Chapter 111: Chinese New Year
Perhaps he felt that there were too many dishes prepared, so Zhao Yuanxi struggled and crossed out quite a few of them, leaving only some that everyone liked.
She thought of something else and said impatiently, "Everyone needs to wear new clothes for the New Year. Order everyone to have a new set of clothes made for each person, including You and Jang Geum!"
You was stunned, not because she was rewarded with new clothes, but because the empress dowager seemed too happy at this time.
She had never seen the Queen Mother smile so happily before. She was completely different from her usual self.
You listened quietly to the Queen Mother's plan and said with some reluctance, "Everything else is not difficult. It's just that if we have less than five days to make so many winter clothes, the weaving room may not be able to make them in time. Besides, the fabric in the warehouse is not enough to make clothes for so many people."
She didn't want to see the empress dowager's disappointed expression, but it was just that they in the Liyang Palace couldn't make clothes for nearly a hundred people in a short time.
To make a winter coat, a weaver would need at least three days of work. There were no weavers in the Liyang Palace, so they could only ask the weaving room commander for help.
But even if there were enough manpower, the existing fabrics were not enough. The fabrics provided by the weaving room were only enough for the daily needs of the Queen Mother and the two young masters, and nothing else was considered.
Zhao Yuanxi propped up his chin, leaning lazily on the table, deep in thought, "Is that so? Then let's make a set for Fusu and Ziying first! We'll work on the others later!"
The production process of clothes is complicated and the manufacturing cost is high. Only because Zhao Yuanxi is the Queen Mother of Qin, she dares to speak so easily and say that she wants to prepare a new set of clothes for everyone.
At the beginning, the clothes of Yuanxi College were ready-made clothes that Zhao Yuanxi had people buy from outside. The prices of those clothes still make Zhao Yuanxi feel a little sorry for his wallet.
The price of a set of clothes may be something that an ordinary person cannot earn even after working hard for a year.
You smiled and said, "Okay, then I will let this servant make the clothes for you personally."
Zhao Yuanxi blushed. Was she that obvious? She swore she hadn't been making a fuss about wanting new clothes!
This can only be blamed on You being too understanding.
Zhao Yuanxi put away his childish thoughts and wanted to read for a while, but fell asleep unknowingly.
You raised her eyes and saw that the Queen Mother's breathing was steady. She put away the needle and thread in her hand, hesitating whether to remind the Queen Mother not to sleep on this couch.
Jang Geum signaled her to be quiet, walked slowly to the bed, carried Zhao Yuanxi to the bed, and covered her with a quilt.
"I'll be on guard here tonight, you go back first!" Jang Geum lowered her voice.
You glanced at the sleeping empress dowager, nodded, and carefully extinguished the candle in the inner room.
Zhao Yuanxi slept well tonight and even had a beautiful dream. Unfortunately, when she woke up, she didn't remember anything in the dream.
She stretched, scratched her hair in confusion, looked at where she was lying, and her memory seemed to return.
Wasn't she chatting with You last night? Why is she lying here now?
Zhao Yuanxi couldn't quite remember what happened, and she was too lazy to think about it anymore. Maybe she had just climbed onto the bed in a daze!
Hearing the movement in the room, Jang Geum lifted the bed curtain and said with a smile, "You're awake. The rime is beautiful today. Do you want to go and see it?"
Zhao Yuanxi wanted to open it, but as soon as she lifted the quilt, she couldn't help shivering.
The weather is so cold, no wonder the rime looks so beautiful!
Zhao Yuanxi wrapped herself in layer after layer, and only then did she feel as if she were alive again. She jumped twice on the spot, then regrouped and planned to take a look at the scenery outside.
There are several big trees planted in Liyang Palace. Due to the weather, all the leaves have fallen off, leaving only dry branches.
Normally, when I opened the door and saw the bare tree branches, I felt desolate, but today those branches were covered with ice flowers, just like snow willows growing vigorously in the cold winter, which was very beautiful.
Zhao Yuanxi wanted to recite a poem, but unfortunately his cultural level was not high enough, so he could only poorly praise it with a few words, "It is indeed beautiful!"
Today is clearly the coldest time of the year, but everyone seems to be in a good mood. Of course, it may also be because Zhao Yuanxi himself is in a good mood.
Finally, four days later, it was New Year’s Eve!
Zhao Yuanxi woke up early.
Before she could go find the two little guys, they came to her door on their own.
Zhao Yuanxi saw two snowballs from afar, running towards him.
The accumulated water under the eaves melted and condensed again, causing the ground to be covered with a thin layer of ice.
Ziying ran fast and slipped, rolling directly to Zhao Yuanxi's legs.
Zhao Yuanxi couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.
Ziying fell flat on his butt, feeling really embarrassed. When he heard his grandmother laughing at him, he got up in anger and said aggrievedly, "Grandmother doesn't care about me, and she even laughs at me!"
Zhao Yuanxi felt a little embarrassed when he heard this. It was indeed not very polite to laugh at a child, but it was really funny!
Ziying had no idea how cute he was just now. He was like a snow leopard in the snow, round and plump, and he slipped over in an instant.
"Grandmother didn't mean it. It's just that Ziying is too cute!" Zhao Yuanxi touched Ziying's little hat and spoke with a smile.
Ziying was a little angry just now, but when he heard what his grandmother said, he began to feel embarrassed.
When they went out this morning, Sister You said to change them into these clothes. This was not his favorite style, and he didn't really want to wear it, but his grandmother seemed to like it very much, so he could endure it for the time being.
Fusu walked slower and more steadily than Ziying. Zhao Yuanxi's heart almost melted when he looked at the two little balls in front of him.
"Grandmother, Sister You said today is New Year's Eve, and she said you will take us to celebrate the New Year together?" Ziying seemed to have forgotten the accident just now and looked at Zhao Yuanxi expectantly.
Fusu also asked curiously, "You said that everyone should have a reunion dinner together during the New Year. Is this a custom in Zhao? I've never heard of it in Qin."
Zhao Yuanxi could only explain, "It's not a custom of Zhao State, it's a custom of my great-mother's hometown."
Fusu was puzzled. Wasn't the Great Mother's hometown the State of Zhao? But then he thought again, the Great Mother might live in a small place in the State of Zhao.
It doesn't seem surprising that many small places have customs that are different from other places.
"Grandmother also changed into new clothes today!" Ziying blinked and found that Grandmother was different today.
On weekdays, my grandmother always dressed very simply and wore very few decorations. In her words, those things were too troublesome. But today, my grandmother did not mind the trouble and was willing to take all those things with her.
Ziying bit his little finger and couldn't help asking, "Is this New Year's Day important?"
He remembered that on the day of the annual sacrifice, he did not see his grandmother change into her new clothes.
Zhao Yuanxi was stunned. She had never thought that the Chinese New Year was such an important day before.
But this time she seemed to take it too seriously!
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