Chapter 271 My Sister Taught Me

"Birthday?" Shi Li had just been leading his men to plant radish and cabbage seeds in the fields. Hearing what Aunt Shi said, he said, "This must be expressed!"

"The Xiao family treats us well, and treats everyone in our village well. The old lady's birthday is a big deal." Shi Lizheng said solemnly, "Especially now that the men of the Xiao family are not in the village, the old lady and her family will definitely be very disappointed."

"We want to make longevity peaches, which have good meanings and are festive." Aunt Shi immediately expressed her idea.

Tian Jinhong added: "I suggested to Aunt Xiang and Aunt He that we make birthday noodles and birthday cakes."

"How about this, let's all hold a meeting?" Shi Lizheng said, and immediately instructed his family to start contacting the villagers. Soon, everyone in Fu'an Village gathered together.

"Village head, we all know that the Xiao family is setting up a stage tomorrow and will be performing for three days!"

"We hired the Shang family troupe. Didn't I hear that the Shang family troupe is about to collapse?"

"Who knows? Since we've invited him, he must not have fallen yet."

"Oh my God, I never thought that one day I would be able to listen to an opera in the village!"

"That's all thanks to the Xiao family. Otherwise, who would spend a few taels of silver and just hear a sound?"

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The villagers chatted one after another, and everyone looked towards the Xiao family's house halfway up the mountain. They used to hate the dim light there, but now they like it so much!

The Xiao family is really their lucky star!

"Everyone, be quiet." Shi Lizheng raised his head, and the villagers immediately quieted down. He said, "Do you know why the Xiao family wants to build a stage?"

The villagers looked at each other, and finally looked at Shi Lizheng.

"That's because tomorrow is the Xiao family's old lady's birthday." Shi Lizheng paused for a moment, waiting for everyone to finish their gossip. Then he said, "I called everyone here to get your opinions on how to celebrate the old lady's birthday tomorrow and express our gratitude."

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In the old house of the Xiao family, the villagers were completely unaware that they were discussing how to celebrate the old lady's birthday. All the members of the Xiao family gathered together, sitting close together at a round table, saying auspicious words one by one to wish the old lady a happy birthday!

Under the warm yellow light, everyone gathered together, and Old Madam Xiao's eyes narrowed with laughter.

The next morning, just as Madam Xiao got up, Su handed her a bowl of longevity noodles. The noodles were all connected, symbolizing longevity.

"Mom, this is the longevity noodles I made myself. I wish you happiness as vast as the East Sea and a life as long as the Southern Mountains."

"That's thoughtful." Old Madam Xiao looked at the longevity noodles. The noodles with clear soup made people hungry just by looking at them.

After Old Madam Xiao finished her longevity noodles, Xiao Jiayuan, who was following behind her, couldn't wait to take out the gift he had prepared and said, "Grandma, this is the Hundred Years of Longevity painting I drew."

Xiao Jiayuan carefully handed over the framed centenary picture and said, "I wish Grandmother a long life and a bright future."

"Okay." Old Madam Xiao looked at the longevity characters with black characters on a red background, and the neatly arranged pictures of a hundred longevity figures. Each of the longevity characters was different. She couldn't help but smile and asked, "Where did you get so many longevity characters?"

Xiao Jiayuan grinned, looked back at Xiao Jiuyue and said, "My sister taught me!"

"Jiayuan wrote every word carefully. He practiced for a long time to make sure not to make a single mistake." Xiao Jiuyue immediately responded.

"That's right." Old Madam Xiao's eyes were all smiling. Next, it was the second and third rooms. The second room's concubine Lan, Xiao Yurong and Xiao Jiachen gave a gift together, a folding screen ornament with a picture of cranes and peaches. There was a line of words next to it, which was the congratulatory message written by Xiao Jiachen and embroidered by concubine Lan.

The third room gave Madam Xiao a pair of carefully selected Buddhist beads that had been consecrated in a temple to bring blessings and longevity.

"Okay, okay, you all are so thoughtful." Old Madam Xiao was brought to the front of the stage like a star. As soon as she arrived, she was stunned by the huge birthday peach as big as a round table!

"Grandma, this is a little gift from the villagers." Xiao Jiuyue only found out about it early in the morning.

Shi Lizheng and Aunt Shi led the villagers to congratulate Old Madam Xiao on her birthday. Their simple words made Old Madam Xiao particularly happy.

Longevity peaches, longevity cakes, and longevity noodles may not be worth much money, but to Old Madam Xiao, who has seen all kinds of treasures, these things are extremely precious.

Old Madam Xiao wiped her moist eyes and looked back at Xiao Jiuyue, with even more pride in her eyes.

Old Madam Xiao warmly invited everyone to listen to the opera together.

The Shang Family Troupe had already made preparations to celebrate the host's grandmother's birthday. They were extremely serious and performed with gratitude. The performance today was definitely of the highest standard of the Shang Family Troupe.

Xiao Jiuyue saw that everyone was listening to the opera attentively, and Old Madam Xiao was listening even more attentively. She couldn't help but think: Inviting the opera troupe was really the right decision!

Not only Madam Xiao, but even the beautiful lady listened attentively. After the play of the five daughters paying their respects to their birthday was performed, I'm afraid everyone would be even happier, right?

Xiao Jiuyue quietly got up and went to the kitchen. Fengchunlou also sent a chef over today. The villagers were kind enough to come and celebrate his birthday, so they invited everyone to have a meal.

In the kitchen, everything was in order, and there was no panic at all. Seeing this, Xiao Jiuyue started to make the birthday cake by herself!

Making a birthday cake without an oven is still a test of skill. She had secretly tried it several times before. From making the cake base to making the cream, she failed countless times. A few days ago, she finally succeeded!

"Miss, this birthday cake is so beautiful!" Luo Kui was helping out on the side and watching the cake being made bit by bit. She was even more excited. She had tasted it during the previous experiment. The cake base and the cream were simply the most delicious things in the world!

"I'll make one for you on your birthday next time." Xiao Jiuyue chuckled. Luo Kui quickly said, "Miss, just ask the kitchen to make it. You don't have to do it yourself!"

"Then I have to ask the kitchen to learn how to do it quickly, otherwise, I'm afraid we won't be able to eat it." Xiao Jiuyue smiled jokingly. If there was nothing else, she would make one herself.

Time passed by little by little, and now it is winter. Her cake was also very successful. On the cake were longevity peaches and flowers squeezed out of cream by her!

At noon, tables were set out one after another. When the villagers learned that they were going to eat, they all felt embarrassed.

"Thank you all for celebrating grandma's birthday." Xiao Jiuyue came out to express his gratitude in person. After watching the show, he led his grandmother back to the main courtyard. The main courtyard was filled with dishes, and the most eye-catching one was the birthday cake in the center.

"Grandma, this is the birthday gift your granddaughter made for you. I wish you always smile and enjoy the happiness of your family."

Xiao Jiuyue's blessing was simple, but it touched Old Madam Xiao's heart. After everyone sat down, Xiao Jiuyue led everyone in a round of blessings. Just as they were about to start eating, they heard the doorman's announcement: "Old Madam, Miss, He Changqing and Chu Yang are back!"