The House of Rites.

After reading his father's letter, Lu Chengda looked at his wife and children sitting beside him.

said: "My father mentioned in the letter that in his hometown academy, there was a female student he was very optimistic about, who came to the capital and asked me to take care of him more. ”

After speaking, Lu Chengda's expression was indifferent, and his tone did not carry a trace of emotion.

"It doesn't matter what she does, it's just a female student, how talented she can be.

You have that time to tutor our son, but he hasn't even been admitted to Xiucai now! Mrs. Lu's tone was disdainful of her father-in-law's recommender, and her worries and expectations for her son.

When Lu Xuanning heard his mother's words, he said unhappily: "When you talk about the students of your grandfather's academy, just talk about her, why do you want to bring me, it's really unlucky." ”

After speaking, he stood up, "I won't be coming back for dinner tonight."

Mother! Don't wait for me. ”

As soon as the words fell, the man had already walked out the door.

Lord Lu was just about to get angry, but was interrupted by the tea cup handed by Mrs. Lu in time.

"Don't be angry with Ning'er when you take a sip of tea, young people are just playful, and they will be sensible when they are older."

Lu Yujiao, who was sitting on the side, pouted when he heard his mother's words, his brother was interested in eating, drinking and having fun, but he was tired of looking at the book more.

Lu Shanchang couldn't help but glance at his wife angrily, "A loving mother has many defeated children, so she shouldn't listen to you and keep him by her side."

If I had listened to my father's words and asked him to take him back to his hometown academy to study, he would not have been a person who was about to reach the crown, and he wouldn't even be admitted to a show. ”

After speaking, Lord Lu stood up and threw away angrily.

Leaving the mother and daughter alone in the room, Mrs. Lu was angry with her husband for not saving face for herself, and reprimanded herself in front of her daughter.

raised his hand and waved the teacup, turned his head and saw his daughter Mu Ne's appearance, and scolded angrily: "What use do you want, I won't please your father."

Let a slut's daughter be favored by your father. ”

Obviously, this is not the first time that this kind of thing has happened, Lu Yujiao lowered her head and let her mother vent before being released.

With a gloomy face, she thought that she was not as loved by her father as Lu Yurou, and it was not because her mother was not as gentle as Aunt Wang and was favored by her father, could she be blamed.

An Chuxia didn't know that Lu Shanchang mentioned her in his family letters, causing the long-standing chaos within Master Lu's family.

If she had known, she should have been glad she was so wise that she didn't go to them to take care of herself.

In the small courtyard rented by the Anjia family in the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, red couplets were pasted and red lanterns were hung.

An Jinchen marinated a pot, marinated duck, marinated goose and marinated pork.

An Chuxia thought of the tofu that represents fortune and wealth on the New Year's table now, and no one in this dynasty has made it, so he thought about waiting for the opportunity to make the tofu out.

Soybeans can not only be used to make tofu, dried tofu, tofu skin, bean curd, stinky tofu, braised tofu......

A range of soy products.

Thinking of this, An Chuxia knew what to do with his brother and Brother Runsheng.

But today is the New Year, not the time to talk about this.

An Jinchen and Runsheng looked at the chef of today's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner and rubbed their eyes in unison.

They saw a childish-looking Shi Yu holding a spoon that did not match him, stir-frying in the pot.

It didn't take an hour to put a seemingly delicious meal on the table.

When the first firecrackers crackled, the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner officially kicked off.

Then the firecrackers set off before dinner on Chinese New Year's Eve did not stop until dark.

An Zixi finally showed the appearance of a little boy today, holding firecrackers and happily hanging them on the treetops in front of the gate and lighting them, with the sound of crackling firecrackers.

Everyone sat down at the dinner table, An Chuxia brought a pot of wine for everyone to fill, and Gu Fangmiao looked at the table full of delicious food and already showed a coveted look.

An Chuxia smiled and picked up the wine glass and said to everyone: "I wish everyone good health and joy in the new year!" ”

The others also raised their wine glasses and said to her and Gu Fangmiao: "I also wish the two of you to be able to win the Toad Palace in this year's Spring Festival!" ”

After everyone blessed each other, they all drank the wine in their cups.

Everyone couldn't help but praise Shi Yu's good craftsmanship after eating the food on the table, and An Chuxia also sandwiched a piece of meat slices to fry jade vegetables.

The jade cabbage here is somewhat similar to modern cabbage, but not exactly the same, and it is slightly sweet and crisp in the mouth, making it an extremely hardy vegetable.

There are no greenhouses here, and this plate of vegetables is also bought at a high price.

Maybe it's a merchant who planted it on the hot spring village and sold it at a good price before the year.

After An Chuxia, Gu Fangmiao, and An Zixi, who had been drinking a limited amount of alcohol, were full, they got off the dinner table and walked to the side to watch, An Jinchen and the other men continued to drink.

An Chuxia saw that Gu Fangmiao was bored, so she went back to the room and brought Go to teach her to play backgammon.

This is also something she bought back to pass the time when she thought that everyone must be bored at the Chinese New Year's Eve vigil.

Backgammon is simple and easy to learn, and Gu Fangmiao learned it quickly.

However, Gu Fangmiao, who knew the rules, was quickly connected by An Chuxia, but every time An Chuxia lost to Gu Fangmiao on the last son.

An Zixi, who was watching on the side, was very anxious, and An Chuxia just smiled.

The men, who didn't know when they had finished drinking, walked over and watched the two of them play chess.

"Zixi also wants to play chess?!"

Runsheng went to find a piece of paper and asked An Chuxia to draw the format, took the black and white chess pieces and took An Zixi to the side, and also played backgammon.

An Jinchen also followed, and the three of them were over there, discussing and playing chess very lively.

An Chuxia gave up his position to Runsong, who had already watched the meeting, and asked him to play with his beloved stinky chess basket.

Finally breathed a sigh of relief and walked to the side and sat down.

Shi Yu brought her a cup of black tea soup, An Chuxia took it and took a sip lightly, looking up at him, "You spent your own money to buy tea again?" ”

Unexpectedly, he took a sip and was found to have changed the tea Shi Yu, his eyes flashed, and he whispered: "I bought a little bit!" ”

An Chuxia frowned slightly and didn't say anything more, after all, the tea may have been bought for him to drink, and it was not easy for others to say anything.

It wasn't until Zishi heard that there were already people and started to set off fireworks for the New Year, that Runsong woke up Gu Fangmiao, who was already in a daze on the couch.

Shi Yu brought a cloak to An Chuxia and put it on his body, and the four of them stood under the porch, looking at An Jinchen, Runsheng and An Zixi, and took out all the fireworks they bought and put them in the middle of the courtyard to light them.

For a while, the firecrackers on the ground crackled, and the fireworks exploded in the sky, although they were not as dazzling as modern development, but they also had a unique charm.

Runsong stood behind Gu Fangmiao and helped her cover her ears, and the little girl of about 1.6 meters only reached the tall Runsong's chest.

Shi Yu looked at the two of them with some envy, and happened to be seen by Runsong, who turned his head.

Runsong raised the thick eyebrows on one side, showing a smug expression for a rare time, and Shi Yu also glared at people for a rare time, and turned his head away from looking at them.

(End of chapter)