Before, she discussed with Jinyan that after the Spring Festival, she arranged Liu Yi's marriage, and she came to buy the Beijing mansion as a dowry.

In addition to the silver taken in previous years, this year's New Year's gift is even more different.

"I'll go to the old lady's courtyard and have a morning salute, don't follow."

As soon as the words fell, Qin Yunshu moved forward, Liu Yi listened to the order, stood in front of the courtyard gate, and watched her slowly walk away.

This New Year, the whole house is dotted by Sun Huani, including the embellishment of each house and the door of the house.

The red silk fluttering in the courtyard of Mrs. Xiao, the lanterns were hung high, and every window was pasted with window flowers, all of which were cut out by Sun Huani little by little, not bought from outside the house.

Festive everywhere, Mrs. Xiao bought two magpies not long ago and put them on the porch, and the birds chirped pleasantly.

"Mother, sister-in-law is here!"

Sun Huani got up before dawn, boiled jujube tea as in previous years, beat a few eggs in another pot, and drank a bowl on an empty stomach, sweet and happy for a whole year.

Mrs. Xiao wore a new dress, with a yellow and brown base, red copper lines, and a circle of navy blue fluff around her collar, which was very warm.

"Mother."

When he arrived, Qin Yunshu smiled and raised his hand to hold her, "In the first year of the new emperor's accession to the throne, there was an envoy from the Zhou Kingdom, and the palace was busy, and Jin Yan left early in the morning. It was supposed to be him and me, together. ”

Old Madam Xiao smiled and bent her eyes, glowing with kindness, "Children are busy, I understand." It's much better now than it used to be. ”

The words were not explained, but Qin Yunshu understood that Jin Yan had left home since he was an adult, outside the frontier, and was not at home all year round.

Now, after only a few busy hours, it is indeed much better than before.

"Sister-in-law, give, the first bite of the new year, it must be red dates."

Sun Huani hurriedly filled the bowl from the stove, steaming hot.

"I came on an empty stomach."

With a chuckle, Qin Yunshu took it, stood in the corridor, and ate a few red dates one after another with a spoon.

According to the rules, this bowl, after eating it all, must be bottomed out, so Sun Huani will not eat more or less.

Old Madam Xiao looked at it with a smile, and then looked at Sun Huani, "Go and see Forsythia, this girl is not awake." ”

Yesterday, I had to watch the fireworks, and I didn't go to sleep until the middle of the night.

"I'll call her."

With that, Sun Huani turned around and walked out.

"Mother, these two magpies, when did you buy them?"

Qin Yunshu looked up as he spoke, these two magpies, raised fat dundun, seem to have good food on weekdays.

"Hua Ni and I went to the capital to hang out, and when we saw bird dealers, they felt festive and beautiful, and they bought and raised, and they were good at amusing birds on weekdays."

Speaking of this, Old Madam Xiao's eyes suddenly lengthened, "His father, in addition to practicing martial arts, his greatest interest is nothing more than teasing birds." In the past, there were a lot of birds in the house, all kinds of colors, and he raised them very well, and many outsiders in the town came to buy a few in person. ”

If it weren't for the training of the group, maybe this would be a bird seller.

Qin Yunshu looked at Old Madam Xiao quietly, didn't make a sound, and just listened.

Although she has never met Jin Yan's father, from a few words, he must be a tall and mighty handsome man, and his life is not lacking in fun.

"Mother, if you like it, I'll find you a different bird, and you'll keep it."

When Mrs. Xiao heard this, she waved her hand again and again, "Don't, he likes it, but I don't, if it weren't for a festive painting, I wouldn't buy it." ”

Even if you are old, there is a bit of playfulness in your speech.

"I don't like it, if you hate it one day, I'll take the two magpies away, and I'll raise them."

Qin Yunshu said this deliberately, and then raised his hand to hold her, "Count the hour, it's time to go to the mansion." ”

Yesterday's fireworks, today's New Year's ceremony, after a stick of incense, firecrackers need to be lit outside the door.

"There's no hurry."

The two words fell, and Mrs. Xiao took out a red cloth from her sleeve and tied it with a red rope.

"The money for you, my heart, you take it."

The moment the words fell, Qin Yunshu reached out and took it and put it in his heart, like a baby, with layers of smiles in his eyes.

"What my mother gave is different from those, and it can't be compared at all."

When she was a child, every spring, her mother would give her happy money.

At that time, my father's career was mediocre, and there were not many silver in the house, so there were a few copper plates at a time, for the sake of celebration, which meant something.

But she was still overjoyed, and put it under her pillow as a treasure.

Later, my mother was gone, and my father was on the rise, and the annual happy money, ten taels, dozens, and hundreds of taels, and finally the treasure that was worth a fortune.

But those, for her, are not as good as a few copper plates given by her mother.

She looked down at the red cloth bag of happy money, according to the lines, she could feel that there was a copper plate inside.

Thinking of the past, my heart touched, as if something was about to burst out of my eyes, but in the next moment, my hand was held.

"Shu'er, I gave birth to two sons, I have no daughters, and since I married Jinyan's father, I want daughters. Now, you and Hua Ni are my treasures. ”

The son is rough, the daughter is pampered, and the daughter-in-law is the same.

She doesn't care about other families, her daughter-in-law is her daughter, and she is the person she puts at the top of her heart and loves her more.

Qin Yunshu's heart was even more touched, and he reacted almost naturally, raised his arms around Old Madam Xiao, and rested his head on her shoulder, "Mother." ”

"Good boy."

The three words fell gently, and Mrs. Xiao raised her hand and patted her back.

"Mother, Ling Tian said......"

Sun Huani Cha brought Forsythia over, and was about to say that she was about to light firecrackers, when she saw this, she immediately silenced and pulled Forsythia's hand.

At this time, Qin Yunshu straightened up, and when he turned around, the happy money was already in his sleeve.

"Let's go, it's almost time."

With that, she helped the old lady forward, and when she reached Forsythia's side, she freed her other hand to hold it.

"Good forsythia, Auntie hasn't given you a New Year's gift yet! Wait for the firecrackers to be lit, and then give it to you. ”

New Year's money is a good sign, and children start looking forward to it early in the morning.

"Okay, I'll wait! I can get a lot of good money this year. ”

Xiao Lianqiao grinned, and the shallow dimples were full of laughter.

A group of four people walked together, and when they arrived at the gate of the Hou Mansion, a row of ten firecrackers were all lined up, and small firecrackers like chili peppers were hung on both sides of the doorpost.

"It's time, I'll be waiting for you, Forsythia, cover your ears!"

Xiao Lingtian smiled very heartily, and after saying that, with a gesture, the nine soldiers, including himself, lit the match and squatted together.

Bang bang bang ——, firecrackers were set off in unison, resounding throughout the street.

Xiao Lianqiao's eyelids were shocked, his hands were tightly covered with his ears, but a pair of big eyes stared straight at him.

Unlike last night's fireworks, this is a cannon, there is only sound, there is no color.

This kind of firecracker, also called spring thunder, spring is coming, winter is approaching, and it is a precursor to spring.

But even so, it was still extremely cold, colder than the depths of winter.

Qin Yunshu looked up and smiled, this was the first time she had spent the Spring Festival with the Xiao family.

She clutched the money in her sleeve, and the warmth went straight to her heart.