"Well, thank you, sister-in-law, but don't need to. He Yuan scratched his face.

When Peng Peng went back on a blind date before, He Yuan also made fun of him about it.

It's already the 21st century, and there are still people who get married in such an old-fashioned way as a blind date, which is unbelievable in the eyes of He Yuan, who advocates freedom of love.

Even if I have been single and lonely for the rest of my life, it is impossible for me to be with a woman without any emotional foundation through a blind date - oh yes, how did the blind date come about, whether it is a direct relationship, or a process.

In short, He Yuan is not too reluctant to go on a blind date, but he never thought about a blind date. What's more, he now has a girlfriend.

"Oh, do you really have a crush on which female classmate?" He Yong raised his eyebrows and began to tease He Yuan.

"What a female classmate, it's called a class reunion, you braincase, you don't know what to think all day long. The sister-in-law scolded He Yong and took the little grape from him.

In a blink of an eye, the little grapes are already two or three years old, and they are old enough to run and talk. At this moment, she was hiding in her mother's arms, biting her little finger and looking at He Yuan with big eyes...... Idle.

He Yuan looked at Xiao Grape's stunned appearance, and couldn't help but reach out and pinch her fleshy face. Xiao Grape tilted his head to look at He Yuan, blinking his eyes with a puzzled expression.

As the only girl in He Yuan's next generation, Xiao Grape can be described as the little princess of the family and is loved by thousands of people. Speaking of which, it may be that there are too many men in the family, He Yuan's father's generation, there is only one woman, and in He Yuan's generation, there is only one woman......

In the second master's family, there are more women, but it has nothing to do with He Yuan's family, so He Yuan's family has never had any patriarchal thoughts, but thinks that his daughter is a treasure - if He Yuan is allowed to choose, he will definitely have a daughter.

"Okay, okay, your sister-in-law originally found you a few, and I was going to let you meet during the New Year. Every time you come back, you can't stay for a few days, you have to go back to Beijing, and then you have to ...... By the way, how long are you going to stay when you come back this time?" He Yong lost the little grapes, kicked his empty hands into his pants pockets, and said to He Yuan.

"Eh, people must have a reason to cut back early. Maybe Xiaoyuan's girlfriend is in Beijing, waiting for him to return to Cherat. The sister-in-law shook the little grapes and leaned closer to her face and said, "Did you say it's sister?" ”

"I don't know yet, by the way, don't you have something to do in a while, why don't you send the uncle back first?" He Yuan took out his mobile phone, looked at the time again, and said to He Yong.

At this point, Tian Rui and the others should have finished eating. Even if you don't finish eating, you should have eaten almost, and if you go over, you should be able to arrange the next show.

"Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, such a close distance, just two steps away. He Yong said.

The second uncle's house is next door to the eldest uncle's house, with a small area in the middle, and it takes less than five minutes to walk through a street.

"Eh, don't keep pulling people Xiaoyuan to talk, people will have a show to arrange in a while. The sister-in-law pulled He Yong's sleeve and said to He Yong.

"Oh, yes, yes, yes, you're going to see your female classmate in a while, so that's it, let's go back first, and if there's something, you call me again." He Yong had a suddenly realized expression and said, "By the way, you really don't need me to give you a ride?"

"No need, you guys go first, I'll just walk over by myself. He Yuan waved his hand.

"Nacheng, let's go first, you pay attention to safety by yourself. He Yong said, and after greeting He Yuan, he pressed the car key and lit up a red SUV parked on the side of the road.

He sat in the driver's seat himself, let his sister-in-law sit in the back, and by the way, put the little grape in the safety chair and fixed her.

Little Grape didn't know what was going on, and kept biting his fingers, and it was quiet the whole time. Even when she got into the car, she kept looking at He Yuan, her eyes blinking, and she couldn't say how cute she was.

He Yuan noticed her gaze and couldn't help but wave at her.

After a while, He Yong drove the car and slowly walked out of the alley.

When everyone was almost gone, He Yuan exhaled, took out a cigarette and lit it for himself, while smoking, he turned a corner, walked to the road behind the community, and took a taxi on the side of the street.

Because of the Spring Festival, Didi increased the price by five yuan, and the same distance will cost more than fourteen yuan this time.

But even after the price increase, He Yuan didn't feel anything, when he went to college, he went home for the New Year, and every time he took a taxi back from the county town during the Spring Festival, he had to calculate the return fare, which cost about 30 yuan. Now with Didi, the fare has dropped a lot.

After going home for so many years, everything has been rising, only this fare has been reduced.

Fortunately, although it is the Spring Festival, there are still quite a few people running Didi, and He Yuan got in the car after a while.

After arriving in the countryside, there was still some distance, so He Yuan took the initiative to get out of the car. The main reason is that this section of the road is relatively narrow, and it is not easy for the driver to turn around after entering, or find a family's yard to go in and go around, or you can only follow the road, run for a few minutes, and then go back to the main road.

Anyway, there are only a few steps left, and there is not much distance, so He Yuan will walk by himself.

On the way back, He Yuan was surprised to find that the countryside, which was originally very quiet at night, began to be noisy today.

Through the low wall, He Yuan saw that many people's homes were full of cars, and in the open gates, you could see men and women dressed differently, gathering to eat and play mahjong or something.

Even the two small bungalows where He Yuan had not seen a figure since he came back were full of guests.

These two small bungalows are probably the most artistic buildings built in this village...... It's a pity that the designer they invited, probably didn't get a professional certificate, in short, the things that came out, not in the middle, not foreign, the attic, the attic is not, the dome, the dome is only half repaired, in short, it feels particularly weird.

But no matter what, I can't afford to have money, and the new house next to it is about 200,000 yuan, but these two houses are estimated to cost at least 500,000 or 600,000 yuan, plus the decoration of the yard and the decoration of the house, at least one or two million.

If you calculate the time of this house, it was at least four or five years ago, and at that time, the small villa on the side of Exiu Lake was only a million yuan...... Hey, if you have this money, you can just buy a small villa, and what kind of house will you build.

He Yuan shook his head, carried the plastic bag in his hand, and returned home.

"Duoduo, I'm back. ”

As soon as he entered the courtyard, He Yuan shouted into the air.

A black shadow rushed out of the room, hit He Yuan's leg headlong, then rolled on the soft turf, and then rolled over, got up, and kept scratching on He Yuan's leg.

"Eh, slow down, slow down, what should I do if I hurt myself. He Yuan hurriedly bent down and pressed the little guy who was sassing joy.

You say, this cat is good, why is it not reserved at all. Other people's cats are quiet, or they are dragged like 2580000, looking like "Lao Tzu is the uncle", but He Yuan's cat, raised like a husky, is crazy at home all day long.

Obviously, it is a beautiful short, not Siam, why is it so lively.

finally calmed the little guy, and Tang Duoduo in the living room also came out.

She was dressed like a doll in a white down jacket, a scarf, and a certain pale yellow knitted hat.

"You're back so early?" Tang Duoduo saw He Yuan, and a trace of surprise flashed on his face.

"It's a bit of a thing to come back. He Yuan scratched the little guy, and when he got up, he lifted the plastic bag in his hand, "I want to burn the rune paper...... By the way, is your grandfather's rune paper ready?"

"Burn talisman paper?" Tang Duoduo looked dazed.

Looking at her like this, He Yuan knew that she probably didn't know about it.

Don't blame her, He Yuan didn't even think of such a thing. Nowadays, there are not many young people who still believe in these things, and when the older generation is almost gone, when the time comes, most of this custom that has been handed down from ancient times to the present will also be broken......

"It's okay, go back and ask someone to see if you can make it up. He Yuandao.

When he was cremated in Beijing, He Yuan followed the process set by others and walked down step by step. All matters are arranged by others, and there is no need to worry about it.

Now that he thinks about it, the money was indeed not unjustly spent, otherwise if He Yuan was allowed to get it himself, he probably would have ignored the matter of the first seven.

"Oh. Tang Duoduo answered and walked out of the living room.

He Yuan realized that she kicked her hands together and stuffed them into the hot water bottle, looking like a minister of the court in ancient times, ready to take out a piece of music from her sleeve at any time to go up to the sky to listen to it......

When he left before, He Yuan asked his grandmother about it, and the rune paper was going to be burned by the river.

He Yuan didn't know why he took it to the river, and in his impression, when he was a child, when the family burned the talisman paper, it was the small iron basin, on the balcony, or in the aisle at the staircase, and it was burned.

Over the past few years, the rules have been changed several times, from running under the trees, to going to the streets, and now to the riverside...... I don't know who passed it down, but anyway, somehow, everyone did it.

Fortunately, near the old house, there is a river.

He Yuan greeted Tang Duoduo, and the two went out together.

There are no street lights in the countryside, and it is dark along the way. Fortunately, because of the Chinese New Year, there are many more people in the surrounding houses, and the lights shine out of the house, and they can barely see the road clearly.

"By the way, what were you doing in the house just now?" He Yuan was fine when he walked, and asked casually.

In my impression, Tang Duoduo usually stays in his own room and rarely goes downstairs.

But tonight, not only did she come down, but she seemed to be still in the living room.

Before, because the little guy suddenly rushed out, he Yuan's attention was distracted, but now in retrospect, He Yuan still feels a little curious.

"Oh, watch the Spring Festival Gala in the living room. Tang Duoduo replied casually.

Watch the Spring Festival Gala......

What an interesting answer.

He Yuan touched his chin and thought, now that the post-zero generation is starting to be popular to watch the Spring Festival Gala again?

When the two arrived at the river, there were no people on the road, and it was very dark. And because of the reason for resting, the soil on both sides has been turned up, the road condition is very poor, and few people will usually come, no, the roadside is sealed with barbed wire, leaving only a few holes for people to enter and exit.

He Yuan took a look, and if he wanted to go down from the road to the river beach, he had to walk at least a hundred steps. This black light is blinding, and the road conditions are so bad, it is very dangerous. He Yuan didn't want anything unhappy to happen during the New Year.

"Let's go for a walk, if it really doesn't work, let's burn it at the bridge in front of us." He Yuan looked ahead.

I have the impression that the situation ahead is similar to here, and there is no convenient way to go down. Fortunately, He Yuan is not a dead brain, and he has to go to the river to give up...... On the bridge, it is estimated that the effect should be similar.

Tang Duoduo didn't know much about these things, she said "um", and she didn't refute it out loud.

The two walked for another two minutes and came to the position at the head of the bridge.

On both sides of the bridge, there are many factories and warehouses, and most of the cars that usually come and go are the kind of large trucks that are several meters high, and He Yuan has to give way.

But probably because of the Chinese New Year, it seems quite quiet here, and there is not even a ghost shadow at a glance.

"That's it. He Yuan found a place, squatted down, opened the plastic bag, and took out all the contents inside.

The plastic bag contained rune paper, yellow paper, three sticks of incense, two candles, two stacks of banknotes, and blue "clothes" and the like.

He Yuan first took out the incense and candles, looked for them nearby, and finally inserted them in the soil next to the bridge.

After plugging it in, He Yuan took out a lighter and lit the incense candle. In the past, when I watched the second uncle and them, I had to nag something in my mouth while ordering. But He Yuan didn't, he didn't know what to say, and he didn't want to say anything, so he quietly got the things in his hands.

After lighting the incense candle, He Yuan folded the rest of the things and placed them in front of the incense candle. Then spread the empty plastic bag on the ground, kneel on the plastic bag, and make a "bang" sound.

He Yuan hissed and gasped - the ground was full of cement, and He Yuan's two knees fell down, and it was estimated that he had swallowed the bones.

Kneeling on the ground, He Yuan folded his hands and began to empty his mind.

If you burn the talisman paper, you should say something, such as praying for the protection of your ancestors.

In the past, He Yuan generally prayed for something "I hope my family is healthy", "I hope I can get a good result in the exam", "I hope that I ......", and after being a little older, He Yuan added a wish, "I hope that the person I like will also like myself".

After so many years, He Yuan has already determined...... These prayers are of no avail.

He Yuan didn't know that it was because the ancestors were not capable enough to shelter themselves. It's because the ancestors have worked hard, but He Yuan's own foundation is too poor, and he stumbles, and he can only be mixed into what he is now.

In short, He Yuan didn't have too many expectations for this kind of ethereal thing.

A person who has lived in an environment full of "drama", "negation", and "frustration" since childhood, if he still has deep expectations for this world, he is either the male protagonist in the middle two comics, or a loser who is immersed in whimsy all day long.

It's a pity that He Yuan is neither.

However, since it is a ritual, it needs to have a certain sense of ritual.

If you don't pray for blessings by burning talisman paper, what's the difference between that and helping others to do their work and not getting paid as a result.

So He Yuan thought about it, and finally silently recited in his heart as before, "I hope that I and my family will be healthy and live a long life", and then "bang, bang", and knocked three times on the ground.

After kowtowing, He Yuan got up from the ground, and Tang Duoduo, who was silent on the side, suddenly said, "I...... Do you want to follow suit?"

"You?" He Yuan looked at Tang Duoduo and fell into deep thought.

This is a rune paper burned for his mother, and it stands to reason that only He Yuan needs to be alone.

However, Tang Duoduo has now been handed over to He Yuan by Donald, and logically speaking, it can be regarded as He Yuan's own family - either He Yuan's sister, or He Yuan's "daughter".

If you calculate it this way, Tang Duoduo doesn't seem to have any problem with kowtowing to his "mother".

"Well, you can take one too. He Yuan nodded.

As he spoke, He Yuan moved his steps and gave up the position in front of him to Tang Duoduo.

Tang Duoduo walked in front of He Yuan with some hesitation, his face was a little hesitant and a little entangled.

She folded her hands and stared at the candlelight in a daze. Suddenly, Tang Duoduo turned around and asked He Yuandao: "What am I going to do, is it the same as you?"

He Yuan recalled the taboo of burning talisman paper, and it seemed that there were no particularly strange rules except for "the young and the old are orderly" and "each family burns its own family".

So he nodded and said, "Well, just do what I do." ”

So Tang Duoduo learned from He Yuan's appearance, knelt on the plastic bag, froze there for a while, then closed his eyes, "bang, bang", kowtowed three times, and got up from the plastic bag.

"Alright. Tang Duoduo clapped his hands, patted his knees again, and said to He Yuandao.

He Yuan looked at Tang Duoduo, his eyes were a little complicated.

Although I asked you to follow me, I didn't let you follow me even in a daze......

Never mind.

He Yuan shook his head and began to burn the talisman paper.

He looked around now, found a few bricks, and put them on the ground.

Use a lighter to burn the yellow paper money, put it on the brick, then pick up a piece of rune paper, light it on the paper money, and pile it next to the brick.

"You can come and help too. He Yuandao, "Follow my example, ignite it first, and then put it next to the bricks, be careful, don't pile it too tightly, and leave some gaps." ”

He Yuan was like when he was a child, his parents taught him to burn talisman paper, and he instructed Tang Duoduo to burn it there.

Tang Duoduo learned from He Yuan's example, and also burned the rune paper there, and at first because he was a little afraid of fire, he threw the rune paper crookedly and threw it on the ground. She hurriedly picked it up, followed He Yuan's example, and piled up the rune paper next to the bricks.

He Yuan threw some paper money into it while burning, speeding up the burning speed of the rune paper.

During this time, he also ran to the field on the side, found a wooden stick, and inserted it into the pile of paper.

He Yuan picked up the pile of paper to let the air circulate in, and picked up a pile of "banknotes" and roasted them on the fire...... the "banknotes" were too thick and burned slowly, He Yuan kept paying attention to the burning progress of the "banknotes" until they were burned a third of the way before they were put into the fire.

"By the way, who are we burning for? Tang Duoduo, who was burying his head in throwing paper money, suddenly raised his head and asked.

"Don't you know?" He Yuan asked rhetorically.

Tang Duoduo shook his head.

He Yuan then remembered that he didn't seem to tell Tang Duoduo who he was burning.

"To my mom. After recalling, He Yuan said lightly, and then continued to squat there, carefully setting up the fire with a wooden stick.

I remember hearing the old man say before that when you burn talisman paper, don't use things to stab a few handfuls of things. If something is scattered and burned to the ground, what the ancestors have received is something that is incomplete and cannot be used.

In fact, He Yuan has always been very curious, this paper is burned, it is burned from one place to another, and it is not a "swish", a whole piece of paper money is burned in an instant. In this case, whether you poke it yourself or not, what your ancestors received is something incomplete.

However, He Yuan has always kept this question in his heart.

After so many years, He Yuan has gradually accepted this setting.

There are some things that everyone pursues is a sense of ritual and a kind of psychological comfort. Too much to entangle an unreasonable, but to put the cart before the horse, lost the original meaning.

"Your mother...... She ......" Tang Duoduo opened his mouth, wanting to say something. Suddenly, as if she remembered something, she fell silent again.

The two of them were burning the rune paper there, and after the rune paper was burned, He Yuan threw the rest of the paper money into it.

"Alright, let's wait for the fire to go out. He Yuan stood up.

I squatted on the ground for too long just now, my waist was a little sore, and I almost fell to the ground backwards.

Before, his grandmother told him that after burning the rune paper, he should wait for the rune paper to cool down, put it in a plastic bag, and then throw it into the river - well, this was the process before, but now everyone has paid attention to environmental protection and hygiene, so you don't have to throw it in the river, just throw it in the garbage can.

"Oh. Tang Duoduo continued to squat next to the fire, looking at the fire in a daze.

The countryside was very cold at night, and when they came out for a walk just now, Tang Duoduo's little white face was blown by the wind.

However, when this rune paper was burned, her face became a lot more ruddy, and even He Yuan himself was hot, and she wanted to take off her coat and take a breath.

He Yuan waited there for a long time, and picked it with a branch in the middle to make the fire burn out as soon as possible. Fortunately, it was winter, and they were by the river in the countryside, so the humidity was relatively heavy, and it didn't take too long for the fire to burn.

He Yuan picked up the plastic bag on the ground, swept all the ashes into it, and tied the plastic bag.

After doing this, He Yuan took Tang Duoduo and walked back, and when he passed by the trash can at the door, He Yuan threw the plastic bag into it.

He clapped his hands, turned to Tang Duoduo and said, "By the way, what are you going to do tonight?"