Chapter 66

Tang Weishan returned to town on the night of New Year's Eve.

Ye Qiu has been preparing for the New Year since Tang Weishan left.

There weren't many people to buy things in the town, and Ye Qiu also thought that the two of them wouldn't be able to eat much, so there were more varieties of things, but the quantity was not much.Some of them were replaced by Ye Qiu's flour.

But when Tang Weishan came back, he told Ye Qiu that someone would come to their house to celebrate the New Year's Eve tomorrow and celebrate the New Year with them.

Ye Qiu couldn't help complaining to Tang Weishan, "Why didn't you say earlier, this thing is not ready yet!"

Tang Weishan looked at the kitchen cupboard full of things, his face was a little bit surprised, "There are so many, why do you still say that you are not ready?"

There are not only rice cakes and dumplings from the north, but also glutinous rice balls, meatballs and fried crispy bones from the south.Also prepared candies, melon seeds and so on.And when Tang Weishan came in from the outside just now, he saw a leg of lamb, wild boar, two pig legs and a pig's head frozen in snow on the kitchen window.

Are these missing?
Tang Weishan couldn't help thinking, did he use up all the money he left?The pressure in my heart suddenly doubled.

Such an expensive daughter-in-law, he should work hard to make money!
Ye Qiu looked at Tang Weishan and said, "You see that there are many types, but didn't you look at the quantity? I prepared it according to the serving size of two people."

"It's okay, it's okay. This is enough." After saying that, Tang Weishan quickly took out the remaining 300 yuan from his pocket and gave it to Ye Qiu.

"Why do you have money again?"

"You can use the subsidies for the Spring Festival."

Ye Qiu took it.

Tang Weishan secretly made up his mind that he had to do several missions after the Chinese New Year.

Day two.

The town is very lively.

Because this year, the four-person organization that caused the catastrophe was smashed, and the general meeting decided to correct the wrong guidance of the four people in the past ten years.

Therefore, this year the town's revolutionary cause during the Spring Festival was cancelled.Everyone can celebrate the Spring Festival happily.

No more revolutionary work during the Spring Festival!What can that do?In ten years, many people have forgotten.

But some old people still remember.Speaking of the traditions of the previous Spring Festival.

So, some people went up the mountain to see their ancestors in the afternoon.

If there is one, there will be another, and the people in the town went up the mountain one after another.

Ye Qiu and Tang Weishan are outsiders, so this custom has no meaning to them.

But Ye Qiu likes these traditions, and finds them very interesting and meaningful.

So, I took Liuliu to the town to see the strange things.

Tang Weishan made a brazier at home, ready to watch the new year at night.

One afternoon, Ye Qiu listened to some aunts and uncles chatting, and asked some questions.After learning all the customs of the Spring Festival, I went back to the house.Chattered with Tang Weishan.

The Spring Festival in Qiyun Town is somewhat similar to that of Jianshe Village in Wudu Town but also somewhat different.

In Wudu Town, Guojiang County, before the ten-year movement started, the ancestors on the mountain should be the first to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the Lunar New Year.Therefore, every year on the first day of the Lunar New Year, everyone will go up to the mountain to meet their ancestors with ceremonial papers, tomb floats, firecrackers, and tribute incense candles.

However, in Qiyun Town, Yueshan County, they pay attention to the fire of thirty and the lamp of fifteen.

The so-called Thirty Fire refers to the deceased relatives.Whether it is an ancestor who has already passed away or may be reincarnated, or a relative who has recently passed away.In front of their tombs, on the night of New Year's Eve, there must be a burning straw with braids.

The grass handle cannot emit fire, but only smoke, which is ethereal in the sky above the tomb.

The smoke will drift from dusk to late night, faint, faint, just such a wisp of green smoke, accompanying relatives lying in the grave.Spend the last night of the year with the people underground.

As for those who send grass handles to the grave, if there is a man in the family, it must be a man who goes to the grave.A woman's visit to the grave indicates that the family is not prosperous.But when there is only an only daughter in the family, that person has no choice but to take the lead.At this time, the woman is treated as a man.

After being busy in the cemetery on the mountain, it was already dark when everyone returned home.

At this time, every household lights up and burns tree roots, or burns chestnut charcoal.Every room must be lit, and in the main room, the burning tree roots, the flames soaring into the sky, the family members sitting around the fire to keep warm, eating peanuts and melon seeds, and listening to the old people telling stories about their distant experiences.At this time, middle-aged women are often busy alone in the kitchen, making halva to make New Year's French fries, and every time they make a new year's product, they will excitedly call their family members to taste her results.

In the end, the whole family stays around the stove until dawn, which is called keeping the year.

The fire is to light the grass handles from the cemetery, so that the house is bright.Echoing each other in twos, let the deceased relatives know that the living people are still thinking about them and are with them.

This is the fire of the middle-aged [-]s left by Dayao Mountain.

As for Ye Qiu and Tang Weishan's house, at sunset, a hearty voice rang outside the courtyard gate.

"wood."

Ye Qiu followed the reputation and saw a young man in a green military uniform and an elegant young man in a Zhongshan suit standing outside the door.

"Are you here?" Tang Weishan went up to greet him, then remembered Ye Qiu who was holding Liuliu, and quickly introduced, "This is my lover Ye Qiu, and these two are the leader of the army, Battalion Commander Lu and Political Commissar Xu."

"Battle Commander Lu, Political Commissar Xu, hello." Ye Qiu greeted with a smile.

"Shanzi, you are really blessed." Political commissar Xu Qianjin said immediately, and then added, "I've never seen you respected so much before, so stop pretending. We don't have battalion commanders and political commissars now." .” As he spoke, he patted the young man in military uniform, Battalion Commander Lu, and at the same time looked sideways at him and said, “Do you think so?”

The young man in military uniform just stood there expressionless and didn't answer.

But Tang Weishan twitched his lips and introduced to Ye Qiu, "This is Comrade Xu Jinjin, his comrades call him Fuxing. The other one is Comrade Lu Jianwen..."

Ye Qiu later found out that Political Commissar Xu got his name from the lyrics in "Towards Revival": Go forward, go forward....

"Why don't you say his name in the army?"

"Forget." Tang Weishan said, and then greeted the two of them into the room.

"How can I forget, such an easy-to-remember name. Wenzi, Wenzi, is also appropriate." Political Commissar Xu said seriously.

Commander Lu's face was full of black lines, and he really wanted to punch that prudish face.

Ye Qiu looked at the two of them without any trace.

Political Commissar Xu is about 30 years old. Perhaps because of his clerical position, he has a bookish air, but he speaks heartily and generously, with a hint of a smile on his lips.At first glance, it makes people feel that he is a good person to get along with.Comrade Lu Jianwen did not match his name at all.The entire face was expressionless, and the slightly protruding eye sockets made his gaze feel oppressive.

After the four of them entered the room, Ye Qiu hurriedly served tea and water.Thinking that it was getting late, he gave Liuliu to Tang Weishan's arms while he went to the kitchen to get some food.

Although the things Ye Qiu prepared were few, they had many tricks.

There were still some peanuts in the space, Ye Qiu first used oil to crisp the peanuts, then went to the next door to make two liang of sorghum wine, and brought them to the table together.Ye Qiu also sliced ​​the pork head stewed last night into thin slices to drink with the wine.I also made a pot of porridge, fried two dishes, and all the dumplings.

After everyone is full.We chatted about the daily life around the fire.

Ye Qiu didn't expect that Lu Jianwen had been inquiring about Jianshe Village.I also specifically asked the young people who were sent to the countryside in Jianshe Village.

Ye Qiu felt strange in his heart, but he didn't think about it.

Ye Qiu was shocked by the identity of political commissar Xu Qianjin.She didn't expect that Xu Jinjin was Qin Lu's cousin.

Thinking of the surprise of the two's personalities, Ye Qiu couldn't help sighing.However, this can also explain why Qin Lu's mother, Xu Wenjuan, brought something for her that day.It turned out that there was such a reason.

The two watched the new year together with Tang Weishan, and Ye Qiu gave everyone some snacks from time to time, and then listened to the conversation of the three.It's just that Ye Qiu couldn't understand.After staying with him until twelve o'clock, Ye Qiu climbed into bed with Liu Liu who was already asleep.

On the second day, Ye Qiu was woken up by the sound of firecrackers.

Tang Weishan came in and saw Ye Qiu looking around with his eyes open, walked over and said, "Are you awake?".

Ye Qiu nodded, "They left?"

"En. Back to the team." After a pause, he added, "Hurry up, we are going to set off firecrackers."

On the first day of the new year, firecrackers are set off to welcome the New Year, and it is also a tradition in Qiyun Town to light firecrackers with a family.

And in an instant, there were sporadic crackling sounds.

After all, everyone is not very rich. If you can buy firecrackers at this time, the family conditions are generally not bad.Ye Qiu didn't expect that Tang Weishan would also buy firecrackers.

And I heard from the older generation that it was even more lively before.

The whole town was bombarded for several hours.It seemed that a fierce war was being fought desperately.After the release, the air will be filled with a strong sulfur smell.For those who have not slept, wanting to sleep at this time is more difficult than climbing to the sky.

For breakfast on the first day of the new year, Qi Yunshan had to finish eating the young lamb.But Ye Qiu and Tang Weishan ate glutinous rice balls.On this day, both Wudu Town and Qiyun Town had similar concerns.For example, dirty water cannot be poured out the door.Garbage cannot leave the house.Clothes, cured fish and bacon cannot be taken out to dry outdoors.Because this means that wealth does not flow away.Even the frozen meat that Ye Qiu put outside was put in the kitchen by Tang Weishan one day in advance.

From the second day of the Lunar New Year to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Dayao Mountain began to be busy for New Year greetings.

On the second day of junior high school, it was the same as Wudu Town.A married girl returns to her natal home with her husband, son-in-law and children to celebrate the New Year.

Because everyone is not rich, they usually carry some brown sugar in their hands.

Here in Qiyun Town, Dayao Mountain, because it is close to the mountains, there are many wild animals, so many people have learned some hunting skills.Game is often hunted as gifts during the Spring Festival.

Before the married girl enters the gate of her natal family, her sister-in-law and sister-in-law are all welcoming her out.Then the family walked back laughing and laughing happily.

After a while, several large bowls of steaming hot noodle soup with poached eggs and pork were brought to the dining table, and the people from Dayaoshan asked to press it.This bowl of noodles cannot be finished, and a little bit should be reserved to show respect for the host.If you are too hungry and finish the whole bowl of noodles, the host will scold behind your back for not knowing the rules, which is degraded by others.

After paying New Year's greetings to her natal family, go to the relatives of each family to pay New Year's greetings.There is a lot of wild meat here, so there are a lot of meat for New Year greetings.It can be bacon marinated years ago, or fresh pork that has just been slaughtered.Then, buy one or two more items, or cigarettes, or alcohol, or supplements, and send them over.That's a decent gift.

Relatives and friends accept New Year's greeting gifts, and they have to pay back the New Year.The so-called repaying the year means paying homage to the gift.Sometimes, those gifts that are sent out, like passing sticks, go around a lot, and at the end, they still return to their own hands.

(End of this chapter)

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