Chapter Ninety-Six: A Different New Year
I thought that the people in the village would talk about the affairs of the rich family for at least a few days, but as a result, they were all busy with the New Year, and no one had time to talk about their family's affairs.
The Wang family in the north also followed them for the New Year, one was never to worship the ancestors, and the other was that the ancestral hall was not here, so there was nothing to worship the ancestors.
But Grandpa Tai took everyone to thank God for letting their old Wang family, after so many years of war, there is still a reunion without a shortage of rooms.
There are not too many big fish and meat this year, but all the people in the north and south of the old Wang family, together with the Shi family, have to eat the New Year's dinner together.
On the edge of the drying field, more than a dozen cauldrons were set up, and the cauldrons were steaming, some were cooking rice, some were stewing meat, and some were boiling water.
Buckets and large wooden basins are placed in a row, and next to them are frames and baskets containing bowls, chopsticks, dishes, and vegetable basins.
The women were busy washing and chopping vegetables, and the men were busy bringing water, food, and begging for food. As soon as the woman shouted for something, someone in the man's pile immediately agreed, and then ran back to ask for it.
The children surrounded the grandmothers and aunts who cut cooked meat, you begged for a bite and I begged for a mouthful, chewing the meat and gnawing the bones, and the domestic dog behind them, sticking out their tongues and dripping saliva, looking at the bones in the child's hands, wagging their tails to please, just hoping that the child would accidentally fall off or throw it to it with kindness.
The younger generations were busy bringing tables and stools from home to place them, some saying that they were placed this way, and some of them were arguing for that. Finally, there is a small dragon to preside over the placement, and there is only one table in the northernmost part. Grandpa Tai took the men with the highest rank to sit as the main seats, and then five vertical and eight horizontal seats were placed from north to south.
Grandpa Tai came out of the house with Grandpa Beidi, and asked the grandmother who presided over the meal in a loud voice: "Old man, how are you busy?" ”
The eldest grandmother ran forward and reported: "Dad! The boiled, stewed, and braised ones are all good, but this little stir-fry, it's so cold. I'm afraid it's cold as soon as it's on the table. Isn't it better to eat it at the same time? ”
Grandpa Tai glared: "Nonsense! Today is the New Year's dinner. Adults, children, and women must all eat together! You're all doing a good job, so let's just say a few words. ”
"Hey!" The grandmother agreed. Busy ran to the pot stove again, told everyone to cook, ready to serve.
The younger generations began to busily arrange bowls, chopsticks, and wine glasses, and the women were busy putting dishes on plates and basins and putting lids on the side. Prevent it from cooling too quickly. Stir-frying on the side of the stove, waving a spatula. Toss up and down in the pot, making the heat higher and the heat smaller.
This year, drinks are ridiculously expensive, and they may not be available. And then there's a year of calamity. The grandmother only prepared a small jug of wine for each table. Grandpa Tai agreed.
At the New Year's dinner table, Grandpa stood up with a bowl of clear water, and everyone stood up with him.
Grandpa first prayed to the heavens. In the coming year, the wind and rain will be smooth, and the disaster will pass early. Bless their old Wang family with prosperity and a prosperous life.
Then I wish everyone sitting at the table good health, a comfortable life, filial piety to fathers and sons, happiness of husband and wife, and harmony of family.
After speaking, he drank the water in the bowl in one gulp.
The grandfather of the Beiwang family also thanked God and blessed everyone.
After the end, it was announced that the artillery battle would be fired, and as soon as the artillery battle was over, there was a person who was in a hurry and began to put down chopsticks.
Willow mushrooms, fungus, and garlic that I don't want to eat on weekdays are available on every table today. In addition, bean sprouts, tofu, dried seeds, and thousands of zhang are also made a lot.
There is more meat and chicken, and there is only a small pot of pork on a table, unlike in previous years, at least three things are pork.
There is no fresh fish, the salted fish is still last year, Er Ya took a small jar, and there was a small bowl of wine in it, and the salted fish was stacked along the perimeter of the small bowl, and then the mouth of the altar was sealed and placed in the basement.
When you eat, take it out, and as soon as you open the mouth of the altar, you will eat it all at once, otherwise you will have a mouth every half a day.
While looking at the table full of dishes, Grandpa Beidi said to Grandpa Nandi in admiration: "Uncle! I didn't expect that you usually don't show the mountains and water, and there are so many good things to eat on this dry day. My nephew doesn't know how to put off chopsticks. ”
Grandpa laughed, "Eat as much as you want!" These are all caused by my great-granddaughter-in-law, and the more winter she is, the more she wants to eat fresh vegetables.
If there is no one at home, she will figure it out by herself, and then we will follow suit. I don't usually take it out because there aren't many of them, so I have to eat them carefully.
Although it is said that it is the New Year today, it is also because of your presence, otherwise I would be reluctant to take out so much, after all, I will have to live in the future.
Since it is for you, you will let go of eating, and for the New Year, we are reunited for the first year, so don't be polite, let go of eating! ”
Originally, there were many people, and they replied in unison: "Yes!" "The voice really exploded.
Goudan followed Wen Chao to a table, because he had asked for a lot of cooked meat and bones to gnaw with the children before, and now he was not hungry when he sat at the table.
At this time, seeing Wen Chao eating by himself, he was not in a hurry to ask his mother to feed him, but wanted to eat by himself with chopsticks, Wang Niangzi was afraid that he would waste rice, so he held the chopsticks and refused to let him, the mother and son asked for one and did not give one, you came and went, which made a table of people laugh.
Aunt Shi sat at a table with a large family, looking at the meal that was better than their usual New Year's dinner, and she was reluctant to put down her chopsticks.
Only the dog left no matter what he was left to do, he reached out and grabbed a big chicken leg that he had long taken a fancy to, stuffed it into his mouth, and gnawed it.
The second dog, who was two years younger, was anxious, so he stood on the stool all of a sudden, reached out and grabbed the other one, whether he could gnaw it or not, first stuffed it into his mouth to add flavor, and then no one wanted to let go.
Mrs. Shi looked at her grandchildren happily, turned her head and asked everyone to move their chopsticks to eat.
Father Shi looked at the table full of good dishes, and sighed in his heart, it would be nice if there was a pot of wine. It's a pity that there is no wine to accompany such a good dish! It's a pity!
"Daddy! You eat this! "The son of Mrs. Shi's family first sandwiched a chicken wing root to his father. I sandwiched another chicken wing root to his mother, "Mother! Here's for you! ”
Aunt Shi was busy pushing again, "You can eat it yourself!" Although we spent the New Year in a different place this year, our family is good, and we should be happy and happy. You all eat your own chopsticks! ”
Aunt Shi took out another pot of wine. To Daddy Shi: "Dad, this is a pot of wine on the table, I was afraid that I would be beaten by two boys, so I put it away." Drink less, I've heard that this wine is expensive and hard to buy now. ”
Daddy Shi saw that there was wine, and his eyes lit up, "I just thought about it." If only there was a pot of wine. You're going to take it out, it's a dream come true! ”
To please the New Year's gloss, it is estimated that it will be the same everywhere. Daddy Shi's voice just fell. The family at the table was excited and happy because of Dad's words, and they were full of expectations for the coming year.
After the New Year's dinner this year, Xiaohu's family did not go to the uncle's house. It's not because of the uncle and daughter-in-law, it's because Xiaohu has two sons. It's already a family of its own.
Xiaohu took Wen Yue and Wen Chao while playing chess with Xiaolong, and Erya and the nurse were busy frying peanuts and dried sweet potatoes. This year, everyone is doing twice as much as usual. Because Grandpa Tai explained that he had to prepare for the Beidi Wang family, although they were living here. However, the clansmen of the Nandi royal family also have to go to the place where they temporarily live to pay New Year's greetings. Fang shows respect!
During the night vigil, Erya and Xiaohu gave red envelopes to Xiaolong and Wen Chao.
"Little Dragon! Give you a red envelope, I wish you a better year in the coming year, and your body will be stronger than this year. ”
Xiaolong happily took the red envelope, "Thank you, sister-in-law!" Brother, what about yours? ”
Xiaohu was stunned: "Didn't your sister-in-law give it?" ”
Xiaolong was aggrieved: "What my sister-in-law gave was my sister-in-law, and you have to give it too!" The eldest mother and the eldest uncle give it like this every year. ”
"Good! Then I'll hurry up and wrap it up! Xiaohu hurriedly stood up and ran to the back room to busy with red envelopes.
Wen Chao followed behind and shouted: "Dad! I have it too! ”
Xiaohu replied as he walked: "Yes! With you, who can be without you. ”
Erya looked at Wen Chao, who was running with his father's buttocks, and shook his hand with a red envelope: "Wen Chao! See, what is it? Do you want to! ”
Wen Chao heard his mother's scream, and hurriedly ran back again, stretching out the elder arm's arm as he ran: "Yes!" Give me! ”
Xiaolong ran back to the room and brought two long wooden boxes, took out one and handed it to Erya: "Sister-in-law!" This is the brush I made. ”
Erya took it and opened it to see, this order looks good, and I don't know what to do if it's useless.
I was very happy to receive the gift from the little guy, but my mouth was unforgiving: "I said Xiaolong, did you do it on purpose?!" I know that your sister-in-law and I can't write well, what does it mean to give me a brush! ”
Xiaolong didn't understand what this was going on, and blinked with his mouth open, stunned.
Half a sound before he said, "Sister-in-law! Didn't you say that if I could make a good brush, I would put it away for you to keep? ”
Erya was hurt: "Feelings: Isn't this a New Year's gift from you to your sister-in-law?" ”
"Then it's up to your sister-in-law herself, if you dislike it, it's not, if you don't dislike it."
This bear kid is waiting here!
Erya pouted and said helplessly: "Okay! I'm satisfied, I don't dislike it! ”
At the beginning, Erya originally planned to make zuò brushes to give the family one more input, but later the development of the situation did not require the production of zuò brushes to sell. But Erya was reluctant to let go of the tail hair of those yellow wolves, so he used it to teach Xiaohu and Xiaolong to make brushes.
Unexpectedly, Xiaohu was like her, and she couldn't make a brilliant brush after learning for a long time. But Xiaolong is very brilliant, I heard that he made a brush the year before last, and even Mr. came to him to ask for it.
On the first day of the new year, the family surnamed Wang in the north and south all gathered in front of the grandfather's house. Waiting to kowtow to grandpa for the New Year.
First of all, the grandfather of the Northland took the family of the King of the Northland and led him in according to the head of the house to kowtow to the grandfather.
"Uncle! These dozen or so are the descendants of the big house, the first three are your grandchildren, and the children behind are your great-grandchildren. ”
After the grandfather gave the unmarried children red envelopes, he then introduced the second team to come in and kowtow to the New Year, and the juniors of the second room of the big house.
When it came to the juniors of the third room of the big house, the grandfather asked Uncle Xiaohu Wang Shoufa to go in.
They first kowtowed to their grandfather for the New Year, and after the grandfather sent a red envelope, they began to introduce the descendants of the three rooms of the big house to the grandpa in the north.
"Ben Hou! The descendants of the third grandfather's family and their family, because they are busy and always can't get together, they haven't known you, so I'll tell you about it today.
Their father Wang Benchang is the fourth in the family, the grandfather is the second in the family, and the grandfather is the eldest son of the third grandfather.
The eldest son of the third grandfather's family is the most prosperous. The word-keeping generation and their successors already have more than 40 men. ”
Wang Benhou looked at them with envy who were standing behind Wang Shoufa and Wang Shoumin, looking handsome and upright, strong and strong, with bright eyes and full of energy, oops! They are all good offspring!
Wang Shoufa took his son and nephew to kowtow to Wang Benhou for the New Year, and Wang Benhou laughed: "Okay, good!" It's still the water and soil here to raise people, look at how well these offspring are raised! What can my children and grandchildren compare! ”
Grandpa smiled and asked them all to go down, and let the later ones go in to pay New Year's greetings. (To be continued)