"A little to the right, a little to the right, oops, crooked, move a little to the left, yes, that's it, stick, stick!"

Ning Ke, who was wearing a goose-yellow coat with a long braid, was next to the bench, directing Ning Zhichu to post the Spring Festival couplets.

Sticking Spring Festival couplets is not only a hard work, but also a technical work. It is said that it is a reason for hard work, that is, when you are pasting Spring Festival couplets, some places require you to stand on the bench to post them, and sometimes you need to stand on tiptoe; Said that it is a technical job, that is also because of the limited eyeliner problem, the staff who posted the Spring Festival couplets can not get a glimpse of the place posted, if there is no one to guide on the side, it is estimated that it will be crooked and twisted, not the same.

"Alright, the middle hall has been posted. Next, it's time to post the outside door. ”

Under Ning Ke's command, Ning Zhichu pasted another pair of Spring Festival couplets, jumped off the bench, patted his hands stained with red, looked at the square Spring Festival couplets that had been pasted, and nodded.

"Well, paste our house, and we have to help grandpa's house paste Spring Festival couplets. Brother, hurry up now, I have to help my mother get some fruits and vegetables at four o'clock. Tomorrow is Chinese New Year's Eve, and time flies so fast. ”

Rather deeply sympathetic, although the person who posted the Spring Festival couplets was not him, but in her heart, she was also quite satisfied that the brand new Spring Festival couplets were posted where they should be stored, as if she was the one who posted the Spring Festival couplets just now.

More than half an hour later, Ning Zhichu took Ning Ke and pasted every lintel and other places in the house, including the face of the iron general of the house where the poultry was raised, and was also pasted with the Spring Festival couplets of "Six Animals Prosperous", so that the Spring Festival couplets guarded every corner of the house to welcome the good wishes of the next spring.

"It's not easy, it's finally finished."

After Ning Zhichu pasted the last "Six Animals Prosperous" at the gate of the cowshed, he wiped the sweat on his forehead and sighed.

Ning Zhichu was also tired and half dead, after all, every time he climbed up and down to post the Spring Festival couplets in front of the position, he was the one who often raised his arms to guide him to have sore arms, so he breathed a sigh of relief at this time. Looking at the Spring Festival couplets that were slightly clear in the glow of the setting sun, Ning Zhichu only hoped that the blessings written on them could really be realized in the next year, at least to bless the family with peace and security, and grandpa's illness could also run miraculously from time to time.

Shaking off the paste stains in his hand, Ning Zhichu said, "Let's go, little coco, it's been so long, the sweet potato should be ripe, if you don't take it out again, it is estimated that it will be burned." ”

"Yikes!"

Ning Ke exclaimed, she was particularly sensitive to the words that the sweet potato was about to be burned, "Brother Villain, why didn't you say it earlier." I'm going to see sweet potatoes first. ”

Then, Ning Ke spread his feet and ran to the earthen stove that Ning Zhichu used to boil the paste before, so that Ning Zhichu behind him had a black line.

…….

After enjoying the delicious sweet potato, I would rather go into the kitchen in good spirits to sort out the fruits and vegetables. In a rather word, sweet potatoes are like the source of her life, like spinach to Popeye, like peaches to Monkey King. Those who eat sweet potatoes are rather energetic.

Of course, here, it is better to just wash the vegetables and fruits, stuff them in the refrigerator, and wait for the Spring Festival to serve them to the guests, or enjoy them yourself. For example, cabbage is washed and then chopped up, put on a plate, and then put the plate in the refrigerator to keep it fresh.

As for Ning Zhichu, he originally wanted to help in the kitchen, but when he came to Ning Zhichu's house, the kitchen was transformed from the original half-section of the corridor, and the place was so small that it was difficult for people to turn around, let alone two people together. As a result, Ning Zhichu was driven out by Ning Ke.

Second, in Ning Ke's words, although Ning Zhichu's cooking skills are a little better than her, the kitchen is naturally a place of war for women, a place of war with vegetables and fish. No one is allowed to get involved, otherwise, you would rather feel rather unfulfilled. If she has no sense of accomplishment, she will be unhappy, and if she is unhappy, she will not have a good year. Therefore, Ning Zhichu was defeated for the second time.

However, Ning Zhichu, who was driven out of the kitchen, thought about it, and did not sit dry, but turned around and walked out of the house, went to the chicken and duck coop not far from home, picked up the feed, and fed it.

Waiting for those chickens and ducks who were still hungry and deflated despite looking for food in the grass of the back mountain for a long time, they immediately flew over when they heard Ning Zhichu's shouting. Seeing that the group of chickens and ducks were happily pecking at the feed, Ning Zhichu opened the door of the house and added water to the basin, so that the chickens or hen ducks who were a little choked came over to drink the water.

The next day, Ning Zhichu and Ning were called up early by Ning's mother to help with some housework. On the day of Chinese New Year's Eve, including the first and second days of the new year, the floor can no longer be cleaned, so Ning Zhichu has carefully cleaned it yesterday. And today, Ning Zhichu? It is better to be woken up than to let them learn how to worship some old gods such as Tiangongbo on Chinese New Year's Eve, and then start frying fish and five spices at the same time; Braised pork is boiled while duck broth is stewed......

When it was almost noon, Ning Zhichu and Ning would incarnate as escorts, carrying baskets containing all kinds of boiled meat or fruits or candy biscuits, and followed Ning's mother to the temple to worship the Bodhisattva, and then to the temple, worship the ancestors, and pray for the ancestors to bless the family to be safe, happy and healthy in the new year, Ning Zhichu and Ning Ke are getting more and more proficient in reading, and they often get the first place in exams, etc.......

This made Ning Zhichu and Ning Ke blush a little, but under the reflection of the firelight of the golden paper burning more and more, they couldn't tell whether the two of them were blushing because they were shy, or blushing because of the excessive firelight. The peers on the side looked up at Ning Zhichu and smiled heartily.

After the last firecrackers sounded in the afternoon, the sky also darkened, like a black cloth, and covered it with a clatter. And unlike in summer, the time has already reached more than 19 o'clock, and the sun is just reluctant to go down.

"Come, eat. Cocoa, this meatball for you. ”

At half past seven in the evening, Ning Zhichu's family of four sat down at the dining table early to enjoy dinner, and Ning's father also sandwiched a meatball and put it in Ning Ke's bowl.

"Dad, I'm not a kid anymore." would rather enjoy her father's love, but she was not "content" and disgusted, so she took a rib from the induction cooker and handed it to Ning's mother, "Mom, this rib is for you." ”

In the middle of the dining table, there is a black induction cooker, which is boiling all kinds of meatballs, pork ribs, enoki mushrooms, and some spinach. On the side of the induction cooker, there are cooked foods such as duck broth, fried lean meat with celery, fried pork ribs, and five spices; On the other side of the induction cooker, there are various plates containing vegetables, hot pot ingredients, mushrooms, etc.