Chapter 3: Chaos (6)

"Okay, okay." Mr. Mei woke up as if he was dreaming, and repeatedly agreed to go out to the kitchen to get the stove. A Jun saw Han Bin who was sleeping soundly and said softly: "This child is going to catch a cold sleep like this." She blinked and looked up at Li Yuanfang: "Let him come to my room to sleep, I'll warm up." Li Yuanfang hesitated for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay, thank you girl." He patted Han Bin: "Bin'er, wake up." Han Bin didn't move at all. A Jun smiled softly: "Sleep so well. Don't wake him up, you can carry him. My house is just across the street, and there are not a few steps."

Li Yuanfang picked up Han Bin, followed Ajun through the small yard in front of the main hall, and came to the east wing. Ajun opened the door, let Li Yuanfang in sideways, and led him directly into the inner room. On the bed in the inner room, the aunt was still lying in a drowsy state. Li Yuanfang hugged Han Bin to the bed and looked at Ajun inquiringly. Ajun pointed to the outside of the bed: "Let him sleep here."

Li Yuanfang put Han Bin on the bed, Ajun spread the quilt and covered him tightly, then looked back and smiled at Li Yuanfang: "I won't catch a cold now." Li Yuanfang bowed to thank him: "Thank you girl. But... you can't sleep tonight." A Jun whispered: "It's okay. Tonight is New Year's Eve, and I'm going to stay up to the New Year. Besides, my father hasn't come home yet, I'm going to wait for him." Li Yuanfang hurriedly asked, "Ling Zun is still doing business outside at this time? Why haven't he returned home yet? Do we need to look for it?" A look of worry flashed across A Jun's face, and she shook her head slightly: "No. Dad is coming back soon, I'll wait." Li Yuanfang looked at her, hesitated for a moment, nodded, thanked again, and left A Jun's boudoir.

When Li Yuanfang returned to the main hall, Mr. Mei had already brought the small stove and was warming up. Di Jinghui felt a lot of emotions when he saw that there was wine to drink. A stove was added to the main hall, and a little warmth was added. The faint fragrance of wine gradually floated out. The life and death crisis a few hours ago suddenly became so unreal, like a dream that had gone far away.

Mr. Mei picked up the warm wine hu, poured three glasses of wine, and faced Di and Li, and held up the cup in front of him: "Two brothers, today is New Year's Eve. It's fate that you and I can meet here. Mei will give you a cup first." After saying that, he drank the wine in his hand. Li Yuanfang and Di Jinghui also toasted each other. The hot wine flowed into the abdomen, slowly urged the cold air in his body, the depression in his chest seemed to loosen, sweat gradually appeared on his forehead, and a little wetness appeared in the depths of his eyes. Di Jinghui sighed: "The New Year is coming soon. This New Year's Eve will be like this. Even if I wanted to break my head in the past, I would never think of it anyway."

Mr. Mei smiled and nodded, and Li Yuanfang also picked up the wine glass: "Brother Mei, I don't reveal my identity and origin. I really have a hidden secret. I hope Brother Mei doesn't mind. I drink a cup and apologize to Brother Mei." Mr. Mei hurriedly said: "Brother Li is too worried. When you go out, some inconvenient places are natural. The so-called meeting does not require acquaintance. As long as you are like alike, you will become friends!" The three of them had another drink, and Di Jinghui smiled and said: "Brother Mei, don't just talk about us. Actually, I think you are very mysterious. Your identity and origin must be very difficult."

Mr. Mei laughed loudly: "Brother Di is so straightforward. Not bad, not bad, we are actually each other." Di Jinghui rolled his eyes and asked cunningly: "Brother Mei, since we are each other, we don't ask each other's origin. But your Chinese name is really interesting. Can you tell us the origin of this name?"

Mr. Mei laughed again, and after a long time, he stopped laughing and replied, "I also know that this name is quite strange. In fact, this name was given by my first Chinese teacher. He is not only proficient in Chinese studies, but also good at divination and other strange techniques. He is a strange man with great skills. According to him, giving me a name like a woman is to curb the murderous aura in my fate." Di Jinghui asked curiously: "Oh? Then why should my surname be Mei?" Mr. Mei said, "This is just a coincidence. He asked about my birth date and horoscope, saying that I was missing wood, so it would be better to have the word "mu" in my name. It just so happened that my teacher's surname was Mei, so he used this surname for me. When I was born in winter, the teacher gave me the word "yingchun". At that time, I didn't understand Chinese studies and didn't know what the name meant, so I recognized it. Later, I was often laughed at by the Han people, and I realized that this name was really angry."

Di Jinghui nodded and smiled, "It's okay. Dongmei Yingchun has taken the lead, and the meaning is very good. It's just that it's too unworthy to you, so it makes people feel funny." Mei Yingchun agreed very much: "Yes. Just have a good meaning. The name is just a means of identifying people. My real name is inconvenient to let people know. I have always used the name Mei Yingchun when I traveled to the Central Plains. Now I am used to it, and I still like it more and more." Di Jinghui raised his glass: "Well, it's the most important thing for you to like it, don't care whether others laugh! Brother Mei, for your wonderful name, let's have another drink!"

Mei Yingchun and Di Jinghui clinked glasses, raised their necks and drank the wine in the glass. Seeing that Li Yuanfang was not drinking, they raised their glasses to him and asked, "Brother Li, what? This wine is not good for the appetite?" Li Yuanfang smiled and shook his head: "No, I just don't drink often, and I'm a little overwhelmed. Please forgive me." Mei Yingchun looked at Li Yuanfang carefully and frowned slightly, "Brother Li's face is not very good. Why did he drink this little wine..." Di Jinghui also glanced at Li Yuanfang and said casually: "It's okay, he doesn't drink normally."

Li Yuanfang stood up and hugged the two of them: "Sorry, I feel a little bored, I want to go out for some breath. Please let me take care of myself." Then he opened the door and walked out. Inside the room, Mei Yingchun asked Di Jinghui in surprise: "What's wrong with Brother Li?" Di Jinghui shook his head and said: "I don't know either. I have been doing well, but after I rescued you, I suddenly got angry. He never did this normally."

Mei Yingchun looked at the door and said with some concern: "I see Brother Li's face is very bad. Will he feel frost and feel frost in order to save us?... And why are there so many injuries on his back just now?" Di Jinghui stared at the wine glass in his hand and replied depressedly: "To be honest, it is the first time I have seen those. Brother Mei, if you want to know the whole story, I'm afraid you have to ask Li Yuanfang himself. But according to my understanding of him, this person is very tough and will not be like if he gets frost."

Mei Yingchun lowered her head and thought for a while, and said to Di Jinghui: "I'll go out and see him." Di Jinghui signaled him to casually and continued to drink by himself. Mei Yingchun got up and went out, and saw Li Yuanfang's figure at first sight, standing alone in the corridor in front of the main hall.
Chapter completed!