Chapter Ninety-Eight, The Winter Festival of the Asian Year

The Asian Winter Festival is the most important festival after the beginning of winter, because since the winter solstice, the days are getting longer and longer day by day, the yang energy is rising, and the yang energy of heaven and earth begins to grow stronger, representing the beginning of the next cycle, which is the day of great luck. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The whole shogunate was filled with joy, and since the morning greeting peace, the ladies stayed in the upper room and played leaf play, so that they could eat reunion dumplings together at noon. Mu Qian led his younger brother and sons to the outer courtyard study.

This leaf opera has a table for four people, and the second lady Liang, aunt Zhong and distant relative Fang sit at a table with the eldest lady. Although the aunts Xu, Ma and Ding, who were born in Tongfang, were not in harmony with each other, they didn't want to sit still, so they pulled the nurse Tian next to the eldest lady to sit at a table, and only isolated Aunt Cheng, who was born as a concubine.

Such a scene is exactly what the eldest lady is happy to see, she sneered in her heart, and was about to open her mouth to call Aunt Cheng to come to her side to serve, but saw the fifth sister stand up from the chair, and opened her mouth a few steps closer, "Mother, the embroidery master in the boudoir school left some homework for her daughter, but the daughter is clumsy, how can she not do it well, it is just the festival today, the aunt is free, can you ask the aunt to teach her daughter, otherwise when Ming'er goes to the boudoir school, I am afraid that I will be beaten by the master's hand!" "It's not too much to ask for Mu Chenxue, after all, everyone is playing, and Aunt Ducheng has this time.

The eldest lady had to nod her head in response, after all, the lord values the performance of his daughters in the boudoir, and if the fifth sister is always told by the master, it will not be good for the reputation of the fourth sister.

Mu Chenxue saluted, thanked the eldest lady, and then pulled Aunt Cheng out of the upper room and went back to the backyard.

After a few people entered the backyard, Aunt Cheng took her daughter's hand, "Fifth sister, why bother, after so many years, my mother has long been used to it, but I don't feel hard!" "The daughter is all for her, the eyes of the eldest lady, I am afraid that everyone in the room will see it, and she naturally knows what it contains.

"The whole house celebrates the festival, and even the people are lazy and idle, why only let the mother serve them! I don't want my mother to stand and work hard! "Mu Chenxue doesn't care if others see it or not, anyway, as long as she is in the shogunate for a day, she will protect her mother for a day. If she is not there one day, she will arrange everything for her mother and never let her suffer half of the grievances.

"You're so afraid that the eldest lady will be disliked again, and I don't know what excuse I will deliberately find to make things difficult for you after the holidays!" For the sake of himself, he let his daughter offend the eldest lady, and Cheng was unwilling. But at this time, they have already returned to the backyard, and even if they rush back at this time, the eldest lady will not be happy.

I had to tell the fifth sister not to be so reckless in the future. Seeing that her daughter nodded in response, she was relieved to eat the snacks made by her daughter, and chatted with Jiang's mother and the three of them about family life. The three of them stayed in the backyard until lunch was approaching, and then went back to the upper room. Seeing that the slaves and maids were busy cleaning up the table cloth dishes, Jiang Ma and Fanghua hurriedly stepped forward to help.

As soon as the third sister saw the curtain morning snow enter the door, she was not angry, just now the eldest lady did not stop Aunt Cheng, and she naturally didn't like it, it happened that the fourth sister said a joke, the third sister couldn't hold back for a while, and the laughter was a little loud. In this big holiday, the eldest lady actually taught her a lesson directly in front of everyone.

So at this time, when she saw Mu Chenxue coming in, she was busy venting all her anger on her, "Fifth sister has been studying for two hours, right?" I don't know how this flower is embroidered, it's better to take it out, and let my mother help me with long eyes, don't wait until Ming'er really gets it in front of the master to get the board! ”

Regarding the malicious provocation of the third sister Mu Lanting, Mu Chenxue already had an antibody exemption, and she didn't look at the third sister, but first saluted the eldest lady before getting up, "Isn't it just as the third sister said, I went back to the backyard just now, and my aunt also taught her daughter this way, saying that the best embroidery work in this house is the mother." But today is the festival, the daughter doesn't dare to work hard for her mother, and the daughter is clumsy, where dare to make her mother angry during this big holiday! Mu Chenxue said, and really took out a piece of silk embroidered with ninety percent from his arms, on which the red plum blossoms reflect Ruixue, although the needle angle is not how outstanding, but the idea is novel and the composition is exquisite, but there is a charm.

The third sister thought that Mu Chenxue was pulling Aunt Cheng out of the house, just to be lazy and relaxing, but she didn't want her to really take out an unfinished piece of silk. I didn't know what to say for a while.

However, the eldest lady couldn't stand it anymore, so she took the words, "The embroidery is unsatisfactory, and you need to practice more!" "I didn't even give a word of kindness. In fact, Mu Chenxue didn't expect the eldest lady to praise her, and took out this silk, but she didn't want to leave any excuse for the eldest lady's reprimand. After all, she forced Aunt Cheng to leave just now.

Fortunately, the meal was about to start at this time, and Mu Qian happened to bring his younger brother, son, and nephew into the door, "I heard from Steward Liu just now, you guys are playing leaf play here, can you win or lose?" ”

"Father, my mother is lucky, you just look at the silver melon seeds on this table, you can know that your mother only wins and does not lose!" The fourth sister replied one after another, pulled the starling, and sat directly beside her father.

"The fourth sister is a big girl, and she looks like a child who doesn't grow up!" Although Mu Qian was teaching his daughter a lesson, his eyes were full of spoiling, and the stomachs of the few concubines he watched were sour, and even the ninth brother who was sitting on the side had a little envy in his eyes.

Fortunately, the scene of the father's love and daughter's filial piety did not last for a while, and the meal was already arranged, and the weather was cold at this time, so it was not good to put things cold before eating, so the nurse Tian came to ask the eldest lady, and the family was seated.

Because there are no outsiders, there is no screen maple between the male and female seats, Mu Chenxue happened to sit next to Aunt Cheng because of her age, and the fourth sister naturally sat next to the eldest lady, the second lady and the Fang family. This is the first time that the whole family has eaten together since Mu Chenxue came to this home. Before, it was either because she was grounded, or because of total reasons. Thinking about it this way, I think it's good to eat such a reunion dinner once in a while. At least what kind of character everyone in the house is, she can also take a closer look at them one by one.

The men's and women's seats are not far apart, and Mu Chenxue unexpectedly found that his father would peek at his mother from time to time. This is strange, Aunt Cheng was taken to the backyard by the eldest lady since she was beaten, but this father has never been here, let alone peeked like this.

I looked my mother up and down carefully a few times, and then I noticed that Xu is backyard has little to do these days, and the three of them are all leading the monthly routine on a monthly basis, Aunt Cheng is more and more comfortable, and Mu Chenxue is good at health and beauty, so Cheng doesn't look like he is over 30 years old. is even more feminine than Ma, who was born in a lot of dramas.

And today, Mu Chenxue didn't let her mother bring any jewelry, but broke a few red plums from the backyard and inserted them in her hair, full of black silk and fresh red plums, not to mention that Mu Qian wanted to peek, that is, even Mu Chenxue felt that today's mother was particularly beautiful.

Fortunately, in the eyes of the eldest lady, all she thought about was the daughter around her, and she didn't notice this. Now is the festival, even if the nurse Tian sees it, she will not talk much, so as not to make the lady unhappy. (To be continued.) )