Although Xu Chong wanted to stay in the barracks to stand guard, train and exercise, and not be able to go home for the New Year, everyone in the Xu family felt a little regretful, but on the whole, the Xu family was still very festive and lively this year.

It's just that Xu's mother has a lot of resentment about Xu Erlang sending San Lang to join the army, and she has to squeeze him a few words from time to time, and Xu's father has a crooked mouth and slanted eyes without delaying him to sneer a few times to block everyone, and the atmosphere in the house is quite lively and cheerful the rest of the time.

Mother Xu didn't like this noisy atmosphere, so she had to go back to rest and leave early under the pretext of being tired. Half of Xu's father was still paralyzed, and he had to be served even by someone to eat, drink, and Lazar, and he was impatient to watch others lively, which would make him more pitiful and pathetic, so he squeezed everyone a few words, and let Wang Kui carry him back to the room to rest.

In the end, several children were affected by Xu's father and Xu's mother's actions, and they couldn't let go of playing in their grandparents' room, so one or two were not very spiritual, so they all prayed and looked at Jin Niang and Xu Erlang.

Jin Niang is also not good at making a decision to go back, after all, she is a daughter-in-law, and acting so rudely will fall into people's hands, she can't open this mouth, she can only let Xu Erlang say.

Xu Erlang also lived up to everyone's expectations, and under the pretext of delaying the rest of the two elders, he took everyone back to Cuibai Garden.

There was nothing prepared in the Cuibai Garden, and all the dinners, pastries and fruits that were supposed to be arranged were all in the Heyan Hall. But now it's the Chinese New Year, and everything is ready at home, so Jin Niang hurriedly asked Qingmiao to send pastries and fruits.

I don't need to serve the food, because I almost ate it all in Heyantang. Although I didn't eat well, it was okay, just eat some snacks for a while. Otherwise, there will be dumplings to eat until midnight, and one person will be full if he eats some.

Snacks such as melon seeds, peanuts, dried fruits, nuts and other snacks were served, and a few children were crazy. The little fish, in particular, grabbed all kinds of candy cubes in both hands, and his eyes were narrowed into a slit with joy. Because of the strict management of her mother in the past, she could only eat a candy in two days. And today's New Year, my mother just wants to criticize her, and my father will stop her, so she can eat two more pieces of candy.

Jin Niang was busy beckoning Xu Erlang to change her clothes, and she really didn't notice Xiao Yu'er's small movements for a while. By the time she noticed, the little fish had eaten five pieces of candy. Jin Niang remembered this and prepared to deduct all the sugar cubes of this New Year to Xiao Yu'er. It's good to teach this child to be obedient, so that she understands that her mother is always her mother, not something that she can fool with a little bean.

said that now a few children are talking and laughing, making people turn their backs.

Later, they picked up the chess pieces and chessboards, and several people played Liubo. The game was played by Changping and Pianpin, and the rest of the people were watching. However, they don't care about what "watching chess is a true gentleman", they speak loudly one by one, and they are all blindly directing and causing chaos, and the angry Changping can't wait to slap the table and shout to stop.

Chang'an was giving Changping guidance, saying to him, "Don't go like that, you walk sideways, three verticals, four, this position is good, unless the little aunt can throw five or six points, otherwise it can't reach you." ”

Originally, Chang'an wanted to say that "you can't kill" you, but today on Chinese New Year's Eve, "killing" and "death" are taboo. So it was temporarily changed to "out of reach".

He looked at the overall situation from a distance and had good intentions, but unfortunately Changping couldn't listen to it at all, and he also disliked Chang'an's bad idea. "It's not that you don't know, my little aunt is very lucky today, throwing five or six points. Big brother, tell me if you are a female cadre sent by your aunt? You are good for me on the surface, but in fact, you want to partner with your little aunt to pit me together, right? ”

Chang'an snorted twice, laughing at the second fool as if he was laughing at him, "Hey, you can't see it when you're good to you, you can be sure to notice it as soon as you pit you, Changping, Changping, what's wrong with your head?" ”

I don't know whether this is praise or depreciation, anyway, Changping felt that he was praising him, so he was proud, "My brain looks like the second uncle, just two words, smart!" Ordinary people can't learn if they want to, and they can't get such a brain. Ahh Little fish, little fish, what are you doing? Did you secretly move my chess pieces? ”

Xiao Yu'er put down the chess pieces in her hand with an innocent and innocent face, pretending not to know what the second brother was yelling at. She's a good baby, she just saw that the chess piece was in the wrong place, let it go forward, she did a good thing, why yelled at her?

Xiao Yu'er's red eyes were aggrieved, and Changping suddenly felt that his head was big when he saw this. In the end, he could only resign himself to his fate and said, "Maybe I was wrong, Xiao Yu'er didn't do anything, Xiao Yu'er just played." ”

Xiao Yu'er burst into tears and laughed, "Yes, second brother, you wronged me just now, and you yelled at me, I'm sad." Second brother, give me some compensation, otherwise I will feel uncomfortable and will sue my father. ”

Changping ......

Changping depressedly stuffed a handful of melon seeds into the palm of her white and tender hand, "Give you the melon seeds and swallow them." Well, this melon seed is very fragrant, and the second brother of ordinary people is still reluctant to give it. ”

This time I was dumbfounded......

Changle helped Pian Pian cheat, Pian Pian wanted a few numbers, and Changle could throw a few, which can be regarded as a god. I don't know who I learned this ability from, but it's really amazing anyway. Didn't you see Changping and Chang'an dumbfounded together?

Afterwards, Changping pulled down his brother's shelf and begged Changle to teach him her unique skills no matter what.

Changle is also very helpless, where did he get his unique skills? With that good thing, she opened the door and sent apprentices to teach, okay? Although it may not necessarily make a lot of money, it is definitely easy to mix a few small money to open a shop. But she really, really didn't.

Changping didn't follow, only said that Changle was not sincere, and he also hid it from his brother. That Changle had no choice but to try to find a seemingly reliable excuse, so he said, "Maybe it's because I often grab medicine and practice the feel, right?" Yes, that's it! In the past few years, I have been able to grasp the medicine accurately, and if I want two or two medicinal materials, I will never catch one or two halves. I have practiced my hands, and when I throw the dice again, I can easily roll the number I want. ”

Changping slapped his thigh excitedly, "It must be like this." ”

Changle: That's definitely not the case! It's really just luck! It's just that she is really lucky in playing dice, and she can throw the number she wants with a single throw, which really has nothing to do with the feel and strength of her hands. It was really her luck.

But Changping couldn't hear this, he felt that he had the secret method of throwing dice, so he took two dice and practiced it.

Xiao Yu'er is crazy alone, and when he saw the second brother playing, he also came over, and the brother and sister played with dice together.

said that Pian Pian and Jin Niang, as well as Xu Erlang, looked at Changping stupidly, and they couldn't help but purse the corners of their lips slightly.

Xu Erlang was more restrained, and he also covered it up by drinking tea. Jin Niang also has to take care of her face, and she smiles more reservedly. It's fluttering, hahale holding his stomach and laughing, he can't laugh straight up.

She said to Jinniang, "If it weren't for Changping's resemblance to our family, with his IQ, I would have doubted whether he was our family." ”

Jin Niang patted her, "Be quiet, let Changping hear it, and I'm going to pull you to make a fuss again." ”

Pian Pian was also afraid of Changping's ability to stir up nonsense, so she stopped mentioning it. However, seeing that Changping was full of strength, weighing the strength in her hand, and throwing the dice up and down at once, she still felt that the action was silly no matter where she looked at it, so she couldn't help but turn her face and cover her mouth and laughed.

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The children were not very old, so they played for another hour, and then they all yawned and got up.

At the beginning, Xiao Yu'er, who was clamoring to keep the New Year with his father and mother, and wanted to eat dumplings, fell asleep first, and when he was carried to the room to rest, there was no movement at all. The little girl snorted coquettishly, which shows that she really had too much fun tonight, and she couldn't stay up, and she was tired and miserable.

Following Xiao Yu'er, Changle also yawned frequently and sleepily, then Pianpian, and finally Chang'an and Changping.

Chang'an and Changping usually stay up late in the academy, after all, good grades don't fall from the sky. To get good grades, you must pay something, so staying up late to study is a common thing.

The gentleman who came to the academy also assigned a lot of homework, especially some articles that needed to be memorized, almost every day. Their courses are arranged so tightly that they can't spare time during the day, and it's not impossible to get up early and memorize early, but if they don't consolidate, they will almost forget it when the master checks during the day. Therefore, they often memorize until midnight, and when they have memorized it, they will get up and consolidate it several times during the day, which can basically ensure that they can pass the test safely when the master asks questions.

But the home and the academy are different.

It's not just the two of them who stay up late in the academy, almost every hard-working student will study until midnight. The big guys lit candles together and silently endorsed, which was very atmospheric, and then no one wanted to be left behind, so they were particularly motivated, so they didn't feel tired, let alone sleepy.

But the environment at home is too cozy.

The house is filled with a pleasant fragrance, warm from the inside to the outside to the flower hall, and it will never freeze when playing in a light shirt. There are also a variety of dried fruit pastries, sherbet and tea. It's easy to get sleepy when you're full of food and drink, not to mention that it's really too late at this time.

Chang'an and Changping still want to hold on, and keep the New Year with Jinniang Xu Erlang until dawn. Jin Niang felt sorry for them, so she said, "Go and rest quickly, the vigil is just a formality, and it's okay if you don't obey it." If it is because of this to burn the body and have another serious illness, then it will not be worth it. You two go back and rest, and your second uncle and I will sleep later. ”

Chang An shook his head, took another sip of strong tea, the sleepiness on his body decreased a lot, he coughed his throat and said, "Wait a little longer, when it's over, Changping and I will go to rest again." ”

There is only one man in the family who supports the door, and in the past, the things they couldn't help with were handed over to the second uncle to deal with, but the matter of keeping the New Year is not too difficult, and they can survive it.

The third uncle in the family went to the barracks, and the father died early. Even so, he and Changping have grown up year by year, and they can make up for the lack of yang energy in their families. They're also getting older, and it's time to take care of it.

Changping also picked up a cup of strong tea on the small waist of rosewood next to him, drank it clean in a few sips, and then wiped his face, and was also refreshed.

Jin Niang and Xu Erlang both saw the brothers' thoughts, so they no longer persuaded them to go back.

There was nothing wrong with them taking care of things earlier, after all, it was a fact that their father and mother were separated. The brothers must be heavier than Brother Rong'er's shoulders, they have gone through things earlier, and with responsibility, they also have the courage and confidence to fight against the outside world, which is a good thing for the child to grow up.

Chang'an and Changping stayed, and Pian Pian and Changle were taken back by their respective grandmothers.

The two originally wanted to hold on further, but Jin Niang said, "The girl's family should pay attention to her appearance the most, staying up late will hurt the skin too much." Just this sentence frightened Changle and Pianpian who loved beauty, and the two easily compromised and were taken away by the grandmothers.

When the time came, the new year came, the maids cooked the dumplings and served them, and Jin Niang beckoned Xu Erlang and Chang'an Changping to come over and eat some.

In fact, several people are not hungry now, after all, when they were playing just now, they didn't eat less. Even Xu Erlang was stuffed into his mouth several times by Xiao Yu'er's "this is delicious" and "this is also delicious", and he ate a lot. So Jin Niang and Xu Erlang looked at the dumplings that were served, and they really didn't have an appetite.

However, Chang'an and Changping are growing their bodies, eating more and digesting fast, and they can't add two meals every night, so the two of them hold the bowl and eat a bowl of dumplings.

And Jin Niang and Xu Erlang, the two of them ate a total of three or five.

However, a few people ate copper coins. Jin Niang ate one, Xu Erlang ate one, Chang'an three, and Changping two. The two boys really thought they were lucky, and they happily handed over the copper coins to the maids to clean them, and then put them in their purses, patted their bellies with satisfaction, and were driven back to sleep by Jin Niang.

Seeing the two of them walk away, Jin Niang smiled and said to Xu Erlang, "The mother who prepared the dumplings is attentive, and she will be rewarded for a month's worth more." ”

"Reward."

Jin Niang laughed, "When they made dumplings, they must have marked the dumplings with copper coins, but I didn't see what this mark was." How can it be so accurate, and put dumplings with copper coins in everyone's bowl, which is also too difficult. ”

Xu Erlang said, "Prepare two pots, one to cook dumplings without copper coins, and one to cook dumplings with copper coins, and put a few in each bowl after cooking." ”

Jin Niang: "......" was originally a very suspenseful thing, but when you said it so simply and rudely, she suddenly felt no joy at all.

Jin Niang pinched Xu Erlang twice in annoyance, but this person was full of thin muscles. pinched and couldn't pinch, and in the end she could only slap him twice on the arm to vent her anger.

Keeping the New Year is to keep it directly until dawn, but whether it is Jin Niang or Xu Erlang, they are not too restrained by etiquette. The two of them felt that it was okay to get the meaning, and as for keeping it until dawn, it was unnecessary. So it's time to pack up and get ready for bed.

I didn't want Brother Rong to wake up at this time, and the nurse hugged and coaxed him.

The night was quiet, and the slightest movement spread far away, and Yi Jinniang heard it immediately.

She looked at Xu Erlang, "Bring Brother Rong to sleep with us?" ”

Xu Erlang bowed his head and said, "Yes." ”

"Then bring the little fish, too. Otherwise, this girl will know tomorrow that we only left Brother Rong and didn't keep her, and she will definitely lose her temper again. ”

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