"Well, a little on the side, right ......" Ikoma Rina is directing her younger brother to put the door in front of his own door.

Welcoming the new year is a big deal for the RB people, and from late December, every household cleans their home inside and out, and some even hang a rope above the door, which is said to be used to expel ghosts. In RB's New Year's customs, Kamatsu is a pair of pine and bamboo decorations that are often placed in front of the house during the New Year. In ancient times, the RB people believed that the gods lived in the treetops, so putting the door pine was hoping to welcome the "New Year" home. RB's New Year's custom is the custom of taking pine home during the New Year, which originated in the Heian period. Nowadays, it is customary to go to the mountains around December 10 to take back the pine trees (branches), which is called "Yingsong". If you get early, you can decorate your home on December 20th. But modern RB people also have the habit of Christmas, so there are many people who put the door loose after the 25th. RB usually has a saying of "the first month of the seventh month", so the door pine is usually decorated until the evening of January 6. Of course, there are also some places that are placed until January 15th, which is the first month of the New Year.

Ikoma's decoration this year is a little late, and the rest of the family has already finished cleaning up the New Year, and now there are only some decorations left for the New Year.

Rina Ikoma's grandmother and mother prepare mirror cakes for worship in the house. The mirror cake is a tribute to the god of the year, flat and round, and the size of the two is stacked on top of each other. In some places, there are three stacks, and in others, they are made of sugar instead of bread. The method of arranging the mirror cake varies from region to region, and it is not possible to say which is right or wrong, but the standard practice is to put white paper on three sides, and put the cochin wood and linbai on both sides, and enlarge a small group of mirror cakes in the middle. It is topped with things that represent good fortune, such as kelp, lime fruit, citrus or ise shrimp. In ordinary homes, you only need to put mirror cakes and citrus on white paper, which is enough. New Year's decorations will be prepared from December 13th ~ 28th after the year-end cleaning. New Year's decorations only need to be kept until January 7, when the New Year's god arrives, and the New Year's decorations will be removed on the 7th. It is said that the mirror cake can be kept until the opening day of the 11th. If you want to cut it into small pieces, you should use a mallet to break it if you think it was once offered to the gods, so don't cut it with a kitchen knife.

"Mmmm, it's perfect!" Ikoma Rina looked at the arranged door pine with satisfaction, but the younger brother felt a little helpless: "Obviously I placed it well!"

"Rina, have you put it away, not bad...... "Ikoma's mother came out and saw what the two siblings had accomplished, and praised Rina Ikoma.

"Mom, you're too partial, aren't you! That's what I put on it!" my sister just pointed at the side......" The younger brother said very aggrieved.

"My brother doesn't look like a man. Ikoma's mother said with a smile.

"It's not like a man. Ikoma Rinano repeated.

"Alas, you guys are too bullying, I went to the house to rest, and I was exhausted. The younger brother said that he was helpless, so he went back to the house to rest.

"Haha, my brother is so cute. Ikoma's mother said with a smile.

"Mom, are you going out?" Ikoma Rina saw her mother dressed as if she was going out.

"Uh-huh, go buy the ingredients, for the New Year, you haven't finished buying them yet, Rina do you want to come along?" asked Ikoma's mother.

"Uh-huh, I'll go too. Rina Ikoma ran into the house, wrapped her scarf, and then went with her mother to the market to buy ingredients.

"Boss, do you still have pufferfish?" asked Ikoma's mother.

"Oh, it's Mrs. Ikoma, some of them just came this morning, and they might be sold out later, so it's really time for you to come. Who is this?" the fishmonger greeted the old customer warmly, and when he saw Rina Ikoma next to his mother, he asked.

"This is my daughter Rina Ikoma, who is now an idol in Tokyo, and has just come back for the Chinese New Year. Ikoma's mother enthusiastically introduced.

"Hello. Rina Ikoma said hello politely.

"It's your daughter, no wonder she looks so similar. As an idol, it seems that we are going to have another celebrity in Akita!", said the fishmonger boss.

After a few polite words to each other, Ikoma's mother began to pick up the puffer fish in front of her.

RB people call puffer fish "Zhenwei", and not everyone can eat it in the New Year. And most ordinary families will cook a very hearty New Year's dinner. In the custom of RB for the New Year, there is not a lot of hot food in RB cuisine, and most of them do not need to be warmed when eating, and they are eaten immediately. They put the New Year's rice in a double-layer lacquer box, and each layer is divided into two or four small boxes, and one after another side dishes are served in it. The most indispensable thing in the New Year's dinner is black beans (kuromame), which is homophonic with "hard work and seriousness". There is also a small fish named Tasaku, which is homophonic to "more crops, abundant harvest", and it is also a dish that must appear in the New Year's dinner.

In the end, Ikoma's mother bought these puffer fish at the top, and the two sides began to bargain. The fishmonger boss was very happy to discount the relationship between taking care of the old customers, and specially said that if Rina Ikoma became famous in the future, he would definitely patronize the business here, so that Rina Ikoma listened very comfortably.

The mother and daughter continued to wander around the market, and there were more and more things in their hands, because the New Year was coming soon, and with the arrival of Rina Ikoma, the smile on Ikoma's mother's face had not decreased.

"Nanasa, do you want to go out shopping together?" Nanase Nishino's mother also asked her daughter.

"Hmm...... Then I'll go too. Nanase Nishino thought for a while and decided to go out with her mother.

After getting dressed, the mother and daughter walked towards the market together.

"Nanasa, do you have anything you want to eat?" asked Nishino's mother on the way.

"Hmm...... It's all right, there's nothing you really want to eat. Nanase Nishino said.

"Well, let's see when we get there. Mother Nishino nodded.

After returning home, Nishino Nanase usually rests at home, although when talking to her during meals, she will also answer a lot, and will also say some things that are usually in the group with others, although the changes are very small, but Nishino Nanase's parents can feel the subtle changes in their daughter, and everything changes in the direction they want, although it is very slow, but they are also happy to see these changes.

Finally came to the market.,Because the New Year is coming.,There are a lot more people buying things in the market than usual.,Nishino Nanase is a little resistant to this situation.,But I've come here with my mother.,I'll find a way to be patient.。

In this way, Nanase Nishino and his mother began to purchase the New Year's dinner of the Nishino family.

"Azuka, don't move, just ask your brothers for help. Asuka Saito's mother said.

"Mm-hmm, I see!" Asuka nodded, sat on the couch, and watched the family clean up the house.

"Go wash some towels...... Go and wipe the wardrobe...... Go change the water. Asuka's mother kept directing her two sons and giving them instructions, making the two of them scramble, making Asuka laugh as she sat on the side.

"Ahem......" The little flying bird inhaled a little bit due to the dust raised in the house, and began to cough incessantly.

"Asuka, go back to your own house, there's too much dust here, I'll tell you to come out again later, be obedient!" Asuka's mother said quickly when she saw her daughter coughing.

"Yes, sister, go back to your house, we'll clean it up soon." The two brothers also said to her with concern.

"Oh well. The little bird nodded, and obediently returned to his room. The two brothers and their mother began to hurry up and clean up.

The little Asuka was lying on the bed in the room, and somehow remembered that Nanami Hashimoto didna was, and thought to himself that he didn't know what Nanami was doing now when she was alone in the dormitory.

At this time, Nanami Hashimoto was still sleeping...... Because she decided not to go home for the New Year, Nana Hashimoto didn't make up for all the homework she had missed, and now she doesn't have to do anything, she just sleeps every day to let her tired body slowly recover.

Reika Sakurai has phone calls and text messages with Wakatsuki Yumi every day, and the two have become inseparable good friends, and they cherish each other's friendship.

At this time, all parts of RB, members and families are preparing for the upcoming New Year. The new year is just around the corner.