With the advent of the New Year's Festival, the Han Empire bid farewell to the treacherous seven years before Emperor Jing and ushered in the first year of the Middle Yuan Dynasty.

The traditional name of the New Year Festival is New Year, New Year, and New Year, but it is also verbally called Lunar New Year, New Year, and New Year. At this time, the New Year festival refers specifically to the beginning of spring in the solar terms, and is also regarded as the beginning of the year. It was not the first day of the first lunar month.

The New Year's Festival is the most solemn traditional festival of the Chinese nation, and it is also the son of the sacrifice and prayer for the year, the ancients said that the millet is ripe for a "year", and the harvest of five grains is "a big year". In the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, there was an annual celebration of the harvest. Later, worshipping the heavens and praying for the New Year became one of the main contents of the New Year's customs. Moreover, gods such as the god of the stove, the god of the door, the god of wealth, the god of joy, the god of wells, and other gods enjoy the incense of the world during the New Year's Festival. It is a way to thank the gods for their care in the past and to pray for more blessings in the new year.

The New Year's Festival is also a family reunion and a family worship of ancestors. At this time, Aunt Wang was enjoying the reunion and the love of her parents after several years. Since following Wang Laoshi to sell his family's thin fields and old mansions and move to Chang'an City to earn a living, Aunt Wang has never returned to her parents' house. In fact, Yayu Pavilion, which belongs to Chang'an County, is only two days away from Chang'an City, but Aunt Wang has endured homesickness for several years and has never proposed the idea of returning to her parents' home to Wang Laoshi.

Although the early Han Dynasty stipulated that civilians could not wear colored clothes, they could only wear linen clothes, but it did not hinder Aunt Wang's desire to return to her parents' home in a beautiful way. In fact, in the eyes of simple Chinese children, although returning to their hometown in fine clothes is inevitably a little careful to show off, but more importantly, they don't want their parents to worry about themselves, afraid that they will not have a good time wandering away. The warmest but most sad sentence of the traditional Chinese mother is: son, if you don't have a good time outside, come back, there are not many of your chopsticks at home.

Now, the scenes that Aunt Wang has appeared countless times in her dreams for several years have finally become a reality. Wang Laoshi took her and the dog Dan, and returned to Yayuting in a beautiful manner, and returned to this place where they had been born and raised for more than ten years.

Seeing Goudan telling his nephews and nieces about the novelties of Chang'an City in the hall, Wang Laoshi was also chatting happily with his father and mother, and Aunt Wang had a bright smile on her face.

"Juan'er, sit down, what are you doing standing!" The sister-in-law on the side called Aunt Wang's nickname and greeted her affectionately.

Aunt Wang smiled slightly and sat down on the straw mat on the ground. Looking at the sister-in-law in front of her, Aunt Wang sighed in her heart.

When Wang Laoshi's family was still in the cliff pavilion, it could be said that they were surrounded by four walls. The old man and the old lady of Aunt Wang's family feel sorry for their little daughter, and they have a lot of help for Aunt Wang's family, and her sister-in-law is a fine person, so she has a lot of eyes. It can be said that Wang Laoshi's family moved to Chang'an City and did not come back for several years, and a big reason was that Aunt Wang, who had strong self-esteem, did not want to see her sister-in-law's eyes again.

When she went home this time, Aunt Wang planned to tell her snobbish sister-in-law to take a look at her own scenery and ridicule her by the way. Who knew that now when I saw my sister-in-law's beautiful face that was so tender and dripping in the past, it was full of wind and frost, and I couldn't help but feel soft, but a little sad.

It's not easy for my sister-in-law, Aunt Wang's family is a rich peasant, and there are a few acres of thin land at home, but there are old people in the family, children and children, inside and out, and my sister-in-law has been holding it alone for several years. Aunt Wang's brother is an honest farmer, who can only work in the fields, and has no other income.

When I went home this time, I saw that my parents were ruddy and healthy, and my sister-in-law was also extremely filial, and some of the good ones were left for the old man to eat. In contrast, I can't serve from time to time and do my best to be filial. Aunt Wang's resentment towards her sister-in-law has long been thrown out of the clouds, and all that remains is gratitude.

The sister-in-law saw that the sister-in-law was just in a daze after sitting down, did not speak, and hurriedly apologized softly: "Juan'er, the previous thing was that the sister-in-law was wrong. Since beating your family and leaving, my mother has been thinking about you all the time, thinking so tightly that she hid in the bed and cried, and several times she cried so much that her eyes were swollen, and your brother also beat me hard. Now that your niece has gradually grown up, your sister-in-law has slowly understood her mother's thoughts, and now your sister-in-law knows that she is wrong, why don't you beat me twice? ”

Aunt Wang came back to her senses, smiled and put her arm around her sister-in-law, and said, "Sister-in-law, don't think nonsense, there's nothing to do." I know that my father and mother and this family have relied on you to support me all these years. My brother has no ability, and being able to go to you is a blessing he cultivated in his previous life. He still has the face to beat you? I'll help you get it back! ”

When my sister-in-law heard this, her nose was sore, and her grievances over the years found an outlet, and big tears oozed from her eyes.

Aunt Wang hurriedly pulled out her handkerchief, helped her wipe her tears and said, "Sister-in-law, don't cry, if outsiders see it, don't you bully you as my sister-in-law?" ”

The sister-in-law tried her best to hold back her tears, smiled, and said, "Okay, sister-in-law won't cry." I saw you pull a big cart back, I think I can't get used to living in Chang'an City, and I want to go back to Yayuting, right? It just so happens that the family has built two new large tiled houses, which are enough for you to live in. After the beginning of the year, let your brother take his brother-in-law to find a few acres of thin fields, our family has saved a lot of money in the past few years, enough to rent for several years......"

The sister-in-law chattered for a long time, but found that the sister-in-law on the side was looking at her with a wicked smile on her face, so she stopped, her face full of doubts.

Aunt Wang giggled, shook her arm and said, "Sister-in-law misunderstood, the big car is full of New Year's goods bought for our family, and we are doing well in Chang'an City." ”

"What? Are they all New Year's goods? So much! My sister-in-law's eyes widened, and her face was full of incredulity.

Aunt Wang nodded, remembering that she was so excited when she returned to the door of the house just now, she forgot all the carts that pulled the New Year's goods by the door of the front yard, and hurriedly beckoned Wang Laoshi to pull the cart to the backyard and unload the New Year's goods.

After a while, the old lady at home looked at the fresh objects and New Year's goods that were constantly unloaded on the cart, her face was full of smiles, but her mouth kept counting her daughter: "Stinky girl, how do you become a home?" How can you spend money indiscriminately? You just come to see your father, bring these things, and you can't go back to Chang'an City? The dog's egg is not small, but there is no money to marry a daughter-in-law, look at how you cry......"

Aunt Wang pursed her lips: "Mother! I finally came back, and you still don't spare people, so where is this? It's not worth the monthly money of my old man for half a month. Besides, my dog is going to be a scholar, and he will earn no less than his father in the future, so why worry about it? ”

"Huh?"

Aunt Wang's casual words stunned the whole family in the yard. Of course, Wang Laoshi and Goudan are used to it, and recently Aunt Wang has been talking to the people around her with this nouveau riche face, and they are quite used to it.

"What are you talking about?! Can our son-in-law earn so much? And the dog is going to be a reader?! ”

The old lady asked, raising her mouth in surprise, ignoring the whistling northwest wind pouring into her mouth, which was missing several teeth.

Aunt Wang nodded, and regardless of Wang Laoshi, who was sweating profusely from unloading the goods, she pulled her father and sister-in-law to talk about those people in Chang'an. How powerful Wang Laoshi is, how to make money, how generous the owner is, how the year-end bonus is, which is inevitably a little exaggerated, listening to Wang Laoshi, who was already tired and sweating profusely by the side of the car, is now even more red-faced.

That night, two old people, four adults, and three dolls sat around a big food table, happily eating the first reunion dinner in several years.

The meal was very rich, Wang Laoshi bought several large pieces of oily bacon from Chang'an City, and some marinated food, spiced beef, braised pig ears, fennel beans, plus a barrel of good ale wine, eating and drinking is indeed very pleasant.

Dogan was sensible, took out two boxes of pastries, and shared them with his cousin. This pastry is a construction company to the employees of the New Year's welfare, are relatively easy to save the type, now it is winter, put ten days is not afraid of bad. As a small foreman, Wang Laoshi sent out more than a dozen boxes. Except for the couple who ate a box with the dog, the rest were left for him to make snacks. Seeing that Goudan was willing to give the pastries that he usually regarded as treasures to his cousin and cousin, Aunt Wang happily touched his little head and praised him.

The eldest girl and the second tiger took the pastry handed by their cousin Goudan, and they didn't dare to start for a while. It wasn't until the dog grabbed one of the boxes and ate it with relish, and the two dolls ate it with relish.

"Delicious! It's delicious! "Erhu, like his name, is a tiger-headed little cub, holding a pastry in his hand and humming in his mouth.

The eldest girl took a small bite, her eyes lit up, and she hurriedly handed the pastry in her hand to the old lady beside her, and said coquettishly: "Milk, delicious!" Milk, too! ”

The old lady touched her little head lovingly, took a small bite, and said, "It's too sweet, I'm not used to eating milk, let's eat it." ”

The eldest girl nodded, and took another bite of her father and mother, leaving a small piece, and then she ate it carefully.

Aunt Wang liked it, pulled the big girl, took out a headscarf embroidered with a few small flowers from her arms, helped her put it on her head, and quipped: "Look at our big girl, the little appearance is Zhou Zheng, and I don't know whose little cub will be cheaper in the future." ”

The eldest girl blushed with shame, she was twelve years old, and she was a half-grown girl, so she naturally knew some things about men and women. When she went to fetch water, the half-grown cubs on the pavilion were always staring at her, and the three aunts and six women were teasing her. Now when I hear my aunt laughing like this, how can I stand it? Although he was happy to get a headscarf, he just whispered like a mosquito: "Thank you, aunt." ”

Aunt Wang looked at her red-faced niece, and laughed loudly without the appearance of an elder, which attracted the eyes of the old man and the old lady, plus a few drops.

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