Chapter 963 The Returnee's Notes 37
Winter is coming to an end, and spring is on the horizon. Half of the white plum blossoms have fallen in the courtyard, and half of the willow catkins are drifting along the bank. I pick up my brush and write on the lintel, and another year has passed.
"Your handwriting is quite good." The old lady handed Xie Ning some paste; the Spring Festival couplets pasted on it were written by Xie Ning himself using the brush and ink he had bought.
Xie Ning just smiled and then asked the old lady if there was anything she wanted to eat that evening.
They get along while maintaining their current identities. Even though they don't know each other's past, they have become familiar with each other. The old lady also teaches them all her magic.
The old lady hoped that Xie Ning could surpass her.
"Sticky rice tofu, please."
The old lady still doesn't eat meat, so the New Year's Eve dinner was mostly vegetarian.
Xie Ning loves to eat and can cook some home-style dishes, so she not only fried meatballs but also bought a lot of cured pork and sausages. The meatballs here are not made of flour but of sweet potato starch, which makes them chewier.
I learned all of this from my neighbor's aunt.
Although it is in Guangdong Province, the sausages in Bugui Town are all salty. After a simple steaming, the aroma will waft out. The cat doesn't go to the stove, but just circles around Xie Ning's feet, rubbing against him with its tail from time to time.
"Black Egg, you can't eat this." It's too salty; it's not good for a cat.
Xie Ning stood on a stool, picked up some food and placed it in front of the Kitchen God. The flickering candlelight reflected on her face, giving it a warm glow. Black Egg seemed to understand and barked even more loudly; it wanted to eat!
The old lady poked her head in from outside, "Give it some, this little thing will eat anything, it won't make it sick."
Xie Ning looked down at the black egg wagging its tail wildly and laughed, "We'll have to wait a while, it's not ripe yet."
After saying that, he went to take a bath. After the bath, he had to offer incense to Laozi, and also put incense and candles in the incense burners placed by the door and in the courtyard. The ones in the courtyard were for worshipping Heaven.
After a flurry of activity, we finally began our New Year's Eve dinner, which consisted of just the two of us and our cat.
Black Egg ate the extra steamed chicken leg that Xie Ning prepared, along with a few slices of sausage. Xie Ning had also prepared fish, but the kitten didn't really like eating fish.
It's strange, it seems that the idea that kittens love to eat fish has become a stereotype.
"Bang—"
Fireworks were bursting outside the window. Xie Ning ran into the yard to take a look, and then brought out a row of fireworks that she had bought, just to join in the fun. The old lady stood on the porch holding Black Egg and snorted, "They have nothing better to do."
But my gaze couldn't help but fall on the magnificent fireworks blooming in the night sky. The radiant light adorned the falling flowers, and I only wish that all my desires would come true.
Xie Ning took out her phone and handed the old lady a handheld sparkler. "Grandma, look at the camera!"
The old lady still had a stern face, but the fireworks in her hand made her features look much softer. Black Egg licked its paws, flicked its tail, got burned by the fireworks, and struggled to land with a howl.
"Hahaha--"
Xie Ning doesn't think her behavior is childish. She has experienced a lot, including her twilight years, but she can always maintain a youthful mindset and treat every aspect of life with positivity and seriousness.
If your heart never grows old, you will always be young.
After all the commotion, Xie Ning went to bed early to read. The old lady carried the black egg into her room. Her room was much bigger than Xie Ning's, but it looked more crowded because it was filled with a lot of things.
Black Egg crawled into its nest to sleep, but the old lady couldn't sleep. In the mirror, she looked old and her skin was mottled like tree bark, but in fact she was younger than Old Master Wang.
It's just that many people don't know this.
When people go against the will of Heaven, they always have to pay a price.
Meow~
"What's all the noise about? Go to sleep."
The old lady took out a book from the drawer and wrote down her experiences and insights, one by one. She was going to give these to Xie Ning. After spending many days together, she had come to understand Xie Ning's character.
She didn't have much time left, and only hoped to train Xie Ning as soon as possible so that their lineage wouldn't end.
Xie Ning's arrival was unexpected. The old lady originally wanted to send her away, but she saw the power of vows on Xie Ning's body. Only those with great merit and who are worshipped with incense can possess such power of vows.
So she kept Xie Ning and didn't interfere too much. But since Xie Ning had used this body, he naturally bore the consequences of this body, which is why she hoped that Xie Ning would grow up quickly.
Xie Ning didn't know why the old lady was in such a hurry, but silently redoubled her efforts.
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