On the night of New Year's Eve, regardless of gender, age, social status, everyone will gather together under bright lights to celebrate the coming of the New Year.

While they were having fun, they also sat together to prepare the dumplings they would eat at five o'clock the next morning.

There are two kinds of fillings, one is ink squid and prawn filling, the other is pork and cabbage filling.

The stuffing and noodles were also prepared together when several people were making the New Year’s Eve dinner.

At this time, people are celebrating the New Year and making dumplings at the same time.

During this period, because the dumplings in the small fruit buns were as beautiful as gold ingots, they also caused a wave of learning.

While wrapping the dumplings, they also took the copper plate that Xiaoguo had washed clean in advance and wrapped it inside the dumplings to bring good luck.

Zhuangzhuang stared at the dumpling wrapped in copper plate with his big eyes, secretly memorizing its location, and he must eat this one tomorrow.

"Zhuangzhuang, it's useless. It will be a mess once it's put into the pot."

Xiaoguo put down the dumpling with a smile, looked at him trying hard but doing nothing, and kindly reminded him.

If Zhuangzhuang doesn't believe it, he should remember it. Seeing that Xiaoguo doesn't believe it, just let it be. We'll know tomorrow whether he believes it or not.

As soon as we finished wrapping the dumplings, the old village chief sent people over to set off fireworks.

Although there is no need to exaggerate, to be honest, it would take two strong men to lift this firework. It is heavy. After all, it is the largest, heaviest and most expensive firework on all the fireworks stands. It is a limited imported large firework with no more than five in the country, so it deserves to be displayed in a grand manner.

On the way there, the old village chief secretly asked Xiaoguo about the price.

Xiaoguo said a number vaguely, and she thought she had said less, but the old village chief almost knelt down when he heard it. Then he caught up with the fireworks car with a pale face and told them to be careful and not to damage it even if they fell.

Xiaoguo saw this from behind and found it very funny. He tried to hold back his laughter the whole way because he thought the old village chief was exaggerating.

The old village chief stood anxiously beside the fireworks until they stopped at the threshing ground, and then he felt relieved.

There were not many villagers in the valley at this time, and most of them were watching at home. Only a small number of people gathered in the valley to admire the fireworks up close.

Although it is a close distance, there is still a certain distance from the fireworks. After all, such large fireworks must be quite large if they are really released into the sky. It is definitely most appropriate to watch them from a distance.

So, after Xiaoguo saw the location of the fireworks, she made a rough estimate. Based on the distance they were standing at, it was not the most perfect viewing position and they should move back a little.

After obtaining the consent of others, Xiaoguo took the lead and retreated to the perfect distance she estimated.

There was no watch at that time, so the old village chief took out an hourglass to measure time accurately.

"Sister Xiaoguo, how much did this firework cost?"

Ruyi put her arm around Xiaoguo's and asked quietly, "Based on her experience, this is definitely not cheap."

When her father was alive, they also set off fireworks every year. The ones they set off at that time were much smaller than this, but the money they earned was very considerable.

In her memory, every time after setting off fireworks, her father would say that she would have to tighten her belt in the future, so based on this, she concluded that the price of these fireworks, which were several times larger, would definitely be exorbitant.

Xiaoguo pursed her lips. If she didn't mention it, she could have comforted herself to some extent. But as soon as she mentioned it, she couldn't help but think about this firework that was worth half a pig. She was so heartbroken that she couldn't breathe.

"Don't mention it again, or I'll faint."

Xiaoguo joked that as long as she didn't mention the price she could pretend it wasn't expensive.

Ruyi covered her mouth and smiled secretly, but nodded seriously and made a gesture to close her mouth.

"Xiao Guo, it's almost time. Who's going to order?"

The old village chief came over at this time, holding an hourglass that was almost empty. He still remembered what Xiaoguo said, that they had to set off the fireworks themselves, so he came over to ask.

"My brother is here."

Xiaoguo pointed at Qin Anming, and the old village chief came to the fireworks with an excited man.

"Be ready, and light it on the count of seven."

"good."

Because it takes a certain amount of time to ignite the fireworks rope, the old village chief, based on his experience, would light it when he counted down to seven, and when he counted to one, it would just be time for it to rise into the sky and explode.

The time is also tried to ensure that it arrives at the middle of midnight together with the fireworks, which is the real New Year's Eve fireworks.

Qin Anming squatted down and swallowed his saliva, nervously holding the fire starter and listening to the countdown. When seven came out, he immediately moved closer to light it, and then pulled the old village chief to run to the crowd.

As the old village chief was old, he would have been unable to run if Qin Anming hadn’t been holding him.

As soon as the two of them ran to the main force, the old village chief looked at the hourglass in his hand. The last grain of sand slowly fell down, and he looked up at the fireworks nervously.

As the sand fell, fireworks also bloomed. With a "puff" sound, the fireworks slowly rose like living dragons and then bloomed in the sky.

Suddenly, the crowd in the valley burst into cheers of surprise.

The beautiful fireworks rose into the air, as if they were level with the moon, and then burst open with a bang, just like blooming flowers.

Beautiful fireworks bloomed in the sky. All the people in Taohua Village seemed to be bewildered, staring blankly at the beautiful scene. The whole Taohua Village was illuminated brightly by the fireworks.

The adults and children in the threshing ground were jumping and shouting for joy. The people at home were standing in the yard or outside the gate, admiring the fireworks excitedly. Some people even stretched out their hands as if they could touch the fireworks.

The red flames reflected on people's faces, and at the moment the fireworks bloomed, people's infinite hope for the new year also bloomed.

At the same time, other villages or towns began their annual fireworks displays.

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Capital city, imperial palace.

“…”

Shao Zhan sat in the main hall and looked at the silent Jiang Shanhe, then looked at Xiao Yi who was dozing off, and sighed helplessly. They were still observing the New Year's Eve, and they were so bored that they had to rest on the spot.

Hearing his sigh, Jiang Shanhe turned his head away speechlessly and didn't look at him. He should be the one who was helpless. Since the Spring Festival was approaching in the past few days, Shao Zhan didn't go to court. He held various banquets every day and had gatherings and feasts with royal family members, nobles, and important officials. But why did he have to stay by his side for such a thing?

"Your Majesty, there is a message from the Empress..."

Before Eunuch Su finished speaking, Shao Zhan waved his hand, without even frowning, to signal him to leave.

Eunuch Su nodded in understanding, bowed and left, then walked outside and skillfully informed the maid who delivered the message, "The Emperor has not been feeling well lately, so I will not be going."

When the palace maid heard this, she sighed silently in her heart, but there was nothing she could do. She could only bow and go back to report.

Eunuch Su also sighed. This was his sixth trip today...

In the palace, after Eunuch Su left, Jiang Shanhe looked at the person sitting in the main seat with unbearable emotion.

"The Queen has invited you six times. It would be unreasonable not to go."

Please hurry over here and let me go!

Shao Zhan glanced at him lazily, as if he had seen through his hidden message, "I just feel sorry for you being alone."

"Thank you for your kindness." Jiang Shanhe said in a neutral tone.

Out of kindness, he found himself trapped in the palace for five days. For five whole days, he either accompanied him to banquets or to sacrifices. He had no free time at all. Moreover, these were all the empress's jobs, but now he was asked to do them. What a thing!