Xia Yujiao put away the bright red wedding dress she had almost finished embroidering, and she looked a little listless. The old couple tried to persuade her twice, but Xia Yujiao just said she was tired and wanted to be alone in peace.

The old couple couldn't think of any good solution, so they could only look forward to the Lantern Festival so that they could take their daughter to the town to see the lanterns and let her relax.

The old couple were in a bad mood, and no one in the family dared to offend them.

The eldest family was looking forward to the Lantern Festival so that they could return to the town to live.

Sun thought that after the Lantern Festival, she could start arranging a marriage for Erlang.

The third, fourth and fifth rooms basically couldn't stand the depressing atmosphere, and since they had nothing to do recently, they were looking forward to the lively Lantern Festival.

During the Lantern Festival, the Xia family not only makes their own Yuanxiao, but also makes lanterns by themselves.

Moreover, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, everyone can go to the lantern market in town together to attend the lantern festival.

The Lantern Festival is a time for both food and fun, and the children are looking forward to it every day!

As adults and children are eagerly anticipating it, the Lantern Festival is getting closer and closer.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, early in the morning, Zhou brought out two large baskets. While the sun was shining, she had Liu quickly scrub them clean and hang them out in the yard to dry.

Liu was somewhat reluctant. There were so many daughters-in-law around, so why did her mother-in-law Zhou like to order her around the most?

But she didn't dare say anything. No matter how unhappy she was in her heart, she didn't dare show it on her face.

Zhou took out a faded old money bag from her bosom, counted out twenty copper coins one by one, and called Erlang over:

"Erlang, take all the millet and glutinous rice from home and go to the Su family mill at Tianshuijing. Grind them into fine flour and bring them back. Remember to have them sift it three times! Don't miss a single one!"

Erlang took the copper coins, counted them, nodded in agreement, rolled up his trouser legs, went to the warehouse to move out two cloth bags, took a shoulder pole, picked up the bags and left.

Sun saw this and couldn't help feeling upset.

They have clearly divided the family property, so why does the old lady still like to order Erlang around and treat him like an animal?

Erlang is also a fool!

What's in that barn? Even if he feels bad for the cow, why doesn't he know how to drive the mule?

Sun was so angry that her face was distorted, but today was the Lantern Festival. No matter how angry she was, she didn't dare to upset Zhou. Besides, Erlang was not here at the moment, so who could she scold?

Zhou didn't seem to notice Sun's expression, or if she did, she didn't care. She waved and called Wu Lang over:

"Xiaowu, go to the grocery store at the entrance of the village and buy some black and red silk. If they're out of stock, buy some candied dates."

Wu Lang nodded, but stood there looking at the old lady without moving a step.

Zhou was startled, then suddenly remembered something and said with a smile, "Hey, you're quite smart, kid!"

Zhou smiled as she took out thirty copper coins from the old purse. After counting them twice, she handed them to Wu Lang and said, "If the amount exceeds this, you can ask your sister-in-law to take some more."

Wu Lang agreed readily, held the thirty copper coins tightly in both hands, and walked away with big and steady strides.

Zhou watched Wulang walk out of the yard until she could no longer see his back, and then she started working.

This time she didn't tell anyone else to do it, but did it herself, frying the black and white sesame seeds in a small pan. The aroma filled the air, making everyone drool.

Daohua and the other younger ones were also assigned a task by Zhou - cracking pine nuts and shelling melon seeds.

Zaohua's little fingers are so tender that it is very difficult to peel the shell. She can't peel one even after spending half a day.

But when the rice flowers were peeled, she picked them up and stuffed them into her mouth very skillfully.

The rice flowers watched with a smile, not stopping them at all.

Not only did she not stop them, she also divided the shelled melon seeds into two piles, pushing the smaller pile to Zaohua and stuffing the larger pile into Linghua's mouth.

The fifth son's wife, Cheng, happened to see Zaohua grabbing a handful of melon seeds and stuffing them into her mouth, and she couldn't help laughing.

However, after only a few laughs, she turned serious and said:

"Alright, alright, you little girls, go out and play for a while! You won't eat as much of the remaining work as you did!"

Zhou, who had just noticed the situation and was about to start scolding, rolled her eyes at Cheng after hearing this.

"It's a holiday, what are you yelling about?"

But she didn't dare let the children eat as much as they wanted, as the ingredients she had prepared might not be enough.

Zhou turned around and smiled lovingly:

"Everyone grab another handful and go out and play!"

Lanhua smiled sweetly, responded with "Hey", stretched out her hands and grabbed a handful of melon seeds.

Juhua timidly followed her sister and grabbed a handful as well. Her hands were small and her movements were slow, so she only grabbed a few and didn't dare to take more.

Daohua smiled and grabbed a handful of pine nuts with her left hand and a handful of melon seeds with her right hand. She called out to Linghua and Zaohua who were afraid to take action, urging them to hurry up.

Linghua looked at Daohua's smiling face and suddenly became bolder. She grabbed a handful with each hand.

Zaohua was so busy eating that she didn't even bother to do anything.

Seeing that Linghua had left him and was chasing Daohua out, he hurriedly followed her with staggering steps.

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