Chapter 29: Chinese New Year
"Hey, hey, hey...... Brother, how does it feel to be noticed by girls? On the way back, he leisurely looked at Qin Haoran's perfect side, and couldn't help but ask jokingly.
"Hmm... Not bad, right? Hearing the banter in her leisurely tone, Qin Yanran replied to her words.
...... "Believe in you!" ←_←
After returning to the Su family's small courtyard, they went in and sat again, and when Father Qin realized that it was not too early, he proposed that he should go to the ancestral grave to go to the grave of his grandfather.
"Huaihai, Yun'er, you should go back after going to the grave, right? I also know that you still have to invite your ancestors home, so I won't leave you to eat at home today. Stay safe on the way back, and come back often to see us two old guys in the future! The third uncle said to Qin's father and Qin's mother with a smile at the gate of the courtyard.
"That's it, now that I live closer, I come often when I have time." The third uncle took Qin's mother's hand and said with a hint of reluctance.
"Yes, Yun'er knows." Mother Qin smiled softly, took the third uncle's hand and said, "If the third uncle misses me, you can also go to my house to stay for a few days, and the eldest uncle, second uncle, sister-in-law, and younger siblings can also go when they are free!" Take the girls and boys to my place for a few days. ”
"Haha... Okay, okay, when you don't get busy in the next year, we'll take my mother to live with you for a few days! "The second aunt of Qin's mother, who has a hearty personality, readily agreed to Qin's mother's proposal.
"Alright, ma'am, it's time for us to go." Father Qin walked up to Mother Qin, stretched out his hand to support her waist, patted her gently, and reminded.
"Hmmm! The third uncle, the eldest uncle, the second uncle, the sister-in-law, the younger sisters, let's talk about it, we must come! Mother Qin nodded to Father Qin to indicate that she understood, and then turned around and did not forget to tell the third uncle and grandmother again.
"Got it......"
“……”
The adults over there are reluctant to say goodbye, and they are also saying goodbye one by one.
"Cousin You'er, if you have time, you can come and play with me, anyway, it's close to you! Right, big sister? Su Jingduo held her leisurely hand and asked her to come to play with her. I was afraid that my advice alone was not strong enough, so I took Su Jingrou with me.
"Well, Doll is right." Su Jingrou nodded in agreement, in fact, she also liked this little cousin who looked dignified, beautiful and temperamental.
"Hmmm! Good! I'll definitely come when I have some free time! Said with a slight smile, "I just heard that my mother invited my great-uncle and grandmother to my house, and you should come with me too!" When the time comes, I will take you to my village to play. ”
"Uh-huh... Good! Su Jingduo's eyes lit up when she heard the leisurely words, and she hurriedly nodded her head like a chicken pecking rice.
"Good!" Su Jingrou was also very happy, nodded lightly and agreed softly.
And Qin Yanran naturally said goodbye there! Although he and several cousins of the Su family met for the first time today, they also established a bit of brotherhood because they had a lot of fun when they pulled fishing nets together today.
"Alright, let's all get in the car! It's time for us to go to the ancestral grave to invite our ancestors......" Father Qin gave an order, and they all obeyed and prepared the carriage.
"Miss, let's go! The slave maid helps you into the car. "Evening Cloud and Evening Snow stood by the carriage early, waiting for a leisurely come.
After they arrived at Su's house, they were invited to a place to rest. Because the Su family is a farmhouse courtyard after all, unlike the Qin family, which is a large family and needs to be served by subordinates. Father Qin was afraid that if there were subordinates, the Su family would be uncomfortable, so he let all the subordinates he brought go down to rectify and rest.
"Hmm." I got into the carriage with the hand of Wanyun and Wanxue, and after entering, I lifted the curtain of the car, and went out to wave my hand to Jingrou Jingduo who was standing at the door of Su's house. After seeing their response, I put down the curtain and made it.
It's good to go out this time! not only got to know the relatives of my mother's mother's family, but also made the Su family a pair of cousins; Of course, there are also the same brothers, their cousins, and Wang Jiaojiao's many white lotus. Well, there are quite a lot of receipts......
The carriage began to move slowly again, and in a short time it stopped!
Leisurely, they got out of the carriage again, and when they looked around, there was a small hill in front of them, and their mother said that this was where the ancestral grave of the Su family was located.
Father Qin asked the carriage to hear it, and asked people to bring the things used to go to the grave, and the group walked up. After a while, they came to a tomb engraved with 'Tomb of Ancestor Su and Yuanren Zhen'er'.
Father Qin immediately asked a low desk to be placed in front of the tombstone, on which were placed incense burners, tributes, and lanterns. After that, Qin's father asked all his subordinates to burn some paper money in front of the various graves of the ancestral tomb. Finally, he returned to the grave of his grandparents, led by Qin's father and Qin's mother, knelt down collectively, burning paper money, and muttered in his mouth: "Daddy, we have brought the children to pick up your second elder home for the New Year!"
After the paper money was burned, all three kowtowed and got up. Then quietly packed up the offering table, and Qin's mother took the lighted lantern in her hand and went down the mountain.
Of course, there is also a special way back this time. For example, on the way back, you can't speak, so as not to disturb the souls of your ancestors who are going home with you; For example, the lantern in Qin's mother's hand cannot be extinguished, but must be burned until the day when the ancestors are sent away after the New Year; For another example, you can't stop on the way back, you can't stop until you get home, this is to prevent the souls of your ancestors from running around, and you are afraid that you won't be able to go home for the New Year.
Therefore, on the way over, they did not stop for a moment, and a group of people quietly returned home.
When I arrived at the door, there were already people waiting outside. Seeing them back, light a firecracker right outside the door! When the firecrackers were finished, they just walked to the door, and then quietly got out of the car and entered the house. Then go to the ancestral hall, put the lantern in front of the tablet of the enshrined leisurely grandparents, and kowtow to the incense. In this way, the whole process of asking for ancestors is over.
"Oops~ I'm tired!" After returning to her own courtyard, the first thing she did leisurely was to go straight to her soft big bed!
I got up early this morning, and I was riding and walking, but I didn't have to toss a lot. Now she is lying in bed and doesn't want to move.
"Miss, warm up with a cup of hot tea! It's cold today, so it's not freezing, is it? "Evening Snow poured a cup of hot tea for a leisurely warm-up.
"Hmm." I got up and took my hand, took two sips while it was hot, and immediately felt warm.
"By the way, what about the evening clouds? Why didn't you see her? ”
"Miss Hui, just now the old man asked someone to spread the word, saying that everyone got up early today and was too tired, so they could use lunch in their own courtyards. So Wanyun went to the kitchen for lunch. Wanxue took the empty teacup and replied.
"Miss, after lunch, you can rest! I didn't have anything to do in the afternoon, so I posted Spring Festival couplets or something. ”
"Hmm... Good! Then I'll take a nap in the afternoon, and you and Wanyun will have a good rest in the afternoon. Tomorrow I have to wake up early, and maybe go to bed late! Leisurely fell on the bed and said this to Wanxue weakly.
"Well, the slave knows ......"
……
In the early morning of another day, you were woken up by the sound of firecrackers. Today is the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve. From the moment I wake up in the morning, everyone has a festive smile on their faces.
New Year's Eve The first thing you do when you wake up in the morning is to put on new clothes. a peach-colored brocade jacket with wide sleeves and a pale pink high-waisted pleated skirt; The placket, cuffs, and skirt are embroidered with three-dimensional red plum blossoms of different shapes. This is the three-dimensional embroidery of the evening clouds and the evening snow taught by leisurely Protestantism, and the flowers embroidered by the three-dimensional embroidery give people a realistic sense of déjà vu from the visual point of view.
The upper part of a green silk completes a good-looking bun, sandwiched with a good-looking butterfly peony bead flower; The lower part is draped over the shoulders, and a thin braid is braided on the left and right sides, hanging down on the chest.
You didn't wear makeup today, because she didn't want to use those gouache rouges that were either pale or red. Fortunately, her own appearance, even if she doesn't wear makeup, she is a smart little beauty.
Dressed neatly, leisurely took the evening clouds and evening snow to the front hall for breakfast. Of course, as soon as she entered the front hall, she won the praise of her family, and almost praised her. In this way, the new year began with a chorus of praise.
After breakfast, she came to the kitchen to prepare lunch with the cooks, and she also made a very rich menu for the New Year.
"Dongpo elbow, sweet and sour pork ribs, plum cabbage button meat, cumin grilled lamb chops, chicken stewed mushrooms, squirrel fish, and sauced duck are all big dishes, and it takes time to make them, so prepare all the ingredients, let's do these first." Leisurely looking at the menu, he commanded out loud.
"Yes, miss." The cook led the maids and women to prepare the ingredients.
Wanyun and Wanxue, who were left, looked at the New Year's menu in her hand together by your side.
"Miss, what are the slaves doing?" Wanyun saw that everyone was busy, so she and Wanxue were idle, so she asked Youran out loud.
"Uh... I'll give you two important tasks! You suddenly said with a serious expression.
"What... What the... Task? Wanyun was a little flustered by the leisurely seriousness, and she stammered a little when she spoke.
"......" Wanxue also looked at leisurely in confusion.
"This task is ......," said the bad one, pausing slightly. Seeing that the two little girls were looking at her tightly, pursed their mouths nervously, and even breathed a little lighter, she continued: "It's that all the snacks today will be handed over to the two of you to prepare!" Don't worry, it's all taught by me, and it's easy to do. ”
"......" Evening Cloud ⊙ ω ⊙
"......" late snow (°ο°)
looked at the two stunned little girls with a smile, patted them on the shoulder leisurely, and said, "Okay, let's get ready!" Here's the recipe with how to do it. ”
After speaking, he was in a good mood and walked away, leaving two little girls who had just come back to their senses, looking at each other and speechless for a while.
For the rest of the day, the kitchen was busy preparing meals in an orderly manner. It didn't take long for the smell of meat to come out.
"Miss, isn't it time to stir-fry?" Yu Man just put the stewed chicken stewed mushrooms on the plate, looked at the time, and asked Xiang Youran, who was busy mixing condiments.
"Well, almost!" Leisurely prepared five stir-fried vegetarian dishes, namely: mushu cabbage, ginkgo grilled rape, eight-treasure eggplant and dried fried beans. These five vegetarian dishes plus the seven meat dishes that have just been made are exactly twelve. For the New Year's noon, this meal can be regarded as very rich.
The vegetarian dish is very good to stir-fry and it will be finished in a while. After Youran confirmed the number of plates for the last time, he asked the cooks and girls to bring the dishes to the front hall.
At the same time, the dim sum made by Wanyun and the others was also completed. Desserts are both delicious and delicious, such as almond cookies, red bean wraps, blueberry sauce cakes, sweet potato pies, puff pastry tarts, osmanthus cakes, mung bean cakes, mille-feuille cakes, yam cakes, pea yoses, egg puddings, and various flavors of vegetable and fruit juices, as well as flower and fruit teas.
Of course, preparing so many snacks is not just for dessert after lunch; Also leave some nights for the New Year's Eve to eat when you are hungry. Oh, and by the way, there's also New Year's Day, which can be used to entertain guests during New Year's greetings......
Well...... In this way, it seems to be a little less.
"Miss, it's time to eat! The lord told you to hurry up. When Youran was thinking about whether there was enough dim sum, a small guy ran in from outside and said breathlessly.
“…… Oh, got it! "Forget it, I don't want to, it's not too late to do it if it's not enough, let's go eat first! What a delicious day today! O(∩_∩)O~~
Accompanied by the sound of firecrackers in the front hall, the people around the dining table, all looking at her with smiles on their faces—are her family members in this life.
In modern times, every time I celebrate the New Year, I am alone, silently saying "Happy New Year" to myself. And now—
"You'er, come here, I'll be waiting for you." Qin Haoran saw Youran walk in, beckoned to her, and said.
Looking at the smile of his family, a big smile appeared on his face. Quickly walked to the table and sat down in her own place, and said, "Daddy, brother, brother, sister, happy new year!"
"Yu'er (sister) Happy New Year......"
Look, this year's Chinese New Year, she is no longer alone......