Poor Family

  Chapter 263 New Year's Eve

  From the afternoon of New Year's Eve, the number of pedestrians on the street gradually decreased. At dusk, there were basically no pedestrians, and most shops were closed.

  The bullock cart stopped at the intersection of Freezer Street, and Li Yanqing gave all the more than 100 copper coins on his body to the elderly driver, "Now let's go home for the New Year's Eve dinner!"

   "Going home, Xiaoguanren is the last business of this year."

  The coachman found that the money was more than ten times more, and hurriedly said: "Little official, the money is too much."

   "It's all right, the last business, it bodes well for next year."

   "Thank you, little official, I wish you a high school imperial examination."

  Li Yanqing laughed, "Thank you very much!"

  Li Yanqing is in a very good mood today, and he walks a lot more briskly. He is still reminiscing about the details of being with Li Shishi. The ecstasy is really unforgettable for him.

   "Old Li, where have you been today?" Two people ran out from the side alley, it was Wang Gui and Tang Huai.

  Li Yanqing scratched his head, "Why are you here?"

   "I was called by your father! Let's have a New Year's Eve dinner together, Fifth Brother and Niu Gao are also here. Your father won't let us tell you, so I will give you a surprise."

  Tang Huai asked again: "We went to your dormitory to look for you in the morning, but the door was open, but no one was there. We searched around in Taixue, but we didn't see you. Where did you go?"

Li Yanqing suddenly remembered that he was supposed to be in the teahouse with Shishi at that time, and he secretly called it a fluke in his heart that he was lucky not to be bumped into by these two guys. Of course you can’t find it in other people’s dormitories.”

  Wang Gui leaned forward and whispered ambiguously: "Did you find a woman last night, kid? Why is there a nice fragrance in your room?"

  Li Yanqing tapped him, "What nonsense are you talking about? That's a new rouge made by magpies. Since when has there been no fragrance in my dormitory?"

   "That's true!"

  Wang Gui scratched his head, "We thought you couldn't hold it any longer, and you should find a lady to come back to sleep with you!"

  Miss of the Song Dynasty and Li Yanqing's previous life have the same meaning, Li Yanqing gritted his teeth with hatred, so he had to change the subject and said: "Why are you here, where are you five brothers and Lao Niu?"

   "Your father organized a bun-making competition, and a large group of people are competing! Brother Wu and Lao Niu also participated, and Brother Tang and I went out to buy wine."

  Wang Gui shook the two jars of wine in his hands, and said triumphantly, "We bought the last few jars of high-quality sheep wine bought in Gaoyang Zhengdian."

   "Then let's go!"

  Wang Gui stepped forward and wanted to ask, but Li Yanqing kicked him on the ass, "That's not the case, I'm very pure, it's not like you, a lecherous guy, actually went to visit Baihualou three times."

  Wang Gui blushed immediately when he was told to reveal the secret. He and Tang Huai didn't dare to say any more, and quickly ran towards the mansion with their wine in hand.

As soon as Li Yanqing entered the gate, a noisy and lively atmosphere rushed towards his face. There were at least thirty or forty young men and women in the yard, all of whom were young people from Xiaohe Township, making rouge, face powder, etc. in the Baoyanzhai workshop. Wait, they couldn't go back to their hometown this year, and they were picked up by Da Qi to have a New Year's Eve dinner together.

  At this time, everyone was engaged in a steamed stuffed bun competition. Everyone was joking and joking while making steamed stuffed buns quickly. The laughter was loud and lively.

Yue Fei and Niu Gao were also sitting in the crowd, chatting with the crowd, but they kept their hands on their hands. The two of them formed a group with Magpie, Wenxiu, and Tiesuo. While chopping stuffing, the two young ladies kneaded the buns, and they cooperated very tacitly. The three big dustpans in front of them were filled with all kinds of buns, big and small.

   "Yanqing, why are you here now?"

  Li Daqi came over and complained to his son, "Everyone is still waiting for you to write Spring Festival couplets in the living room!"

  Li Yanqing slapped his forehead, "I actually forgot, I'll write it right away."

There were more than 20 guests sitting in the living room, all of them were members of the Tangyin Township Association. Everyone was waiting for Li Yanqing to write Spring Festival couplets for them. They were all waiting anxiously. Finally, they saw Li Yanqing come in, and everyone gathered around , "Xiao Yuanwai, please write to me first!

   "Everyone, don't worry, come one by one and finish writing soon."

  Li Yanqing walked to the table, where the red lettering had already been laid out, a plate of thick ink, and a good brush, just waiting for Li Yanqing to wipe it.

  Li Yanqing picked up the pen, and smiled at Li Gouer who squeezed in front of him: "What do you want to write?"

   "Anything is fine, as long as it is auspicious and rich Spring Festival couplets."

  Li Yanqing had hundreds of Spring Festival couplets in his stomach, and he wrote them immediately: Dragon and Phoenix present auspiciousness to attract wealth and treasures;

   "Good words! Great couplets!"

  Everyone praised unanimously, Li Gouer was extremely satisfied, and ran away with the couplets in hand, "Second Uncle, come over tomorrow to wish you New Year's greetings, I'll post the couplets first!"

  Li Yanqing wrote another painting, a thousand branches competing on the Qianhua Ridge; a hundred birds competing for spring in front of the common people's gate.

   Once again won unanimous applause from all the people, Li Yanqing kept writing and wrote more than 20 couplets in one go, everyone got one each, and they all left happily.

  Li Yanqing also wrote two couplets for himself at the end: "Ten years of cold windows, a hundred days of hard training, who can walk on the gold list; with a passion and a passion, our generation of talents wins the crown." '

This is what he was going to paste on the door of his dormitory. Li Daqi admired secretly at the side. His son's calligraphy is strong and thick. Compared with Xie Yuan's time, he has improved a lot. compared.

   At this time, Li Yanqing wrote another couplet: Famous brands are well-known in the three rivers: good products are sincerely recruiting guests from all over the world.

   "Which of these two couplets does Daddy want?"

Li Daqi looked at it and said with a smile: "Although the first couplet refers to the imperial examination, it can also be hung in Baoyanzhai. The second one is hung in Xinqiao Store. I want both. You can write another one for your family." Bar!"

  Li Daqi smiled and left, Li Yanqing had no choice but to write another picture for his family, and asked the iron pillar to stick to the gate

From ancient times to the present, the highlight of New Year’s Eve has always been the New Year’s Eve dinner. Li Daqi pre-booked three Fumanjin New Year’s Eve dinners at Wanbinlou. It is quite famous in Bianjing, but it is only a semi-finished product and needs to be cooked by itself, so Li Daqi hired three chefs at a high price to cook a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner for the young people in his family.

   The bun-making competition is over. The group of Magpie, Yue Fei, and Niu Gao won the first place with 152 buns. The prize is a piece of high-quality 'beauty fat' soap for each person.

  Li Daqi clapped his hands and said: "The New Year's Eve dinner is about to start, the buns are moved to the backyard to dry, and the table and benches are carried. According to last year's rules, the New Year's money will be distributed first, and then the meal will be eaten."

The crowd was suddenly excited, and they worked together, and soon the yard was cleaned up. Everyone sat upright at the table, Li Daqi smiled at the five Li Yanqing who were standing by the wall and watched the excitement: "Sit in, too. Everyone has a share."

  The five people heard that they also had a share, and they were overjoyed. They squeezed in and sat down together.

Li Daqi smiled at everyone: "Your parents entrusted you to me to take care of you, so you are all my children. As an elder, I need to give you lucky money, but this year Baoyanzhai is more prosperous than last year. Of course, the New Year's money is a little more than last year."

  Everyone was overjoyed, they got five taels of silver last year, how much will they get this year?

At this time, Li Daqi's stepwife, Yang Shi, came out with a large plate. She was six months pregnant and had a full belly, which was a bit inconvenient, but it was customary for her to carry the plate. A kind of reward given to guys under the pretext of lucky money.

The New Year's money is wrapped in red paper, and each person is a small ingot. At this time, the person who got the New Year's money began to exclaim. It turned out to be an ingot of gold, which weighed about one tael. This is ten taels of silver. You can take it back home. Buy a few acres of good land.

Li Daqi handed the small red envelopes to Yue Fei, Wang Gui, Tang Huai, and Niu Gao. The four quickly got up and thanked their uncle for his great love. Yue Fei and Niu Gao were especially touched. They had never received such a large amount of lucky money. Li Daqi smiled and said to the four of them: "No Spend it indiscriminately, save it to marry a daughter-in-law!"

  Everyone laughed together. At this moment, Li Daqi walked past Li Yanqing but didn't give it to him. Li Yanqing scratched his head and asked puzzledly, "Why didn't I, don't I need to marry a wife?"

  The yard burst into laughter again. Li Daqi knocked him on the head and stuffed him with a red envelope, "I've been thinking about my wife since I was young. I don't want to have a grandson so early."

  Li Yanbiao let out a strange cry, "Double happiness is coming to the second uncle, son and grandson together!"

Cheerful laughter flooded the yard again. At this time, a dozen young men who had won the bounty ran to the gate to set off firecrackers. Tie Zhu and a few helpers hung up big lanterns in the yard, and the girls went into the house. Take the bowls and chopsticks, serve wine and vegetables, and in the gray twilight, the yard is brightly lit, as bright as day.

   Thirty or so people gathered in front of four large tables, which were filled with all kinds of sumptuous food and drink. Li Daqi raised his glass and said with a smile, "For the sake of prosperous business and academic success next year, we drank this toast together."

  Everyone raised their glasses together and shouted: "Cheers!"

  The whole city of Bianjing is full of crackling firecrackers, and laughter is everywhere. In the family feast on New Year's Eve, the new year is coming.

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