The Spring Festival is getting closer, and Jingxiangyuan is going to pick up some New Year's goods prepared by the mansion today.
This is what Guozi has been thinking about for the past few days. After all, it is a big festival that comes once a year, and he is afraid of getting some bad stuff.
As for what happened, Li Mofu had heard him say it several times.
For example, red lanterns, new clothes, red paper window decorations, peach branches, new braziers, Tusu wine, new cloth, etc.
However, this morning when Guozi went to get something, he failed and came back empty-handed. Although he didn't tell Li Mofu, he asked Mo Yi to go again.
Originally, Mo Yi, a grown man, should not walk around in the backyard. Although the yard on the male side was separated from the yard on the female side, there was also a small door, so it was inevitable that he would run into the female relatives like he did last time he met Lu Baiyu.
It’s okay for a kid like Guozi’s age, but Mo Yi is so old that it’s easy for people to gossip about him.
But there was no way. Guozi was a newcomer. Although he had worked with Mo Zhu for a year, he had not been in the mansion for a long time and it was difficult for him to have any authority.
Lu Mingyun took Mo Zhu out again today, and there was no one else in Qinglian Courtyard who could go forward to ask for the things, so Mo Yi had to take over.
Mo Yi was gone for quite a long time. About half an hour later, he brought the things back with a few maids.
Li Mofu was very curious to see so many things in the yard. Since he had nothing to do anyway, he took a small stool and sat next to the fruit.
"Guozi, why is there no nanny in our courtyard?" Li Mofu patted the red cloth and asked.
"Master, you haven't found the right one yet, have you?" Guozi frowned as he examined the things piled up in the yard. He couldn't help but complain, "Why did these maids leave before we finished checking?"
Mo Yi blinked, "Should we go and call him back?"
"They won't listen even if I call them. The thing has already been delivered and taken back. Even if there is any damage, Yixiangyuan won't claim it." Guozi sighed.
Li Mofu acted like a fool, not caring at all about what Guozi was worried about. He even asked curiously, "Where is Yixiangyuan?"
Guozi looked at Li Mofu helplessly and said, "Sir, that's the eldest lady's yard."
"Madam? Your young master's stepmother?" Li Mofu asked.
Guozi was startled and hissed, "Sir, don't talk about this kind of thing in a place like this!"
"Oh oh." Li Mofu nodded in understanding.
Mo Yi didn't want to go to Yixiangyuan again. He really didn't want to see Lin's hypocritical face.
"Why, why is there a piece of red cloth here, and it's made of silk!" Guozi frowned even more when he saw the box of red cloth that Li Mofu had touched.
Li Mofu smelled the scent of wine and was searching for it when he heard Wusui say, "Isn't this color unlucky?"
"You are a man after all. This red silk is too ostentatious to make clothes from!" Guozi felt that this was simply bullying. They couldn't use this cloth at all.
"Then make it into a quilt? A mattress?" Li Mofu's eyes lit up when he found the wine.
Mo Yi watched from the side and found it amusing. "Are you planning to prepare a wedding room?"
"..." Li Mofu pursed his lips speechlessly.
Guozi was still packing things. He put glutinous rice, flour, white rice, and pork fan in a box. There was no small kitchen in the yard, so these had to be taken to Qinglian Courtyard.
"There are peach blossoms here, why do we need to pick them?" Li Mofu asked in confusion as he took out a peach from the simple bamboo tube.
"It can ward off evil spirits and welcome the spring at the same time." Guozi took a look and said, but sighed in his heart, there were only three peach blossoms, it was like sending away a beggar.
Li Mofu took a look and said, "Let's plant it in the yard."
"What?" Guozi was stunned.
"Let's plant them in the yard and see if they can survive. It won't look good if there are only three of them." Li Mofu put the peach branches back and went back to the bedroom with the wine.
Mo Yi pointed at Li Mofu and said, "He took a pot of wine."
Guozi quickly chased after him, "Master! That wine can only be drunk during the Spring Festival!"
Li Mofu, who was caught red-handed, had no choice but to hand over the wine. It wasn't that he particularly wanted to drink, but there was simply too little entertainment here.
Those things were quickly sorted out by Guozi. The promised new clothes were nowhere to be seen. Although Guozi disliked the red silk, she still put it away properly.
Guozi is already Li Mofu's attendant, and he has to consider Li Mofu's future.
Now the young master can still give money and things from time to time. What about when the young master goes to school?
By then, the emperor will be far away and they will have to rely on themselves for many things.
So although the red silk is conspicuous in color, it can be used to make some summer clothes and nightgowns, so there is no need to ask the young master for help for everything.
Li Mofu ran out of wine, walked around the bedroom and then ran out for a stroll. He saw Guozi and Mo Yi moving things into the small warehouse bit by bit, so he went to join in the fun.
The warehouse smelled of dust and was dark.
"Young master, please stay away and don't get dusty." Guozi shouted as he put things down.
"Oh."
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On New Year's Eve, everyone in the mansion was very busy.
Clean the windows and floor, sweep the dust off the overhead bridges, arrange flowers and paper-cuts on the windows, decorate the lanterns, change the tablecloths to new and bright colors, etc.
Guozi was wandering around in the yard early in the morning. Li Mofu had nothing to do so he followed him. Later he was invited to sit back in the rocking chair.
I think he can do nothing and still get in the way.
"Mr. Li, you have to stay in the yard these days. Don't go to the West Garden if you can." Mo Yi said as he stood beside the rocking chair.
What could Li Mofu say? He just responded.
In addition to being a time for family reunions, the Spring Festival is also a time for visiting relatives and friends, so the Marquis's Mansion must entertain guests during these days.
Maybe Lu Mingyun has his own guests, so we can’t just wander around the West Garden.
At night, New Year's Eve.
Li Mofu had a sumptuous meal, with chicken, duck, fish and pork all on the table. After he was full, he also had a bowl of wontons, which had good meaning.
Finally, I sat on the rocking chair in the yard with my stomach full and looked at the stars.
There were only three people celebrating the festival on his side, but the main hall of the Marquis's mansion was bustling with laughter and joy, and the firelight illuminated the entire room.
After digesting the food, Li Mofu read a book for a while before taking a shower. When he came out clean, he saw the night sky full of stars.
Much more than what you see when you are full.
It’s New Year’s Eve…
Li Mofu took a look and turned to leave. He had to go and wipe his hair, otherwise Guozi would scold him again.
On New Year's Eve, the candle in Li Mofu's bedroom was never extinguished.
But he had already lain down and was fast asleep.
At midnight, the sound of firecrackers suddenly rang out in the quiet night. Because Jingxiangyuan was far from the door, Li Mofu was still sleeping soundly. He turned over, scratched his butt, and went to see Zhou Gong again.
The next day, Li Mofu got up early.
On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, the male protagonist should be in the ancestral hall offering sacrifices to his ancestors, but he doesn't have to do anything. He just needs to run and jump in the yard to exercise and he will have breakfast.
Just after nine o'clock, Hongdou actually came.
"Sir, Miss Hongdou is here." Guozi said with a frown.
Why is this Red Bean girl here again?
Li Mofu was puzzled.
"What is she doing here?" Li Mofu asked curiously.
"He had something in his hand and said he had brought some food to the young master." Guozi was also very surprised.
This young man and Miss Hongdou have only met once, why would he come to give her something?
"Then let's go and take a look." Li Mofu was also bored.
When he saw Hongdou again, Li Mofu felt that she looked much more haggard. She was wearing the red dress again, as if she wanted to match the festive occasion.
"Mr. Li." Hongdou stood in front of the courtyard gate and saluted. Her smile was very sad.
Li Mofu was stunned for a moment and asked, "Are you sick?"
"Hmm?" Hongdou raised her drooping eyes and glanced at Li Mofu, then smiled awkwardly, "Maybe I caught a cold a few days ago, so I look a little pale these days."
Li Mofu didn't know what to say. "What's the matter? If you're sick, it's best to stay in the hospital and take good care of yourself."
"It's nothing serious," Hongdou said politely as she stood in front of the courtyard gate. "When I woke up this morning, I went to the kitchen to make osmanthus cake. I thought it would be quiet here, Master Li, so I brought it here."
After saying that, she picked up the food box in her hand, opened it, and handed over a plate of fragrant and sweet osmanthus cake.
Li Mofu blinked as he looked at the plate of osmanthus cake, the doubts in his mind about to burst out, "...Aren't you going to keep it for yourself?"
"No need." Hongdou smiled and shook her head.
Seeing that Li Mofu had no intention of refusing, Guozi stepped forward to accept it. The osmanthus cake was still warm, and it was obvious that it had just been baked not long ago.
"Well," Li Mofu touched his nose embarrassedly, "I don't have anything to give her. Guozi, give her a pot of Tusu wine."
Hongdou was stunned for a moment, and while she was stunned, Guozi had already gone to get the wine.
"Are you really okay?" Li Mofu asked again when he saw that she looked worried.
Hongdou came back to her senses, she shook her head and smiled, "It's okay."
Guozi quickly came back with the wine jug, which was a gourd that was easy to hold and not easy to spill.
"Miss Hongdou." Guozi handed the wine to Hongdou.
Hongdou took it and quickly said goodbye and left.
Only after she turned and walked away did sadness and struggle appear in her eyes. She was also very hesitant and afraid in her heart.
Because she has poison up her sleeve.
This medicine was given to the eldest lady by the nanny beside her, but she really didn't have the courage to poison her!
If this poison is administered, her life will be over!
If something happens to Li Mofu after eating, she will definitely be found out and will surely die.
Even if Li Mofu didn't eat it, she would be dead if the guards around her found out something wrong.
If I don't poison her, how can I explain this to my wife...
Hongdou shuddered at the thought of Madam's methods.
But he quickly cheered up.
She belongs to the young master, so if anything goes wrong, she'll go to the young master for help...
She just needs to hold on a little longer, and then she will have a child.
Hongdou returned to the courtyard with a melancholy mood, but she didn't expect that someone was waiting for her in the courtyard.
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Capital city, Moon-Watching Tower.
"Jingxin, it's not easy to ask you out today." Zhao Xu said with a smile.
Lu Mingyun sneered, "You said it as if you had an appointment."
"Hahaha, by the way, how are you feeling?" Zhao Xu asked, putting away his joking attitude.
He still remembered that Lu Mingyun fainted inexplicably in front of him more than a month ago.
Lu Mingyun shook his head. "It's okay. It's just an old problem."
Of course he wouldn't tell the truth, and this matter couldn't be revealed unless he had no other choice.
So far, the only people who know about this matter are his father, Marquis Wu'an, Lin, and his grandmother.
Guozi, Mo Yi, Mo Zhu, and Doctor Su are all people he trusts, but no one else knows what Li Mofu means to him.
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