Next, the servants of the Hou Mansion successively brought up the dishes prepared in the kitchen, and a large table was set up with a dazzling array of dishes, because of the large number of people, all the utensils for holding the dishes became copper basins and porcelain basins, and a set of utensils were placed in front of each seat, including porcelain plates, porcelain bowls, spoons, chopsticks, etc.

After the dishes were all served, Xuan Shijing instructed: "Find a seat and sit down, this year is the first time that the Hou Mansion has gathered for dinner together. ”

The servants who were busy with their work all found their seats and sat down, looking at the food on the table, to have such delicious food, this is something that they never dared to think of in their lives, and today it is alive in front of them.

"Come, it's all full." Xuan Shijing first picked up a cup of tea: "Ben Hou is young, replace wine with tea, drink a cup with you, this cup, you of the Hou Mansion have worked diligently for the Hou Mansion in this year, and take care of our common home." After speaking, Xuan Shijing drank it all.

"Master Hou is polite, it is my duty to do things for the Hou Mansion." Zhong Zishuo said to Xuan Shijing with a wine glass, then raised his head and drank the wine in the glass.

The maids who sat at the bottom also followed Zhong Zishuo's example and drank all the wine in the cup.

"This second cup, today is the New Year's Eve, farewell to the old and welcome the new, Ben Hou is here to wish you all, in the new year, safe and healthy, everything goes well!"

"We also respect Lord Hou, and I wish Lord Hou a safe and healthy growth." Everyone raised their glasses and drank with Xuan Shijing.

"This third cup." Xuan Shijing smiled: "It's up to our housewife, my mother-in-law." ”

Wang smiled, looked at his son, and then looked at the person sitting at the bottom, and said: "All of you here, some of you followed our mother and son all the way from Shanxi to Chang'an, and some of them were rewarded by His Majesty later and sent to the mansion, but this year's life, everyone gets along with each other every day, and has become a family. ”

"Madame is so polite."

"Don't dare, don't dare"

"It's all within one's own hands"

"Just like Jing'er said, everyone is a family, so I don't say much, today is New Year's Eve, everyone eats well, has fun, and has some fun." Wang said.

"Good!" The crowd answered.

"Let's eat!" Under Xuan Shijing's shout, everyone began to move the dishes and chopsticks, and they were staggered for a while, so it was not lively.

Xuan Shijing has been busy in the kitchen for so long, and he has eaten some and some of that, and he is not hungry for a long time, so he simply went to the oven and grilled the meat skewers.

"Little Marquis, just leave these things to us." Gao Jun walked over and said, "You better go back to the table and have something to eat." ”

"I'm not hungry, I ate a lot when I was busy with Long'er in the kitchen, besides, the fun of this kind of banquet is not in eating, but in the process of cooking, you look at so many people, eating and drinking, all so happy, how satisfying it is." Xuan Shijing said with a smile.

"Master Hou, sometimes you really don't look like a child." Gao Jun said with a smile.

"I'm not a kid." Xuan Shijing sighed, and then found that it seemed strange for Gao Jun to say this, and then added: "I'm four years old. ”

Gao Jun laughed, isn't his own Hou Ye still a child.

The warm temperature in the room, coupled with the smell of wine in the air, made Xuan Shijing a little drowsy, and when he saw the child, the time when the old and the new alternated, the yard had already piled up the explosive rods that he bought, and when he arrived, he could be lit, which meant that the new year began

Hearing the crackling sound in the courtyard, Xuan Shijing sobered up a lot, and the people in the house were still talking, laughing, making trouble, and returning to Wang's side, next, it was time for Wang to give red envelopes to everyone in the house.

The explosion pole in the yard is ringing, the house is warm again because of the distribution of red envelopes, Wang sits on the top, Xiao Ji holds the tray containing the red envelope and stands on Wang's side, the house Ding maids line up one by one to Wang to receive the red envelope, everyone will say a few auspicious words, and then bow down to thank Wang, and then take their own red envelope.

Xuan Shijing stretched his waist, there is nothing bad about being a little tyrant in the Tang Dynasty, there is a mother who loves him, a smart and clever maid, a group of loyal servants, a natural prince, deeply favored by the emperor, and when he opens up in the future, he will fold a fan and a scarf, holding a bird cage in one hand, shaking a folding fan in the other, with two followers behind him, leading a vicious dog, walking on the street, seeing whose big girl and little daughter-in-law are handsome, come forward to say hello or something, such a day is not bad.

"It's a long night, it's New Year's Eve today, we have to have some fun." Xuan Shijing said, thinking of the future generations, all-night can make people feel refreshed, hehe

"Gao Jun, come here!" Xuan Shijing shouted.

"Here, little marquis, what's the matter?" Gao Jun ran to Xuan Shijing's side.

"Go find a few dice, the New Year's Day, a small gamble, Hou Ye and I sit in the village, if you like it, come and play." Xuan Shijing commanded.

"Yes." Gao Jun answered, turned and left.

Xuan Shijing smacked his lips, it seems that he will see a gala or something during the New Year in the future.

"Jing'er, what are you going to do?" Wang looked at Jing'er and Gao Jun whispering, and couldn't help but ask.

"Mother, I see that everyone is full of food and drink, and I am going to have some fun for everyone, let Gao Jun find a few dice, let's open a few games, and make a small bet." Xuan Shijing said: "Don't worry, my mother doesn't gamble in our house, whoever wants to play will use drinking instead, and it's hard to relax all year round, and have fun playing." ”

"Well, that's good, if Jing'er is sleepy, just sleep for a while, there will be a big court meeting tomorrow, although you have no official position, but you also have a knighthood, tomorrow Your Majesty will give a banquet in the Taiji Palace, although you have to keep the New Year today, but you also have to take care of your spirit."

"It's okay mother, the child is not sleepy now, in the past, the mother was the mother alone, this time I brought everyone together, but also to keep the mother from feeling lonely." Xuan Shijing leaned on Wang's body and said: "In previous years, there was only one mother, and it was indeed colder. ”

"Jing'er has this filial piety, her mother is very happy, Jing'er is really sensible." Wang said with emotion: "Jing'er, my mother's biggest wish in this life is that you can grow up safely, grow up healthy, become an adult, marry a wife and have children, as long as you are happy, your mother has nothing else to ask for." ”

"Yes, mother, don't be so emotional about the New Year, as long as you are happy, your son will be happy." Xuan Shijing saw the emotion in Wang's tone of words, and quickly stopped the topic.

Gao Jun quickly found the dice and let everyone have fun, and also found a few copper kettles, if you don't like to play dice, you can play with the pot and guess the coin.

On weekdays, where do the people in the Hou Mansion have the opportunity to gather together to play these games, Gao Jun just put the props on the table, and everyone was interested, or in groups of two or three people, or in groups of four or five, and began to play, although it was the second half of the night, but everyone's mood was still high.