Yuan Ri, the first day of the year.

The first of the new year, the resurrection of all things, the beginning of the return of humanity, family sacrifices, tomb sacrifices, this is all due.

The rooster crows and firecrackers in front of the court to avoid evil spirits.

Sticker on the chicken household, hanging reeds on it, inserting peach charms on its side, a hundred ghosts are afraid of it.

On this day, Chen Ping's family got up early, it was Chen An, who loved to sleep the most, and Chen Ping added some sun-dried bamboo poles to the fire in the courtyard, and the cracking sound sounded, crackling and causing the chickens, ducks and dolphins in the courtyard to cry together, and Xiaohua even jumped on the fire, which finally made Chen An get up.

In the farmer's family, the grandfather of the family had already passed away, and the three brothers and sisters of Chen An gave the Liu family and Chen Xiaoyi a New Year's greeting, and Chen Ping led and said a few auspicious words. Chen's father and Liu's family each took more than a dozen coins and gave them to Chen Ping and the others.

Not much, that is, to ask for an auspicious meaning.

"Mother, I'll go to Aunt Wang's house to pay New Year's greetings." Chen Ping said to Liu, who was preparing a meal.

This meal will be eaten later, chicken, duck and fish, and then there is the crisp cake and sugar, a few cans of cheese, very rich.

"Well, talk to your aunt Wang and let her and Xiaoya come to my house." Liu said with a smile.

A few days ago, I said that I would let Chen Ya and Erniu come from home for the New Year, anyway, the three families often eat together on weekdays.

Today's weather is quite good, and the ground is dry and hard, Chen Ping took a few pieces of Liu's freshly fried fish and ran to Chen Ya's house by the river.

The courtyard door was open, and before Chen Ping arrived, Xiao Hei rushed out, barked twice, and then pounced on Chen Ping's side, staring at the fried fish in Chen Ping's hand with his head tilted and whining.

"This isn't for you." Chen Ping raised his hand, bypassed Xiao Hei, and said to Chen Ya who came out of the courtyard, "Xiao Ya, this is fried by my mother, you have to eat it while it's hot, come." ”

Chen Ya is still wearing a skirt today, with a large-sleeved shirt inside, a small-sleeved shirt on the outside, lapels, and a flat bun style, with a silver hairpin inserted diagonally.

"I won't be able to enter your house for a few more years." Handing over the fried fish, Chen Ping said with a smile.

Chen Ya took a bite gently, and Xiao Hei couldn't help but spin in a circle.

"Why don't you dare to come? Is it Blackie? The fried fish is obviously very fragrant, Chen Ya ate half of it, and Fang Cai gave the rest to Xiao Hei.

After receiving the reward, Xiao Hei whimpered happily, swallowed it after a few bites, and stared at Chen Ya again.

"Where, Xiao Hei is very familiar with me now." Chen Ping touched Xiao Hei's head, and the latter opened his hand in turn, and licked his tongue on Chen Ping's palm, so startled that Chen Ping hid beside Chen Ya, "Ahem, there is oil on your hand." ”

"Xiao Hei can't be like that, this is for you to eat, and go to the yard to play by yourself." Several puppies in the family were given away, leaving only Xiao Hei, Chen Ya threw the fish pieces in her hand into the yard, and said to Chen Ping, "Then why don't you dare to come?" ”

"It's because Xiaoya, you are getting more and more beautiful, and in a few years, this matchmaker who comes to propose marriage must not have broken the threshold, how dare I come." Chen Ping joked, leaned over to Chen Ya's side, and took a breath, "Well, it's not only beautiful, but also very fragrant." ”

With this teasing, Chen Ya blushed, but she didn't run away, she was next to Chen Ping, her head lowered, and she grabbed the skirt with both hands, stirring.

"I don't want a matchmaker to come to my house." Chen Ya muttered in a low voice.

"Oh? Who's going to do that? When Chen Ping heard it, he replied, don't say, this little girl's appearance is indeed very appetizing to Chen Ping.

There are some plots at work again, Chen Ping looked at the skirt, and his mind was in a trance for a while.

"Only...... As long as Brother Ping, you come. Biting her lip, her face was dripping blood, Chen Ya raised her head and looked at Chen Ping.

"Yes, okay. I also don't like others to look at Xiaoya, if a matchmaker comes over one day, Xiaoya, you tell me, I put Xiaohua to bite. Chen Ping replied.

The two went into the courtyard together.

"Xiaohua is still small, and she can't bite anyone." Chen Yadao.

"Then I'll do it myself." Chen Pingdao.

Wang had been waiting in the hall for a long time, and then saw Chen Ping and Chen Ya come in, take some food and bring it out.

"Aunt Wang wishes you more and more beautiful New Year, year after year." Chen Ping congratulated.

"How can you talk to the elders like this, come, there is Tusu wine here, you and Xiaoya have drunk it." The Wang family also dressed up today, it was also a skirt, but because it was an adult, this upturned posture was really revealed, full of charm, and he took two glasses of Tusu wine, greeting Chen Ping and Chen Ya.

Yuan day drink Tu Su wine, this is the old custom of the Southern Dynasty, Tu Su is a kind of medicine, I heard that drinking can avoid the plague. With the word wine, it is actually mixed with Chinese medicine and well water.

After drinking Tusu wine and receiving 100 yuan, Chen Ping pulled Chen Ya all the way to his yard.

"Let's go, I'll take you to set off firecrackers." There are many bamboos at home, and burning firecrackers is also one of the fun, Chen Ping took Chen Ya out, "Aunt Wang, I will go to my house and have a New Year's dinner together." ”

returned to the courtyard and asked Chen Ya and the little lady Chen An to play with firecrackers, but Chen Ping went to Chen Erniu's house by himself.

After paying New Year's greetings with Chen Hecai, Chen Ping went to Xiatu Village again and went to the house of the chief and Laipingdong, which was to return to the village and go to Chen Shun's house.

Seeing Chen Ping enter the house to pay New Year's greetings, Chen Shun's family was very happy, and pulled Chen Ping home vigorously, insisting that Chen Ping have a meal at home.

Because of Chen Ping, Chen Shun's family has made a lot more money this year than in previous years, and he took five or six hundred dollars from Chen Ping for the bamboo and poultry feathers.

In Liuhe Mountain, leaning on the side of the village, the bamboos are all gone, which is the masterpiece of Chen Shun and a group of younger siblings. One party is responsible for the work, and the other party gives compensation, which is a normal thing in Chen Ping's eyes, but as far as Chen Shun's family is concerned, the money is like being given for nothing.

There are bamboo in the mountain, if you really want to, go into the mountain and cut some of them, let Chen Shun go, that is to give the money for nothing, and it is a penny, how can there be such a thing? And with that feather, what can it do? The tail feathers of a pheasant are a penny, and I have never heard of it.

In the eyes of Chen Shun's family, Chen Ping is doing good. Of course, in the house, Chen Shun's grandmother also occasionally asked Chen Ping if he wanted the bamboo in the coming year, and when he got an affirmative answer, he was even more enthusiastic.

"Next time, next time I will definitely come, I have food at home, just wait for me to go back." Coming out of Chen Shun's house, Chen Ping broke free from sweat stains, and he didn't dare to take out the New Year's money he wanted to give Chen Shun a few years after all.

If this is really taken out, I am afraid that Chen Ping will have to be tied to Chen Shun's house today.

"This family is really ...... Find another chance to make up the money next time. Without going home, Chen Ping breathed a sigh of relief and went to Chen's lame house.

The rammed earth, thatched roof, and the soil layer of the exterior wall are weathered, and there is a smell of thatched wet grass when you enter the house.

When Chen Ping went, Chen Cripple was tending to the fish in the house.

"No gas at home?" Boiled fish, no oil and no tight, but the fish in the clay pot smelled a fishy smell, which was not enough condiment.

The clay pot was placed on a stone, and Chen's lame parents were sitting on the side, their vision dim.

"This is 100 yuan, which is your salary in my family." Chen Ping took out the money on his body and gave it to Chen Cripple, "You put down the fish first, and follow me to the house to get some things." ”