With the lack of crowds and rows of tablets with no end in sight, even the cumbersome ancestor worship procedures have become easier and more interesting.

The only big trouble was that there were too many gizzards, food boxes, and rice soups prepared for the whole clan sacrifice, and even if the three-story offering table was full, there was still a room full in the end.

Not to mention the cloths, cakes, tea fruits, wine and vegetables, gold and silver bills that were originally intended to be distributed to the people......

The gold and silver cloth can be put first, but the dishes and pastries will be spoiled, even if dozens of people in the whole house eat together, then they can't finish eating!

After the mother-in-law reported this distress, Zheng Xian'er and Mrs. Lou looked at each other and smiled.

Lou Que immediately understood, and hurriedly instructed the people below: "Go and set up a few tables at the gate, and distribute the rest of the things to the poor people passing by!" The meat and rice soup removed from the offering table were reserved for the elderly and children, and other tea and fruit steamed cakes were distributed casually, and the surplus cloth was given to homeless beggars! The old practice of throwing copper coins in previous years does not have to be abolished, just do it together! ”

Mrs. Han and the little servants hurriedly agreed to do it, and Zheng Xian'er complained about Lou Que and said: "My wife and sister-in-law and I thought about a way all morning, but you robbed us of our credit with these three or two sentences!" Come on, I know you're smarter than we are, okay? ”

Lou Que sneered: "Okay, it's all my fault for my fast mouth!" - Zhong'er went out to remind Aunt Han, and said that the ideas were all made by the wives and grandmothers, and it had nothing to do with me! ”

Zhong Er responded loudly, and was about to run out, Zheng Xian'er hurriedly dragged him back, and instructed Chun Xing: "You go and keep an eye on it, remember to let the people know that the things are rewarded by the five masters in our house!" ”

Chunxing said yes and ran out happily.

Aunt An wiped the corners of her eyes beside her: "It's still the third young grandmother who thinks the most!" The two masters were stained with bad luck in prison, and with those poor people helping to recite a few words of Buddha, no matter how much bad luck there was, it was gone! Wait for the New Year...... After the New Year, we will come to Jitai in the house! ”

Zheng Xian'er smiled: "That's my aunt's thoughtfulness, I didn't think about it that much!" I just want to take the opportunity to tell people outside: There are still gentlemen in the Lou family, don't think that we only have orphans and widows left to bully casually! ”

Mrs. Lou pulled Lou Que with one hand and Lou Min with the other, and sighed with a smile: "It's all good, your ideas are good!" Those things in the clan are white-eyed wolves that can't be fed, and we won't have to feed them anymore! ”

At this time, the little servants had already run back to say that the tables outside were all set, and the beggars and the poor people in the vicinity had begun to line up to receive things, and many people consciously ran to the bottom of the steps to kowtow and chant the Buddha after receiving the things, wishing the house a peaceful and smooth year ahead.

Mrs. Lou listened to the old tears, pulled Aunt An and said with a smile: "Go and tell the master, I don't dare to let him know anything these days, and I have to make him happy today!" ”

Aunt An wiped her tears, and Mrs. Lou scolded Lou Min Lou with a smile: "It's been half a day since I came back, and I don't know how to clean myself up!" How can you kowtow to your father in a while? ”

The two brothers laughed and accepted their guilt and went back to their respective homes.

As soon as Hu Shi saw Lou Min get up, he subconsciously stood up and wanted to go back to serve him to comb his hair and shave his face.

Zheng Xian'er flattened her mouth and took Mrs. Lou's hand: "It seems that I am the only one who accompanied my wife to the door to see almsgiving." ”

Mrs. Lou narrowed her eyes and smiled meaningfully: "I thought you wouldn't have time to accompany me, an old woman." ”

Zheng Xian'er grinned and smiled very sincerely: "What is this talking about, madam?" Serving your wife is the most important thing! ”

"Really?" Mrs. Lou lengthened her voice.

Zheng Xian'er nodded heavily, for fear that Mrs. Lou would not believe it.

The more false it is, the more true it is more true than the real one!

In fact, Zheng Xian'er was about to die of grievance in her heart: she was afraid of outsiders before, and then she was afraid of her elders, and now she has to worry about the many things in the house...... When someone came back, she hadn't been able to say a few words to him!

Mrs. Lou saw Zheng Xian'er's forced smile, and she actually felt a little cute in her heart, so she grabbed her hand and sighed with a smile: "Everyone has their own fate, if you want to blame, you can only blame creation and make people!" ”

Zheng Xian'er looked up at the festive red lanterns under the corridor and smiled: "I don't blame Creation for making people, 'Creation and Transformation' is really generous enough for me!" ”

Mrs. Lou patted the back of her hand with satisfaction, sighed and lowered her head.

This year's storm can only be regarded as a beginning, and the future will ......

Who fate will favor and tease, which one can predict accurately?

Outside the door, all the mothers-in-law and servants were so busy that their feet did not touch the ground, but their faces were full of joy.

Joy is contagious. The poor people who received the pastry cloth were smiling and venting their simple and pure joy.

The poor people, who are old or young and have difficulty moving, hold the gizzard meat divided by the little servants, and they are even more happy to chant Buddha.

Lou's reputation fell into a trough this winter, but today it has reached a new peak. At this moment, everyone present is willing to sincerely pray for the Lou family, and is willing to believe that the Lou family can survive this difficulty, and the blessing will last for a long time.

Mrs. Lou stood inside the door, watching everyone salute sincerely in the direction of the gate from a distance, and couldn't help but feel sour.

Chun Xing ran over and handed an old blackened cloth bag to Zheng Xian'er's hand: "Grandma, there's a child over there, saying that he wants to exchange this with us for a piece of cloth and go back to make clothes for his mother!" ”

Zheng Xian'er opened the cloth bag and saw a few hot sorghum flour cakes inside, and couldn't help laughing: "I haven't eaten this for a whole year." That kid is also interesting, he wants to give us and he doesn't give it, why do you need to exchange things? ”

Chun Xing smiled: "I also asked him so, he said that our cloth is only distributed to homeless beggars, but he is not a beggar, so he can't ask for it in vain, otherwise it will break our rules!" ”

Zheng Xian'er was stunned when she heard it.

Mrs. Lou sighed beside her: "That child's heart is very rare! ”

Zheng Xian'er hurriedly instructed Chunxing: "Go and invite that kid over, speak politely!" ”

"Okay!" Chunxing was still smiling, and flew out like a swallow.

The kid came over quickly. Zheng Xian'er took a closer look and saw that his appearance could only be said to be upright, and the clothes on his body were patched and patched, but they were washed cleanly, and she couldn't help but feel a little more good in her heart.

Mrs. Lou also liked it, so she took the child's hand and asked with a smile, "What's your name?" How old are you? ”

The child hesitated, bowed unskillfully, and said in a loud voice: "Back to Mrs. Grandma, my name is Lin Fengchun, and I will be eight years old after the New Year!" ”

Mrs. Lou nodded approvingly: "He actually has a big name, he also understands etiquette, and he is a well-bred child." ”

Zheng Xian'er didn't speak, she broke a piece of cake and stuffed it into her mouth.

Lin Fengchun saw it, and his eyes immediately lit up.

Zheng Xian'er was a little embarrassed by him, and said, "Your cakes are well cooked, and they are better than those I made myself." - I just heard the girl say, do you want to exchange this for a piece of cloth back? ”

Lin Fengchun nodded solemnly: "I know that sorghum cakes are not valuable, but ...... That's all I have at home. If my wife and grandmother don't think I'm too weak, I can come to the house to help with the work! ”

Zheng Xian'er bent down and reached out to pinch his little face: "Tell me first, why do you want our cloth?" ”

Lin Fengchun bit his lip and lowered his head: "My mother is very sick, and the doctor said that it is a matter of the first month." I've never seen my mother in a new dress...... I think that the Lou family is blessed, and today it is the cloth used in the ceremony, maybe it will bring a lot of blessings! Maybe my mother will be cured of her illness in new clothes......"

"This kid!" Mrs. Lou couldn't help but wipe away her tears.

Zheng Xian'er sighed, and hurriedly turned around and called Chun Xing to go and get some silver and fine cotton cloth.

Chun Xing is a clever person, and after a while, she directly brought out a big burden, and said with a smile: "This is twenty taels of silver and a piece of cotton cloth, and five catties of cotton, in addition, I also packed a box of steamed cakes and a bowl of chicken thighs, and brought them back to the little brother to eat at night!" ”

Lin Fengchun was a little frightened: "I'm not here to beg, I don't dare to accept grandma's generous gifts......"

Zheng Xian'er took his little hand and said with a smile: "If you really came to beg, my wife and I will ignore you!" Listen, "Since you have come here today, I will not call you in vain." I gave you money so that you could find the best doctor to treat your mother. Cotton cloth is what you want, go back and make a set of cotton clothes for your mother to wear; As for the food - I guess you have already given me your family's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, I can't make you hungry, don't you say? ”

Lin Fengchun bit his lip, and suddenly bent his knees to kneel.

Zheng Xian'er hurriedly stretched out her hand and grabbed him, and said with a smile: "The man has gold under his knees, don't kneel!" ”

Lin Fengchun raised his head and tried to widen his eyes: "The wives and grandmothers of the Lou family are all good people!" After the New Year, I can come to Lou's house to help, don't look at my small person, I can do anything! ”

The little guy has a solemn face, and he looks like an adult.

Mrs. Lou stretched out her hand and rubbed his little head, and sighed with a smile: "Don't be in a hurry about the helper, let's accompany your mother to treat the illness first." It's not too late to come back when the family is settled. ”

Lin Fengchun agreed heavily, bent down and saluted again, took the burden on his shoulders, and strode away.

Mrs. Lou looked at the small figure and sighed: "The Lou family has not known how many white-eyed wolves they have fed in the past 30 years, only today these twenty taels of silver have made me feel comfortable!" ”

Zheng Xian'er echoed: "He is indeed a rare good boy. ”

Mrs. Lou held her hand and sighed: "That Liang Er on West Street, I saw that he had a good character before, but I didn't expect it to be fake." The kid just now...... If it weren't for the fact that the Lou family is now unable to protect itself, I really want to leave him for you to be your son! ”

Zheng Xian'er frowned and muttered to herself: "How do you know that I can't give birth to ......"

"What?" Mrs. Lou didn't hear clearly.

Zheng Xian'er shook her head with a smile, and handed the remaining two sorghum cakes to the little maid: "This is a good thing, take it to the ancestral hall and offer it!" ”

The little girl agreed, and Zheng Xian'er hugged Mrs. Lou and said with a smile: "It's been blowing for half a day, you have to cook a bowl of hot soup and drink it when you go back!" ”

Mrs. Lou nodded, and while walking back with her, she said casually: "Unless the Lou family can't escape this catastrophe, otherwise...... The incense in the third room cannot be broken, and you must have a son. ”

Zheng Xian'er lowered her head and walked silently, secretly saying in her heart: Even if she has a son, it has nothing to do with the incense in the third room......

Passing incense to others, how can it be true to pass incense to yourself?

"Why don't you speak?" Mrs. Lou asked her.

Zheng Xian'er sighed, her tone was a little sad: "Now we don't know if we can keep our own heads, this matter will have to be mentioned after a while." I didn't understand any of this, so my wife decided to do it. ”

While speaking, he had returned to Ning Xuan Hall, the dinner party for Chinese New Year's Eve had been set, and the girls were busy preparing drinks.

Lou Que had changed into a dark red wide-sleeved brocade robe, and was standing in front of the hall with his hands behind his back to watch the newly changed calligraphy and paintings in the middle hall, and turned around when he heard people coming.

Zheng Xian'er stood at the door for a moment, and then walked in with a smile: "Why are you so fast?" ”

The smile on Lou Que's face froze before it could bloom: "You-say it again?" ”

Mrs. Lou burned her ears a little when she heard this, and hurriedly quickened her pace, turned the screen and entered the inner room.

Zheng Xian'er's old face turned red, and she glared at Lou Que fiercely: "It's getting more and more unlikely!" ”

Lou Que spread his hands and looked innocent: "What did I say, it's not like words?" It's obvious that you don't like to talk to yourself, and as soon as you open your mouth, you laugh at me for ......"

Zheng Xian'er subconsciously stretched out her hand and wanted to cover his mouth. I felt that it was inappropriate to stretch my hand halfway, but it was too late to close the momentum.

So, the slap was gently slapped on Lou Que's face.

After the crisp sound, both of them froze.

Zheng Xian'er, who was stunned, forgot to retract her hand for a while, and then felt a little itchy in her palm, and a crispy and numb electric current spread from her palm and quickly spread throughout her body.

Lou Que, this bastard, actually licked her hands!

Zheng Xian'er came back to her senses, hurriedly retracted her hands behind her back, and stepped back several steps in a row.

Lou Que laughed softly.

Zheng Xian'er was so angry that she turned around and left.

Lou Que hurriedly caught up with her and grabbed her, and said with a smile: "Mother and the girls kindly left this place for us, and you just ran away, didn't you live up to their kindness?" ”

Zheng Xian'er looked around, and sure enough, the hall was empty, only the dishes on the table were steaming.

She felt like she had lost all face.

Although she is usually quite faceless and skinless, she is not so ...... on the territory of her elders

Lou Que forced Zheng Xian'er in a daze into the corner step by step, leaned into her ear and asked softly: "Do you know how shy you are now?" When I was laughing at me in public just now......"

"I didn't!" Zheng Xian'er couldn't help screaming.

"No, then I'm relieved! I thought I was going to fall out of favor! Lou Que let out a long sigh of relief.

Zheng Xian'er no longer knew what she could do other than stare at him.

Lou Que took the opportunity to press her against the wall, leaned against her body and whispered: "I was in prison before, and I had to be 'fast' because I was in a hurry, you have to believe that it is not my normal level!" ”

"Lou Que, you still have to be shameless!" Zheng Xian'er couldn't wait to bite him to death.

Lou Que admired her little face that was flushed with anger, and she was very proud.

Zheng Xian'er knew his bad taste, and she didn't want him to succeed, but Lou Que was too hateful, no matter whether she was ashamed or angry, he always had a way to find fun from her.

Sometimes Zheng Xian'er will suspect that Lou Que likes her because she is more "fun".

In short, every time she fights him, even if she is the one who has the upper hand at first, in the end, Zheng Xian'er will always feel that she is the one who is being teased!

Thinking like this, Zheng Xian'er felt a little frustrated.

Lou Que saw that she looked unhappy, but she was a little nervous: "What's wrong?" Who made you angry again? ”

"You!" Zheng Xian'er took the opportunity to escape from the corner of the wall and said angrily.

Lou Que hurriedly chased after her again and pulled her to sit down together: "Why did I mess with you?" You see, I've cleaned myself up and haven't become ugly, have I? ”

Zheng Xian'er narrowed her eyes and looked at him critically: "I didn't expect you to wear such a sassy color!" ”

"Hey!" Lou Que was aggrieved, "This is dark red!" It's very solemn, okay! Where's the 'riot'?! ”

"If I say a riot, I will be angry!" Zheng Xian'er didn't reason with him.

Of course, she didn't want to admit that she was a little jealous. - I'm jealous that this man looks better than her!

This dark red robe, Zheng Xian'er secretly wore it on herself two days ago. When she looked in the mirror at that time, she felt that she was simply beautiful, but at this moment, looking at Louque and thinking about herself, she suddenly felt that she was smug in this dress and looked like a clown.

This man was born to make people jealous, right?

The more Zheng Xian'er thought about it, the more she felt aggrieved.

Lou Que looked at her bulging cheeks, suddenly smiled, and took out a pile of paper from his arms: "Tell me, what is this?" ”

Zheng Xian'er only glanced at it, and her face immediately became hot again.

This thing...... No wonder I couldn't find it for several days, and I forgot it in this dress!

Now, she is completely faceless!

It turned out that these pieces of paper were nothing else, they were the ones that Lou Que left for her before she went to Beijing last time...... Ahem, "fire avoidance map".

Zheng Xian'er originally wanted to pretend that she hadn't seen this thing, but now she was found by Lou Que in his own clothes, and she couldn't tell even if she had a hundred mouths!

It's so embarrassing, just hit your head and die.

- Zheng Xian'er thought so, and hid her face in Lou Que's sleeve like an ostrich.

Lou Que pinched her face through her sleeves, and her tone was meaningful: "When I wasn't in the house, you kept sleeping in my room?" Still stealing my clothes? And this kind of thing with you? ”

"Don't say it! I didn't! I don't know anything! Zheng Xian'er was speechless, so she had to play tricks.

Lou Que refused to let her go. Seeing that Zheng Xian'er insisted on refusing to come out of his sleeve, he simply complied with her wishes, tightly blindfolded her eyes with his sleeve, and then lowered his head, leaned into her ear and asked in a low voice: "What do you think and do when you sleep in my bed these days when I am away?" ”

Zheng Xian'er couldn't see with her eyes, she was feeling that her face was much thicker, but who knew that the warm breath between Lou Que's lips actually had the effect of some kind of medicine for her, causing her to lose her strength in an instant, and she was dizzy like falling into the clouds.

"Can't you say that?" Lou Que was still teasing her.

Zheng Xian'er gritted her teeth, got out of his sleeve, and looked at him with wide eyes and grievances.

Lou Que wanted to help her sit firmly, but found that her body was soft, as if she had no bones.

Only his chest rose and fell violently, quietly revealing a secret message to him.

Lou Que's Adam's apple rolled a little. He opened his mouth, but he couldn't speak.

Zheng Xian'er pulled back Yicheng, and finally pursed her lips and laughed. She climbed Lou Que's arm and sat down, climbed onto his shoulder, and opened softly: "To show sincerity, do you want to tell me first—did you miss me when you were suffering in prison?" What do you do when you miss me? ”

Lou Que didn't know when he was already red-faced, and he said in a dumb voice for a long time: "When I miss you, I am naturally intoxicated, just like Ruan Zhao going to the rooftop ......"

Zheng Xian'er smiled "sneering" and pushed him: "I don't know what rooftops are not rooftops, I don't understand those strange things you say!" ”

Lou Que chuckled: "But you must know that I dream of 'nephrite warm fragrance in my arms' every night." Needless to say, what you think to yourself must be 'Poor a few drops of Bodhi water, pour it into .......'"

"Young Master, Young Grandma, you're here!" Ying'er deliberately raised her voice, interrupting Lou Que's bastard talk.

Zheng Xian'er hurriedly straightened her clothes and stood up.

But I felt that my legs were weak and I almost fell.

Lou Que hurriedly pulled her back and pressed her on the chair, got up and walked to the door: "Big brother, sister-in-law!" ”

Lou Min nodded and patted him on the shoulder: "You came early." - Where have you been? Why are even ears frozen red? ”

Lou Que was speechless, so he had to smile and let go aside: "Mother is still resting in the back room, and my aunt hasn't come over yet." Why don't we go to the back and see my father first? ”

Lou Min agreed to walk in the door, and when he looked up, he saw Zheng Xian'er lying on the back of the chair and pretending to be dead, and he immediately realized in his heart that the roots of his ears were instantly redder than Lou Que's.

Zheng Xian'er saw that someone had come in, and she had no choice, so she had to get up and salute with a red face: "Big brother, sister-in-law." ”

Lou Min hurriedly pulled Lou Que around the screen, and went out through the back door to the backyard where Old Man Lou was recuperating.

Zheng Xian'er sat down again, still lying on the back of the chair and pretending to be dead.

Hu Shi stared at her for a long time, only let out a long sigh, and didn't say anything.

Zheng Xian'er's heart became more and more uncomfortable, and she didn't know what to say, so she had to stare at the food on the table in the hall in a daze.

Hu Shi thought about it so much that his brain hurt, and finally came up with a topic that was not embarrassing: "Have you been to Shensiyuan to see it?" ”

Zheng Xian'er coughed dryly, cleared her throat, and said sullenly: "I don't dare to go." I went, and the second sister-in-law must have cried even more. Although she doesn't say it, she must hate me in her heart. ”

Only then did Hu Shi remember the rumors he heard this morning, and knew that Lou Min's death was inseparable from Zheng Xian'er, and this was another ugly matter that could not be declared.

So Hu Shi felt even more embarrassed.

Zheng Xian'er adjusted by the previous few words, and slowly sat up straight: "I'm afraid Jinxiang is not a good match, and the second sister-in-law may not be able to deal with her." From now on, the garden of meditation will ...... I'm afraid my sister-in-law will have to worry about it more. ”

Hu Shi hurriedly smiled: "Don't worry. It's actually good now, the second brother is dead, it's easier to live than to live. Now let's just hope that Jinxiang is a boy in her belly, otherwise Yuzhu's evening scene will inevitably be a little bleak. - The young man is widowed, and he has no son to ......"

Speaking of this, she suddenly remembered that Zheng Xian'er was also a widow, so she fell into embarrassment again.

Zheng Xian'er didn't think it herself, and answered casually: "It's not, you can't be like me, being chased by the old lady and forcing the son of the stepfamily!" ”

"Uh-huh!" A cough suddenly sounded at the door of the inner room, but it was Mrs. Lou who happened to come out at this time.

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