The so-called paper knife is the red mark on the paper money bought by modern people.

Modern times are printed.

Here are the seals of the dead that have been marked one by one with a chisel.

Legend has it that there are also real and fake papers, and the price is different.

The real yellow paper is made of nine grinding and nine drying, and what is burned out is green smoke, which is why there is a saying that the ancestral tomb is smoking. What comes out of the fake paper after burning is black smoke, and the counterfeit money is not spent, where is there still room to care about others, can you bless it?

Mrs. Xu opened the door and came in and asked her granddaughter if she had finished typing?

He also said, "Don't worry about the family here, your grandmother and your aunt are also printing at home, you just need to finish the chisel we want to use." ”

Their grandparents and grandchildren wanted the birds to go quietly.

……

Go to the intersection on one of the widest roads in town, where there are no mountains to block the way.

At this time, Xu Tianxin knew that his grandmother was a little unbearable.

So she drew a circle with a branch and left a gap in the circle.

Sure enough, as soon as the paper money was burned, Mrs. Xu said: Son, mom came to give you money, and she cried after speaking.

"Milk, didn't we say it......"

"Well, Grandma remembers what you told you, so that your father won't worry about it. And this year is different, there are too many things to talk to your parents to reassure them. ”

This paper burning did say a lot of heartfelt words.

From a distance, there were two women, an old man and a young woman, squatting beside the fire, and the red ox cart was parked aside, and even the old cow seemed to listen carefully to them according to the wind.

“…… It's such a dislocation of time and space, Mom is just a pity that our old house and store house, as well as the new house bought by Xiangyi in full, have not lived in it for a day, plus the money in fixed deposits, I don't know which one these will be cheaper.

I don't want to give it to my relatives, who will use my hard-earned money to eat and drink, and they haven't helped us for a day.

If only my grandmother and uncle could get it. In those years, your brother-in-law reached out to help with the heavy work in the store, and often went to school to stuff money for the children.

In fact, if you can't get it, you can confiscate a large warship. ”

Mrs. Xu's tears came down again:

"As for the rest, there is nothing to worry about, Mom knows that you are not alone during the New Year, and someone will sweep your grave during the New Year.

I remember before I came, I could often brush it, and there were those kind-hearted children who said with a big belly, heroes, who wants to go home with me. Every time I see tears, I don't forget to give a thumbs up.

I don't know if you've been to those good people's homes, it's time to go to elementary school. ”

Xu Tianxin helplessly wiped his tears for Mrs. Xu: "Milk, my face should cry for a while, how cold it is here......"

"This time, this time I won't cry."

Mrs. Xu hurriedly wiped away her tears with her sleeve, just to smile.

Because she's going to live in a new house here.

In modern times, she used bowls of ramen money for her granddaughter's education and bought a house for her granddaughter, and she didn't live for a day.

Here, her granddaughter used her bowls of ramen to earn money to build her house.

Although her granddaughter never said the reason why she had to build a house, Mrs. Xu knew one of them, and it must be that her granddaughter felt that grandma had never lived in a new house in her life.

In modern times, the old house is a second-hand house bought in the early years, and when you get here, it is equivalent to taking over someone else's house.

The granddaughter wants to cover her from beginning to end, and she has to do it by herself.

“…… So, don't worry, we're doing well here. It's also more lively than in previous years.

Because you have three more younger brothers, it is so coincidental that you have the same surname as our family, called grain, warehouses and silver, and your brother's daughter-in-law is called Yu Qinniang.

Damn the conscience is right, and it is the same for them as it is for you. Especially Arikura, he is a bit like you, I sometimes train him, and I suddenly remember that I once trained you, why didn't you follow my heart and eyes.

Our family also took in three grandchildren, a granddaughter, a niece, and an old lady. You see, we've been here to pull people home.

Chinese New Year's Eve dinner to sit at a table to squeeze, no longer only our grandparents and grandchildren, three plates of dumplings can not be eaten. These people are helping you take care of me, and they are also accompanying your daughter for you. ”

Mrs. Xu did not forget to tell her son:

"So if you're still there, you help your mother find Hao Xianghua and Xu Tianxin, I guess I'm out of time and space here, and it's quite messy if you can't prepare there.

If you can find them, you must take care of them as your own mother and daughter.

It's like they are so good to me and your daughter, are they like?

Don't worry, you don't have to worry about the money, my mother has already been prepared, and I will burn money for Hao Xianghua and Xu Tianxin in a while.

This guy is busy with me and your daughter, lying and farting every day to find time to chisel paper money.

I don't dare to let people see who burned it, for fear that I think there is something wrong with our brains......"

Xu Tianxin felt that the style of painting began at this time, and it became no longer so sad.

Her milk has a kind of magic, whether it is making money, spending money or burning paper money, as long as it involves money, it will be very distracting.

Mrs. Xu was burning paper money, and she was really a little troubled, why didn't this flame burn well, as if she didn't accept it: "Huh? Son, you should collect money, listen to your mother, and everyone should save more for their great business. Da Bao'er, you also asked your father to collect money. ”

Dabao thinks that her milk is too chatty, so it is better to go and pull the ox cart farther away, so as not to block the wind outlet.

Xu Tianxin finally sprinkled wine, burned a pomegranate, sprinkled biscuits and dried fruits, and wrote a letter.

In the past, in modern times, Xu Tianxin would write two letters a year that did not respond at all.

Mrs. Xu is used to it, and the child is not like her muttering and burning paper, maybe she is embarrassed.

Mrs. Xu poked the flame and said: "It's all made by your daughter, it's very convenient to buy everything in modern times, and you have to do it yourself here." I used to think it was troublesome, but now I think it's good. And then there's your daughter's ability. ”

As for Xu Tianxin's letter, which is slightly different from previous years, she said that when she first came here, she was afraid of having parents and not having parents.

And the last position of the letter finally became the same as in previous years: Mom and Dad, no matter where I am, I will let myself live well, live up to your expectations when I was born, and I will live happily, I miss you very much.

Xu Tianxin feels that this is the meaning of burning paper during the New Year, it is not superstition.

All the sense of ritual is to tell about missing and remembering, to tell yourself where you are from, to remind yourself that you are not lonely, and to let your children know who your elders are.

Therefore, Xu Tianxin also substituted for the original, and also wrote a letter to his ancient father and mother during the second paper burning for his current self.

And even Xu Tianxin didn't expect that she would cry in the second scene.

I don't know if it's the emotions accumulated in the first scene, or if the three uncles said that she was too sad.

At this time, at the village crossing, this is the road that Xu Youtian walked away from home back then.

Xu Jiayu still remembers that their eldest brother tied his luggage tightly behind his back, and then stood here, turned around and waved at them with a smile and said, "I will come back, go back." ”

"Big brother, why haven't I dreamed of you once. You come home with me to see, our family is getting better, with the money you buried under the roots of the tree. After Xu Youliang finished speaking, he covered his face and cried.

In the past, he couldn't cry, let alone mention the eldest brother who made the family sad. Only by burning paper today can I think about my big brother happily.

Xu Youcang, a person who has always been a man of few words, suddenly said: "Big brother, in previous years, the people in the village would treat your daughter well because of your past face. ”

Don't call his niece to his face as a fatherless and motherless child. It will also restrain the children at home not to say that. If you say it, you will start fighting. It's just a pity for their eldest brother.

"Right now, big brother, the people in the village will look at your daughter's face and treat others well."

Xu Youcang felt that this was the most important thing to report to Xu Youtian, but before the next sentence was asked, his eyes turned red:

"Big brother, are you happy?

I heard those great treasurers say a sentence that I specially wrote down, saying, Thirty years ago, look at the Father and respect the Son, and thirty years later, look at the Son and respect the Father.

Big brother, your daughter will definitely get better and better, and one day she will definitely let others mention you again and say that your daughter can be so outstanding, but it is conceivable that her father will only be more capable. ”

Xu Youcang thought to himself: And he, his second brother and the fourth brother are the ones who will protect their niece and get better and better.

Xu Youyin was crying, and when he heard these words, he nodded violently, and the eldest brother and sister-in-law were so happy that they couldn't imagine how promising the child they couldn't rest assured was.

Xu Youyin threw a wad of paper money into the fire, and counted what Xu Tianxin had done. Tell the niece that he is seeing scenes that his eldest brother has never seen, and that he is looking at books that his eldest brother once couldn't afford.

"In addition to making soap and medicine, she can also cook, but the eldest brother ...... I can eat it as an uncle, but you've never eaten a meal cooked by your daughter. ”

Xu Youyin cried so much that he couldn't help himself: "So every time my niece makes it salty and light, it's not delicious, I think, what will my eldest brother say if you eat Tian Xin's cooking, you will definitely say, it's so fragrant, my daughter is the best and most powerful, no one can compare." Woowoo...... That's what I'm saying, it's the big brother who is substituted. ”

Mrs. Xu immediately sighed beside her.

Oops, this little silver is really annoying.

You see, her granddaughter, who has never been crying, suddenly choked up.

Neither parent had actually eaten anything her granddaughter had cooked.

The rules here are that parents are not allowed to burn paper for their children, and women are not allowed to go to the ancestral grave. However, like Gao Mantang, including the modern Xu family, how can they pay so much attention, it can be seen that all rules have to be different from person to person.

Fortunately, in ancient times, there were such people in the Xu family who burned paper, and Mrs. Xu didn't do anything, and always stood outside the circle and watched.

No, she saw that this stinky boy was crying endlessly, and she also made her granddaughter cry, so she had to remind: "Okay, okay, tomorrow is the New Year, don't you see that this money is not burning, don't just cry, poke it, shout and collect money, don't always talk about those bad things, it's useless, say something festive." ”

At this time, Mrs. Xu really muttered in her heart.

What's going on?

Today's two paper burnings for the two-faced son are not as prosperous as sending money to others, is it a coincidence? As long as you burn money for your sons, the wind happens to blow in the other direction, and there is a firewood stack to cover it?

It's weird.

Mrs. Xu accompanied Xu Youyin to Xu Youtian to report the New Year's menu, and deliberately pulled out some paper money to burn and throw it out of the circle.

And now that the fire is about to be extinguished, Xu Youyin has not finished yet:

“…… Pot-wrapped meat, big brother, you haven't eaten it. In fact, we haven't eaten it seriously, only after the guests have eaten some leftover vegetable soup, break a piece of steamed bread and dip the leftover carrots and coriander garlic foam, the taste is good, sweet and sour.

It's not rare for the third brother to eat, and he doesn't like sweetness.

Hey, big brother, if you're still here, you'll definitely kick my third brother twice. Did you say he had changed? In the past, where did we know what flavors the food had, but finally knew the sweetness, and the third brother also liked the spicy ones more. Pick up the taste also.

This time, the mother said that the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner will be cooked for the family once. So eldest brother, what the second brother said just now is to let you come back, don't look for nieces and mothers, they are weak and young and will be afraid, so look for our brothers.

We can do something as younger brothers at this time, let's eat a pot and meat together. You also taste, the real craftsmanship of the mother after having good ingredients.

And our family relied on this, and the caravan actually went to our Tunzi for the New Year. ”

Xu Youyin looked at the ashes and stood up, there was no fire at all, but he hadn't finished speaking.

Mrs. Xu glared at him.

Everyone is going to be frozen, Xiao Youyin, you have to talk until dawn, can you go or not?!

"Mother, I haven't said anything about frozen persimmons this year."

Not long ago, his third brother bought only two for 30 wen a catty in the town, and they specially went to Fucheng to wholesal, and 20 wen could only buy two and it was very expensive.

The niece said that one person must eat a frozen persimmon and a pomegranate for the New Year. Xu Youyin thinks about everything, and he wants to report to his eldest brother.

When the Xu family and his party walked back from the entrance of the village, they also encountered many people in the village waiting.

Because everyone had to wait for the Xu family's vehicle to go to the shop to take a big shower together. At this time, the guests did not need to use the bathhouse.

Do you know how the people in the village describe the Xu family burning paper?

"Emma, your family arrived a lot earlier than us, but even our house burned out, and you went into the courtyard to fetch water and rummage through the stove to put it out, and you were busy with thirteen moves, and your house hasn't burned out yet."

served.

Do you want Arita to be a big landlord over there? This old Xu family is really trying to send money to that side.

Everyone went home to get a broom while waiting, and cleared the snow on the road in the village.

Mrs. Xu hurriedly waved her hand and said, "I have to wait for a while, go into the house and drink saliva, and then tell our old lady to come tonight to do some work." ”

When Xu Tianxin went home, the old lady and Zhao Di, as well as Lin Yue, whose eyes were a little swollen from crying, were all looking at her with concern.

Dayue Dapeng and they burned the paper an hour ago, and they didn't cry lightly, they kept grinding their current happy life, and hurried to let their father and mother bless the Xu family when the fire was at its peak.

And now, everyone is a little worried about whether Tian Xin will miss his father and mother during the New Year.

Xu Tianxin said: "Who is crying?" I was so angry with my uncle that he even said that my cooking was not delicious. ”

Xu Youyin was slapped by the old lady: "Isn't that delicious?" That's because she cooks very hard. ”

The family took the bath and wanted to drive to the shop, but what the Xu family didn't know was that they would never forget it, and there would be an echo.

Far away in the territory of the Ula tribe, that is, in the territory of the southeastern part of modern Russia.

There was a slave who had his left foot cut off, and he was taking the bread that someone next to him had given him:

"Boss, it's finally not black dry food, and it's the New Year. In our place, tomorrow is the New Year. I heard that the people here are also very happy today, and they are lighting a bonfire to discuss who has how many cattle, horses and sheep are used for the market. ”

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