Chapter 28 New Year
"Is this dish okay today?" Zhen Xing pointed to other dishes and said.
Qi Bosong nodded awkwardly and said dullly, "Ok, it's all good. Would you like to try this pig's ear, Xianghezhuang? It tastes really good."
Zhen Xing smiled, and both of them thought of what Zhen Xing cried in Qi Bosong's arms that day. Zhen Xing couldn't help blushing. Qi Boxong stared at his toes without saying a word.
Both of them desperately wanted to find a topic in their heads. After a long time, Zhen Xing suddenly said, "I didn't expect that the Spring Festival here is very lively. It's more lively than our hometown.
Qi Bosong nodded. He knew that Zhen Xing's so-called "home" referred to the palace. Although the Spring Festival in the palace looks festive, everyone has their own small calculations. Even during the Spring Festival, they also have to think about how to guard against others.
At this time, Xiao Fuzi came in with the dishes back to the pot. Both of them seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.
At the end of the ugly meal, Xiao Fuzi cleaned up the food. For a moment, everyone entered a period of boredom. People with a lot of people can get together, like the three of them are going to get together until tomorrow morning. It's really boring.
There is no TV in this era, and you can watch the Spring Festival Gala at night. It's so boring. Zhen Xing took out the playing cards, and several people fought against the landlord.
I just played a few games. Zhen Xing suddenly remembered that she hadn't made a face yet. I rushed to the kitchen to make up the noodles for making dumplings in the evening. When he came back, Qi Bosong checked the safety measures outside and blocked the door panel again. Two burning braziers were beside them, and the three of them played with the landlord comfortably.
It's evening. Zhenxing and Xiao Fuzi took the noodles to the room. Qi Bosong wrapped a sedan chair with the two of them. You should eat vegetarian stuffing for New Year's dumplings. Cabbage, vermicelli and tofu. Although this stuffing doesn't look very delicious, it implies the meaning of making a fortune next year.
Qi Boxong made dumplings for the first time, and he couldn't learn how to make dumplings. Xiao Fuzi's hands are very clever, and the dumplings he made are chubby, like the ones sold in restaurants outside.
A large piece of bread is finished, but it's just past the time. Xiao Fuzi put the dumplings on another table. Several people continued to fight against the landlord.
Zhen Xing thought to herself, how lively is the Jia family's New Year in A Dream of Red Mansions? Songs and dances are flat. There are only three people in their family, which is really lonely.
Zhen Xing looked at the two men with a faint smile on her face. Probably the card in her hand was good and she was sure to win. There was no expression on Qi Bosong's face, but stared at the cards in his hand.
This is also a kind of happiness, right? Zhen Xing thought to herself.
When she first arrived, Zhen Xing went out with dumplings. Xiao Fuzi helped pull the bellows. Although he was not very young, he pulled up the bellows and shouted.
Zhenxing threw the dumplings into the hot pot one by one, and the dumplings rolled in the pot like small fish. Zhen Xing gently stirred back and forth with a leaky spoon to avoid the dumplings from sinking to the bottom.
In a short time, the hot dumplings were served. The big black dog rushed to the house with lightning speed. As a result, he was kicked out by Qi Bosong. The big black dog hummed unwillingly and swiveted back and forth in the yard.
Zhen Xing put a dumpling in Qi Boxong's bowl, and Qi Boxong picked up his chopsticks and put the dumpling in his mouth. I just took a bite and couldn't help saying "Ouch".
"Congratulations, Uncle Qi, next year's business will be booming." Zhen Xing said with a smile.
It turned out that Zhen Xing stuffed a preserve into the dumpling according to local customs. It is said that whoever eats this dumpling wrapped in preserves will be particularly lucky in the second year. Zhen Xing deliberately made a mark on the dumpling and knew the location of the dumpling as soon as it was cooked. Therefore, as soon as it was served, the dumplings were put into Qi Boxong's bowl.
Qi Boxong smiled, and it was rare for Zhen Xing's painstaking efforts. He said with a smile, "Boss, I also wish your business better and better next year." Xiao Fuzi couldn't help laughing. Why does the family have to make such a joke?
I've eaten dumplings, and it's almost twelve o'clock. Qi Bosong found the firecrackers from the warehouse. It was a string of firecrackers about ten meters. Qi Bosong spread it in the yard, and Zhen Xing simply helped Qi Bosong arrange the firecrackers into a heart shape.
Xiao Fuzi lit a piece of incense and handed it to Qi Boxong. Zhen Xing hurried to the door of the house. Seeing that everyone was in a safe position, Qi Boxong walked over and lit the lead. For a moment, the sound of firecrackers resounded through the whole night sky.
Zhen Xing covered her ears happily. She never felt that firecrackers were so charming that they could make a person happy like a child. Looking at the pile of firecrackers, Zhen Xing's heart was happy.
Gradually, the firecrackers burned out. Xiao Fuzi didn't know where to find two small boxes of small fireworks. After lighting them, this kind of fireworks called the sky monkey flew into the sky in an instant.
The sound of firecrackers in the neighbors is ringing. Businessmen pay attention to receiving the God of Wealth, so firecrackers will choose a particularly long one. It was like the home of Boss Xianghe Zhuang Liu, and the firecrackers had enough time to release a bowl of tea. Fortunately, Boss Liu's family is a unique home. Even so, it will wake up the children of a nearby family.
After setting off the firecrackers, the Zhenxing family fell into a vicious circle of fighting against landlords. There is nothing else to do, so we have to fight the landlord.
After the time, the sound of firecrackers gradually disappeared. Late at night, five oil lamps were lit in Zhenxing's house. Under the dizzy yellow light, several people stared at the cards in their hands.
However, after a long time, I can't help but be tired. Zhen Xing yawned for the first time, and she couldn't help it. Xiao Fuzi followed closely. Qi Bosong didn't seem to be very sleepy. He only fought a roundabout battle with Zhenxing and Xiao Fuzi.
Sure enough, when Zhen Xing and Xiao Fu Zi couldn't hold on, Qi Bosong won five games in a row. Winning Zhenxing rubbed her eyes hard, squeezed herself a few times, and vowed to win back the five penny!
Finally, I got to the dawn and stayed up all night. There were two big dark circles under Zhen Xing's phoenix eyes. When it comes to ugly, they will no longer lose money. Xiao Fuzi exported half a month's salary, so he didn't say anything. Qi Bosong was generous and returned Xiao Fuzi's money, only making Zhen Xing's money.
However, in order to punish those who lose. Qi Bosong tore a lot of notes. Only when the person lost, he stained the tea on the loser's face. When it came to Yin, there was no place to stick it on the faces of Xiaofuzi and Zhenxing.
Simply cleaned up the house and the three of them ate. Xiao Fuzi paid New Year's greetings to Zhenxing and Qi Boxong, so he went into the room alone to sleep. Zhen Xing returned to the house, changed her clothes, dressed up simply, and then followed Qi Bosong out to pay a New Year call.
Of course, the first stop of the husband and wife is the home of Xianghe Zhuang Liu. Boss Liu came out in his new cotton-padded jacket. The two of them paid New Year's greetings to Boss Liu. Boss Liu was busy returning gifts.
"Brother, please come inside. Don't be polite to me at noon today. Stay here and let's have fun together. Boss Liu said with a smile.
Qi Bosong hurriedly said with a smile, "Thank you for your love and giving the meal. It's just that you are the first one who came. I also want to sit with other bosses.
Boss Liu was not forced to stay, and chatted with them again. Qi Boxong and Zhen Xing left the Liu family.
After a circle, an hour passed. Almost all the businesses have been there. The first thing Zhenxing did when she came home was to fall asleep.
Xiaofuzi cooked the meal, but saw that both of them fell asleep, so he had to take a bite in the kitchen and went back to the room to continue to sleep.
Half a month after the first month, Qi Boxong and Zhen Xing had to stay at home to play cards because they had no relatives. The deck of cards was so bad that Zhen Xing had to make another deck.
Xiaofuzi made a suggestion. This card is so fun. Why don't it be released in large quantities for everyone to play? Zhen Xing only felt that she was more than strong, and she would consider this matter after the Spring Festival.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the streets become lively. All kinds of lanterns were hung up, and Zhen Xing only looked forward to going out to see the lanterns with Qi Boxong at night.
That night, the big black dog looked after the house alone. Zhen Xing took Qi Boxong's hand, and Xiao Fuzi followed. The three of them went out to watch the lights.
The street is really lively and crowded. Qi Bosong was afraid of leaving Zhen Xing and pulled Zhen Xing's sleeves from time to time. Zhen Xing was mixed in the crowd and was as happy as a child.
People selling sugar-coated haws and noodles also came out. Zhenxing bought a sugar-coated haws and ate it while walking. However, the lanterns made her a little disappointed. There were many horse lanterns, which were not enough.
However, Zhen Xing felt that whether the lamp was good or not was the second. The key was that she came out to squeeze out and join in the fun, and she was in a very comfortable mood.
The moon on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is big, round and white. A child rode on the adult's neck and looked at the moon. He couldn't help but imagine the moon as a steamed bun he had just eaten at night. If such a big steamed bun was placed in front of him, he would be very happy.
Zhen Xing also saw the moon. The moon in this era is different from the moon in her era. A scientific journal said that the moon is getting farther and farther away from the earth due to the tides. Scientists are always proactive, worrying that when the moon really leaves the earth one day, the earth will become a crazy planet.
Zhen Xing can't control so much. She only feels that the moon in this era is much cleaner than that in her era. Qi Bosong pulled Zhenxing, and Zhenxing carefully avoided the flow of people. The low horse lamp is still appreciated by a curious audience.
Zhen Xing thought, don't many ancient love stories start under the light of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month? For example, Yingning lost a flower under the lamp, which made Wang Zifu obsessed all his life.
Zhen Xing looked up at Qi Bosong, and Qi Bosong frowned and looked carefully at the flow of people. Zhen Xing sighed. After all, Qi Bosong was not a prince's suit, and he was not the little fox spirit.