Starting from the afternoon of New Year's Eve, there were fewer pedestrians on the streets. By dusk, there were basically no pedestrians. Most shops were closed, and every household was particularly lively. Only some ox carts that were attracting customers were still appearing in the streets and alleys.

The ox cart stopped at the entrance of the freezer street, and Li Yanqing gave the elderly coachman more than 100 coins on his body, "Now we are going home for the New Year's Eve dinner!"

"I'm back home, Xiaoguanren is the last business this year."

The coachman found that the money was more than ten times more, and hurriedly said, "Little official, I have given too much money."

"It's okay, the last business indicates a good sign for next year."

"Thank you, Xiaoguanren, I wish you a high school entrance examination."

Li Yanqing laughed, "Thank you!"

Li Yanqing was in a great mood today and walked much lighter. He was still savoring the little things he had with Li Shishi. The ecstasy taste was really unforgettable for him.

"Old Li, where were you today?" Two people ran out of the alley next to them, Wang Gui and Tang Huai.

Li Yanqing scratched his head, "Why are you here?"

"You were called by your father! Have the New Year's Eve dinner together, and the fifth brother and Niu Gao are here too. Your father won't let us tell you, so I'll give you a surprise."

Tang Huai asked again: "We went to your dormitory to find you in the morning. The door was open, but the person disappeared. We searched around the Imperial Academy, but we didn't see you. Where have you been?"

Li Yanqing suddenly remembered that he should have been in a teahouse with Shishi at that time. He secretly called luck in his heart. Fortunately, these two guys were not caught by them. He explained vaguely: "I went to find other students to exchange their imperial examination experiences. Of course you can't find them in other people's dormitories."

Wang Gui stepped forward and whispered ambiguously: "Did you look for a woman last night? Why does it smell nicely in your room?"

Li Yanqing knocked him, "What nonsense? That's the new rouge paired with magpies. When did there be no fragrance in my dormitory?"

"That's true!"

Wang Gui scratched his head, "We thought you couldn't hold it anymore, so we're going to find a lady to come back to spend the night!"

The Miss of the Song Dynasty and Li Yanqing had the same meaning in the previous life. Li Yanqing gritted his teeth in hatred, so he had to change the topic: "Why are you here, where are you fifth brother and Lao Niu?"

"Your father organized a bun competition, and a large group of people were competing! Brother Wu and Lao Niu also participated, Brother Tom and I came out to buy wine."

Wang Gui shook the two jars of wine in his hand and said proudly: "We bought the best sheep wine in Gaoyang's main store, and we bought the last few jars."

"Then let's go!"

Wang Gui came forward and wanted to ask, Li Yanqing kicked him in the ass, "It's not that. I'm very pure, not like you, a lustful guy, I actually went to Baihua Tower three times."

Wang Gui was called to break the secret and his face turned red. He and Tang Huai didn't dare to say anything more, and quickly ran towards the mansion with wine.

As soon as Li Yanqing entered the gate, a noisy and lively atmosphere came to his face. There were at least thirty or forty young men and women in the yard, all of whom were young people from Xiaohe Township, making rouge powder in Baoyanzhai workshop, etc. They were unable to return to their hometown this year, so they were taken over by Daqi to have the New Year’s Eve dinner together.

At this time, everyone was having a bun making competition. Everyone was joking and making buns quickly while making them, laughing and making them loudly, which was particularly lively.

Yue Fei and Niu Gao were also sitting in the crowd, chatting with everyone, but their hands were constantly in the process. The two of them were in a group with Magpie, Wen Xiu and Tie Lock. Five people divided the work and cooperated. Yue Fei kneaded the noodles, Tie Lock rolled the dough, Niu Gao chopped the stuffing, and the two little girls pinched the buns. The cooperation was very tacit. The three large dustpans in front of them were filled with various types of buns of big and small.

"Yanqing, why are you here now?"

Li Daqi came over and complained to his son and said, "Everyone is still waiting for you to write Spring Festival couplets in the living room!"

Li Yanqing slapped his forehead, "I actually forgot, I'll write it now."

There were more than 20 guests sitting in the living room, all of whom were members of the Tangyin Hometown Association. Everyone was waiting for Li Yanqing to write Spring Festival couplets for them. They were all anxious and finally saw Li Yanqing coming in. Everyone gathered up, "Young Master, write it for me first!

"Don't worry, come one by one, and you'll finish it soon."

Li Yanqing walked to the table. The red characters on the table were already laid out, a plate of thick ink and a good pen, waiting for Li Yanqing to write.

Li Yanqing picked up his pen and smiled at Li Gouer who squeezed into him, "What do you want to write?"

"What can I do? As long as it is a lucky Spring Festival couplet."

Li Yanqing had hundreds of Spring Festival couplets in his stomach, and he immediately wrote: Dragons and phoenixes bring good fortune to bring wealth; turtles and snakes offer good fortune to welcome spring.

"Good words! Good couplet!"

Everyone praised it unanimously. Li Gouer was extremely satisfied and ran away with the couplet. "Second uncle, come here to greet you tomorrow, I will post the couplet first!"

Li Yanqing wrote another poem, "Thousands of branches on the Thousand Flower Ridge compete for beauty; hundreds of birds compete for spring in front of the people's doors.

Once again, everyone was applauding each other. Li Yanqing kept writing and wrote more than twenty Spring Festival couplets in one breath. Everyone got one and left happily.

Li Yanqing finally wrote two couplets for himself: "Ten years of hard work, hundreds of days of hard work, who can make it to the golden list? With passion and passion, our talents won the championship."

He was going to post it to the door of his dormitory. Li Daqi secretly praised him, his son's calligraphy was vigorous and profound, and he made great progress compared to Jie Yuan's time. He had a bit of a big demeanor. His calligraphy was far from comparable to his son.

At this time, Li Yanqing wrote another couplet: The famous brand is well-known and the river: Good goods attract guests from all over the world.

"Which one of these two couplets Dad wants?"

Li Daqi looked at it and said with a smile: "Although the first couplet refers to the imperial examination, it is okay to hang it in Baoyanzhai. The second one is hang it in Xinqiao Store. I want both. You can write another one for your home!"

Li Daqi left with a smile. Li Yanqing had no choice but to write another picture for his home and let the iron pillar stick to the door.

From ancient times to the present, the highlight of New Year's Eve has been the New Year's Eve dinner. Li Daqi booked three copies of the Fumanjin New Year's Eve dinner in Wanbinlou early. One serving is priced at 20 guan. It consists of thirty dishes, including chicken, duck, fish and meat. It is quite famous in Bianjing, but it is only a semi-finished product and needs to be cooked by himself. Li Daqi hired three chefs at a high price to prepare a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner for the young people at home.

The bun competition has ended. The group where Xique, Yue Fei and Niu Gao won the first place with 152 buns, and the prize is a good piece of "Literary Fat" soap for each person.

Li Daqi clapped his hands and said, "The New Year's Eve dinner is about to begin. The buns are moved to the backyard to dry, and to carry the table and benches. According to last year's rules, first pay for New Year's money and then eat."

Everyone was extremely excited. They all started to clean up the yard soon. Everyone sat upright at the table. Li Daqi smiled at the five Li Yanqing who were standing by the wall watching the fun, "You can sit in too, everyone has a share."

When the five people heard that they had a share, they were extremely happy and squeezed in and sat down together.

Li Daqi smiled at everyone and said, "Your parents entrusted you to me and asked me to take care of you, so you are all my children. As elders, I need to give you New Year's money, but this year Baoyanzhai is more prosperous than last year, and of course, the New Year's money is a little more than last year."

Everyone was overjoyed. I got five taels of silver last year. How much will I get this year?

At this time, Li Daqi's rear wife, Yang, walked out with a large plate. She was six months pregnant and had a belly erect, which was quite inconvenient. However, the custom must be done by her. Li Daqi paid the money, which was actually a reward for the owner to give to the guys using the New Year's money as an excuse.

The New Year’s money was wrapped in red paper, and each person had a small ingot. At this time, the person who received the New Year’s money began to exclaim. There was an ingot of gold inside, which weighed about one tael. This was ten taels of silver. You could buy a few acres of good land when you took it back to your hometown.

Li Daqi handed the small red envelope to Yue Fei, Wang Gui, Tang Huai and Niu Gao. The four of them quickly stood up to thank their uncle for their kindness. Yue Fei and Niu Gao were particularly moved. They had never received such a heavy New Year's money. Li Daqi smiled and said to the four people: "Don't spend it randomly, save it and marry a wife!"

Everyone laughed together. At this time, Li Daqi walked past Li Yanqing but did not give him. Li Yanqing scratched his head and asked in confusion: "Why don't I not? Don't I need to marry a wife?"

A burst of laughter broke out in the yard again, and Li Daqi knocked his head and stuffed him a red envelope, "I started to miss my wife at a young age. I don't want to hold my grandson so early."

Li Yanbiao screamed strangely, "Uncle Second is happy, my son and grandson will hug you together!"

The cheerful laughter flooded the yard again. At this time, more than a dozen young men who received the bounty ran to the gate to set off firecrackers. Tiezhu and a few helpers hung up big lanterns in the yard. The little girls went into the house to get bowls and chopsticks and serve wine and food. In the gray twilight, the yard was brightly lit, as bright as daytime.

More than thirty people gathered in front of four large tables, filled with various hearty wine and dishes. Li Daqi raised his glass and smiled: "In order to have a prosperous business and successful academic career next year, we have done this cup together."

Everyone raised their glasses and shouted: "Cheers!"

The sound of firecrackers sounded throughout the city of Bianjing, and laughter was everywhere. In the family feast on New Year's Eve, the new year is coming.
Chapter completed!