There was only one maid left by Jun Mu's side, and the others were called to do their work. Jun Mu also took a careful look at every place she passed by, and she was satisfied with everything.

When they arrived at the old lady's room, Junmu made a salute to the old lady. Seeing that everyone was busy, Junmu quickly said: "There is no need to be formal, everyone is doing it."

"Jun Mu has been working the hardest today. Have everything been arranged in the house?" the old lady came over and asked.

"Go back to mother, it's almost ready. You can hang up lanterns and put up Spring Festival couplets after noon." Jun Mu looked at the rice cakes made by the sixth girl. She was quite satisfied and pointed again: "Pinch the corners to be sharper..."

"Mom, can you do it too?" Miss Six asked.

"Do you still remember what I taught you more than ten years ago?" the old lady asked Jun Mu.

"My mother taught me well. I still remember it now. After I left Chao Mansion, I have been busy and haven't done anything." Jun Mu responded with a slight bow.

"If we weren't busy today, I would have asked you to come along," the old lady said.

More than ten years ago, when she first married the Wen family, the old lady also taught her step by step, not only how to make rice dumplings, but also how to draw female celebrities. After all, Jun's mother was born in a general's family and had a carefree temperament.

Yan became quiet.

She was not interested in learning these things, but she had a good memory and learned quickly, so she could master them once taught.

The sixth girl listened to the conversation between Jun's mother and her grandmother, and naturally understood, and then continued to make her own Kueh...

The king's mother looked around again and said quite appropriately: "Mom, since there is nothing else to say here, my wife will go and have a look at the master."

"Go ahead, Mother Wei and Mother Zhou are here to help, so nothing will happen."

The king bowed to his mother and then retired to the study to visit...

At the end of the day, everyone had lunch early and was preparing to put up Spring Festival couplets and hang lanterns. The kitchen also started preparing dinner, because New Year's Eve dinner is always served earlier...

The servants sent Spring Festival couplets to each room, and now everyone started to be busy again. The master, the second brother and the fourth brother all posted couplets in person at the entrance of the house, including the hall, etc., and the servants helped to post couplets in other rooms.

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In the study, there were a few boys left to help swipe the rice paste, and several to help pass couplets back and forth to the door of the house...

"The east corner is higher, yes, yes, yes." The second brother and the fourth brother climbed up the ladder together and posted the couplets on the door of the house, one on each side. There was a boy supporting the ladder at the bottom, and the master was watching from below.

"The one on the west side is crooked, raise it higher...higher...oh, it's higher, lower...Okay, okay, don't move it, that's it."

Second bedroom.

The three girls have always done it personally when posting Spring Festival couplets, and this year is no different...

The eaves of the courtyard are not high, so the boy moved a bamboo ladder to lean on it, and the two boys held the ladder one on the left and one on the right to ensure the safety of the three girls; the maid was responsible for brushing the rice paste and passing the couplets, and the second aunt was responsible for watching over it.

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However, the third girl is an expert at pasting Spring Festival couplets in the house. Ever since she could climb the ladder, she has tried it every year. Now she can do it very quickly and accurately without the need for guidance from the second aunt.

"Okay!" The third girl clapped her hands, looking very satisfied. She turned around and prepared to jump down...

The second aunt hurriedly stepped forward and stretched out her hand to support her, worried that the third girl would fall, but the third girl always jumped off the ladder every time she finished: "Hey, slow down!"

"It's okay, aunt, I can't fall from this height. You can just let me climb up the eaves and jump off." The third girl said and laughed while washing her hands. When she got there, the basin turned red, and the maid changed it again.

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"That's not okay. How can a girl be so rude?" The second aunt took the third girl's hand and wiped it: "Indecent."

"I do think it's pretty cool, but it's a pity that I'm a girl and my father and aunt don't allow me to practice martial arts. I just learn some nemesis, order tea, burn incense and arrange flowers. How boring is that?"

"Only the children of officials can learn these things. Others can't learn them. After all, you are the earl's girl, so you have to learn them." The second aunt handed the cloth to the maid, and then she pulled the third girl into the house.

"You said that you have obviously asked your grandma to teach you, but you haven't learned anything well, and your personality is the same. You look a bit like a girl from the Earl's family." The second aunt brought the third girl to sit down in front of the dressing table, and started to dress it up herself.

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"If my future uncle is not generous, I'm afraid he won't be able to stand you, Ping'er." The second aunt changed her hairpin and said, "You are not allowed to pull it out, just this one."

The third girl's hand was slapped off by the second aunt: "This one is too fancy, Ping'er doesn't like it."

"On New Year's Eve, you have to pick something beautiful and bring some flowers...Looking at your hairpins, people who don't know would think that Ping'er is really a young man." The maids laughed after hearing this.

"How can any aunt say something so exaggerated?" The third girl stroked her bun and looked at herself in the mirror. There was indeed something different about her.

"If we say that in the future, Ping'er's husband will definitely be a general. Of course, he can also be a young general. Maybe they can even go to the battlefield together," the third girl said.

"Young girl is so thoughtful. If she were a man, she would be a general by now," Xiao Man said.

"Still going to the battlefield...Ping'er can't even fight a little mouse now, and you still want to kill the enemy?" The second concubine picked up a handkerchief and covered her mouth with a smile, and the maids couldn't help laughing too.

"You're actually making fun of me! Huh, if I hadn't seen the little mouse, I would have shot one for you to see." The third girl stood up unconvinced and put her hands on her hips.

"When you see the little mouse, Ping'er will go and catch it for your aunt." She supported her second aunt to her mother and said, "Stop talking, it's time to get ready to go to the front yard."

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The Wen Mansion has a large courtyard, with nearly a hundred large and small doors. After writing the couplets for a whole morning, they were all posted and the lanterns were hung up. The master and his two brothers finally had a rest.

For the Wen family's New Year's Eve dinner, each room gathers around a round table. This table is a special round table made of finely carved red wood. It is usually moved to the front yard only for special occasions.

The wooden table was large and heavy, but a dozen boys were hired to move it from the backyard to the large patio in the front yard.

There is an entrance wall as you enter the mansion, and behind the wall is the large courtyard of Wen Mansion. It is extremely wide, with verandahs on both sides. Under the verandah is a flower garden. To the north of the patio is a medium-sized koi pond, with a small wooden bridge over the pond leading to the Wen Mansion hall.

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After the tables and chairs were arranged, and the bowls and chopsticks were arranged, the maids went to the back kitchen to carry the New Year's Eve meals one by one in baskets, and put them on the other two long tables to wait. After the back kitchen had cooked all the meals, they

Take it out of the basket and serve it on the table.

At Shenshi, all the rooms in the Wen family gathered on the patio and sat at round tables according to room order. In the middle of the due north, the old lady sat...

This year's New Year's meal has six more dishes than in previous years. These six dishes are Chaozhou cuisine from Chaozhou, including raw pickled blood clams, braised goose, baked oysters, red dates and lotus seed soup, glutinous rice and sweet lotus root, and various kinds of glutinous rice cakes.

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After sitting down, the maids brought a mouthwash pot, hand washing utensils, and tea.

Then they served Tusu Wine. In the past, the oldest ones were served first, but tonight was New Year's Eve, so instead, the youngest ones were served first.

The Eighth Brother picked up the wine glass, licked it, and drank. Then the seventh girl and then the sixth girl drank Tusu wine in turn. After each drink, they had to add a congratulatory message and write a poem...

Afterwards, the old lady was the first to use her chopsticks to pick up the vegetables, and only the others could use their chopsticks... The New Year's Eve dinner was eaten while talking and laughing, but there was no need for the previous rule of not saying anything while eating...

After arrangements were made for the Master of the Wen family to have a meal, the other maids did not need to wait on them, so they had the New Year's Eve dinner together around the long tables on both sides...

Everyone toasted and celebrated: "Family reunion..."

You can hear the laughter and laughter outside Wen Mansion...

It was already dusk after the New Year's dinner. Some maids were busy clearing the dining table, and some were responsible for lighting all the lanterns and candlesticks in the house...

The whole Wen Mansion suddenly became bright and dazzling. At this moment, all the rooms in the Wen family, large and small, gathered at the door of the Mansion to light firecrackers...

Tonight, the streets of Beijing were filled with the sound of continuous firecrackers. Every household hung lanterns and cheered. Children ran around and played, and some picked up unexploded firecrackers on the street and lit them again. The girls looked happy and loved to watch.
Chapter completed!