It's almost the end of the year.

I always feel like the Chinese New Year came early this year.

After finishing the exam on January 10th, I stayed for a few days in Chunming and returned to Yancheng in the middle of the month. I stayed with Miss Zheng for about a week and it was already past the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month.

Zhou Li got up very early, but when he went downstairs, he found that his little cousin was already downstairs. She was sitting on the Grand Tutor's chair, with a small blanket draped over her legs, stepping on a baking basket, and holding a roasted sweet potato that had only been half eaten. The core of the sweet potato was orange red, roasted soft and full of sugar, with a sparkling luster inside.

In order to prevent debris from falling onto the blanket, she poked out her upper body and ate extremely carefully.

Good morning, Baozi

Good morning, Zhou Ni

You don't distinguish between ln anymore

Hot

My little cousin kept talking and moving without stopping.

Why did you wake up so early

Last night, Sister Zheng baked sweet potatoes using a baking basket. I learned the technique by observing them from the side. "The little cousin took another bite and said to her cousin," Zhou Li is still baking two under me. Would you like to have one too? It's so delicious, soft and sweet

Don't

Why

I'm afraid I'll eat it. I have to call you cousin

「……」

The little cousin licked her mouth and got a little bit of sweet potato puree on her fingers. She also reached out to clean her mouth before saying to Zhou Li, "The day after tomorrow is Xiao Nian

What? Are you in a hurry to go home

If you're not in a hurry, I don't mind. It's okay to celebrate Chinese New Year here, "Baozi said while eating." It's just a bit cold, so you have to keep eating, drinking milk tea, and eating ice cream to replenish calories and keep your body warm

I'll be back in the afternoon, "Zhou Li said softly." If we drag it back, it won't be easy to buy high-speed rail tickets

I'm sitting in a hard seat

I have already bought you a high-speed rail ticket for the 23rd of December, "Zhou Li paused for a moment." If you don't like taking the high-speed rail, you can also refund it and buy it yourself, but I have to remind you that there are no hard seats in Yancheng until Chunming a few years ago

Cousin, you're really good

Baozi moved his feet, bent down and fiddled in the baking basket under his feet. He picked the one with the more beautiful body shape among the two sweet potatoes and handed it to his cousin, saying, "Cousin! It's so hot

Zhou Li's mouth twitched slightly:

I won't eat, thank you

Hurry up! It's so hot, so hot

「……」

Zhou Li turned around and walked into the stove. It's a joke. As a master of fire, if he wants to grill sweet potatoes, doesn't he know how to do it himself?

After breakfast, they went down the mountain to attend a gathering.

The small mountain village is isolated from the world, so it has no New Year's flavor.

Thanks to modern technology, otherwise Miss Zheng would have lived alone here. If she hadn't gone out, she would have only known about spring, summer, autumn, and winter, and wouldn't have known when it was today. I'm afraid every time I come back from the mountain, I have to find a way to record the time and calculate the calendar.

Therefore, when the isolated few people descended the mountain, they felt a slight sense of trance when they saw the scene of lights and colorful decorations and lively scenes at the foot of the mountain.

The difference is too big.

Seeing that there were lantern sellers on the street, Zhou Li also bought two and hung them at the entrance of Miss Zheng, plugging in the wires.

It is said to be in color and can also rotate.

Anyway, it's hard to tell during the day, but Zhou Li doesn't know if it looks good at night because they're leaving in the afternoon.

Based on his understanding of Nan Ge's personality, Zhou Li said to His Royal Highness Yu Wang, who was riding on the back of Tuanzi, "The Chinese New Year is coming soon. I would like to invite Your Highness to come to our Yancheng to celebrate. Well, most of the time Nan Ge's house is empty, and Baozi lives at Nan Ge's house, which is very free. Your Highness, you don't have to avoid people at all times

Zhou Li paused for a moment and quietly glanced at her, 'I don't know if we have this honor...'

After speaking, he glanced at Tuanzi again.

Your Highness grabbed Tuanzi's hair with both hands and said, "Don't you want to be with Tuanzi? Are you afraid she might run away with me

There is also this reason

Zhou Li replied honestly, "I can't live without Lord Tuanzi, and Lord Tuanzi can't live without you

Okay

Did you agree

Yes

That's great

Zhou Li went upstairs and started packing up.

Huaixu, who had lost her teleportation ability, still closely followed him. After entering the room, she lay down on the bed and said to him, "You're overthinking it. Although the state of Yu is gone, as Your Highness, she still has a lot of wealth and industry. In theory, what Hongran has belongs to her... She has plenty of places to go

Zhou Li pulled the blanket under him and said, 'Get up!'

「……」

With a loud bang, Huai Xu left the bed.

But this is clearly different from before. Previously, it was teleportation, but now it is purely due to his body speed being too fast. In extremely short distances, it is similar for ordinary people.

Zhou Li struggled to tidy up his things, but by the time he came downstairs, Nan had already packed up and was holding onto Miss Zheng's shoulder, reminding her:

Do you understand that you need to listen carefully to the doctor? Although the doctor has been living with those two monsters in the past, you still need to frequently bring them food and drink, build a good relationship, and we will come back to see you after the New Year. If everything goes smoothly, your eyes will be fine by then

Miss Zheng nodded her head.

A few people have come down the mountain.

Dahuang led them, Nan Ge sat on horseback, and the Lord Tuanzi lay down in front of Nan Ge. His Royal Highness Yu Wang sat cross legged on the top of the horse, with Baozi hanging pitifully from behind. Huaixu struggled to maintain his image as a great demon king, not knowing where he had gone, pretending to be able to teleport.

Zhou Li is holding the rope, even worse than a bun.

His Royal Highness the King of Yu said to him, "Now that the Kingdom of Yu no longer exists, don't call me His Royal Highness the King of Yu anymore. Your human names are really unpleasant

Nange curiously asked, 'What is that called?'

What do you want to call it

Yu

The cow and horse stopped obediently.

His Royal Highness Prince Yu: 「……」

After a brief silence, she spoke up and said, "You should still call me Your Highness

Nange was stunned for a moment, just about to ask why, suddenly figured it out and covered his mouth, laughing uncontrollably.

Zhou Li's face also showed a smile.

December 23rd.

Zhu Shuang has already come back. He came back yesterday, and Baozi just left.

After six months of professional training, he was full of fighting spirit. On the first night, he booked a venue and took his brother to fight for two hours. Now, he has become lethargic again.

As a player who has been confirmed to participate in the Universiade and has high expectations from his coach, he is also full of confidence in winning awards. In theory, he is already very strong among non professional players at this age. Zhu Shuangshi cannot understand why he always loses to his own brother.

Ah

Walking out of the room, Zhu Shuang moved his limbs and his muscles were only slightly swollen, which proves that the devil training of the past six months has been very effective.

My brother is helping my mother clean up.

Yes, it is

Today we raised dust.

Zhu Shuang didn't care that he had just woken up and quickly joined the labor.

Buildings are not like rural areas, and the places to be cleaned are quite different. Spider webs are almost non-existent, and floor cleaning robots are constantly running on the ground. However, high-rise buildings have heavy dust and flying fluff. Zhu Shuang followed suit and cleaned the areas that are not easy for floor cleaning robots to reach, wiping tables, cabinets, windowsills, and glass, as well as cleaning range hoods, washing machines, refrigerators, air conditioners, and so on. It even took a whole morning to clean them all.

I'm really exhausted.

Huh

Watching his mother go to cook, Zhu Shuang walked into the bathroom. Ignoring his brother washing his hands, he squeezed over with a cup of water to get some, ready to brush his teeth. At the same time, he asked, "Where is Mr. Tuanzi? Why isn't Mr. Tuanzi at home? I saw him yesterday

I was caught by Nan Ge

Oh... "Zhu Shuang nodded, which was indeed beyond his control." When will we bring Mr. Tuanzi back for the Chinese New Year

Let's take another look

Zhou Li is not sure if he can bring back Mr. Tuanzi for the Chinese New Year. Since returning to Yancheng the day before yesterday, His Royal Highness Yu Wang has been running around the city with Mr. Tuanzi, playing everywhere. He only ran back to Nan Ge's house yesterday afternoon to find something to eat. He heard that there was a badminton match tonight, so he came to watch it. He was quite pleased and watched it for two hours.

Zhou Li is not sure when he will be able to see Lord Tuanzi, it all depends on the mood of His Royal Highness Yu Wang.

Zhu Shuang took a sip of water, gurgled and spat it out, and looked at Zhou Li and said:

Lao Zhou caught a lot of fish for Mr. Tuanzi

They are too small, and Lord Tuanzi doesn't like them

He said he deliberately caught small fish, using different bait and hooks. He said that small fish are suitable for adults like Tuanzi, and that bigger Tuanzi adults can't finish them and waste them. "Zhu Shuang paused for a moment, holding a toothbrush that had been coated with toothpaste but didn't start brushing for a long time." That's very true

Well, there is indeed reason and evidence

The two brothers exchanged a glance without saying a word.