Soon it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th.
August 15th is exactly half of the three months of autumn, so it is called "Mid-Autumn Festival", also known as "Autumn Eve".
Ananda has spent almost twenty years in this world, so he naturally knows that the Mid-Autumn Festival in this world is not much different from before. In addition to worshiping the moon and eating moon cakes, there are various activities such as viewing lanterns and dancing fire dragons at night.
When eating moon cakes once a year, Ananda thought of moon cakes of various flavors, and his eyes lit up.
So, the cooks in Biezhuang were sad again.
A certain pregnant woman started to toss again for the taste of mooncakes. In addition to traditional sweet mooncakes and salty mooncakes, chefs also make sour mooncakes, spicy mooncakes, and bitter mooncakes according to the taste of a pregnant woman. In general, it is a collection of the five flavors of life, ups and downs, bitterness, spicyness, and saltiness.
"The five flavors of life, let's taste them today~~" Ananda said with a foodie expression, but he didn't know how much brain cells the cooks in the other village had spent on this because of her whim. It's really a toss up.
Not only that, after finishing talking about the requirements for mooncakes, a pregnant woman caught sight of a wolf child who was following a passing little bun and behind the little bun, who was like a loyal dog, and had another idea: "Oh, mooncakes are usually round, right?" Why don't we make moon cakes of other shapes, for example, square, triangular, oval, bun-shaped, wolf cub... "
Listening to a pregnant woman's words, the cooks almost cried and knelt: "Princess, you are really tossing people. The round moon cake symbolizes reunion. Is the square one still called reunion?" And this bun-shaped, little wolf cub-shaped one is a godsend! ! ! !
The maids and nuns who were serving on the side also twitched their mouths, and found that since the princess became pregnant, they seemed to be even more dizzy.
Of course, Ananda's move was only praised by Rucui, who was quite moved, thinking that Ananda's idea was very good, and went to ask the cooks how to make animal models to make steamed buns...
In the end, facing the pleading and tearful eyes of the cooks, Ru Lan finally persuaded the two bastards to embarrass the cooks. They are all on a monthly salary, and it is not easy to support their families, so the mooncakes should be round. . After listening to Rulan's earnest persuasion and broken thoughts, Ananda and Rucui had no choice but to give up the idea of making little bun mooncakes and little wolf cub mooncakes regrettably, and then they decided to go there when they are free next year. Try making little bun mooncakes and little wolf cub mooncakes...
The little bun sat aside and blinked innocently, not knowing what the little bun mooncake was.
A certain princess was too troublesome, the cooks complained to the steward, and then the steward secretly told Mu Yuaner about the cooks' complaints, and let him handle it himself.
Mu Yuan'er had a bitter face, why am I going to be cannon fodder again
Chu Baning knew about this, but said lightly: "Since the princess likes it, let her do as she pleases."
Mu Yuan'er replied on the face, but in her heart she had a feeling of "as expected", feeling that those people begged the wrong person. Knowing that the prince of their family is silent on the face, but he is a master who spoils his wife so much, if you begged here, wouldn't it be the same as pushing yourself into the fire pit
On August 15th, Ananda and Rucui talked about the lively market in the nearby town today, and heard that there were some Mid-Autumn Festival activities specially held for the Mid-Autumn Festival, and they immediately looked forward to it. The place where the Biezhuang is located is Taoxi Village, and Taoxi Town is about ten kilometers away from the village. I heard from the nearby tenant farmers that at this time of year, the town holds a Mid-Autumn Festival market from early in the morning, which is very lively , so that they suddenly want to go and have a look, and join in the fun.
While Ananda and Rucui were talking, seeing Chu Baning coming in, Ananda greeted him with his four-month-old belly, and asked, "Why did your lord come back so early today? You don't need to attend the palace." Is it the custom of the Mid-Autumn festival?"
Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chu Baning went to the palace early in the morning, Anan thought that the Emperor Chongde favored his younger brother, and would definitely leave his relatives and younger brothers in the palace to have a reunion dinner together, but he did not expect him Came back so early.
Chu Baning helped her to sit on the pit, took the tea made by the maid, drank half a cup to quench her thirst, and said: "No, the queen mother and the emperor are considerate, and the Mid-Autumn Festival does not require me to attend. Anyway, it’s held once a year, and I’m tired of it, it doesn’t matter if the king goes or not.” Chu Baning said indifferently, completely forgetting the emperor and queen mother who complained about his unfilial son/brother in the palace.
Ananda knew that he said it lightly, it was not the case, maybe the Empress Dowager really wanted him to stay in the palace to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival together, but he was only worried that he and Chuchu would come back. Of course, Ananda felt that the well-regulated Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the palace was very well-regulated, and the food was not delicious, and he had to pay attention to the emperor's movements all the time, guessing about the king's heart, and the pressure was huge. It would be better for the whole family to sit together and eat and drink Feel free to chat.
So seeing his indifferent expression, Ananda didn't take it seriously.
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In the afternoon, the sun was no longer strong, so Chu Baning asked his servants to prepare chariots and horses to take his wife to the town.
Anan was overjoyed when he heard this, and rushed over to kiss him on the face several times. This bold action made a group of maids hang their heads and laugh secretly, thinking that their princess was so bold that they rushed directly to molested the prince.
"Stop making trouble, go and change clothes." Chu Baning said with a serious face.
Ananda looked at him innocently, and really wanted to say: Big brother, please don't say such insincere words in a serious way while pinching her waist and eating tofu.
When the parents want to go out to play, of course the little guy is also indispensable, and Zhen, who is the future secret guard of Chu Chu's little bun, is naturally taken along with him.
Ananda ordered people to bring the two little guys together, and then the family of three plus a future shadow guard wolf boy took the guard maid and drove to the town together.
When I came to the town and got off the carriage, I saw that some shops and restaurants facing the street had redecorated their storefronts, built colorful buildings with red silk and satin, and made a lot of flowers. At this time, the street was already very lively, people were coming and going, and the red lanterns were hung in mid-air. Although they were not lit because the sky was not dark, it also made people feel a little festive.
Ananda and Rucui looked excited, yearning for this kind of folk activities - after all, they have been holding back for a long time in the villa. The two looked at each other, laughed, and then plunged into the crowd with a bunch of rice dumplings.
Ananda is holding her little bun in her hand. Although she really wants to hold her own man, but the conservative customs of this era make her unable to do so, so she can only give up with regret. Fortunately, Chu Baning walks beside her with her hands behind her back. The little one could hook her with her hand, which made her smile.
A few guards of the palace followed them, and there were some guards in the dark. These guards cleared away people along the way without a trace, lest pedestrians accidentally squeezed over and hurt a pregnant woman, and also prevented ignorant people from colliding. master. Of course, some passers-by who were forced to give way were very dissatisfied by the guard's actions, but when they saw the man and woman in the middle, who were dressed in rich and brocade clothes, with a hidden aura of wealth, they knew that they were not to be messed with, and they were soon relieved.
"Miss, little princess, here~" Rucui handed the two Qiuhu lanterns to Ananda and Chuchu, "Miss, it is said that these are Qiuhu lanterns made by an old lampmaker in Taoxi Town. It was handed down from their ancestors, and only their family can make it~~”
This autumn lantern is different from ordinary lanterns. It is made of six circles of bamboo strips, pasted with white gauze paper, and candles inserted inside. It looks very simple and beautiful. Ananda and Chuchu like it very much. After fiddling with it, I decided to put it in the stream at night after I went back.
After strolling around for a while, the maid who came with me had a few packs of snacks in her hands, all of which were bought by a greedy pregnant woman every time she passed. There are always zero and zero, and the three pregnant women can't finish it. Regarding this, Ananda calmly said something that made people laugh.
"Don't worry, I'm not eating alone. The one in my stomach is definitely a foodie. I'm eating with him!" Ananda said with a serious expression on his face.
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Everyone's black line, I love to eat but rely on the child in the stomach, I have never seen such a bad mother.
Walking forward, suddenly the flow of people increased, the sound of gongs and drums came from the front, and there were all kinds of applause. Seeing that there were too many people, Ananda knew that in his current situation he couldn't squeeze in crowds, so he didn't go forward, but stopped a passerby and asked what activities were going on ahead.
From the passers-by, we can know that a game of "throwing handkerchiefs to invite relatives" is being held in front of it. A colorful platform is set up there, and it is arranged as the scene of the moon palace described in the storybook, and Yufang, Guilin, etc. are set up. tree etc. Then let some little girls who have not left the pavilion dress up as Chang'e. As the drums sounded, the "Chang'e" threw some handkerchiefs embroidered with different colors to the audience. If any audience receives a handkerchief with the same design and color as "Chang'e", they can go on stage to accept the award.
"Hey, didn't Wu Gang cut down trees?" Ananda asked blankly.
The man looked at him in amazement, and then Ananda remembered that although there were legends about Chang'e in this world, there was no legend about Wu Gang being punished by the Heavenly Emperor to cut down trees in the Moon Palace, so he apologized shyly.
In the evening, there are more and more people on the street.
Ananda, the pregnant woman, soon felt tired. Seeing more and more people, she was afraid that something might happen and hit the piece of meat in her stomach, so she wanted to go back. But in a blink of an eye, I saw the little bun looking around curiously, it was a rare time to come out, and he didn't want to spoil his daughter's interest. Anan looked at it, and said to Chu Baning: "My lord, I'm a little tired, let's find a place to rest, and let the girl take Chu Chu to play."
Chu Baning looked at it, and said to Mu Yuan'er: "Take the little princess for a stroll, and bring a few more guards, so don't get lost. We'll wait for you in this restaurant."
Mu Yuan'er glanced at the restaurant next to him, remembered the name of the restaurant, and responded respectfully.
After Ananda ordered the maids to keep a close eye on the little buns, they went to the restaurant together with Chu Baning.
When they came to the restaurant, they chose a private room on the second floor to sit. As soon as he sat down, the waiter in the shop has already put some fresh melons and fruits on the table. This season is the harvest season, and fresh fruits such as pomegranates, pears, dates, chestnuts, grapes, and oranges are already on the market, which can be a real treat.
Ananda took a pomegranate and handed it to Chu Baning, motioning him to break it open for him, she wanted to eat the pomegranate.
Chu Baning's face was indifferent, and he naturally and calmly obeyed Ananda's words, and broke open the pomegranate for her, revealing the ruby-like seeds inside. Chu Baning didn't like maidservants, as long as the two of them were together, they would do it by themselves, so Ananda also went with him. Therefore, in many cases, it is more do-it-yourself. And since Ananda became pregnant, he also handled him naturally.
Ananda ate a plump pomegranate seed and found that it tasted very sweet, which she didn't like, so she put it aside and brought over the fried chestnuts she just bought, beckoning a certain prince to peel the chestnuts for her. Ananda was naturally happy to order a certain prince, but the guards and maids who were waiting on the side widened their eyes, but when Chu Baning glanced over with one eye, they all respectfully restrained their expressions and looked solemn.
The Yazuo on the second floor has an excellent view. Sitting in front of the window, you can have a panoramic view of the whole street when you look up. Anan asked Chu Baning to help her peel chestnuts while searching the crowd, and soon saw the little girl being hugged by the maid, followed by two guards, and the boy Zhen silently followed behind the maid.
Suddenly, Xiao Baozi seemed to see something and asked someone to put her down, then turned around and took Zhen's hand to a booth of dough kneaders. Mu Yuan'er approached to negotiate cleverly, and then the vendor started nimbly making doughnuts. After a while, the vendor handed over two doughnuts. A maid hurriedly stepped forward to give the silver, took the dough and handed it to the little bun. The little guy looked at the two doughnuts, and then gave one to Zhen next to him, which was quite caring.
After getting the mask, the little guy didn't want to be hugged this time, he grabbed Zhen's hand and walked with the crowd. A few maids and guards followed behind them, looking like they were facing a big enemy.
The little guy is quite annoying.
Watching a few people gradually disappear into the crowd, Ananda looked back, lazily resting his chin to watch the people coming and going on the street. When he occasionally looked up, he saw a man beside him peeling chestnuts for her gracefully. A kind of lazy happiness permeates from the bottom of my heart.
A kind of indescribable peace and joy.
Well, I am really happy!