Chapter 18: Chinese New Year
The next day, Li Zheng picked a few clever ones and sent them to Shen Qingru to study. Everyone ushered in the New Year in a busy manner.
Pleasant Goat did not close until the evening of the 29th. On the morning of the thirtieth, Aunt Liu and Chang Huaihua got up early to make dumplings. Zhuzi's daughter-in-law returned to Qingshui Village yesterday. It was Liu Yi who brought willow trees to the county for the New Year.
After lunch, Chang Dazhuang and Liu Yi led a few children to paste Spring Festival couplets and hang lanterns. Shen Qingru hugged the little bun and watched them play around, the yard was full of festivities, and suddenly he felt that the atmosphere of the New Year was strong.
When night fell, the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner carefully prepared by Aunt Liu and Chang Huaihua was set on the table one after another. Red jujube black chicken soup, winter bamboo shoots and magnolia slices, osmanthus fish sticks...... Chicken, duck and fish, you name it. Shen Qing was dazzled. Every time a dish is served, the crowd cheers.
Although everyone has been eating in the restaurant for a while, and they have seen a lot of famous dishes, they still feel a great appetite at this time. When the dishes were all served, they gave each person two taels of wine.
The male is the full-length daughter Hong, and the female is the best osmanthus stuffed. Chang Shui looked at the osmanthus brew in his cup, and then looked at the daughter of his three elder brothers, Hong, a little dissatisfied. Before he could complain, he was glared back by Aunt Liu.
Everyone laughed. Aunt Liu took the wine glass and walked to Shen Qingru's side: "Sister Shen, I won't say more, you are the great benefactor of our family, this cup, I will respect you first on behalf of everyone." ”
Aunt Liu was followed by Chang Huaihua, and Shen Qingru didn't shirk anything, someone respected, so she drank it in one gulp. Of course, because she had to breastfeed Xiao Ji'er, she drank tea. This also led to everyone saluting one cup after another.
Shen Qingru couldn't cry or laugh: "Don't, don't, if I drink again, I should be full." Then the crowd laughed and stopped. I ate and played like this, and I ate a meal for more than an hour.
Aunt Liu took out the melon seeds and dried fruits that had been prepared a long time ago, and the adults chatted while keeping the New Year. A few children were happily setting off fireworks.
Clusters of fireworks burst into the air, gorgeous and dazzling.
Shen Qingru was a little trance-like, when he was a child, every Chinese New Year, he would gather around like this family to set off fireworks. Later, when they moved to the city, they lived in a neighborhood where fireworks were prohibited, and they always felt that something was missing. I still remember last year, in order to satisfy her wish to set off fireworks, the family drove to the outskirts of the city and set off fireworks in the cold wind for half an hour.
Shen Qingru felt that his eyes were a little hot. Inexplicably traveled to this time and space, and was forced to go through all this, and it has been half a year now. She couldn't remember her parents and brother very clearly.
The little bun who originally saw the fireworks dancing seemed to understand his mother's current mood, and suddenly quieted down. Leaned his little head on Shen Qingru's shoulder, and looked at her with a pair of big eyes flickering. Shen Qingru met his clear pupils, and most of the emotions of longing were dispersed in an instant.
Shen Qingru pinched his nose helplessly: "When you grow up, you must be a scourge." No, it's a minor scourge right now. ”
The little scourge didn't understand what she was saying, but knew that her mother was playing with her again, so she happily went up.
Shen Qingru played with him for a while, and when he turned his head, he found that Aunt Lan was in a daze, and her expression was the same as that of herself just now. It's just a little more worried.
Knowing that Aunt Lan is afraid that she also remembered the past. As for worrying, I guess I'm worrying about Mai'er. Mai'er is the personal maid of the original owner, and she is also the adopted daughter of Aunt Lan, who grew up with the original owner since she was a child. When Aunt Lan was young, she went out with the original owner's mother, Wen, and picked up Mai'er who was still in swaddling clothes. Aunt Lan had just been hurt by her love and vowed not to marry for the rest of her life. thinks Mai'er was given to her by God. She has always been raised as her own daughter.
When they escaped, Mai Erben was with them, but later separated in order to divert the pursuers. His whereabouts are unknown. Shen Qingru sometimes feels that her brain is in water, and there are so many people around her who are dedicated to her, and she doesn't know how to cherish it. had to be a man who didn't care about her at all, and he did it darkly, and finally lost his life.
Although Shen Qingru understood, he didn't know how to comfort him. People have not been found, and all the words are just self-deception. Therefore, Shen Qingru thought about it and handed the little scourge in his hand to Aunt Lan. Sure enough, the little guy was full of charm, and when he made a fuss in Aunt Lan's arms, Aunt Lan had no energy to think about anything else.
It wasn't until the clock struck midnight and the new year came that everyone went back to their rooms to sleep.
This sleep, until three poles in the morning, originally planned to go back to Qingshui Village today to pay New Year's greetings, but could only reluctantly move the itinerary back for a day.
The second day of junior high school is the day to go back to my parents' home. However, there is no one in Aunt Liu's mother's family, and Liu Yi's family is here. So as soon as everyone summed up, Aunt Liu's family returned to Qingshui Village, and Liuyi's family also went back to their hometown to have a look.
Although there are a few people in the old house of the Chang family in Qingshui Village, Aunt Liu and his wife have lived in the village for decades, and there are a few good families, and they usually help less. Anyway, I'm going to go back and see. As for the Zhang family, Shen Qingru thought, now they still dare to make trouble, and the first one who does not agree is probably Li Zheng and the villagers.
Therefore, Shen Qingru, who had nothing to do, also took Xiao Baozi and Aunt Lan and went back together. After all, Qingshui Village was her first stop here, and she was still a little emotional.
Everyone put the things they had bought a long time ago onto the carriage they had just bought recently, and Chang Dazhuang and Chang Shan rushed to Qingshui Village.