Chapter 12: Chinese New Year's Eve

Zhang Xing rushed to give the shopkeeper of the last shop a profit. Happily returned to the house, a few days earlier I informed the ladies and wives, and asked them to persuade Zhu'er to wear men's clothes today, and finally be able to comfort the ancestors of the family when worshipping the ancestors.

Back at the main house, Mrs. Xu's dowry mother was at the door, "Mrs. said that she was not feeling well today, please go to the other ladies." ”

Zhang was suspicious, and when he went out in the morning, he was fine, and he went to the second lady suspiciously, but was blocked by a little maid: "The second lady is asleep, please go to the other ladies." ”

Zhang ran to the fourth wife's room in disbelief, and sure enough, a daughter-in-law greeted her with a smile: "The fourth wife said, today is a hexagram, it is not conducive to the husband and wife to meet, and please ask the master to go to the other ladies." ”

Zhang arrived at the door of the fifth wife without hope, but saw that the fifth lady was dressed in a light violet skirt, dressed in a graceful manner, and greeted her with a smile. I can't help but feel a little relieved, well, the three ladies and wives are really inconvenient to see him.

Zhang was worried in his heart, and immediately asked, "Does Zhu'er obediently wear men's clothes today?" ”

The fifth lady covered her lips with a handkerchief and chuckled: "Wear it, that child is really handsome in men's clothes, my sisters and I are stunned." ”

Saying that, he hurriedly relieved the big man for Zhang, and called the maid to bring a hot water handkerchief to wipe Zhang's face, courteous and thoughtful better than in the past, Zhang couldn't help but be flattered, and waited until Mrs. Wu personally brought a cup of hot tea, and Zhang took it without hesitation.

After drinking the hot tea, Kung Fu Zhang felt faint in front of him for a while, and saw that there were two of the fifth wife, and said inarticulately: "Niang Xiu is going to shake ......."

Before he finished speaking, he fell down, but he was unconscious.

Four women came out behind the screen, three of them were dressed up, curling Tingting, and the last one was dressed as a second-class maid, and it was the other three ladies and wives of the chapter.

After retiring all the subordinates, the faces of the five women were all excited, and even Mrs. Xu, who was usually very stable, was flushed, and said in a slightly higher voice: "Zhu'er, if you are satisfied, you can change the maid's clothes." ”

The second lady muttered, "Isn't my sister also very satisfied?" Everyone has long wanted to see the old man wearing a women's dress. ”

The fourth wife smiled and started a round: "Thanks to the fifth sister, if we are replaced, we will not have to goof." ”

The four ladies and wives were happy to take out a set of skirts that were selected from thousands of times, which was the most complicated set of skirts that bamboo had ever seen, cumbersome and cumbersome, partial and gorgeous and abnormal, and several colorful butterflies were embroidered on the sleeves alone, and a number of tassels were hooked up with the method of burying needles, and the tassels were decorated with silver stars underneath, as if countless starlights were worn on the body.

When the ladies and wives were in high spirits to change clothes, Zhu consciously turned around, but a heart was like a cat scratching, anxious, time stood still, waited for a long time, there was no movement behind him, and the bamboo fox turned his head suspiciously.

The color is not charming, and people are self-obsessed!

Several ladies and wives stared blankly at the palace beauties lying on the collapsed, and their lips opened wide one by one, and their images were greatly lost.

Bamboo is also fascinated, and the four ladies and wives of the family are also beautiful like peach and plum flowers. Each has its own merits, compared to this slightly drunk palace beauty, but it is like a fluorescent desire to compete with the sun and the moon, completely invincible.

The beauties that Zhu has seen, only Luo's women's clothes can win, God, where do you put the women in the world?!

Suddenly, a flame rose from the lower abdomen, and the bamboo stepped forward and just wanted to destroy the face of the woman in front of her, but there were four pairs of hands one step ahead of her, three times and five divided by two to pick up a piece of women's clothing, and three or two times to spend the makeup on his face, Mrs. Xu said coldly: "Today's matter is not to be mentioned again." ”

The other three ladies and wives looked at Zhu with a cold look, and looked at Zhu in unison, Zhu shuddered, and said in a low voice: "I'll go change into men's clothes, and I'll worship my ancestors later, and my father should come back." ”

Zhu took a small sedan chair back to the bamboo garden, his mind was shocked, a few ladies and wives don't ask about the world on weekdays, I didn't expect it to be quite tough to toss, well, sensitive period, it's better to be well-behaved.

Zhu returned to the room, touched the set of men's robes at the head of the bed, changed it with ease, and did it himself, tied up his hair, and pinned it with a hosta. Wet the handkerchief, wipe off the fat powder on the face, take out the eyebrow pencil, and draw two strokes on the eyebrows, Ai, how to look at it is still full of daughterhood, the people in the family and the shopkeepers in the store are only afraid and afraid, they have not looked carefully, so they did not find it.

Thinking about the four pairs of jade hands stretched out to Zhang, Zhu sighed resignedly, lifted his robe, and shouted: "Prepare a sedan chair, young master, I want to go to the ancestral hall." ”

When I arrived at the ancestral hall, the bamboo sedan chair was released, and the rich family greeted me: "The lord and the lady have not arrived yet, so the young master will wait for the meeting." ”

Zhu nodded, looked left and right, and saw that the lights around him were bright, not as gloomy as before, and the principals of Tsing Yi lined up in two columns, standing at the door of the ancestral hall with solemn faces, and everyone had a tray in their hands, on which incense and candle offerings were placed.

This Chinese New Year's Eve ancestor worship is also very particular. Those who have not entered the genealogy are not allowed to enter, such as a few young sisters who have not yet reached the line, they are not qualified to come, these are still listening to Mrs. Xu during the day.

After waiting for a long time, Zhang and several ladies and wives came together, and when Zhang saw the bamboo dress, his collapsed face immediately became sunny, and the idle air received by several mothers immediately disappeared.

Without hesitation, he pounced on him and looked left and right, and said with satisfaction: "My son is a talent, and he will have to greet his ancestors with me later." ”

Several ladies and wives saw bamboo men's clothes for the first time, and they were very surprised. surrounded them, looked left and right without hesitation, and exclaimed: "My son's outfit is really handsome." As he spoke, he put the chapter aside and hugged the bamboo into the ancestral hall.

Zhang Xin was annoyed, he slept after drinking a cup of tea in the fifth wife's room today, and when he woke up, the four mothers gathered together, but they all didn't pretend to him, which was inexplicable.

He followed behind stupidly, and when he saw a few ladies and wives asking for warmth from Zhu Shuhan, he couldn't help but feel a little jealous, and he rarely saw Zhu Er wearing men's clothes.

coughed, Zhang said loudly: "Zhu'er, please ask the ancestors to burn incense for your father." ”

The second lady took a sip: "You old man go and work by yourself, don't be tired of my son." ”

The fourth wife has always been gentle: "Although the master is old and frail, it should be okay to do this little thing?" ”

The fifth lady smiled lightly: "My lord has always been old and strong, but my sisters have been worried. ”

Old! Old! Old!

The battered Zhang touched his chin, is he very old? Looking at the elegant and luxurious wife with the last hope, Mrs. Xu said lightly: "My son, you can help your father, he is really old." ”

Zhuxin is extremely sympathetic to Zhang, poor father, he must not know how to offend these fierce mothers. But he didn't dare to show it on his face, followed behind the chapter with a serious face, put on incense and candles, burned a bunch of gold and silver ingots in the brazier, and put sacrifices on it, and after kneeling and bowing three times in a dignified manner, he completed the great gift of worshipping the ancestors.

Bamboo's expressionless cold appearance made a few ladies and wives dumbfounded, and immediately donated a lot of private silver, and made an appointment to make another forty or fifty sets of men's clothes for Zhu, which meant that she wanted her to dress up in men's clothes in her daily life.

Takemi's ladies and wives were as excited as a seventeen-year-old girl meeting an idol, and she couldn't help but feel a chill, and while their discussion was intense, she ran away spinelessly.

When he returned to the room, he took off his luxurious robe without hesitation, and stepped on it when he raised his feet. The resentment calmed down a little, and he picked a random set of clothes sent back by the ladies and wives to put them on, but he felt extremely comfortable, many times stronger than the men's robes that were chosen by thousands of people.

As soon as he changed his clothes, the rich family came to spread the word: "Third Miss, the old lady has called you to have a reunion dinner." ”

Zhu saw that her expression was normal, and there was no panic, and her heart was a little relieved, it seemed that the ladies were not angry with others, and after a little tidying up, she made a sedan chair and went to the flower hall.

got off the sedan chair at the door of the flower hall, her face was cold and the air was intense, and she hurriedly entered the door, and immediately felt a warm breeze blowing in her face, handed over the stove in her hand to the daughter-in-law on the side, took off the cloak behind her, made the whole skirt of the bamboo, turned the screen, and saw that the father and Mrs. were there, and even the twins and Xiaoju arrived.

Asked the ladies and wives one by one, and Zhu obediently inserted it between the twins, and said in his heart, if there is anything, he has to sacrifice his sister and seventh sister.

Seeing that the people arrived, Zhang instructed the rich family to start serving, at the time of the New Year's Festival, different from weekdays, only seeking a wealth and auspiciousness, the dishes on the dish are not as delicate as weekdays, but there are more than a few years, step by step and other big fish and meat, the appetite of the bamboo quilt is really not able to eat, taste a few bites and put down the chopsticks, but see that the other people at the table are not the same as her.

Zhuxin said, the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is so boring, it seems that it is about to disperse.

Just as he was feeling excited, the twins next to him cried out excitedly: "Is this year the same as in previous years?" ”

Zhang looked at a few ladies and wives very familiarly, and Mrs. Xu smiled faintly, like a fragrant plum blossom ** in the snow, blooming, and said affirmatively: "It is the same as in previous years." ”

The twins cheered, and even Xiaoju was full of joy.

Bamboo couldn't help but be stunned, which one is this playing?

Mrs. Xu nodded to the other three ladies and said, "Sisters, let's go down and prepare." ”

The second lady, the fourth lady and the fifth lady responded with a smile, and retreated from the side door, Mrs. Xu also stood up, and a maid held a golden basin, she cleaned her hands, and lit a stick of incense.

Mrs. Xu sat down slowly, plucked her ten fingers, and tuned the tone, Zheng, Zheng, although it was a single tone, it made people feel shocked, and Zhu immediately guessed that Ju's piano skills must have been passed down by Mrs. Xu herself.

Mrs. Xu tuned the tone, closed her eyes, and sat calmly in front of the piano, not moving at all, as if she were painting, and gradually, Zhu looked dizzy, and only felt as if she was about to be sucked into the painting.