Brother Jiu yawned so hard that he could no longer open his eyelids.
On the contrary, the two little brothers slept for more than half an hour during the daytime nap and are still energetic now.
There was a movement outside, it was the dining room bringing dumplings.
He Yuzhu hurriedly threw a towel to wipe Fengsheng and Akdan's hands.
Ginkgo brought the twelfth lunar month to set the table.
Brother Jiu yawned and looked at the clock next to him.
Another moment is Zichu.
Finally got to this point.
"Come and eat..."
Seeing that his sons didn't use their chopsticks, Brother Jiu said, "Do you want Amma to pick up dumplings for you?"
Fengsheng and Akdan both shook their heads.
Brother Jiu then motioned to Bai Guo and He Yuzhu to take care of the two of them while they ate.
As for the two children eating by themselves?
I just started learning chopsticks, and most of them still eat with a spoon, unable to hold things firmly.
The two of them came over after dinner, and there was a nanny following them. Brother Jiu was impatient with the crowd, so he sent the nanny back to the back building.
Right now, He Yuzhu takes care of Fengsheng, and Gingguo takes care of Akdan.
He Yuzhu looked around on the plate, picked up a bulging dumpling and put it into Fengsheng's bowl.
When the dumplings are opened, the jujubes inside are revealed.
Fengsheng looked at the red dates and smiled, took a spoon and ate half of the dumpling.
When I arrived at Gingguo's place, I was very nervous and wanted to find a lucky dumpling for Akdan.
Like He Yuzhu, she picked up the dumplings with a big belly, split them in two with chopsticks, and wrapped them in orange jelly beans.
The orange gummies are soft after being heated.
Akdan looked at his rice bowl with a look of bitterness and hatred, his small mouth pursed.
Brother Jiu has already eaten his third dumpling, and he just happened to get a peanut dumpling.
Seeing Akdan like this, Brother Jiu knew that he was picky, so he took a clean bowl, handed the peanut dumpling to Akdan, and said: "This is the longevity fruit, you eat this, and Ama eats yours.
The two of us eat interchangeably."
Akdan took out a spoon and poured out half a dumpling for himself. He pushed back the remaining small bowl and said, "Eni said, Amma wants to be healthy and live a long life..."
Brother Jiu didn't expect him to react like this. He couldn't tell how he felt after eating half a dumpling.
Fengsheng saw this and gave half of the red date dumpling to Brother Jiu and said, "Amma will eat this too..."
Brother Jiu lowered his head, should he eat it or not?
Red date dumplings, give birth to a child early...
What's going on with that girl Xiaotang?
The filling of the lucky dumplings this year was wrong.
But Fengsheng watched eagerly.
Brother Jiu wanted to put down the bowl, but couldn't bear it anymore.
After eating the dumplings brought back by the second son and not eating the dumplings from the eldest son, there was no way to explain the meaning of red dates to him.
Brother Jiu ate red date dumplings.
The filling of this dumpling is delicious leek and egg, plus sweet pitted jujube meat. It is salty, sweet, and very sour.
The dumplings are not big, but there are enough for thirty on two plates.
Of the two younger ones, Akdan ate three and Fengsheng ate four, but both refused to eat.
Their daily snacks are fixed, in the morning and afternoon, and there are no snacks in the evening.
Brother Jiu was not used to eating at this time, so he didn't eat much.
Two large plates of dumplings, with more than half left.
Brother Jiu pointed to the remaining dumplings and said to He Yuzhu and Bai Guo: "You guys can share it..."
There are other dumplings in the dining room for those who are on duty today, but the fillings are different from those for the master. They are vegetarian dumplings stuffed with cabbage, so naturally they are not as delicious as the ones stuffed with chives.
He Yuzhu responded and carried the dining table down with Bai Guo, but the two of them were not in a hurry to eat dumplings.
It's already midnight, the old and the new have replaced each other, it's the second day.
If you are an adult, you can "stay up all night" and wait for dawn, but if you are a child, you cannot stay up late.
Brother Ninth should have taken the children out to set off firecrackers and then come back to settle them, but this year he didn't set off firecrackers, so this step was saved.
He Yuzhu and Bai Guo laid the ground for the two young masters.
Brother Ninth wanted to take his two children to sleep in the study, so the bedding was laid directly on the kang in the study.
Twelve months brought two little girls and brought hot water in to wash the two children...
Bai Guo's eyes flickered and he glanced at the two little girls.
She's the little girl who just grew her hair.
Only then did Bai Guo look away. The old man next to Fujin didn't have anything to worry about, but the little girl who came in later wanted to guard against someone being naughty.
Obviously, this girl in December also knew this and led people into the room...
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West wing, north room.
Shu Shu and Mrs. Bo are also eating dumplings.
Shu Shu ate six dumplings, and it turned out that three of them were lucky dumplings. She ate a silver dumpling, a peanut, and an orange gummy.
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Shu Shu gave half of the peanut dumplings to Mrs. Bo, and said with joy, "I will live to be ninety-nine, and Amou will live to be one hundred and two..."
Mrs. Bo couldn't help but laugh and said: "Isn't that an old goblin?"
Shu Shu shook her head and said: "It's not a fairy, it's a human being. When A-Mo's 100th birthday comes, I'll serve him wine and bring his great-grandson to celebrate his birthday."
Mrs. Bo smiled and said: "You can see that the candy has been eaten, and the little mouth is covered with honey."
Shu Shu smiled and said: "Wealth, health and longevity, sweetness, this year should be a good year..."
After the mother-in-law finished eating the dumplings, it was time for Zichu.
At this time in previous years, the outside would have been filled with the sound of firecrackers, but tonight it was silent.
Shu Shu moved her ears, but still couldn't hear anything.
The uncle said: "If you hang a bow outside, the neighbors in front and behind will pay attention."
In addition to a few princely residences, the people who live here are wealthy and distinguished families with yellow flags. They look up and don't look down, and they are willing to sell favors to this place.
Shu Shu said: "It's the New Year, but it has caused trouble to others. I will ask someone to write it down later, and take advantage of the Lantern Festival to send a thank you gift."
Mrs. Bo nodded and said, "That's good. People must know that you and your husband appreciate each other, and you can't appear too arrogant."
Shu Shu thought that the front street was almost full of people living in various houses in Niu Hulu, and nodded: "Well, that's still the tenth master's maternal family, they are all cousins, they can be considered half relatives..."
In the main room, Brother Jiu watched the two children lie down, and he became more energetic.
He came out of the main room, stood on the porch, and looked towards the west wing.
He wanted to see Shu Shu.
After walking a few steps, he stopped.
This reminds me that Mrs. Bo is staying in the west wing tonight, so it is inconvenient to go there.
Brother Jiu then turned around and came back.
Next year, it will be the couple and their four children who will stay up late next year.
Inexplicably, Brother Jiu recalled the pair of roosters and hens he saw at the door of a farmer's yard, followed by several chicks.
In the distance, I saw bright fireworks.
It is the direction of the Forbidden City.
There are fireworks in the palace.
Brother Jiu stood in the corridor, and raised his eyebrows when he thought that at this moment, the Khan Amma in the Qianqing Palace was also keeping the harem with his concubines.
As a child, he couldn't understand it.
Why do we only allow the concubines to stay during the Chinese New Year and not take their children with us?
Now he knows.
Poor Khan Amma.
Wherever he is as an emperor, no matter how many concubines accompany him, he is still an old widower. Without a considerate wife, he cannot truly enjoy the happiness of a family.
There seems to be another scene in front of me, a big colorful rooster, with fifty or sixty old hens "clucking" behind it...
Brother Jiu's mouth twitched.
No wonder outsiders always mention palace complaints when mentioning the palace.
I can only say that Khan Ama is in really good health...
When He Yuzhu came back from eating the dumplings, he saw Brother Jiu standing on the porch. He walked a few steps quickly and said, "Sir, why are you out?"
Brother Jiu pointed to the gorgeous fireworks in the distance and said: "Look at the flowers..."
Because it was the Chinese New Year, lanterns were hung everywhere in the yard and looked brightly lit.
Seeing that he was fully clothed, He Yuzhu breathed a sigh of relief and stood with him.
Brother Jiu lamented: "Every year, flowers are placed in front of the Qianqing Palace for half an hour. Today and the fireworks at night during the Lantern Festival, the Ministry of Internal Affairs spends more than 800 taels of silver a year..."
When he mentioned the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he was a little confused.
When I was in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, I didn't think anything of it. Now that I'm in the Ministry, I realize how comfortable and leisurely the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is.
Brother Jiu asked in a low voice: "Did I do anything wrong when I was in the Ministry of Internal Affairs? Why did Khan Ama transfer me out?"
He Yuzhu said hurriedly: "Others are in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, just in name. I, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, increase revenue and reduce expenditures, clean up the atmosphere, and enrich the internal treasury. I do better than anyone else..."
Having said this, he paused and said: "I thought, the emperor cares about me, so he thought of letting me go to the ministry. I always want to go to the court, and the other men all go to the study after they leave."
Ministry, it’s been several years too late.”
Brother Jiu A listened, and he was convinced. He nodded and said: "You are right, Khan Ama... This is because I care about you..."
Seeing that Brother Jiu was in high spirits and had no intention of resting, He Yuzhu was afraid that he would catch a cold after standing outside for a long time, so he said, "I'd better go back home and take a nap. I have to get up early tomorrow."
The next day, I have to enter the palace early. With the emperor going to the Queen Mother Palace to pay New Year's greetings, there is also a court meeting, and I have to go to Yikun Palace to pay New Year's greetings. There are also several relatives and elders of close relatives who have to be busy for most of the day...
Brother Jiu felt his legs were sore as he thought about it, and said: "Hurry up and get settled, the fifth watch is about to start..."