One night is two years old, and the fifth watch is divided into two days.

When she arrived at Xiuhe Courtyard, Li Niang had already called several girls from the Meiyuan Garden, lit an oil lamp in Mrs. Yu's house, prepared a purple gold stove, and waited for Mrs. Yu and them to come back to celebrate the New Year.

Entering the house, Qiu Yu and Xia Yu were busy changing out of the night frost-dyed coats for Mrs. Yu and Master Yu.

The first time I saw it, I was taken to the cubicle by Li Niang, and after changing into light clothes, I came to Mrs. Yu's hall.

Master Yu and Mrs. Yu were already sitting on the stepping bed, talking around the Zijin stove, and when they saw Chu Jian coming in, they beckoned her over. Hatsumi sat down next to Madame Jade and put his cold hand on the stove to keep warm.

Madame Yu asked Liniang and Lingyu to go to the next room to observe the New Year, so they didn't have to stay here to serve.

Everyone wants to wait for the time to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, and would rather keep vigil all night, but also want to drive away all the evil plagues and diseases, and look forward to the auspicious new year.

When I first saw that she got up early today and tossed at night, she was a little drowsy on this warm bed, hugging the soft quilt, she was a little drowsy, yawned, and there were some tears stuck in the corners of her eyes, listening to the chatter between Mrs. Yu and Master Yu in a daze.

Master Yu was boiling tea, the smoke was filling, and after he made a cup of tea for Mrs. Yu, he spoke softly, "Madam, do you remember the first time we met Yancheng that year?" ”

Mrs. Yu's eyes moved slightly, the hand holding the teacup shook, she turned her eyes to the window, and said quietly, "How can I remember things for a long time." ”

"Oh, yes......" Master Yu was a little disappointed, lowered his head and took a sip of tea, and continued, "Madam, after the New Year, let's find a time to go to Yancheng to enjoy the lotus, okay?" ”

Mrs. Yu said softly, "There are a lot of things at home after the Chinese New Year, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave." ”

Master Yu pursed his lips, looked at Mrs. Yu with bitter eyes, and his tone was already a little pleading, "That...... Let's just wait for the family to go back when there are not so many things going on? ”

"Then we have to wait until summer, otherwise there will be a pond full of lotus flowers for you to enjoy." Madame Jade took a cup of hot tea and handed it to Hatsumi.

Hatsumi took the tea, took a sip, and continued to close his eyes and pretend to sleep, by the way, he listened to the gossip between Mrs. Yu and Master Yu with two ears crossed.

Master Yu laughed, as if relieved, and suppressed excitement and expectation, "I forgot, the weather in Yancheng is different from Ningcheng, madam, go to Yancheng again, can you sing a Xizhou song for me?" ”

Madame Jade nodded and smiled lightly.

When I first saw and listened, I remembered that when I was in Yancheng, I lived in Xizhou, and my mother was ...... Actually, you haven't forgotten the past, have you? I just don't want to remember, the more I remember it, the more my mother feels embarrassed and sad, right......

In the distance, the sound of firecrackers sounded, and at first sight, I opened my eyes, straightened my neck and looked out the window, and the sound of firecrackers gradually sounded clearly from far to near.

It's a new year.

Every household is setting off firecrackers to welcome the New Year, and the sound of beeping firecrackers mixed with cheers is passed in, and everyone is expressing the joy and auspiciousness of removing the old and welcoming the new in a warm way.

"Happy New Year, Father, Mother." Looking at Master Yu and Mrs. Yu for the first time, he released a bright and bright smile and said sweetly.

Master Yu and Mrs. Jade looked at each other and smiled, and Master Yu said softly, "It's the New Year."

Madame Yu smiled and nodded, looking at Hatsumi, "Are you tired?" Let's go sleep in the next room. ”

When he first saw the answer, he climbed down from the stepping bed, put off his shoes, and suddenly looked up and asked Mrs. Yu, "Mother, can't we go to visit relatives tomorrow?" ”

"Tomorrow...... We don't need to go out. Madame Jade hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Okay," Hatsumi sighed in disappointment, "then I'll go and rest first." ”

Mrs. Yu bowed her head and said to Chu Jian, "Tomorrow I will sleep later and get up again, and there will be nothing to do at home tomorrow." ”

"yes, okay." The eyelids were almost unable to hold up, Chujian yawned, and went out of the house, just as Liniang and Lingyu came out of the next room, Liniang went in to serve Master Yu and Mrs. Yu to rest, and Lingyu took Chujian to the next room to rest.

"Let's go back to the Garden." When I first saw Lingyu, I remembered the consequences of resting in this Xiuhe Courtyard, the sound insulation effect here was too poor, and she still wanted to go back to the Meiyuan Garden, just in case.

Lingyu was slightly stunned, but still took the paper lamp in front of her to illuminate the first sight, and went out of Xiuhe Courtyard.

"Lingyu, do you know what will be lively on the first day of tomorrow?" The night was as cold as water, and the night breeze with mist seeped like bone marrow, and she woke up half of it immediately when she saw it, remembering the strange look on her mother's face tonight, she opened her mouth and asked Lingyu.

Lingyu replied in front, "Tomorrow is the first day of the new year, and I want to go to my father-in-law's house to visit relatives, but my lord has not been ...... for so many years Uh, second girl, this ......"

"You mean, if you leave relatives on the first day of the new year, you want to go to your father-in-law's house for a hundred years?" When I saw it for the first time, I didn't wonder that my mother's eyes were gloomy and my father's tone was bitter.

"Well, it's a habit that has been passed down since ancient times." Lingyu said, and then carefully explained some customs and rules of New Year's greetings to Hatsumi.

In the country of Qining, the first day of the Lunar New Year to the third day of the Lunar New Year is to go to relatives to pay New Year's greetings, and their centennial is not as simple as just going to the homes of relatives and friends to chat with them in modern times.

On the first day of the new year, men must bring gifts to their father-in-law's house, and after entering the door, they must first bow to the Buddha statue, ancestor image, and tablet three times, and then bow down to the elders in turn, and the host must leave guests to eat.

On the second day of the first year, when you go to your colleagues and partners, you should enter the house and only bow to the Buddha statue three times, if you are the same as the master, you only need to bow your hand, if you are older than yourself, you should still take the initiative to bow down, and the host should step down from the seat to do a support, even say that you are not polite to show humility, it is not appropriate to sit for a long time, and you will say goodbye with two polite words. After the master has been worshipped, he should also choose a day to return to worship.

The third year of junior high school is a door-to-door visit. For the neighborhoods of the left and right neighborhoods, there is not much contact with the day, but the meeting can be said, to the New Year, if there are too many relatives and friends in the neighborhood, it is difficult to visit the door, so that the people sent to bring business cards to the New Year, called "flying post", each door is pasted with a red paper bag, and the word "blessing" is written on it, that is, it is used to bear the release of the flying post.

When Lingyu finished talking to Chujian about these customs, they had unconsciously arrived at the Zhumei Garden, and Chujian wiped their faces with warm water, then went to bed and fell asleep leisurely with a soft quilt.

I don't know how long later, she seemed to see her mother sitting on the edge of the bed in a daze, sighing with her sideburns.

On the second day, when I woke up for the first time, it was already three poles of the sun.

She stretched her waist, lifted the soft quilt and sat up, suddenly her eyes lit up, there was a small red bag tied with a dragon-shaped colored rope at the foot of the bed, and at first glance, the small red bag contained nine copper coins.

"Lingyu, what is this?" I was puzzled, and I happened to see Lingyu walking in with hot water, and asked out loud at first sight.

Lingyu smiled, as if she was infected with the joy of her temperament, "This is the New Year's money that Mrs. gave to the girl." ”

When I first saw the colored rope under the pillow, I heard that the New Year's money can suppress the evil spirit, and whether it is true or not, she understands her mother's intentions.

"Lingyu, mother is in Xiuheyuan, right?" When he first saw that he had taken a new dress and put it on, he asked Lingyu.

"Yes." Lingyu tidied up her clothes for the first sight.

"What about Father?" After a pause, he asked again at first sight.

"The old man went to the ancestral hall in the morning, it seems that he just came back, and he was talking to his wife in Xiuhe Courtyard, and Li Niang wanted to come to find the girl, but when she saw that you hadn't gotten up yet, she left." Lingyu was quick with her hands and feet, and quickly dressed Chujian, and after freshening up, she let Yan Hong serve the meal.

"Father didn't go to Huaichun Temple?" Raised eyebrows at first sight, didn't the people in Huaichun Yuan even look for their father?

"On the first day of the new year, the master will not go anywhere, only in Xiuheyuan." Lingyu Road.

At first sight, the corners of his eyes were slightly raised, and he smiled and did not answer, and after a while, he said, "After eating, let's go to the garden for a walk." She dispelled the idea of going to Xiuheyuan, this light bulb can't be lit all the time.

"Then I'll prepare some refreshments for the girl, and drink tea and eat pastries while enjoying the flowers and scenery."