Chapter 243 Chinese New Year's Eve and New Year

Today is the thirtieth day of the lunar month. It is also known as Chinese New Year's Eve. The Spring Festival has been spread in the Chinese nation for thousands of years, and the night of Chinese New Year's Eve is a night of reunion. And in tonight's Assassin's Mansion, although there are still some relatives in the family who have not been present, almost all the elders in the family have arrived, and the most friendly brother has also come from thousands of miles with his daughter-in-law who has not passed through the door. This made Xiaoxiao really happy, and in the whole process of Zhang Luo's Chinese New Year's Eve and eating, his movements were extremely brisk, and he kept humming some songs that made the maid inexplicable: "I often go home to see it, even if I brush my mother's chopsticks and wash the dishes......"

Although he is now in Hangzhou, he considers that his relatives are all from Jingzhao Mansion. Therefore, Xiaoxiao still asked people to prepare the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in strict accordance with the customs of Huayin's hometown. Fortunately, most of the maids under the Assassin's Mansion followed all the way from Jingshi, but they were not strangers at all. There are a few things that I don't understand, but under the tips of Xiaoxiao and Big Aunt, I can also do things in an orderly manner, so as not to make too much of an oolong!

When the sumptuous Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is ready, you must first honor the heroic spirit of the ancestors, so as to pray that the ancestors will bless future generations with peace and prosperity. Let Aunt Jiang handle this matter single-handedly. Xiaoxiao really didn't dare to set up this altar to worship his ancestors. If it was really an ancestral spirit, and seeing that her body contained a soul from more than a thousand years later, she might be scared into something......

So he took advantage of this effort to go to the flower hall to see the gang of gamblers, and by the way, let them prepare for the intermission, clean up the tables, chairs and stools to prepare for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

The kitchen of the Thorn Mansion is not less than a hundred zhang away from the flower hall. But even from such a distance, when he was in the kitchen, he could hear bursts of cheers and exclamations from the flower hall from time to time, which made Li Qin, who was a firesmith, so uneasy that he almost set his sleeves on fire several times......

led the subordinates to put the sacrifices and tributes for worshipping the ancestors on the incense table, and then let the eldest aunt toss there. Xiao Xiao came out of the ancestral hall by himself, washed his hands, and then took off his apron and wiped his hands clean. Only then did she go to the flower hall where the battle was still raging, and from a distance, I heard a sigh from the flower hall: "Alas, uncle, I told you not to fight this one......"

Xiao Xin smiled, she could understand the thoughts of these people who were closest to her in the world at this time. For something so fresh and fun, and it is in the stage of learning it just now, it is naturally full of interest. Thinking like this in her heart, she slowly approached the flower hall, but when she pushed the door in, she was taken aback:

"Uncle, second uncle, mother, what are you ............ What's wrong? Husband, what are you doing? ”

Originally. After pushing the door in, he saw the uncle, the second uncle, the mother, and the second aunt on the faces, all of which were painted with a brush into a big flower face, at this time, Jiang Zhixuan was still holding a brush, painting indiscriminately on the uncle's face, because of the one just now, Uncle Jiang put a double cannon, so Jiang Zhixuan drew two heavy bars on his face......

Seeing Mrs. "> come in, hear Mrs. "Hear Mrs> ask, Jiang Zhixuan's movements were suddenly suffocated, the brush in his hand also trembled, and the bar on Uncle Jiang's face suddenly turned into an earthworm! I only heard Jiang Zhixuan say with a smile:

"Madam" >, because the husband felt that it was not very interesting to just talk about winning or losing like this, so he proposed to add some color or rewards and punishments. Then Hui Huan came up with an idea, that is, the winner can ask the loser to do something that is not excessive. Then...... The second uncle lit a cannon. When the second aunt made a card, she asked her husband to draw a bar on the face of the second uncle...... Then...... And then the mother, uncle and others also had the same requirements, so they became like this......"

Xiaoxiao shook her head and smiled bitterly: "The New Year's dinner is ready, the eldest aunt is worshipping the ancestors, husband, the second uncle, how to worship the ancestors......" said and turned back to the subordinates who were waiting at the door and ordered: "Come on, go and get some water and pancreas, and clean the faces of a few old ladies and old women......"

Several old people, including Mrs. Li's ">, all laughed a little embarrassed. When Qing Shui called, Mrs. Li "> humbly and humbly, let Uncle Jiang and the others wash their faces first, she doesn't have to worship the ancestors of the Jiang family, she doesn't need to be in a hurry......

After a few old people pulled Jiang Zhixuan, took a few little guys such as Tiger Head and Yaya Dandan, and went to the ancestral hall to worship the ancestral heroes. Xiao Xiao then ordered the people to start the steaming Chinese New Year's Eve dinner to the flower hall, and the family sat down happily, said some auspicious words to each other, and then picked up chopsticks and enjoyed exquisite dishes. Now the Jiang family can be regarded as a rich and powerful family, and the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is naturally very rich, and between the staggered plans, laughter and songs, so lively and happy!

According to traditional customs, after the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, it is naturally the New Year's Eve celebration. In previous years, most families sat together, and the women's family made a pot of fragrant tea, and the man's family was a pot of sake. Then I had three taels of cold dishes and some melon and fruit snacks, chatting about the gains and losses of the previous year, and planning for the coming year, until the time of the child. Then it was to greet the king of the stove and light firecrackers.

But the family lives together every day, and they can discuss these things at any time. Therefore, in previous years, when the New Year was kept, Xiaoxiao often insisted that she would not doze off, so as not to make her husband unhappy. However, this year it is no longer needed. Before the dishes and chopsticks for the Chinese New Year's Eve meal were finished being cleaned up, Li Qin was heard hurriedly standing up and shouting:

"I'm full, brother-in-law, Huan'er, let's hurry up, let's go to war!"

Mrs. Li "> rare did not accuse him, but also had a tendency to follow the move. Xiao Xin groaned, it seems that these people in his family are some real gamblers. Thinking like this, he asked the subordinates to speed up the speed of cleaning up the table and dishes, so as to free up the table as soon as possible, so that these gamblers can continue to fight!

When Xiaoxiao and the eldest aunt came out of the kitchen again, they saw that Li Qin was already sitting on the table, Uncle Jiang. Jiang's second aunt and Mrs. Li's "> three of them were fighting fiercely on each side. Jiang Zhixuan, Wu Huihuan, and Jiang Erbo each pointed behind the backs of the three people, and expressed some of their own opinions from time to time......

When I was in the kitchen, Xiaoxiao had already told my aunt in detail about the gameplay and rules of mahjong. To Xiaoxiao's great surprise, Aunt Jiang seems to really have a strong understanding of this aspect, and she can often understand it at a glance. It wasn't until the end that Xiaoxiao figured out that the eldest aunt turned out to be one of the few highly educated people in this era. The eldest aunt's father once served as a Jinshi in a county, no wonder Uncle Jiang hated the eldest aunt so much. But he never divorced his wife......

After returning to the flower hall again, Aunt Jiang remembered the words of the old man, so she walked over with her little arm and gently patted Uncle Jiang's shoulder: "What did you just say?" It's time to give way, right? Fewer words"

Uncle Jiang was speechless for a while, although he was reluctant to give up, he still remembered what he had just said and made a promise, and he had no intention of repaying the debt. Therefore, after hearing this, he finally stood up reluctantly. With a smile on his face, he said: "Come on, come on, let it be given to you, let you taste it fresh, the master will give you a ...... to draw your arms", pulling your arms is a local dialect, which is similar to the meaning of helping the staff......

Unexpectedly, Aunt Jiang didn't appreciate his affection at all, she just got a little exclusive secret, and she was bursting with confidence at this time. Therefore, after listening to Uncle Jiang's words, Aunt Jiang snorted disdainfully: "Who is rare, Xiaoxiao has already made it clear to me, I must be better than you......"

Uncle Jiang was so angry that his face was red and his neck was thick, but it was not good for the New Year, so he sat down sullenly and said nothing. Xiaoxiao saw the expressions of this pair of old people in her eyes, and she was amused in her heart. According to this situation, it seems that the two old people don't seem to be used to each other, but they have reached the age of rejuvenation and are becoming more and more childish......

Thinking like this, my heart suddenly relaxed, so I don't have to worry too much. Before this, she was worried not only about the elderly couple of Uncle Jiang and her aunt, but also about the relationship between herself and her husband. Uncle and aunt have been husband and wife for more than 40 years. But I and my husband have only been more than four years strictly......

Now it seems that the relationship between husband and wife who are close to each other is not as thin as a piece of printer paper as in later generations. Inexplicably, the little little heart has a sense of relief. So he turned around and instructed his subordinates to serve fine wine, serve dried fruit snacks and cold dishes, and make fragrant tea. Put it on another table, sit down leisurely and sip melon seeds and drink fragrant tea, watching the family in front of you happily and lively, playing mahjong while surviving the long and boring New Year's time. Xiaoxiao feels that although this year's New Year is like in previous years, it is better than any year, and she is happy and comfortable......

Tiger Head and Yaya Dandan, a few little guys, seem to be able to feel the mood of their mother's relatives, of course, more likely because of the Chinese New Year, those delicious and delicious snacks that are rare on weekdays They can eat all-you-can-eat. So, the three little ones, dressed in fiery new silk clothes, played around in the flower hall. Behind him, a few maids shouted, "Little ancestor, be careful!" On the one hand, the cat stretched out his hands to support him at any time to prevent the two little guys from falling and bumping into each other......

"Mother, come on, can you play peek-a-boo with the children?" When Xiaoxiao was wandering in the void, he heard a tender and pleasant voice in front of him, and following the reputation, he first saw the clear and expectant eyes of the tiger head. Behind him, Yaya and Dandan, two little hearts, held hands, and looked at themselves with blank eyes......

The softest part of the little heart is touched, this is my own children, the continuation of my own ** and soul in this world, and it is also my true root in this world. With such an important person, such clear eyes, and such a beautiful voice, how can I refuse?

Bent down and kissed each of the three children's pink faces, and then said with a smile: "Okay, come, come outside, my mother will accompany you to hide and seek!" ”

"Yay!!" The tiger head let out a cheer, and the maid and the egg giggled......

Xiaoxiao led the way in front, and the three little babies stepped out of the calves, followed behind and out of the flower hall, and played peek-a-boo in the garden outside the flower hall. Although it was already night at this time, what a place to stab the Shifu. Hundreds of glazed lanterns illuminated the entire Thorn History Mansion as if it were daytime, and there was no need to worry about blind spots. In addition, the gardens of the Thorn Mansion are taken care of very carefully, and the lawn is very soft, so you don't have to worry about the babies falling into pain, not to mention that there are maids and maids who take care of them at any time......

On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, in the flower hall of the Thorn Shi Mansion, the sound of mahjong was endless; In the garden outside the flower hall, the happy laughter of the mother, son, mother and daughter floated out a few streets......

As the old saying goes: on the first day of the new year, save gold and silver. Traditionally, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, people do not go out, and there is a saying that "wealth is leaked" when they go out. The elders need to sit at home in order to make the family prosperous in the coming year, and the younger generations generally need to pay New Year's greetings to the elders to show filial piety to the elders......

From the second year of junior high school, young people can step out of their homes and walk around to greet other relatives, friends and elders. Daughters who marry outside will not be able to return to their parents' homes until the second day of the Lunar New Year. At the same time, there are many particulars in this era, such as "do not kill, eat old rice", "do not wash, wear new clothes" and so on, but also eat fried piles, radish cakes, taro cakes and other foods at breakfast, there is a saying called: "fried piles are busy, gold and silver are full of houses", these foods have their own auspicious meanings. In addition, celery, spinach, lettuce, green onions and other vegetables should be tied together with red string and placed on the rice bowl noodles, wishing the family and children to be diligent, wealthy, and smart......

Some of these exquisiteness were already known when they were in Huayin. Some of them were learned by the locals after arriving in Hangzhou. All things add up, but Xiaoxiao is busy enough, so that these things can be arranged one by one. It's not that the mother and the two aunts are unwilling to help, but because Xiaoxiao is now the head mother of the Jiang family, and these things must be done by the master mother.

After finishing the breakfast composed of fried piles, radish cakes, taro cakes, and last night's leftovers, Xiaoxiao went alone to kowtow to the uncle, the second uncle, and the mother. As for why he didn't bring Jiang Zhixuan and the three baby eggs with him, it was because this was another kind of local New Year's specialty: on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, it was impossible to call people's names to urge people to get up. Because according to superstition, this will cause the person to be called to be urged to do things for the whole year of the coming year. And Jiang Zhixuan really didn't get up at this time because he fought until late at night last night......

The eldest uncle, the second uncle, and the mother get up very early, and the elderly are not sleepy; Second, several old people know that today is the Spring Festival, and the younger generations are going to come to their New Year's greetings to ask for red envelopes, and they have prepared the red is silver last night. Of course, this is just a meaning, a family, nothing more than an auspicious begging for a lottery, there is no need to really give it like other relatives, in fact, it is equivalent to putting it from the left pocket into the right pocket......

Therefore, when Xiaoxiao gave his mother next to him, Uncle Jiang and his wife, and kowtowed to the second uncle and his wife next to each other to pay New Year's greetings, and they had more ...... The profit of three big coins is ......

When they returned to the flower hall, Fu Jun and Li Qin had already gotten up with a pair of panda eyes, and were devouring breakfast in the flower hall. The two gamblers played until almost midnight last night, that is, around four o'clock in the morning. Now this appearance is reasonable.

Seeing the old sister coming back, Li Qin smiled on his face: "Old sister, old sister, Wishing you prosperity, the younger brother has given you a New Year's greeting, I wish you a prosperous year, a prosperous family, a loving husband and wife, and a full house of ......children and grandchildren......

Xiaoxiao originally wanted to count him down twice, but suddenly remembered that it was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and he couldn't blame him. What's more, what Li Qin said was indeed auspicious, and immediately gave her a smile: "Really good!" Let's have breakfast......"

Li Qin's eyes widened when he heard this: "No, old sister?" You just sent me away with this sentence? What about red envelopes? ”

Xiao Xiao stared back at him incredulously: "I am your sister, and I am not your elder, why do I want to give you a red envelope?" ”

Li Qin immediately put down the dishes and chopsticks, walked up to Xiaoxiao and reached out to touch Xiaoxiao's forehead: "Sister, are you okay?" Fewer words this is a rule, as long as you get married, you have to give a red envelope! I've already paid New Year's greetings to my brother-in-law, and my brother-in-law gave me a hundred times...... You're my sister, you can't give less than your brother-in-law, right? Fewer words"

Xiaoxiao really didn't know this rule, and when she heard this, she looked at her husband, but when she saw her husband nodding and smiling at herself, she couldn't help but be embarrassed: "Oh, I really don't know this rule...... What's that, Brother Qin, you can say it again, I'll go and prepare the red envelope......"

Li Qin laughed and said: "Okay, but the old sister, the younger brother said it twice, you have to seal a big double copy of the red envelope......

Xiao Xiao laughed for a while, and hurriedly ran to the room to get the ticket. She planned to give Li Qin a thousand yuan, and let Li Qin take this laisee money and take Wu Huihuan to visit Hangzhou City and buy some jewelry or something. Otherwise, when Wu Huihuan goes back empty-handed, even if she herself has no ideas, I'm afraid that Wu Juncheng, the old guy, will be slandered......

When Li Qin got the red envelope of Laisee handed over by Xiaoxiao, opened it and saw ten thin flight tickets, he couldn't believe his eyes in surprise. After rubbing it vigorously, convinced that it was true, he let out a wolf-like howl:

"Sister, little brother wishes you happiness like the East China Sea, longevity than Nanshan, eternal youth, nine-day fairy.................. Wowhaha"

The wolf's howling voice woke up the tiger head and the maid in the courtyard......

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