In the middle of the night, there was a sound of beating the watch outside, it was already the hour, Qian Yuning felt that he was really sleepy, and his upper eyelids were lowered, and the little marquis was not here yet, it seemed that he would not come. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info then instructed Mama Liu to go to the yard to latch the door, I don't want Mama Liu just walked into the yard when there was a knock on the door, as soon as I opened the door, I saw the little Hou Ye drunk and supported by his little servant was leaning on the door, Qian Yuning heard the sound and came out to take a look, and quickly greeted and helped the little Hou Ye slowly into the house with Mama Liu.

After entering the house, Qian Yuning took a silver ingot out and asked Mama Liu to go out and give it to the little guy, Mama Liu did as she said, went out to take a look, and sure enough, the little guy was still squatting by the door and didn't leave, so he gave him the silver ingot, and said with a smile: "This is what our aunt bought tea for your little brother, and you are also working hard for the New Year." ”

The little guy originally thought that he would not be able to reap the benefits today, but he didn't expect to get a silver ingot of ten taels all of a sudden, so he was so happy that he made a gesture to Mama Liu on the spot: "Thank you aunt, thank you Mama, in the future, if there is anything to do, just tell the boy, and I Liu Shishi will not have anything to do." ”

Mama Liu smiled and said: "Little Brother Liu is a straightforward person, this is the New Year, it is cold outside, the little marquis has our aunt to take care of, you can go back and celebrate the New Year, tomorrow will come early in the morning and wait." ”

Liu Shishi responded: "Hey, I'll leave first for that kid, and I'll be tired of my aunt and grandmother." After saying that, he went back with the silver.

Early in the morning of the first day of the new year, the little Hou Ye and Qian Yuning got up, and they can't get up late today, the old Hou Ye and Mrs. Hou Ye want to send a red envelope to the whole family, one for each person, and the juniors who received the red envelope also have to say some auspicious and festive words to the elders, which is related to the auspiciousness and smoothness of this year, but it is not allowed to be sloppy.

When they arrived at the Mei Hall, the old marquis and Mrs. Marquis were already sitting in the hall, Uncle Cui's family was also there, Cui Shuxing and the two sisters were standing aside, it seemed that they were waiting for Cui Shuyan and Shi Huiyun.

However, when everyone saw that the person behind the little marquis Cui Shuyan was not Shi Huiyun, but just a concubine, they couldn't help but be a little surprised. Before they could finish their surprise, the young lady Shi Huiyun arrived with a pair of children.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, the old marquis snorted twice, and after successfully attracting everyone's attention, he began the first sentence on the first day of the new year: "Today is the first day of the new year, the golden wind sends blessings, auspicious clouds congratulate you, and everyone in the family must be healthy and healthy in the future. The generations of meritorious deeds fought by the ancestors on the battlefield all depend on the adherence of children and grandchildren, our Cui family, do not seek to go further, keep their duties, and be loyal to the monarch and patriotism! Alright, ma'am, let's start red! ”

After the old Hou Ye's lecture, Mrs. Hou Ye began to initiate a red envelope, this time, the whole house was complete, starting with Uncle Cui and Uncle Niang, Mrs. Hou Ye stood up and gave them two shots.

In order to get lucky, the person who made the red seal handed out the red envelope and said in his mouth: "On the first day of the Lunar New Year, good luck!" After receiving the red envelope, the person who received the red envelope replied: "Peace and security, everything goes well!" ”

After sending Uncle Cui and Uncle Niang, it is time to send it to the juniors, Mrs. Hou sat down on the seat, and the children and grandchildren came forward one by one to kowtow and salute and then took the red envelope, Mrs. Hou Ye said as usual: "The first day of the new year, good luck!" The person who received the red envelope respectfully addressed the Hou Ye and Mrs. Hou with his own identity, and after thanking him, he added some of his own blessings.

Starting from Cui Shuyan and Shi Huiyun, the two couples knelt in front of the Hou Ye and Mrs. Hou and respectfully accepted the red envelope, and said in unison: "Thank you Daddy and Mom, the child wishes Daddy and Daddy a long life and a healthy body!" ”

Next it was Cui Shuxing's turn...... After the red envelope was handed out to the whole family, it was already time for lunch. Everyone is also very tired, and after eating, they will rest and rest, play and play, and on the first day of the new year, they don't have to do anything, and the most important task is to eat, drink, and play well.

As for the right to issue the red envelope to the subordinates, Mrs. Hou handed it over to the young lady Shi Huiyun.

Shi Huiyun first gave a red envelope to each aunt in her house, a gold hairpin for each of them, and a gold lock necklace the size of a chicken made of pure gold to each of the children of several concubines. Then, I began to launch a red envelope for the steward below, after the steward was the maid and mother-in-law in the house, and then came down to the general subordinates, Mama Ye, Chunli Chunyan and Aunt Chunjuan went to help, and after an afternoon, everyone finally received the red envelope.

The first day of the Lunar New Year has passed like this, starting from the second day of the Lunar New Year, Mrs. Hou Ye, Mrs. Hou Ye, and Uncle Cui's family are all busy, after all, the New Year's Day, relatives and friends, the same family and the same department, bosses and subordinates, are all going to move around, even if they don't go out to walk around, other people's greetings have already been sent to the door, but also to receive guests, eat and drink, banquets, parties, contact feelings, these are inevitable.

In a busy situation, soon passed the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, and on the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, Uncle Cui received an urgent letter from Qingzhou, packing up his things and leaving, the old marquis said that it was not too late to leave after the New Year, but Uncle Cui said that the matter was urgent and he must leave immediately.

On the eleventh day of the Lunar New Year, the whole family of the Hou Mansion saw off Uncle Cui's family in front of the gate of the Hou Mansion.

Uncle Cui's family finally passed the New Year smoothly and left, the old marquis has been a little silent since that day, it seems that he is reluctant to give up this brother, but Mrs. Hou has been even busier since that day, taking the young lady to the Earl's Mansion of Sincerity today, and going to the Marquis of Wuchang Mansion tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow Beppu's uncle's wife, Mrs. Hou, and the princess and princess have all arrived at the Marquis of Anxin's mansion. On the day when Mrs. Hou was going to entertain the guests, Qian Yuning and other concubines and aunts were not allowed to go out of their courtyard, so as not to disturb the nobles who came to the mansion as guests.

On the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, Mrs. Hou arranged a family banquet, and the family got together for a meal.

Today is the Shangyuan Festival, Beijing can be said to be brightly lit, all kinds of lanterns are hung on both sides of the street, the people who buy the lanterns write riddles on the lanterns to attract guests, if the guests guess the riddle, the lantern seller will give him this lantern, if you don't guess and really like it, you can also spend silver to buy the lanterns.

On the edge of the Li River, the moat of the capital, there are many people who put lanterns in the river every year during the Shangyuan Festival, some are the boat lamps put by the old people, some are the lotus lanterns that are put in prayer, and some are the girls who put the lanterns for themselves and their lovers, praying for everything to go well, and the meaning of old age. There are also many children who put ordinary white paper river lanterns, but they are purely for fun.

Today is the only day that Mrs. and Aunt and Miss can go out on the street openly, and the women in the house are very happy, they are ready early, dressed up, bring their own personal maids, and ask the mother-in-law and the nurse to hug the little young masters and young ladies and sisters, and take the mighty out of the gate of the Hou Mansion by the nursing home in the house.

Qian Yuning also took her two children and several other aunts to follow behind the young lady, out of the gate of the Hou Mansion, walked for a while, the twilight was getting darker, and everyone vaguely saw that a long street in front of them was full of lights, and the closer they got, the darker the sky became, and the brighter the lights. I don't know who bought fireworks and put them by the river, the brilliant fireworks broke through the night, burning in the air colorfully, and the children laughed, screamed, jumped, and were unusually happy.

More and more people went out, and everyone was beaming with joy on their faces, and the literati who had never known each other had to politely say hello when they met, say happy new year, and then pass with a smile. The women would give each other a shy smile when they met, and everything was peaceful and friendly. If the style does not have their own exquisiteness, they will inevitably be proud, if they see that the other party's hands are still empty, they will be more proud, and the children who have not yet put the lanterns in their hands will also ask their parents to ask for them, and they will look at the lanterns sold on both sides of the street, no matter what, they will buy one, if the parents do not agree, he will immediately be able to cry earth-shatteringly.