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Text Chapter 624: Chinese New Year (continued)

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    "That's good!" The old man nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and waved his hand with a smile on his face: "Set off the firecrackers and eat!" As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Chen took the incense and lit the firecrackers hanging at the door, "Crackling.  "La" firecrackers suddenly rang.  "It's Chinese New Year!" Everyone looked at the firecrackers at the door, and everyone's face was filled with joy. The little girl Chu Qianxue was jumping up and down. When the sound of firecrackers stopped, she wanted to continue setting off, but in the end she still wanted to set off the firecrackers.  Her mother finally got her home.  "Dad, Mom, I wish you and your two elders may be as blessed as the East China Sea and live longer than the Southern Mountains" After the banquet began, the brothers and sisters began to raise their wine glasses and toast to the two old people.  Next came the juniors from Chu Chen, and finally it was the turn of the youngest Chu Qianxue.  "Grandpa, where is my New Year's money?" A childish voice greeted the new year, and Chu Qianxue stretched out her hand to ask for the New Year's money.  "Yes, yes" At this time, the old couple was already laughing from ear to ear. They took out the red envelopes they had prepared and distributed them.  After getting the red envelope as she wished, the little girl began to kowtow to other elders, including Chu Chen.  "Third uncle, I heard from my second uncle that you are a big capitalist!" After kowtowing to Chu Chen, the little girl stretched out her fat little hands and looked at Chu Chen with her big eyes.  Chu Chen glared at Chu Junfeng, Chu Junfeng smiled, spread his hands and said nothing.  Then, Chu Chen handed the red envelope that he had prepared long ago into the hands of his little niece, and then hugged the little girl.  She smiled and said, "Xiaoxue, are you satisfied with the red envelope I gave you?" The little girl took the red envelope given by Chu Chen.  After comparing it with others, he said with a smile: "I am satisfied!" "I tell you!" Chu Chen leaned into the little girl's ear and whispered: "Your second uncle is also a big capitalist. The store he opened,  There are more than a dozen people as big as my family!" The little girl looked around, thought about it with her little head, and then said in surprise: "Ah! It's true!" Chu Chen said, "That's right!  Of course, will Third Uncle lie to you?" The little girl looked at the red envelope in her hand.  Then he jumped off Chu Chen, walked to Chu Junfeng, and said angrily: "Huh! Second uncle, you are such an iron rooster!" "Why am I an iron rooster?" Chu Junfeng asked happily  .  "You are obviously also a big capitalist, how come you don't have as much money as your third uncle in giving you the New Year's money" Ge Beirong pulled the little girl over and scolded: "Tell me, little girl, why is the New Year's money too much and too little!" The little girl muttered.  Mouth: "Mom, this is what you said. My new year's money will be used to study for me in the future. If it is not enough, then I won't be able to go to school?" "Xiaoxue, you like reading so much!" Chu  Yulan asked with a smile.  "Yes, I will be a great scientist in the future!" the little girl said innocently.  When everyone heard what the little girl said, they all laughed happily.  No matter whether the little girl knows what kind of effort it takes to become a scientist, as long as she can always remember this wish and implement it.  Chu Junfeng smiled and said: "Okay! Our Xiaoxue is still ambitious. When the time comes, I will help you pay for your studies" "Thank you, uncle, I now feel that you are not an iron rooster. You are Leifeng  ¡­¡± The little girl gave Chu Junfeng a soft kiss on the face and said something, which immediately made everyone laugh.   People in the old capital are particularly particular about "Celebrating the New Year", so they have this saying: "Honey, don't be greedy, it's the New Year after Laba Festival, Laba porridge, drink it for a few days, blah blah blah twenty-three, twenty-three, sugar melon  Sticky, twenty-four, clean the house, twenty-five, fried tofu, twenty-six, stew mutton, twenty-seven, kill the rooster, twenty-eight, make the dough, twenty-nine, steam the steamed buns, and cook it at night  "Sleep, twist and turn on New Year's Day" is a folk song.  The Laba porridge, fried tofu, stewed mutton, etc. listed in the folk songs are all delicacies of the old capital during the Spring Festival.  Today, these are commonplace meals, but in the 1950s and 1960s, they could only be enjoyed during the Chinese New Year.  Of course, living materials are now abundant, and there are many more things on the table, but on New Year¡¯s Eve, traditional foods such as honey offerings, saqima, carp, and braised pork are still indispensable.  After three drinks and five dishes, Sister-in-law Ji brought out the essential dumplings for the New Year. In the customs of the capital, dumplings with vegetarian fillings are essential because they are used to worship gods. However, the Chu Chen family is different after all.  In ordinary families, it is not convenient to worship God.  What everyone eats is stuffed with meat and mixed with meat and vegetables.  In the well-known delicacies such as dumplings and rice cakes,In addition, Mrs. Ji also brought out a plate of "dou'erjiang", which is a cold dish made of pork skin, dried tofu, soybeans, green beans, water mustard, etc. It is amber in color and similar to "aspic"  "Er", this is also a traditional dish of the older generation.  In addition, there is "mustard dumpling", which is a cold dish used to accompany wine and appetizers.  People eat a lot of greasy food during festivals, which tends to cause fire and phlegm. These cold dishes can make up for this shortcoming.  After eating and drinking, the whole family sat together, cracking melon seeds and eating snacks, watching TV and chatting.  Looking at the scene of four generations living under one roof, Chu Chen couldn't help but feel a warm feeling flowing through his heart The Chinese New Year is a happy, busy, and short time. In the blink of an eye, it's the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.  Legend has it that every year on the fourth day of the first lunar month, the Kitchen God checks the household registration, so it is not advisable to leave home.  Although it is nonsense, it conforms to the requirement that people need to adjust at home one day during consecutive festivals. Therefore, there is a folk custom of not going out on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.  "But it's the new century after all. It doesn't matter if you go out on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. So Chu Yulan, who was a little bored at home, took Chu Chen and wanted to go to the temple fair. Since there was nothing to do, Chu Chen agreed.  Temple fair, commonly known as temple market, in the old days, when the temple was open, vendors and folk artists would set up stalls near the temple to sell goods and perform acrobatics.  Later, some temples lost their incense, but the markets were still held as usual. They evolved into purely commercial and entertainment markets, and people still called them temple fairs.  Celebrated the Spring Festival before.  Businesses are not open from the first to the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.  The stalls in the temple fair are the busiest traders during the Chinese New Year, and they have all the food and clothing needed.  In particular, all kinds of things suitable for the New Year are densely placed on the stalls and hung on the shelves, showing a prosperous atmosphere.  There was a huge crowd of people visiting the temple fair, and there was no business that was not booming.  Among them, the happiest ones are the children, with a wide variety of toys (toys) waving to them and acting coquettishly towards their parents.  Most of the time it will work.  The temple fair chosen by the brother and sister is the most prestigious Changdian Temple Fair, which lays the foundation for the unique historical culture of the old capital and brings a lively and traditional atmosphere to everyone.  The Changdian Temple Fair has a history of more than 400 years. It began in Jiajing of Ming Dynasty, flourished in Kangxi of Qing Dynasty, flourished in Qianlong, and was held until the early 1960s.  It was still prosperous and lively, but unfortunately it died young and ceased for 37 years.  Perhaps to cater to the nostalgic feelings of Beijing residents, Beijing resumed the Changdian Temple Fair in 2001.  As soon as Chu Chen and Chu Yulan walked into the temple fair, they felt a strong smell of the New Year floating in the air and looked at the shouts coming from all around.  The mood of the two people suddenly rose.  There are a lot of folk items at the Changdian temple fair. The two brothers and sisters looked at the traditional items such as yangqiao, dough figures, silk figures, kites, diabolo, paper-cutting, miniature sculptures, facial makeup, sedan chairs and other old crafts in Beijing.  The temple fair drew a picture of folk customs, which reminded Chu Chen of his childhood memories and felt very good.  Chu Yulan was particularly interested in visiting the temple fair.  Whenever you see anything interesting, go up and take a look.  For example, taming birds.  Those birds have been trained to take the money from your hand, open the iron box, and put the coins into the box, all in one go.  Chu Yulan was very surprised when she saw this. Not only did she spend the coins in her hand, but she also exchanged them for another one. She was not satisfied until she was sore from lifting them.  After watching the bird training, Chu Yulan stopped again after walking a few steps. It turned out to be a straw woven stall.  I saw that the straw weaving artist picked up a few thin pieces of grass and twisted them lightly, or turned into a fluttering dragonfly, or a mantis fearlessly riding a car, or a leaping dragonfly.  A frog about to jump may turn into a prawn playing in the water, a little dragon made of straw looks majestic, and a grasshopper made of straw is vivid.  Seeing this situation, Chu Yulan felt that it looked quite easy, so she wanted to take action: "Brother, I want to try it too, do you think it will work?" "Okay! Let me ask for you." It's just to pay some money.  Chu Chen smiled and nodded, and went up to inquire about it. He heard that there was monetary compensation, and Chu Yulan was a beautiful girl, so the artist agreed with a smile without much thought.  Things in the world often look easy but are difficult to do. Chu Yulan happily picked up the tools and made them with her own hands, but found that she couldn't do it at all. She clearly wanted to make a dragonfly, but the final thing she made was not good at all.  Knowing what it was, Chu Chen laughed.  Chu Yulan was so embarrassed that she became angry: "Brother, if you can, make one!" "This is a piece of cake for me." Chu Chen chuckled. Although he had never learned straw knitting before, he had a good memory. Just now  During that time, he had already memorized the tips of the artist just now.  So, it didn't take him long to make up an animalThe vivid puppy made Chu Yulan and the artist stunned.  "Brother, have you learned it before?" Chu Yulan said in shock.  Chu Chen smiled and did not answer immediately. It was not until he paid the money and took a few steps that he replied with a smile: "Have you forgotten that I have a photographic memory? Such a simple thing, look at it."  After a few times, you¡¯ll remember it, now, I¡¯ll give this to you!¡± Chu Yulan took the straw puppy and said with a speechless face: ¡°Hey, I forgot that you have this ability to cheat!¡± But immediately, she was caught!  I was attracted by the straw puppy in my hand. Looking left and right, I thought it was very cute, so I smiled and thanked: "Thank you, brother Hey, there is a "sugar blower" there! Brother, since you are so powerful  If you can, help me blow another puppy later! " "Okay, no problem" "The sugar blower" is to use sugar syrup the size of a pigeon egg, rub it in your hands, take one out and put it in your mouth.  He was blowing air inside and moving his hands. In just a moment, the thing he wanted to blow jumped into his hands.
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