Chapter 330 Happy New Year
The already huge crowd became even larger.
The courtyard door was open. As soon as everyone stepped into the courtyard, they heard waves of surprised cheers coming from the direction of the main hall.
Everyone immediately stopped talking, even slowed down their pace, and walked towards the main house with eager expressions on their faces.
"One person, guess one word."
Jiang Xiangzhong's voice came from the main room.
The old men looked at each other, their old eyes now as clear as a child's.
Is this how riddles are played? How can we know this?
Zhou Sanshan immediately puffed out his chest and said affirmatively, "Big."
At the same time, several voices were heard in the room at the same time: "Big!"
Xu Lin and others who followed didn't understand, but were greatly shocked.
It looks so profound! It’s great to know how to read. It’s so much fun!
"That's right, those who answered correctly just now, please come up. There are already written Spring Festival couplets. You can pick the ones you like and take them home to post."
This time it was Shen Qing's voice.
When they heard that it was Spring Festival couplets, everyone was shocked again.
In the past, they only used peach wood and would just take it out and hang it up every year. However, this time when they were fleeing, the items were soaked in water and the journey was long, so they had to rely on manpower to carry or pull them, so all these useless items were thrown away.
We did find several peach trees in the mountains, but thinking about the peaches that will be harvested next summer, who would be willing to cut down the trees?
Especially Shen Qing, who kept muttering a few words from time to time, looking forward to picking peaches next year as if she were looking forward to the stars and the moon. You know, she is a person who is not even interested in precious brown sugar and delicious cakes!
I was only interested in the fruit, and suddenly I felt that hanging peach charms was not that important.
I didn’t expect Shen Qing to have prepared Spring Festival couplets in advance, and they were made of red paper!
You know, red paper is much more expensive than worthless peach wood, and pens and ink are not cheap...
Xu Lin and others were envious again.
They had only seen Spring Festival couplets written on red paper in wealthy families in the city, and there was a big "Fu" character on it!
They recognized this because it was just one word, and it was said that wealthy families would all have it on their posts.
"Next one, one plus one."
Feng Meng hurriedly shouted at the top of his voice: "Two!"
After answering, he turned to look at the person behind him and said with a chuckle: "I can do it too!"
Zhou Sanshan reminded weakly: "It's a guessing game."
The others didn’t notice anything unusual at first, they were just annoyed that Feng Meng got there first. They knew how to do this question too!
After Zhou Sanshan's reminder, he suddenly reacted.
But one plus one doesn’t equal two, so what does it equal?
The children in the room immediately explained: "King!"
Shen Qing's words came out cheerfully again: "Very good, those who answered correctly can take the Spring Festival couplets home with them. I remember that many families want to catch piglets and raise them in the spring, right?
There are also couplets for the pigpen here. The upper line reads "Fat pigs every year" and the lower line reads "Piglets increase every month." The horizontal line reads "The pen is full of fat pigs." But you must be careful not to put them on the main door.
Nowadays, many people can read and write, unlike before when everyone was illiterate.
When everyone in the yard thought of that scene, they found it extremely difficult to hold back their laughter.
"Puff."
"Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter!"
"Next year I'm going to learn a few more characters and see if anyone has posted them wrong."
Feng Meng said confidently and heroically, "I've found the pattern. Let me guess the next one!"
"One person picks two and one villain."
Feng Meng: ...Is this also a word?
He just doesn't believe there is such a word!
"folder."
Feng Meng: He believed it!
It is indeed a case of one person picking on two villains!
Later, many more questions were reported, some difficult, some easy, but most of them were answered correctly. All the children were enthusiastic and excited, and the heat in the house came in waves, even hotter than the 'New Year's Fire' they burned at the village entrance!
Xu Lin, Yang Mu and other men and women who followed suddenly felt sorry for them.
They thought about their own children being in the class and seeing the gap between them and their friends. Would they find it hard to hide their disappointment?
Hearing the silence inside, the people outside no longer waited and rushed in impatiently.
I saw a group of children holding Spring Festival couplets, their little faces flushed and their eyes sparkling;
Another group of children held the red paper as if it were a priceless treasure.
Seeing Xu Lin and others, they all came forward to offer their treasures: "Daddy, look, I have a little fish. Is it pretty?"
Xu Lin lowered his head and saw red paper cut into the shape of a fish, which looked lifelike.
He opened his mouth, the corners of his mouth rising again and again: "Beautiful! Prettier than the real thing!"
"That's right, it's the best looking one. I'm going to put it on the wall next to where I sleep. I'm going to look at it before I go to sleep at night and when I wake up in the morning!"
It’s really not as pretty as this.
"Mine is a butterfly."
"Mine is a little snake. I am born in the Year of the Snake. They also praise me as a lucky little snake. Daddy, what do you think of me?"
The man who was asked had tears in his eyes and nodded continuously.
Isn’t it a blessing to use such precious red paper to make paper-cuts for these children?
"Mine is the character for 'Fu', Dad and Mom. The master said that after the 15th day, I can go to the academy to learn to read."
"Okay, okay."
Everyone in the village is hardworking, and they can't fall behind!
They never thought that one day, their children would have the opportunity to go to academy and learn to read.
The morning time slipped away quickly while we were guessing riddles and cutting Spring Festival couplets.
The children in the village went home holding Spring Festival couplets, and the women who cooked hurriedly made batter. A small spoonful of batter was more important than stewing pork ribs or goose.
The children in the workshop took home all sorts of paper-cuts, but thinking they would have to build a house and move out after the thaw, they couldn't tear them off if they stuck them so tightly together. So they searched for a flat surface to hide them, planning to stick them on again after moving into the new house.
Then it can be stuck on the wall for a long time, and you can see it year after year!
Just thinking about it makes me feel so happy that I am about to burst into bubbles.
Just after the hour of Chen, the sound of "Happy New Year~" rang out from house to house in the village.
Shen Qing’s family’s New Year’s dinner has just been prepared!
Authentic free-range old hens are stewed with hazel mushrooms sent by Liu Cuihua and others. The golden chicken soup paired with the sweet hazel mushrooms is several times more delicious than eating them alone.
The braised spareribs that I had specially left over were rich in oil and sauce, and the boiled eggs that had been cut into pieces were added. The originally white boiled eggs were filled with the sauce from the spareribs, and even the yolks that were exposed from the cuts were the color of the sauce. It looked delicious!
The braised large intestine is used to stew sauerkraut. The sour taste makes your mouth water just by smelling it, and it whets your appetite.
In addition, the braised pig ears, pig tongue, pig head, pig tail, etc. are cut into thin slices to make a large platter of braised food.
There was also a dish of cold tofu, stir-fried spicy cabbage, a plate of steamed pork with preserved vegetables, and stir-fried lettuce.
There was a whole big table set up.
Shen Qing sat in the main seat, with Jiang Yu and Jiang Shui on his right, and the eldest couple with two babies on his left.
Next up are the second son and his wife.
The other three brought high stools and gathered in the corner.
The whole family is gathered together.
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