Chapter 431: Pasting Spring Festival Couplets Together

After saying this, Xu Wan went to another stall to make her selection, but she kept holding his hand tightly, and her movements were very natural.

She picked up a hairpin and asked, "Zong Zhao, do you think this hairpin looks better in green or blue?"

Zong Zhao never hesitates when choosing something: "Green looks good."

Xu Wan said tangledly, "But I think this green is a bit too dark. It makes me look old when I wear it."

"Then choose blue."

"Blue... I already have a hairpin of the same color."

Zong Zhao decisively noticed the difference: "The pattern on this hairpin is different from the one you have at home. Buy another one."

Xu Wan was shocked: "Isn't this too wasteful?"

"You can't spend it all." Zong Zhao said, taking out a wallet from his waist and handing it to her, "Buy whatever you want."

Xu Wan took it with a smile and asked curiously, "Your purse looks a bit old, but the bamboo on it is quite beautiful. Did your mother-in-law embroider it for you?"

Zong Zhao stared at the purse in amazement, recalling some distant memories. He said calmly, "I left it at home before I left for the war, and used it when I came back."

While Xu Wan took out the silver to buy a hairpin, she replied, "You have to be careful with it. I'm not very good at embroidery. I've learned it for a while but I can only embroider an ugly duck. When you need a new wallet, I won't be able to help you at all."

Zong Zhao raised his lips slightly: "Okay, then I'll be careful."

After returning home, when Zong Jincheng heard that he was the only one who had two pairs of couplets, he immediately burst into laughter and began to show off to everyone: He is the person my mother loves the most in this world!

This hatred is so great that even Zong Zhao wants to beat him up.

Early in the morning on New Year's Eve.

The three kids got up from their beds energetically and started to busy themselves with pasting Spring Festival couplets and blessing characters all over the yard. They also pasted some for Wei and Shen who had just returned home.

Shunzi ran in from outside with great joy, shouting, "Master, this is the small calligraphy that Madam sent for us to put up in the study."

"Small characters? What small characters?" Zong Jincheng was sitting on Buyan's shoulder, stretching his arm to paste the couplet.

As soon as Shunzi looked up, he saw Buyan's face that looked like he was going to die. He couldn't help but laugh out loud: "It's the words written by my wife herself. One copy is for each student. She said that we can stick it next to the desk."

"What's the word?" Zong Jincheng patted Buyan's shoulder and motioned him to put him down.

To keep silent is like being pardoned.

Finally, he changed from a ladder back to a guard.

Zong Wenxiu and He Zheng also ran over to take a look, and saw a black word written on each of the five small square papers: "中".

Among the top on the list.

The meaning is simple and crude.

"Wow! This is a great handwriting! Mom is really good at writing. I will stick it on my desk and look at it every day. Then when I take the imperial examination, I will definitely pass the imperial examination!"

He Zheng saw that Wei Shen was not there, so he began to speak in a low voice: "Then I will set a small goal, to get second place in the exam!"

Zong Jincheng laughed and said, "Good brother, great ambition, let's defeat Qin Ye together!"

He Zheng laughed and took over their class motto: "You will definitely get first place!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The three of them excitedly prepared the paste and started to paste the small red papers on them.

Although servants would help with pasting Spring Festival couplets, Xu Wan was used to doing it herself. After marrying into the Marquis's Mansion, she would help to paste Spring Festival couplets every New Year's Eve, because it made her feel more festive.

This year, because Zong Zhao was there, all the servants who were helping in the mansion were sent back. The two of them worked together to check the locations and paste the Spring Festival couplets, and they finished in no time.

With the last word "Spring" left, Xu Wan turned around and decided to put it on the window, which was next to the desk in the room. She hoped that the books could also feel the breath of spring.

Xu Wan took the word "Spring" and pasted it upwards. Halfway through, she felt that it was a little low. She turned her head and said, "Zong Zhao, you should paste this. I can't reach it enough."

Zong Zhao was helping her check the position from a distance. He strode over and picked her up, looking up and asked, "Is this enough?"

Xu Wan was a little stunned.

In order to hold her higher, Zong Zhao held her legs with one hand, and her body was leaning in his arm in a strange and intimate posture.

Zong Zhao saw her stunned and asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Xu Wan paused for a moment and said, "Oh, no, I was just surprised. You have such strong arms that you can pick me up with one hand."

Zong Zhao didn't think this was difficult to do, so he asked, "Are you worried that it's not safe with one hand holding you?" As he spoke, he stretched out his other hand, which made her feel more stable.

Xu Wan turned her head away like a quail and silently pasted the word "Spring" on the window. Zong Zhao put her down only after he had pasted her, without noticing anything unusual.

Zong Zhao packed up the things in the yard, and Xu Wan looked at his back and thought. Ever since they kissed a few months ago, they often kissed each other for no reason, and they never crossed the line again. However, there were a few times when they made too much noise at night, and Zong Zhao would go to the bathroom. Later, he tried to kiss her during the day.

Xu Wan recalled that she had asked Zong Zhao earlier if he wanted to consummate the marriage, and he said no, but his behavior did not suggest so.

Does he want to or not?

Xu Wan couldn't help but want to ask the question again, but she was afraid that Zong Zhao would tell her that he didn't want to, which would be like being rejected by him, which would be too embarrassing.

She thought for a moment and asked, "Zong Zhao, will you celebrate New Year's Eve?"

Zong Zhao raised his head and asked, "New Year's Eve? Does it mean staying up all night?"

"Well, that's not the case." Xu Wan knew what staying up all night meant, and she said guiltily, "I'm not very good at staying up all night, but I can still stay up all night for the New Year, which is the point from this year to the next year, until the beginning of the first hour."

"Is there any explanation for this?" Zong Zhao didn't quite understand.

Xu Wan said happily, "Of course it's to welcome the new year. I love New Year's Eve, but no one seems to care about it. I'm embarrassed to ask Cuizhi to stay up with me, because she needs to sleep too. And Chengcheng is too young, and I'm afraid of disturbing his rest."

Zong Zhao smiled and asked, "Why don't you worry about me?"

Xu Wan blinked her eyes and tried to be casual, "Adults don't worry about not growing tall, and they certainly don't worry about staying up late, right, General Zong?"

He understood the expectation in her eyes.

Zong Zhao nodded and said softly, "Okay, I'll spend the New Year's Eve with you."

"That's great!" Xu Wan was visibly happy.

The next day, she asked Cuizhi to prepare a lot of snacks and selected several books. In order to avoid falling asleep while waiting for the New Year's Eve, she also specially selected leisure books, all of which were the most popular picture books in Beijing.

This will definitely make you feel more energetic the more you watch it.