Do you know: I am Xu Jiazi

Chapter 549 "Can you let me see you more often?" [Thank you! Goodbye! I owe you 40K more]

The golden crow falls to the west,

The city of Bianjing was gradually shrouded in the inky darkness of the night.

Looking from the high city wall, the lanterns and candles lit in every household looked like stars in the night sky.

Among the "stars", fireworks would occasionally explode into the sky, especially in and around the palace.

Quyuan Street,
Yong Yi Hou Mansion,

In front of the main hall in the front yard,

"Boom!"

"Ah!"

The fireworks that flew into the air and exploded lit up the eyes of everyone in the yard.

"Wow~"

Looking at the beautiful and colorful fireworks, the maids from various courtyards nearby exclaimed in amazement.

'Dong~'

Qingcao was wearing furry earmuffs. When she saw another firework going up into the sky, she quickly closed her eyes, put her hands together and chanted, "May the gods and Bodhisattvas protect my mother and my brother. May they be free from disasters and misfortunes."

Xu Zaijing held a stick of incense in his hand and waved to Yunxiang and Huaxiang, who were standing next to Qingcao in the bright light of the fireworks, saying, "Yunxiang, come here!"

Yun Xiang, wearing earmuffs and a brocade cotton jacket, walked over to Xu Zaijing in small steps and asked, "Sir?"

Putting the lit incense stick into Yunxiang's hand, Xu Zaijing said, "Go, light the next fireworks."

"what?"

Yun Xiang was surprised and waved her hands, saying, "Sir, I dare not go."

Xu Zaijing smiled and said, "That's not a fire rat, it won't jump under your feet. Go!"

Yun Xiang looked at Qingcao and his sister Hua Xiang for help. When the two girls saw Yun Xiang's gaze, they both shrank back, obviously a little scared.

in the courtyard,
Alan raised the lantern in his hand upwards so that Xunshu, who was standing beside him, could see where the fuse of the fireworks was.

After seeing it clearly, Xunshu took the fireworks to the open space in the courtyard and set them off.

"Go!"

Xu Zaijing said with a smile.

Yun Xiang pursed his lips and walked towards the fireworks that Xunshu had arranged, looking back every few steps.

"Watch the leads first."

Xu Zaijing said.

"It's your son."

Yun Xiang said this, and after taking a closer look, he moved the red-burning incense stick in his hand closer.

After approaching three times with trepidation,
"呲~"

"ah!"

Looking at the sparking fuse, Yun Xiang covered his head and screamed and ran back quickly.

"Boom~"

The fireworks flew straight up into the sky.
"Ah!"

Yun Xiang looked at the bright light in the sky and listened to the explosions, and the gloomy look on his face had disappeared.

After setting off a few more fireworks, Alan and Xunshu carried an object that was more than half a person tall and rotated slowly like a wheel and placed it on the open space.

Looking at Lu Zezong's eager eyes beside him, Xu Zaijing smiled and raised his chin, saying, "Be careful!"

"Got it, brother."

quickly,

Lu Zezong ran back with a smile. After the fuse made a hissing sound, fireworks began to spray out from all around the object, and the object also began to spin like a wheel.

The fireworks lasted for a while before slowly dying out.

"Uncle, this thing is really fun."

Xu Xingdai, who was standing next to Xie, clapped his hands excitedly.

Lu Zezong smiled and said, "Dai Ge'er likes them. I'll ask my family to send a few more over in a couple of days."

"Thank you, Uncle Lu."

Xie smiled and waved her hand, saying, "Don't bother Zong'er, he was just saying that."

"Mother, I'm not." Xu Xingdai said, shaking Xie's hand.

While the two were talking, Zai Zhang lit more fireworks.

At the side, in the interval between moving the fireworks, Alan and Xunshu were standing nearby, watching the fireworks in the courtyard with smiles on their faces. Xunshu said:
"Alan, I went to Duke Yan's mansion today to give a gift to my future mother-in-law. She said that she has a niece who has reached the age of marriage this year. Just now, Madam Dan, who is beside the lady, told you to find a time to meet her after the New Year."

Hearing this, Alan nodded a little embarrassedly and said, "Okay, I understand."

After setting off fireworks for another quarter of an hour, Mother Zhu walked over to Sun and said, "Madam, the meal is ready!"

Sun nodded and said, "Children, eat! If you still want to play, continue after dinner."

After everyone responded, they all headed towards the backyard.

On the way,

Mrs. Sun held her little granddaughter in her arms and walked side by side with her husband, saying, "I wonder if Duan'er can have a good New Year in the northwest."

Xu Minghua reached out his hand to his granddaughter, took her into his arms, and said, "Don't worry! The army has rewards every year and festival, and he is also a deputy general of the army, so how can there be a bad year?"

Sun nodded.

Behind Sun, Hualan and Xie, two sisters-in-law, were talking with their arms around each other. From what they said, it seemed like they were talking about their respective sisters.

Zai Zhang, at the back, was holding his son Xing Zhong, while Xu Zai Jing, beside him, was holding his eldest nephew in one hand and Lu Ze Zong in the other.

Entering the main hall in the backyard,
The incense burner in the hall was emitting hot air, and the coal-burning heating made the house very warm.

After washing their hands and faces and sitting down at the table, everyone turned their eyes to Xu Minghua, who was sitting in the center of the table.

Xu Minghua looked at his son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren who were drooling over the food, and said with a smile, "Let's start the meal."

After everyone had taken a few bites of the food, Xie stood up and picked up the wine cup, saying, "Father and mother, before leaving, the master told his wife to toast you two with a cup of wine on his behalf during the New Year."

Xu Minghua and Sun smiled and raised their glasses. Sun waved her hand and said, "Da Lang's family, sit down. We don't have to be so particular at home."

Xie smiled, drank the wine in the glass while standing, and then sat down.

Xu Minghua and Sun also drank it all with a smile.

Soon, Hualan gave Zai Zhang a look, and the couple stood up together and toasted Xu Minghua and Sun with a glass of wine.

After Xu Zaijing and Lu Zezong finished toasting, Xu Xingdai brought Xingzhong and raised their glasses of sweet drinks in a serious manner, saying, "Grandfather, grandmother, my brother and I also toast."

After a lively meal and a good drink,
Sun and her daughters-in-law were playing mahjong, while Xu Minghua and Zai Zhang were playing Go.

Xu Zaijing sat aside, cracking melon seeds and acting as a referee, watching Lu Zezong and his eldest nephew Xingdai playing the game of tossing pots.

Xingguofang,
Ningyuan Hou Mansion,

It was also after dinner in the hall in the backyard, but the atmosphere was not as lively as that of the Xu family.

The reason was Gu Tingye, who was limping and grinning in the hall.

Gu Shixing stood beside Pingmei and looked at his uncle Gu Tingye with curiosity.

Ningyuan Marquis Gu Yankai took the tea offered by Nanny Chang, frowned, took a sip, then looked at Gu Tingye who was standing still and said, "What kind of weather is this! What kind of road is this! Huh? Are you going to race horses with others?" Hearing Gu Yankai's questioning, Gu Tingye lowered his head in shame.

"Your classmate in the academy, your eldest sister-in-law's younger brother Jing'er, has a good horse in his family. Which one of them is not better than yours? Do they race horses on a day like this?"

Gu Tingye glanced at Gu Yankai awkwardly and said, "Father, hasn't Jing'er been confined by His Majesty?"

"you!"

Gu Yankai was speechless for a moment, then said: "Say another word? If it weren't New Year's Eve today, I would have interrupted you."

"Snapped!"

Mrs. Bai slammed the table and said, "Ye'er, your father is doing this for your own good. How dare you talk back to him?"

"If something really happens, do you still want to have a future? Why don't you admit your mistake to your father and make amends?"

Gu Tingye glanced at Bai, lowered his head and said nothing.

Looking at his son who had stopped talking, Gu Yankai took a deep breath and stared at Gu Tingye. When he was about to continue talking,
Ting Yi, who was standing by, rolled his eyes, held his niece Yan Jie'er and came to Gu Yankai's side, saying, "Father, Yan Jie'er is looking for you."

Gu Yankai's expression softened instantly. After taking his granddaughter, a smile appeared on his face. He said, "Sister Yan, what's wrong?"

Looking at Gu Yankai's expression, Bai and Pingmei beside him shook their heads and smiled.

Ting Yi said to Bai: "Mother, my brother and I are going to play pitch pot for a while."

"Go."

As Bai was speaking, Gu Yankai, who was avoiding his granddaughter's beard pulling, glared at the limping Gu Tingye.

The prosperous family in Jiying Lane,
Although the eldest branch of the Sheng family had a house in Bian Jing, at the invitation of Old Madam Sheng and the insistence of the eldest lady, the eldest family still came to Jiying Lane to celebrate the New Year.

Shou'an Hall,
in the hall,
The two old ladies, the eldest lady and Madam Sheng, had pillows behind them and quilts covering their legs. There were some dried fruits and candied fruits on the small table between them. The two sisters-in-law just lay together on the Luohan chairs.

Leaning towards Old Madam Sheng, the eldest old lady smiled and said, "What my sister said is true. This child comes to my house every now and then to help me diagnose my pulse and use acupuncture to regulate my body."

"My long-standing back pain has been treated by this child and I feel much better now."

Madam Sheng glanced at the bustling hall and said with a smile, "Speaking of this, Brother Yu is really a good grandson-in-law."

Then, the old lady lowered her voice and asked, "Sister-in-law, have you let the child see Shulan more often?"

The eldest lady raised her eyebrows, looked at Madam Sheng and said, "Am I an unreasonable person? Of course I am."

Hearing this, Madam Sheng smiled and nodded repeatedly, jokingly saying, "If you don't let them see you, they might not go!"

The old lady smiled and shook her head, saying with emotion: "The child of the Yu family is a filial child, he would never be like this."

Madam Sheng nodded and smiled.

The eldest old lady continued, "Hey! I have to thank you, my dear sister. It is thanks to you that I was able to find such a good grandson-in-law."

"It's Shulan's own blessing." The old lady waved her hand and said.

The eldest old lady glanced at the children in the hall and said, "Look at your youngest, Brother Jian. He looks and acts a lot like Brother Bo."

The old lady glanced at Sheng Changzhao, smiled slightly, and whispered to the eldest old lady, "This kid, when it comes to sitting and lying down, he learns from his second brother."

Looking at the two sisters-in-law chatting on Luohan's bed, Mother Fang and Mother Cui smiled at each other.

The two old men were not far away.
Sheng Hong and Sheng Wei sat together, the two cousins ​​drinking tea and discussing the relationships between officials and nobles in the capital.

Changwu, Changbai and Changfeng sat beside their fathers, listening to their elders speak.

On the other side, Wang Ruofu and her sister-in-law Li sat together, cracking pumpkin seeds and playing mahjong, while also inserting some gossip about the wealthy families in Beijing.

Ever since Li stopped competing with Wang Ruofu, the relationship between the two sisters-in-law has improved a lot.

After dinner, Shulan originally wanted to sit with her cousins.

As a result, as soon as Shulan sat down next to Rulan, she was called over by Wang Ruofu.

After hearing her aunt Wang Ruofu say a few words, 'You will also marry into the Yu family and stay in Beijing in the future. It will be useful for you to come and listen.' Shulan sat aside and listened obediently.

Then, after Shulan just listened to a few words, her sister Pinlan asked her to go over and "form a team" to play pitch pot, but she refused to go.

Four orchids are located.
Molan is the largest, followed by Pinlan, and Rulan and Minglan are the smallest.

Pinlan glanced at Molan who was about to play pot-tossing, and then said to Rulan, "Sister Rulan, the poem that Brother Changbai just recited was very good. Why do you and Sister Minglan both look so frowned?"

Rulan and Minglan looked at each other, took a deep breath, and said, "Alas! Sister Pinlan, you don't know, my brother has been singing this song every year for the past few years..."

"Ah? Every year?" Pinlan looked surprised.

Rulan and Minglan nodded in unison.

At this time.

"Snapped."

The arrow thrown by Molan hit the pitching pot and fell to the side.

The maid Lu Zhong hurried forward and picked up the arrow.

"What's so fun about this game of tossing pots? Why don't we talk about poetry and songs?" Molan said.

Hearing this,

The other three Lans all looked a little embarrassed. Pinlan said, "Sister Molan, I don't know many words, and I don't understand poetry or songs."

Rulan secretly rolled her eyes at Molan, then stood up and said, "Is it my turn to vote?"

With that, Xi Que hurried forward and handed the arrow to Rulan, saying, "Yes, girl."

"Am I better than my fourth sister?"

The magpie said nothing but nodded.

Rulan raised her chin proudly and walked towards the place where the pot-tossing game was being played.

Molan was about to speak angrily, but she glanced at Sheng Hong who was speaking, then turned to look at Lin Qinshuang standing in the corner. After thinking for a moment, she sat down obediently next to Pinlan.

Seeing Rulan holding the arrow in one hand and aiming again and again, Pinlan retracted her gaze and said to Minglan, "Sister Minglan, are the things that can be caught from the Spring Festival to the Lantern Festival the same as at other times of the year?"

Minglan shook her head and said, "Sister Pinlan, it's different! During the Spring Festival to the Lantern Festival, the things that can be obtained are much more valuable than those of other envoys."

"Really? Then I'll have to try my skills! My two sisters, I was very good at poker in Youyang Pass. I once spent 200 coins and won the game."

Listening to Pinlan's words, Minglan nodded repeatedly with admiration in her eyes.

"Hey."

Not far away, Rulan took aim and threw the arrow out.

"Boom."

Looking at the arrow that hit the target, Rulan smiled and raised her eyebrows proudly at Molan.

Molan stood up unwillingly and walked towards the tossing pot.

Pinlan and Minglan applauded Rulan together and asked, "Sister Minglan, what have you ever jumped on?"

After Minglan talked about her "achievements", her eyes lit up, as if she remembered something, and said: "Sister Pinlan, I have seen two people who are very good at Guanpu before!"

Pinlan: "Oh? How powerful is it?"

"It's Xu's fifth cousin, and one of his close followers. I heard that the two of them are in a fight."

Molan, who was playing the pot, sat back with a smile, listening to the conversation between the two. She took advantage of the gap and said:

"Sixth sister, you reminded me of that. Was it the time when Rong Feiyan jumped on the strong bow?"

"It's funny to say that. What's the use of such a big bow if she jumps on it?"

Pinlan listened to Molan's words and thought about it carefully. Then an image of a beautiful woman with her chin raised emerged in her mind.

(End of this chapter)