230 years old

“…… Hongfu has burned well this year and done a good job, so tonight, you can have a good time!"

Hongfu opened his mouth, asked for another piece of dried apricots, drooled, smirked and kept nodding, Li Xiaonuan didn't talk to her much, confessed a few more words, stuffed her with a purse full of dried apricots, and sent her back.

Hongfu reluctantly waved his hands and body together, watched Li Xiaonuan get into the sedan chair, and walked away, only then did he hold the purse and turn back to the courtyard with satisfaction.

When busy, time is always fast, in a blink of an eye, the sky has darkened, the men and women of the He tribe have entered the Runan palace one after another, the same example, the flower hall in the second gate and several halls and pavilions connected to it, is the place where the women of the clan sit, in the pavilion behind the main hall outside the second gate, it is the place where men gather, and the four corners of each pavilion are supported by the charcoal basin that burns vigorously, and the indoor warmth is abnormal.

King Runan took Cheng Ke to Ruizitang and invited him again, before he picked up the old lady and sent it to the second gate, the princess and Li Xiaonuan had already picked it up from afar, one after the other, holding the old lady's sedan chair, and walked to the flower hall in the middle.

The sedan chair stopped steadily at the door of the flower hall, Li Xiaonuan stepped forward and lifted the curtain, the princess carefully helped the old lady with a calm face and expressionless face out of the sedan chair, the noisy crowd inside and outside the flower hall suddenly fell silent, and the women were timid and careful, and subconsciously moved their steps backwards, away from the old lady.

Li Xiaonuan was a little half a step behind, the princess helped the old lady into the main hall, and sat down at the main table for almost a blink of an eye, the old lady stood up, only said "I'm tired", and didn't wait for the princess to answer, holding the hand of the middle-aged servant, and left.

The princess and Li Xiaonuan hurriedly followed and sent it out, all the way back to Ruizi Courtyard, and after walking a few steps, the middle-aged servant woman paused and said with a respectful smile:

"The old ancestor said, let the princess and the young lady go back and get busy, there is no need to send it."

The princess listened to the words, hurriedly grabbed Li Xiaonuan, saw the sedan chair go away, sighed helplessly, and took Li Xiaonuan back to the flower hall.

The family banquet on Chinese New Year's Eve was very short, and each family had to go back to the small family reunion, and they had to talk and keep the year lively, and no one had the heart to sit here more, but they ate a little, drank two or three rounds of wine, and then dispersed.

The princess and Li Xiaonuan sent the ladies back, and breathed a sigh of relief, and the princess said with a smile:

"Alright, let's go back to the New Year."

Li Xiaonuan agreed with a smile, and instructed Mama Zou and Mama Tian to watch and pack up their things, and helped the princess to go to the main courtyard.

In the flower hall of the main courtyard, it has long been arranged, the charcoal pots supported at the four corners have baked the room very warm, and a vacant space has been cleaned up in front of the flower hall to prepare for jugglers to perform or set off fireworks.

Li Xiaonuan accompanied the princess into the main courtyard, waited for the princess to sit down on the couch on the east side of the flower hall, instructed people to ajar the window to breathe in, and watched people start to warm the wine and prepare dishes.

Li Xiaonuan bent his knees to welcome the two in, served tea, the prince turned his head to look at the princess, and sighed slowly, Li Xiaonuan's heart moved slightly, hesitated, and said with a smile:

"The ancestor is most afraid of people making noise, just sat down and went back, at this time, just our family, can talk quietly and keep the year, or, my master and I will go and invite the ancestor to go?"

The prince immediately became moved, smiled and nodded in agreement, Cheng Ke hurriedly stood up, Zhu Qing and Yuban came over with the cloaks of the two, Li Xiaonuan waited for Cheng Ke to put on the cloak first, and then put it on himself, said goodbye, and came out behind Cheng Ke. At the door of the flower hall, Xu was watching people pack up the bags and prepare for the night's rewards.

Li Xiaonuan paused, beckoned to Xu with a smile, and gently commanded:

"I just remembered that in Mama Wei's yard, I was loading the Lishi bag to be used in the house tomorrow, but I was afraid that I would have to load the ****, Mama is old, and she has chest paralysis, and she can't stay up late, so I bother Aunt Lao to take care of me in the past, okay? Let's talk to Xu Yi again, don't play too late, children's homes, it's not good to stay up late. ”

Xu was overjoyed, hurriedly agreed, went into the house to report to the prince and princess, took the cloak, and went to Mama Wei's courtyard.

Cheng Ke put his hands behind his back and watched with a smile as Li Xiaonuan settled down, before he walked out of the courtyard side by side with her, and took a sedan chair to Ruizi Hall.

Zhu Qing stepped forward and buckled the door knocker for a long time, and the door opened from the inside, and the middle-aged servant woman who opened the door looked at Cheng Ke and Li Xiaonuan with surprise on her face, hesitated, and let the two come in.

The middle-aged servant woman hesitated, her steps simply slowed down, and the two of them went straight into the main house.

The two walked to the door of the main house, carefully lifted the curtain, looked inside, the house was brightly lit, there were all kinds of mascots hanging everywhere, the curtains, mattresses, and cushions were replaced with new and festive red, full of new and festive everywhere, and the old lady was wearing a red silk jacket skirt, sitting alone on the couch that seemed wide and abnormal, and was looking out of the window.

Li Xiaonuan's heart was so sour that she couldn't help herself, and Cheng Ke stood at the door, tears bursting out of her eyes.

The two stayed for a while, Li Xiaonuan hurriedly stuffed the handkerchief in his hand to Cheng Ke, signaled him to quickly wipe away his tears, and the two entered the house with heavy steps with a smile.

The old lady turned her head violently, stared at the two of them with a wrinkled brow, Li Xiaonuan didn't wait for her to summon, signaled Cheng Ke, walked straight to the couch, bowed her knees, and said with a smile:

"Ancestor, the food and drinks are ready, the juggling fireworks are also ready, my father and mother have instructed me and my grandfather to come and pick you up, and the family will keep the New Year."

The old lady frowned, waved her hand and said:

"Defend yourselves, I am impatient to listen to their noise"

"Where are they? The master is so old, he will definitely not make a noise, the ancestor can rest assured"

Li Xiaonuan straightened up, stretched out his hand, and counted them one by one:

"How can it be noisy? There are only five people in total, including the ancestor, father, mother, grandfather, and me, and I can't quarrel if I want to."

Cheng Ke looked at Li Xiaonuan with worried eyes, and looked at the old lady carefully, he was only afraid of this old ancestor who could barely laugh since he was a child, and he had never seen anyone dare to laugh with the old ancestor

The old lady looked at Li Xiaonuan silently, Li Xiaonuan slowly rubbed forward inch by inch, and said with a smile while rubbing:

"It is said that the winter master has a long life, and the old mother has a long life, this year, but you must keep it well, old ancestor, hurry up, in the wax moon, the south Zhuangzi sent a few jars of good lychee wine, just let people carry the altar in, only opened a crack, the fragrance makes people smell drunk, ancestor, hurry up, you are old and open a grace, let your granddaughter-in-law accompany you to drink that lychee wine tonight, okay?"

Cheng Ke looked at Li Xiaonuan, who was tired and talkative, in surprise, a glimmer of light crossed his heart, and he also smiled and rubbed to the old lady's side and said:

"If the old ancestor is really too lazy to move, just let people invite his father and mother to come over, and stay here in the old ancestor's courtyard, which is comfortable everywhere, and I don't want to leave every time I come."

The old lady blinked and looked at the two people in front of her, and she couldn't make a face for a while, Cheng Ke looked at the old lady carefully, and simply rubbed to the old lady's side, and said with a smile:

"Ancestor, let's go quickly"

"Ancestor, bring Hongfu, that girl has been working very hard in the past few months, let her go with you, Hongfu likes to watch fireworks the most, dance when you see fireworks, wait a while, the ancestor has to take a good look, Hongfu's dance is good, there is no such good-looking anymore"

Li Xiaonuan clapped her hands and said with a smile, seeing that the old lady didn't speak, she hurriedly turned around and ordered the middle-aged servant woman who followed up,

"Annoying Mama, take the ancestor's cloak, and then let someone call Hongfu over, the ancestor will take her to watch the fireworks"

The middle-aged servant woman hesitated, seeing that the old lady did not stop it, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly called a mother-in-law to come over, and told her to call Hongfu, and she hurried in to get the cloak, Li Xiaonuan took it, signaled to Cheng Ke, and the two of them asked the old lady to stay, Li Xiaonuan waited neatly for the old lady to wear the cloak, Hongfu had already rushed out, shouting excitedly:

"Sugar sister, look at the flowers and look at the flowers"

Li Xiaonuan couldn't take care of her for a while, and Cheng Ke carried a heart, helped the old lady out of the courtyard door left and right, and got on the sedan chair, Cheng Ke didn't dare to sit in the sedan chair, only supported the old lady's sedan chair, and signaled the mother-in-law who carried the sedan chair to go quickly

Li Xiaonuan breathed a sigh of relief, beckoned to Hongfu, motioned for her to hold her sedan chair, got on the sedan chair, chased the old lady's sedan chair, and walked all the way to the main courtyard.

Zhuqing ran back early to report the news, the prince stayed for a moment before he reacted, and was about to run out after getting off the bed, the princess hurriedly pulled him back, bent down and waited for him to put on his shoes, and the two wore cloaks while walking, went out of the courtyard gate, and went all the way to meet him.

didn't take a few steps, and saw a string of lanterns coming quickly, and Cheng Ke walked in front with a smile on his face.

The prince breathed a sigh of relief, revealing full of joy, and hurriedly stepped forward to help the sedan pole on the other side, and the mother-in-law had already been busy unloading the threshold of the main courtyard, and the sedan chair was carried all the way to the door of the flower hall.

Li Xiaonuan got off the sedan chair at the gate of the main courtyard, led Hongfu, who was curiously shaking his head and looking around, along the verandah, to the door of the flower hall, and ordered Yuban to take a few little girls to accompany Hongfu to eat and play, and called the cicada wings to come over, and told her to quickly find a few mothers-in-law, carry a jar of lychee wine, and then carry a jar of good rice wine in.

Li Xiaonuan entered the flower hall, the princess was already waiting for the old lady to sit on the couch on the north side of the flower hall, and was directing the girl's mother-in-law, bringing fruit dishes up like flowing water, and placing them on the huge round table in the middle of the flower hall, Li Xiaonuan stepped forward, accompanied the princess, carefully picked out a few plates of light snacks and vegetables, and sent them to the old lady, and asked with a smile:

"Please show the ancestors, that lychee wine, is it good to heat it up? You can't eat it cold. ”

The old lady wrinkled her brows and sighed,

"It can be seen that you don't know how to eat lychee wine, you go, and then let someone bring in a jar of aged rice wine, half of the lychee wine, half of the aged rice wine is delicious, but you don't need to heat it."

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