Across the Red Mansion: Jia Amnesty's original partner

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The entire Rongxi Hall was full of joy, with new decorations inside and out, and the windows were re-pasted and pasted with bright red window grilles that Zhang Jianing and the maids cut with their own hands.

Even the maids and servants of the Rongguo Mansion were full of joy, wearing new clothes and jewelry, and they could go to the housekeeper to receive a big red seal later.

Waiting until the first day of the Lunar New Year tomorrow to kowtow to the masters and get a lot of rewards, so maids and servants like the New Year holiday more than children.

It is the lowest class of servants who can receive several months of rewards during the Chinese New Year, let alone a servant girl who looks like a face in front of the masters.

Often, after a year, there is more money than a year's monthly money, so the competition among the subordinates is still very big, one carrot and one hole, if the front is not allowed to come out, how can the latter get the upper hand?

Besides, the customs of Chinese New Year are different in many places, but there is only one thing that is the same, that is, taboos, such as talking about ghosts, death, killing and other unlucky words, breaking dishes, and swearing. Speaking, avoid defecating anywhere, avoid splashing sewage, lamp oil on the ground, etc.

The New Year's Eve is the busiest time. Zhang Jianing is busy at home and abroad. After breakfast, he has to take a bath, change clothes, and clean up to drive away diseases and evil spirits.

Fortunately, Zhang Jianing is the marquis. If this is a woman from a small peasant family, she will be very busy. In fact, whether it is a poor peasant family or a rich one, the customs of the process are similar.

It's just that rich people have enough food and clothing in their families, so they live more meticulously, and they don't have to do everything themselves, and some servants do things.

After Zhang Jianing came back from Mo's house, she was busy until Jia She brought the triplets to urge her, so she had to take a hasty battle bath.

Fortunately, everyone knows that she is busy today, and she is going to Mo's house and busy with family affairs, so no one blames her for coming late.

The traditional custom of Daqi State is that on New Year’s Eve, the whole family must get together to have a reunion dinner, also known as the stove, which originated from the ancient people who ate around the stove, regardless of their age. You must wait until the whole family is here before you can move the chopsticks, and you must also set the table and chopsticks for the family members who have not been able to go home for the group meal, which means family reunion and happiness.

Zhang Jianing is here, and the New Year's Eve dinner is about to begin. The first thing is to worship the ancestors. In fact, it can also be called a feast of respect, because the real opening of the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors has already been done during the day.

After all the dishes are served, the bowls and chopsticks are placed on the table, usually eight pairs, corresponding to the parents, grandparents and other immediate family members who are the head of the household.

At this time, everyone stood aside, and the patriarch Jia Daishan offered tea to the ancestors for the first time. When pouring the tea, the tea should not be poured casually. For example, two side-by-side seats cannot be placed from the middle, but from both sides.

Instead, it must be clockwise, and start from the left hand side of the top, and serve tea all the way, and the attitude must be pious.

After Jia Daishan finished toasting the tea, Jia Amnesty went to offer another one after a quarter of an hour, and Jia Zheng was replaced after a quarter of an hour. Finally, he had to wait another quarter of an hour to pour out the tea in the bowl and start eating the New Year's Eve dinner.

During this period, the child's name is not allowed to be shouted, lest the ghost outside the gate hear it and do harm to it.

When having a formal meal, it is very taboo to be disturbed by others, and it is especially taboo for someone to visit the house, because this is called "stepping on the New Year's meal" and it will make the whole family feel uneasy.

The ancients paid attention to not talking when eating and sleeping. Although Zhang Jianing usually didn't care about these things when eating with the children, he never thought of challenging the tradition on this occasion.

On the way here just now, Zhang Jianing had told the triplets not to talk while eating, but fortunately the triplets could understand, Zhang Jianing expressed his satisfaction for the nth time for the high IQ of the triplets.

So at the dining table, after Jia Daishan moved his chopsticks, no one spoke anymore, and everyone ate and drank quietly.

Zhang Jianing thought to himself: It is completely incomparable with the excitement that modern people like to socialize at the wine table.

Zhang Jianing is still not used to this kind of tranquility after traveling for so long, she thought, probably it will be difficult to get used to it in this lifetime.

In ancient times, there were not many rules for eating a New Year’s Eve dinner. Mustard greens had to be eaten one by one from the beginning to the end, indicating that the beginning of the year would last for a long time; , Meatballs refer to the meaning of Sanyuan and Di (that is, champion, Huiyuan, Jieyuan).The only thing on the table that cannot be eaten up must be left over, which means wealth and surplus every year.

If this were put into modern times, few people would be so particular about it. At most, they would remember that some fish were left, probably because they watched too much when posting couplets.

After eating, it was time to greet the elders. Jia Daishan and Shi Fangfang sat at the head. First, Jia Amnesty went to kowtow to wish his father good health. Jia Daishan and Shi Fangfang each gave a purse embroidered with auspicious patterns, and then Zhang Jianing.

Zhang Jianing also received an auspicious purse, and then Jia Lian, Jia Xuan and Jia Yao, because they were triplets and they were still young, so the three of them were wearing the same bright red clothes, which looked like a big red envelope.

Although the triplets can speak and their articulates are fairly clear, they can't speak too long sentences, so Zhang Jianing gave them special training a few days ago.

So at this moment, the triplets, dressed in festive clothes, took small steps to the soft cushion in front of Jia Daishan and Shi Fangfang, knelt down, and said in unison, "Lian'er/Xuan'er/Yao'er, New Year's greetings to grandparents, I wish my grandparents good health (Jia Lian) all the best (Jia Xuan) and a happy family (Jia Yao) Gong Xi Fa Cai (Jia)!"

The three long white snows are cute and dressed in exactly the same way. The beaming soft and cute little buns made Jia Shishi and Shi Fangfang very funny.

"Okay, my good grandson, come, grandpa will give you the New Year's money." Jia Daishan laughed loudly and took out three bulging purses.

"Such a smart talker at such a young age, I'm sure she will have great promise in the future." Shi Fangfang also likes the triplets very much.

Before, she had been hiding in her own room in Lixiangyuan, but it was impossible not to come out all the time. Later, Zhang Jianing asked Jia She to take the triplets to Lixiangyuan every day, even when Jia She went to Beining. Pass.

So now the triplets are the number one celebrity in front of Shi Fangfang, from the fact that Shi Fangfang is willing to give food to the triplets, you must know that Shi Fangfang, a person from the end of the world, is very protective of food. The triplets were the only ones who got Shi Fangfang's food.

Besides, coming back to New Year's greetings, with the triplets in front of Zhuyu, Jia Zheng and Wang's faces are dark. You must know that Jia Zhu can't walk now, and he can only speak one or two words, one or two words. Words jumped out.

So after Jia Zheng and Wang kowtowed to Jia Daishan Shi Fangfang respectively, Wang personally hugged Jia Zhu and gave Jia Daishan New Year greetings.

Jia Zhu stumbled and said, "Grandfather...grandmother...in good health."

"Okay, well, Zhu'er is also good, and my grandfather also gave lucky money. I wish us Zhu'er to be healthy and healthy."

Although Jia Daishan prefers triplets, Jia Zhu is also his own grandson, so of course he will not favor one over another, as there are triplets, Jia Zhu has the same.

In other words, every time Zhang Jianing received a gift, she felt that she was taking advantage of it. Ever since Mrs. Wang drank oxytocin and gave birth on the same day as her, it was like a three-year marriage, a full moon, and a holiday.

Every time Zhang Jianing saw Wang's gloomy face when she accepted three gifts but Wang could only accept one, Zhang Jianing felt like eating ice cream on a hot day.

Especially when the triplets got six purses for Jia Zheng Wang's New Year's greetings, but Jia Zhu only got two, alas, how stingy I am!

Well, I have become so narrow-minded, Wang must bear most of the responsibility!Zhang Jianing thought so in his heart.

After the New Year greetings, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng followed Jia Daishan to the study, Shi Fangfang, Zhang Jianing and Wang Shi took the children to the side hall to watch the new year.

There was a large kang in the side hall, and it was already warming up. Everyone got on the kang, including the triplets and Jia Zhu, and let them play by themselves. Zhang Jianing and Wang's nanny sat on the edge of the kang. Prevent children from climbing out.

"Sister-in-law is really good at making children, I'm not as good as sister-in-law, Zhu'er and Lian'er are as big as them, and they can't speak well." Wang said inexplicably.

What Wang said in Zhang Jianing's ears meant that Wang was saying that she was hypocritical, and she didn't know how to torment the triplets in order to please Jia Daishan and Shi Fangfang.

"That's not true, Lian'er and the three of them can only speak a few words. I trained them for an hour or two this afternoon for this tonight."

Doesn’t it mean that triplets’ New Year’s greetings are taught? What else can you do? I can teach it for an hour. Jia Zhu said that it might take a few days to teach it.

"Isn't that good? It's better to be sincere with the elders for the children's family." Wang said sincerely.

"Second brother and sister's words are ridiculous. This child is only more than nine months old. If you don't teach him, how can he do it? Even if Wen Quxing descends to earth, it is impossible for him to be able to speak after birth."

Zhang Jianing seemed to be delighted and said: "Pearl is still very good. You don't need to be taught. You will definitely be a champion in the future."

To say that what Zhang Jianing hates the most is this kind of people, who do the same thing and don't allow others to do better than her. It's as disgusting as being a female cousin and setting up a chastity archway.

Zhang Jianing is not the kind of good-natured person, from the fact that she almost went through the small coffers of Wang's and Jia Shi's.