Chapter 10 Chinese New Year
Early in the morning of Chinese New Year's Eve, Wen Wan was woken up by the sound of firecrackers. She yawned and wrinkled, very dissatisfied, she hadn't had a good night's sleep in the past two days! Lin Yuan was bending down to help her get dressed and wash her face, and the hot hot water ironed her heart evenly.
She put the tips of her ten fingers into the basin, laughing and squeezing water on Lin Yuan's face, "Do you see if my jade hands are white?" White or not? ”
Lin Yuan grabbed her hand and wiped it with a cloth towel, "Well, white!" Fat and soft is meat, like a pig's trotter of fifteen cents and a pound. ”
Wen Wan was so angry that she stomped her feet, twisted her eyebrows and raised her splash of water on Lin Yuan. Lin Yuan smiled and was about to hide, but when he saw that there were water stains on the ground, he was afraid that Wen Wan would slip and hold back.
Amused Wen Wan straight "yes!" Let you call me pig's feet, and don't say it! ”
Lin Yuan was about to catch her hand, "The person who is a mother is not stable, and this crazy appearance is not afraid of being seen by others?" ”
Wen Wan stuck out her tongue and sat with him on the edge of the small coal stove to fry egg dumplings quietly. This Chinese New Year's Eve morning omelette dumplings are on the one hand as a good dish on the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner table, and on the other hand, it is a good meaning to use the yellow and clear egg skin to ask for a good source of wealth.
She leaned her head lazily on the man's shoulder, looking at her man's serious brows with interest. Lin Yuan skillfully wiped a large piece of fat meat on the soup spoon, scooped a tablespoon of egg liquid and poured it in. "Zila" There was a sound of oil smoke, and he hurriedly used the dexterity on his wrist to take the big soup spoon around, and when the egg liquid was about to solidify, he picked the meat filling prepared in advance and put it on.
Then use chopsticks to pick up one side of the egg skin and close it, turn it over, and press it at both ends, it is a full and golden "big ingot". I saw it gentlely, and gave him a thumbs up.
Lin Yuan smiled and raised his thick eyebrows, "Look at you, where can you be a man!" ”
Outside the hall, the snow danced like catkins in the wind, and the cold wind whimpered and blew the thick curtain back and forth; Inside the hall is the green ants' newly brewed red mud, and the little couple of you and me are chuckling around the warm and red-hot low coal stove.
Because of the abundance of money this year, Lin Yuan also bought a big pig's head early and went back to the house to paste red paper to pickle and dry, and in the afternoon, the couple also cooked it together. After cooking, Wen Wan picked out the hot salted pig's tail and black eyes, and let Lin Yuan hide behind the door to eat, the saying passed down by the older generation: the pig's tail does not grind its teeth behind the door, and the wall swallows the eyes and strengthens the courage.
I don't know if it's really useful, but seeing Lin Yuan hiding behind the door like a thief, shrinking her body and bowing her head to nibble on the oily pig's tail, she felt extremely happy!
On Chinese New Year's Eve, the family has to celebrate the New Year together, and the two of them also have to go to the old house, which is a custom passed down from generation to generation.
The old house is very lively and festive. She had just come here at this time last year, and she couldn't understand the words, and she was used to being clean, but she only felt that there were many and noisy people here, and the women had no manners and spit flying. Fortunately, she is a bride from another village, and Lin Yuan is in front of her, so no one pesters her to gossip, so that she will not be trapped.
Lin Yuan helped Wen Wan to slowly reach the old house, the courtyard door of the old house was wide open, and there were several large wooden basins in the center of the courtyard, which were piled with dishes and chopsticks. The gentle concubines squatted by the basin to wash and wash, and exchanged their heads and ears; In the middle of the room is a group of men drinking tea and chatting.
After greeting everyone, Wen Wan walked in the door with her stomach protected, and saw three cypress square tables placed in the middle of the living room, and a large fruit plate was placed on each table, in which some dry goods and snacks were placed for people to come and go for tooth sacrifice and Kan Dashan.
Lin Yuan helped Wen Wan to sit down at the innermost table, and brought her some red date snacks to eat, as well as peanut candy that she made herself.
At this time, her mother-in-law brought two bowls of boiling water with sugar to them, and smiled happily, "Drink quickly, drink quickly, drink bitterly, and the children and grandchildren are full!" ”
He also helped her to greet her with the hair in her ear, "There are many people today, and you will go to your mother's room to rest later, the mattress and bedding are new." Don't let the boys make a noise and bump into you, your fifth sister-in-law is also in there. ”
Wen Wan took the water and drank it, and sure enough, there were groups of children laughing and chasing crazy in the hall, throwing a small sand cannon at the feet of the adults from time to time, and the explosion of "bang" caused the adults to shake the table and laugh and scold, "Little rabbit cub!" ”
Lin Yuan frowned slightly, "Go, I'll go and catch up with the brothers, it's rare to get together in a year, and I'll call you again after the banquet." ”
Wen Wan was not pretentious, and followed her mother-in-law into the bedroom. There was a small table in the middle of the bed, and there were also a few snacks on it, and the mother-in-law was very busy, so when she saw her sit down, she grabbed some snacks for her and turned around and went out to say hello.
The fifth sister-in-law, Lin Tian, was sitting on the side holding her son who was nodding and dozing and shaking lightly, and when she saw Wen Wan coming in, she only exchanged a smile and did not speak, and only took off his shoes when the person in her arms was asleep, put the person on the bed and chatted with Wen Wan.
"When did you come?" Wen Wan pinched a piece of peanut candy and asked her slowly.
"It's far away from home, and I came here last night. Hey, you don't know, it was a good day yesterday! Lin Tian also pinched a piece of peanut candy and leaned over and whispered in Wen Wan's ear.
Wen Wan's eyes widened in surprise and curiosity, waiting for her eyebrows to flutter and speak to herself.
"Yesterday, a third sister-in-law arrived first with her child, and told us that the third brother would not come back after the purchase, but the New Year's gift brought a lot of big bags and small bags." She drank her saliva and continued.
"But guess what? The third sister-in-law had just entered the house and her buttocks were not yet hot, and the third brother came with the little one in a carriage. I glanced at the man from a distance, and tsk, he was really dressed in gold and silver, and he was beautiful and moving! "Lin Tian's family is like the storyteller, who will talk a little gossip about the head is the Tao, and the tone is frustrated.
"Let me tell you, that little one has the means, but I saw the third sister-in-law scolding at the door with her throat crossed regardless of her face, but she didn't say a word. only lowered his head with red eyes, pinched the hem of the third brother's clothes, and shouted aggrieved and aggrieved. The gesture of wanting to talk about it and reluctant, with resentment, is wonderful! Her tone was admiring.
Wen Wan also admires, to retreat as the advance, high! It's really high!
The third brother was very distressed, so he just hugged the person in his arms and coaxed him softly, and pointed to the third sister-in-law's nose and scolded her for being jealous and wanted to divorce her. There was a lot of commotion, and the neighbors crowded to the door to see. Those pointing glances made her blush.
"In the end, it was really unseemly, and my father-in-law was annoyed and dropped his cigarette stick to speak, so he sent the little one back to the city." This big New Year will not stop.
"There is no one in our family who does not boast, but it is really hard to say that these three brothers alone. The one who loses cannot bear fruit, otherwise..."The unfinished meaning is self-evident.
"They, it's Wang Ba with mung beans, the top match! Don't their idleness," Wen Wan disagreed.
"One loves money, one looks outward. Otherwise, the third brother could coax the shrewd third sister-in-law to follow him with all her heart, and let the butcher shopkeeper Yang call the flower to pay for it? "She looks down on eating soft rice the most.
Lin Tian nodded when he heard this, "That's it, that is, it's still more reliable." ”
Men here can have three wives and four concubines, but women who are unchaste have to be immersed in pig cages. This is not an era of equality and freedom. So, survival of the fittest. Men don't care, women don't like to find another one. Women are different, there is no second way except to be filial to their elders and capture the hearts of men. Otherwise, let others take advantage of it, and men will not leave half a point of affection when they are ruthless.
This woman is like the snail, she looks flawless, and she is really moved to get out of the hard shell, but I am afraid that even the intestines can be taken away.
In the afternoon, my mother-in-law came to ask my fifth sister-in-law to help make dumplings, and Wen Wan was really lazy because of her big belly, which saved a lot of work. At this time, the smell of the New Year is still very strong, even the farmers have to get up before dawn to put firecrackers, clean up the house, and mix noodles and stuffing for half a day.
Wen Wan listened to the noisy and boiling noise outside the house, and leaned her head in the quilt and slept soundly.
When it was dark to set the meal, she rubbed her eyes and was dragged up by Lin Yuan to dress and eat. Since her belly was big, Lin Yuan helped her dress and comb her hair every day, and she had to wash her feet and massage her feet at night.
The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was very rich, and the big fish and meat were set on the table. It was a joyful day, but the atmosphere at the women's banquet was not very good, the third sister-in-law was red and only in a daze and did not speak, and the second sister-in-law who was kind in the past also had a straight face and did not smile, only blindly picking vegetables.
The fourth sister-in-law of the capable person is the busiest, while shaking her head at her with a pestle and a pestle on her arm, while chatting with the sister-in-law about homely things, and taking time to comfort the red-eyed third sister-in-law, even the gentleness who does not have a high sense of existence has been taken care of, and from time to time she helps her clip two chopsticks and dishes.
This eight-sided exquisite, long-sleeved and good dancing ability, I can see it gently, as if I have seen the director of the modern era rising step by step. Such a person is honest, she obviously didn't do anything, and she didn't say anything useful, but it just made people like it and have a good feeling.
If you want to say that her mother-in-law's favorite thing is not that she is gentle, but this fourth daughter-in-law, who is too good at being a person! Always pay tribute to some clothes, jewelry, silver money, rice and noodles, not to mention, speaking and doing things can also make people feel very comfortable.
This awkward and lively meal did not disperse until the end of the night. It wasn't until the rooster crowed that everyone yawned and ran to the yard to set off firecrackers, and there was another crackling noise.
Wen Wan stood behind the people and leaned on the arms of the man covered in alcohol, watching the boys cover their ears and laugh around the pile, the cold air of the night could not stop their fiery and vigorous vitality, and she couldn't help but grin silently. At this time next year, the one in her belly will probably be able to accompany her for the New Year, right?
Waiting for the rooster to crow, the morning light is faint. On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, families began to bring their children to the village to pay New Year's greetings to their neighbors. Because I can always get some snacks to eat and wear new clothes, the mountain village is full of bouncing figures on the mountain road, taking advantage of the New Year's small mountain village to become more lively and happy.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, it was a good day for the son-in-law to pay New Year's greetings to the Yue family, but Lin Yuan and his family did not succeed.