Days go by.
Finally ushered in the New Year's Eve of the 20th anniversary of the jubilee, and it was also the first New Year's Eve that Gu Wuyou had spent after his rebirth.
In the early morning of this day, the Dingguo Gongfu began to be busy. The old women and maids swept the courtyard, cleaned the lintel, pasted the couplets and blessings of the Spring Festival, and replaced all the old lanterns with new ones. The whole mansion is filled with the joy of welcoming the spring and sending the old away.
Gu Wuyou got up early too.
After breakfast, Bai Lu handed her a pamphlet in her hand, "Everything that Langya sent has arrived, and what was given to the old lady and the others has already been sent by the slaves, this is sent by the old lady alone. for you."
"The slaves have already proofread. All the things that are needed now have been moved to the next room, and those that are not needed have been moved to the warehouse, and they have been registered and taken care of."
These things are usually handled by White Dew and Red Cream.
Gu Wuyou always didn't care. Hearing the words, she just nodded. Then she opened the booklet and glanced at it. She saw three pages full of gifts, food, clothing and daily life was almost completely covered, she said helplessly: "Why did my grandmother send it again? so much?"
When she came back earlier, her grandmother sent a few cartloads of things.
It's only been over a month and I've sent so much again.
Bai Lu smiled and said, "The old lady loves you. I'm afraid that you will be inconvenienced in the capital. Naturally, I will bring you everything that is good." She refilled another cup of tea for him, and continued, "Besides, this is not from Gong Gong. The money in the middle is the money of the old lady, even if I give it to you, no one else can say anything."
"That's what I said, but my grandmother is like this. I'm just afraid that my aunt and the others will eat their hearts."
Gu Wuyou sighed. After all, it's my aunt and they are taking care of my grandmother. She is in the capital, so far away, and I can't take care of her. My grandmother's heart is so biased that even though the people under her don't dare to talk about her majesty. , but there will definitely be complaints in private.
Think about it.
She said to Bai Lu, "When the Spring Festival is over, it will be my aunt's birthday. I'm afraid I won't be able to go this time. You can go back and prepare more things to send. My aunt likes Master Guanyin. I remember that there is a white jade sculpture in the warehouse. Yes, take this with you."
Although she doesn't like these sophistication, it's not impossible.
Relationships between people, that is, there is a relationship, she made her aunt feel relieved, and they will naturally treat her grandmother well.
Bai Lu didn't expect that she had thought so much now, and she felt relieved and happy, and she was busy.
Gu Wuyou continued to look at the booklet. In addition to what was given by her grandmother, there were several things that were given to her by her cousins and aunts, but what surprised her was... This time, Wang Zhao even gave it to her. thing.
but.
She didn't think much about it, just took a look and closed the booklet.
Just as Hong Shuang came in, Gu Wuyou asked them to take out all the gifts she had prepared earlier, and then instructed the two of them, "These strings of jade pendants are for daddy, third brother and ninth brother. Yes, and this pair of shoes is for Daddy alone."
"The two strings with jade beads are for the second sister and Ayu."
"You send someone to send it there first."
She did all of this herself. The grandmother gave gifts earlier, and she didn't do anything else. As for Mrs. Fu and the third aunt, she asked Bai Lu and the others to prepare gifts, which would wait for the two girls. After responding, he asked again, "What did Mrs. Fu and Aunt San prepare?"
Bai Lu replied: "Mrs. Fu has prepared a pair of bracelets made of white jade. The third lady likes gold and silver, so she sent a pair of pure gold bracelets."
Gu Wuyou nodded, and then instructed, "Since it's New Year's Eve, in addition to the reward given by Gongzhong, you should pack a red seal for the people who serve in our yard. As for Madam Meng, remember to pack an extra one. I've heard that her daughter-in-law is about to give birth, so it's a lucky draw from me."
"Let her rest for a few more days, and let her go home to gather with her son and daughter-in-law."
Bailu Hongshuang answered "yes" in unison, and when they went out and ordered gifts, Gu Wuyou sat on the soft couch with Shifu in new clothes, bowed his head and handed it pine nuts, while whispering with it, "Xiao Shi Fifth, today is also the birthday of the general, speaking of which, I haven't had a birthday with him for a long time."
In the previous life, there were several years when the Chinese New Year was approaching and there were foreign invaders.
Couldn't come back for the last time...
Thinking of the scene in the previous life, Gu Wuyou, who was still frowning, suddenly became silent.
Fifteen didn't know what she was thinking. Seeing that the pine nuts were gone, she made a light "squeak" and shook her tail, looking like she was trying to curry favor.
Gu Wuyou pulled back from his thoughts and saw the childish Fifteen. He smiled and raised his hand and stroked its head without saying anything, and continued to hand it pine nuts.
There will be no guests on New Year's Eve. This is a day for family reunion.
According to the previous situation, the juniors all went to Mrs. Gu's side to talk and chat. For example, Fu Jiang and Mrs. Liu would hold the banquet at night. As for Gu Wuji and Gu Changyong, they would come over to say hello, and then go busy with your own business.
A while ago, the matter of the royal hunt was settled.
This matter, the Tianjia handed over to Gu Wuji to do it, so even Xiu Mu, he is still too busy to touch the ground these days. Usually, he and his subordinates instruct the royal hunters to pay attention to the matters that need to be paid attention to, or let him Gu Changyong paid attention to the defense that day.
The third master, Gu Changyong, served as the commander of the forbidden army to protect the safety of the emperor.
When Gu Wuji passed by, Gu Wuji and Gu Changyong had just finished greeting Mrs. Gu, and they were coming out from the inside. Seeing her go in, Gu Wuji stopped, raised his hand and touched her head. Over the years, the relationship between their father and daughter is getting closer and closer.
"Manman gave the jade pendant and shoes, my father likes it very much."
In fact, the new shoes are a little stubborn, but when Gu Wuji received them, he put them on without saying a word, and even changed his clothes to match this jade pendant.
Gu Wuyou saw that he liked him, his eyes were also bent into crescent-like shapes, and his voice also carried a tone of joy, "Daddy likes it." He glanced at Gu Changyong, who was looking down at her and smiled. He politely greeted him and shouted, "Third Uncle."
Gu Changyong looked very similar to Gu Rong, so he smiled and said, "In a blink of an eye, Manman has grown up too."
Gu Wuji smiled, "Your second sister and the others are already here, let's go in and play with them." Then he took Gu Changyong out.
Gu Wuyou walked into the house.
The dragon inside was burning hot, she took off the cloak by someone, and just turned around the screen, she heard Gu Yu's laughter from inside, "Third brother, you lost, give the money quickly, give the money quickly!"
Then there was Gu Rong helplessly and with a doting laughter, "You girl, don't be afraid that your mother will say that you have no rules when she sees it."
Xu Shi heard the footsteps, and Gu Rong raised his eyes and looked over. He had a pair of peach eyes, and when he looked at people, he brought a bit of the peach blossom feeling of the three spring months, very similar to Zhao Chengyou. But Zhao Chengyou's eyes are hot on the outside and cold on the inside. Even if he smiles, it seems to be covered with a barrier. No one knows what the desire deep in his eyes is like.
Gu Rong is not.
His smile is a real smile, like the breeze in the moon, which makes people close and dependable.
Gu Rong looked at her and smiled: "Xiao Wu is here."
Gu Yu was counting the money from Ye Ziqi, and when she heard this, she turned her head to look over, and said with a loud laugh, "You came at the right time, while the third brother is here today, let's win more from him, and it will be our lucky money. "
Gu Wuyou also smiled, "The third brother is so smart, why can't he play the leaf card?"
Every time she played leaf cards during the Chinese New Year, the third brother was the one who lost the most. At first, Gu Wuyou thought that the third brother was deliberately letting them go. Later, she realized that the third brother really didn't know how.
Gu Rong looked at the two younger sisters and smiled more and more helplessly.
While serving the table, Gu Wuyou asked, "Where's the second sister?"
"It's in the back room, with my grandmother." Gu Yu was sitting in the house, and she bit her ears while dealing cards, "The Han family has come to deliver something."
Well
Han family
Gu Wuyou held the card in one hand, his eyes were a little puzzled, and after a while, he asked quietly, "Mr. Han's house?"
Gu Yu nodded.
It stands to reason that these close families do have the habit of sending things at the beginning of the new year, but the meaning of sending things over on New Year's Eve is not quite the same. She heard that Mr. Han is pursuing the second sister...
"Actually, I think Mr. Han is pretty good."
Gu Yu has already dealt out the cards, so she will look at her cards and whisper: "He and the second sister are both in the academy, and they know each other from childhood. The most important thing is that Mrs. Han has a good temperament. If the second sister gets married there , will surely be happy."
Gu Wuyou also thought so.
But before she could speak, she and Gu Yu were alone with Gu Rong's shuddering. Although it wasn't heavy, it still hurt a little. Gu Wuyou pouted and covered his forehead with his hands, not very happy, "Third brother, What are you doing!"
Gu Rong lit the cards in his hand and said with a smile, "Play cards well."
Gu Yu also hugged her forehead and complained, "No matter how hard you fight, you won't win." However, this topic was not discussed after all.
Gu Rong looked at the two people who were counting cards with their heads down, and looked over the fan to the back room, with a vague sense of disappointment in her eyes. The marriage was a good one, but the second sister would definitely not agree... Then she thought that the person opened Spring is coming back to the capital.
He couldn't help sighing again.
Gu Jiufei was the last to come here. Earlier, he helped his mother read the ledger that was sent outside the meeting, recalculated some numbers, and then gave them to his mother after verifying that they were correct... He saw his mother alone when he was a child. Facing the scene of counting the accounts until midnight, sometimes when he wakes up, his mother is still counting, and his eyes are red.
In fact, he always felt that his mother should be like his aunt, marrying a military general like his uncle.
The sky is high and the sea is wide, allowing birds to go beyond.
Instead of being confined in the yard, managing household affairs, but mother likes it, he can't say anything, he can only do his best to make people relax.
"Ninth young master." The maid wanted to step forward to help him untie his cloak.
Gu Jiufei shook his head, untied the cloak and handed it to him. Hearing the movement inside, he asked, "The third brother and they are all here?"
"It's all here." The maid took the cloak and said with a smile, "This meeting is playing the leaf card. The third young master and the fifth young lady have lost a lot."
Gu Jiufei nodded and didn't say anything. The young boy's face was full of silence, and his steps were also very calm. As soon as he opened the curtain and went in, he saw Gu Wuyou and the others sitting at a table.
Gu Lu and Gu Yu had a lot of money piled up in front of them.
On the other hand, Gu Rong and Gu Wuyou were empty in front of them. There was a maid next to them who specialized in bookkeeping. They then smiled and said, "The third young master owes five taels of silver, and the fifth young lady owes three taels."
Hearing this, Gu Yu smiled and said, "What about the third brother?"
Gu Wuyou didn't expect that her card skills would be so poor, she blushed, but she said unconvincingly, "Come again." She didn't believe that she was really so unlucky, and she lost everything.
The family played cards and didn't care about money, and it wasn't even the time to eat, so they were naturally happy to indulge her.
It was Gu Yu's turn to sit in the village.
As soon as she shuffled the cards, she saw Gu Jiufei and called out with a smile, "Jiufei is here."
Gu Jiufei nodded, walked in and shouted, "Second sister, third brother, fifth sister, seventh sister."
After greeting each other, Gu Rong asked him, "Ninth brother want to play?"
Gu Jiufei shook his head, "No."
The maid brought a chair for him, Gu Jiufei sat beside Gu Wuyou, and everyone ignored him when they saw that he would not come to the table. Gu Tui dealt the cards, and Gu Wuyou took her own cards. After playing for so long, she felt a little dizzy, especially after losing so many times, the more she hesitated how to play these cards.
But Gu Yu urged her by the side.
Gu Wuyou gritted his teeth, and just as he was about to play a card, he saw a hand stretched out beside him and pointed at one, "This."
"Hey?"
Gu Wuyou was stunned for a moment, and when she turned her head, she saw Gu Jiufei, who was still calm. She had never seen Jiufei play cards, and it should be said that she had never seen him participate in any activities at home. Although she used to be at peace with her family , but if the third brother is there, she will also come to the table to play a leaf card, or throw a pot or something.
But Jiufei never participated.
Gu Jiufei didn't say anything when she saw her, just looked at her calmly.
Gu Wuyou hesitated for a while, but still played the cards according to his intention. Gu Jiufei would remind her of the next cards whenever he saw her hesitation. After a few rounds, she made her win back all the losses.
Gu Yu was a little unhappy when she saw this, "Ninth brother, you are too partial, why do you help Gu Wuyou?"
"Ha~"
Gu Wuyou was very happy, especially when he looked at the pile of silver coins in front of him, the corners of his mouth could not help curling up. Hearing Gu Yu's words, he raised his eyebrows and smiled and said, "He is my brother, of course help me."
Gu Rong and Gu Tiao looked at the sisters bickering and shook their heads with a smile.
Only Gu Jiufei looked a little stunned after Gu Wuyou finished saying those words... Brother
This, as if it was the first time she addressed him like that, in a proud, proud tone, and unabashedly swore her sovereignty to others.
Gu Jiufei couldn't tell what kind of mood he was in, but felt that his heart was beating a little faster, his fingertips involuntarily caressed the jade pendant that Gu Wuyou sent over this morning, and heard Gu Wuyou's voice coming from his ear, "Nine is not and nine is not, please help me to see."
It is already completely unconcealed to ask for foreign aid.
Gu Jiufei looked at her bright almond eyes and didn't think any more, but stretched out a few cards and pursed his lips when he saw how excited he was after winning.
Wait until dinner time.
Gu Wuyou already had a lot of money piled up in front of him.
Madam Xie came in and called them to eat. Seeing the situation, she smiled and said, "Why did Fifth Young Lady win so much?"
Gu Yu pouted, still not very happy, "Which is she won, it is obviously the ninth brother who helped her."
Gu Wuyou didn't refute, still with her eyes bent, she divided the silver coins in front of her into four piles and said with a smile, "Okay, why don't I still make New Year's money for you?" I gave it to Gu Jiufei, and a bunch to myself.
another bunch —
He took another purse and hid it.
Seeing her appearance, Gu Rong couldn't help laughing, "Xiao Wu, why did you give yourself two bags? If you can't fit it, give it to the third brother, and the third brother will help you."
"I don't want to." Gu Wuyou smiled and tied the strap of the bag, and then tied it around his waist. When he planned to meet the General, he would give him this bag of silver money as a New Year's coin for the General.
Gu Rong tapped her head gently, "It was all won by the third brother, and he wouldn't even give a penny, you little stingy."
It really is.
Today, Gu Rong still loses alone, all three of them are winners, it's just a question of how much they win.
"I won't give it."
Gu Wuyou smiled and got off the table, pulled Gu Yu and went outside, Gu Rong and Gu Tui followed, Gu Jiufei looked at the pile of silver coins in front of him, thinking of what Gu Wuyou said to him just now, "This is I'll give you the lucky money." It took him a while to put the money in his purse, and then he got up and followed them out.
…
Dinner is eaten together.
Mrs. Gu sat in the main seat, and did not let Fu Jiang and Liu Shi beside to serve, the whole family sat together, because of the New Year's sake, the rule of "don't say anything" was temporarily forgotten, and the group was lively. Eating and talking.
Wait until dinner is over.
The elders continued to drink and discuss things in another place. The juniors either continued to play leaf cards and throw pots, or went to the yard to watch fireworks, but Gu Wuyou was going out today. Wuji said, "Daddy, I want to go out and watch the fireworks."
"I heard that there will be beautiful fireworks at the East City Gate today."
Gu Wuji stopped and wondered, "Why do you want to see the fireworks?" After thinking for a while, he said, "The snow has not yet melted outside, it is not convenient for you to go out, and the Dongcheng Gate is not too far from our house. You can see it at home."
On such days, he does not worry about his daughter going out.
"No, I haven't been to Dongchengmen for several years." Gu Wuyou held the man's sleeve and acted like a spoiled child.
"That-"
Gu Wuji hesitated for a while, "Daddy accompany you?"
Gu Wuyou was going to see Li Qinyuan, how could he let his father accompany him? He hurriedly said, "You still have to discuss things with the third uncle. I'll go out and have a look. If I don't get off the carriage, I'll come back after a look, okay?"
He has never played coquettish with him like this when he beat his younger daughter, Gu Wuji agreed no matter how unwilling he was, he reluctantly patted her head and let out a sigh, "Okay, then you come back earlier, I will let you go to Changshan. Uncle is with you."
"Just let Uncle Chang Shan rest for a day. I'll let Bai Lu accompany me. I'll come back after watching the fireworks."
Gu Wuyou smiled and said, "When I come back, I'll buy Daddy your favorite almond tofu, and then accompany Daddy to keep the year old."
For the sake of this, Gu Wuji didn't want to say anything else, so he could only tell Bai Lu, "Take care of Miss." He also said to Gu Wuyou, "Go in and tell your grandmother, go early and come back early."
Gu Wuyou naturally has no reason not to, "I know."
After the two left, she went in and told her grandmother about it, but Mrs. Gu didn't stop her, but told her to come back earlier.