To Hold One’s Joy

  Chapter 481 New Year

  On the night of New Year's Eve, all the masters of the Luo Mansion gathered together for a reunion banquet.

  The capital here pays attention to eating dumplings when they are children, which is the meaning of making friends with children when they are new years old. As soon as the right time came, the sound of firecrackers outside kept ringing, and the maidservants filed in and placed steaming hot dumplings in front of the masters.

Governor Luo raised his wine glass, his eyes swept from the eldest daughter to the second daughter, then the third daughter, the fourth daughter, and Luo Chen, and he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: It's been another year, and the reunion banquet at this time last year was just the four daughters and Luo Chen. A son accompanied him.

  As for waiting for the daughter and son-in-law to come to pay New Year's greetings on the second day of the Lunar New Year, it does not exist.

   After taking a sip of wine, Governor Luo greeted him, "Let's eat dumplings."

   Several people picked up the silver chopsticks at hand, picked up a dumpling and carefully took a bite.

  Based on experience, nine out of ten you will eat hard objects such as golden ruyi and golden peanuts. If you are not careful, you may risk your teeth.

   Sure enough, Luo Chen frowned and spat out a small golden peanut, then Luo Ying and the others covered their mouths with handkerchiefs and spit out the hard object they ate.

   Only Luo Sheng swallowed a piece of sugar lump without changing his face, and received several concerned looks.

   "Third sister, have you eaten?" Luo Yue was shocked.

   Seems to be misunderstood.

  Luo Sheng explained: "What I ate was sugar."

   Several people looked obviously relieved.

   It’s okay, it’s okay, I didn’t eat anything messy.

  Land Governor Luo laughed: "Eating candy is a good omen, and it indicates that the coming year will be sweet and sweet. Let's keep eating."

   Several people continued to eat dumplings, one vomited a golden ruyi, and the other vomited a golden peanut.

  Luo Chen couldn't bear it anymore and asked: "Father, could it be that there are only dumplings stuffed with gold?"

   Governor Luo was a little embarrassed: "It's auspicious to eat the first bite. I'm afraid you will put a few more before you eat it."

  Satisfaction, health and longevity are what he hopes for his children.

  Especially in this chaotic year.

  Luo Yue glanced at Luo Sheng quietly, and couldn't help but said: "But the third sister doesn't seem to have eaten Jin Ruyi—"

  She saw that the third sister picked up several dumplings and ate them all.

  Luo Sheng said calmly: "I ate a sugar dumpling, a rice cake dumpling, a red date dumpling, and then normal stuffed cabbage and tofu."

   Several people looked at Governor Luo in unison, with accusation in their eyes.

  Luo Dadu calmly explained: "Sheng'er has a short temper, and it will be troublesome if she accidentally eats Jin Ruyi. Okay, the bottom layer is full of cabbage and tofu stuffing, eat it while it's hot."

  In previous years, I would just put a fancy dumpling in a bowl, but this year, I am particularly worried, as the brats talk a lot.

   Governor Luo picked up a dumpling stuffed with cabbage and tofu and ate it, nodding in satisfaction.

  Sheng’er’s cook is really good at cooking. The bland cabbage tofu stuffing can make this kind of delicacy, even better than the dumplings stuffed with mutton.

  That’s right, Governor Luo loves dumplings filled with mutton.

   Mutton dumplings with thin skin and big stuffing, dipped in balsamic vinegar for a bite, the meat is tender and juicy, not to mention how fragrant it is.

  However, the rule passed down from his family during the Chinese New Year is to eat stuffed cabbage and tofu, which makes Dudu Luo's face bitter when he eats it at this time of year.

  Since eating the vegetarian dumplings made by Xiu Gu, Governor Luo felt that he could eat three bowls.

  If the world is really chaotic, besides protecting the children, you must also protect Sheng'er's cook——The thought flashed across the mind of Governor Luo, and took a sip of wine.

  Luo Ying and others who ate light and delicious vegetarian dumplings finally escaped the shadow of eating gold and felt the joy of the New Year.

  In any case, it is good for the family to get together.

  The sound of firecrackers outside is still ringing non-stop. Even if there is the shadow of war, after all, it is far away in the sky, and the capital is still shrouded in the festive atmosphere of the New Year.

   At this time, there was a team heading east that set up camp not long ago, welcoming the New Year in the cold wind.

  A large pot was set up next to the campfire, and the pot was steaming and fragrant.

  The soldiers who smelled the fragrance kept swallowing.

  From the assembly to the expedition, they have been braving the wind and snow almost all the time. They can only eat hot dinner in a day, and it is even rarer to be able to drink broth like today.

   "Dinner is ready." With the shout of the Huotou army, countless soldiers surrounded it.

  Shi Huo brought Wei Han dinner: "Master, it's time to eat."

  The broth is the same as that of the soldiers, but there is more shredded pork floating in it, and the baked pancakes are hard, but fortunately they are warm.

   What is more than ordinary soldiers is a palm-sized water bag filled with shochu.

   "Put it down." Wei Han didn't move his chopsticks, but picked up the water bag and unplugged it, and took a sip of the wine.

  Spirited wine entered the throat, and the body that had been blown by the cold wind for a day seemed to be passing through a warm current, making it much more comfortable.

   Wei Han stroked the water sac lightly.

  The wine was brought from Youjian wine shop, and it became more and more precious as it got farther away from the capital.

  Last year for the Chinese New Year, what he was looking forward to was that a restaurant would open earlier, but he didn't expect that this year, he was on the road to celebrate the New Year.

  At this time, Miss Luo is eating dumplings, right?

  He spends a lot of time in the Northland, and he eats dumplings stuffed with sauerkraut during Chinese New Year, and he doesn't know what kind of stuffing Miss Luo eats.

  No matter what the filling is, it must be delicious.

  Thinking of this, Wei Han smiled slightly.

   "Master, it should be cold if you don't eat it anymore." Shi Huo reminded.

   Wei Han came back to his senses, picked up the broth and drank it in small sips.

  Being spoiled by a wine shop, these days have been expressing dissatisfaction with him.

   Wei Han was surprised to find that, compared to not being able to eat food and drinks in a restaurant, the greater regret for him seemed to be that he did not see Miss Luo before the expedition.

  He hadn't told her himself that he would be back sooner.

Tell her that if it is winter when he goes back, he wants to eat pickled cabbage and white meat pot, fresh bamboo shoots and old duck soup in spring, thinly sliced ​​large slices of stewed beef in summer, drunk crab in autumn, just with shochu good.

   Wei Han imagined, picked up the scones.

  The pancakes were cold as hard as a rock, he broke the pancakes little by little, and soaked in the broth to eat.

  Countless soldiers gathered around the bonfire, eating pancakes soaked in broth like Wei Han, and thoughts of homesickness spread in their hearts.

  As the days passed, the officials who searched and assassinated the villains of the kings and princes gradually lost their confidence. Emperor Yong'an couldn't wait for the result, so he was naturally in a bad mood.

   On the day of the Lantern Festival, Emperor Yong'an took Concubine Xiao Gui to the Xuande Tower to watch the lanterns and relax.

  Considering that Concubine Xiao Gui was pregnant, Emperor Yong'an only ordered a few recently favored concubines to accompany her, including Concubine An. As for the royal family and nobles who were lucky enough to be on the Xuande Tower in previous years, only Princess Changle has this honor this year.

  The night is getting late, and the lights in front of the Xuande Building are already bright. Emperor Yong'an and Concubine Xiao joined hands to climb the tall building to see thousands of lanterns.

  Princess Changle stood in the corner, glanced at the smiling two from the corner of her eye, her eyes turned cold.

  Thanks to Dandan Tianshengmeng for becoming the leader of "Happy Palm", and thanks to the book friends who voted for rewards. See you tomorrow.

  (end of this chapter)