A few months have passed in a blink of an eye, and it has suddenly come to the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth month of May, and on this day, every household has begun to get busy. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info make zongzi, steamed eggs, and make a few good dishes, of course, it is mainly the mother and daughter who are busy, and as the head of the family as a husband and father, even on such a holiday, it is not necessarily that all have rest.

"Sister, the zongzi are wrapped in meat filling, egg trapping, and then peanuts, mung beans, dates, sweet and salty, according to our respective tastes, all of them are there, and when the zongzi is steamed, it will definitely be delicious!" Zhan Xiaoning put the tied zongzi into the pot and boiled it, of course, it didn't boil so quickly, but she was looking forward to the taste of the zongzi after cooking.

"yes, it's going to be delicious. Okay, Xiao Ning, since the zongzi are already cooking, then you can leave the kitchen, and there is nothing to be busy with next, I can do it alone. Or if you don't want to be idle, you can also go to see how Xiaoyu and their meat skewers are doing, if not much, you can also help them skewer together, and then take them into the kitchen when the skewers are ready. Of course, Zhan Xiaoyan has been watching, but zongzi is the most important thing for the festival, and since they are all ready, there is nothing special to be busy with other things, so that my sister can no longer stay in the kitchen.

"Okay, sister, then I'll go out and see if the only one wakes up. Although she is only a little over a year old, she is quite noisy, and such a small person, except for sleeping, there is no time for complete quiet. So every time you bring her to the lodge, I think it's fun, but if she stays here all the time, I'll feel tired. After Zhan Xiaoning finished speaking, she walked out, and in two months, it would be her ceremony.

Because this is the case in the Northern Yan Kingdom, when girls reach the age of fifteen, no matter what month they were born, they are all in the Qixi Festival on the day of the ceremony, and the elders of the family are responsible for inserting the hairpin, and then on this day you can also start to talk about marriage, which is the most important stage in a woman's life.

An hour later, Zhan Xiaoyan also came out of the kitchen, except for the zongzi, everything else was ready, so of course she didn't need to stay in the kitchen all the time. And they also said that when the Dragon Boat Festival was celebrated, it was their family of three who came to the villa to spend it with Guan Lao, and when it came to the Mid-Autumn Festival, they went to the palace and celebrated the festival with them.

"Xiaoyan, you're already busy, huh? The zongzi we wrapped together before are already steaming, right? Then let's play chess now, or you can play the piano for us. Look at all of us, some are playing chess, some are reading, and some are playing chess, so before the zongzi are cooked, let's pass the time first. Yan Qihao said with a smile to Zhan who stepped into the threshold. Because the zongzi were made by all of them, and then the Zhan Xiaoyan sisters were responsible for cooking them and preparing the other dishes.

"Okay, then I'll play the piano. I see you playing chess and reading books, except for the sound of the chess pieces falling, when you don't speak, there is no other sound, it seems a little too quiet, so playing the piano is the best at this time. Zhan smiled and sat down in front of the shelf with the piano, put her hands on the strings, and moved her fingers slightly, and a peaceful and lyrical song was played by her.

In the evening, the family sat down one by one, the zongzi had just been steamed, and Zhan Xiaoyan took out four of each flavor, a total of more than twenty, she put it on the largest plate, put it in the middle, and let everyone eat it by themselves. There are ten dishes next to the big plate, all of which are not too large, mainly because you will be full if you eat two zongzi, and it is dinner, of course, you have to eat less. However, because today is the Dragon Boat Festival, everyone thinks that they will eat it, and wait until they have eaten, and then slowly consume it.

"Smiling, unconsciously, we have known each other for more than five years, and you have recognized me as a grandfather for more than three years. Now that you have given it to Yan Xiaozi, and then become the princess, and become the only mother, you still respect my grandfather like this, I am really glad to be a family with you, as well as Xiao Ning, Xiao Yu and Xiao Tian! After three rounds of drinking, Guan Lao suddenly said to Zhan with a smile.

"Grandpa, why did you suddenly say that? For us, after our parents left, there were no elders in the family, so grandpa, you appeared, and for us, it was also the best thing, we are mutually dependent and warm family, aren't we? Whether it's five years or ten years, as long as you're still there, grandpa, we'll always be a family, even if you're a hundred years later, we'll still give you incense! ”

Although Zhan Xiaoyan didn't know why Guan Lao suddenly had such a burst of emotion, since he said it, of course he had to answer him, and all what he said was her true words. For the elderly, Zhan Xiaoyan has always been very respectful, and he has always educated his younger brothers and sisters in this way, not to mention the godfather who has always lived at home and got along with them day and night?

"Yes, grandpa, that's it! And grandpa, I think, you didn't go to another world so soon, at least you have to live for more than ten or twenty years, let's be filial to you! Come, grandpa, eat a piece of meat, it's delicious! Zhan Xiaoning took over her sister's words and said. Because for the elderly, sometimes it is necessary to coax, especially when he is in a different mood.

"Well, for the holidays and the New Year, I will always think more, but since it is a day of reunion celebration, our family has also gathered together, and there are delicious food in front of us, so let's have a toast now, for this festival, and for our family to be together all the time, toast!" Yan Qihao watched Guan Lao eat the piece of meat, and then raised his glass, breaking the somewhat sluggish atmosphere at this time.

"yes, let me all have a drink! It's also my fault, it's just a moment of emotion, and I ruined everyone's mood. Let's all raise a glass now and celebrate this holiday season, celebrate that our family has always been together, cheers! After Guan Lao ate the meat, he also came back to his senses, looking at everyone's concerned looks and eyes, knowing that they were worried about themselves.

"Okay, let's toast! Because it is not that this dinner has passed the festival, but on the contrary, it has just begun. Because it was only the beginning of the day, after we had dinner, we went to the courtyard, and sat in the pavilion to drink tea, play the piano, or blow the flute, as long as we were together, then whatever we did, it was very good. Zhan smiled and raised his glass, and everyone clinked glasses together, and then drank all the wine in the cup at the same time.

After the meal, the family came to the courtyard, it was already dark at this time, looking at the melons and fruits that had just grown buds or vines, and the garden with a little greenery had appeared at this time, which was also very good. Because not long ago, Zhan Xiaoyan moved all the flowers in the garden to the palace, and then planted melons and fruits here, because they have only been planted for a short time, so they haven't grown much yet.

"Xiaoyan, Yan boy, and all of you, you have always performed for me before, now let me perform for you, and see if I am still too old." As Guan Lao spoke, he picked up the sword he had just brought over and danced under the not-so-bright moonlight.

A sword dance is magnificent, and the dancer is using a wide opening and closing move, but he can dance with a tiger and a tiger, and he doesn't feel it at all, it is an old man who has passed the age of ear shun dancing the sword. Therefore, those who watch can feel the gusts of wind blowing on their faces, and there is a kind of pain like a knife, but people don't want to look away at all. Zhan Xiaoyan thought about it, sat in front of the piano, and began to play [Ambush on All Sides], although everything was peaceful at this time, and it was not suitable for this song, but she also knew that it was the most suitable because she saw Guan Lao dancing the sword at this time.

"Good! Smiling, this piece you played couldn't be more suitable. It seems that it's not just me who has hidden three points of my martial arts, but you have also hidden a few points of your piano skills with a smile. If you used 10 points to play this time, then I think you only used 7 points at most for your previous playing, and you were able to control it so well! A quarter of an hour later, Guan Lao stopped his movements and put away his sword, and Zhan Xiaoyan also stopped his movements at the same time, and he commented pertinently.

"Hehe, grandpa, I just played this song when I danced with you. If it weren't for the fact that you were dancing the sword at this time, even if I played this piece now, there wouldn't be such an obvious sync. Zhan said with a smile, and then sat down next to him, and began to sharpen his ink, drawing the scenes when he had just closed the old sword dance.

This time she painted very quickly, and she used only black ink, not any other color paint. Her movements were done in one go, even if she drew more than a dozen pictures at one time, there was no pause from beginning to end, which made the people watching next to her feel very exciting, as if the scene of the old sword dance had just reappeared in front of her eyes.

Yan Qihao was also drawing, as fast as Zhan Xiaoyan, because he knew that she wanted to draw all the scenes just now, but he also knew that it was impossible for Xiaoyan to draw all the scenes, so he helped to paint together, and so on, if there was something she didn't draw, then what he painted would just fill in.

More than a dozen paintings, no matter how fast the action was, it took four hours in a row, so in the end, everyone went to sleep one by one, and only Yan Qihao and Zhan Xiaoyan were left in the courtyard. The others also wanted to wait so that they could see the final picture as soon as possible, but they were really sleepy and dozed off, so they had to go back first and wait the next day to see the final result.

"Okay, Xiaoyan, since you have stopped writing, then we will put away the painting, and then go back to the room to sleep, at this time it is already more than half of the ugly time, so everyone will leave the yard one by one and go back to the room to rest." Not long after Yan Qihao put down the brush with a smile, he also drew the picture in his hand and said to her.

"Well, we'll go back. I originally wanted to have a good holiday with everyone, but I didn't expect my grandfather to dance the sword, so of course I wanted to draw this rare scene. And I have painted a total of 15 pictures here, and I plan to paste these 15 paintings together and make a screen, so that everyone who sees them can understand the excitement in it. Zhan Xiaoyan said as he put away the paintings one by one.

"Well, whatever you do, you're going to have to wait until tomorrow, oh no, it's already today. Now let's go back to our room and go to sleep, I think we need to go into the space to sleep now, only then will we not wake up late, because I think you have a lot of things to do today! Yan Qihao also put away his paintings one by one, he painted a little less, there are only twelve paintings in total, but I don't know how many will not be repeated.

"Okay, I've already put away the paintings, then we'll go back to the room, and I'm going to do everything myself, although it must not be as good as a special master, but it doesn't need to be specially collected." Zhan smiled as he spoke, then grabbed Yan Qihao's hand and walked to the room with him.

I have to say that she was really completely engaged when she painted, especially today, because she saw Guan Lao dancing the sword, she would unconsciously play the piano and cooperate, and then after the end, she wanted to draw the scene she had just seen, so she began to paint directly, completely ignoring the people around her. But since this is already the case, then she has to make the best continuous painting for everyone to see, which can be regarded as an apology for ignoring them last night.

In fact, Zhan Xiaoyan, who returned to the room and entered the space with Yan Qihao, was not sleepy at all, I don't know if it was because the excitement of painting just now had not subsided. After she lay down, she got up again, went to the tool room, arranged the fifteen paintings she had drawn before, and then found a piece of paper that had not yet been cut, much harder than rice paper, and a paste for pasting things, and pasted the fifteen paintings on it one by one. Then slowly put it on the glass she had just found, a little bit of fixing, and so on, and the steps were done carefully and carefully, because she wanted to present them with the best things. (To be continued.) )