Chapter 991 Another New Year's Eve
Time passed quickly, and three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Xu Qingwan and Lu Jingyao have returned from their mother's homes. Yang Liushi has also visited her former sisters and redeemed several of them.
Wei Changtian did not stay in the Wei Mansion all day. He not only took time to visit Li Yang at the "newspaper office" of "Beijing News", but also went to the palace to chat with Ning Wenjun.
Although the huge mystery behind Chu Xianping has not yet been solved, we still have to live our lives.
Besides, Wei Changtian had experienced this kind of thing many times before, so he didn’t feel any strong sense of urgency now.
Just wait for news from Li Zimu.
If Li Zimu failed to find out, it would mean that Chu Xianping was awesome and had the better strategy, so there would be nothing to say.
It has to be said that Wei Changtian's mentality has been trained to be as steady as an old dog, and he will no longer get upset just because he can't figure out something.
Since he acted so calm, Wei Xianzhi didn't take it too seriously, and no one else noticed anything unusual.
And so, the Wei family welcomed New Year's Eve in a joyous atmosphere.
On New Year's Eve, the entire capital city became lively early on.
In fact, such a scene has not happened for two years.
Ever since Wei Changtian traveled through time, Daning has been hit by internal and external wars one after another. Later, even the emperor was replaced. It can be said that there has never been a moment of peace.
With the political situation in turmoil, the lives of the people were naturally not much better. How could they have the mind to celebrate the New Year?
It was not until a year ago, when the coalition forces of Qian, Hui, Jue and Ji were defeated, that the people of Daning began to live a peaceful life and were finally able to recuperate.
Although it will take some time to restore Daning to its heyday, at least people no longer have to worry about having no work or food to eat. After a year of hard work, they can save some money and finally have the heart to enjoy the New Year.
Those who don't have much spare money will ask a master to write a few Spring Festival couplets with the word "Fu" and put them up to pray for a good omen to get rid of the old and welcome the new.
If you have more money on hand, you can buy a few strings of firecrackers and have some fun with the "crackling" sound.
The afterglow of the setting sun cast its last bit of orange light, hot smoke rose from the chimneys of each household, children in new clothes chased and played in the street, and the peddler carrying a shoulder pole closed his stall early. When he met familiar customers on the way home, he would smile and shout "See you next year".
Human joy once again fills this thousand-year-old city, demonstrating humanity's powerful ability to recover.
At this moment, the joy in the Wei Mansion was naturally even greater than before.
Big red lanterns were hung high, and people were coming and going everywhere in the palace.
Cooking and sweeping were done by the servants, so Wei Changtian and others only had to "sit back and enjoy the results".
However, in order to "share happiness with the people", Wei Changtian did not do nothing, but held a "large-scale" demon fighting competition today.
There were a total of 103 participants in the first "Changtian Cup" Demon Fighting Competition, divided into two groups, A and B.
Group A is composed of masters, ladies and young ladies including Wei Changtian, Wei Xianzhi, Qin Caizhen and so on.
Group B consists of all the servants and maids in the Wei Mansion.
The competition started at noon and ended before nightfall.
The three people from Group A who finally made it to the finals were the "big devil" Wei Xianzhi, the "living devil" Wei Changtian, and the "human card counter" Zhang San.
Of course Zhang San didn't dare to win, and Wei Changtian also wanted to give face to his father, so both of them let the game go, and in the end Wei Xianzhi won the Group A championship.
The champion of Group B was won by a little doorman.
Wei Changtian waved his hand and directly rewarded the doorman with three hundred taels of silver, which made the latter almost faint from happiness.
The others didn't get nothing either. They all received rewards based on their ranking, with the least they received was one or two ounces.
The Wei family would not take it seriously if they gave out several hundred taels of silver as a reward all at once. They would just treat it as a New Year's gift to make everyone happy.
Only Comrade Xiao Xu felt a little distressed.
But this is not Shuzhou, she has no say in the matter, and can only watch the silver ingots being taken away. Wei Changtian is delighted to see her aggrieved look.
Just like that, in the atmosphere of "everyone is happy, but Comrade Xiao Xu is sad alone", a crescent moon hung on the branches and dishes were served on the table.
Without a doubt, this was the most lively meal that had ever taken place in the mansion.
During the dinner, Liang Qin was praised by Qin Caizhen as a "role model" for a whole incense stick, which made Liang Qin herself unable to bear it anymore.
Qin Caizhen was really "eager to have a grandchild". After praising Liang Qin, she pretended to be drunk and directly "assigned" the task of having children to the other three girls, "ordering" Lu Jingyao, Xu Qingwan, and Yang Liushi to get pregnant within a year.
The three girls looked at each other and nodded with red faces. Qin Caizhen then gave up and began to plan Wei Qiaoling's marriage.
The latter was only ten years old and did not quite understand the word "marry". She immediately asked what the benefits of getting married were and whether she could stop practicing.
Qin Caizhen said no.
Wei Qiaoling said, "Then I don't want to get married."
Qin Caizhen had no choice but to lie to her and said that if she could find a powerful husband, she would not have to practice anymore.
Wei Qiaoling said, "Then I want to marry my eldest brother."
Wei Changtian spat out a mouthful of wine after hearing that, and Qin Caizhen was so angry that she wanted to hit Wei Qiaoling.
But considering the Chinese New Year, she finally held back and patiently told Wei Qiaoling that this was impossible.
Wei Qiaoling asked why.
Qin Caizhen couldn't think of the reason for a moment, so she had to use her eyes to ask Wei Changtian for an explanation.
Wei Changtian thought for a moment and immediately gave the answer - you are too young.
After hearing this, Wei Qiaoling muttered, "I will grow up in a few years," and then put the matter out of her mind.
Xu Qingwan and the others subconsciously lowered their heads to look, and Yang Liushi's expression was the most proud among them. The fire was blazing and the bamboo was roaring, while the New Year's Eve dinner was served and the pepper was singing.
All things welcome the spring and bid farewell to the last days of the year, and the year ends tonight.
On New Year’s Eve, thousands of families reunite and share in the joy.
Fireworks shade the bright moon, and laughter fills the wine.
The banquet was over, but the laughter and joy did not stop.
Wei Qiaoling led Achun, Agou, and a group of servants and maids to set off fireworks in the yard.
In the main hall, people were drinking tea and chatting. They didn't talk about military or national affairs, but only about family matters.
Before we knew it, midnight had arrived and the sound of firecrackers in the capital city had reached its busiest level, with the crackling blast filling the air, and among them seemed to be children shouting "Happy New Year!"
"Brother Changtian, it's so lively. I've never had such a lively New Year's Eve before."
Standing in the yard, looking up at the fireworks above her head, Liang Qin was wearing a red cloak and her cheeks were rosy.
Wei Changtian smiled, turned around and looked at the rest of the people, then left the crowd and walked up to Zhang San who was standing in the darkness.
"What's wrong?"
"Young Master."
Zhang San's expression was very complicated, a look that Wei Changtian had never seen before.
"Just tell me what's going on."
The smile in his eyes gradually faded, and Wei Changtian already had a premonition in his heart.
"yes"
Zhang San's Adam's apple moved a little, he took a deep breath, and answered softly: "A quarter of an hour ago, Miss Li sent a message back."
"It is said that on the second day of February, the secret of the ascension to heaven will be revealed in Fangcun Mountain in the Central Plains."
"Miss Li also said that if her guess was correct."
"Chu Xianping and Master Qin are on their way now."
(End of this chapter)
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