in the world of murder

Chapter 14

Fugui's room is brightly lit, and the table of the Eight Immortals is covered with paper lanterns.Fu Gui was holding a paintbrush, carefully drawing patterns.There are lanterns hanging everywhere in the house, which are painted and hanging to dry.

Xi Zhen pushed the door open and came in, startled by the lanterns all over the room, said: "What are you doing!"

Fu Gui looked back at him and said, "Draw a picture for the lantern."

Xi Zhen stepped across the lanterns all over the floor and sat down opposite Fu Gui, Fu Gui asked him, "What do you want from me?"

"I can't find you if I have nothing to do?" Xi Zhen asked, "On the contrary, you haven't come to see me recently."

Fu Gui was still concentrating on painting, and said: "Why do I need you, you are inseparable from the senior brother all day long, and you are served by others for food and drink, so why do you need me?"

Xi Zhen picked up the teacup and drank it, with a look of complacency evident between his brows and eyes.

Fu Gui glanced at him, and asked: "How is it going recently, senior brother is fascinated by you, is he obedient to you?"

"This..." Xizhen played with the teacup on the table, and said: "Not yet. Although he accompanied me to study books and practice swords, he was willing to do some chores at my command, but he didn't mention the struggle for flowers and the succession of his disciples. matter."

"Tsk," Fu Gui sighed: "After all, it's a senior brother, it's not so easy to coax. You don't give him some sweets, but you want to get some practical benefits from him, it's hard."

"What sweetness do you want?" Xi Zhen said, "I haven't scolded him behind his back recently."

Fu Gui glanced at Xi Zhen, "What sweetness, what sweetness are you talking about?"

Xi Zhen frowned, and Fu Gui knew that he was not happy, so he continued to paint and said: "It's not that you really want to commit yourself to him, but it's just kissing, touching, and talking sweetly. It's not always like that when you hook up with someone." thing."

Xi Zhen thought for a while, but didn't know what to think.He watched Fu Gui hang the painted lanterns aside, took another one to continue painting, and asked, "What are you using these lanterns for?"

"There will be a lantern festival at the foot of the mountain in two days. Young men and women will come out for a walk at this time. I plan to make a batch of lanterns and sell them." Fu Gui said, "The disciples on the mountain don't go down the mountain once a year. Sell ​​the lanterns to them."

"How much can this be sold for?" Xi Zhen said, "How many people are there in total on the mountain?"

"You don't know that." Fugui showed the lantern to Xizhen, and there were poems besides paintings on it, such as the one he held in his hand, which read "The reeds are green, the white dew is frost".

Xi Zhen scanned around and found that many lanterns in the room were written "The so-called Yiren is on the side of the water".

"What I sell to our disciples is the upper sentence, and the lower sentence is sold down the mountain. Those who are interested in our disciples will naturally come to me to buy a pair of the next sentence." Fu Gui said: "What's more, If you don't want your ideal person to match up with others, you will buy all the next sentences."

Xi Zhen clicked his tongue, "You really deserve your name."

Complacent, Fu Gui said, "Are you going down the mountain to play? When you leave, remember to come to me to buy lanterns. Once you buy them, our disciples on the mountain will follow suit."

"Got it." Xi Zhen waved his hand and went out.

After leaving Fugui, Xizhen went around to the kitchen, got some snacks, and then went back to his room.

He asked Xie Li to copy a book for him, and took advantage of this time to go out to find Fu Gui, only thinking of bringing food to fool Xie Li when he returned.

As soon as he entered the door, Xi Zhen looked into the study room, but saw that there was no one there, and the pen, ink, paper and inkstone were well placed, but Xie Li was nowhere to be seen.

"Xie Li?" Xi Zhen walked towards the study and put the food box on the table.

Xie Li was nowhere to be seen in the study, but a low and lazy voice came from behind him.

Xi Zhen turned around and looked, the curtain of the bed was lowered, and there was a person lying inside.

Xi Zhen was furious, and walked over quickly, "Who made you sleep on my bed!"

He lifted the silver-red gauze curtain with a "swish", and saw Xie Li Heyi lying on the bed, raised his eyelids, and gave him a light look.

"I'm tired of copying books, can't I take a break?"

Under Xie Li's body was the snow wolf fur that Xi Zhen had managed to get. Xi Zhen was so angry that he pulled Xie Li's arm, "No! No! Get off my bed!"

Xie Li let him pull, and remained motionless, "Just lie down on your bed, what is the relationship between you and me, why are you so divided."

"What's the relationship! What's the relationship between me and you! Xie Li, get out of here!"

Xie Li's eyes moved slightly, he grabbed Xi Zhen with his backhand, and dragged him onto the bed.

In a whirlwind, Xizhen had already collapsed on the bed, and the silver-red gauze curtain fell lightly, covering the light outside.

Xie Li pinched his chin, pressed on him, and asked slowly: "What is our relationship, what is your relationship with me?"

Xi Zhen felt Xie Li Weiliang's fingertips on the side of his neck, his reason came back a little, and he said in a sweet voice: "We, we grew up together since we were young, you are my eldest brother."

Xie Li didn't speak, in the dim tent, Xi Zhen couldn't see his expression clearly, he could only feel his thumb rubbing his lips.Xie Li's men moved very hard, and Xie Zhen was in pain when he was crushed.He thought in his heart that if Xie Li didn't let go, he would bite him.Just before he was about to open his mouth, Xie Li loosened the restraint on Xi Zhen and lay down beside Xi Zhen.

Xi Zhen quickly touched his lips, he almost thought it was bleeding.

Xie Li next to him closed his eyes and fell asleep, Xi Zhen felt a little resentful, but he still smiled and said: "Senior brother, I brought some pastries, you go down and taste them."

Xie Li didn't move, "I don't want to eat."

Xi Zhen continued his efforts, "Look at you, you are so tired, why don't you go back and rest first. My bed here is small, and it's uncomfortable to lie on."

"I feel very comfortable," Xie Li stretched out his hand, stroking the side of Xi Zhen's face, staring at Xi Zhen with dark eyes, "With the warm fragrance and soft jade in his arms, no other bed is as comfortable as the one here."

Xi Zhen patted Xie Li's hand away, and said, "You can also say such things as Meng Lang."

Xie Li seemed to be smiling, and a chuckle echoed in Xi Zhen's ears.Xi Zhen rubbed his ears, turned sideways to look at Xie Li.They were so close, Xi Zhen could smell Xie Li's breath, it was clean and cold like a precipitous snowstorm.

Xi Zhen slowly approached Xie Li, and there was a rustling sound in the quiet tent.He sniffed hard twice, but couldn't find the smell.

Xi Zhen raised his head to look at Xie Li, thought for a while, and asked, "There will be a lantern festival at the foot of the mountain in a few days, are you going to play?"

Xie Li said lazily, "Do you want to go?"

"I want to go," Xi Zhen said, "you can go with me."

Xie Li thought for a while and said, "Okay."

Xi Zhen nodded, and said again: "Then you go down now."

"No."

Xi Zhen snorted, turned around heavily, and turned his back to Xie Li.

They made an appointment to go down the mountain in the evening, and the lights at the mountain gate had already been lit up, and the disciples on the mountain also left the mountain gate in twos and threes.This time the lantern festival was very lively, besides the male disciples here, the female disciples in Beiyuan were also free to move about.The girls are always bright and bright, wearing bright red cloaks one by one, bought lanterns with various patterns from Fugui, and went down the mountain with them.

This is a rare scenery in Jiuyi Mountain, however, suddenly a ball of fire broke into everyone's sight.Looking at it, it turned out to be Xi Zhen in red.His black hair is high and tied, and the tassels from the golden crown are dangling around his ears. Xi Zhen came here on the snow, wearing a fox fur with dark red makeup, flowers, cloud brocade and satin. If so.

Standing beside him was Xie Li, who was as white as snow. The snow-white crane cloak was not stained with dust, even if the moonlight saw it, he would retreat three points.On his body, he wears a jade belt around his waist and a jade hairpin on his head, and his long hair looks like splashed ink.From a distance, the whole person is graceful and calm like an ink painting.

Xizhen walked to Fugui's stall, "How much did you sell?"

Fu Gui chuckled, "It's almost sold out."

"I want it too, give me one." Xi Zhen threw him a golden bead, and Fu Gui took out a lantern from one side, with the words "The wind and rain are like darkness, and the rooster crows endlessly".Seeing that Xie Li was on the side, he gave another "I see a gentleman, Yunhu doesn't like it".

Xie Li understood the key point after just one glance, and said, "It's very ingenious."

Fu Gui said: "Thank you for your compliment, big brother."

Xi Zhen pulled Xie Li, "Okay, okay, let's go."

In the city below the mountain, inexplicable lights render a city that never sleeps, illuminating the streets and alleys like daytime.In the market, the colorful ribbons hanging on both sides fluttered in the wind, and people came and went, rubbing shoulders one after another.In winter, everyone is dressed in bright colors, but Du Xizhen is the most dazzling in the crowd.

At the moment, he doesn't have the luxury of being on the mountain. He shuttles among the crowd, watching other people's acrobatics for a while, watching the lion dance for a while, and after a while he gathers with the children to watch the old man who sells sugar paintings draw sugar paintings.

Xie Li followed behind him unhurriedly, keeping his gaze on him all the time.He is so enthusiastic, even more enthusiastic than the fireworks all over the sky and the lights all over the street.

Holding a bunch of candied haws in his hand, Xi Zhen returned to Xie Li and said, "I'll eat it for you."

Xie Li looked into those bright eyes and opened his mouth to bite a fruit.As soon as I bit it down, I felt a burst of soreness and bitterness.The sourness and bitterness of the hawthorn did not blend with the sweetness of the syrup. The sourness was sour and the sweetness was sweet. The taste was weird.

Xi Zhen laughed loudly, as naughty as a child.

A man who looked like a scholar stopped Xi Zhen and asked embarrassedly if he could draw a picture for Xi Zhen.

He made a living by buying paintings, and there were a few scattered paintings on the stall.

Xi Zhen thought for a while, "Okay, I just happen to be tired from walking."

Xi Zhen sat down on the small wooden bench, seeing Xie Li standing aside, he suddenly felt uncomfortable.

"Xie Li," Xi Zhen called him, "I see there is a seller of ice bowls ahead, go and buy them for me."

Xie Li raised his eyebrows, "Ice bowl in winter?"

Xi Zhen nodded, "I want to eat."

Xie Li glanced at him, nodded, and went to buy him an ice bowl.

Xi Zhen put down the fragments in his hands, and sat leisurely with a lantern in his hand. The scholar said: "This posture is just right!"

He said while drawing.

Not long after, Xie Li came back, but Xi Zhen was no longer here.The scholar pointed the direction to Xie Li, and saw Xi Zhen standing on the stone bridge not far away, looking at the boy skating on the lake.

In a blink of an eye, Xizhen was holding many lanterns in his hand, some of which were from Fugui's "I see a gentleman, Yun Hu doesn't like it", and some of them are the words of praise, "The moon rises brightly, and the outstanding people look like you" , "Qingqing Zijin, leisurely my heart", and so on, too numerous to enumerate.

Xie Lihan walked up with a face, "Who gave the lantern?"

Seeing him, Xi Zhen said, "Someone gave it to me. But I have seen it, and they are all good-looking young masters. I don't want any bad ones."

"You pick up other people's lanterns so casually, do you know what that means?" Xie Li said coolly.

"I know," Xi Zhen said indifferently, "But I didn't agree with them, they would make a mistake themselves, so what does it have to do with me?"

Xie Li sneered, "What a ruthless beauty."

Xi Zhen snorted, didn't care about Xie Li's squeeze, and said: "Brother, you can give me yours too."

Xie Li glanced at him, "Unless you throw away everything in your hand."

Xi Zhen wanted to thank Li, but he was not willing to throw it away.How beautiful it is to have so many lanterns together. It’s not beauty to stand alone, but it’s spring to be colorful.

"The more lanterns there are, the more beautiful they are," Xi Zhen said, "It's lively."

Xie Li's brows and eyes were even more chilly, "If you don't throw away the one in your hand, you won't be able to get mine."

Xi Zhen thought for a while, "Alright, alright, I'll throw it now."

Before Xie Li could speak, Xi Zhen ran to the other side of the river with a lantern.Fu Gui set up a stall here, and was a little surprised when he saw Xi Zhen, "Didn't you go to play with the big brother?"

Xi Zhen put all the lanterns here at Fugui, and said: "Xie Li is so annoying, he insisted on telling me to throw away these lanterns, otherwise he would not give me his one. I will store it with you first, and wait until I go back to the mountain I'll get it from you again."

Fu Gui agreed, stretched out his hand and said, "Trust fee."

Xi Zhen threw him two golden beads, "No traitor, no business!"

Xi Zhen returned to Xie Li, only the one he brought down the mountain was in his hand, "There are none, throw them all away!"

Xie Li's complexion finally improved, and he handed over the lantern in his hand, Xi Zhen was going to pick it up, but Xie Li took it back again, and pointed his eyes at Xi Zhen.

Xi Zhen curled his lips, and had no choice but to give away the lantern in his hand, in exchange for Xie Li's "I see a gentleman, Yun Hu doesn't like it".

The author says:

Lantern Festival marketing routines are too annoying, Fugui may become the biggest winner