On New Year's Eve, every family stayed at home to stay up late and did not go out to visit relatives or friends on this day. Li Guolou wrote Spring Festival couplets for the servants, old ladies, servants, and Goshiha. As long as he could talk to any lady, he would
Delivering a message to the inner government. Li Guolou was like working on an assembly line, going around the desk all morning. After writing a couplet, he sent it outside. The busy old woman sent a couplet and got two
Happy money.
The couplets were all ready-made. Xie Xiuzhu had already copied one copy, and Li Guolou copied them without any effort.
Xie Xiuzhu said with a smile: "Xiaolou, I also have to post Spring Festival couplets at home. If you write a good couplet, it will spread around the capital."
"Okay! While I'm still young, I'll keep some more ink treasures and find a knife-catcher in the future." Li Guolou was covered in ink and swayed freely.
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The old year is extinguished in the sound of thunder, and the green bamboos are burning in response to the epidemic.
"Too tacky!" Xie Xiuzhu shook her head, thinking that there was nothing new in a Spring Festival couplet.
Li Guolou also wrote:
The sky-shaking explosions were heard all night long, and the ground was boiling with singing voices and wooden boards beating against the sandalwood.
Spring cows patrol the streets, and the dancing shadows of auspicious lins linger around.
Xie Xiuzhu said: "It's inappropriate. This is the capital."
Li Guolou glanced at Xie Xiuzhu, which made him exhausted and gray hair early, and wrote:
The trees and flowers are blooming, and dragons and lanterns are dancing on the overpass.
On a spring night, people gather together and sing while drunk.
The traveler breaks Meijiao, and the Yanxia hero wields the sword.
In the sleepless night of the Forbidden City, there will be no spring plowing in the farmland.
"Well, this is the good husband Nunu has found. He has written down all the interesting places in the capital." Xie Xiuzhu hugged Li Guolou, and her sweet lips took the initiative to move closer.
Wu Peipei praised: "Xiaolou, as soon as your couplet came out, it outshone all the literati and poets invited by Hong Jun, the champion of the imperial examination. Why did you come up with it? Mo Gengchun, the agricultural altar. Can you take me to the wedding banquet?"
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"Okay! My sister Peipei, don't cry because of the anger. Literary people are very mean-mouthed. They want to give face to the champion. They don't dare to play with geishas. They will turn their firepower on you." Li Guolou seemed to see it.
At the wedding banquet, the literati and poets made a lot of nonsense.
"Then I'd better stay at home. I'll still play cards with my sister." Wu Peipei picked up the couplet and wanted to stick it outside the gate for passers-by to see. The husband she was looking for was a great talent. He was the first couplet in the capital this year.
, was possessed by her family.
After writing more than a hundred couplets, Li Guolou breathed a sigh of relief. Today's tasks were all completed, and the next step was to play. In the snowy courtyard, the trees were covered with frost, and Li Guolou strolled around in circles.
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A small greyhound followed Li Guolou knowingly. The smart animal knows who its master is.
"Lingling, come here!" Li Lingling, who was standing in the corridor, ordered with a sweet voice.
The little greyhound swallowed a few times, ignored the owner's call, and continued to follow Li Guolou.[
"Dad, this dog is not good. I don't want it anymore." Li Lingling felt very embarrassed and complained to Li Guolou.
Chen Xiangfang raised her voice: "Silly boy, this is a female dog. Of course it will hang around your father."
The ladies standing in front of the door sneered. Li Guolou said angrily: "Madam, what are you talking about when you celebrate the New Year? This is called inheritance. Lingling's father and mother are my subordinates. Lingling's father and mother are my subordinates.
Of course you follow my orders."
"Oh! I listen to my father." When Li Lingling was ignorant at her age, the person she believed in the most was Li Guolou.
Li Guolou stroked Li Lingling's little head and said: "Lingling can't pamper Lingling, otherwise she will destroy Lingling's martial arts skills. Let Ma Daquan train Lingling immediately. In the future, Lingling can help you catch birds and rabbits."
, and can also catch foxes.”
Li Lingling raised her head and said very seriously: "Dad. Mom said that the Fourteenth Lady was transformed into a vixen. Were you the one who captured her?"
Li Guolou was furious and looked at Chen Xiangfang at the door. Chen Xiangfang made a puff and hid her figure. Xie Xiuzhu said sweetly: "Yes, Lingling, there are two vixens in the house, they are in the same nest, sister, sister,
Are you right?"
"Yes! Dad, like Wu Song, specializes in catching vixens. Lingling, go and look in the mirror in the second wife's room and you will know what kind of person you are." Wu Yingzi was deceived and confused, as if she was telling the secrets of the world.
"Liar, I don't believe it. My father is the third of the four retired princes of the capital, not a Taoist priest who catches vixens." Li Lingling is a brat and seems to know everything. She is already hiding behind Li Guolou, what are you saying?
Nor do I look into the ancient mirror in my second mother’s room.
"Don't bring up your daughters in bad ways. As mothers, you must be educated and sensible. Our family is a virtuous family. It takes trees a hundred years to cultivate people, but it takes ten years to cultivate people. The burden of educating the next generation is all on your shoulders. Benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom,
Faith is the basic rule of life. You must stick to your faith and go to church together tomorrow." Li Guolou taught his family members the Three Cardinal Principles and Five Principles. Only when the family is in harmony can the world be peaceful. Although their family is a nouveau riche, it will accumulate into a scholarly family.
"Yes! Master, we understand." Yingying and Yanyan prayed together and bowed their heads to Li Guolou to admit his mistake.
Li Guolou looked around and saw that most of his family members were from a low-class background and did not understand the importance of the five principles of human ethics. There was a long way to go to transform these women who were greedy for wealth into virtuous and virtuous talented women. Li Guolou looked forward to turning the ladies into
She is trained to be a lady who excels in the halls, and people from wealthy families are all good people.
Chen Xiangfang knew her mistakes and was able to correct them, so she went with Li Guolou as his wife. The family solemnly offered incense to their ancestors in the incense hall. It is a family tradition to pay homage to their ancestors. Their family believed in Catholicism, joined the Manchus, and now has passed away.
During the traditional Spring Festival, various religious beliefs are integrated into each other, and various memorial activities are held. Anyway, it is no wonder that there are many gods. After worshiping ancestors, worship God.
During the Spring Festival, every day is a feast of delicious food. There is no such thing as remembering the bitter and savoring the sweet. We eat Western food for lunch, eat less at noon, and eat and drink heavily at night. Li Guolou sat at the main seat and took a look at the tableware on the table. They were all brand new.
silver tableware.
"Seventh Madam, where did you buy this?" Li Guolou asked curiously.
"It's not sold outside. I ordered it from an American businessman. The price is kept secret. We don't talk about money during the Spring Festival." Zhen Yuhuan was afraid of Li Guolou's ideological and moral class and did not give Li Guolou a chance to get to the bottom of it.
"I don't bother to ask, are you and the Second Madam ready for the congratulatory gifts? Don't embarrass me in the palace." Li Guolou was concerned about his wife coming to the palace to celebrate the New Year. The two Queen Mothers would listen to the play and play various games.
As a small game, they would also reward melon seeds for the female relatives of the royal family.
"It has been prepared for a long time. I have made eight pairs of embroidered shoes for the two empress dowagers. Let me show them to you." Zhen Yuhuan glanced at Xie Xiuzhu. Her competitor could only embroider handkerchiefs and embroidered pillows with a bag of straw, which was worse than her.
A big chunk.
Xie Xiuzhu said: "Xiaolou, my hands are blistered, I have done my best."
"Well, that's good. I'm not being careless. I'll put the embroidered shoes in the living room. I'll take a look at them later." Li Guolou took a sip of Biluochun and looked around at the ladies who were eating elegantly. They behaved appropriately and in line with the etiquette of a diplomatic occasion.
The tableware was carefully placed without making any harsh sounds. She spoke softly like a lady, imitating Jelia's smile in a pretentious manner.
Li Guolou said: "Seventh Madam, I want to eat pig head meat tonight. As for the priests and ancestors of our family in the future, please don't display three animals. Learn from Westerners and light candles to hold a memorial service." [
Chen Xiangfang put down her fork and said: "Xiaolou, it is a traditional virtue to pay tribute to the ancestors. My family members are afraid of this and that. Can our children still kill the enemy and serve the country? Those bannermen's children will faint when they see the chickens killed. It's really
I am ashamed of my ancestors."
"Oh! That's right! Let's just put the three animals on display. The fourth lady will get used to it if she sees them more." Li Guolou said.
Zhen Yuhuan pouted and said: "Xiaolou, you can serve pork head meat, but you are not allowed to serve pig head meat when eating. It's too scary. Are you going to let us live?"
Li Guolou replied: "What's this? This is how the third lady ate it in Xinwu Hall. She cuts the meat with a small silver knife. It's delicious."
"Well, it has the characteristics of the Qing Dynasty and is very delicious." Yelia raised his thumb and took a big step in his life. He dared to cut the meat on the pig's head and eat it.
Li Lingling said softly: "Show of hands to vote. If you disagree, please raise your hands."
With a look of anger, even the old woman who was serving raised her hands. There were only four people who did not raise their hands. Wan Niang and Wu Yingzi belonged to Li Guolou's allies.
Wu Yingzi laughed sweetly and said, "What's the point? We were in the restaurant, and after the priest finished eating the pig, he still ate the pig's head. There was no waste at all."
"That's eating me!" Li Guolou said with a smile, thinking of his portrait hanging in the brothel now.
"Giggle, giggle!" The people in the West Flower Hall laughed wildly, without the restraint of just now, and clapped back and forth. There are many jokes in this family, which were spread by the people, and received mixed reviews.
Li Lingling didn't understand the joke, but she also faked a smile. Such a young child can already act, and everyone in the big family is an actor.
In the afternoon, the energetic Madam set up a card table, which happened to be a mahjong table and a card table. The Madam, who was exhausted last night, went back to her room to sleep. Li Guolou went back to his room to sleep alone. He wanted to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Tonight
Another sleepless night.
Chu Xiangyu won more than she lost in playing cards. The ladies thought she was stealing cards, so as long as there were enough people, they would not let her go to the card table and only let her fly like flies. It was the same today. Chu Xiangyu sat next to Chen Xiangfang and watched.
Play cards with others.
While playing cards, Chen Xiangfang said: "Sixth Madam! We are Catholics. Don't go around praying for a child. It would be bad if Xiaolou knew about it. You must know that Xiaolou has offended all the monks in the world. Which temple do you want to talk about?"
The Bodhisattva will bless you to have a son soon."
Chu Xiangyu said angrily: "You all have fun, but I don't. Of course I will go to the hospital for emergency treatment."
"Why are you in a hurry? Take your time, it's like grinding tofu, you have to master the heat. Madam Six, you are still young, and you meet a monk who cheats money and sex outside. What do you think you should do?" Wu Yingzi played a single chicken,
There is not a good word in his mouth.
Chu Xiangyu stood up angrily and said, "Huh! You are all bullying me, I'll tell Xiaolou to go." After saying that, Chu Xiangyu walked out to complain to Li Guolou.
There were bursts of ridicule in the living room, and Chu Xiangyu was not taken seriously. The threshold was very good, and Chu Xiangyu went to court Li Guolou alone.
"Hey! It's hard to be a good person, I'm telling the truth, Madam, you say so." Wu Yingzi looked at Chen Xiangfang with a playful expression, there was something in her words, and she didn't continue.
"Bang!" Chen Xiangfang shouted: "Mrs. Twelve, I know you are kind-hearted. There are many rich families doing this kind of thing. If Mrs. Six can't bear to hear it, just let her go. If her father doesn't call Bao Yiyi, he will be pinched to death.
A den of male thieves and female prostitutes only has time to light a lamp. Did you hear Xiaolou say that he was very heartbroken after the death of the family named Yu, and that the church hall of Ge Lao Hui was destroyed, and I would say the same thing regardless of his affairs.
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Wu Yingzi whispered: "With the eldest lady and the seventh lady looking after the house, this house is impregnable. But those foreign women have to rely on self-discipline!"
"Well! The foreign woman has a big appetite, which will be a disaster sooner or later." Xie Xiuzhu did not forget to add that she was looking forward to the foreign woman Hongxing getting out of the relationship. There were too many women in the family, which was really annoying.
"I have my own sense of discretion, just watch it." Chen Xiangfang rushed out and handed Wu Peipei a deck of cards, not minding it. Gains and losses were just a matter of thoughts. She wanted to win a big deck of cards.
Chu Xiangyu walked fast all the way, her face was extremely ugly. Although she had not reached the point of no return, she had already developed ambiguous feelings. What should she do? Standing behind the rockery, Chu Xiangyu thought about it again and again, and made up her mind.
A poisonous woman has a heart. Since she killed her first love, Liang Chaoda, she must kill Xing Kong who touched her.
Chu Xiangyu did not go to Li Guolou, but walked out of the Li Mansion compound and went to the Li Mansion Courtyard next door to look for gold and silver.
"Jin Erzi, come out for a moment. I have something to ask you." Chu Xiangyu called out in a very affectionate voice, and a silver note was stuffed into Jin Yinlai's hand, and she whispered to the monk Void of the Reclining Buddha Temple for ruining her reputation.
Jin Yinlai listened with open ears and said with a sinister smile: "Mrs. Six, it's a trivial matter. I won't accept the money. You can take it back, otherwise the lord will think that I have been bribed by you. Don't cry, just pretend that nothing happened."
I’m here to make my master happy during the Chinese New Year. It’ll be fine when you go back.”
Jin Yinlai dismissed Chu Xiangyu and walked back. Zhang Haojie poked his head out of the room and asked, "Jin Erzi, what does the Sixth Lady want from you?"
"It's okay! If you have time, go to Yipintang to practice your crafts, will you go?" Jin Yinlai asked.
Zhang Haojie, the "New Year's Eve", was hesitant.
"Pah!" Jin Yinlai hit Zhang Haojie on the head and said angrily: "Don't make trouble, you villain. We are evil spirits raised by the master. If we don't go to hell, who will. Let's go! I have nothing to do in the afternoon. Let's go visit the Temple of the Reclining Buddha first.
, I just want to ask your wife for a safe sign for mother and child."
Zhang Haojie spied on the movement outside the door and whispered: "What a damn shame. I don't even know if the seed in this bitch's belly is mine. If you think it's Lei Heng's seed, wouldn't I be a cheap old man?"
dad."
"Shhhhhhhhh!" Jin Yinlai sometimes got scared, and hissed: "You are looking for death, why are you talking about this person's name? Just be nice to Xiu Gu, and it won't be a big deal. With the master protecting you, who dares to do anything difficult for you?
, don’t make it difficult for yourself. Li Lingling is not a cheap daughter, and the master also likes her very much, so learn from it."
"Understood! I will never say such stupid things again." Zhang Haojie drank the last drop of wine in the wine cup and had a new understanding.
Zhang Haojie went into the house and changed his clothes, and said to his wife with a swollen belly: "Xiugu, Jin Erzi and I went to the Temple of the Reclining Buddha to burn incense and ask you for a mother-child safety sign. We will come back for dinner in the evening.
Xiu Gu looked at Zhang Junjie kindly and said, "Thank you, husband. Go and come back early." After saying that, Xiu Gu patted the dust on Zhang Junjie's clothes, like a loving couple.
Xiugu was one of the more than 200 female prisoners of war in the Ge Laohui. Li Guolou followed the unspoken rules of the Qing army and made all these female prisoners of war the wives of Li Ziying soldiers. They were all paired up overnight. At that time, these female prisoners of war
I cried until I was dying, and I had to live and die. Now I am living well.
Okay, no woman who comes to the capital wants to go back to the northwest. Xiugu is very beautiful, so she is taken in by Zhang Junjie and becomes the wife of an officer. She lives a comfortable life. As for her ex-man Lei Heng, Xiugu is not at all.
I don’t like her, she was also forcibly taken over by Lei Heng in the beginning, all men are beasts.
Xiugu stood at the door of the courtyard and saw Zhang Haojie out. Thinking of Zhang Haojie's kindness to her, she stroked her belly and said to herself: "Son, when you grow up, you will avenge your mother and kill Zuo Zongtang."
Xiu Gu considered herself a chaste and martyr woman, with a persevering spirit, and buried deep hatred in her heart. Li Guolou was just his master, and there was no good or bad. That night when he was ravaged by Zhang Haojie was just an erotic dream.
The husband worked diligently on errands for his master and was promoted step by step, allowing her to live a happy life.
Xiugu lit three sticks of incense, kowtowed and said, "God bless Li Guolou and his family a long life. Ah!"