"Not bad." Gu Qian nodded, picked up his brush, and quickly wrote two more couplets. "Go on."
After the Spring Festival couplets were written, my second uncle and the others drove their horse-drawn carriages home.
It was past dusk, and the sky was dark.
Inside the carriage, they brought many clothes for people to choose from.
Upon learning that the Li family was moving today, they were surprised and couldn't help but ask questions.
Qiu Yan gave a brief explanation, and after hearing it, Qiu Ling'er ran off to the neighbor's new courtyard alone.
Qiu Xu and Gu Qian put up Spring Festival couplets at their master's house first.
Looking at the Spring Festival couplets, Qiu Xu couldn't help but praise them.
"My senior brother's calligraphy is powerful and flowing."
Gu Qian shook his head, "Your sister's handwriting is truly flowing and graceful; I don't recognize a single one of her characters."
"This..." Qiu Xu's lips twitched slightly: "I'll just take it as my senior brother praising my sister."
Gu Qian: "Of course I'm praising her."
Seeing that Gu Qian looked somewhat gloomy, Qiu Xu asked, "Senior brother, why do you seem a little unhappy today?"
Master moved to a new house today; you should be happy, fellow disciple.
Could it be that he and his sister had a fight?
"Ah Xu, you're overthinking it." Gu Qian said, then looked up and saw his master who had just returned from the ranch, and instantly put on a smiling face.
"Master, please take a look at these Spring Festival couplets. Are they correct?"
Li Zheng approached and said, "It's a little off to the left." After he finished speaking, he and his two apprentices started putting up the Spring Festival couplets.
Gu Qian: "Master, it's been so many years since I've had New Year's Eve dinner with you. I really miss it."
...
Everyone in the Qiu family participated in the New Year's Eve dinner except for Gu Xiaoran.
Soup, broth, flatbread, fish, meat, shrimp, crab... a whole table full of dishes, the aroma filling the air.
Qiu Yan vividly remembers her first New Year in this strange world.
Many years later, every year during the Spring Festival, Qiu Yan would always think back to those moments.
Having family with you just feels different.
As midnight approached, firecrackers crackled and popped throughout the village.
Inside the house, Gu Xiaoran, who had been fast asleep, mistook the sound of firecrackers for the crackling sound of the roof falling down and suddenly sat up.
"Father, save me..."
Hearing Xiao Ran's scream, Qiu Yan rushed into the house to check on her.
As soon as she entered the house, Gu Xiaoran hugged her tightly.
"Xiao Ran, did you have a nightmare?"
Gu Xiaoran nodded, her little face streaked with tears.
"Mother, where is Father?"
"Your father went to Master's house."
"Grandmaster..." Gu Xiaoran shrank back, terrified of Li Zheng.
Qiu Dayu didn't ride his donkey home until the New Year's Eve dinner had begun.
"Uncle, you're finally back." Qiu Ling'er said, bringing a stool for Qiu Dayu to sit down.
Qiu Dayu took the stool and sat down next to his second brother.
"Sigh, during the Chinese New Year, guests keep coming in waves, I'm exhausted."
Zhou Zifang returned to Shangjin with his two guards. Qiu Yan has been quite busy lately, with a lot of things to do at Xingyue Tower, all of which have fallen on Qiu Dayu's shoulders.
After he finished speaking, he noticed that Jiang Liu and her servant had stayed for the New Year. His gaze unconsciously drifted to his second brother, and his expression became unnatural.
"Uncle, thank you for your hard work." Qiu Yan brought over two jars of fine wine and placed them on the table.
Qiu Dayu waved his hand, "It's not hard work."
Having lived a life of hardship, he knew all too well what it meant to be brought down by a lack of money.
So now, money is what he likes most.
Now, I'm even experiencing the joy of making money from it.
During the meal, he opened the wine jar, filled the wine glasses one by one, and toasted each person.
"Xiaoyan, Second Brother, Miss Tang... Miss Jiang, Cuizhu... I'll drink first as a sign of respect."
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