Back to 80s: It's not easy to be a group favorite

Chapter 38

First, brush a layer of paste on both sides of the gate. Grandpa holds the couplets and gestures to paste them, and Li Shaoyun is responsible for the positions of the couplets.

"A little lower! It's a bit high." Li Shaoyun instructed his grandfather.

Just as they were sticking together, Li Da and the two came back again.

Seeing this posture, he immediately joined in enthusiastically.

Now Li Shaoyun simply delegated the power to Li Da, and let the little brother take over the heavy responsibility of cleaning the paste.

After pasting the front door and the inner door, even on the door frame of the pigsty, a couplet with the words "Six Livestock Prosperous" was pasted.

After posting it, I took a look again, not to mention, it was quite festive in red, and it looked like a Chinese New Year all of a sudden.

Because there is a vigil at night, the locals are used to having lunch at noon, which is relatively simple, and dinner is the highlight.

After a simple lunch, it was past three o'clock. Father Li prepared the yellow mounting paper, firecrackers, incense offerings, etc., and printed Ming coins.

Li Shaoyun had never seen this kind of paper before. He bought a thick stack of yellow rough paper. Dad Li specially picked out ten yuan. This is the largest denomination he has.

Li Shaoyun remembers that 50 yuan denominations should have come out at this moment, but they have not circulated in this small place in his house.

Father Li flattened the money on the paper, pressed it with his palm, and made a mark with his nails, which was regarded as a printed sheet; then pressed the mark just now, repeated the steps just now, and gave the stack of papers seriously. Printed.

Li Shaoyun stared intently, thinking to himself: Is this deceiving the ancestors?It's obviously just a stack of rough paper!

Thinking of the bank of the underworld, which is almost similar to the Ruanmei coin, issued by the later generations, I feel that it is a bit sloppy to burn it for the ancestors. I wonder if it can be circulated in the underworld?But sincerity is enough.

After packing up the things needed to go to the grave, Father Li took Li Shaoyun and the three of them to burn paper for the ancestor's grave.

Grandpa Li was going to take Li Da and the others, but Father Li refused.I took my three children to visit the grave of my ancestors.

Grandpa Li is getting old, and the ancestral graves of Li's family are not in one place, so it's tiring to go back and forth.

This village has a lot of people and little land, and it is a hilly area. The flat, good soil quality has naturally been developed into fertile land.The next point is dry land, which is distributed to various families, and there is no spare area for the construction of cemeteries.

Each family does not have a definite place for their ancestral graves.The dead can't compete with the living for land, so many people's graves are in private plots.

Otherwise, it is a replacement with someone else.

The Li family is no exception.

The cemetery of Li Shaoyun's great-grandfather and great-grandmother is in his own plot.

As for the cemetery of the previous generation, it is estimated that apart from Grandpa Li and Dad Li's generation, the rest of the younger generation don't know about it!

Li Shaoyun didn't know whether the cousins ​​knew it, anyway, she didn't know it herself!

When he arrived at the place, Father Li repaired the grave with a shovel, eradicated the weeds on the grave, and pressed a piece of yellow mounting paper on the grave.

After that, a few sticks of incense were lit and inserted, and tributes were placed, and then paper money was burned.

The gold bricks (yellow mounted paper) and Ming coins were thrown into the fire one by one. Li Shaoyun kowtowed to the ancestors one by one. Finally, Dad Li put a bunch of small whips and kowtowed himself. .

After completing this set of procedures, the time is approaching dusk, and the sky is not early.Father Li asked Li Shaoyun to take Li Er home.

He took Li Da to visit the grave of Li's father, grandpa and grandma.

At this moment, every family is going to the grave, and firecrackers will sound from time to time in all fields.

Li Shaoyun brought Li Er into the house.

Grandpa Li and Grandma Li didn't stay in their own house anymore, but sat idle under the eaves.

Grandma Li was peeling and frying peanuts at the moment, Li Er ran over to stay beside grandma, and ate peanuts from the basket by the way.

Li Shaoyun washed his hands and went to the stove. Li's mother was busy, watching her daughter come in, and asked, "Is the cooking over?"

Li Shaoyun nodded: "My dad took my brother to burn paper for the grandfather! Mom, what am I doing?"

Li Ma pointed to the celery next to her and said, "Go and pick out the celery."

In the evening, I want to eat stir-fried vegetables. Today is New Year's Eve. Although my daughter's cooking is better than hers, the meaning of this meal is different, and Li Ma still cooks it herself.

Li Shaoyun looked at the assortment of piles on the chopping board, sliced ​​meat in cured sauce, sliced ​​preserved eggs, bean sprouts and spinach mixed with vermicelli, this is a cold dish.The rest will be fried later.There are vegetarian dishes and meat dishes, it seems that this evening meal is very rich!
It's winter, and I can't cook too many cold dishes. There is no heating in the house, only a brazier, and I shiver if I eat too much.

Li Shaoyun first pinched a piece of cured meat and put it in his mouth, and Li's mother lightly slapped her daughter's hand: "Go! We will eat later! Now I am full by eating here and there, how can I still eat it! It didn't take long for me to be hungry again, aren't you messing around!"

Li Shaoyun laughed: "I just think the cured meat made by my mother is delicious, let's try it first!"

Li Ma couldn't laugh or cry, "Didn't you eat in the morning? Don't dawdle! Hurry up and choose vegetables, your father and the others will have to cook when they come back soon."

After Li Shaoyun finished eating the cured meat, he obediently went to choose vegetables.

After a while, father Li and his son also came back.

It's almost dark at this moment, and it's estimated that people won't be able to see clearly after a while.

In the main room, the large square table that was usually not used and stood aside was carried to the center of the room today, with a brazier under the table and a few long benches on the sides.

The fire was burning vigorously, and the room became warm all of a sudden.

Grandma also entered the house at this moment.

It was getting dark, and the temperature outside dropped quickly. Sitting under the eaves felt cold.

Except for Li Ma and Li Shaoyun, the whole family is sitting in the main room at the moment.

Li Er ran around in the main room for a while, and ran to the kitchen for a while, very busy.

The light bulb in the kitchen was a bit dim, Li Ma missed it by mistake, and was almost thrown by him.

Finally couldn't help but scolded him: "You stop and go to the main room to stay! What kind of trouble are you doing here!"

Li Shaoyun looked at his younger brother and rolled his eyes. This kid is really a little too excited today.

Li Er pouted, and ran back to the main room unwillingly.

Dad Li came over at this time: "Do you need help?"

Li Ma gave her husband a white look, "I thought you, the old man, would just wait to eat! Thinking of helping now?"

Father Li cheerfully said, "I don't think you are so capable, and with our daughter's help, it will be the same if I can't get over it!"

Li Shaoyun: ...

Dad's flattering is good.

Li Ma laughed and scolded: "Okay! One by one, you will be able to talk! Take those few cold dishes and put them here first, and put them here to take up space."

Father Li obeyed obediently, and brought several cold dishes to the main room.

Li Shaoyun asked Li's mother: "Mom, shall we cook vegetables now? Do you want to steam rice?"

Li's mother kept busy, and answered her daughter without raising her head: "It's almost there! Don't steam the rice for now, and I probably won't be able to eat it after the stir-fried vegetables are finished!"

(End of this chapter)