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On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, I got up early in the morning to direct the cooks to make breakfast and hot zongzi. By the time Shen Jingli wakes up, he has asked people to paste red paper at the gate and hang pomegranate flowers. The hot dumplings have been packed in baskets. After breakfast, they will go to the Dragon God Temple to offer sacrifices to the Dragon God.

"Wake up, sister-in-law." In the process of birthday celebration, he put some incense candles into the basket and said hello to Shen Jingli when he saw him coming.

Shen Jingli glanced into the basket. There was a cooked rooster, strips of cooked meat, small bowls of white rice, plates of fruit, strings of zongzi and incense sticks and paper money, all of which were used for sacrifice.

"When did you get up?" Shen Jingli looked at the rooster, even if it was hot and still had a head. He thought to himself, would he sleep so much that he didn't even hear the sound of killing the chicken?

"I woke up before the end of the day." After finishing the things and washing the handle on his birthday, Shen Jingli was asked to have breakfast, "sister-in-law, have breakfast first. Later, we will gather at the entrance of the village. We will go to the Dragon God Temple to offer sacrifices to the Dragon God."

Shen Jingli nodded and went to the main room with him. Jinyu and Nianhua had already set up a large pot of lean meat porridge, steamed bread, stewed eggs, fried vegetables, pickled vegetables and zongzi.

"Is the young master awake?" Shen Jingli washed his hands in the wash basin and wiped his hands with a handkerchief handed over by Nian Hua.

"Wake up. The two ladies are playing with us. We'll come back later." Jinyu Dao took a knife and cut the big zongzi into small pieces. Shen Jingli sat down, took out the dishes and chopsticks from the hot water basin and filled each of them with a bowl of porridge according to their heads.

"Xun'er gets up early every day, and sometimes runs in the yard with Jin Di. He is very good." Celebrating the birthday.

"Am -" said Cao Cao, Cao Cao was coming. Xun'er Lu trotted over, stepped across the threshold, threw himself on Shen Jingli's thigh, touched Shen Jingli's stomach, and chuckled a few times.

"Want to talk to my brothers?" Shen Jingli looked at him and asked in a low voice.

"Yes." Xun'er smiles happily, showing his white teeth. He climbs up Shen Jingli's thigh, sits on it, lowers his head, puts his ears on Shen Jingli's stomach and murmurs in a low voice. He squinted and laughed, murmured words that others didn't understand, and from time to time he touched Shen Jingli's stomach. His serious appearance made Shen Jingli feel warm in his heart.

"Am." He raised his head and laughed at Shen Jingli. "My brother told me that Dad would come back today."

Listening to his words, Shen Jingli couldn't help laughing. He touched his head and said, "xun'er, my father will be here for more than ten days. When he comes back, he will accompany you to fly a kite." He laughs and distracts the child by playing games.

Xun'er was not fooled at all. He raised his chin with pride and said with certainty: "my brother said that Dad will come back today, and dad will come back today."

Shen Jingli didn't take his words to heart. Even if Mu shi14 didn't eat or drink, he couldn't shorten the whole day? "Well, well, you're right."

"Sit on the chair and give it to him. "

SHEN Jingli was picking up a piece of egg yolk rice dumplings when he suddenly felt something stabbing his lips. Before turning back, he heard xun'er's voice. He opened his mouth, and the thin meat porridge made by big bone soup slipped into his mouth. Miao'er was very happy to see him eat it. His younger brother would grow up soon after eating the porridge he had fed, and then he would be born early and go out to play with him.

"Am, I'm going to take my brother to play Cuju in the future." Suddenly, he raised his head to eat. He said this, and then continued to drink porridge. Listening to his speech, Shen Jingli felt his expectation for his younger brother. Suddenly, he thought, would xun'er be unhappy if he had two daughters after ten thousand?

"Doesn't xun'er like his sister?" He peeled an egg, put it on xun'er's plate, and put some vegetables into his bowl.

"No, brother." Xun Er firmly shook his head, "brother, play Cuju, start riding."

Qingsheng, Jinyu and others laughed at this, and then persuaded him to tell him that his sister was also cute and would play with him. However, he firmly shook his head and insisted on his younger brother. The crowd was amused by him and kept laughing all morning. After breakfast, Mrs. murky brought her to call on them to go to the market.

"Zian's daughter-in-law, celebrate your birthday, are you all right? We're going to the village

Mu Qiniang's voice was so loud that all the neighbors were called out. Among them, the family members were still having breakfast. The mother-in-law was holding a bowl and looking across the fence. When she saw that it was mu Qiniang, she immediately called out, "Yi Lan's daughter-in-law, it's done so early?"

"Aunt Yao, your family just had breakfast. I have rice dumplings here. Do you want to have a bite?" Mu Qiniang immediately reached out to her basket to get zongzi.

Yao aunt quickly waved her hand, "what are you doing? How dare I eat rice dumplings for Dragon God

That's a life lost."Don't worry, auntie. It's not a sacrificial rice dumpling. I came to my home to eat it this morning." She is not stupid. How can she give rice dumplings for sacrifice to others? If she offends the Dragon God and the river is not peaceful this year, then she will become a villain in the village?

"It's good that you save it. It really scares me." Yao aunt son quickly drank porridge pressure startled, "become, you and celebrate their birthday they go first, I had breakfast, and then go with my husband."

"OK." Mu Qiniang responded heartily. Then she saw Shen Jingli and Qingsheng come out together, followed by Mu Yifan with a basket.

"Oh, isn't there a servant in your family? Why is Yi Fan picking the basket? " Mu Qiniang doubted.

"How can you bring people to sacrifice?" The birthday does not agree to shake his head, "just a little thing, can't crush him, sister-in-law don't need to love him."

When mu Qiniang heard this, she couldn't help laughing. "Your husband, you don't care. What do I love? Zian's wife, are you not? "

"Yes, my sister-in-law is right." Shen Jingli should be in harmony with Tao.

The birthday celebration was embarrassed by them. They snorted and walked in front. Shen Jingli and mu Qiniang laughed when they saw him like this.

"Niang, I went to find Mu Xi." Murky saw Mu Xi coming out from behind, said hello to Mu Qiniang, and ran over.

A group of people came to the entrance of the village. After gathering with the villagers, they set out for the Dragon Temple on the hillside. The Dragon Temple is already full of people. Each one carries a basket and goes into the temple in line, lights candles, burns paper money, places extremely sacrificial offerings, kowtows to worship, and then comes out to touch the dragon boat in the small pond at the gate. After paying homage to the Dragon Temple, everyone came to the river outside the village. Dozens of boats had been parked on the river. The boatman skillfully swung the boat to the middle of the river. In the middle of the river, we put incense table on the head of the bed, set up sacrifices, and then kneel down to pray for the blessing of the river god, and then threw zongzi into the river. After the sacrifice, everyone went back to the village to prepare for the next dragon boat race.

"Sister in law, let's go to see the dragon boat race. It's said that the Dragon Boat Race in jinlingcheng is particularly wonderful. Many rich people in the capital also come to watch it specially." Yang Ningxin shook Shen Jingli's arm and pestered him to watch the dragon boat race.

"Miss Wu, my wife is pregnant, so I can't go to such a busy place. In case of a collision, it'll be great." Jinyu tidies up the room and answers Yang Ningxin's words.

"Ah, that's not a pity. We've all come to Jinling. We can't go to the dragon boat race." Yang Ningxin frowned.

"You go with Jin Di and yue'er." Shen Jingli said, "remember to take good luck with them and don't lose them."

"Sister in law, I am a grown-up, where can I go?" Yang Ningxin stamped her feet discontentedly, and then said, "let's go around the city. It's interesting to hear that there will be a rice dumpling eating contest in the city."

Yang Ningxin shook Shen Jingli's arm. "Moreover, if we go early, we can reserve a wing room in the inn along the river, and watch the Dragon Boat Race in the wing room, so we don't have to be afraid of crowding." It's rare to come to jinlingcheng for several times. If you don't go to the dragon boat race, it's really a loss.

Shen Jingli is also a little excited. He is so big that he hasn't seen the dragon boat race with his own eyes. I don't know if it's really as lively as rumors?

Yang Ningxin looked at him. Seeing that his expression was a little loose, she hastened to work harder. "Sister in law, you have missed this opportunity. Next time you come to Jinling, you don't know it will be a few years later." She turned her head and looked at the birthday celebration, "sister-in-law, please help me to persuade my sister-in-law. Let's go around the city and have a good time."

It's great to think about the birthday celebration, and he's very interested in the Dragon Boat Race and the rice dumpling eating competition.

"Sister in law, how about Let's go and have a look. "

"Yes." When it comes to this, can we not go?

"Good. I'll have the car ready right away." Yang Ningxin ran out.

"Ma'am, you can't let Miss Wu do that." Jinyu is so nagging, but she is still seriously preparing things for Shen Jingli to go out.

When they came to jinlingcheng by coach, on the stage outside fumanlou in the east city, there was a big stomach King competition, but it was not rice dumplings, but noodles.

"Fellow villagers, today we hold the Dragon Boat Festival big stomach King competition in fumanlou. The first place in the competition can get the pure gold dumplings. If you are interested, the villagers hurry to sign up. After burning incense, the competition officially begins." The shopkeeper of fumanlou yelled loudly on the stage. When the passers-by heard that the prize was a golden rice dumpling, they immediately surrounded it.

"Sister in law, it's the big stomach King competition." Yang Ningxin holds Shen Jingli's hand with great interest.

"Do you want to go?" Look at her excited appearance, people who don't know think she is a sure bet.

"No She shook her head, excited. "I've never seen such a competition before. I'm a little curious. How much can you eat? Can I have ten bowls? "