This year's Mid-Autumn Festival was particularly lively in Lao Bai's family.
The shop in Huaicheng opened extremely smoothly, and the embroidery workshop in the village opened up. In addition, the fifth son of the Bai family and the niece of the prefect discussed marriage. The fourth son of the Bai family and the uncle and nephew Erlang were studying in Huaicheng and were valued by their master. The third son of the Bai family The next generation is about to be born, and all kinds of happy events indicate the prosperous life of the Bai family.
Last year's Mid-Autumn Festival was missing the fourth eldest son of the Bai family, and Bai Sanzhuang was not married yet.
The fourth child of the Bai family returned home early this year.
Originally, Bai Sanzhuang was busy with business in Huaicheng, and his family thought that he would not be able to get away from home. Unexpectedly, he left Huaicheng the night before and came to Shenshu Village on the morning of the 15th to celebrate the festival.
The Bai family reunited as a whole family during this Mid-Autumn Festival.
The Bai family received many Mid-Autumn Festival gifts, from the Huaicheng Zhou family, the prefect's wife, shopkeeper Xu's family, Xie Chuntao's natal brother, and Grandma Du's family.
Of course, the Lao Bai family also returned the gifts one by one before the Mid-Autumn Festival.
To the Bai family's surprise, Chen Jing'er, the eldest niece of the Zhen family, also sent a gift.
Zongzi, four kinds of fruits, a fan of ribs, and two pieces of satin named for Xiao Fuyuan.
Chen Jing'er's attitude towards Lao Bai's family obviously followed Aunt Chen's rhythm. In the past, Aunt Chen was indifferent to Lao Bai's family. Except for Chen Jing'er's visit with Lao Bai's family when they first got married, Chen Jing'er had no contact with Lao Bai's family for many years.
Xiaofu had a full moon, Bai Sanzhuang got married, Xiaolang was born... She pretended not to know about these happy events that happened in the Bai family after Chen Jing'er got married.
Now that Baba is giving gifts, it's not because the Bai family's life is getting better and better that he puts down his posture and walks around.
There is also Chen Xuan'er living in the Bai family.
Mrs. Bai and Mrs. Zhen hinted many times, openly and secretly, but she didn't move. Even Eugene directly asked her to leave, but she said it wouldn't be too late to go home when it snowed.
Fortunately, she didn't get into trouble these days, and she didn't talk to Bai Panmei.
The embroidery workshop had a three-day break during the Mid-Autumn Festival. As the owner, the Lao Bai family gave each of the female workers in the embroidery workshop five hundred dollars.
Unexpectedly, when working in the Bai family, in addition to receiving monthly wages, they would also receive extra money during the holidays. The female workers in the embroidery workshop worked harder and harder while being happy.
The day of reunion was particularly beautiful, and the Bai family yard had been enjoying itself since morning.
Moon cakes, fruits, and pastries were piled on the table, and Dalang and the other children could eat them.
"Two boxes of moon cakes, a basket of lotus roots, a basket of crab apples, four koi carps, a sheep..." Mrs. Bai was taking stock of the August gifts for the mansion opposite.
Although they live opposite each other and the two families are such close neighbors, there is no lack of etiquette.
The mooncakes were made by Zhen and Chuntao herself, using the Zhen family's recipe. The lotus roots were sent by Xie Chuntao's mother's family. They were the first lotus roots after the lotus leaves withered in autumn. Begonia fruit and carp were produced by Xiao Fuyuan on the hilltop in Xiangyang Village.
Oddly enough, there is a mountain spring in a hidden part of the mountain. Ever since the mountain was bought by the Bai family and recorded in Xiao Fuyuan's name, the spring water has been flowing continuously. It saved the people of Xiangyang Village during the drought, and even more so. As the drought eases, the flow becomes larger and larger and gradually merges into a mountain stream.
Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Bai family took Little Fuyuan to the mountains to pick fruits. When they were thirsty, they came to the spring to drink water. Several fat koi fish came out of the spring and jumped straight into Little Fuyuan's arms.
So she brought back four koi and planned to give them to A Zhen to keep in the fish pond in the yard.
The sheep were given to Meng Zhixu by the Bai family to thank him for taking care of Bai Zhaomei.
"Dazhuang, take these things and your sister and deliver them to the next door." Old Mrs. Bai ordered Bai Dazhuang.
The mansion next door.
Under A Zhen's gaze, He Shun was also taking stock of the gifts to be sent out.
"Master, do you want to give this as a gift? This is..." He Shun asked hesitantly, holding a set of the Four Treasures of the Study given by the capital.
"Send it off," A Zhen said.
This set of four treasures of the study was a gift from the emperor, and someone was specially sent to deliver it before the Mid-Autumn Festival.
It can be seen that the emperor has a heart for the young master.
He sent it out without hesitation.
"Zongzi, Xiao Yuanbao's favorite cakes, satin made from inside, rice with water chestnuts and chicken heads, new dishes made by Liu Yishou... Master, do you think these are feasible?" He Shun asked, pointing to the full basket in front of him.
"Okay." A Zhen nodded and said, "Take out my glazed palace lantern and give it to my sister together."
Wu Xiaoying quickly brought the palace lantern.
A Zhen personally took the palace lantern and took Wu Xiaoying and Liu Yishou to Bai's house to deliver festive gifts.
As soon as I walked to the door, I met Bai Dazhuang, Xiao Fuyuan, Dalang Sanlang, and Liu Shu who was making up the numbers. Each of them was holding a boxing gift in their hands.
"Brother Azhen, this is for you." Xiao Fuyuan pointed at the koi in the bucket and said.
The four koi fish splashed out a string of water splashes as if they could understand people's words.
A Zhen ordered Wu Xiaoying to take it and release it in the fish pond in the yard.
"Sister, this is the palace lantern for you." A Zhen raised the lantern in his hand.
Xiao Fuyuan took it and sighed repeatedly at how exquisite and beautiful the lamp was.
The two of them left the others behind and went to sit on a stone under a nearby tree to talk.
"It looks better after lighting it up at night. It's the best time to carry it when admiring the moon." A Zhen said.
Little Fuyuan touched the lamp and couldn't put it down, nodding her head repeatedly. She was already looking forward to the moon rising in the evening.
"Don't you have a home of your own? How can you celebrate the festival at someone else's house?" A Zhen felt unhappy when he saw Liu Shu running towards him.
"My sister promised me to spend the holidays at their house." Liu Shu looked at Xiao Fuyuan and said timidly. He was a little afraid of Ah Zhen. Not only was he afraid, but his father seemed to be afraid too.
"If you have nothing to do, don't keep running towards Shenshu Village." A Zhen said.
Liu Shu thought to himself, the management is quite lenient.
I want to quarrel, but I dare not.
So he showed off and said to A Zhen: "I will definitely come here often in the future. My cousin and Xiao Yuanbao's fifth brother are getting engaged. From now on, I and the Bai family will be related, and Xiao Yuanbao will be my cousin from now on."
A Zhen looked at Xiao Fuyuan.
Xiao Fuyuan nodded and said, "Yes, his cousin will become my fourth sister-in-law."
A Zhen: "..."
He did not expect that Liu Hong would marry his niece not to the more promising fourth child of the Bai family, but to the fifth child.
Now, Liu Shu is more blatantly visiting the Bai family.
"Sister, can it be okay if I celebrate the festival at your house today?" A Zhen asked Xiao Fuyuan, leaving Liu Shu aside.
"Of course." Xiao Fuyuan nodded. She knew very well that even though A Zhen lived in a big house and was accompanied by a lot of people, he only ate at a big table and no one had the reunion dinner with him.
Even if A Zhen didn't say anything, she would still invite A Zhen to come to her home to celebrate the festival, eat together, and enjoy the moon together.
…
At night, the moon rises.
The fifteenth moon is big and round.
After everyone finished eating, Xiao Fuyuan lit the palace lantern given by A Zhen.
Then everyone sat in the yard to admire the moon and eat moon cakes.
The moonlight is beautiful, and the light shines all over the world.
I wonder how the people in the capital are doing?
A Zhen looked up at the big, round moon, and his nose felt a little sore.
Suddenly a pair of warm hands held him, A Zhen turned around, Xiao Fuyuan handed him a piece of moon cake and said to him: "Brother A Zhen, you have to be happy."
(End of chapter)
