His sudden shout silenced the dining room.
Adults and children alike were all staring at him.
Xue Bao's face turned red.
Han Yuemei had already nestled into Li Lanzhen's arms, her cheeks flushed red, as if they had been stained with rouge.
Li Lanzhen was not surprised, because after arriving in Peach Blossom Spring, she had already noticed the affection between the two children.
It was also clear that Xue Laohu and Wu Shi both had feelings for Han Yuemei.
Especially Wu, who always shared some of the good food with Han Yuemei, and even made her a set of clothes before the New Year.
A blue cardigan with small red floral print, and blue pants. The whole outfit was made a little loose, and it fit perfectly over the cotton-padded clothes.
Han Yuemei is wearing this outfit right now; the red ribbon in her hair must have been bought for her by Xue Bao.
They also gave her a pair of bright red velvet flowers.
Han Yuemei didn't wear it on her head today.
Li Lanzhen watched as Xue Bao's face turned red, his eyes constantly glancing at Han Yuemei in her arms.
Seeing that Li Lanzhen hadn't spoken, she looked at her anxiously.
His hands hung down at the hem of his pants, and he kept squeezing them.
Seeing his helpless and uneasy appearance.
Li Lanzhen didn't want to tease him anymore, and chuckled.
"I agree!" The voice was so loud that people outside could hear it.
This sound was met with joyful applause and laughter from everyone.
Only Xue Bao, the person involved, didn't hear what Li Lanzhen said clearly and stood there dumbfounded.
Xue Laohu and Wu Shi quickly stepped forward and slapped him on the back.
With a smile in her eyes, Wu held Li Lanzhen's hand.
"Alright, Sister-in-law Lanzhen, we'll go to propose marriage tomorrow. You can't change your mind!"
"Okay, come tomorrow, I'll open the door to welcome you!"
At this moment, bowls of dumplings were served.
Li Lanzhen gave Xue Nizi 300 cleaned copper coins in advance.
Tell them to wrap it inside when they make dumplings.
In addition to the ideas they came up with, some dumplings had a peppercorn in them, some had a little chili pepper in them, and some had a piece of maltose in them.
So in the morning at the breakfast table, she would often burst into giggles and exclamations.
Wow, I found a copper coin in my food! I'm going to be rich this year!
"Wow, I ate a piece of candy, it's so sweet!"
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Whether you're an adult or a child, and no matter what kind of filling the dumplings you eat.
They would all let out joyful cries.
Even if you bite into a numbing peppercorn, you'll just laugh it off, wipe it clean, and put it in your pocket.
The luckiest person at Li Lanzhen's table was actually her youngest grandson.
The little guy is over four months old and has a chubby, healthy look.
Her big eyes look a lot like Han Minghai's.
Li Lanzhen placed a dumpling in his small wooden bowl.
He stretched out his chubby little hand, grabbed the plump thing, and stuffed it into his mouth.
Zhang Yuniang quickly stopped him and used a small spoon to break open the dumpling, revealing a copper coin inside.
This little guy ate three dumplings and got three copper coins.
The children at the table were incredibly envious.
Of course, Zhang Yuniang ate most of the dumplings, and he only got a taste.
Han Yinan patted her younger brother's round head.
"Little brother, grow up quickly. When it gets warm, I'll take you to catch small fish and collect duck eggs!"
Bai Houpu and the others did not have their New Year's Eve dinner together here.
Instead, they ate their New Year's Eve dinner in Hulu Valley.
Li Lanzhen thought to herself that they should go and pay their respects to the imperial physician and his wife.
They came over here this morning.
The prince was also wearing new clothes, but like the children here, he wasn't wearing a long robe.
He wore a blue coarse cloth shirt and blue trousers, with black soap boots on his feet.
He, Su Chen, and Xuan Shen came over to greet Li Lanzhen.
Then he sat down at the table next to them.
Li Lanzhen glanced up several times; the Crown Prince was truly lucky.
His spoils were placed next to the large bowl.
He neatly stacked the copper coins he had eaten, and Li Lanzhen saw that there were eight copper coins in total.
There were two pieces of maltose in a wooden spoon next to it.
The Crown Prince is eating dumplings here on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
After sitting for a while, he felt everyone's care for him, as well as the kindness and unity among the people here.
There was no deceit or shirking of responsibility, only genuine care and love.
He kept staring at Li Lanzhen.
Since he woke up, Xuan Shen and Bai Houpu have told him everything about this place.
He heard that Li Lanzhen had rescued his younger sister and cousin on their way to escape famine.
They didn't despise the two children and led them on their escape from famine until they finally arrived at this paradise.
Let them live in your home and treat them like your own grandchildren.
He also learned that the large building where vegetables and grains could be grown in the freezing cold was called a greenhouse.
It was also this Aunt Lanzhen who came up with the idea.
He also learned that his father had given the land deed for this Grand Canyon, also known as Peach Blossom Spring, to this Aunt Lanzhen.
To protect this grand canyon, the emperor actually bestowed the eastern and western mountains on either side of the canyon upon his sister and cousin.
This ensures that the canyon will not be coveted by others.
Most importantly, Aunt Lanzhen actually donated the first batch of ripe sweet potatoes and potatoes from her vegetable greenhouse to the soldiers guarding the border, which is said to amount to as much as 200,000 jin.
This magnanimity moved him!
Li Lanzhen had already discovered that the Crown Prince had been observing her.
However, she did not raise her eyes to meet the Crown Prince's gaze.
Although the crown prince is still a boy, he is still the crown prince of the country, and she does not want to get too entangled with the royal family and the court.
After the meal, the usual routine continued.
All the children cleared the dishes and wiped the table before going to help in the kitchen.
At this moment, Li Lanzhen saw Han Zhaoxiong leading several young men carrying baskets of copper coins.
It was placed next to a table near the door.
Not knowing what they were going to do, Han Shunde shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Now, children aged 13 and under, line up here to receive your lucky money!"
The children cheered and ran out to tell the children in the kitchen.
On their first New Year in Peach Blossom Spring, children aged 13 and under received blessings from everyone in the spring – ten copper coins for each person!
The children carefully wrapped the blessed coins in handkerchiefs and put them in their pockets, patting them once to make sure they were safe.
Then they went out to do their work happily.
On this day, Han Shunde brought along several young people.
Two New Year's gifts were delivered to each household: one was a pound of brown sugar, and the other was four pieces of cotton cloth.
Li Erhan and Ye Shi are the oldest elders in Peach Blossom Spring.
They not only received these two gifts, but also a set of silk clothes for each of them.
Everything was prepared by Manager Hua at Han Shunde's request.
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