Reborn as a Merchant Girl, the General's Beloved

Hongze sat on the bed, watching Anan combing his black hair and playing with the tassels on her hem, with a smile on his face.

This man is used to hiding his thoughts and is most happy to report good news rather than bad news. Even though such a big thing happened, he didn't say a word. Anan didn't ask him either, but just found the new shirt that Jinxuan helped to cut before the New Year.

After changing into a brand new black suit, his body lines were outlined to be more upright and heroic, with a majestic aura, and he was a restrained and rough man in daily life, but there was no sign of roughness.

Anan grinned, turned around, took out a green jade pendant from the cabinet beside the bed and hung it around his waist.

He just stood there obediently, waiting for her to finish dressing him, then he put his arms around her waist, kissed her on the lips again and again, and then reluctantly let go, smiling from ear to ear.

Colleagues from the Shenji Camp came one after another, and for a while, the courtyard was bustling with activity.

Anan entertained the female relatives in the inner hall. Most of these female relatives of the thousand and hundred households were from small families. Even if there were one or two daughters of officials, they were all officials who were sent to other places. They had received the gifts that Anan had prepared long ago, so everyone was very polite and talked and laughed, and they were quite happy.

The male guests outside gathered at a table and talked more about official business during the meal. They were happy for a while and did not forget to tease Hongze.

Thanks to Nanny Su's good organization, the New Year's Eve dinner was very sumptuous.

The seasonal winter bamboo shoots and ham were cooked together to make them fragrant and sweet, which was very popular with the ladies.

Pigeon eggs are precious, and even low-ranking officials in Beijing who don’t have much money don’t dare to eat them often. But today, in Hongze’s mansion, there is no limit on the amount of them. The pigeon eggs fried in the best marinade and cooked in boiling oil are very popular among the children. A six-year-old child ate eighteen or nineteen of them in a row, which scared Su Ma Ma very much.

The silverfish was cooked into porridge and the old people who came with us praised it highly.

There are also various exquisite snacks and fruits, sweet lychee wine for the meal, and Zhuyeqing for the men to drink...

Even so, Nanny Su still complained that Anan shouldn't have asked the chef to use only these daily food ingredients, wasting his good skills. She said he should cook some seafood and mountain delicacies so that everyone could taste them.

Anan just smiled and said to her, "Look, it's time to set off firecrackers. Didn't you ask someone to string up dragon pendants for the children to give as New Year gifts? Send them to your son-in-law quickly! The children will be gone soon, so it will be a waste of your kindness. Who will you give them to?"

Nanny Su had no time to complain and hurried away. She was a very down-to-earth person and had been with Yuan Ruolan for so many years. She didn't care about the amount of money. The most important thing was to give face to the master's family. So, for these dragon pendants, she had customized gold coins with a Pisces pattern three months ago. In order to make it easier for people to brand them, she specially asked someone to draw a "Yansheng Fu" which was a circle larger than ordinary coins.

After returning home, she asked people to use embroidery thread made of twisted gold threads to string all the coins into dragon-shaped strings. Each string had five coins, which were much longer than others.

Hongze distributed the money strings to the children, and everyone was happy.

Uncle Da was waiting in the yard early, making room for the children to set off firecrackers, and even found people to perform dragon dances and iron flower dances. This house, which had been silent for twenty years, finally showed its original grandeur and magnificence in such a lively atmosphere.

As the night deepened, the guests gradually dispersed, and both the host and the guests had a great time that night.

While everyone was packing up, Hongze secretly took Anan over the wall and went out.