Erlian took it, her eyes reddened, and she looked at Silian beside her. Silian sighed and advised her,

"Second sister, your temper is too soft. If you don't know how to be tough, you will be bullied by him in the future..."

After thinking for a while he said,

"You go back and tell him that Mr. Mou and I are acquaintances. If he hits you again, I will ask Mr. Mou to come forward and send him to the Yamen..."

Use Mr. Mou’s tiger skin again!

Erlian nodded, and then went out with Guan Zhu. Guan Zhu moved a little slowly when he walked, limping as if his waist and legs were injured. Sanlian asked,

"He was...you also beat him on the leg..."

Si Lian watched their figures disappear and said bitterly,

"You deserve it! I drank a lot of horse urine and wanted to beat him to death..."

So he told the story about how he scalded Guan Zhu with boiling water in Haitang Hutong. The sisters all felt relieved after hearing this. Only Sanlian said worriedly,

"Looking at him like that, he seems to be seriously injured... After I go back, I'm afraid that my second sister will be beaten by him again..."

Si Lian rolled her eyes and said,

"Third sister, what you said is as if if Guan Zhu was not injured by me, second sister would not be beaten..."

Guan Zhu is a loser. As long as he doesn't drink, even if he is given boiling water, he won't dare to say a word!

Sanlian sighed, shook her head and said nothing.

The third day of the Lunar New Year passed like this. For the remaining two days, the Jia family was calm and the whole family was harmonious. After the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the market will reopen on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. The more sophisticated shops in the market will set off firecrackers, such as

For a small stall like Jia's, Mrs. Xiang was naturally reluctant to give up the money for firecrackers. On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, she woke up her daughters early. Sanlian and Silian still carried the burden. Today, Jia Jincheng also wanted to go out.

When they went to the Yamen to order their meal, Wu Lian and Liu Lian also got up and started cooking early to wait for their parents and brothers to get up for dinner.

The busy and hard life started again on the sixth day of the new year. Sanlian sold noodles with her sister every day. As the wedding day approached, Sanlian's mood became more and more complicated.

Suddenly she heard that the young man of the Wang family had been in poor health since he was a child and often went to see the doctor to take medicine. This winter, he accidentally caught a cold and lingered on the bed without recovery. Sanlian became worried.

"I don't know if the marriage will be postponed, or if it will just be..."

Sanlian didn't dare to think deeply, she felt very worried and faintly worried.

"If your fiancé dies before we get married, and you bear the name of a husband, your life will be over..."

For a while, the Wang family sent generous New Year gifts during the New Year. Although she didn't see them at all and asked her mother to hide them all, she heard from Jia You who took stock of them one by one that those things were worth a lot of money.

"It seems that the Wang family will not be as stingy with money as my eldest sister's mother-in-law's family... If I get married, life will be easier..."

Sanlian felt secretly happy again and looked forward to the days to come.

"No matter what...I think it will be better than at home..."

Sanlian's days were filled with joy and sorrow, but Silian didn't have the same thoughts as her. Business was pretty good during the Chinese New Year. Mr. Mou also started to study, and he still had troubles from time to time.

When I want to come to the stall to eat noodles, sometimes I chat with her for a few words, sometimes I eat noodles and then leave. The two of them are like ordinary friends. They see each other often, talk when they have something to say, and do their own things when they have nothing to say, without anyone going there.

Thinking somewhere else.

So now it’s the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it is still necessary to watch the lanterns. On this day, there will be no curfew in the capital. The lights are bright at night, and people are coming and going on the streets, rubbing shoulders and bumping into each other, which is much better than during the day.

It's still lively in there.

Naturally, Mrs. Xiang would not let go of this good opportunity to earn copper coins. She even made a lot of extra Lantern Festivals. She led her two little daughters to guard the stall, but let San Lian and Si Lian carry the burden and walk around hawking.

Yuanxiao has several kinds of fillings such as sesame, peanut, osmanthus, brown sugar, etc. The big ones come in four bowls, the small ones come in eight bowls, and each bowl costs four copper coins. In such weather, a bowl of steaming hot and sweet food is available.

It’s really a great enjoyment to watch the lanterns during the Lantern Festival in my heart.

Although Xiang has a fierce and domineering temper, he is really good at making snacks. For example, the Yuanxiao filled with sesame and peanut fillings is fried with lard, and then brown sugar is added. He also bought milk and put in a little bit.

, the Yuanxiao made after mixing is fragrant and sweet, with a faint milky aroma. Although it sells for one penny more than others, there is still an endless stream of buyers and it is very popular.

This year during the Lantern Festival, Mrs. Xiang wanted to make a fortune, so she made a lot of things two days earlier. On the 15th day of the Lantern Festival, she urged her two daughters to go out to sell goods.

Jia Silian was working hard to earn coins, and Mou Biao was here. After everyone in Mou Biao's house had finished a sumptuous dinner, a servant came in to report.

"Madam, the fifth lady of the Ke family has sent someone..."

When everyone heard this, they all showed ambiguous smiles at Mou Xiujuan. Mou Xiujuan's pretty face turned red, and she covered her face with a handkerchief and did not dare to raise her head. Mrs. Liu looked at her daughter with a smile and ordered,

"Ask someone to come in and talk..."

Not long after, people from the Ke family were brought in, but it was a neatly dressed old woman who tidied up very neatly and competently. When she came in, her eyes only briefly glanced at the hall, then she lowered her head and did not dare to look again. She stepped forward and saluted,

"Greetings to Mr. Mou and Mrs. Mou..."

Mou Bin never said anything about such matters in the back house. He just sat upright and nodded. Mrs. Liu asked,

"Miss Ke Wu asked you to come over, what's the matter?"

The old lady responded,

"Our fifth lady wants to invite your second lady to watch the lanterns..."

After hearing this, everyone covered their mouths and chuckled. Ms. Liu glanced at her daughter, whose face was as red as the morning glow, and smiled slightly, saying,

"Second sister, today is the Lantern Festival. It's time to go out for a walk. Miss Ke Wu invites you, so go ahead!"

Miss Mou Er hurriedly got up and blessed her,

"Yes, mother...then...then my daughter should go back and change into clothes for going out!"

Amid everyone's kind smiles, Miss Mou Er went back to the hospital to dress up.

Mrs. Liu then asked the old woman some casual questions, such as how the two elders of the Ke family were doing, and how the young masters and ladies in the family were doing, etc. The old woman answered all questions and was neither humble nor overbearing, which showed everyone's tolerance. Mrs. Liu was very satisfied and rewarded her.

For a dime, she was asked to go down and wait.

He turned around and said to Mou Bin,

"Master, look at how well the Ke family's servants have been trained. It seems like this is the right marriage!"

Mou Bin nodded,

"Of course I believe in Madam's vision!"

What he said is true. In this world, culture is valued more than martial arts. Literary men do not like to associate with warriors, let alone Jin Yiwei, who has a bad reputation. Three generations of the Ke family have been officials. Although the highest level is only the fifth rank, at least they are

From a scholarly family, the third son of the Mou family, who is engaged to be married to his second sister, is currently studying and preparing for the imperial examination next year.

Mou Bin sent someone to check it out. He found that the third son of the Mou family was a direct descendant. He had good knowledge and a gentle temper. He had neither concubines nor bed warmers around him. He was a well-behaved son. His wife had chosen a good husband for the second sister's son.

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The second sister was about to get married in March, and the unmarried couple had not met for a few times. Taking advantage of the Lantern Festival, the Ke family borrowed the name of the fifth lady to invite Mou.

Everyone knows who the second young lady really meets when she goes out!

However, the Ke family behaved decently and sent someone to report to the two elders of the Mou family in advance. Those who had passed the Ming Road were not considered out of bounds. Mou Bin and Liu were naturally happy to see it happen, and the children in the family saw it.

The sisters wanted to go out to look at the lights, so they started shouting,

"Father, mother, we also want to go out and see the lights!"

Mrs. Liu smiled and said,

"Even if it's a festive season, it's natural to go out and have fun. We're all going out tonight..."

After saying that, he asked the girl next to him to take out the money.

"Give some to each person and let them all go out and be happy!"

The children were overjoyed and saluted Mrs. Liu one after another.

"Thank you mother!"

"Mother is so kind!"

Mrs. Liu smiled and nodded, then turned around and asked several aunts,

"You also want to see the lanterns?"

The aunts were locked up in the boudoir compound and rarely went out on weekdays. They naturally didn't want to miss the opportunity to join in the fun. They just didn't want to be the first ones, so they pursed their lips and smiled, but no one responded. Aunt Shao was the most upright.

, speak if you have anything to say, be happy to hear the words,

"Think about it! It's a rare sight in a year. It would be great if Madam is willing to let us go out!"

Mrs. Liu smiled slightly and Mou Bin answered,

"That being the case, let's go out as a family and have a look!"

Although the Jin Yiwei is responsible for the defense of the capital during the New Year Festival, that is the business of the subordinates, but he, the leader of the Jin Yiwei, does not need to do everything personally!

Everyone was happy, so the young lady and the aunts each recruited girls and went back to change clothes. Seeing a group of women leaving noisily, several older boys secretly made up their minds, Mou Wen and Mou Liang

He muttered something to the side and pulled Mou Biao over.

"Baby, we have made an appointment with our classmates to guess lantern riddles at Jinghu Lake. It won't be fun if the whole family goes out. Why don't you go talk to dad and ask him to allow us to play by ourselves?"

How can a big family, with women, guards, and parents watching over them, enjoy wine and fun with their classmates?

Mou Biao rolled his eyes when he heard this.
To be continued...