Chapter 5 A Night of Fish and Dragons Dance
The process of killing chickens was very bloody, but for Chen Guyu, there was a natural feeling, and when the blood was drained, he began to make some other preparations. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
As for Su Sheng'er, in the past, she might close her eyes and hold a knife to cut off the head of the chicken, sometimes she succeeded by mistake, and sometimes she would naturally fail miserably when she encountered these jumping chickens, and she might suffer some minor injuries because of this, at that time, she had to find a neighbor to help, which was always very troublesome.
Therefore, when she saw Chen Guyu solve everything unusually neatly, Su Sheng'er felt in her heart that it was good to have one more person in the family.
Then there is cooking and cooking, these things are still very easy for a professional chef like Su Sheng'er, after the curling smoke rises and the sky gradually darkens, there are gradually various fragrances wafting out of the room, which makes people salivate.
The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was soon ready, the dishes were served, the candles were lit, the room was very small, there were few people, but it was warm enough, Chen Guyu and Su Sheng'er worshipped the god of heaven and earth together, sat opposite each other, and began to eat the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.
Su Sheng'er also took out a bottle of wine very rarely, which is very cherished by the Tang Empire, but it is not a precious thing in this Ninghai City, it is available in various shops on the street, dozens and hundreds of texts, not to mention that in the eastern region, after the speculation of some traders, these common wines in the Western Regions can be sold for a price of several tens of taels. As for the so-called howl made by trampling on the naked and clean jade feet of the maiden, it is only a lie made up by businessmen to attract the rich of the East. There may be such a fine wine, but it is certainly not something that a smuggler with no status can offer.
Grape wine glow-in-the-dark glass, glow-in-the-dark glass no, just ordinary glasses, but they don't pursue anything, in this festive day of thousands of lights, everything is just for fun and relaxation.
Su Sheng'er filled Chen Guyu with a cup, poured herself another glass, then stood up and looked at Chen Guyu with a smile: "Come, Ah Yu, let's have a drink!"
The girl said this very imposingly, there was a feeling of arrogance and dry clouds, coupled with the blush on her little face, I don't know if it was the rendering of the fire or because the wine was not drunk, everyone was drunk, very cute, and very charming.
Chen Guyu heard her call Ah Yu, thinking that no one should have called him like this, well, it should not be, but he liked it very much, so he also stood up: "Sheng'er, Chinese New Year's Eve happy......"
Su Sheng'er smiled, and didn't care about the unchanging title in his mouth, and with a light touch, she drank the wine in her hand, her face was even more red, her eyes were charming, like microwaves, a little intoxicating, she was very happy.
In the past, on Chinese New Year's Eve, although every family would be reunited, and the celebration would be noisy, but for her, it was actually no different from usual, at most, she would be willing to spend some money to buy more delicious food during that time, and enjoy herself on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, and then sit quietly by the window, looking at the lights of the ten thousand homes, which is also so bright, but there is no warmth here.
When you are tired of seeing, you go straight to bed to rest, and wait until the new year arrives in your dreams, if you are not tired, you will continue to look in a daze, because you are alone, there will be no sound, the room is quiet, sometimes the interest comes, but you will happily hum a song.
"Yue'er is smiling in her hands, Yun'er is sleeping early in front of her eyes, the spring breeze can't blow down, my willow waist is bouncing in this peach blossom garden......"
She can only laugh at this peach blossom smile, and she can't remember who she learned it from, but she still hums a few words when she has something to do, maybe it's because she envies the feeling inside.
Later, gradually, I got used to being alone, just a little quieter, a little lonely, no big deal, Su Sheng'er often comforted herself like this.
But this year, when there is one more person in the family, she suddenly finds that it is really different, she will open the door in the early morning and see that someone has finished cleaning the courtyard, she will burn a table full of dishes in the evening and find that she does not have to eat them by herself, someone will gently touch the wine glass with her, congratulate her on a happy Chinese New Year's Eve, and will also be slightly dissatisfied when she gobbles up and say to slow down, this feeling, really good!
Su Sheng'er was drunk, ate, drank, and in a lively and warm atmosphere, the candlelight flickered, and she lay on the messy table and snored softly.
Chen Guyu smiled bitterly and looked at the girl's weak posture, and shook his head helplessly, he naturally understood Su Sheng'er's inner happiness, and he also knew this feeling, he was also very happy, but after all, he was already a young man, and he was still rational in this regard, so he would not get drunk.
A little drunk, Chen Guyu looked at the table full of food and scratched his head with a headache. But it's nothing, it's a big deal to eat it tomorrow, fortunately it's winter, the weather is very cold, after a simple cleanup, Chen Guyu picked up Su Sheng'er and put it on her bed, her room, after all, is a little bad, the humidity is too heavy, the environment is also poor, it should be to let herself sleep, but she was rejected by the stubborn girl before, but now she can't help it, Chen Guyu thought so happily, helped Su Sheng'er tuck the quilt, and then whispered goodnight, busy all day, plus the mood at night, it was indeed very tired。
Su Sheng'er didn't wake up, just turned around, muttering something cutely, but she couldn't hear clearly, after Chen Guyu put out the candle, he went out and returned to the room where Su Sheng'er was originally located.
Outside is still very bright, starlight, moonlight, candlelight, thousands of lights and red lanterns lingering and flickering under countless dark shadows, those are all big families, the parties inside and performances, three generations and four generations in the same hall, the main veins and branches gather, lively, tonight must be no one sleeping, maybe they are the real Chinese New Year's Eve.
Chen Guyu thought like this, and closed the door casually, it was all other people's business and not his, there was no need to care too much, tomorrow was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and he still had a lot of work to do.
As the wooden door was gently fastened, the candle flame was extinguished soon after, and this corner of the alley fell silent.
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There are a lot of things to do on the first day of the Lunar New Year, ordinary people have to visit relatives and friends, visit elders, some big families have a lot of tedious things, red tape can not be messed up, interpersonal relationships are more complicated, just to visit relatives to go on seven or eight days, and who to visit first and then who is also a university question, in this courtesy-based, law-based world, that is absolutely not wrong.
However, for Su Sheng'er's family, there is no such thing, after getting up early to worship their ancestors, and after spending the morning visiting the neighborhood and some of Su Sheng'er's guests, there is nothing else to do, and the afternoon will return to the same state as usual.
Su Sheng'er went to Luofu, Luofu is a big family, and he must be very busy at this time, and going to help in the house at this time must leave a good impression on the master's family, after all, such an opportunity is still hard to come by.
Chen Guyu went to the Wind Chime Restaurant, and there were obviously fewer guests who went there to eat in the first month, but the junior and even the chef who ran the hall would also be reduced a lot because of various things, and at this time, Chen Guyu's appearance helped Uncle Xu a lot, and it also made Chen Guyu's salary rise again.
The days are passing day by day, Chen Guyu and Su Sheng'er go out early and fight for their family at night, they are not a rich family, so they naturally have to work harder, and they plan to repair the two rooms in the family at the beginning of spring, and add a small building or something like that, which will be a lot of money.
Su Sheng'er also stepped up to take some soles, although she rushed to Luofu every day in the past few days, but after all, it was the first month, and in general, she was still idle, she did a lot and earned a lot.
The family's savings are already enough for a few taels of silver under the efforts of the two, that is, a few thousand Wen, almost the expenses of ordinary people for a few months, but it is just eating and drinking, if you want to do something else, it is still not enough, seeing that the winter is about to pass, Su Sheng'er still has a vague plan in her heart, but she has not mentioned it to Chen Guyu yet.
Half a month has passed, and that is the fifteenth day of the first month, the Shangyuan Festival.
On this day, Chen Guyu and Su Sheng'er did not go out to work, but quietly enjoyed the joy of this Yuan Eve, in some places, Shangyuan is a more important festival than the Spring Festival.
Before it gets dark, the streets and alleys are already sounding gongs and drums, there are dragon and lion dances and teams are starting to prepare, BMW incense cars are paraded on the roads, and as the sky gets darker, more and more lights begin to appear in all directions of the city.
This is only in the small city on the edge of Xichuan, if it is in the imperial capital Tianjing, these are far from enough, three days in advance, the whole city is full of lights and fireworks, all day and all night, hundreds of miles are quite festive, and even the official yamen makes lanterns to celebrate with the people, which are all inherited for thousands of years, even if the war with the Tang Dynasty will not stop.
The night is gradually coming, the lanterns are fluttering, the fireworks are all over the sky, the whole Ninghai City has completely become a sea of flames, the people are shuttling in groups in the streets and alleys, some restaurants and teahouses are full, and on the Huai River outside Ninghai City, there are already lanterns, dozens of painting boats are moving slowly on it, and there is a huge stage hanging in the air, it seems that there is a grand performance about to unfold.
This is an Oiran Contest jointly organized by the eight green buildings in the city, and the girls will compete on the same stage to win the four major Oiran. This is also the tradition of Ninghai City for many years, there are performances of talented and beautiful people, and there are also rich children who spend a lot of money, the lights are brilliant, the fireworks are endless, and according to legend, there are adults from the city lord's mansion of Ninghai City.
And in this night that has been rendered bright and dazzling, the carefully dressed Su Sheng'er rushed to the outside of the city with Chen Guyu, and slept on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, and the Shangyuan Festival naturally could not be missed.
Viewing the moon, watching the lanterns, and the Oiran Contest will all be grandly launched under the colorful fireworks.