Who am I?

Where am I from?

Where am I going?

These are the three most classic questions of philosophy.

All people and things in the world do not come into being in a vacuum, they all have a history.

We will pay attention to the basis of doing things, and ask about the origin of the person.

And the origin is nothing more than two aspects - father and mother.

In the Chen family, it seems that both sides are mysteries.

Chen Yu didn't know where his mother's ancestral home was or what her former identity was.

To be sure, this is no ordinary peasant woman.

If you pay attention to the subtleties, you can draw inferences, for example, her mother knows how to embroider delicately, knows poetry and books, and will teach Chen Yu and Rong Niang to read and write in her spare time, and tell classic poems.

and the mother's temperament, as well as her plain words and deeds, all seem to be very cultivated, not at all like those rough peasant women in the village.

Chen Yu couldn't help but secretly speculate that his mother might be from everyone's beautiful background. At least if you have lived in a wealthy family, you will develop such a temperament.

But for many years, it seems that I have never heard my mother mention it.

The Chen family fled and settled in Fanchuan, so where did they live before? Where is the ancestral home?

Chen Yu was not impressed.

Even Chen Yu didn't know anything about his father's name.

Therefore, on Chinese New Year's Eve, a question that seems to ordinary people is very absurd and ridiculous.

But the mother, Chen, was silent and did not answer.

The unreasonable reaction made Chen Yu feel more and more strange.

Could it be that the father's name is taboo?

Or is there something hidden in it?

Or is it that the mother doesn't want to talk about the unbearable past?

Or......

Chen Yu was full of doubts, and there were many speculations in an instant, but it was difficult to reach a conclusion.

Since the mother is reluctant to say, it is difficult to continue to ask.

Chen Yu even regretted it a little, he shouldn't have spoken rashly.

There are some things that are rare and confused is the best state.

Suspicious and suspicious, it is purely mediocre self-disturbance.

……

Chen Yu went to the back room and sat on the couch to chat with Rong Niang.

Chen stared at the strange spiritual position in a daze, his expression was melancholy, and his eyes were a little moist at some point.

She realized one thing in hindsight, her son had changed.

is no longer the little fish who used to be a simple boy who can fool in a few words.

He grew up.

Know how to guess, question, and keep silent at the right time......

"Madam, the little fish has grown up, or... Find the right time to tell him, right? ”

Xu Er appeared at the door at some point, apparently overhearing the conversation between their mother and son.

"Tell him?" Chen couldn't help but be surprised.

"Well, instead of letting him guess, tell him."

"No..."

After struggling for a moment, Chen shook his head and said, "Forget it, I'd rather he didn't know anything and live a peaceful life, it's good now." ”

"It's good!"

Second Uncle Xu thought about it and sighed: "But I'm always a little worried, maybe ......"

Chen couldn't help but be nervous: "Maybe what? ”

Putting down the incense candle in his hand, Xu Er didn't make a sound, but just looked up at the plaque of "House of Goodness" hanging high above the hall and inscribed with the imperial pen.

……

One of the themes of the New Year is boredom.

This is true in ancient and modern times, and the former is even more so.

In ancient times, when there was no electronic network and entertainment was scarce, there was really no fun in the New Year except for eating and drinking.

The "little friends" in Ju'anli were invited, but when they looked at the play project, Chen Yu shook his head helplessly.

A heart of nearly 30 years old, where is the interest in playing with a group of children?

The Chen family doesn't have any relatives and friends, so they don't have to go to visit relatives and friends, and they are sent to usher, which can be described as boring.

Fortunately, after the first day of the new year, the soybean products workshop continued to work.

On the occasion of the New Year's Festival, the demand for vegetables is more than usual, and Chang Si has already sent a message to the public, how much is more, and Chang'an City is completely in short supply.

Although it is the Chinese New Year, for the farmer's family, as long as there is money to be made, they don't care at all.

If you have money, when is it not the New Year?

In addition to children and daughters to be married, almost all the young and young men and women of the village flocked to the tofu workshop.

However, the men were quickly defeated, and although the work of ordering tofu and sprouting bean sprouts was simple, it required patience and meticulousness.

The men were accustomed to rough work and were not used to it at all, and were soon kicked out by their mothers-in-law, lest they be unhelpful.

The men in Ju'anli, who were hit, still have a conscience, and their wives are busy with work, and they are embarrassed to be idle.

But what to do?

Not only now, but for a long time before the beginning of spring and before farming, they will be idle laborers.

Thanks to the fact that they were conscripted into a kang by the general government, they had already served their labor in advance.

The farmer couldn't be idle, but after discussing it for several days, he didn't come up with a good idea.

Some people plan to go out of Chang'an City to do coolies and odd jobs.

But after earning light money, it is not so willing to work hard.

"Ask Brother Yu'er, maybe he has an idea."

I don't know who mentioned it, and it was immediately approved by everyone.

After the kang was changed to a stove and soy products, the status of Chen Yu in Ju'anli has completely changed.

He is the first smart person in the eyes of the villagers, a little god of wealth, and a little lucky star.

was pinned on by the villagers, but when the question was raised, Chen Yu was stunned all of a sudden.

There are a lot of things that can make money in my head, but it is suitable for the villagers, and it is really difficult for people to do it all of a sudden.

"Let me think about it, let's celebrate the New Year with peace of mind first, and wait for Shangyuan to pass."

I have no choice but to find a random reason to prevaricate the past.

The villagers were slightly disappointed, but after thinking about it, Brother Yu is not a fairy, how can he make money at his fingertips?

It's just a matter of a few days!

Seeing that the Shangyuan Festival is just around the corner, in previous years, I was embarrassed to enter the city, but this year, I ......

In any case, I want to take my wife and children into Chang'an City to watch the lanterns and play.

Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty was not like the era after the Song Dynasty, and there was no nightlife in the city.

The morning bell and dusk drum are strict work and rest times, and a curfew system is implemented in Chang'an City after dusk.

All the doors were to be closed, and the people were forbidden to be in the streets.

There is no reason similar to asking a doctor for medicine for a disease, and if you are caught by the soldiers and horses patrolling the city or the bad marshal, you will be punished severely.

But there are exceptions, and that is the Shangyuan Festival.

There is no curfew for three days before and after the Shangyuan Festival, and the whole city is lit up for three days, allowing people to go to the street to watch the lanterns and play.

It is the biggest festival of the year, more lively than Chinese New Year's Eve, and the biggest event of the year.

The residents around Chang'an are also fascinated, looking at the Shangyuan Festival and entering the city to watch the lanterns.

Ju'anli is not particularly far from Chang'an, and the villagers naturally have this idea, especially after a little more money in their hands, they are rushing to go.

There were many people who were invited by the way, and Chen Yu really wanted to see the grand occasion of Chang'an's sleepless night thousands of years ago.

However, when he thought of walking dozens of miles on two legs back and forth, as well as the scene of the crowd of people rubbing shoulders one after another, he finally shook his head.

In later generations of Chang'an, there will be similar activities every Christmas Eve every year, and the streets are overcrowded.

Chen Yu also participated with his friends, but spent the whole night in crowds, and donated a mobile phone and a wallet to the thief.

Since then, Chen Yu has had little affection and interest in this kind of large-scale crowd gathering.

After seeing most of the people in the village go to Chang'an, Ju'anli became more and more deserted, and Chen Yu became more and more bored.

Mother Chen saw this: "Little fish, if you don't go to watch the lanterns, it's better to go to the Guanyin Temple to make incense, and there will be a temple fair before noon, so you can walk around and relieve your boredom." ”

The Buddhist temple meeting, Chen Yu did not have much interest.

But unable to withstand Rong Niang's full interest and ardent expectations, Chen Yu had to reluctantly agree.