In the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, every household put up lanterns, the gate was pasted with door gods, new couplets, the yard was also hung with bright red lanterns, and even the bare trees were hung with brightly colored ribbons. Coupled with the shuttle of people wearing newly issued clothes, the smell of that year permeated the entire Hou Mansion.

Listening to Yuxuan, he had already dressed up under the leadership of the two mothers, and at this time it was also red up and down, and there were all kinds of flowers and fruits in the house, enshrined several fairy girls. The tables, chairs, and chairs were polished, and even the floors were spotless.

Qian Ning sat in front of the dresser, quietly waiting for Miao Yin to take care of her hair and makeup. Miaoyin took a comb, divided Qianning's hair into several strands, braided it into a braid, and circled it at the top of the head, and after fixing it, she took the grate and inserted it from the front and back, left and right, and finally pinned a hairband made of dense broken gold at the upper end of the bun, and four gold-inlaid small ruby grates below, which were festive and elegant, which not only set off Qianning's bright and radiant, but also dignified and generous.

As Miao Yin finished her hair shape, Punch Line also painted makeup for Qianning. Contrary to the light makeup in the plain day, the witty words put a bright blush on Qianning, and a bright red lip color, coupled with the blackened eyebrows, which made Qianning's already bright face more profound.

After dressing up, Lu took the dark red engraved silk satin inlaid gold-trimmed long skirt that she had picked out a long time ago, waited for Qianning to wear it, and tied a golden waist seal around her waist, showing her slender figure.

"Grandma is dressed like this, it's really like a fairy descending to earth." Rui'er couldn't help but admire.

The corners of Qian Ning's mouth curled, "Don't talk nonsense, it's thirty today, but there are fairies who come down to eat the fruit." ”

Mother Li couldn't help laughing and scolding: "The girls are happy today, but don't say the wrong thing, our grandma is still offering Guanyin." You can't make the Bodhisattva unhappy. ”

Since Lian Chengmei became pregnant, making Qianning pregnant has become the top priority for Tingyuxuan's two mothers, not to mention that Feng'er, who knows how to heal, decoction medicine every day to regulate her body, and also offered Guanyin to the house, offering fruit cakes every day. Qianning is dispensable for taking medicine, but there are some whispers for Guanyin, and when she sees a Guanyin in the hall all day, Qianning is nervous for no reason. You must know that you are deeply poisonous, and it can't be solved by worshipping Guanyin.

However, this worship of Guanyin was approved by the Liu family, and the Liu family could see that Qianning was a little unhappy, and he came on purpose, took Qianning's hand, and said earnestly and comfortingly: "It's not that I have any special ideas in my heart, let alone to put pressure on you, it's just that I heard that the Bodhisattva in the temple is very godly, so I invited it over." Every day, let Mother Li and them provide some melons, fruits and pastries. ”

The Liu family opened her mouth to speak, how could Qian Ning brush her mind, after all, she just asked for a god, and she didn't make it too difficult, and the Liu family was already a good mother-in-law.

Qian Ning followed Mother Li's words, glanced at the statue of the Bodhisattva with kind eyebrows, and sighed silently in her heart, Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva, if you are really effective, bless Zhang De and them to find the antidote in Nanping smoothly.

Thinking of Zhang De, I can't help but think of Mingzhe, that kid went to Jingdezhen since he hit, just like a wild horse that took off the reins, apprenticed to learn art, originally said that he would come back before the New Year, but it was delayed again and again, this time it was good, and he couldn't come back before the year, and he came to a letter, saying that he was fighting for the Lantern Festival and came back.

Qian Ning still remembers that when she read the letter brought by Song Yi's subordinates, Mingzhe's teeth were itching, and she couldn't wait to pinch his ears and teach him well. And because of the change of Mingzhe's itinerary, Song Yi's subordinates who stayed to take care of Mingzhe also delayed their trip back to Beijing.

At the same time, I was worried that Mingzhe was alone in a foreign land, and he didn't know how to take care of himself, or he was still in the New Year, and he was alone, how pitiful. The person who delivered the letter also saw Qianning's worries, and deliberately said: "Grandma doesn't have to worry about Childe, before leaving, the little one specially told the old couple to take good care of Son, Childe has also made a few friends in the town, and nothing will go wrong." ”

Even if Qian Ning was a little uneasy in her heart, she thanked the person for her kindness, but she couldn't reveal her identity, and that person also came to the Hou Mansion with Song Wan's New Year's gift, so she didn't want to ask any more, so she packed the yarn and lotus that had been prepared a long time ago, and asked him to bring it back to Song Wan.

Thinking of Mingzhe who jumped out of the way, and Song Yi who owed favors, Qianning added a little sadness to her heart, how could she repay the favor? Don't you give him more dividends this year? But the mining of jade has just begun, and there is no income yet?

With disturbing thoughts, Qian Ning was led by Dew and Feng'er, and unconsciously walked to Zhenghai Courtyard.

The Chinese New Year's Eve banquet in the Hou Mansion has been held in Zhenghaiyuan every year, and this year is no exception. There are two large tables in the hall, one table for men and one table for women, because there are no outsiders, and there is no need to put a screen to separate them, although the family sits at two tables, but it is very cheap to talk to each other.

Not long after Qian Ning came, the banquet began. The old marquis has added a high life span after the New Year, this age, more than a year is to enjoy an extra year of blessings, his heart is happy, he wears a rare longevity padded jacket, his face is red, and even his beard is upturned. He was the first to say a congratulatory message.

This year, the Hou Mansion has added two daughters-in-law, and there is a great-grandson who is about to be born, seeing that the grandson with the most high hopes is also going to go down to the test to gain fame, the old Hou said a few more words in this year's greetings, and finally took the initiative to pick up the wine glass and drink it first.

Happy to be happy, but the old marquis is not the age of the sea to drink nonsense, seeing him rising, Zhao Qian hurriedly stood up, stopped the old marquis's hand about to pour wine again, and said the greetings by himself, it is nothing more than auspicious words such as family and everything is prosperous, people are prosperous, and everything goes well.

Next, Tian's, Liu's, and Cui's also said a few words interestingly.

Needless to say, the juniors waited for the meal to begin. As soon as the old marquis's words of "it's time to eat" fell, Meng Ying pinched the chopsticks to the sea bass she loved to eat, and that coveted look made Cui's couldn't help frowning: "What's the hurry, didn't you see your grandfather and grandmother didn't move the chopsticks?" I don't know how to be polite, wait until you get married and see what you do. ”

Meng Ying was not afraid of Cui's chatter, swallowed the delicious fish in her mouth, and spit out a few words: "It's just that if you get married, you won't have a good life, so you have to enjoy it at home." ”

These words attracted Cui's knife eye: "You also said this!" ”

Meng Ying immediately looked aggrieved: "Mother, don't talk about me when it's the New Year." ”

Tian has always doted on Mengying, and also said: "For the New Year, let her be light, and Su Rili has also learned a lot of rules." ”

With Tian's maintenance, Mengying turned from cloudy to sunny: "I know that my grandmother cherishes me." ”

Tian glanced at Mengying lovingly, and motioned to the maid to put a few more pieces of fish meat into Mengying's bowl: "If you like to eat, eat more." Yu Guang glanced at Lian Chengmei sitting next to Zhao Luoyan again, there were not a few vegetables in the bowl, and he picked them up with chopsticks, and there were not many mouthfuls to his mouth, and his brows wrinkled: "Lian, you should also eat more, you can't lose your mouth when you are pregnant with a child." After speaking, he also motioned for the maid to put the fish meat in her bowl.

Since Lian Chengmei was pregnant, she couldn't smell the fishy smell the most, not to mention eating the fish, but she was disgusted when she saw it, and at this time, looking at the large pieces of fish in the bowl, she really didn't eat it. Finally, after thinking about it, I put a large part of it in Zhao Luoyan's bowl: "Grandmother feels sorry for me, I don't dare to monopolize it, my husband works hard every day, and I should make up for it more." ”

Tian looked at the love and affection of the young husband and wife, and he was also happy in his heart, but he didn't care about Lian Chengmei dividing the fish and meat.

For a while, the atmosphere on the table was harmonious, looking at Zhao Luoyan and Lian Chengmei showing affection.

Coldly, Meng Ying interjected: "Sister-in-law, how do you know that the second brother loves to eat braised pig's trotters, and he will be clipped to him?" ”

In a word, everyone's attention fell on Qian Ning, who just stretched out the chopsticks to clip the braised pig's trotters paused, turned around and fell into Zhao Luoyan's bowl: "I really don't know, I just think this dish is really good." After speaking, he looked at Zhao Luoyan again: "Husband, you can also taste it." ”

The two people who were still showing their affection were interrupted like this, and their faces turned cold, especially Lian Chengmei, who also said softly: "Husband, Sister Lu also served you a dish, hurry up and eat, don't be cold." Although this is a good thing to say, but with Lian Chengmei's pitiful look, no matter how you look at it, it is a compromise.

Qian Ning sighed in her heart, eating well, why did she lose her appetite again.