Chapter 268: No Firecrackers

A real man can be poor, but he should not only care about the present.

Xu Qingmeng was busy every day and did not slack off even when he was pregnant. Now he did not have to rush for money, nor did he have to live frugally like other poor students.

His mother worked so hard to make him study, hoping that he could bring honor to her. How could he have the thought of backing down at this moment? It was really wrong.

Xu Qingmeng's cooking skills are outstanding. Maybe she could have concealed it in Yan County before, but now that she is in the provincial capital, it is different. Meng Niang will definitely make the family business bigger and stronger.

In addition to his relationship with the Pei family, how could he, a mere scholar, protect them? What he should do now is to study hard and try to protect his family as soon as possible.

Because of me, my mother can appear in front of Pei Qingwan openly, instead of being the eldest daughter of the Pei family.

Gu Yunyi thought all this through and felt that he had been too lax recently, which was totally wrong.

"Sir, I was wrong. I know what I should do now! Grandfather, I hope my mother can appear in the capital with dignity, not just because she is the eldest daughter of the Pei family."

Mr. Shen and Mr. Pei smiled at each other. Gu Yunyi was really smart, but he was still young after all. He couldn't think deeply about many things and didn't have enough life experience.

In addition, his life is good now, his mother is in good health, he has resolved the knot in his heart that had been bothering him for so many years, his wife is beautiful and has given birth to twins for him, and coupled with his own powerful status, he is no more than a winner in life.

It was normal for Gu Yunyi to feel a little relaxed.

Although Mr. Pei didn't know much about his grandson, according to his conversation with Mr. Shen, Mr. Shen's praise for him, etc., his grandson's intelligence and current talents are more outstanding than any other juniors in the Pei family.

As long as he works hard, there will be no problem for him to pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi. With the Pei family as a big tree to rely on, he may even achieve higher goals in the future.

"It's good that you can figure it out. If I don't tell you now, I'm afraid you will regret it later. When you become successful in the future, if you still want to live a peaceful life in a corner, that's fine."

"Yun Yi, your grandfather, as the head of the Pei family, cannot protect your mother, do you understand? Otherwise, how could your mother be unable to return to her ancestral home for decades?" Old Master Pei was very emotional.

"Yun Yi understands."

The two began to talk to Gu Yunyi about some things happening in the court today.

No matter in which era, there are always many factional disputes in the court. Although Mr. Shen was involved in the factional struggle and ended up in failure, he still has a heart that cares about the country and the people.

He had some knowledge of the factions in the court and the roles played by various families, but he still didn't know as much as Grandpa Pei in this regard.

Mr. Shen spoke first, and Mr. Pei added that after all, Gu Yunyi has now caught the eyes of those people.

Although outsiders may not know the relationship between Gu Yunyi and the Pei family, how could those who are always watching the Pei family's every move not know it, not to mention the academic official Da Ran and the prefect Kang...

Gu Yunyi has actually already stepped one foot into these Fengyun Glasses, but now he is just a small scholar and does not have such a deep awareness. Now this situation will not have any impact on his life.

Three people were chatting in the front, and the topic was getting more and more serious. At this time, Xu Qingmeng, who was busy in the backyard, had already soaked all the ingredients for Buddha Jumps Over the Wall and put them in the casserole.

In fact, the authentic Buddha Jumps Over the Wall requires a Shaoxing rice wine jar. Although Xu Qingmeng asked someone to buy rice wine, there was no jar.

As the old saying goes, success depends on human effort. Although the recipe is fixed, we must adapt to local conditions and not follow the recipe exactly.

Of course, there is one more thing, which is not available in this era. What she makes is authentic. After all, no one will...

When Xu Qing dreamed of this, he smiled unconsciously. This feeling was quite good.

Xu Qingmeng chose a casserole with a narrow mouth and a large belly. She put all the soaked ingredients in it, poured in the broth, covered it with a lid and simmered it for a few hours.

"Aunt, is this okay?" Xinting asked when she saw Xu Qingmeng preparing to wash her hands and go out.

Xu Qingmeng nodded.

"That's it. Don't turn off the fire. Just simmer it slowly over a low fire like this. It will be ready by the afternoon."

Xu Qingmeng first went into the house to feed Zhizhi and Ruirui, and then took Aunt Rong and the others to prepare lunch.

In just one morning, the Gu family's home had been completely transformed.

Not to mention the couplets and red paper on the door, there are also red window grilles on the windows that Mrs. Pei and He cut.

There are also beautiful little red lanterns bought by He on the branches on both sides of the path.

Now the whole New Year atmosphere comes into being.

It was not yet time for lunch, but the sound of firecrackers could be heard all around.

Xinting just happened to walk up to Xu Qingmeng and said, "Aunt, it seems like we didn't buy any firecrackers?"

Xu Qingmeng just remembered that it seemed to be true, and hurried to the front yard to find He.

At this time, He was in the front yard, talking with her grandmother and others.

Seeing Xu Qingmeng coming over in a hurry, he asked, "Meng Niang, what's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Mom, have we bought the firecrackers and yellow paper?"

He and Gu Yunyi were also dumbfounded, and even Mr. Shen and Mr. Pei were stunned.

Just when a few people were stunned, there was a burst of crackling firecrackers suddenly, and everyone burst out laughing.

He was thinking that all these things were arranged by Gu Hongxin in the past, and Mrs. Pei had not taken care of the family affairs for many years. Mr. Shen was used to being alone for many years, so how could he pay attention to these things?

Just when they were stunned, Pei Cheng shouted in a loud voice:

"Yun Sheng, Yun Mo, let's set off the firecrackers!"

"Great! Let's set off firecrackers!" Yun Sheng heard Pei Cheng's voice and quickly ran to the yard.

Although Yun Mo is calm, he is still a child after all. When he heard that he could set off firecrackers, he was of course excited.

Before he walked out, he heard Yun Sheng shouting, "Uncle, is there anything my second brother and I can play with?"

"Yes, there are many. Are there fireworks?"

"Come on, it's here!" said Mr. Pei.

No matter what era, setting off firecrackers is inevitable. According to the custom in the capital, some families will start setting off firecrackers at midnight on the first day of the Lunar New Year, which indicates that the family will be prosperous in the coming year.

(End of this chapter)