Early the next morning, after the routine exercise, Mu Dong took Xiao Xiao and Xin'er back to his hometown, Mu Daodao and his wife, Mu Xiaoxia and Xie Donglin returned on the same plane.

Speaking of the New Year, the local area of Quancheng is in accordance with the northern customs, and the third year of the month is the New Year. Lunan City, in the same province, follows the folk customs of the south, and celebrates the New Year on the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month. Five miles of different winds, ten miles of different customs, this thing is also interesting to say.

On the plane, Mu Dong chatted with Xie Donglin, and learned that he had often traveled with Zhu Xuesong on business recently, inspecting express branches in various places, and was somewhat satisfied with Zhu Xuesong's arrangement.

Although Xie Donglin is young, he is Mu Dong's cousin and a shareholder of the group company, how to place this person is actually a difficult problem for Zhu Xuesong. Fortunately, Zhu Xuesong was not stumped, and simply took it with him, one of which was focused on cultivation, and the other was also the meaning of asking for supervision, but he handled this matter very well.

Xie Donglin is also satisfied, flying around every day, ushering in and sending everywhere, and seeing different scenery, he likes this feeling on the road.

After Mu Dong asked, Xie Donglin's eyebrows fluttered and he told what he had seen.

Listening to this, Mu Dong frowned, no, Xie Donglin's mouth was full of sightseeing, and he didn't mention the business situation of the express company in various places, didn't Zhu Xuesong arrange an independent job for him?

Just as he was pondering, the plane began to land, and Mu Dong held back his temper and did not express his opinion.

got off the plane and boarded the car arranged by Zhao Ran, and everyone quickly rushed back to their hometown. After arriving home, her sister Mu Xiaoxia's family and Xie Donglin left separately, while Mu Dong and Mu Daodao hurriedly worked on paper.

The so-called paper beating is to use a wooden seal-like thing to make an indentation like a copper coin on the yellow paper. The same thing as a seal is called a paper stamp, press it on the yellow paper when you use it, and hit it with a small wooden hammer or half a piece of hardwood, and the indentation of the stamp is the same size as the ordinary copper coin, so that the "money" is printed on the yellow paper. It is said that only the yellow paper that has been stamped will be effective after it is burned, and it can be used in another world.

There is also a saying about the production of paper stamps, and it is not just a matter of finding a piece of wood to carve one. Instead, when the coffin was made, it was carved with the remaining scraps, and it was said that such a stamp would be effective.

There are also many taboos on paper, for example, only men can beat paper, and women are not allowed to touch their hands. For example, it is necessary to hit one by one, line by line, without overlapping, and when you reach the end of a line, you must not appear half of the "money" must be guaranteed on the whole yellow paper. Densely and evenly printed with the marks of the poke knocking.

When beating paper, put the yellow paper of the same size, three or five knives together, only the top one, not one by one.

A knife of yellow paper, according to the old rules, is 80 sheets, and now there is a shortage of catties and two, 50 pieces are good, and I don't know if the ancestors will scold over there.

In recent years, many people have invented some more concise methods of breaking paper, using 100 yuan bills to measure the yellow paper, and some have bought the kind of printed dark coins to stamp on the yellow paper, saying that they do not need to be played, and so on.

The Mu family left a stamp handed down from the ancestors, black and shiny, very textured. Therefore, the Mu family's tradition of making paper has also been preserved, and every time there is a sacrifice, the sound of bangbang bangbang always makes Mu Dad feel down-to-earth.

How can you fool your ancestors? Mu Dad always looked down on those lazy people and felt that they were insincere.

Mu Dong specializes in making paper, and Mu Dalong of Mu Daodao and Mu Sanshu's family is responsible for folding paper. Mu Dad, Second Uncle Mu and Third Uncle Mu packed up the firecrackers, wine and offering table for the grave. Mu Ma took Aunt Mu and Aunt Mu San to give light to those tie up.

This time, Mu Dad spent a lot of money, tied up a mountain of gold and silver, cars, airplanes, villas and a series of supporting "household appliances", filling a large yard.

The so-called opening of the light is to poke some small eyes at some key positions of the color with a needle, such as the top of the gold and silver mountains, such as the head of the airplane and car, such as the lock of the villa, these places are pierced, which means that after the burn, the people over there can use it.

In addition, in cars and airplanes, there are paper people, respectively drivers and pilots, and the eyes of paper people should also be poked with needles, which means to open their eyes. At the same time, the paper man should hang snacks and biscuits worn with money around his neck, which means that they have been given money and food, and they must work hard.

In short, it means that people express all kinds of good wishes in various forms in order to obtain some psychological satisfaction and comfort.

The family was busy, and Mu Jin came quickly, and as soon as he entered the door, he shouted, "Xiaodong is back?"

Mu Dong hurriedly stopped what he was doing, got up to greet him, and handed over a cigarette to light a fire.

Others also came over to greet him, after all, Mu Jinqian has a high seniority, and everyone will pay attention to the minimum etiquette.

Mu Jinqian said with a smile: "You are all busy, leave me alone, Huashan, I'll borrow a paper stamp, and I will make a good paper grave in a while. ”

Mu Dad was busy: "As long as the mind arrives, it's actually the same." Uncle, you wait a while, it will be fine soon. ”

The paper stamp of the Mu family is famous, and the whole village comes to borrow it every New Year's holiday, but no one has borrowed it in recent years. Unexpectedly, someone came to borrow it again this year.

Well, as he was talking, a few more people came, all of whom came to borrow paper stamps.

Mu Dong thought to himself, I'm afraid it's fake to borrow things, and it's true to find an excuse to make friends, right?

In fact, Mu Dong only guessed half right. The other half is that the rapid rise of the Mu family has caused countless speculations in the countryside, and the primary explanation for this kind of thing in the countryside is feng shui.

As a result, the saying that the ancestral tomb of the Mu family has good feng shui is very marketable, and finally extends to the paper stamp handed down by the ancestors of the Mu family, I am afraid that there are also some doorways.

As a result, some of the villagers who participated in the discussion came to borrow paper stamps.

This can be regarded as the rural version of the inflammatory trend.

Soon, the yellow paper was finished and everything was ready. A few people who borrowed paper stamps hugged Mu Jinqian and left, and they would discuss the order of use by themselves and take turns to use them.

The Mu family's grave team also set off, and the New Year's grave, but the men went to the grave, and the women did not participate.

The shop sent farm trucks to transport the trucks to the cemetery, while others drove them.

The rest of the problem is just the process.

In front of the graves of Mu Dong's grandparents, everyone arranged the offerings, and then a pile of yellow paper was placed in front of each grave of the other ancestors and ancestors, lit it, and firecrackers rang out.

In the firelight, everyone knelt down and kowtowed together, and Mu Dad knelt in front of the grave to break the offerings, sacrifice wine, whispered about Mu Dong's political progress, and thanked the ancestral gods for their protection.

After that, the offerings are removed, boxed, and lit up with various colors.

In the dry winter air, fires rise into the sky. There were too many things, and the fire was very big, so everyone kept retreating, and they kept retreating for more than ten meters to avoid the scorching sensation.

After more than ten minutes, the fire gradually went out, and everyone carefully cleaned up the ashes and covered them with dirt before turning around and going home.

Mu Dad prepared for several days and spent thousands of dollars on these lotteries, in the final analysis, they are just a handful of ashes.

At noon, a drink. During the banquet, Uncle Mu quietly told Mu Dong that he cooperated with Mu Jinqian some time ago in the tree felling business, and in the end he got 250,000 yuan.

Mu Dong smiled: "So, you lost 150,000 yuan in the last fake wine incident?"

Uncle Mu San glanced at Aunt Mu not far away, and said in a low voice: "150,000 yuan for an obedient wife, it's okay." ”

Mu Dong smiled and said, "Third uncle, then you have taken advantage of it." ”

Uncle Mu said: "Xiaodong, it's that Mu Huayu who recently found a daughter-in-law." ”

Mu Dong was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "With 100,000 yuan in my hand, it's time to think about this problem." ”

Uncle Mu pouted and said: "I saw that daughter-in-law, she is young and showy, if she can accompany Mu Huayu to live a good life, we both pluck out our eyeballs and step on them." Mu Jinqian also said Mu Huayu several times, but the old bachelor not only didn't listen, but almost turned his face. ”

Mu Dong smiled evilly and said: "The old house is on fire, it's understandable, why do you care so much." ”

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After the meal, the Mu family and the people returned to Quancheng by plane, while Mu's father and mother stayed in their hometown.

It was only three o'clock in the afternoon when Mu Dong returned to the office, and as soon as he entered the house, he called Zhu Xuesong and asked him to arrange a specific job for Xie Donglin after the Spring Festival, and he was not allowed to travel in the mountains and rivers again.

Zhu Xuesong was startled, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Mu, I didn't think about this matter, I will review it with you." ”

Mu Dong said: "Cedar, Donglin said where to play, but he never mentioned being with you, it seems that you are working and he is playing." I'm satisfied with your work, don't think about it. Regarding Donglin's affairs, I suggest that you arrange a prefecture-level city for him to settle down. Don't be in the province, don't arrange a mature market for him, let him go to the western provinces, this guy needs to sharpen his temperament. ”

Zhu Xuesong hurriedly agreed.

As soon as Mu Dong put down the phone, the mobile phone rang, it was Liu Jingyun.

Mu Dong immediately felt that it was likely to be that big deal.

Sure enough, Liu Jingyun said on the phone: "Mu Dong, a document has been issued above, Yang Yulu has been transferred to the vice governor of Henan Province, Cai Guoliang is the acting mayor of Quancheng, and the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress has approved the appointment of the acting mayor." ”

Mu Dong was overjoyed and said with a smile: "County Magistrate Liu, don't worry, I will fully support Mayor Cai's work." ”

Liu Jingyun smiled and said: "It is very good that you can have this awareness, and you can be regarded as a deputy to the Provincial People's Congress." Okay, you can help me greet Mayor Cai, and say how to remove the pronouns, it's up to him. ”