Suddenly, it was the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Ziqing was woken up early by the Shen family to guard the little four, because today the men in the family have to go to the ancestral hall to worship, the Shen family they have to prepare things first, Ziqing also wants to see the excitement, so he holds the sleeping little four and puts it on Xia Yu's bed, and then watches everyone busy in the hall. On the table, there are whole chickens blanched in boiling water, whole carp, a pig's head, a pig's tail, a bowl of rice with four red dates, a pot of water and wine, a basket on the ground with firecrackers, a handful of incense, a pair of red candles, and a couplet, which was written by Zeng Ruixiang, "Happy to live in a treasure land for thousands of years, and bless the descendants of all things." Horizontal batches, welcome the New Year. "All ready, the old man took the men of the family and left. Zhou hurriedly made breakfast again, Shen was busy taking care of the pig food, Ziqing returned to her aunt's room to guard the little brother, Qiu Yu was sitting in front of the window embroidering Tian's clothes, and the crimson clothes were accompanied by a circle of light yellow spring flowers.

"Sister-in-law, you embroider so beautifully, sister-in-law, can you teach me embroidery? I want to learn too. ”

"What to learn, how can I have time, let your mother teach you to go, I taught Ziping in the first two years, I was so stupid that I was so angry that I vomited blood." The sister-in-law looked impatient.

At this time, Xia Yu came in and said, "What kind of tantrum do you have with a child during the Chinese New Year, how many times you say that you won't change, if the eldest brother's family hears it and gets angry, don't wait for your mother to scold you." ”

Qiu Yu made a grimace when she heard this, and Ziqing replied with a sweet smile. At this time, Xiaosi woke up, Ziqing opened the bag and found that Xiaosi had, so she was about to call Shen to come in and tidy up the child, Tian and Ziping came in, Ziping said: "Auntie is out, not at home." Ziqing wanted Tian to help tidy it up, but Tian slapped it with his hand and said, "It's so stinky, why is it so stinky?" With that, he turned around and left. Let Ziqing not react for a while, is this grandma?

At this time, Ziping said: "Where did I go to find someone, it turned out that I was hiding here, let's go out and kick the shuttlecock, my mother just made the chicken feather key for me." ”

It's a pity that no one responded to her, Ziqing was busy changing Xiaosi's diaper, and she knew that she would pour some warm water first, find a clean corner with a dirty diaper and dip it in water to wash Xiaosi's buttocks. Xia Yu also stepped forward and took a hand, and said to Ziping: "Ziping, you can play by yourself, the second aunt can't kick it, your sister-in-law has to finish Grandma's clothes, and Qingqing wants to see the little brother." ”

Ziping saw the pattern in her sister-in-law's hand and said, "Sister-in-law, my mother has also made me new clothes, sister-in-law, you can also embroider some flowers for me." My new clothes are beautiful, and this time I just wear them out and don't give them to Ziqing. ”

Ziqing was unhappy for a while, daring to feel that she had always picked up other people's leftovers, it must be that she had not divided the Shen family before, and she didn't have any financial power, and she didn't dare to move the silver brought from her mother's family, for fear that the Tian family would know about it, so she had to suffer for her own children. After figuring out this section, Ziqing said: "Sister Ping, don't worry, you will give it to me in the future, and I won't want it." ”

"Hmph, that's a nice thing to say, then you take it off your body." Ziqing thought that she hadn't offended her.

"Sister Ping, I mean not in the future. I didn't say it used to. At this time, the old man and they came back, and after paying respects to the ancestors of the family, Zhang Luo had breakfast. Sister Ping angrily shook her hands and went out first, Qiu Yu gloated and twisted Ziqing's cheeks and said, "I can't see it, you have such a powerful mouth, you just wait to be scolded, she will definitely tell her mother." ”

As soon as Ziqing finished listening, according to the temperament of the eldest mother, she might have to say something cool, don't speak again when the time comes, and make the elders in the family anxious, it doesn't matter if she doesn't care, I'm afraid that my father and mother won't be able to stand it, and I'm really looking for scolding for the New Year.

Because of the Chinese New Year, Ziqing and Zishou made an exception to the table, and the whole family packed the table. I was really afraid of something, and while I was eating, Ziping spoke, "Mother, Ziqing said that she won't want my old clothes in the future." ”

"Of course people don't need it, there is a father who can make money, and a brother who can earn money to buy clothes for his sister at a young age, your mother has no ability, she didn't give you a good brother, a good brother, you, don't use your hot face to stick to other people's cold butts, and then stick, mutton still can't stick to dog meat. Remember? Zhou's words made the old man and Tian very unhappy, and all the faces of everyone were not good-looking.

"Okay, let's say a few words, the Chinese New Year, what do the children know, it's normal to quarrel a few words, it's all a family, you see what you teach the children." The old man said.

"Hmph, I'm afraid that I will treat others as a family, and people will not treat me as a family." Zhou still muttered to himself, but he didn't dare to make a loud noise.

The breakfast of the Chinese New Year's Eve ended in a dull atmosphere, and the adults were busy preparing the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in the evening, which was the main event, and after a hard year, the poor people would do everything they could to get a sumptuous dinner on this day, and the children were looking forward to a good meal. Ziqing hadn't eaten a full meal for so long, and she smelled the smell of meat once.

When the dishes were put on the table, everyone was ready to sit down, the old man told Zilu to put a firecracker, let Zifu pour wine for the elders, the old man picked up the wine glass, his eyes seemed to be a little red, and said: "This year is the last year that everyone has been together, after the New Year, your brothers will be separated, Dad has no ability in this life, and he has not let his children and grandchildren live a rich life, but Dad is not short of your food and clothing, and Daddy's two sons are better than Daddy, Dad is happy, the Zhuang family can mix with Dad like this, it should be content, Dad only hopes, the family is separated, Brothers are still brothers, and the two younger sisters in the family also think more. Dad didn't think about anything else, just looked forward to your days becoming more and more prosperous, and Dad would be content. Let's do it. ”

The last sentence was said by the old man in a choked voice. The eyes of the elders present were red, the two aunts cried, Tian wiped his tears with his hands, and said with a smile: "This old man who is old for the New Year has to recruit everyone to cry, I haven't seen you say such a long word in my life, and the children haven't gone far, so the second family moved out, when do you want to go and see, don't raise your legs to go, it's not a word to call them back for the New Year's holiday, it's the New Year, happy, Ziping, take your younger brothers and sisters to eat vegetables, eat more." ”

"Yes, dad and mother, a table of dishes is not allowed to eat, just let us cry, cry enough to save the dishes, I don't know if I will worry about this meal in a big year, if there is anything to say, let everyone eat enough." Qiu Yu's words made everyone happy. Qiu Yu also dared to be coquettish in front of the old man, she took the lead in picking up vegetables, talking and laughing, this Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was finally peaceful.

After dinner, the old man built a fire with tree roots in the pit of the hall, and the family sat in a circle, put a ring of three-legged frame next to it, sat on a pot of hot water to make tea, imagined the future, looked back at the past, the red fire warmed everyone, at this moment, Ziqing felt that this was like a warm family.

I don't know what time it was, Ziqing and Zishou were sleepy, and the old man asked Shen to take the child back to sleep first, so he didn't have to keep the New Year, just let Zeng Ruixiang accompany him. Back in the back house, the Xiao family also kept watch around the fire, laughing and laughing. Such a warm scene made Ziqing's heart suddenly moisten, and the pain came unguarded.