A large pot of glutinous rice balls with various fillings and different colors was mostly eaten.
After eating, Ye Taohua moved quickly.
He immediately knelt down in front of Old Man Ye, "Grandpa, I kowtow to you to wish you a Happy New Year! May you live as long as the Southern Mountains and have boundless blessings!"
Old Man Ye grinned so hard his mouth almost reached the back of his head. "Alright, here, this is New Year's money from Grandpa. Grandpa also hopes that our Peach Blossom's martial arts skills will improve even more this year, and that she will be healthy and strong, okay?"
Ye Taohua nodded vigorously, her eyes crinkling with laughter, and solemnly put away the New Year's money.
Receiving lucky money! I'm so happy!
The younger generation took turns kowtowing to their elders to wish them a Happy New Year, and their pockets were bulging with lucky money.
After receiving their New Year's money, Ye Yingnan and Ye Hao toddled over to Ye Cuihua.
"Mother, here you go!" Ye Yingnan stuffed the purse into Ye Cuihua's arms.
Ye Cuihua smiled and pinched her little face, then put the purse into her new clothes. "Mother has these, you can take them. Buy whatever you want, or you can keep them."
Upon hearing this, Ye Hao's small eyes, which had been filled with reluctance, were pulled back from his outstretched purse.
Ye Panjiu was both amused and exasperated by the scene; the kids were quite amusing.
She took out a purse, pulled Ye Cuihua's hand, and placed it in her hand, "Why didn't you go to wish Guihua a Happy New Year together?"
Ye Cuihua refused, "Auntie, Hao'er and Nannan are so big now. I'm an adult. How can I still ask for New Year's money?"
Ye Panjiu disagreed, "You'll always be a child in front of your aunt. If you don't believe me, ask your mother. She'll definitely think the same way. Here, have some fun during the New Year."
Ye Cuihua blushed and looked at Liu Shi.
Madam Liu smiled and said, "That's right, what are you talking about, sir? Take it quickly."
Ye Cuihua felt a warmth in her heart and carefully put the purse away.
After those nightmarish six years in the Wu family, my heart is slowly warming up again.
Ye Panjiu received several purses early in the morning, and she was very happy.
Su Yan was also pleased by her words, and said, "I'll give you lucky money too."
Ye Panjiu raised an eyebrow and extended her hand, "I welcome anyone who comes."
A light, fluttering purse was placed in her palm.
This purse is exquisitely crafted. The bottom is made of brocade, smooth to the touch, and the front is embroidered with a vibrant spring scene: peach blossoms in full bloom and colorful butterflies fluttering about. The back is embroidered with the character "汣" in Ye Panjiu's signature slender gold script.
The purse is bound with fine mutton fat jade, and tassels hang from the bottom, each tassel adorned with a white jade bead.
Ye Panjiu examined the purse carefully, then widened her eyes and asked, "You didn't embroider this, did you?"
Su Yan paused for a moment, "No, but if you want me to embroider it, I can learn in my spare time."
"Take time out? You can actually find time? No need, no need. I also think this wasn't embroidered by you. I really like this purse." Ye Panjiu prepared to put the purse away.
Sun snatched it away, saying, "You fickle little sister, you're not going to use the purse I embroidered for you, are you?"
She examined the purse closely, her brows furrowing more and more as she looked at it.
Ye Panjiu tried to snatch it, saying, "I didn't say I would use both of them alternately."
Mrs. Sun touched her chin with one hand, "How was this embroidered? I can't even recognize the stitches!"
Ye Panjiu looked at Su Yan; she knew absolutely nothing about embroidery.
“I found an embroiderer in the palace to embroider it, but I don’t know how to do it,” Su Yan said truthfully.
With a reluctant expression, Madam Sun handed the purse to Ye Panjiu, saying, "My embroidery skills are far inferior."
Ye Panjiu patted her shoulder, "Second sister-in-law, if you want to learn, go and find someone to teach you."
Mrs. Sun turned her head away, "No way! I want to come with you and see this wonderful world. Don't even think about shaking me off!"
Ye Panjiu laughed, "I don't want to get rid of you; it'd be better if you were always clinging to me. It's just that my second brother is trying to steal her away from me!"
As they were talking, Ye Erniu came over. "Wife, let's go to the street to see some acrobatics today. They say there are people who can breathe fire, break large stones on their chests, and even make clay figurines that look like us."
Ye Panjiu gave Sun a look, as if to say, "See?"
Sun ignored her, saying, "Come on, let's go out and have some fun."
The second wife and her husband were the quickest to slip away, followed by Ye Lei and Wang Jiao.
Grandma Ye cried out, "Hey, there's a temple fair today, how come everyone's gone!"
Before she could look at her, Ye Panjiu stepped out the door.
Su Yan immediately followed.
"Don't you want to go to the temple fair?"
Ye Panjiu shook her head. "There are too many people. Yesterday's Nuo opera had enough people to join in the fun. I don't want to squeeze into the crowd."
Su Yan nodded, "I also dislike crowds. Why don't you come to my place? I'll make you some tea."
Ye Panjiu then asked, "I forgot to ask where you live in Shuzhou?"
Su Yan pointed to the gate, "The house next door, I'm your neighbor."
The two walked outside and ran into Duan Jingcheng and Mu Gu, who were carrying gifts, at the door.
"Senior brother! Lady Ye, may the New Year bring you good fortune!" Duan Jingcheng said with a bow.
Su Yan waved his hand, "Hurry up and go inside, Uncle Ye and Aunt Ye are about to leave."
After saying that, he walked to the side.
Ye Panjiu was both amused and exasperated, and quickly returned the greeting, saying, "Happy New Year."
As for Mugu, he had already slipped inside.
To the right of the Ye family's house is the house where Su Yan lives.
The two walked a few steps and arrived at a small door.
Su Yan took out his key and opened the door.
"Is this also a house prepared by Lord Duan?"
"No, the one you're staying at is the one I used to stay at. I'm staying at the Wang family's old house. Yan Yu bought clean bedding, and I brought a teapot and a covered bowl with me," Su Yan said casually.
Ye Panjiu's eye twitched. "You mean, wherever you go, you always choose to stay in the houses of people who have committed crimes?"
Su Yan nodded. "It saves a lot of trouble. No one will buy this kind of house in the short term; everyone wants good luck."
Ye Panjiu raised an eyebrow. "Now that you say that, I'm thinking of buying it. I don't believe in these things."
Su Yan pushed open the door, and the two walked inside.
The Wang family was exiled after their property was confiscated; the house was emptied, but it was still very beautiful.
Small bridges, flowing water, artificial hills, and screen walls—it has it all.
Without human care, the flowers and plants grew rapidly, revealing a natural and vibrant beauty.
Ye Panjiu looked at it more and more and thought it was quite nice. "Is this house currently in Lord Duan's hands?"
Su Yan nodded. "He probably doesn't have time to deal with these things. He should leave them to his subordinates, who in turn will hand them over to brokers."
Ye Panjiu raised an eyebrow, wanting to go home and find Lord Duan.
Su Yan saw through her thoughts. "Pan Jiu, I haven't even boiled the water yet, and you're already planning to leave?"
Ye Panjiu looked at him and said, "Hahaha, I was just kidding. Who would buy such an unlucky house on the first day of the Lunar New Year? Let me try your tea. My niece Guihua makes very delicious tea."
Su Yan knelt by the table, her back ramrod straight, half of her black hair tied up with a wooden hairpin, the other half cascading down her back, serene as a pine tree.
Her fingers were like bamboo joints, and her light pink nails were clean.
Ye Panjiu also knelt down opposite him, watching his every move.
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