But that was last year. Times change, and everything changes.
Don’t even mention what happened last year or this year. We don’t even know if we can celebrate the New Year together next year.
It is better to cherish what is in front of you and cherish the present moment.
Liu Qiaoer rubbed her stomach and said, "It's already midnight. Are you hungry? We have prepared a lot of food. How about we get something to eat?"
When it comes to food, everyone's mood immediately improves.
Xia Ying was no longer sleepy: "Let's have hot pot, the kind that Qiao'er made last time, you can eat and cook the meat at the same time."
Lu Yunxi was no longer sad and clapped her hands and cheered: "I want to eat the vermicelli there."
They got to work right away. They replaced the table with one with a hole in the middle, brought over a small stove, and got an iron pot.
Liu Erniu and Xia Ying went to prepare food, while Liu Qiaoer pulled Lu Yunzheng to the yard and pointed at the only flower bed in the yard and said, "Dig it."
Lu Yunzheng looked at Liu Qiaoer curiously while holding the shovel: "There won't be a bar buried inside."
"Yeah, it's wine, early winter fruit wine, I brew it myself and it tastes delicious."
Lu Yunxi leaned over the door and looked out: "It's brewed with apples, Sister Qiao'er, can we drink it today?"
How could there be no wine on New Year's Eve? Lu Yunzheng spat on his hand, stepped down and dug a shovel of soil. Soon, a large wine jar was dug out from the ground.
This wine was brewed by Liu Qiaoer using apples, using ancient methods. Of course, she searched the information in the space. She just wanted to have something special when opening a bun shop.
In fact, she didn't know how to make wine. She just squeezed apple juice, added highly concentrated grain wine into it, and then buried it. It was simple and crude.
Now is the time for acceptance. She took out the wine and used a small tea stove to boil the wine.
"Green ants' new wine, red clay stove. It's going to snow in the evening, can you have a drink? Come, Xia Ying, Erniu, Lu Yunzheng, everyone have a taste, Xiaoxi just have a taste, there is real wine here."
If it were modern times, everyone should be counting down together at this time. The New Year’s bell has rung, and a new year has arrived.
But here, only the night watchman tells the time, and at midnight, the whole county starts a new round of firecrackers and blessings, and wealthy families also prepare fireworks.
Although Liu Qiaoer's mother had just passed away and the Lu family was not complete, they did not set off firecrackers, but they could not help but love fireworks.
The moment when the fireworks explode in the sky is the most beautiful moment.
But youth is fleeting and splendor is only a moment, leaving us with only the dark night sky and the beauty in our memories.
Even so, it is enough, at least the life of fireworks has bloomed.
Liu Qiaoer's life is so difficult, but she is still optimistic by nature. She just wants to have a moment of brilliant bloom.
"Look, the fireworks are so beautiful."
Liu Qiaoer and Lu Yunzheng stood side by side in the yard. After a few drinks, she was already a little tipsy.
Turning to look at Lu Yunzheng, her breath suddenly stopped. This guy was too handsome.
His black hair was casually tied with a dark blue headband. His chin was slightly raised, revealing his angular jawline. A light breeze blew, and a few strands of hair on his forehead fluttered in the wind. His skin was fair under the illumination of the fireworks.
His brow bones were full, his nose was straight, his eyes looked even deeper in the deep eye sockets, there was a line of bags under his affectionate peach blossom eyes, the inner corners of his eyes were downturned, the outer corners of his eyes were upturned, and his eyelashes were straight and long like crow feathers.
Holding the wine glass, smiling lazily and casually, with a nonchalant look, after going through so many things, the bright boy in his bones has returned to some extent.
"You keep staring at me, what does that mean?"
After a long while, the man slowly moved his lips, his voice hoarse but with a hint of casualness.
He glanced at Liu Qiaoer inadvertently, and the moment their eyes met, Liu Qiaoer felt like she was electrocuted, and half of her body went numb instantly. She swallowed and uttered a curse.
"Fuck, that's too evil."
She couldn't watch it anymore, or she was afraid she would become addicted.
"It's too cold. I want to go back." Liu Qiaoer fled in a very shameful manner.
The fireworks were almost all set off, and everyone returned to the kang to continue staying up all night.
Later in the night, Liu Qiaoer really didn't look at Lu Yunzheng again. She was really afraid that she would fall in love with this man, and she was even more afraid of a love that would have no results.
Lu Yunzheng remained indifferent from beginning to end.
He kept reading a book, occasionally closing his eyes to rest, until the second watch, when Qi Ze arrived, Lu Yunzheng got up and went to the yard.
"How's the situation in the capital?"
"The emperor has woken up and spent New Year's Eve with his ministers. The crown prince and the third prince have stopped their actions. Someone reported that the prefect of Yuzhou accepted bribes and implicated the Su family. It was said that the Su family's case might be revenge..."
"The emperor ordered a thorough investigation. Prime Minister Lu did mention the old master's affairs, but the emperor did not respond. Prime Minister Lu said that he probably wanted to wait until the Su family case was over before mentioning the old master's affairs again."
The Su family's house was robbed, and everything was stolen. The officials from Fengxin County found nothing, so the Su family had no choice but to ask the prefect for help.
People who know the truth may find this case very strange.
Court officials who do not know the truth would think that Fengxin County did not investigate the case properly because it was trying to stand up for Lord Lu.
The prefect of Yuzhou returned after the Chinese New Year. We can only wait until the Su family’s case is solved to find out whether he is safe or not.
Liu Qiaoer sneered. The Su family's case was not so easy to solve. Since someone had accused the Yuzhou prefect of taking bribes, he must have a lot of money in his secret treasury. When could she go to the prefect's warehouse and let him have a taste of what the Su family was like
The space is still waiting for silver to upgrade, and Liu Qiaoer is thinking of robbing the rich to help the poor.
The court game has come to an end, but Lord Lu and his family are still suffering in prison.
It's really infuriating. When gods fight, mortals suffer. Lord Lu, such a good official, has offended anyone.
They endured it, but on the first day of the new year, there were almost no guests at their house.
Liu Qiaoer was so sleepy that she just wanted to sleep.
Yue Nishang brought peony to wish Liu Qiaoer a happy New Year.
Putting aside the fact that Yue Nishang was Lu Yunzheng's confidante, Liu Qiaoer still liked this woman very much. After all, she came from a wealthy family and was very good at managing people.
Apart from contributing new songs from time to time, Liu Qiaoer hardly has to worry about Zui Le Fang.
Yue Nishang not only came to pay New Year's greetings, but also brought income to Zui Le Fang.
"Miss Qiao'er, this is the account of Zui Le Fang for the last month before the New Year. Please check it."
The accounts in ancient times were not very good looking, but Liu Qiaoer had her own calculation method and she was very good at mental arithmetic.
She flipped through the pages one by one, scratched the table with her fingers, and when she reached the last page, she pointed at the total and said, "You underestimated one hundred and fifty-two taels. Your tax is not that high, right?"
Shaoyao, who was standing by, was stunned: "Miss Qiao'er, you didn't even have an abacus, but you just counted with your fingers. Could it be that you calculated wrongly?"
Yue Nishang was a little bit unconvinced. She picked up the account book and looked at it carefully. She pointed out one of the taxes and said, "Oh, this tax is the tax paid for the previous few months. I calculated it together, and it turned out to be 152 taels of silver."