Qingqing and Xiaoxiao, two young and beautiful girls, each holding a string of sugar gourds, looked left and right, their faces were full of novelty, and their eyes were not enough at this time. There were all kinds of things sold in the stalls, and there were many things that they couldn't name, so the two girls chattered and asked the men next to them.

It's so lively here, crowded with people, fortunately, Zhou Yu and his brothers are both people who have drunk space liquid, and their physical fitness has almost reached the point of inhumanity, plus they are tall and strong, so they can protect the two girls very well. Some young people saw that these two girls were too beautiful, so they squeezed this side to rub some oil, but before they could squeeze to the other side, they were squeezed back by two sturdy and fierce men.

Zhou Yu and his brothers carried a big bag, dragged their girlfriends and walked around the crowd, and they didn't buy anything for a long time. Qingqing asked puzzledly, "Zhou Yu, why don't you continue to buy?" Everything here is so fresh, why don't we buy some more? ”

"Hehe, silly girl, we can't eat so much, and there are a lot of good things on the mountain, and if you buy too much, it will be wasted. Don't worry, it's not that I don't buy it, but I haven't found what I want to buy yet. ”

A few people walked for a few minutes and then came to a stall selling New Year's paintings, more than a dozen stalls here are selling New Year's paintings, what carp jumping over the dragon gate, big fat boy, big fat girl, dragon and phoenix Chengxiang and so on are everything.

"Hey, little brother, want to buy New Year's paintings? My New Year's pictures here are not only of good quality but also full of variety, you can have whatever you want, and you can buy more and cheaper. "The stall owner is a man in his forties. He said with a smile while rubbing his hands.

Zhou Yu nodded, this New Year's house must be pasted with a few new and festive New Year's pictures. So I picked it up at the stall.

"Oh, Zhou Yu, look. This one is so cute. Qingqing pointed to a New Year's picture and said happily.

Zhou Yu laughed out loud when he saw the "flutter", and Qingqing pointed to a New Year's picture of a big fat boy and a big fat girl riding a big red carp. The big fat boy has a peach head shape, the big fat girl has a small vertical braid, and the two children are white and tender and pink, with a cute and cute look, no wonder Qingqing likes it.

"Hey, am I not right? This New Year's picture is so cute. Seeing Zhou Yu laughing at himself, Qingqing pursed his lips and said coquettishly.

"Oh no, no, this New Year's picture is really cute, you're not wrong at all." Zhou Yu said with a smile.

"That's not right. Since you admit that it's cute, why are you laughing at me? ”

Zhou Yu looked at Qingqing's delicate little touch and couldn't help but smile and said, "Oh, that's the case." When I left home in the morning, my mother explained to me about buying New Year's goods, and finally told me that I must not forget to buy New Year's paintings.

I asked her what kind of New Year's paintings she wanted to buy, and my mother thought for a while and said: Mom and your dad like children now, so buy a few photos of children riding big carp, preferably a man and a woman.

So when I saw that you came up and wanted this New Year's picture, I couldn't help it, you and my mother's eyes are amazingly similar. ”

Qingqing's pretty face turned red all of a sudden, but there was also a sweet feeling in her heart. Zhou Yu's parents like children, of course they know what's going on, but they also like it, well, if they marry Zhou Yu, the baby will be very cute, right?

Zhou Yu didn't continue to tease Qingqing when he saw that he was shy. turned around and picked out a few more New Year's pictures of the big fat child, and after handing over the money to the boss, he left with Qingqing.

After that, Zhou Yu bought some incense, candles, and paper, and the family wanted to worship their ancestors and invite gods during the New Year. This immortal wants to enjoy incense, candles, and paper, so he can have less during the New Year. Only these things must not be missing, if you forget your ancestors, are you still called a person?

The bazaar is still bustling and noisy. Zhou Yu and his brothers took the two girls to buy a few pairs of door gods. The people of the Northeast are heroic and refreshing, and they are the heroes who are most loyal and courageous, so the people here recognize Qin Qiong and Wei Chi Jingde when they buy door gods. Then the two of them bought a large bundle of blessing characters and Spring Festival couplets and various colors of color.

It's been more than two hours since I shopped, and although the weather is cold, Zhou Yu is sweating all over his body now. Originally, according to Zhou Yu's intentions, he should have gone back now, but the two girls hadn't gone shopping enough, so they just dragged the two brothers and continued to hang out. But surprisingly, the two weaker girls, whose physical fitness is far inferior to these brothers, did not feel a trace of fatigue, and still excitedly shuttled through the market army like two beautiful butterflies, which made the two brothers admire.

The usual big set usually ends around noon, but this time it is different, Zhou Yu and the four of them have been shopping until twelve o'clock, and the people have not dispersed, but this time the two girls can't go shopping, so they were pulled to the old Chen Tou sheep soup restaurant, and at noon they planned to eat a whole sheep and drink some sheep soup.

Sitting in the warm mutton soup restaurant, Zhou Yu and his brothers couldn't help but feel emotional, and talked about the past to the two girls with a smile. Qingqing Xiaoxiao also felt incredible when she heard it, but she didn't expect that it was not Yue Lao who was connecting herself and Ailang, but this steaming, warm and ordinary little sheep soup restaurant, and she couldn't help but sigh at the wonder of fate.

Since the Chinese New Year is coming soon, Qingqing and Xiaoxiao returned to the county seat after dinner, and Zhou Yu and his brothers happily returned home with the New Year's goods they bought.

Last night the stars were still shining, the night was dark and the wind was cold, I didn't think that the morning dawn was just dawn one after another fluttering snowflakes, the wind also became smaller, blowing the thin soft snowflakes lazily flying in the air, and then slowly falling to the ground, rustling under the feet.

On the twenty-third day of the lunar month, the air is filled with the smell of tranquility and serenity. In a peaceful and quiet morning, in the light snowflakes in the sky, Zhoujia Village ushered in the last festival before the Chinese New Year - Xiao Nian

Xiao Nian is not a legal holiday, but a folk custom, because it is a custom, so the north and the south have different ways of living, in terms of time, the north of the year is on the 23rd of the lunar month, and the south is one day late, is on the 24th of the lunar month.

In the northeast of this gada, the small year is a very important festival, which not only symbolizes the approach of Chinese New Year's Eve, but also symbolizes the arrival of the "red and red" day. Although it does not have the lively and cheerful and staggered of the Spring Festival, it is the festival that everyone is most concerned about and worried about.

From this day on, we will enter the rhythm of the New Year, twenty-three, sugar melons are sticky; Twenty-four, the day of house sweeping; Twenty-five, fried tofu; Twenty-six, stewed white meat; Twenty-seven, slaughter the rooster; Twenty-eighth, put the face hair; Twenty-nine, steamed steamed buns; Thirty children stay up all night, and twist on the first day of the new year!

From this day on, the women of each family began to get busy, preparing various things, and happily welcoming the arrival of Chinese New Year's Eve.

At the same time, this day is also the busiest day in the month of the common people, this is a festive, joyful day, removed the unpleasantness of previous years, brought a new year to the people, brought new hopes, new wishes, so there are a lot of folk activities on this day.

As the surrounding villages of Taiping Town, which basically live a lifestyle of spring planting and autumn harvest, they follow the ancient folk customs and traditions on this day, and every household will spend the purest, warmest and most authentic festival.

On this day, the whole family should clean the house, and welcome a beautiful year with cleanliness and neatness. At the same time, everyone has to clean up the dust carefully, because they have to quit the stove. Sweeping dust is a custom, but also a mentality, with a positive and optimistic sweep away the unhappiness encountered in the old year, the coming year can be harmonious and beautiful, the wind and rain are smooth.

The word stove is also called the sacrificial stove, and the folk call the day "Xiao Sui" or "Xiao Nian". The prince of the stove is the "head of the family" who is in charge of the rise and fall of a family, "receiving incense, protecting a family, investigating the good and evil of a family, and playing a family's merits."

Lord Stove has stayed at home since Chinese New Year's Eve the previous year to protect the family. On the twenty-third day of the lunar month, the king of the stove will ascend to heaven and report to the Jade Emperor in the sky what the family has done, so the ritual of sending the god of the stove is called "sending the stove" or "resigning the stove".

According to the report of the Lord of the Stove, the Jade Emperor handed over the fate of the good fortune and fortune that the family should get in the new year to the Lord of the Stove. Therefore, for the family, the report of the Lord of the Stove plays a pivotal role. (To be continued......)