Let's say that the old fairy lives in the garden. Originally, it was said that a daughter-in-law would take care of the elderly for half a year, but no, it was the turn of the eldest daughter-in-law to serve at home, so she cooked, washed and washed.

The days pass quickly, and before you know it, it's almost the Spring Festival again, but this year is colder, and the spring flowers in the garden have not yet bloomed.

I knew that everyone outside would come back for the New Year, and on the twentieth day of the lunar month, the eldest daughter-in-law put on a carriage and went to catch the last temple fair before the year, and then prepared New Year's goods. I bought pork, mutton, beef, squid, sea cucumber, kelp, shiitake mushrooms, fungus, lotus root, yam, walnuts, dates, peanuts, sunflower seeds, watermelon seeds, and I didn't forget to buy some tricks for the babies who were about to come back.

As for vegetarian dishes, they are all grown in the garden and harvested, so you don't have to buy them. But this tofu must be booked in advance at the family that makes tofu.

On the twenty-third day of the lunar month, he sent the stove master with sugar melon. It is said that on this day, all the gods and goddesses have to go back to heaven to report the situation in the world for the past year, and the stove god is like a tiger stove always opening his mouth, and he is the most unstable. The people of the village were afraid that he would talk nonsense, so they worshipped him with this sweet and sticky candy made of syrup, so that the god of the stove went to heaven to take care of his mouth, say more good things, and bring back auspiciousness.

On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, I boiled oil, fried twist flowers and hemp leaves, and fried semi-finished ingredients for hot dishes, such as roasted sweet potatoes, roasted yam, roasted tofu, noodles and meatballs, and buttoned meat faces. Because there are old people in the house, the teeth are not good, and when the eldest daughter-in-law makes twist flowers, she also specially fried oil twist flowers.

This oil twist is also simple to make, one more process than doing general twist, that is, when you are with twist noodles, pour a little boiling oil, rub it, sprinkle some peeled sesame seeds, fry it, and you can do it. That tastes, the twist is fragrant and crispy, which is in line with the taste of the elderly.

On the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month, Liu Laoxian's three sons all led their wives and children back to Liuwan one after another, and also brought back saltwater duck, plate duck, smoked fish and candy or something, so it was not lively. However, there are only three houses in this garden, and two of them are inhabited, and one of them is a hall (i.e., a living room), and there are no more than four bunks.

So, as in the previous two years, the two cotton tents that were brought from the team were set up in the garden, and a big stove was built, and the second and third families lived in the tents, and they were about to settle.

On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, the Liu family began to steam buns. The daughter-in-law and the older granddaughter worked together to make noodles, knead dough, knead buns, and steamed buns in one pot after another, steaming, and made flower buns, jujube cakes, wheat hoards, etc., which was enough for the whole family to eat for five or six days.

Of course, I also picked vegetables, washed vegetables, boiled meat, fried meat, etc., prepared dumpling ingredients and semi-finished meat dishes, and also simmered chicken soup, which was very lucky. Isn't there a couplet that says: "Long long

This bean sprouts is actually very simple to make, that is, cut the carrots and white radishes into long strips of chopsticks, blanch them in a pot of boiling water with the bean sprouts, and when there is no bean and radish smell, take them out, put some soaked vermicelli, mix them with salt and sesame oil, and you can eat them.

During the Spring Festival, the weather is still cold, so it is not a problem to get some bean sprouts and put them in the helmet and eat them for three or four days.

In the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, red lanterns were hung on the gate of the garden, and the Spring Festival was also pasted. On the door is "the east wind warms all things, the auspicious star shines on a thousand family blessings, and the purple air is full of frieze", on the wall is "full of spring breeze", on the tree is "peach and plum fragrance", "snow red plum", "full of peach blossoms", and on the eaves wall is "a garden of spring".

On the door of the house is "the industry is prosperous and the people are beautiful, the family and life are a spring, and the people are healthy", the god of the stove is "God says good things, returns to the palace and descends auspiciously, and gives blessings", the water urn is "the wealth is rolling", the grain urn is "the grain harvest", the face of the tile urn is "the face is as white as snow", and the side of the oil lamp is "be careful of the lights".

On the side wall of the kang is "lying on the blessed land", on the board box is "a box full of new clothes", and on the beam above the kang is "look up and see joy". The windows are also pasted with red paper cuts, and so on, a prosperous atmosphere.

What about the children? Those who were frolicking and chasing could not wait, and the sound of "crackling" cannons rang out in the garden from time to time. The old fairy family was full of children and grandchildren, beaming with joy, making dumplings, eating Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, receiving the God of Wealth, setting off firecrackers, and the younger ones also kept watch for the night.

Early in the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Changwa took her two younger brothers and sisters-in-law to kowtow to her parents; the babies kowtowed to their grandparents and their parents; and they sent New Year's money one by one. Changwa proposed to go to the mountains and burn incense. The old fairy said that when they were old and walked slowly, they would not go. So, the son and daughter-in-law went with the grandson and granddaughter.

The New Year, there are a lot of people who go up the mountain, the village, the village, the old and the young, the men and women, one by one inside and outside the three new Chinese clothes, bustling, endless, the sheep intestine trail is crowded, walking slowly, lining up to worship down from temple to temple, and when I rush home, it is almost noon.

The dishes eaten in the Spring Festival are all semi-finished products or ready-made products prepared before the festival, and two hot pots are loaded, each containing four plates of cold lotus root slices, bean sprouts, fried shredded pork with cabbage, and dry-cut rolls, and the whole family eats them.

After eating, I cleaned up the pots and spoons, and the eldest daughter-in-law picked up a twist plate and put it on the in-laws' kang. There are twist flowers, persimmons, dates, peanuts, candies and so on. I also made a pot of tea and brought it over. Then, they all went out to play, leaving the Liu family's parents and their three sons chatting.

"Changwa, how is your factory director doing?" asked the old fairy after taking two puffs of hookah. "The silk weaving factory is okay, and the goods are not sold crookedly. "Oh. "I have a stake in the machinery factory again, and the shopkeeper is not crooked. Now the military industry is popular, and they also process a little accessories. ”

"The Japanese occupy the three eastern provinces, and they can't live in a few days before they see this peaceful life. "Dad, hehe, not as fast as you think. Chengwa interjected. "In this village, it's a bit of culture. I used to run out and buy and sell. Over the years, you have been doing business outside, and you have read some books when you are idle in the house. I think the Japanese will hit us in a few years, and you have to prepare for it outside. ”

"Dad, I'll tell you the truth, I'm not optimistic about this old Jiang. Sheng Wa said suddenly. "Ah, the three eastern provinces will withdraw their troops without fighting, which is unpopular and a big taboo," the old fairy glanced at the second child and said, "However, you are doing business, and you are mixed with these." "It's not mixed. ”

"Oh, I just don't worry about the three babies, and I'm straightforward. "It's okay, there is a big brother and a second brother, just run errands." "You have to be more mindful when running errands. "Yes. "Ah, don't worry, You're greeting Sheng Wa. Changwa took a puff of paper cigarette and said.

"You can inquire diligently outside. This is all the hard work of several generations and many years, and if I feel that it is not right, I will make plans in advance. Otherwise, once it is blown up, there will be nothing. The old fairy admonished. "Ah, I also said that yes, I have discussed it with several owners. "Oh. ”

"In these years, I still make money in the arms business. Chengwa said. "But you must not deal with the Japanese, and you must not be ashamed of your ancestors. The old fairy looked at her three sons and said.

"Don't worry, we won't make money without conscience, and we won't do anything without integrity. Changwa replied. "Oh, it's good to know. When I was rushing to sell the three yards, I ran south diagonally. Standing on that land, I was thinking that my ancestors didn't even occupy a single grave, and left all the land for their descendants to cultivate. In fact, in this life, money and things are all things outside the body, which are not brought in life or in death. Only by doing something serious is the duty of being a human being. ”

"Oh, I just said that I didn't speak, but you just said endlessly, in the New Year's season, what do you do with these things for Wali? The baby's family is older, and they all know. The Liu family's mother interjected with a smile.

"Hahahaha, ah, by the way, it's the New Year, don't talk about this, you all go away. "Hmm. In this way, the father and son chatted for a while, and then went their own way. Changwa went back to the house to rest, and Sheng Wa and Chengwa went out to run.

According to the customs in the persimmon bay area, the third day of the first lunar month is the day when the daughter-in-law returns to her parents' home. Lao Xian'er's two daughters, namely Rong'er, Gui'er, son-in-law, and children, arrived in Liuwan in the middle of the morning, and Lao Liu's family ushered in the most lively day.

The villagers take lunch as the main meal, and there is a table of eight immortals in the hall, and a large kang table on each of the two ends of the kang, which can not sit down, and another table is set up in the cotton tent in the garden.

Each table is the same dish, a plate of salted duck, a plate of smoked fish, a plate of bean sprouts, a plate of back pot meat, a plate of button meat, a bowl of red dates and sweet rice, and the main dish is hot pot. In the hot pot are cabbage, carrots, white radish, roasted yam, roasted tofu, vermicelli, sliced meat, diced beef, chicken nuggets, meatballs, squid and so on. The children and grandchildren are full, they are happy, and the old couple is happy and has Fenjiu.

After eating dinner, serving sugar tea and twist plates, chatting and playing. Dinner was held in the middle of the morning, and after eating, the daughter, son-in-law, and grandson drove back in a carriage. There are a lot of people, but it's too lively, and people don't rest well.

No, hurry up and stop, it's almost too dark (the local dialect in the area of Persimmon Bay, which means close to dusk). Changwa squatted at the door of the house and ate paper cigarettes, only to hear "wow" twice, looked up, there was a crow on the dead tree in the garden, got up and picked up the clod of soil and drove it away.

Maybe I was tired, but this night, the garden was very quiet, and I went to bed early.

The next day, that is, on the morning of the fourth day of the new year, the old fairy, who usually gets up early, is still asleep. My wife thought that she was probably too tired in the past few days, so she didn't call him, so she wiped it off. When I came over to see when I was done, the old man hadn't gotten up yet, so I couldn't help but shout. But I didn't wake up even a few times, and when I touched it, my body was cold, and it turned out that the old fairy drove the crane west.

Suddenly, there was a cry in the garden, the number of shirts, the paper ties, the funeral reports, the coffins carried the coffins, the burials, the mourners, the mourners, the graves, the inside and out. The old mother of the Liu family said that when people were there, they said that the national disaster was at the head, and when he was gone, everything would be simple. Changwa, in accordance with her father's wishes, Zhang Luo had a funeral.

After three days of closing the coffin, the children and grandchildren remembered the past, and suddenly, they cried like tears. The old mother of the Liu family sat leaning on the quilt and looked here and there, without saying a word or laughing, and fell asleep after a while.

When everyone came over, they saw that the old lady's face was sallow, and she leaned there motionless as if she was asleep. hurriedly called the old family, only to know that the person had also left, and there was another cry. Fortunately, his body was still soft, so he hurriedly put on old clothes and put on the funeral or something, and was busy for a while.

In this way, the old fairy and his wife passed away in three or four days, and the children did not hold a grand funeral according to the old man's will, but simply sent it down. In this regard, the people in the village also talked a lot. I'll leave that aside for now.