Chapter 74: New Year's Eve
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After all the ceremony, everyone surrounded Jia Mu and went to the main hall of Rongfu for New Year's dinner. The inside was covered with red felt, and a brazier was placed in the local area, burning pine and cypress incense.
On the front kang, there was a big red and colorful cloud dragon holding a birthday blanket, and there was a big white fox fur seat on the outer side. I hurriedly invited Mrs. Jia to sit up and sit down, and ordered someone to invite Aunt Xue and Xue Pan and Baochai...
Then Jia Jing, Jia She and others brought their children in, and they all gave the courtesy, and they all sat down.
The seat above was Aunt Xue, who sat beside Jia Mu.
Jia Mu ordered someone to add an exquisite high-legged table, wine glass, spoon and chopsticks, and placed it next to the couch. Baochai, Baoyu, Daiyu and Jia Jue came up, regardless of their seniority, and it was only considered that the four of them were sitting with Jia Mu.
Behind him are Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang, and next to him are the female relatives of Youshi, Li Wan, Feng Jie, Sanchun sisters and other women. Several seats were also set up on the outside porch, which were Jia Jing, Jia She, Jia Zhen, Jia Rong and others.
Originally, Xue Pan should have sat on this table, but Aunt Xue was afraid that he would be indifferent after drinking, so he was happy that he had not brought him here, so he went to Jinxiangyuan for a night.
For a while, everyone was having a drink and watching the show. The windows of the whole room were wide open, facing the inside and outside of the eaves and on both sides, and there were all kinds of palace lanterns hanging, making the lights in the courtyard brightly open, and a stage was set up in the middle, and the performance of "Three Heroes vs. Lu Bu".
I saw a man on the stage wearing a red brocade and a hundred flowers battle robe, standing with a halberd and standing on his horse, singing, "Lu Bu, here~! Who is coming to die~?"
Then the drums and music sounded together, and a black-faced man came up with a 100-four-foot snake spear and sang, "Slaves of the three surnames, don't be rampant! Zhang Yide, a man from Yan, is here!"
Then the two of them fought for a long time, and Zhang Fei retreated and said, "I have never eaten food today, and I can't do anything about hunger. It just so happened that the ancestors of Rongguo Mansion held a banquet on New Year's Eve.
Well, Lu Bu! Please wait for me to ask for some wine, fruits, and then come and fight you!"
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Everyone was fascinated by the sight, but suddenly came like this and couldn't laugh or cry. Jia Mu had already laughed and burst into tears. She pointed at Wang Xifeng and scolded, "What a phoenix girl, but are you messing around again?"
Wang Xifeng's originally bright smile froze instantly, and she felt aggrieved with a bitter face, "It's unreasonable for my ancestors. Although it was the troupe I invited, I have never seen this drama. Even if I don't know who Lu Bu and Zhang Fei are, I can't make a fool!"
"That's right, this Feng Yatou reads a few books, but how could he know the story of the Three Kingdoms? It can be seen that this little thief who jokes with his ancestors must be a well-educated person."
Daiyu held back her laughter and kept glanced at Jia Jue beside her.
Can Jia Jue be afraid of this? He said without changing his face, "Old ancestor, it must be Baoyu! When I first came, I looked at him and a person in the opera troupe, and he was confused and talking secretly, so he must be no doubt about it!"
Baoyu has been under strict control recently with Jia Zheng, and his mind has been much restrained, at least on the surface.
Now he has obviously lost weight and his skin has become much darker, but he feels more energetic, which makes Mu Jia and Mrs. Wang feel satisfied.
He had been lying down at the beginning of eating and was speechless, but Jia Jue picked it up. Yu Guang took a sneak peek at the corridor. When he saw Jia Zheng staring at him through the pane, his eyelids jumped slightly, and he sighed in his heart, raised his face and squeezed out a cheerful smile.
"Brother Jue misunderstood. The person I talked about privately is Liu Xianglian. It was my old friend. I haven't seen each other for a few days."
After saying that, he lowered his head and continued to eat...
When Jia Mu saw this scene, she glared at Jia Jue angrily, "If it's not a girl Feng, it must be you. Except for you two arrogant ghosts, who in the family can come up with this method? You have to rely on my Baoyu!"
Wang Xifeng immediately called out, "Old ancestor, he is, I am not! Just say he is, don't take me with you!"
Jia Mu spat at her, "You two are the same birds of a feather, don't you know if you don't know? In the past, you can count on how you can do it. Now, there is also a helper, and it's getting worse and worse..."
Knowing what Grandmother Jia was talking about, Wang Xifeng was embarrassed and not saying more...
Jia Jue laughed and opened the topic, "Old ancestor, don't be busy scolding us. Zhang Yide is still waiting for your old man to drink and go back to fight for 300 rounds! If you delay the military plane again, Lu Bu will kill the general from Hulao Pass."
Aunt Xue also smiled from the side, "But it's also interesting. After all, Jue'er has a filial piety."
Jia Mu also shook her head with a funny look, "It's hard for him to think about it." Then she waved her hand and said, "Reward!"
There were three mothers below who had prepared a basket in their hands. When they heard Jia Mu's words, each of them spread the copper coins in the basket onto the stage!
For a moment, I heard the sound of money full of money, and another servant shouted, "The ancestors of Rongguo Mansion rewarded Zhang Fei for drinking!"
Zhang Fei hurriedly sang, "Thank you~Reward!" Then he turned around and went to fight with Lu Bu.
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Because this opera troupe was inspired by Jia Jue, the performance was different from other places. Jia Mu was interesting and drank a few more drinks and added a few more. Then she ordered someone to take the list and handed it to Aunt Xue first and asked her to order it first.
Aunt Xue gave it back, but couldn't, so she had to click "Dingjun Mountain".
When Jia Mu ordered it, she took the show and looked at Jia Jue with a special look, and said "Making a Big Story in the Heavenly Palace" with a smile.
Jia Jue looked bitter, "Old ancestor, do you want to make a play if you want to make a play. What do I do? Can you misunderstand me?"
Wang Xifeng immediately jumped out and laughed, "Old ancestor, I used to hear people say something [no silver here is 300 taels] I have never understood it. I have learned it today!"
Jia Jue looked at her and sneered, "Yes, I learned [Fifty Steps and Hundred Steps] together!"
It caused everyone to laugh again, and Jia Mu laughed tilted on the kang, saying to Aunt Xue beside her, "In the past, I always said how these two people were so worried. The concubine just didn't believe it. I'm aware of it today?"
Aunt Xue also smiled, "If you don't know how you are, can you make a happy smile from the old lady? Isn't it better than the filial piety of Xu Lilai who greets you sooner or later?"
"It's because of this, and I always love them a little bit. Because of this, the mansion still talks all the time behind my back and says I'm so confused.
They only think that I am old and do things that are not about my relatives and relatives, but do not say that their words and actions are painful, and it should be painful.
Now, inside and outside the mansion, you are just pointing at these two powerful people to take care of. You don’t know that the matter in the East Mansion is only left to Jue’er to take care of this time. The annual money offered by the farm alone is twice as much as that in my mansion!
It can be seen that this one in my family is also confused. I wish I could borrow him and take care of my family for a few days."
Knowing that Mother Jia was drinking too much, Aunt Xue laughed and laughed.
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Chapter completed!