Chapter 376
Celebrating the New Year 4 Chen Qingyi and Chen Qingfeng looked sly and eagerly waited for the sequel.
After Zhao Xiangmei came back, she went to the east room and rummaged through the drawers and cabinets, and found two cashmere scarves.
This was given to her by Chen Qingyi before. She has a lot of scarves and has never worn one before.
Chen Qingyi blinked, "Mom, what are you doing?"
"When you go to deliver the two scarves later, give them to your eldest and second aunts in front of your grandfather.
They can choose whichever color they want."
Both look good, one is bright red and the other is dark red.
"Got it!" This was an attitude, and the brother and sister carried their things and walked towards Zhao's house.
My eldest aunt and second aunt were talking affectionately in the kitchen.
Old Mrs. Zhao sat on the side, adding firewood to the stove from time to time, while my eldest and second uncles sat by the brazier playing chess.
The younger generation played poker in the west room and won matchsticks.
Only Old Man Zhao was sitting on the edge of the kang, puffing on his pipe, silent and looking quite forlorn.
Well, this is being isolated, hehe!
The old man must be very clear in his mind now. He knows that what he did was wrong, but he just can't bring himself to do it.
Chen Qingyi curled her lips slightly.
"Grandpa, grandma, uncle, aunt, aunt... Happy New Year."
The two of them said in unison and put the things they were carrying on the kang.
Chen Qingyi took out a scarf and said, "Aunt, Second Aunt, this is the scarf my mom bought for you."
Li Chunfen touched it curiously and smiled: "Why did your mother spend this money?
I don’t lack scarves, I have one!
Your second aunt gave me one a few days ago.
Is this wool? It feels soft and the color is bright red. It's hard to buy, right?
Yuni, you touch it too…” and handed it to my second aunt again.
Li Chunfen didn't think much about it, but Li Yuni smiled and patted Chen Qingyi's head.
This sister-in-law!
Usually, apart from the gifts given to the two old people, my eldest sister-in-law gets the most, while my eldest brother gets almost nothing.
This is to thank my sister-in-law for taking such good care of the old couple!
The same goes for the other sisters-in-law. Every time they come back, they praise my sister-in-law for her good points and bad points.
None of the sisters-in-law like to stir up trouble.
They are all filial, but there is only one person in the family who doesn't know anything. Li Yuni sighed in her heart.
He shouted into the house at the top of his voice:
"Dad, are you going to drink the liquor like this, or should I heat it up for you?"
Old Man Zhao: "...Hey, warm it up. It's cold, drink something warm. Make it hotter. You and your mother can have a couple of drinks at noon.
Let’s have some fun during the New Year.”
"Hey!" Li Yuni responded crisply.
The next moment, Zhao Chuanwen made a move on the chessboard in the room, his voice tinged with laughter: "General! Big brother, you are such a terrible chess player."
Zhao Chuanjia shook his head and said, "No more playing, no more playing. I can't beat you. I'm going to feed the chickens.
Come play with our dad!"
Chicken: ...Snacks for the New Year?
This is how a family is. Minor bumps and bruises can be dealt with by turning a blind eye.
When Chen Qingyi told this when she got home, Zhao Xiangmei became even more excited as she danced with the kitchen knife while chopping the chicken!
The two of them carried their things and went to Old Chen's house.
As soon as she entered the door, she heard Old Lady Chen mumbling. Chen Qingyi knew what the old lady was mumbling without having to listen.
There is something particularly important happening in Old Chen’s family during the Chinese New Year.
For ancestors!
They don't have a strong sports atmosphere. During the New Year, no one cares when they burn paper to worship their ancestors.
Who doesn’t have ancestors?
Who wouldn't be worried about their relatives being left with no money, freezing and starving? As long as they don't make a big fuss about it, no one would report it.
Even the little reds in the commune are not that idle. If they dare to come, the villagers will beat them out!
Offering sacrifices to ancestors is also a tiring job.
Early in the morning every year, Old Man Chen and his companions would set up the altar.
There was a portrait in the middle and names of people on both sides, which was the family tree. When she was a child, she foolishly asked why her grandfather's name was not there.
On the altar were placed an incense burner, a bowl, two kinds of rice, red date buns, and a few pieces of meat.
The meat is boiled one day in advance, cut into tofu-sized cubes, placed in a bowl, and topped with red vermicelli cooked in red paper.
No one usually eats the meat after it is offered as a sacrifice.
So the meat looks big, but it is actually very thin, with cabbage placed underneath.
Meat and vermicelli are rare items these days.
Therefore, many families do not offer these two things to their ancestors, and even the steamed buns are usually made of cornmeal and sweet potato flour.
Some families simply don't put it up.
Old man Chen is very persistent about this. He has been setting up the fireworks display every year, from the morning of New Year's Eve to the evening of the second day.
Anyone in the family can burn incense, regardless of whether they are boys or girls.
After the dumplings are cooked, a few will be picked up and placed on a small plate. This year, Grandma Chen also placed four pieces of tiaozi cake.
A plate of candy, and some oranges and apples.
It is much richer than previous years.
When the two of them entered, Old Man Chen was lighting incense. Seeing them coming, he immediately called out, "Xiao Feng, Xiao Yi, come and light some incense.
May our ancestors bless us and bring us good luck and good health in the coming year."
After I finished burning incense obediently, I heard Old Man Chen muttering incessantly, his voice full of joy:
"Thanks to our ancestors, all our children will be successful this year. The eldest son of the second son, Qingsong, has joined the army.
Defend the country and bring honor to the ancestors. Pray for the blessing of the ancestors to keep Qingsong safe and prosperous."
Then he whispered, “If our ancestors are capable, please bless Qingsong to become a general.
I will definitely burn more paper when the time comes.
Burning cartloads of it, we guarantee our ancestors will have enough money to play mahjong every day."
Chen Qingyi, Chen Qingfeng: “……!!”
Then Old Man Chen's tone changed, and he muttered very devoutly: "Qingbai from the second family is the most capable!
Being close to the city leaders and being valued by them, you will surely rise rapidly in the future.
This grandson is the smartest!" At this point, Old Man Chen became proud again.
"Qingsong and Qingbai are one scholar and one warrior, so why worry about our Chen family not being able to rise! When Qingfeng becomes a soldier..."
The old man began to imagine the future, and his voice became even quieter. Chen Qingyi tilted her head and moved closer.
Just listen to her grandfather saying:
“I don’t save money, but when I have money I buy delicious food to nourish myself.
I will try my best to live to be a hundred years old and watch with my own eyes how our Chen family prospers!
I'll talk to you guys about it when I get down."
"Our Chen family is now prosperous. Xiaoyi is the most blessed girl. I will follow her and enjoy the good life from now on."
Chen Qingyi: "..." Could it be that her grandpa taught her how to do this?
Then Old Man Chen changed the subject and said, "The third brother Changhe's family is also very good, although they don't have a son.
The family of four lives in harmony, but the eldest daughter is not doing well and is a hopeless person.
You didn't come to help today. Look how angry you made my wife.
As the old saying goes, a dragon has nine sons, and each son is different, so the eldest son cannot be relied upon.
The fourth child is also a complete idiot. The younger ones he gave birth to are all grown up by the age of three.
No future for anyone!
The second child has long waves, which is good. Although I am not good at it, the children I gave birth to are all good.
That’s all he did…”
"Ancestors bless you, your filial sons and grandsons kowtow and burn incense to you."
At the end of his speech, Old Man Chen bowed very solemnly.
Chen Qingyi quietly withdrew her ears.
Her grandfather sounds quite cultured! It's just that he has too many wishes, and I don't know if his ancestors can accept it.
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