Chapter 123: Chinese New Year's Eve
(The author thinks that this chapter is well written, and it has been deleted and changed many times, and I always feel that it is not well written, and this chapter can not be ordered,)
This year has passed without a little New Year's flavor, and there is no red and festive Spring Festival couplet, only the spring card of the peach board is hung in front of the door, that is, the peach charm.
Firecrackers were originally available, but Lao Zhu took almost all the sulfur and saltpeter, just like those blacksmith shops, and most of the firecracker workshops had long since closed. I heard that some people's weddings and funerals do not have firecrackers to set off.
Only the red lanterns hung by Lao Liu on the gate and the cheers and laughter of the little fish can add a little bit of festive joy.
The second grandfather is just Ma Du's second grandfather, Xiao Yu'er, a stupid girl, after shouting "second grandfather", she was immediately slapped twice on her buttocks, and the water chestnut was gloating and laughing on the side.
Xiao Yu'er was very aggrieved and complained to her brother, "Obviously he shouted like this, why did he beat me again!" Ma Du smiled bitterly and rubbed her ass, he didn't know how to explain it to her, and the second grandfather was not shrewd at all.
Fortunately, Xiao Yu'er remembered to eat or not, and a piece of sweet and glutinous rice cake could coax her to burst into laughter. It's the New Year, and the second grandfather finally came up with the courage of some big families, which can be seen from tonight's meal.
Stewed, stir-fried, steamed meat...... There is also a big elbow, and the table is full of pork, and the meat is so fat that it is said that a full half of the pork is used.
"Eat! You also eat, and during the New Year, even if you are a descendant, you have to eat a good meal. Bring these plates! The old loach waved his hands generously, and he wanted to use extravagant means to suppress these new subordinates, so that they would not underestimate the new master.
Da Yu'er bit her lip and blushed slightly, living in a real big family for more than a month, she knew how many people her grandfather had lost to her brother in the past, but he never said anything about his brother.
She glanced at her brother who was immersed in eating meat, thinking that she must find an opportunity, and said to her grandfather.
The newcomer didn't show anything unusual, thanked the old loach for the reward, and honestly took the dishes to the side to eat, and the rules were very good.
The rules of the Chang family are very big and strict, Mrs. Chang has stayed in the bandits' den, and there are many small means, and the people who are cleaned up are not caught by hand, and they have been beaten hard before they come, so they are naturally cautious and obedient.
Zhang Wuliu ate the juice splashed everywhere, and the large piece of fat meat stuffed into his mouth didn't seem to need to be chewed, so it slid down his throat, and he ate a big bowl after a while.
The old loach was distressed, and kept clearing his throat, signaling Zhang Wuliu to eat less. Zhang Wuliu didn't have this awareness, "Old lady, are you uncomfortable?" This pork eats a lot of phlegm, especially the elderly, phlegm at night, maybe you can't get up in one breath and suffocate to death, come, come, come and give me your meat, I'll ......eat it for you," he snatched the old man's rice bowl and slammed it into his mouth.
Zhang Wuliu's New Year's blessing almost didn't make the old man angry, but as a shrewd old man, he wouldn't be as knowledgeable as a two-hundred-and-five.
There is no Spring Festival party, even in the palace, and Lao Zhu is such a picky person, he will not raise a singer and a dancer who eats idle meals.
Eating dried fruit snacks and chatting with everyone is the only pastime. The old loach kept reminiscing about the bittersweet and bitter thoughts, comparing the past suffering with the present happiness.
Lao Liu is telling about the eventful years when he was a personal soldier for Lao Zhu, how he killed the generals and captured the flag, and crisscrossed the battlefield.
I don't know if it's true or not, Ma Du only heard Qi Xiang say that Lao Liu was cowardly and almost had his head cut off by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhang Wuliu is talking nonsense, he took on all the jokes tonight, if he is born more than 600 years later, he will definitely be a good cross talk actor. No matter what Degang and Yun Peng are worthy of being praised for him, because no one can keep up with his imaginative and unbounded thinking.
The four little ones couldn't stay up all night, and fell asleep in their chairs, and one by one Madu and the old loaches carried them back to bed. Without the little girl's chatter, Ma Du was also drowsy wrapped in a blanket, and the old loach wiped his face with a cold towel, and he couldn't help but shiver.
The old loach smiled and said, "You are the head of the family, you can't sleep on Chinese New Year's Eve!" ”
Ma Du had never heard of such a rule, he held it up with a strong spirit, and he didn't know how long it took, he faintly heard a bell ringing from Fang Mountain, he couldn't hold it anymore, his eyelids closed and fell into a deep sleep......
When he woke up, the sky was already bright, oops, today is the first mile of the Lunar New Year, he hurriedly got dressed and arrived, and as soon as he got out of the room, he saw Zhang Wuliu and Liu Chujiu already dressed and waiting at the door.
Zhang Wuliu said: "My lord, you have finally woken up, just waiting for you!" ”
"Why don't you call me!"
"The old lady said you slept late! Want to let you sleep a little longer! ”
Ma Du hurried to the main hall, where the younger siblings and the maid were already waiting, the old loach sat in the living room, and Ma Du brought four small ones to the old loach to pay New Year's greetings.
The old man smiled and took out five small fish from his purse, one person sent one, not dried small fish, but a small fish made of silver, which was quite chic, about one or two.
The old man smiled and stuffed him with a purse, and whispered: "You take this, it is full of little goldfish, you can use it when you go to the palace to pay New Year's greetings, one or two, both decent and affordable." ”
After the old man's reminder, Ma Du couldn't help patting his head, but Ma Dajia asked him to go to pay New Year's greetings with Zhu Xiaobiao earlier.
Hurriedly asked Lao Liu to prepare the carriage, and before getting into the carriage, the second grandfather stuffed him with a bowl of dumplings for him to eat on the road.
Got on the carriage and ran all the way, and when I entered the city, it was crowded with people, and when I arrived at the palace, it was already three poles in the morning, and most of the morning had passed.
When Ma Du entered the Wu Palace, Lao Zhu had already brought a hundred officials to Han Lin'er to pay a New Year's greeting. Although Han Lin'er is in Chuzhou, it does not prevent Lao Zhu from giving Han Lin'er New Year's greetings to the empty seats.
This is also Lao Zhu's habit all along, and every year on the first day, he will give Han Lin'er a New Year's greeting so fakely. Chuzhou to Yingtian is very close, only dozens of miles away, but a day's journey, if you really want to worship Han Lin'er, you can take it at any time, but no one dares to propose this.
This year, a little situation happened, Liu Ji suddenly went crazy, and the object of his madness was not Lao Zhu, but Han Lin'er.
"Mu Zhuer, what good is it to worship." This is Liu Ji's original words, which Zhu Wenying told Ma Du, which means that a cowherd baby has a fart, and he doesn't worship when he stalks his neck, which makes the scene quite embarrassing.
This made Liu Ji's impression of a god in Ma Du's heart greatly damaged, not to mention his political consciousness, even if he was afraid of human feelings, he couldn't say that, did he forget that Lao Zhu was also a cowherd baby?