.

There were more people setting up stalls than in the past few days, which was good, indicating that the people were at ease. Although most of them were selling things on the ground, the items were small, some were just a basket of cabbage, some were a basket of brown rice, or a bucket of water with a few small fish swimming around, etc. There were very few decent stalls, and the things sold by the stalls looked more high-end and in larger quantities. Yan Yu Ni was walking and saw a stall selling jewelry, so she hurried over and picked up the wooden hairpin that she liked at first sight, "Boss, how much is it?"

"Miss, you have good taste. This is new merchandise from the north. It's only... twenty cents. You won't be cheated or fooled." He waved two fingers in front of her.

When Xiao Hong heard the price of twenty cents, she pulled her sleeve and thought that twenty cents could buy six pounds of noodles and twenty strings of candied haws. It was obvious that the vendor raised the price temporarily because he saw that we were well dressed. I just thought that the people were simple-minded.

Yan Yu Ni patted his hands to comfort him, then took out her purse and paid the money.

Then she asked him if he had anyone else he liked. Xiao Hong didn't want to stay any longer, so she looked at him patiently and shook her head.

"Okay, let's go shopping somewhere else. When we return to Beijing, I will definitely take you to Xiuxiang Pavilion. There are so many things there. When you like something, just let me pay for it."

Xiao Hong smiled shyly, looked up as if she saw something interesting, her eyes lit up, and she pulled her straight ahead.

Alas, what can I say to you? Yan Yu Ni, who was pulled into the bun shop, smiled faintly and said, "Never mind, eating is the most important thing in the world. Forget about all the romance. It's better to fill your stomach."

"Boss, give me three trays of steamed buns, meat ones."

As soon as she sat down, before she could ask for tea, the shop owner came over to refill her tea.

While the other person was refilling his tea, she asked quietly, "Shopkeeper, how is business?"

The sallow-faced shopkeeper smiled until his eyes narrowed into slits, "Not bad. Now Liancheng is back, and we ordinary people have a place to return to. We can continue to do what we should do. Life will slowly get better."

Yan Yu Ni propped up her chin and asked, "Aren't you afraid that the enemy will come again?"

The air suddenly became quiet. Xiao Hong felt something was wrong and winked at her. At the same time, he was thinking about what to say to pass on the topic. Just when he was getting anxious, the shopkeeper spoke up, "Aren't you here? The military wives are here. We ordinary people have nothing to be afraid of. If I'm not mistaken, you must be the general."

Yan Yu Ni tilted her head, "You know me?"

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "I heard that the general likes red clothes, so..." At this point, she looked at Xiao Hong who was sitting next to her and smiled kindly, "I'm afraid this is the general's husband. Haha, the master looks good in red clothes."

Yan Yu Ni smiled and was about to speak when she heard a rough voice, "Where has the bitch gone? Serve the food."

A few seconds after the voice came, a shorter man came out carrying something, and stared at their table in a daze, "Your Highness the Sixteenth."

When Yan Yuni heard this, she immediately turned around and looked around. Seeing that they were the only ones in the shop, she breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, nodding politely as a greeting. However, she never expected that the man would actually kneel down.

She was startled and quickly asked him to get up, and asked the shop owner to help her husband back to the kitchen.

Goodness, when Xiao Hong was the only one left in front of her, she wiped the non-existent sweat from her head and smiled at Xiao Hong.

"Eat it"

"Hmm." Xiao Hong, who had been hungry for a long time, started to eat.

In less than three minutes, the small shop was suddenly full of people. Xiao Hong seemed to have expected it and was not affected at all. However, Yan Yuni felt a little uncomfortable. She had never experienced being watched by so many people while eating. She felt very awkward, especially when she turned her head quietly and noticed the admiring eyes around her. She felt even more uneasy and wanted to say: I don't deserve it.

Peace is achieved by everyone, not just by me.

When she was leaving, she was afraid that the shop owner would not accept the money, so she put the money on the table. When the shop owner came out, they had already walked far away.

They talked for a very long time that night, so long that he could not come back to his senses. Even when they had prepared all the New Year's goods and were just waiting for the New Year, he was still dazed. If it were not for the wooden hairpin on his head, he would have thought that everything that night was a dream.

His Highness confessed to me? He was distracted again.

"Sir, Sir?"

"Ah?" Xiao Hong turned to look at Cheng Dai, "What?"

Cheng Dai repeated, "It is true that His Highness ordered us to celebrate the New Year on the spot, but you are special. His Highness said that if you miss home, he can send someone to take you back directly, and you can just stay at home and wait to get married."

Marry her, wife? Shameless. Xiao Hong shook his head violently, trying to sober himself up. When his heartbeat slowed down and he could speak normally, he politely declined.

I am also a member of the Yu Nan Army, and I am willing to fight for our homeland!

I don't want to be a deserter. I know war is cruel, but that's why I want to stay, to stay with you, to advance and retreat with you.

When Cheng Dai came, Yan Yu Ni said that everything would be up to his wishes. Since he said he wanted to stay, Cheng Dai would not say anything else.