It is now the eighteenth day of the lunar month, and on this day, Junzikang came back from school and rubbed his hands in the cold.

Siqi smiled and said, "Big brother and second brother, when will the academy be closed?" ”

At this time, there is no winter and summer vacation, the academy is in class all year round, the longest vacation is the farm holiday and the New Year's holiday, in addition, the traditional holiday will also be one day, and there will be a few days off every month.

Zikang said with a smile, "There are four days left, and there will be a holiday after the twenty-second goes to school." ”

This is also related to the custom at this time, the twenty-third day of the lunar month to sacrifice to the king of the stove, so it is also necessary to start the holiday.

Si Qi smiled, "Then you have to freeze for a few days." ”

I have to go to school early in the morning, and it's still very hard.

Lin Changfu and Lin Changyuan worked in the town until the twenty-first day of the lunar month, the house had been repaired, and they came home on this day, and the brothers were smiling.

Eighty wen a day, they worked for about a month, and the brothers together earned five taels of silver, which is a lot, and at this time, the expenses of a large family all year round are less than twenty taels.

When I came back from the town to have dinner, I washed my hands and went to the house, Lin Changfu directly took out the money and put it on the table, and said with a smile, "I've been busy for so long, and I finally have the silver, I'm down-to-earth, second, we said before, I and the third child went to the town to earn money, and you had to take care of the family, and the three of us shared the silver." ”

As he spoke, Lin Changfu had already divided the silver, one for each person, Lin Changgui was still embarrassed to ask for it, and hurriedly said, "Big brother, this can't be helped." ”

Lin Changyuan said, "Second brother, I said it before, what are you doing at this time?" We are brothers, don't talk to the two families, we share the money together, so the relationship is good. ”

Lin Changgui just felt that he didn't contribute, and of course it was much easier to work at home than in the town, but if he went to work with him, people wouldn't necessarily want him.

Lin Dezheng said on the side, "Second brother, your eldest brother and third brother are right, you can keep this silver, Zilong Zijie is also getting older, and he will need silver everywhere in the future." ”

Wu nodded, "Yes, take it." ”

The two of them are also very happy, their sons are very good, the second child can't go out to earn money, and the eldest and third don't leave him.

Lin Changgui knew everything in his heart, and it would not be good to refuse at this moment, he just told himself in his heart that he would have to pay more attention to the affairs of the family in the future, and no one in this family was bad to their father and son.

The three brothers divided, and one of them also shared almost two taels of silver, which is quite a lot.

Lin Changfu said with a smile, "We told the person in charge that there will be work to do in the future, if there is a shortage of people, send us a letter, I and the third child will go to help, the salary is really high, this is more cost-effective than growing crops at home, if you catch up with the work at home, you can't go." ”

Wu said, "It's okay to work for a while a year, save more money in your hands, and this year is about to pass, and it's good to be smooth and smooth." ”

In fact, it is not smooth, and there is one less person in the family, so Du Shi is off.

Speaking carefully, this is not a bad thing, although it is not good to divorce a wife, but a woman like Du Shi is more harmful to stay at home, it is better to let the family gossip a few words, and live in peace in the future.

Legend has it that on the twenty-third day of the lunar month, the Lord of the Stove will go to heaven to report the good and evil of this family to the Jade Emperor, so that the Jade Emperor will reward or dispose.

In order to let the Lord of the Stove say good things, you have to prepare some delicious food for him, otherwise you will find a way to make him unable to open his mouth, then he will not be able to say good or bad things.

Therefore, one of the things that the king of the sacrificial stove wants to prepare is glutinous rice cakes, which are slimy, and they stick to their teeth after eating, so that they can't say bad things.

On the 24th, the house should be cleaned, all the places in front of and behind the house should be cleaned, the pots and pans should be cleaned, the quilts and sheets in the room should be cleaned, and the filth in the house should be cleaned up.

Twenty-five to eat tofu, twenty-six to stew pork, anyway, every day has a different saying.

On the 26th, Wu went to buy two catties of fresh pork and came back, and took another piece of bacon, which is what he wants to eat today.

After doing the work at home, Xuan's went to the stove house to prepare the lunch meal, which also took some thought, and the family could eat happily only if it tasted good.

In the middle of the morning, there was a knock on the door outside, Zijie was at home, ran to open the door, and when he saw the people outside, he said happily, "Grandma, it's Brother Chen Ping who is here." ”

As soon as they heard this, everyone at home laughed, Wu was working at this time, and quickly dropped the life in his hand, and sure enough, it was Chen Ping standing at the door, holding a large bag and a small bag.

She smiled and said, "Chen Ping is here, come in and sit." ”

Now the Wu family looks at Chen Ping and likes it very much, this is different from when I met before, at that time he was the son of the husband's family, and he had to stay well, but he didn't have that feeling of closeness, but now it's different, this is the future grandson-in-law, and he will get married next year.

Chen Ping didn't need to come forward during the whole process of talking about family affairs, so he hadn't met since he left the Lin family in the summer.

Chen Ping was carrying things, looking very restrained, and took a few steps inside before remembering that he didn't seem to have called anyone yet, so he hurriedly shouted, "Grandma." ”

As a result, because of excitement, he shouted a little louder, and everyone heard it, Liu and Xuanshi laughed, and he was immediately embarrassed.

Shouldn't you call grandma? He hasn't gotten married yet, but he thought about it again, and when he came in the summer, he also called his grandmother, and it didn't seem to be wrong.

Alas, I'm still too nervous, it's all ready at home, and it's a mess when I come here.

Zijun Zikang and Siqi went to herd sheep, but they were not at home at this time, Chen Ping was led to the upper room to sit, and Zijie and Zichen were at home, and the two of them surrounded him, very curious.

Chen Ping looked around, but didn't see Meng Shan, he was a little disappointed, was he not at home?

He came here today to give a gift for the festival, and he was embarrassed to stay here longer, and even more embarrassed to ask to meet Meng Shan.

Before he came, he thought about it, and if he met him, he could say a few words, but if he didn't, it would only be his bad luck.

Wu took something out and beckoned him to eat, and Xuan poured him water again, and everyone was very enthusiastic.

Chen Ping smiled, "Grandma, today I am here to give a gift to your family, and I won't sit anymore when the things are delivered, and I have to go back." ”

Wu smiled, "Don't worry, stay for a meal and leave." ”