my daughter my hometown

Chapter 396 New Year's Eve
The whole family had a happy New Year's Eve dinner together.

However, Su Wu was still busy.

He neither accompanied his daughter to set off fireworks outside, nor accompanied his father-in-law to watch the Spring Festival Gala at home, but went to the ancestral hall again.

Climbing up to the altar, behind the censer in the middle, Su Wu invited down the family tree.

Strictly speaking, the family tree registration should be officially updated after 11:30 midnight as close as possible to twelve o'clock.

But it was almost nine o'clock in the evening when Su Wu came over after the New Year's Eve dinner.In just three hours, it is basically impossible for the population of the clan to change again, so the elders of the clan acquiesced.

In the past year, the entire Yangxin Valley has added several more people.For example, Wen Lan who married in, Su Wan who had just entered the family tree, Shi Duanmin and two newborn babies.

But there are also some people lost, such as Su Qing who is married.

These must be updated one by one into the family tree.

Su Wan and Wen Lan are simple, if Su Wu finds his own name, just add it below.

Shi Duanmin is more troublesome.

However, Yangxin Valley has also added continuations, adoptions, and apprenticeships to the genealogy before, so there is something to rely on.

The clan elders murmured to explain the reason to the ancestors, Su Wu and Su Jianguo who came to watch patiently waited.It wasn't until the clan elders nodded that he wrote Shi Duanmin's name squarely below Su Jianguo's name.

After a long registration, the family tree was finally updated.

Su Wu didn't put the genealogy back on the altar immediately.

He had to sift the ashes first.

For a long year, the censer on the altar has been filled with incense feet.On the night of New Year's Eve, you need to sieve the ashes in the incense burner to remove those incense feet.If there is not much ash in the censer, make up for it.

This is quite troublesome.

Because each incense burner is very large, all the ashes were taken out and piled up to a height of about half a meter.It takes a lot of time to sift so much incense ash.

What is more troublesome is to remember the position, orientation and order of each incense burner when restoring.

Not to mention Su Wu, even Su Jianguo and Su Ping, who were older than him, couldn't remember it.

However, the clan elders have a drawing book in their hands to make decisions, so just put it back according to the pattern on it.You don't need to worry too much about getting confused.

After sifting the ashes, returning them to the censer, and returning them to the family tree, it was almost eleven o'clock at midnight.

Su Wu's cell phone was shaking all the time, no doubt relatives and friends were grabbing red envelopes or sending blessings.But he has been busy and has no time to care.

Su Ping came over, "Xiao Wu, go back and have a look at Wanwan. Let's do the rest."

They have to keep New Year's Eve.

Others keep vigil at home, while they keep vigil in the ancestral hall.At twelve o'clock in a while, the candles on the altar must be replaced on time, and firecrackers will be lit. The lion team in the clan will also celebrate the New Year with the sound of cannons.

As the patriarch, Su Wu should be present.But these days are not so strict.Su Ping asked his nephew to go home and have a look.

Furthermore, there must be a head of the family.

Su Wu didn't refuse, chatted with several people, and left the ancestral hall.

The ancestral hall is the highest place in Yangxin Valley.Looking up, you can have a panoramic view of Yangxin Valley, and the lights are bright everywhere.

Especially the long wind and rain corridor bridge, hung with countless lanterns, red and shining all the way to the distant archway, like a soaring dragon.

From time to time, children's laughter and various gorgeous fireworks flew from the big lawn.

Looking up at the beautiful fireworks and hearing the bang bang bang bang, Su Wu shook his head.

After the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, Liao Jinhai plans to take his family home for the New Year.

After all, their business and family are far away.There are old and young in the family, and it would be shameful not to go back for the New Year.

Even though Liao Chengzhi was beaten to death, he was unwilling to get in the car and leave.

Su Wu originally thought that he was reluctant to part with the little friends and animals in the village, but he couldn't laugh or cry after asking.

It turns out that Liao Chengzhi heard that Yangxin Valley can set off fireworks and light firecrackers at will during the New Year.He was reluctant to leave.

Like Wen Zhengyang, his hometown is also in the city.The Chinese New Year in the city is not only not lively, but even more deserted than usual.

Not to mention setting off firecrackers, even a dog can't bark loudly.Otherwise, someone may report to the police as a nuisance every minute.

However, his arms couldn't carry his thighs, so Liao Chengzhi obediently followed his parents back home.

back home.

In the living room on the second floor, the four of Wen Zhengyang were happily playing poker, watching the Spring Festival Gala on TV from time to time.

Su Xue was lying on the sofa, happily playing with her computer.

"Honey, you're back." Wen Lan casually threw a pear over, "Are you done with the ancestral temple?"

"We're done for the time being. But we'll be there soon." Su Wu smiled and took a bite of the pear, looked around, "Where's Wan Wan?"

Wen Lan pointed to Xi Qiuhua's room, "She went to play with her aunt's house for a long time, and she just came back. She should be asleep."

Su Wu walked over to have a look.

On grandma's big bed, Su Wan was nestling in An An's arms.One man and one lion slept soundly.

He walked over to give his daughter a tug on the quilt.Just walking to the bed, An An opened her eyes vigilantly.

Seeing that it was Su Wu, the lion stretched, and then slowly closed his eyes again.

In the living room, Xi Qiuhua couldn't help being curious, "It's so late, why do you still have to go to the ancestral hall?"

"This..." Wen Lan, a newly married daughter-in-law, murmured that she couldn't explain the reason.

But the native Su Xue knew it well, "After twelve o'clock is the New Year. A new year, a new beginning. Everyone has to go to the well to fetch some water for use."

"Isn't it possible to use a water pump?" Wen Zhengyang was curious.

"It shouldn't be possible." Su Xue said with a smile: "Anyway, in the past, everyone used buckets or basins to fetch water. I have never heard of anyone running a pump to pump water."

"Dad!" Wen Lan explained with a smile, "The well water here is not the tap water in our hometown. Do as the Romans do, since Xiaoxue said that she wants to dig it with her own hands, so I will do it."

Su Xue was not surprised either, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, fetching water is only part of it. After twelve o'clock, I have to go to the ancestral hall to hang lanterns, set off firecrackers, and burn incense. Anyway, it's very troublesome.

"But it's all men's business, we can sleep in."

Wen Lan was noncommittal, she pointed to the floor with a smile, "The ancestral temple will set off firecrackers, so the family should also set off firecrackers. I remember there are still several hanging firecrackers on the first floor."

"Of course I want this." Su Xue nodded, "But in the past, my father and brother were busy with these things, so I don't need to pay attention to them. If I want to watch the night, I will watch the night, and if I don't want to watch the night, I will go back to sleep."

"Sister-in-law, you can ignore it."

"Whatever?" Su Wu came over and asked casually.

He found a pair of panda earmuffs in his room and prepared to put them on for his daughter.Lest the sound of firecrackers wake her up for a while.

"It's nothing." Su Xue was taken aback, and hurriedly prevaricated, "I said everyone just grab the red envelopes and don't care about anything else."

Haha!

Seeing Su Xue's bear, the four of Wen Lan laughed.

Having said that, when it was nearly twelve o'clock, Su Xue put away the computer and happily brought out a small basin.

"Sister-in-law, don't play cards yet! Let's go, let's fetch water together."

Su Wu held two lanterns in his hand, "Aren't you sleepy, my wife? If you are sleepy, I don't need you to deal with it. I'll fetch water when I get back later."

Wen Lan smiled and shook her head, "Nightlife starts at midnight in the city. How can you be sleepy? You are busy, my little sister and I just go fetch water."

Su Wu nodded and didn't say anything more.

He asked Wen Zhengyang and Wen Bai to light their firecrackers for a while, then turned around and went out again.

(End of this chapter)