Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

"Sister, grandma is trying to flatter Cui Shaoqing, right?" Jiang Wangri, who had finished building a bonfire in the yard and was about to start stacking bamboos, had his cheeks flushed by the wind. He ran to the kitchen, hunched his neck and stamped his feet, and asked Jiang Shangxian about it. He had not yet opened his mind to matters between men and women, and he did not quite understand what Old Lady Xia and Cui Bian said that day.

What does it have to do with my grandmother whether Cui Shaoqing is married or not?

Jiang Shangxian forced out a silent laugh: "Probably."

Forget it, at this age, if he were in modern times, he would probably be lying on the ground with snot running down his nose and hitting his cigarette card!

"Grandmother, are you planning to have Cui Shaoqing use the backdoor to get me into the Dali Temple?"

Jiang Wangri warmed up, and his numb hands and feet began to warm up. The numbness came over him, making his mind a little unclear. "But I can't read. People in the Dali Temple must be able to read, right?"

Otherwise, how can we investigate the case?

Jiang Shangxian: .........My mother tongue is probably speechless.

"It would be great if Cui Shaoqing was the superior of the Sixteenth Guards. I want to go to the Sixteenth Guards." This kid, who has no idea about anything, has already started to pick and choose. Between the braised mutton stall and the Dali Temple's Xiaobi Ga, he prefers the braised mutton stall.

But if I were to change it to the Sixteen Guards, there would be no hesitation!

Seeing that he was already starting to overthink things, Jiang Shangxian gave him a shot of caution to avoid disappointing him: "I don't think Grandmother has that intention."

If you want someone to smooth things over for your brother-in-law and get him a low-ranking official position, he must first become your real brother-in-law, right?

On the small clay stove on the ground, a pot of fresh fish and mutton was bubbling with steam. On the stove, the aroma of scallops and roasted mutton was extremely overbearing, filling the whole house as soon as the door was opened.

Jiang Wangri didn't seem discouraged after hearing this. He sniffed hard, his saliva almost dripping, but he still asked in confusion: "Then why did we cook so many dishes? This meal is much better than every year before."

"Of course, it's because we made more money this year than in previous years, so we need to treat ourselves well."

Jiang Shangxian generously praised his brother's KTV: "As long as we work hard to make money, we can earn more every year, and eat better every year in the future."

"Sister is right!"

Children of this age are just greedy. With delicious food hanging in front of them, they are easier to coax than donkeys. They immediately become excited and run to the yard to start stacking bamboos seriously.

Jiang Shangxian glanced outside and saw that although the sky was gloomy, it didn't snow. She felt a lot more relieved. She was going out to play with Cui Bianxu in the evening. At this critical moment when she was trying to pick up a male model, she didn't want anything to go wrong!

At 5 p.m., Cui Bianxu arrived at the Jiang family's door with people and two carts of New Year gifts. Jiang Wangri, who ran to open the door, was a little dumbfounded. This was the first time someone had sent New Year gifts to their family!

My sister is right, life is getting better and better every year!

The noise of two trucks of stuff being brought in was quite loud, and the rest of the Jiang family was startled. Jiang's mother was even more shocked, and she kept saying, "Why did you bring so many things? This is too much."

Having said that, her attitude towards Cui Bianxu was obviously much better than before. The saying that courtesy is the least annoying is not empty talk.

There were too many things, so they had to be temporarily piled up in Jiang Wangri's house. The four guards took several trips to move them all, and there was no room left in the little brother's house. Fortunately, the neighbors were all at home preparing the New Year's Eve dinner, otherwise someone would have come to watch the fun.

After the four guards finished moving the things, Cui Bianxu sent them away. He wanted to go to the kitchen to see what delicious food Jiang Shangxian was making, so he smelled the food outside the Jiang family's gate. However, Mrs. Xia lifted the curtain and invited him into the house to have a cup of hot water, so he could only follow her in regretfully.

There were three generations of women in the room, and Cui Bianxu felt a little uncomfortable at first, but Jiang's mother was dazzled by the gifts and was particularly warm to him. Not only did she take out the prepared snacks, she also gave him the freshly made Biluo to eat first.

Normally, Cui Bianxu would definitely not eat, but he ate too little at noon, so he was not full at that time. In addition, when he smelled the fragrance from the kitchen, he felt even hungrier.

He always ate with no hesitation, which was exactly what the elders liked. Mother Jiang's eyes softened when she saw him.

At the beginning of the You hour, the Jiang family's New Year's Eve dinner officially began. After the food was served on the table, the door of the house was opened, and Jiang Wangri lit the large pile of firewood. Then the five members of the Jiang family and Cui Bianxu, a total of six people, had to take the bamboo piled on the side and throw it into the fire before starting to eat.

While eating, the heat from the floor stove and the big fire outside combined made it not cold at all even with the door open. The bamboo thrown into the fire kept crackling, and as soon as it got a little quieter, Jiang Wangri and Xia Zhenying would shout and rush to throw bamboo in, making the meal very lively.

(During the Tang Dynasty, gunpowder had not yet entered the daily lives of the general public, so people burned bamboo during the New Year to add to the festive atmosphere.)

As a modern person, Jiang Shangxian usually sets off fireworks during the New Year, but this was her first time setting off bamboo fires. She found it extremely novel and temporarily forgot that she was a person who was obsessed with beauty. She stared at the fire and couldn't move her eyes away. The crackling sound of bamboo fires in Yong'anfang gradually increased. She felt that the whole city of Chang'an was probably filled with this lively sound.

After dinner, Jiang Shangxian, his siblings and Cui Bianxu went out together. The four of them picked up the masks brought by Cui Bianxu and put them on. Jiang Wangri and Xia Zhenying both took the masks of the child guards. Jiang Shangxian deliberately played tricks and chose a ghost mask. He also picked up a big-headed ghost mask for Cui Bianxu and handed it to him.

Cui Bianxu did not reject her bad taste, but put it on directly. He was very happy with the meal tonight, much happier than when he was at Cui's house.

During the exorcism ceremony, there were so many people that Old Lady Xia couldn't stand the crowd and was a little tired, while Mother Jiang had to stay behind to clean up the mess - washing the dishes.

Usually, there would be leftover food for the next day. But today, because Cui Bianxu ate so much, the Jiang family also ate more than usual, and there was not a single dish left.

The four of them went out happily and followed the crowd to squeeze in the middle of the Nuo-exorcising team. Jiang Shangxian and Xia Zhenying both stood on tiptoe and stretched their necks to look at the Nuo elder and Nuo mother at the front. They were dancing at the front and some were singing.

Everyone was wearing a mask, and no one knew who was underneath. Cui Bianxu had to watch over three people alone in this situation, and he was extremely focused. He actually wanted to tie the three people together with a rope and hold one end of the rope himself.

He thought so and mentioned it, but was flatly rejected by Jiang Shangxian: "Do you think you are walking the dog?"

And walking three at a time? No, absolutely not.

Jiang Shangxian's siblings and two other sisters danced and sang with the crowd, sweating with excitement. Suddenly, a scream that pierced the sky came from somewhere.