The night falls and the cold wind blows, but it cannot penetrate the festive atmosphere under the bonfire. The songs and laughter are full of enthusiasm, making people feel the peace and tranquility from the heart.
Xing Zhiying was sitting cross-legged with her legs bent, holding a white ball in her arms. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a little lamb.
Huangfu Yingyang sat opposite Xing Zhiying, held the wine jar and drank a few sips. Then he smiled brightly and said: "How are you, Xiaoying'er, are you relieved now?"
A blush appeared on Xing Zhiying's face, she bowed her head and said, "Thank you... you."
Huangfu Yingyang said with an undiminished smile: "It's not a big deal. After all, I have a close relationship with Brother Chang. I forgive him for not being able to offend me. Even though I still refuse to help you personally, I finally agreed.
I will set off back tomorrow to report the news."
Xing Zhiying nodded and said: "Do your best and obey fate. I believe that my sworn brother and sister Yu will be blessed and nothing will happen to them. I will tell them about your help this time and let them be grateful for your kindness."
Huangfu Yingyang waved his hand and said, "There's no need to be grateful. I'm not the kind of person who likes to be kind to others. But why doesn't Xiao Ying'er call me 'Uncle Shi'?"
Xing Zhiying couldn't help but smile, and then she blinked and said, "That's rude to me. Uncle Shi helped me so much this time. If I have the chance, I will repay you wholeheartedly."
Huangfu Yingyang looked at Xing Zhiying's cute and charming smile, and felt both sweetness and sadness in his heart. He turned his head and coughed: "Forget it, it's not too late to start screaming again tomorrow. You should tell me now."
Where did my little lamb come from?”
Xing Zhiying's face turned red and she said in an awkward tone: "This is a gift that Sister Sanjimar gave me earlier. She said she heard you say that I love lamb the most, so she specially found one for me."
Huangfu Yingyang raised his thumb and said with approval: "As expected of my niece, she is really considerate. So what are we waiting for? Today I will let you, a little girl, see my skill in roasting mutton."
After he said that, he came to catch the little lamb, but Xing Zhiying shrank slightly and muttered: "Please leave it first, I didn't say I wanted to eat it."
Huangfu Yingyang was startled at first, then suddenly said: "By the way, I remember you said you like to eat stew, that's okay, I'll use the excuse of a pot, you just wait here obediently."
Xing Zhiying was about to get up when she saw Huangfu Yingyang, and quickly stopped her: "Wait a minute, I won't eat it, whether it's roasted or stewed, and I won't eat it again in the future."
Huangfu Yingyang was surprised and said with suspicion: "What are you talking about? I will never eat it again. Can the taste change at any time?"
Xing Zhiying lowered her head, caressing the head of the little lamb, and said softly: "I have never seen a live lamb before. Sister Sanjimar also said that they are most taboo about slaughtering cubs. In short... In short, I am
No more eating."
His voice was gentle and low, with a few bleating sounds from the little lamb. When Huangfu Yingyang saw this, he was both amused and emotional. He touched his chin helplessly and said, "It turns out that Xiaoying'er's conscience discovered that her love is overflowing.
But don’t take it too seriously, it’s natural for the weak to eat the strong.”
Xing Zhiying curled her lips and said, "Whatever you say, I won't eat anyway, and I'm not hungry either."
Huangfu Yingyang laughed and said: "I believe this. You ate a pound of beef jerky and drank five or six cups of butter tea this night. You eat so much. No wonder you can grow so tall."
Xing Zhiying's pretty face turned red, but she had no words to reply. Huangfu Yingyang glanced at the little lamb in her arms again, smacked his lips and said: "Anyway, this is my niece's kindness. It's not good for you to let it down."
, I think it’s better to just eat it.”
Xing Zhiying disagreed, frowned and said: "How come you don't even have the slightest sympathy? I won't eat if I don't want to, and I will never eat again. If you are hungry, find something else to eat."
Huangfu Ying was so angry that he couldn't help but roll his eyes and said: "Good guy, you are a little Bodhisattva who is used to eating others, and I have become a big evil person without any sympathy. Isn't this confusing right and wrong?"
Xing Zhiying immediately choked up and mumbled after a while: "I have decided to change it. If you don't believe me, you will have to wait and see."
Huangfu Yingyang smiled slightly and said casually: "Forget it, I don't have that free time. We will break up tomorrow. You should watch it by yourself from now on."
Xing Zhiying was taken aback and blurted out, "Why don't you come with me? What about your strange disease?"
Huangfu Yingyang waved his hand and said harshly: "With Brother Wusang here, what's the big deal about the mere wind-chill? Let me recover first, and then we can talk about other things later."
Xing Zhiying's expression was dull. She felt that she had something to say, but she couldn't say it out. For a moment, her thoughts were so confused that she felt a soreness in her nose and almost shed tears.
Xing Zhiying managed to calm down in her embarrassment, lowered her head and remained silent, just gently stroking the little lamb.
There was silence in the field for a long time, and finally Huangfu Yingyang laughed dryly and said: "You are such a shameless girl. You are about to say goodbye to this giant hero, but you don't even show the slightest sign. Alas... you only care about being close to that person.
What's the use of a little lamb? Do you want to learn the trick of 'little lamb on top of a man'?"
Xing Zhiying was lost in thought and didn't react at all. She said in a daze: "What do you mean by a little sheep trying to support someone?"
Huangfu Yingyang said in a leisurely voice: "If you want to learn, you must first learn 'little bird leaning on people', otherwise I think your 'little piggy leaning on people' is of great use, and there is no need to continue to improve."
Xing Zhiying suddenly realized it, and she couldn't laugh or cry for a moment. She paused and said angrily: "Don't compare those birds and beasts to me anymore, otherwise don't blame me for being rude to you."
Huangfu Yingyang laughed and said: "Yes, yes, it is no better than birds and beasts, so what about a little 'human'?"
"The Master said: 'Only women and villains are difficult to raise.' Since you are a woman and a villain, wouldn't it be doubly difficult to raise you? Whoever marries you in the future will be guilty."
Xing Zhiying was teased so much that she couldn't even reply. Her face turned red and she stammered, "You are such a mess, you are a woman and a villain, huh... you are using strong words to make sense."
Huangfu Yingyang said with a smile: "You can't blame me, who gave you such a weird name? Zhiying, Xiaoying'er, it always sounds like you won't grow up, so why don't you give it a little teasing?"
Xing Zhiying was so embarrassed that she snorted and turned away. When Huangfu Yingyang saw this, he became more and more amused and said: "How about this? Seeing that you are now an 'eagle' and a 'sheep', why don't you just treat me like a 'yingyang'?"
'How about I give you the whole name?"
Xing Zhiying was so angry that she couldn't laugh, and finally said seriously: "What do you know? Grandpa changed my name to me because I have a body that can avoid the cold. 'Zhiying' is a homophone of the word 'Zhiyin', so this is what I call it."
Heaven and man are in harmony, and your blessings and longevity will be long."