Sakura Bao and Ah Niang learn to knit a belt, using dyed blue cotton thread.

A palm-wide belt can be woven in a few days.

So she knitted one for each of her two younger brothers.

On the twenty-third day of the lunar month, the sacrificial stove.

Jiang Saburo got up early in the morning and put offerings on the stove, burned the old stove god, burned incense and prayed, and sent the stove god to heaven to report the situation.

In order to keep the god of the stove from speaking ill of his own family and bring bad luck to his family in the coming year, everyone in the family must be careful with their tongues, not to scold others, let alone be heaven and earth, and curse the gods.

Wait until Chinese New Year's Eve, and then paste the portrait of the new Vesta, and invite the new Vega home.

The so-called men do not worship the moon and women do not sacrifice to the stove, Chun Niang and the girl do not enter the stove room on this day, and sit and wait for Jiang Saburo to eat and drink.

Sakura Bao sat on the hot kang, weaving a belt while listening to A-Niang talk about the ancients, that is, the old things.

"My mother was still young at that time, there was no food at home, and the sacrificial stove only put two plates of black flour steamed buns, our family was hungry for a day, and your aunt was so hungry that she screamed, and then I secretly picked a piece of a steamed bun under it, and stuffed it into your aunt's mouth, and your maternal great-grandfather saw it, and beat it well, and the bamboo strips were broken in two."

Sakura asked, "How old was my aunt at that time?" ”

"She was seven years old, I was nine years old, and I was able to fight hunger better than her." Also resistant to beating. Chunniang sighed.

At that time, the sisters were so good together, even if my father cherished my sister more, he never had any dissatisfaction.

But since the sisters grew up, it seems that everything has changed.

Chunniang touched her daughter's head: "You have to get along with your cousins and cousins in the future." "Don't be like yourself and Qiu Niang.

Sakura nodded: "My cousin and cousin are good with me." ”

She and her cousins also have no conflict of interest, so it is impossible for them to get along badly.

While they were talking, Wei Zhan and Jiang Wu came in.

Wei Zhan held two boxes in his hand and handed them to Chunniang with a smile: "Auntie, my mother asked me to send two boxes of beaded flowers for you and Sister Yingbao to wear." ”

Chunniang hurriedly took it, "Oh, how do you say this, let your mother bother." ”

She got off the kang, "I just have something to give to your mother, you wait, auntie go get it." ”

Wei Zhan nodded, and when he saw that his aunt was gone, he sat down on the edge of the kang and looked at the blue belt in Yingbao's hand.

Ying Bao glanced at him and asked, "Aren't you and your mother going back to Fucheng this year?" ”

Wei Zhan shook his head: "There is a war over there in Fucheng, we will not return for the time being." ”

After the barbarian bandits, the vassal king suddenly rose up and occupied several cities.

Fortunately, Qinchuan County is remote and not a major transportation artery, so it has not been affected by the war.

The ravine in Dongchen Village, Chuanhe Town, is more like a paradise, except for a few homeless people passing by every day, it has no impact.

Ying Bao thought for a while, and then asked: "You are related to the Xiao family, do you know what the two brothers of his family are doing?" ”

Wei Zhan scratched his head: "I don't know, why don't I send two people to inquire?" ”

"Okay." Sakura put the last stitch away from the belt in her hand.

Chun Niang came in with the curtain, holding a basket of sesame pies in her hand, and said to Wei Zhan: "This was made last night, bring it to your mother to taste." ”

Wei Zhan took it: "Thank you, Auntie." ”

Jiang Wu pulled him out: "The things have been delivered, let's go quickly, Brother Huzi and Brother Wen are still waiting." ”

Wei Zhan couldn't help himself, and frequently looked back at Ying Bao, as if he had something to say.

Sakura didn't look at him, picked up the belt she had knitted and looked at it.

On the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, it snowed heavily in the sky.

Ying Bao took out more than a dozen jars of wine and a few baskets of melons and fruits, and distributed them to Mrs. Wen, Sister Wen, and Mrs. Wang's family.

I also sent some to the eldest uncle, second uncle, grandparents, and them.

Recently, she didn't go to Mrs. Wen and Sister Wen much, firstly, because Mrs. Wen and Mrs. Lin still lived in the Wen family, and secondly, Sister Wen was newly married to Li Xu Yan'er, and it was inconvenient for her to disturb.

After returning from the gift, Chen Zhao suddenly ran into Jiang's house and cried: "Yingbao, the eldest sister is gone." ”

Sakura furrowed her eyebrows: "What?" ”

"When I got up early this morning, my eldest sister went out and hasn't come back until now." Chen Zhao grabbed Yingbao and said in a trembling voice: "Do you think she can't think about ······it?"

Sakura: "Why can't she think about it?" ”

"Daddy said to take her to the county seat tomorrow, I see that the eldest sister has been depressed, she talked to me a lot last night, and said... And say you... You're our own sister······"

Ying Bao paused, gently brushed away Chen Zhao's hand, and asked in a deep voice, "Why do you say that?" ”

Chen Zhao sobbed and said: "I also asked so, the eldest sister said that she had a dream before, and she dreamed that you were our own sister." ”

Sakura was silent.

Chen Zhao wiped a handful of tears and asked, "Ying Bao, are you really our own sister?" ”

"It's not." Sakura denied it.

"But, what the eldest sister said has a nose and eyes, and she also said that you have a birthmark on your right wrist." Chen Zhao subconsciously glanced up at Yingbao's right wrist.

Sakura Po showed her right wrist: "You said this?" ”

Chen Zhao was stunned, "You, you... Is it really my sister? The eldest sister also said that your name is Chen Ying······"

"This is a scar formed by Chen Tiantian's stepfather cutting my wrist, not a birthmark." Sakura withdrew her arm and covered it with her sleeve.

This birthmark is evidence of Pei Shixian's crime, so she didn't remove it.

I didn't expect Chen Wan to say this, could it be that she has also lived a new life?

Chen Zhao was stunned.

She didn't know who to trust.

But what the eldest sister said was true, and she let herself think of making more money, and left here in the future, and the two brothers were incognito, and never came back, otherwise there would be a worry about her life.

Sakura thought for a moment and said, "Your eldest sister left the house, not necessarily because she couldn't think about it, maybe she had already figured out where to go, so she didn't say goodbye." ”

Most likely, Chen Wan went to the fisherman's house that had saved her.

In her previous life, Chen Wan was married to the fisherman, and she had a pretty good life.

Chen Zhao immediately stopped his tears.

She remembered.

The eldest sister has not been sad at all since she knew that her father was going to give her away, and she also made clothes for her younger brother Xu Bao and herself every day.

It wasn't until last night that all the new clothes were ready.

Chen Zhao suddenly turned around and ran outside the courtyard: "I'll go home and have a look!" ”

She wants to see if the eldest sister's clothes are gone, and whether the copper coins she and she have saved are missing or gone.

If she wasn't there, then the eldest sister must have fled quietly.

Ying Bao watched Chen Zhao go away, and his eyes narrowed.

She was going to find Chen Wan to see if she was at the fisherman's house.

If she is, Chen Wan must have the same memories of her previous life as herself.

Outside the window, the snow was falling heavier and heavier, and the sky and the earth were soon white.

Jiang Saburo came back with a bucket of steamed buns and put them in the house.

"Bao'er, taste a bun and three fresh fillings." Every year before the year, the three brothers of the Jiang family would team up to steam steamed steamed buns and rice cakes.

There are at least two kinds of stuffing for buns, three fresh and vegetable meat.

There are also two kinds of steamed buns, red bean paste and solid steamed buns.

Sakura took a bite of the hot bun, it was fragrant and delicious.

Delicious!

Same as in previous years.

Another chapter, to be sent again tomorrow morning.