mtl008 Chapter 119 Chinese New Year
Chapter 119 Chinese New Year
This is Tian Xiaoxiao’s third Spring Festival.
No one had ever chatted with her before. She was just like other time travelers. She did not show any extraordinary wisdom and rarely spoke.
She eats whatever food is cooked at home, and she never objects to how Lin Yunzhi feeds her.
She was afraid of being exposed, after all, she was a chatterbox in her previous life.
Ever since she signed a contract with Daju this spring and someone started chatting with her, it seems a little difficult for her to go back to her pretentious days.
It’s difficult, but you have to adapt.
It was the New Year, and Tian Xingjian allocated a sum of money from Shengjing's treasury to decorate the city of Shengjing.
Red lanterns were hung in the streets, alleys, pavilions and towers.
Some shops saw the governor's action and spontaneously hung various red lanterns on the corridors of their own shops.
Shengjing City became the city with the most festive atmosphere in Mingning Kingdom. Many vendors who came here to do business and did not have time to go home felt a sense of belonging for the first time.
Cui Jingye, who is in charge of business, is as dedicated as his name suggests.
In order to make it easier for people to purchase items needed for the New Year, the vendors were gathered together for a meeting.
Then, according to the items they want to sell, they set up stalls on designated streets.
Afterwards, notices were posted on the streets and alleys of Shengjing City, and instruction maps were drawn.
If you need candy, go to Sifang Street; if you need New Year pictures, go to Zhengyang Street; if you need new clothes, go to Yongle Street; if you need groceries, go to Zhongshan Street.
Lin Yunzhi asked Liu, the tailor from the tailor shop, to go to the government office and make new clothes for everyone in the Tian family.
Tian Xingjian took out some of the stolen silver he had seized this year and used it to make new clothes for everyone working in the government office.
But it moved everyone to tears.
Just because Tian Xiaoxiao said that the New Year is truly about wearing new clothes.
Tian Xingjian used his rest time to walk through the streets and alleys of Shengjing City to understand the people's sentiments.
He also went to the surrounding towns and cities, and the government provided the poor families with basic necessities for the New Year.
The workshops in Shengjing City have been built, and we can recruit workers on a large scale at the beginning of the year. Life should be much better next year.
Because of the flood, the originally rich lower reaches of Zijiang River suffered great losses.
Fortunately, due to timely prevention, there were very few casualties.
After Tian Xingjian finished his work, it was New Year's Eve.
Tian Xiaoxiao wanted to have a delicious New Year's Eve dinner, so she asked Ade to cook a lot of new dishes.
The yamen runners were on holiday, Shi Fei returned home, and Zhan Qingyang and his wife had no relatives in Shengjing, so they celebrated the New Year together at Tian's house. Feng Lei Fengyu knew in advance that Ade had bought a lot of ingredients that he had never heard of at Tian Xiaoxiao's request, so he didn't want to go home for the New Year.
The New Year’s Eve dinner was very sumptuous. In addition to the traditional dishes prepared by the family chef, Tian Xingjian also ordered eighteen dishes from the Heroes Gathering, and Tian Xiaoxiao taught Ade how to cook twenty dishes.
Ever since Ade could no longer eat melons, she has been content to be a cook.
The two of them had tried out the dishes that Tian Xiaoxiao taught her to cook beforehand, and only the delicious ones were included in the menu for the New Year's Eve dinner.
There is an abundance of fish in Zijiang River, most of which are tender and have few bones.
On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar year, Yun Bo saw a fisherman selling mandarin fish when he was on the street. He bought some and prepared to let Tian Xiaoxiao raise them for fun. However, when Tian Xiaoxiao saw the mandarin fish, her eyes lit up.
On New Year's Eve, Yun Bo saw that the several mandarin fish he had bought with great difficulty were served on the dinner table. Needless to say, these were the most delicious mandarin fish he had ever eaten.
Before making the steamed mandarin fish, Tian Xiaoxiao recited a poem "Peach blossoms, flowing water, fat mandarin fish", which was heard by Tian Xiwen, who was impressed by Tian Xiaoxiao's literary talent.
She remembered what her sister said, that even if she was asked to take the imperial examination, she would be able to pass it, but there was no precedent for women taking the imperial examination in Mingning Kingdom, and she didn't want to be too tired.
Studying is indeed a tiring thing, and the process is long. If you don’t pass the exam, you have to keep studying.
At three o'clock, the New Year's Eve dinner started on time. The whole house was decorated with lights and it was lively and joyful.
After the New Year’s Eve dinner, Lin Yunzhi asked his servants to go to the main hall to receive reward money.
During the day, Ruozhu helped Lin Yunzhi pretend to receive reward money, and he remembered the melon that Lin Yunzhi gave as a reward when Daju was still around.
In the past, she didn't understand why the lady was so kind to the servants. Her wages were several times higher than those of other families, and she even gave them extra bonuses at the end of the year.
Now I understand that a master who treats his slaves as human beings will not withhold their wages and will not let his maids and servants live in poverty.
Tian Xiaoxiao followed Ade, and Ade received a heavy purse.
When Ade opened the box and saw the silver, he was so happy that he hugged Tian Xiaoxiao and kissed her tightly.
"Miss, my dear lady, this year the reward given to me by Madam is ten taels more than last year. I can marry Shumo after the New Year."
"Ade..." Tian Xiaoxiao seemed to be hesitant to speak.
I don’t know how, but after Daju left, Tian Xiaoxiao could actually see the dreams of everyone in the city.
Tian Xiaoxiao saw Shu Mo’s dream.
In Shumo's dream, his family forced him to marry his distant cousin, but he refused and his mother threatened to commit suicide.
In the end, Shumo agreed to his mother's request.
She heard Shumo's sigh and his hesitation, but she did not feel Shumo's guilt.
His distant cousin's family was a poor family, but as the saying goes, "A lean camel is bigger than a horse", the several in-laws accumulated by her ancestors were still well-known in Xijing. Although her family was poor, they still lived in the spacious house of their ancestors, but there were only a few men in the family who were able to take the imperial examinations.
This time, my cousin's family asked Shu Mo to marry into their family so that they would have no worries about food and clothing from then on. When the time is right, they can also recommend Shu Mo to become a ninth-rank official.
Under the temptation of power and money, Shu Mo was completely shaken.
After receiving the reward, Shu Mo asked for leave from Tian Xiwen, saying that he wanted to go home.
Shu Mo's family is in Wucheng. If he rides fast, he may be able to go home and celebrate the New Year.
He left without saying goodbye to Ade.
A man's heart changes so quickly.
Ade has no power or influence. Although he is good-looking, he is a cruel man who can change at any time.
But Ade didn’t know yet, and Tian Xiaoxiao didn’t know how to tell Ade about this.
Tian Xiaoxiao felt angry.
Ade is such a good girl, but she was cheated by someone. She wanted Shumo but ended up with nothing. How can she help Ade?
Listening to Ade's envisioning of her future with Shumo, Tian Xiaoxiao's heart felt as if it was being cut out and she felt extremely painful.
The ninth day of missing Daju.
Tian Xingjian had been paying attention to Tian Xiaoxiao's emotions. He hugged Tian Xiaoxiao in his arms and asked her the reason.
Tian Xiaoxiao wanted to say something but stopped herself. Finally, she thought that her father was a very tolerant person and he would not be surprised if she told him that she could see dreams.
So Tian Xiaoxiao leaned close to Tian Xingjian's ear and told him what she had seen in Shu Mo's dream.
Tian Xingjian acted decisively and took immediate action. He sent a letter to Nangong Rui, asking Nangong Rui to deal with the Ouyang family after Ouyang Yujie's youngest daughter got married, and it would be best if the Ouyang family could lose their wealth and status.
Nangong Rui replied that he would complete the task after the spring.