In the blink of an eye, two days had passed. The people of Xiangyang district had returned home to reunite with their families.
The recruits of the recruit camp had their morning training as usual and were dismissed after noon. They had half a day off to celebrate the festival with their families.
Luoyue, Meng Hun, Li Yun, and the rest gathered in the main hall of the district headquarters, preparing to celebrate the festival with Jiang Pengji.
"Pfft, pfft … Wah … Wah …"
The eight-month-old Changsheng was already quite sturdy. She smiled at everyone she saw, revealing her bright red gums and white teeth.
Since the first time she pestered Feng Jin and was brought to the government office by him, Changsheng came over a few times.
The weather was cold. She wore two sweaters that Wei Jingxian knitted and two dresses with fur lining. Finally, she put on a thick hooded cloak. From afar, she looked like a chubby ball.
Changsheng was very restless. She wanted to pounce on someone she knew. If Feng Jin did not hold her firmly, the girl would definitely cause a ruckus.
"Happy New Year."
Jiang Pengji heard Changsheng's voice and came out to welcome her. Feng Jin could not help but smile bitterly.
As a father, his position in his daughter's heart was not as high as his lord. He was not as likable as his lord.
As a minister, he was not as important as his daughter in the lord's heart. Anyway, he would not be narcissistic and think that Jiang Pengji came out to welcome him.
Jiang Pengji took Changsheng, who was writhing restlessly, and weighed her. "Changsheng has become stronger."
Once in her arms, Changsheng immediately quieted down. She blinked her eyes obediently and looked innocent.
"She is used to pretending to be obedient in front of others." Feng Jin held Wei Jingxian's hand with his other hand and said, "It's windy outside. Let's go inside."
It was freezing outside and the wind and snow were blowing. Charcoal pots were burning in the four corners of the hall. Warm air blew into their faces.
Taking off the cloak to ward off the cold, Feng Jin found a seat and sat down. Wei Jingxian sat next to him.
Not long after, everyone arrived one after another. Jiang Pengji let Changsheng sit next to her and clapped her hands to signal the servants to serve the meal for the night.
It was winter and the ingredients were limited. However, it was the first New Year's banquet after all. Jiang Pengji did not want to make it too shabby.
After earnestly asking the audience in the streaming room for advice, Jiang Pengji sorted out the available game ingredients and tried to make the New Year's banquet as rich as possible.
If it was in the past, the meat would be boiled in the hot soup after removing the stench, then it would be sliced and served on a plate.
Now … Tsk tsk, she guaranteed that after tonight's banquet, everyone would gain two to three kilograms.
Because it was a separate meal, the portion of each dish was not much, only enough for one person to eat four or five mouthfuls.
Zhang Ping was tricked by Wei Ci to come over. He looked left and right but did not see any singing or dancing. He immediately felt a little dispirited.
Now that he heard her say to serve the dishes directly, images of various kinds of cooked meat appeared in his mind, and his mouth felt greasy.
However, when the plates of delicious food were served on the table, it made his mouth water. He immediately complained … Why are the plates so small? Why are there so few dishes on the plates …
He glanced sideways and realized that the dishes on Wei Ci's side were basically untouched. He felt even more aggrieved. He had not eaten enough!
Wei Ci's taste was light, but Zhang Ping's was the complete opposite of his.
Noticing his friend's resentful gaze, Wei Ci pursed his lips and secretly moved the dishes that he had not touched to the table.
"Don't eat too much. There's more to come." He lowered his voice and smiled gently.
Zhang Ping secretly glanced at the young man on the main seat and muttered, "Is there no singing and dancing to liven things up?"
Wei Ci blinked and asked, "Are you going to dance? The district headquarters does not keep singers and dancers. You can't watch it even if you want to. "
Zhang Ping was speechless. Why did he feel that Wei Ci was getting more and more annoying?
"Don't watch it then. It's boring anyway," he said. "The lord you chose is a gentle person."
At that moment, Jiang Pengji was helplessly soaking a piece of mapo tofu in hot water to dilute the spiciness. She then crushed it on a soup spoon and brought it to the noisy Changsheng's mouth.
The little girl opened her mouth and slurped with satisfaction. She smacked her lips and looked at Jiang Pengji with a burning gaze … She still wanted to eat.
An eight-month-old child was naturally noisy, but the lord treated her patiently and coaxed her meticulously.
She had been taking care of the child and had not even touched her chopsticks.
Wei Ci was stunned for a moment. He looked up at Jiang Pengji on the main seat and looked a little absent-minded.
"She has always been very patient with children."
When Changsheng was half full, Jiang Pengji began to eat.
On the other side, Wei Jingxian was also amazed.
Her daughter had to be coaxed every day before she was willing to eat. Feng Jin also felt that this was too spoiling of the child. He tried to use a tough attitude, but it had little effect. It was rare for Changsheng to sit obediently and wait to be fed …
He always felt that he had given birth to a fake daughter.
Feng Jin knew his daughter and said with a smile, "She's not obedient. She's obviously afraid."
In front of Qiguan Rang and the others, she acted coquettishly and cute. In front of Meng Hun and the others, she was obedient and docile.
At first, he did not understand. Later, Jiang Pengji revealed the secret.
A child's intuition was sharper than that of an adult. Luoyue and the others had the smell of blood on them. They were so afraid that they did not dare to fool around.
Jiang Pengji was somewhat full. She asked the crowd, "Is anyone willing to add to the fun?"
There were no singers and dancers, but they could watch their subordinates show off their talents.
Everyone's faces stiffened and they secretly smiled bitterly. So they were waiting there.
Changsheng giggled as if she was making a fuss.
In terms of talents, except for Changsheng, everyone present was multi-talented. Even a martial artist like Meng Hun could perform a sword dance to show off his martial arts. It could barely be considered a performance. Feng Jin and the others were even more proficient in the four arts. They would never have stage fright.
Xiangyang District was joyous and harmonious. The people seemed to have walked out of the dark clouds of the earthquake. They celebrated the new year and looked forward to the future.
Far away in Hejian County, the troops celebrated the new year in the same way.
It was a habit in the past, but this year it was somewhat tense. The source of everything was the prominent Zhang family in Hejian.
Jiang Nongqin was originally arranging various matters for the new year's banquet when she heard that the servants of the Liu's had come to invite them.
She raised her eyebrows and was secretly annoyed.
The second lady sat on the main seat and said sarcastically, "Your manor's young lady is missing. Instead of looking for her in the manor, you come to the second branch of the Liu's to make trouble. Are you sure that my husband is not at home and you think that a group of women are easy to bully? It's the new year's banquet today. Don't make it difficult for anyone! "
Madam Hu also came out to watch the show. She looked coldly at Zhang Zhaoshi opposite her.
Zhang Zhaoshi was the legal wife of the Zhang family.
She was dressed luxuriously and her makeup was elegant and graceful. She did not care about the second lady's words at all. There was a mean look in the corners of her eyes.
She obviously came to ask for help, but she put on the posture of a protagonist. "I've looked for her again and again. That little b * tch is hiding in the Liu residence. If you don't hand her over today, this matter will not end."
"Tsk, then you won't end it. However, the Liu residence is small. I'm afraid there's no place for Madam Zhang to stay. "
The second lady leaned on the table and did not take Zhang Zhaoshi seriously at all.
Madam Hu covered her mouth with her sleeve to hide the gloating smile on her face.
At this moment, Jiang Nongqin came over and bowed respectfully to greet her.
The second lady asked, "Madam Zhang said that their young lady is hiding in our residence. Is that true?"
Jiang Nongqin said expressionlessly, "No."
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