Xiao Han fell asleep near the dawn, but after sleeping for a while, he was woken up by the sound of crackling firecrackers. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Info she muttered a few words in dissatisfaction, rolled over and went back to sleep.

And the spring equinox has already gotten up excitedly, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, to give my father and mother a New Year's greeting, the most important thing is to have New Year's money.

Xiao Han lay down for a while, and the sound of firecrackers came, and she felt irritable in her heart, so she had to get up.

The spring equinox pushed the door in and excitedly gave her a New Year's greeting: "Sister, you are up, Happy New Year!" Wishing you prosperity!"

Xiao Han smiled, no matter how old or young people here, they have to say Wishing you prosperity when they meet on the first day of the new year, probably because they are looking forward to a prosperous life.

This is the first New Year I have ever had, and I am one year older, and the New Year means a new beginning. So on the first day of the new year, you must be happy, otherwise the year will not be happy.

Xiao Han hurriedly got up, finished washing, and greeted his father and mother together with the beginning of summer and the spring equinox.

Lin Jincai and his wife sat on the chair, smiling and watching the three children lined up, kneeling down and kowtowing.

After kowtowing three times, Xiao Han pulled his brother's hand left and right, and the three of them said in unison: "I wish my father and mother a happy New Year, good health, all the best, Wishing you prosperity." May my father become more and more handsome, and my mother will become younger and more beautiful. ”

This greeting was very novel, and the couple smiled from ear to ear, hurriedly called them up, and then handed over three red paper packets of New Year's money.

Xiao Han took it in her hand and checked it, feeling a little heavy, and when she opened it, it turned out to be ten copper coins, strung together with red threads, this was her first private money, and she carefully put it away.

Look at the beginning of summer and the spring equinox around you. Because the New Year's money given in the past was one or two pennies, the New Year's money they got this time is the most wealth they have so far.

At this time, there was a sudden knock on the door. Everyone looked at each other suspiciously, who was it?

Lixia opened the door and looked, it turned out to be He Mu.

"Happy New Year, Amu, why did you come here so early?" asked Lixia in surprise.

"I'm here to pay New Year's greetings to Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin. He Muqiang held back his anxiety and said calmly.

After entering the door, he bowed to Lin Jincai and his wife, and after receiving the New Year's money they gave, he said good New Year to Xiaohan's brothers and sisters, and he carefully observed Xiaohan's state.

Today's Xiaohan is wearing a red cotton jacket embroidered with plum blossoms, which is very festive, and he still has two pigtails on his head, but he wears two red flowers on the braids, and his spirit looks good.

But the dark blue under the eyelids, the slightly swollen eyes, and the pale face are enough to say it all.

He Mu's heart ached: Did she really cry last night? Her dream turned out to be true! Why did she cry?

He looked at her with distress, doubt, and fear in his eyes. He was afraid, afraid that what was in his dream was real - he would not be able to catch up with Xiao Han. He was distressed, distressed about what Xiao Han had experienced, and what pain was hidden in his heart.

Xiao Han saw him staring at him, with such a complicated look in his eyes. At first, I felt very strange, and suddenly thought of something, and I sighed in my heart, how could she, who was a human being in two lives, not understand what it meant.

But my body is still small, and I haven't thought about these things. She always felt that getting married was a distant thing for her, and she would not consider it until she was at least eighteen years old. But looking at He Mu's appearance, it seems that he should be careful when he speaks in the future, so as not to cause him to misunderstand.

She pretended to jokingly ask: "Brother Xiaomu, you came early in the morning to pay New Year's greetings, is it to beg for New Year's money, I'm afraid I won't give it to you later?"

He Mu saw her laughing, and also cooperated: "Yes, I woke up in the middle of the night yesterday, and I was thinking about this." I was afraid that it would be too late, and the New Year's money ran away, so I kept my eyes open until dawn and hurriedly ran over, and now I am finally relieved to get it. ”

Everyone laughed when they heard what they said interestingly.

Xiao Han sensitively captured the two messages of "waking up in the middle of the night and opening your eyes until dawn", which was a little touching and a little incredible in his heart.

And Lixia noticed He Mu's expression just now, but he couldn't understand it, because he hadn't ever "liked" this emotion, and his emotional world was still blank.

He Mu finished worshipping the New Year and also saw Xiaohan, so there was no reason to stay, so he had to say goodbye and go home.

Lixia hurriedly took the opportunity to say that several of their brothers and sisters were also going over to pay New Year's greetings to their aunt, and they couldn't let He Mubai take the red envelope.

He Mu was very happy, glanced at Xiao Han, and saw that she did not object, so he hurriedly beckoned the three brothers and sisters to his house.

When they arrived at He's house, Zhang saw that Xiaohan's three brothers and sisters were coming, and hurriedly took out candy and snacks to entertain them. Xiao Han paid a few New Year's greetings, received the New Year's money, chatted a few words, and then went home for dinner. The Zhang family also knew the customs and did not keep them.

Before leaving, Lixia pulled He Mu aside and briefly talked about the situation last night.

He Mu was taken aback, thought for a while, and leaned in front of Lixia's ear to underestimate a few words. After the latter heard this, he looked incredulous, looked at him with wide eyes, and He Mu nodded.

When he got home, Chen had already prepared breakfast. This breakfast is exquisite, all vegetarian, and has a good meaning: a plate of stir-fried choy sum with yuba, a plate of vegetarian fried rice noodles, a plate of fat cake, and heated rice. Yuba homonym rich, fat cake means wealth.

It is said that this is a tradition left by our ancestors, and meat can only be served after noon. It is possible that the ancestors believed in Buddhism a little, so they asked the younger generations not to kill at the beginning of the New Year and not to eat meat.

After a few people had breakfast, they heard the faint sound of gongs and drums, and the sound came from the village ancestral hall.

It turned out that a lion dance team came to the village to dance the lion to pay New Year's greetings, last year it was in the next village, and this year it is their turn to visit the village.

Chen went to He's house to invite Zhang's mother and son to watch the lion dance together. However, Zhang is afraid that there will be too many people and his health will be bad, which will cause trouble for everyone. He said that he would stay at home and let He Mu go to see it.

During the Chinese New Year, how could He Mu leave his mother at home alone, and hurriedly said that he would stay with his mother.

Zhang was very happy to see him so sensible, but she knew that her son wanted to stay with Xiaohan's siblings. persuaded him to go at ease, saying that he was fine at home.

Seeing this, Chen said that he would stay with Zhang, and let He Mu and Lixia's children go to watch together.

This push delayed a lot of time, afraid that he would not be able to occupy a good seat if he went late, Lin Jincai hurriedly took a few children to the ancestral hall. When I got there, I saw that there were already a lot of people around, and some people from neighboring villages came with their children, and they all seemed to have the same thoughts as them.

In the middle of the field was a square table, with a bamboo pole standing next to it, and a large drum beside it.

About half an hour later, the people who had come were almost there, and the lion dance began.

I only heard the sound of the drums, and two lions appeared majestically, one wearing yellow and the other wearing red. As soon as he appeared, he was greeted with a round of applause.

Lin Jincai told the children: The yellow is the lioness, and the red is the male lion. Each lion is danced by two people, one in front of the lion head and one in the back with the body and tail.

The lion dancer is draped in a lion quilt all over his body, and his lower body is wearing the same lion pants as the lion body.

I saw two lions shaking their heads and going around the field, and bowing to the crowd, their mouths open and closed, their eyes flickering, and they were cute and cute.

Then the male lion jumped on the table and danced on it. I saw it stand upright with its legs high for a while, and start a handstand with its head down for a while, causing bursts of applause from the audience.

The lioness is also performing on the ground, sometimes climbing, sometimes rolling, sometimes jumping in front of the audience, especially in front of the children, and the bloody mouth is wide open and closed, scaring the children to wow.

Just as he was fascinated, suddenly a young man in his twenties walked over with a pocket in his hand, and he smiled and shouted "Uncle Lin Liu". Lin Jincai answered, then took out two coins from his pocket and put them in the bag, and then looked at the people next to him.

"Who is this person?" Xiao Han leaned into Lixia's ear and asked loudly, because it was so noisy that he couldn't hear it if he didn't shout.

"It's the son of the village chief, named Tang Youde. Lixia also leaned into her ear and shouted.

Xiao Han nodded and stopped talking. After dancing for a while, Xiao Han saw someone carrying a long ladder. The ladder is made up of two short ladders tied together and is about four meters high. Supported by two people, Tang Youde, who had just collected the money, climbed up and hung the money bag and a lettuce on the top of the bamboo pole.

It turns out that the homonym of lettuce is "shengcai", and the hanging money bag is "lishi", which is the remuneration given to the lion dancers by the audience. When the two are hung together, it is called "green". The reason why it is hung on the bamboo pole is to increase the difficulty of taking "green", and also to allow the lion dancers to show their superb skills.

The two lions began to get excited, scratching their ears and cheeks below, and kept backing and moving forward. At this time, someone brought a firecracker and lit it, and the crackling firecracker sounded, and the drum became high-pitched.

The lioness stepped up to the square table and leaned on her head with the male lion as if discussing something.

After a while, the male lion crossed the back of the female lion, and saw the male lion brush the ground upright and do an upward flutter, but the bamboo pole was too high, and it was still a little close.

Suddenly, the lioness also stood up, and it was the young man with the lion dance head who stood on the shoulders of the young man with the lion dance's tail, and the four lion dancers set up a human ladder. It's just that this human ladder is shaking, which makes people tremble, and it can be seen that the people below are struggling.

The drum beat "dong dong" was like thunder, saying that it was too late and that time was fast, and the male lion stretched out his head and bit the "green". Then the male lion jumped onto the square table, the drum beat stopped abruptly, and the scene was like thunder. The two lions kept nodding their heads in greeting the audience.

The lion dance was over, and the crowd was still unsatisfied, but they had to disperse.

Xiao Han also went home, and along the way, the spring equinox and Xiao Han excitedly discussed the thrilling scene just now. Lin Jincai interjected from time to time and told them about the lion dance scenes he had seen in the past.

When they got home, it was past noon, and the Chen and Zhang families had already prepared the sacrificial items, just like yesterday, so Lin Jincai led his two sons and He Mu to the ancestral hall in the village to worship their ancestors.

In the following days, until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, I had to go to the ancestral hall every morning and evening to offer incense, but there was no need to worship again, and only a man in the family was needed as a representative.

After the sacrifice is over, the rooster can be cut down and set on the table for dinner.

Dinner was similar to Chinese New Year's Eve, and Xiao Han still rushed to nibble on chicken wings and chicken paws. In other words, she really loves to eat, and in her previous life, she loved to eat the duck wings and pickled pepper phoenix feet of Jiujiu duck the most. When you have time, you can also research these dishes yourself.

After dinner, it was still early, and the family chatted around the fire. He Mu's mother and son also came to visit the door, and there were only two of them in the family, staring at each other with big eyes, and it was really boring to stay.

The Lin family hurriedly got up and sat down. Zhang's next to Chen's, He Mu next to Lixia, although crowded, but warm. Xiao Han took two rice crackers, put them on the clean tongs, held them on the fire and roasted them, and when they were baked until both sides were browned and fragrant, they were handed to He Mu and Zhang to eat.

He Mu and the two of them held the cake, feeling that this way of eating was very novel.

Spring Equinox said with a smile: "This is a new way to eat rice crackers that my sister came up with, they are fragrant and crispy, but they are delicious." Eat it!"

Zhang took a bite and praised: "Sure enough, it's much better than the usual rice crackers." Xiao Han's brain is smart, sister-in-law, I really envy you!"

Chen was very happy to hear this, and his face was full of thick smiles.

He Mu took a bite and didn't speak, just looked at Xiao Han with a deep look in his eyes. He thought about last night's dream, thinking about his guesses, his heart was sour and sour, indescribable, but there was a sense of persistence and firmness.

When did you start liking her? a long time ago, or since I saved her?

I don't know where it started, and I went deep.

The feelings of youth, once generated, are affectionate and warm, just like the grass in spring, and no one can stop its footsteps.

As soon as Xiao Han raised his head, he crashed into his deep eyes, his heart tightened, his face suddenly burned, and he hurriedly lowered his head.

He Mu saw Xiao Han's dodging situation and saw her flushed cheeks, and his heart suddenly overflowed with joy.

Maybe Xiao Han is not unsympathetic to himself. Thinking about it this way, he had a little more confidence.

He Mu stared at Xiao Han with burning eyes, even if he lowered his head, Xiao Han could feel that gaze was like fire.

What does this person want to do? I don't look at what the situation is, in front of my parents and family, I don't know when I have become so thick-skinned. Thinking about it, he raised his head and glared at her fiercely.

didn't know that at this time, she blushed with shame, and that glance, not only did not have the slightest deterrent, but showed a different style, which made He Mu's heartbeat instantly faster.

Xiao Han saw that his staring had no effect, and his gaze still shot straight over, and the heat was rising, and he was angry: I, a woman in my twenties, am still afraid of you, a little boy in my teens? Look at me, I still look at you! Admire handsome guys for free, don't look at white.

So Xiao Han also unscrupulously began to look at He Mulai: today he was wearing a blue cotton coat, gray cotton pants, and a pair of black cotton shoes on his feet, dressed as an ordinary peasant child. Although sitting, he still stands tall. A pair of sword eyebrows, a high nose bridge, slightly thick lips, staring at himself with blazing eyes at the moment, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned.

Xiao Han also raised his chin slightly and looked at him defiantly. The two of them stared at each other, everyone noticed such a childish situation, and they snickered in their hearts, but they pretended not to care about it and continued to chat.

Only the spring equinox was a big scene, he looked at the two of them and asked strangely: "Sister, Brother Mu, what are you two staring at each other? Quarreled? Didn't you just say anything?"

"Poof!" Everyone couldn't help laughing, He Mu and Xiao Han blushed, and turned their faces away from each other.

"Equinox, you guessed it wrong, they're not arguing, they're competing. Lixia said solemnly.

"Competition?" the second monk of the spring equinox was puzzled.

"yes, they're doing a staring contest to see who can stare for a long time. ”

"Oh, that's right, who won, Sister or Brother Mu?" asked Equinox with interest.

Xiao Han couldn't listen anymore, so he said "I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep" and ran away.

He Mu stood up with a red face and said goodbye to the Lin family. Lin Jincai and his wife didn't keep it, but the spring equinox didn't do it, why didn't anyone answer his question, he took He Mu's hand and kept asking: "Who won, tell me?"

In everyone's playful eyes, He Mu said "guess for yourself" and fled in a hurry.

Everyone looked at each other and laughed. Seeing this, the spring equinox finally understood that he was being tricked by his brother, and angrily chased after Lixia.

The first day of the Lunar New Year was spent in such a harmonious atmosphere.

The next day is the second day of junior high school, and it is also the day when the married girl returns to her parents' home. In previous years, the Chen family stayed at home on this day, because the Lin family would return to their parents' house on this day. This year, she is hesitating whether to wait for Lin at home or go back to her parents' house.

Lin Jincai naturally wanted to stay at home to see if his sister would come back. Although he was very angry and disappointed last time, it was his own sister after all, and it was an inseparable blood and family relationship.

On the contrary, the Chen family and the others all hate the Lin family, and they thought to themselves, I don't bother to pay attention to you when I come. But seeing Lin Jincai's sullen appearance, it was not easy to say that he was leaving, and he didn't wait for the eldest sister to come back.

I didn't think that this day was beautiful, but when I got up early in the morning, the sky was gloomy, and it rained lightly after a while.

This is the first time Xiao Han has seen rain since he came to this world for more than a month.

The sky and the earth are gray and quiet, and the rain drops on the eaves, leaves, and the ground, making a "rustling" sound, as if the silkworm baby is eating mulberry leaves.

The freshly sprouted grass greedily sucks the sweet rain and stretches itself in the rain, as if dancing a cheerful dance.

Occasionally, some people wore robes, hats, or oil-paper umbrellas, walking quietly on the road. Either to incense, or to visit relatives and friends.

In the distance, the mountains are shrouded in clouds and mist, like a fairyland.

Looking at the weather, the Lin family should not come. Chen and Xiao Han were relieved. Lin Jincai was a little disappointed, but relieved, to be honest, he didn't know how to face this sister.

Everyone relaxed, talking and laughing around the brazier. The spring equinox felt bored, so he begged Xiaohan to "talk about the ancients". The so-called "telling the ancients" is to tell some myths and legends and other stories.

This is not difficult for Xiao Han, and the ready-made four famous books are in his mind. But which one to talk about? After thinking about it, let's start with the easiest and most interesting. (To be continued.) )