It's shameful to waste food. Although the family is not short of money, they can't be extravagant and wasteful. A large ball of noodles was forcibly eaten by Li Qing.
Li Qing divided the dough and stored it in several basins for frying Qin Hui in the afternoon.
Then, Li Qing started cutting vegetables, mincing meat, and preparing to fry some meatballs.
Every Chinese New Year, no matter how small the household is, everyone will make a lot of food in one go and then...eat the leftovers.
This is an old tradition.
Li Qing called two servants to help him and worked hard...
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Qian was pregnant and relatively lethargic. Zhu Qizhen couldn't bear to disturb her and felt it was boring to be alone, so he went to find Zhu Yunwen.
Along the way to the study room, I saw the master and apprentice lying half side by side on a spacious recliner, each reading "Yongle Dadian", reading with gusto.
If you don’t take the exam for merit and fame, what kind of books can you read... Zhu Qizhen said dullly, "Ahem, does Lao Zhu play chess?"
Zhu Yunwen changed his posture and continued reading.
"Are you afraid?" Zhu Qizhen said excitedly. He was too bored to be alone.
"I'm too lazy to be familiar with you." Zhu Yunwen snorted, "You're celebrating the New Year, don't force me to slap you."
"Slap me?" Zhu Qizhen got excited immediately, "Come on, come on, I want to see how capable you are!"
Zhang Sloppy was annoyed by the noise, put down his book and said, "How about the old man practices with you."
"Ah? This..." Zhu Qizhen froze and said, "No, that's not necessary."
Zhang Sloppy said impatiently: "Either calm down and read a book, or go out."
"..."
His wife was asleep, Li Qing was angry, and Zhu Qizhen had nowhere to go, so he simply picked up a book from the bookshelf and walked to Zhu Yunwen.
"Lao Zhu, move over there."
Zhu Yun rolled his eyes at him and remained motionless.
Zhu Qizhen lay down and squeezed hard.
"You are such a grandson." Zhu Yunwen was very angry, but he couldn't squeeze out the young man Zhu Qizhen, so he had no choice but to make some room for him.
Zhu Qizhen smiled proudly, lay comfortably on the soft recliner, opened the cover, and passed the boring time.
Suddenly, he frowned: This book...
Zhu Yunwen also realized something. He stiffened and looked at Zhu Qizhen.
The two men looked at each other, one frowned and the other had a sly look on his face.
On the other hand, Zhang Sgru, who was in cahoots with the instigator, remained motionless and calm.
"Where did you get this book?" Zhu Qizhen wondered, this is too true, this word, this paper...
It's just... just like the real Yongle Ceremony.
He was not very interested in the grand ceremony, but as one of Emperor Taizong's great achievements, he had seen it before. Zhu Qizhen looked at the grand ceremony in his hand and felt a sense of déjà vu.
"This is what Qingzi asked someone to copy." Zhang Sloppy said casually without raising his eyelids, "There are also many printed editions. If you don't like the hand-copied editions, you can check out the printed editions."
"Whether you like it or not," Zhu Yun said with a stinking face to hide his guilt, and said to himself: It has to be the master. This person is really good at handling people, and he is a thief with a clear heart!
Zhu Qizhen was dubious, but he didn't think much and continued to read.
Ouch, it was so dangerous... Zhu Yunwen's heart was beating wildly and he didn't recover for a long time.
Then I thought about it, I'm afraid of the ball, this guy is no longer the emperor, what can he do?
Thinking of this, Zhu Yunwen suddenly hardened up and added: "If you like it, look at it, if you don't like it, get out!"
"...Don't go too far." Zhu Qizhen snorted, "Don't think that you can rely on your old age to show off your old skills. I don't want to do this. It pisses me off, believe it or not..."
Meeting Zhang's sloppy guard's gaze, Zhu Qizhen was defeated. Li Qing was even afraid of this existence, so how could he not be afraid.
One or two of them were so rude, I asked for some small money... Zhu Qizhen walked away angrily.
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At noon, Yongle Rice Pork Ribs Soup, Sweet and Sour Pork, Hot and Sour Fish, Boiled Pork Slices...not an ordinary sumptuous meal.
The rarest among them is Yongle rice. Yongle rice is not valuable, but it is picked in autumn and has been stored in ice cellars until now. Most families cannot eat it in winter.
Li Qing cooked the food himself, so the taste was naturally excellent.
Everyone had a great appetite and ate happily.
Even Mrs. Qian drank two small bowls of pork ribs soup. The young couple praised Li Qing for his skill, while Zhang Slutty and Zhu Yunwen also praised her.
Li Qing seriously suspected that these people were trying to kill him.
After eating and taking a nap, Li Qing was rushed to prepare dinner by his master again.
The New Year's Eve dinner should not be careless. Li Qing was too busy to touch the floor, but Zhu Qizhen was particularly leisurely. He kept wandering around the East Kitchen, picking up a piece of fried fish and croquettes just out of the pot from time to time, and eating them with gusto.
Not only did he eat it himself, but he also took it to the small house, and finally received a kick from Li Qing, so he became honest.
Little Li Hong also came, and Li Qing got him a little of everything. The small bowls were piled high, and the little guy ate happily, just like a little pig, which was particularly gratifying.
Everyone has a smile on their face. The Chinese New Year is the happiest time of the year. There are delicious food and drinks, so of course you are happy.
At the end of the Shen Dynasty, Zhu Yunwen began to give out red envelopes, and everyone in the house got a share, each receiving two taels of silver.
With the blessing of red envelopes, the family is even more happy.
Zhu Qizhen couldn't sit still. Before it got dark, he asked his servants to move the fireworks outside together, grinning all the time.
In the evening, Li's father came over to sit for a while, chatted with Li Qing about the daily life, and then went back, leaving his son to have the New Year's Eve dinner at his house.
New Year's Eve dinner.
The little guy was very happy. He sat down next to Li Qing. He was cute and lovable. Zhu Qizhen and his wife were very greedy.
The strong flavor of the New Year cannot be melted away, and even Zhang Sloppy is infected and smiles constantly.
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'Zizzi...bang bang bang...! 'Fireworks took off one after another, bursting into brilliant fireworks. In an instant, the night sky was colorful, and the stars in the sky became dim.
The air was filled with the smell of nitric acid, and Li Qing took a deep breath. He especially liked this pungent smell.
Zhang Sloppy saw this and laughed and scolded him for saying there was something wrong with him.
Zhu Qizhen followed the teasing and was chased and beaten by Li Qing.
Fireworks lit up the night sky and made everyone's faces colorful.
Fireworks get cold easily, so Zhu Yunwen bought a lot of them, but even though they were set off in large groups, they didn’t hold on for too long, and they were all set off in less than two-quarters of an hour.
Zhu Qizhen was a little unhappy, complaining that Zhu Yun was stingy and bought too few fireworks.
This made Zhu Yunwen blow his beard and stare, he raised his crutch and was about to hit him, but Zhu Qizhen nimbly dodged him.
When it was over, Zhu Qizhen mocked in a disgraceful manner: "Hey, I can't hit him."
Li Qing couldn't help laughing, and Zhu Yunwen was so angry and funny that he couldn't help laughing.
After watching the fireworks, it’s time to stay up late.
Qian was lethargic, and it didn't take long before he was too sleepy to go back to rest. Little Li Hong didn't hold on for long, and fell asleep in Li Qing's arms. Li Qing was afraid that he would catch a cold, so he took him back to the house to sleep.
When they came back, Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Qizhen were already bowing their heads.
Zhang was sloppily chewing melon seeds. When he saw Li Qing coming, he hurriedly greeted him: "Come on, come on. This is the fun of staying up late."
Li Qing stepped forward, grabbed a handful of melon seeds, and ate the melon seeds.
Watching the eldest brother laugh at the second brother is much more interesting than watching a big drama.
This year is so interesting...
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New Year's Day.
Xiao Li Hong kowtows to pay New Year greetings, and Li Qing hands out red envelopes.
Mrs. Qian got up early and served tea to Zhu Yunwen. Zhu Yunwen smiled from ear to ear and gave him a big red envelope.
He completely lost the resentment he felt after breaking up with his eldest grandson last night. However, he disliked Zhu Qizhen and did not give him a penny.
Zhu Qizhen was a little angry: I originally wanted to give you a chance to show off, but now I see, I still have to make you angry!
He was a little unhappy when he didn't catch anything, so he turned to Li Qing.
"Sir, don't you mind saying that you are also an elder?"
"What do you mean?" Li Qing was surprised.
"It's just...meaningful." Zhu Qizhen said sheepishly.
"I don't understand what you mean." Li Qing pretended to be confused. In the past, his grandson was very picky, and every red envelope was pitiful.
The reward is also twenty taels of silver, a piece of silk or something, and now you still want him to give it back? ΟиЪ.ōΓＧ
Zhu Qizhen simply stated: "I want a red envelope."
Li Qing stopped beating around the bush: "No!"
"...Give me some money." Zhu Qizhen said shamelessly, "What can a man do if he doesn't have some money?"
Li Qing had no choice but to dig around in his pocket, and finally took out two golden beans, "Take them."
It's a little short, but it's gold at least... Zhu Qizhen reached out to take it, but Li Qing suddenly took it back, "Aren't you allowed to pay New Year's greetings to your elders?"
It's really hard to make money for you two... Zhu Qizhen's face was full of black lines: "Happy New Year, sir."
"Take it!" Li Qing laughed, and proudly handed the golden beans to Zhu Qizhen, as if giving a thousand pieces of gold.
Zhu Qizhen treated him like this before.
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