Chapter 128 New Year
The closer the New Year came, the more Lei Tia did not relax when training for his family members. He woke up in the morning and after completing his daily training tasks, he brought along some rations and led his family members to the back of the mountain to train in the wild. It had been snowing heavily for the past few days, so the training did not stop because of this. Lei Qinshun and the other three did not understand why the Young Master trained them so strictly, but no one questioned them.
The front door of the main house was shut tight. Blondy slept soundly beside the sofa. Qin Mian laid on the sofa with his back against Golden Hair, his legs covered with a woolen blanket. Using his legs as a table, he wrote a few words on his notebook. Not far away, there was a charcoal brazier. It was burning brightly and the light was dazzling. The charred ashes floated with the flames and were blown away by the wind. The candlesticks in all four corners were burning, causing the living room to be both warm and cozy.
When there were too many things to do, Qin Mian would habitually write everything down on paper, making it easier to make the most rational arrangements. Who was in charge of cleaning the main house, who was in charge of setting up Leisurely Dwelling House, who was in charge of purchasing New Year's gifts, who was in charge of killing chickens and ducks ?? It was written very clearly. Last year, all of these things were done by him and Lei Tia. This year, they only needed to be their young master and Young Master.
The door to the hall was knocked as Aunt Fu's voice drifted in, "Young Master, this old one has something that he wishes to see you about."
"Come in."
Aunt Fu pushed opened the door and a cold wind blew in carrying the snowflakes along. Qin Mian tightened his grip on the fur blanket on his body.
Aunt Fu lowered her eyes and did not look around. After bowing and greeting, she said: "Young Master, a lot of people have been secretly and openly inquiring about Lei Qinle recently. This old one thinks and thinks that I should tell you as soon as possible. "
"Lei Qinle?" Qin Mian's gaze moved away from the notebook and looked at her in puzzlement, "What's wrong with Lei Qinle?"
Aunt Fu saw that Young Master did not react, "Young Master, this old one thinks that's the case. The a
ual gifts for the powder shop and wine shop have been sent out, and many villagers feel that our family is very generous to the workers and the servants. "Isn't that obvious? Some of the families with poorer conditions still have ladies who aren't engaged ??"
Qin Mian suddenly realized. Although he was the 'head mother', he was not a woman and did not consider this at all. He remembered that Lei Qinle was twenty years old, and after the new year, he would be twenty-one. He clicked his tongue in his heart. Becoming a master wasn't easy either, and he still had to take care of the servants' marriages. Fortunately, at the age of marriage, only Lei Qinle was present. Lei Qinshun and the others were still young, so they could talk about it in a few years.
"Has Lei Qinle mentioned this to you before?"
"Not really."
Qin Mian nodded, "I understand now. If someone else asks you again, you can tell them that Lei Qinle's wife has to become a servant of our family. Aunt Fu, you don't need me to tell you, you should understand that our family has too many secret methods, not just anyone can enter. "
"Please rest assured Young Master, this old one knows what to say."
"Yes." Also, you can mention this matter to Lei Qinle and see if he has any thoughts about it. Tia and I are both grown men, so it's not good for us to directly interfere in this matter.
"Yes." Aunt Fu replied, "If there is nothing else, this old one will be leaving now."
"Mm, you may leave."
The door closed. A sense of loneliness suddenly arose in Qin Mian's heart, and at the same time, he felt that the house was extremely quiet. These few days, Lei Tia always went out in the morning and came back when the sky was about to turn dark. To him, who was used to going in and out with Lei Tia, he was extremely uncomfortable.
He put down his pen, put on his warm bu
y boots, put on his cloak, and called Goldfur to come out with him, not forgetting to fasten the lock on the door so that the wind wouldn't blow in and set fire to the coals.
Within the Leisurely Dwelling House, other than the cobblestone path that the servants swept away, there was only a vast expanse of whiteness. On the ground, the white snow looked as if it was covered with white feathers. The footprints left by the chickens and ducks were like embroidered flowers, quiet and elegant. On the fruit tree, the white snow was like blooming flowers, layer upon layer, beautiful like a painting.
Golden Haired walked forward at a steady pace, neither fast nor slow. He naughtily knocked against a peach tree. Snow rustled down, covering his entire face. It swayed its clumsy body in discontent, its posture sweet and interesting.
Qin Mian walked along the small path towards the main entrance, Golden Hair following behind while swaying his body, shaking the snow off his head from time to time.
Qin Mian found it extremely fu
y. As far as he knew, not all brown bears did not hibernate, and Blondy was one of them. He stayed home all the time, except when he was hungry and went looking for food.
Qin Mian felt that one of the important reasons was that the Golden Fur was unwilling to part with Lei Tia, since every few days, the Golden Fur would provoke Lei Tia and fight with him for a few moves. As a bystander, he said he could not understand the meaning of the battle between Blondy and the humans.
Uncle Quan was on duty in the outer room. He had also set fire to the charcoal brazier. Instead of charcoal, it was firewood. It was also very warm.
Seeing Qin Mian approaching, he immediately ran out of the house, "Young Master, are you going out?"
"Take a walk."
"This little one will open the door for you."
With Goldfur following him, Uncle had nothing to worry about. After Qin Mian left, he closed the door.
Qin Mian walked forward. The sky was also boundless, the ground was also boundless. When he came back to his senses, he found himself standing at the foot of the mountain. He couldn't help but laugh.
Blondie rolled a few times on the ground, then stood up, enjoying himself.
Suddenly, Qin Mian felt that his actions today had been somewhat foolish. He raised his voice and shouted towards Golden Fur, "Golden Fur, it's time to go back."
Just as he turned around, a short howl sounded out from behind him. He turned around and saw a black figure leaping across the snow like a lightning bolt. In a moment, it was right in front of him.
Awoo." A little white claw rested on Qin Mian's shoulder, the warm tongue licking his face.
Lei Tia who was walking out of the forest saw this and quickened his pace.
Lei Qinshun and the others looked at him in astonishment, as if he was floating on the snow. There weren't even any footprints on him, which made them feel even more reverence for him.
"My wife, are you waiting for me?" Lei Tia stood firmly in front of Qin Mian, pushed away a little bit of white and lifted his head to wipe the snow off's cloak. His pitch-black eyes were covered by a happy and satisfied smile, and his voice was low and gentle.
The joy in his eyes made Qin Mian feel that he had done something stupid, and he did not even realize that the corners of his mouth were curled up, "No, I'm just taking a walk."
"Yes." Lei Tia held his hand.
In the distance, Zhao Si Han looked at the two of them with disdain and hatred. He was afraid that he would attract the other's attention, so he quickly moved away and disappeared.
Qin Mian looked at Lei Qinzhong and the others, the originally slender little white poplars had now grown into a towering fir tree.
Lei Qinzhong and the others were carrying bows and arrows, and holding onto their prey, they walked forward a few steps and bowed together. Their neat voices resounded loudly, and their imposing ma
er were like rainbows, "Paying respects to Young Master!"
Qin Mian was worried that Lei Tia's temper was too dull and he did not say anything else. He rapped him with his words, "How great of an honor it is for First Young Master to personally lead you all up the mountain in such a snowy day to train. Don't disappoint the nurturing and trust that First Young Master and I have placed in you all."
The nine generals' faces were solemn as they said in unison, "This humble one dares not!"
Qin Mian smiled and nodded, "Very good. You can go back first. "
"Yes."
After they had gone far, Qin Mian and Lei Tia slowly walked back.
"Tia, you have been in contact with them for a long time.
Lei Tia said: "Wifey, don't worry. All nine of them are not bad. "
"That's good." Qin Mian hesitated, "Tomorrow?"
Lei Tia's original training schedule was ten days. He immediately changed his mind, "Tomorrow and the day after, I still need to train together, but I don't need to personally lead the team."
Only then did Qin Mian's face look better.
Lei Tia held his face and kissed him lightly on the lips. "Come, let's go home."
It would be New Year's Eve in four days.
Lei Daqiang wanted Lei Tia, Lei Xiangren and Lei Xiangyi to eat New Year's Eve di
er at the Old Residence. The three of them seemed to have discussed in advance and rejected at the same time.
Lei Daqiang and Madam Du suddenly realized that their control over their three sons was growing weaker and weaker.
The Leisurely Dwelling House had been adorned with colored ba
ers and red lanterns, and the bright red spring couplets had been pasted on as well. The New Year's di
er was prepared by Qin Mian himself, he treated the dishes on the table. A little white and golden hair of the New Year's Eve meal is also very rich, a little white di
er is a whole wild goat, golden hair of the New Year's di
er is a large basin of fish, sweet potatoes and honey.
Two people, a wolf and a bear spent a lively New Year's Eve together.
On the first day of the first month, Qin Mian and Lei Tia put on new clothes and went to the old house to pay respects.
Surprisingly, the two of them were the first to arrive. After the New Year greetings, the two of them sat together with Lei Xianglee, Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao, and began to gnaw on the melon seeds and chat idly.
"Eh? We're late? " Mrs Zhao walked into the house with Lei Dabao in her left hand and Lei Er Bao in her right. Her chin was slightly raised as she spoke with a smile.
When the three of them entered the door, Qin Mian felt his eyes brighten up.
Madame Zhao wore a red dress embroidered with a hidden silver thread that glittered under the light. Her hair was tied up in a bun, and she was swaying in a golden stride, with a silver forehead, earlobes hanging from her ears, a silver collar around her neck, and a silver forbidden stride around her waist. Lei Dabao and Lei Er Bao were both dressed in red cotton-padded jackets, and wore long silver chains around their necks.
Lei Xiangren walked at the back with his back straightened, wearing a roll-brim hat, cloud brocade cut straight onto his head, with a piece of emerald jade hanging from his waist.
Madam Du touched the silver earrings that she had worn for many years. Her gaze wandered over Madame Zhao's accessories, not knowing what to feel, and somewhat regretting splitting up too early.