The crowd made the dumplings faster, and soon the empty table on one side was filled with large, round, white and fat dumplings. There were two ugly and very unique ones made by Shen Lansui and Rong Zhao.
Shen Lansui's dumplings are all slender without exception, while Rong Zhao's dumplings are all round. Putting them together, they are not only ugly and unique, but also very joyful.
The seventh prince almost stopped laughing and croaked when he saw it. Liang Ci was afraid that Rong Zhao would take revenge, so he quickly turned his back, but his shaking shoulders betrayed him.
Lu Xingyue pursed his lips and said seriously: "I'll take these out and steam them first."
Shen Lansui stopped him, "Hey - why don't you take the ones over there? They've been put away for a long time."
Lu Xingyue's eyes moved slightly and he whispered: "Destroy the corpse and eliminate all traces."
Shen Lansui: "..."
"Hahahahahaha——"
"Goose Goose Goose Goose Goose Goose--"
The Seventh Prince laughed out loud this time, and the others were affected and laughed too.
Rong Zhao: "..."
She rolled up her sleeves and walked to Shen Lansui, and said quietly: "I don't think your husband is very good. Why don't you go back and I'll find a new one for you, and just bury this one?"
Shen Lansui nodded in agreement and looked at Lu Xingyue with a smile on his face, "Don't bother anyone else, I'll do it myself!"
Lu Xingyue stood there and watched Shen Lansui approach step by step.
Shen Lansui raised his hand and pinched Lu Xingyue's lips, gritted his teeth and said, "Lu Yuanzhi, why didn't I realize you were so good at talking before? Is this how you use it to destroy corpses and eliminate traces?"
Lu Xingyue shook his head obediently.
Shen Lansui narrowed her eyes and looked at him. Seeing the corners of his lips rising uncontrollably, she immediately said, "Smile again!"
Lu Xingyue: "..."
The two looked at each other in silence, and finally, Lu Xingyue couldn't hold back his laughter.
Can't stop laughing.
Shen Lansui also laughed angrily, and happened to still have some flour in his hand, so he rubbed it directly on his face, "Smile, smile, smile - why are you laughing? Lu Yuanzhi, do you still want to eat dumplings?!"
Lu Xingyue didn't hide. He stood there and let her look like a tabby cat. He looked down at her tenderly and coaxed in a gentle voice: "Eat, these dumplings belong to me."
When the dumplings finally came out of the pot, Lu Xingyue really picked out the slender dumplings one by one and filled a full bowl, "I'll eat these."
Shen Lansui pursed her lips and whispered: "Then eat slowly, there is silver in it."
When making dumplings, they boiled a few small silver beads in boiling water and put them into the dumplings to see who could eat them.
Lu Xingyue smiled and said, "Okay."
The dumplings are half steamed and half boiled, and are poured into the pot continuously. The steam outside is floating in the night sky, and when illuminated by the bright red lanterns, the flavor of the New Year suddenly comes out.
"The dumplings are here!"
Someone came in with a big tray, and bowls of snow-white dumplings were piled in the bowls. Just looking at them made people's index fingers move.
Shen Lansui and Rong Zhao helped and distributed bowls to everyone.
Shen Lansui said: "Eat slowly, be careful not to burn it. Don't worry, there is still a lot. Serve it after you finish it!"
"Yeah, eat some boiled food, some steamed food, and let me know what kind of stuffing you like!" Rong Zhao and her started from both sides, while Lu Xingyue and Liang Ci walked over with the soldiers from room to room, making sure that everyone had their share. Come back again.
They were the last to eat, and a table was reserved for them in the room. The five of them sat together, with no signs of fatigue on their faces. Each of them held a big bowl and slowly ate dumplings.
This was something Shen Lansui had never experienced in the last days.
Materials are tight and food is scarce in the last days. Not everyone can make dumplings, a time-consuming and labor-intensive thing. Even if they can, there are no raw materials. Every Chinese New Year, dumplings will be given out, but there is a limit of six per person. There is not much, and the filling is very small, far from this big.
She thought about taking a bite of the dumpling, which was stuffed with cabbage and pork. There was a lot of meat, and the juice filled her mouth as soon as she took a bite. The aroma made her squint her eyes.
"tasty!"
It was a bit hot, so she blew on it and ate the remaining half.
Lu Xingyue looked at her from the side and couldn't help but said: "Slow down, if you like dumplings, let's go back and ask the kitchen to make more."
Shen Lansui shook his head, "No, dumplings taste best during festivals, but they don't have the same taste at ordinary times."
Rong Zhao nodded in agreement, "When we are together during the festival, everything tastes delicious."
"Ouch——"
Just as he was talking, the seventh prince suddenly cried out in pain.
Several people looked over immediately.
"What's wrong?" Liang Ci asked.
The seventh prince covered his face and slowly spat out a silver bead, and said with a grimace: "Why did you eat it so quickly? I couldn't eat it in previous years."
"Is your tooth okay?" Rong Zhao took an empty plate and said, "This shows that you have done a lot of good things this year, and God is on your side."
The Seventh Prince shook his head, "It just hit me a little bit, it's okay."
"It's okay, everyone, please eat slowly." As soon as Shen Lansui said this, he saw Lu Xingyue's expression changed.
She raised an eyebrow, "Did you bite it too?"
Lu Xingyue nodded, lowered his head and spit out a small silver bead.
Shen Lansui couldn't help laughing, "Okay, you will also have great luck next year."
Lu Xingyue smiled and said, "I would like to borrow my lady's kind words."
Everyone talked and laughed, and after finishing the bowl, they were almost too full to walk. After sitting for a while, they got up and went out, inviting the people to put out lanterns together.
The lamp paper and skeleton that had been shipped before were all glued up. Now they were placed on the floor outside, with a table next to it, with pens, ink, paper and inkstones placed on it.
"If you want to release a lantern, just come and get one, write your blessings, and then light it and let it fly."
Mulang and Jin Yiwei were angry there.
The people became excited, but did not move.
Shen Lansui was confused: "Won't everyone let go?"
One of the prestigious old men said with a smile: "Of course the nobles must put these first few lights on first."
Shen Lansui wanted to say no, but then he remembered that this was in ancient times, and the awareness of the difference between superiority and inferiority had been deeply ingrained in their bones, and they would not let him go even if they were asked.
So she turned to look at the others, and Rong Zhao nodded, "Let's go first. What wish do you want to write?"
Shen Lansui smiled and said, "Wouldn't it be useless if I say it? Don't fool me."
Rong Zhao smiled slyly and said, "I can guess it even if you don't tell me."
"Then what do you want to write?" Shen Lansui looked towards her intentionally.
Rong Zhao dipped his pen in ink and wrote on the lamp generously, "I'm not afraid to read. My wish will definitely come true."
Shen Lan was startled when she saw that what she wrote was: May the sea, rivers and rivers be clear, and the country be peaceful and the people be safe.
After Rong Zhao finished writing, he took the fire fold, lit the lamp, and slowly raised it. Liang Ci looked at her gentle eyebrows under the light, and his heart moved, and he asked her in a low voice: "Why did you write this?"
Rong Zhao looked back and hooked his fingers, and whispered: "Hai Yan and the river are clear, the people are happy, and my general no longer has to go through life and death. This is not the consciousness of some princess, but just my selfishness, Jiang Yuting."
Liang Ci's eyes trembled and he held her hand.
This is the first light in Wanguan City. It slowly rises into the night sky carrying the most sincere wishes in the world.
