Unknowingly, the New Year is approaching. Except for those wandering wanderers, most locals in Yanjing have gradually begun to have a New Year atmosphere. In the past years, the sound of firecrackers has been heard in the streets. However, with the times,
Changes, such a scene as "one year old is eliminated amidst the sound of firecrackers" seems to be seen only in ancient poetry.
Of course, even if there are no fireworks, people's enthusiasm for the New Year will not necessarily be reduced. Buying New Year's goods and preparing New Year's food all require people to spend time and energy to deal with them. Laba porridge and Laba garlic only exist
There are not many things in the memories of many old Yanjing people in this era. But for the taste of some elderly people in the family, even if they are outdated things, the Jiang family still buys them by themselves every year.
This is a kind of inheritance over the years and has nothing to do with anything else.
The adults are busy and the juniors are at ease. Only children can fully feel the joy of celebrating the New Year. They are not afraid of the severe cold in winter. As long as they don’t have time to make up for their homework before the end of the winter vacation and the start of school, they will be worried.
Can't catch up with them.
Winter in the north has always been dry and cold. The cold winds and extremely low temperatures can easily take away the little bit of heat that pedestrians on the street have managed to store. The frozen lake is always the best natural playground.
It is a joy that belongs exclusively to northerners. It is hard for southerners to imagine what it is like to have an ice layer more than ten centimeters thick. Adults and children bring skating tools to shuttle on the ice, and it is so happy.
But not everyone loves outdoor sports so much. Occasionally when the weather is fine, Jiang Manyue will sit on the balcony of her courtyard and enjoy a lazy vacation with a book covered.
A pot of tea, a reading book, and some snacks are enough to kill a girl's afternoon.
Every time at this time, the old man of the Jiang family would praise Man Yue to the other juniors of the Jiang family for his calmness, tiger heart, and delicate smell of roses. No matter what he does, he can have such a calm and leisurely attitude without making too much trouble.
of chaos.
Whenever big things happen, he can be calm and act neatly and considerately. This is one of the most suitable characters for a career in politics. Mr. Jiang’s preference for Jiang Manyue is not an unreasonable preference. As for the other Jiang family juniors, they have grown up listening to their parents and
The others had heard so many compliments about Sister Man Yue that their ears were almost getting calluses. But this time, they began to have objections:
"Sister Man Yue obviously doesn't pay much attention when she's reading recently! I've seen her distracted several times. She's obviously thinking about something!"
"You're right. Sometimes when she thinks about it, a very scary expression appears on her face, as if someone makes her angry and she wants to crush him to death..."
"Hey, don't tell me, I picked up a letter for Sister Man Yue a few days ago. What do you think the signature on the envelope is?"
"Hey, don't be so pretentious. Tell me quickly...let me see if I'm right."
"Well...Sister Man Yue asked me not to say..." The boy who said this looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, and his round face was already covered with vicissitudes that should not be seen at this age: "I said it
I’m afraid it will be the same as the year before, with 120 sets of test papers in one holiday... I’ll be crying while doing the questions in my dreams.”
"Then what are you pretending to be here..." the girl with crotch braids said scornfully: "If you don't have that diamond, don't take that porcelain job."
"Hey, how did you talk to your brother and me? Although I can't say it, I can give you a hint..." The round-faced boy was unhappy: "Guess where it came from?"
"Speak quickly, or I will sue Sister Man Yue!"
"The south! That's where Sister Man Yue's university is."
"Didn't you guess that I guessed it right?" Another tall and lanky boy, who looked a little older than the other juniors, said confidently: "He is definitely the boy that Sister Man Yue was with during the summer vacation. I
Guess it was him who sent the letter?"
"Then why did he send a letter here? Is there no WiFi signal or can't afford to buy data?" The girl with horn braid wondered: "Are the problems that can be solved with WeChat and phone calls these days still need to be so troublesome?
"
"Hey, don't you understand this? This is love! Didn't we all guess that guy was our future cousin-in-law during the summer vacation? After such a long period of development, we shouldn't just take him down.
?”
"No one can escape from Sister Man Yue's hand. You must know this well."
"But at that time, Sister Man Yue just threw the letter he sent into the trash can. She also said that if she saw a letter from this address in the future, she would destroy it on the spot and there would be no need to give it to her."
"Forehead…"
The tall and thin boy who had been reasoning everything confidently just now was suddenly speechless. The feeling of having this kind of reasoning completely overturned was very uncomfortable for him, so he frowned and thought hard about where else he could be ignored.
The little details that were left out. The girl with braids on the side lost her patience and asked directly: "Brother, didn't you open the letter and take a look at it later?"
"I dare to open Sister Man Yue's letter? Are you crazy or am I crazy?" The round-faced boy was shocked: "I have to wonder, sister, whether you are Sister Man Yue's spy hiding around us... Jiang Muyu, don't you
You might be trying to trick me."
The girl named Jiang Muyu curled her lips and seemed not to be afraid of her brother at all: "Young Master, how could I be that kind of mole...Jiang Mufeng, just tell me whether you sent the letter or not."
"Eh~ Just say it's mailing or not. We should be civilized between you and me."
"What the hell...tell me quickly"
"I haven't seen any letters like this come in since then." Jiang Mufeng sighed and said, "Sending letters is very rare these days. If a letter really comes, I think I will
It’s impossible not to have an impression.”
"Even if I miss it because I'm not at home, it's impossible for all of you to be away from home."
"So what you're saying is that the boy named Ning Yuan didn't send any more letters later?"
"This is probably the case." Jiang Mufeng shook his head and said, "I guess it's because I didn't receive a reply, so I know Sister Man Yue's attitude."
"Throw it in the trash can...so awesome, could it be that that boy made our sister angry?"
"I still feel something is wrong." The tall and thin boy said with a solemn face: "That letter must be just the beginning, there is no reason to disappear so easily... There must be some kind of ulterior secret in it... I suspect..."
The tall and thin boy paused for a moment when he said this, as if he was deliberately trying to whet the appetites of the two of them. After a while, he realized that the two cousins in front of him had dull eyes and took a deep breath. He immediately thought that he was showing off.
Having achieved the desired effect, he nodded with satisfaction and continued:
"I suspect this is..."
"What do you suspect?"
There was a faint whisper from a demon behind him. The tall and thin boy stiffened when he heard the words. His brain's desire for survival stimulated the crazy secretion of adrenaline. He pinched his thigh hard and quietly, almost twisting it.
He thought about his words in a flash, turned around and pretended to be surprised: "Ah... cousin, you are here... I was so surprised that I thought it was you... My mother didn't want to chat with you anymore?"
Jiang Xihua sighed and started counting down:
"three…"
"Cousin, what do you mean... I swear there is no way you were involved in what we just chatted about. Really, I just boasted with my brother and sister, and here I am talking about the love letters I received before. Hahaha, why?
It may have something to do with you, sister..."
"two…"
"I confess, it was Jiang Mufeng who started this topic first."
Jiang Mufeng:???
"It was directed by Jiang Muyu!"
The originally seemingly unbreakable front alliance began to fall apart before Jiang Manyue's second countdown, and each one rushed to become a tainted witness, even a few minutes faster than the old leader Xiao Zhao.
Of course, this cannot be entirely blamed on them. Xiao Zhao at least still has a safe haven in his family. As Jiang Manyue's cousins, it can be said that they could not protect their safety even if they fled home. In fear, they could only turn against each other in order to survive.
Then I can die a little more decently.
Siblings cannibalize each other, brothers and sisters turn against each other, such a human tragedy seems to be happening under the pressure of the big devil. But before Jiang Mufeng denounced his sister's bad behavior, Jiang Muyu behind him instantly changed into a
With a proud smile, he quickly walked to Jiang Manyue and put his hands on his hips: "Sister Manyue, they are the ones who secretly say bad things about you behind your back. I have found out for you...I have all the evidence, and none of them can escape."
Jiang Mufeng:???
Jiang Chaoyun:???
Jiang Muyu, you still said you were not a mole!
"Tell me what's going on."
"They were just talking about the letter you received a few days ago, Sister Man Yue!"
Hearing this, Jiang Manyue glanced at Jiang Mufeng unhurriedly. The faint glance caused Jiang Mufeng's young and fragile heart to suffer a huge blow. He put his fingers into his mouth in horror to prevent his teeth from breaking.
Because fear becomes rattling.
"I'm not...I didn't...Sister, I was wrong...I was really wrong..."
"Isn't that letter already thrown away?" Jiang Manyue looked at the little brother meaningfully: "You should have seen it clearly, right?"
"Yes! Throw it away! I saw it with my own eyes!"
"Will there be any letters from me later?"
"No more! Not one!"
"Then what do you think is questionable about this matter?" Jiang Manyue turned to ask Jiang Chaoyun, who had been trying to reason just now, and said with a slight smile: "Tell me, maybe there will be a reward for guessing correctly?"
Jiang Chaoyun:?
The kind that rewards skipping the line and dying on the spot?
"My main guess is that the person who wrote the letter sent it to the wrong person!" Jiang Chaoyun replied with a desire for survival: "Otherwise, cousin, how could you just throw it into the trash can? He must have sent it to someone else.
I sent the letter to your cousin, that’s why the situation is like this!”
"oh?"
Jiang Manyue nodded with interest: "I didn't expect you still have some imagination. This matter is indeed similar to what you said."
Ning Yuan sent the letter that was supposed to be sent to his girlfriend to Jiang Manyue, so there is nothing wrong with it!
"Hahaha... It's cousin, your brilliance in daily life that shines on our growth and makes us a better version of ourselves." Jiang Chaoyun wiped his cold sweat and carefully replied: "Then... I went to find my mother? Just now
She even called me here."
"Auntie is in the kitchen."
"Then... cousin, I also went to see my mother?" Jiang Mufeng also tried to be careful and said: "She also called me just now."
"Auntie is in the study on the second floor." Jiang Manyue smiled pointedly and said, "Don't do this again next time."
"Okay, I will definitely change my past mistakes and understand the philosophy of life contained in the words "Silence is golden... Sister, I will leave first..."
Looking at the embarrassed figure of his elder brother running away in a hurry, Jiang Muyu, who was watching the excitement and not taking it too seriously, suddenly became happy: "Sister...how many papers of the college entrance examination will my brother have to do this time to calm you down?"
"Let's test the water with a three hundred share first." Jiang Manyue turned around and said calmly: "You buy it for him first, and what happens next depends on my mood... Also, your brother may be a little sad in the future, so please help him more.
.”
"Sister Man Yue, why are you so gentle...I must learn from you in the future."
Poor Jiang Mufeng couldn't hear Jiang Tiandi's casual whisper. Of course, even if he was present, he might not be able to understand it, because what Jiang Manyue said was no longer human.
God, I will be very sad in the future. Please help me more. Isn’t it because of you that I am sad?
After leaving the sight of her cousins, Jiang Xihua returned to her room alone. She gently closed the door, buckled it and locked it. Then she walked to her desk and opened the drawer.
Inside was a well-sealed letter, and the handwriting on the cover was as handsome and vigorous as someone's.
The interval between letters was more than a week, and they started to be sent out shortly after she came back. After being accidentally intercepted by her cousin Jiang Mufeng, she went to the post office to handle the return of letters. All subsequent letters from this address will be returned. This is also
The subsequent reason why Jiang Mufeng did not receive any more letters from Ning Yuan.
But this first letter was the only one that she picked up after throwing it into the trash can. She put it in the drawer and lay quietly for a long time, blooming quietly in the dust.
She was probably really upset. In the past, she thought that she would never need such a thing as love, but after experiencing it, she realized that some things were beyond her control. She originally thought that she could marry someone without any delay.
The scumbag broke up with her, but when she received letters from him, the girl's heart was inevitably touched a little bit.
She hoped that Ning Yuan would contact her, but she did not want to continue to contact him. Such contradictory and complicated emotions appeared in Jiang Manyue's heart for the first time, making her a little absent-minded in doing things in recent days. She regarded this as
It was a necessary after-effect of breaking up with a scumbag, but the moment she saw the handwriting on the envelope had already betrayed her.
She wanted to read the letter. After realizing this, the girl did not hesitate anymore. She stretched out her hand to tear open the plastic seal of the envelope and took out a piece of white letter paper from inside. The content on it quickly came into view: