Maid, Little Lucky Wife

The New Year is coming soon, and this is the first year in Li County.

Mo Xuan's status is special, so other houses will naturally give him New Year's gifts, which won't be too expensive.

Yunshang must be prepared to repay the gifts, and return different annual gifts according to the economic conditions and position of each government.

Fortunately, she brought back a lot from the capital, including silks, jewelry, etc.

Finally, on the eve of New Year's Eve, the government office had several days off, and Mo Xuan happened to be at home with his wife.

There are few masters, but there are many Xiaosi and maids.

Little Li is in charge of the kitchen, and Tian Dong and Rui'er learn to read together on weekdays.

Cheng Bo teaches people in the mansion how to read, whether they are adults or children, as long as they like it, he can teach them.

Dumplings are made for New Year’s Eve dinner, and most New Year’s Eve dinner in Li County is made of pasta.

Lingyi and the others all have six dishes per table, and the portions are generous, including fish, meat, and vegetables.

The eight dishes at the master's house were much more delicately prepared. Mo Xuan wanted to pull Uncle Cheng to sit at the main table, but he refused to agree.

Finally, Uncle Cheng, Ling Yi and the others sat together.

There is wine on every table, high-alcohol rice wine for men and low-alcohol fruit wine for women.

Soon there was a crackling sound outside, and the sounds of firecrackers and fireworks came one after another.

Several children were running in the yard. Rui'er was wearing a red dress. She was a little fatter, with a chubby face and two hairpins, just like a New Year painting doll.

The door of the main house was open, and Lingyi and the others in the front yard also left the door open, watching a few children playing.

Uncle Cheng's grandson was a little older and a little shy, but he was quickly led by Rui'er and ran around the yard.

The year in Li County is not cold, it is warmer than in Beijing, but it is a pity that there is no snow.

Mo Xuan Yunshang stood at the door, looking up at the fireworks.

"Madam, it's a pity that the fireworks here are not as beautiful as those in the capital, and there is nothing interesting here."

Mo Xuan said with some pity.

Yun Shang smiled slightly, "It's nice here. We can go out for a walk. It's too cold in the capital in winter."

While he was talking, there was a sudden noise at the door.

"The lion dancer is here, go and report to the Master and Madam."

The two looked at each other. They just said that there were no programs in Lixian during the New Year. Isn't this coming?

Mo Xuan helped Yun Shang out of the house.

I saw a group of people gathered around the door of the house, holding torches in their hands.

There are two lions, golden and red, with long tails. The first one is holding a hydrangea.

Various celebration activities are held during the Spring Festival in Li County, among which lion dance performance is one of the most popular ones.

Some children can even follow it from beginning to end.

The leader of this lion dance troupe in Li County is a middle-aged man with very high skills. Now that he is older, he has begun to recruit apprentices and has a group of young apprentices.

The lion dance troupe has a musical instrument class, which has all kinds of instruments and plays lively and joyfully.

There was a burst of cheers and applause.

Yunshang Moxuan watched with great interest. In addition to lion dance, there were other performances, including juggling and dancing.

There are men and women, wearing traditional costumes. The men's open and close movements and the women's softness are perfectly combined.

The folk customs in Li County are very open and women are allowed to participate in performances.

The two lions in the middle are sitting, jumping, rolling and blinking.

Lion dance requires skill, and the two of them cooperated tacitly.

The man with the lion's head jumped up, and the lion's tail behind him caught it steadily.

Someone next to me shouted, "Okay!"

Then the people nearby followed and shouted.

"awesome!"

"Haha, that kid's shoes are about to fall off."

Feeling the lively atmosphere, Yun Shang held Mo Xuan's hand and smiled at him when he lowered his head.

The show ended soon, and they had to go to the next house. Every year, they performed at the county magistrate's house first, and then went to other houses.

A group of people shouted blessings at the top of their lungs, and Mo Xuan quickly asked someone to give him a silver reward.

There are also certain things to pay attention to when giving out silver rewards. The county magistrate has the highest reward, and no one else can exceed him.

Mo Xuan inquired specifically and gave him three taels of silver.

After all, this is a year of disaster, so we should not be too extravagant and wasteful, and we advocate frugality.

Three taels of silver is enough.

The leader of the lion dance troupe took it with a smile and said a few auspicious words.

Then he waved his hand and drove away to the next house.

Rui'er and the others wanted to watch the fun, while Lingqi took a few kids out to play.

We agreed on a time to come back and have a delicious New Year's Eve dinner, and everyone stopped caring about the children.

Yun Shang and a group of maids made dumplings. Mo Xuan didn't agree with it at first, but he couldn't resist Yun Shang.

During the Chinese New Year, dumplings made by hand are the best.

Everyone was chatting and laughing, and soon it was time to eat, and a few kids came back.

Then comes the red envelope for New Year greetings.

First, a few younger ones went to the main family to pay New Year greetings to the older ones.

No matter how much it is, for the sake of happiness, even Uncle Cheng and the doctor will take care of it.

Next came the servant girl and Lingyi, each of whom had paid for at least three months' worth of monthly silver.

The maids and women smiled and thanked her, saying good luck.

It was finally time to have New Year’s Eve dinner, and a firecracker was set off before the meal.

There was a slight breeze at night, causing the lantern to sway and the candlelight inside to flicker.

Every room was filled with loud voices, laughter, and bustle.

The main room was a little quiet, except for Mo Xuan Yunshang and Rui'er.

The child couldn't help but feel lonely. After the meal, he stayed there for a while while being nudged by Yun Shang. After seeing that the others had almost eaten, he let them out.

There are many people in Mo Mansion, and even during the Chinese New Year there are people who will pay attention to the safety of the whole manor, so there is no need to worry about a few children.

The little guys were very sensible and only played in the yard, setting off small flowers and firecrackers.

You can see it from the front yard just by tilting your head, so there is no need to worry.

After a while, Yun Shang felt sleepy, and Mo Xuan insisted on keeping Rui'er and her unborn child awake.

It’s never too late to stay up late, as long as it’s past midnight, you can sleep.

Yun Shang couldn't hold on, so she could only take off her clothes and sleep.

The child couldn't hold on too late and was called back to sleep after a while.

I said tonight that I don’t need to stay up late, and I won’t be forced to get up tomorrow morning. Both the master and the servants can sleep until they wake up naturally.

The sound of firecrackers continued all night, and early the next morning, some people who couldn't sleep got up to wash up.

He was careful not to wake anyone up, especially the family members.

Everyone woke up one after another, and Mrs. Li led others to prepare breakfast.

Breakfast is still dumplings. It’s the Chinese New Year, so I’m afraid I’ll need to eat a few meals.

Yun Shang slept until almost noon before getting up, while Mo Xuan got up early and went to the government office.

Nothing wrong, but I still need to check around.

The carpenters have already been on vacation, and no matter how anxious they are, they can't work on the reunion day.

On the third day of junior high school, the group of carpenters came back secretly and continued with the unfinished work.

Mo Xuan had no choice but to ask the cook to go to work early.

In the first month of the year, Mo Xuan would visit the government office from time to time, which was a rare time of leisure in the year.

There are still a lot of things to do after that, including the trial of the waterwheel, the construction of terraces, and the resettlement of villagers. Mo Xuan must keep an eye on everything.

Fortunately, there is no shortage of money now, and it seems to be enough for now.