Chapter 283 Xiaonian

Author: Pei Xuanhuang

Chapter 283 Xiaonian

The twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month is Xiaonian, also known as "Sacrifice to the Stove", more accurately, it is actually "Send the Stove". It is to send the Stove Lord back to heaven to tell the family's merits and demerits of the year, in order to let the Stove Lord say more for the family.

Some good words need to be offered wholeheartedly, especially all kinds of sweets. Then, on New Year's Eve, the Stove Lord will be welcomed back to continue his protection for another year.

Therefore, there is a saying among the people that "God speaks good things, and when you return home, you will receive good luck."

In the mansion, the routine cleaning of Xiaonian began early in the morning, and then preparations were made for the evening sacrifice. Zhu Yuan was not idle either. Although he did not go out again, he did meet a lot of guests today. In addition, because of Xiaonian

, I didn’t even take a nap today.

This is until Youshi.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the winter sky was almost dark. Zhu Yuan, who had returned from the front yard, was specially led by the women to take a bath and change into new clothes. Then he came to the kitchen in the southeast of the inner house where he usually prepared meals.

In the kitchen, the shrines and tributes were all prepared, and left blank. Luo Shui and Qing Niang, along with a group of people, large and small, stayed outside respectfully.

The rules of this era.

Women were not allowed to participate in the stove sacrifice, and they were not even allowed to enter. Even He Xuan just stopped at the door after sending Zhu Yuan in.

Zhu Yuan came to the bright kitchen with many candles and couldn't help but look around. On the offering table in front of the shrine, there were chickens, ducks, pigs, sheep, rice cakes and fruits. It was very rich, but the most eye-catching thing was a very large rooster on the ground.

This is the mount of the Kitchen God.

Having known the process in advance, Zhu Yuan actually had no objection to these traditional things in his heart. This is part of the national spirit and belief.

So I walked to the futon, knelt down respectfully, burned incense, and prayed first.

A little messy.

Somewhat much.

Hope everything goes well in the coming year.

I hope everyone on this land is safe and happy.

I hope that you and the people around you can be healthy.

I also thought about my past life.

I hope that my parents and many relatives on the other side... Zhu Yuan is not worried about material matters. After all, he left so much property. He just hopes that they will not be too sad and live in peace of mind.

Of course there is Lao Zhu.

Someone has completely regarded himself as the twenty-third generation grandson, which is so good that it couldn't be better. Zhu Yuan also hopes that in this life, Lao Zhu will not have to face the things he once did, and in the future... he can become the person he imagined.

The emperor in the world is no longer so regretful.

After murmuring like this, Zhu Yuan put on the incense, picked up the wine that had been poured at the altar, sprinkled it on the big rooster, and recited: "Farewell to the Stove Lord."

This is the final step.

After the spicy wine hit my body, the big cock on the ground immediately started to beat.

Very good sign.

The cock flapping means that the Stove Lord is on his way.

If the rooster doesn't move, and the wine is poured over it again, and it doesn't move several times, it's not a good sign.

Home, very good.

Then he stood up and looked at the spacious kitchen, which could be said to be only responsible for his own meals. He could not help but sigh again. After the sigh, he sighed, sighed, and felt a little lonely.

Not wanting to let himself be immersed in this boring mood, Zhu Yuan quickly turned around and walked out of the house.

Lanterns were lit in the yard.

After sending He Xuan to rest, Zhu Yuan showed a smile when he saw Xiyi waiting for a group of people, big and small, to greet him: "Let's divide the offerings among everyone. Also, I suddenly want to see the clothes I made in Mingzhou before. After dinner

, let Wutong, Xiaoyu and the others get dressed and come over to accompany me."

Xieyi clearly sensed his master's low mood. He nodded slightly and gave a few instructions. Luoshui and Qingniang took several maids to distribute the offerings, while he and Liu Bai led Zhu Yuan to the dining room in the west wing.

Dinner is ready here.

Still rich.

Zhu Yuan sat down at the large round table. He thought for a moment and motioned to the people around him: "Come, sit with me."

He shook his head casually: "Sir, this is not in line with etiquette."

Liu Bai helped his lord get the chopsticks, and also said: "Sir, after dinner, I will sit with you."

The two girls said this, and naturally it was impossible for them to sit down if they were surrounded by a group of people.

Zhu Yuan knew that it might be possible to force a group of girls to sit down, but that would not create a certain atmosphere at all, and would make them even more uncomfortable, so he said no more.

Seeing Xieyi bring a stack of pastries over, he shook his head deliberately: "I don't like sweet things."

Never liked it.

Feeling tired.

Feeling the tone of his adult's voice, Xieyi also coaxed a child and said softly: "Sir, Xiaonian, if you want to eat something sweet, you might as well take a bite."

The girl next to me is so sincere, so it’s hard to do anything.

Picked up a piece and took a bite.

It has the scent of osmanthus, honey is added, and there are preserved fruits inside.

Very delicious.

So he took another bite and asked, "Who made it?"

He wrote freely: "It's shaking off. I started preparing it since yesterday."

"That's right," Zhu Yuan looked around and saw that a woman who had fainted from crying on the desk was not there, so he said, "Come here, it's so exciting."

Xieyi quickly ordered and a girl ran out.

Although it felt good, Zhu Yuan only ate one that was the size of a copper coin and stopped continuing. He changed his mind to the soup dumplings made by Qing Niang. He looked up again and turned to the one he just noticed at a glance, which was mulberry picking: "Hair

Why does it look a little wet?”

Cai Mulberry said: "Slave... I came back from visiting relatives today... It was a little late and I just took a bath."

"Don't run around after taking a shower or drying up. It's easy to catch a cold," Zhu Yuan muttered, and then asked: "How is... your home?"

"Thank you for your blessing, it's very good." Caisang said, and after thinking about it, he took the initiative to continue: "When I came to the capital, my family built a house, the eldest brother and the second brother had a new career, and the younger brother, nephews, and nieces all went to school.

The book, it is said, is a kindness from the master. When the slave came back, my father was still reading, it would be great if he could come and kowtow to the master, but I am of low status and dare not ask for anything extravagant. I only wish you happiness, longevity and health."

Zhu Yuan smiled: "You do know how to talk."

Cai Mulang lowered his head in embarrassment: "I'm clumsy and tongue-tied, so I'm afraid I might have said something wrong."

Zhu Yuan thought of the small commotion caused by Zhiyongzhai's sale of "Da Ming Monthly" a few days ago, and then asked Zhao Xu to check the situation around his home, including the two families Cai Sangzi and Chaitou Feng.

Overall, it was fine, and nothing out of the ordinary was discovered, which is why Zhu Yuan has only been around for a year.

However, he still said: "You and your family are all relying on me. I also hope that your life will get better and better, but... individuals must have their own sense of proportion. Don't think that I will let everything go."

Behave yourself, don't wait until you ruin this stability and prosperity with your own hands, and then come to me to cry and beg, it's useless."

The girls knew that this was a blow to everyone, so they all responded.

Zhu Yuan ate a small soup dumpling, but smiled: "Okay, let's not talk about these disappointing things, um... mulberry picking, I remember it is you three sisters, where are the other two?"

The other two... can't get through anything.

Cai Mulberry was thinking in his mind and said, "Sir, I'm in the west courtyard."

"I remember that the three of you are very similar. Go ahead and call over. I'll take a look at you. Girls who are good-looking and similar are the most pleasing to the eye."

Caisang agreed, took a careful look at Xieyi, turned around and left the dining room.

The mulberry pickers here had just left, and there was already a maid leading another green woman through the door. She shook her head, and when she came closer, a beautiful woman with a beautiful oval-seed face bowed down and said with a little trembling in her voice: "Dad...

…”

Zhu Yuan looked at the woman who was lying beside him like a flower, and said softly: "Get up, the pastries you made are delicious, just call me to take a look."

Yaoluo stood up quickly and said, "If dad likes it, Nunu will make it for you every day."

"Well, actually I don't like sweet things. You can try making some salty snacks."

Yaoluo nodded immediately: "Nunu... I will, I will."

Zhu Yuan put a bowl of shark fin in front of him and said with a smile: "I'm very curious as to why you are so timid and fragile. I've seen you... a few days ago. It doesn't look like you've been beaten or anything."

Yaoluo shrank for a moment, paused, and then whispered: "Dad... is Nunu's God. Nunu just wants to please Dad."

Zhu Yuan asked: "What then?"

The eyes flickered as he shook his head, feeling confused, guilty, and slightly hopeful that he didn't dare to show: "Nunu...it's gone, it's gone, it's gone."

Zhu Yuan could actually see it and imagine it.
To be continued...