Chapter 093 New Year's Eve
Lin Zimo asked Wang Qiang and Gao Xiang to distribute silver in Pingnan County, and soon recited it by word of mouth among the people: there are strange things every year, especially this year. Open the door early in the morning, and there is silver in front of the door. The two of them did things properly, not formal, and too rigid. Those with a large population and poor situation will give a little more money, while if there are many people and the situation is a little better, they will put a little less money. In front of the door of each household, it ranges from one or two to ten taels.
Yang Mengqi, who hasn't seen Gao Xiang and Wang Qiang for a long time, is surprised that the two of them are basically behind their father-in-law, almost inseparable. They disappeared before the incident in Pingnan County. The day before New Year's Eve, the two magically appeared in the house. She associated what happened before and after, and guessed that it was not the money distributed by the God of Wealth in the mouth of the people, but the good deeds done by her husband who sympathized with their difficulties.
Half a month ago, Yang Mengqi began to talk about his own New Year's Eve, and everything he should buy is indispensable. Spending money is like water flowing out. However, she has always lived a good life, and the money she spent is used in the right place. Pork, beef, mutton and other meat and all kinds of fruits and vegetables are bought in large quantities. After all, they have to eat from New Year's Eve to the Lantern Festival, or at least for half a month.
Linfu has never been mean to his subordinates, so basic meat is still guaranteed. Yang Mengqi, who is kind-hearted, also prepared more rice noodles for the purpose of distributing them to those in need. Gao Xiang, an outstanding hunter, in addition to doing what Lin Zimo told him well, also captured a lively young deer, five deer and eight hares.
Lin Zimo wanted to drink deer and eat venison with the core members of the family, but was stopped by Chu Hanlu. She saw that the deer was cute, so she wanted to keep it for feeding. He didn't have to eat it. He gave up his initial thought of eating and decided to give it to the little girl as a New Year's gift. Chu Hanlu, who raised it, would feed it every day and then play for a while. The arrival of this little deer brought her great joy, and she could often hear her laughter in the garden.
Under the personal supervision of Yang Mengqi, the layout inside and outside Lin's house was completely new. The big red lantern hung high, and Wu's mother supervised the many old ladies in the kitchen to prepare for the New Year's Eve dinner. She has long learned that Zhao Wenxuan, Wang Pengfei, a group of people from the Chu family are coming to this family banquet in her house. Although he is an acquaintance he has met and is not a strange guest, he must not make any mistakes on the day of great joy.
As soon as night came, the big red lantern outside the gate of Linfu lit up. The guests invited by Lin Zimo rushed to their homes one after another. Sun Jun was blessed by his ugly daughter-in-law Chu Sanmei to have the qualification to enter and leave the Lin family. On the day of their marriage, Lin Zimo came to the scene in person, drank their wedding wine, and gave face to the Sun and Chu families.
In addition to giving this pair of necessary gifts, I also got a job as a sword and pen official for Sun Jun in the county government. Although the Sun family has paid a lot of things to the Chu family for this, they have truly felt the great success of this marriage transaction. The Sun family did not feel that they had lost money, but thought they had made a lot of money.
Although they are all guests invited by Lin Zimo, they are very particular about how to sit down. It was not the owner who deliberately made it big, but the feudal hierarchy was placed there. Except for Yang Mengqi, I'm afraid no one here is qualified to sit at a table with Zhao Wenxuan and Lin Zimo. Instead of being in a group with two big men, she went to sit with the Chu sisters. After all, it was convenient to chat and watch the New Year. Yang Mengqi, who does not feel that he has lost his identity, believes that no one here will not recognize himself as Lin Zimo's wife.
Gao Xiang, Wang Qiang and Wang Pengfei, who are familiar with each other on weekdays, are all people at the same level, so they sit together. Sun Jun naturally sat in a pile with the Chu brothers. After all, they at least have a layer of in-law relationship and are also working for the government, and the old couple of the Chu family sat at another table. In this way, five tables of banquets were surrounded by people from three or three places.
Everyone sat down, and all kinds of dishes prepared for a long time were served by the servants of the Lin family like running water. The room was red by the light of candles. Ji Xiaojuan, who smelled like Lin Zimo's maid, stood next to her and naturally served her master and Zhao Wenxuan to eat and drink. However, the two men were not obeditive, so they sent her to eat, drink and celebrate the New Year. Two people who were not used to using small wine glasses drank in exchange for a small bowl. They don't use big bowls because they still need other people here.
Lin Zimo, who drank a small bowl of wine, warmed up in advance and did not forget to remind him of the business: "Although today is New Year's Eve, more people should be sent to the wall of Pingnan County. We have to stay up for the New Year and celebrate New Year's Eve. However, the rebels are not necessarily. We should beware of their sneak attack on Pingnan County.
"Brother, you can rest assured that I have made arrangements for a long time." Zhao Wenxuan, who knew it in his heart, said calmly.
Lin Zimo, who raised the small bowl, smiled and said, "With you, I'm worried. Just now, I just gave a little reminder.
Zhao Wenxuan touched him and drank it with a sip. They talked about relaxing topics while tasting dishes and drinking, which made them very happy. The other four tables talked about different topics. Among all the people, only Chu Dalang is the most unhappy. He saw that his brother and his third brother-in-law were getting better and better, but he was getting worse and worse. Looking back on my time, I became a little hell pawn, and I was extremely depressed and drinking.
Chu Dalang, who looked inadvertently, suddenly saw the little sister of the Li family that he thought about day and night. I found that she was more and more watery than I didn't see her. After drinking more wine, the most primitive desire kept coming out. Chu Dalang thought to himself that if it hadn't been for you, my little girl, I wouldn't have been in this situation. His eyes were full of malice. He stared at the little sister of the Li family and looked at her, with the intention of conveying that you can't fly to my palm.
Noting Chu Dalang's little sister Li's family and seeing his malicious eyes, she was afraid for a moment. She put down the dishes in her hand and hurriedly turned away. For her, the shadow still lingered in her mind. When she went out, she looked back from time to time, afraid that Chu Dalang would follow up and pester herself again. When she returned to the kitchen, she immediately told her mother about seeing Chu Dalang. She is still afraid in her heart and doesn't want to deliver food again. After all, she really doesn't have a good impression on him.
Sister-in-law Li, who was sheltered by the Lin family, touched her daughter's head and said with three points of confidence, "Daughter, don't be afraid, this is Lin's house. Mr. Lin is fair, and we are the first lady, so you don't have to worry. Just treat him as the second lady's disappointing and useless big brother. If he dares to be wild here, I'm afraid it won't be his good.
The little sister of the Li family, who shook her head, was still worried and said, "Mom, I'm still scared!"
What are you afraid of? If you are like this, what will happen in the future? The sister-in-law of the Li family said kindly, "My mother can see that the old lady still likes you very much. If you behave more in front of her, then one day you will replace Caiyue as her personal maid. At that time, you won't have to do these stupid jobs anymore.
The little sister of the Li family, who was not moved, still shook her head and was about to cry, "I still don't want to go."
Sister-in-law Li pulled her to a corner and said, "It's really useless. I don't know how to fight for my face. It's not that you don't know how elegant the eldest lady's maid Cai Yue is. Even our steward Wu wants to give her three points. Even the second lady's close maid picks lotus, her food and clothing are comparable to some rich ladies. Nowadays, since you can be favored by the eldest lady, you should seize the opportunity. As long as you can become a person close to the eldest lady, I will have the rest of my life.
She was forced to defeat the little sister of the Li family, so she had to follow her mother's wishes. After the mother and daughter entered Lin's house, Sister-in-law Li saw everything good. Her situation changed, which soon led to a change in her mind, so she was eager to love her daughter to live a three-point life.
"What are you mother and daughter still doing on one side? If you really want to be lazy, don't show me the situation. Wu's mother looked unhappy and ordered, "Why don't you hurry up and give your wife that table of food?"
The little sister of the Li family, who held a plate of crispy duck in both hands, came to Yang Mengqi's table tremblingly. Chu Dalang, who was sitting not far away, was drunk, but he did not dare to pretend to be crazy by drinking. He knows Lin Zimo's methods and people. If I make trouble on this happy day, I'm afraid it will attract more severe punishment from Lin Zimo.
"What's wrong with you? It seems that you are scared?" Yang Mengqi noticed that the little sister of the Li family looked wrong, so he asked, "I'm not feeling well, or has someone bullied you?"
The little sister of the Li family, who put down the crispy duck, didn't see the situation clearly, so she said to herself, "Chu Dalang is here, and his eyes make me feel scared. I don't want to come to spread the dishes, but I have to come again.
Immediately unhappy Chu Sanmei said in order to protect her eldest brother's face, "You really think you are a fairy coming down to earth!" If my eldest brother is not, it's not your turn to talk here.