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Chapter 198 A Different New Year's Eve

Silent 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 have already woken up, and the eldest lady is all well. Now the couple are standing at the door, saying they are waiting for Mrs. Jun and Madam, after you pack up, they will come and kowtow to you."

Mu Jiaojiao smiled lightly, turned around and exchanged a look with Cui Pu.Cui Pu immediately said: "If you want to kowtow, how can you miss their great benefactor, Mr. Wu Erlang? Little Sier, take me to send a message to invite Mr. Wu Erlang over, and say that the couple wants to kowtow to him to thank him." !"

Xiaosi quickly agreed to go.

But when the two of them had packed up, Wu Lixin didn't show up either. He only asked Xiao Si'er to bring back a word saying that he was busy preparing for the New Year, so he wouldn't come.There is no need for the couple to say thank you any more, and everyone will have a good farewell.

Cui Pu had expected that guy would not have the face to show up again today.However, taking the opportunity to stab Wu Lixin in the chest again, he felt much better.

After they tidied up, the Zheng couple hurried in.When they saw Cui Pu and Mu Jiaojiao, they immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

A little girl quickly stepped forward to help them up.After a few gossips, the two men 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.Who knew that the passenger ship on board would not go any further after arriving here.The couple originally heard that the south was warm, so they didn't bring many thick clothes, but when they got off the boat here, they were too cold, so they had no choice but to wrap up in summer clothes to make up for it.As a result, he suffered from heatstroke in a daze.

After finishing speaking, Zheng Da knelt down to Mu Jiaojiao again: "In any case, I would like to thank the little lady for saving my wife's life. If you hadn't acted in time, I am afraid that I would really think that she is terminally ill and watch her Go! She has been married to me for more than ten years, and has never enjoyed a day of happiness. If she just goes away, how can I feel at ease?" As she spoke, she burst into tears.

Lady Guan also knelt down with her husband, wiping away her tears as well.

Seeing this, Mu Jiaojiao was moved and helpless, and quickly ordered someone to help them up.Cui Pu said: "Since the two of you are going to visit your relatives alone, there must be no one around you to celebrate this New Year's Eve. Then you stay and celebrate the New Year with us!"

"How can I do that? You are the ladies and gentlemen of high families, we are not worthy! We are not worthy!" Zheng Dalian waved his hands repeatedly.Lady Guan also shook her head.

Mu Jiaojiao said with a smile: "There is actually a reason for us to keep you here. How about you listen to us first?"

The couple just shut up.Mu Jiaojiao quickly said: "Actually, our husband and wife have no other hobbies, but a great desire for food. Now I heard that you are from Bingzhou. To be honest, my mother was born in Bingzhou. It's a pity that she left early , I have never met her. Now that I have met A Niang’s fellow countrymen, I want to ask you to cook some Bingzhou dishes for us, so that I can taste the taste that my A Niang once tasted. Da Niang Ma'am, what do you think?"

"Ah, that's fine! I don't have any other skills, but these years I have been working in big families' homes, and I can still cook a few dishes. If you don't mind, little lady, I'll cook for you right away!" The eldest lady nodded quickly.

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

In the evening, a large table of New Year’s Eve dinner was served, including Chang’an’s famous dishes Hunyangshihu, Yujiu, Handu, etc., plus the delicacies that Mu Jiaojiao and Cui Pu had eaten and praised all the way along the way, There are also sweet and sour fish of Bingzhou, mutton in a pot, braised meat in rice wine, etc. cooked by Mrs. Guan.

Because there are very few female relatives in the group, there is no separate table for men and women. Mu Jiaojiao, Cui Pu, Wang Shiqilang, Mr. Zhuang and Mr. Wu sat around a table with five people.Hu San and his party were used to being undisciplined, and they never came again after having a few drinks with Cui Pu and the others, preferring to serve a few dishes of food and gobble it up 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 night, and finally accompanied Hongdou mother and daughter to prepare a few tables of good dishes, but they refused to serve them anyway.It happened that she and Aunt Hongdou could get along well, so Mu Jiaojiao simply asked Aunt Hongdou to accompany them to the reunion dinner.

The culinary skills of Hongdou mother and daughter are obvious to all, but Guan Niangzi's is not bad.A dish of sweet and sour fish is sweet and sour, the fish is charred on the outside and tender on the inside, which is very suitable for Mu Jiaojiao's appetite.With this plate of food, Mu Jiaojiao actually ate a whole bowl of rice.Mr. Zhuang and Mr. Wu were also full of praise for the rice wine stewed meat, and Mr. Wu even wrote an impromptu poem.

Although it was not as lively as in the past in Chang'an, everyone gathered together and had a mixed New Year's Eve dinner, talking and laughing, and the mood was also very good.

After eating, Cui Pu asked someone to light a fire in the yard, and he dragged Mu Jiaojiao to throw bamboo knots into the fire.Hearing the crackling sound of the bamboo joints inside, and seeing Mu Jiaojiao startled by the sudden explosion of sparks, he laughed happily.Mu Jiaojiao saw it and pulled his ear bitterly, Cui Pu hurriedly clasped his fists and begged for mercy.

We have been together on the boat for more than half a month, and we are all familiar with it now.Coupled with today's holiday, they are not very restrained.Especially Cui Pu was the first to play with Mu Jiaojiao recklessly, and everyone gradually let go of their hands and feet, and came to throw bamboo knots to play.Even the most restrained Mr. and Mrs. Zheng happily joined the big team under the encouragement of Hongdou Ah Niang.

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

Wu Lixin has always been a person who refuses to admit defeat.So tonight, he specially asked the cook who brought him to cook a large table of delicious dishes, and asked the servant to invite several gentlemen over.

For the Chinese New Year, the gentlemen also came as scheduled.It's just that facing the bright dishes on the table, everyone can't taste it.But after moving a few chopsticks and toasting a few glasses of wine with Wu Lixin, they said they were full, and left one after another under the pretext that they were afraid of the cold because of their age.In the end, only Wu Lixin was left alone at the table.

Wu Lixin's face suddenly became very ugly.

"Every one of you who is not dead, really put on a face for me? If it weren't for the Chinese New Year today, I have no one to accompany me, would you be willing to have dinner with you people?" He gritted his teeth and scolded, "Now you don't Willing to accompany, that's just right, I have plenty of people to accompany me!"

Then he said to the boy: "Go and call Liniang, Tengniang, Hongniang and the others, and let them come and drink with me!"

"Lang Jun, it's not good to have a group of maids and concubines to accompany this New Year's Eve? Even if the masters and wives in Chang'an City know about it, they will definitely be angry." The servant said cautiously.

"Don't even try to use the old man to suppress me! Now that I'm not in Chang'an, I'm not afraid of them!" Wu Lixin was furious. I'm here to serve you!"

The boy backed away quickly. "Yes, yes, let's go, little one!"

Not long after, a group of gorgeously dressed young ladies flocked in, surrounded Wu Lixin with sweet smiles.

Hearing the singing of the concubines, Wu Lixin finally showed a smile. He hugged the lovely people from left to right, and said cheerfully: "Today's New Year's Eve, I will only have you by my side. Now as long as you serve well , I’ll give you a title later on!”

When the little ladies heard this, their eyes lit up, and they quickly tried their best to serve him.

The yard is just that big.Even if Mr. Qian and the others closed the door, they still couldn't block the noise coming from the front hall.Mr. Qian heard it in his ears, and his face was already livid with anger.

Not long after, Mr. Xu and others came over.

"Brother Yi Ran, look at Mr. Erlang... he doesn't look like he's about to be the head of a county? It was only a few quarrels yesterday, but he didn't give us a good face today, and now he openly teased his concubines on New Year's Eve! If it was in Chang'an, such an unfilial son would have been dragged out and beaten to death with a stick!" Mr. Xu said in a heartbroken voice.

Others also joined in.

Mr. Qian heaved a long sigh. "Why don't I understand what you're talking about? It's just that the master gave us to him, hoping that we would support him and help him open up a bright road. Now he's a hard-won habit, so we can only be patient and take it easy." Taught."

"What is this old habit that is hard to change? Look at Mr. Cui Liulang next door. This is picked by Concubine Hui to compare him. Originally, he wanted to let Mr. Cui Liulang motivate him to make progress. But he didn't like it, so he just broke the jar and smashed it." Is it true that Mr. Cui Liulang has a better reputation in Chang'an City than him? His wife who was born in a merchant is still a big blemish on him. Has he been ridiculed for this in the past six months? But how did he behave? "

Mr. Xu said angrily. "I won't talk about the distance. Let's just say that now, the two families set off together and traveled here together. At the beginning, Mr. Cui Liulang, like Mr. Erlang, was competitive and did a lot of stupid things. But it has only been half a month. How much progress have you made? Look at this one here again, I really... Hey, I have nothing to say!"

When Mr. Qian heard this, his eyes suddenly darkened. "Brother Huanshan, you admire Mr. Cui Liulang next door so much, but what do you think?"

Mr. Xu was taken aback. "Forget it, since you've seen it, brother Yi Ran, I won't hide it from you. That's right! I think Mr. Cui Liulang is more reliable than Mr. Erlang. Mr. Erlang's temperament is suitable for being a dude. He is absolutely not tolerated. Even with Concubine Hui as the backer, I am afraid that he will be a mess as an official. I, Xu, promised the master to come out to assist him this time. Come on... hey, I don't want to ruin even my Xu Huanshan I's wisdom because of his irrelevant temperament!"

"Brother Huanshan, what do you mean by that? By saying that, is it worthy of my master's extra courtesy to you over the years?" Mr. Qian immediately snapped at the words.

"I know that I'm sorry for the master, but everyone has their own ambitions. The master's kindness is as important as Mount Tai, but isn't it important for my Xu family to be clean and bright? To repay the master, I will have many ways in the future, but I Absolutely will not allow the Xu family's purity to be tarnished for nothing like this!" Mr. Xu said firmly.

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

He was shocked in his heart, and quickly looked at the others: "What about you? Don't you think the same as him?"

The others bowed their heads one after another, faltering and hawing only to say some irrelevant words.

Mr. Qian's heart suddenly turned cold, and he sighed: "Anyway, you have such an idea before you take office, which is disrespectful to the master. In any case, we have to get there first. Besides Lang Jun's actual performance, what do you think?"

When Mr. Xu heard what he said, he let out a sigh of relief. "Since Brother Yi Ran said so, then I will wait a few more days. If Mr. Erlang is still like this in Hailing County, then don't blame me for disregarding old feelings!"

After finishing speaking, he saluted him, turned around and left.

The others followed suit.

After everyone had left, Mr. Qian heaved a long sigh, with one hand powerless to support his forehead.

The Wu family spent the night in a deserted place, but Cui Pu and his party over there were dancing and screaming. Everyone had a good time, and they stayed together until midnight, and they left after the New Year.

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

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

As soon as Mu Jiaojiao heard it, he knew that he was gloating. "Did something happen next door?"

"That's right! I asked Xiao Si'er to inquire for a long time just now, only to find out that Wu Lixin didn't keep the New Year's Eve with those gentlemen. In the room, the commotion was turned upside down. Their New Year's Eve really had a wonderful time!"

"It's really unique." Mu Jiaojiao pulled the corners of his lips lightly, "It's tantamount to courting death for him to do so."

"Isn't it? I'm courting death!" Cui Puding nodded.

(End of this chapter)