The life of a peasant girl reborn

Chapter 60 New Year's Eve (2)
On the 23rd of the year, there is a sacrifice to the Kitchen God.Every household has to offer sugar melons, in order to make the Stove Prince sweeter, say more good things in front of the Jade Emperor, and bring a more prosperous future to the family in the coming year.The so-called sugar melon is made of white flour.The round cakes made by kneading sugar and sesame seeds. If the conditions of the house are good, the sugar and sesame seeds are naturally added. It is crispy, sweet and crispy, with a unique flavor.After the offerings were placed, the family members knelt in front of the stove, and Shen Xuan heard Zhou muttering: "The Stove Lord, whose surname is Zhang, rode a horse, carried a gun, went to heaven, and saw the Jade Emperor. Say more, see auspiciousness in the lower world next year." Seeing that father Shen and others also looked devout, Shen Xuan knew that this was everyone's wish for the Kitchen God to bring auspiciousness to the world.After the sacrifice, the door of the house was opened and the old image of the Kitchen God and the kitchen horse that had been tied up were burned together.

Year 24 write couplets.Father Shen originally wanted to buy a few couplets in the town, but was stopped by Shen Xuan. Shen Xuan explained that since the brothers have learned to read and write, then this task will be entrusted to them. Grandpa Shen and the others also want to test How many people, Uncle Shen was worried that how many people could not write well and delay the family's use, but Grandpa Shen ruthlessly suppressed them when he wanted to persuade them.After breakfast, everyone went to the old house, and Brother Chun and the others got together and began to write couplets on the table that had been cleaned up.

"Hey, why don't you brothers write?" Aunt Shen walked to the table and saw several people holding brushes and paper, but there was no word on it.

"Yeah, it's been such a long time, and I haven't written a word!" Aunt Zhao heard what Aunt Shen said and walked over to have a look.

Brother Chun raised his head and saw his grandfather's questioning eyes, and then explained weakly, "We haven't learned how to write couplets yet."

When the family members heard this, they remembered this fact. It is indeed difficult for children who have just studied for half a year to write couplets. It is simply like letting people who have not yet learned to walk go for a run.Khan, Shen Xuan was speechless after hearing Brother Chun's words, and even forgot that the brothers were children. No wonder the brothers' faces were tangled when they heard the news.

"Then why don't we go to the town tomorrow and buy some." Uncle Shen was thinking of a remedy. He was not happy to stop his father before, but now there must be a problem.

"It's 25 tomorrow, is there still for sale?" Grandma Shen was also worried.

"Go and have a look, if you don't have it, you can only find someone to write it." Uncle Shen comforted.

"If it doesn't work, I'll look for shopkeeper Bai, he must know a lot of people." Father Shen also suggested that the family and shopkeeper Bai are familiar with each other, and the other party can still help with this.

Shen Xuan just searched for the simple couplets in the previous life in her mind, and just now she heard everyone's discussion, seeing the bitter faces of her brothers who caused a mess at home because they couldn't write couplets, she said helplessly, "I said brother couplets Let's write."

When everyone was discussing, they were attracted by Shen Xuan's crisp and clear voice. Seeing everyone's disbelieving eyes, Shen Xuan continued: "Everything is going smoothly every year and every year is going well. When wealth enters the house, there is a horizontal inscription: home and everything will prosper." "Spring is always in full bloom throughout the year. A horizontal inscription: Welcome the new year." "One clean, two clean, get rid of old habits, five lectures, four beauties, foster a new style, horizontal criticism: bid farewell to the old and welcome the spring".

When everyone reacted, they found that Brother Chun was writing hard. Seeing Shen Xuan's move, the family got used to it. Only Zhao Shi, who had just entered the door, had indigestion and stared at Shen Xuan intently. It was like looking at a glowing Baby, Shen Xuan was embarrassed by being looked at. Uncle Shen saw his wife's behavior and pulled her to a corner to tell the monk's orders and what Shen Xuan had done before, and to vaccinate Mrs. Zhao. What move made Mrs. Zhao not so surprised.

Brother Chun and the others dragged Shen Xuan there to discuss couplets. There were some poorly written characters that Shen Xuan needed to teach, but Shen Xuan had never written brush characters after all. When Brother Dong was sad because the font he wrote was the worst among the brothers, his mood immediately became complete after seeing Shen Xuan's handwriting. It turned out that the younger sister's handwriting is so ugly. While pointing at the words written by Shen Xuan, she joked that it was not as good as crab crawling, and the angry Aunt Shen took the sweep away to drive people away, and the room was full of laughter for a while.Shen Xuan secretly made up her mind to practice her fonts well, and Brother Qiu couldn't let them go, so this annual vacation was full of sadness.

Year 24 sweeps the dust.Every family in the village worked together to clean the house.The courtyard, scrubbing the pots and bowls, etc., to welcome the New Year cleanly. This move entrusts people's desire to destroy the old and establish the new and the prayer of saying goodbye to the old and ushering in the new. Anyway, Shen Xuan is out of breath.At noon, shopkeeper Bai sent the shop assistants to deliver things. It turned out that it was Xie Wuyou's New Year's gift to Shen's family, which also included a letter, to the effect that the watermelons and melon seeds planted by Shen's family had brought benefits to Xie's family. , and mentioned that he was already engaged to his natal cousin, and when they got married next autumn, they invited the Shen family to Xie's mansion to watch the ceremony.Shen Xuan wrote back a letter on behalf of the family, congratulating the other party on their engagement, and asked the young servant to bring a message to shopkeeper Bai before going to the store to pay New Year's greetings.

At the age of 25, I made tofu.Tofu is also a rarity in the village, mainly because there are not many people who can make it. My aunt Zhao's family makes tofu, so this year's tofu from the Shen family will be handed over to her.Brother Qiu made a fuss to watch and was stopped by Shen Xuan to start practicing calligraphy at home. It was a joke that letting them go there would delay my aunt's work. The tofu is made with plaster. up.Although Mrs. Zhao is young, she has real kung fu. The Erguo tofu is ready in one morning, and the three families share the tofu.Shen Xuan tasted the delicious bean fragrance, without adding modern preservatives, the original taste is good!

The year 26 cuts the meat of the year.Those who have pigs at home will kill the pigs on this day, and notify the neighbors in advance to cut the meat. After eating, Father Shen went to the clan's hometown to help kill the pigs.Aunt Shen and Mrs. Zhao are also going back to their mother's house, and Brother Chun is also going, leaving only Brother Qiu and Shen Xuan as children in the family.The two were worried that Zhou remembered that her long-lost brother had been paying attention to her side.In the afternoon, Father Shen brought twenty catties of pork home. Looking at the quality of the meat, Shen Xuan knew that it was definitely not cheap. Sure enough, after the Zhou family inquired, he found out that he bought it for 800 Wen. It's cheap, and it's hard to say anything after buying it back, after all, Grandpa Shen is still there.

Year 27 kills chickens and fish, takes a bath and does laundry.Father Shen boiled water to clean the chicken and fish, and took out the internal organs.Everyone wash the dirty clothes.Take a bath, get rid of the bad luck on your body, and prepare for the arrival of the new year.

Year 28 decals of steamed buns with steamed cakes.Zhou's body is inconvenient.The Zhao family has just entered the house, so the Shen family's task of making cakes and steamed buns this year is completed by the old house.The rice cake powder has been prepared long ago, so there are not many prepared for the indigestion.Grandma Shen led Aunt Shen and Mrs. Zhao to work in the kitchen. Looking at the pots of steaming white flour steamed buns, Shen Xuan knew it was because the family had money this year. I just cut the window grilles at home when I have nothing to do.Looking at the belly, Shen Xuan knew that the baby would be born in less than half a month. She thought in her heart to buy a maid or mother-in-law to come back. After February, when everyone gets busy, there will be no one at home to take care of her and the child.

(End of this chapter)