After everything was done inside and outside the house, Yun Xue still took her younger siblings to go to the grave of her parents. The snow on the east mountain is still very thick, and everyone steps on the hard cover on the snow and walks up the mountain step by step. Occasionally, if you step into a place that is not so hard, you will sink into it and pour a boot of snow.

finally came to the grave of their parents, and the sisters and brothers quickly took a wooden shovel to clean up the snow in front of the grave, and then placed incense and candles and other items.

The cigarettes were ethereal, the paper ashes were flying, and several children of the Han family threw the paper money in their hands into the fire little by little. Yun Xue muttered some words in her mouth to make her parents feel at ease for the New Year, and when all the paper money was burned, everyone knelt down and kowtowed together.

"Alright, let's go back." Yun Xue poured all the three glasses of wine in front of the grave on the ground, and then led her younger siblings back.

Coming down from Dongshan, everyone's mood was not very good. Every festive season, when I miss my relatives, this is the time of the New Year's celebration, but my parents have passed away, and no one will be in a good mood.

Back home, it's time to get busy with Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. Yun Xue and Yun Ni were frying and frying in the kitchen, and they were so busy that they naturally forgot their sad emotions quickly.

Yun Ting and Tianfu were afraid that Yun Xue and they would not be able to keep busy, so they also went into the kitchen to see if there was anything they could do to help. Yun Xue asked them to help wash the vegetables, pick the vegetables, etc. Yun Zhen went up the mountain and came back feeling tightness in his chest, so he rested in the West House, just talking to the old man. Xiao Yunxia was the happiest, sitting on Dong Lao's lap, looking at Dong Lao's beard with big eyes, and stretching out her little hand while Dong Lao was not paying attention.

Dong Lao was talking to Yun Zhen, and suddenly his jaw hurt, but he looked down and found that the little girl had a white beard in her hand. couldn't help laughing, "Little thing, you're naughty, what should you do if you pull your grandfather's beard naked?" Grandpa's jaw hurts. ”

As soon as Yunxia heard Dong Lao say that her jaw hurt, she hurriedly stepped forward and blew, "Yunxia huhu, it doesn't hurt anymore." As he spoke, he touched Dong Lao's chin with his little hand.

"Little sister, don't pull grandpa's beard in the future, otherwise beware of the second brother beating your ass." Yun Zhen made a straight face, scaring Yunxia.

Xiao Yunxia has two people who are afraid at home, one is Yun Xue, and the other is Yun Zhen. As long as Yun Zhen raised his face, Yun Xia obediently didn't dare. At this time, when I heard that the second brother was going to beat his ass, what was it? The little hand hurriedly covered the little fart, and then snuggled into Dong Lao's arms. "I don't dare."

When the little guy spoke, his eyes were still staring at Dong Lao's beard with pity. I won't be able to pull these white hairs anymore, what a pity.

"Okay, it's okay, grandpa won't let the second brother beat you." Dong Lao looked at Yunxia's pitiful appearance, where did he remember the pain just now? hurriedly said, "Don't listen to your second brother, grandpa has a lot of beard, how Yunxia likes to pull it, just pull it like this." ”

Yun Zhen couldn't help but shake his head, this old man has never had a chance to hurt the child in his life, this is good, he almost hurts Yunxia to the bones. Now even their sister and brother train Yunxia, the old man will protect him, and fortunately, Yunxia, the little guy, is still sensible, and he usually doesn't cause trouble, otherwise, he will definitely be able to turn against the sky.

Dong Lao has been in Han's house for six or seven days, and his body has almost recovered. He was originally a skilled doctor, but he didn't want to live and let himself get sick. Now that he has a new goal and hope, he is naturally reluctant to die. I got some medicine to eat, plus Yun Xue and they served very carefully, and made a lot of food for the old man to nourish his body, so he got better soon.

The old man is living a very nourishing life now, and so many children accompany him every day, talking and laughing. The children are very filial, and Yun Lei comes to beat the old man's back and rub his shoulders at every turn. Needless to say, Xiao Yunxia didn't need to say, as long as she shouted grandpa to Dong Lao in that soft voice, Dong Lao's mouth would not be able to close with a smile. Although the other big ones are not as obvious as the small ones, they often care about the old man, shouting about the cold and asking for warmth, and always laughing when the old man is coaxed to a good day.

Yun Xue and Yun Ni made many new clothes for the old man, from the inside to the outside, from the head to the feet, all new. And these days, he is still cooking things for the old man to eat, Dong Lao has never been treated like this in his life, and all this in front of him is like a dream. The feeling of happiness made him giggle every day, and he couldn't see the appearance of a peerless master at all.

"Grandpa, Yunxia, this kid is quite skinny, and she can't get used to her too much." Yun Zhen watched helplessly as his little sister was playing tricks in Dong Lao's arms, and looked at Yun Zhen with a slightly provocative gaze. That look in his eyes is clearly saying, if you have the ability, you will come to beat me?

"It's okay, girl, you have to be pampered. Female babies are different from your male babies, and when men grow up, they have to support their families and set up a household. So you have to hone hard, and you can't be pampered since you were a child, otherwise you will easily become a loser. But girls are different, this world is inherently difficult for women, especially married women. Those who work as cattle and horses in their mother-in-law's house must serve their in-laws at the top, their husbands in the middle, and their children below. As soon as a woman gets married, she will have to work hard for a lifetime, so before this girl gets married, she must be well raised and cannot be wronged. The old man hugged Yunxia, looked at her red face, and said with pity.

Yun Zhen suddenly remembered his sister, "Grandpa, according to what you say, isn't my eldest sister's life miserable?" Before she got married, she had to work hard to earn money to support her family, and she didn't enjoy the time that belonged to a girl at all. Yun Zhen couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart.

"Yes, your eldest sister, she is the life of her daughter's body and man, fortunately, several of you are still sensible, help your eldest sister a little more in the future, don't let her work too hard. Maybe Xue'er will meet a good man in the future, love her, and be reluctant to let her be wronged. That way, we can rest assured. Speaking of his apprentice, Dong Lao couldn't help but sigh a little.

"Well, I think so too, I just hope that God will take pity on my eldest sister and let her meet a good man." Yun Zhen said, he couldn't help but think of that Shen Hongjun coming, I hope Shen Hongjun can let them get their wish.

In the kitchen, bursts of fragrance wafted out, causing everyone to drool. Yun Xue counted and felt that the dishes were enough, "Eldest sister, you can help me see if these dishes are even numbers, if so, let's start eating." ”

Yunni watched one by one, counting silently in her heart.

Fried meatballs, fried vegetarian meatballs, fried winter mushrooms, fried daylily, these are all fried in advance, just put them on the plate after a while. Pork liver, pig heart, pig tongue, skin jelly, these are cooked before, and they are also cut and plated. Coupled with the two cold dishes of walnut kernel shredded vegetables and fungus mixed with dried tofu and mung bean sprouts, there are already a lot of cold dishes alone.

Braised pork, chicken stewed with hazel mushrooms, goose stewed sauerkraut, chestnut stewed duck, fish stew, stir-fried venison, scallion roasted deer tendon, bracken button pork, bergamot cabbage, tofu pickled and stir-fried garlic sprouts, these are just made hot dishes. Of course, those chicken and duck meat are also stewed in advance, and the ingredients are added today to save time.

"Eldest sister, it's twenty dishes, it seems like too much, right? You can't put it on the table. Yunni said after checking.

"Then put a few cold cuts and try to put two into one plate, so that it will be better?" Yun Xue looked at it and said with a smile.

Yun Ni put together the cold dishes according to what Yun Xue said, and put them together into six dishes, plus hot dishes, to make sixteen.

"Yunting, Tianfu, hurry up and put the table, we're going to eat." Yun Xue shouted outside.

So, Yun Ting hurriedly put the table in the east room, and then began to serve food to the house. Yun Xue went to the West House to invite Dong Lao over, Yun Zhen led Yun Xia over, and everyone sat around the table.

Looking at the table full of dishes, the old man couldn't help but shake his head, "Girl, why do you still get so many dishes?" Where can we eat this old? ”

"Master, this year is the first year you have spent at home, and it is also the first year of our sister and brother's filial piety, so naturally it should be more grand. If you can't eat today, you will eat tomorrow, and the New Year, isn't it just a joy? Yun Xue took a wine glass and put it in front of the old man, and then Tianfu poured wine for the old man.

"Tianfu, you guys should drink less, it doesn't matter, it's the New Year today. Then, pour a cup. Yun Xue put the cups in front of her younger brothers one by one. Except for Yunlei and Yunxia, drink the rest. Even Yunni put a cup in front of him.

Tianfu didn't care about those, he poured wine one by one.

"Eldest sister, even I want to drink?" Yunni looked at the yellowish wine in the wine glass and couldn't help but be a little worried.

"Drink, why don't you drink? This is rice wine sent by Yunlin, it's not spicy, you can taste it. "Yunxue asked Tianfu to move here, not the kind that Hanyu's father drank that day, but a kind of sweet rice wine with a low degree. Now that Dong Lao's body has not fully recovered, Yun Zhen is the same, where can they drink any spirits? It's just the meaning.

Yun Xue picked up the wine glass, saluted Dong Lao first, and then said, "Come, let's have a glass of wine together." It's the New Year, we have worked hard this year, although there are still some unsatisfactory, but the days are still quite promising. Let's celebrate. With that, Yun Xue drank the wine in the cup first.

The boys were not polite either, and drank the wine from their glasses. Only Yunni, with a worried heart, slowly took a sip. I felt that the wine entered my mouth, and there was a slight taste of wine in the sweetness, but it was not difficult to drink, so I drank it all with confidence and boldness. "Eldest sister, this wine is really not spicy." She was amazed.

"Silly girl, that's sweet rice wine, naturally it's not spicy. However, don't think that all kinds of wine taste like this, some of them are very spicy. Yun Xue hurriedly explained.