On December 19, a winter day when the sun was still warm, Chen Guyu, under the leadership of Su Sheng'er, walked to this small city on the Huai River in the south of the Xichuan Empire for the first time. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

I went to Pinghai Street, the most prosperous street in the city, where I bought some cheap winter clothes, which were bought for Chen Guyu, and also tasted the specialties of the town, and the pancakes were very soft. After visiting the entire outer city, he looked into the inner city, in the courtyard of the mansion surrounded by small bridges and flowing water, it was Su Sheng'er's future goal, but the people living in it were all dignitaries, and even Su Sheng'er's main cooking home, Luofu, could only be able to be in the outermost part of the inner city, far from the core area.

Because Chen Guyu bought new clothes, the family had no money again, and after shopping around the city, he had some lunch at random, and Su Sheng'er took Chen Guyu to a restaurant on Pinghai Street.

The restaurant is called Wind Chimes, and the shopkeeper is a middle-aged man who looks very honest, and when he saw Su Sheng'er entering, he smiled and said, "Sheng'er, are you here to sell cloth again?" ”

Chen Guyu then realized that this shopkeeper should be Su Sheng'er's old customer, because there is no store and door, so Su Sheng'er's good sole brocade is generally sold by acquaintances, fortunately, the girl's handiwork is fine, and the money is not much, but the quality is rare and good, and it also makes more and more customers, and more people come to visit, often causing a situation where supply exceeds demand.

Su Sheng'er shook her head with a smile: "Uncle Xu, I don't sell cloth today, I have something to ask you!" ”

"Haha, you girl can still ask for something? Say, as long as it's not a difficult thing, Uncle Xu, I'll try my best to be satisfied! ”

Su Sheng'er smiled sweetly: "Uncle Xu, let me introduce, this is my younger brother, Chen Guyu, he wants to find a job to ......"

As he spoke, he pulled Chen Guyu up, and Chen Guyu also saluted respectfully and shouted: "Uncle Xu!" ”

Uncle Xu glanced at him lightly, and readily agreed. For such a restaurant that can be opened in the prosperous stage of Pinghai Street, it is naturally not difficult to recruit more people, and in addition, he has a lot of interactions with Su Shenger on weekdays, so he can also form a good fate when he responds to the situation.

However, it is not the chef who originally planned to do things, Chen Guyu may be good at cooking, but because there are enough people in charge of the kitchen in the restaurant, and the taste of the restaurant has been familiar for so many years, but it can't be changed, so in the end, Chen Guyu just became a runner under Uncle Xu's arrangement, not too tired, and his income was only average, but Chen Guyu and Su Sheng'er were also very satisfied, at least it was also a relationship.

So, in the few days near the end of the year, Chen Guyu officially started to work, until December 29, in these days, although the time is not long, but also earned hundreds of Wen, plus Su Sheng'er is busy running around and doing some things, the family's money is finally growing positively.

The two of them don't have much food and clothing, and they don't have anything to buy, except for the extra clothes, there is no big expense, but it is just as Su Sheng'er expected, because Luofu gave birth to a daughter, the lord is happy, and it is indeed a good salary for the people who work in the house, Su Sheng'er also brought back a chicken sent by Luofu on the 28th day, ready to add vegetables on the 30th night.

Time passed quickly, the thirtieth day of the lunar month in the early morning drifting goose feather snow finally arrived, the sky was still bright, lift the curtain and look out of the house, you can see that the streets and alleys are all a piece of snow white, the original black clay tiles and loess rammed into the wall is covered with thick snow, people walk on the road, one step deeper and one shallow, leaving a long string of footprints.

Although the mobility is difficult, people have a smile on their faces and a happy mood, because today is the Chinese New Year's Eve, which represents the end of the old year and the beginning of the new year, and also represents the reunion of the family.

In that room, Chen Guyu got up and walked out of the house, and as soon as he opened the door, a cold wind hit him, making him shiver. He looked back at the other room, saw that there was no sound inside, and it was obvious that the girl was still asleep, so he smiled slightly, and then turned around and took out a broom, shovel and other tools from the house and began to clear the snow outside the house.

Although the snowflakes are beautiful, they will also look very troublesome, so at this time, many people have come out of the house to clean the snow outside their houses like Chen Guyu, and the streets and alleys have gradually returned to their original appearance, but those roof tiles are still covered in silver, which looks like a dreamlike world, and does not affect the beauty at all.

When Chen Guyu swept away the snow, in another room, Su Sheng'er also walked out wearing a white cotton skirt, and her slender waist was tied with a red ribbon, which looked extremely festive.

Since Chen Guyu was taken in, there was naturally one more person in the family, and the house left by his parents was not enough. Although he recognized Chen Guyu as his younger brother, at this age, even his parents could not live together, so in desperation, he put another bed in another room that was originally a kitchen and living room, Su Sheng'er carried his clothes and quilts to live in the past, Chen Guyu was embarrassed and wanted to go to live in the kitchen by himself, but was blocked back by Su Sheng'er's stubborn sister's theory, and finally could only give in with tears and laughter.

However, the family's savings have become more and more, and when the Shangyuan is over, a few workers can be hired to expand the family again, and the two empty rooms are indeed shabby.

Chen Guyu thought like this, and the embarrassment in his heart only decreased.

Su Sheng'er stretched her waist, and then saw Chen Guyu, who was in full swing, was slightly stunned, and immediately smiled. Sure enough, it's different if there is an extra man in the family, if it was before, on such days when the snow closed the road, it would take her half a day to clean up the snow at the door, and she would be tired and half dead, which is like now, the sky is still just dawning, and she has just gone out, and the outside of the house has returned to its usual appearance.

Chen Guyu wiped the sweat stains between the tips of his hair, walked over with a smile, and just wanted to say something, Su Sheng'er raised his hand, and the handkerchief with the girl's fragrance had been wiped on his red cheeks, bringing sweat and warmth: "Rest for a while, I'll go make breakfast." ”

Chen Guyu responded: "Hmm." Thank you Sheng'er ......"

"I want to call Sister Sheng'er!"

"Okay, Sheng'er!"

Su Sheng'er picked up a finger and pointed a little on the door of his head: "Stinky boy!" Deliberately, right?! ”

Chen Guyu didn't resist, just laughed: "Haha, get used to it......"

He still can't remember the past, but he always feels that he must not have been as happy as he is now, so warm and warm, so full and comfortable.

Su Sheng'er quickly finished breakfast, today in addition to the original bread there is more hot gruel, just after Chen Guyu cleaned the courtyard, it also drove away the winter chill, Chinese New Year's Eve, the food is naturally much better than usual.

After breakfast, it is time to prepare for the New Year.

Worship ancestors, paste Spring Festival couplets and so on are indispensable, at this time the couplets are particularly cheap than weekdays, if it is an ordinary time, want to buy a pair of elegant couplets to hang up at least dozens of hundreds of texts, but at this time, because of the New Year, those shops on the street are sold very cheap, as long as seven or eight or more than a dozen texts, although the quality is not very good, the really rich families are directly invited to write by famous people, will not go to the street to buy, but to celebrate the New Year's celebration is enough.

"The east wind blows out the green of a thousand mountains, and the spring rain sprinkles everything new."

The red paper and black letters soon appeared on the door panel of the house, steady and bright, dazzling, it seems that because of the appearance of this Spring Festival couplet, the whole house is new. When Chen Guyu walked to the side with another pair of Spring Festival couplets, Su Sheng'er walked out after washing the dishes and chopsticks, in addition to hanging the couplets, there were many things to do, such as pasting window flowers, removing dust, etc., the two of them did it in a division of labor, but it was solved quickly.

In the afternoon, the weather is also a little warmer, at a glance, on the houses next to the streets and alleys, the snow has gradually dispersed, leaving only the wet ground, Chen Guyu and Su Sheng'er began to worship their ancestors, although this is a bit nondescript, Su Sheng'er does have ancestors to sacrifice, but Chen Guyu is a little embarrassed, how can he remember who his ancestors are after losing his memory, but after all, the New Year picture is also festive and happy, Su Sheng'er really regards him as a family, so Chen Guyu also worshiped with Su Sheng'er in the incense, Pray to our ancestors for a smooth and prosperous year in the coming year, and the renewal of Vientiane.

There are many customs on Chinese New Year's Eve, but most of them are fragmentary things, Chen Guyu can't figure it out, and when he stays later, he stands by and watches Su Sheng'er do it, sometimes handing water Su Sheng'er will smile and say thank you, the whole process is warm and harmonious.

A busy day passed quickly, but it was a rare tiring and happy day for most people. The sky gradually darkened, Chen Guyu walked out of the house with an apron and a kitchen knife, and in his other hand was a fresh chicken, which Su Sheng'er brought back from Luofu.

Killing chickens has actually been a custom since the New Year, the chicken word homonym is auspicious, killing chickens means to attract auspiciousness, at the same time, in some sayings, the yang energy of chickens is very heavy, killing chickens can be used to drive away evil spirits, so the vast majority of qualified people, will kill a chicken outside the door on the thirtieth day of this lunar month, on the one hand, to seek a smooth and smooth next year, on the other hand, naturally for a more sumptuous Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

I saw Chen Guyu holding a kitchen knife in his hand, grabbing the wings of the chicken with one hand to make it bulge out of its neck, and then gently waved the knife down.