On the first day of the new year, the custom of the countryside is to visit the door in groups from the head of the village to the end of the village, and every household must enter the door to congratulate the happy New Year, and each owner will also take out good cigarettes and snacks to entertain everyone, wish each other a new year and a new atmosphere, good luck in the new year, and make a fortune in the new year.

Zhou Tianle likes this custom very much, some families can't see each other all year round, only the whole village can get together during the New Year, the ice and snow disaster has not stopped this New Year's custom, every household has slipped on the road, everyone laughs, yo! You've fallen again, it's okay! It's okay to fall, it's okay to fall, if most people have fallen and you haven't fallen, you will feel embarrassed and fake a fall.

On the first day of the new year, according to the past, Zhou Tianle should have gone to his uncle's house to pay New Year's greetings, but this year is a special situation, for safety, few people go out of the village to visit relatives, everyone just calls each other to pay New Year's greetings and bless each other.

In the second year of junior high school, the ice disaster has improved, anyway, the electricity is finally connected, but the road surface is icy, and there is no de-icing or salt sprinkling on the road from the countryside to the highway, these means must be used in the place where they should be used, high-speed, provincial highways, and urban traffic should also be kept usual.

Zhou Tianle walked on the ice road early in the morning, he didn't fall less, although he was cautious and cautious, but he couldn't slide on the ice, it was inevitable to fall a few times, he fell twice on the first day of junior high school, he fell twice on the second day of junior high school, his knees were already red and swollen, and he felt the pain of his knees Zhou Tianle also thought: Is this God testing me and Liu Yuxin?

The highway was sprinkled with salt, the traffic police used all the tools that could de-ice it, the tires of the buses were equipped with snow chains, and although the driving was slow, the traffic was finally restored. Sitting on the bus and shining on the glass, Zhou Tianle saw a few red marks on his face, thinking about where he was injured when he slipped and fell. He didn't care about this, but hurriedly sent a message to Liu Yuxin, asking where she was?

Liu Yuxin replied: I have safely gotten in the car, but there are too many people and it is too crowded.

At this time, Zhou Tianle knew that the ticket Liu Yuxin grabbed was a standing ticket, and he didn't even ask her what kind of ticket she bought, which was really careless. During the Spring Festival, there are crowds of people, and it is crowded when you go out, which is very uncomfortable. Zhou Tianle replied: Pay attention to safety on the train, there are many thieves on the train, I am waiting for you at the station.

Liu Yuxin replied: I hope I can see you when I get out of the station, hehe.

Zhou Tianle replied: Yes, my only one.

"If you don't fall in love again, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat your candy."

Recently, Comfort's grandmother often puts this sentence on her lips, and Comfort's grandmother will "reprimand" her grandmother every time: What nonsense is it for the New Year!

The grandmother stopped talking about it that day, but after a few days, it came out of her mouth again. A few times, Shu Xin took his grandmother's words seriously, and hid in the room alone and cried secretly, if grandma was really gone, how would he live!

When the twenty-eighth day of the new year arrives, grandma begins to prepare the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and Shuxin will also help grandma prepare, the meal of Chinese New Year's Eve is not because there are fewer meals prepared by two people, and the table must be full of chicken, duck and fish for the New Year, the same is a lot, of course, it also has to be meat and vegetarian matching.

Suizhou City is basically unaffected by this ice and snow disaster, except for the icy roads, everything else is the same as usual. Grandma is right, the people in Hunan have a hard time, from the ice and snow at the beginning to bend the branches, to the road icing, to the power lines, water and electricity, the return army is stranded on the road, and the people are inconvenient to go out, etc.

Shu Xin's contact with Li Sisi is becoming more and more frequent, although she still has some doubts about what Li Sisi does, but she feels that this person is not bad and can make friends. In fact, she knew that she had no other friends at all except Li Sisi, and she comfortably told Li Sisi about the situation at home, and Li Sisi was very envious of people with families. She comforted herself and said: I have "children" to accompany me, and I also have a home.

Every time the word "child" is mentioned, Shu Xin will feel a kind of sadness and desolation in Li Sisi. said that Li Sisi is now the mother of two "children", and her mood has improved slightly.

The time for eating Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in Suizhou is a little different from other places, where the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is eaten on the evening of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, while Suizhou is the morning of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve. Generally, I get up at four or five o'clock, and after eating, I don't know where this custom comes from, and I have to eat and drink a lot in the morning, and people with a bad stomach can't stand such a way of eating in the morning.

Shu Xin and grandma sat opposite each other, with a table of food in between, and the two of them drank one cup at a time. On the ground in the middle of the hall is freshly burned yellow paper and sprinkled white wine, which is another custom in Suizhou, before eating Chinese New Year's Eve, the table must be cleaned up, two chairs are placed on the square table, left and right, and a bowl is placed on the table in front of each chair, with freshly cooked rice and fatty meat in the bowl, a pair of chopsticks are placed horizontally on the bowl, and a glass of white wine is placed next to the bowl. Then he burned yellow paper at the back of the square table, and said while burning his mouth: Grandparents, grandparents, parents and ancestors, now that life is good, the children and grandchildren have not forgotten you, you eat and drink well first, and bless the children and grandchildren to be safe.

After all the yellow paper is burned, pour the liquor into the ashes, send the rice and meat back to the pot and plate, and then serve the dishes to the table, and then put firecrackers on the table, and start to eat after the firecrackers are finished. Of course, in the beginning, you can't eat directly, you have to drink before eating. If you eat first, the elders will say that you are eating (sinning), which is very disrespectful.

When Shu Xin first saw these customs, it was grandma who was presiding, and when she asked grandma why she was like this, grandma said: Let the ancestors eat first, it is our respect and filial piety to them, the ancestors lived a very hard life in that era, and it is estimated that they have not eaten much in their lives, in fact! It's all for the sake of children and grandchildren, and now that life is good, we can't forget them! Grandma's tears flowed down her eyes as she spoke.

After the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, it was just dawn.

Shu Xin remembers when he was a child after eating Chinese New Year's Eve dinner and liked to run out, some doors are not open do not disturb other people's homes for the New Year, this is a big taboo, since Shu Xin can remember, the elders often teach, if you disturb the people who are celebrating the New Year, other people's families will be unlucky for a year. Because she is a girl, Shu Xin did not play around like other boys, playing with artillery battles, blowing up snowdrifts, blowing up ice surfaces, and frying cow, which is very New Year's flavor.

Now Shu Xin and her grandmother walk around the village road, and everyone they meet will greet them: After the New Year, it means that they have finished eating the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. It's just that I feel that the New Year is becoming more and more boring now, maybe the taste of the New Year only exists in childhood, you can eat delicious food, wear new clothes, and have New Year's money. The world of adults has no New Year's flavor, and the New Year is like a catastrophe.

Most families have finished the New Year, and everyone gets together to talk about family things, talk about where to earn money at the beginning of the year, and who will play mahjong with. Children also get together, wear new clothes, hold new toys, play with cannonballs, and now the world of children is only electronics.

Shu Xin searched for Xiao Wei's figure in the crowd, he was not in that group of children, let alone Xiao Wei, his family didn't come out, is it still the New Year?

Li Sisi sent a message to Shu Xin: What are the fun things to do in your village for the New Year?

Shu Xin also told Li Sisi what he had seen and heard, as well as some feelings.

Li Sisi replied: The Chinese New Year in your village is much more lively than my hometown, and I hope to have the opportunity to go to your place to play.

Shu Xin replied: Okay, next year you and I will go home to celebrate the New Year at my house.

Li Sisi replied: Really, I take it seriously.

Comfortable reply: I don't lie to you.

Shu Xin suddenly thought about the traditional conservative thinking in the countryside, and presumably he would point fingers and make irresponsible remarks about people like Li Sisi. I really think too much, I don't say who knows what Li Sisi does.

Comfortably replied to Li Sisi: How did you entertain yourself at the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner?

Li Sisi replied: Instant noodles, braised eggs, sandwiches, a glass of red wine, oh, I also bought some dried fish, prepared for two "children", a family of three together, how about it is also very warm!

A picture appeared in Shu Xin's mind, a table was full of snacks, two cats were standing on Li Sisi's side, and the task of a family of three for the New Year was to eliminate all the snacks on the table. The definition of happiness is different for everyone, and for Li Sisi, it is happiness if outsiders don't bother.

On the first day of the new year, the uncle came to pay New Year's greetings to grandma, it is reasonable to say that the junior should go to the elders to greet the New Year, although Shu Xin hated her uncle in the past, but the ethical code of Chinese culture has often penetrated into the bones of every Chinese, she must first go to the uncle to pay New Year's greetings, and then the uncle will come to pay New Year's greetings to grandma. Shu Xin thought: Uncle must be uneasy and kind to come on the first day of the new year.

Sure enough, after the uncle chatted with the grandmother for a few words, the grandmother asked the uncle to leave, but she didn't say that she would stay for a meal before leaving.