A farce that ended in a situation that seemed to be happy for everyone.

Shen Yun's filial piety continued, but in the blink of an eye, the fallen leaves were gone, and the cow saddle fort of either loess or withered grass was finally completely changed by a sudden heavy snowfall.

In the blink of an eye, even winter is almost over.

In a few days, it will be the New Year's Day.

But you don't need to do any New Year's goods. Before winter, Shen's mother stocked up on a small half cellar of cabbage and radishes. Meat is even more because of saving, and it is not ready to be purchased. The rice noodles were prepared with the help of Zhu Aming.

Apart from these, it seems that there is nothing to prepare for.

When people are most lonely, they are not alone. It's in the crowd, but there is no half of the person who can accompany him to speak his heart.

For ordinary people, the Chinese New Year is bound to be joyful and lively. The family gathers together, warms up around the charcoal fire, talks about the trivialities of the year, and teases or encourages each other.

But Shen Yun is at home.

Early in the morning, Shen's mother fried cabbage and radish and enshrined it in front of the ancestral spirit tablet. Incense sticks, which were usually difficult to use, are now on three. Shen Yun knew that this was a custom, and he worshipped his ancestors years ago.

In the past, a large family gathered in Shen Yun's house, old and young more than 20 mouthfuls, eating and drinking, and then in the afternoon, when Shen Shi, he solemnly read the sacrifice, and then kowtowed to thank his ancestors.

However, this year, Shen Shan passed away, and Shen Yun made a complete break with the Shen family brothers.

As a result, the huge courtyard became more and more deserted.

Mother Shen didn't blame Shen Yun, on the contrary, no matter how generous she was, she was just a woman after all. has been following Shen Shan for so many years, and has been taken advantage of by several others, and it is fake that he is not angry.

At the same time, it should be Shen Yun in charge now, such a break, on the contrary, is not a good thing for Shen Yun.

It's just that there are still steps that should be taken. Shen Yun had written the sacrificial text early, read it alone, bowed alone, and it was not until everything was over that Shen's mother came out of the back room and accompanied Shen Yun to pack up the offering table and other things.

In the deserted room, the mother and son sat opposite each other.

Looking at the cabbage on the table, Shen's mother suddenly cried: "When your father was alive, he loved to eat this cabbage in winter." Even if I eat a plate every day, I still don't feel happy. Now the family is more comfortable, but he ......"

Bean-sized tears fell into the rice bowl, and Shen Yun didn't know how to comfort him for a while.

Some people say that the cost of buying snacks in ten years is enough to buy a good car. It is also said that an excellent person lies in absolute control over desires.

However, in an impermanent life, it is impossible for people to achieve their goals in restraint. A lot of people are saying, when I have money, I'm going to eat something, and when I'm rich, I'm going to do something.

However, after all, some people can't wait for that time when they have money.

Shen Yun has no regrets in his heart.

At the time of the autumn harvest, he still thought in his heart that he wanted Shen Shan to eat a good meal of watermelon, but what? Didn't you have the money to eat a meal of watermelon at that time? Yes, but after waiting for three words, I felt that I couldn't at that time.

It's not that I can't, but I don't dare to want to.

All kinds of regret can only be made up for with a sigh, but it is too late.

The cold food, coupled with the cold heart, even if the brazier is warm, it still can't dissolve the melancholy of a room.

There was no sound of firecrackers, and the villagers still blessed each other on the road in the early morning, waking up Shen Yun who was sleeping in his dream.

Although there is no family, but between neighbors, in the end, they are still compassionate. Almost every family worships each other for the New Year, and three women come together to bring a few home-made flower roll steamed buns to condole.

I miss my relatives every festive season.

That's absolutely true. In this situation, everyone came in, and Shen's mother washed her face with tears. The mouth intermittently talked about the hard work with Shen Shan in the past few years, and talked about Shen Shan's preferences and Shen Shan's problems.

In the end, it's like trying to draw a living Shen Mountain in front of your eyes.

However, the deceased is gone, and no matter how much you miss it, after all, it is just in vain.

After noon, Shen's mother was so exhausted that she fell asleep because she had cried for too long. Shen Yun was the only one who was very grateful to everyone who came in.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, it passed exhaustively.

Until the second year of junior high school, the arrival of Shen Gui's family made Shen's mother's spirit much better.

The mountain road was long, Zhu Aming deliberately took a mule cart to come, and the family of four, except for him who drove the car, all nested in the wool quilt.

After entering the door, Yinhua'er and Jin Hui'er jumped out of the car, trotted in front of Shen's mother, and bowed to the New Year. Mother Shen smiled rarely, took out a small bag from her arms, took the hands of the two, and stuffed a few pennies each.

"Auntie, the children are still young and can't hold the money, so you still don't want to give it." Shen Gui persuaded.

After all, it's not easy at home, and a few pennies are also very useful at critical moments.

Mother Shen shook her head with a smile: "The children are all young, take a few New Year's money, good luck, and avoid evil." ”

Shen Gui shook his head helplessly, and could only watch the two sisters and brothers happily stuff the copper coins into their arms.

Zhu Aming had already unloaded the mule cart at this time and stepped forward. He bowed to Shen's mother very solemnly, and then returned Shen Yun's salute.

The six people walked into the house with a smile, after all, it was their own family, so there was a lot less politeness, Shen's mother directly brought people into her house, and all sat on the hot kang, and then brought tea and flower rolls and steamed buns.

It's been a bit cold along the way.

The two reddened children with frozen faces couldn't wait to pick up the tea, Meimei took a sip, and suddenly exclaimed: "It's so sweet." ”

Naturally it is very sweet. Although he didn't do any New Year's goods, Shen Yun didn't want Shen's mother to be like Shen Shan, and she couldn't even enjoy the slightest blessing and died. I went to the city and bought something that seemed to be very luxurious. Brown sugar is mixed with steamed hawthorn leaves, all of which are tea-red.

But only when you taste it will you know how wonderful it is.

"Your uncle is a big man, he just made a few pennies, and he got a pound of brown sugar to make up for me. How old am I, so why should I make up for it? So just wait for the guests to come and put some in the tea. ”

When it came to this matter, Shen's mother was happy in the end.

In Shen Yun's hands, the family not only showed no signs of decline, but seemed to be getting better and better, which was also the reason why Shen's mother was able to support it. She also has to watch Shen Yunke get ahead in the exam.

Sugar, for the poor, is indeed a luxury, don't say that the eyes of the two children lit up, and even Zhu Aming, who had been concentrating on filling his stomach with steamed buns before, took a few sips of tea and buffalo.

"It's delicious." Zhu Aming couldn't think of any words to describe it. It's been a year since I last drank sugar water.

Mother Shen nodded, refilled the water for Zhu Aming, and then said, "Come here this time, don't rush back." Stay for two days, and when you go back, your mother will bring you some. The two children have suffered with you all these years, so let them taste it. ”

Shen Gui was naturally happy and nodded.

Zhu Aming wanted to refuse. He always felt that this situation was like a charity. But since Shen Gui agreed, and the two children were very much looking forward to it, they didn't say anything again.

On the other side of Niu Saddle Fort, the five Shen brothers got together with several sons-in-law today.

There are a lot of people, and it's really lively. On the kang in the left and right rooms of Shen Mei's house, the elders and juniors are sitting around. Several women picked up a few dishes together, brought them to the table, and everyone began to eat and drink with steamed buns.

Compared with Shen Yun's tea steamed buns, this side is much more abundant.

Shen Chao took the preserved venison in Zhuluyuan, and Shen Xi cut mutton in the city. Coupled with the chickens killed by Shen Mei's family, the pork legs that Shen Jing's daughter bought together, and the yellow mutton provided by Shen Chuan, there were not a few vegetables on the table at all.

Between the banquets, the brothers also began to talk about Shen Yun.

"Sixth, I heard that you were forced to ask for four taels of silver by that brute?" Shen Chao was far away, and he had only heard about this matter, so he wanted to ask about it at this time.

It's really a pot that can't be opened. Shen Xi definitely wanted to bury this matter and hoped that people would never mention it, but he was facing Shen Chao. He has been afraid of his fifth brother since he was a child, and now he is even more in awe, so he has to say it.

"It's really infuriating. I don't know which of Liu Xianzun's crazy people is, so he insisted that I find that guy and ask for a copy of "The Book of Rites". As a result, he saw that I wanted to tie up Liu Xianzun, so he asked me to take out four taels. ”

When I thought about it, Shen Xi felt pain.

He said hatefully, and cursed in a vicious voice: "He must not fall into my hands, sooner or later I will take this breath out." ”

Shen Chao shook his head: "It seems that we still underestimate this brute." For the time being, Liu Qingming is still the magistrate, and we don't have to move lightly, I don't believe it, he can always protect the little beast. The damn thing is that even my own uncle has taken it down. ”

"I heard that he gave Liu Qingming some ideas, if nothing goes wrong, Liu Qingming is afraid that he will be transferred this year. When Xinzhi County arrives, see how I concoct him. "Shen Xi is well versed in the truth of a son of heaven and a courtier.

"Did he know that he was going to push himself into the fire pit. I don't believe it, come to another magistrate, and take care of him like this. ”

Shen Mei interjected at the right time: "I wanted to make some trouble in the village, but now the door is not out of the door, but all the things in the village are all listened to by the village elders, and people can't catch their braids at all." ”

"Don't be in a hurry. It's good to keep it in your heart at this time, the days are still long, we have the rest of these people in the Shen family, don't make such a fuss. Shen Chao nodded, stopping the two of them from saying anything inappropriate in front of so many people.

"Yes, eat meat and eat meat, these things, the beast can't put them in the house. I've heard that this year they have cabbage and radishes left in their house. I don't know if I take it out and be laughed at. ”

Shen Chuan smoothly covered up this matter for Shen Chao and ate wine and meat again.