Chapter 39: Chinese New Year's Eve
Li Ran did not leave the Chang'an Hou Mansion, nor did he leave the gate of Cuiwei's residence.
She's a very self-aware person.
In this Hou Mansion, she is the thorn.
In this house, almost no one wants to see her. Now that it is the year and the year, the most festive and auspicious time, it is best for her to shrink so that everyone does not feel her existence, and it is not difficult for herself not to be annoying.
Anyway, she has books to read, three meals a day are thoughtful and meticulous, the tea and flowers in the house are fragrant, warm as spring, nesting in her three upper rooms, or basking in the sun under the porch, this freedom is extremely pleasant enjoyment.
For Li Ran, the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is no different from eating usually.
However, on the day of Chinese New Year's Eve, there is always a little difference from usual, for example, on this day, she is one year older, eighteen years old, like a flower-like age.
For this difference, Li Ran began to calculate two days ago what she would eat on the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve.
After carefully calculating, let Qiu Yue go to the kitchen and tell the kitchen what she was going to eat on the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve.
The thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve must be an extremely busy day for the people in this province, especially the kitchen.
She had better tell what she wanted to eat early, so that the kitchen could prepare early, and if she went to say it again on the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, it would add more chaos to the kitchen, but she was afraid that under the hectic, what she wanted to eat could not be made, or discounted, it would be bad.
Is it convenient for others and for yourself?
But early in the morning of the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Mother Qian came over and passed on the old lady's words, asking her not to miss the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.
Li Ran was okay, and Qiu Yue suddenly became nervous.
This Chinese New Year's Eve meal......
This is the first time this girl has eaten with the old lady and the lady!
She, a big girl, must have to wait with her, but how should she wait?
When the time comes, will she wait well, or will she wait in general, or will she not wait very well?
How to grasp the scale in the middle?
Also, this is the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and Hou Ye is also there!
Oh, my God!
Qiu Yue was nervous and about to collapse.
A while ago, her aunt went to find Mama Qian, and Mama Qian persuaded her A-Niang, and her A-Niang went back and persuaded her again.
When she thought about it, this girl went out every day, she was really idle these days, and if she thought about it, forget it.
Alas, she really has no foresight, she must have near-term worries, and now, sorrows have arrived!
Li Ran watched Mama Qian go out, was out of her mind for a while, stood on the bronze mirror, and looked at herself in the mirror.
Linglong Fang sends clothes in twice a month, and her clothes have been changed so much that she can't seem to finish wearing them, and today's body is new from top to bottom.
Shi Qing's skirt was embroidered with a few bushes of pine green blue grass, Shi Qing small jacket, pine green short jacket, worn on her, slim and elegant, very eye-catching, but not festive enough.
In the past, a big red scarf would have been enough, but now ......
She didn't want to change her clothes again.
If the other party has no good intentions, it is wrong to be careful when it comes to dressing.
As soon as she returned to Lin's house for the first time, it was Lin Hui who invited her to his birthday ball, she checked it on the Internet, asked many people, spent two months' salary, and bought a festive magenta wrap dress, which was the popular color of that year.
As soon as she entered the door, Lin Jing pointed at her and screamed, saying that she deliberately collided with them, and the whole field was full of red, only she had ulterior motives to deliberately hit her shirt......
Li Ran turned around and sat back on the kang and picked up her book.
Qiu Yue was entangled in how she should wait, so that the old lady and the lady would not feel that she was too stammered, and that Hou Ye would not feel that she was too lazy, and she was entangled until it was time to go to the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.
Li Ran chose a carmine plain silver fox cloak from a pile of cloaks, walked out of Cuiweiju, followed Qiuyue, who was still entangled, and went to the Rongxi Hall in front.
After walking not far, Li Qingning greeted him from behind the rockery standing at a fork in the road, and raised his hand at Li Ran, "What a coincidence." ”
Li Ran stopped, looked at him, and smiled.
It's not a coincidence, it should be that he is waiting for her here.
"The complexion is good, and the cloak is also good-looking." Li Qingning took two or three steps away from Li Ran, looked up and down, and said with a smile.
The smile on Li Ran's face deepened, and she bowed slightly.
"Just came back this morning." Li Qingning turned around and walked forward side by side with Li Ran, "I could have arrived home earlier, it was Huo San's house, after passing through He County, I had to go to eat some noodles, I came and went, and it was delayed for most of the day, otherwise, I would have been able to get home last night." ”
Li Ran listened intently and laughed.
"I brought some gadgets for you and the third sister, and I came back just now to ask my wife for peace, and it happened that the third sister was also there, so she gave her her share first.
The wife talks a lot, and when she says good things, I will go back to the shower and change my clothes, you see, it's all here, and eating Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is a bunch of things, and I'll send it to you tomorrow.
There are a few things that Huo San brought to you, Huo San is not particular about it, and he didn't buy it for the third sister, so it's not good for the people to take it. In the last sentence, Li Qingning lowered his voice and said with a smile.
"Thank you."
"Thank you, thank you. By the way, Daddy said that before worshipping your ancestors tomorrow morning, I will put you on the family tree. ”
Li Qingning exhaled while laughing, "It's finally ...... I specifically asked Daddy, in fact, I don't need to ask, Daddy has never made his own claims, Daddy said that it was the prince's words.
When you record the family tree, you will be the four ladies of the Li family.
Last time you went to Hejian County Mansion as a guest, Huo San said, just how to call you this one, it makes his sister embarrassed enough, and there is no need to embarrass him in the future. ”
Li Ran was a little surprised when she heard it, the prince sent a message to let her be entered into the family tree, is there any opportunity and reason for this? She smashed that guy in the tea shop? Lately, that's all there has been to it.
"What makes it difficult for them, which one calls this one?" Li Ran smiled.
"Don't think about it, it's embarrassing or not, and I can't blame you, it's the prince's words, don't talk about this, it's a big New Year, by the way, I heard that you haven't been out for a few days, it's nothing, right?"
"It's nothing, it's a troupe or something, it's all sealed for the New Year." Li Ran said with a smile.
"Oh yes, I forgot about this, I was busy every year during the New Year, and I didn't pay attention to this, but it was lively from the first day of the new year, from the beginning of the year, the thirteen parts of the teaching workshop performed in the elephant shed, and it was performed until the tenth of the new year, in a year, just this time, you must go and see it."
"Workshop? Royal? Li Ran's eyes lit up.
"It can't be counted...... Forget it, usually they are messengers in the palace, or perform martial arts sacrifices or something. Tomorrow at the court meeting, I will accompany the prince, on the second day of the new year, it will be okay in the evening, I will accompany you......"
"I'll just do it myself." Li Ran interrupted Li Qingning's words with a smile, "You have a lot of things, and you just went on a trip to the labor army, I have always walked around by myself, you know." ”
"You can't be free on the first day of junior high school." Li Qingning laughed, "Tomorrow morning, after sacrificing your ancestors and entering the family tree, you will follow the second brother and sister-in-law, and the third sister to each family to pay New Year's greetings together.
Since the second day of the new year, there has been New Year's wine, in the past few years, the second day of the new year is the Hejian County Wangfu to invite the New Year's wine, you must go, the third day of the new year ......"
Li Qingning looked at Li Ran's wide-eyed eyes, laughed, and spread his hands at Li Ran, "No matter how much wine you have to eat this year, you have to eat until the tenth day of the first year, and before the tenth day of the first year, you must go to someone's house." ”
Li Ran let out a low sigh, is this the price to be paid for entering the family tree?
The two people talked, and soon arrived at the Rongxi Hall where they had a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.
In Rongxi Hall, only the second grandmother Cao is there, and she is looking at it again for the last time to see if everything is in order.
Seeing Li Qingning and Li Ran laughing and coming in, the Cao family was a little surprised, but this accident was also expected, the last time the third master came back with this girl, I heard that there was talk and laughter.
It's just Ming'er, no matter whether the lady and the old lady are happy or not, this girl is right, and she is the fourth lady of the Li family in their Chang'an Hou Mansion.
"Why didn't the third child rest for a while......"
Cao Shi turned his mind carefully, and as soon as the words came out, he immediately felt that something was wrong, the third master came with this girl, she asked the third master why he didn't rest for a while, isn't this a disguised implication that the third master shouldn't come with her?
Alas, her broken mouth!
No, what kind of god is she going to be here?
Alas, how is it that in front of this girl, she is not right? She's a notoriously good person! Alas!
"The girl's cloak is so good-looking, this year's new carmine from Linglong Fang is very popular, I heard that it will be booked for two months......"
The second grandmother Cao's words were interrupted by a violent cough from Mama Yuan, and Cao was stunned, and then woke up to realize that these words were too sour......
What's wrong with her?
"The second sister-in-law is just busy with your business, don't worry about us, let's go over there to drink tea and talk, and wait for the wife." Li Qingning looked at the second grandmother Cao, whose face was blue when he was choked by Mama Yuan's cough, and hurriedly laughed to relieve the siege.
Li Ran kept smiling, listened to Li Qingning's words, bent her knees slightly at the second grandmother Cao, bypassed Cao, and went to the tea table under the window next to her.
"Go make tea, get some snacks, get more."
Cao Shi hurriedly ordered, she didn't dare to talk more, she was like an evil at this time, it was better to talk less, she had to talk less all night tonight!
Mama Yuan watched the six roads and made up for her second grandmother.
After coughing, I saw that Li Qingning's little servant had stepped forward to open the cloak belt for Li Qingning and went to the cloak. But Qiu Yue, who was following behind Li Ran, looked stunned, still not knowing where the fugue was.
Mama Yuan made seven or eight glances in a row, but Qiu Yue's eyes were out of focus and she didn't see them at all.
Li Ran crossed the second grandmother Cao's family, followed Li Qingning to the big window, and saw Li Ran pull open the cloak, Qiu Yue was still hesitating, and actually looked at her second grandmother!
Mama Yuan's throat was thick, and she hurriedly took an arrow step, and before Li Ran took the cloak into her arms, she reached out and grabbed the cloak, "The old slave will take it down for the girl." ”
"Thank you." Li Ran handed the cloak to Mama Yuan and thanked her with a smile.
"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be." Mama Yuan hugged the cloak, took a few steps back, slammed into Qiu Yue, who was still completely out of state, and hurriedly went out to put the cloak.
Qiuyue's heart was full of haste and grievances, and she was hit by Mama Yuan, which mixed the panic and grievances together, and turned them into a mess.
Alas, this night, all over the house, the most difficult person is her!
Li Qingning and Li Ran had just sat down, and before the tea was served, they heard the second grandmother Cao Shi shouting: "Hou Ye, Second Master." ”
"Daddy and second brother have arrived." Li Qingning hurriedly stood up.
Li Ran followed and stood up, two or three steps behind Li Qingning, and walked a few steps to the door.
At the door of Rongxi Hall, Li Mingshui, Marquis of Chang'an, had already gone to the cloak, a thin silk cotton gown embroidered with red tuanhua Fushou on a black background, with a tense face and a serious expression.
The young man behind Li Mingshui, medium height, and the obvious appearance of the Li family, probably because he was slightly thin and a little delicate, this must be the second master Li Qingping.
It's been two or three months since I arrived in this mansion, and this is the first time Li Ran has seen the second master, Li Qingping.
Of course, it was not the first time Li Qingping saw Li Ran, looking at Li Ran, who was facing their father Li Mingshui, who was just slightly bent his knees, and his eyes were full of pity.
"This is the second brother." Li Qingning gave his father Li Mingshui a salute, arched his hand with his second brother Li Qingping, turned his head to look at Li Ran and said with a smile: "Have you not seen your second brother yet?" ”
"Yes." Li Ran smiled and bent her knees slightly at Li Qingping.
"The fourth sister is fine." Li Qingping arched his hand and smiled with Li Qingning: "Just now, Daddy and I have already been to the ancestral hall and added the name of the fourth sister to the family tree. ”
"The old lady is here!" The mother-in-law who was guarding outside the steps of Rongxi Hall raised her voice to report.
In previous years, there was no rule of reporting outside the steps, which was just now, and it was sent by the second grandmother Cao a moment ago.
Alas, this year is different from previous years after all.
The second grandmother Cao stepped forward and personally held a curtain on one side, Chang'an Hou Li Mingshui took a step forward in the middle, Li Qingping and Li Qingning followed behind, one left and one right to greet out, Li Ran stood in the threshold, looking at Mrs. Chen and others who had already gone up the steps.
The third lady, Li Qingrou, walked in front with Mrs. Chen's arm, talking to Mrs. Chen, with a bright smile.
In the back, Mrs. Zhang hugged a little girl of three or four years old, and the little girl put one arm behind Mrs. Zhang's neck, turned her face up, and babbled with Mrs. Zhang.
Chang'an Hou Li Ming went down one step of water, reached out to support Mrs. Chen's other arm, but was slapped away by Mrs. Chen, "I'm not seventy or eighty, I'm seventy or eighty, I use crutches myself, and I don't need to be helped." ”
"Yes, yes, A-Niang is in good health, this is the blessing of her son." Li Mingshui nodded while laughing.
A group of people crossed Li Ran, except for Li Qingrou, when she passed by Li Ran, her face changed slightly, and she subconsciously squeezed to her wife's side, and the others turned a blind eye.
Of course, the little girl in Mrs. Zhang's arms really didn't see it, she only saw Li Qingning, giggled, raised her arms and called "third uncle", and threw herself into her third uncle's arms.
Li Ran's gaze looked at the little girl a lot.
This must be Sister Huan, the daughter of the second grandmother Cao's, who looks very similar to Cao's, with elegance and tranquility in her delicate atmosphere, pink makeup and jade masonry, very beautiful.
What a blessed girl.
The Li family is small, and the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is only one table.
Mrs. Chen sat at the top, Chang'an Hou Li Mingshui and Mrs. Zhang were on the left and right, Li Mingshui was the second master Li Qingping, Li Qingning was next to Mrs. Zhang, and the third lady Li Qingrou and Li Ran were tied for the bottom.
The second grandmother, Cao, as the latest generation of daughters-in-law, has to wait and take care of everyone, and there is no seat for her.
Mrs. Zhang seemed to love Sister Huan very much, just sat down, watched the nurse take Sister Huan from Li Qingning's arms, and motioned to the nurse to give Sister Huan to her, hugged Sister Huan, fed her to eat and drink, and talked to her, all her spirit was on Sister Huan, neither Li Mingshui nor other people, and only occasionally said a word or two to Mrs. Chen.
Old Madam Chen sat upright, her face was not bad, but it was definitely not good.
Li Mingshui toasted for the first time, and was reprimanded by Mrs. Chen: The big guy just sat down, and they all had empty stomachs, why don't you let everyone eat first, what is the matter with drinking first?
The second time I toasted Mrs. Chen, and I was reprimanded again: You didn't see me drinking soup, can't you let me eat a few bites first?
By the third time, I was still trained: I'm so old that I can stand up to this glass of wine? Is there such a filial piety of you?
Li Qingping ate the vegetables seriously, and Li Qingning looked at his father with embarrassment one after another, and stretched his face hard, with a serious face.
Li Qingrou has had an uncontrollable fear of Li Ran since she was stunned in Cao's Mansion, and she was sitting next to Li Ran at this time, uncomfortable, she didn't eat well, she didn't drink well, and of course she didn't have the heart to pay attention to others, and even her father's neck was reprimanded by her mother-in-law and she didn't pay attention to it.
Alas, this is the most uncomfortable Chinese New Year's Eve meal she has eaten when she is so old.
Li Ran watched her nose and nose and concentrated on eating, but this table was full of dishes, which looked very gorgeous and festive, and the taste was really average.
The second grandmother, Cao, stood between Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Zhang, looked at the entire round table clearly, and watched the lively gossip.
The wine and food were withdrawn, and the second grandmother Cao Shi commanded the tea table.
This year's tea table, she has put a lot of thought into it.
In previous years, the tea table was simple and clear, just put it in a circle, and the whole family had to sit together to talk, laugh, and be lively.
It's definitely not okay to put it in a circle again this year, put it in a circle and put a single one, that's too much, and it's not good, then you have to put it in groups of three or five, which one is with which, which one is where to put it, and her brain is about to be messed up.
Li Ran stood beside him and watched Cao command the tea table.
This Chinese New Year's Eve is a rule to abide by, Li Ran and the tea shop have inquired about it.
Here we pay attention to the longevity of the winter lord and the longevity of the old mother.
At the time of the winter solstice, she didn't know which day of the winter solstice, so she didn't mention it.
This Chinese New Year's Eve, if they hadn't called her over, she would have been ready to go to bed early, get up early, take a good day of shopping, and see what was going on with Guan Pu.
But now that it's here, this New Year's Eve is bound to stay up all night.
Although she scoffed at such superstitions, she never used her disdain to block others.
Even if it didn't have Li Qingning's obviousness and Li Qingping's vague kindness, since she came, she would still stay up all night and pray for this blessing for others.
Fortunately, there are many programs for the New Year's Eve in the Marquis of Chang'an, and they are quite exciting.
First, a few drummers beat the drums, and then a trickster, the funny Sister Huan laughed almost breathlessly, and there was a storyteller, who told a few festive jokes, and then set off a burst of fireworks from time to time, and the time passed quickly.
In the middle of this, Li Mingshui, the Marquis of Chang'an, proposed to throw a pot, and was reprimanded by Mrs. Chen, and wanted to set off fireworks to show the old lady in person, and was also trained......
This is another show, Li Ran thinks that this show is much better than juggling or something.
When the sky was white, Li Ran secretly breathed a sigh of relief, this Chinese New Year's Eve, smoother than she expected, and, lively.
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