Chapter 73: Celebrating the New Year with My Wife
"Okay, okay, take it, take it. You're so young, and you still don't know what's a good omen or not. I think you're an ungrateful person, a traitor."
Liu Chan, who was very angry with her son, swallowed the meatball in her mouth and pinched another one and stuffed it in.
The second son of the Liu family, who was standing by, thought that his son had learned a lot of etiquette from his eldest niece during this period, which was a good thing.
Gradually, my son will learn it well.
He will no longer be as stingy as his mother, who only knows how to take advantage of others and has no knowledge of reciprocity.
It was Chinese New Year, and the people at the educated youth site planned to have a meal together. Lu Jingheng also joined them, but he always felt that he shouldn't fool around with these people.
He is a family man, so he should celebrate the New Year with his wife.
I went to the mountains, but didn't see anything happening, so I came back in the afternoon.
Seeing everyone busy washing and cutting vegetables, he sat alone in the room, staring eagerly in the direction of Bai Yangfan's house.
I feel like I still have to act pitiful and celebrate the New Year with Bai Yangfan.
There was a custom in Liujia Village that burning paper money for ancestors was forbidden to be done by unmarried women, only men. Qihang was still young, and Bai Yangfan couldn't get involved, so who should be hired to do the burning?
Thinking of this, Lu Jingheng felt that he had found a perfect excuse, and went to the door happily.
I just happened to see Bai Yangfan sorting out some incense and candles and giving them to Qihang, asking him to take them to his uncle and ask him to help burn them. Although it is said that in this special and turbulent era, feudal superstitions are not allowed.
But during the Chinese New Year, people are still allowed to worship their ancestors, burn paper money and set off firecrackers.
Qihang was carrying his things with difficulty and was about to go out when Lu Jingheng hugged him and snatched the things in his hands.
As soon as he entered the door, he said to Bai Yangfan, "Yangfan! Paper money should be burned at home. Grandma rarely goes to Third Uncle's house, so she won't be used to it. Let's burn it ourselves! I'll do it, and you just put out the food for the worship."
Bai Yangfan was a woman, so she couldn't handle the paper money and incense. She just looked at Lu Jingheng coldly and ordered Qihang: "Come down and take the things to Third Uncle."
Qihang quickly slid down from Lu Jingheng's arm: "Give me the thing! I can carry it."
Lu Jingheng didn't give it to me and let Bai Qihang go. He looked at Bai Yangfan with an embarrassed expression: "Yangfan! It's New Year's Day and I have nowhere to go. I want to go home. The people at the educated youth camp cooked for me, but I don't want to eat there. I want to eat at home."
Home? Bai Yangfan raised his eyebrows slightly: "You are not suffering from amnesia! This is not your home, go back!"
Bai Qihang stood in the middle, looking at this and that. He saw Lu Jingheng winking at him just now, but he didn't clamor to take the things back. He just wanted to know if he could persuade his sister to keep the paper money and burn it herself.
When grandma was alive, she was the one who burned paper money. His sister said she couldn't burn paper money, and he didn't understand why. If Lu Jingheng could keep the paper money and burn it himself, he wouldn't have to go to his uncle's house.
He really didn't want to run around during the Chinese New Year. Everyone was burning paper money at the doorstep. Not only was there smoke and fire, but it was also scary. They said that the family ancestors would come back to eat the New Year's Eve dinner, and that a child as young as him could see it.
He was terrified. What if he really saw it? He would be terrified to death.
So whenever he thought of these things, he felt a little scared, especially when he saw the green smoke curling up and changing into various patterns in the air, which made him even more scared.
I wonder if it will transform into some kind of ghost shadow.
It would be best to persuade his sister to burn it herself and not let him go to deliver it, as he is afraid.
Lu Jingheng lowered his head and entered the pitiful mode: "Yangfan! If I don't go back, I will spend the New Year with you at home. You asked Qihang to deliver paper money, but you might as well burn it at home. I can burn it. Grandma knows me. She will be happy to see me at home.
Also, everyone on the way to Uncle San is burning paper money. Aren't you afraid of scaring him? If you don't believe me, ask him if he's scared."
Upon hearing this, the little bun nodded vigorously without Bai Yangfan asking, which meant that he was scared, very scared.
"Sister! Let's just burn it at our own home! I don't want to go to Third Uncle's house."
Bai Yangfan could ignore the unreasonable demands of the dog man, but she couldn't disobey her brother. Think about it, most rural children at that time believed in ghosts and monsters. If she really scared her brother into something bad, it would really not be worth it.
Lu Jingheng volunteered to burn paper money, so let him do it! After all, everyone in Liujia Village believed they were husband and wife, so burning paper money was nothing.
As long as she doesn't think so, she can just think of it as a friend coming to the house, and this bastard is getting a good deal.
"Do you really know how to burn paper money?" Bai Yangfan glanced at Lu Jingheng casually, then turned back to get the dishes and set the table.
"meeting."
Knowing that the woman had agreed to his request, Lu Jingheng was so happy that he almost jumped up. As long as the paper money was burned, he would have successfully enjoyed the New Year's Eve dinner.
"Then get started," Bai Yangfan ordered coldly, "Get some dry firewood out and spread the paper money on top."
"good!"
Find some dry, chopped firewood and spread it in the yard, then put some straw paper on it, sprinkle some paper money on it, and prepare yellow paper, incense and candles.
Over there, Bai Yangfan arranged the dishes, filled the bowls with rice, poured the wine, and told Lu Jingheng that they could start.
Bringing matches, Lu Jingheng and Qihang squatted together to light the incense and candles, and ignite the dry firewood.
The paper money began to burn, and Lu Jingheng was still mumbling something: "Grandma! I have reconciled with Yangfan. I was ignorant before and made you sad. I will be good to Yangfan in the future, and I will also take good care of Qihang. You can rest assured over there!"
I'm your carefully chosen grandson-in-law, and I won't let you down. Grandma! It's Chinese New Year, so eat and drink well. Don't worry, we'll take care of you.
You have educated Yang Fan very well, and I am very satisfied with you. It is a pity that you are gone. I am sorry! When you were here, I was too arrogant and made you sad. Grandma! Please forget all the unpleasant things!
Listening to the man's mumbling, Bai Yangfan felt a pang of sadness. The original owner's grandmother had indeed been devastated by the original owner's marriage, being gossiped about and ridiculed to her face day after day.
Gradually he fell ill.
He fell ill afterwards and passed away soon after.
Qihang also said a few words on the side: "Grandma! I'm grown up and can take care of myself. When I'm older, I can take good care of my sister."
Bai Yangfan felt warm at the little bun's words. Children are always the most innocent. If you treat them well, they will treat you well. If you are close to them, they will be close to you, too. There will be no falsehood in them.
After burning paper money and setting off firecrackers, the ceremony of ancestor worship is completed.
Bai Yangfan took the cold dishes to the kitchen to reheat them. When he came out, he saw Lu Jingheng and Qihang cleaning up the ashes from the paper money they had just burned. They looked very unhappy.
"Lu Jingheng! Your mission is complete, it's time to go back."
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