"Cousin Chen, when did you come here, are your injuries healing?"

Since he was very young, every time he followed his grandmother to his uncle's house, Li Yichen would run to the two goldfish ponds in the front yard to feed the goldfish in the pool, watching these goldfish frolic in the water, it can be said that the goldfish in these two pools accompanied Li Yichen to spend a good childhood. It is precisely for this reason that Li Yichen has developed such a habit, every time he comes to his uncle's house, he will stand by the two goldfish pools. If there is fish food in his hand, he will put the fish food into the pond and feed the goldfish in the pool; if there is no food to feed the fish around, Li Yichen will also stand by the fish pond and watch quietly, even if he is irritable, Li Yichen will feel a lot more comfortable as long as he sees the goldfish playing in the water.

Just when Li Yichen was standing next to the goldfish pond as usual and watching the goldfish in the pond swim back and forth in the water, he heard the voice of Yin Junyu greeting himself from the upper hall.

After hearing Yin Junyu's voice, Li Yichen raised his head and turned his gaze from the fish pond to the direction of the upper hall.

Raising his head, Li Yichen saw Yin Junyu coming out of the upper hall and walking in the direction of the front yard. Today's Yin Junyu's hair on his head is tied into two small braids with red rope on his chest, and he is wearing a small red cotton jacket.

"Happy New Year, cousin! I have just arrived, and I can't help but stand here and look at these fish, just after walking to this goldfish pond. The wounds on my body are almost healed, thank you for your concern. Where are you going? By the way, are they all at home?"

I don't know if it's because it's just the New Year, Yin Junjin is going to pretend to be a lady or because she is too bloated and can't walk fast, Li Yichen's voice has already fallen, and this Yin Junyu hasn't walked out of the upper hall yet.

"Cousin Chen, I wish you a happy new year, too! My mother told me to go out to buy something, and my uncle and grandfather will be chatting with your grandfather and them in the middle hall, why don't you go in first and say hello to them?"

As he spoke, Yin Junyu had already crossed the high threshold of the upper hall and stood on the steps of the front yard.

"Then you are busy first, I will go in to greet my uncle and grandfather for the New Year!"

Seeing that Yin Junyu had something to do, Li Yichen didn't say anything, and after waving goodbye to Yin Junying, he left the goldfish pond and walked in the direction of the upper hall, and the two passed by face to face.

Walking up the three steps in front of the door of the upper hall and stepping over the high red stone threshold, Li Yichen entered the upper hall.

The floor of the upper hall is paved with green bricks, and each brick has been carefully polished, so the whole floor is very smooth.

The upper hall is about three zhang long and more than two zhang wide. Since there was only a large stone mill in the corner of the entire upper hall, it seemed empty when people stood there.

At the junction of the upper and middle halls is a rectangular patio that leads to the nave of the house. The upper hall and the patio are divided by a long wooden threshold, with no walls, no doors or windows. Walking through the patio, you only need to step up one step to reach the main hall.

So when Li Yichen walked into the upper hall, he could have a full view of the situation in the middle hall.

Standing in the upper hall, Li Yichen saw at a glance that the farthest end of the atrium was a wooden wall made of mahogany, with a symmetrical small door on the left and right sides of the wall, and behind this wall was the back hall of the house.

In front of the wooden wall, in the middle of the two small doors, a tall altar made of rosewood is placed, that is, an altar. On this altar are placed two portraits, which are portraits of two old men, a man and a woman, and at first glance they are a couple. These two portraits are portraits of Li Yichen's grandmother's parents, that is, portraits of Li Chuanrong's grandparents.

In the middle of the two portraits is an incense burner with three pillars of lit sandalwood. On either side of the censer is a gilded candlestick, on which the flame of the candle is beating.

Directly in front of the shrine is a large round table, and around the round table are some ossupa. Sitting on the left side of the round table, that is, facing Li Yichen, is a man about sixty years old, this man is Li Yichen's uncle and grandfather - Lu Shengti. And sitting on Lu Shengti's right hand is Li Yichen's grandfather.

When Li Yichen arrived, the round table was already full, and there were ten people seated.

On either side of this round table, that is, in front of the wall near the east and west wings, there is a row of chairs, which are also full of people at this time, and from time to time there are people in and out of the atrium, so the whole atrium seems to be very lively.

Li Yichen's grandmother has a total of four siblings, she is the second in line, there is an older sister above, and a younger sister and a younger brother below. Lu Shengti is the youngest and the oldest.

According to Tangjiang's customs, the second day of the Lunar New Year is to go back to his parents' house to pay New Year's greetings, so Li Yichen's aunts and grandmothers came back with the whole family to pay New Year's greetings to Lu Shengti. There are nearly thirty people from these four families gathered together for several generations, so the entire atrium seems a little crowded all of a sudden.

"Yichen, come here. ”

"Yichen, come and sit here. ”

"Hello uncle!"

"Hello Grandma!"

"Hello uncle!"

"Uncle and grandpa, Yichen is here to give you a New Year's greetings, I wish you a happy new year!

As soon as Li Yichen entered the upper hall, sharp-eyed people in the middle hall saw him and greeted him with a smile. Li Yichen responded with a smile as he walked briskly in the direction of the central hall. After walking to Lu Shengti who was sitting at the round table in the middle hall, he bowed down and bowed to Lu Shengti to pay New Year's greetings.

"Good, good, good, good. Here's a red envelope from your uncle and grandfather. It's the Chinese New Year, and my uncle and grandfather also hope that my family Yichen will grow up healthily and succeed in his studies. ”

Seeing Li Yichen standing beside him, respectfully giving himself a New Year's greeting, this Lu Shengti was also very happy, and while saying some encouraging words to Li Yichen, he took out a red envelope from his arms and handed it to Li Yichen.

"Thank you, Grandpa, why didn't you see Grandma?"

Li Yichen stood there, took the red envelope handed over by Lu Shengti with both hands, and asked where his uncle and grandmother went.

"Your uncle and grandmother are cooking in the kitchen, and they will come out in a while, so you can give her a New Year's greeting later." ”

After Lu Shengti heard Li Yichen's question, he explained to him with a smile.

"Then I'll wait and greet my uncle and grandmother for the New Year. ”

"Grandma, Yichen is here to give you a New Year's greeting, I wish you good health!

"Grandpa, Yichen is here to give you a New Year's greeting!"

"Auntie, Yichen is here to give you a New Year's greeting!"

"Auntie and grandpa, Yichen is here to give you a New Year's greeting!"

"Uncle, Yichen is here to give you a New Year's greeting!"

"Uncle, Yichen is here to give you a New Year's greeting!"

"Auntie, Yichen is here to give you a New Year's greeting!"

After paying New Year's greetings to Lu Shengti, Li Yichen did not walk away, but greeted those people in the middle hall one by one.

Since Li Yichen's grandmother only has four brothers and sisters, and the age gap between everyone is not very large, so the age difference between the younger generations is not very much, except for Li Chuanrong's eldest cousin who has a grandson, the other cousins, cousins and the like are only sons, so the people who will sit in the middle hall are older than Li Yichen in terms of age and generation, so he must go to everyone to greet each other for the New Year.

This circle of New Year's Eve has come down, and Li Yichen has also received a lot of red envelopes.

"Yichen is here, come, hurry up and sit down and eat something!"

After paying homage to all the people in the middle hall, Li Yichen was standing in front of several elders chatting with these elders when he heard someone calling him.

Li Yichen looked up and saw a woman in her fifties walking from the patio to the central hall with a large plate.

"Happy New Year, Grandma!

The woman who came over was Li Yichen's uncle and grandmother, Li Yichen hurriedly walked up and took the plate in the other party's hand with both hands, and then spoke.

"Good, Yichen is a year older and more well-behaved!"

Maybe in the eyes of the elders, those juniors will always be children who don't grow up, and this uncle and grandmother touched Li Yichen's head affectionately with her hand while talking.

Li Yichen took over the plate is full of a plate of shredded meat powder, during the New Year, in Tangjiang to go relatives, if it is not yet time to eat, the host will generally fry some noodles, so that guests can drink tea at the same time cushion their stomachs, and when close relatives like Li Yichen come to pay New Year's greetings, the host will also use a few boiled eggs to entertain each other.

"Have you heard?"

Just when Li Yichen walked to the round table and was about to put the shredded meat powder in his hand on the round table, he suddenly heard Li Gan's voice in his ears.

I saw Li Gan and Li Xinyuan walking inside from the front yard, they were for Li Xinyuan's grandmother, and they rushed back after worshipping them. Before Li Gan entered the upper hall, he began to ask loudly.

"What did you hear?"

Regarding Li Gan's question, everyone in the middle hall was also confused, not knowing what the other party was asking.

"Didn't you hear it at all? That Wu Huoyun was killed last night, and now the whole town has spread the word. ”

"Oh, no?"

"How is this possible?"

Li Gan's words made the entire hall resound with a burst of surprise, and everyone felt a little incredulous, not quite believing that it was true. (To be continued.) )