My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

Gu Li looked at Chang An's five-character regulated verse and couldn't help feeling unhappy. He pouted and said, "I can't understand what Chang Lang wrote."

Chang Wenmeng came over with a smile, took a look at their poems, and said, "Come, come, let me show them to Li'er."

Chang Wenmeng read the two poems one by one and commented: "Li'er's poems are very straightforward and easy to understand. They are pretty good for someone who is writing poems for the first time."

"As for Yonghe's poem, the first line says that Li'er should be beautiful forever, and the second line wishes Li'er all her wishes come true, and good health, and that she will be as happy every year as this year."

Gu Li was a little frustrated and said, "Chang Lang writes so well, why doesn't he give way to me?"

Chang An hadn't put down the pen in his hand yet, and he quickly smiled and said, "How about we change the banner so I can write it again?"

"No!" Gu Li snatched the pen from Chang An's hand and put it in the inkstone, then said to the servants, "Hang it up quickly, don't let anyone ruin the writing on it."

The servants ran away in response. Gu Li looked at Chang An angrily and said, "You said you would give it to me. How can you change it again?"

"But... Didn't Mrs. Gu ask me to give in to you? So I thought about changing it." Chang An said with an apologetic smile.

"I'm just complaining. Chang Lang can't even see that." After saying that, she simply turned away and stopped looking at Chang An.

Chang An had unknowingly provoked Gu Li's temper again, and he looked at Chang Wenmeng with some embarrassment. When the other noticed his gaze, he covered his cheek.

"Ouch, why do my teeth feel a little sour? Go get some water to soothe the soreness first..."

As he spoke, Chang Wenmeng covered his cheek and walked away. When he turned a corner, he saw Huaiqin and Zhener, who seemed to be going to look for Changan, and he quickly grabbed them.

Huaiqin and Zhen'er looked at Chang Wenmeng in confusion. He made a gesture to silence them and pointed in the direction of Chang An and Gu Li.

Both of them looked in the direction where Chang Wenmeng's hand was - Chang An was rubbing his hands at this moment, circling around Gu Li with a flattering look on his face, and seemed to be saying something.

Huaiqin and Zhen'er knew what had happened at a glance: Chang An had made Gu Li unhappy again.

"Finally, there is someone who can control him." Chang Wenmeng twirled his beard, with a hint of relief in his tone.

"Actually, this is your own fault, young master." Huaiqin said with a smile.

After hearing this, Chang Wenmeng asked, "What do you mean?"

"Sanniang is not easy to tease, but the young master likes to tease her, so they are often like this." Zhen'er also covered her mouth and laughed.

"Every time he teases Sanniang, the young master loses control of his temper and always makes Sanniang unhappy, so in the end he still has to coax her." Huaiqin added.

Chang Wenmeng also understood it at this time, nodded and said: "I can see that too."

"But on weekdays, the young master is very kind to Sanniang, and these little episodes can also enhance their feelings for each other, so the young master and Sanniang are always inseparable." Huaiqin said.

"That's the best case." After saying that, Chang Wenmeng waved his hand and left.

After Chang An's "sweet talk", he finally coaxed Gu Li into submission. At this time, the two of them held hands and went to the kitchen again, as if nothing had happened just now.

Arriving at the kitchen, Chang An checked the ingredients prepared in the kitchen as usual, while Gu Li was holding the medicine bowl, drinking the medicine while following Chang An around in the kitchen.

After checking the ingredients on the table, Chang An asked, "Aren't you making dumplings and glutinous rice balls today? Why didn't you buy flour?"

At this time, a servant replied, "Sir, flour and glutinous rice flour are out of stock in the market. We can only go to the East and West Market to buy them at noon."

"That's good. The dumplings will be made according to the format of the dishes as usual. Then it's the glutinous rice balls. Prepare some for entertaining the guests." Chang An nodded and gave orders.

"What are we going to eat for lunch today?" Gu Li swallowed the medicine in his mouth and asked the servant.

"Replying to Sanniang, it's hot pot." The servant replied. The servants in the house had already ordered a few more pots based on the first pot made by Chang An. Sometimes when Chang Wenmeng wanted to eat, they had to prepare it.

"Yeah, it'll take a long time to prepare dinner, so let's just have hotpot." Chang An nodded.

After checking the work in the kitchen, Chang An took Gu Li back to the courtyard. At this time, the banner with the blessing poem had been placed next to the pavilion. Chang An walked to the banner and read the poem written by Gu Li again. She came to the loquat sapling planted by Chang An and watered it a little.

After lunch, Zhen'er came in with the medicine as usual. Gu Li seemed a little excited this time. He just blew on it briefly and started drinking it.

Chang An knew why she was so anxious, but he still smiled and said, "Don't be anxious, drink slowly, don't burn yourself."

But Gu Li frowned and continued to drink the medicine, and she hummed softly while drinking. Soon, she finished the medicine under Chang An's gaze, and after drinking it, she put the bowl on the table, took Chang An's hand and said:

"Chang Lang, we can go watch the Nuo opera!"

Chang An did not take her out immediately, but reached out to wipe the remaining medicine juice from the corner of her mouth, then took the cotton jacket and cloak, put them on Gu Li, nodded with satisfaction, and said:

"You can go now."

Gu Li couldn't wait any longer, so he stood up and took Chang An's hand and walked out of the courtyard. Chang An was led to the door by Gu Li, but Gu Li didn't continue to walk out, which made him a little confused.

"What's wrong? Why don't you leave?"

Gu Li turned back somewhat sadly and said, "I don't know how to get to the street from home."

Chang An raised his eyebrows when she heard this, and then she continued: "Before I got married, I knew how to get out of the Gu Mansion, but now..."

Chang An understood the meaning of her words this time. Gu Li didn't know the way to the street. Since she married Chang An, servants had been taking care of all the big and small things for her, and she used a carriage when she went out, so she didn't know any routes at all.

He smiled, shook the hand he was holding and said, "Then I'll take Gu Niang away. There are a lot of people outside, so don't get lost."

"Okay!" Gu Li nodded obediently and held Chang An's hand tightly again.

Chang An lived in Anrenfang, and outside the gate was Zhuque Street. Soon, Chang An led Gu Li to the gate of Anrenfang, and at this time, they could see that there were actually quite a few people on the main street.

Gu Li then pulled Chang An through the crowd, looking around from time to time to see where there were fewer people. But after searching for a long time, she still didn't see a suitable spot, so she couldn't help but speed up her pace. Chang An looked at her anxious look and felt a little helpless.

Soon, Gu Li finally found a relatively suitable position and walked over with Chang An. There were not many people in this area, but Gu Li still held Chang An's hand tightly and came to the front of the crowd.

Only then did Gu Li let out a long sigh, excitedly shook Chang An's hand, and said, "This position is good, so Chang Lang can see it!"

Chang An was stunned for a moment, then asked with a smile: "Mother Gu brought me here just so I could see it?"

"Yes." Gu Li poked his head and looked at the other end of the street, "Chang Lang, wait a little longer. It will probably start soon."

"Didn't Chang Lang say last night that he hadn't watched Nuo opera?" Gu Li retracted his little head, looked at Chang An, and said with a smile: "So I wanted to find a better position so that Chang Lang could see it more clearly."

Chang An scratched her nose lovingly. At this moment, Gu Li suddenly pointed to the other end of the street and said with some joy: "Chang Lang, look! It's about to start!"

Chang An also stretched his head and looked in the direction that Gu Li pointed. At this time, a figure appeared in the middle of the street. Immediately afterwards, Chang An heard a faint drum sound.

As the figure grew larger, shadows began to appear in the formation behind it. First, a musician appeared, and then several people dressed like wizards appeared.

They walked in the front of the formation, with some unique steps and dancing movements with their hands. After these "wizards" appeared, what entered the ears was not only the music, but also the sound of chanting.

"This is the opening ceremony. It is performed at the beginning of Nuo opera. It is to invite the gods down from heaven." Gu Li explained to Chang An while watching.

"What happens next? Madam Gu, please don't keep us in suspense and tell us step by step." Chang An smiled and cooperated with Gu Li's work as the "narrator".

“The second one is opening the hole, which means the performance officially begins; and the last one is closing the altar, inviting the gods back to heaven.” said Gu Li.

Chang An touched Gu Li's head, and then continued to read the following content: behind the wizard were several people wearing costumes, head scarves and Nuo masks, holding various kinds of sticks and swords in their hands.

"Those people are the Taoist priests. They are responsible for the performance." This time, Gu Li did not point at the Taoist priests, but explained directly.

The danggongs in the procession also performed like wizards, dancing. Behind the danggongs, there were carts pulled by horses, which were decorated and had acrobats performing performances, such as breathing fire or walking back and forth through fire.

Chang An looked at Gu Li beside him. She seemed to like watching the Nuo opera very much, especially the acrobatic performance, which completely attracted her attention. At this time, he saw Gao Shi not far away, and Gao Shi was carrying a basket. When he saw Chang An, he wanted to reach out and say hello to them.

But when Chang An saw his action, he quickly made a gesture to keep quiet, and then stretched out his hand to signal him to come over.

"Brother Chang." Gao Shi greeted him in a low voice.

"Brother Gao." Chang An, holding Gu Li's hand, also greeted, "My wife loves to watch Nuo opera. If you have anything to say, please tell her later. Don't spoil her interest."

Just as Gao Shi was about to speak, he heard Chang An say, "You can also take a look. It's New Year's Eve, so join in the fun."

Seeing this, Gao Shi could not say anything more and had to watch with them. At this time, Chang An pulled Gu Li, who was a little fascinated by the movie, and pulled her to his side from time to time, fearing that she would accidentally walk into the street.

Moreover, as the Nuo opera team continued to move forward, some Taoist priests or acrobats at the back would occasionally come to the front of the crowd to dance, and several times they frightened Gu Li so much that he shrank behind Chang An. When some Taoist priests holding swords or acrobats holding fire sticks approached, Chang An would instinctively protect Gu Li.

Gao Shi stood aside and even wanted to leave a few times, but when he thought of his purpose, he decided to stay.