Chapter 55: New Year's Day Xu Nian is drunk Luo Jin is eating

New Year's Day came in the blink of an eye. Early in the morning, Xu Yaozu took the three Xu Ji brothers to write couplets and blessing characters for various places.

Xu Ling and Xiao Liuzi followed behind Aunt Zhang and helped to paste the couplets and the window decorations cut by Xu Nian.

"My elder sister's paper-cuts are really beautiful, but it's a pity that I can't learn them."

Xiao Liuzi picked up the window paper-cut in his hand and looked at it.

"It's okay, Fifth Sister. I'll teach you when I learn it."

"How do you know you can learn it?"

"I'm smart. My elder sister said I have a good brain."

Xu Nian couldn't help but complain in his mind: You can't even hear the sarcasm that my elder sister is saying, and you're still smart.

Xu Nian, who was being talked about by the two people, was making dumplings with everyone in the main room.

"It must be said that Nian'er is smart. Look at the color of the dumpling wrapper. The dumplings are so pleasing to the eye after they are wrapped."

Xu Nian mixed corn and vegetable juice with white flour respectively, and the Xu family made three-color dumplings.

"Second sister-in-law is right. There are still these things. Nian'er, what are they for?"

Xu Nian wrapped the dumplings neatly, looked at the red dates in her aunt's hand and said:

"These are all things with meanings. Red dates represent wealth, peanuts represent longevity, sugar represents sweetness, and green onions represent intelligence. Put these in the dumplings, and whoever eats them will have these good meanings in the new year."

Everyone listened with great interest and looked forward to the dumplings even more. Especially Xiao Liuzi, who came in later. After hearing all this, he wanted to help make them.

Finally, Xu Ling discovered that the boy was wrapping dumplings with green onions and secretly marking them.

Xu Nian heard Xu Ling's complaint and smiled and whispered, "Even if he doesn't mark it, we can tell which one he packed. Let's save his face and not expose him."

Looking at the thief-like Xiao Liuzi, Xu Ling sighed worriedly, "Luckily, Auntie has a baby again, otherwise it would be Xiao Liuzi's turn. That would be difficult!"

The women of the Xu family did not leave the kitchen for the entire day, and one delicious dish after another was served on the New Year's Eve dinner table.

There were three tables in the restaurant, one for the men of the Xu family, one for the women of the Xu family, and the other for Zhang Bo's family and Zhao Lan's mother and daughter.

Old Man Xu raised his glass and said, "This is our first New Year's Day in Northern Xinjiang. I hope our future will be better and better, and that the boss's career will be smoother. Come on~"

Everyone raised their glasses and drank them all in one gulp, with smiles on everyone's faces. They recalled what had happened during this period as if it were a dream.

Wang also said, "It's rare that we are so happy today, you guys from the old family should have a drink too.

Lao Zhang, don't be polite, it's okay to drink a few more cups today."

"Thank you, ma'am."

Seeing that everyone's attention was not on her, Xu Nian secretly poured herself a glass. After drinking it, her mouth was full of fragrance, but it lacked a little strength. She forgot that this body could not drink a lot, and soon her cheeks turned red from drinking.

Everyone else was attracted by Xiao Liuzi's shouting and had no idea that the cat was stealing the wine.

Xiao Liuzi got three dumplings wrapped with green onions and was very happy. Xu Ling covered her mouth and giggled, watching his performance quietly.

Old Man Xu and Xu Yaozu also ate peanuts, and there were constant sounds of congratulations in the main hall. Especially when Wang ate the red dates, she smiled so hard that her mouth couldn't stop. She remembered that the eldest maid said that this represented good fortune.

Wang turned her head to look at Xu Nian and screamed in surprise.

"Ouch~ I didn't keep a close eye on her. How much did the girl drink?"

When everyone looked over, they saw Xu Nian with a red face and a silly smile.

Tian touched her daughter's face and forehead, and fortunately the temperature was normal. Unexpectedly, Xu Nian pulled Tian's arm and wanted to kiss her. Tian was so angry that she slapped her twice.

Zheng laughed and said, "I'll go make some sobering tea. Sister-in-law, please send Nian'er to her room to have some sleep first."

Zhao Lan, Aunt Zhang and Tian sent Xu Nian back to her room. Tian felt relieved to see that the girl had finally calmed down.

But Tian made up her mind that she must not let her daughter go out to drink. The habit of hugging and kissing people after drinking was unacceptable and too terrible.

After a while, Zhang Xiuer came in with some sobering soup.

"Madam, please go to the front hall. I will take good care of Miss here."

Tian tucked the quilt for her daughter again, gave her a few instructions, and then took Zhao Lan and Aunt Zhang to the main hall.

When Wang saw her eldest daughter-in-law coming back, she asked hurriedly, "How is the eldest girl?"

"Don't worry, mom. He's already asleep. I think he'll be fine."

Only then did Wang feel relieved.

Because they had to stay up all night to celebrate the New Year, Xu Weian took out the dominoes that Xu Nian had prepared.

"This is the dominoes that Nian'er, Xiao Ling'er, and Xiao Liuzi drew together. We have nothing else to do, so let's play with this together."

Xu Yaozu curiously picked up the dominoes carved from wooden blocks and asked, "What do these mean and how do you play them?"

Xu Yaozu really asked the right person. Ever since Xu Nian invented the dominoes, Xu Weian was the best at playing them in the family.

After listening to the rules once, Xu Yaozu still didn't quite understand them, so Xu Weian set up the table and called his second and third brothers to explain them while they played.

Because Xu Nian made two paintings, the four people including Wang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law also set up a table.

After Xu Yaozu and Tian got the hang of it, the game became more and more fun.

Xu Ling and Xiao Liuzi, who were originally a little sleepy, also became alert. They added tea to one table and put cakes on another table, just to get a few copper coins. The people watching laughed continuously.

…

Wangcheng Town North Palace

The lights were just coming on and everything was quiet except for the faint sound of drums and music.

A team of well-trained maids quietly came to the banquet hall with trays, just as the dancers were leaving after their dance.

Zhenbei King Luo Chuyan raised his glass and laughed, "I am very happy about this festival this year. Let's toast to celebrate the New Year together."

The prince led everyone to stand up and drink the wine in the glass. Only Luo Jinan, who was sitting below the prince, played with the wine glass in his hand and slowly sipped the cherry tea in it.

The King of Zhenbei didn't care, and the others seemed to be used to Luo Jin'an like this. Only the Crown Prince sat down and turned around and said, "Little brother, today is New Year's Day, so let's make father and mother happy."

Luo Jinan's thoughts were interrupted and he looked at Luo Jinhuai without saying a word.

Luo Jinhuai looked at his stinky brother who didn't say a word, touched his nose and surrendered: "Your happiness is the most important thing, you continue, hehe~"

Luo Chuyan looked at the two brothers below and said, "Jinhuai, what are you talking about with Changsheng? You look so happy."

Luo Jinhuai felt helpless. How did his father know that they were having a good chat? Every time he wanted to know about Jinan, he had to go through him. Sigh~

"Andy and I were talking about the cherry drink in his glass."

Luo Jinan was stunned and quickly drank three cups in a row, which stunned everyone, especially King Zhenbei, whose mouth corners froze. How come he only found out today that his second son was so protective of food?