Chapter Ninety-Eight: It's New Year
"Lu Zinuo, there is a meeting today, do you go to the street to play, the second brother is going to buy things on the street."
Holding the toys that Lu Ziyun brought back from the capital in his hand, he said absentmindedly: "What's so fun on the street, when you're away, my father takes me all day long?" But if you want to buy me the beautiful clothes that my brother took me to buy last time, I'll go with you. At this time, the voice is still milky.
Lu Ziyun was amused, Lu Li was also on vacation in the yamen, Xue Ning was preparing for the New Year's sacrifice, Xue Ning listened to the conversation between the brother and sister and said: "The clothes your eldest brother bought for you last time can't be worn now, they are single clothes, and now it's snowing, it's so cold, it's strange if you don't freeze your hands when you wear it, be obedient and obedient, go to the street with your second brother to buy candy people to eat." ”
Weak flat mouth said: "Mother, you are a sugar man every time, it is not delicious in the morning, people are not children anymore, the eldest brother said, girls should wear beautiful clothes, dress up beautifully, eat too much will become fat." ”
Lu Li was drinking tea and snickering at their mother and daughter's bickering, Xue Ning said angrily: "Your eldest brother won't let you eat more sugar, saying that if you eat too much, you will lose your teeth, why don't you listen, and your eldest brother said that fried food should also be eaten less, every time you fry chicken legs at home, why do you pick the biggest one into your bowl first without saying a word, little girl, she is also a conscienceless, who takes care of you a day, your eldest brother has only been at home for a few days, you go to him, then you go to your eldest brother." ”
Weakly counterattacked: "Big brother is good, my cheongsam is envied by many people?" Big brother cooks better food than you. ”
Xue Ning rolled her eyes and said, "It's really used to you, whoever cares about it will take care of it." ”
Weakly ran over and climbed into Lu Li's arms, kissed Lu Li on the face and said, "Daddy, don't you care?" ”
Xue Ning said: "Then don't sleep with me tonight, sleep with your father." ”
"I'll sleep with my second brother tonight, and I'll be mad at you." Looking at the naughty daughter Lu Li's heart is much better, and the daughter is a lot more lively when the second child comes back, but the eldest hasn't spent the New Year at home for four years, right? Some time ago, I wrote that he was doing well over there, and the teacher was also a learned person, and he owed him a lot, thinking of the things sent by the caravan, he said to Lu Ziyun: "Xiaoyun, you will take those furs with you on the street, and go to the clothing store to make two coats for your mother and your sister, so good leather is not a pity." ”
Lu Ziyun said: "Okay, then I'll take the weak out." ”
Lu Li said: "Take two people when you go out, there are many people in front of you in the New Year, bring your sister well." ”
Lu Ziyun was quite helpless, weak and weak had to let him find the clothes store, Chang'an County is so big to find it there, the two of them kept shuttling on the commercial street, and when he was tired and wanted to go home, he suddenly said weakly to a beautiful woman: "Hello beautiful sister." ”
A hairy boy like Lu Ziyun lowered his head in shame when he saw this woman, weakly struggled down from the second brother's body, ran to Pei Peipei and said, "Beautiful sister, do you remember me?" My eldest brother and I have been to you and beat up the bad guys. ”
Pei Peipei remembered who this little girl was, the young man who helped her deal with those ruffians was this little girl, the clothes she was wearing at that time were a little thinner, and now she is dressed like a little dog bear, she didn't recognize it at a glance, Pei Peipei said: "Remember! How could I not remember that you are such a cute little girl, your brother also designed two sets of clothes for you at that time, right, why didn't you come later, is it that the clothes made by my sister are not good-looking. ”
Seeing that the beautiful sister finally remembered herself, she said: "It's good-looking, it's that the eldest brother went to study far away, and no one brought me here, this time the second brother brought me back, give you candy, beautiful sister." ”
Pei Peipei felt that this little girl was so cute, picked her up, weakly peeled the toffee from the outside paper, and fed it to her mouth, Pei Peipei instantly felt so sweet in her mouth, and kissed her gently on the face and said, "Are you here to make clothes this time?" ”
"The clothes made by my mother are so ugly, and he said that you can't make winter clothes here, but I still want to come and have a look." ”
Pei Peipei smiled and said, "Yes! What do you wear, my sister will make it for you. ”
Weakly danced and said, "I want the look that my eldest brother designed for me last time." ”
Lu Ziyun and the two guards were sitting bored in the shop chatting, a man and a woman walked in and shouted loudly: "Pepe, Pepe"
Pei Peipei came out and saw that her face had changed, and she said bluntly: "Why did the eldest mother and brother have time to come over today." ”
The woman said: "It's still the same thing last time, there is no way, you can help your brother, anyway, you will marry someone else in the future, this shop will eventually belong to someone else's, it is better to give your brother and let him marry a daughter-in-law and inherit the Pei family." ”
Pei Peipei smiled, she said: "This shop was given to me by my father and my mother, I won't give it to you even if I die, you die of this heart, I will report to the official next time I come again." ”
The woman and the man scolded and left, and when they went out, they didn't forget to say: "If you regret losing money and goods, I will go to the clan elder to talk about it." ”
After waiting for a while, Pei Peipei made her clothes and sent her weak out and said to Lu Ziyun: "I want to know where your brother is now and how can I find him." ”
Lu Ziyun said: "My brother is in Luoyang now, if you want to go, follow me after the year, I will go to the capital and see my brother in Luoyang by the way." ”
Pei Peipei said, "Then when will you leave?" ”
Lu Ziyun said: "I will inform you in advance when the time comes. ”
Looking at the little hand that weakly waved goodbye to herself, Pei Peipei's heart was full of desolation, her hometown can't even accommodate her soul now, let alone her body, fate still let her go to that teenager, the life of an adult is not easy and simple, I want to go back to my childhood, carefree, pampered and cared for by my parents, like that little girl, I can be happy for a long time with two beautiful clothes, I probably won't have it in this life, right?
Master Li in Luoyang City is also full of thoughts, usually don't feel anything, after a long time to know the importance of that person, no one is poor with you, no one makes you good food, even her favorite dance doesn't want to dance, the whole person looks lazy and lazy, no vitality, at this time his maid came in and said: "Uncle Wang is looking for you to discuss things?" I can't find you anywhere. ”
Master Li said: "If there is something he can decide, what do you want me to do, I am not a person in this family." "Thinking of that person, forget it, let's go! He is not in himself, and he can't make it difficult for others.
Seeing Master Li coming, Wang Chao said: "Miss Li, you see that tomorrow is the end of the year, many things are not very convenient for me to do as a big man, and Zifei is not here, can you help me take care of it." ”
Master Li said: "You know my identity, Brother Wang, I used to have a dinner with my sisters during the New Year, I really don't understand many things, I just want to help you!" ”
Wang Chao said: "It's okay, isn't Lao Xu's family here?" I told Lao Xu's wife and asked him to teach you how to do it. ”
Master Li said: "Now that I have done it for you, I will leave, and I will go back tomorrow night to accompany my godfather and godmother to keep vigil, you had better finish it today, and I will leave at this time." ”
And what is Lu Zifei doing at this time? How can people in later generations not eat dumplings during the New Year, he is rolling the dumpling skin, planting Shiheng is chopping the filling, and the rest are burning the fire, boiling water, picking vegetables, chopping meat, so it's not lively, the kitchen of the inn is too small, they simply moved the kitchen out and put it in the yard, and more than a dozen people talked and laughed.
The aroma of the big bones stewed in the pot wafted to a few miles away, the party people did not have the New Year and the Spring Festival, many people looked up in the direction of the inn, they had eaten a lifetime of meat and did not find that the meat could be so fragrant, they gave up the idea of rushing in when they saw the banner of the caravan, and now this caravan is under the protection of the noble lord who broke the ugliness and met the nobles, and it was said by the notice posted by the Yamen himself.
The dumplings that are enough for more than a dozen people to eat are wrapped, and Lu Zifei's hands are cramped, most of them are young and middle-aged, not enough to eat, three sheep were killed, one cow, and a lot of chickens and ducks were killed.
The owner said that you can't celebrate the New Year at home and you must let everyone eat well, these days are basically like this every day, satisfying the appetite of these people, although there is no shortage of food when you enter the caravan, but there is no good taste made by the owner! In the past, whoever ate the pig's large intestine was for the dog, and the owner made it and was eaten up by everyone, the owner was not very old, Si Swenwen, but there was no shelf, and he was kind to whoever he spoke, and psychologically comforted these people at the bottom.
The boiled meat is served in large chunks, put some vinegar and homemade soy sauce, and the rest is roasted on the grill, and the fat is dripping down and sprinkled with cumin, which makes people appetizing at a glance, until the three tables are full.
Waiting for everyone to sit down, Lu Zifei took a glass of wine and said: "The matter of the caravan has delayed the days when everyone goes home and reunites with their families for the New Year, I can't help it, but you are all my most trusted people to be left behind, everyone will have a bounty when they go back this time, and Uncle Wu will send it to you later, now don't say much, let's do it, I salute you for the first cup, you have worked hard." ”
Everyone stood up and said, "It's not hard, respect the owner." ”
Lu Zifei also let go, touched this one, had a drink with that, and was drunk by everyone without eating much, Wu Qing shook his head helplessly and said: "Then with subordinates like you, the host will be put at the banquet." ”
Lu Zifei's departure made everyone cheer, the sound of punching came and went, laughter, clinking glasses, Chong Shiheng saw it, and people's hearts can be cohesive like this.