Chapter 125: Tomb
When the river froze, they went ice skating on it. Other children didn't dare to go into the river, but Sanbao relied on the amulet given by his sister and was fearless.
Sometimes we would break the ice and go into the water to catch fish, and then make soup for little Yuanbao with the fish.
Little White Hair no longer drinks goat milk and has started eating staple food.
Drink porridge, eat meat and rice, and eat either meat or vegetables.
But the dairy goat Xiao Yuanbao was already well-fed at home, so they couldn't bring themselves to slaughter it and eat it.
So we still kept it as the first domestic animal in the family, giving it a large outbuilding in the backyard and treating it very well.
It is much better than the place where Cai and her family lived in Old Wang's house before.
On the 28th day of the Lunar New Year, many people sent New Year's goods to Xiao Yuanbao's family.
Several large boxes of food and drinks were sent to Mr. Liu's home.
Xiao Yuanbao gave back an amulet.
Mr. Liu gave it to Liu Chenjin as if it were a treasure.
Shi Maner came over in person. She was a girl who loved dressing up, so she wanted to dress up little Yuanbao beautifully. The little skirt, little shoes, little waistcoat and so on were all carefully made and many times more beautiful than those sewn by Cai, the mother.
When Cai saw this, she thought that she could save the effort of making clothes and just focus on preparing food for the little baby.
Don't do two things at once.
Xiao Yuanbao gave Shi Maner seven or eight amulets in return at one time, and told her not only to wear them on her body, but also to stick them on the doors and windows of the house, especially on the first and fifteenth days of every month.
Shi Maner was so frightened that she expressed her desire to move in with Xiao Yuanbao, but was ruthlessly rejected.
Even Uncle Li Zheng sent New Year gifts to Xiao Yuanbao's family to thank him for saving Zhuer.
Knowing that Xiao Yuanbao's family had no shortage of rice and grain, he gave him some vegetable seeds and fish seedlings.
As the New Year draws to a close, families who raise fish in ponds will catch some fish to eat during the New Year. The big fish will be caught and eaten, or sold, and some small fish fry will be left to be raised next year.
Xiao Yuanbao's family had dug a fish pond, so he sent some fish to them to fish in.
Cai accepted it gratefully.
He also gave back an amulet and told Zhuer to wear it. Zhuer had a weak horoscope, which was why he was affected by the evil spirit and had his temple robbed by the wild boar. Wearing the amulet would help him a lot.
Anyway, it's a thoughtful gesture, and the value of the gift doesn't matter.
Anyway, they were all people saved by Xiao Yuanbao, and the talismans were also drawn by Xiao Yuanbao. They were all the fate formed by the little guy.
It is to accumulate virtue.
On the 29th day of the 11th lunar month, Cai asked Dabao to send some New Year gifts to the Cai family.
I’m afraid the Cai family won’t have enough food and drink to celebrate the New Year.
They gave me a bag of white flour, two bags of coarse flour, two chickens, five pounds of meat, and some candy, all of which were food...
Dabao went there in the morning and was forced to stay at home for lunch before being allowed to go back.
Brought some gifts in return.
This time, Mrs. Cai made new shoes for the children.
Every stitch and every thread is very precise.
Cai did not dare to take it lightly, so she asked Xiao Yuanbao to take a look first. Only after he confirmed that there was no problem did she let them try.
Four children, one pair each, and they all fit.
Dabao also brought back news that Cai the peddler's cough had improved a lot, Mrs. Cai's eyes had returned to normal, and Cai Dashan showed signs of turning over a new leaf. In the days before the New Year, he sold things on the main street every day and made a small profit, which was more than enough to cover the Cai family's New Year expenses.
And the two children of the Cai family seem much more lively and smart.
In the end, Cai Erfeng seemed to have recovered a lot. The stench on her body had lessened a lot, but it was still smellable. She became less talkative and just helped with housework all day long.
Cai the peddler privately told Dabao that when Cai Erfeng was at the Chu family, he had hidden some private money, about a hundred taels of silver bills, which he had taken out and handed over to Cai the peddler.
It was considered as compensation for what she owed to the Cai family.
Let the Cai family open another grocery store and send the Cai family's boy to school. Cai the peddler plans to seize the property after the Chinese New Year.
This is all good news.
New Year’s Eve soon arrived, and Xiao Yuanbao’s family had a super sumptuous reunion dinner.
Cai prepared a whole table of food, with more than ten dishes.
Big fish and meat.
There are chicken, duck, mutton soup, beef pot, and Xiao Yuanbao’s favorite tofu and meatball soup.
All alive.
There were five people in the family, but Cai set out six sets of bowls and chopsticks.
This extra pair was naturally prepared for Mr. Tang Laosi. Although Mr. Tang passed away, his family could not forget him during the New Year.
Dabao brought back a pound of plum wine from somewhere.
Everyone drinks together.
Even Xiao Yuanbao was poured a cup.
It was the first time for the young man to drink alcohol and he felt it was new and novel. The plum wine stimulated his appetite and he ate two more bowls of rice.
My belly is round after eating so much.
I was paralyzed in a chair and couldn't even walk.
Little White Hair also celebrated the New Year, and Cai prepared a big bowl of rice in meat soup and a big pig's trotter for him. He ate very happily and shook his head and tail.
Even dairy goats celebrate the New Year.
It is winter now, and the dairy goats usually eat dry grass, but today they ate dry millet.
It tastes so sweet when chewed that the goat's eyes narrowed with happiness.
After finishing the reunion dinner at noon and taking a short rest, when little Yuanbaoji had eaten enough, Cai asked the children to wear new clothes and carry food boxes and firecrackers to the grave of Mr. Tang.
This is tradition.
Tang Laosi's grave is located in a relatively remote place in the mountains.
Official documents said that Tang Laosi had died in the war and even his body was not brought in. So the Tang family just symbolically dug an empty grave, carved a few big characters of Tang Laosi on a piece of wood, and stuck it there, and never took care of him again.
During every festival, only the Cai family would go to burn some incense and paper money for Mr. Tang.
Later, Cai and her children lived a hard life. They did not even have enough money to buy incense, candles and paper money, so they could only come to kowtow a few times. The children were too young and buried in a remote place, making them difficult to take care of, so they did not come often.
What's more, they have been too busy recently and the Cai family hasn't come to visit.
The rain and snow had rotted the broken wooden sign in front of Tang Laosi's grave. Every time I came, I had to search for half a day before I could find it.
Dabao used a hatchet to clear the way for his stepmother and his younger siblings to walk.
After searching for a long time, we finally found Tang Laosi's grave in the forest.
Cai heaved a sigh of relief.
"Husband, today is New Year's Eve. I brought the children to see you. I brought you plum wine, osmanthus cake, and pig's trotters. I don't know if you like them or not, but these are our little Yuanbao's favorites. The children have grown up in the blink of an eye. If you knew about this in the underworld, you would be relieved..."
She placed the food, fruits and other items in the lunch box on the grave.
Little Yuanbao opened his big round eyes and looked around curiously.
It feels novel.
She quietly asked Sanbao, "Third brother, have you seen Tang Laosi? What does he look like? Why can't I remember him?"
She didn't regard Tang Laosi as her father, and she had no impression of Tang Laosi at all.
Tang Laosi is not her father, her father is King Yan, the lord of the underworld.
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