This Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was extremely depressing, the Hu family of four did not say a word, Li Yanqing hurriedly finished a bowl of rice, ate two pieces of bacon, then picked up a bag of bones and said: "Uncle, I'll go back first." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Hu Sheng nodded, "I may not be able to run with you tomorrow morning, so you can run by yourself!" ”

"I will!"

Aunt Hu hurriedly served him a bowl of food, so that he was hungry to eat at night.

"Thank you, auntie!"

"Brother Qing'er!" Aunt Hu chased out.

"Auntie, what's the matter?" Li Yanqing stopped and asked.

Aunt Hu said to him calmly: "Auntie knows that you are a sensible child, but there are some people who you don't understand, and you can't say anything to anyone you see today, not even to your father, remember what Auntie said?" ”

"Don't worry, aunt! Qing'er knew it in her heart. ”

Li Yanqing ran home with a bowl of smoke, and just threw the bones to Da Hei, Li Er and Li San ran to him to set off firecrackers, Li Yanqing was bored at home alone, so he went with them.

This night, every household in Li Wencun was laughing and laughing, and there were firecrackers everywhere, Li Yanqing was especially popular, and every family saw him and pulled him in to eat a piece of bacon and gnaw a bone, and even Li Er and Li San followed him to dip it, and his pockets were stuffed with candy.

But Uncle Hu's house was very silent, and as soon as it was dark, the lights in the house went out.

Li Yanqing stood on the haystack and looked at Uncle Hu's house, feeling a lot in his heart, Uncle Hu's house is a small microcosm, a leaf can know autumn, and the turbulent years of the Great Song Dynasty are coming.

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At the fifth watch, Li Yanqing got up and ran again, he ran through the woods and along the Yongji Canal to the south, at this time the Yongji Canal had been completely frozen, large and small boats were frozen in the water, and many drifters who had lived on the boats for many years also temporarily moved to the shore, erected shacks, and waited for spring to come.

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, according to customs, every family has to worship their ancestors, even these poor drifters are no exception, they put incense candles and a little sacrifice at the door of the shack, and the ancestors' spiritual tablets are also placed, almost every shack is busy worshipping ancestors.

Li Yanqing ran south for twenty miles in one breath, and to the south was another small town, called Zhangjiaji, also called Zhangji Town, with twenty or thirty households, much smaller in scale than Lushan Town, with only one dilapidated inn, surrounded by large woods and meadows.

Today, only Li Yanqing ran alone, he was a little unaccustomed, he looked around while running, it was about five o'clock in winter, the sky was not yet bright, the sky was starry, the air was extraordinarily transparent, and the earth was sprinkled with a layer of hazy silver.

There are already a few sparse pedestrians on the official road, which is still a lot less than usual, after all, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Li Yanqing suddenly saw a whistle stick carrying a wine gourd next to a bush on the side of the road, his steps hesitated, walked slowly, and then saw a person on the grass, it was the man from yesterday, he actually slept here, the small burden was pillowed under his head, and Fan Yang's hat was covered on his face.

It's not that this man has no money, and if he walks a mile south, he can go to Zhangji Town to stay, but this man would rather sleep in the wild.......

Li Yanqing saw that his feet moved, so he didn't dare to think about it anymore, and accelerated his pace and ran north.

Of course, there is no need to go to school today, but Mao Shizheng, that is, at six o'clock in the morning, the Li family is going to start worshiping their ancestors, and his father repeatedly told him not to be late, Li Yanqing looked at the starlight, and estimated in his heart that it should be less than a quarter of an hour away from Mao Shi at this time, and he didn't have time to go back to the village, so he ran directly to Lushan Town.

The newly repaired ancestral hall is much larger than the original, but the pattern has not changed, and the building is exactly the same as before, mainly because the courtyard has become larger.

At this time, hundreds of Li clansmen were already crowded inside and outside the ancestral hall, and the clansmen from Lushan, Qianshan, Wencun and Songhe Sifang all rushed to the ancestral hall, and the clansmen from the county also came, and even some clansmen rushed back from other places.

The Li family is prosperous, from four males to more than 300 people in just over 100 years, which is also a microcosm of the social stability and economic development of the Great Song Dynasty, and nearly half of the villages in Xiaohe Township have gradually appeared in the past 50 years.

The ancestor worship has not yet begun, the clansmen gather together in twos and threes to chat, only the dozen or so clansmen who participated in the preparation of the ancestor worship are extremely busy, in and out of the river endlessly.

At this time, Li Yanqing saw his father Li Daqi, he was sitting at the door in charge of registration, surrounded by more than a dozen clansmen, although his father looked a little tired, but his face was full of red light and his interest was very high, it is no wonder that he has been neglected by the family for many years, and this year he has finally been taken seriously, of course he is very comfortable in his heart.

Li Daqi also saw his son, he pointed to the yard with a pen, and asked Li Yanqing to go to the yard to play, he was so busy that he didn't have time to come over to say hello.

Li Yanqing walked into the courtyard, the courtyard was full of lanterns, as bright as day, and it was crowded with clansmen like the outside, only to see a man in his thirties sitting under the old locust tree, surrounded by a large group of teenagers and young people.

"You don't know, the capital is full of money, and it takes us two or three years to save ten yuan money, but for the people of the capital, it is just the money for a meal."

The people around were exclaimed, and everyone's eyes showed envy, Li Yanqing knew who this person was, it was a clansman from Qianshan Village, called Li Dongdong, listening to the fourth uncle Li Daguang, it seemed that he had opened a teahouse in the capital, and he belonged to a good mix in the Li clan, and he had just rushed back from the capital to worship his ancestors.

Li Yanqing was also curious to huddle in a group of teenagers to listen to what he had seen and heard in the capital.

"By the time of the Qingming Festival, the gourds have just been put on the market, how much do we sell for a pair of fresh gourds here?"

"Ten cents at most!" A teenager asked.

"But you know how much it costs in the capital, and a pair of fresh gourds that have just been put on the market will cost thirty taels of silver."

The people around were in an uproar again, and Li Feng waved his hand excitedly: "Then let's hurry up and transport the gourds over to sell, wouldn't it be a fortune!" ”

Li Yanqing couldn't help but sneered and said, "In two or three days, ten cents will not be worth it." ”

Li Feng recognized Li Yanqing, his face turned red, and he quickly turned his face away, pretending not to see him.

Li Dongdong said with a smile: "This little brother is right, the people of the capital are trying to save face, and few families can afford to buy the gourd for thirty taels of silver, and some big families don't eat it after buying it, but tie it in front of the gate with a red rope, indicating that they have money and can afford to buy new gourds. ”

At this time, Li Wengui walked out of the main hall with a blushing face and shouted, "The time is coming, let's start queuing!" ”

Of course, it is impossible for all two or three hundred people to enter the main hall to worship, only a few older clansmen can enter the hall to worship, and everyone else is worshipping in the courtyard, and even children under the age of twelve cannot even enter the courtyard, so they can only stand outside the courtyard.

The courtyard was in a mess, everyone was looking for the teams of each room, but Li Yanqing was about to sneak out, since he couldn't enter the courtyard under the age of twelve, of course he had to go out.

At this time, someone patted him on the shoulder, Li Yanqing turned around, but it was Li Dongdong just now, Li Yanqing hurriedly bowed and saluted, Li Dongdong smiled and said: "I want to thank Brother Qing for the Spring Festival couplets, it's so well written!" Even the capital is not so good Spring Festival couplets, but it's a pity that I knew too late, otherwise I would have made a small amount of money this year. ”

Li Yanqing understood what he meant, so he smiled and said, "I have probably written seventy or eighty paintings this year!" Copy them down, and you won't be able to make money next year? ”

Li Dongdong's eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile, this is a good idea, this kid has a more flexible mind than himself, and he is also a business material.

He thought for a while and said: "On the fifth day of the first lunar month, I want to set up a few tables of wine at home, and Brother Qing will come too!" I invite you to sit at the main table. ”

"How can I sit at the main table?"

"Don't worry about the seat for now, just come!"

Li Yanqing also had some ideas, and just communicated with this Uncle Dong, so he agreed with a smile.

At this time, Li Wenyou squeezed over, "Qing'er, why are you here, I'm looking for you everywhere." ”

Li Dongdong hurriedly saluted the patriarch, but Li Wenyou ignored him and pulled Li Yanqing aside, "Later, you will also enter the main hall to worship, if Du Baozheng says anything unpleasant, you can ignore him, and I will make the decision." ”

Li Yanqing knew that the patriarch's brother had made a conflict for himself again, so he said: "The patriarch forgot what I said, the matter of the great ancestor must not be ostentatious, the people in the clan are too talkative, if some gossip reaches the ears of the government, it will cause trouble, I'm still outside!" It doesn't break the family rules, and you don't have to worry about it. ”

Li Yanqing said very reasonably, Li Wenyou was a little embarrassed for a while, he was worried that the spirit of the Great Ancestor would be unhappy.

Li Yanqing took out the bronze plum, the leader of the Boys' Association, and handed it to him, "Put it on the offering table, and the Great Ancestor will not blame the patriarch." ”

Li Wenyou was overjoyed, but Li Yanqing was thoughtful, he hurriedly took Tongmei and said: "It's up to you, you worship in the courtyard, don't go out." ”

"Patriarch go get busy! I know. ”

Li Wenyou hurriedly left after two words, but Li Yanqing turned around and walked outside the courtyard, he still had to kowtow in the courtyard, so he didn't want to! Or more comfortable outside.

What's more, Li Yanqing was in a hurry to return to the village, and the man he saw on the road always reassured him, and he had to rush back to remind Uncle Hu that the man had not left Tangyin County.

'Boom! A bell rang in the ancestral hall, the time had arrived, and the ancestor worship ceremony began, Li Yanqing took the opportunity to leave the ancestral hall and ran towards Li Wencun.