Chapter 12 Preparations for the New Year

With the coming of the New Year, in the past few days, He Kun has put down everything to help his grandparents deal with the New Year's goods, some of the labor-intensive and time-consuming things like rice cakes and dumpling noodles are not like doing them at home before.

Although there is less preparation, but there are still some unavoidable work to do, dealing with pig intestines, tripe, pork belly, chicken, duck and fish cleaning, dumpling fillings, frying all kinds of different meatballs, stewed vegetables and steamed pork preparation and other scattered work is still indispensable, as the main force in the family, these days can be regarded as tired enough to choke, the small waist has basically not been straight, which is inevitably indispensable to the grandfather on the side of the oil and firewood.

At the beginning, the old man just wanted to exercise He Kun, but when he saw He Kun finish the work in his hand easily and quickly, he began to increase the amount, and the more he added, the more shocked he became. In the end, it was purely to see where He Kun's limit was.

He Kun was already numb, and he didn't pay attention to the old man's sluggish expression at all, just mechanically receiving the work, finishing it, receiving, and finishing it again. It wasn't until grandma found out that all the ingredients for the dishes in the kitchen had been prepared, and He Kun began to chop wood under the command of his grandfather. Quickly stopped He Kun, turned around, grabbed his grandfather's ear and shouted loudly, "You old immortal, what do you want to do?" Do you want to exhaust my eldest grandson? Do you have such a grandfather? See if I don't twist you old thing," Grandma angrily threw a tantrum at Grandpa.

It was only at this time that He Kun woke up from his work, watching his grandfather keep glancing at him and trying to stop his grandmother's attack. "Hey, you deserve it, twist, twist this old thing." He Kun thought of schadenfreude in his heart, pretended not to see it, and dusted off the dust on his body.

Grandma vented for a while before letting go of grandpa, hurriedly walked to He Kun's side, who had been looking at the situation here, grabbed He Kun's hand and said distressedly, "My good grandson, why don't you die if you work, look at the sweat on your body, the weather is cold, don't catch a cold, hurry back to the house to change your clothes and take a good rest, don't bother with him in the future, obediently go back to the house quickly" Grandma looked at He Kun with red eyes and said.

Seeing that her grandmother's eyes were red and she felt sorry for herself, He Kun hurriedly persuaded her grandmother and said, "Grandma, it's okay, you see, I'm not very good, I'm young, but I'm energetic." It's not tiring to do this little work at all. ”

Grandpa also hurriedly took over the words at this time, "Yes, old woman, I know in my heart, this kid is much better than his father." It's hard to eat, and it's not ambiguous to work, hehe, it's really worthy of my species."

Grandma listened to He Kun's words and looked at He Kun with suspicious eyes, "Yes." It's not that I'm working outside, so I've stopped resting if I can't do it, grandma, don't worry, your grandson is not a big fool. He Kun hurriedly explained to his grandmother

"Of course, my grandson is smart, he can't compare with a big fool, and he can't be reckless anymore if he is in good health, hurry back to the house and change his clothes" Grandma was proud of her grandson while carrying He Kun into the house. Looking at his grandfather, his expression gradually improved.

Since the family's Chinese New Year's Eve dishes were fully prepared, the grandfather and his surname Suo went to the patriarch to see how to worship the ancestors at noon on Chinese New Year's Eve two days later.

The patriarch's name is He Jiawang, who is the eldest brother of his grandfather and the secretary of Baijian Village, managing the affairs of the whole village. When He Kun and his grandfather went, there were already many elders sitting in the house, and several grandfathers of the older generation were also present. To ensure the smooth completion of the ceremony, this is also the consistent tradition of the He Kun family, the old man leads the newcomer, and it is passed down from generation to generation. Make sure that the rituals that have been handed down for thousands of years have not changed in the slightest.

After greeting the uncles and elders with his grandfather, he found a place to sit down, of course, He Kun was a junior and was not qualified to sit, so he stood by his grandfather's side.

"The family is happy, the things at home are done?" A grandfather asked his grandfather.

"Hey, uncle, it's all done, no, come over with Xiao Kun to see if there is anything to help" Grandpa quickly stood up and returned respectfully to an old man sitting in the chief position. This grandfather is the oldest in the village, the last clan leader, and the father of the current patriarch, no one dares to listen to him in the village, and his prestige is very great.

"Oh, that's good, we're all old, and the younger ones should come and learn too. In the future, this burden will still have to be resisted by them, and the rules of the ancestors must not be forgotten and passed on. Grandpa said slowly.

Then the grandfather began to discuss the matters of worshipping the ancestors and the preparation of the items, after the general situation was discussed, the grandfather took some juniors and He Kun to clean and dress up the ancestral hall in advance, in the process of cleaning, He Kun kept chattering to thank the ancestors, the ancestors blessed and the like, provoking the grandfather to scold. So he put down his mind and concentrated on cleaning.

After a busy day's work, after returning to the yard, He Kun began to boil water and take a bath, which is usually boiled in a pot before pouring it into a wooden barrel. After repeating it several times, I started to take a shower, and it took at least half an hour to prepare for a bath, which was very cumbersome. He Kun's least favorite is this, thinking about getting a solar water heater one day.

After taking a bath, He Kun's tired body was also relaxed, and the moisture of the space spring water was added. It looks very spiritual. Seeing their grandson's radiant appearance, the old couple couldn't be happier. Because she saw He Kun's physical exertion during the day, grandma seemed to take out all the delicious food at dinner, roe deer meat, pheasant stewed mushrooms, braised large intestine, etc. Seeing that grandma was still serving food outside, He Kun hurriedly stopped and said, "Grandma, don't burn it." That's all there is to the family. I can't eat it if I burn it too much. ”

"Hehe, it's okay, there are few dishes" said and went back into the kitchen, He Kun looked at his grandfather and said, "Grandpa, why don't you stop grandma"

"Let her burn it, or your grandmother will have to take out the afternoon's events and nag about me." Besides, with your kid's current amount of food, I'm afraid I won't have enough to eat. Grandpa looked at He Kun with disdain, and teased.

Uh......, He Kun laughed a few times, and then didn't make another sound. During this time, the land in the space was turned over again, and the roots and stems left by the vegetables planted in the previous period were cleaned up, and the physical exertion was a bit large, and the spring water was replenished every day. The physical condition is getting better and better. The amount of food has also increased, and now He Kun eats nearly three catties of rice at every meal. was so frightened that the old couple almost took He Kun down the mountain to the hospital, until He Kun said that his body was developing for the second time, and the amount of food was a little bigger. The two elders were half skeptical and half believing and dispelled this idea.

As grandma went back and forth a few times, the dishes were finally ready, and He Kun looked at a table full of dishes, and drooled for a while.

Grandma took He Kun's hand and sat down, and said to him with a smile, "Hurry up and sit down and eat, I've been busy all day." You must be hungry, eat it while it's hot, come, this is the rabbit that your grandfather caught a few days ago, but it's fat. Grandma smiled and helped herself sandwich a piece of rabbit meat and a piece of chicken thigh, the pheasant is small, but the taste is extremely delicious. This mountain chicken meat is eaten in the mouth, and every trace of it reveals a rich meat flavor.

Soon, He Kun unexpectedly swept all the dishes on the table into his stomach, and the old man on the side rolled his eyes, and kept muttering in his heart, this kid is really a foodie.