Jianbao life

Chapter 612 Chinese New Year (continued)

"well said!"

The old man nodded again and again, and waved his big hand with a smile on his face: "Fire the cannon, eat!"

As soon as the words fell, Chu Chen took the incense and lit the firecrackers hanging at the door, and the sound of "cracking" firecrackers rang out immediately.

"New Year's Eve!"

Everyone looked at the firecrackers at the door, everyone had beaming expressions on their faces, the little girl Chu Qianxue jumped up and down, and when the sound of firecrackers stopped, she wanted to continue setting off, but in the end it was her mother who made it difficult. Get her back home.

"Father, Mom, I wish you two elders such blessings as the East China Sea, and a longer life than Nanshan..."

After the banquet started, the brothers and sisters raised their wine glasses and toasted the two old people.Next came Chu Chen and the juniors, and finally it was the turn of the youngest Chu Qianxue.

"Grandpa, where's my New Year's money?" A child's voice greeted the New Year, and Chu Qianxue reached out to ask for the New Year's money.

"Yes, there are..."

At this time, the old couple were already laughing from ear to ear, and took out the red envelopes they had prepared a long time ago, and distributed them.

Getting the red envelope as she wished, the little girl began to kowtow to other elders, including Chu Chen.

"Third Uncle, I heard Second Uncle said that you are a big capitalist!"

After kowtowing to Chu Chen, the little girl stretched out her chubby hands, and looked at Chu Chen with her big eyes flickering.

Chu Chen glared at Chu Junfeng, Chu Junfeng smiled, spread his hands and did not speak.

Afterwards, Chu Chen handed the red envelope that he had prepared long ago to his little niece, then hugged the little girl, and said with a smile, "Xiaoxue, are you satisfied with the red envelope I gave you?"

The little girl compared the red envelope given by Chu Chen with others, and said with a smile, "I'm satisfied!"

"Let me tell you!" Chu Chen leaned into the little girl's ear and whispered, "Your second uncle is also a big capitalist, and the store he opened is as big as a dozen of mine!"

The little girl looked around for a while, then thought with her little head, and said in surprise: "Ah! Really!"
Chu Chen said: "Of course, third uncle will lie to you?"

The little girl looked at the red envelope in her hand, then jumped off Chu Chen, walked up to Chu Junfeng, and said angrily, "Humph! Second Uncle, you are such an iron cock!"

"Why am I an iron cock?" Chu Junfeng asked cheerfully.

"You are obviously a big capitalist, why don't you learn as much as my third uncle with the lucky money..."

Ge Beirong pulled the little girl over and reprimanded: "You girl, why do you think too much and too little New Year's money!"

The little girl pouted: "Mom, this is what you said. My New Year's money will be used for my education in the future. If it is not enough, then I can't 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. It doesn't 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 put in the effort to implement it.

Chu Junfeng smiled and said, "Okay! It's still Xiaoxue of our family who has ambition. When the time comes, I will help you pay for your study money..."

"Thank you, Second Uncle, now I feel that you are not an iron rooster, but Lei Feng..."

The little girl smacked Chu Junfeng's face lightly, and said something, which immediately made everyone laugh. ...

People in the old capital pay special attention to "Chinese New Year", so there is: "Wife, don't be greedy, it is the New Year after Laba, Laba porridge, drink for a few days, mile lala 23, 23, Tanggua sticky, 24, house cleaning , 25. Fried tofu, 26. Stewed mutton, 27. Kill a rooster, 28. Make noodles, 29. Steam steamed buns, stay up all night at [-], twist and twist on the New Year's Day..." ballad.

Laba porridge, fried tofu, stewed mutton, etc. listed in the folk songs are all delicacies in the old capital during the Spring Festival.Today, these are commonplace, but in the 60s and [-]s, they can only be eaten during the Chinese New Year.

Of course, living materials are abundant now, and there are many more things on the table, but traditional foods such as honey offerings, saqima, carp, braised pork, etc. are still indispensable on New Year's Eve.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Mrs. Ji brought out the dumplings that are indispensable for the Chinese New Year. In the customs of the capital, dumplings with vegetarian filling are indispensable because they are used to worship the gods. However, the Chuchen family is different from It is not convenient for ordinary families to worship God.What everyone eats is stuffed with meat and mixed with meat and vegetables.

In addition to the well-known delicacies such as dumplings and rice cakes, Mrs. Ji also brought out a plate of "bean sauce", which is a cold dish made of pork skin, dried tofu, soybeans, green beans, water mustard, etc. The color is as follows: Amber, similar to "meat jelly", is also a traditional dish of the older generation.

In addition, there are "mustard dumplings", which are cold dishes used to accompany wine and appetizers.People eat a lot of greasy food during the festival, which is easy to "fire" and "phlegm". These cold dishes can make up for this defect.

After eating and drinking enough, the whole family sat together, eating sunflower seeds and eating snacks, while watching TV and chatting.Looking at the scene of four generations living under the same roof, Chu Chen couldn't help but feel a warm feeling in his heart...

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Chinese New Year is happy, busy, and short, and in a blink of an eye, it will be the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.

According to legend, on the fourth day of the first lunar month every year, Lord Stove will check his household registration, so it is not suitable to leave home.Although it is nonsense, it meets the requirement that people need to adjust at home one day during the continuous holidays. Therefore, there is a folk custom of not going out on the fourth day of the lunar new year.

But now it's the new century after all, and it doesn't matter if you go out on the fourth day of the new year, so Chu Yulan, who was a bit bored at home, pulled Chu Chen to go to the temple fair. Anyway, there was nothing to do, so Chu Chen agreed.

Temple fairs, commonly known as temple fairs, used to be when temples were open, vendors and folk artists set up stalls near the temples to sell goods and perform acrobatics.Later, some temples lost their incense, but the market was still held as usual, and it evolved into a purely commercial and entertainment market, and people still called it temple fair.

Before the Spring Festival, businesses were not open from the first day to the fifth day of the new year.The stalls at the temple fair are the most prosperous buyers and sellers during the Chinese New Year, with everything needed for food and clothing, especially all kinds of things that are suitable for the Chinese New Year.There are crowds of people visiting the temple fair, and there is no business that is not booming.

Among them, the happiest ones are the children, who are beckoned by a variety of playthings (toys). At this time, if you act like a baby to your parents, most of them will get your wish.

The temple fair chosen by the brothers and sisters is the most prestigious temple fair in Changdian. It is based on the unique history and culture of the old capital city 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 in the Ming Dynasty, flourished in Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, flourished in Qianlong, and was held until the early 60s.Perhaps to cater to the nostalgia complex of the people in the capital, the capital restored the Changdian Temple Fair in 37.

As soon as Chu Chen and Chu Yulan walked into the temple fair, they felt a strong sense of the New Year wafting in the air. Looking at the continuous shouts coming from all around, their emotions suddenly rose.

There are a lot of folk items at the Changdian Temple Fair. The brothers and sisters look at the flowers on horseback. They look like traditional items such as Layang films, dough figurines, silk figurines, kites, diabolos, paper-cuts, micro-carvings, facial makeup, and sedan chairs, which are old crafts in the capital. The temple fair drew a picture of folk customs, which reminded Chu Chen of his childhood memories, and it felt very good.

Chu Yulan was particularly interested in going to temple fairs, and whenever she saw something interesting, she would go to see it.

For example, taming birds, those trained birds can take the money from your hand, open the iron box, and put the coins into the box in one go.

Seeing this, Chu Yulan was very surprised. Not only did she spend the coins in her hand, but she went to change them, and she was not satisfied until she felt sour.

After watching the bird training, Chu Yulan stopped after walking a few steps. It turned out to be a straw weaving stall.

I saw that the straw weaver artist picked up a few thin grasses, bent and twisted them lightly, or turned into a dragonfly fluttering its wings, or a fearless praying mantis, or a jumping mantis. A frog about to jump may turn into a prawn playing in the water, a dragon made of straw is majestic, and a grasshopper made of straw is vivid.

Seeing this situation, Chu Yulan felt that it seemed quite easy, so she also wanted to do it: "Brother, I want to try it too, do you think it will work?"

"Okay! Let me ask for you."

It was nothing more than paying some money, Chu Chen nodded with a smile, and went up to inquire. Hearing that there was money compensation, and that Chu Yulan was a beautiful girl, the artist smiled without thinking too much. agreed.

Things in the world often look easy but are difficult to do. Chu Yulan happily picked up the tools to make it by herself, but found that she couldn't do it at all. She clearly wanted to be a dragonfly, but what she made in the end was not at all. Knowing what it was, Chu Chen laughed straight after seeing it.

Chu Yulan was a little annoyed by the laughter: "Brother, if you have the ability, you can do one!"

"It's a piece of cake for me."

Chu Chen chuckled. Although he had never learned straw weaving before, he had a good memory. He had already memorized the tricks of the artist making just now.So, it didn't take long for him to make up a vivid puppy, which made Chu Yulan and the artist dumbfounded.

"Brother, did you learn it before?" Chu Yulan said dumbfounded.

Chu Chen smiled and didn't answer right away. He didn't reply until he paid the money and walked a few steps:

"Have you forgotten, I can never forget this kind of simple thing, I will remember it after seeing it a few times, hey, this is for you!"

Chu Yulan took the straw puppy and said speechlessly, "Hey, I forgot you have the ability to cheat!"

But right away, she was attracted by the straw puppy in her hand. Looking left and right, she thought it was very cute, so she smiled and thanked: "Thank you brother... Hey, there is a "sugar blower" there! Brother, Since you have such a powerful ability, help me blow another puppy later!"

"Okay, no problem..."

"Sugar blower" is to use pigeon egg-sized syrup, knead it in your hand, take one out and put it in your mouth, while blowing in your mouth and moving your hands, in just a moment, the thing you want to blow will jump in your hand .

(End of this chapter)