Chapter 61: The Thirty Years of the Chinese New Year's Eve

Busy and finally in the thirtieth of the Chinese New Year's Eve, after breakfast, Grandpa Xu took down the pig's head and pig tail hanging in the kitchen and washed it.

The pig's head and tail are boiled in a pot, and the beef is stewed on the coal stove.

After the work in the kitchen was clear, Grandpa Xu took a knife and prepared to go to the yard to bring chickens over to bleed.

As a result, I didn't see any chickens when I got out of the kitchen, so I searched for a long time and finally found them behind Xiaojin's nest.

I saw that Xiao Jinzheng domineeringly, pressed the red-bellied golden pheasant to the ground, and used its right claw to slam the neck of the red-bellied golden pheasant.

The golden eagle was originally one of the natural enemies of pheasants, and the chickens that were already scared of their souls were almost out of breath when they were tossed by Xiao Jin.

Grandpa Xu hurriedly drove Xiao Jin away, but Xiao Jin didn't protect Grandpa Xu, so Grandpa Xu took the chicken away.

"Xiao Yu'er, you teach Xiao Jin well, you see that this pheasant has been killed by it!" Grandpa Xu carried a chicken and shouted at the people who were practicing calligraphy.

Huanhuan put down his pen and hurried over to look, the hair on the pheasant's neck was bald, but fortunately, there was no wound, so he didn't delay Grandpa Xu's killing of chickens.

"Zuzu, just lose a little hair, don't delay you to kill the chicken!" said to Grandpa Xu with a smile.

Grandpa Xu snorted angrily and wiped the neck of the chicken, "It's what you're used to!" Otherwise, it could have been so bold to go wild at home! ”

With a hippie smile, he handed Grandpa Xu a bowl to receive chicken blood, and Grandpa Xu glanced at Grandpa Xu.

"Have you finished writing three large letters? Follow me around? Want to fish in troubled waters again? ”

Duan Huan had no choice but to return to the table and continue to practice calligraphy, but Grandpa Xu always refused to use pencils and pens.

He said that the first thing to practice is to learn the brush words, and the hard pen words will naturally look good, the brush has not laid a good foundation, and the words written by the pen will not look crooked in the future.

It's a loss to be happy, and now she has a very high level of understanding, and if she wants to change it to her previous life, she has to drive her crazy.

Now the words of joy are decent.

Grandpa Xu defeathered the pheasant, and left three hairs on his tail. (Legend has it that the sacrificial rooster leaves three chicken feathers to pull the soul and protect the soul)

After disemboweling, he gave the pheasant entrails to Xiao Jin, and then took the chicken into the kitchen to cook.

At this time, someone knocked on the door, and Huan Huan hurriedly opened the door, it turned out that Xu Jiajun was here, and he was carrying a few fish in his hand.

"Little Yu'er, where is your ancestor?" Xu Jiajun asked.

"My ancestors are cooking in the stove room!" Duan Huan hurriedly took his fish and shouted to the kitchen: "Zuzu, Uncle Jia Jun is here!" ”

After shouting, Duan Huan also poured hot water for Xu Jiajun, and the etiquette was very thoughtful.

Xu Jiajun picked up the word "Huan" and praised to Grandpa Xu: "Sixth uncle, the word Xiaoyuer is really good!" ”

"Don't praise her, I don't worry much about her words, it took more than half a year to write like this!" Grandpa Xu was actually very happy to hear Xu Jiajun's praise, but he was still symbolically modest.

Duan Huan was instructed to put the fish in a pot and raise them, and when she came out of the kitchen, she came out with a five-pound jar.

Xu Jiajun knew that in fact, Duan Huan had a lot of strength, but he couldn't help but quickly stand up and help her take it.

"Uncle Jiajun, this jar of wine is my filial piety to you, and I will take it away when I go back in a while!" Duan Huan pointed to the jar that was placed on the table.

Xu Jiajun was pleasantly surprised, the few catties of two pots he played in the second half of the year had already been drunk, and he said that he would give him wine at this time, and he was so happy that he smiled so much that the crow's feet in the corners of his eyes were alive.

He leaned forward and sniffed, "Why doesn't it smell?" ”

"The mouth of the jar is sealed with mud!" When he took off the red cloth on the top of the altar, he revealed the yellow mud.

Grandpa Xu looked at the proud little appearance, and also smiled and said to Xu Jiajun:

"Jun Wazi, you are lucky today!

This wine fish is a baby, and I don't usually let me touch it.

I can give it to you today, that is, she is happy for the New Year today! It's a rare opportunity! ”

Xu Jiajun happily took out a pair of embroidered shoes from his pocket, "I almost forgot, this is a new one made for you by your uncle, saying that it is spring!" ”

The red lamp grass suede, and the upper is embroidered with yellow spring flowers, which looks particularly delicate and cute.

Duan Huan took it and joked to Xu Jiajun: "Uncle Jiajun, if I don't send you wine, you won't remember the shoes that my aunt made for me!" ”

Xu Jiajun pinched Duan Huan's nose, "Your doll's mouth is chewing, I forgot for a while and I have to come back to run again, how can I take your shoes back and wear them myself?" ”

Xu Jiajun sat for a while, and then happily went home with the jar of wine.

After the pig's head, pig's tail and pheasant in the pot were cooked, Grandpa Xu scooped them up, used the pig's head and pig's tail and chicken, and lit incense and burned paper at home to worship the gods.

After worshipping the gods, Grandpa Xu put the pig's head and tail and pheasant into his basket pocket, and took incense wax paper money and other items, and prepared to go up the mountain to the grave.

His family's ancestral grave was behind Xiaolong Mountain, and he originally thought that their branch was thin, but he was still startled when he looked at a bunch of large and small graves, and it turned out that Grandpa Xu's ancestor Ding was actually still prosperous.

Grandpa Xu put down the basket and began to pull up the wild grass in the cemetery, and after finishing it, he began to introduce to Duan Huan, the owner of each grave, who is buried, and what should be called Duan Huan.

After listening to it, I was even more confused, all of them were at the level of great-great-great-grandfathers, and I must not be able to figure it out, so I had to obediently follow Grandpa Xu to burn incense and kowtow.

waited until the incense wax paper money burned out, and then Grandpa Xu packed up his things and went home with all his joy.

After arriving home, Grandpa Xu began to prepare the New Year's dinner.

Cold pepper sesame chicken, cold pork ears, pork face and garlic sprouts, stewed radish beef, braised carp, and evergreen vegetables boiled in broth.

Two cold and four hot, the portion is not large, but they are all meat dishes, and the New Year's meal has reached this level, not to mention that it is rare in the village, even in the city.

In order to keep the atmosphere not deserted, Grandpa Xu also deliberately asked Duan Huan to open a jar of rice wine, and let Duan Huan drink a small glass with him.

Huan also took the trouble to touch a glass with Grandpa Xu, wishing their family more and more prosperous in the coming year.

Grandpa Xu is inevitably sad on such a day, and feels that it would be better if his grandchildren and daughters-in-law were there.

He gaged as much as he could, said auspicious words and sang songs, and did his best to make him happy.

Later, he also figured out that if the deceased does not come back, with his little great-granddaughter with him, he will live happily, and there is nothing to be dissatisfied.

Xiao Jin heard the sound of singing Huanhuan, flew to the windowsill and shouted to join in the fun, but unfortunately this accompaniment couldn't keep up with the tune.

It jumped up and down on the ground, screaming quite anxiously, making Duan Huan and Grandpa Xu laugh.

The portion of the New Year's meal is small, but a little of everything is left on the plate.

There is a custom here that the New Year's meal is left for a little until tomorrow's New Year's Day, which means that there is more than one year in a row.

When Grandpa Xu cleaned up the table, there was a little doll poking his head at the door.

Grandpa Xu carried a tea tray full of peanuts and melon seeds candy, grabbed a handful for each of the dolls who came, and the little dolls thanked them, covered their pockets and rushed to the next family.

Duan Huan didn't follow the little dolls out to visit the New Year, after all, she is not a real little doll, not rare these candy peanuts, melon seeds, and beans, and she can't pull her face to beg for snacks.

Now that the family is not rich, the little dolls come to the door to pay New Year's greetings, and the generous owners grit their teeth and take out snacks to entertain, and the stingy ones simply coax the dolls out directly.

If you eat late for lunch, you won't feel hungry when it's time for dinner.

Grandpa Xu laid two bowls of hand-cut noodles and lay two poached eggs on them.

Jian Huan was very puzzled when he saw egg noodles, usually Grandpa Xu didn't eat much below, because he knew that in addition to eating pasta in the morning, Duan Huan liked rice for the other two meals.

"Xiao Yu'er, this is the longevity noodles that your ancestors gave you! You're a year older today! Grandpa Xu smiled and handed the chopsticks to Duan Huan.

This is a surprise, exactly the same as her birthday in her previous life, it is the Chinese New Year's Eve, which is indeed quite a coincidence.

After eating noodles, Grandpa Xu gave Duan Huan two red envelopes, both of which were a big unity. "Zuzu, why do you give me two red envelopes!"

Grandpa Xu touched Duan Huan's head, "One is the New Year's money, and the other is the birthday red envelope!" ”

Wan Huan immediately put the red envelope in his pocket with a smile, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Zuzu, I wish you great luck in the coming year, prosperity and prosperity!" ”

The first Spring Festival without a Spring Festival Gala is a little unaccustomed, Grandpa Xu waited until midnight, set off a firecracker, and the Chinese New Year's Eve was over.