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Text Chapter 608: Celebrating the New Year with Prosperity 2

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    Since Huzi paid the deposit the day before yesterday, the two brothers got busy when they arrived in the town. Facing the mountains of fireworks and firecrackers, the two brothers were dazzled. ?? ??Xiaobian and Dadihong?  That thing is already outdated, okay?  They really had money in their pockets so they didn¡¯t panic, so the two brothers packed a whole cart with salutes and fireworks. Later, Huzi¡¯s eyes were red after buying them, and he grabbed the boss¡¯s clothes and his eyes glowed red.  I asked someone if they had a small cannon truck that fired salutes. He said he wanted to buy some. The boss smiled bitterly and shook his head. Who the hell would buy a cannon truck to shoot cannons into the sky during the Chinese New Year?  No matter how rich or prodigal you are, you can't do this, right?  In the middle of the afternoon, the two brothers finally finished picking under the urging of the boss. The boss understood clearly that if he didn't urge these two guys, he would probably pick Pong Hei. They were not in a hurry, and he was too anxious to go home.  It¡¯s New Year¡¯s Eve dinner.  Huzi was so excited that his eyes were still red even after getting in the car. Zhou Yu was afraid that the guy would take advantage of his excitement and drive the car away, so he had to drive by himself.  "Brother Ergou, brother, I'm happy today, I'm so happy, hahaha, there's a truck full of fireworks and salutes, a total of 100,000 yuan. Damn it, those 100,000 yuan worth of firecrackers,  This is something I never dreamed of before. Oh no, no, no, no, Brother Ergou, I want to jump a few times to vent my anger. Oh, my heart is boiling. And Brother Ergou, you want me.  You said that boss is a fool. Why doesn¡¯t he get a few gun trucks? How awesome would it be if we bought a few gun trucks and fired a few shots into the sky tonight" Zhou Hu shivered with excitement.  This mouth can't hold the door shut, and it can't stop banging and banging.  Zhou Yu's head was filled with black threads.  Later, he couldn't bear it any longer and said with a dark face: "Huzi, shut up now. Brother, I really can't stand it anymore. If you dare to continue to be in vain. Believe it or not, I can't even watch a single fireworks at night."  Don't let you go? I paid for it anyway." Zhou Hu looked at Zhou Yu with resentment and said through gritted teeth, "Okay, brother Ergou, it's okay if I don't say anything.  Are you talking too much? "Zhou Yu didn't care about him. The more you competed with him, the more energetic he became, so he drove steadily towards the village.  When they got home, the two brothers did not dare to put these fireworks at home. Instead, they took them to the small warehouse next to the village committee. Huzi had already stolen the keys beforehand.  The two brothers did it without even noticing.  The sky in the west gradually became a little hazy, and slowly the heavy dusk began to envelope the land in the north. The smoke from the small mountain villages curled up, exuding bursts of strong fragrance.  At this time, all the lights in every house and the red lanterns in the yard are lit up. The red lanterns reflect the five colors of the red Spring Festival couplets and the red word "Fu", revealing the atmosphere of the New Year everywhere.  As the old saying goes, the more lanterns lit on New Year's Eve, the brighter they are, indicating that the days at home will become brighter and brighter.  And red lanterns are not only festive, they can also attract the God of Wealth.  At this time, Zhou Dingguo was very busy, and Wang Guilan and the third aunt were busy all afternoon.  The New Year's Eve dinner that everyone was looking forward to was finally ready.  Brother Zhou Yu carried the Eight Immortals table and placed it on the Kang, and then helped with the bowls and chopsticks to serve the dishes.  There was a large kettle sitting on the earth-heated stove next to the stove, and chrysanthemum wine had been boiled in the kettle.  Today is the 30th of the New Year, and the women in the Northeast can eat two.  So there is no need for red wine.  The New Year¡¯s Eve dinner here in Taiping Town refers to the dinner in the evening, which is the most important meal of the year.  Then, around ten o'clock in the evening, people have to "distribute magic paper" to attract gods and worship ancestors.  Then there is a meal of dumplings for the gods, which means "meal to receive the gods."  The gods and goddesses welcome the new year and offer sacrifices to ancestors to bless the whole family in peace and safety.  Then the whole family started to watch the New Year's Eve.  The longer you endure, the happier and healthier you will be in the second year.  People in Northeast China attach great importance to the quality of New Year¡¯s Eve dinner, and usually the meal must include the so-called ¡°four major items¡±.  These four dishes are chicken, fish, ribs and elbows. It seems that if any one of them is missing, the meal will look very un-authentic and un-Northeastern.  Every household saves all the good food that they can't bear to eat this night. In the past, no matter how difficult life was, the family would have to buy a fish and kill a pig to ensure that they would have elbows and meat-filled dumplings to eat during the Chinese New Year.  In addition to paying attention to the quality of New Year¡¯s Eve dinner, Northeastern people also pay special attention to the color and the way to eat it. The dish may not be your favorite, but you must eat it with color.  A big fish is essential, and you can¡¯t eat all of it on New Year¡¯s Eve. You should put half of it on the stove and eat it on New Year¡¯s Day. This is called having more than enough every year. Celery slices are also indispensable. Fresh and green celery is not only delicious.  It is served with rice, and it also means hard work; braised chicken feet in soy sauce is also a reserved dish. If you eat chicken feet on New Year's Eve, you will be able to make money next year; there are many kinds of dumpling fillings, with leek filling symbolizing longevity and radish filling symbolizing earning.  Stacks of money.  Cabbage stuffing symbolizes hundreds of wealth At this timeThe table was already filled with sumptuous dishes, the centerpiece of which was a large red and bright steamed dragon carp. Because the fish was so big, it was served on two plates.  Surrounded by some traditional New Year dishes, braised carp, braised pork knuckle, big rooster stewed with mushrooms and vermicelli, braised red meat with potatoes, beef brisket with tomatoes, braised general shrimp in oil, big bone stick stewed with sauerkraut, fried meat with celery, braised chicken with soy sauce  Stir-fried shaved meat with claws, cabbage, and some fried things, such as sweet potatoes, sweet potato strips, meatballs, etc. Due to the bumper harvest in the mountains this year, there are two more fruit plates, one plate of cold watermelon cut into four squares, and one plate of watermelon.  Lingdi big cherry.  With good wine and delicious food in front of him, and his children and grandchildren being so prosperous, the old lady felt comfortable and extremely happy.  So after briefly saying a few toasts, the whole family happily ate the New Year's Eve dinner.  Everyone was eating, talking and toasting, and the topic slowly turned to the two young people. When talking about the young people, they naturally talked about their marriage. Finally, the old lady issued a death order, telling Brother Zhou Yu that they must marry each other in the coming year.  When Qingqing and Xiaoxiao get married, there will be two more people in the family during the Chinese New Year next year, and two or even three or four more little ones the year after next. How lively will it be then?  Zhou Hu didn't understand, so he asked cautiously with a smile on his face: "Grandpa, even Xiaoxiao and my sister-in-law have given birth to children. There are only two of them? How come there are so many three or four?" "Look at that.  You are so incompetent, why can't you try your best to get twins or even triplets? Anyway, I will be fine and I will help you take care of the kids.  I have a trick. I promise you won¡¯t make a fuss at all.¡± Zhou Hu chuckled after hearing this and was embarrassed to say that he didn¡¯t have the ability.  But Zhou Yu, who was eating vegetables, was startled by Taigong's words. What?  Grandpa looks after his children?  Let's forget it. By the way, isn't the old man's trick to stop his children from making noises is to stick his big toe into the child's mouth and let him smack it?  When the topic of children came up, Wang Guilan and the third aunt couldn't help it anymore. They urged the two brothers enthusiastically, which made the two brothers feel depressed for a while.  The wine is the refreshing and mellow chrysanthemum wine, the dishes are stir-fried, fried and stewed in a large pot, and all kinds of chicken, duck and fish are available.  The most important thing was that it was New Year's Eve dinner, so Zhou Hu drank a little too much. When he drank too much, he naturally talked more.  "That grandpa, second uncle, second aunt, parents, I'm not bragging to you. Today, Ergouzi and I did a big thing. I'm so happy. It was the day that Ergouzi gave me more than one million.  I'm not that happy either. Hey, do you know why I'm so happy?" Zhou Hu said in an awkward tone.  "Oh, what's the matter? What big thing can you do during the Chinese New Year? Are you planning to buy firecrackers? I remember you two were good at this when you were young. Unfortunately, our family didn't have any money at that time, so we didn't buy them for you.  How much? Now that you two are rich, why don't you have a good time?" Zhou Dingguo said with a smile.  "I'll go. Second uncle, you are so amazing. Your guess is too accurate, right? Really, I originally wanted to leave you with a sense of mystery. Hey. Brother Ergou, why do you keep kicking me?" Zhou Hu was talking.  He noticed Zhou Yu kicking him under the table, so he couldn't help but ask.  Zhou Yu really wanted to beat this guy a few times at this time.  At this time, if you tell me about spending 100,000 yuan to buy fireworks, won't you make yourself uncomfortable?  This is definitely a model of prodigality.  Faced with Hu Zi's question, Zhou Yu had no choice but to say: "Hu Zi, didn't we just buy thousands of yuan worth of fireworks? What's there to show off? The New Year's Eve fireworks are getting more and more popular.  If I had brought enough money, I might have spent one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand. "Actually, Zhou Yu said this just to remind Hu Zi, and also to give some elders a vaccination to prevent things from happening.  There is still a buffer when exposed.  But Zhou Hu didn't know what was going on right now. When Zhou Yu spoke, the guy pointed at Zhou Yu and laughed loudly: "Brother Ergou, are you stupid or something? Aren't we going to the town to buy something this afternoon?"  Did you pay 100,000 yuan for fireworks and salutes? At that time, I wanted to buy a hundred of them, but you said they were too low-grade so you didn¡¯t let me buy them. By the way, I also wanted to buy a few of them.  The little cannon truck came back to enjoy the fun, but who knew it hadn't been sold yet? Oh, it made me so angry at the time" Huzi was still talking to himself there, but everyone ignored him.  Instead, he turned his attention to Zhou Yu.  "Xiaoyu, did you really spend 100,000 yuan on fireworks?" Wang Guilan looked at her son and asked.  "Okay, don't ask, I'll take the initiative to explain. Alas, I regret it so much now. I'm not afraid of opponents who are like gods, but teammates who are like pigs. You guys said that I drank myself drunk before I was tortured.  Dazui took the initiative to explain, what¡¯s the matter?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, hurry up and get it done.¡±Who likes to hear your nagging during the Chinese New Year?  " Zhou Dingguo urged. "Well, that's what happened. It starts from when Huzi and I were hurt during the Chinese New Year when we were young" Zhou Yu is also a bachelor. Now that his secret has been exposed, he can't hide it anymore.  He is no longer a man, and besides, Hu Zi is now drinking like a dog without distinction, so he can¡¯t hide the truth, right? So he started talking eloquently about the fact that his family couldn¡¯t afford a small whip twenty years ago and was hurt.  Hearing these elders burst into tears, they couldn't stand it anymore. How can these people talk about their children with such sullen faces? Finally, Zhou Dingguo said with emotion: "Xiaoyu, our family and your third uncle's family really didn't exist when you were a child.  Money has caused you two to suffer so much, and we are sorry for you.  Since you can make money now, spend whatever you can. The more you spend, the more you will get.  If you want me to see it, don't just let it go and enjoy it for yourself. I heard just now that what you bought are high-quality fireworks and salutes. Most people in our village have never seen these things. We might as well wait until night to call everyone there.  Let¡¯s take a look at the hospital as well.  We have also learned a lot.  "Okay, okay. Ergouzi, Grandpa has lived for more than eighty years and has never seen those novelties. Just do what your father said and call the young and old men in the village. Let's go to the courtyard to watch the fireworks together.  . I used to watch it on TV, but now we can do it ourselves. Hahaha, my great-grandson is so awesome. Damn it, he dared to spend 100,000 yuan to buy fireworks. It¡¯s so domineering.¡±  It was settled and everyone continued to eat the New Year¡¯s Eve dinner happily.  They chatted about their parents' shortcomings and laughed and laughed happily.  The meal lasted from five o'clock in the afternoon to nearly eight o'clock in the evening. After the meal, the gentlemen all sat on the kang to eat. Huzi was given a few cups of tea by Zhou Yu, and he now woke up.  , Staying aside weakly, not daring to speak.  I complained to myself in my heart: I really drank and made trouble. Fortunately, Brother Ergou was smart enough to use everyone's sympathy to get rid of this matter. Otherwise, I really can't tell what the result will be now.  Seeing that his mother and third aunt were busy, Zhou Yu went down to the side room outside to take some frozen apples and pears and put them in cold water to thaw.  Then he put the washed large cherries, peaches and other fresh fruits in the fruit plate and brought them up. Then he took out a plastic plate and grabbed some melon seeds, fried peanuts, hazelnuts, pine nuts and other dried fruits and put them in it and brought them to the Kang.  Everyone was sitting on the hot kang, eating dried fruits, drinking tea or eating fruits, which was very comfortable.  Zhou Dingbang went back after a while. Today is New Year's Eve.  As the village party secretary, I will have to take several village group leaders around from house to house.  As for the lonely elderly people, there is no need to worry, because during the Chinese New Year, their relatives who are relatively close to the village will take them home to celebrate the New Year.  In fact, how much can people eat so old?  It¡¯s just a matter of having extra pairs of bowls and chopsticks.  Their lives were rough and lonely, and their moods can be imagined especially when thousands of families and the whole country are celebrating reunions.  Therefore, from a few decades ago, the lonely elderly people in the village did not have time to celebrate the New Year by themselves. Those who really had no relatives would spend the New Year at the home of the village chief or the village party secretary.  In this way, this tradition has been passed down, and those lonely old people can always spend every Spring Festival in harmony and beauty. ??????????????? In fact, what ordinary people celebrate during the New Year is a state of mind.  An atmosphere, a kind of joy, as long as you have these other things are not important.  At this time, the Spring Festival Gala has begun. Wang Guilan and Third Aunt have also made the noodles. As for the dumpling fillings, they have chopped them in the morning. After the meal, just mix the meat and vegetables.  Bringing the board, the rolling pin, and the curtain made of sorghum stalks for placing the dumplings, the family happily wrapped the dumplings while watching TV.  There are two meals of dumplings to make in the evening, one is to invite the gods, and the other is to be eaten on the morning of the first day of the new year.  So Wang Guilan and Third Aunt made two kinds of fillings, one was made with leeks, eggs and shrimps, which was used as a sedan to invite the gods, and the other was made with cabbage and pork, which they would save for tomorrow morning.  Before making the dumplings, Wang Guilan washed a few dime steel pots, and the third aunt cut a few small pieces of rice cake and peeled off a few pieces of sugar. She would wrap all these things in the dumplings later.  If you eat sugar while eating dumplings, it means that the future will be as sweet as honey; if you eat rice cakes, it means that you will be promoted step by step; if you eat money, congratulations, it means that you will have good fortune this year.  Counting money makes my hands cramp.  Zhou Yu was not idle either, helping his mother and third aunt to roll out dumpling wrappers. Grandpa and Zhou Dingguo were chatting and eating on the bed. As for Hu Zi, he was still drinking tea and looking out with his two big eyes.  As I stood, my mind had already flown to no one knows where.  At this moment, the sound of firecrackers was heard outside, and the party was getting into a skit, which made the whole family roll over with joy.  Zhou Hu curled his lips disdainfully and said, "Hey, I said, is it so funny?  Believe it or not, if I went up to perform, I would definitely be much better than the rest of them. They are all hypocritical. If I and Lao Cao went up and defeated them in a few seconds.  " "Okay, okay, you kid, stop bragging here, my head hurts just looking at you.  Well, you should go out to play with Wu Laoer and the others. By the way, tell the villagers about the fireworks. If you like to watch the excitement, let them go to the courtyard. The time is set at twelve o'clock. At that time  It was the time to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. Everyone had almost finished paying their respects to the gods, so they happened to have time to go over and take a look.  " Zhou Hu didn't say anything, put down the tea, quickly went down to the ground, put on his shoes and cotton-padded jacket, and ran out to find his friends. " There were stars in the pure and vast sky, accompanied by the sound of firecrackers. It was ten o'clock in the evening.  At this time, Zhoujia Village is brightly lit and bustling with people. The New Year is getting closer and everyone is about to start the most important ritual on the New Year's Eve - inviting gods and worshiping ancestors.  It's almost midnight. But after thousands of years, this time is not so certain. This ritual is usually performed around ten o'clock in Zhoujia Village. It would really be a bit awkward if it waits until twelve o'clock.  It¡¯s late. In the outer room, my mother and third aunt have already started boiling water and cooking dumplings. Brother Zhou Yu and Zhou Dingguo have replaced the tributes placed in front of the family tree with new ones, and some branches are scattered in the form of a binary tree.  There were no descendants a few generations ago, and most of them ended in the generation before the Taigong. This is also a common situation of most genealogies. The long years have caused the continuation of many clans to disappear in the long river of history. The three branches of the Taigong brothers have continued  It is gratifying to see that the family tree enshrined on New Year's Eve will only contain the names of those who have passed away. At the bottom of this branch are Zhou Yu's grandfather and eldest brother.  The names of the grandfather and the third grandfather are still alive and well, so there is still a space above the three names. There is an incense burner on the square table in front of the genealogy, with a pair of fine sand inside.  There is a tall and big red candle. Between the candle and the wall hanging the family tree are three plates. One plate of bananas, one plate of oranges and one plate of big, red apples. Apple cores and oranges are placed in each plate.  Four, three on the bottom and one on top. According to the rules, all men must do it when worshiping their ancestors. After replacing the tributes with new ones, Zhou Dingguo took out a bottle of chrysanthemum wine and a bottle of chrysanthemum wine.  The two wine cups were filled with wine and placed on both sides of the incense burner. The old lady looked at the names of his brothers, son and nephew on the genealogy and remained silent for a long time. His back was bleak, and his eyes were full of sadness.  After Zhou Dingguo brought two glasses of wine to the table, the old man finally couldn't control his emotions. His eyes were full of tears and his gray hair could no longer maintain his usual calm mood at this moment.  At this time, the outer room was quiet. Even Wang Guilan and Third Aunt, who were cooking dumplings, deliberately became lighter. As for Zhou Yu and Zhou Hu, they became more obedient and did not even dare to say a word.  Everyone knows that the old grandpa has had a rough life. He lost his father and his mother when he was young, he lost his wife and his brother when he was old, and he seems to have taken all the troubles in his life at this time of year.  When he was at his lowest, no one had the heart to disturb this old man who had gone through so much suffering, so they let him take advantage of this opportunity to vent his emotions. It¡¯s just that the grandpa is a grandpa, and he is definitely not that kind of person.  The depressed mood was fleeting, and he regained control of his emotions in a blink of an eye, and his expression softened.  Seeing this, Zhou Dingguo came to the Taigong and said softly: "Master, shall we start now?" "Let's start. We worship our ancestors once a year. Later, we will burn more paper money and ingots for your father, your uncles and uncles."  Your grandpas will have a better life down there." After saying this, the old man fell silent.  Zhou Dingguo nodded, turned around and said to Zhou Yu and Zhou Hu: "Xiaoyu, Huzi, we are going to invite the gods to worship our ancestors soon. You two brothers will go out to set off firecrackers and burn paper now. Let's invite the gods first."  The two agreed and went to the back room to pick up a few plates of firecrackers and a large bundle of burning paper and came to the yard.  Zhou Yu first lit the burning paper, and when the fire got a little bigger, Huzi lit the firecrackers. Then the two brothers used the burning paper as a cushion and kowtowed three times to the south, which meant to invite the God of Wealth and other gods to come home for the New Year.  It is almost the same time for every family in the village to invite gods and worship their ancestors. At this time, the ceremonies for receiving gods from each household also begin one after another. Various firecrackers and fireworks explode in the air, and the sky suddenly becomes gorgeous.  At that moment, the earth-shaking sound of firecrackers came one after another, and the whole village burst into flames. It was boiling, and the whole village was filled with the thick smell of gunpowder smoke After praying to the gods, the two brothers Zhou Dingbang first?Two big red candles were lit, and then Zhou Dingguo lit three incense sticks and bowed three times. Finally, he led brothers Zhou Dingbang and Zhou Yu to kneel down and kowtow three times to the family tree.  The old lady did not kowtow with the younger generation. There are names of brothers, nephews and sons in the family tree. How can there be any reason for elders to kowtow behind their backs?  After the juniors finished kowtowing, they took three incense sticks and lit them. They held the family tree with both hands half-handed and inserted the incense into the incense burner.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster! PS: Please give me a monthly ticket for the final struggle
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