Chapter 81: Eating Dumplings
Although it was a little episode, the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was still spent in a peaceful atmosphere. After eating, it should be the link to receive the red envelope. Not to mention Mengqian, Mengying, Menglian, Mengzhi, these little girls who have not yet come out of the cabinet, it is Qianning and Lian Chengmei, the two new daughters-in-law, who also got red envelopes.
Qian Ning pinched the heavy red envelope, and estimated that there were a lot of golden beans inside. However, as soon as she turned around, Qianning also had to give red envelopes to a few sisters-in-law, one in and one out, which was also offset, and she didn't earn a little bit.
It's just a small profit, and Qianning doesn't really care, although the jade mine has not yet been mined, Yininglou's business is good this year, and the rolling dividends have entered the purse, and it is also a full pot. Thinking of her family background getting thicker and thicker, the smile on Qian Ning's face became a little more real, reflected in the light of the red lantern under the corridor, which was very soft and moving.
Zhao Luoyan raised his head, just saw Qian Ning's smile, and was a little stunned for a while, but he didn't hear what Lian Chengmei said.
"Husband, did you hear what I said?" Lian Chengmei was a little unhappy, and looked at Zhao Luoyan's gaze, the unhappiness in her heart rose even more, and her hand unconsciously fell on her lower abdomen, and she let out an "oops".
Zhao Luoyan asked with concern, "What's wrong with Mei'er?" What's uncomfortable? ”
Lian Chengmei bent down slightly, as if to protect her stomach: "Suddenly a little uncomfortable, I don't know what's going on." ”
Zhao Luoyan hugged Lian Chengmei and attached his big hand to her lower abdomen: "Uncomfortable? Didn't you feel good just now, why did you suddenly feel unwell? ”
The movements of the two attracted the attention of Cui Shi, Zhao Qian and others, and they all looked sideways, Cui Shi looked at Lian Chengmei as if she was uncomfortable, and she was also a little worried: "Xu is tired of standing and watching the fireworks, or Yan'er will take Lian Shi back to rest." ”
Qian Ning was looking at the fireworks with great interest, and when she heard Cui's words, she also came over, only to see Lian Chengmei with a low face, panting slightly in her mouth, and Zhao Luoyan holding her, her eyes full of worry.
"In that case, then I'll take Mei'er back first." After Zhao Luoyan finished speaking, he hugged Lian Chengmei and left.
Among the remaining few people, Tian and the old marquis were not young, and they were a little tired after watching the fireworks for a while, so they went back to the room to rest. It's just that Tian took the maid back to the bedroom, and the old marquis walked to the study with the support of Aunt Cheng.
Chinese New Year's Eve also has to sleep in separate rooms, it seems that the relationship between the two elders is really bad, Qian Ning sighed secretly.
After a while, the fireworks were over, and Cui and Zhao Qian wanted to go back to rest, but Meng Ying and the others didn't want to go back to the room so early, and said that they wanted to keep the New Year.
Cui's face sank: "Nonsense, you're still like a child when you're so old, you're a girl's family, you don't rest at night, what kind of system do you become." ”
Meng Ying is not disobedient: "I don't sleep all night, or I keep a year, and when the time is over, I will naturally go to rest." After speaking, he took Qianning's arm again: "If my mother is still not at ease, let my sister-in-law and second sister guard me and watch me over." ”
Qianning was embarrassed, but she still wanted to go back to sleep, and if she wanted to pay a New Year's greeting tomorrow, she must have to run errands at home.
Originally, Cui's wanted to say something more, but Zhao Qian said: "Forget it, it's only once a year, let them relax and relax." ”
"Great!" Hearing Zhao Qian's permission, Meng Ying jumped up with joy, and hurriedly blessed Zhao Qian, "Thank you father, I will definitely listen to my sister-in-law and second sister's words, and go back to rest after the New Year." ”
"Well, it's good if you're obedient." Zhao Qian nodded and said.
Although he had Zhao Qian's approval, Cui's face was still a little unhappy: "You have to do what you say." He turned his head again and said to Qian Ning: "Lu, you are the elder, but you have to take a good look at a few younger sisters." ”
Qian Ning looked at Cui's stern gaze, and then looked at the girls who were holding back their excitement, and only felt that there was a heavy burden on her: "Auntie, don't worry, I will definitely take a good look at my sisters." ”
As soon as Zhao Qian, Cui's, and Liu's left, Mengying jumped up: "Great, I can finally have a good time." ”
Qian Ning nodded her nose: "Just now, you promised your uncle and aunt that you must be obedient and not presumptuous." ”
Meng Ying took Qian Ning's hand and said coquettishly: "Good sister-in-law, I finally got a chance to play, don't detain me, I've been suffocated for the past six months." ”
Meng Zhi chuckled: "The third sister is boring embroidering dowry." ”
Mengying jumped over and twisted Mengzhi: "Little girl, how can you learn to embroider a dowry with your mouth open and closed, I'm really ashamed." ”
Meng Zhi smiled and avoided Meng Ying, and made a grimace: "The third sister is shy and shy." ”
Mengying didn't spare her, she chased after Mengzhi and scolded with a smile: "You still say!" See I don't scratch you! ”
The two of them chased each other and laughed, Qian Ning looked at it and shook her head: "Okay, okay, don't make trouble, let's find a place to eat something delicious first." ”
Meng Ying stopped when she heard this: "It's eating and drinking, it's boring, let's play something else." ”
"Why don't you play joint poems?" Moiren suggested. A joint poem is a poem made by the person in front of you, and the poem made by the person behind should be the same as the last word in the front.
As soon as Qian Ning heard that she was making a poem, she was scared, just making a limerick poem would kill her, and she would have to connect, and she couldn't think of it if she wanted to break her head. "Why don't we make dumplings? I heard that in the folk, ordinary people make dumplings to eat during the New Year, just to have an auspicious meaning of reunion. Let's be like them, make a dumpling, it's fresh, and it's homemade, how fragrant it tastes. Qian Ning suggested.
Meng Ying's eyes rolled and she thought it was very interesting: "This is a good idea, making dumplings by yourself is really interesting." He turned his head and asked Mengqian: "What does the second sister think?" ”
Mengqian is dispensable: "If you like it, you can do it." ”
The two sisters above have no objections, and Menglian and Mengzhi have no opinions. The group walked towards Tingyuxuan.
Along the way, several sisters talked and laughed, and walked for a while before they arrived at Yuxuan.
Dew ordered Xiao Linden to come back a few steps earlier, and Mother Li and others got the news and ordered someone to go to the kitchen to get dumpling filling and live dough. Although the masters of the Hou Mansion do not eat dumplings for Chinese New Year's Eve, the people eat them, and they can take them home if they can't finish eating, so the dumpling filling and dough in the kitchen are ready-made, and they are all hot.
A table of eight immortals was set up in the hall, Qian Ning took a few girls to sit around, and Mother Li and others were demonstrating on the side, teaching how to make dumplings.
Meng Ying was the most anxious, so she saw Li's mother wrapping two or three, so she grabbed the dough and said, "I'll try it." Putting the dough in her hand, she took a spoon and scooped a large piece of stuffing, and Li's mother exclaimed: "Three girls, there are too many, this can't be covered." ”
Meng Ying didn't listen, and said while pinching the skin on both sides: "I like a lot of stuffing, and it tastes delicious." Before he finished speaking, the dumplings were too drummed and leaked.
Meng Lian couldn't help laughing, Meng Ying was not discouraged, and took another dough, this time it was decent.
Mengqian, Menglian, and Mengzhi also wrapped up. Qianning would have been able to wrap it, thinking that when she was in the Lu family, except for the Chinese New Year's Eve meal during the New Year, there would be nothing good to eat, so Yining brought Qianning a piece of dumplings, which was cheap and delicious, and had a taste of the year. Looking at Mengqian's sisters talking and laughing and making dumplings, Qianning couldn't help but think of Yining who was far away in the south, and prayed silently in her heart, hoping that her sister would be happy in other places.
The dumplings that have been wrapped for a while also have a pot of weight, and they don't really want to eat them as rice, so Mother Li saw that a few girls were almost wrapped, so she took them and cooked them. After a while, the steaming dumplings came out of the pot.
Qian Ning was not hungry, but when she smelled the familiar smell of dumplings, she also aroused gluttony, not to mention Mengying, who all competed to take a bowl and dip it in vinegar to eat, "I didn't expect this dumpling to be so delicious, I knew that I should have left some for my grandfather and grandmother to eat." Molynna said.
Mother Li replied with a smile: "The old slave has already left some of them, and Ming'er will send them to the old lady." ”
After eating the dumplings, it was almost time to eat, and Qian Ning ordered someone to put up the remaining fireworks.
Watching the fireworks bloom in the sky, Qian Ning also sighed infinitely in her heart, at this time last year, she was still in the Lu family worried about where to go in the future, and now she is standing in the backyard of the Hou Mansion, following a few sisters-in-law to enjoy the fireworks, it is really unpredictable, I hope that the people I care about can live a happy and healthy life in the future, and there is nothing else to ask for......