Chapter 128 A New Year of Hope
Great-grandmother Yixing Taijun Mrs. Zhou can be called a model of a generation of mothers, how can the daughter-in-law she is looking for be bad? What's more, the old lady Huang has lived in Beijing with her grandfather for many years, and she is a high-ranking official's family, so her vision is naturally not low. Although he lives in a small city now, he may not know much about the affairs of the court, but his subtle insight into the political situation may not be bad.
Banniang didn't dare to hide it, after a while in her mind, she organized the language, and then said with a smile: "Shan'er doesn't know, but Guanchai's words and deeds, plus the gifts given to our family in the past, are all valuable, and the surname Chai is not common, so the identity is naturally not low, Shan'er also doubted, so he also told the second brother about Shan'er's doubts, but the second brother never said anything, and he never mentioned it later, so Shan'er didn't take it to heart." ”
The old lady nodded, not only did Erlang not say anything, but she knew in her heart that he was now the greatest hope of the Zeng family, and he couldn't make a mistake.
However, Zeng Zigu has always been calm, and the old lady thought that Banniang had been reminded, so she was relieved, and said: "Eighth sister, although you are young, you are also a betrothed person...... Although Shijuro is also a good child, but after all, there is a difference between men and women, if you are a man, as if he is a friend, grandmother will not say anything......"
Banniang didn't wait for the old lady to finish speaking, and said formally: "What grandmother said is very true, but Chai Shijiu and Shan'er have never communicated in private, that is, they meet normally, and they abide by etiquette, and the letter to Banniang is just a normal greeting between some friends, and it is not privately taught behind someone's back, Banniang should not blame him, and it is not easy to blame him, but grandmother's words, Shan'er will also remember it in her heart and never dare to forget." ”
The old lady patted her on the shoulder and smiled: "Grandmother knows that you are a sensible person. ”
Although Banniang is lively by nature, she also makes bold moves, but she has never seen her where she has lost her manners, her granddaughter, she knows best, the old lady said this, but she is just worried that she is young, I don't know what is powerful, it is not easy for women in this world to top, one wrong step, some mistakes, I can't afford to make it.
Seeing that she had something to say, the old lady sent Banniang out, and she went for a walk in the yard to move her muscles and bones.
This is the old lady's daily habit, and Banniang didn't bother her old man anymore, so she went to the kitchen and told Wu about cultivating more Ruyi dishes. Wu heard her say that she was going to give it to relatives and friends, and said with a smile: "Mother has already asked me to prepare, in addition to the food in the restaurant, other families have also sent some, even the Lu Mansion, as well as the martial family, have also sent it." Where do you have to worry about these things? Usually so busy, it's rare to be able to rest for these two days, you just have to play your go. ”
Seeing that breakfast was almost done, Banniang went to the main house with Yun Xian, and asked Yun Xian to invite the old lady to come to the main courtyard for breakfast.
After breakfast, because the guys in the shop are on vacation today, Master Wang bought a few people from her, usually take the store as her home, Banniang has to go to a trip, after all, she is the master of Master Wang, in the final analysis, it is the relationship between master and servant, and I plan to let a few masters come to eat in the New Year's Festival.
When the guys were given a holiday, saying that it would not be officially opened until the day, and the guys were happy to go home, Banniang said that he invited a few masters and a few little apprentices of Xiao Zhao to celebrate the festival at home, and Master Wang was busy: "Miss Eight doesn't have to worry about us, and we are not alone, we are all together, and we will wash and get it, and it is not easy to solve the problem of food at home?" I won't go to the house to disturb, only tomorrow's New Year's Day, a few of us, we have to go to the doctor and the old lady and Mrs. New Year's greetings, and when the time comes, we can also ask for some rewards. ”
A few other people were also busy expressing their needs, and Banniang smiled: "Then I'll wait for you to come to the door, and I'll ask the doctor to prepare the red envelopes for you early." But on the Lu Mansion, you should also go there. ”
Although the deed of sale is on her, after all, she works in the restaurant to receive money, how can Lu Qiqi be regarded as half a boss.
Naturally, several people hurriedly said, "It should be, it should be."
Banniang sent a few people to the kitchen, and talked to Cang'er again, Cang'er took a package from the cabinet and handed it to Banniang, and said with a smile: "The fourth sister entrusted it to you." ”
New Year's gift to the old Taishan family, Lu 17 sent it to his own house early, Banniang was a little curious about what Siniang gave her, opened it to see, but it was a Shu brocade jacket, and a peach ink lotus embroidered twelve Luo skirts, the style of the jacket is also the most fashionable appearance in the city, plus Siniang's exquisite needlework, beautiful, Banniang couldn't help but exclaim: "This is for me?" It's so beautiful. Fourth sister, she is really too good. ”
Cang Er smiled: "You can't be called the fourth sister now, you are her sister-in-law." ”
In a word, Banniang was embarrassed.
Cang'er said again: "It was Siniang who saw that you were wearing a few dresses all day long, so she helped you do it." In the end, it's a sister-in-law who hasn't passed the door, she is dressed too shabby, and her sister-in-law has no light on her face. ”
Banniang smiled and beat her: "You just have a bad mouth." I usually work in the kitchen, what do I need to wear so well? And not to the draft. ”
The two laughed, Cang'er paid the salary, settled the account, and handed over the money to Banniang, and saw that the guys were also gone, so they planned to go back, and they were afraid that Banniang was carrying a huge amount of money and could not be safe, so he simply sent Banniang home first.
Banniang picked up a blue piece of Ruyi dishes at home and loaded them for Cang'er: "Although the house also sent some, but they can be distributed in each room, it is estimated that there are not many of them, you take these back to Aunt Liu, she will definitely like it." ”
Cang Er accepted it with a smile, said goodbye to the Zeng sisters, and returned to the Lu Mansion.
After lunch, the family was busy, hanging peach charms, putting on colorful lanterns, pasting spring posts, worshiping ancestors and worshiping gods, and sending flying stickers to relatives and relatives to pay New Year's greetings.
The ladies were busy making all kinds of snacks and preparing meals, and it was not until the time of the lantern that they were all busy. Da Song did not have the habit of eating dumplings in the New Year, but Banniang was ingenious, and after dinner, he recruited the sisters, and brought the prepared stuffing of woad and mutton and Ruyi vegetable beef filling to the wing room, and made dumplings at night to keep vigil, waiting for tomorrow morning, cooked and eaten, Banniang has been calling it bend and bend, meaning that everything will go well in the coming year.
Shiro and Gorou took Xiao Jiulang and Jue'er to set off fireworks and firecrackers in the front yard, and there was constant laughter in the Zeng family's courtyard for a while.
It was night when the lights of Nanfeng City were like day, the fireworks were scattered like stars, and the sound of firecrackers was gone, and everyone was carrying the joy and expectation of welcoming the arrival of the new year.
The whole New Year was joyful and lively, especially the Zeng family, although it was only a year, the life of the family had already changed greatly. Except for the three sons of the Zeng family who were far away in the capital, Father Zeng had some worries on his face, and he had a smile on his face every day. The third uncle is alternate one year, from the remote and bitter cold place, transferred to Fuzhou as Zhizhou, not only close to home, that Fuzhou is an important port, and the annual tax paid to the court is unknown, as long as he does not have problems in office, and then make a few reasonable political achievements, do not worry about leaving office in two years, can not be promoted. Therefore, he also smiled all day long, and the two brothers and great-father were either invited by the family to participate in a poetry meeting, or were invited by relatives to have a little wine, and the days were happy.
On New Year's Day last year, Banniang was lying in bed and playing Sister Lin. This year, not only can she play happily with her sisters at home, but she also has friends, and after the sixth day of the new year, the four sisters of the Zeng family were invited by their friends to play everywhere.
Yun Xian is also very popular among the sisters, one is that she has a good personality, she smiles when she sees people, and two small dimples appear at the corners of her mouth, anyone who sees it will have a good impression first, and then she is a real official lady after all, and the third lady is very strict in teaching, and she is very thoughtful in her etiquette, there is no mistake, and after all, she has been in a big place, and there is also some world, which makes it difficult for people to dislike it.
Four sisters, that is, can not rest at night, now the city is hung everywhere with various colored lanterns, the lantern festival is even more crowded, far more prosperous than the Mid-Autumn Festival lantern festival, to be more prosperous than a hundred times, although it is winter, there are also women who wear palace clothes to sing and play, and outside the city on the Xujiang River, Valan Gou Yuan, also prepared a boat performance, silk music. It's a pity that although there is no curfew at night, the city gate is to be closed, and the ladies can't stay overnight, so naturally they can't go out of the city to see the grand scene of the world where the lights of the river are full of lights, and it is not without regrets.
Wu Sanniang was still smart and thought of a good idea.