During the holidays, we miss our loved ones even more. During the Chinese New Year, Han Chaoshan will become a common topic when the Feng family and the Han family meet. They feel sorry for such a bloody black soil man and are even more moved by his righteous deeds.

"This kid from Chaoshan is so benevolent and righteous. He has been away for eight or nine years to avenge his second brother. He has a family and can't go back. I feel sorry for him! It's rare for him to be so benevolent and righteous. He is really a man and a righteous man!"

Brother Ertian should be content under Jiuquan. With such a brother of life and death, he can also rest in peace! Auntie, I wish him to get married and start a business as soon as possible and live a stable life! Now that the rumors are not so tight, I will ask someone to guide him. Please come back, auntie, I miss him!"

"Chaoshan's family doesn't know where he is. My brother is so determined and will not look back easily when he is determined. I heard that he only killed two or three of the black jackals, and the rest of the gangsters were killed." He hasn't found it yet. I don't know where it went. He is still looking for it.

Chaoshan doesn't go home every year, where can you go to find him? Let alone persuade him to come back. Chaoshan is very loyal to Ertian, so why didn't he send a message to our family to help you more? This is a lie I admire all loyal men!"

Grandma Feng and Han Chaoyang talked around Han Chaoyang for a long time. It was almost noon before Han Chaoyang left, saying that it was the Chinese New Year and there were still things at home.

Grandma Feng asked her grandson Zhanqiang to kowtow to Han Chaoyang in the New Year! Before saying goodbye, she forcefully gave Han Chaoyang a cooked chicken and a few twists.

After sending Han Chaoyang away, Grandma Feng and Ru Feng prepared the New Year's dinner together. Zhan Qiang was not willing to be idle and kept busy inside and outside, making the whole family happy.

The dinner was not a sumptuous meal, but compared with previous years, it was a huge difference. Before the meal, Ru Feng and Zhan Qiang knelt on the ground and kowtowed several times to the newly enshrined tablets of Ru Feng’s father and mother. A stick of incense and a few pieces of paper burned.

Then he invited grandma to the kang and kowtowed to her respectfully and blessed her! She was practicing the etiquette that juniors should give their elders during the New Year.

After dinner, it was still bright and the three of them had nothing to do together. Grandma Feng looked too lonely, so she suggested that the three of them play a game of guessing copper coins. Of course Ru Feng and Zhan Qiang responded positively and joined in happily. We started playing together.

The so-called copper coin guessing game is actually very simple. It is to use three copper coins, choose one, or two, or three, and hold it in your hand. One person is the banker, and the other two people guess. The one who guesses correctly wins, and both people guess. No, the banker wins, and the winner continues to be the banker.

Of course, there is a reward for the winner, which is to take a bite of the freshly softened frozen pear. Grandma Feng said that her teeth are not good and she cannot eat anything that is too cold or too hard, so she only plays with her and does not eat.

But Rufeng and Zhanqiang insisted that they couldn't, and they would eat a big slow persimmon instead, so Grandma Feng had no choice but to agree.

When it was time to light the lanterns, candles were lit in the house and lanterns were hung in the yard, making the smell of the New Year even stronger. Grandma Feng still led Ru Feng and Zhan Qiang to continue playing, and only stopped when it was time to make dumplings.

Although Zhan Qiang didn't have all the fun, she didn't force it. Grandma Feng said she would continue playing after eating the dumplings, so that Zhan Qiang could have enough fun.

The dumplings to be made are stuffed with pickled cabbage, meat and oil, and smell delicious. For the Feng family, it is not easy to eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year, and there is meat in the stuffing, which makes it even more rare.

Over the years, the Feng family has rarely made dumplings by themselves, and the family has rarely seen meat and noodles. Making dumplings has almost become a luxury.

Grandma Feng has become a little rusty after not making dumplings for many years, and Ru Feng has never made dumplings, and has rarely even seen dumplings. Let alone Zhan Qiang, he has never made dumplings at home since he can remember.

Fortunately, the population is small and there is plenty of time, so there is no rush to make dumplings slowly. Grandma Feng taught Ru Feng while she was proficient. Even Zhan Qiang asked him to wash his hands and learn to make dumplings together.

Zhan Qiang was very willing and studied very seriously. Not only did he learn to make dumplings, but he also learned to roll out the wrappers. If he couldn't roll out the dumplings well, he would destroy them and start over again. He was very happy with it.

The dumplings are wrapped, enough for two meals. Separate half of them and freeze them outside. Keep the half containing the two copper coins and prepare them for New Year's Eve. That is the main meal of the New Year.

When everything was ready, the grandfather and grandson came to the yard to watch the stars together and estimate the time. "One night lasts two years, and the fifth watch divides two years." The most joyful time for the farmer is coming!

Zhanqiang couldn't wait to light the fire and set off the firecrackers, and kept asking grandma if it could start?

Grandma told Zhan Qiang not to be anxious, not to rush forward, and to wait until the neighbors' houses were lit on fire before our house was lit. This is how you should be a human being, and you should not force yourself to stand out and let others light the fire.

People near and far have begun to light fires, and the sound of firecrackers is also ringing cheerfully. The "three yuan" moment of the yuan of years, the yuan of moon, and the yuan of time is coming.

The good wishes for the farmers to pray for blessings, eliminate disasters, celebrate, and be happy echoed and dispersed in the village, one after another, one family after another, quickly filling the starry night, and floating thickly in the sky above the village.

Set up a pile of branches, open the firecrackers to be set off, and arrange the memorial paper neatly. Grandma has already lit the pot and boiled water to cook the dumplings.

Seeing that neighbors were lighting fires one after another, grandma told Zhan Qiang that it was time to light a fire. Ru Feng helped Zhan Qiang light a pile of branches, and it gradually started to burn, getting stronger and stronger. The blazing fire reflected the happiness of the whole family.

Happy face.

Zhan Qiang was jumping, jumping, and clapping his hands. The candlelight in the room was bright, the red lights were hung high outside, and the fire was bright. The festive atmosphere immediately filled the Feng family courtyard.

Lighting a fire in the yard is a very important ritual for farmers to celebrate the New Year. They use relatively hard combustible materials, which indicates that the coming year will be prosperous. Some families even prepare some sesame poles to light, which means '

The sesame flowers are blooming higher and higher.

Of course, burning paper and incense next to the fire, paying homage to ancestors, and worshiping heaven and earth are also indispensable rituals. After all this is done, firecrackers are set off, pushing the ceremony to its climax!

Grandma Feng put the cooked dumplings under the lantern pole and threw them into the fire. They were for the God of Joy and the God of Nian to enjoy. As the dumplings and soup were poured in, the fire gradually burned out.

, only the big red lanterns hanging high are getting brighter and brighter.

As the fire gradually extinguished, Grandma Feng took Ru Feng and Qiangqiang back to the house to eat dumplings. Of course, she first brought a plate of dumplings to the memorial tablets of Ru Feng's father and mother, burned incense, prayed, kowtowed and burned paper.

Then the whole family sits together, happily eats dumplings, and celebrates the New Year happily!

Eating dumplings, although they are surprisingly fragrant and intoxicatingly beautiful, what I want to eat the most is the copper coins wrapped in the dumplings. It is really evenly divided, grandma, Rufeng, and Zhanqiang each got one wrapped in the dumplings.

Copper coins inside.

The taste was so delicious, the moment the copper coins clicked in the teeth, happiness and joy immediately spread to my heart. Zhanqiang asked grandma, didn't I just pack two copper coins? How could I eat three? Grandma Feng laughed and didn't answer.

After eating the dumplings, the vigil began. The three of them still played a game of guessing copper coins. They were not allowed to sleep on the night of the New Year. It was called "staying up late". Although not everyone knew exactly what staying up late meant, but for a lifetime

This has been passed down from generation to generation and everyone must abide by it.

Grandma Feng explained that it was the aftertaste and respect for the past, the yearning and blessing for the future, and the silent hope in her heart.

He couldn't sleep anyway. Even though Zhan Qiang was already very sleepy, his grandma still wouldn't let him sleep. Ru Feng also tried every means to make Zhan Qiang happy and help him drive away his sleepiness. It wasn't until Dongfang turned white that the three of them took care of themselves.

Get ready, lie down, and take a nap.

The happy but short New Year passed quickly, and the hard days that followed had to be lived. Only then did Grandma Feng ask Ru Feng in detail, how did she get through these years? Was she suffering or living happily?

It was only when her younger brother was out playing that Ru Feng told her grandmother about her life and destiny over the years, describing her recent tragic experiences in detail.

Ru Feng did not want her younger brother to know what she had experienced, for fear of leaving a shadow on his young mind and increasing his psychological pressure at such a young age.
Chapter completed!