Chapter 309: Chinese New Year
Then let her do it. We want to have a good New Year. Then everyone will make dumplings together and have a good reunion."
Qu Ziping hesitated for a moment and asked:
"Boss, will Lord Liu come to Beijing during the New Year?"
Zhou Heng paused, "The official has a 15-day holiday. I think he will come here on the first day of the New Year. I will ask Zhou Yian to have a trip tomorrow. If there are no cars and horses, we will arrange for someone to pick him up."
Qu Ziping then smiled, "I think this is good. We men have finally left home, and they all have no feelings. Miss Liu is different. She will still miss her brother during the New Year. After all, there is only one relative in the family."
Zhou Heng patted his shoulder, and the more he said that, the more he missed his family.
"Okay, don't think too much. I'll ask Brother Xue to go to Su Mansion in a while and ask Miss Su Wu to send a message to Qingping County, and ask Ma Lingshan to send you some New Year's goods to all of you're homes to report safety, so that they can know that you have a future and can make money to support your family?"
Qu Ziping's eyes turned red in an instant, and he didn't know how to answer for a moment. Seeing that Ziping was about to shed tears, Sheng'er almost cried with a curl of his lips.
"Brother Ziping doesn't cry, we are all your family!"
Qu Ziping picked up Sheng'er, wiped off the tears quickly, and looked at Sheng'er with a smile.
"Okay, it's all Brother Ziping that is bad. I'll take you down first. Can we call Brother Xue up?"
Both children were very sensible and nodded quickly before taking them down. After a moment, Boss Xue came up. Zhou Heng put down his pen and handed a note to Boss Xue.
"I forgot to arrange it before. You can go to Su Mansion and ask Miss Su Wu to send this note to Ma Lingshan. During the Chinese New Year, buy some rice, flour, oil and food. Every household will go there. If there is no one in your house, send it to the place of Chief Xue. It is more than a wish."
Boss Xue was stunned and took the note and read it. He did not speak as poorly as usual, and looked at Zhou Heng seriously.
"This costs a lot of money!"
Zhou Heng waved his hand, "It's just for spending money. Huichuntang in Qingping County has saved a lot of money these days. It's more than enough to prepare these. I also asked Ma Lingshan to send red envelopes to everyone according to their abilities. Of course, there are people here."
Boss Xue quickly packed the notes and nodded at Zhou Heng.
"I'll do it now. I guess I'll receive the news in the evening. It's not easy to travel around these places in two days."
After saying that, Boss Xue turned around and left
On New Year's Eve, Zhou Mansion.
Liu Xiu'er flipped her fingers, and a wheat ear-side dumpling was completed in a moment. The two little guys beside her kept applauding. Dong'er was fine, but there was some flour on her cheeks, and Sheng'er's face was covered.
Liu Xiu'er didn't bother to him and taught them patiently.
Everyone was busy, and the dumplings were made. The hall was full of fun. Even Sun Maocai and the others followed. Zhou Heng tried to get there a few times, but they insisted on staying, so Zhou Heng didn't force him anymore.
Zhou Zhimin and his people stayed in Beishan and also celebrated the New Year with the people in the village. Lingshan Village couldn't help but follow Boss Xue to the mansion, and they were like quails, very honest.
Zhu Yunmo did not come here today. Tonight was a palace banquet, so he had to attend. Peng Yushan and Chen Zhenya were appointed by the Queen Mother to serve him on both sides. In this way, Xiu'er could come back to celebrate the New Year.
Aunt Zhang took someone to help Wangcai work, and the rest had already sorted out the lobby. Zhou Heng pulled two small ones and looked at the happy people.
"Okay, fireworks will be set off, so are you fireworks? Aren't you invited someone?"
Qu Ziping hurriedly ran over and said to Zhou Heng: "The person has come, start soon, everyone will get into the lobby."
After saying this, these people all came towards Zhou Heng. Even the imperial doctor had seen fireworks in the palace. When he was still on duty, he was in a mood to appreciate it. Sun Maocai was not polite and quickly went to Zhou Heng to pick up Sheng'er.
Sheng'er didn't recognize her child at all, but she was all her family here anyway.
After a while, several men walked to the middle of the yard with leather aprons. The idle people had already been cleared, and the few people began to set up several fireworks.
As the incense head lit the lead, a firework seemed to be a golden loach and instantly penetrated into the night sky, and instantly exploded. With a bang, a huge golden chrysanthemum exploded, and the night sky of the entire capital seemed to be illuminated.
Dong'er, who had always been restrained, was a little scared. Zhou Heng quickly picked her up. After the screams, he was full of cheerful shouts, and his voice became hoarse.
"Ah hahaha, it's so fun!"
As soon as one finished, the other walked into the middle with a fireworks in his arms. Everyone covered their ears and looked at it. There were a lot of lanterns in the yard, and the night outside seemed not so dark.
Then the fireworks exploded and were left for more than half an hour. For Zhou Heng, these were not as beautiful as the fireworks bought on the roadside in later generations. However, seeing that these old and young people were so happy, Zhou Heng also laughed.
His fingers grabbed the jade pendant on his waist, which was given to him by his father Sun, and his fingers whirled the carved patterns on it with force.
Zhou Heng looked at the bright fireworks in the night sky, wondering if his mother and grandfather were also celebrating the New Year. I hope that without him, they could have a happy New Year's Eve.
The picture in front of me was a little blurry, so Zhou Heng raised his sleeve and wiped it.
Just as this was a layer on his shoulder, such a sudden movement, he quickly turned around, knowing that no one in the mansion seemed to be doing such a movement with him.
Turning his head, Zhu Yunmo was already standing behind him with a smile.
"How about it, it's dumplings without delay?"
The expression on Zhou Heng's face condensed. He looked behind him. Seeing that no one followed, and even Zhu Sanfu was not there, Zhou Heng was a little surprised.
"Why is the prince here? Isn't it a palace banquet?"
Zhu Yunmo gave Zhou Heng a blank look while picking up his sleeve.
"For why you don't know?"
Zhou Heng was confused. This guy came in and was obviously asking for food, but why did these two sentences change in taste? He seemed to have done something he had done to be sorry for him.
Zhou Heng had already handed Dong'er over to Qu Ziping, turned around and walked back with Zhu Yunmo, found a more secluded place, and looked up and down at him.
"What does the prince mean? Is there something wrong with the palace banquet?"
Zhu Yunmo nodded, "Actually, when I entered the palace today, I found that it was different. These people walked around me and were talking about something secretly. Later, when I heard a few princes and princes chatting, I realized that my cheap sister-in-law was really uneasy. In just a few days, I spread the news that I liked the male style."
Zhou Heng was stunned. He really didn't expect Wen to work so hard. You must know that it really requires some ability to spread this matter without knowing it. It seems that he really didn't underestimate her.
"Why are the prince worried about such rumors?"
Zhu Yunmo shook his head, "Not afraid, there is no such rumors. I was forced to marry by the emperor's grandmother. In fact, this is a good thing. I don't deny it. Just ask them to investigate who was spreading the news."
Zhou Heng smiled, "Okay, after the palace banquet, will you attend the ancestor worship tomorrow?"
Zhu Yunmo shook his head, "No, someone from the Ministry of Rites presided over it. You can have a good rest from tomorrow. Let's have a hot pot."
Zhou Heng quickly grabbed Zhu Yunmo's arm. This guy didn't say what happened to the palace banquet, but he felt that he was hiding it. He immediately took a closer look at Zhu Yunmo.
"The prince is so weird today. If he goes to the palace banquet, he will definitely talk endlessly when he comes back and tells interesting stories. Have you encountered anything else today?"
Zhu Yunmo sighed, "The palace banquet is very lively. The princes are fighting and taking over each other. They are very happy to make trouble for each other. They all look healthy and speak with confidence. They are full of confidence and show each other's shortcomings without mercy. The emperor and grandmother are a little angry, so they retreat first. I followed them as soon as I saw it. In fact, they are not angry either. They just don't like to watch these things. They also have to perfunctory everyone, and their cheeks are so painful that they laugh."
Zhou Heng nodded. Such social engagements are the most difficult to deal with. Be careful in every word and sentence. If you don’t make a good deal, you will doubt which camp you stand in.
Chapter completed!