After Qin Ruoling went to work, Tang Muye said to the two children: "Today is the New Year, we have to clean up, and then sacrifice to the god of the stove." ”

Qin Yifan asked curiously, "Uncle, what is the name of the Stove God?" ”

Tang Muye was asked for a while, because this is also different in China, but he still replied according to the legend he had heard: "The god of the stove is called Zhu Rong, and there are also people who call him the god of fire, the king of the stove, and the king of the stove." ”

Qin Yifan then asked, "Why do you want to worship him?" ”

Tang Muye replied casually: "Because he is in charge of our life and diet all year round, and also examines the good and evil of our family, if we do bad things, they will punish us, and if we do good things, they will reward us." ”

Qin Yifan nodded and said, "Oh, just like our homeroom teacher, it's ready to give the little red flower, right?" ”

Tang Muye replied with a smile: "Mmmm, that's pretty much what it means. ”

After speaking, Tang Muye thought for a while and said: "The sacrificial stove is also called the sending stove, the king of the stove is in our house all year round, tonight he wants to go back to heaven and report to the Jade Emperor about the life of our family this year, and when he waits for the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, he will be taken back again, and he will continue to stay in the world next year." ”

When Tang Yihuan heard that the Jade Emperor had just watched the cartoon "Journey to the West", he happily asked, "Will Sun Wukong come?" ”

Tang Muye was asked again, and after a pause, he replied: "Sun Wukong is not here, he is going to the Water Curtain Cave!" ”

Tang Yihuan nodded solemnly and said, "Oh, there are a lot of little monkeys there, he is the king." ”

The topic was deviated by the children, so Tang Muye took out a broom and a mop, and said to the two children: "Come, come, start cleaning!" You sweep first, and I'll clean up the room. ”

So, Qin Yifan picked up the mop and dragged the ground decently, and Tang Yihuan also picked up the broom and swept it around.

In fact, what they want is a sense of participation.

Tang Muye cleaned up all the rooms, even wiped the cabinets, tables, stoves, refrigerators and the like with rags, and then took the broom to sweep the floor, and then mopped it clean with a mop.

After cleaning here, Tang Muye said to the two children: "Okay, this side has been cleaned, let's go clean the garage now!" ”

So I took the child to the garage to clean up, and it wasn't all done until almost five o'clock.

When I got home, I started cooking dinner, the meal was ready, and it was getting dark.

Tang Muye looked at the kitchen and thought for a while before deciding to make a simple sacrifice.

He first turned out some apples, oranges, sugar, and cakes, put a small plate on each plate, and then from the freshly fried plate, he picked up two pieces of hot home-cooked tofu and a few slices of sausage, put them on a plate, and found two more cups to get a small half cup of white wine and a cup of hot tea, and arranged them in a row on the stove.

Although there were no incense candles, the sense of ritual was still very strong, and even the two children who had been frolicking didn't dare to speak loudly anymore, and obediently walked behind Tang Muye and watched.

This may be a kind of inheritance, for them now, they don't understand anything, and they don't know why when they are young, but now they finally understand a little bit when they look at it so intuitively.

After the sacrifice, they sit down at the table and eat together, and after the meal, they are given candy to eat, and then they take a bath and go to sleep.

After ten o'clock, Qin Ruoling came back from work, and as soon as he entered the door, he threw himself into Tang Muye's arms and said, "I've been thinking about you since I went to work, what should I do, I really don't want to be separated for a moment!" ”

Tang Muye whispered in her ear: "I know, I miss you too, newlyweds are probably so affectionate!" ”

The two got tired for a while, and Qin Ruoling said coquettishly: "I'm tired, I want you to help me rub my back." ”

Tang Muye replied, "Is that to eat first or to take a bath first?" ”

Qin Ruoling said without hesitation: "Of course, take a bath first, go!" ”

After washing like this, he didn't come out until an hour later, Qin Ruoling lay in Tang Muye's arms and said, "I won't eat supper tonight, let's go to sleep!" ”

So, she directly let Tang Muye carry her into the room.

When I woke up the next day, I saw that the world was already snow-white, and it was finally snowing.

After breakfast, the four of them went downstairs to build a snowman, and the two children were so happy that they burst into laughter from time to time.

The sweet life always passes quickly, and in the blink of an eye it is the Chinese New Year's Eve, during this time, the New Year's goods have long been prepared, and the two families are now one, and the family is still quite lively.

However, this week, Qin Ruoling was on the morning shift, so he went to work early in the morning.

At home, Tang Muye is still taking the child and being a happy father.

After breakfast, I took the two children to paste couplets and blessing characters, and posted them on both sides of the house.

Children like this process the most, there are children running up and down in the community from time to time, and the sound of firecrackers also rings from time to time, which is finally a bit of a New Year's flavor.

After pasting the couplet, Tang Muye took the child to her clothing store to buy new clothes according to Qin Ruoling's request, and this time, she bought four sets at once, one for adults and one for children.

When he got home, Tang Muye first fried three dishes casually and ate them with the children.

After lunch, I began to prepare for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in the evening, and after two o'clock in the afternoon, after Qin Ruoling also returned from work, the two of them made it together.

Originally, Qin Ruoling suggested making sixteen dishes, thinking that it would be the only way to feel like the New Year, but Tang Muye suggested: "I think it's better to make eight dishes, otherwise after the New Year begins, it will be really sad to eat leftovers every day!" ”

Qin Ruoling thought about it and agreed.

At five o'clock in the evening, eight dishes are served, chicken, duck and fish are ready, children drink drinks, and two adults drink red wine.

However, just when she was about to move the chopsticks, Qin Ruoling suddenly felt a little sad, she sat next to Tang Muye, and said softly: "Muye, I miss home!" ”

Tang Muye replied in a low voice: "I know, I am a stranger in a foreign land, in fact, it is the first time for me to celebrate the New Year in a foreign country, and this is now our common home!" ”

After speaking, he raised his glass and said, "Come, come, the new year is coming soon, let's toast and wish the new year a prosperous one!" ”

Qin Ruoling also knew that now was not the time to be sad, children didn't know what hometown and foreign land they were, so why should adults make them unhappy?

After the four of them clinked glasses, they began to eat Chinese New Year's Eve lively.

In order to make the family more New Year's flavor, Tang Muye turned on the TV and listened to the sounds, the programs were all about the New Year, and even the advertisements were full of New Year's flavor.

From time to time, there was the sound of fireworks outside, and when the two children saw it through the window, they shouted, "Wow, it's so beautiful!" ”

After eating, Tang Muye put candy, peanuts, melon seeds and fruits on the coffee table, and the four of them sat on the sofa, eating snacks and watching TV.

Qin Ruoling still seemed to be a little sad, so she snuggled in Tang Muye's arms, and while the child was not paying attention, she gently said in Tang Muye's ear: "Husband, peel peanuts for me to eat!" ”

This is the first time Qin Ruoling has called her husband, Tang Muye heard it sweetly, and he was a little excited.

After he peeled it, he bit Qin Ruoling's ear and said, "Good wife, okay, open your mouth!" ”

Qin Ruoling opened her mouth obediently, and Tang Muye put the peanuts directly into her mouth.

After a while, Qin Ruoling whispered again: "Husband, I want to eat oranges!" ”

Tang Muye peeled oranges for her again and fed them to her.

Finally, eight o'clock arrived, the Spring Festival Gala started as scheduled, the children were eating snacks and playing, and they didn't watch much, and the two adults sat on the sofa and didn't actually watch TV, but they occasionally saw the programs they were interested in, so they would take a few glances and watch for a while.

After nine o'clock, Tang Muye saw that the two children were also a little sleepy, so he bathed them and coaxed them to bed.

After coaxing the child back, I saw Qin Ruoling chatting happily with her mobile phone, Tang Muye sat next to her and watched TV, and didn't disturb her.

After chatting for a while, Qin Ruoling raised his head and said, "A group of old classmates from our hometown are now in a group, and everyone is chatting lively!" ”

After a while, she said again: "There are also classmates who have made a fortune and are sending big red envelopes in the group, hehe, I'm lucky, I grabbed a lot!" ”

Tang Muye said with a smile: "Then don't you have to send a few meanings!" ”

Qin Ruoling said with a smug smile: "It's going to be sent, but I'm just sending a few little red envelopes to everyone to grab and play." ”

Seeing that she was engaged in chatting, Tang Muye watched TV seriously, and said that the Spring Festival Gala is not as good as a year, it should be that the audience's expectations are too high, so they will be disappointed, if you really want to calm down and watch, it is actually quite interesting.

In the blink of an eye, the countdown to zero o'clock, as the countdown on the TV counted to zero, the fireworks outside suddenly became lively.

At this moment, Tang Muye also began to feel an inexplicable sense of loneliness.

For here, he is just a passerby, there is no sense of belonging, and the bustle outside belongs to others.

At this moment, Qin Ruoling shouted excitedly: "Husband, husband, I grabbed the big red envelope again, wow, I didn't expect there to be so many rich people among my old classmates!" ”

After calling her husband a few times, Qin Ruoling seemed to be shouting more and more naturally.

Tang Muye replied with a smile: "Yes, yes, it seems that you will have good luck in the new year!" ”

Qin Ruoling nodded again and again: "Mmmm, this is indeed a good sign!" ”

Tang Muye obviously felt that Qin Ruoling was very excited and happy at this moment, this should be the best moment for her in this period of time.

Seeing that she was chatting so happily with her classmates, Tang Muye was embarrassed to disturb her, so he continued to watch the program after midnight at the Spring Festival Gala until the singing of "Unforgettable Tonight" sounded.

Seeing that it was almost over, Qin Ruoling finally ended chatting, yawned and said, "Husband, let's go to bed, I want you to carry me into the house." ”

Tang Muye immediately picked up Qin Ruoling horizontally and walked towards the room.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Qin Ruoling still went to work very early, and when she came back in the afternoon, the two adults gave each of the two children a red envelope of 200 yuan.

said that it was to give them red envelopes, but in fact, it was just playing with them for a while, and finally they were all taken back.

There were no relatives or friends to visit here, so the two adults took the children out, and after a while in the supermarket, they went to the cinema to watch a movie.

Unlike usual, the streets are deserted everywhere, and the bus is equivalent to a chartered bus for a family.

It turned out that when most of the migrant workers returned to their hometowns, the city seemed to be empty.

On this day, whether it is taking a car, visiting the supermarket, or watching a movie in the cinema, Qin Ruoling has always kept his mobile phone, typing and sending messages at any time, and occasionally avoiding a few people to send voice messages.

In this way, she and Tang Muye both intentionally or unintentionally kept a certain distance.

It seems that since joining the classmate group, she has put more energy into that group, Tang Muye is embarrassed to ask more, let alone look at her chat messages privately, but inexplicably suddenly feels that the relationship between the two people who have just warmed up seems to have cooled down again.