On the day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, because he had to eat Chinese New Year's Eve dinner at night, Wu didn't even let his daughter-in-law make breakfast, but just warmed a steamed bun for everyone, and then drove everyone to work.

In all places in the house, the statue of the god should be pasted, the dragon king is pasted next to the well, the land god is facing the door, the granary is the warehouse god, the yard is the god of heaven and earth, the center of the hall is the god of wealth, the door is the door god, the twenty-three gods of the stove have been pasted and there is no need to paste it, and the spring couplets on the door, the Yang family because of Yang Changfu, a scholar, so the spring couplets are written by him.

In the afternoon, Wu led his three daughters-in-law to cook a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and Old Man Yang took Yang Changgui, Yang Changfu, Yang Dabao, Yang Erbao, and Yang Sanbao to the grave to burn paper. Yang Changfa couldn't go far, he didn't go, and after the New Year, he wanted to go to the ancestral grave to burn paper and ask the ancestor to go back for the New Year, and by the way, look at the days at home, so that the days would be better and better, so the Chinese New Year's Eve meal must be done no matter what.

After the Chinese New Year's Eve meal is ready, it is necessary to sweep the land at home, which means "sweeping the poor", that is, sending the poor out of the house, and after sweeping, you can no longer move the broom until the second day of the new year, otherwise you will sweep away the good luck.

When it was almost dark, Wu gave incense to all the gods, and each god lit a candle the size of an adult's index finger and three incense sticks in front of the statue, and after everything was done, they went to set off firecrackers, and the crackling firecrackers came and went, making the whole small mountain village lively. The sound of firecrackers, the smell of incense and the smell of food make up a strong New Year's flavor.

The firecrackers of the Yang family are set off by Yang Changfu, a decent person, every year, and this year is no exception.

When Yang Changfa's legs were raised for a month, Xiao Yue went back to her mother's house and asked her father to make a pair of armpit crutches from her previous life, and she made a thick cushion out of cloth and cotton and put it on the top, so that Yang Changfa could also go to the ground, and today he also came to the hall to have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner with everyone.

Although the Wu family is usually very picky, the Chinese New Year's Eve meal still does not dare to fool, so the Chinese New Year's Eve meal also has chicken, duck, meat, and a fish, which is already very rich. Everyone ate quite happily, Old Man Yang also took out a jar of wine and three sons drank happily, the family happily finished the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner and went back to the house, and the vigil was guarded by Old Man Yang, the head of the family.

Xiao Yue helped Yang Changfa and walked back to the house slowly, Yang Changfa was obviously happy, and he was still smirking after returning to the house. Xiao Yue twisted a towel and came over to wipe his hands and face, washed his feet again, and then let him lie down in the bed. After she finished washing, she changed into the pajamas she made, and as soon as she lay down in the quilt, she was pulled into an embrace, Xiao Yue was worried about Yang Changfa's legs, so she didn't dare to move, "Don't move, be careful of your legs." ”

Yang Changfa smirked and said, "It's okay, it's been so long." ”

Xiao Yue was still not at ease, "Hurt your muscles and bones for a hundred days, you take good care of it and don't leave any root causes." ”

Yang Changfa whispered in Xiao Yue's ear: "I'm strong, it's okay, I just want to panic." ”

Xiao Yue hurriedly pushed his chest and said, "No, you go to sleep quickly." ”

In fact, Xiao Yue is worried about Yang Changfa's legs, but the main thing is that today is her dangerous period, and she doesn't plan to have children now. The two of them have nothing, all the belongings are only more than 50 taels, and it is possible to leave the house after the beginning of spring, once she is pregnant, she can't do anything anymore, in this case, the child is really a burden, so she feels that she has to wait until the lives of the two of them are basically stable before thinking about having a child, that is, a matter of one or two years, but it is better to discuss it with Yang Changfa, she doesn't want to estranged the two because of this matter.

After thinking for a long time, Xiao Yue said cautiously: "Changfa, can I discuss one thing with you?" ”

"What's the matter?"

"Shall we have a child after a year or two?" Xiao Yue looked at Yang Changfa with some concern, not knowing if he could accept it.

Sure enough, Yang Changfa was surprised when he heard this, and he leaned on his upper body and asked anxiously, "Daughter-in-law, why?" Don't you want to have a baby with me? ”

Xiao Yue pulled him back to the quilt and said, "No, what are you thinking, it's okay for you to calm down and listen to me." ”

Yang Changfa closed his eyes, he believed that his daughter-in-law would not dislike him, "Okay, you can say it"

Xiao Yue turned to face him and said, "I think so, you also know what the two of us are like now, in this Yang family, it's like a sojourn." The third child is admitted to Xiucai, and we are going to split up, which we all know in our hearts, how many things do you think we can divide according to your father's attitude towards you? We only have more than 50 taels of silver now, no house, no land, no money, if I have children, I can no longer work, and I have to spend money, so the children are our burden. So I want to have children when we both build a house, have a way to get money, and have a stable life. Do you think that if I have a child now, and I don't have a place to go after the separation, it will be too pitiful, so let's wait a year or two, okay? ”

Yang Changfa opened his mouth and said: "When spring comes, my legs will be fine, and when the time comes, I will go hunting a few more times, and it is a big deal to go deep in the mountains, and when the time comes, you will have a big belly, and I can still afford to raise you." ”

Xiao Yue took Yang Changfa's hand and said: "That's right, you can raise me, but how can I be willing to fight with your life, you don't know how dangerous the mountains are, if something happens to you, what should I do?" ”

Yang Changfa said: "It's okay, I've been hunting for so many years, haven't I always been safe and stable?" ”

Xiao Yue's eyes were red, "Do you have to make me so scared?" I didn't say that I didn't want to have children just because I wanted to be later, what does it matter if it's just a year or two, hunting is really as easy as you say? Don't those beasts of prey eat people? You think you're the only one who wants to kill them, don't they want to eat you? Don't you just think about hunting? Saying that, Xiao Yue was crying in the quilt.

Looking at his sad and crying daughter-in-law Yang Changfa's heart was also very sad, but he only thought about hunting more and letting his daughter-in-law live a good life, but he forgot that every time he hunted and didn't come home, his daughter-in-law was worried and couldn't sleep. That's it, just like my daughter-in-law said!

After Yang Changfa convinced himself in his heart, he seriously considered his daughter-in-law's words, knowing that what she said was the truth and what she said was also very right, his family had nothing, and if he had children, he would have to suffer, so it was better to wait, he would go to the town to work as a coolie in addition to hunting next year, so that he could build a house and have a child as soon as possible.

After figuring it out, Yang Changfa gently took Xiao Yue into his arms, saw her eyes closed and her face full of tears, his heart was also very painful, gently wiped away the tears on his daughter-in-law's face, and said: "Well, daughter-in-law will do as you say, I will make more money so that I can build a house as soon as possible." ”

Xiao Yue opened her eyes and said, "Really, you agreed." Yang Changfa looked at his daughter-in-law dotingly and nodded.

Xiao Yue hugged Yang Changfa tightly, kissed his face, and said, "Well, let's make money and build a house together as soon as possible to have our own home." ”

On the day of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, the two slowly learned how to get along with husband and wife through this friction. Two previously separate individuals form a family by marrying and become closely connected. Many problems with each other will also be exposed, there will also be quarrels and friction, mutual tolerance, proper communication, holding the hands of the people around you when you encounter problems, even if it is a stormy day, there will be beautiful scenery.