Chapter 259: New Year's Festival (1)
Chinese New Year's Eve, night.
Firecrackers burst out and it was very lively.
The whole house was hung with red lanterns, and both the maids and maids turned out their clothes with a little red, and they felt happy when they saw it.
The family banquet was placed in the flower hall of the Eternal Residence.
The men had one table, and the women set up two tables, in addition to the wives, grandmothers, and young ladies who had a meal in the Changsheng House on the fifteenth day of the first month, there were also several aunts and aunts, and two tables were set up for the decent maids and mothers-in-law in the inner courtyard.
Zhen Xuan had only seen Xia Huqing, Xia Jingqing's aunt Wen, Aunt Zhou in the second room and Aunt Zhong who had come to Tianyi Courtyard, and this time she saw everyone completely.
The aunt of the sixth old man's business, Yun's is more than half a hundred years old, with gray hair and thin bones, I heard that she believes in the real person, Mrs. He is very dissatisfied with her, and said several times that everyone in this family worships the Bodhisattva, but the horns on Yun's head are different from others. Aunt Yun didn't dare to argue with the main mother, but she refused to withdraw the enshrined Sanqing statue. The Yun family gave birth to a son, and the old ancestor and the second old lady were both there, just because of the matter of faith, and Aunt Yun had a lot of trouble, and Mrs. He really didn't have this way.
Aunt Zhang followed Chen's side step by step, not saying much, Chen and Zhang talked softly, Aunt Zhou turned around and said some cool words, Aunt Zhang didn't pay attention to her.
Aunt Huang also followed the housemother Yang, Xu is young, she loves to laugh, and she talks with Aunt Zhong.
Seeing that Zhen Xuan was coming, Aunt Zhong raised her head and looked over, and after a greeting salute, she didn't see anyone else coming in, and a trace of disappointment flashed on Aunt Zhong's face.
Zhen Xuan knew that Aunt Zhong and Grandma Zhong were waiting for Du Yueniang.
Du Yueniang finally stopped coughing day and night these days, and it looked similar to the day of the tea ceremony. Ask Ziyuan to help her get out of bed and move a few steps. And that's all. I can't afford to sit at this feast for a few hours.
Besides, the wind rose in the evening, and if Du Yueniang's body and bones were affected by some wind and cold, she would suffer again. She was able to carry it herself, so she asked Mama Chang to come over and confess to Zhen Xuan.
Let the chess follow Mama Chang over to comfort a few words, Zhen Xuan waited for Xia Yiqing to come back, and then came to the eternal residence together.
Sit down and open your seat.
Zhen Xuan's left hand side is Xia Huqing, and on the right hand side is Yang's.
Yang's eyebrows were lowered. smiled and whispered to Zhen Xuan about the window flowers that were sent: "It's all pasted, I look really good, my younger siblings come to sit with me when they are free?" ”
Zhen Xuan also smiled when she heard this: "Sister-in-law has a lot of things, I don't dare to disturb it rashly." ”
"I'm not busy." There were two pear vortices on Yang's cheeks when he smiled, "The eldest sister and the second sister will not come back to visit during the New Year, so there is nothing to prepare." ”
The eldest aunt and grandmother Lin Qing and the second aunt and grandmother Huanqing are not far away, and they are not close, and the carriage has to travel for more than ten days, which is really not a convenient distance to move around during the New Year.
"Sister-in-law, are you going back?" Zhen Xuan asked Yang.
Yang bent his eyebrows and smiled: "I'm still convenient, but Shaozhou is only four or five days." I can go back whenever I want. ”
In this way, you are not going back......
Yang although disguised. But the decline under her eyes was still for Zhen Xuan to see, so she turned a corner, not talking about going to relatives, but only about the place: "Shaozhou? My mother is from Shaozhou, and my maternal uncle still lives in Shaozhou. ”
"That's a coincidence." Yang pursed his lips and smiled, "You are the most convenient, you can go to your mother's house when you go out." ”
Zhen Xuan curled her lips and did not answer.
It is naturally cheaper to marry closer, and it is no wonder that the elders are reluctant to marry the girls farther, and they can't see each other during the New Year's holidays, even if they want to move around on weekdays.
As she spoke, Xia Yuqing happened to be sitting opposite, pouting and about to speak, so she asked Mrs. He to glance sideways, so she didn't dare to make a sound.
Old Mrs. He was naturally unhappy in her heart, especially since the old ancestor only laughed with Mrs. Zheng, as if her second daughter-in-law did not exist. But in the end it was the New Year, and at the New Year's Festival, regardless of the face of the ancestors, there was a quarrel with the long room, and the second old lady at the next table kicked over her chair.
"Ancestor, drink, drink."
The milky voice made the old lady He look down, and saw that it was Quan Xiang coming from the next table, and staggered to the old ancestor's side, still holding a half-full cup in his hand.
Old Mrs. He's heart softened suddenly, and she reached out to help: "Be careful." ”
"Don't worry, don't worry." The old ancestor was overjoyed, took the child into his arms, pecked on the round face, and took the cup, "The old ancestor drinks." ”
The second old lady brought the younger generation over to toast, and the auspicious words continued, the old ancestor drank a few more glasses, refused to let the spring ring back, and hugged him tightly: "Go and go, you group of old men drink yours, don't take our brother Xiang." Brother Xiang is young and can't get drunk. After saying that, he kissed him again.
Mrs. He was suddenly happy and glanced at Mrs. Zheng.
Mama Gui came over with a wine glass, and said with a smile: "Ancestor, this is using Brother Xiang as a shield, to avoid wine?" ”
The old ancestor pointed at Mama Gui and scolded with a smile: "Come on, come on, I'm still afraid that you won't make it?" ”
This reunion dinner is finally finished with harmony.
The ancestor was drunk, asked Xiang Wei to give Quan Xiang Hongfeng'er a pillow, and told him not to take Quan Xiang to watch the artillery battle, and he rested early.
Xia Keqing couldn't help but play with firecrackers, and Aunt Zhou was afraid that he would be injured, so she called a group of people to follow.
Xia Jingqing also wanted to play, but he didn't want to get together with Xia Keqing, so he didn't mention it.
Zhen Xuan followed Mrs. Zheng to Tingfeng Yuan first.
Mrs. Zheng also drank a lot, and the whole person was a little tired, so she didn't leave them to keep vigil, but the family sat around the charcoal brazier for a quarter of an hour, which meant something.
"It's been a great year." Mrs. Zheng squinted her eyes and said slowly, "I climbed to the age of sixty and married my granddaughter-in-law." ”
Zheng smiled and agreed: "It's not." ”
"In a few years, I will add a great-grandson, marry a daughter-in-law to Jing Qing, and then marry Hu Qing......" Mrs. Zheng said back, her voice became softer and softer, and the words were not clear, and in the end, only snorting remained.
Liao's mother leaned over to take a look, made a silent gesture, and said in a lip shape: "The old lady is asleep." ”
Even if you are asleep, it is not easy to move. Zhen Xuan took a hand with Liao's mother. Let Mrs. Zheng lie down more comfortably on the Luohan bed. And he took a brocade quilt from the inner chamber and covered it. Only then did he retreat.
There are lanterns lit up in Tianyi Courtyard.
There are not many maids, Zhen Xuan gave them a reward during the day to give them a vacation, only Tao Aya, Bang Qin and Bang Mo have nowhere to go, stay all night to serve.
Although there are many dishes served at the family banquet, because of the rules, everyone uses them less, but Xia Yiqing's table, the dishes did not move a few bites. The wine went down a few jars.
Bang Mo was quick with his hands and feet, and he was busy in the kitchen for two quarters of an hour, served a few plates of hot dishes, took the side dishes with the sauce from the jar, warmed a pot of wine, and sent it to the east room.
Zhen Xuan smiled and said to them: "There is no need to wait in the house, let's go back and eat some." ”
When the maids all went out, Zhen Xuan filled up the wine and sat down with Xia Yiqing.
The husband and wife didn't say anything, only drank wine and ate food. Zhen Xuan drank a few glasses of hot wine, and the whole person was a little dizzy. She shook her glass: "How can you be drunk more drunk than in the Eternal Residence?" ”
Xia Yiqing was stunned for a moment, and then saw that Zhen Xuan's whole face was red with wine, so she snatched the cup from her hand and came over: "Your table is full of female dependents, and all of them are fruit wine, how can there be that kind in Tianyi Courtyard, it is naturally different." How many drinks have you had and you haven't tasted the difference? ”
Zhen Xuan frowned: "I haven't tasted it, isn't the wine all the same?" ”
Knowing that Zhen Xuan was not very drunk, Xia Yiqing refused to let her drink again.
Zhen Xuan was unhappy, and she couldn't resist Xia Yiqing, so she ate a few bites of food with her chin propped up.
The wine was rising, and she vaguely heard the firecrackers outside for a while, and she thought in a daze, it was the New Year.
When she opened her eyes again, Zhen Xuan found that her name was Xia Yiqing in her arms.
Xia Yiqing was shirtless and slept smoothly. There was a fire dragon burning in the house, and there was a thick brocade quilt on his body, and it was not cold for the two of them to lean together.
There were still a few firecrackers, Zhen Xuan rubbed her eyes, and touched the pocket watch on Xia Yiqing's chest to check the time.
She hadn't slept long before it was too late.
Zhen Xuan wanted to turn over and fall asleep again, but as soon as she moved, her teeth cracked in pain.
Not only did he have a splitting headache, but his waist was so sore that he couldn't use his strength.
Xia Yiqing was woken up by Zhen Xuan, and seeing that her brows were tightened, he held her back with the palm of his hand and rubbed it slowly.
The palm is warm, the strength is comfortable, the back is not so uncomfortable, Zhen Xuan raised his hand and pressed his head.
"If the amount of alcohol is not good, why do you drink too much?"
Zhen Xuan was still a little sleepy, and her voice was not clear: "Since the second master knows that the wine is different, why don't you remind me?" ”
Xia Yiqing chuckled: "I still wonder why you didn't taste it." ”
Zhen Xuan was speechless.
She is not good at drinking, and she rarely drank in the past, so she has no talent in the matter of alcohol. Just now she thought it tasted a little strange, but she didn't think it was much different.
"It's like drinking too much, and I have a tight headache. When the day dawns, let the maids bring the sobering soup, it will be more comfortable. ”
Zhen Xuan glanced at Xia Yiqing, and the headache was just that, but she still had back pain, that is, she was drunk and didn't remember, so she got married for three months, and she knew what was going on.
Zhen Xuan simply buried her face in Xia Yiqing's chest and kept silent.
"Qi Niang?" Xia Yiqing called out to her.
Zhen Xuan snorted lightly on the tip of her nose: "It's always me who did it myself." ”
Zhen Xuan's voice was muffled, but Xia Yiqing still heard it clearly, and couldn't help laughing: "It's good to know." ”
Seeing her drunk before, Xia Yiqing hugged her and put her on the bed, but who knew that Zhen Xuan borrowed the strength of the wine to hold someone and refused to let go, so she raised her head and came up.
His wife took the initiative, how could he not obey.
Compared with the usual delicate, Zhen Xuan when she was drunk added a little coquettish and bold, and the whispering that was pressed between her lips and teeth in the past was also a little bigger, and the low murmur made it difficult for people to help themselves.
Xia Yiqing smiled and joked, Zhen Xuan was annoyed and ashamed, and simply looked up to bite Xia Yiqing's shoulder that she was pillowing under her head, but found that there was already a bite mark on the head.
Zhen Xuan frowned, she knew her temper, she liked to bite when he was in a hurry, whether it was her arms or shoulders, especially when her emotions were nowhere to vent, she always kept her strength, and only let go of the faint tooth marks.
Who knows that I drank too much tonight, where can I take care of a lot of drunkenness, and I couldn't hold it back at the peak, so I bit my skin directly.
Biting his lip, his face flushed, and after hesitating for a while, he still stroked it with his fingertips: "Does it hurt?" ”
Xia Yiqing glanced sideways, pulled Zhen Xuan over and pecked lightly on her lips: "It doesn't hurt." (To be continued......)
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