Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 316 The first year of Hongwu has passed, and I miss it very much!

The family banquet started at noon and lasted for more than an hour.

Zhu Yuan finally left.

Before leaving, Old Zhu took his hand and explained kindly: "Today's New Year's Eve, I'm afraid you have a lot of things to do at night. If you don't get up tomorrow, you will miss the morning meeting. We will have dinner together at noon."

Zhu Yuan declined: "Thank you, ancestor, but this is a great gift, and you can't miss it no matter what."

This is also true.

It's okay not to go to court on weekdays, but tomorrow's grand court meeting is a great etiquette in this era. Besides, it's only one day after all, so it can't be missed anyway.

Moreover, Zhu Yuan can actually feel that his body is getting better day by day.

It’s okay to toss around once in a while.

The grandfather and grandson said a few more words, and Lao Zhu turned to his second son: "Xi'er, I've had enough fun with that pocket watch, come on, give it back to Yuan'er."

Arriving in the palace before noon, Zhu Yuan did not hide his secrets, and directly showed Lao Zhu the pocket watch he got yesterday, not only talking about the significance of the pocket watch, but also his own plans.

In connection with the plan to place the first few pocket watches in the museum.

Old Zhu agrees very much.

Then, Lao Zhu played with it and gave it to the eldest son, and the eldest son played with it and gave it to the second son.

When it came to the second son, there was no more concessions, until now.

At that moment, hearing what his father said, Zhu Xi, who was still showing off to his younger brothers with his pocket watch, turned his head and ran out in a hurry, shouting as he ran, "Father, let Yuan'er make a few more."

Looking at the back of his second son leaving, Lao Zhu blew on his beard.

This is outrageous.

turn around...

His eyes turned around and fell on the fourth child, and his temper rose again: "Why are you still standing here, get out of here and go to study."

The fourth child trembled in fright, and insisted on saluting his father before leaving carefully.

New Year's Eve!
What kind of bird book should you read?
However, I dare not make excuses, if I do, I will be beaten.

Lao Zhu glanced again, except for his eldest son, the others soon dispersed.It made Mrs. Ma start to complain: "It's just a matter of course, why did you lose your temper?"

"It's annoying to see."

Lao Zhu muttered something.

It's really annoying.

The little ancestor of the 23rd generation grandson of a certain unbelievable own baby, it is really embarrassing.

However, looking at the eldest son on the side, and then at the precious 23rd grandson in front of him, Lao Zhu's mood immediately improved again.

It's nice to have these two.

So he said to Zhu Yuan again: "This year is over, wait until next year, your father and father...you can discuss more knowledge, and there are a few young people who are useless, so I need you to worry about it."

Zhu Yuan and Zhu Biao quickly agreed together.

After talking like this for a while, Lao Zhu finally let his precious 23rd generation grandson leave.

I still don't forget to mention that pocket watch, he will let the palace people pay attention to it. After all, it is something that will go into the museum. Lao Zhu also understands the meaning of it, so no matter whether it is good or bad, he will keep it.

When I got home, it was about three o'clock in the afternoon.

This time Zhu Yuan got off the sedan chair at the gate of his house.

The main entrance of the huge Pingzhang mansion is wide open. Not only the festive couplets posted just yesterday, but also a long string of red lanterns from inside to outside, extending all the way inward, like two long dragons.

Zhu Yuan walked in through the main entrance, and He Xuan, Xie Yi and others quickly greeted him.

Then my adults went to take a bath and change clothes, and then came to the courtyard of the ancestral hall on the east side of the front of the mansion.

The New Year's Eve sacrifice officially began.

If it is a big family, the current ancestral hall should be overcrowded from inside to outside.

It's a pity that Zhu Yuan is the only one among them.

So many things have to be done by Zhu Yuan himself.

The first thing is to offer sacrifices.

The sacrificial altar this time is much larger than the stove that was delivered on the day of Xiaonian. Therefore, there are dozens of offerings in large plates and small dishes. In the hands of Zhu Yuan in the audience, Zhu Yuan offered it.

It's just that Zhu Yuan finished all the last simple steps, feeling a little sweat on his forehead.

Then comes the formal worship.

It's not just offering incense and burning watches, but also a very grand ceremony and music.

Lao Zhu was very careful, and specially asked the Ministry of Rites to send a ritual and music team.

After the whole process was completed, and after the last round of kneeling, the tedious ancestor worship ceremony was finally completed.

Walking out of the ancestral hall, the sky was a little dark.

Evening comes.

Still, it's not over.

Just now I just offered sacrifices to my ancestors. In addition, the Stove Lord who was sent away that day will also be invited back today.

Although Zhu Yuan was exhausted, he was very patient with these things.

After paying homage to the gods and ancestors, Zhu Yuan, surrounded by people around him, came to the main hall of the outer courtyard to accept New Year greetings from Qiao Wang, Lu Zhen, and of course He Xuan and other internal and external officials.

Speaking of which, this matter should be tomorrow, but Zhu Yuan has no time tomorrow.

Listening to the auspicious words like running water, Zhu Yuan sat on the front seat in the lobby, nodding constantly, while the maid gave out red envelopes one after another.

lucky money.

There is no special distinction, everyone is the same, and there is one tael of silver inside.

When things were over, Zhu Yuan returned to the dining room of the inner house, and it was past six o'clock.

This time, Xieyi, Liubai, Qingniang and Luoshui were serving together. After the New Year's Eve dinner, they turned back to the main room.

Another round of New Year's greetings for the women in the inner house.

Start with the freehand brushwork, and then the flowing women.

A bunch of red envelopes were sent out again.

Everyone got the New Year's money and got rich, so let's play games, which can be regarded as a formal New Year's Eve observance.

Too complicated will not work.

Just play chess.

Go...it's just five sons in a row.

Zhu Yuan sits in the dealership, but... the dealer unexpectedly loses, and loses a lot, which is like giving out red envelopes again.

So to Xuzheng.

At eight o'clock in the evening, much earlier than last night, Xieyi reminded me to go to rest.

Zhu Yuan really wanted to watch the year, but unfortunately, his body wouldn't allow it, and neither would what happened tomorrow, so he asked the girls to keep watch for him, and went to the bedroom in the east room by himself.

Xieyi served her adults to bed, and then, she naturally stayed there.

Zhu Yuan didn't intend to change anyone else either.

When Xieyi got on the bed, she stretched out her arms to hug her, kissed the girl on the lips, and said in a strange way: "Happy New Year."

Xieyi feels that the tone of her adult's speech is a little different at a certain moment.

Some kind of strange feeling.

However, this is not the first time, so it is not surprising, and boldly imitated back: "Adults too...Happy New Year."

The sack girl leaned over the bed, confirmed that both of them were lying down, and then lowered the curtain with the other mulberry pickers and Chaitoufeng. After a short while, the lights were also dimmed.

In the silence, feeling that the people around him were sticking to him again, Zhu Yuan hugged him even more.

However, I couldn't sleep for a while.

My mind is like a revolving lantern, living all kinds of things in the year after traveling back to this era.

As if in a lifetime?

wrong.

All in all, it's amazing.

Then, probably at a certain moment before falling asleep, I was entertained again, and I remembered a line from a movie, and changed it, thinking it was very appropriate.

The first year of Hongwu has passed, and I miss it very much!

(End of this chapter)