Chapter 30: Chinese New Year's Eve

After a warm and lively lunch, I leisurely took a few little maids to Zhuangzi, picked some ripe fruits, and prepared to eat them at the night vigil.

There is a custom here that the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner should be eaten early, so the cooks did not rest long at noon and came to start dinner.

This time, Leisurely did not join the ranks of cooking Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. As for her, she went to prepare something meaningful.

What is it?

Hehe, that's that she wants to prepare a Chinese New Year's Eve party! Abbreviated as the Spring Festival Gala. \(≧▽≦)/

Why prepare for the party?

Of course, it's for the sake of excitement!

Leisurely feel that on Chinese New Year's Eve in ancient times, in addition to the family sitting together to eat and drink, it is to sit and chat together until midnight, light firecrackers, and then go to bed. From the end of the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner to the time of a long time, during this time, there is nothing to do, just chat to relieve boredom, how boring is this? It's better for her to think of some programs, which can not only allow everyone to participate in them, but also relieve boredom; You can also have a lively Chinese New Year's Eve together, why not?!

"Miss, there are too many words, the slave is afraid that she won't be able to do it well when the time comes......" Wanyun was a little nervous now, she didn't know that Miss was going to give her such an important task.

"It's okay, once raw and twice ripe! I'll be practicing this year, and I'll not be nervous next year. Leisurely put on a posture of senior leaders condolences to the little employees, and patted Wanyun's shoulder, "Your young lady, I fully trust that you can be competent for this presiding job, come on!" ”

"......" Wanyun was about to cry, she wanted to ask her young lady where she got her trust?!!

"Miss, the slave has something to react to."

"Huh? Huanzi, what are you going to react to? Leisurely turned his head to look at Huanzi who was standing on the side.

"Miss, look-" Huan Zi took a few pieces of paper in his hand to show it leisurely, pointed to a place on it and said: "Here, according to the classification that Miss said, the programs of these two young ladies and the little young master and Brother Evening Lei all belong to the language category, will they be repeated when they are performed together?" Do you want to separate it? ”

"Hmm...... It's a bit repetitive, so let's move the show back to the night thunder! After leisurely deciding, he looked at Huanzi with some appreciation and said, "Not bad!" This can be seen in the classification. Very good, it's up to you and your Sister Wanyun to control the home field tonight. Don't let me down, Miss! ”

"Miss, don't worry, the slave will do his best!" Huan Zi said loudly with high ambitions.

Evening clouds: "......" β†’_β†’

Hello! First of all, there must be a host. leisurely chose the cousins and brothers of Wanyun and Huanzi, because Wanyun is lively and smart, beautiful and sweet-mouthed, and Huanzi is smart and clever and can speak well, these two people will definitely be able to do a good job of hosting together.

"Miss......"

"Miss, Zichun, can they come to you and see how they dance?" Wanyun was about to speak when he was interrupted by Wanxue, and then he was called away leisurely. She was left alone to stand still, wanting to cry without tears.

Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, in addition to delicious dishes, is of course dumplings. This year, the chef made assorted dumplings, seven or eight flavors of filling, both meat and vegetarian, and it was very satisfying to eat a bowl.

After eating, it's time to pay New Year's greetings to Qin's father and Qin's mother! The spacious front hall was brightly lit, and Qin's father and mother were sitting on the main seat with a smile. The four brothers and sisters Qin Yanran, Youran, Qin Siran, and Qin Enran knelt on the futon, kowtowed to Qin's father and Qin's mother, and said in unison: "New Year's greetings to my father and mother, and I wish my father and mother all the best in the new year."

"Huh...... Okay, okay, get up. Qin's father and Qin's mother smiled kindly, and everyone gave a small red envelope made of red cloth.

Leisurely took the red envelope and stood up and walked to the side. I quietly opened the red envelope and looked at it, and there were two taels of silver in it. Although it is not much, for her, this is the first time in her life that she has received New Year's money from her parents, which is very valuable. Therefore, she decided that she must keep this red envelope and silver.

After they finished worshipping the New Year, they arrived at the descendants of the Qin family. Led by the housekeeper Yu Bo and his old wife Fu Po, everyone knelt down collectively to greet the masters.

"New Year's greetings to the masters, ladies, young masters and misses!"

"Well, good! Happy New Year to you all too! Everyone has worked hard in the past year, and I hope that everyone will still do their best for the Qin family in the coming year! Rise up, everybody! ”

"The minions (slaves and maids) will follow the master's teachings, and they will do their best to do better for the Qin family in the coming year!" After saying that, he kowtowed and stood up.

Seeing that everyone had finished worshipping the New Year, she glanced at her brother leisurely, Qin Haoran immediately understood, took a step, and said: "Daddy, keep the New Year tonight, You'er feels that there is nothing to do, so she arranged some performances to make everyone lively." Ready to start? ”

"Oh? Yu'er prepared? Well, let's get started! Hearing this, Father Qin glanced at Mother Qin and said with a smile.

"Okay." Qin Haoran nodded in agreement, then turned to look at the people and said, "Arrange according to Miss's request, let's start!"

"Yes!"

The servants saluted, and they all withdrew. After a while, they were all back! Some of them took fruits, snacks and tea, some also brought small stools, and some went to a small side hall on the left side of the front hall to put things, which was leisurely used as backstage preparation.

The men placed small stools around the antechamber and sat down; Vacate the middle spot and use it as a place for performances. Now, the party officially begins!

Wanyun and Huanzi walked to the center of the clearing together and stood up, and Huanzi spoke first with a smile on her face: "The sound of firecrackers is goodbye, and today we have the annual Chinese New Year's Eve!"

Wanyun blushed slightly, smiled and said: "Laughter welcomes the New Year, let's gather together today and share a good time!"

"Now I announce that the New Year's vigil party will begin now!" Huanzi's tone was impassioned.

"Please have the first program, the song performed by the eldest lady, everyone applauds and welcomes!" After Wanyun finished speaking, he smiled and led everyone to applaud.

Qin's father and Qin's mother laughed very happily when they heard the first show, and they all applauded their daughter in unison.

In a round of applause, he leisurely came to the piano that had been placed. Although Youran has not learned any musical instrument in modern times, 'Qin Youran' has learned it, and it is not bad! Leisurely inherited her body and memory, of course, she also understood some rhythms, and practiced with her memory for a few days, and she was almost ready.

Sit well, stroke the piano, the prelude is a very lyrical rhythm.

"The wind and water town are fragrant around the beams and vines

Silk bamboo melodious chords fall asleep

Who's humming about the past of the ancient town

Thousands of years of elegance have been forgotten

The stone steps are long and the pace is gently swaying

The mottled walls are engraved with yesterday's wounds

Who's watching quietly The swallow pecks at the small window

The sprinkling of the branches is the aftertaste of summer

……”

The singing is melodious and the voice is tactful, which quickly brings people into the story of singing. Everyone was listening attentively, Qin's father and Qin's mother were full of smiles when they listened, and occasionally turned their heads to look at each other, and they all smiled and nodded lightly.

"The wind is clear, the water is shaking, and the bridgehead is bustling

The song is melodious, the words have been forgotten, and the people under the bridge look at each other

The noisy streets warm up old thoughts

Folds remember the aftertaste of summer. ”

After singing the song, everyone hasn't come back to their senses for a while, and their thoughts are all to the ancient town in the lyrics, and they can experience the life of the people in the water town.

After retreating leisurely, Wanyun and Huanzi came to the center of the stage again. Huanzi asked loudly: "Did the eldest lady sing well just now?!!

"Okayβ€”"

Huanzi continued to ask, "Do you want another one?"

"Toβ€”"

"If you don't come, just one song!" Huan Zi replied evilly.

"Huh...... The following is a dance performance brought by the four sisters of Zichun, Zixia, Ziqiu and Zidong, and the rhythm is played by Ju Niang and Lan Niang, everyone is welcome! ”

Ju Niang and Lan Niang are Qin's mother's dowry girls, and they have been serving by Qin's mother since they were children. Qin's mother is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, so the maids around her have also been influenced by her since childhood. Therefore, this time, leisurely arranged for them to accompany the dance performance. Of course, there are not many dance programs, only three, so they won't be tired.

Oh, I forgot to mention that the four sisters of Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter who danced were their daughters; And the two brothers are their husbands! They are all born to the Qin family, and they know the roots, otherwise Qin's mother would not have married them to these two brothers.

The dance is a very beautiful fan dance, the fan is leisurely and special, made of red and pink cloth two colors, two fans open and put together, just a pink heart and red petal flower. The four sisters put on the tender green dance costumes and accompanied by a piano song that symbolizes the blooming of spring, which is really wonderful!

After the dance, it was her eldest brother Qin Haoran who performed, and in order to show his talent, he was specially asked to compose a poem about the New Year tonight, and then write it down with ink. Not to mention, although she doesn't understand the rhyme of the poems of this dynasty, she also thinks it's very good when she hears the poems that her brother writes and reads!

Well, her brother is definitely a talented and outstanding son! (q οΏ«βˆ€οΏ©ο½‘ )β™‘

Then there were some performances, including dancing, singing, and poetry performances recited by younger siblings; There are also three and a half sentences performed by the four of Late Thunder, Evening Thunder, Evening Thunder and Huanzi. When the cold evening thunder finished the last half of the sentence, everyone laughed. Haha~ You didn't expect it at all, the half-sentence of three and a half sentences is not only stupid and stupid people say it's funny, but people with cold temperaments say it's even funnier! It's completely tailor-made for people who don't like to talk to them!

In short, a lively group of people ate and drank, watched the performance, and the time passed minute by minute. Soon the time came, and Qin's father asked him to go out and light firecrackers.

After the artillery battle, you can rest and sleep.

In the county town not far away, every household remembered the crackling sound of firecrackers at this time, and it was very lively.

In the courtyard of a deep house, in a certain study, there was a handsome man sitting in front of the desk. He was holding a brush and writing something on the paper.

"Bang bang bang......" knock on the door.

"Come in." The man spoke lightly.

"Young master, it's time for the son. The firecrackers are over, it's time for you to rest! A middle-aged man in green clothes walked in and said, "You just came back today, this is another night of keeping the New Year, the old slave has ordered someone to prepare hot water, you go to the bubble bath to relieve fatigue?!"

"Hmm." When the handsome man heard the middle-aged man's concerned words, he smiled slightly and said, "I know, Uncle Zhong, thank you!"

"What did the young master say! Before you arrived, the master sent someone over to tell the old slave to take care of you! If you're tired, you and your wife should be worried! ”

After hearing the middle-aged man's words, the handsome man remembered his parents who were far away in the capital, and with a warm smile in his eyes, he responded: "Well, I'll go to rest, and Uncle Zhong will also go down to rest!"

After saying that, the handsome man got up and left the study and walked to the bedroom where he lived.