"Don't be so polite to me. Lin Xiyan noticed her mood swings and changed the subject, "Don't go to the flower market! ”

"Why?" Zhou Guangming said puzzledly, "My mother can take me there on a bicycle!"

"It's not that you won't be allowed to go, but the flower market is narrow, and every year the flower market occupies a lot of streets and public roads, and there are only one or two lanes left for bicycles and pedestrians, and the traffic is very inconvenient. The venue is not big, there are many people, and it is completely pushed by the flow of people, which makes it difficult for people to choose a good New Year's flower. Lin Xiyan looked at him patiently and said, "There are more people on Flower Street than you can imagine, if you are separated, it will be difficult to find them." ”

Hua Banzhi nodded heavily when he heard this, "Your aunt is right, it's the first time we go to the flower market, and we are not very proficient in Cantonese, so it's better to be careful." What can I do if I lose you?"

"And when you and your mother go to the flower market, you can only hold your mother's hand tightly, and you don't have time to take care of the surrounding New Year's flowers. What's the point of going like this?" Lin Xiyan patiently explained to Zhou Guangming.

"But isn't it the same with you?" Zhou Guangming said puzzled.

"I'll let you ride on my shoulder, high on top of me, and I won't get in the way of seeing new things at all. Lin Xiyan patted his thick shoulder and said.

"Ahh

"Why are you crying for the New Year?" Lin Xi looked at him puzzled and said, looking at Hua Banzhi anxiously, "Zhizhi, what is he?"

"Something touched! Bright is not envious of other children who can ride big horses. Hua Banzhi's black eyes swayed.

"Hmm!" Zhou Guangming nodded heavily, his voice choked, "I am so envious of watching other people's fathers carrying their children in my hometown." Grandpa wants to carry me, but my mother won't let me, I'm old, what if there's a good guy?"

"My aunt is young and strong, and he can definitely move us brightly. Lin Xiyan pinched his fleshy cheeks and said, "For the New Year, be happy, don't cry!"

"Hmm!" Zhou Guangming raised the back of his hand and wiped the corners of his eyes.

"Okay, I'm at work. Lin Xiyan looked at them and said, "After lunch, let's go to the flower market." ”

"Hmm!" Hua Banzhi and Zhou Guangming sent him away, putting the tablet in the bedroom first, and then began to clean up the dining table.

As the saying goes: no chicken is not a feast, no fish is not a feast.

Chickens are the best poultry to feed in both the city and the countryside, and in the past, poor families would think of raising a chicken to slaughter for the New Year, and chicken was the easiest staple dish for people to obtain. Chicken has always represented auspiciousness, joy, good fortune and other blessings, and it is precisely because of this that there will be chicken in formal banquets.

Fish is also an indispensable dish, although there are many spines, some people do not like to eat it, and more importantly, it is auspicious, after all, the old saying often says "more than every year". There is a saying that the person facing the fish head should drink three cups first, and then the fish head should be placed in an empty position.

There is no shortage of fish here, whether it is freshwater fish or marine fish.

As for the chickens, they spend half a branch to raise them! After washing the dishes and chopsticks, she boiled a pot of hot water, killed two chickens for the New Year, and gave one to Qin Kaiser, because the children were noisy, plus work, they didn't buy New Year's goods.

After Lin Xiyan came back, let him send a slaughtered chicken.

The reunion dinner of the three of them was very sumptuous, the table was set, the dishes and chopsticks were arranged, and Zhou Guangming said excitedly, "I'll go and set off the cannon." ”

Now there is no ban, but there is no problem with the construction of Jin'er, of course, the premise, your purse has to bulge.

After the firecrackers were set off, the smell ......of gunpowder still penetrated into the room and dissipated after a while, even though the door was closed.

Lin Xiyan looked at the two people sitting obediently at the table of the Eight Immortals, picked up the chopsticks, and said with a warm smile, "Eat." ”

"I feel like I can't finish it!" Zhou Guangming looked at the stewed chicken, braised fish, and braised prawns on the table......

"It's right if you can't finish eating, there is more than enough every year!" Hua Banzhi said with a smile as he looked at him.

"Ahh Zhou Guangming said suddenly, "When I was celebrating the New Year in my hometown, my grandfather always kept a little, I was very strange at the time, why did I keep if I couldn't eat enough, I always quarreled, and then I endured it when I found out." ”

"The little fool doesn't have to put up with it now. Lin Xiyan took the chopsticks and sandwiched the most flavorful fish meat in the belly of the fish into his bowl, "Eat." ”

"Hmm!" Zhou Guangming nodded heavily, "Mother, my aunt is eating." ”

"I've eaten them all, and I've been in the kitchen for more than a year. Hua Banzhi looked at them with a smile and said.

The three of them happily finished their meal and cleaned up the table.

Lin Xiyan chopped the dumpling filling slippery, and mixed the noodles with half a branch. I plan to go to the flower market and come back to mix stuffing and make dumplings, and it's not too late.

The family of three put on new clothes, and Lin Xiyan rode a bicycle to carry Hua Banzhi and Zhou Guangming to the flower market.

After the rain, the bright sun came out, and the warm sunlight dispelled the cold.

Along the way, Lin Xiyan introduced them to the traditional flower market as he walked, "Yangcheng flower market originated from Huadutou. Its formation can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty or before, when the flower market, the medicine market, the incense market, and the pearl market, known as the four cities of Lingnan, have a wide influence, and have the opportunity to take you to see and see. After a pause, he said, "In the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the flower market developed again, expanding from the city gates to the city, and it was open all day long, and from a single frangipani and jasmine to diversification. After the Xinhai Revolution, the old city was demolished, the flower market was expanded, and with the rise of the Thirteen Foreign Banks, the flower street became more prosperous.

The flower market in front of the feudal office gradually became a New Year's flower market, and in addition to selling flowers, it also sold antiques and New Year's goods. We're going to be the most lively place for the New Year. Even during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, there were Japanese planes flying overhead every day, and citizens still liked to go shopping here and sell flowers.

After liberation, the New Year's Festival flower market starts from the 28th day of the lunar month every year, for three consecutive days. ”

Lin Xiyan briefly talked about the past and present life of the flower market in one breath, so that Hua Banzhi and Zhou Guangming, the two old hats, had an intuitive understanding.

Lin Xiyan said with some pride, "As one of the four cities in Lingnan in the Ming Dynasty, Yangcheng Flower Market has long been famous in five continents and famous all over the world. The flower market is a unique folk landscape for growing flowers. It not only presents the ancient Lingnan Spring Festival customs, but also closely related to the lives of the locals. ”

While speaking, Zhou Guangming saw the crowd from a distance, "There are so many mothers!"

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