Siheyuan starts from the stationmaster

Chapter 121 Engagement
She quickly opened her small mouth, sticking out her tongue, and kept fanning the cool air into her small mouth with her small hands, and said repeatedly: "It's so spicy... so spicy!" Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw her naive appearance when she was drinking for the first time.

He Yuzhu, who was sitting with her, picked up vegetables for her and put them in her bowl, and said with a smile: "Little cousin, quickly eat some vegetables and suppress the wine, it won't be so spicy."

Xu Jingtian said gratefully: "Thank you! Cousin." After finishing speaking, she quickly lowered her head.After eating a few mouthfuls of food, he suppressed the alcohol in his stomach.

Xu Jingli filled the wine glasses in front of everyone again, and Cai Quanwu held up the second glass of wine, and said impassionedly: "This year the country resumed the college entrance examination, and our family has three college students at once, and Zirui is the champion of the Beijing college entrance examination. Give our family a glorious lintel, and let us all raise our glasses together to wish us a prosperous year next year."

Everyone clinked glasses happily again, when Xu Jingtian was about to sip the wine in the glass like before, Xu Huizhen said: "Jingtian, don't drink it in one gulp, drink it in small sips, or you will suffer again According to what Xu Huizhen said, Xu Jingtian drank a glass of wine in small sips, and it really didn't feel as uncomfortable as before.

After drinking two glasses of wine, everyone happily ate the New Year's Eve dinner. Everyone's faces were filled with happy smiles. When the atmosphere reached its climax, Bai Zirui held Xu Jingli's little hand and stood up.

He said earnestly: "Uncle, Aunt Xu, sister Jingli and I are in love, and we want to get engaged during the Lantern Festival, what do you two think?" After Xu Jingli heard his words, her small face shy I am very happy.

Cai Quanwu said joyfully: "Zi Rui, you brat, I have been waiting for you to propose to Jing Li!"

Xu Hui said happily: "Zi Rui, good! This way I can fulfill the promise I made with your mother back then."

He Yuzhu and the others also knew Xu Jingli's life experience and were sincerely happy for the two of them. After Bai Zirui finished talking about the engagement, the atmosphere became more heated, and the three men began to drink happily.

After eating this happy reunion dinner, start the most important thing on New Year's Eve - keeping the year old.Shou Sui first originated in the Jin Dynasty and has two meanings. Older people have the meaning of cherishing time when they are saying goodbye to the old.Young people keep the old age to prolong the life of their parents. The reason why all those whose parents are alive must keep the old age.

Bai Zirui took out poker cards and taught the later generations the game of Doudizhu as an entertainment activity. Those who lost would put stickers on their faces and played until the time of the child was approaching. Fire cannons to drive away evil spirits, and burn incense to worship ancestors.

After receiving the gods on New Year's Eve, the whole family will have a group worship. The group worship first appeared in the Han Dynasty as an official pilgrimage to the emperor, and the group worship of the people in the capital became popular from the Qing Dynasty.The whole family should kowtow in front of the ancestral tablet first, and then the younger generation should kowtow to the elders. At this time, the elders should give lucky money to the younger generation.

The custom of giving lucky money began in the Qing Dynasty.In order to reflect the love of the elders to the younger generation, it also has the meaning of driving away evil spirits and seeking good luck. After the group worship, the whole family gathers together to eat Jieshen dumplings with vegetarian fillings, also known as Wugeng dumplings.

On the first day of the new year, Bai Zirui came to his uncle's house with gifts to give them New Year's greetings. They had a lively team meal together at noon, and said that he would be engaged to Xu Jingli on the Lantern Festival.

When he was leaving after dinner, his aunt gave him a big red envelope, and he quickly declined, but his aunt Chen Shuyu smiled and said, "Zirui, this red envelope is not for you, but for Jingli, take it quickly." Come on, so she can buy something for her daughter's household."

Hearing what Chen Shuyu said, Bai Zirui had no choice but to accept it on her behalf.From the first day to the fifth day of the new year, people in the capital will visit relatives and friends, pay New Year's greetings to each other, treat guests and give gifts, visit temple fairs, and visit factories.During this period, he also exchanged New Year greetings with Han Chunming and those educated youth comrades in the Great Northern Wilderness, and those educated youths who were tutored by him to enter the university called him to participate in every gathering during this period, allowing him to get acquainted Many connections.

On the fifth day of the fifth day, BJ is known as "Bao Wu", the people "send the poor", and the merchants "open the market" (the sixth day officially opens).Every household has to make dumplings on the fifth day of the lunar new year, which is called "squeezing the mouth of a villain", which means that within a year, no "villain" will be made, and the Spring Festival will not be over until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

It's the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The Lantern Festival is the main traditional festival in my country. There is a custom of watching lanterns on every festival, so it is also called the Lantern Festival. Guessing lantern riddles is also called playing lantern riddles. It is an activity added after the Lantern Festival. It appeared in the Song Dynasty.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, Lin'an, the capital, had a lot of people making and guessing riddles during the Lantern Festival. When the lantern appreciation began, they wrote riddles on paper and pasted them on colorful lanterns for people to guess riddles, because riddles can enlighten wisdom. It is also very interesting, so it is welcomed by all walks of life in the process of spreading.

During the Lantern Festival, in ancient times, it was a time for young men and women to meet their lovers, so the Lantern Festival and Qiqiao Festival are both Valentine's Day in my country.According to ancient folk customs, engagement is a necessary and very important link before marriage.If there is no engagement, that is, without the consent of the matchmaker, the parents and family members of both parties, and the witness of relatives and friends, it can be regarded as improper to hold the wedding ceremony directly.

Bai Zirui has been preparing for the Lantern Festival engagement for the past few days after the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. On the day of the Lantern Festival engagement, He Yuzhu, Wu Guohao, He Yushui, Han Chunming, and the educated youth team leader Zhao Tianliang will be accompanied by six people. Please Chen Xueru Acting as a matchmaker, after packing the engagement gifts in six mahogany boxes, he rode a bicycle and fired cannons to go to Cai Quanwu's home.

When their bicycle team arrived not far from Cai Quanwu's home, their family responded by firing cannons. The matchmaker Chen Xueru got off the car first, He Yuzhu and the others got off the car one after another, Bai Zirui was last, and his cousin Ye Ruocheng acted as Cai Quanwu's child. The senior (male) brought out the face wash and asked Bai Zirui to wash his hands and wipe his face, and Bai Zirui gave him a red envelope.

He Yuzhu and others handed over the employment gift (mahogany box) to Xu Jingping and Xu Jingping, two gift bearers, and then entered Cai Quanwu's home in sequence.

Cai Quanwu invited them to sit according to age, Bai Zirui sat in the last seat, Xu Jingping and the two displayed the gifts they brought, and Chen Xueru handed the gift points to Xu Huizhen.

At this time, Xu Jingli was holding a tea tray with six cups of tea in both hands, and was supported by Chen Shuyu, and offered tea to He Yuzhu and the others.

He Yuzhu and the others finished drinking the tea and put the red envelopes into the teacup. Xu Jingli came out to collect the teacup and bowed. After serving the tea, they proceeded to "wear the engagement ring"; the gold and copper rings were tied with red threads, which meant that the couple were of the same mind .

After wearing the engagement ring, Chen Xueru and Bai Zirui changed their names to Xu Jingli's uncles, aunts, relatives and friends one by one, and Xu Jingli also changed their names to He Yuzhu, He Yushui, and Wu Guohao one by one.

The engagement ceremony was basically over here, and Xu Jingping brought out glutinous rice balls to entertain He Yuzhu and his party, and then the two parties went to the reserved state-owned restaurant for a party.

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