Chapter 268: New Year's Eve

Xiao Zhan sent An Rong outside the rockery, and made sure that there was a maid coming in the distance, so he jumped and left.

An Rong looked at the dust on her body, her cheeks were flushed, An Rong thought she was very clean, she only realized that she was very wolf when she saw Xiao Zhan covered in ashes.

She ran to the front, and a maid called behind her, "Four girls? ”

An Rong didn't stop, but the maid was used to running, and soon caught up.

Seeing An Rong's hair in a crooked bun and a dusty appearance, the maid was a little sluggish.

"Fourth girl, ...... are you?" The maid asked with a frown.

An Rong scratched his forehead and laughed twice, "I don't know who dug the pit over there, and I didn't have long eyes when I walked, so I ......." ”

An Rong looked remorseful and embarrassed to his grandmother's house.

The maid scratched her head, the house is big for the New Year, who has nothing to dig a pit, the fourth girl is just a wolf, and she didn't fall and was injured, it should be a small injury.

An Rong hurriedly diverted the topic, "You came to me?" ”

The maid hurriedly said, "That's the case, the old lady asked the slave maid to come to the girl, today the old lady and the six girls and other girls have lunch, and I didn't see you come after waiting for half an hour, and the peony still fainted in the rockery, and the old lady is worried about the fourth girl." ”

An Rong was suffocated in his heart, how could Peony faint, didn't he meet an assassin?

An Rong said to the maid, "You go back to the old lady first, I'll go back to Linglong Garden to change my clothes and then go, don't tell the old lady about what happened to me in the pit." ”

The maid nodded hurriedly.

An Rong returned to Linglong Garden in a mess, and the maid who attracted her eyes turned sideways.

Yu's mother's eyes were red, and she carefully examined An Rongzai, and after making sure that she was fine, the first thing she did was to ask the maid to fill the hole.

An Rong didn't stop it, and after changing his clothes, he hurriedly took Haitang to Songhe Courtyard.

As soon as she spared the rich and stretching rosewood screen, An Rong touched the old lady's eyes, and her eyes were full of doubts and wonders.

Peony stood beside Xia He, giving An Rong a strong look.

The corners of An Rong's mouth twitched slightly, and the meaning of the peony was obvious: Girl, you forgive the slave and maid, the slave and maid didn't carry it, and the old lady confessed that you and Young Master Xiao Biao had a "private meeting".

An Rong slashed his eyes at the peony, and asked the old lady for nothing.

The old lady didn't say anything, and said straightly, "Lunch hasn't been eaten yet, or you will have Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in half an hour, you eat two pastries to cushion your stomach first." ”

An Rong was slightly stunned, "This year's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was eaten so early?" ”

The third wife said with a smile, "The old yellow calendar writes the good day of ancestor worship, and generally after the ancestor worship, they eat Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. ”

An Rong understands all this, but he doesn't remember.

She sat down next to Shen Anxi.

About an hour later, Hou Ye took the lead and the group went to the ancestral hall.

The ancestral hall is heavy and only men are allowed to enter, so as to allow them to stand outside, and even the eldest lady and Shen Anyu have come.

Although the body is not comfortable, but worshipping ancestors is a major event, and if you are not sick, you can't get out of bed, you have to come.

An Rong bowed down reverently, begging for the blessing of his ancestors.

An Rong still remembered this day in her previous life, when she begged to bless her to marry Su Junze.

In this life, An Rong begged his father, grandmother, eldest brother, and three rooms to be safe and smooth.

After worshipping the ancestors, it is to eat the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was eaten in Yi'an Hall, except for Shen Anyun, who was married, everyone who could get to Qi arrived.

This is the real reunion dinner.

They were staggered and had a good conversation.

Even Shen Anyu and Shen Anshu are very peaceful.

Shen Anmin toasted the old lady with the first glass of wine, the second cup of wine Marquis, and the third cup was An Rong.

An Rong was a little flattered, but they drank fruit wine, or millet wine, although the wine was not strong, but after drinking too much, their cheeks were full of redness.

A Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was eaten for a whole hour.

Dishes are served one after the other.

An Rong and their juniors finished eating first, and then went back to bathe and change clothes, and came to accompany the old lady and them to watch the play.

It's not a Ruyi troupe, it's just an ordinary troupe.

Out of Songhe Courtyard, Shen Anxi pouted, "Fourth sister, my mother doesn't allow us to go to the street to play." ”

An Rong was puzzled, "Why?" ”

Shen Anxi said without worry, "It's not the fifth sister, my knees are not good, I can't go out, my mother said that I am too young, there are too many people on the street and it is too chaotic, so the two of us will go with the maid, she is not worried if she doesn't go with her, but my grandmother is old and can't go out, she has to accompany her in the house." ”

Anyway, they can't get out of the house.

An Rong pinched Shen Anxi's face and said, "Then I won't go today, most of the streets are full of artillery battles, and the 15th Lantern Festival is lively and fun." ”

Shen Anxi thought about it, she was not allowed to go out today, and the fifteenth Lantern Festival could no longer be stopped.

The two went back to their respective courtyards.

The maid prepared bath water early and soaked comfortably.

"Peony, go and get the blueprint wrapped in a handkerchief under my pillow," An Rong commanded.

Peony was adding water to An Rong, and when she was instructed, she hurried to get the map.

Peony stood aside, carrying a map in one hand.

An Rong looked left and right.

It was discovered that the secret passages on the two maps seemed to be staggered.

Take the East Garden as an example, the two secret passages pass through the East Garden, but the secret passages are ten meters apart.

An Rong couldn't figure it out, digging a secret passage like this was a waste of financial and material resources.

But the benefits can't be erased, who would have thought that there are two secret passages under the Hou Mansion?

If you find one, you guess you'll die.

An Rong looked carefully, and suddenly his eyes froze.

She noticed that there was a place where there seemed to be overlap, and even if it didn't, there was only a wall of separation.

Xiao Zhan just found the entrance to the secret passage today, so he should open the wall and go to another secret passage to find the treasure, right?

An Rong shook his head and asked Peony to carefully put away the drawings.

Changed into a newly made skirt, combed a festive bun, and An Rong took peony out of the house to play.

At that time, the red lights of the Hou Mansion were hung high, and the maids and women all changed into new clothes, and they all had a silk flower on their heads, and happily went to Ermen to receive the reward.

This year, An Rong received a few big red envelopes, which was the most in two lifetimes combined.

The old lady wrapped eight hundred taels.

Hou Ye wrapped a thousand taels.

The third wife wrapped a thousand taels.

A few wives, no matter how dissatisfied they are, they can't afford to have less New Year's money.

Even the eldest lady also packed fifty taels.

The fun of the old ladies is watching the play, and the fun of Anrong is counting the New Year's money.

Seeing that An Rong had collected so much New Year's money, Shen Anshu pouted so high that she could almost hang a night pot.

Shen Anxi is also envious and jealous, her New Year's money adds up to less than one-fifth of An Rong's.

Her mother only gave her a hundred taels of New Year's money, which was only fifty taels in previous years.

The old lady gave her two hundred taels, and in previous years she only gave one hundred taels.

The eldest uncle also gave two hundred taels.

Looking at An Rong's happy appearance, Shen Anxi shrugged his nose and took out a stack of red envelopes.

An Rong looked at her blankly.

Shen Anxi was proud, "Although I don't have as much money as yours for the New Year, I have a lot of red envelopes, which were given to me by my second brother." ”

The corners of An Rong's mouth twitched slightly, and he looked at Shen Anbei sadly.

Shen Anbei turned his head and glared at Shen Anmin, you are enough, do you still want me to have a good New Year as my eldest brother?

Shen Anmin is very innocent, can he be blamed for this, he is also very aggrieved.

Earlier, the sixth sister congratulated him on his wealth and academic success, and then stretched out his hand to press the New Year's money.

He has never given Shen Anxi any New Year's money, but Shen Anxi said that this year is different, the second brother has made money.

Shen Anmin thinks about it, the wine shop has a good business, and she should give her a New Year's money.

Shen Anmin wanted to find a red paper envelope and a red envelope, so Shen Anxi said, "That's so troublesome, second brother, just give me your red envelope." ”

Then, all the red envelopes went to Shen Anxi's hands.

Shen Anmin wondered if she wanted to find An Rong to press the New Year's money, she was the biggest boss of the winery.

But he was embarrassed to say who called him the second brother.

Shen Anmin glanced at Shen Anbei and said earnestly, "Big brother, as an elder brother, you have to take care of your younger brothers and sisters, the fourth sister doesn't ask you for anything all year round, I finally like your red envelope, you have to be conscious." ”

Shen Anbei bared his teeth, what kind of self-consciousness, is he conscious that he has no New Year's money, and he has to be gone, right?

This is the last time he will recover his New Year's money.

If you marry a daughter-in-law next year, you won't be able to receive the New Year's money.

Shen Anbei painfully handed over the red envelope to An Rong.

An Rong accepted it very calmly, and then counted it happily.

Shen Anxi turned his head to look at An Rong, "Fourth sister, you have to be conscious." ”

An Rong was embarrassed.

She consciously took the red envelope and went to the table next door to count it.

Shen Anmin's stomach hurt when he smiled.

The sixth sister said that she was conscious, and she asked An Rong to consciously send her a red envelope, but An Rong misunderstood.

Shen Anbei touched his face, if he was a few years younger and thicker-skinned, and the red envelope was robbed, he would go to ask for it again.

Shen Anxi looked at Shen Anbei again, he gave An Rong a red envelope, but didn't give it to her.

Shen Anbei was embarrassed, there was no reason why he didn't receive the New Year's money, and he took out a red envelope.

Shen Anbei instructed the maid to bring the red paper, and the third wife came over to pat Shen Anxi's head.

"Don't tease your eldest brother, wait until next year, ask your sister-in-law for it," the third lady smiled.

Shen Anbei's face was flushed.

An Rong, who was counting the money, paused, and she almost forgot about it.

Mr. Fu sent people to send gifts to Yuanzhou, and it has been many days, so it's time to come back, right?

Just thinking about it, Manager Fu stepped forward to ask the old lady for an answer, "The little guy sent to Yuanzhou to give gifts has returned, and the Su family has asked him to bring you a lot of gifts." ”

The old lady was glad to hear this, "Tell him to come forward, I can't think he can come back to the family reunion today." ”

But no, the little guy is rushing back day and night, and fortunately the city gate is not closed today, otherwise he really won't be able to come back.

The little maid looked tired, and he was followed by two maids, holding a lot of things in their hands.

The Su family in Yuanzhou sent a lot of supplements to the old lady, among which half a catty of blood bird's nest was the most precious.

The old lady was very satisfied, and asked Xia He to reward the little girl with ten taels of silver.

The little girl couldn't close her mouth, and it happened that his mother was on an errand in the old lady's kitchen, and when she saw her son coming back, she had to get so much reward, and she smiled and wiped her tears.

The little maid stood up and handed An Rong the two burdens in the hands of the other maid.

"Fourth girl, this is a return gift from Miss Su, the pastries you asked the slaves to buy are all in the outer courtyard, there are a lot, and I will send you to Songhe Courtyard when I go back," the little girl said respectfully.

An Rong nodded with satisfaction and asked Peony to reward the little guy.

Haitang took the burden, and Shen Anxi came over, "What about such a big bag, what good things did my sister-in-law give you?" ”

An Rong hooked his lips and smiled, "Just look at it." ”

As she spoke, An Rong prayed in her heart, hoping that the contents would not disappoint her. R1152