The evening of the 29th day of the Lunar New Year, that is, the first day of fortune, is also a top priority compared to the old Li family, and the custom in the countryside on this night is called "drinking soup", and there is also a ritual to worship the ancestors.

Hu Xiuying and Li Dongmei, including Chen Yue'e and Liu Jinju, the four women have been busy since the afternoon, preparing nine dishes, chicken, duck and fish, Li Tingting can't help a lot, so she sits behind the earthen stove and lights the fire.

Li Yamin is also back, and he, the eldest brother, is naturally responsible for presiding over the ancestor worship, and Li Yajun and Li Yadong really have little experience.

At about 7 o'clock in the evening, the sky was dark, the gate was half hidden, and the ceremony officially began.

In the house of the old Li family, who was originally happy, there was a bit of solemnity, and the eight of them all restrained their smiles and were busy with their own things.

Hu Xiuying and the women are still sitting in the kitchen, responsible for serving and cooking. There are also many rules in this, such as each dish must be a single item, meat is meat, can not be mixed with other ingredients, but also try to keep the original flavor, only use bowls when out of the pot, not plates, dishes must be cleaned, and then wipe, not a drop of water stains, etc., there are a lot of things to do.

Li Yajun and Li Yadong were responsible for running the hall to serve food, but they only went to the door where the kitchen was connected to the hall, so it was not easy to walk in at will, for fear of disturbing the ancestors.

Li Yamin, as a sacrificer, basically stayed in the hall, and when the food was delivered, he stepped forward to take it, and then carefully served it to the table.

The square tables in the hall were cleaned up, and ten chairs were neatly arranged around them, and you had to be very careful when serving food, paying attention to your limbs and clothing, and not touching the tables and chairs.

The nine dishes are arranged in the order of horizontal and vertical three, and then the wine is poured, Li Yadong opened a bottle of Moutai brought back, Li Yamin didn't say anything, and started pouring from the main position of the head in turn, the wine in the small wine cup must not be spilled out, and the process of pouring wine must not touch anything around the square table.

When the wine was poured, it was incense, Li Yamin took out six red thread incense sticks from the cabinet and lit them with the red candles on the countertop, and then bowed respectfully three times, leaving three incense sticks in the simple incense burner made of canned sugar water.

The other three sticks of incense, the first one is sent to the stove, the second is sent to the back door, and the third is sent to the front door, and the order must not be messed up.

After the incense is finished, he begins to burn paper money, burning a few small bundles of paper money below the square table in the hall to honor the ancestors who are eating at this time.

At this time, everyone can come out, because they have to kowtow to their ancestors.

Kowtow must be done three times, and the forehead must touch the ground for sincerity, and if you have any wishes during this period, you can also whisper them and ask for the blessing of the ancestors.

For example, after Hu Xiuying kowtowed respectfully three times, she said with anticipation: "Ask the ancestors to bless you and add a big fat grandson to the old Li family." ”

This is probably her biggest wish at present, the ancestors didn't hear it Li Yadong didn't know, but he knew that his mother's wish would soon come true.

The final step is to fire the cannons, and after a string of cannons is set off outside the door, it also marks the completion of the ceremony and the ancestors have left.

Li Yadong is very serious in the whole process, there are not many superstitious factors, the most important thing is to regard it as a tradition left by the older generation, and he should be in awe of it.

After cleaning up the scene, the solemn atmosphere in the room was swept away, and the smiles on the faces of the eight people were restored. Dinner is noodles, since it is soup, naturally I want to eat something with soup, meaty and stuffing noodles, with fat old chicken soup, it is simply hungry.

Li Yadong made a bowl and a half in one go, and after eating eight minutes full, he didn't dare to eat anymore, because he had to save some stomach to eat a fortune meal in the early hours of tomorrow morning.

The beds at home are very limited, so many people must not be able to sleep, and the men can only make bunks on the floor at night, and it is not easy to go out before the wealth is finished, even if Li Yajun's house is so close.

Because he knew that he had to get up early, everyone washed up and went to sleep, Li Yadong heard some movement while he was asleep, and he knew that his mother had gotten up, and he estimated the time, and it was just early in the morning.

It's really hard enough to make a fortune.

At this time, he was confused and thinking, when he can be the master of the house, he will definitely change the day, just like the people in the city, change it to the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, while eating the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, while watching the Spring Festival Gala, how interesting, I believe the ancestors can also understand.

There was still a constant sound of artillery outside the door, and it was so noisy that he couldn't sleep, Li Yadong wanted a carp to get up, the quilt was too heavy and he couldn't get up, he thought he should get up early, and when he turned his head to look, he found that his eldest brother and third brother had long since disappeared, got dressed and walked out of the room, even Li Tingting got up, and sure enough, he was the laziest one at home.

Sister-in-law Chen Yue'e burned a brazier and brought it out, thanks to a bag of chestnut charcoal that Li Yadong specially bought a few days ago, mainly because she was afraid that her mother would freeze.

The women were in charge of the kitchen, and the men were sitting around the brazier in the hall to roast the fire, and the delicious ghost Li Tingting had already learned from her grandmother who loved her that the family had a delicious storage place, holding a fruit box made of wood, and a lot of things came out, such as melon seeds, broad beans, candy and biscuits.

This girl's appetite is very good, and her little mouth has not stopped, which provoked her father to reprimand: "Eat less, and I will eat a fortune later." ”

"Oh. Li Tingting pursed her mouth and put down the handful of melon seeds she had just grabbed in her hand, like everyone in this family, she was also quite scared of her father.

"Alright, it's time to eat. It didn't take long for Hu Xiuying's joyful voice to come from the kitchen.

Everyone also took action, serving dishes and chopsticks, Li Yamin also took out a string of artillery battles and put them outside, which was very lively.

The main dish of this year's fortune meal is hot pot, which is Li Yadong's idea, and he also brought back the authentic Sichuan-style hot pot base, which was bought in several department stores in the capital.

The main weather is so cold, and there are many dishes for the rich meal, no matter how poor the family is, they have to desperately go out, and wait until the back dishes are fried, and the front ones are already cold, it is better to eat hot pot, not to mention, not to worry about the cold dishes.

At this time, I couldn't find an induction cooker for eating hot pot, at least Li Yadong didn't see what they were selling, it was the kind of charcoal stove with a chimney that would only be found in some old Beijing hot pot restaurants in the future.

The dishes are all arranged, no one starts chopsticks first, this is the rule, as the eldest in the family and the son of the family, Li Yadong is responsible for pouring wine for everyone.

The woman drinks the Arctic Ocean, which is a well-known soda in the eighties, in fact, it is orange juice, three cents and five bottles, and if you return the bottle, you can get a dime back, which is nearly half cheaper than Coca-Cola, which has entered the country at this time.

According to the old saying in the countryside, there are benefits to eating the tribute of the ancestors, as for what this benefit is, few can say clearly, probably it is easier to get the protection of the ancestors.

Hu Xiuying was happy today, put the soda aside, and asked her youngest son to pour a glass of wine, took the lead in lifting the wine cup, and said with a smile: "It's the New Year, let's drink one together, I wish each of you a safe and sound." ”

Everyone laughed and drank all the wine in the cup, and no one dared to raise fish in the cup that the old lady carried.

When eating a fortune meal, the cup must be accompanied by a blessing word, similar to a toast or something, which is also a rule, everyone has to say, and everyone at the table has to toast, and many children can cry for it.

Fortunately, Li Tingting, the only third-generation Li of the old Li family, is already fourteen and fifteen, so she will not worry about this.

"Mother, I also toast you, and I wish you good health and a long life. "The boss Li Yamin raised the cup for the second time, naturally he first respected his mother.

Li Yadong, who was sitting next to him, removed his mother's wine glass in a timely manner and let her drink, because everyone would definitely be the first to salute her first, and she would get drunk before she started eating, so it would be interesting to spread it.

The cups at the dinner table were staggered, and finally the atmosphere came up, except for Li Tingting, everyone else changed to liquor, and even Chen Yue, who usually doesn't drink alcohol, said that she wanted to taste the taste of this Moutai wine.

Lao Li's family made a fortune at a fairly good time, there was a bright light outside just after a meal, everyone drank a lot, two bottles of Moutai were completely reimbursed, and the dishes and chopsticks were not in a hurry to clean up, sitting around the brazier and chatting.

Li Tingting is undoubtedly the most excited at this time, because for her, the highlight of the year has just begun.