The Ups and Downs of Mrs. Yipin

Chapter 112 Mid-Autumn Festival Reunion
She was not good at socializing in the first place, but taking advantage of this opportunity of pregnancy, Fang Xiuyi became even more homebound.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, the previous year's Mid-Autumn Festival, because of Yunniang's incident, everyone didn't spend much.This year's festival, and when she was pregnant again, Fang Xiuyi thought about having a reunion Mid-Autumn Festival, and invited Yunniang, Lu Yibei, and Lu Yanming to the mansion.

"My lord, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. I want to invite Yunniang and the others over. Do you think it's okay?"

"It's fine. But you don't need to do anything, just explain what you have to do." He Huai'an was afraid of a mistake.

"My lord, don't treat me as a cripple, okay? I haven't had much reaction to my pregnancy this time. The child must be very sensible." Fang Xiuyi is unwilling to be a cripple, "I will make some mooncakes with the kitchen, and then I will A few dishes. Don't worry, my lord, I will do what I can."

"Let Mother Shi follow closely. By the way, I will find two more mothers to come over."

"No need, my lord, as you know, I am annoyed by the fact that there are too many people around me. It is enough to have Mama Shi and a few maids." Fang Xiuyi had his own idea, "My lord, I suddenly remembered that I took Yunniang to go to the city last year." What happened back then, I wonder if there is any result now?"

"No." He Huai'an shook his head, "I sent all the Lu brothers out, and even used the water transport relationship, but nothing came of it. I've never heard of such a group of people."

"That's really weird, could it be that they just disappeared out of thin air?" Fang Xiuyi was very puzzled, "I also asked Yunniang, and these people never came to look for Yuanwai Lu again, and they seemed to be doing a one-off deal. It’s as if you can take care of your retirement with this money.”

"Don't worry about it, I will continue to investigate."

"Besides Lu Yuan, did your lord help to find another way out?"

"Lu Yibei is too stubborn. I found an opportunity to donate my life some time ago so that he could enter the Imperial College, but he refused to accept it. He said he wanted to continue his old business, and he already had a promising location and business. .”

"Oh, there's really no way, a cow can't press its head if it doesn't drink water." Fang Xiu didn't know what Lu Yibei was thinking, "Forget it, my lord, even if you want to help with all your strength, Lu Yuanwai has his own plans You are all people with ideas, and I am afraid that no one is willing to give in. That's it, it's okay to maintain the status quo. Anyway, there are you in the capital, so it won't be too embarrassing."

Fang Xiu sent someone to invite the three of Lu Yibei to have a Mid-Autumn Festival dinner at the house. Unexpectedly, Lu Yibei not only agreed to celebrate the festival together, but also agreed to stay here for one night.Fang Xiuyi was really ecstatic, and hurried over to check the yard prepared for Yunniang, to see if the servants had cleaned it carefully, and if there was anything that needed to be replaced, even worried about the humidity, Fang Xiuyi asked someone to light up a charcoal fire.

In the afternoon of the Mid-Autumn Festival, He Huai'an and his family stood at the gate to welcome Yunniang and the three of them.

"Yunniang, you guys are here, I'm almost dying!" Fang Xiu said excitedly as she took Yunniang's hand.

"It's hard for you to work so hard and still miss me!" Yunniang was very grateful for Fang Xiuyi's dedication.

"Don't you always miss me too?!" Yunniang really cares about Fang Xiuyi, and seems to transfer all her concern for He Huai'an to Fang Xiuyi.

"Aunt!" Siyuan and Feiyu also liked Yunniang very much.

"Siyuan, Feiyu, every time I see you, there are changes!" Yunniang looked at the two children lovingly.

"Madam He!"

"Yanming, you've really grown into a big girl!" After this year, Lu Yanming lost a bit of his previous bluntness, and became a bit more serious, more like a seasoned adult.

He Huai'an and Yun Niang were lukewarm, and everyone was used to it anyway, so they didn't take it too seriously.

"Today we are all one family, regardless of inside and outside, a family must be together." Fang Xiuyi asked He Huai'an to take Lu Yibei and Siyuan to the study room in the inner courtyard, and they were not allowed to go to the outer courtyard. "They are men, let them talk. Go ahead, let's do ours."

"Xiuyi, what are these?" Yunniang asked Fang Xiuyi, because the table outside was covered with all kinds of melon and fruit refreshments.

"I made the mooncakes and dim sum by myself. I didn't buy them from outside. Don't be disgusted later!" Ever since Yunniang said that she would come to celebrate the festival, Fang Xiuyi burst into enthusiasm and made moon cakes and dim sum by herself.They bought several kinds of molds, and then mixed the noodles, made the shortbread, and prepared the fillings. It took a total of three days to make the mooncakes and snacks.

"It looks really good, I'll try it first." Yunniang praised without hesitation, "Mmm, it's really delicious, very soft and not too sweet. I didn't expect your cooking skills to be so good!"

"Come on, Yanming, eat some too." Fang Xiuyi was in a good mood, "You know how to say I am good. If you think it is good, I will pack it for you when I go back tomorrow. Anyway, I have done a lot."

"Okay. I wouldn't do that."

"I can't embroider either?"

After tasting the mooncakes, Fang Xiuyi asked for some aprons and some knives.

"Xiuyi, is this...?" Yunniang asked in confusion.

"Come on, let's put on our aprons first...Okay, now each of us has a knife to cut the watermelon. Cut it like this..." Fang Xiuyi grabbed the watermelon and demonstrated the movements crookedly to several people, scaring Mama Shi who was next to her. Do it yourself, "Look, when you break it apart like this, the watermelon becomes such a jagged shape."

It was the first time for the other three people to do this, and they all found it strange. Watching Fang Xiuyi's movements, they were very focused on cutting the watermelon.

"Be careful, slow down, don't cut your hands!"

Finally, everyone cut it up, and they opened it one after another to have a look.Lu Yanming's cuts were not satisfactory, some had long teeth and some had short teeth, so she said embarrassedly, "Oh, why is mine so ugly!"

What Lu Yanming said was true, she was the ugliest, and Fang Xiuyi was better than her.Although this is Yun Niang's first time, she seems to be good at embroidery, and she does this very well. The strength is relatively uniform, and there is no obvious difference in the length of the melon petals.And the best one is made by Feiyu.

Feiyu is accustomed to knives, often carves, and has a good grasp of strength.Although it is carving watermelons, the skills are also superb.When her watermelon was broken apart, not only were the lengths and widths of each melon even, but the flesh was also basically regular, unlike the mess of the other three.

"Fei Yu, this is..." Lu Yanming pointed at the artwork, not knowing what to say.

Fang Xiuyi was also very surprised. She only thought that Feiyu jade carving was good, but she didn't expect it to be so powerful when it was used on watermelon.

Yunniang knew what kind of watermelon she could roughly make, but seeing Fei Yu's finished product, she was also full of disbelief.

"Oh, Father Moon will definitely favor Feiyu later!" Fang Xiuyi was not reconciled.

"What Father Moon?" Yunniang asked.

"These, we are all dedicated to the moon!"

"Offer the moon? How?"

"When the moon comes out at night, I will teach everyone how to do it."

The four of them put all the melon and fruit refreshments on the plate and waited for the moon to come out before continuing.

The meals were all prepared by Fang Xiuyi, a total of fifteen dishes, He Huai'an was still a vegetarian, so there were more vegetarian dishes, and wine was also prepared.The ones prepared for Lu Yibei and He Huai'an were aged wine, while the others drank the juice made by Fang Xiuyi.

As the head of the family, He Huai'an was obviously very happy, and the unhappiness at seeing Lu Yibei disappeared when he saw Fang Xiuyi.Fang Xiuyi not only brought him the long-lost family affection, but also helped him maintain the stability of his family.

"It's been many years since the Mid-Autumn Festival. It's my great happiness to be able to reunite with my family to enjoy the Mid-Autumn Festival. I'll do it first to respect!" He Huai'an rarely showed his emotions like this.

"Thank you, Mr. He. I haven't passed the Mid-Autumn Festival for many years. I used to have a lot of business to take inventory at this time, and I always missed it. I never imagined that I could have such a happy life in the capital. Thank you!" Lu Yibei was also very happy, He drank three glasses in a row.

"Family, do you still need to thank me?! Come on, Yunniang, children, let's have a drink too!"

"Yes, thank you Xiuyi, I am very happy today!" Yunniang's face was also brimming with happiness.

The children also said a few words of blessing, everything was harmonious, and Fang Xiuyi was the happiest.Today Yunniang can live for one day, and there will be two days in the future, and everyone's relationship will become closer and closer!

Because of Fang Xiuyi's presence, no one at the dinner table obeyed the rule of not talking. Even if there was, they were forced to say a few words by Fang Xiuyi.

Don't eat dinner until dusk falls.

"Okay, we've eaten, and the moon hasn't eaten yet. Seeing him shining brightly, I feel a little guilty. Come on, let's start offering the moon!" Fang Xiuyi asked everyone to carry a plate, "Come on, let's Put the dishes on the table."

At the entrance of the main room, two low tables have been placed, and several people put all the dishes on the tables.

"Mid-Autumn Festival is such a special thing. You see, the moon is so big and round, and it is shining on us, so we should also thank the moon and let him eat more."

Fei Yu was still a bit childish, upon hearing this, he quickly said to the moon: "Grandpa Moon, you should eat more of my home food, this moon cake is made by my mother, it is delicious!"

Everyone smiled and imitated Fei Yu and said something to the moon. Those who had wishes and those who were grateful, it was very lively, even two big men could laugh out loud.

"Okay, let the moon eat by itself. Let's go back to the house and talk." At night, it would be inconvenient for everyone to get together to talk, Fang Xiuyi suggested that everyone should set up a chat.

"Brother Lu, let's go to the study to see a piece of jade I just got recently, you can help me to see it." He Huai'an invited Lu Yibei on his own initiative.

"Your Majesty, you are being polite, I don't have that vision."

"Mother, aunt, I'm going to read." Siyuan has his own things to do.

"Good, let's go."

"Sister Ming, come to my garden, let's talk together." Fei Yu invited Lu Yanming over.

"Okay, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

"Yunniang, let me take you there." Fang Xiuyi wanted Yunniang to see what was missing in the house.

"it is good."

In the room in Yunniang's courtyard, the charcoal fire of the previous few days has been removed, but it still feels warm.The people around Yunniang had already put away their things.

"Thank you, Xiuyi, for keeping it for me all the time, but..." Yunniang didn't know what to say.

"Don't thank me, as long as you have the opportunity to come and stay for a few more days."

"It feels warm in this room, what's going on?"

"Because I didn't live there for a long time, I was afraid that the house would be too humid, so I asked someone to light a charcoal fire to drive away the cold air."

"You are so considerate!" Yun Niang sat on the edge of the bed, touching here and there, "I will definitely come over when I have time in the future."

"That's right!"

"Xiuyi, we haven't seen each other for a few days. Looking at you today, you seem to have a different expression. What happened?" Yun Niang was still very careful.

Fang Xiu blushed slightly, and said embarrassingly, "You can see that too? I'm pregnant, two months old."

A happy expression immediately appeared on Yunniang's face, "Really? That's great! Congratulations! You and Changsheng have been separated for so long, and now you have a child, it's really worth celebrating!"

"Thank you, Yunniang!" Fang Xiu could tell that Yunniang was really happy for her.

"Pay attention to your body, and send someone to call me if you need me." Yunniang said while holding Fang Xiuyi's hand.

"You are as nervous as an adult! I know, I will be careful!" Although Yunniang and He Huai'an are not close, their expressions are the same, "Don't just talk about me. Yunniang, you want a child !Although there are many troubles after giving birth to a child, our life must continue, and the child is our future."

Yunniang smiled, her expression seemed a bit deep, "Parents and children also depend on fate, if there is fate, they will come."

"It's true, but fate also depends on hard work!" Although Yunniang is Lu Yibei's concubine, Lu Yibei will not marry again, and with He Huaian around, Yunniang's children will definitely not be affected in the future. wronged.

Yun Niang smiled and patted Fang Xiuyi's hand, "Xiuyi, do you want to have a boy or a girl?"

　I forgot when watermelons were introduced to China, but when it comes to Mid-Autumn Festival, I think of the customs in my hometown.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)