Chapter 92: Chinese New Year's Eve
After worshipping her ancestors, Xia Wanrou left five pairs of chopsticks, one for her father Xia Hanlin, one for her own, and the remaining three pairs, and allowed Song Zhi, Qingya and Longbow to be served on the table together.
Qingya and Longbow are both orphans and slaves, and this is the first time they have sat at the table and eaten Chinese New Year's Eve together, and their hearts are warm. This Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, everyone ate very slowly, and it took an hour to finish.
Old Mrs. Xia and others are also having a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.
Although they only had a fight last night, like black-eyed chickens, the Chinese New Year's Eve worship is a big event, and they can't just pass it.
The bowls and dishes used for the ritual are all vegetarian-based, and the faces of several people kneeling at the tablet do not have the slightest joy and lightness that should be on Chinese New Year's Eve, if it were not for the sick stare of Old Mrs. Xia, I am afraid that Xia Wanxin and others will do even more unpresentable.
After dinner, Xia Wanrou took Qingya Song Zhi and others to the boudoir to sit and talk, because she didn't want to treat Longbow lightly, she gave him a small hand stove, opened the window, and let him stand outside the window and chat with everyone - although Longbow is not good at words, even if it is small talk, at most he just listens and doesn't speak.
After a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, Qingya's mood was much better than before, and she smiled and said to Xia Wanrou: "The maid listened to the steward Song and said that the Chinese New Year's Eve is also to set off firecrackers, and the shop selling firecrackers outside has been closed, and in the afternoon, the maid found the person next door to even, and when the hour came, let the longbow fire fire." ”
"Was it Chinese New Year's Eve?" Xia Wanrou was a little surprised.
In her last life, after entering the Fat Jade Fang, she never had Chinese New Year's Eve again. She remembered that it seemed to be a cannon battle, but she forgot whether it was Chinese New Year's Eve or the Lantern Festival.
"Then when the time comes, let's go and watch the longbow fire together." Xia Wanrou said while remembering the folklore she had read in the book, "Yes, it's time to set off a cannon tonight to scare the Nian Beast!" ”
"Not only to scare the beast, but also to drive away the bad luck of the old year." Song Zhi smiled and saluted the summer evening, "Girl, in a few hours, it will be a new year, you have suffered before, this new year, everything will definitely come true." ”
Every year on Chinese New Year's Eve, the next people will take the initiative to ask the host's family to say auspicious words and curry favor. Song Zhi saw that Qingya and Longbow didn't move, so he knew that they didn't react after changing masters, so he took the lead in opening his mouth.
Qingya reacted and hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, girl, your new year will definitely go smoothly." ”
"Girl auspicious." Longbow is not good at words, and only holds back this one sentence.
Xia Wanrou listened with a smile, then went to the pillow of the red bed and took out three red envelopes and distributed them to the three of them: "I don't know if I should give it to you tonight or tomorrow morning, take it all, if there was anything wrong before, when the New Year arrives, everything will be fine." ”
This is a blessing from the master's family in the New Year, and it cannot be shirked. The three of them took Shane happily.
Qing Ya felt that this red seal was heavy, pinched it, and found that there were a lot of silver nudes in it, and the three of them, the silver nudes they got added up to only half of the silver nudes in the eldest princess's mansion in return! Looking carefully at the traces of the red seal being opened and sealed, Qing Ya understood that the red seal girl must have been prepared a long time ago, she brought a return gift from the eldest princess's mansion, and the girl felt that the red seal for them was too little, so she added it again.
When she got home, everyone was in the kitchen, and I don't know when the girl sneaked back into her room to prepare these for them.
Qingya thought, her heart was hot, and her eyes were red.
She choked up, "Girl......"
"Good girl, what are you doing?" Xia Wanrou smiled and patted her on the shoulder, "Wait for the New Year, take this silver and buy yourself a few flowers to wear." ”
Qingya couldn't cry or laugh: "Other people's masters are all in charge of flowers, why did the maidservant ask the maid to buy flowers and wear them by herself." ”
She was joking on purpose.
"Who called your girl poor?" Xia Wanrou said.
The room burst into laughter.
Qingya looked at such a good girl, and thought to herself, such a good girl, must not be given to Qingyu, Qingyu will definitely not come to see the girl in the first few days of the first month, so she has to take advantage of these days to solve this hidden danger.
Xia Wanrou saw her pondering, thinking that she was worried about money for herself, so she said: "You are relieved, I have already thought of a way to make money, and after the Lantern Festival, we will have money." ”
When she had the money, the first thing she did was to buy a house, so as not to worry that the house would be defeated by the Xia family and there would be nowhere to hide.
"The girl will definitely make a lot of money." Qingya said.
Song Zhi also followed: "The girl will definitely be able to make a lot of money." ”
probably saw Xia Wanrou's hard work, and understood her actions to scare Xia Wanrou in the afternoon, Song Zhi was full of distress and love in the face of Xia Wanrou.
While talking, the three masters and servants ate the New Year's gifts sent by the Lang Palace...... Pastries made by the imperial chef of the palace. Qingya ate as she handed a few pieces to the longbow standing silently outside the window.
After she woke up, Xia Wanrou didn't have time to eat, so she broke the pastries and fed them to her with a smile.
The sweet brazier of pastries is warm, and there is a cute and unaware child in her arms, such a Chinese New Year's Eve, Xia Wanrou only feels light. The Chinese New Year's Eve will get better and better in the future, she said to herself in her heart.
Everyone stayed up late last night, and it didn't take long for them to be sleepy, Xia Wanrou patted the little snoring girl, and asked Qingya to get hot water to wash up.
"It's okay for the girl to wash up, wash it, and she will be refreshed." Song Zhi said.
Xia Wanrou turned her head to look at Song Zhi with a shocked expression...... She's going to go to bed after she's done washing.
Song Zhi yawned and explained, "No matter how sleepy Chinese New Year's Eve is, you have to keep the New Year." ”
Okay, let's stay up!
After washing, Xia Wanrou wore a cotton-white middle coat and wrapped in a thin blanket, and sat next to the brazier to listen to Song Zhi talk about some interesting things that happened in the Humble Garden.
The humble garden is cold, and all interesting things are related to Mu Siyan. Song Zhi is actually talking about interesting things about Mu Siyan when he was a child.
Xia Wanrou didn't stop her, she listened with interest, she thought to herself, it turns out that people like him were actually quite cute when they were young.
Until three o'clock near the time of the child, Song Zhi said that Mu Siyan taught parrots to say good things about himself when he was a child. Xia Wan Rouqiang raised his spirit and asked, "It turns out that His Royal Highness King Lang also lacks praise?" ”
"Your Highness naturally has no shortage of praise." Song Zhi said, "That time, His Royal Highness wanted the parrot to learn it, so that he could boast to others." ”
Longbow, who had been silent outside the window, suddenly spoke: "Your Highness." ”
Xia Wan didn't raise his head softly: "Yes, yes, your Royal Highness has no shortage of praise." ”
Then asked Song Zhi: "Who does he want the parrot to boast to?" ”
At this moment, there was a coughing sound full of laughter outside the window, Xia Wanrou heard it a little familiar, and turned her head to look slowly, and saw His Royal Highness King Lang wearing court clothes, standing there domineeringly, looking directly at her. I want to talk with more like-minded people about "{?article_title?} ", WeChat pays attention to "excellent reading literature", chatting about life, looking for confidants ~ I want to talk about "Zhumen Jinse" with more like-minded people, WeChat pays attention to "excellent reading literature", chatting about life, looking for confidants~