It was the New Year's Eve again. Li Zhang's family of three, plus Li Er's family stayed up for the New Year. Xiuxiu and Wild Dog went to Mrs. Xu's place, and Huozi got married. As for Douzi and Chou Niang, they are old now, and their group of people who are not yet married will go to Huiweizhai to eat New Year's wine every year. Sometimes Li Zhang will join in the fun, but now he has a daughter, he stays at home more.

"Brother, when will my mansion be built? Miaoyuan has moved in. Yesterday, you saw her proud look, it was so annoying!" Li'er said in a pissy manner, and the dumplings that were supposed to be crescent-shaped were almost pinched into noodles.

Making dumplings on New Year's Eve was still a custom brought by Li Zhang from later generations. In fact, during the Song Dynasty, New Year's Eve was not taken seriously, and the custom of eating dumplings was not common. More often, drinking wine for the New Year's Eve, but Li Zhang ignored these things. Moreover, on New Year's Eve, the family gathered together to make dumplings while chatting, and then had a lively New Year's Eve dinner. It was simply happier.

"Yesterday was Miaoyuan's housewarming banquet, of course it was a bit lively. And she only invited our family. From beginning to end, I didn't see her proud?" Li Zhang said helplessly when he heard this. Miaoyuan moved into the princess's house and learned from others to hold a housewarming banquet. However, she knew too few people, and most of them couldn't get out of the palace, so she had to invite Li Zhang's family to fill the scene.

"Why didn't I? I just can't stand her proud look. Isn't it just that she has her own princess's mansion a little earlier than me? I don't care. I must live in the princess's mansion next year, and I will hold a more lively housewarming banquet. I will piss her off when I get angry!" Li'er grabbed Li Zhang's arm and said coquettishly. At the end of her speech, she showed a vicious expression. It seemed that she would have to fight Miaoyuan in this life.

"I have asked the officials who supervised the construction. According to them, although your princess's mansion is not very large, it will take at least half a year to build the original building because it needs to be demolished and rebuilt. If you calculate this, you will probably be able to move in around the Mid-Autumn Festival next year." Li Zhang roughly estimated.

"I have to wait for the Mid-Autumn Festival. Wouldn't that girl Miaoyuan be proud for eight months?" Li'er couldn't help but wail when she heard this. When she thought she would have to wait for eight months, she was in despair.

"Why did I mess with you again? Even I would say bad things about me behind my back?" Just as Li'er finished speaking, a crisp sound came from outside the door. Then Miao Yuan walked in. She was wearing a long blue dress and a shawl of a white fox. Her white fur made her look brighter and more elegant, and even Li Zhang was stunned.

However, Li Zhang quickly looked at Qingori next to him with guilt, but found that Qingori just glanced at him lightly, and then asked Miaoyuan to sit down and help make dumplings. This made Li Zhang's old face turn red, and he lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Miaoyuan again.

"What are you doing?" Li'er asked Miao Yuan in a bad tone, because in her opinion, the family was reunited on New Year's Eve, and Miao Yuan was not a member of their family at all.

"What are you here to do?" Miaoyuan asked without hesitation. She and Li'er are sisters, so in her opinion, Li'er can come even if she can come.

"I... I am different from you. Where is the eldest brother? Where is my home!" Li'er of course understood Miao Yuan's meaning, but retorted without hesitation. Although she was Li Zhang's cousin in terms of blood, she still regarded Li Zhang as her elder brother in terms of emotion. Even Zhao Zhen, the brother of a mother, was ranked behind Li Zhang.

"What's the difference? If you can come, I can come!" Miaoyuan replied with confidence again.

"Okay, okay, don't argue anymore. It's the New Year today, you two won't want to argue about the New Year, right?" Qingzhi finally couldn't stand it and persuaded, and finally let Li'er and Miaoyuan stop talking.

However, although the two of them stopped talking, they soon started arguing about making dumplings. You snatch my dough and I snatch your stuffing. Anyway, there was no time to be idle. In the end, Qingori simply sat between them and rolled the dough himself. The two of them and Li Zhang were responsible for the bag, and finally calmed down the open and secret struggle between them.

However, just as Miao Yuan and Li'er gotten honest, they suddenly heard footsteps outside the door again. Li Zhang turned his head and looked at him when he heard the sound. In the end, Yan Niang, wearing a big red dress, actually walked in. This made him stunned for a moment and asked, "Why are you here, Yan Niang?"

"I asked Yan Niang to come!" However, Yan Niang did not answer, but Qingzhi next to her spoke for her, which made Li Zhang stunned again.

"Sister sees that I am too lonely for the New Year alone, so I asked me to come and have fun. I hope you don't behave like this!" Yan Niang also smiled at Li Zhang at this time. She became familiar with her family and began to call Li Zhang the eldest brother like others.

"No... no wonder, you sit down!" Li Zhang was so uncomfortable that he was staring at Yan Niang's eyes. He smiled awkwardly, then lowered his head and focused on making dumplings. The woman's thoughts were too difficult to guess, so he had already given up.

"Sister Yan Niang, you're here just right here. Come and sit next to me to help me roll the dough. Sister-in-law rolled it too slowly." Li'er also greeted him. After hearing this, Yan Niang was very happy to wash her hands and sit down next to her to help roll the dough. By the way, she secretly looked at Miao Yuan next to her.

Miaoyuan was also looking at Yan Niang at this time, and also looked at Qingzhi, who was lowering his head to roll the skin. Then a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He seemed to have guessed something, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he chatted with Yan Niang intimately.

Originally, the family was happily making dumplings, but with the arrival of Miaoyuan and Yan Niang, Li Zhang felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. Finally, he finally finished wrapping the dumplings. Taking advantage of the opportunity to wash his hands, Li Zhang immediately ran to play with his daughter Anran, leaving the women to chat. After leaving these women, Li Zhang felt much more relaxed.

However, before Li Zhang could relax for too long, the New Year's Eve dinner was ready soon. Li Zhang hugged An Ran and had dinner and chatted with several women. Although the women on the surface got along very well and were very lively during the chat, Li Zhang always had a bad premonition, just like there was a bomb around him that could explode at any time. In the end, he could only hold his daughter in his arms tightly, and only from his daughter could he feel a little comforted.
Chapter completed!