amaotonovel Chapter 183 Celebrating Birthday in Advance
Chapter 183 Celebrating Birthday in Advance
Su Yuan curled her lips. She had converted all five shops in Duke Li's mansion into rouge, powder and jewelry stores. In Kyoto City, the easiest way to make money was from the ladies.
She knew that Cheng Lang was short of money, so she took the opportunity to help Cheng Lang.
Only when the soldiers are well fed and warmly clothed can they serve the country and protect the rivers and mountains of Dongyu.
She is also a citizen of Dongyu, so naturally she hopes that Dongyu will get better and better, and that the people of Dongyu will get better and better.
"Don't thank me! If you want to thank someone, you should thank the shopkeepers! It's the end of the year, so give the shopkeepers and their employees some extra money.
Let them have a happy and prosperous New Year too." Su Yuan urged.
She didn't have time to help Cheng Lang keep an eye on those shops. She just gave advice, made recipes, and occasionally released some new products. It was the shopkeeper and the employees who worked hard to run the business.
Cheng Liang should reward them.
"I know! I have asked the accountant to prepare a big red envelope for them, which will surely make them have a happy New Year." Cheng Lang said with a smile.
A few days later, the academy began to have holidays and Gu Yu came back from the academy.
In this assessment, Gu Yu still ranked among the top.
"Yu'er is awesome!" Su Yuan praised generously.
Gu Yu's face flushed slightly. His mother was always like this, liking to praise him so openly. He felt a little embarrassed.
"What? Are you shy? Silly boy! You are just great, why should you be shy? Let's go! Go back and rest for a while, Sima Luo will be here soon." Su Yuan asked Gu Yu to go into the house to rest for a while, and when Sima Luo comes over, Gu Yu will probably accompany Sima Luo to go horseback riding.
Gu Yu obediently went back to his room to rest, while Su Yuan went to the kitchen to make cakes for them.
Sima Luo's birthday is on the sixth day of the first lunar month. At that time, she must be in the palace and cannot leave. So Su Yuan celebrated her birthday in advance.
Sima Luo arrived just after the hour of Si. She learned that Su Yuan was cooking in the kitchen, so she went to help.
At this moment, Su Yuan had already made the cake and all that was left was to sprinkle fruit on it.
She looked up and saw Sima Luo coming in. She smiled at him and said, "Luo'er, you're here? Have you had breakfast?"
Sima Luo walked over to Su Yuan and said, "I've eaten, Aunt Su, what are you doing?"
She stared at the cake.
Maybe pastries?
But... this pastry is a bit too big.
"This is called a cake! It's for eating on birthdays! Your birthday is in a few days, and you will celebrate it in the palace. We can't be with you, so we'll celebrate one for you in advance." Su Yuan explained.
Sima Luo was surprised. This was made specially for her by Su Yuan!
In previous years, on her birthday, her mother would only ask the nanny to go to the imperial kitchen to make her a bowl of noodles. Sometimes, her mother was afraid of causing trouble to the nanny in the imperial kitchen and simply did not prepare it.
As for this year…
I don’t know whether her mother will hold a birthday party for her.
She actually hoped that it wouldn't be a big deal, so as not to attract more jealousy.
Forget it! Let’s talk about the future when the time comes. She is very happy that Aunt Su celebrated her birthday today.
"Thank you, Aunt Su!" Sima Luo said gratefully.
Su Yuan put the finished cake in the ear room where no charcoal was burning, and then accompanied Sima Luo to the horse farm to ride horses.
Gu Yu also arrived. He led out two horses from the stable, one was a brown horse and the other was the Ferghana horse given to him by Lu Ziyi.
He led his own Ferghana horse to Sima Luo, "Lu'er, this is the horse that Brother Lu gave me. Do you want to try riding it?"
Sima Luo's eyes lit up again and again, "Can I? I... I'm afraid it won't let me ride it."
Gu Yu smiled and said, "Don't worry! It's more intelligent than an ordinary horse and won't throw you."
What's more, with him following, he would also protect Sima Luo.
Encouraged by Gu Yu, Sima Luo was eager to try. She finally nodded and jumped on the horse.
She walked slowly at first, then gradually sped up, and finally galloped across the field.
Gu Yu retracted his gaze and looked at Su Yuan, "Mom, I'll go follow Luo'er."
Su Yuan nodded: "Go! Don't let Luo'er fall."
She gave him a warning, then walked to a nearby pavilion and sat down, basking in the warm sunshine while watching the two men riding horses.
Looking at the two people galloping one after the other in the distance, Su Yuan suddenly felt that this is what childhood sweethearts should be like.
She held her chin and stared at the two people in the distance with a smile on her face.
Watching them running round and round tirelessly, Su Yuan was a little envious of the young people's vitality.
She is old and she is too lazy to ride a horse.
After waiting for half an hour, the two finally stopped, handed the horses to the servants, and walked towards Su Yuan, talking and laughing.
"Are you tired from running? Let's go! Let's go back and take a bath, and then have dinner." Su Yuan took Sima Luo's hand and took Sima Luo back to take a bath.
She made several new sets of clothes for Sima Luo, and every time Sima Luo came to her house, she would give him a set of clothes to wear when he took it back.
While Sima Luo and Gu Yu were bathing, Su Yuan went to the kitchen to make braised pork for them.
They will have hotpot later. She has already asked the nanny to prepare the meat and vegetables. They will have hotpot later.
After eating hot pot, have cake to make sure they are full.
After Su Yuan had someone bring the things into the house, Gu Yu came out of his shower first.
"Mom, are you celebrating Luo'er's birthday today? But Luo'er's birthday hasn't come yet, has it?" Gu Yu sat down and asked.
He had inquired and found out that Sima Luo's birthday was on the sixth day of the first lunar month. He had already prepared a birthday gift and would give it to Sima Luo when the time came.
Su Yuan explained, "Silly child! Can Luo'er leave the palace on the sixth day of the first lunar month? I can't enter the palace either, so naturally I have to celebrate Luo'er's birthday in advance."
Gu Yu understood, his mother was right!
It’s New Year’s Day, Sima Luo definitely can’t come out, so he will give Sima Luo the birthday present first.
He prepared a bracelet, which he thought was crystal clear and suited Sima Luo very well, so he bought it.
He had never been able to find a suitable opportunity to send it out, and Sima Luo's birthday was the perfect opportunity.
Not long after, Sima Luo came out. Her dress was also pink, which made her look playful and cute.
"Liao'er, come and sit down." Su Yuan invited Sima Luo to sit next to her.
"This is called hot pot! It's perfect for winter." Su Yuan introduced while picking up some dishes for Sima Luo.
Sima Luo was not polite either. He picked up the bowl and chopsticks and started eating quietly.
Su Yuan and the other two ate with gusto, dipping the food in Su Yuan's special dipping sauce.
After eating and drinking his fill, Sima Luo really couldn't eat anymore.
The three of them went out for a walk to help digest the food, and after an hour, they returned to the room to eat cake.
Gu Yu stared at the cake with anticipation. The last time he had eaten it was on his birthday, and he hadn't eaten it in a long time.
Sima Luo was curious and wanted to taste what this big piece of snack tasted like.
Su Yuan clapped her hands and sang the birthday song, then asked Sima Luo to make a wish.
Sima Luo smiled and did as he was told.
Su Yuan cut the largest piece first and gave it to Sima Luo. "Luo'er, try it and see if you like it."