【4500, two-in-one】

Noon.

Inside the large kitchen of Rongguo Mansion.

The portrait of the Kitchen God was polished and polished, and new couplets were placed on both sides.

Letter: God says good things.

Next letter: Return to the palace to bring good luck.

Hengpi: Master of the Eastern Chef.

"A treat for the Stove Lord~!"

Following the shouts of Wu Xindeng, the third steward, a plate of Guandong sweets half as tall as a person was carried to the makeshift altar table.

"Feed the Stove Lord's fairy horse~!"

This time it was a small half tank of carefully selected beans.

Later, various tributes were offered one after another, until the big altar table could no longer be placed, and Wu Xindeng began to pray eloquently.

"Keep your mouth sweet, don't speak evil words, prepare your horses with good materials, leave early and return early! Today is a special ceremony for good men and women..."

Since Lai Shun was at the back, he could hear the beginning clearly. Later, Wu Xindeng spoke faster and faster, and the humming and singing could not be heard clearly.

At first, he was mixed in among the many small stewards, and looking at the solemn and solemn posture in front of him, he felt a little strange.

After all, in the daily lives of later generations, such ritualistic feudal superstitious activities are almost no longer seen.

but……

Novelty is the thing that cannot help but be wasted.

As time went by, Laishun gradually became irritable. Looking at the previous scene, it no longer felt like a ritual, but just nonsense after being full.

After finally waiting for Jia She, Jia Zheng took the lead in offering incense and sent the Stove Lord to heaven. While all the stewards came forward to flatter him, he quietly took some cakes, then greased his soles and left.

The kitchen.

"Come and take care of things, come and take care of things!"

As soon as he reached the entrance of the courtyard, he heard someone calling from behind. Laishun turned around to look around, but a cook on the stove chased him out.

Lai Shun secretly cried out that he was unlucky and handed over the cake. Shan smiled and said, "I'm just afraid of missing the start of the show, so I want to make up for it first."

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!"

The cook hurriedly held up a rattle, then handed over a pack of dried meat with a smile, and said: "I think what you are getting is just small bits and pieces, whether you are full or not, how can this be possible?"

It turned out that he was not asking for snacks, but was here to show his courtesy.

Laishun took the dried meat and saw that it was all cleaned high-quality yak meat. He smiled and asked, "What do you call my sister-in-law?"

"My husband's family name is Liu."

"It turns out to be Sister-in-law Liu. I have remembered this sentiment."

As Laishun said, he raised the dried meat in his hand to her and turned around.

Sister-in-law Liu watched her come and go with great pleasure. She turned around and was about to go back to the kitchen when someone outside the courtyard door poked her head in and called: "Mother, mother!"

Sister-in-law Liu stopped and looked back, she saw a very delicate-looking girl.

"Wu'er?"

She was taken aback, quickly wiped her hands with her apron and went up to him, whispering: "What are you doing here at this time? You're not afraid of getting caught in the wind!"

Liu Wuer said timidly: "Dad asked me to take the dried meat back so that I can sacrifice it to the Stove Lord."

"Why are you offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God? I think he wants to offer sacrifices to his five internal organs temple!"

Sister-in-law Liu complained angrily, and then told her daughter: "Go back quickly, and don't run around again - when you recover in a few days, mother will find a good job for you!"

"Um."

Liu Wuer obediently agreed, but then asked about the dried meat.

Sister-in-law Liu was displeased and said, "Just say I used it to raise a man - go back and make him drink less cat urine!"

…………

However, Laishun carried the snacks and dried meat all the way to the large flower hall in the northwest corner.

This land is exactly opposite to Lixiangyuan, but since there are no female relatives living there, it cannot be regarded as a serious back house.

The large flower hall looks a bit old, but it is still very grand, with as many as three doors.

The left and right corner doors are slightly smaller, while the middle door is large enough for cars and sedans to enter and exit.

Because he came early, the theater was not fully equipped, and not a single spectator was present. The stage was empty, and there were only a dozen servants busy under the stage.

Since Laishun entered through the right door, he planned to sit down nearby. Unexpectedly, as soon as he selected a table near the door, a waiter came over with a smile on his face.

"Come to take care of things. The female guests are seated here, so I'm afraid it won't be convenient."

Laishun was stunned for a moment, and then he figured out that this layout should be based on the distribution of men on the left and women on the right.

As for the large area in the middle, surrounded by translucent colored gauze, it is naturally the seats for the ladies.

So Laishun, under the frightened guidance of the boy, moved to the left seat and sat down.

The young boy was probably afraid that Lai Shun would hold a grudge, so he asked for a pot of tea and most of a plate of melon seeds and peanuts from somewhere. He placed them respectfully in front of Lai Shun, and then said, "Come on, if you need anything else, just tell me."

."

"I'm just here to occupy some space first, and you can go about your business."

Lai Shun waved the boy away and spread out the dried meat snacks on a plate of melon seeds, pouring them with tea and eating them deliciously.

About half an hour passed before guests finally arrived one after another.

Most of them were young maids and servants, but they did not dare to sit down directly. Instead, they huddled in the corner chattering, looking as if they were too excited to extricate themselves.

This is a bit like a groupie.

It seems that the one who will appear today is a quite famous character.

After a while, Ms. Xu also hurried over and saw her son waiting inside. She was satisfied and hurriedly ordered Lai to come: "Go and wait outside first, the old lady will be here soon!"

As he said that, he pointed to his eyes again, obviously reminding his son to look carefully.

I came to Shunzi naturally to have a good look, but I didn't want to see some maid, I wanted to see Baochai's true face.

So he stuffed the last piece of beef jerky into his mouth, grabbed two more handfuls of melon seeds and peanuts, and then Shi Shiran found a seat against the wall.

At the same time, Mrs. Xu arrived backstage in a hurry, presumably to discuss with the troupe leader when to make her debut.

After waiting for another two-quarters of an hour, the closed door opened to the left and right, revealing a small sedan chair and a full fifty or sixty women!

Laishun hurriedly opened his eyes and searched for the girl who was suspected of being Baochai in the middle of the crowd.

However……

A large number of people surrounded the sedan chair and rushed into the hall. Two maids were among the first, and the mother-in-law stepped forward to help them.

The place was surrounded both inside and outside, not to mention Baochai. Laishun couldn't even see clearly what Mrs. Wang looked like.

When he wanted to do the next best thing and find a few maids on the periphery to satisfy his cravings, the large army had already penetrated into the gauze tent.

There were only a few middle-aged women and a dozen unopened little maids left, busy going back and forth.

Next, the men entered the venue one after another.

What else is there to see?

Laishun was so angry that when the show officially started, he couldn't watch it any more.

Cuo Fei still wanted to ask his mother for help, but he would run away if he had no choice but to do so.

After another half hour of torture, Mrs. Xu finally had time to call him out for questioning.

Because his mother asked carefully, Laishun didn't even look at her clearly, so how could he tell her one, two, three.

So he had to admit that he was dazzled by so many people who came in all at once, and he couldn't tell who was who.

"Mom, I'm afraid this method won't work, so I'd better wait until the Chinese New Year is over before exploring slowly."

Laishun said, waiting to escape.

But she didn't want to be grabbed by Mrs. Xu, and ordered: "Then you wait until the evening, about after the second watch [9 p.m.], the courtyards should disperse one after another, then you can take a closer look!"

Laishun made a bitter face: "This..."

"What is this? That's it!"

Mrs. Xu said, and then warned him: "When the second mistress goes home to rest, I will come to check the post!"

Got~

Don't say anything, just continue to be here next to each other.

While waiting for more than an hour, Laishun did two things: eat melon seeds and recognize people's heads.
To be continued...