The weather in Layue is getting colder and colder, but at the same time, it is getting more and more lively, and it is the New Year, these days can make Chen busy, she is busy with embroidery and family work, fortunately, Ma saw that she was busy at both ends, and directly gave an order, and she took Gu Cuihua and a few granddaughters to take care of the work at home, and Chen only needs to concentrate on embroidering Buddha statues. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

With such a division of labor, Chen's speed was also significantly accelerated, and he finally completed it on the 28th day of the lunar month.

People at the time were particular about it, and it was not appropriate to go out after twenty-nine, so Chen did not delay in embroidering it, and hurriedly sent it to Wu Mansion with Gu Dazhuang.

Mrs. Wu originally thought that there was no way to embroider it a year ago, but she suddenly received it, and she was naturally in a good mood.

She watched it for a long time and couldn't help but admire, "This Chen's craftsmanship is really good." ”

The stitches are neat and fine, and if you look closely, you can see that you have worked hard in it, and Yuan Shi is also happy in his heart.

The Yuan family wanted to give the silver to the Chen family, where could the Chen family accept it, and repeatedly refused, and the Yuan family was not reluctant to see this, since he was ready to move around often in the future, it would not be bad for a while.

There was a table in the courtyard of Gu's house, and next to the table was a stack of cut red paper, Gu Sizhuang was bowing his head and writing up, and Gu Siniang was laying his hand on the side.

The Spring Festival couplets should be pasted during the New Year, and it is difficult for Lotus Village to find a person who can read and break words, and there are many people who naturally come to the door to ask for Spring Festival couplets during the New Year.

Gu Sizhuang has to help the people in the village write some at this time of year, and everyone will also give a lot of money for the pen, which is also a lot of income.

Gu Sizhuang wrote one, Siniang reached out and picked it up and put it aside to dry, the font on it was upright and round, very good-looking.

"The fourth uncle wrote it really well." She couldn't help but admire.

The Gu family is poor, and paper and pen are very expensive things, so where is a piece of paper willing to write at will.

Gu Siniang once saw the paper in Gu Sizhuang's house, but there was not a word, and it was wrinkled and not smooth at all.

She asked curiously, it turned out that Gu Sizhuang did not use ink to write, but with water, a brush dipped in water, wrote on paper, and then put it aside to dry after writing, so that a piece of paper can be recycled many times.

In the summer, I wrote on the bluestone table outside dipped in water, and day after day, I actually wrote a good hand.

So every year during the Chinese New Year, Gu Sizhuang is also very excited, this is the only time he doesn't need to dip in water to write, but can splash ink to his heart's content, and write happily for a long time.

"You understand?" Gu Sizhuang put away his pen funny, looked at her and said.

Gu Siniang shook her head, "I don't understand, I just think it's good-looking." ”

"Heshun has a hundred blessings, and the word peace is worth a thousand gold." Gu Sizhuang opened his mouth and said, this is the auspicious words of the New Year.

"What about the horizontal batch, what is it?" Gu Siniang asked.

"Vientiane renewal." As he spoke, he waved his pen, and the four big characters jumped on the paper, looking vibrant.

"This is good, let's keep it for ourselves." The more Gu Siniang looked at it, the more she liked it, and she stretched out her hand to hold the couplet and was very happy.

"Like it so much?" Gu Sizhuang reached out and knocked on her forehead.

"I like the word, and I like the meaning. Peace is a blessing. Gu Siniang's eyes were full of glint light.

The happiness she understands is that her parents are still there, the family is harmonious, and there is a little spare money.

Gu Sizhuang thought about it after hearing what she said and nodded, "I like this meaning, so let's keep this couplet for ourselves." ”

The couplet was written for a whole afternoon, and it was not too early to finish writing, so Gu Sizhuang sent it to one by one.

Gu Dazhuang and Chen returned home when it was almost dark, and when they went to the city, they naturally had to buy some things, and it was the last day to set up a stall on the street, and they occupied a whole street lively, and after twenty-eight, no one would go out tomorrow.

When Chen came back, his face was more happy than usual, his cheeks were flushed, and the smile between his eyebrows and eyes couldn't be stopped, Gu Siniang was wondering, and when she looked up, she found that Chen had a new hairpin on her head, she looked down and laughed, presumably her father bought it in the town.

The Chinese New Year is the most important festival of the year, on the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, every household has pasted the Spring Festival couplets, and there is red joy everywhere at a glance.

On this day, no matter who meets them on the road, they will say good to each other for the New Year, and everyone will be happy. Rao is usually a discordant family will not quarrel on this day, even if they meet, they will say hello to each other.

The twenty-ninth lunar month is also called the little Chinese New Year's Eve, the busiest day of the whole year, as the saying goes, "on the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, go to the grave and ask the ancestors to make great offerings".

I don't know when the children outside started to set off firecrackers, crackling for a while, and then a string, along with the countless laughter that continued to reach the ears.

When I invited my ancestors and lit incense, the smell of the New Year became heavier, and there was a delightful smell everywhere.

The brothers of the Gu family went to the grave early in the morning, while the women stayed at home to prepare steamed buns.

There was a blazing fire burning in the stove, and the steam in the pot was rising straight out, and the smell of noodles soon filled the whole courtyard.

Among them, jujube flower steamed bread is the most indispensable, the steamed bun is inserted with the cut and washed jujube, and the lid is engraved with the seal of the word Fu after coming out of the pot, symbolizing the prosperity of the year, the blessing is continuous, and the prosperity is thriving.

In addition, there are various novelty shapes, such as fish-shaped steamed buns that represent auspiciousness, peach shapes that symbolize longevity, and apples, which symbolize peace and happiness. Bean buns and vegetable buns are even more essential, which means "full" and "treasure", plus a pair of "leftover insects" that represent surplus food every year. All of them are pinned on people's wishes and expectations for the coming year.

Gu Siniang looked at the dazzling format steamed buns, the novelty was amazing, in the era she lived in her previous life, there was no such attention for a long time, during the Chinese New Year, most people went to the outside store to buy ready-made ones for convenience, and there was a lot less taste of the New Year.

Gu Siniang lay on the edge of the kitchen, swallowed hard, and stared at the steamed buns arranged in a row on the bamboo curtain.

Seeing her lying at the door, Chen turned around and gave her a jujube flower steamed bun on a plate, and said with a smile, "You take it and eat it." ”

The family is not wealthy, but there is a few money left over in the year, Chen calculated, gritted his teeth, and prepared to live a rich year.

The white noodles weighed ten catties, steamed a large pot of steamed buns, and reserved a few small steamed buns for a few children to satisfy their hunger.

"Thank you, mother." Gu Siniang nodded happily and ran out with a saucer.

It was almost noon, and the children who were playing had returned home, so she found a low haystack and climbed up, and was about to open her mouth to bite into the fragrant steamed buns when she heard a grunt in the cold.

"Who?" (To be continued.) )