October and November passed peacefully, and in a blink of an eye, it was Laba Festival, and the city was full of the fragrance of Laba porridge.

In the morning, after sacrificing to the ancestors, Yan Hagi took her to the small kitchen in the courtyard to pickle garlic at the request of Yaya. Yaya has a lot of questions, "Mother, why do you have to pickle Laba garlic on Laba Festival?" Why not the first seven pickles, not the first nine pickles? ”

"Because the major businesses and families generally calculate the accounts of the year on the day of Laba, and count the homonym of garlic, there is such a custom slowly. And entering the month of Lap, the Laba Festival is the first festival. Yan Hagi explained simply.

Yaya asked again: "Mother, why do you have to use purple garlic for pickling garlic?" ”

"Because of the purple garlic, the pickled laba garlic is emerald green, the garlic cloves are translucent, and the chew is crispy, but it is delicious." Yan Hagi replied.

Yaya swallowed, "Mother, how many days do you have to pickle before you can eat it?" ”

"It's about twenty days." Yan Hagi smiled.

"It's going to take so long!" Yaya pouted.

"A good meal is not afraid of being late, you have to be patient to eat good things, and you can't eat hot tofu if you're in a hurry." Yan Hagi pinched her pursed mouth.

"Okay, I'll wait patiently." The maid approached in front of the camelina and said, "Aunt Camelina, what is this?" ”

"This is rice vinegar, and the vinegar for pickling garlic can't be used for old vinegar, but for vinegar made from new rice harvested this autumn." She laughed.

"Pickling a laba garlic turns out to be so exquisite." Yaya sighed.

"Everywhere is knowledge, and human feelings are articles." Yan Hagi smiled.

"Sir said that there must be my teacher in the threesome." Yaya grinned.

"Yes." Yan Hagi smiled and rubbed her bag.

Talking and laughing, the cleaned garlic cloves have dried in the shade, and the girl asked, "What should I do now?" ”

"Now put the garlic cloves into the pickle jar, put a layer of sugar in the small jar, then put the garlic cloves one by one, and then pour the rice vinegar into it, and you can do it without the garlic cloves." As she spoke, she finally closed the lid and added cool boiling water to the side of the lid.

After making a jar, the little maid led the little maid to do it, and then a maid ran in, "Madam, the second young master is back." ”

"Second brother is back, he must have brought me a lot of delicious food." Yaya cheered and rushed ahead of Yan Hagi and ran out.

Yan Hagi was about to go out, and the maid said again: "The second young master also brought back a little girl." ”

"Brought back a little girl?" Yan Hao frowned, Yue'er, this kid won't find "true love" at such a young age, right?

Yan Hao walked out in a panic, and when he walked to the gate of the courtyard, he saw Yue'er leading an eight or nine-year-old girl to this side, her eyes flashed slightly, stopped, and stood on the steps. Yaya jumped in front of Yue'er, "Second brother, do you miss me?" ”

"Yes, I miss you." Yue'er immediately said loudly. As if the louder he spoke, the more he thought about her.

"Second brother, who is she?" Yaya pointed to the little girl who was standing behind Yue'er and looked at her timidly.

"Her name is Dandan, and I rescued her on the road." Yue'er smiled, "Dandan, this is my sister, you can just call her Yaya." ”

Dandan didn't shout, she shrank behind Yue'er, looking timid and afraid.

Yaya's eyes widened, "Are you learning to be a chivalrous warrior again?" ”

"Those who practice martial arts should be chivalrous and righteous. That's what the book says. Yue'er straightened her chest and put on a majestic appearance.

"Let Dad know that if you read those messy books again, he will definitely beat you up." Yaya waved her fist to scare her brother.

"I haven't read it for a long time, I used to read it, and I only read military books now." Yue'er hurriedly argued.

The girl pouted, "I don't believe it." ”

"Yaya, what did you do before? Why does it smell sour? Yue'er distracted Yaya.

"I just pickled garlic with my mother, and I will be able to eat it during the Chinese New Year." Yaya said with a smile.

Yue'er saw Yan Hagi standing at the gate of the courtyard, and said loudly: "Mother, your precious son is back!" ”

The corners of Yan Hao's lips were slightly raised, but he said, "It's the naughty son who is back." ”

Yue'er walked over with Dandan, who was almost attached to him and made his pendant, "Mother, this is Dandan, Dandan is my mother, my mother is beautiful, don't be afraid." ”

Dandan poked his head out from behind Yue'er, glanced at Yan Hao, and shrank back.

"Let's go inside." Yan Hao glanced at Yue'er lightly, turned around and walked towards the courtyard.

"Second brother, if you bring back a troublesome spirit, you just wait to be scolded by your mother." Yaya Chong Yue'er grimaced and entered the door before they did.

Yue'er pulled Dandan out from behind her, "Dandan, don't be afraid, this is my family, no one will hurt you, my family is very good, after a while, my mother wants to ask you something, you can answer truthfully, don't be afraid, my mother is fine." ”

"Brother Yue, what if your mother drives me away?" Dandan asked pitifully with tears in his eyes.

Yue'er scratched her head, "Don't cry, don't worry, my mother won't drive you away, my mother is kind." ”

"Brother Yue, can I live with you?" Dandan asked.

"No, I've told you many times, there is a difference between men and women, you stick to me like this, it will damage your reputation." Yue'er persuaded again.

"Brother Yue, don't ignore me, I will be obedient." As Dandan spoke, tears fell.

Yue'er sighed, "I didn't ignore you, I brought you to my house, what do you want me to do with you?" My mother will arrange for someone to take care of you. ”

"Your mother doesn't seem to like me very much, and she doesn't smile." Dandan pursed his mouth and said aggrievedly.

Yue'er asked rhetorically: "You don't even greet my mother, why is my mother smiling at you?" ”

"I'm scared." Dandan lowered his head and twisted his clothes with both hands.

Yue'er was unhappy, "My mother is not a bad person, what do you have to be afraid of." ”

What else did Dandan have to say, a maidservant girl came over, "Second young master, Madame is waiting for you in the Warm Pavilion, you go in quickly, don't make Madame angry." ”

Yue'er dragged Dandan into the warm pavilion, Yan Hao sat on the big kang near the window, Yaya honestly sat on the chair below, Yue'er came in, and she stood up.

"Mother." Yue'er shouted.

"Sit down." Yan Hagi said lightly.

Yue'er sat down, Dandan sat diagonally on the chair next to Yue'er, occupying Yaya's position, and Yaya pouted.

"Yaya, go to your great-grandmother." Yan Hagi drove Yaya away again.

"Mother." Yaya didn't want to go.

"Obedient." Yan Hao's face was slightly gloomy.

Yaya didn't dare to really make Yan Hagi angry, seeing this, she saluted, "Mother, I'm going to my great-grandmother." ”

When the maid left, Yan Hao's eyes fell on Yue'er, "Say, what's going on?" ”