On New Year's Eve, Li Qingling and the others got up early in the morning to get busy.
Li Qingling went to the kitchen to make croquettes...
And Liu Zhimo brought Liu Zhiyan, Li Qingfeng and Dahe to help paste the couplets. Anyway, they were familiar with these things at home, so it was not difficult.
On the contrary, the servants of Xue's mansion were shocked when they saw their master working, and wanted to snatch the couplets from Liu Zhimo's hands and prevent them from posting them.
They really haven't seen any master who can do these tasks by himself
Liu Zhimo said that they were used to it and it was fine, so let the servants go and leave them alone.
Seeing Liu Zhimo's firm attitude, the servants could only obey his words and go about their own affairs.
By the time they posted the couplets, it was already afternoon, and there were all kinds of delicious meatballs standing on the side of Li Qingling's kitchen.
At the moment, she is preparing the dishes for the evening. Originally, she planned to eat hot pot, but after eating it a few days ago, she changed her mind. It is more traditional and prepares twelve major dishes.
She asked the people in the kitchen to help her prepare the dishes, and she cooked the dishes herself tonight.
After explaining what she needed, she left the kitchen.
"Have the couplets been pasted up? Have the lanterns been hung up?" Li Qingling saw Liu Zhimo and asked him with a smile.
Liu Zhimo said yes with a smile, and asked her where the fried meatballs were? When can I eat it
Li Qingling raised an eyebrow at him, and asked him with a smile if he was hungry
He confessed, nodding and saying that he was hungry.
That is to say, during the Chinese New Year, Li Qingling would make croquettes for them to eat. Usually, he basically didn't fry them, saying he didn't have time.
Every Chinese New Year, what they crave the most are those meatballs.
He was honest, and Li Qingling laughed, "You can eat it, but it's still hot, so it's left to dry in the kitchen."
After saying that, Liu Zhimo turned around and yelled, asking those children if they want to eat meatballs
When the children heard that the meatballs were ready to eat, they cheered and said they wanted to eat them.
"If you want to eat, go to the kitchen and serve it to the flower hall." He said, holding Li Qingling's hand and walking towards their yard.
Li Qingling looked at him suspiciously, and asked him why he didn't eat
Liu Zhimo said, it's still hot anyway, eat later, and accompany you back to the room to change clothes.
Seeing how considerate he was, Li Qingling felt like drinking honey in her heart, it was so sweet, she clasped her fingers tightly with him, saying that it has been another year, time flies so fast.
When she first came to this world, she didn't expect to have today's day.
The days in the past few years were really too difficult, too difficult, but fortunately they survived.
Liu Zhimo also nodded with great emotion. In those few years, if the little woman in front of him hadn't helped him, let alone he could study, even food and clothing would have been a problem.
If he had to say who he was most grateful to in this life, it would undoubtedly be this little woman in front of him.
"My lady, thank you."
"Thank you for what?" Li Qingling knew what he meant, "We are husband and wife, we should support each other, don't say such things in the future, see others." In fact, she is also very grateful to him, if it weren't for him, she might not have today.
"Yes, what the lady says is what it is?" Liu Zhimo shook her hand heavily, and was moved in his heart, what more could a husband ask for if he had a wife like that
Thinking back when he knew that his father had set such a fiancée for him, he felt conflicted in his heart, but now he is extremely grateful for his father's decision to allow him to have such a wife.
The two returned to the room, Li Qingling changed out of the clothes that smelled of oil, and then went to the flower hall with Liu Zhimo. When they went to the flower hall, the children had already started eating.
"Sister, this is really delicious. It would be great if my sister fried it often for us to eat." Li Qingning saw Li Qingling and said with a smile.
But I feel a little regretful in my heart. My sister doesn't usually fry these balls for them to eat. She can only eat them once a year. She is really hungry.
Li Qingling stretched out his hand and flicked Li Qingning's head, telling her not to eat so much and get angry easily.
The reason why she doesn't fry these meatballs for them is because she doesn't have time, and the second is because she is afraid that the children will get angry if they eat too much, so she fry them once a year for them to try.
Li Qingning automatically ignored Li Qingling's words, put the ball in his mouth into his mouth, and began to bite.
He only eats it once a year, and if he doesn't let her enjoy it, he just wants to kill her.
Knowing that these children would not listen to her persuasion, Li Qingling no longer forcibly stopped them, but asked them to remember to drink herbal tea after eating the meatballs.
The children nodded violently, they were chewing on the balls and had no time to talk.
Seeing this, Li Qingling shook his head helplessly.
"Don't worry about them, they're grown up now, and they can decide for themselves." Liu Zhimo pulled Li Qingling to sit on a chair, took a taro ball, stuffed it into her mouth, and let her eat it.
The fried taro balls were delicious, and she couldn't help eating more, let alone a few children.
Li Qingfeng finished eating a meatball, reached out to grab another one, and couldn't help but say, "Grandpa and Grandpa Luo didn't eat such a delicious meatball in the first time. It's a loss. I don't know when he will come back?" He I think the meatballs with a little residual heat are more delicious than the cold ones, and the fragrance is stronger.
"I heard that the imperial chef in the palace cooks delicious dishes. I wonder what delicious dishes Grandpa and the others ate?" Li Qingning licked his fingers and said curiously.
At this time, Old Man Xue and Old Man Luo were watching the performance with speechless faces. They really wanted to go back early to eat the food cooked by Li Qingling, and they didn't want to stay here to watch these boring performances. These performances are similar every year. What's so interesting of
"When I was going out, I heard girl Xiaoling say what kind of balls to fry. I don't know if there is any food to eat when we go back?" The old man sighed and took a small sip from the wine glass in front of him, feeling depressed. Yes don't don't don't.
As soon as Mr. Luo heard the old man's words, he repeatedly asked him what kind of meatballs he fried and whether they were delicious.
The old man glanced at him, and said helplessly that he hadn't eaten it before, but Ningning said it was super delicious, and the little girl only made it once a year, and she didn't make it in normal times, it was too troublesome.
Hearing this, Mr. Luo couldn't help but swallowed. He had seen Li Qingling's cooking skills before, and they were really better than those made by the chef, so the meatballs she fried must be no different.
"The children should leave some for us." Those children are so sensible, they will definitely not eat alone, Mr. Luo comforted himself.
"Although this is the case, Xiaofeng said that it is hot and delicious, fragrant..." The more I think about it, the sooner I go back to eat, and the eight dishes cooked by the girl must be delicious. He really doesn't want to eat palace here. cold dishes.
It's not that the imperial chef's cooking is not delicious, but that the imperial dining room is too far away from here, and the weather is cold. When the food arrives, it's already cold. What good is there to eat when it's cold
Anyway, every year he attended the court banquet, he always went back hungry.
In the past, he thought it was nothing, but now that Xiaoling and the others are here, and there are so many delicious foods, he can't wait.
Mr. Luo swallowed again when he heard it, and said a little unreliably, should we tell the emperor that we are not feeling well and want to go back to rest early
"Didn't you say that this method is unreliable? Why did you come up with such a bad idea?"
"Isn't there nothing I can do?"
The old man snorted twice and took another sip of wine to ease his anxiety.
Mr. Luo also imitated the old man, held a wine glass, and drank a little to pass the time.
The banquet lasted until the evening before it ended.
During the period, they also watched a battle between the crown prince and the second prince.
This can be regarded as adding a good show to this year's banquet.
After leaving the palace, when the old man and Mr. Luo were about to get into the carriage, they were stopped by old man Liu.
The two looked back at old man Liu and asked him what's the matter
"Why are you in such a hurry to go back?"
The old man rolled his eyes at Old Man Liu, and said directly: "Hurry up and go back to have a big meal, those children are still waiting for us!" He suspected that Old Man Liu stopped them on purpose, jealous that they could eat Li Qingling's cooking "Little Ling will cook for you tonight. There are twelve major dishes, as well as croquettes. Just think about it. Old man Liu, do you want to come together?"
Knowing that it was impossible for him to go, and still calling him that, old man Liu stared at the old man speechlessly. He was clearly his grandson and grandson-in-law, but he couldn't have a reunion dinner with them. Thinking about it, he was very aggrieved.
"I'll go there tomorrow, and I won't go tonight." When he goes there tomorrow, he must ask his granddaughter-in-law to prepare twelve identical dishes for him to compensate him.
"Okay, see you tomorrow." The old man and Mr. Luo got into the carriage directly, which made old man Liu angry again.
After the carriage had traveled a certain distance, the old man laughed loudly, "Old man Liu must be very aggrieved." Who told him to do evil back then, now he can only bear it.
It's really cheap for him, and he has a few grandchildren.
So what if it's not their own, they still respect him like their own grandfather.
When he is old, he will still die.
Mr. Luo also laughed, gloating a little, and was glad again that he was not married and could decide where to go for the New Year at will without any worries.
"The relationship between the crown prince and the second prince is getting more and more inappropriate." After the old man laughed, he changed the subject in an instant.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see the big show tonight.
To be precise, it should be said that the second prince's ambitions are getting bigger and bigger.
Mr. Luo snorted and said, no brains.
If he had ambitions, he wouldn't show it and make people a target.
With the crown prince already established, showing off his sharpness like this is simply courting death.
"It's really a no-brainer. It is impossible to abolish the prince if the prince has no serious mistakes. Does the second prince make such a fuss?" One day, the prince will sit on the throne. Take him for the first time.
Mr. Luo narrowed his eyes slightly, he didn't know what he was thinking, and didn't answer the old man's words.