After returning to Fuzhou, I calmed down and thought about the Awamaru incident, and I didn't come up with a single reason, but I found the reason why I wanted to recuperate for two months - I subconsciously didn't want to go!

Everyone has something that they are particularly afraid of in their hearts, and they may not even be aware of it, but they will involuntarily stay away from it and dare not touch it. I'm the same, I'm most afraid of diving, and even when I see a deep pool, I'm terrified. It's not that I can't swim, it's that floods took my father's life in my childhood, and what could be harder than a child losing his father? For all these years, I was reluctant to go to places with deep water.

This fear is hard to overcome, and I don't think I'll be able to find a jade talisman under the wreck, so I don't want to go. Even if I have to go, I have to relax first, spend time with my family, and be prepared for my return......

A few days later, Lin Mei, Ling Fengpiao, and Ouyang Zhenfei and I went back to my hometown, Lao Lin didn't come because his daughter was still in school, and Compass and Huang Yilan didn't come when they wanted to go shopping elsewhere, but they all promised to come to my house for the New Year.

When I returned to my hometown, I immediately began to collect soil from the mountains at a specific time and in a specific direction as required, and then set up an altar upstairs at home, stepping on time, inhaling, and reciting mantras every day. This has to be uninterrupted for 7749 consecutive days, which is a very troublesome thing.

After much deliberation, I taught Ling Fengpiao and Ouyang Zhenfei the Stealth Technique, the Mixed Yuan One Qi Talisman, and the Five Elements Escape Technique, but it was strictly forbidden for them to use and show off, and they could only use it as a last resort. The reason for restricting them is that they are still too young and impetuous, and they are inevitably reckless and tricky; The reason for teaching them is that they hope that they will have the ability to protect themselves when they are in danger, and with these three thaumaturgy, they can always escape if they can't beat it, right?

In addition, I have sorted out the secrets left to me by my great-master and master, adding my experience of learning and using them, and adding new things to me. For example, some ghost spells for serving ghosts, techniques for arranging formations, and some Taoist knowledge from Lu Qingwen. At the same time, I also further taught them according to the characteristics of Ling Fengpiao and Ouyang Zhenfei, supervised them very strictly, and had to be assessed every day.

originally wanted to make time to accompany Lin Mei well, but most of the time was spent writing books and teaching the two.

The peaceful days passed quickly, and before I knew it, more than a month had passed, and it seemed that the New Year was approaching, but there was no passion for the New Year. After assessing Ling Fengpiao and Ouyang Zhenfei in the evening of this day, I couldn't help but ask: "Tell me, why was I very happy and looking forward to the New Year when I was a child, and the atmosphere was very good, but now I feel that it is not interesting at all?" ”

Ling Fengpiao immediately said, "The times are different!" ”

Ouyang Zhenfei drooped his head: "Every day I recite formulas, break my fingers, draw talismans, meditate, I don't have time to play, and I have to be punished if I don't complete the task, where can I be happy?" ”

I put my face on the board: "Answer seriously, this is one of the contents of today's assessment, I can't answer, stand on the pile until dawn!" ”

The two of them immediately wilted, and hurriedly racked their brains to think about it, and after a while, Ouyang Zhenfei raised his hand: "I know, I used to have no snacks to eat, and only snacks and big fish and meat were available during the New Year, so they are all looking forward to the New Year, and everyone wants the New Year." ”

Ling Fengpiao immediately said: "Yes, yes, there are delicious food for the New Year, new clothes to wear, New Year's money, and firecrackers, I used to see other children who were very envious." ”

I shook my head: "Now you can get some things that you can't usually eat during the New Year, and there are also New Year's money and new clothes, not to mention firecrackers and fireworks, in fact, it is more lively than before, but why does everyone feel that the New Year is becoming more and more boring?" ”

Ouyang Zhenfei hurriedly replied: "I know, relatives can be reunited during the New Year, and I miss my relatives very much during the New Year, so I miss my relatives every festival!" ”

I still shake my head, but I can't actually say why there is no New Year's flavor now.

My grandmother was outside holding a small box chanting, but her ears were on my side, and she suddenly came over and said, "I know, it's not like the Chinese New Year, it's because I don't pay attention to it." ”

We looked at her in amazement, not quite understanding what she meant. Grandma said: "In the past, there were a lot of particulars about the Chinese New Year, I had to make my own rice cakes, white cakes, wine, killing pigs and chickens, not only my family was busy, but also I had to call relatives and friends to help, how lively, now I need to buy everything, it's boring." In the past, you had to say auspicious words during the Chinese New Year, you couldn't scold people, you couldn't beat children, you couldn't sweep the floor and couldn't take out the garbage, no matter who came to the house, you had to be warmly entertained, and everyone didn't do anything. There are no thieves, no beggars, no one will force debts, no one will take revenge, the poorest people have food for these three days, and there are no worries. ”

I was a little shocked, I didn't expect my grandmother to say so profoundly, maybe the atmosphere of the New Year is reflected in the busy preparations. The anticipation for the New Year is because there is no road to pick up and no door to be closed at night, there are no grievances and vendettas, there is no hunger and cold, everyone restricts their dark side and shows a kind and tolerant side.

I still remember that one year in the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Master hid in my room after eating, closed the door and turned off the lights, and repeatedly told me not to tell others that he was inside. After that, many people came to my house to look for him, and I knew that he had come to ask for money and then paid it back for Master, so I knew very well the helplessness, shame, and pain of being forced into debt (my family often had a similar situation when I was young, and my mother was always very sad at that time). For the master at that time, only three days after the Chinese New Year, he could walk out with a smile on his face and his chest held high like others, I believe that the older generation has had similar experiences, so when is there more time for them to look forward to the New Year?

What people really look forward to is not the New Year, but the kind of living environment that is peaceful and peaceful, rich in food and clothing, and morally noble. Elysium and communism are not far away, the ancients have already realized it in the three days of the Chinese New Year, but modern people do not realize this, sharpen their heads in the hope of realizing the ideal society and the ideal world, and as a result, even the three-day ideal world that they already have has has been lost......

Ouyang Zhenfei asked: "Grandma, why are you so particular about the three days of the New Year?" ”

Grandma said: "In the past, Buddha Shakyamuni and Maitreya Buddha competed for the world, and Maitreya Buddha lost the bet, so he only managed the first, second, and third days of the first month, and the rest of the time was in charge of Shakyamuni Buddha. ”

I laughed at it, I don't know where she heard this kind of statement, anyway, the old man always has many such sayings.

Ouyang Zhenfei and Ling Fengpiao wanted to ask again, but I stopped them: "The topic of the New Year has been talked about here, and the next stage is to carry out the implementation stage, and everything will be done according to the 'rules'." We make our own rice cakes and white cakes, make our own wine, and make bacon, sausages, wheat tooth candy, crispy rice cakes, etc., all by ourselves, and my grandmother is the chief planner and technical director. Tomorrow we will do a full cleaning......"

Before I could finish my words, I said "Bah, Bah" twice, and both of them collapsed on the sofa, rolling their eyes and pretending to be dead.

In the next few days, we really did as much as we could according to my grandmother's request, and with her as the technical director, we did a decent job. Xiaoxue also came up with a lot of ideas, but the New Year is different in each place, and there is no way to copy it, just to make a mess for us. Grandma is right, we are very happy and fulfilled in the busyness, and we have found the taste of the New Year, the only regret is that my mother and master can only watch us do it on the wall.

Lin Mei and I are both studying hard, there are some things we have to learn, and we have to teach our children to pass them on from generation to generation. Perhaps some traditions are more important than bloodline, but now they are disappearing and extinct, and we should pass them on.

Compass and Huang Yilan came as promised, and also joined our team to prepare for the New Year, but what was a little disappointing was that Lao Lin was not guaranteed in the evening, he was heavy on color and light on friends, and he forgot his righteousness, so he actually took his cheap daughter to his old lover's house for the New Year. Xueliyu said that he couldn't come if he had something to do, but he might come in a few days.

My twisting of the earth into the art of war happened to be completed on Chinese New Year's Eve, and everyone was busy with joy and busyness, inviting the god Vesta, preparing the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner and some worship ceremonies, so I was in no hurry to test it.

My uncle, aunt and nephew also had a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner at my house, everyone gathered around a large table, everyone was smiling, toasting and blessing each other, during which Lu Chengshan, Lu Qingwen, Yun Feiyang, Yu Chengshu, Mr. Lin from Fuzhou, etc. all took the initiative to call me to greet and bless, and I also called Lao Lin and Xueliyu to greet the New Year. Later, Wu Zhangya also came to join in the excitement and pushed the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner to a climax, which was the most sumptuous, happiest and most memorable Chinese New Year's Eve dinner for many of us here.

We have a custom here, it is very important to open the door on the first day of the new year, to open the door at an auspicious time, light incense and candles, set off firecrackers, and say some auspicious words that the wind and rain are smooth, the year is safe, and the wealth is prosperous. The auspicious time I calculated was mid-night, that is, four o'clock in the morning, so I went to sleep until midnight. Because I didn't have enough beds at home, my grandmother and my uncle's family went back to my uncle's house.

I was busy for several days, although everyone was a little tired, and I drank a lot of wine, so I slept relatively deeply. At about three o'clock in the morning, Xiaoxue suddenly woke me up: "Oh no, there are many people close to our house, both the front door and the back door!" ”

I was taken aback and hurriedly sat up from the bed, and Lin Mei also woke up at the same time: "What's wrong?" ”

"There may be enemies!" I didn't even have time to put on my coat, so I rushed out the door with my bare feet and shoes, and by this time I had already heard the sound of broken tiles, and the sound of liquid splattering, and people throwing things at my house from outside, and a few people jumping onto my balcony. As soon as the door of the room opened, I smelled the obvious smell of gasoline and hurriedly shouted: "Get up, there are enemies!" ”

Someone poured gasoline into the crack of the door and in the dog's hole, and before I could rush out, a flame had already burst in. The back door caught fire at about the same time, and someone stood on the balcony and on the roof of the neighbor's house and continued to throw gas cylinders into my house, and the roof and many parts of the house caught fire.

There were at least ten enemies outside, and they were very quick and cooperative, and it only took ten seconds from the time they approached my house to the time the fire broke out. I was shocked, Lin Mei, Compass and Huang Yilan don't know how to avoid fire, how can they rush out? Moreover, the enemy is determined to win, and if we rush out, we will be attacked by them from a long range and intensively, and there may be firearms.

I just want to live a peaceful and happy life, why don't you even let me go for the New Year!