PDLP Chapter 594 A new year
Chapter 594 A new year
Chapter 594 New Year
"Second sister-in-law, don't feel embarrassed. If you want to learn, just say it directly. There's no need to beat around the bush. If you really feel embarrassed in front of me, it's okay.
Aunt Pei's cooking skills are the best in the kitchen. You can learn from her. You can also learn how to make pickled fish and spicy rabbit meat.
I think my second brother likes it very much, so it won’t hurt for you to learn a few more dishes. By the way, don’t ask others to do it for you. No matter how good the mother-in-law’s dishes are, they are not as important as your kindness.
If he can eat the food you cook, even if you don't cook well, my second brother will be happy. Besides, cooking skills are also honed slowly.
No one is born knowing how to do it. Since you didn't learn it in the Minister's Mansion, it's not too late for you to learn it again now that you're married to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. Just don't be too lazy."
Hualei spoke at a slow pace, but her words were frank and blunt. Since you always like to provoke me, I am not a soft persimmon that you can bully.
Don't think that just because you come from the Minister's Mansion and are one year older than me, I have to look up to you. My grandmother told me that if I marry into the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, I will follow the rules of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion to rank according to seniority.
Qian's face became even uglier. She really didn't expect that just one sentence of hers would be met with a barrage of attacks from Hualei.
He looked at Madam Han who was sitting at the upper seat. She was lowering her head, holding a cup of tea, taking a sip, and had no intention of speaking.
On the other side, Zhenzhu was also happily eating a piece of cake. Qian's heart felt like it was blocked by a ball of cotton and she couldn't breathe.
The unhappiness between the two sisters-in-law did not affect everyone's joy at the New Year's Eve dinner. Aunt Pei in the kitchen cooked dishes such as pickled fish and chopped pepper pork ribs, which were quite outstanding.
Among the dumplings served, Rong Jin unexpectedly found dumplings wrapped with small silver ingots. Everyone was envious and congratulated him.
After the New Year's Eve dinner, Pei Jingyang, Madam Han, and Pei Jingyuan gave New Year's money to the younger generations. Hua Lei also received several thick red envelopes and was very happy.
Because there was an event in the town, after dinner, everyone took a short rest, wrapped themselves in thick fox fur, and returned to the town to prepare to visit the lantern festival.
On East Street, both sides of the street are lined with bright red lanterns, and many trees are hung with lanterns of various sizes and shapes.
From a distance, it really is like the spring breeze blowing thousands of flowers at night, and the night sky is full of fireworks. Looking closer, the dim candlelight reflects the white snow on the branches.
The occasional hint of brown or dark green on the trees set off each other, like a beautiful freehand painting that makes people admire it.
On both sides of the street, there are all kinds of small vendors, selling snacks, clay figurines, sugar paintings, and lanterns. It seems that the business of the small stalls in Mobei tonight is not much less than that in Shangjing City.
Rong Jin held Hua Lei's hand and slowly wandered among the crowd. Looking at the smiling faces, Hua Lei also felt happy.
Because it is New Year's Day, Hua Lei wore a silver-red skirt today, with a fox fur coat on the outside, and her long hair was tied up in a bun, with a ruby plum blossom hairpin inserted in it.
Rong Jin, who was standing beside him, was wearing a dark red robe, a pure black cloak, and a jade crown to tie his hair. The two walked hand in hand, looking very well matched.
"Sister-in-law, do you want to buy a lantern?" Zhenzhu, who was walking in front, turned around and asked Hualei with a rabbit lantern in her hand.
The vendor selling lanterns immediately promoted her idea, "Madam, please buy a lantern. Look, the lantern in this lady's hand is a rabbit lantern. Isn't it cute?"
He then mentioned a carp lantern and said, "This is a carp lantern. Isn't it beautiful? The pattern is also good, the carp leaping over the dragon gate, which one do you like, madam?"
Hua Lei looked at the lanterns in the vendor's hands and smiled. The lanterns were indeed very well made, and the rabbits and carp looked lifelike. However, compared with the high technology in her previous life, they were still slightly inferior.
"Sister Hua, which one do you like? I'll buy it for you." Rong Jin wanted to touch his wallet.
Hua Lei smiled and shook her head, whispering in Rong Jin's ear, "Compared to holding the lantern, I think it's warmer to hold my husband's hand."
As he spoke, he gently shook their interlocked hands. Rong Jin paused as he was touching his wallet, glanced at Hua Lei, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
"Zhenzhu, you buy one. I'll forget about it. It's not convenient to carry." Hualei waved at Zhenzhu and walked past the lantern stall.
"Madam, please buy some candied haws. They are sour, sweet and popular!" Another stall was selling its own candied haws. It seemed that this was their competitor!
Hua Lei looked at the other party's candied haws carefully. It seemed that there were not as many candies as her own, but it seemed that she had sold quite a few. Was it because the lights were dim and the people could not see clearly?
Hualei secretly complained. How about asking Sister Lotus to use less syrup tomorrow? A few people walked around and soon arrived at the lantern riddle guessing site held by the court.
I heard that these lanterns were made by the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry who worked overtime these days. The level of the lanterns they made is even higher than the lanterns sold by the vendors we saw just now.
Under each lantern, there is a piece of paper with a riddle written on it. If you can guess the answer to the riddle, you can take away the corresponding lantern.
Of course, in order to take care of illiterate people, the county government also arranged for people to read the riddles, which was very thoughtful. Moreover, the riddles were relatively simple and more life-like.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, this rabbit lantern is so beautiful. Brother, can you help me see what the answer is?" Zhenzhu, who didn't buy the rabbit lantern just now, pointed at a rabbit lantern in front of her and called Hualei and Rongjin.
Hualei walked over and saw a lifelike rabbit under a lamp with a riddle hanging on it, "Born on a cliff, fell on someone's home, had cold water poured on the back, and was cut into pieces." The young man standing next to her also enthusiastically helped to read the riddle.
What is this? Hualei didn't understand for a moment. A dark-skinned man next to her called out, "Brother, it's a whetstone, right?"
"Uncle, you guessed it right." The young man who read the riddle smiled and took off the rabbit lantern, and handed it to a little girl sitting on the man's neck, causing the tightly wrapped little girl to laugh like a silver bell.
Pearl looked at the rabbit lantern in the girl's hand with envy, and with some regret went to look for another lantern that she liked.
Hualei smiled, glanced at the dark-skinned man, and guessed that he was probably a craftsman who made knives. Everyone continued to move forward.
"Brother, what is this?" Zhenzhu called again, and Jiang Yunqi next to her also looked thoughtful.