Chapter 1479: Chapter 1478 New Year’s_1 Chapter 1479: Chapter 1478 New Year’s_1 Qiao Residence.
On New Year’s Eve, the residence was filled with joy and festivity; spring couplets were pasted, red lanterns were hung, and people bustled about in a lively atmosphere.
To tell the truth, this was the most festive Spring Festival Xiaomai had ever celebrated in both of her lifetis combined—this year, the residence had two hundred guards, and the commotion they made was comparable to putting on a grand opera.
After returning from the Palace, Xiaomai had gone into the kitchen and hadn’t co out since.
Those two mbers of the Guard Team followed her and suffered alongside her, for during the New Year, she wanted to showcase her culinary skills as a token of her appreciation for them.
There were pastries, dumplings, sweet dumplings, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, and various stir-fries; such as Braised Pork, Stewed Pig’s Feet, and Stewed Chicken—to put it simply, she wanted everyone to eat to their heart’s content.
As soon as Bei Lingsu landed above Qiao Residence, she caught the rich aroma of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall!
Her beautiful eyes lit up, and she followed the scent, feeling non-stop admiration when she found Xiaomai in the kitchen, “I’m staying tonight to have the New Year’s Eve dinner with you all!”
She had only enjoyed such a lavish al when she first t Xiaomai, and if she missed this one, who knew when she would get another chance!
“You actually stewed so much Buddha Jumps Over the Wall!” Bei Lingsu, tantalized by the appealing aroma, couldn’t help swallowing her saliva.
Because of the large number of people, the kitchen in the residence was huge, with many stoves and iron pots, and Xiaomai had actually prepared five big pots of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall!
“These are the dried goods I brought back from Yuhu; they were free, so I don’t feel bad about using them.” If she had to buy those abalone and sea cucumbers in Capital City, her heart would certainly ache.
“I’m staying, I’m staying!” Bei Lingsu kept swallowing her saliva.
“Don’t you need to stay in the Palace?”
“No, no, I can be anywhere.” Since her family was on Sea Island and couldn’t reunite with her, she might as well spend ti with a good friend.
“Sure,” Xiaomai expressed her welco.
Soon, Yang Ye arrived and, upon learning that Bei Lingsu would eat the New Year’s Eve dinner at Qiao Residence, imdiately said, “I’m staying too, the New Year’s Eve dinner in the Palace isn’t as delicious as Miss Qiao’s cooking.”
Surprised by his words, Xiaomai couldn’t help wondering, “Are you sure, on New Year’s Eve?”
After a mont’s hesitation, Yang Ye changed his mind, “I’ll attend the family banquet in the Palace first, then co over.”
“Take so with you instead; why go through so much trouble,” Bei Lingsu suggested. “Grandpa Emperor definitely wouldn’t be happy to see you like this.”
Hearing that, Yang Ye touched his nose, “Alright.”
So, Yang Ye couldn’t stay, and he left with a large food box. As dinnerti approached, it was still snowing, albeit lightly. Xiaomai decided to set up the tables in the main courtyard. With two hundred people plus the servants, they had enough to hold a grand banquet.
Once she had arranged for these people, she finally went to Mai Yuan to have the New Year’s Eve dinner with her own family.
No matter how unhappy they were, only joyful topics were allowed at the New Year’s Eve dinner table. The whole family ate rrily, and as soon as the al was over, the dining table was replaced with a mahjong table.
Ever since the introduction of mahjong and playing cards, the people of Daqi no longer found staying up on New Year’s Eve dull; they could play all night without noticing the ti pass.
On the first day of the new year, in the early morning, the first al ought to be a good one. Xiaomai stewed soup again and prepared so simple dishes. After breakfast, she began handing out red envelopes.
Everyone in the residence got one, especially the guards, who each received a thousand taels. She was very grateful for their protection during this ti and planned to take them to stir up trouble at the Yu Residence tomorrow, so the red envelopes had to be substantial.
Two hundred people, a thousand taels each—that was a total of two hundred thousand taels.
She actually wanted to give more, but her wealth was finite, and giving too much would surely arouse suspicions from the Yang Family. Regretfully, she had to refrain.
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