Nongmen Rice Flower Fragrance

Chapter 165 New Year's Eve ([-])
After entering the flower hall, most of the Ling family had already arrived.A screen is placed in the middle of the flower hall to separate the flower hall.

The Ling family still has a lot of rules. For example, when eating, men and women usually sit separately, and a screen is usually placed in the middle.

The flower palm wood frame is inlaid with landscape silk paintings, and various landscape patterns are embroidered on the white juan, which is very exquisite.The distant mountains and the nearby trees, the flowers and trees and the figures are all integrated and lifelike.The Ling family is really rich, even such an ordinary screen is very exquisite and precious.

The female family members of the Wang family and the eldest house of the Ling family have all arrived, and on the male side, Ling Yifan, Ling Ziye, and Ling Zihua have all arrived.

"Xinyao is here too!" Seeing Li Xin coming in, Mrs. Wang warmly took Li Xin's hand.She was still very grateful for Xinyao's giving up the Li family's marriage to Xixi, and felt a little bit guilty about this niece.She also thought that she should treat this niece better in the future, and if possible, find a good family for this niece.

"Auntie and sisters are here! It's me who came and went." Li Xin smiled, and stretched her hand back without any trace.She always dislikes Wang's enthusiasm. After all, at the beginning, Wang was not so enthusiastic about her!But now he suddenly became so enthusiastic, it made people feel a little uncomfortable.

If Mrs. Ling is like this, she doesn't feel much. After all, she gets along very well with Mrs. Ling, and with Wang, it's just a superficial friendship, and there is no deep relationship.Moreover, on weekdays, she doesn't have much contact with Wang.

"It's not too late, the old lady and your second aunt haven't come here yet! Sit down first!"

Li Xin found his seat and sat down, and then talked with the Ling family sisters.Among the sisters of the Ling family, Ling Keke has a more cheerful personality and likes to joke more, but he is very good at enlivening the atmosphere.Ling Feifei was a little timid before, but now she is gradually getting better, and she can also chat and laugh with her sisters.

Ling Xixi may be because of her older age, she is more stable and more reserved and feminine.Ever since Ling Xixi got engaged, the Wang family has taught Ling Xixi even more strictly, so that Ling Xixi can be the perfect head mother of the Li family in the future.Ever since she got engaged, Ling Xixi almost never went to school.

These days, Li Xin doesn't see Ling Xixi very often, after all, they are all busy with their own affairs.

The second young lady, Ling Ke, is a relatively silent girl, and she doesn't usually take the initiative to talk to others, but when others talk to her, she will still respond.Although Ling Keke is not very lively, he is very serious about learning things. In the school, the teacher often praises Ling Keke.

In fact, the young ladies of the Ling family still have their own characteristics.

Not long after, someone outside reported that Mrs. Ling had come, and everyone stood up quickly, and Mrs. Wang led them out to welcome them.On the other side of the screen, Ling Yifan also stood up with Brother Ling Ziye.When everyone reached the entrance of the flower hall, they saw Mrs. Ling and the three people from the second room coming together.

It seems that Mrs. Ling brought her two children to Songhe Hall to visit Mrs. Ling, and they came here together.

"Mother is here!" Mrs. Wang walked over quickly, and Hai Tang, who was supporting Mrs. Ling, stepped aside, and Mrs. Wang supported Mrs. Ling.On the other side, the second wife supported the old lady, and the two sisters-in-law helped old lady Ling into the flower hall.Ling Yifan also brought his two sons to greet the old lady.

"Stop being so polite, sit down!" Mrs. Ling Lao smiled.Seeing the children around, the atmosphere is really good.It would be even better if the second and third sons could come back to celebrate the new year together.The second daughter-in-law had told her twice that she wanted her second son to be transferred back to the capital, so why didn't she want to, but this was not a simple matter, and a long-term plan was needed.

It would be great if the second son could be transferred back to the capital. At least, it would be easy to see the second son on weekdays.Now it's like this, and I don't see each other for a year.

The eldest lady and the second lady helped the old lady to sit down, and everyone sat down too.Tonight is New Year's Eve, and it's a rare good day. Even the aunts and the old lady specially asked them to sit down so that they don't have to wait on them.

When everyone sat down, Mrs. Wang called the servants to serve the dishes. The Ling family's New Year's Eve dinner was very rich, as long as they could see and think of ingredients, they had almost all the ingredients.The big round table is full of all kinds of dishes, the color is beautiful, the fragrance is tangy, and it makes people appetite.

"It's the end of the year again, after tonight! The old year is over, but the new year is coming. In the new year, there will be a new beginning. Everyone has to start I'm happy." Mrs. Ling said with a smile.When I get older, what I want to see most is that the family members live happily, and I don't ask for anything else.

"Mother said well, the new year is indeed a new joy, and the family should live happily." Wang echoed with a smile.

"Okay, let me just say something, it's about time, I'm afraid everyone is hungry, let's start eating!" Mrs. Ling picked up the chopsticks, first picked up a piece of food and ate.Only then did everyone pick up their chopsticks and start eating.

After eating, there was no one talking at the dinner table, and the atmosphere seemed very quiet.The sound of chewing is very light, and there will be no indecent sound.Li Xin also ate quietly, while Caixia stood behind her and served her dishes. The table was too big, and there were so many dishes, if she sat properly, she would be the closest to her. of several dishes.

If you want to eat other dishes, you must make an inelegant gesture, so it is better to have someone help you prepare the dishes.

Madam Ling ate very slowly, almost seeing that everyone was full, so she put down her chopsticks.If Mrs. Ling put down her chopsticks, others would feel bad about continuing to eat.Therefore, Mrs. Ling would eat very slowly on such occasions, and she would only stop when everyone was full.

Seeing Mrs. Ling put down her chopsticks, everyone followed suit.Servants came in one after another, first took away all the cups, plates and bowls, and then someone came up with fragrant tea.Everyone took the tea first, rinsed their mouths, and the servant girl brought tea again, this time it was for drinking.

"Grandma, the play outside has already started, why don't we go to the play!" After sitting for a while, Ling Qianqian couldn't wait to go out and listen to the show.The opera outside has been sung for a long time, and the place is not far away, and the voice of the opera can be heard clearly even when sitting in the flower hall.

However, listening like this is naturally not as good as sitting on the sidelines and listening.The more you can hear a little in this way, the more it makes people feel unsatisfactory, and they want to go to the side to listen.

"You girl! It's not like you haven't heard the show before, so why can't you wait for a while." Wang smiled and poked Ling Qianqian's forehead, but there was no harshness in her eyes. mean.

"Okay, children like to listen to operas, it's their nature, it's nothing. If that's the case, let's go there first!" Mrs. Ling smiled.

"Grandmother is the best." Ling Qianqian went to help the old lady with a smile.

"This child! Then let's go!" Mrs. Ling stood up, and Mrs. Wang hurried to help the old lady, and together with Ling Qianqian, she helped the old lady go out.Everyone quickly followed, and soon, they reached the stage.

Many servants surrounded the stage, and when they saw the masters coming, they quickly stepped aside.Sheds were set up at the best place to watch the play, and those were prepared for the masters.Everyone then walked into the shed, where a charcoal basin had already been lit, and it seemed warm and cozy.

Everyone sat down, and the servants quickly served hot tea and various snacks and fruits, and everyone listened to the play well.

"Old lady, let's order a play first!" A play book was brought in from outside, and Mrs. Wang took it and handed it to the old lady first.

Mrs. Ling took it, opened it, looked at it, and clicked twice, then handed the playbook to Wang Shi, who also asked Wang to click twice.Everyone ordered the play in turn, and then watched the play quietly.Caiyun watched Li Xin and others coming, so she quietly followed Li Xin into the shed, and was already waiting behind Li Xin at this time.

The play was very lively, but Li Xin didn't pay much attention to it, and felt a little drowsy after watching it.People always like to doze off when they are bored, especially at night.

"Cousin, cousin." Ling Feifei quietly tugged on Li Xin's sleeve and shouted in a low voice.In such a lively scene, I didn't expect my cousin to doze off all the time!

Ling Feifei pulled her sleeves, and Li Xin woke up suddenly. She rubbed her eyes, and then she became more awake.Really almost fell asleep!Caixia quickly handed over a cup of hot tea, and she took a sip.

"Does my cousin not look good?" Ling Feifei asked Li Xin in a low voice.She thinks it looks good!I don't know why my cousin doesn't like it.

"It's not unattractive either." Li Xin smiled.

"Is my cousin sleepy? Hold on for a while! After the third watch, I can go to rest." Ling Feifei said with a smile.There is a night watch on New Year's Eve, but generally you don't have to keep watch until dawn. After the third watch, it will be considered a new year.

If it is necessary to keep watch until dawn, the old people and children still can't hold on. If people get sick because of the night watch, it will be bad.

"I know." Li Xin replied with a smile.In my previous life, I felt that it was normal to stay up until the wee hours of the morning.Unexpectedly, now, no matter how hard it is, I can't make it through the early morning!

(End of this chapter)