"Young Master Ouyang, the heavens and earth haven't witnessed it yet. What's the hurry?" Lian 'er reminded.
"Yes, yes, yes. Look at my memory. I was so happy that I forgot.”Ouyang Shuo was like a child.
"Then this way, sister." Ouyang Shuo gestured for Li Zimeng to stand up.
The two of them knelt down in front of the big tree, holding teacups in their hands.
"Heaven above, earth below. Today, I, Ouyang Shuo, and Li Zimeng are sworn siblings. From now on, I will not let my sister be bullied.”Ouyang Shuo said seriously.
"Heaven above, earth below. Today, I, Li Zimeng, and Ouyang Shuo have become siblings. From now on, we will share happiness and hardship together.”Li Zimeng also imitated Ouyang Shuo and swore. Then, the two of them poured the tea on the ground.
" Sister." Ouyang Shuo turned to look at Li Zimeng's reaction.
" Brother," Li Zimeng stopped teasing him.
Ouyang Shuo hugged Li Zimeng.
" Little sister, little sister " seemed like it wasn't enough.
" Brother, brother," Li Zimeng replied.
This hug was very reassuring. It was big and warm, but there was no romantic feeling between a man and a woman, which made Li Zimeng feel very at ease.
" Oh, right." Ouyang Shuo gently pushed Li Zimeng away. He took out a piece of white jade from his waist and handed it to Li Zimeng.
"Is this for me?" Li Zimeng pointed at himself.
"Yes! This was my sister's. Father carved it for us. There are only two pieces in the world. One is carved with a ball, and the other is carved with a circle. Today, you're my sister, so I'll give this jade to you. It's also a greeting gift!”Ouyang Shuo handed it over.
"This is so precious. I can't take it. If I lose it one day, I can't afford to accompany it.”Li Zimeng waved her hand.
"I don't need you to compensate me. Moreover, I should be happy too. Moreover, this is a greeting gift from my brother to my sister. If I don't accept it, I'll be looking down on my brother.”Ouyang Shuo pulled Li Zimeng's hand and placed the jade in his hand. Li Zimeng thought for a moment and accepted it.
"Alright then! Thank you, big brother." Li Zimeng took back the jade.
"Why are you being so polite with your brother? Alright, it's getting late. Go and rest! I'll come and see you when I have time." Ouyang Shuo rubbed Li Zimeng's head.
"Okay! Then I'll go and rest first. You should go back early too! Big brother." Li Zimeng walked back to the bedroom and turned around to give Ouyang Shuo a goodbye gesture. Ouyang Shuo nodded and smiled.
The sky darkened. The stars were twinkling in the sky and the surroundings were quiet. Ouyang Shuo turned around and left, but Li Zimeng couldn't fall asleep no matter what. The feeling that he hadn't gotten for decades was finally here today. It was like a dream. So this was how it was like to have a brother. He took out the white jade from under the pillow. There was a flower carved on it. There was a small round character in the middle of the flower. Below it was a green tassel. It had been so many years, but it was still so new. It seemed that Ouyang Shuo had taken good care of it. He had to take good care of it too. Suddenly, Ouyang Shuo's smiling face appeared in front of her eyes. She was in a good mood and slowly fell asleep.
"Master, can you give that piece of jade to that girl?”A personal guard asked.
"Since when do I need you to ask me what I do?”Ouyang Shuo stood by the window. He was no longer as gentle as he was in front of Li Zimeng. Instead, he was cold.
"This subordinate was wrong." The guard crossed his arms.
"From now on, she will be my sister. I want everyone to remember her.”Ouyang Shuo said coldly.
"Yes." The guard crossed his arms again.
"Get out!" The guards retreated. Ouyang Shuo thought of that clean and flawless face and smiled unconsciously.
few days later
"Miss, what are you doing? What's with that expression?" Li Zimeng lay on the stone table, his eyes lifeless.
"Gui 'er, I'm so bored! Don't you think my life is especially bitter?”Li Zimeng looked at Gui 'er eagerly. One time, Ouyang Shuo came over for a meal and the two girls changed his address. He was clearly called' Miss'. What Master? When he called her 'Master', others would think that he was' Young Master'. Who would have the mood to look at him? If he wanted the Miss to get married, he would change his address first. Master would change to 'Miss', and servant would change to' you'. Li Zimeng rarely said anything and let him take advantage of her.
"Miss, why do you say that?" Gui 'er was embroidering at the side.
"I even said that I would earn money by myself. Let's see which time I succeeded. Making wine? In the end, the grapes were rotten beyond recognition. Flowers? The flower seedlings were all ruined. She felt that she was useless and could not do anything well!”Li Zimeng was like a deflated ball.
"Miss, it seems that you're in a bad mood today. Do you want to go out for a walk today?”Gui 'er said.
"No, I don't want to go out." Li Zimeng turned her head to the other side.
"Miss, Gui 'er, I'm back.”Li Zimeng turned back and saw Lian 'er carrying a basket full of vegetables. He opened the door and closed it again.
"Miss, it's so lively outside today.”Lian 'er placed the dishes down by the well and sat down.
"What is it?" Gui 'er asked.
"It seems that Gui 'er has also forgotten that today is the Qiqiao Festival! Everyone outside was dressed up, and it was very beautiful.”Lian 'er drank the water.
"Qiqiao? That's right! How could I forget? Finally, something fun is going to happen. Lian 'er, Gui' er, let's go out and have fun tonight.”Li Zimeng seemed to have been injected with chicken blood, and he was instantly energized.
"Alright, alright! But what's high?" Gui 'er looked at Li Zimeng in confusion.
"Ah! Just, just play happily.”Li Zimeng explained.
"Oh! Then let's go have fun tonight." Gui 'er had the same temperament as Master. Lian' er smiled and shook her head.
So this was the festival of begging for cleverness! It was really beautiful. There were lanterns of various colors and shapes hanging everywhere. They were all exquisitely dressed. The shops were not closed tonight. They played all night. There were already a lot of people on the streets. The girls were all dressed up exquisitely so that they could meet their match. The teenagers were also dressed up in spirit. It turned out that the girls here did not tie their hair up, and the married ones all tied their hair up to make it easier to distinguish. Men did not have so many rules. It was normal for them to have three wives and four concubines.
Li Zimeng was wearing a pink dress today. It was very simple and did not have any extra decorations. There was only a wooden hairpin and some hair pinned on it. The two strands of hair on her forehead were moving in the wind.
"Miss, it's so lively!" Gui 'er's eyes were so busy that she couldn't keep up.
"That's right! I didn't expect the Qixi Festival here to be so lively.”It wasn't any worse than the modern day. The modern Chinese Valentine's Day was just buying flowers, eating, and then doing what it was supposed to do. Everything had changed.
" Let's go, hey!" Li Zimeng and the two girls squeezed through the crowd. Both sides were filled with small vendors, each holding a stick of candied hawthorn. They looked here and there, touched, tried hairpins, and tried all kinds of accessories. The few of them had a good time.
In the teahouse
"Brother, aren't you going down to play? He could also go and see if there was a girl he liked.”Chu Jingyi joked,
"I won't go, in case there's a commotion downstairs.”Chu Mo replied calmly.
"You're really shameless. Who praises themselves like this?”Chu Feng also joined in.
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