Three uninvited guests came, but fortunately they were not bad ones.
The visitors were two men and one woman, all dressed in flowing blue clothes and white robes. They were dressed quite elegantly, but they could not hide the dust of their journey.
Although the room is large, because there are few regular guests coming and going, there is only one extra chair, which can accommodate three people.
When Niu Kelian and the little girl pushed the door open, the three of them stood up to greet them.
Niu Kelian did not recognize one of the men, and the other man and woman did not know each other even though they had not seen each other for a long time.
As a result, the smile on Niu Kelian's face only froze for a short moment, and then naturally melted away.
He picked up the dangling bun bag with his left hand and said, "Oh, I didn't even say hello to you guys before they came. I didn't prepare anything to entertain you at home. There are still two Goubuli who haven't eaten yet. How about we share it?"
The woman approached and said, "Don't bother me, Uncle Niu. Goubuli steamed buns in Jincheng are the most famous. We went to eat them early in the morning, and we are still very full now!"
The other two people immediately followed the woman and greeted Niu Kelian respectively, saying:
"It's been a long time, Uncle Niu. This time Xiao Luo and Chao Ge came with their friends without warning. If there is any inconvenience, please forgive Uncle Niu."
"A song of fleeting pavilion, the snow is clear and joyful, and I have admired the name of General Niu for a long time."
The three uninvited guests were naturally Xue Qinghuan, Meng Chaoge and Luo Piaoling, who were disguised as disciples of Yiliu Nian Pavilion. The two had already taken off their disguises and met Niu Kelian calmly.
Niu Kelian successively looked at Meng Chaoge, who had already appeared in a graceful state, and Luo Piaoling, who was rumored to have survived the catastrophe but suffered from a serious illness, and his face always looked pale and colorless. His worldly-savvy eyes seemed to see all the bitterness and pain between the two of them in the past few years.
Not easily, a flash of unnoticed sympathy flashed across her face, and then she nodded to Xue Qinghuan and said "Nice to meet you."
Before the three of them could say another word, the little girl who had been ignored had already taken the lead in "attacking".
"Tch! People have barged in, and they are still pretending to be polite and saying that it is inconvenient..."
The little girl pursed her lips and said with a sullen face, her facial expression should have been indifferent, but because her face hadn't grown yet, her cheeks were squeezed together, so she looked cute no matter how cute she looked.
I saw the little girl walking to the window with her two ponytails flicking, and with a bang, she pressed the goldfish bowl in her arms roughly on the window table. The three little goldfish, which were already frightened, were once again scurrying around in the water.
When he got up, a pair of big fish eyes seemed to tell the poor fate of Yu Sheng. How much life was lost when he encountered these two demons, one big and one small!
The three guests in the house seemed to be intimidated by the little girl's dismounting like three goldfish. Their eyes blinked, their eyelashes trembled, and they looked at each other speechlessly.
Niu Kelian quickly gave the three of them an awkward and apologetic look, and then with a smile on his face, he greeted the three of them to sit down again.
Then he turned around and walked towards the kitchen on the right, and kept saying: "Xiaohua is right, there is nothing inconvenient now. The people above have been watching me for three years and found that it was meaningless, so they left me to fend for myself."
Destroyed."
After that majestic body disappeared into the kitchen, there were only three guests and the little girl left in the hall.
The little girl's name is Xiaohua. Only her big round eyes are exactly the same as Niu Kelian's.
However, once they are similar, they are not alike.
There is no blood relationship between Xiaohua and Niu Kelian.
Just like Niu Kelian took leave today to celebrate Xiaohua's birthday, Luo Piaoling and the others also made a special trip to see Niu Kelian. Naturally, they had investigated Niu Kelian's current living situation in advance, so they would not have been unaware of the existence of this little flower.
Niu Kelian was born in Songjiang Village east of Suzhou. Because his family was poor and he had many brothers and sisters, the oldest one joined the army early and left his hometown.
In the year of the foreign barbarian turmoil, the bandits entered the country from Fujian and quickly moved north along the coast to launch a battle line. In just three months, the war spread along most of the coastline of Zhongzhou. The entire Songjiang Village was massacred as they were unable to escape the disaster.
At that time, Niu Kelian was the general of the Lingnan City garrison. He could not take care of his hometown thousands of miles away. He was injured in his right arm and could not regain his former bravery. In the seventh year after the war, he was recalled to the court and served as a casualty until five years ago.
Due to "old age and frailty", I asked to say goodbye to my old age. Since I had no place to return to, I chose Jinzhou City to retire.
The imperial court arranged a house for this meritorious veteran and gave him enough money to support him in his retirement for ten years, which was not a loss of friendship.
But Niu Kelian didn't want to live idle and idle, so he found a small job at the dock to pass his time.
As for Qi's relationship with Xiao Hua, it was even more accidental.
Xiaohua's family also lived in Jinzhou City, but they were three streets away from Niu Kelian. They must have never seen each other in the past two years. That year, Xiaohua's parents had an accident while fishing, and their bodies were found a month later.
, Xiaohua’s grandma died of grief, and Xiaohua, who was only three years old, suddenly became an orphan without anyone to take care of her.
On that day, Niu Kelian happened to pass by and saw the little girl crying so pitifully that the pear blossoms were raining with rain. He felt compassion for her and adopted her as his adopted daughter.
It has been three years now.
But at present, it seems that the relationship between father and daughter is not as dependent on each other as often seen in dramas and books.
Not long after, Niu Kelian walked out of the kitchen, holding a tray in his thick left hand. There were four cups of different sizes on the tray.
Seeing Xiao Hua, Meng Chaoge couldn't help but think of herself, who was also Shi Xin's adopted daughter. She saw her elders whom she had not seen for a long time after many years. She felt sentimental and sad at the same time. She couldn't help but want to have more greetings with Niu Kelian, so she continued what Niu Kelian said just now:
"It's not easy for Uncle Niu to regain his freedom. We're taking the liberty of doing this. It's better to be careful."
When Niu Kelian heard this, he paused, deliberately put on a straight face, and said with a stern face: "! If Xiao Meng is polite to Uncle Niu again, it will get ugly. Uncle Niu won't welcome you!"
Then he rolled his eyes and said in a slightly teasing tone: "Also, don't think that Uncle Niu doesn't know. You must have figured out that you will show up at Uncle Niu's house. The neighbors around you are not at home this morning. It's easy to talk, so don't be afraid."
Walls have ears, hehe!"
Meng Chaoge chuckled when he saw this, and almost burst into tears from the corners of his eyes. He seemed to have seen Shi Xin deliberately pretending to be angry at him when he was a child. He put his hands on the log table and dragged his chin, smiling nostalgically: "Yes,
Yes, yes! You shouldn’t be polite to Uncle Niu, today my dream is to go back to my parents’ house!”
Only then did Niu Kelian say hello with satisfaction. Just as he was about to take a step forward, he heard a low cold snort, "Humph! My natal family?"
Niu Kelian did not dare to glance at where Xiaohua was standing, and quickly brought the tray to the round table and handed the teacups to the three of them in turn.
However, he did not keep the fourth cup for himself. Instead, he looked out the window and asked with a smile: "Why don't the brothers outside come in and drink some water?"
"Niu...General, you drink, you drink, there are only three of us here."
Xue Qinghuan hurriedly replied, with a bit of bitterness in her smile. When she greeted Niu Kelian, she didn't feel it was strange to call him "General Niu". Now when she opened her mouth, she realized that it was inappropriate, and she felt a little embarrassed.
Niu Kelian said clearly: "Oh, it's not convenient to show up. Thank you for your hard work."
Then he waved his hand to Xue Qinghuan, indicating that he didn't need to care about the title, and said: "My neighbors and fellow villagers call me Daniu. Although the master of Xue Pavilion is also the master of the pavilion, I follow the local customs here, so I will call you Xiaoxue."
Hearing Xiaoxue's name, Xue Qinghuan's mouth twitched slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable, but she accidentally brushed Niu Kelian's elegance and praised: "It should be, it should be."
While the two of them were chatting happily with Niu Kelian, Luo Piaoling's eyes fell on Xiaohua.
Although Xiaohua had her back turned to the four of them, she did not miss a single sentence of their conversation. When Niu Kelian mentioned that there was another person outside the house, Xiaohua also looked out the window.
To be precise, she was looking at the spider web that had just been woven in the corner of the window this morning, and she was looking for the hidden spider.
In the conversation between the four people, one person seemed to be staying out of the conversation, but was quickly noticed by the other three.
Meng Chaoge guessed that the senior brother didn't want Xiaohua to hear too many things that she shouldn't have to bear at her age, but she didn't know where to start, so she gave Niu Kelian a look, trying to get Xiaohua to avoid it.
Niu Kelian understood Meng Chaoge's meaning and shook his head with a smile.
Seeing this, Xue Qinghuan was puzzled and raised her chin to indicate that Xiao Hua could go back to her room, but Niu Kelian pretended to turn a blind eye.
The silence lasted longer and longer, and so did Xiaohua's gaze out the window. Four eyes fell on Xiaohua at the same time, knowing that she was waiting for the voices of the four of them.
Niu Kelian didn't dare to wait any longer. He coughed slightly, raised his chin towards Xiaohua and said, "Xiaohua takes charge of everything in the house."
Xiaohua's porcelain-like ears were almost motionless as she continued to stare out the window.
Xue Qinghuan was startled. She was a little surprised by Niu Kelian's words. She glanced at Xiaohua secretly and said, "This... should be considered a matter outside the family."
Xiaohua didn't turn around, but she already replied: "What we talk about at home is naturally a family matter."
Xue Qinghuan was overjoyed when she heard this, and felt that she had caught a flaw, and quickly winked at Meng Chaoge.
Meng Chaoge understood and said: "I haven't seen Uncle Niu for a few years. It would be inappropriate to come to Uncle Niu's house to disturb him and always let him sit on the cabinet. How about we find a restaurant to catch up on old times and have lunch by the way?"
Niu Kelian rarely entertains outsiders at home, and it is rare to find four cups. There are not many chairs, so he just moved a cabinet to use as a chair. Fortunately, the cabinet is thick, otherwise it would be really unbearable.
Live in the strong body of Niu Kelian.
After Meng Chaoge finished speaking, the three of them, including Luo Piaoling, stood up to leave in a very cooperative manner.
But Niu Kelian remained motionless.
I heard Xiaohua say again: "We can also talk about family matters outside the house."
Before the three of them could say anything, Xiaohua turned around first, puffed her cheeks towards the three of them, and said coldly: "Besides, didn't someone say that he was afraid of causing trouble to Lao Niu and me?"
Meng Chaoge was stunned, feeling full of hostility from Xiaohua's words. She had just become close to Uncle Niu, but Xiaohua thought she was competing for favor. She was a little bit amused, but she didn't dare to show any sympathy for this "little enemy" on her face.
of disdain.
Niu Kelian smiled apologetically and hurriedly came to the rescue: "Xiaohua is right, whether it is a family matter or a matter outside the family, Xiaohua has the final say."