Today is the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.

The traditional fourth day of the Lunar New Year, called the Sheep Day, is the day when the Han people welcome the gods. On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the whole family has to eat oriro together. The so-called folding is a hodgepodge of leftover meals in the past few days of the Spring Festival to clean up the New Year's goods. Then it is necessary to clean the room and collect the garbage in one place, which is also the "throwing poor" in Han folklore.

In addition, there are several important customs on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. One is in the middle of the night, every household prepares sacrifices, cakes and fruits, incense and candles, etc., and beats gongs and drums, burns incense and worships, and respects the God of Wealth.

Moreover, there is another characteristic of modern times, rural areas, than urban people, pay more attention to and attach importance to every custom of the Spring Festival.

This day is also the day that Fang Mowei and Gao Feng made an appointment to visit the countryside and the Gu family.

Originally, Fang Mowei wanted to call Cheng Xiaorui and tell her in advance that she was going to her grandmother's house again, but she didn't. First, he was still angry, and secondly, he was curious if Cheng Xiaorui would be surprised when he saw his sudden reaction? Or, is it just surprised?

Early in the morning, facing the early dew and the light layer of fog, Fang Mowei and Gao Feng met at the entrance of a highway.

The style of the two today has coincidentally become a little low-key, and they don't drive sports cars, but drive slightly more luxurious cars. Fang Mowei's is a big red BMW, and Gao Feng's is a dark purple Lexus.

On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Cheng Xiaorui's grandmother's house was also more lively, and the bright sunshine in the morning gradually dispersed the fog in the sky, and the weather seemed exceptionally clear. Many children here, including Gu Lianlian, came to their house to play, and gave her grandparents New Year's greetings by the way, and some adults also came over, they heard that Gu Yao was back, and came to greet and say words of concern.

My grandparents were extremely hospitable, serving the richest snacks and the most delicious tea to every relative or neighbor who came to pay New Year's greetings or visitors. All the people were full of praise for the warmth and friendliness of the two elders of the Gu family.

Time flies. There is no trace of time, and the sun, moon and annual rings have passed sixty or seventy years unconsciously. In the past sixty or seventy years, the reputation of the two elders of the Gu family in this village has always been consistent, and it is very good.

When it was almost time to cook, there were no guests intermittently, and the remaining grandparents wanted to keep them for dinner, but they refused to do anything.

After everyone left, Grandma and Gu Yao went to the gate of the main house and began to clean up the teacups and bowls on the ground.

Packing up, my grandmother suddenly found out. In the center of the gate, a pair of large living spiders were suspended.

"Yaoyao, Xiaorui, the two of us will have distinguished guests coming over today, hehe, come and see." Grandma was overjoyed to see the pair of spiders, and smiled happily and kindly.

Cheng Xiaorui was watching a movie on her iPad on the side, and when she heard her grandmother's call, her iPad was placed on the stool. Walking over, looking at the pair of spiders that my grandmother pointed to, the head on my neck moved, and said, "Spiders." A pair of spiders, how do you know there's a guest coming? Grandma, don't be superstitious. ”

Gu Yao had just sent a stack of bowls to the kitchen, and now she came out empty-handed. also looked at the pair of spiders in front of them, but Gu Yao's expression was indifferent.

She was somewhat convinced by what her grandmother said, and the frequency of her heartbeat accelerated inexplicably. I was a little nervous, but I didn't know why.

"Why does a pair of spiders represent a guest, then let grandma explain it to you, it's not superstition!" Grandma suddenly approached Cheng Xiaorui, held her hands, and said: "It is rumored that in ancient times, a mother had not seen her son for a long time, and she missed her son day and night, looking forward to his early return. One day, the mother stumbled upon a thread of spiders hanging from her clothes and thought that the spider had come to tell her good news that her son was coming back. Sure enough, a few days later, her son did come home. ”

"Huh? Really? Cheng Xiaorui was shocked, stretched out her hand and scratched her head, half-convinced.

Grandma suddenly interrupted her hand impatiently and said, "Don't scratch your head, it's such a big child, and of course what Grandma said is true, spiders are mascots." ”

Cheng Xiaorui didn't speak, as if she was still thinking about something. Seeing that she didn't speak, my grandmother said: "There is also a story that in the Song Dynasty, there was a poor Xiucai who entered Beijing to take the exam, he passed by a temple, and stayed next to the pillar of the Buddhist hall in the temple at night. Due to the tiredness of many days of travel, Xiucai slept until dawn, when Xiucai was about to get up as a monk, a spider was about to come down, Xiucai said to himself, could it be that there is something happy from the sky? ”

Then the Xiucai happily bowed to the spider three times. Later, Xiucai entered Beijing for reference, not only got to solve the Yuan, but also happened to encounter the reuse and promotion of the Confucian book of the township, and was promoted to the official level within a few years, and after becoming an official, he also did a lot of practical things for the local people, and won the praise of the people and the villagers. ”

"Oh, well, it seems that I'm lonely." Cheng Xiaorui pursed her lips and lowered her head slightly. After listening to her grandmother's story, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and her eyes slowly moved to look at Gu Yao.

Gu Yao glanced at her, her eyelashes lowered, but she looked sad, and said, "Whether it is superstition or not, we all hope that these two spiders are really the mascots of our Gu family and can bring good luck to our Gu family." ”

"Well, yes, Yaoyao is right." Grandma's wrinkled face was still full of smiles, happy.

Gu Yao also smiled reluctantly at this time, bent down to pick up the remaining bowls or cups on the ground, and said, "I'll go into the house to wash the dishes and cook." ”

"Mom, I'll go too, let's go together!" Cheng Xiaorui jumped and followed behind her.

Gu Yao and Cheng Xiaorui both entered the house, and her grandmother also stepped up, she walked slowly, thinking as she walked, our Gu family will definitely come to the distinguished guest today, but who will this distinguished guest be......

Today, Fang Mowei and Gao Feng both drove fast cars, because they were both anxious to meet the woman they had been dreaming of.

When they arrived near Cheng Xiaorui's grandmother's house, Fang Mowei and Gao Feng suddenly felt that it seemed a little embarrassing to enter suddenly, so they discussed it for a while.

Fang Mowei decided to give Cheng Xiaorui's phone number to Gao Feng, and asked Gao Feng to call her out first. He didn't fight himself, he didn't come to see her, he just came to play and accompany Gao Feng by the way.

Gao Feng dialed Cheng Xiaorui's phone. Cheng Xiaorui's mobile phone was in her pocket, and she immediately took it out to listen as soon as the ringtone rang.

Strange number, but the string of numbers is particularly domineering, and then four consecutive 8s.

Cheng Xiaorui was stunned, and before she had time to think about whose call it might be, her fingers had already been touched to answer it.

Gao Feng's voice was like a stone chirping in the valley, neat, crisp, and beautiful, Cheng Xiaorui just fed it, and he said, "Xiaorui, Happy New Year." ”

It was also his this, which made Cheng Xiaorui's head instantly confused, blank, and messy.

"You...... Who is it? Cheng Xiaorui asked.

"Gao Feng." Gao Feng Road.

Cheng Xiaorui's heart suddenly floated through a feeling of being hollowed out, and her heart beat faster, "It's you......"

She only knew that she had nothing to do with Gao Feng. Except for Mom.

Sure enough, Gao Feng asked her, "I heard that your mommy is back." ”

"yes, yes." Cheng Xiaorui nodded, restrained herself from being nervous, and after calming down, she asked cautiously, "Did Fang Mowei sue you?" ”

Gao Feng said: "Yes, we have arrived at your grandmother's house, please ask your mother to come out, I have something to talk to her." ”

Cheng Xiaorui's thin willow eyebrows suddenly bent into a crescent shape, "Isn't it?" You came to my grandmother's house? Do what? ”

Gao Feng breathed deeply and heavily, and said, "I want to see your mother." ”

Cheng Xiaorui felt that this was incredible, pursed her lips, and asked in disbelief: "Then where are you now?" Is it really coming? ”

Gao Feng gently spit out the words: "Qingfeng three-way intersection." ”

"Ah......" Cheng Xiaorui opened her mouth wide in shock, and now she completely believed it.

The Qingfeng three-way intersection is the only intersection to the market town here, less than two kilometers away from my grandmother's house.

Gao Feng even said the name of this place, it seems that he is not joking at all, he is really here.

Cheng Xiaorui panicked, unconsciously hung up the phone, she was standing at the door basking in the sun, she turned back into the house, and hurriedly told Gu Yao the news, "Mom, mom ......"

Gu Yao was pulling the cabbage she ate at noon with her grandmother in the kitchen, and as soon as Cheng Xiaorui came in, she raised her eyes and asked unhurriedly, "Xiaorui, what's wrong?" ”

Grandma also raised her eyes to look at Cheng Xiaorui at the same time.

Cheng Xiaorui saw that the two of them were looking at her with expectant eyes, and paused hesitantly, and finally looked at Gu Yao and said, "Mom, Gao Feng is here." ”

The expression on Gu Yao's face faded little by little, until it became stiff and rigid.

Grandma also frowned, looked at Gu Yao's face, and asked Cheng Xiaorui, "Gao Feng, what kind of vice president of that trading company in City C?" ”

Cheng Xiaorui held the mobile phone and nodded again and again, "Mmmmmmmmmm ”

Grandma's face rarely turned a layer of gloom. Many years ago, Gao Feng also came here to find Gu Yao.

Cheng Xiaorui didn't understand the meaning of the two of them's expressions, and said, "Mom, grandma, Gao Feng has arrived at the Qingfeng intersection and wants us to go over for a while." ”

"Is he alone?" Gu Yao's eyes were deep, and she stared at Cheng Xiaorui and asked.

"Well...... Cheng Xiaorui thought for a while and said, "I don't know, I didn't ask ......"

Gu Yao's eyes were blank, and he looked indifferently at the smooth floor tiles for a long time before he got up and said, "I'll go with you to see him." ”

"Good!" Cheng Xiaorui's face was suddenly filled with joy, smiled, and nodded vigorously.

Gu Yao went to the sink to wash her hands, her movements were not hurried, not impatient, slow, but her heart was already very worried and uneasy.

Cheng Xiaorui put her mobile phone in her pocket and put her hand in her pocket, so she couldn't wait for Gu Yao to hurry up, don't let Gao Feng wait for a long time.

She has always liked Gao Feng and feels very ......

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