On the twenty-fourth day of the lunar month, it is rare for the sun to shine. On the eaves, on the side of the path, and among the treetops, it seems to be covered with silver sand. The sun shines brightly, and the frost and snow glow with a silvery glow.

The village of Nihashi woke up to the sound of festive noise.

In the Xie family in the east of the village, the closed courtyard door was suddenly pushed open, and the penetrating voice of the aunt next door came in.

"Lao Xie, Lao Xie, your eldest grandson has returned home!"

With this voice, a tall and strong figure pushed the door in the cold wind, carrying a large bag and a small bag in his hand. If you take a closer look, you will find that although this person is tall and like an adult, the corners of his eyes and eyebrows reveal the childishness of a young man.

Liu, who was sweeping the floor in the yard, saw it, threw the broom in his hand, ran up in a few steps and hugged the person into his arms, crying and hammering: "You stinky boy still know to come back?" ”

"Dad, come out quickly, Brother Song is back!"

Liu's excited voice was like a loud horn blowing in the courtyard. Xie Mu, the boss of the Xie family, who was calm by nature, hurriedly ran out when he heard the sound, obviously thinking about it after not seeing his son for a long time. Just stood aside and nodded: "It's good to come back, it's good to come back." ”

"Mother!" Xie Song was born tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and was held in his mother's arms, he couldn't help but shrink his hands and feet, his hands and feet were at a loss, his neck soaked in tears shrank in the cold wind, "I'm not ...... Is the clinic too busy? ”

"What are you busy with, no matter how busy you are, you can't go home for the New Year!" After Liu's gaffe, he let go of his son again, and looked up and down carefully, "I've lost weight, I've lost too much weight." You're not a doctor, why can't the hospital be inseparable from you? ”

Hearing Liu's complaint, Xie Song also felt guilty: "It's me who is not good, and I didn't return home until today." When the hospital encountered a tricky patient this time, Dr. Zheng turned around for more than half a month, and he was so busy that his feet did not touch the ground, and our apprentices were not idle. ”

Speaking of this, he pointed to the large bags that were rested on the ground and grinned: "There is a benefit, the patient is very generous, and I have also received a lot of reward." ”

While the two were talking, the family heard the movement, and when they came out and saw Xie Song standing in the courtyard, they were immediately surprised and happy.

"Big brother, big brother! You're back! ”

Xie Mei and Xie Lan jumped in front of their brother with joy like a pair of birds, and Xie Shi, who followed behind, was wrapped in a cotton jacket and ran like a small blue whirlwind.

One of the three small ones held his left hand, one pulled his right hand, and one hugged his calf, surrounding Xie Song. The three sisters and brothers raised their faces together, revealing their faces full of anticipation.

"Did you bring us anything good?"

Seeing the little eyes of his younger brothers and sisters looking forward to it, Xie Song's sense of responsibility as an eldest brother instantly exploded, he pulled out a package, patted his chest and packed the ticket: "Of course there is!" Come, Sister Mei, this is yours, Sister Lan, this is yours. There is also Brother Shi'er, which was specially bought for you by the eldest brother. ”

Colorful handkerchiefs and head ropes, delicate and cute tumblers and wooden spinning tops, various candies and sweets...... Xie Song, who took out a bunch of gadgets, immediately received the cheers and support of his younger brothers and sisters, and his posture with a straight chest was a little proud.

"You kid, why are you spending money indiscriminately."

Seeing that their brothers and sisters were so harmonious, Xie Dayou and the old couple were in a good mood, and the old Xu scolded with a smile: "Is it possible to use a few of them to eat and play at home?" ”

The eldest grandson is also fourteen years old in the past few years, and he should marry a wife in a few years, so he should plan to get up early, and he will save more money in the past few years, where can he be so extravagant?

Xie Song didn't take it to heart: "It's okay, I eat and live in the hospital alone, and I have money and nowhere to spend." This time, the reward is a lot of money, and I haven't used it up yet. ”

The old Xu family gasped.

Enough money? What a generous patient!

It is important to know that the medical hall is not as good as the restaurant, and there is no practice of rewarding money, and for ordinary people, the cost of medicine and consultation alone is already a lot of money.

Which big family invited Dr. Zheng to come to the clinic, and even the apprentices who followed him were rewarded? Is it the Sun family, the Wang family, or the lord of the Yamen? I don't know what kind of incurable disease it is?

Despite their curiosity, they didn't ask. Xie Song has been an apprentice in the medical hall for several years, and some of the rules are still clear to everyone, and it is not good to explore the privacy of patients in the medical hall.

——Xie Song's timely return home is the greatest joy. Living well in the hospital and earning reward money is just the icing on the cake.

Xie Sen, the third elder of the Xie family, interrupted with a smile: "Today's sacrifice to the God of the Stove, Brother Song'er came back just in time." ”

Xie Song sat down in the main hall and took a breath: "What the third uncle said is that it is just in time to worship the Lord of the Stove together." ”

Xie Sen came back with Zhang two days ago, and Xie Song, who is now an apprentice in the town's medical hall all year round, also pushed the door in the morning light. The Xie family of 12 people rarely gathers together.

Today is not only a small year but also a traditional folk festival - it is said that the prince of Yuri stove is going to heaven, reporting the good and bad things that every household in the world has done this year, so every household has to worship the king of the stove in advance, and take bribes to gag his mouth, so that the king of the stove will only say good things and not bad things.

Therefore, there is a poem: on the twenty-fourth day of the ancient lunar month, the stove king wants to say things to the sky. The cloud car wind horse is small and stays, and the family has a cup and plate ceremony. ＊

After the greetings, the Xie family took action.

The courtyard was cleaned inside and out, replaced the former statue of the god of the stove that had been blackened by the smoke and fire, invited back a new statue of the god of the stove, and offered caramel, water, beans, and straw on the table of the king of the stove. The caramel is to plug the mouth of the king of the stove, and the last three are to prepare the mount for the king of the stove to ascend to heaven.

For the sacrificial stove activities, Xie Shi's enthusiasm for participation is very high.

As a result, I was confused by strange rules.

"Men don't worship the moon, women don't sacrifice to the stove? What kind of rule is this? Xie Shi felt that it was very unreasonable. Judging from his rich experience in Wonderland, the fairyland atmosphere is very open-minded, as long as he doesn't do evil, he can do whatever men and women want to do, and there are no strange constraints. ”

…… It's not right. Either the shrine god is a fake immortal, or ordinary people make up this rule on their own.

Deep Immortal Cultivators decisively chose to believe in the latter.

And so, the enthusiasm that had just been extinguished was ignited again - it was the ignorant mortals who were wrong, not the god of the stove. It is time to worship or to worship, and do not miss every possible opportunity!

Not only did he reluctantly offer his favorite caramel candy, but Xie Shi also seriously worshiped the shrine god several times.

"Stove God, Stove God, remember to help me ask after heaven, when will I be able to return to the immortal class? Can you bring the whole family with you? If not, is there any other way? ”

“…… Why don't you help me find the immortal who is in charge of the ascension to go through a special passage? When I return to the immortal class, there will be a recompense. Please!! ”

As the reincarnation of an immortal, it makes sense for him to recognize a few good friends in the sky, right? Maybe the Stove God is one of them. Even if it wasn't before, it can be in the future. After receiving his offerings, he assumed that he was good friends with the god of the hearth.

Since they're all good friends, there's nothing wrong with asking the god of the stove to do a little favor, right?

Xie Shi thought confidently in his heart.

"What offerings do you want, tell me by dreams. Don't forget to help me spread the word, the whole family is waiting for me to take you away. ”

After a lot of thoughts in his heart, Xie Shi bowed a few more seriously, and his little face was full of seriousness and piety.

Teaching people can't help but feel itchy when they see it, and they always want to get their hands on it and pinch this smooth, fair and fleshy face.

This is the case with Xie Song next to him. He couldn't help but look at it, and then again, and finally couldn't help but get started.

Xie Shi, who was suddenly pinched on both cheeks, stared at him: "Ya Er chair yo Xian (big brother, what are you doing) ......"

"It's okay, I'm going to tease you."

Xie Song, who came back to his senses, hurriedly let go of his hand embarrassedly, but found that his little cousin had two more red marks on his face.

The child's skin was already delicate, and he walked out of the kitchen with two eye-catching red marks, teaching a group of women in the family to feel distressed for a while.

The old Xu family caught the eldest grandson for the first time and lectured him a few words, and the Xie Mei Xie Lan sisters also blamed their brother for not knowing how to take it away, and Xie Song suddenly became the "public enemy of the whole family".

In the fragmented thoughts of his grandmother, his mother and his two sisters, Xie Song had to raise his hand in surrender with a smile and a smile: "Okay, okay, I remember, I shouldn't be so hard next time." ”

…… Do you want to have a next time?

Xie Shi immediately moved a few steps to the side vigilantly, covering his face tightly with his little hands.

This gesture amused the whole family.

The courtyard was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

However, the family happily spent Chinese New Year's Eve, but the next day there was a thunderbolt on a sunny day - something happened to the Yongji Hall in the town, and Dr. Zheng killed people and was sent to prison by Yamen!