Yang Fan smiled and said, "Yes, it's the Chinese New Year. I'll buy you some clothes to wear when going out. Take a look, are you satisfied?"
The three of them immediately took out their coats. Because their heights and shapes were different, Yang Fan customized it according to their measurements. There were names on the box.
Everyone got their own coat and couldn't wait to try it on. Aunt Mei also directed the maids to bring the coat mirror so that the ladies could look in the mirror more conveniently.
The little girl put on a ferret fur coat. Under the fluffy fur and the ferret guard hair, she looked even more charming, and she was spinning in circles in front of Yang Fan happily.
"Look, sir, it fits me so well. It looks good."
"Well, this fur looks best on Madam, and the color suits you very well." Yang Fan was naturally not stingy in his praise.
Hearing Yang Fan's praise, Xiao Niangpi became even happier.
In fact, this kind of fur Yaoguang looks best when worn. Because she is the tallest.
Yao Guang is 1.82 meters tall, and in high heels, she is 1.9 meters tall. She also has a super hot figure and a natural ability to dress well, so she looks good in anything she wears.
"Try it on first. If it fits, change into new clothes first, and then go have breakfast. There are a lot of things to do in a while." Yang Fan said.
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Then they reluctantly hung up their coats. They had just gotten up, still wearing newly made underwear, and put on New Year's attire under the service of the maid.
Xiao Niangpi is the royal wife of the second rank, and her dress is the same as Yang Fan's earl robe. It was a reward from the imperial court.
Yang Fan took his wives to the restaurant, had breakfast first, and then started various New Year activities.
First of all, we must post Spring Festival couplets. According to the rules, this Spring Festival couplet was written by Yang Fan.
When Yang Fan was a child, he practiced calligraphy with his grandfather, and he was pretty good at it. However, when he wrote traditional Chinese characters, he always lacked strokes and strokes, which easily made people laugh.
Yang Fan's memorials always make Chongzhen laugh. His handwriting is always missing a few strokes, or some words are simply written incorrectly.
The emperor was also puzzled. Why was he not beaten to death by his husband when he wrote it like this?
Yang Fan was naturally self-aware, so he simply asked the girl with the best handwriting to write the Spring Festival couplets. Lin Yueru was grinding ink for her on the side.
The little girl frowned, tilted her head and thought for a while, then dipped her brush in ink and started writing.
"It's a feast of wine and feasting tonight, and I wish you all the best in the world."
Yang Fan clapped his hands and said hello. Although Xiao Niangpi was born in a general family, she loved reading and her cultural level was very good.
"People are diligent and spring morning, tomorrow will be another year, and I wish the world every year of satisfaction."
The little girl looked up and down and said with satisfaction: "Sir, what do you think of this one posted in front of the front door?"
"Well, okay, that's it. It's so well written." Yang Fan nodded.
Then Xiao Niangpi wrote a few more couplets and prepared to paste them on the doors everywhere.
Aunt Mei also came over and said, "Sir, the lake has been laid. Let's put up the flag and the door god as well."
"Okay, you guys do it." Yang Fan said happily.
In the residence in Xincheng, an ancestral hall of the Yang family was built according to the custom of the Ming Dynasty. Although Yang Fan is the first generation head of the family, he must have ancestors. Therefore, there must be an ancestral hall to worship ancestors.
At noon on New Year's Eve, Yang Fan will host an ancestor worship ceremony. Post Spring Festival couplets and door gods, etc. Yang Fan is going to the ancestral hall to worship his ancestors. This matter can only be handled by Yang Fan and his family slaves. According to the rules, women are not allowed to enter the ancestral hall.
Even though Xiao Niangpi is a wife, she is not allowed to enter the Yang family's ancestral hall to worship her ancestors.
Yang Fan took Zhang Geda, Mo Zuo and Donkey Dan to the ancestral hall to worship his ancestors. Xiao Niangpi and others began to arrange various activities for these two days.
In addition to two main meals in the afternoon and midnight, there are other activities today.
First of all, a bonfire must be lit, and someone must guard it, add firewood continuously, and burn it all night. The stronger the fire, the better, which means that evil will be removed and the fire will bring good luck.
There are currently more than 700 servants, grooms, servants, servants, maids, cooks, etc. in the mansion, plus Huang Daya's security team.
There was no room for so many people to eat, so we had to set up tents in the yard with folding tables and chairs. There is also a stage set up in the yard. There will be a vigil tonight, so we can't all be in a daze at night.
So I invited a theater troupe to sing opera all night.
Madam said, you can't gamble today. It's the Chinese New Year, so everyone is allowed to have fun.
There were thunderous cheers immediately. Gambling was usually prohibited in the Yang Mansion. Ladies rarely play mahjong or anything like that.
Yang Fan came back from worshiping his ancestors and announced the opening of the banquet. The whole Yang Mansion became noisy.
The entire Yang Mansion turned into a sea of joy. Various dishes were delivered to the table like a flowing stream, and jars of fine wine were also opened. Let's drink freely today.
There were many children running around, and the lady took the maids to hand out red envelopes to the children in the house, each of them got one. Women bring their children to receive red envelopes, and then they take their children to kowtow to their wives to wish them a happy new year.
The red envelope is not big, containing five copper coins, but this new year's money is a gift from the host's family.
After Xiao Niangpi and Lin Yueru became pregnant, they also liked to do more good deeds to accumulate some blessings for their children.
New Year's Eve is a very important day during the Spring Festival. Yang Fan discovered that many customs of New Year's Eve in the Ming Dynasty were directly inherited from the Song Dynasty. For example, a large number of fireworks and firecrackers were set off on this day to drive away the Nian beast and protect the safety of the whole family.
The most indispensable thing in the Yang Mansion is fireworks.
Every year during the festival, the best thing Xinghe Supermarket buys is fireworks. At night, the Yang Mansion's fireworks never stopped, and everyone in the city was watching the high-altitude fireworks launched by the Yang Mansion.
Mo Zuo and his servants fired a firework bomb every few minutes in the steel pipe buried in the back mountain.
Fireworks bombs made in modern times roared high into the sky, and then exploded in the sky of the new city. The gorgeous fireworks could be seen throughout the city, and they continued until midnight, when the New Year's bell in the clock tower rang.
During this period, the new town is open 24 hours a day. The streets are filled with farmers from all over the country coming to celebrate the New Year. It was their first time to see holiday fireworks, and they were all mesmerized by the sight.
In the middle of the night, after eating dumplings, Yang Fan felt really sleepy, so he went back to sleep.
Xiao Niangpi, Lin Yueru, and Mei Xiang pulled Aunt Mei over and continued playing mahjong. Play until dawn.
On the morning of the first day of the new year, according to custom, the bolt of the door must be taken off and smashed on the ground three times. The implication is that "a thousand gold drops" means that you will be able to make a lot of money in the coming year.
On this day, people eat a variety of foods. There is a food gift box called "Daji Boxer", which contains persimmons, lychees, round eyes, chestnuts, ripe dates and other fruits and nuts.
There is also a gift box filled with donkey meat that people call "chewing ghost". This gift box is small in size. The ancients called donkeys imps, so it is called "chewing ghost".
One morning, in front of the main hall, the Yang family handed out lucky boxes to the people in the house, and the children gave small bags of candies, touched their heads and said some auspicious words. This is a way for the master and his servants to express their closeness.
Yang Fan was feeling happy when an officer hurried in.
Yang Fan looked at his military uniform and saw that he was an officer in the communications corps. Could something have happened?
