After being stabilized, Xu Yuxuan, with the help of Taozhi, finally succeeded in shaking the big golden pig with his hands. Listening to the sound inside, he was very happy.
Feeling unsatisfied, Xu Yuxuan took out the gold peanuts and silver melon seeds given by her eldest aunt and her mother-in-law from her purse and, just like at the beginning, carefully put them into the small golden pig holes on the big golden pig's back.
Even though the gold peanuts and silver melon seeds are much smaller than the hole.
After putting everything in, Xu Yuxuan started shaking it again.
However, after the big golden pig was turned over, these two items fell out of the holes of the little golden pig one after another, and were scattered all around Xu Yuxuan's little feet.
Mrs. Lu asked her maid to pick up the gold peanuts and silver melon seeds scattered on the ground and put them back in the bag.
Xu Jingrong was a little envious, he also wanted a piggy bank like this, so that he wouldn't have to pay his annual New Year's money to his mother on the pretext of "not letting him develop the bad habit of being a playboy".
He was only given a few taels of silver as pocket money every month.
For Xu Jingrong, the annual New Year's money is just a thing to put under his pillow and sleep on.
The next day, they will be collected on time.
Every year, Mrs. Lu gave her two sons golden pine nuts as New Year's gifts.
Xu Jingrong didn't want anything too complicated, so he just gave him a big pine nut.
Thinking of this, Xu Jingrong looked towards Lu unconsciously, his eyes full of expectation.
Lu realized what her eldest son meant: "......"
He turned his eyes away calmly, pretending not to see it.
Xu Jingrong, who understood what he read, looked very unhappy.
Inner heart: Humph!
Xu Jinglin was also interested in the big golden piggy bank in his cousin's hand, but he was more interested in whether the big golden piggy could be used to store food. His mother had recently restricted the amount and number of snacks he could eat every day.
Xu Jinglin pinched the flesh on the back of his hand and sighed quietly. He has lost weight recently.
I really want to have a treasure chest where I can secretly store food.
After Xu Yuxuan, who already had the golden piggy bank, had played with it enough, he picked up the golden piggy bank again, turned his little body around, and suddenly fell into the arms of his father, Xu Yuejia.
Her body was arched up and down, as if she was acting coquettishly.
Xu Yuejia's body stiffened instantly.
Everyone was amused.
It was the first time that Lu saw Xu Yuxuan so close to Xu Yuejia.
I find it strange.
Wen Ye caught a glimpse of Xu Yuejia's slightly uncomfortable expression and laughed along.
Xu Yuxuan heard everyone's laughter and raised his head slowly.
The father and son looked at each other unexpectedly.
Xu Yuxuan's ignorant eyes were full of confusion: "Father?"
Just when everyone thought that what was about to happen was a scene of loving father and filial son, Xu Yuxuan suddenly staggered out of Xu Yuejia's arms holding the big golden piggy bank, and turned to Wen Ye without hesitation.
Wen Ye was forced to catch the big golden piggy bank that the other party half threw and half handed over.
Xu Yuxuan threw himself into her arms, then raised his head and stared at her for a long time before he called out softly with certainty, "Mother~"
It was completely different from the questioning tone just now.
People who reacted: "......"
After all this time, I realized I recognized the wrong person.
But this should also be considered another kind of 'kind father and filial son'?
In response to Xu Yuxuan's close approach to her, Wen Ye simply stroked the back of Xu Yuxuan's head, and then calmly accepted everyone's strange looks.
Xu Yuejia, who was ruthlessly abandoned by her son, also had an indifferent expression and even sipped her tea leisurely.
The teasing and joking looks didn't seem to bother him at all.
I have to say that the couple are really alike in some ways.
The children couldn't bear it any longer and fell asleep one after another.
As agreed, the adults stayed up until midnight, ate a few dumplings as a token of their respect, and then went back to their respective courtyards.
However, Wen Ye thought that the dumplings prepared by the kitchen this time tasted very good, and the fillings of several kinds of dumplings were all her favorites.
Before leaving, she specifically asked Taozhi to go to the kitchen first to ask if there was any extra. If there was, she could take some back to the west courtyard.
Save the trouble of the kitchen to prepare it again.
Taozhi left quickly and came back quickly, just in time to meet Wen Ye and others who were returning to the West Courtyard on a section of the road in front of the water corridor bridge.
Wen Ye looked at the basket in Taozhi's arms and asked, "How much did you take?"
Taozhi knelt down and bowed before answering, "Not a lot. The servants with different fillings all took some. There are about sixty in total."
Although there were lights on all the way, it was dark at night and it was difficult to see clearly what was in the basket.
Xu Yuejia glanced at the basket, then looked at Wen Ye: "What did you ask someone to get from the kitchen?"
There was nothing to hide about this matter. Wen Ye said, "The dumplings we had just now tasted good. I liked them. I'll ask Taozhi to go to the kitchen and bring some back."
Dumplings made in winter will not go bad for a long time as long as they are frozen tightly outside, so she can keep them and eat them for a few more meals.
Although she already knew her personality, Xu Yuejia still wanted to ask: "How is this different from what you usually eat?"
"Of course there are differences." Wen Ye asked back, "Can my husband eat dumplings on New Year's Eve on weekdays?"
Xu Yuejia understood what she meant: "...You are making excuses."
Wen Ye chuckled: "It's not a big deal, as long as I can win the argument with you, my lord."
Xu Yuejia: "......"
Wen Ye didn't know if Xu Yuejia got sick because she hadn't had to attend court recently and had no official duties.
I never realized that he would ask such a boring question before.
But then again, when did the Jin Dynasty begin?
She found that she had seen Xu Yuejia too often in the West Courtyard recently.
Wen Ye thought so.
After returning to the west courtyard and washing up briefly, Wen Ye glanced at Xu Yuejia who was about to lie down, and suddenly he no longer felt sleepy.
She took the initiative to take back the words she had said in her heart not long ago, and said with a hint of meaning: "My dear, why don't we eat together?"
Xu Yuejia: "......"
There is no custom in Dajin that you cannot visit relatives and friends on the first day of the new year, but everyone is used to visiting relatives and friends on the second day of the new year.
In the past, Lu would go back to her natal home, the Ding'an Marquis Mansion, on the second day of the Lunar New Year. However, this year her eldest aunt and her mother-in-law and their daughter-in-law had returned to Beijing. In order not to neglect them, Lu decided before the New Year to go back to the Marquis Mansion on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
It was just the right time to avoid Xu Yuejia and Wen Ye who returned to the Wen family on the second day of the Chinese New Year.
As for Aunt Xu of the Marquis of Changnan's Mansion, the Marquis of Changnan also has a younger sister, so in previous years Aunt Xu would only bring her husband and children back to the Duke's Mansion on the third day of the New Year.
The date remains the same this year.
As long as the other relatives of the Duke's Mansion were in Beijing, most of them, like Aunt Xu, came to the mansion on the third day of the first lunar month to wish everyone a happy new year.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Lu family of four left the Duke's Mansion at the hour of Chen.
Before leaving, Lu asked Nanny Ji to take Xu Yuxuan to the west courtyard.
Upon learning that the Second Madam had not yet woken up, Nanny Ji took Xu Yuxuan to the west study to see Xu Yuejia first.
After Xu Yuxuan was put down by Nanny Ji, he obediently called out to Xu Yuejia, "Father."
Xu Yuejia said, "Your mother hasn't woken up yet, so please wait patiently for a while."
Xu Yuxuan seemed to understand.
He asked Nanny Ji for some toys, then climbed onto the couch behind the screen and started playing by himself.
However, children's patience is limited, and they get bored with toys too.
Xu Yuxuan threw away the battered dough figurine, twisted his way off the couch, walked to Xu Yuejia, tilted his head and said, "To see mother?"
Xu Yuejia estimated the time, lowered his head and said to Xu Yuxuan, "I'll be back after taking a look."
Not sure if he understood or not, Xu Yuxuan just nodded.
There was no need to go to the main courtyard early in the morning. Wen Ye had a sweet sleep. When he was half asleep, he suddenly felt something on his cheek.
Wen Ye didn't blink, and stretched out his hand to hit it away, but caught a warm little hand like a meat ball.
Then I heard a burst of "giggle" of children's laughter.
Wen Ye forced himself to open his eyes and saw an enlarged chubby face.
Routuanzi called her, "Mom, are you still sleeping?"
Seeing that Wen Ye ignored him, Routuanzi moved over and kissed Wen Ye on the cheek.
Wen Ye: “…”
It is immoral to disturb people's sweet dreams.
So the unprepared meat ball was caught in the quilt in revenge.
Xu Yuxuan, who was neither sleepy nor wanting to sleep but just wanted his mother to get up and play with him, was held tightly, and his little arms and legs could not get free at all.
Wen Ye held him like this and fell asleep.
Xu Yuxuan never came out of the inner room. Xu Yuejia closed the book, stood up and walked out of the study, going straight to the inner room.
After pushing the door open and entering, Xu Yuejia did not see Xu Yuxuan, and her gaze finally fixed on the step-out bed that was tightly covered by curtains.
He walked over and silently lifted a corner of the curtain, just in time to meet the eyes of Xu Yuxuan, who was gradually giving up the struggle.
Xu Yuxuan helplessly called out to him in a low voice: "Father, help—"
Xu Yuejia glanced at the sleeping woman, paused for a moment, and then lowered the curtains.
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