CHAPTER XXII
Although Yan Xiaoyue had the intention to let Zigui close the store a few days early to rest, she couldn't bear the many customers, and was busy until the evening of the twenty-ninth night, Zigui came back and said that she would open a store tomorrow, and the waiter from the last time came again, and she had to order a hundred baskets of strawberries and a hundred roses, and several mansions in Beicheng also ordered strawberries.
Yan Xiaoyue was busy again at night, early in the morning called the coachman to drive to Zhuangzi, there were not many strawberries in the greenhouse, put the ripe ones into the basket, sent two catties of snacks and a fish to each long-term worker, and let them go home for the New Year after settling the wages, and instructed them to go home for the New Year after lunch on the sixth day of the new year. Halfway, Satsuki took out the strawberries and roses in the space, asked Jinbao to move into the store, said which ones were for the eunuch, and rushed back, she still had to prepare the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.
I took out some of the strawberries, roses, pumpkins, radishes, fresh red dates, dried mushrooms, etc. in the space, and discussed with Jin Ling about the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner after returning home, chicken, duck and fish are essential, but they are all big dishes and tired of eating. Finally, I prepared chicken stewed mushrooms, pork ribs and radish soup, duck roasted pumpkin, braised pork belly, braised crucian carp, kung pao rabbit, roasted lily, sauce dipped in cucumbers, Sixi meatballs, and steamed white flour cornmeal wowotou, fried a plate of spicy sauerkraut to match wowotou.
The kitchen was thumping and bustling all afternoon. When the night fell, the sound of firecrackers in the distance came, Jin Hui began to set the meal with Jin embroidery, and when the table was full of dishes, Mu Zigui lit the firecrackers hanging at the door.
When Muzi returned to heaven and earth, the reunion dinner began, first of all, Muzigui spoke as the head of the family, he first praised everyone, and then asked everyone to work harder, speaking one by one, Xiaoyue looked straight at it and laughed, and always felt that it was a half-sized child who was an adult, and there was still a look.
After the meal, starting from beckoning money, one by one took turns to toast Mu Zigui and Yan Xiaoyue, and Zi returned without refusing, and after a while, his face was flushed, and Xiaoyue was worried, you must know that this drink is a century-old mellow. It wasn't until Jin Hui took a cup of honey water and handed it to Zigui that Xiaoyue took a breath and asked everyone to eat vegetables. Everyone, you come and go, and you can enjoy a meal until you have it.
Waiting for the dishes and chopsticks to be put down, Jin Hui served the fruit plate and snacks, everyone drank chrysanthemum tea, and talked about family routines, especially Zhaocai, often running outside, the gossip knows a lot, and the memory is good, and the jokes told one by one make everyone laugh.
Before I knew it, I heard the sound of firecrackers outside, and when it was over, everyone went out together to set off a string of firecrackers. Looking up at the night sky in the north, I saw that the fireworks brightly illuminated half of the imperial city, Xiao Yue stared at the night sky, two years ago, she was also looking up at the fireworks in the square in another time and space, at that time she was accompanied by him, they laughed so happily, so presumptuous.
But now, they are separated by time and space, and they will never see each other, and they don't know how long he will remember her in such a prosperous city? How many people remember her Yan Yue'er? In that time and space, her name was Yan Yue'er, and he called her Yue'er, but the two words Yue'er were too intimate, so she couldn't have it in this time and space, so she changed it to Yan Xiaoyue when she was in Qinghua Town.
The fireworks are so bright, but they are so short-lived, and because of her short and gorgeous figure, people are admired and fascinated. What about her, she has lived in the world for decades, and she has disappeared in a snap of her fingers, can she bloom like that?
Turning around, he slowly walked towards his yard, leaving behind the prosperity of the sky. Mu Zigui stretched out his hand to stop Xiao Yue, but for some reason his throat was so blocked that he couldn't spit out a word, so he could only watch her lonely figure disappear at the end of the corridor.
After the New Year, the days were extremely leisurely, Yan Xiaoyue only moved to the imperial city, and she had no relatives and no close friends here, so there was nothing to do with relatives. Every day is to do needlework to pass the time, but Muzi is still busy, busy opening up the new store and the backyard.
Yan Xiaoyue didn't care at all, except for instructing Zhaocai Chuliu to go to Zhuangzi to send a red seal of two taels of silver to the long-term workers, and designed the manor in the house, she planned to build a yard in the sandy land at the foot of the mountain, incorporate the hot springs into it, and design the yard in the style of a European-style villa, but Xiaoyue has never been to the villa, at most she has seen it on TV, and now she can only design it slowly by imagination.
The new store opened in time for the 15th Lantern Festival, bought two new cooks, four girls helped in the back, let Mama Zhang take care of it, and invited two new maids as buddies in front, and everything was on the right track.
At night, Yan Xiaoyue wore a red embroidered Confucian skirt, pink fur balls tied to her bun, sheepskin boots, and a white rabbit fur cape, and took her four maids to the night market.
When Yan Xiaoyue arrived at Liudi Avenue, it was already brightly lit, and she saw a lotus lantern with the words: Half, guess a word. Xiao Yue turned her head and asked, "Who of you knows the answer to this mystery." Jin Hui and the others all shook their heads, alas, Xiaoyue regretted infinitely that she was a science and engineering student before.
"It's so simple, you can't do it, why are you so stupid?" How does this voice sound familiar, Yan Xiaoyue turned her head and looked, oh no, it was him, the little overlord who stood in the way.
Ziye also recognized Yan Xiaoyue at a glance, and shouted: "It's you, okay, I finally caught you, I can't escape this time, hurry up and go back with Young Master Ben to be a maid." ”
How could I have met him if I was really unlucky, Yan Xiaoyue's eyes rolled, and she said, "Who are you?" Why did you ask Miss Ben to be a maid? ”
Ziye heard that Yan Xiaoyue didn't admit it, and said angrily: "You still dare to talk back, believe it or not, ...... me"
"What do you believe, if you talk nonsense, believe it or not, I'll beat you up again." Yan Xiaoyue stared at his ass after speaking.
Ziye hurriedly covered his ass with one hand and pointed at Yan Xiaoyue with the other, "You are a hooligan." ”
"Then you want me to be a maid." After thinking about it, such a good time shouldn't be wasted on quarrels, so he quickly diverted the conversation, "Okay, I'm here to see the excitement, don't make trouble." Do you know the answer to this mystery? ”
Ziye is also a child's habit, just now he was so noisy about asking Yan Xiaoyue to be a maid because no one dared to treat him like Yan Xiaoyue, he felt rare, listening to Yan Xiaoyue's soft voice, his hair was immediately smoothed out, he snorted twice, and said proudly: "It's so simple, you won't." ”
Yan Xiaoyue looked at his poor appearance, and endured it again and again, "If you don't know, forget it, I'll find something else." ”
Ziye was in a hurry, and hurriedly said: "Who said that Young Master Ben doesn't know, isn't it just a mortar." ”
"Congratulations, Childe, you answered correctly, this lamp is for you." Without waiting for the guy next to him to hand it to Zi Ye, Xiao Yue robbed it halfway, and said to Zi Ye with a smile: "You are so amazing, I have been thinking about it for a long time, thank you." ”
"Hehe, it's okay." Scratching his head and smirking, this guy will definitely be soft-eared in the future, and he can do it casually.
Yan Xiaoyue turned around and left, and suddenly her sleeves were pulled, "What are you doing?" ”
Ziye blushed and said, "Where are you going, why don't you take me with you." ”