Chapter 32: Su Ji Hawthorn Slices are Popular During the Chinese New Year
When Cheng Yingzhen heard this, her frustrated eyes suddenly brightened up, "What's the solution?"
Su Ruojin has some ideas, but she still needs to act according to the actual situation. Otherwise, if a good thing turns into a bad thing, she will be a sinner for all eternity.
"I can only give you an idea. The details still depend on Dad."
His daughter was only six years old and could only rely on him. Su Yanli asked, "What's your idea?"
Su Ruojin didn't reply first, but asked, "Mother Dong told me last night that Wan broke my aunt's forehead, right?"
The couple nodded in unison. Cheng Yingzhen couldn't help shedding tears again, "I almost blinded my aunt."
"Did it hit your eyebrow?"
Cheng Yingzhen personally wiped the blood off her aunt and bandaged her, "She got hit."
"That's easy."
The six-year-old daughter pursed her lips into a line, with a look of deep thought. For some reason, in an obviously sad atmosphere, Su Yanli and his wife looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Why was this child talking so weirdly like a street fortune teller?
Su Yanli couldn't help but ask, "How come it's easier to deal with it if it hits your eyebrows?"
As a good young person of the new era, Su Ruojin is quite disdainful of the theory of physiognomy, but today she wants to make a fuss about it. She slipped off the stool and ran out of the bedroom, as if she went to the study. Su Yanli was about to follow her to see what she was going to do, but his daughter had already returned to the bedroom with a book.
A book about fortune-telling ran to the bedside. Su Ruojin spread the book on her father's legs, turned to the page about physiognomy, pointed at the disfigured eyebrows and said: It will bring bad luck to noble people.
Su Yanli raised his eyes and looked at his daughter.
She reminded him, "Dad, do you still remember last spring, when the middle-aged man who rented the house from Granny Xu took his money to the capital to look for business, but Granny Xu's family coaxed all his money out of him and sent him away with some excuse?"
"His face and zodiac sign are not compatible with the capital. Let him go home quickly to avoid the fire."
The father and daughter looked at each other.
Su Ruojin said, "Dad, it's up to you."
Su Yanli seemed to be thinking about something.
Cheng Yingzhen leaned over and said, "Ah Jin, what you mean is to use the physiognomy to get Aunt out of the Bo's house, and then we can find a way to keep Aunt by our side?"
That's right. Su Ruojin nodded, "But all of this needs to be done by Dad. I heard from Mother Dong that Wan is not a good person. Once our intentions are discovered by her, she would rather give up the chess piece that has trapped Mother than let Mother get my aunt."
Mrs. Wan had always been cruel and ruthless, and Cheng Yingzhen knew this. She nervously hugged her husband's arm, "My lord..." She was worried that her aunt would run out of money in the Earl's Mansion, but she was unwilling to take the risk. What if it worked?
Su Yanli reached out and patted his wife's tense body, "I'll do my best."
"Sir..." Cheng Yingzhen buried her head in the man's arms, "You must rescue my aunt, you must..."
When it comes to academic research, Su Yanli is good, but when it comes to winning people's hearts, he is really unsure and unconsciously looks at his daughter.
Su Ruojin clenched his fist and threw it hard, "Dad, come on, you can do it."
Su Yanli: ...
What's wrong with this kid?
Oops, I accidentally brought up some modern vocabulary and actions. Su Ruojin made a guilty face and ran out of the room, standing under the corridor. It was the 29th day of the lunar year, and the whole city of Bianjing was setting off firecrackers. One could even see fireworks in the imperial city and nearby areas. All the houses were lit up in celebration and reunion, but the Su family's life was made dark and decadent by the illegitimate son of the Bo's mansion.
No, we have to save our aunt and live our lives. The Su family’s good days have just begun, how can they be ruined by such vicious people?
put!
Light up all the firecrackers, crackers, and kaos!
"Uncle Shutong...Brother Dashi...Brother Ershi..." Su Ruojin shouted, "Come and set off the firecrackers!"
The Feng family's father and son, Shu Tong, and Dong's mother were all in the workshop pressing hawthorn slices. The atmosphere in the host family was gloomy. They didn't even dare to speak loudly. They all held their breath, wishing that the New Year would come in the blink of an eye and all the bad things would be gone with the New Year.
Suddenly, they heard the young master's crisp cry, and they were startled and ran out quickly, "Second Madam..."
"Little Master..."
Su Ruojin had already taken out the Gaosheng from the storage room. "Set off all the firecrackers, whips, and Gaosheng in the house tonight, and buy more tomorrow night and tomorrow morning. And buy more."
Although Shutong is 27 years old, he is not married yet. The young man is like a young boy. He believes everything he hears. He immediately runs to the storage room to get firecrackers and whips and lights them in a hurry.
Dashi is married now and has become more stable. He stands in the corridor with his father, just smiling and not moving.
Ershi was not married and was just a young boy. He was so excited that he set off firecrackers and cracked whips at the same time as Shu.
In a blink of an eye, sparks flew in the Su family's yard, and crackling sounds came from the air. The depressed and gloomy mood was instantly blown away by the loud firecrackers and crackling whips.
Su Dalang pulled Su Sanlang out of the study to watch the firecrackers. Su Sanlang jumped with excitement, "I want to set off firecrackers too... I want to set off firecrackers too..."
Mother Dong originally wanted to persuade Shutong to set off fewer firecrackers, but when she saw the bright smiles on everyone's faces, she breathed a sigh of relief, stood in the corridor watching the firecrackers and crackling firecrackers, and smiled happily.
In the bedroom, the crying Cheng Yingzhen was stopped by her daughter's shouting. Before she could say anything to her husband, the sounds of firecrackers and whips were heard outside.
Yes, today is the twenty-ninth day of the lunar year! Tomorrow is New Year's Eve.
"Sir, let's celebrate the New Year first."
"Yes, let's celebrate the New Year first."
Su Yanli held his youngest son in his wife's arms and said, "I'm afraid Chengzhi's little ears can't handle it. You cover them. I'll go outside and look after the older ones."
Cheng Yingzhen nodded, gently patted her little son who was awakened and groaning, listened to the lively scene outside, and prayed silently that she would get better soon.
The Su family's firecrackers lasted until after ten o'clock. Everyone's emotions were ignited by the lively firecrackers. Everyone was no longer depressed and welcomed the arrival of the New Year with great joy.
Except for the New Year's Eve and the first day of the Lunar New Year, Su Ji Hawthorn has been selling hot in front of Xiangguo Temple. In fact, the most popular thing in Bianjing City during the Chinese New Year this year is not fireworks and firecrackers, or exquisite costumes, but everyone will ask: "Have you eaten Su Ji Hawthorn Slices after dinner?"
Su Ji Hawthorn Slices are really good for strengthening the stomach and helping digestion!
On the third day of the New Year, the Fan family actually sent New Year gifts. Although it was only the housekeeper who came, Su Ruojin had grown up to be six years old. In the past five years, his father had always sent New Year gifts, but the Fan family never returned the gifts. Is the seven or eight taels of gifts this year worth giving back to an eighth-rank assistant minister of the Five Classics?
Besides, didn't Master Fan invite them to the lantern shed to have tea and watch the lanterns? Then what was the real purpose of the housekeeper of the Fan Mansion coming?
On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month before the New Year, Cheng Yingzhen had been splashed with soup by her mistress and had a chill, and she was also frightened by her aunt's blood, and had evil spirits enter her body. In order to celebrate the New Year, she has not taken any prescriptions from the first day of the New Year to now, and has tried to eat as much as possible. As a result, her body has recovered slowly, and she has been lying in bed to recuperate.
(End of this chapter)
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