Tong Xue's words really looked a little eye-catching, and after writing, he couldn't bear to read it, and after the ink dried, he put it in the envelope decently, but Tong Xue didn't write on the envelope.

Because the content of the letter was too short, Tong Xue came out quickly.

Seeing the thick pile of paper in the hand of the person who came to deliver the letter, he hesitated for a moment before handing it to the person, "Let's envelope this letter together." ”

When the messenger left, Xu Jing looked at Tong Xue, her big eyes flickering, "Sister-in-law, what did you write?" How can it be so fast? ”

Tong Xue pinched the tip of Xu Jing's nose, "The child's family, can this still let you know?" ”

Someone was there just now, Xu Wenda's family letter Tong Xue They didn't read it carefully, just simply browsed it, now the person is gone, the family has the time to read the family letter carefully, the biggest advantage of the family literacy is that there are several pages of family letters, several younger brothers and sisters each take turns to read a page, Tong Xue, a person who is not very willing to read traditional Chinese characters, understands it all when he gets his hands on it.

Xu Wenda mainly told what he saw and heard along the way, and also had some feelings, as the so-called reading thousands of books, it is better to travel thousands of miles, Xu Wenda's family letter similar to a travelogue makes the younger brothers and sisters at the head of the family very fascinated.

was in a hurry all the way, Tong Xue didn't have to think about it to know that the journey was very hard, but she didn't expect Xu Wenda to be able to write what she saw and heard to her younger brothers and sisters in the bitter life, of course, the letter also told her younger brothers and sisters to listen to Tong Xue's words, and they couldn't leave their homework behind during the New Year.

Tong Xue only felt a little refreshed, the depression in her chest was swept away, and she said with a smile, "I didn't expect to receive a letter from your eldest brother a year ago, which can be regarded as an unexpected surprise." ”

Tong Xue said to Xu Wenyuan, "Wenyuan went to write the couplet, and when we put it up, we will start preparing today's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner." ”

In previous years, Xu Wenda naturally wrote it, but Xu Wenda was not here this year, so this burden was naturally placed on Xu Wenyuan's body. Since the other day. Some people in the village came to Xu Wenyuan one after another with red paper and eggs, asking him to help write Spring Festival couplets.

There are not many literate people in the village, and even fewer people can write well. I don't want to come to the door, but now Xu Wenda is a master, and the gossip before must be slander, and I haven't seen anyone who has been restrained by nemesis. can still be so smooth, how rare it is to pass the test in one go.

So this year, naturally someone came to the door to ask for words, although Xu Juren was not at home, but there was still his younger brother.

Xu Wenyuan saw the villagers who came to the door, although he felt unhappy in his heart, but after all, they all bowed their heads and didn't look up, as long as there was no big entanglement in the past, and there was no blatant bullying of Xu Jing's sisters and brothers, Xu Wenyuan should go.

It's just that I have written more for others. But I haven't taken care of my own family yet, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, this matter can't be delayed any longer, "Okay." ”

Tong Xue looked at the Spring Festival couplets written by Xu Wenyuan, and was stunned for a moment, "What are you writing here?" ”

After watching it for a long time, Tong Xue slowly read it out, "The rising sun melts and opens the willow eyes, and the spring breeze sways to send the throat of the warbler." ”

Tong Xue said that she only knew a rough idea, such a warbler, a swallow. It's really suitable for making Spring Festival couplets, "It's so awkward, if it's not for cultural people, I really can't understand it." ”

“……”

Tong Xue thought that she had seen the Spring Festival couplets in the past, which were simple and straightforward such as welcoming blessings and family carnivals. However, considering that this is ancient times, it should be more exquisite, Tong Xue thought of the literary common sense that the teacher asked to write down in the Chinese class before, which was a pair of Spring Festival couplets by Zheng Banqiao, so she said directly, "Shouldn't this kind of thing be written in plain language." For example, Tiantai, Ditai, Sanyangtai, family and people, everything and the like. ”

Xu Wenyuan said admiringly to Tong Xue, "Sister-in-law, what a couplet." In the future, if the eldest brother says that you don't know anything, I will be the first to disagree. ”

Although Tong Xue also knew that this was a fact, but when she heard this, Tong Xue still glanced at Xu Wenyuan and snorted, "It turns out that your eldest brother said this about me in front of you, seven tricks through six tricks?" Well? ”

Seven tricks through six tricks? When Xu Wenyuan first heard it, he didn't react, and after a while, he only felt that he wanted to laugh, but he still held back, Xu Wenyuan held back a smile and immediately lowered his head, "Sister-in-law, you heard it wrong, sister-in-law is naturally very smart." ”

Looking at Xu Wenyuan's shaking shoulders, I knew that this person was afraid that he was happy, but even if Xu Wenda really said that, she was not wrong, she really didn't understand this, "I'm standing on the shoulders of giants, at my level, you really lift me up." ”

Xu Wenyuan reopened a piece of red paper, wrote the couplet that Tong Xue just said, and then took the horizontal batch and asked, "Sister-in-law, what is the horizontal batch?" ”

Where does Tong Xue remember, it is not easy for her to remember this couplet, "Probably home and everything?" Or a family rejoicing? Full of spring? Feel free, you're more literate, you look at it and write it. ”

"......" Xu Wenyuan was stunned, would it be too casual, this is a Spring Festival couplet.

Tong Xue had already boiled the paste, using white flour, and I don't know how this person pasted the couplet on the wall in ancient times, but the Xu brothers and sisters saw Tong Xue's bold way of boiling the paste, and their faces were a little green, it was all white noodles, and they knew that his sister-in-law was so extravagant in boiling the paste, so he should buy some from the town.

Tong Xue also has no way, there is only this one method she knows, first at this time, it is too late to buy it in the town, this is white noodles, she can't be late every day, she is also bleeding in her heart, so she pasted several steamed buns on the wall.

After pasting the couplet and eating lunch, Tong Xue began to prepare the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and there were actually only two main dishes, one was the fish that Xu Wenyuan caught from the river, and a chicken, and the rooster who was fattened at home was killed.

Tong Xue wrapped the chicken with seasoning vegetables and put it in the pot to cook, simmered gently on the fire, and when it was time for dinner, the taste came out and the meat was delicious.

After stewing the chicken on the fire, Tong Xue began to greet her younger brothers and sisters, "Come on, come on, make dumplings with me." ”

Xu Wenzhao washed his hands cleanly in the morning, and as soon as he heard Tong Xue's call, he immediately rushed out, and he was still surrounded by a small bib that Tong Xue had specially made for him and Xu Jing before, so as not to get the flour on his body.

Xu Wenzhao held a short rolling pin, as long as an adult's small arm, and waved the rolling pin while hehehe ”

Tong Xue took out the small dough that had been dough from the flour and put it in front of Xu Wenzhao. "Okay, you can help us roll the dumpling skins."

Xu Wenyuan looked at Xu Wenzhao's unhappy expression, the corners of his mouth twitched, and finally he didn't say anything. also silently began to lay down.

There is only one small rolling pin that can roll the skin at home, which was taken away by Xu Wenzhao, and Xu Wan and they have to rely on themselves to pinch it, but no one is tired of it, and the family is nested in the room. Happily wrapped in dumplings.

Tong Xue looked at Xu Wenzhao waving the rolling pin a little unskillfully, and said, "You are responsible for rolling the skin, and let Jing'er be in charge of the bag." ”

took a look at the dumplings wrapped by Xu Jing, there were some of them, they looked like small ingots, and they were strange and good-looking, so he said, "When the time comes, you will wrap them." I'm going to cook a pot for you alone, okay? ”

Xu Wenzhao's movements became more and more careful, "What if the bag is not good and it breaks?" ”

Tong Xue smiled and looked at Xu Wenzhao's little face stained with a little flour, "That's what you pack and eat by yourself, and you still dislike it?" ”

Xu Wenzhao glanced at Xu Jing, and then said, "Sister, then you should be careful." ”

Xu Jing is a serious little girl, and she has a different temperament from Xu Wenzhao. At this time, it was even more like facing a great enemy, and he wrapped it very carefully, and his face was full of stern sù, "Hmm." ”

The Xu family's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was unprecedentedly rich. There are chickens and fish, the chicken is cooked very deliciously, the chicken soup is also very fresh and sweet, the fish is fried on both sides and browned, and the thick oil red sauce has been stewed once, and the taste is very rich. Even the vegetarian dishes are well cooked.

Xu Wenzhao ate with bulging cheeks, like a hamster with a mouth full of food, "Sister-in-law, this is the best year I've ever had." ”

Xu Wenyuan also nodded in agreement, and then looked at the vacant seats, in such a year, it would be better if the eldest brother could be here today.

After eating a meal for a long time, from steaming hot to cold, the family also ate a lot, thinking that they would have to keep the New Year, tonight, it will take a long time.

Ancient times was really an era of lack of entertainment, a meal, always can not eat from night to midnight, and there is no Spring Festival Gala to watch, although Tong Xue used to always vomit the Spring Festival Gala on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, but this first Chinese New Year's Eve without the Spring Festival Gala, and it is really not customary.

Tong Xue looked at the whole family staring at each other after eating, and could only say, "Sister-in-law, let's tell you a story." ”

Xu Wenzhao's eyes are bright, since the last time the sister-in-law said that she wanted to learn to write with the eldest brother, although I didn't see the sister-in-law's words really get better, but the story is a lot less, "The story of the Monkey King that the sister-in-law said last time is not finished, and then continues, last time I said three dozen white bone spirits." ”

Tong Xue looked at Xu Wenzhao's excited little face, she didn't even remember what she said last time, it was not easy for this little guy to remember what she said.

Tong Xue said, "Today, let's not talk about that, since it's the New Year, let's talk about the occasion, let's tell the story of the year." ”

In fact, they are all old-fashioned stories, but for children, they are still fresh, even for Xu Wenyuan and Xu Wan, telling stories on Chinese New Year's Eve is also a novel experience, and Xu Wenda has never told them these stories and myths that can only be written in the book before.

Tong Xue watched the whole family prick up their ears, and suddenly became very accomplished, "Legend has it that a long, long time ago, there was a monster called Nian, which was particularly terrifying, and always liked to run out on this day of Chinese New Year's Eve to harm the world......"

"And then?"

"Then people found out that the monster of the New Year, although it is very powerful, but it is afraid of firecrackers, afraid of red things, so we put firecrackers to scare it away during the New Year, and we have to paste the Spring Festival couplets."

Xu Wenzhao had a suddenly realized expression, and then excitedly pulled Xu Wenyuan's sleeve, "Second brother, let's go to catch up with the New Year, I saw that you bought firecrackers." ”

Xu Wenyuan took Xu Wenzhao to the yard, hung the firecrackers on the bamboo poles, and then lit them, and propped the bamboo poles away from him. Xu Wenzhao happily ran around the yard.

The sound of firecrackers outside the yard is also one after another, although the days are weekdays, but when it comes to the New Year, many people will try to make the New Year lively, and they will buy shoes and firecrackers to celebrate.

The atmosphere of the Xu family is naturally happy, even if Xu Wenda is missing, everyone has some regrets in their hearts, but this year, everyone is still very happy.

But Xu Wenda, who was far away in the capital, did not live well.

In order to celebrate the New Year, Su Heng set a table in a famous restaurant in the capital early, went to get it back this afternoon, and served it directly in the evening, that sumptuous Cheng dù, can make several tables of Chinese New Year's Eve dinner for the Xu family.

But on the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve, only the two big men have big eyes on the small eyes, although among the same students, they talk about wine and talk happily, and they have a common language, but today is the New Year.

Xu Wenda looked at the sky, today is the first day of the new year, and he can't see the moon, Xu Wenda thought to himself, he didn't know if he had received his family letter, and he didn't know what his younger brothers and sisters and Tong Xue were doing now.

But no matter what you do, you should be happy, Tong Xue is a person who knows how to be happy.

The truth is also as Xu Wenda expected, the stories in Tong Xue's mouth are one after another, anyway, up and down for five thousand years, I have not heard it, mythological stories are casually said, anyway, they are all stories, and no one will verify them, and her purpose is just to make this Chinese New Year's Eve not to wait so boring.

As soon as the time passed, Tong Xue already felt that her throat was a little dumb, looking at Xu Wenzhao's unfinished expression, Tong Xue immediately rushed away, "The year is also kept, the time is up, everyone hurry up and go to bed, and you have to get up early tomorrow morning to worship your ancestors." ”

Xu Wenzhao reluctantly walked out of the room step by step, he still wanted to continue to listen to the story that his sister-in-law said just now, but he had to get up early tomorrow, not only the family had to worship his ancestors, but even the ancestral hall in the village was to be opened.

The Xu family's ancestor worship is said to be ancestor worship, but in fact, it is to worship their father's tablet in the room. The things to worship the ancestors were prepared by Tong Xue a long time ago, and the whole family went to kowtow to the elders together, and then went to the grave to burn paper money in the second year of junior high school.

But the opening of the ancestral hall in the village is obviously much grander, especially last year, when there was a situation in the village that raised people, this is definitely a major event that needs to be reported to the ancestors. (To be continued.) )