The Sweet Little Fulang

Lu Gu was a little embarrassed when he closed his mouth, but Shen Xuanqing was still laughing, obviously on purpose, and there was a feeling of inexplicable in his heart.

I'm not angry, I just think how could Shen Xuanqing laugh like this, like this...

Lu Gu couldn't think of it himself. He pursed his lips and wanted to hold the firewood. After the water was boiled, he was going to kill chickens and ducks for scalding.

"Angry?" Seeing that he was about to leave, Shen Xuanqing quickly stopped him and said with a smile, "I didn't mean it, I'll give you something to eat."

As he spoke, he took a knife and slashed a piece. Lu Gu wanted to say that he was not angry, but he couldn't say what was stuffed into his mouth to eat.

The crystal soup was icy and flickering. Apart from being a little cold, it was still delicious. Thinking that he cooked it himself, Lu Gu smiled lightly.

"Er Qing, I'll kill the duck with your eldest brother later." Wei Lanxiang shouted outside.

"Got it, mother." Shen Xuanqing agreed. Seeing that there was not much firewood next to the stove, he said, "I'm going to hold the firewood, and you will burn the fire first."

"Yeah." Lu Gu was chewing something in his mouth and could only nod his head. After Shen Xuanqing went out, he sat down in front of the stove and suddenly remembered Ji Qiuyue. Sometimes Brother Daqing deliberately made A-sister angry, and he would be beaten every time. Sister-in-law would also scold him for being in a panic, but just now Shen Xuanqing laughed, as if he was really indebted, making him want to beat him up a bit.

As soon as the word "beat" came out, Lu Gu himself was startled. He had never done anything like beating anyone, let alone Shen Xuanqing.

The flint splashed with sparks, which quickly ignited the straw, and Shen Xuanqing and Wei Lanxiang, who were holding the firewood, came in one after the other.

"Let's reconcile the noodles today. Tomorrow's noodles will be twenty-eight. We will steam the steamed buns and steamed buns. On the twenty-nine day after tomorrow, we will also have fried chicken, duck and meatballs." Wei Lanxiang said while holding the Tub to scoop noodles.

The past few days before the New Year's holiday are very busy preparing all kinds of food, so Lu Gu can't even think about it.

Killing chickens and slaughtering ducks, the chops that should be chopped are mostly done by men. During the Chinese New Year, it is important to have chicken, duck and fish. The surface of the Qingxi River is frozen, and some are frozen solid, but there are still crispy places, adults. In winter, I am most afraid of children wandering on the ice, and falling into it is fatal.

Shen Yaoqing caught chickens and ducks to the front yard, and when Lu Gu boiled the water, he asked Shen Yan if he wanted to eat fresh fish. After getting the answer, he took the fishing rod and led Shen Yan to the back of the house. The stone smashed an ice hole by the river, fixed the fishing rod, and let Shen Yan wait here for the fish to take the bait.

"Don't worry, Da Hui is here. When I go back, let your brother Guzi come too." Shen Yaoqing patted her head and smiled.

"Then you must remember." Shen Yan tucked her hands and a small piece of fishing rod into her sleeve, so that it would not be cold.

This place is close to home, just behind the house, Da Hui and the dog cubs have followed out, enough to be relieved, before leaving Shen Yaoqing also said: "Remember, don't go into the river, just stand here."

After Lu Gu came over with Mrs. Tang and lifted the small bench, the two of them sat by the river to fish.

It's good to have Mrs. Tang to warm your hands when fishing in the snow, and both of them are well-dressed so that they won't get too cold.

With Shen Yan, Lu Gu was at ease, not so restrained, and chatted with a smile.

"Yeah, I'm hooked." The fishing rod in Shen Yan's hand moved, and the fish bit the bone hook. She quickly stood up and pulled it up.

The two tugged and caught a big fish. They were all happy to laugh. They were lucky. It didn't take long for the big fish to come.

When he came out, he forgot to take the fish basket and the wooden barrel. Shen Yan was too lazy to go back. He walked under the back wall of the house and shouted, "Mother! Daqing! Mother!"

Thanks to her loud voice, and the barking of Da Hui and the dog, she soon heard a response from the wall.

"Shen Yan? What happened?" Wei Lanxiang shouted across the wall.

"Mother, I caught a big one, please bring the barrel." Shen Yan said quickly.

When Wei Lanxiang hurried over with a wooden barrel, she really saw a big fish in the snow by the river, and said with joy, "Oh, it's only been so long before the fish is hooked."

"It's not." Shen Yan agreed, and Lu Gu tied a small piece of dried fish with twine, wrapped it around the bone hook, and put it into the ice hole to fish.

Wei Lanxiang immersed the wooden bucket in the river water, lifted half the bucket with ice and water, put the big fish in, and said, "That's it, you two are here, when it's too cold, go back and call you Two older brothers are here to help."

"I know mother." Shen Yan nodded and put her hand on Mrs. Tang on Lu Gu's lap.

The two of them were lucky today and caught three fish in total. If it wasn't for the cold legs and feet, they might have fished for a while longer.

The big fish was too big to fit on the fish plate, so it had to be chopped into pieces. Wei Lanxiang saw that there was a piece that could fit on the fish plate. Fish, there are more than every year.

The fresh fish during Chinese New Year is a little more expensive than usual. In the past two years, Shen Xuanqing was too cold to sell money for fishing. Today, I saw Lu Gu and Shen Yan were lucky. They caught three fish after they went out, so there is no need for him and Shen Yaoqing to go again. , the remaining two fish do not need to be sold, and the guests at home are good for entertaining meals.

The days passed quickly, and it was twenty-nine in the blink of an eye. The steamed buns and buns were already steamed. This year, I also steamed bowls of pork slices and a few bowls of sweet glutinous rice.

On the morning of the 29th, Wei Lanxiang got busy. Together with Lu Gu, they made the meatballs with two kinds of meat and vegetables. After deep-frying them, they fried the chopped chicken and duck pieces, and steamed them in the pot before eating. , steamed through it is called a fragrance.

Shen Yan set the fire, and Lu Gu took out the chicken nuggets from the frying pan and was controlling the oil. She smelled too fragrant and said, "Why don't I eat one and taste if it's cooked."

Wei Lanxiang wrapped the duck pieces in batter, and smiled when she heard the words: "I'm so greedy, but I don't dare to eat it, I just fried it and it's not cooked yet, I'll have a stomach ache after eating it, it'll be thirty tomorrow, I'll steam it for a while. Your bowl is delicious."

That being the case, Shen Yan had to give up.

In the countryside, in addition to the whole fish, most chickens and ducks have to be chopped into pieces. After all, a whole one is not easy to cook, and there is not much spices to marinate and wipe off. Besides, chicken and duck can be fried again in the village. The most generous people.

Not to mention others, Lu Gu didn't eat so well during the Chinese New Year before, and now he is a little greedy when he smells the fragrance, but he can hold back.

In the afternoon, the meat is ready at home, and the deep-fried aroma wafts out. The dogs in the village smelled it and walked around in front of the courtyard.

Twenty-nine is like this, but it's not that the poor can't open the pot. Every family has to get the meat ready. I'm afraid that the dog will sneak into the house and steal it, and the children who don't have to work will watch at the door of the house.

Shen Yan was the youngest in the Shen family. As soon as the dog came to the gate of the hospital, Wei Lanxiang asked her to play at the gate, so she didn't have to work.

Their dog was beaten by Shen Xuanqing and taught that they wouldn't steal it, and they had to guard against other people's dogs.

"Auntie, I've bought the couplet." She stood at the door and waved the dog away. Seeing that Aunt Miao came back with the couplet, she asked Lala's daily routine.

The dog smelled the smell of meat and was reluctant to leave. Even after being driven away, he ran a few steps to the side, and after a while, he came around again, and the pups came out to play with them.

In the 30th year of the new year, it is even more lively and busy. In the morning, Lu Gu and Wei Lanxiang will chop stuffing and hot noodles in the kitchen. Both are fun to eat.

"Mother, Guzi, come out and hang the colorful knots." Ji Qiuyue shouted in the courtyard with a bamboo basket, which was full of red colored knots and knots, beautiful and beautiful.

"Guzi, you go first." Wei Lanxiang said with a smile. To her, the family was all children, so she let Lu Gu join in the fun, and chopped the minced meat by herself.

Lu Gu wiped his hands on the apron and came out quickly.

The small jujube trees in the courtyard and the persimmon branches outside were all painted red. When they met Gao Zhier, they asked Shen Xuanqing to hang them. They were busy with Aunt Miao and Mother Quan, and they ran to watch when they heard their laughter. .

"It's really beautiful." Quan Ziniang held up the wish-fulfilling knot on the persimmon tree with her hand, and praised it without stopping. How do you know it looks good hanging like this?"

Not to mention women, even the men in the village felt very pleased when they saw these hanging on the branches.

Seeing that she liked it, Ji Qiuyue took two ties from the basket and said, "Auntie thinks it looks good, just hang it up."

Quan Ziniang and Aunt Miao got a tie and a red knot, and they were so happy that they laughed non-stop, so they went home to work.

The persimmon tree is outside, even Lu Gu knows that after tonight, there are probably not a few nets left on the branches, so there are few hanging trees, and they are all small. If someone takes it, it will be fine. Tell him that the New Year will be a blessing for everyone.

After hanging up the network, he didn't sit still. The couplets, the door **** and Zhong Kui's portraits had to be posted, and the peach talisman had to be hung in front of the gate. Wei Lanxiang also bought a New Year's picture doll for Ji Qiuyue. Let Haosheng post it.

"Go a little to the left." Lu Gu took a few steps away and instructed Shen Xuanqing on the ladder to stick to the horizontal link, and Shen Yan was escalating the ladder.

It was busy and busy, and it was noon in the blink of an eye.

After lunch, Lu Gu glanced at him a few times, and Shen Xuanqing understood what he meant and said, "Mom, we will go to Anjia Village to visit the grave first, and then we will go to Nanpo with my eldest brother to see my father when we come back."

There are a lot of things going on today. Lu Gu was afraid of delaying the family affairs. Last night, he pulled Shen Xuanqing under the bed and pinched the corners of other people's clothes.

"Sure, let's go." Wei Lanxiang had always forgiven Lu Gu for being pitiful, but didn't care about it.

After the twins get married, if their parents are gone, they don't have to go back to their graves during the Chinese New Year. The brothers in the family will go. After all, they are married and go to someone else's house.

It was also Lu Gu's mother that he was the only child. After Lu Gu got married, the Lu family would not necessarily burn her New Year's paper. Besides, Anjia Village was so close that even Shen Xuanqing listened to her husband, and Wei Lanxiang was even more at a loss for words.

The paper money, incense, candles and offerings in the basket were bought by Lu Gu himself when he went to the market. When he mentioned it, he hurried out with Shen Xuanqing.

As soon as he arrived at the tomb, sure enough, there was no trace in front of the tomb, and no one from the Lu family came.

The two of them came here before when they were burning winter clothes, but now, Lu Gu is no longer like before. When he comes to the grave, his nose is sore and he wants to cry. When he can eat and wear warm clothes, no one beats and scolds him. He feels less grievances. , but he has been able to hold back the tears.

After talking for a while while burning the paper, he wiped his eyes and went back with Shen Xuanqing.

As soon as he got home, Wei Lanxiang prepared the New Year's gift and the New Year's wine, and asked his brothers to bring their wife, husband and Shen Yan to the relatives' homes of the same sect. For a while, for a while.

The New Year's gifts in the New Year's plate box are all food, salted duck eggs, dried fish, walnuts, chestnuts and peanuts. Sanfangjia can have a little more. The purse embroidered by Lu Gu for Shen Yu, a brand new embroidered handkerchief for Zhou Xiangjun, and the bacon. Henian wine is for Shen Shunwang and Shen Yuping to eat and drink.

This year's New Year wines are all served in small red lacquered wooden barrels, covered with lids, which are more face-saving than serving bowls. The red color is especially festive. When they came out, they were seen by the villagers, and some people asked them how much the barrels cost.

After they gave the New Year's gift, other people's homes came to theirs, and the lively afternoon went by like this.

As soon as it was getting dark, Lu Gu and a few people were busy in the kitchen, steaming meat, cooking dumplings, and happily cooking a table of good dishes, chicken, duck, fish, vegetarian vegetables, tofu, peanuts, and those fungus ground vegetables that Lu Gu picked. Portulaca and dried mushrooms, soaked and fried for a few plates, the New Year's Eve dinner can be said to be very rich.

After the food was on the table, Shen Xuanqing lit the brazier and placed it in the middle of the yard. Fine charcoal was used in it, which was more durable than firewood. At night, charcoal had to be continuously added until dawn.

When Tu Su wine was filled up, Shen Yaoqing said a few auspicious words, and the family laughed and raised their glasses to celebrate.

Eating meat and drinking alcohol makes life happier.

When the food is full and the dishes do not need to be washed, the family throws bamboo knots into the brazier in the yard.

After the firecrackers were fired, it was time for the real fireworks.

Shen Yan clapped her hands happily, took a thin wooden branch and lit her head, and said to Lu Gu, "Brother Guzi, I'm not afraid of firing a cannon, I'll give you a big one later."

Shen Xuanqing took out a lot of Ma Lei Zi Huo Hua, etc. There was a lot of stuff in the yard, so he went to put it outside the door, and when he heard Shen Yan's words, he smiled and said: "Then you come and put a Ma Lei Zi, this movement is loud enough. of."

"Just let it go, you can set it up for me first." Shen Yan was young in the end, and his family had no money in the past two years. During the New Year, he could only watch others put it away. He was very envious. The appearance of not being afraid of the sky.

When she got to the door, Shen Xuanqing put the Mareizi on the ground for her, she took the wooden branch in her hand and leaned forward, carefully lit it, and immediately ran away like a rabbit.

The reason why Ma Leizi was called Ma Leizi was because the explosion sounded like thunder, Lu Gu stood in front of the door covering his ears and subconsciously retreated, but the retreat was blocked by Shen Xuanqing behind him.

When the first explosion exploded, Shen Xuanqing saw him flinch, and immediately put his big hand on his.