Chinese New Year's Eve Chinese New Year's Eve night, inside and outside the house, there was a joyful scene.

Chinese New Year's Eve means the last day of the year, the day of the old cloth and the new. Early in the morning, the Prime Minister's Mansion was busy everywhere. The entrance of each courtyard is hung with red lanterns that imply auspiciousness, and the festive Spring Festival couplets are pasted on the door panel, and the whole Xiangfu is lit up, so lively.

In the front yard, because of the Xiao family and the Du family, they were busy but orderly.

In Moxiang Garden, the eldest grandson Changqing followed Qingman and them to learn to cut the window flowers, but they were also happy, and the fragrance of pastries wafted in the small kitchen. Chinese New Year's Eve is a day for family reunion, and later in the evening, I will go to the front hall to have dinner with the elders in the house. Early in the morning, the eldest grandson Changqing ordered Lianxin and them to steam pastries in the small kitchen, and then sent some to the Chu Mansion next door, saying that the Chu Mansion was deserted, and it also made the maids and mother-in-law of the Chu Mansion and the housekeeper take care of them. Everyone in Chu Mansion was grateful, and they all sighed in their hearts that this future young lady must be a kind-hearted person, and they still think about their minions.

At noon, Chu Xiuyuan came from afar, and brought a lot of rare food. When the eldest grandson Changqing saw those delicious foods, he couldn't walk.

"This is the northern beef I brought back from my last trip, and I ordered someone to send it to Guiyun Pavilion to make beef jerky, which was dried for a few days, and it was delivered this morning. Last time, I saw that you liked to eat these snacks, and I was afraid that you would get tired of eating sweets, so I made some jerky to satisfy your cravings. Chu Xiuyuan chuckled and took out a bunch of food and put it on the table, picking it up for the eldest grandson Changqing.

"Guiyun Pavilion? Hey, could it be that this Guiyun Pavilion is your family's? The eldest grandson Changqing said curiously, and when he saw Chu Xiuyuan with a smile on his face, he was surprised: "It's really your family?" No wonder you always bring me so many delicious pastries every time. ”

The eldest grandson Changqing pinched up a piece of beef jerky with a smile on his face, this beef jerky is not like the inferior goods sold outside that are mixed with other things, it is a thick long piece of real beef, baked and then dried. Although it is a jerky, it is not very hard, and it can be torn into small strips with a gentle twist of your hand. The beef jerky is also sprinkled with a thin layer of white sesame seeds, and the bite in the mouth does not have the hardness of ordinary beef jerky, slightly sweet and spicy, and the unique strength of the beef is mixed with the fragrance of sesame seeds, which is really fragrant!

The eldest grandson Changqing couldn't help but eat a few more pieces, looking at Chu Xiuyuan's smiling appearance on the side, his heart was playful, and he reached out and pinched a piece of beef jerky and stuffed it into Chu Xiuyuan's mouth. Chu Xiuyuan was caught off guard and was stuffed with a mouthful of beef jerky, and then saw the naughtiness in the eyes of the eldest grandson Changqing, his heart moved slightly, and he gently bit the finger of the eldest grandson Changqing, and the frightened eldest grandson Changqing quickly retracted his hand and glared at Chu Xiuyuan coquettishly.

Other young ladies of the family are always afraid that they will show a bad appearance in front of others, and they are afraid of being laughed at by others, but the eldest grandson Changqing is very different from others, in front of Chu Xiuyuan, she never cares about these rules, but like an ordinary woman.

The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is the most important thing on Chinese New Year's Eve, and the whole family sits together and has a lively reunion dinner. In previous years, Changsun Changqing was always the most silent one, and during the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, she always ate two bites casually and returned. This year, because of Chu Xiuyuan's presence, the eldest grandson Changqing has been a lot more active, and the family has eaten together, and they finally have the appearance of a reunion dinner.

The table was full of food, and the eldest grandson Changqing ate the happiest, and after the meal was removed, a lot of snacks were served, many of which were brought by Chu Xiuyuan.

"These pastries look so exquisite! Before I ate it, I was hungry for a lot of saliva! The eldest grandson Huaijin on the side swallowed his saliva hard, that cute appearance, how funny it is.

"This is Kyoto's famous Kyoto sweet!" The eldest grandson Changqing smiled and teased the eldest grandson Huaijin.

"Guiyun Pavilion?" The eldest grandson Huaijin stared at him in surprise, this belongs to Yun Pavilion, he knows, this is the only one in Kyoto. Besides, this cake from Guiyun Pavilion is even more difficult to find on weekdays, and many dignitaries can't buy it with a lot of money.

The eldest grandson Changqing saw his surprised appearance, and he was even more amused: "Taste it." ”

"Brother-in-law is amazing! You can buy so many pastries from Guiyun Pavilion, but on weekdays, you can rarely eat them! The eldest grandson, Huaijin, happily grabbed a piece of pastry and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Eat slowly, don't choke, it's not enough to eat, big sister, I'll ask Forsythia to send you some when I go back." The eldest grandson Changqing wiped his mouth with a handkerchief and handed him a cup of tea. These days of getting along, the eldest grandson Changqing and the eldest grandson Huaijin have become a lot closer, and the eldest grandson Huaijin is also really like a sister to the eldest grandson, and even called Chu Xiuyuan to change his words. The eldest grandson, Changqing, also disregards his past suspicions and treats this half-brother sincerely.

"Good, good, good!" Seeing that the eldest grandson Changqing was willing to treat the eldest grandson Huaijin sincerely regardless of his previous suspicions, the eldest grandson Kongqing on the side was very relieved in his heart, and said hello happily three times.

It's just that Du Shi on the side is a little uncomfortable, how can his own son be so close to his eldest grandson Changqing now? The eldest grandson Huaijin has a weak temperament since he was a child, and he has never been so close to the eldest grandson Yue, how many days has it been? was subdued by this eldest grandson Changqing? Now even the title of Chu Xiuyuan has changed.

"Oh, don't eat Huaijin, I don't know what the pastry you gave me is made of, I'm afraid that our Huaijin will have a bad stomach!" Du Shi Yin and Yang said strangely.

"Mother, what do you say? Big sister is not that kind of person, in the future, you will be so incomprehensible and falsely accuse the big sister, I will ignore you. The eldest grandson Huaijin said a little angrily.

The eldest grandson Changqing on the side didn't seem to hear it, so he only glanced at Du Shi lightly, and then leisurely lowered his head and ate the pastry.

"Look, look, your sons know right and wrong better than you do! Are you ashamed to be a mother? The eldest grandson Kongqing on the side was also a little unhappy by Du's words.

Du Shi was shocked, knowing that it was a little inappropriate for him to say such things at this time, so he stopped answering, and no one spoke for a while.

The sound of firecrackers suddenly sounded outside, and when everyone looked up, they saw that the people had begun to place firecrackers and fireworks in the courtyard.

"Let's go, let's see." The eldest grandson Changqing signaled.

Everyone moved outside the hall and immediately saw the colorful fireworks flying into the sky.

Looking at this beautiful scene, the eldest grandson Kongqing was in a good mood, and happily sealed a big red envelope to the eldest grandson Changqing, the eldest grandson Huaijin, and the eldest grandson Yue: "Honghonghong is begging for a good intention, and I hope you will all be safe and smooth in the coming year." ”

"Daddy, don't be partial, you have to have it." The eldest grandson Changqing said to the eldest grandson Kongqing with a smile.

"Yes, yes, brother-in-law should have it too." The eldest grandson Huaijin on the side said.

"Okay, good, all of them, all of them." Saying that, the eldest grandson Kongqing also sealed a big red envelope for Chu Xiuyuan, and Chu Xiuyuan accepted it happily.

"Miss, young master, do you want to step on the year?" In the courtyard, Banxia held a sesame pole and shouted excitedly.

This stepping on the year is to glue the sesame stalks to the ingots rolled in red paper, and tie the two together, which is called a "cornucopia". Then, it is broken with your feet, which is the same homonym as "year" with "broken", and the sesame stem has the auspicious meaning of rising and rising, which is a blessing and prayer for the new year.

"Okay, okay!" The eldest grandson Huaijin is a child in the end, and when he encounters these fun things, he suddenly comes to his senses.

The eldest grandson Huaijin pulled the eldest grandson Changqing and Chu Xiuyuan to rush to the courtyard, excitedly stepping on the red ingots on the sesame stalk, looking at the excited eldest grandson Huaijin, the eldest grandson Changqing was also playful, pulling Chu Xiuyuan and stepping on it non-stop. Suddenly, a firework burst into the sky, and everyone was full of red light.

The night was getting deeper, Xiao Shi was old after all, and he couldn't stay up, so he went back to her courtyard early, and Du Shi also twisted and pulled the eldest grandson Kongqing back to his yard. There were only a few people left in the front hall: Chu Xiuyuan, Changsun Changqing, Changsun Yue and Changsun Huaijin.

"Big sister, second sister, are we going to keep the New Year together?" Eldest grandson Huaijin asked.

"I ...... I'd better go back first. "Eldest Sun Yue is very uncomfortable. Thinking of how he bullied the eldest grandson Changqing before, he inevitably felt a little uncomfortable.

"It's better to go to Moxiangyuan together to celebrate the New Year, anyway, my father and grandmother have already returned, and it's not interesting for us to stay in this front hall, Moxiangyuan has a lot of delicious food." The eldest grandson Changqing tempted.

"Okay, okay, I'm going! I'm going! As soon as he heard that there was something delicious, the eldest grandson Huaijin was very excited.

"Second sister go with you, how boring it is to go back alone." The eldest grandson Huaijin pulled the sleeve of the eldest grandson Yue and coquettishly looked at the eldest grandson Changqing hesitantly.

The eldest grandson, Changqing, shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently, "Let's go together." ”

The eldest grandson Huaijin happily pulled the eldest grandson Yue and followed the eldest grandson Changqing and them to Moxiangyuan.

In the Moxiang Garden, it is very lively.

Lotus heart and forsythia carefully prepared a variety of delicate snacks and fine tea, and a group of people gathered around the stove, lively and lively. Mo Xiangyuan has not been so lively for a long time, and the eldest grandson Changqing looked at the busy people, and his heart was full of warmth.

"The dim sum in the big sister's yard is delicious! Second sister, you can eat too! Eldest Sun Huaijin swallowed the snack in his mouth, and reached out to take another piece and stuffed it into Eldest Sun Yue's hand.

"I ......" Eldest Sun Yue was a little restrained.

"Let's eat, this is a new one made by Lianxin and the others early in the morning, and it tastes pretty good." The eldest grandson, Changqing, opened his mouth to relieve her embarrassment.

The eldest grandson Yue picked up the dim sum and ate it.

"There are also some beef jerky here, Xiuyuan just sent them in the morning, you can try them." The eldest grandson, Changqing, took out a small paper bag and opened it, which was full of beef jerky.

"Wow! It looks delicious! The eldest grandson Huaijin licked his mouth, looking greedy.

"You eat less, don't hold on, you have eaten a lot tonight, and it's hard to turn around. If you like to eat, I'll let Banxia wrap some more for you tomorrow. The eldest grandson Changqing looked at his gluttonous appearance, and felt helpless, this little guy's little belly was round today.

The eldest grandson, Huaijin, scratched his head embarrassedly.

"There are some hawthorn cakes here, you can eat some to help you eat." Lianxin smiled and walked in with a plate of hawthorn cakes.

"It's sweet and sour, it's really delicious!" The eldest grandson Huaijin looked intoxicated, which made the whole room laugh, and there was nothing he didn't like to eat.

Unconsciously, it was almost early in the morning, and everyone was also a little sleepy, and the eldest grandson Huaijin, who was still alive earlier, was already resting on the eldest grandson Changqing's lap, napping. The eldest grandson Changqing called Qi's mother to clean up the side wings, and then took the eldest grandson Huaijin to sleep. He sent Rong's mother and Agarwood to send Changsun Yue back to her courtyard, and then sent everyone to rest.

Catching a glimpse of Chu Xiuyuan, who had been ignored by himself for a long time, the eldest grandson Changqing was shocked to realize that he had sent everyone away, and he hadn't sent this person away.

"Ahem, Xiuyuan, this, the wall is there anyway, do you want to ...... Climb back again? The eldest grandson, Changqing, coughed twice.

"Can you bear it?" Chu Xiuyuan looked at the eldest grandson Changqing with pitiful eyes.

The eldest grandson Changqing stroked his forehead helplessly, most afraid that this person would show such a pitiful appearance, so that she couldn't even say anything if she refused. Changsun Changqing hurriedly called Banxia to clean up the other side of the room, so on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, Chu Xiuyuan stayed in Moxiangyuan as he wished.