Chapter 134: Happy and happy smile

The New Year is not far away. Only when there are many people know that the sky is hard to cold. They shouted together and said with infinite emotion.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan endured the torture for almost an hour before they were put down. I thought the person holding his arms were so sore that they couldn't stand it.

It was almost time for dinner. The three people from the village gathered together and talked about what life was like in the past, what it was now, and what it was like in the future. Each of them had happy smiles on their faces.

Especially the households of Zhang and Wang families seemed to have forgotten what happened yesterday. When talking to the people of the Li family, they did not forget to call their children over and focus on the children. They had reason to do this. The children were all studying in school, so of course they had to show off.

There are also schools in Lijiazhuang, but the children have been studying for a short time and there are not so many people who specialize in it. They are very scattered and are not as good as those of Zhang and Wang families. The only thing that makes the farmers in Lijiazhuang feel at ease is that Li Xun, a young man, has never had children in food and drink.

Once there are too many people, it will not be so cold on the day. Some people sitting in the corners take off their clothes outside. There is a brazier in each room, and the temperature is not low.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were led by the maid to Zhang Wang's place. Zhang's father was also there, and his grandparents. Zhang Wang has not seen Aunt Wang yet. I don't know if Aunt Wang forgot it or for other reasons, but he has not found this place.

These houses are surrounded by Li Xun and the old man's guards. Only the ten yamen runners who had left home did not leave and were still staying here. After County Magistrate Jia and others were escorted away yesterday, the other yamen runners happily left with a large amount of New Year's goods sent by Zhangjiazhuangzi.

Originally, they didn't want it, but the Zhang family had to send it out. They went back and forth, but in order to protect the Zhang and Wang families, they did not give them anything to go back for a good New Year. The Zhang family felt uncomfortable. Even the dozen or so yamen runners left behind also went back to their house to deliver things yesterday.

The dumplings are to be kept for dinner. Now on the table in front of everyone, the simple hot pot, cut meat and some vegetables are served on the plate, and a jar of wine is also placed next to it. The drinkers will take it themselves, as long as they don’t drink too much.

The heads of Zhang and Wang family's two villages, as well as Li Xun, said something, and everyone started to eat and chat while eating. At this time, the weather gradually became dark.

The people arranged by Mr. Zhang immediately lit the torches inserted in the farm, and there were many lanterns hanging in each house. The merchants of the Zhang and Wang families saw the torches, but later they were not clear. People in the past told them about the situation when they went to Yuanxi.

Later, when people who arrived in Zhuangzi heard what the head of the Zhang family said, they were all excited. They knew that Zhuangzi was good, but they didn't expect it to be so good.

The old man and Li Xun also heard about this. The old man did not eat this meal between the water and clouds. He waited for a while before going back. This was his plan.

"The head of the family doesn't look like a head of the family. How could he have had that meal with the farmhouse? He also lights a torch and says something to illuminate the sky together."

When others were admiring, there was only one person who was looking for trouble, that was the aunt of the Wang family. Dazao and Xiaozao were eating happily. When he heard Aunt Wang's words, he suddenly had the idea of ​​trying to stay away, afraid that the merchants would be implicated when they attacked each other.

As if she noticed that she had said something wrong, Aunt Wang looked around and saw that she was not staring at her, so she felt relieved. But she came yesterday and saw that battle. She thought she would meet Zhang Xiaobao yesterday, but something happened to be delayed until today. She didn't want to be besieged.

This meal was filled with laughter, and it took me two hours to eat it. After more than an hour, it was midnight, which is next year.

The food they had finished eating was cleaned up by the people who ate themselves, and someone placed tea and a few snacks to make everyone wait until the evening.

The old man was happy today. He drank two more bowls of wine and said a lot of words. His face was rosy. He was about to leave here and return to Shuiyunjian. Those individuals taught by Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan appeared on the platform that he had set up in the afternoon.

First there was a song and dance. The old man and Li Xun didn’t feel anything after watching it. It was really bad, but other merchants were different. They didn’t have the chance to see this, and they all focused on it.

When the song and dance were almost over, the old man had already stood up. Before he could leave the house, two more people came up there and began to say crosstalk.

For them, this thing was fresh and had never seen it before. Listening to the two people on the stage, everyone burst into laughter from time to time.

The old man had never seen this before, so he had to sit down again, savor tea, and watch the performance while digesting food.

Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan were a little nervous, afraid that the person who taught them would be ruined on stage. Whenever the two crosstalk people had pauses that should not have happened, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan clenched their fists.

Others didn't know the pause and thought it was like this. Zhang's father was usually serious, and at this time he was amused by the words he said when he was playing with the crosstalk. The people from the Wang family sat with the people from the Zhang family, listened and watched, and knew that this matter was caused by two children, and praised it from time to time.

"Sister, your little treasure is really amazing. Look at this person called crosstalk, it's great. Juanjuan will enjoy his happiness in the future." The Queen Mother glanced at Zhang Xiaobao and said to Zhang Wangshi.

Mrs. Zhang was happy to hear this and said, "Juanjuan is not simple either. Look at those songs and dances that you have never seen before."

Zhang Wang's words were not so sincere. It was better to praise Wang Juan for being able to teach others how to sing and dance than to praise him for being so young. She has seen many of them before, and she is not bad, but she has never skipped in front of outsiders, unless she is happy, she dances to Zhang's father and adds some fun to the boudoir.

Several people were talking here, and the old man decided not to leave first, waiting for the viewing before leaving. His family also enjoyed watching it.

Aunt Wang tried to say that the singing and dancing were not good several times, but she didn't dare to speak up and held it back.

No one expected that after the performance began, there was no intention of stopping. Each of the people who performed recorded several. When Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan checked, several groups were usually performed together, and the two of them just looked at it.

If this situation continues, the performance may not be completed tomorrow dawn. These people who performed the performance will be interspersed with time and wait for a long time. First, they will take a nap in the place that was specially prepared for them. After all, the performance is different from the ones you watch.

"Did you see the girl from the Wang family? This is the ability of the Zhang family. During the Chinese New Year, which Zhuangzi can do such a thing? Especially the one who called crosstalk and sketches, and who specially stood up to say New Year greetings and introduction programs. Not to mention Zhuangzi, there is no one in the palace."

The old man didn't want to leave now, leaned against a recliner specially prepared for him, and said to Aunt Wang, who was also attracted.

Li Xun echoed on the side: "What Master Shangshu said is that I was either in the palace or in the mansion a few years ago. Apart from playing the piano, singing and dancing, there were only some poets who recited poems, and they had no meaning at all. It was better to be here. I didn't expect that they actually made such a new thing. I must talk to the emperor when I go back."

Aunt Wang stopped talking at this time. It was not that she felt that she was wrong, but that she was performing sketches on the stage. She was attracted to her. She clearly heard what the two of them said, but she couldn't find time to say it. She could only smile at the two of them, making people think that she knew what she had done wrong before.

Watching the show, time flies, as if in the blink of an eye, it was already midnight. The show stopped, the dumplings started to cook, and some people hung firecrackers.

Of course, the things I made at home are not as reluctant to use as I bought outside. The firecrackers with more than three million sounded, and some simple fireworks, rang out in the midst of the New Year greetings and flew.

The firecrackers with more than three million sounds were divided into twenty pieces, one by one, fifty thousand sounds, and fireworks rose to the sky one by one. The sound of firecrackers seemed to not stop when they heard it. The little kids covered their ears and leaned forward, jumping and screaming there.

Waiting for the sound of firecrackers to disappear, everyone felt their heads buzzing, but no one complained. They thought it was simple, and burning firecrackers was to drive away some things. The firecrackers were so loud that they thought that there would never be anything that shouldn't have appeared again.

"It's delicious, these dumplings are so delicious." The merchants really saw that the dumplings were served, some were dipped in leek flowers, some were fermented bean curd, and some were dipped in garlic sauce or spicy sauce. One of them was drank with two bites, and then they drank some dumpling soup, and they praised them with a long breath.

The farmers in the two Zhang and Wang family are better. After all, they usually eat not badly. If you want to eat dumplings, you can make them every two or three days. When eating dumplings of different flavors, you are thinking about the good things of the owner.

The Li family is not as good as that. Li Xun did give many benefits to the merchants, but what he gave was different from what Zhang and Wang families gave. He gave the goods directly. When he had something to do, he sent something to take them back for food, or it was ready and everyone had a meal together.

In addition to providing them with the two families during festivals and during heavy work, Zhang and Wang also helped the farmers raise livestock and poultry. The idle people in the family also arranged some small handicrafts for them, which could increase their income in any case.

People in Lijiazhuang dare not make dumplings when they are fine. Noodles are expensive enough, and they also have to put meat. If they don’t put meat, they just go with vegetables. Unfortunately, the noodles are not enough, and they can’t put so much oil. At this time, they ate the dumplings made by Zhang and Wang’s family, and they almost bite their tongues off.

"Where are our dumplings?" Wang Juan asked the person who served the dumplings at this time. She and Zhang Xiaobao don't like to eat so greasy things. When they are smaller, they are to grow up. Now they can use other things to supplement nutrition.
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