The moon is blue, the rice cakes are sweet;
The blue moon is here, laugh out loud, and wish me to grow taller soon...
The atmosphere in the streets and alleys has gradually increased half a month ago. The most obvious thing is that the children playing in the alleys are triumphantly singing the children's songs they learned from their elders or brothers and sisters. The rhythm is cheerful, rushing time, eager to get there soon. Can celebrate the festival.
Blue Moon Festival is the biggest annual festival in the Jingjiu Dynasty. Even people in the yamen who rarely have holidays will enjoy a rest on this day.
Of course, if you're unlucky enough to be assigned to duty, you won't be able to rest. You'll have to watch others have fun while you have to perform duties yourself.
Blue Moon Cake, a kind of rice cake, is a must-have traditional delicacy during the Blue Moon Festival.
After blue moon grass is added to the blue moon cake, it will turn sky blue and have a strange fragrance. Served with icing sugar or syrup, the taste is a deep-rooted memory of almost all people in the Jingjiu Dynasty from childhood to adulthood.
In addition to making blue moon cakes, there are many different customs in different places. For example, in Jingxi, during the Blue Moon Festival, blue moon grass decorations in various shapes, such as kittens and puppies, are hung at the door. In Jingzhong, some paper cuts are posted on the windows.
Of course, there is another custom that is basically done everywhere, that is, every household will worship their ancestors on the Blue Moon Festival.
Moreover, family members who are far away from home will come back as long as they can, and then the whole family will get together, even if it is only for a day or two, they will still follow the ancestral precepts and make the Blue Moon Festival busy and full of ritual.
In the past, Shen Hao spent the Blue Moon Festival alone. He would buy a pound of blue moon cakes on the street, and then prepare a few snacks to have a meal in the yard. Even if it’s a holiday.
Later, when he was promoted to an official, he had his own big house, servants, and even slaves, so the festivals became much more lively.
However, for Shen Hao, the feeling of Blue Moon Festival is not that happy, and he even just feels like "joining in the fun". After all, his origin makes him lack a basic sense of identification with the festivals of this world.
This year’s Blue Moon Festival is different from previous years.
There are two biggest changes. First, Shen Hao is no longer a rootless person, but has rediscovered his family roots. Secondly, Shen Hao is no longer alone. He has a wife and a concubine by his side.
These two changes moved this year's Blue Moon Festival from Fengli City to Xinliang City.
After all, because of the family atmosphere, making blue moon cakes alone was much grander than Shen Hao's previous festivals.
Under the leadership of Shen Wentian, everyone in the Shen family, regardless of age or sex, must personally participate in the making of blue moon cakes. Even if they are grinding or stirring, or helping to carry two buckets of water, it is considered participation, even Xiaoping Even the children can play and laugh while making their favorite "big dog blue moon cake".
It was also the first time for Shen Hao to make blue moon cakes, but he had some cooking skills, so he got started quickly and soon became one of the main producers.
The three fox girls are also good at crafts, and their labor is good, so they help push the mill and carry the bucket and stir.
Yu Qiao, the head of the family, also received cooking lessons at home, so it was natural that she would guide a group of housewives in making the blue moon cake, a traditional food made everywhere. No panic.
The skill that a housewife pays attention to is to "manage the household." Whether it is money accounts or the backyard kitchen, a housewife must have everything at her fingertips before she can be called "virtuous." This principle was applicable to the royal family of the Jingjiu Dynasty. Just like a man should be able to hold up the door beam and open up the situation, he should divide the labor and cooperate to make the life of the family more prosperous.
Of course, there are those who are good with their hands and those who are clumsy.
Chu Linxiang basically has some superficial skills in cooking, and she is very slow to get started with pastries. At the beginning, she was similar to Shen Hao, but Shen Hao started to play the main role and she was still there. step. Even worse than Yu Qiao.
After doing this, no matter how thick-skinned Chu Linxiang is, she can't help but feel aggrieved.
Fortunately, Xia Nu noticed Chu Linxiang's embarrassment and asked Jinxiu to come over and help Chu Linxiang, which relieved Chu Linxiang's embarrassment.
There were many people coming, but they didn't stay long. Shen Hao led a few girls to spend the Blue Moon Festival at the Shen family in Xinliang City and then returned to Fengri City. He did not stay overnight in Xinliang City. He couldn't get used to living in the Shen family. There was something else going on the next day.
That night, because it was the twenty-fifth day, it was time to go to Yu Qiao's Lanyue Garden, but to Shen Hao's surprise, there was an extra summer girl in Yu Qiao's yard.
"Husband, I can't defeat you alone, can you please ask Miss Xia to help me?" When Yu Qiao said these words, her pretty face was so red that she was almost dripping with water. This idea was completely out of necessity and was the result of discussions with her mother at home through letters. Instead of saying that Shen Hao is always unable to enjoy himself on the bed, it is better to take advantage of Xia Nu, a slave girl, than to have the benefit taken away by the woman named Chu!
In fact, Yu Qiao's first choice was not Xia Nu, but the two maids he brought over from the Yu family.
It is the duty of the dowry maid to help the young lady share the affairs between the beds. There are also many people who train maids and later become concubines.
It's a pity that Mr. Shen has no interest in the two delicate maids around Yu Qiao.
There are already five women in the family, which is rare in another world. If it were not for his success in spiritual practice, these five would be enough to destroy Shen Hao. Now I think it's enough, at least for the time being, I have no thoughts of looking for another woman. Therefore, Shen Hao once asked Yu Qiao whether he would marry the two maids to a different family in a few years when they are older. Staying in Shen's house was not an option.
Therefore, Yu Qiao could only choose helpers among the women at home.
Chu Linxiang didn't have to think about it first, the rest were the three fox girls. Originally, Yu Qiao wanted to find two little ones to help, but then she thought about it and worried that the two little ones would be in vain, so in the end she could only choose Xia Nu.
This was not something that was easy to talk about. Yu Qiao asked his maid to go talk to Xia Nu.
Xia Nu didn't refuse, she came over directly, and even took the initiative to whisper some words to Yu Qiao, mostly on the bed. Yu Qiao's face turned red when she heard this, and she quickly remembered in her mind that this was all Xia Nu's personal experience, maybe it could be used at night?
That's why Shen Hao saw this scene in front of him.
After listening to Yu Qiao's words, Shen Hao looked at Xia Nu beside him. He didn't expect that the woman sleeping with him would be so open? Will we be far away from group fights in the future?
There was no words for the rest of the night.
The next day, Shen Hao and Yu Qiao left Fengri City and went to Qizhou, Jingbei. According to the customs in Jingbei, the newly married daughter-in-law can return to her parents' home to visit relatives after the Blue Moon Festival. It is also the first time for the new father-in-law to come to visit. It is also the beginning of the two families being officially connected and interacting with each other during the festival.
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PS: Happy holidays to everyone!
I also wish the motherland prosperity!
