On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, Ming Xingchen received his first mission since joining the "Xieyou Hall". His goal was to intercept a horse rider who returned home from Bianliang to celebrate the New Year in Tangyin County, Xiangzhou. This time, he was accompanied by a guy holding a "bone-breaking fan". This man has an elegant name - Qin Xiang, but those who really know this man know that this man often uses any means to achieve his goal.

Why did two people send to perform a simple task at the same time? Because Qin Xiang found out that this guy named Yue He is quite popular in the local area. This person is quite loyal and righteous. Sometimes, in order to help the poor, he would rather save money by himself. To put it bluntly, Qin Xiang was afraid that Ming Xingchen would not be able to do anything, because he appeared at the "Xieyou Hall". This person who looked fierce often used his monthly money to help the beggars around him. These two people with similar personalities were together, and it was difficult to guarantee that something would happen. To be on the safe side, Qin Xiang came to the middle and did something bad.

"I'll send a letter to that guy and ask him to fight here tomorrow."

Ming Xingchen felt that this seemed a bit unnecessary, but looking at the firecrackers on all sides and the fireworks were brilliant, he still couldn't help but say: "Okay, let him live one more day."

"Let's go, today's New Year's Eve, we will find a place to have the New Year's Eve dinner." After Qin Xiang said that, he led Ming Xingchen to Tangyin County.

They found a restaurant with a happy and red lantern hanging high. When they ordered a table of delicious wine and delicacies on the second floor and were having fun, a child about the same age as Mingxingchen walked in with a gourd, which had a striking word "Yue" written on it.

"Uncle Wei, fill the wine in this gourd." The young man patted the snowflakes stuck to his body when he entered the door, and at the same time, his little hands kept rubbing. His face turned red with cold, but it could not hide the joy in his heart.

"Your father is coming back?" Boss Wei of the restaurant asked with concern.

"Well, my mother said that Dad will be back tonight."

"Come on, I'll give you this." Boss Wei took the gourd from the boy's hand and handed him a bunch of candied haws wrapped in candy juice, which had already flowed out the boy's greedy saliva.

Just as Boss Wei was giving the boy the best wine here and was enjoying his sweet candied haws, a pair of ragged mother and daughter walked in. When the little girl saw the candied haws in her hand, her eyes never left again.

"Boss, okay, okay, my daughter and I haven't eaten for many days. This is the New Year, so you can enjoy the food."

"Well...or, you can stay in the corner first, and wait for the leftovers that guests have not finished, and I will reward you with them." This is already Boss Wei's greatest favor.

"Boss Wei, are you too stingy?" When a man with a loud voice appeared at the entrance of the restaurant, the boy and Boss Wei also showed joyful faces on their faces.

"Dad, you are finally back. My mother and I miss you very much." The young man rushed into the man's arms like a wind. The father and son were Yue He and Yue Fei.

"This... Mr. Yue, you know, I run this small book." Boss Wei's face began to turn red after he said that.

"I know it's not easy for you, so I prepare a table of good wine and food for these two mothers and daughters. The accounts are settled on me and I will come to the mansion to check out tomorrow."

"Hello." After Boss Wei said that, he hurried to the kitchen and prepared to go.

"Thank you, this benefactor." The mother and daughter hurriedly kowtowed to thank him, but the little girl's eyes never left the string of candied haws left in Yue Fei's hand.

"Sister-in-law, you're welcome. It's not easy for the New Year. Don't starve the child." Yue He hurriedly helped the woman up.

"Yue Fei, come here, go in and ask Uncle Wei, if there are any candied haws on your hand, you should put the candied haws on your hand first, and I will keep them for you first."

Yue Fei looked at his father suspiciously, but in the end Yue He stared at him fiercely, and Yue Fei honestly handed over the candied haws in his hand and walked in reluctantly. When he ran out and told his father that this was the last string, the candied haws that originally belonged to him had already reached the little girl's mouth. While eating, he said in a speechless manner: "Hehe, it's so sweet, it's so delicious."

"What's your name?" Yue He asked amiable to the little girl who was eating voraciously.

"It's all my fault that my daughter is ignorant. I hope my grandfather will take care of her." After saying that, the little girl's mother wanted to take the candied haws from the little girl's hand.

"Forget it, just a bunch of candied haws, right? Yue Fei." Yue He said deliberately when he saw the depressed Yue Fei.

"Thank you, Brother Yue Fei, I will always remember your goodness." The little girl stared at Yue Fei, who was dejected, and said solemnly without blinking.

"Uncle Wei, my father and I are going back, you can do it first." After Yue Fei finished speaking, muttering an angry little mouth, carrying the gourd full of wine, snatched the door, and led Yue and a good horse tied to the door and walked home.

"Sister-in-law, come, today's New Year's Eve, this New Year's money I'll give this child." After Yue He said that, he put a string of copper coins on the table where the two mothers and daughters were sitting upright, and then ran away in a hurry. He was afraid that his angry son would secretly pour his good wine, which would be a loss.

The mother looked at the steaming table of delicious dishes and greeted the little girl who was ecstatic at the door: "Xianglian, come here for dinner, if you don't come, it will be cold."

"Mom, what's the name of that little brother just now? Do you think I'll marry him when I grow up?" the little girl said seriously.

"Uh... you decide on your own business. I can't take care of that much. I heard from the Master Yue just now that his son is Yue Fei."

"Yue Fei, Yue Fei..." From then on, this name was forever engraved in the heart of this girl named Xianglian, so when she saw him again, she thought of the two eating a bunch of candied haws together. This may be fate, a sweet marriage.

The mother and daughter had not yet recognized each other with "Xieyoutang". Xianglian was considered an illegitimate daughter, but it was so strange. "Xieyoutang" has been a single lineage for many years, and there has never been an exception. Later, it was repeated and after several twists and turns, the two returned to "Xieyoutang". Xianglian transformed from a little beggar and became a golden branch and jade leaf. This really corresponds to the saying: Sometimes you must have it in your dreams, but don't force it in your dreams.

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"Yue Fei, what's wrong with you? Who made you angry again?" Yao looked at Yue Fei with a familiar voice, and then ran up three steps, with tears in his eyes. His eyes were the same as the relationship between other young couples who had been together for a long time, touching and passionate.

"Dad has promised you that I will buy you three strings of candied haws tomorrow and let you eat enough at one time. For the New Year, don't be stern about it." Yue He didn't forget to please Yue Fei when he entered the door. After all, he lied to the candied haws in his son's hand, and this panic must be compensated at a high price.

"Mom, you don't discipline your man well, just like to fool your baby son." Yue Fei began to ask for foreign aid to try to get more benefits for himself.

"Haha...that's right, one is disrespectful to the old, the other is neither big nor small, you are really an enemy." Yao stood aside with a smile. He understood the temperament of the father and son. It would be best if he didn't help either side. After a while, he would naturally reconcile and get started.

"Master, madam, young master, the New Year's Eve dinner is ready. Come and have it while it's hot." A maid shouted to the three people standing tall.

"Let's go, let's have the New Year's Eve dinner." Yao came over and stood in the middle, holding the man he loved the most with one hand and the son he loved the most with the other, walking towards the best moment of the year. When Yue Fei smelled the fragrance that made him salivate from a distance, he left Yao's gentle little hand and ran over like a flying.

"Everything is fine at home?" Yue He asked habitually at his wife who had been looking forward to him for a long time. Although they had to write letters every month to explain their lovesickness, it seemed that this was not effective. The originally loving couple became even more inseparable from each other because of their long separation.

"Apart from your naughty son, everything is pretty good. Is there any news about Ling'er recently?"

They had a lively and lovely daughter. Many years ago, for some reason, and on New Year's Eve, they went out to set off fireworks and never came back. The two of them had awkward trouble for a long time because of this heartache. Later, Yue Fei was a kind of compensation from God to them. Yao loved this son very much and almost everything was up to him. If it were other wealthy and unkind families, they had already become a little overlord. But Yao was a smart mother who was well-educated and knowledgeable and focused on the same degree in everything. Under her guidance of her guidance of her temptation, Yue Fei was gradually growing up healthily in a benign direction. Therefore, in Yue Fei's mind, Yao was an undeniable decree, and this great mother did give birth to a great son and made indelible contributions to the Wei Dynasty.

"Hey, I've been inquiring in the capital for so long, but there's no news about her. The sister-in-law who used to take care of Ling'er hasn't known what happened recently, and she's crazy. Alas, maybe I've hurt her. I just hope that Ling'er can be picked up by a good family and can give her a full meal every day." Yue He is open-minded by nature and has no resentment towards the person who lost her daughter's fault. He hopes that this sister-in-law will get better soon.

Yao's face, which was originally smiling, suddenly became extremely solemn, his eyes were staring at the half-closed door, and he said unconsciously: "Did Ling'er lose it at this time?"

"Yeah." Yue and his wife had the same expression at this time. They hoped to see some hope that had been wiped out.

From the year when Ling'er was lost, Yuehe and Yao delayed the New Year's Eve dinner to the time when she was lost. Other families kept eating the New Year's Eve dinner, but their families were always half-closed. They didn't pay much attention to the so-called taboos in Yue'er. They even hoped that the whole family would be reunited, harmonious and in love with each other. This simplest requirement is still far away today. As for when it will be realized, they are not sure.

Just as Yue He was walking with Yao, a black shadow flashed behind the door. Yue He strided over and rushed over. He did not catch up with the shadow, but an unsealed letter appeared in the corner of the door. When he finally opened the letter hesitantly, he immediately became sad and happy. However, before this matter was confirmed, he did not dare to tell his wife rashly that she had left too many tears for it, and he didn't want her to hope again--disappointment.

"Master, what is the letter written?" Yao originally wanted to come over and take a look, but Yue He immediately stuffed the envelope, so she didn't know anything about it.

"It's nothing. Boss Wei of the restaurant told me that I don't have to wait for him at home tomorrow. He will visit his relatives' house tomorrow. So, I sent a servant to send me a letter."

"That's how it hurts you. I thought something big happened." Yao knew the whole story, and his originally uneasy heart suddenly calmed down.

"Dad, mom, we are all waiting for you two to have dinner, why are you rubbing there?" A stubborn boy's mouth was full of oil. Needless to say, he must have stole the mouth. Yao took out a silk squid with him, trying to wipe the oil stains on the corner of his mouth for his baby son.

"You bastard, go and let the firecracker go."

After all, before eating the New Year’s Eve dinner, there were firecrackers, which meant driving the New Year’s Eve beasts. At this time, Yao was busy with the incense paper of his ancestors. Living people were going to eat the New Year’s Eve dinner, so of course the ancestors also had to eat the New Year’s Eve dinner. This ever-changing custom shows the nostalgia and gratitude of their children and grandchildren for their ancestors. Those closest relatives who once loved us may also be watching us in a corner at this moment. Although you have left us, you are always in our hearts.

"Ancestors and grandpas, you know that you can eat, drink and have fun. When I grow up, I will definitely burn a big house for you. Please bless your father and mother in good health and bless our whole family to have a smooth and smooth life." After Yue Fei finished his nagging, he kowtowed three times in front of the Yue family's ancestor tablet. At this moment, he no longer looked naughty before. Even when the sound of "cracking" outside the house sounded, he could not disturb him. In the face of the rules of the family, in front of Yao, some things cannot be disobeyed. Otherwise, how could the four bloody words "Loyalty for the Country" be engraved on his back?

That night, Yue He almost didn't close his eyes. Yao, who was beside him, had already fallen asleep, but he was still thinking about the sentence written in the letter: If you want to know the whereabouts of his daughter, go to Mizhi Mountain at noon tomorrow, here is the answer you want most.
Chapter completed!