"Well said!"

The old man nodded again and again when he heard this, and waved his big hand with a smile on his face: "Fire, eat!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Chu Chen took the incense and lit the firecrackers hanging at the door, and the sound of "crackling" firecrackers suddenly rang out.

"It's the New Year!"

Everyone looked at the firecrackers at the door, everyone had a joyful look on their faces, and the little girl Chu Qianxue jumped and jumped even more, and when the firecrackers stopped, she still wanted to continue to put it, and in the end, it was her mother who finally got her home.

"Dad, Mom, I wish you two old people happiness like the East China Sea, and longevity than Nanshan ......"

After the banquet began, the brothers and sisters began to raise their wine glasses and toast to the two old men. Next, it was Chu Chen's juniors, and finally it was Chu Qianxue, the youngest on the scene.

"Grandpa, where's my New Year's money?" After the New Year's greetings, Chu Qianxue stretched out her hand to ask for New Year's money.

"Yes, there are ......"

At this time, the old couple was already smiling from ear to ear, took out the red envelopes that had been prepared a long time ago, and distributed them.

got the red envelope as she wished, and the little girl began to kowtow to other elders, including Chu Chen.

"Third uncle, I heard from the second uncle that you are a big capitalist!"

Kowtowed to Chu Chen, the little girl stretched out her fat little hand, and looked at Chu Chen with big eyes flickering.

Chu Chen glared at Chu Junfeng, Chu Junfeng smiled, spread his hands and didn't speak.

Then, Chu Chen handed over the red envelope that had been prepared long ago to the little niece, and then hugged the little girl and said with a smile: "Xiaoxue." You are not satisfied with the red envelope I gave! ”

The little girl compared the red envelope given by Chu Chen with that of others. He smiled and said, "Satisfied!" ”

"I'll sue you!" Chu Chen leaned into the little girl's ear and whispered, "Your second uncle is also a big capitalist. The shop he opened is as big as a dozen of my family! ”

The little girl looked around for a while, thought about it with her little head, and then said in surprise: "Ah! Really! ”

Chu Chen said: "Of course, will the third uncle lie to you?" ”

The little girl looked at the red envelope in her hand, then jumped off Chu Chen, walked up to Chu Junfeng, and said angrily: "Hmph! Second uncle, you are such an iron rooster! ”

"How am I an iron rooster?" Chu Junfeng asked happily.

"You are obviously also a big capitalist, why did you give the New Year's money and learn not as much as the third uncle......"

Ge Beirong pulled the little girl over. reprimanded: "You said girl, how can you press the New Year's money too much!" ”

The little girl pouted: "Mom, this is what you said, my New Year's money is for me to use when I study in the future, if it is not enough, then I can't go to school?" ”

"Xiaoxue, you like to read so much!" Chu Yulan asked with a smile.

"yes, I'm going to be a big scientist in the future!" The little girl said innocently.

Everyone laughed happily when they heard the little girl say this. No matter if the little girl knows what kind of effort it takes to become a scientist, as long as she can always remember this wish and put it into practice.

Chu Junfeng smiled: "Okay! It's still our Xiaoxue who has ambition, and when the time comes. I'll pay for your education, I'll pay for you......"

"Thank you, Second Uncle, I don't think you're an iron rooster now. It's Lei Feng......"

The little girl took a sip on Chu Junfeng's face, and words came out of her mouth. It immediately caused everyone to laugh. ……

The people of the old capital pay special attention to the "New Year". So there is: "Wife, wife, don't be greedy, after Laba is the New Year, Laba porridge, drink for a few days, mile la la twenty-three, twenty-three, sugar melon sticky, twenty-four, sweep the house, twenty-five, fried tofu, twenty-six, stew mutton, twenty-seven, kill the rooster, twenty-eight, put the noodles, twenty-nine, steamed steamed buns, stay up for a night at thirty, twist and twist on the first day of the New Year, ......".

Laba porridge, fried tofu, stewed mutton, etc., listed in the folk song, are all delicacies in the old capital during the Spring Festival. Today, these are commonplace, but in the fifties and sixties they could only be eaten during the Chinese New Year.

Of course, now that there are more living materials and more things on the table, traditional foods such as honey offerings, saqima, carp, and braised pork are still indispensable in the Chinese New Year's Eve.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Sister-in-law Ji brought out the indispensable dumplings for the New Year, in the customs of the capital, vegetarian dumplings are indispensable, because they are used to worship God, but after all, Chu Chen's family is different from ordinary families, and it is not very convenient to worship God. What everyone eats is a mixture of minced meat and meat and vegetables.

In addition to the well-known delicacies such as dumplings and rice cakes, Sister-in-law Ji also brought out a plate of "bean paste", which is a cold dish made of meat skin, dried tofu, soybeans, green beans, water mustard, etc., the color is like amber, similar to "meat jelly", which is also a traditional dish of the older generation.

There is also "wasabi dun", which is a cold dish that is served with sake and appetizers. During the festival, people eat a lot of greasy food, which is easy to "make fire" and "produce phlegm", and these cold dishes can make up for this shortcoming.

After eating and drinking, the whole family sat together, eating snacks while knocking melon seeds, and chatting on TV. Looking at the scene of the four generations in the same house, Chu Chen couldn't help but feel a warmth flowing through his heart......

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The Chinese New Year is happy, busy, and short, and in a blink of an eye, it is the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.

Legend has it that on the fourth day of the first lunar month every year, the king of the stove has to check the household registration, so it is not appropriate to leave home. Although it is nonsense, it meets the requirements of people who need to adjust at home one day during the continuous festival, so the folk customs have the custom of not going out on the fourth day of the first month.

But now after all, it is the new century, and it doesn't matter if you go out on the fourth day of junior high school, so Chu Yulan, who was a little bored at home, pulled Chu Chen to go to the temple fair, anyway, there was nothing to do, so Chu Chen agreed.

In the old days, when the temple was open, vendors and folk artists set up stalls near the temple to sell goods and perform miscellaneous arts. Later, some of the temples were cut off from incense, but the bazaar was still held as usual, and it evolved into a pure commercial and entertainment bazaar, and people still called it a temple fair.

In the past, during the Spring Festival, businesses did not open from the first day to the fifth day of the new year. The stalls of the temple fair are the most prosperous traders during the Chinese New Year. There are all kinds of food and clothing, especially all kinds of things that are suitable for the New Year. Densely laid out on the stalls and hung on the shelves. It's red-hot. People visiting the temple fair are shoulder to shoulder, and there is no business that is not booming.

Among them, the happiest are the children, who are beckoning to them with a variety of tricks (toys), and most of them can get their wish if they are spoiled to their parents at this time.

The temple fair chosen by the brother and sister is the most prestigious Changdian temple fair, which lays the foundation for the unique history and culture of the old capital and brings the lively and traditional atmosphere to everyone.

The Changdian temple fair has a history of more than 400 years, starting from Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty. Flourished in Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, flourished in Qianlong, and was held until the early 60s of the last century, which was still prosperous and lively, and then unfortunately died, and suddenly died down for 37 years. Perhaps to cater to the nostalgia of the people of Beijing, the capital resumed the Changdian temple fair in 2001.

As soon as Chu Chen and Chu Yulan walked into the temple fair, they felt that there was a strong smell of the New Year wafting in the air, and they looked at the constant shouting around them. The love between the two of them rose all of a sudden.

There are a lot of folk items in the Changdian temple fair, and the brothers and sisters look at the flowers, such as the traditional items such as the old crafts of the capital, such as pulling foreign pieces, noodle people, silk people, kites, empty bamboos, paper-cutting, miniature carvings, face paintings, sedan chairs and other traditional projects for the temple fair, which made Chu Chen remember his childhood memories. It feels good.

Chu Yulan is particularly interested in visiting the temple fair, and if she sees anything interesting, she has to come forward to take a look.

For example, taming birds. The trained birds can take the money out of your hands. Open the tin box and put the coins in the box. Coherent.

Chu Yulan felt very surprised when she saw this, and not to mention spending the coins in her hand, she also went to change them, until they were all sour, and she was satisfied.

After watching the bird training, after taking a few steps, Chu Yulan stopped again, it turned out to be a straw weaving stall.

I saw that the straw weaving artist took a few thin grasses and folded them lightly, or turned into a dragonfly with wings ready to fly, or into a fearless mantis when the car, or into a leaping frog, or into a green shrimp playing in the water, the straw dragon is mighty, and the grasshopper is vivid.

Seeing this situation, Chu Yulan felt that it looked quite easy, so she also wanted to do it: "Brother, I want to try it too, do you think it's okay?" ”

"Okay! I'll help you ask. ”

It's nothing more than a matter of paying some money, Chu Chen nodded with a smile, went up and asked, I heard that there was monetary compensation, and Chu Yulan was a beautiful girl, so the artist agreed with a smile without thinking too much.

Things in the world often look easy, but difficult to do, Chu Yulan happily picked up the tools and made them herself, but found that she couldn't do it at all, she obviously wanted to make a dragonfly, and the thing she made in the end didn't know what it was, and Chu Chen smiled when she saw it.

Chu Yulan was a little annoyed by the laughter: "Brother, you have the ability to do one!" ”

"It's a piece of cake for me."

Chu Chen smiled, although he had not learned straw weaving before, he had a good memory, and during that time just now, he had already memorized the trick of making zuò as an artist just now. So, it didn't take him long to make up a lively puppy, which made Chu Yulan and the artist stunned.

"Brother, have you studied before?" Chu Yulan said dumbfounded.

Chu Chen smiled and didn't answer right away, until he paid the money and took a few steps before he replied with a smile:

"Have you forgotten it, I can never forget it, this kind of simple thing, I remember it after seeing it a few times, na, I'll give it to you!"

Chu Yulan took the straw puppy and said speechlessly: "Hey, forget jì you have this cheating ability!" ”

But immediately, she was attracted by the straw puppy in her hand, and she felt very cute when she looked left and right, so she thanked with a smile: "Thank you, brother...... Hey, there's a "candy blower" there! Brother, since you have such a powerful ability, help me blow a puppy later! ”

"Okay, no problem......"

"Candy blower" is to use pigeon-egg-sized syrup, rub it in your hand, pull out a strip and hold it in your mouth, blow in your mouth, move your hand while moving, as long as a moment, you want to blow something in your hand. (To be continued......)