Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 17 1.17 Longwu 47 years have passed

Volume One

1.17 47 years have passed since Longwu

One chapter for daily life, three shifts on weekends; besides, don’t gentlemen like book reviews?If it weren't for the recommendation votes, the author would have thought that he was playing the stand-alone version of Starting Point~~~
As the saying goes, the New Year is easy to pass. It seems that in the blink of an eye, December has come to an end. "The sound of firecrackers bid farewell to the old year." In the familiar and unfamiliar "dong dong dong", Zhou Yang traveled through time. The first New Year's Eve has arrived in the evening. Unfortunately, there are few people at home. Fortunately, Qingwen likes to have fun.

"Boom—boom!" A second kicker flew high into the air, and exploded again, leaving behind a cloud of sparks, which looked extraordinarily beautiful in the night sky on New Year's Eve, as if it was a competition, not far away The sound of various types of cannons is also heard from Shilipu, adding extra joy to this traditional Chinese festival.

"Master, you come too!" Qingwen took out another two-kick and stuffed it into Zhou Yang's arms, and then offered the incense she lit in her hand. Yes, there are so many firecrackers in the tavern, whether it is a hanging whip or a two-kick. , she ordered it all, "Don't be so deserted, let's fire off the firecrackers with the slaves, you see it's like this all around!"

"This." He put down the two firecrackers and looked at the fragrance again. It wasn't that Zhou Yang didn't dare to light it, but because of the ban on firecrackers in modern society, he was quite unfamiliar with setting off firecrackers, so he ordered it. It took me three times to light it. Not to mention, it was quite satisfying to watch the firecrackers I set off explode in the air!
"Grrrrrrrr--it's Chinese New Year!" Qingwen looked at the two kicks that kept exploding and couldn't help but scream and jump. Then she simply threw herself into Zhou Yang's arms and nuzzled her like a kitten, "Master, thank you. You allowed me to have such a good life. My biggest dream when I was a child was to have a full meal of meat during the Chinese New Year and help set off firecrackers. Now the young master has made me realize it."

"Huh?" Looking at Qingwen who suddenly stopped moving in his arms, Zhou Yang realized something was wrong and gently pulled her up, only to find that the girl was already crying, "Silly girl, where are you? ?The good days are still here, and in the future you will know that whether you eat meat or shoot off cannons, you can really play until you vomit."

"Well, I believe it!" Nodding vigorously, Qingwen hugged Zhou Yang's arm and smiled, "Master, let's continue to shoot, I remember that there are still two sets of [-] rings at home, we might as well take out a set and count—— oops !"

"Damn girl, that's for the opening of the pub tomorrow morning and the sixth day of the Lunar New Year!" Zhou Yang tapped her angrily, "It's for use now, where do you want me to prepare another one? It's the capital city Don’t expect to find any of the shops here that are open before the sixth day of the Lunar New Year - huh? Why is there someone knocking on the door? Who else will be there at this time? "

Looking at Qingwen who shook her head blankly, Zhou Yang, although he had doubts, hung up his long sword and went to the tavern lobby and opened the door. He saw a pretty face with a smile, who could it be if it wasn't Suyun?

"My slave, I would like to say hello to the young master, and wish him a happy life. I wonder if there is any - oops! Master, please be gentle, if someone sees me, will I still be alive?" Su said a few auspicious words and wanted a red envelope. Yun was hugged, and in his desperation, he didn't care about his dignity, and kept punching his young master on the shoulder.

"Su Yun, why are you here at this time?" After laughing for a while, Zhou Yang signaled Uncle Sun to drive the carriage into the yard. Then he turned back to Su Yun and smiled, "Don't tell me that Uncle Sun has children. , the one who has been tortured can only spend the New Year here with me, that is you, you will not be able to go back until at least the second year of junior high school, does the palace judge not mind? "

"This servant came here at the request of grandma." Su Yun smiled softly and allowed Zhou Yang to take hold of him without refusing. "As for Uncle Sun, the young master doesn't need to worry. You can't just celebrate the New Year and don't need to serve, right? You just need to arrange Just treat him well with some wine and meat, not to mention the fire in the kitchen is always on and it's very warm, I'm afraid he won't be able to live this comfortably at home."

"That's all." Zhou Yang nodded, took her directly into the living room, and asked Qingwen to light the oil lamp and bring it over, "You came just in time. We were just preparing to have the New Year's Eve dinner. If it's a little later, you can We can only eat leftovers, but they are a little bit worse and definitely not as good as what you can eat in Rongguo Mansion."

"Thank you, Master!" Su Yun glanced at the dining table in surprise. There were only four dishes, one stewed chicken, one stewed fish, a plate of scrambled eggs and a plate of fried cabbage. It was definitely a rich meal, "In the house, Although it is indeed better than this, how can it be that the status of a slave is all about benefits, it is just waiting for the masters to finish eating and giving them some leftovers."

"Really?" She gestured to the pouting Qingwen to go to the kitchen to arrange for Uncle Sun, "Prepare some braised water, pork head meat, etc., cut them into a large plate, and take a jar of wine to let him have a fat year - Suyun, I’ll make you happy this year, come on, sit down!”

"Master, I don't dare!" Even though she was pinned down on the chair she bought for the New Year, Suyun still struggled to stand up, "What status do you have, how dare you sit across from the master? It's better to wait for Qingwen to come back, slave Just serve!”

"Sit down if I ask you to!" Zhou Yang smiled and pushed her down on the chair on the west side. He then pulled Qingwen, who had just returned, to the chair on the south side and sat on the east side. "Although this year has passed, It's a little deserted, but it's still a family of three, just having a reunion dinner, and I wish you a better next year!"

"Oh, slave, I almost forgot!" Suyun patted her head and stood up to go out. After a while, she carried a small porcelain jar over with some difficulty, "This is the Huiquan wine that grandma asked me to bring when slave came over. I heard that It is an authentic ten-year-old wine brought from Jiangnan. Drinking it is the most nourishing thing. Grandma only has three jars of it, so I asked my slave to bring one jar!"

"Oh? I want to try this." Zhou Yang's heart moved and he took the wine jar. He was really curious about this fine wine in the world of "Red Mansions", "I heard, The best Huiquan wine will be sent to the palace as a tribute. I don't know what this jar is like and what kind of taste it has." "I will not let the young master down." He looked at Zhou Yang with a smile as he poured the amber wine into the palace. The clear wine slurry was poured into the wine bowl until he had finished pouring three bowls. Suyun gently took the wine jar and carefully placed it in the corner, "This Huiquan wine is a high-quality aged wine. Although it is not top-notch, it is very good." It’s intoxicating and has a strong stamina, so don’t drink too much.”

"Really?" He gently took a sip and Zhou Yang couldn't help laughing. Even if it was really stored for ten years, it would only be about [-]% yellow rice wine at most. "The taste is good, but how good is it?" , I’m afraid you have misunderstood my drinking capacity.”

"Master, is this good wine?" Qingwen also took a sip and immediately frowned, "It tastes terrible. I really don't understand why so many people like to drink."

"Silly girl, are you satisfied? This is the first time you drink alcohol in your life. You can taste this kind of thing. When I drank it for the first time, I came across Erguotou, which is the cheapest. Compared with this, the taste is... It's just bad water." Zhou Yang laughed loudly, and teased Qingwen's blank expression, "If you're not used to it, drink more, and you'll be fine once you get used to it."

"Young master, this servant is toasting you, and I wish you to be on the list next year!" Gently picking up the wine bowl, Suyun did not forget to say auspicious words, "Grandma also said when I came here, let this servant serve you well, if you can help the young master succeed as soon as possible!" , it is also my slave’s honor!”

"I'll lend you a good word!" Zhou Yang raised his hand and poured two taels of wine into his mouth at once, but what he was thinking about was Li Wan's attitude, "I also wish you youth and be more beautiful next year, hahaha! "

"Young master likes to mess with people!" Su Yun's cheeks were slightly red, and she didn't know whether it was because of shyness or because of the wine. "Slave, this burnt paper doesn't have any youth. Sister Qingwen is still young, so I wish her a happy life." Grow up quickly and become a beautiful and charming young master!"

"Hmph, you just keep talking, why are you dragging me along?" Qingwen said arrogantly, carefully picked up the wine bowl, took another sip, frowned beautifully and relaxed, "It's not that bad. , that is, after drinking, your mind becomes confused immediately, does this mean you are drunk?"

"Okay, stop drinking and eat some food quickly. Didn't you say that you want to eat meat for one meal? These chicken stews and fish stews are all yours. Eat them freely." Zhou Yang didn't want to eat them. Qingwen got drunk, and after a few jokes, she took her wine bowl and poured it into her own bowl, ignoring the girl's dissatisfied expression and said, "Eat!"

The meal lasted for more than two quarters of an hour, and I was able to keep up with the year between joking and joking. The only problem was.
"This girl, she was not allowed to drink but she drank secretly. Now it's better. She just knocked herself down during the Chinese New Year." Watching Qingwen, whose face was red and her breath smelled of alcohol, was carried away by Zhou Yang , Suyun looked dumbfounded, "This is not what a girl should do. I think it's okay for the young master to serve her."

"Well, it's good wine, I want to drink it." Even though Zhou Yang put her into bed and took off her coat, shoes and socks, Qingwen had no intention of waking up and kept asking for wine, which made Zhou Yang think Beating people but reluctant to do so.

He poured another cup of herbal tea for her, and carefully tucked in the corner of the quilt until it was confirmed that she was asleep and would not kick off the quilt due to disturbance, then Zhou Yang carefully closed the door and returned to the living room. The mess on the table had been cleaned up by Suyun , there was a faint sound of washing dishes and chopsticks in the kitchen. I also learned it from Qingwen when I was living there.

"Master, how long are you going to stay up tonight?" After a while, Su Yun came back with a smile after putting away the tableware, "Normally you have to wait until midnight no matter what. The longer you stay up, the more auspicious it will be. Why not... Oh, Master What are you doing?"

"Do something to avoid falling asleep." Zhou Yang stared at Su Yun's eyes while talking and laughing, until she gently turned her head to the side in shame, no longer daring to look at each other.

"Master, wait!" Although Zhou Yang carried him into the bedroom, Suyun finally stopped him gently, "Grandma said that she would avoid the lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month and go back to her old house."

"Oh?" Zhou Yang recalled the rules in many places in the north where young women watch lanterns together and watch fires (the God of Fire is sent to the God of Fire on the seventh day of the lunar month), praying for good luck in the new year. He also thought of Li Wan's age, "She's not that old. She is just over 20 years old, really very young!”

"If the young master has a bright future one day, I hope you will show mercy." Su Yun said softly.

"Don't worry!" Zhou Yang gently lowered his head and kissed the maid.

Outside the window, the continuous sound of firecrackers and the fireworks blooming from time to time bid farewell to his first year in this world. Just as he was initially gaining a foothold, Longwu 47 years passed!
(End of this chapter)