Chapter 263

"I don't know what it is here?" ah Kui couldn't help asking.

Shouming shook his head and said with a smile, "this is the new year's gift for Miss Xu, which my grandson sent to the capital from Ningyang. He just arrived in the capital this morning. We can't open it at will."

Ah Kui's eyes were bright: "New Year's gift? Was it just delivered today? It's just the first day of the new year. It's a coincidence!"

Shouming smiled noncommittally.

There are so many coincidences in this world. Many coincidences are just made up of thoughts.

"This box has some weight, and I have to be careful. I have to ask someone to carry it." ah Kui said, and explained to the servant guarding the back door.

The servant immediately ran to find someone.

"Brother Shouming, do you want to come in and have a cup of tea to warm up?" ah Kui asked.

"You don't have to eat tea..."

Shouming said something and his eyes flashed. However, the next moment, he took out an object wrapped in red cloth from his arms and handed it to ah Kui.

"It's hard to come empty handed on the first day of the new year. This is my new year's gift to miss a Kui."

To her?

Ah Kui took it by accident.

Because the red cloth was simply wrapped outside, she took it and spread it in half, revealing the blue book cover inside.

"It's a book." she said with a smile, "brother Shouming, how do you know I like reading?"

Is it because her erudite and progressive temperament is too exposed?

"Guess." Shou Ming said with a smile, "this is not an ordinary book, but some new and rare things. I took some new and old things in Beijing as an example, changed my name and identity, and wrote them down. You can take it as a storybook to relieve boredom!"

"You wrote this?" ah Kui stared. "You can write a script!"

God, in the circle of people in the capital, have people who are more knowledgeable and progressive than her appeared?

Shouming coughed a little, embarrassed and said, "I have nothing to do, just to pass the time."

Ah Kui held the booklet in front of her.

The script written by brother Shouming must be the only one you can't buy outside, and it's still a real thing!

But

"I didn't even have time to prepare a new year's gift for you." ah Kui was a little embarrassed and subconsciously touched in his pocket around his waist - he didn't bring any lucky money.

So he said seriously, "wait a few days, and I'll be ready!"

Shouming smiled and scratched his head: "how funny..."

As we all know, the meaning of this sentence has always been - I will accept it if I am polite.

They talked for a while until they saw the servant turn back with people.

Shouming looked over and saw only a servant girl following him. He was wondering. However, he looked carefully and saw the appearance of the servant girl - Oh, it was another big servant girl beside Miss Xu. It was all right.

A Zhu walked over alone, but she didn't let a Kui help carry it. She easily carried the box on her shoulder, turned and left.

Okui waved to Shouming and hurriedly trotted to keep up.

In the Xi garden, Xu Mingyi looked at the box and was surprised for a moment.

"Girl, here is the key."

Ah Kui handed the key to his girl and took ah Zhu out.

This is a gift from Wu Shisun. If they see something they shouldn't see, it's bad.

Xu Mingyi squatted down and opened the box. He couldn't help but look surprised at the bottom of his eyes.

It's an exquisite long bow!

In order to prevent collision, the bottom of the box is specially made into a groove embedded in the bow body.

The girl took out the bow tied with a piece of red cloth and looked at it. Then she tried to stand up and pull the bow string - with such a little force, it can be seen that it was mixed with excellent animal tendons that were beaten very well, and the thread winding was also very exquisite. It must have been the hand of an expert who was very good at making bows.

But... How did Wu Tsung know she liked to use a bow?

She never mentioned it to him or used a bow or crossbow in front of him.

Isn't it——

Xu Mingyi glanced at the thin cocoon between his finger belly and the tiger's mouth.

However, this can only prove that she often practices archery. She has practiced martial arts since she was a child and must have been involved in archery - how can he conclude that she will really like it?

If the bow was just a gift he chose at will, it could be seen everywhere. It took a lot of thought.

And it seems that words are engraved on the bow arm——

Xu Mingyi looked intently and saw a line of four characters sealed on it: Mingyi Anshun.

Anshun

Does it mean stability and success?

She could not help thinking that when he asked her what kind of life she liked in Ningyang, she answered him the word "stability".

The girl's cheek smile became stronger when she rubbed her finger on the line of Tibetan front and symmetrical seal characters.

She likes the bow very much.

However, she suddenly wanted to engrave another line of words!

As soon as the idea came out, Xu Mingyi was busy searching in the room.

But the carving knife she put in the box could not be found, and even the scissors that ah Kui collected in the needle and thread basket on weekdays could not be found.

"Ah Kui!"

"Hey, there's your maid." ah Kui walked in quickly.

"Where's my knife?"

"Ah, the girl's carving knife..." ah Kui took her sight back from the bow she held in her hand and hurriedly said, "girl, you forget that today is the first day of the new year. The maid naturally put these things away early."

In the custom of Daqing, it is taboo to touch these sharp objects on the first day of junior high school.

Xu Mingyi reacted and hesitated for a moment. He nodded in the end.

"Then wait for tomorrow."

"Girl, here's another letter." ah Kui pointed to the open box on the ground and reminded.

Xu Mingyi hung the bow on the wall, took the letter from ah Kui and opened it.

When I read the letter and answered it again, most of the day passed.

……

On the second day of the next day, early in the morning, Xu Mingyi went to his second uncle's hospital.

Hearing the news that his niece was coming, Xu Yun in the quilt only felt miserable.

Why is your niece here again?

Didn't you worship the new year yesterday—— Does she want to have another false first day?

Or do you think he gave too little lucky money yesterday?

But my niece's coffers are so rich that how can I miss his three melons and two dates?

"Let someone in."

Xu Yun sat up with a sigh, leaned against the head of the bed, yawned, and the boy put on his coat for him.

"Second uncle?"

The girl got into the house and didn't hurry to approach. Instead, she stood outside the screen and shouted.

Xu Yun said helplessly, "come in..."

Xu Mingyi came in, put his hands behind his back and explained his intention with a smile: "second uncle, I want to ask you for help."

help?

Xu Yun raised his dry bleary eyes and looked at his niece.

In the sight, the girl took out a bow from behind and shook it at him.

"...?" Xu Yun's pupils tightened.

He didn't say no... Don't worry so much?