Chapter 202 Chinese New Year
I thought to myself, "Oh no... they're definitely going to find out about me going to the brothel yesterday."
To her surprise, Fang Yulan immediately touched her head and said, "It's not hot anymore. You're a grown-up now, you'll be eleven next year. You're all grown up, and you can't even take care of yourself. You even got a fever."
"What, you have a fever?" Ji Yingying immediately took her pulse. Fortunately, it was just a cold wind entering her body, and taking a pill would be enough.
Ji Yingying took a pill and felt sleepy again, so she simply went back to sleep. When she woke up, she was covered in sweat and felt much better.
The emperor, empress, crown prince, and crown princess in the palace knew she was ill and sent a lot of medicine to her residence.
Looking at those medicinal herbs, Ji Yingying felt helpless.
She only has a minor cold, yet they sent her so many things. Isn't the national treasury supposed to be poor?
[Host, these are all good items, quickly put them away.]
Of course I'll accept it. It's for me, not for you.
The fever has subsided, but she still has a stuffy nose and a cough; it's clear she's caught a cold.
The medicine didn't work.
This scared Fang Yulan so much that she stayed here that night, fearing something might happen to her.
Over the years, Ji Yingying has only been sick a handful of times, and this time she's been sick for so long.
However, seeing that she didn't take it seriously at all, she felt even worse. This poor daughter of hers really has a big heart!
Busy as ever, on New Year's Eve, early in the morning, Ji Yingying bought a lot of fireworks from the mall, including sky rockets, double-bang firecrackers, and all sorts of other kinds.
"Mother, tonight our fireworks must resound throughout the entire capital." There were so many fireworks that, in order to prevent the old emperor from not allowing her to set them off, Ji Yingying even specially sent Rong Er to the palace to tell the emperor that she wanted to set off fireworks.
After buying the fireworks, Ji Yingying found an iron basin and then set up an iron plate in the yard. She was happy watching the iron plate explode high into the air.
Before it even got dark, Ji Yingying started setting off a string of firecrackers.
There was a whoosh, and then it exploded in mid-air with a bang.
The sound was so loud that it startled everyone around.
If it weren't for the fact that Ji Yingying was planning something big for the New Year, people in the capital would probably be fleeing.
People said we should do something big, but I never expected it to be this big, and the noise was deafening.
Whoosh~ Bang~
Whoosh~ Bang~
At first, she only felt terrified, but gradually she stopped feeling anything. Originally, she was supposed to go to the palace for dinner on New Year's Eve, but Ji Yingying directly asked the Emperor for leave.
Why go to the palace? Can't we just stay at home? It's the Lunar New Year, and we still have to go to work. She's not happy about it.
After all, this isn't some modern-day world where you can keep going until the 30th and then continue working from the 1st of the new year.
Besides, women here haven't been liberated yet, so it's better for them to stay at home.
Before she could even finish playing with firecrackers and fireworks, her mother, Fang Yulan, conscripted her, saying, "Yingying, hurry up and take this paste to your brother; he needs to put up the couplets!"
Ji Jiaming held the first line of a couplet, "Spring breezes welcome the new year," while Ji Jiayu held the second line, "Auspicious snowfall heralds a bountiful year," and they stood at the door watching.
Ji Yingying was a mischievous girl. Upon seeing this, she quickly put down the paste in her hand, took the horizontal scroll "Welcoming Spring and Receiving Blessings" in her hand, squeezed herself between her two older brothers, and even made a peace sign.
[Dog, quick, take a picture! Help me capture this beautiful moment.]
[I know, I take photos every year, but you never look at them.] Xiangxiang said helplessly.
The two brothers weren't angry even though their sister squeezed them. Ji Jiaming ruffled her hair and said, "You little rascal, it's not appropriate for you to hold the horizontal scroll. Go and help me pass the paste over!"
Ji Yingying hates being told she's short: "You're the little bean, your whole family are little beans."
Ji Jiayu nudged her and said speechlessly, "Silly girl, isn't my whole family your whole family? How come you're cursing yourself too?"
Ji Yingying was angry, very angry, she was baring her teeth, but she was bribed with a piece of candy and obediently went to get the paste to put up the couplets.
She decided that she would absolutely not let this stupid older brother drink a single drop of the Sprite and Coke she bought from the system store later.
The wall had already been plastered. Ji Jiaming and Ji Jiayu held up the couplets and compared their positions, asking, "Yingying, look, are they aligned?"
Ji Yingying's eyes darted around, "Big brother's first line is crooked, go up a little higher."
Ji Jiaming moved the red paper and black ink couplets up a bit. "Is this alright?"
"Too high, come down a bit."
Ji Jiaming took a deep breath: "Is this enough?"
"It's crooked, move it a little to the left."
He wanted to hit someone, and asked through gritted teeth, "Is it correct yet?"
Ji Yingying's tone was incredibly irritating: "Too far to the left, a little to the right, big brother, how can you be so stupid!"
After being tormented for so long, if Ji Jiaming still can't see through Yingying's wicked thoughts, he's a fool!
He threw the Spring Festival couplets aside, took a few steps down the ladder, and was about to grab the mischievous Ji Yingying, intending to start a competition for the position of heir.
But Ji Yingying was prepared. She ran off before he came down, making a face, "Can't catch you, I'll make you mad, can't catch you! Hehehe~"
Watching his older brother and younger sister playing, Ji Jiayu, who considered himself a mature man, shook his head and shouted to his wife, "Ni'er, come out quickly and help me put up the couplets. Those two are unreliable. This family will fall apart without me!"
Yanni was helping Fang Yulan with some matters, and she also had to cook in the kitchen.
During the Lunar New Year, following the custom of the previous ten years, all the servants in the household were given a holiday. After all, there were no servants born into the family. Fortunately, Jenny brought quite a few servants, and they all pitched in to help in the kitchen.
This is the first time Jenny has ever celebrated the Lunar New Year like this in her life. It's so heartwarming and joyful!
She's growing to love this home more and more.
“In previous years, it was always Ayu and Yingying who were making a fuss. Now that they’ve started a family, Ayu has become much more mature and stable.”
Fang Yulan was also much happier. Ji Yingying had been seriously ill these past few days, coughing every few steps, sniffling, and looking weak, which had frightened her.
Since he was so happy today, Fang Yulan didn't stop him.
The siblings' antics stopped when Ji Cailiang shouted at them, but they were still unconvinced and continued to glare at each other while their father wasn't looking.
He almost became cross-eyed.
Dinner was almost ready, with a large table full of food. Ji Cailiang wasn't so formal and cooked a dish himself, setting an example for others.
The two brothers also cooked a dish for each of them.
Ji Yingying originally wanted to show off her skills, but was stopped.
"Go play somewhere else. Children aren't allowed in the kitchen." Fang Yulan shooed the child out.
While she wasn't looking, Ji Yingying secretly grabbed a piece of chicken and ran outside.
Fang Yulan behind her was also smiling. During the New Year, you can't vent your anger, for fear that all the good fortune will run away.
Dinner was ready, and once it was on the table, Ji Cailiang picked up his wine glass and began to chatter on about many things that had happened this year.
The whole family became officials, so they could have their own family genealogy. Especially Ji Yingying, who even became a princess. Her family genealogy was practically glowing with gold.
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