Nothing was said all night.

Early the next morning, Cui Pu and Mu Jiaojiao got up, and Hongdou combed Mu Jiaojiao's hair while saying, "The couple surnamed Zheng has gotten up, and the eldest lady is all right." Now the two of them are standing at the door, saying that when Lang Jun and the lady are cleaned up, they will come to kowtow to you. ”

Mu Jiaojiao smiled indifferently and turned around to exchange a look with Cui Pu. Cui Pu immediately said: "If you want to kowtow, how can you miss their great benefactor Wu Erlangjun? Xiao Si'er, you take me to pass the word, go and invite Wu Erlangjun over, just say that the couple wants to kowtow to him and thank you!"

Xiao Si'er hurriedly agreed.

But when the two of them cleaned up, Wu Lixin didn't appear, and only vaguely asked Xiao Si'er to bring back a sentence, saying that he was busy preparing for the New Year, so he didn't come. The couple didn't need to say thank you anymore, and everyone had a good time.

Cui Pu had expected that the guy would not have a face to appear again today. However, he took the opportunity to stab Wu Lixin in the chest again, and he was still in a much better mood.

When they were tidy, the Zheng couple hurried in. When they saw Cui Pu and Mu Jiaojiao, the two of them quickly knelt down and kowtowed.

Hurriedly, a little girl stepped forward to help them up. After a few words of gossip, the two of them revealed their identities, it turned out that they were from Bingzhou, the man's name was Zheng Da, and the woman's surname was Guan, and this time they went to Yangzhou to join their relatives. Who knew that the passenger ship would not go further when it arrived here. The couple originally heard that the south was warm, so they didn't bring much thick clothes, but when they got off the boat here, they were so cold that they had no choice but to wrap up their summer clothes indiscriminately. As a result, I was confused and suffered from heat stroke.

After finishing speaking, Zheng Da knelt down at Mu Jiaojiao again: "No matter what, I want to thank the little lady for saving my wife's life." If you hadn't acted in time, I'm afraid that she would have been terminally ill and watched her go! She has been married to me for more than ten years, and she has never enjoyed a single day of happiness. If she goes like this, how can I be at ease?" and burst into tears.

Guan Niangzi also knelt down with her husband and wiped her tears.

Seeing this, Mu Jiaojiao was moved and helpless, and hurriedly ordered someone to help them up. Cui Pu said, "Since the two of you went to join your relatives alone, presumably there will be no one around you on this Chinese New Year's Eve." Then you can stay and celebrate the New Year with us!"

"Then how can you do it? You are the lady of Langjun from a wealthy family, we are not worthy! Guan Niangzi also shook her head.

Mu Jiaojiao smiled and said, "There is actually a reason why we keep you down, can you listen to us first?"

The couple just kept their mouths shut. Mu Jiaojiao said: "Actually, our husband and wife don't have any other hobbies, but they are very hungry. Now I heard that you are from Bingzhou, and I can't hide it, my biological mother is from Bingzhou. It's just a pity that she left early, and I never met her. Now that I have met A-Niang's fellow villagers, I want to ask the eldest lady to cook a few dishes for us, so that I can also taste the taste that my A-Niang once tasted. Big lady, what do you say?"

"Ah, this is no problem! I don't have any other skills, but over the years, I have not been to help in the homes of big families, and I can still cook a few dishes. If you don't dislike it, little lady, I'll do it for you!" the eldest lady nodded hurriedly.

Mu Jiaojiao asked Hongdou to lead her down to change into thick clothes, and sent the person to the kitchen.

In the evening, a large table of New Year's dinner was served, there were Chang'an's famous dishes of muddy sheep, fish belly, belly, etc., plus along the way, Mu Jiaojiao and Cui Pu had eaten and praised the food, and also about the lady's famous dishes of sweet and sour fish, roasted mutton, braised meat in rice wine, etc., there were nearly 20 plates, and a full table was placed.

Because there were very few female dependents in the group, there was no separate table for men and women, and Mu Jiaojiao, Cui Pu, Wang Qiqilang, and Mr. Zhuang and Mr. Wu sat around a table. Hu San and his entourage were used to being casual, and after drinking with Cui Pu and them a few times, they never came again, and would rather serve a few dishes and devour them by themselves, so Mu Jiaojiao asked someone to prepare a table for them. As for Zheng Da and his wife, they were busy from morning to evening, and it was easy to accompany the red bean mother and daughter to make a few tables of good dishes, but later they refused to serve them. It just so happened that she could talk to A-Niang Hongdou, so Mu Jiaojiao simply asked A-Dad and A-Niang of Hongdou to accompany them to the New Year's dinner.

The cooking skills of the red bean mother and daughter are obvious to all, but I didn't expect Guan Niangzi to be good. A sweet and sour fish is sweet and sour, the fish body is charred on the outside and tender on the inside, which is very appetizing for Mu Jiaojiao. With this dish, Mu Jiaojiao actually ate a whole bowl of rice. Mr. Zhuang and Mr. Wu were also full of praise for the stewed pork in rice wine, and Mr. Wu even improvised a poem.

Although it was not as lively as in Chang'an in the past, everyone got together to talk and laugh and eat a hodgepodge of New Year's dinners, and the mood was also excellent.

After eating, Cui Pu asked someone to light a fire in the courtyard, and he pulled Mu Jiaojiao to throw bamboo knots into the fire. Listening to the crackling sound of the bamboo inside, and watching Mu Jiaojiao be startled by the sudden burst of sparks, he laughed happily. Mu Jiaojiao saw it, hated and pulled his ears, Cui Pu hurriedly clenched his fists and begged for mercy.

Everyone has been on the ship for more than half a month, and now they are all familiar with each other. In addition, today's festival is not very restrained. Especially Cui Pu took the lead in playing with Mu Jiaojiao unbridledly, and everyone gradually let go of their hands and feet, and they all ran to throw bamboo knots to play. Even the most restrained Zheng Da couple joined the team happily with the encouragement of Hongdou Ah Niang.

The courtyard here is full of laughter and the sound of firecrackers, a lively and prosperous scene. The yard next door is much more deserted.

Wu Lixin has always been a person who refuses to admit defeat. So tonight, he also specially asked the cook to make a large table of good dishes, and asked the little maid to invite several gentlemen over.

During the Chinese New Year, the gentlemen also came as promised. It's just that in the face of the table full of bright dishes, everyone doesn't know what to eat. However, he moved a few chopsticks, exchanged a few glasses of wine with Wu Lixin, said that he was full, and left one after another under the pretext that he was old and afraid of the cold. In the end, there was only one Wu Lixin left at the table.

Wu Lixin's face suddenly became very ugly.

If it weren't for today's New Year, Lao Tzu would have no one to accompany him, would you be willing to eat with you people?" he gritted his teeth and scolded, "Now you don't want to accompany, that's just right, Lao Tzu has someone around him!"

Then he said to the little girl: "You go and call Liniang, Tengniang, and Hongniang, and let them come and drink with me!"

"Lang Jun, this is the New Year, let a group of concubines accompany you, right? Even if the old lady of Chang'an City knows, they will definitely be angry. The little guy said cautiously.

"Don't you want to use the old man to press me again! Now that I'm no longer in Chang'an, I'm not afraid of them!" Wu Lixin was furious, "Are you going to call? If you don't want to go, I'll ask someone else to go, and you won't serve in front of me in the future!"

The little guy hurriedly retreated. "Yes, yes, the little ones will go!"

Not long after, a group of little ladies dressed up flamboyantly flocked to the group, smiling and surrounding Wu Lixin.

Hearing the concubines' Yingyan words, Wu Lixin finally showed a smile, hugged the delicate children left and right, and said happily: "Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, there are only you by my side." Now, as long as you serve well, I'll give you a place when I go back!"

When the little ladies heard this, their eyes lit up, and they hurriedly used all their resources to serve him.

The yard is so big. Even if Mr. Qian closed the door, he couldn't block the obscene voices coming from the front hall. Mr. Qian listened to it in his ears, and his face turned blue with anger.

After a while, Mr. Xu and others came over.

"Brother Yi Ran, look at Erlangjun...... Yesterday we only had a few quarrels, but today we actually didn't give us a good face, and now we openly laugh with the concubines on Chinese New Year's Eve! If it were in Chang'an, such an unfilial son would have been dragged out and beaten to death with a stick!" Mr. Xu said bitterly.

Others chimed in.

Mr. Qian sighed. "Why don't I understand what you are saying? But when the master gave us to him, he expected us to support him well and help him to open up a good road. Now that he has accumulated habits that are difficult to change, we can only be patient and slowly adjust. ”

"What kind of habit is this called accumulation of habits that are hard to change? Look at Cui Liulangjun next door, this is what Concubine Hui picked to compare with him. Originally, he wanted Cui Liulangjun to motivate him. In the end, he was so good that he broke the jar and broke it directly! Could Cui Liulangjun's reputation in Chang'an City be better than his? His lady from a merchant was still a big stain on him, and he was not ridiculed much because of this in the past six months? But how did people behave?

Mr. Xu said angrily. "I won't talk about the far away. Let's just say that now, the two families set off together and traveled here together, Cui Liulangjun was also the same as Erlangjun at the beginning, competitive and did a lot of stupid things. But it's only been half a month, how much has others improved? Look at this one again, I'm really ...... Hey, I don't have anything to say!"

When Mr. Qian heard this, his eyes darkened. "Brother Huanshan, you respect Cui Liulangjun next door so much, but what do you have in mind?"

Mr. Xu was stunned. "That's it, since you can see it, Brother Yi Ran, I won't hide it from you. That's right, I think Cui Liulangjun is more reliable than Erlangjun. Erlangjun's temperament is suitable for being a gentleman, and the officialdom will definitely not tolerate him. Even if Concubine Hui is the backer behind him, I'm afraid that he, the official, will make a mess. I, Xu Mou, promised the master to come out to assist him this time, and I came with the intention of honoring the ancestors. It's just that now it seems...... Hey, I don't want to ruin even my wisdom because of his boundless temperament!"

"Brother Huanshan, what do you mean by this? You say this, are you worthy of the courtesy that the master has treated you all these years?" Mr. Qian immediately scolded when he heard this.

"I know I'm sorry for my lord, but everyone has their own ambitions. The kindness of the lord is as heavy as Mount Tai, but is it not important for me to repay the lord in the future, but I will never allow the Qingming of the Xu family to be tarnished in such a vain!" Mr. Xu determined.

When Mr. Qian heard this, he knew that he had already decided that Wu Lixin was useless.

His heart was terrified, and he hurriedly looked at the others: "What about you?

The others bowed their heads one after another, and only said something inconsequential.

Mr. Qian's heart was cold, and he sighed: "Anyway, before Lang Jun arrived, you had such an idea, which is disrespectful to the master." In any case, we have to get to the place first and see Lang Jun's actual performance, what do you think?"

When Mr. Xu heard him say this, he breathed a sigh of relief. "Since Brother Yi Ran said so, then I'll wait a few more days. When I arrived in Hailing County, if Erlangjun was still like this, then don't blame me for ignoring the old feelings!"

With that, he saluted him, turned around and left.

The others followed.

After everyone left, Mr. Qian sighed, unable to support his forehead with one hand.

The martial arts family spent a cold night here, but Cui Pu and his party were jumping and shouting, everyone had a good time, and they stayed together until midnight, and waited until the New Year came before they dispersed.

At this time, Mu Jiaojiao was almost exhausted and paralyzed.

Cui Pu was still excited, and after washing his face, he got into the quilt again and hugged Mu Jiaojiao, smiling vigorously.

Mu Jiaojiao knew that he was gloating when he heard it. "Is there something going on next door?"

"Yes! I just asked Xiao Si'er to go over and inquire for a long time, only to find out that Wu Lixin didn't keep the New Year with those gentlemen, but was messing around with the concubines he brought over. By now, a few people have already moved to the room, and the trouble has been turned upside down. They really had a wonderful Chinese New Year's Eve!"

"It's really different. The corners of Mu Jiaojiao's lips tugged slightly, "He is tantamount to looking for death by doing this." ”

"Isn't it? It's just looking for death!" Cui Pu fixed his head.