Red House Shoufu

Chapter 282 Tiger Head Hat and New Year's Eve
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!Boom!Boom!

As soon as it was dark, Lin Shu led Daiyu to the gate and lit the fireworks that had been prepared long ago.

Daiyu was wearing a red brocade dress, and Mother Wang specially found a newly made purple cloak and tied it up.The brother and sister each wear a funny tiger head hat, and they don't care about other people's opinions at all.

Gorgeous fireworks exploded in the sky, and Daiyu, who was carrying a small lantern, squinted her eyes, hiding behind Lin Shu and watching the fireworks soaring into the sky.

The sound of fireworks attracted many children in the workshop. Instead of being afraid, they covered their ears excitedly and surrounded the siblings.

Boo...bang!

"Wow! So beautiful!"

The flashing light illuminated the smiles on the children's faces. They put down their hands covering their ears and clapped their hands excitedly.

"Master Wenkui ordered another..."

"Order one...order one..."

Lin Shu's childlike innocence was ignited by the children's laughter, so Fuquan took out all the fireworks prepared in the mansion, so the fireworks at the gate of Lin's mansion rose one by one into the sky, accompanied by bursts of cheers, making the adults in the workshop They all left what they were doing and walked out.

Perhaps it was the Lin family who started it, and several other well-to-do mansions in the square also lit the prepared fireworks early, and the smoke filled the air instantly.

New Year's Eve, what is New Year's Eve without fireworks and firecrackers!
The colorful lights are hung high, the sky is filled with fireworks, even the shrines and ancestral tablets have to be worshiped with a few sticks of incense, not to mention the living people, naturally they have to spend half a month recklessly.

"Come, one snack per person!"

Mother Wang brought over trays of dim sum, and Daiyu distributed them to the children around her one by one.There are really not many poor people in Huanghuafang. This is not charity, but sharing, sharing her happiness.

"Sister is so pretty!"

The timid little girl took the snack that Daiyu handed her, and gave Daiyu a sweet praise with crescent eyes, and shyly ran to her mother's lap, raising the snack to share with her mother.

The young woman bent down and took a small bite, then touched the child's head and said, "It's delicious, Niuniu eats it too."

There is also a bear child who sees Lin Shu brother and sister each wearing a funny tiger head hat, hugging his father's leg and crying for the hat.After playing wildly just now, the boy's hands imprinted two black handprints on his father's neat robe.

If it weren't for the Chinese New Year's unhappiness in beating the child, it is estimated that the bear's ass will bloom.

The fireworks are gone, and the atmosphere of the New Year has just begun.Lin Shu clapped his hands and retreated to Daiyu's side, and flicked the tiger ears on Daiyu's tiger hat: "Hey, these fireworks are quite beautiful, but they are a little lacking."

Daiyu covered her mouth and smiled, "Brother bought Uncle Lu to prepare for the Lantern Festival and played them all. Haven't you played enough?"

Looking at the children carrying lanterns of various colors around the door, Daiyu was in a good mood.When she was in Rongguo Mansion, every Chinese New Year was either worshiping the ancestors or eating and drinking. Although it was very lively, she felt that she was out of place.

When people from Ningrong and Rongfu gathered in Jia's ancestral hall, she would secretly offer some incense and burn some paper money to her mother in a place where no one was around.

At that table of exquisite banquets, everyone was complimenting grandma, and when talking and laughing at Yan Yan, she had to suppress her homesickness and laugh with her.

During the festive season, she misses her family a lot, now she doesn't have to worry about other people's opinions, and can live freely.Just like the tiger hat on the head, it is cute, warm and incompatible with the tradition of ladies.

Now she can wear it according to her heart, because her brother accompanies her to wear a childlike hat that is not suitable for Liu Yuanlang.

……

The ancestors of the Lin family had already used the New Year's Eve dinner, and a rich banquet was also placed on the tables in the main hall.

Lin Shu invited two mothers Zhang and Lu, as well as Lin Lu, Wang mother and the brothers and sisters to watch the night for the New Year. Fuquan was sent by Lin Shu to reward those loyal retainers as guards.

The crackling sound of fireworks and firecrackers outside is one after another, and the air is still filled with a faint smell of sulfur, incense, and food. Well, this is the smell of Chinese New Year.

"Come on, say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, do it!"

Lin Shu raised his wine glass, and several people on the table also raised their glasses. The imperial wine brought from the palace tasted really good, with a mellow aroma, but it had a bit of stamina.

After drinking a glass of fine wine, Daiyu's pretty face turned red.Wang Momo put her food in a small dish, and took a few sips of her wine.

The atmosphere on the table was very good, talking and laughing, they ran out of food and wine.Daiyu drank a few more glasses tonight, and she was a little dizzy.Wang Momo helped her to sit on the warm kang in the inner hall, wrapped her up in a quilt, and leaned against her arms.

Just like when she was sick when she was a child, Nanny Wang hugged her to sleep every time, which made Daiyu feel very at ease.

Lin Shu saw that nothing was going on here for the time being, so he went to the guest courtyard.The Tang family brothers and the Zhen family did not accept Lin Shu's invitation to spend the New Year together today.They didn't want to disturb the Lin family's New Year's Eve, probably because they thought it would be inconvenient.

The Zhen couple's illness needs to be recuperated slowly, but they are in good spirits.After Zhen Shiyin talked to Lin Shu a few times, he mentioned that he couldn't live and eat in Lin's house for nothing, and wanted to find a job.

It happened that Lin Shu felt that the guards at home needed to learn some knowledge, so he invited him to teach.It will start after the Chinese New Year, and the professor will take a period of time to see the situation.

When Lin Shu came to the Tang brothers, Tang Ying was checking his brother's homework.Lin Shu didn't even want to enter the door. Those who celebrate the Chinese New Year don't know how to take a vacation to rest.

"Brother Shiying, it's Chinese New Year's Eve, let Second Brother Tang take a vacation."

Tang Ying is tall, much taller than Lin Shu.He has a burly figure, and if he is not wearing a Confucian robe, he does not look like a scholar at all.

Seeing Lin Shu coming in, he stepped forward happily and said, "Brother Jinyu, come in quickly!"

After the two sat down, Tang Xiong served tea, and obediently sat next to his brother and listened to their conversation.

"Hey, brother Xiong's homework has obviously regressed these days."

Tang Ying said with self-blame: "He is worried about my safety. He has been worrying too much these days. I am thinking about how to make up for my homework."

"Don't worry about this moment, let the child have a good year first. You didn't hear from you a few days ago, how can he study with peace of mind?"

Lin Shu looked at Tang Xiong, who bowed his head and said nothing, and persuaded him a few words, then changed the subject and asked about his escape experience with Xue's brothers and sisters.

Tang Ying explained it to Lin Shu in detail. During this period, Lin Shu picked out a few places from time to time and inquired about the specific situation carefully, so he had a clearer understanding of the attack on Xue's fleet.

But for the Chinese New Year, he didn't want to mention such troublesome things again, chatted with the Tang family brothers for a while, gave Tang Xiong a red envelope, and left.

When she returned to the inner hall, Daiyu had already fallen asleep in Wang Momo's arms.Lin Shu was lying on the rocking chair by the fire, waiting for the arrival of the new year.

Several candles were lit in the back hall, and the two nuns, Zhang and Lu, were busy with the work while talking about the household chores in a low voice.

Both of them are handy people, and the tiger-head hats on the brothers and sisters' heads came from their hands.This meeting is not moving needles and threads, but making lanterns.

The dolls on the colored paper are vivid, such as a child with braids, a shepherd boy riding a yellow ox, and a fat doll holding a big koi carp. They are very pleasing to watch.

Xueyan covered Lin Shu with a blanket, and stood by the stove leaning on a few potatoes. After a while, the aroma of roasted potatoes spread to Lin Shu's nostrils.

crackle crackle...

The sudden sound of firecrackers exploding outside woke up the drowsy Lin Shu, and Daiyu was also awakened, and they rubbed their eyes almost at the same time.

"New Year's Eve!"

"Yeah, it's Chinese New Year!"

"Happy New Year, sister! I wish my sister good health and good luck!"

Lin Shu handed the big red envelope that he had prepared long ago to Daiyu, and after Daiyu accepted it with a smile, she wished Lin Shu a New Year greeting: "Brother, Happy New Year! I wish my brother good luck and a bright future!"

"Wang Momo, Zhang Momo, and Lu Momo, I wish the three Momos a happy life and good health, and everything goes well!"

Lin Shu and Daiyu paid New Year's greetings to the three nanny, not to mention that Nanny Wang is Daiyu's nanny, and Nanny Zhang and Lu are also Daiyu's teachers.To the brothers and sisters, they are not servants, but special elders.

After a circle of New Year greetings, Xueyan also received a red envelope from Lin Shu.Happy to put away the red envelopes, brought up the cooked dumplings, everyone ate a small bowl.

……

Laughing all night, snowflakes fell in the capital on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

It was slightly bright, and the Lin family's carriage was ready.On the first day of the Lunar New Year, during the Zhengdan Dynasty, all relatives and nobles of the clan in Beijing, civil and military officials, and envoys from feudal states all go to the Fengtian Hall in the Forbidden City to pay New Year's greetings.

Lin Shu changed into a gown. The crimson gown and the golden fish bag around his waist showed the dignity of a Hanlin scholar.

The gate of Dachu was already crowded with people, everyone was saying auspicious words to each other in the New Year, and even the awkwardness between civil and military officials in the past was not seen today.

Creaking, there was a carriage driving by, and the lantern hanging on the carriage was written with big characters of etiquette and money.Lin Shu hurried forward and helped Qian Qianli out of the carriage.

"Students send their greetings to the teacher. At the beginning of the new year, I wish the teacher good health and a long life!"

Qian Qianli lost the seriousness of the past today, instead he happily accepted the gift, and handed Lin Shu a delicate purse: "Here, this is the new year's money given to you by the teacher."

The Wei family's carriage just happened to come over, and the first assistant Wei Qinghe lifted the curtain and laughed and joked: "Brother Qian is using Jinyu as a baby..."

Lin Shu stepped forward to help the old man down with a wink, and said hello to him in the new year.Wei Qinghe patted him on the shoulder, took off the jade pendant around his waist, and Lin Shu couldn't help but refuse: "Brother Qian can't let Brother Qian be prettier, and this old man will also be Liu Yuanlang's father today."

"Brother Wei, if he is willing to be the parent of my little apprentice, that would be his blessing."

Qian Qianli patted Lin Shu on the back of the head lightly and said: "If you don't take it yet, the 'New Year's money' given by Mr. Shoufu is desirable but not impossible."

Lin Shu quickly bowed to take it, and bowed long: "Thank you, Mr. Ge, for giving me the treasure! I wish you and your family happiness, longevity and health!"

Recalling the sound of the bell, the palace gate gradually opened.The generals of the Han Dynasty stood in line, and the Zhengdan Dynasty officially opened in the ninth year of Zhide.

"Zhengdan welcomes the spring, all the ministers pay respects, the first day of the first month of the ninth year of Zhide, the great dynasty!"

(End of this chapter)