Chapter 31: Chinese New Year (2)
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, early in the morning, Fang Monan got up on time, but she didn't go out to exercise, she was afraid that she would disappear and scare her mother.
It was still dark, she got dressed, sat down on a chair, and began to meditate, not going out, but not slacking off. Although the aura outside is thin and almost non-existent, it does not prevent her from meditating, exercising, and the aura in her body is running, of course, the effect is not as good as in the space.
Mom woke up, touched it, didn't touch Fang Monan, and shouted Oh Nannan is gone, get up. She pushed her father, who was sleeping soundly, and turned on the light, but the father rolled over and fell asleep again.
"Mom, I'm here." When Fang Menan heard this, he immediately replied.
The mother saw her daughter sitting cross-legged on a chair, dressed neatly, "Why are you getting up so early?" ”
"I get up so early every day and exercise with Grandpa Lin and Auntie." Fang Menan put his legs down and said innocently with a wink.
"Oh, I won't stop for the New Year, I'm not tired." The old mother asked with concern, and Fang Monan shook his head, indicating that it was okay.
Mom looked at the watch at six o'clock, and she couldn't sleep, so she just got up and forgot it. When Dad heard their movements, he was also noisy, and simply got up. Prepare to make water and cook dumplings.
On the morning of the Spring Festival, the boiled dumplings are put on the table, and the door is opened, and the firecrackers are set off first, which is called "opening the door and opening the firecrackers". After the sound of firecrackers, the broken red is all over the ground, bright as a cloud brocade, called "full of red". At this time, the streets were full of vigor and joy.
After eating, the mother put on new clothes for Fang Monan and the two of them, and went out together before the neighbors in the family courtyard left, first went to pay New Year's greetings, said auspicious words, and said, "Happy New Year." ”
An important activity during the Spring Festival is to go to the homes and neighbors of new friends and neighbors to congratulate the New Year.
Samsung is in the south, and every family greets the New Year;
The juniors kowtow, and the elders give money.
If you don't want money, you just turn your face and leave.
Although there was no money to go to the neighbor's house to pay New Year's greetings, they both grabbed melon seeds and candy for the two. They politely said thank you, and the neighbors praised the two of them for being cute, sensible, and grown up.
After turning to the family home, the family of four walked to their grandfather's house, which was a little far away from their house, and they walked for nearly half an hour, and their whole body was warm.
Along the way, the family came out to pay New Year's greetings, and the older young man, after the firecrackers were lit, threw them to the pretty girl, which scared the girls to jump to their feet, waw and scream, and they laughed and laughed on the side.
When the family saw this, they avoided them, for fear of being 'bombed'.
Watching the liveliness of others along the way, I soon arrived at my grandfather's house, which is also in a family area, which is larger than their family courtyard, with nearly 200 households, and his house is also a bungalow courtyard, two and a half houses. Walking in, I was about to leave when I saw their family of four coming in, saying hello, and hula walked away.
The family went in, and Fang Monan and Mo Bei said good New Year to their grandparents. "Although I don't want to say it, but the seniority is there, and the etiquette can't let them say that the two of them have not educated their children well.
"Yo Xiaonan, Xiaobei, I haven't seen you for a few days, the longer it is, the more it looks. Look like twins. Grandma smiled fakely, but no one cared, she knew what she knew, and she looked at the two of them, and she was so upset that she looked at them red.
"Tsk...... Da Yan's clothes are not good," she slammed her mouth and looked at her mother's newly made coat.
"Yes, my mom bought it for me, new style." My mother said a little childishly proudly, this dress is newly painted by Nannan, ivory white tweed, warmer, softer, better looking than the previous one, close-fitting cut, there is a belt of the same color on the waist, the back is tied with a bow, the waist is slender, and the whole looks more youthful and beautiful.
"Is it" Da Yan didn't talk to her like this before, it seems that today has become a little different, the small portal is not on the stage, I really think I have money, so I shouted with her, I don't have the same knowledge as her, the old man is still there, this is the New Year, we don't feel uncomfortable.
Fang Monan seemed to be able to hear her gritting teeth, and her eyes flashed with disdain and contempt. But she turned her back to her grandfather, so grandpa, didn't say anything, smiled and squinted slightly, looking at their family.
Dad and Mom sat down, paused for a while, said some polite words to the old man that didn't hurt or itch, and asked the aunt and uncle to go out to pay New Year's greetings, but they hadn't done yet. Grandma took two new five-cent bills and stuffed one for Fang Monan and Mo Bei.
Fang Monan gave it to his mother, and Mobei also gave it to his mother when he saw this. "Dad, I'll take them around the family yard." Dad stood up, afraid that if he didn't agree with him, he would make trouble again, so he quickly pulled his mother and drove the children out.
The family, after turning around the family yard, the father went in to say goodbye to the grandfather, and then went home. If you don't eat here, you will save people money for food. Dad muttered in his mouth and hugged Fang Monan, "Let's go, go home and eat something delicious." ”
The family talked as they walked, and soon they were home. After lunch, I took them to the park to play around, the trees and flowers in the winter were bare, looking at a few thin monkeys and two peacocks that had lost their feathers, Fang Menan had to pretend to be happy, it was really hard. It's time to grow up, she doesn't want to be like this, okay.
Finally, I worked hard to survive the first day of the new year. Early in the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year, Fang Monan's family took the bus back to their grandmother's house, and it is an old tradition for many people to go back to their parents' house on the second day of the Lunar New Year. On the second day of the first lunar month, there is a custom of 'picking up the girl and please', which is also the day when the child dresses up and follows his parents back to his grandmother's house.
The car was crowded, the air was dirty, shaking, and it was difficult to get to grandma's house. After Fang Mo Nan got out of the car, he exhaled a breath of turbidity and finally lived.
Fang Monan and Mobei lay on the kang and closed their eyes comfortably.
Grandma looked at their sleepy appearance, and asked in a low voice that it was not good to rest at home, so sleepy. ”
"Huh...... Mom, you're not at home for a long time, so it's a little cold. Mom said embarrassedly and yawned.
"Okay, I'm done, you and Zhengping go to the north house to sleep for a while." Grandma urged the two of them to let them rest for a while.
After sleeping for more than an hour, Fang Monan got up at eleven o'clock, stretched his waist, it was really comfortable, and he slept full. She put on her clothes and walked out, and her grandmother was busy making lunch, "I'm here, let's do it."
"Alas, we didn't eat well for two days, so if you go to school in the future, can we do it?" Grandma said with infinite emotion that her granddaughter was not at home, and she didn't know what was going on, no matter how delicious it was, it wouldn't be fragrant.
"That's not easy, come with us to the city, I'll take you with me when I get there." Fang Monan said with a smile. "Besides, grandma can open her business in the city."
Grandma thought about it, "It's so easy, how can you lose the root here." Shaking his head, reluctant to leave this home.
Fang Monan's mind is not broken, it is still early for her to go to school, and the soft grinding and hard bubbles will also take her away. The county is still too small, there are many ways to play, when I can grow up, I don't want to, and now I still enjoy this rare leisure time.
Fang Monan flashed into the space as he spoke, made some delicious food, and came out in a while.
At the dinner table, Grandma gave Mo Nan and Mo Bei 10 yuan of New Year's money each, of course, at Fang Monan's request, all the Dao Bank was replaced with a jujube dime.
"Wow, wow, our mother is really a rich man, so much, she has made a fortune." The aunt exclaimed exaggeratedly. Then she whispered in her mother's ear and said that on the first day of the new year yesterday, the eldest brother brought the children here, and the mother gave them three people five yuan each. At that time, I was so angry, hum, look at our ** actions today, and my heart is a little more balanced. ”
"Why do you care so much?" Mom nodded her head.
In her previous life, the New Year's money given by her grandmother was given to her by her mother in advance, and then she had another child, and it was just poured into her hands. In this life, this is the real New Year's money given by grandma, Fang Menan carefully put it away and did not give it to his mother.
Mom smiled when she saw it, but didn't say anything, but glanced at Dad meaningfully, and Dad looked at other places shyly.
After the meal, Fang Monan was arrested by Old Man Lin and asked if she was lazy. My mother looked very distressed, "I don't let the child take a break during the New Year." I really don't know how to do it so tightly? ”
"It's okay anyway, except for eating and sleeping, I want to find some work to do. Hey, I was born with a hard life, and I can't sit down. Grandma said, "Don't be idle, Mr. Lin has all the books there, and he also went to find a book that he likes to read, so he should send it away." ”
My father was interested in finding two books and handed one to my mother, "Don't be compared to the children, if you are stumped by the children's problems in the future, it will be a shame."
Mom is right to think about it, it's okay anyway, let's see
Grandma went out to hang out, chatted about gossip, and inquired about the market by the way.
Fang Menan came to Old Man Lin's room and was carefully tortured, he always nodded, indicating that there was no delay, and he taught some new ones. Mo Bei caught the old man and played the violin.
Old Man Lin fulfilled his promise and opened the posture, a cheerful world-famous song, melodious. After he finished playing a song, Mo Bei felt that it was not enjoyable, so he pestered and pulled another song, and after pulling it for two hours, the old man's arms and hands were sore, and he couldn't lift it.
The old man was obviously practicing in the field when they weren't there, and she, an outsider, couldn't hear the difference, but she only felt smooth and good.
The courtyard was wafting with the pleasant sound of the piano, and the house was filled with the thick smell of books.
Fang Monan looked at Old Man Lin's painful appearance, grabbed his veins, and the aura slowly flowed into his body, flowing along his arm to his shoulder, letting the aura nourish the old man's sore muscles, and after running for a while, the old man's face had a comfortable and comfortable expression.
"Nan girl, the qigong is so powerful, I don't feel uncomfortable at all." Old Man Lin raised his arm and patted it.
"Immortal Sect, unknown." She lied casually.
The old man doesn't mind, who doesn't have a little secret, but if only he learned it.
Fang Monan saw that he was excited, so he taught him a set of mental methods to cooperate with Tai Chi to strengthen his body. Excessive exercise can also be repaired.
Fang Monan looked at Mo Bei, and said with a serious face, don't skip words.
Mo Bei hid behind the old man in fear, poked his head out, and shrank again. "Me."
Children usually admit it simply, but then repeat the same mistake.
Fang Monan thought about it, since he likes to listen to the old man play the piano so much, then simply Grandpa Daolin, since Xiaobei likes to listen to you play the piano so much, why don't you accept her as an apprentice. ”
When Fang Mobei heard this, he happily came out from behind the old man, took his hand and nodded happily and said Okay, okay. ”
Old Man Lin looked at Xiaodouding, thinking that he was about to leave, and some of them were a lot, "Okay, but Xiaobei, grandpa is very strict, and playing the violin is also very hard, can you persevere?" If you can't, forget it. ”
Fang Mobei blinked his big bright eyes and looked firm, "I want to learn." ”
"If you want to learn, you can, but you don't have a child's violin," Old Man Lin muttered to himself.
As soon as Mobei heard that he could learn to play the violin, he was happy, but he didn't hear the words behind, Fang Monan heard this simple, I'll figure it out. "Of course it was a letter that solved it.
Old man Lin thought that he was going to leave after the end of this year, so he concentrated on teaching the two children, and lived a relaxed life, and by the way, he could bully and bully the children, and he was not disrespectful to the old.
Dad and Mom are very happy that Mr. Lin can teach his two children. The two of them don't compare no, compared with children of the same age, it is both gratifying and proud, working harder to raise the two children.
"Dayan, Zhengping, go and call your mother, I have something to announce." Old Man Lin said.
Seeing this, my father went to the house and called my grandmother.
Old Man Lin saw that you were all here, "You guys, I'm about to leave, and I have no relatives, if I take over, I want Dayan to take over." ”
It is all too common to take over this kind of thing, especially at this season, when some veteran comrades do everything possible to send their children to their original units after they retire, where they can eat state grain and serve iron rice bowls. Some people have not even reached retirement age, so they have to do internal retirement, let children take over, hereditary system.
In China, it is originally a humane society, with extremely complex social relations, and many obviously unreasonable phenomena have been repeatedly banned. The main thing is the leader in charge, no one is a saint, no one has such a high consciousness, who has no relatives and friends, and no one can really ignore the relationship between the seven aunts and eight aunts.
"Is this good?" Grandma said that she was a little blindsided. "Outsiders will say cool things."
"Big sister, I'm afraid that others will say irresponsible things." Old Man Lin was stunned, "No one says anything behind everyone's back, who doesn't say anything behind people's back, what are you afraid of?"
Grandma thought about it, "I started to set up a stall to sell steamed buns, did I still listen to less gossip?" I have been exercising for a long time. ”
Mr. Lin said that the Culture and Education Bureau is only a Qingshui Yamen, and the salary is not high, which is better than the workers under the collective ownership of Dayan. If you go in, you will be a regular worker. Serious 'eat the emperor's grain', and this indicator is wasted if you don't use it. ”
"This Uncle Lin let me take over." Mom was surprised, she didn't expect pies from the sky. "I'm willing, better than a collective worker." My mother respectfully said that in the future, Uncle Lin will be my family, and you will be Nannan and Xiaobei's grandfather. ”
"I thought I was already part of your family." Old Man Lin joked.
"They spoke." Grandma said, "Otherwise, I will recognize my godfather." ”
"Huh...... This proposal is good. Old Man Lin said with a smile.
"Well, that's it." Grandma clapped her hands and said, "Zhengping, do you have any opinions?" ”
"I have no opinion, whether it is Dayan, I am outside the construction site all year round, I don't worry about you being at home alone, I still have no opinion on such a good thing when I go back to the county or enter the agency." Dad said.
"Wow...... That's great, I'll be able to see my mom every day in the future. Fang Menan said jumping and jumping.
"Yes, as for the formalities, I'll help you with it." Old Man Lin said.
In the evening, the dinner was millet porridge with pickled cucumbers, and after eating big fish and meat for a few days, there was a little porridge and side dishes, which tasted more delicious, and they all ate a lot to clear their stomachs.
Afterwards, grandma specially and solemnly held a banquet, and my mother and father officially recognized my godfather.
Liang Zi, the third year of junior high school, specially came to greet his grandmother for the New Year, saying auspicious blessings for the New Year.
Fang Monan was not exempt from paying New Year's greetings to Grandma Liang and Liang Zi. "Happy New Year to Grandma Liang and Brother Liang Zi. Wishing you prosperity, bring the red envelope. She said playfully.
Liang Zi jokingly smiled and said that Nannan also had a happy new year, and the money was used to buy candy to eat. And deliberately took out five dollars.
Fang Monan didn't show weakness, stepped on him hard, and didn't forget to take the five yuan, her advantage was not taken in vain.
In the next few days, my grandmother kept receiving relatives from the countryside, dialing one by one, bringing some home-grown mountain goods when she came, and sometimes she ate and returned with a full load.
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