The book is picked up again.
He set the bell and sat down at the bottom of his seat. Soup and rice were served in the kitchen, and everyone began to eat together. Ximenqing only ate one bun, took a sip of soup, and when he saw Li Ming beside him, he handed the bun to Li Ming to eat. Earl Ying, Xie Xida, Zhu Shinian, and Han Daoguo, everyone ate a big bowl of eight-treasure soup, three large buns, and four peach blossom siu mai, leaving only one bun on the plate. The waiters took away the soup bowls and poured wine for everyone. Xida asked Zhu Shinian: "You accompanied him to ** to solve it?" How do you know I'm here? ”
Zhu Shinian said: "I looked for you for a while and couldn't find it, so I went to Lao Sun's house with Wang Sanguan, and borrowed three hundred taels of silver from Mr. Xu Buhe. ”
Hedah said, "Don't write my name on the IOU, I don't care." Anyway, you and your grandson are guarantors, and you have to collect protection money. ”
He asked, "Why is it written wrong?" ”
Zhu Shinian said: "I instructed him to write vaguely and agreed to give him three deadlines to pay it back. But he didn't listen to me and asked me to revise the IOU. ”
Hedah said, "What three terms have you listed?" ”
Zhu Shinian said: "In the first term, the wind blew the axle and interrupted the lonely goose; In the second term, the fish in the water jump ashore; In the third period, the stones in the water were soaked and rotten. and return it to him according to these three deadlines. ”
Xie Xida said: "You write like this, and you still say that it is not ambiguous. ”
Zhu Shinian said: "You are right, if one day the weather is dry and the water is shallow, and the imperial court wants to dredge the river and chop the stones to shreds, then he will definitely have to pay back the silver." ”
Everyone laughed happily.
The sky gradually darkened, and Ximenqing ordered the upstairs to light up the lights and hang a sheep's horn lamp, which was very exquisite. At home, Yueniang sent chess boys and platoon soldiers to send four boxes, which were filled with delicious candies and delicate fruits. Ximenqing asked the chess boy to ask: "Have all the eldest ladies in the family left?" Who told you to send it? ”
The chess boy said: "The eldest mother asked the little one to send it and give the father a drink." The ladies haven't left yet. The drama has been played four folds, and the eldest lady stays at the gate to drink and watch the fireworks. ”
Ximenqing asked, "Has anyone watched it?" ”
The chess boy said: "The crowd of people in the street is **. Ximenqing said: "I ordered to leave four Tsing Yi platoons behind, hold poles and railings to stop the crowd, and don't let miscellaneous people push them." ”
The chess boy said: "The little He'an Er, as well as the platoon army, watched the fireworks and didn't let the miscellaneous people disturb them." ”
Ximenqing listened to it and ordered to put away the wine and food on the table and put the fruit filling Lantern Festival. Two female singers handed wine in front of the table. Ximenqing instructed the chess boy to go home. While pouring wine again and buying food, he asked Li Ming and Wu Hui to play and sing a set of lantern lyrics in front of the table. After singing, after eating the Lantern Festival, Han Daoguo went home first. After a while, Ximenqing instructed Lai Zhao to open the two rooms downstairs, hang up the curtains, and move the fireworks stand out. Ximen Qing and everyone were upstairs**, and let Wang Liuer accompany two maids and a Zhangqing to watch downstairs. Juan and Laizhao put the fireworks stand in the middle of the street. After a while, it ignited. ** people are in an endless stream. Everyone said that the Ximen Mansion set off fireworks here, who wouldn't come? Sure enough, the fireworks were wonderfully arranged. I saw: tall lanterns, surrounded by covered cloths, extremely lively.
At the top, there is a crane with a letter in its mouth, which lights up the night sky. Then, a melon cannon in the middle exploded, and the fireworks around it shone one one after another, as if thousands of thunders pierced the night sky. The colorful lotus boat shines like moonlight; Clusters of purple grapes, like jewels, hang crystal curtains. There is a jade belt, which resounds through the night sky; Ground rats, surrounding people. Hua lantern, spinning beautifully; Fireworks, ingenious and unforgettable. The eight immortals have a long life, and they are grand; The seven immortals subdued the demons, and the whole body burned. Yellow smoke, green smoke, permeated in thousands of piles of glow; The lotus flowers in bloom are as gorgeous as brocade. The juxtaposition of chrysanthemums and fireworks resembles spring flowers. The towers and pavilion beams seem to have disappeared in an instant; The sound of the gongs and drums in the village seems to be fading away. The peddler's burden, shining up and down; Bao Lao'er's car was dusty and smoke along the way. The five ghosts overturned the case, which is creepy; Siege from all sides, thrilling and winless. In short, it took a lot of thought to put out the fire, only to be extinguished and turned into ashes.
Earl Ying saw that Ximenqing was drunk, and left downstairs just after watching the fireworks, because he saw Wang Liu'er there, pushing Xie Xida and Zhu Shinian, and left without saying goodbye. Juan asked, "Second dad going to **?"
The Count whispered in his ear: "Silly boy, the thing I said before, if I don't leave, others will stay there and become boring. When your father asked, you said we were all gone. ”
After that, Ximen Qing found that Count Ying and the others were gone, and asked Ju An: "Where have Earl and Xie Xi gone?" ”
Juan replied: "Ying Er Dad and Xie Dad both left together. I couldn't stop them from coming back, and I asked my father for forgiveness. ”
Ximenqing didn't ask any more. He then asked Li Ming and Wu Hui to kneel down and poured them a large glass of wine each. He commanded: "I will not let you sing money, just come and agree on the morning of the 16th." In the evening, Ying Er's father and other partners set up a drink at the door. ”
Li Ming knelt down and said: "The little one told my father that on the 16th, he and Wu Hui, Zuo Shun, and Zheng Feng were going to Dongping Mansion to report to the newly appointed Hu Ye, and they were going to be officials, and they couldn't come back until the second half of the day." ”
Ximenqing said: "Then hold a banquet in the evening." Don't miss the time. ”
The two hurriedly said: "We will never dare to make a mistake. ”
The two singers also thanked them, and then left together. Ximenqing instructed: "Tomorrow there are guests at home to eat and drink, Sister Li Gui and Sister Wu Yin are here, you two must come and take a walk." ”
The two agreed, and left together. Ximen Qing instructed Laizhao, Ju'an, and Qintong to clean up the housework. Then he extinguished the candle and went to his room in the backyard to rest.
said that the son of Laizhao, Xiao Tieba'er, had fireworks outside, and when he saw Ximenqing going back, he came upstairs. Seeing that his father took a plate of miscellaneous vegetables, a pot of wine and some Lantern Festival to the house, he borrowed some from his mother, but was scolded by his mother. He went to the backyard to play, heard laughter from the main room, thought that the singer had not left, and saw that the door was closed, so he cracked in the door, and found that there were lamps and candles in the room. It turned out that Ximen Qing and Wang Liu'er were in bed. The child peeked at the door, but he didn't expect his mother to come and see him, so he dragged him back to the front yard, slapped him twice, and scolded: "You unconscious child, you actually peek at them again!" ”
Then she gave him some Lantern Festival to eat, and didn't let him go out, so she let him ** sleep. Ximen Qing and Wang Liu'er had a happy event. Juan also waited for the sedan bearer to finish eating before sending them home, and then came back to unveil the lantern with the piano boy.