Maybe because of the influence of this incident in Orchid Hall, I didn't have much appetite when I had the reunion dinner. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoBecause there are a lot of people in the Niu family, Niu Sanniangniang finally made a table full of delicious dishes. Looking at the drooling appearance of the children of the Niu family, it is natural to know how much they are looking forward to it.

After worshipping the ancestors and firing the cannon, everyone sat down at the table and prepared to eat. At this time, the villagers did not have a big round table, and the whole family sat on the table of eight immortals to eat. I, a family member who is considered an outsider, actually sat on the main seat on the right side of Lao Lingpo. Although I don't know what etiquette is, after all, I usually heard my grandfather talk about it, and at first he was absolutely unwilling to sit down, and then it was the old lady who took my hand and asked me to sit down, so I sat there in a proper manner. But looking at the table full of delicious dishes, even if Niu Sanniang kept giving me vegetables, I stopped ordering them.

Because I usually don't eat less at Niu's house, the people in Niu's family don't think I'm polite. But seeing that I really ate very little, everyone was obviously a little strange. Although the old lady was old, she still understood it very clearly, so she asked me if I didn't have any appetite. These old Ling Po sometimes went to live in the Shihan Hall, and I didn't see her from time to time, but I still felt very close to her. When I heard her ask me so specifically, I honestly told her that I was fine.

Lao Lingpo didn't speak immediately, slowly chewing the food in her mouth, her teeth were about to fall out, although she was not as old as my grandmother, but it is said that she gave birth to more than ten children in her life. Now, as far as I know, there are still eight children around, which should be a very happy thing according to this era. Probably because of this, her body is obviously not as good as my grandmother's.

She seemed to chew out the aroma of her food, and her eyes, which were no longer godless, seemed to narrow. But in less than a minute, she suddenly opened her eyes and looked at Niu Sanniangniang, who was sitting next to her, and said inexplicably: "Sanniang, you wait until you finish eating to cook an egg for Xiaohe, and then wrap it in a piece of red paper and put it under the shrine." Then pour three new glasses of wine in front of the three animals, let Xiaohe go to worship his ancestors, and then let him eat the eggs! “

"What's wrong?" Hearing that the old lady said so carefully, and deliberately instructed, Niu Saburo couldn't help but stop his chopsticks and glanced at his mother. But seeing that the old lady looked calm and did not squeak, he was usually an honest person, and he had seen a lot of things over the years, so he couldn't help but look at my face with some surprise, and looked left and right but didn't see anything: "Mom, is there something wrong?" “

After all, it's the New Year, and Niu Saburo doesn't dare to be careless. Seeing that Niu Yongshan seemed to want to say something, he glared at him, and Niu Yongshan lowered his head and tried to pick up the rice.

"What can it be? It's going to be the New Year, and the adults in Xiaohe's house have gone out, and he should worship his ancestors! Lao Lingpo said quietly and lightly, raised her eyes and looked at me with a calm expression, and then continued: "The temperature has dropped a little today, if you are sleepy at night, let Xiaohui accompany you back to the old house to sleep early, and get up early tomorrow morning to greet everyone!" “

This time, I put down my chopsticks and responded, because I didn't understand these things before, but after following Uncle Luo for a while, I know that everything has a lot of cause and effect. When Lao Lingpo said this, she must have seen something. Regardless of whether these things are good or bad, as an old man, I must hope that I am okay. The things she just said are also some obscure taboos from the villagers, and they may have scared me.

Except for me, the people of the Niu family all ate this meal happily, even the old lady Ling Po ate a large piece of button meat, which seems to have an excellent appetite. After the meal, Niu Sanniang really boiled an egg for me and asked me to stand in front of the shrine respectfully. Niu Sanlang asked Niu Yongzhen to be at home first (Jiaxian: Xiangchu local dialect, the meaning of the ancestral tablets of each family) next to the word cow, with a piece of palm-sized red paper to add a Tang character, this is my Tang family's shrine.

The old lady stood aside and read some words, and she didn't know what she said. She asked Niu Saburo to burn a stack of paper money and asked me to worship my ancestors three times. Finally, after a few minutes, I was allowed to eat the egg. Actually, I'm not uncomfortable, it's just that I always think of that Tang Xi when I eat, so I just have no appetite. But don't say that I was tossed by the old Lingpo like this, I forgot about this stubble, and ate the eggs in two bites, and the old Lingpo smiled silently.

Because today is close to the evening, it suddenly seems that the sky outside has changed, and the temperature has dropped a lot, and the old people say that this is the New Year. The old people's words naturally had some more advice, and Niu Sanniangniang instructed the Yonghui sisters to fill all the charcoal fires in the stove pond and put them in the hall to roast the fire. Because on Chinese New Year's Eve, in addition to the family meal reunion, it is still necessary to keep the elders for the New Year.

In the end, everyone had nothing to do after dinner, and the men of the Niu family were busy setting up several tables and chairs, counting the things that should be prepared in the new year. Because Lao Linggong lives on the side of the Shihan Hall, everyone has to go there to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the new year. Of course, there are a lot of socials throughout the New Year, and every household has to prepare a lot of food and delicious food.

At this time, there is no special program on Chinese New Year's Eve, because the villagers have not yet used electricity in every household, and many electrical appliances have not been heard. At this time, not every household has a TV, and the only way and thing for everyone to pass the time is to accompany the family to prepare the New Year's food and do some work that needs to be prepared. Stir-fried melon seeds, fried peanuts, processed food, etc., are actually done on Chinese New Year's Eve.

At this time, although there were no electrical appliances, the family was happy together. At this time, there are no rich programs, but the family has expectations in their hearts. Everyone will also chat together, summarize the harvest and gains and losses of the year, and look forward to the grand plans and hopes for the coming year. Although the overall shortage of materials is scarce, even a small farm item will make relatives, friends and even family happy.

I also actively participated, although my family was not around, but it seems that I did not treat the Niu family as someone else's home. Of course, the most important reason for this is that the Niu family did not treat me as an outsider because I was young or had no blood relationship. On the contrary, I can feel that the Niu family is exceptionally good to me, even better than the youngest child like Yonghui.

An ordinary Chinese New Year's Eve, but I was not lonely and uncomfortable, at least in everyone's happy conversation, and some busyness, I felt a strong taste of the New Year!

Lao Lingpo took her juniors to make egg dumplings, but Niu Sanniangniang burned a pot of oil to prepare fried potato chips and peanuts. The smell of the aroma coming out of the pot made my appetite rise again. Niu Sanniangniang seemed to be very understanding, and because I didn't speak, she let me taste it directly after it was fried. Of course, when the Yonghui sisters wanted to taste it, she scolded and said, "Isn't the rice full?"

Yonghui saw me eating alone, and couldn't help but secretly stick out her tongue at me behind the elders' back, seeing this warm scene, I suddenly felt happy and overflowing.

Time seemed to pass quickly, and when everyone was busy, suddenly Niu Yongshan ran in and beckoned everyone to go out to see the flowers. When we came out, we saw that fireworks were constantly being set off in the direction of Niu Ye's house, and the colorful fireworks were dazzling in the night sky. At this time, everyone is not rich, and there are only people who can set off fireworks like Niu Ye's family, so every year on Chinese New Year's Eve, many people wait to see Niu Ye's house set off fireworks.

Seeing the wonderful place, not only was I extremely envious and nervous, but the Yonghui sisters and Niu Yongzhen brothers all shouted. However, the splendor is always short-lived, and this beauty lasts only more than ten minutes, and then no more fireworks go off. Yonghui exclaimed a little cold and beckoned me to hurry into the house.

When we came in, we saw that Lao Lingpo had already cleaned up, sitting at the table of the Eight Immortals next to the shrine, and there was a stack of red envelopes wrapped in red paper on the table. My heart moved, and I remembered that it was already twelve o'clock. Sure enough, I saw Niu Saburo holding a long-hanging firecracker to the door, obviously to welcome the arrival of the New Year. And Yonghui looked at Lao Ling's wife from time to time, obviously knowing that grandma was going to give red envelopes if she greeted the New Year.

For a while, firecrackers rang out everywhere in the village, and the New Year arrived!

Firecrackers also crackled at the door of Niu's house, and Niu Yongzhen took everyone to pay New Year's greetings to the old lady. The old lady also smiled and gave out red envelopes one by one. At this time, don't say that at our age, even young people like Niu Yongzhen rarely have change in their hands. Of course, people like Tang Jiuyuan are simply special cases, so everyone is still very much looking forward to the red envelopes of the elders for the New Year.

After saying some words of blessing, everyone was really happy. Lao Ling's wife really asked Yonghui to clean up and accompany me to the old house compound. When she was about to go out, Niu Sanniangniang seemed to think of something, and took a sweater from Niu Yongshan last year for me to put on, saying that it was windy outside. Of course, I didn't forget to tell Yonghui to get up early in the morning to have breakfast, so that everyone could pay New Year's greetings, and then I had to go to the Shihan Hall to pay New Year's greetings to my grandfather Lao Linggong.

I don't know if it's late at night or early in the morning, but it's a lot colder than the previous days. Yonghui held my hand all the way, but later it was me holding her. Because of the continuous sound of firecrackers, we returned to the old house without the slightest worry or fear. When we entered the house, we even heard Tang Jiuyuan's shouting, of course, there was also Tang Yuxian's voice here, but unexpectedly, we didn't hear the movement of my uncle Yuyuan.

originally thought that Huijiang would not go to bed so early, but he didn't hear this guy's movements. Yonghui didn't say much, according to Niu Sanniangniang's instructions, she lit a fire and boiled a little water, not only washing herself, but also soaking my feet. Of course, the most important thing is to light some charcoal foam with these charcoal fires and place the brazier next to the bed. Listening to the sound of the north wind whistling outside the window, I suddenly thought of the poisoning that night, and I wanted to remind Yonghui, but when I saw the hidden window and the calm Yonghui, I didn't squeak.

We had just laid down for a short time, probably a little sleepy, and Yonghui let me be next to her, and actually fell asleep with her eyes closed. Smelling the faint fragrance of her body, I suddenly felt a little uneasy. I don't know if it's selfishness, I hugged her a little nervously, and just as my heart was pounding, suddenly I heard a cry in my ears.

At first I thought I had misheard, but as the sound of firecrackers outside became quieter and even a little intermittent, I could really hear the crying sound clearly, and even a low howl that seemed to be covered by someone's mouth. I don't know why, but I suddenly felt creepy. Because the sound first seemed to be in the backyard, then to the hall, and finally to the window, I couldn't help but hug Yonghui, who was already asleep. (To be continued.) )