Although they were just a few rough men, and the house was cleaned inside and out, they kept the etiquette in Cheng Jianniang's house and did not go in.

"It's been a lot of hard work." Xu Maoxiu said.

Looking at the half celery that came out after cleaning.

"I'm not familiar with the capital, so I don't dare to buy a handmaid back for a while." Fan Jianglin also said.

"It's not tiring, it's a new house, and the lady doesn't live for a long time, just wipe the dust, how can it be so hard." The maidservant smiled and said, "It's the gentlemen who have worked hard, and the New Year's gift is so good." ”

"We are alone, we do it ourselves, but we are used to it." Fan Jianglin said with a smile.

Six lamps were lit in the house, and two lanterns were added under the porch, illuminating the hall inside and out.

The maid took Jin Ge'er and a few men to share the food, and quickly brought it into the house, even Jin Ge'er was no exception, and sat by the door with a few cases, but when it was his turn to be here, the maid handed over a pot of tea.

"Sister, I want to eat and drink too." He couldn't help but say.

"I also want you to keep watch at night, what kind of wine to eat, you can get lost if you don't eat, and you can pay it back after eating." The handmaid glared and said.

Jin Ge'er blushed, and laughter rang out in the room.

"It's that Brother Jin is not familiar with it yet, and now if he goes out again, he will definitely not be able to lose it, and Banqin should not laugh at him." Fan Jianglin said with a smile.

"Yes, yes, Da Lang Jun is right." Jin Ge'er immediately said happily.

The maid smiled and sat back behind Cheng Jianniang.

Xu Mao corrected and Cheng Jianniang and said don't come to it.

"I personally sent the New Year's gift to Chen Xianggong's family, Chen Xianggong was not at home, and Mrs. Chen saw it in person. I gave my sister some new clothes. I think since she can take it out. We can take it. He said, "I took it for my sister." ”

Cheng Jianniang nodded.

"It's up to my brother to call the shots." She said.

"Mrs. Chen invited her sister to come over to play after the New Year." Xu Maoxiu said.

Thinking carefully about what he saw and encountered in the Chen family, he still had a little heartbeat in retrospect, Chen Xianggong's court, thinking of just coming to Beijing and seeing one of his former brothers, who was just a city guard, was still hanging in the gatehouse for half a day. In the end, I didn't even set foot in the main room.

How could he step into Chen Shao and Chen Xianggong's courtyard in the blink of an eye? What I got was the personal reception of the housewife of the Chen family, Mrs. Command.

He couldn't help but look at Cheng Jianniang.

Cheng Jiaoniang's expression under the lamp is the same as always, or it has been the same since they met, it seems that nothing in this world can make this woman's expression fluctuate, as if she is ignorant of everything in the world, so she is not happy, angry, resentful, or hateful.

Under the auspices of Fan Jianglin, they toasted each other, and the lively family banquet began, although Cheng Jianniang was there. But for these rough men, how much they have become accustomed to. After a few glasses of wine, he soon laughed and sat down freely.

I couldn't eat much food, and the more I wanted more and more wine, and when I got to the end, the maid simply put the wine jar in, and even Brother Jin, who was not allowed to eat alcohol, mixed it up and ate a few spoonfuls.

"I really didn't expect to have such a hearty and comfortable year." Xu Bangmao held the wine bowl, his face was flushed, and he said in a drunken state, while raising his head and pouring the wine into his mouth, flowing all over his body.

"Yes, yes, a few months ago, we fled for our lives in a hurry, just afraid that we would be caught by the thief and thrown into the prison and take our lives, but I didn't expect it, but now we are eating and drinking freely in the capital..."

As soon as these words came out, Xu Mao on the side was stunned, and subconsciously looked at Cheng Jianniang opposite.

Cheng Jianniang's face was blank, looking out of the door, and she didn't seem to hear it.

Xu Maoxiu swallowed the words to stop, and then heard a snap, Xu Bang dropped the wine bowl, and the person fell on the mat and laughed and got drunk.

At this time, when I looked at the other brothers, they were all more or less drunk, or lying down, or muttering about a few cases.

Even Jin Ge'er was lying on the ground drunk and asleep.

"Let my sister smile." Xu Maoxiu said with a smile.

Cheng Jianniang looked at him.

"I'm glad my brothers made me laugh." She said.

Xu Maoxiu was stunned for a moment, and then he smiled, and Cheng Jiaoniang raised the wine bowl.

Cheng Jianniang picked up the water glass in front of her.

The two of them took a sip each.

The maidservant threw charcoal into the brazier in the house, and went outside to see the earth dragon, and the heating in the house was so thick that the men who were drunk and asleep did not feel the slightest cold, but hummed and pulled their clothes.

"It's not early, sister, let's go rest first." Xu Maoxiu coughed and said.

"Wake up, don't sleep." Cheng Jianniang said.

"Then, the night is cool, and my sister will have a drink too." Xu Maoxiu thought for a while and said.

"This wine is not delicious." Cheng Jianniang said.

Xu Maoxiu smiled and took a sip of his own.

"Is the wine not tasty, or is it not tasty?" He asked, a little curious.

"This wine." Cheng Jianniang looked at him, the corners of her mouth curved, and said, "It's not delicious." ”

Xu Maoxiu smiled.

"I say, my sister can sing and beat, how can she be a person who doesn't drink." He laughed.

Accompanied by laughter, the sound of firecrackers outside suddenly increased.

The men who had been asleep for a while were awakened and looked out in a daze.

"It's New Year, it's New Year." Xu Bangmao shouted, "Go to the firecrackers, go to the firecrackers." ”

He shouted and stumbled out of the city, and the others woke up and followed him with a smile.

A bonfire was lit in the courtyard, and bamboo pieces were thrown into it with a popping sound.

The maid couldn't help covering her ears, next to Cheng Jianniang, and looked at it with a smile.

"Banqin, bring a cloak for my sister, it's cool." Xu Maoxiu said.

The maidservant stuck out her tongue and hurriedly entered the house and brought a cloak for Cheng Jianniang to put on.

"Sister Banqin, you can also burn one to add blessings." Jin Ge'er shouted, holding a bamboo.

The maid is also a young man after all, and she smiled and replied, lifting her skirt and passing it.

Xu Maoxiu and Cheng Jianniang were left alone to stand side by side under the corridor.

"Brother, let's go play by myself." Cheng Jianniang said.

"I'm a reader, don't play this." Xu Maoxiu said seriously.

The corners of Cheng Jianniang's mouth curved again.

"Oh, there's more." Xu Maoxiu thought of something, took out something from his sleeve and handed it over, "It's the New Year, I don't have any good things, this is a New Year's gift for my sister, I hope you don't dislike it." ”

Mine, New Year's gift?

Cheng Jianniang looked at his hand for a moment, reached out to take it, and under the light of the jumping bonfire and lanterns, she was holding a silver comb in her hand, made of old silver, and the style was simple.

"This is left by my mother, and it's useless for me to take it." Xu Maoxiu said slightly uncomfortably, and smiled again when he said this, "I said it wrong, the giver should be sincere, this is the most valuable thing I have, and I hope my sister will accept it calmly." ”

Cheng Jianniang raised her hand and put the silver comb on her head, looked up at Xu Maoxiu and smiled at the corner of her mouth.

The firecrackers in the courtyard burst one after another, and the sound of firecrackers on the left and right neighbors and the street was connected, and the east was getting brighter, and the new year began.

At dawn, groups of worshippers in the palace were rushing out, and the dense crowd wearing court clothes was silent.

It was only when they walked out of the palace gate and arrived on the royal street that the crowd seemed to be relieved of their throats and became noisy. (To be continued......)