Lu Ping's face is redder. Lu Ping is no longer young. After the new year, she will be 21 years old, only two years younger than Lu Yang. In Lu Yang's hometown, she is used to counting imaginary years. In other words, Lu Ping will soon be 22 years old, is a junior, and will go out for internship in another six months.
Lu Ping, who is about to turn 22, is more beautiful. She is slim and can be well described. Her skin is not slightly black as it was two years ago. She is nearly one meter seven tall and has a symmetrical figure. Standing in the kitchen, she is half a head taller than her mother.
"Brother! Let me chop it!"
Lu Ping's face is thin. She is a little overwhelmed by her mother's training. She comes to rob Lu Yang again.
Lu Ying has been quick and quick to help choose dishes. Lu Fei turns his eyes and doesn't find what he can do. He just sees Xiao Hei coming in from the outside. His wet hooves dirty the floor tiles in the kitchen. As soon as his eyes brighten, he goes over and kicks Xiao Hei away. Xiao Hei whines, wrongfully holding his tail and turns around and walks out.
After training her daughter, Lu Yang's second mother smiled and said to Lu Yang, "Yangzi! You see, Pingping is going to practice. What experience do you have as an eldest brother? Tell her! This girl is stupid. She can't do anything except study. Your second uncle and I are worried that she will suffer losses in society in the future!"
Lu Ping was more and more embarrassed. Lu Yang didn't let her chop meat. She didn't know what to do. She stood beside Lu Yang with a red face and twisted her hands together to see Lu Yang's skillful chop meat there.
When she heard that her mother asked her eldest brother to teach her internship experience, she slightly raised her head and looked at Lu Yang. Seeing Lu Ping's shyness, Lu Yang said to her second mother, "second mother! Don't always say that about Pingping! It's always critical and it's a blow to her self-confidence. It's nothing to encourage her!"
"Oh... No! Pingping can't boast! This girl doesn't boast! I can't boast even if I scold her? If I boast her again, I don't know how high the sky is and how thick the earth is!"
"Mom! Who doesn't know that heaven is high and earth is thick? Why don't I boast?"
Lu Ping finally couldn't hold back and said something.
Lu Yang's mother is also helping. Lu Ying hides next to her while choosing dishes and watching her sister's jokes. Lu Fei also secretly smiles at Lu Ping from time to time.
The atmosphere in the kitchen became happy. Lu Yang's second mother wanted to train again. Seeing that everyone had a smile on their faces, Lu Ping was a little angry. She was stunned and then followed with a smile and scold: "look! I said this girl would scold! It's all like this if she didn't boast. If she boasted, it's ok?"
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At more than two o'clock in the afternoon, dad and second uncle came back from selling fish. Both brothers were in a good mood and came back in an empty tricycle. They went in an electric tricycle.
As soon as he entered the door, the second uncle said happily, "it's still easy to sell fish for the New Year! Today, no matter big fish or small fish, people are scrambling for them! Small fish with a palm can also sell for five yuan! The boss has made a lot today! At least more than 2000! If it's so easy to sell every day, the boss will send it!"
At about 3 p.m., many families nearby began to worship their ancestors. Firecrackers broke out one after another. Standing at the gate, Lu Yang could smell the smell of firecrackers and paper money from elsewhere, as well as the aroma of various dishes. New couplets were pasted on every door. Looking around, children in the village and on the road were basically wearing new clothes and shoes, Lu Yang saw a child who had not changed his clothes and wanted to change his clothes. The adults at home refused to let him wear them until the first day of the new year. As a result, the child pursed his small mouth and squatted under the eaves without saying a word.
The smell of new year in the village is getting stronger and stronger. Some villagers who usually don't see a smile will greet everyone with a smile.
Lu Yang's father and his second uncle began to offer wine and dishes for ancestor worship. Lu Fei, Lu Ying and Lu Ping were all driven out of the living room. Lu Ying and Lu Ping were even scolded by his second uncle and didn't give them out in the kitchen. This is the rule of ancestor worship here. When ancestor worship, women and children should avoid. Only when kowtow, they give three kowtows to boys.
Lu Fei stood outside the gate and looked at him with a smile. His father accidentally saw him. He just stared and whispered, "don't laugh!"
Lu Yang's father and second uncle are very serious about ancestor worship, which is also the custom here. The eight immortals table in the living room is placed in the middle of the living room, surrounded by four stools. There are chicken, duck, fish, meat, tofu and other dishes on the table. The chicken should be whole, the duck should be cut white, the fish can only be whole fried fish, the meat should be braised meat, and the tofu can be raw tofu or fried tofu, but there can be no soup.
Put the rice in one bowl and then buckle it into another bowl to make the rice round.
There are also Baijiu, when ancestor worship, when a cup is filled, when pouring wine, people can not touch the table and bench, the wine is ready, and every chopstick should be put into a bowl with a single dish of food. Then the family men will go ahead and rule three heads in a row, knock and make a bow.
Lu Yang has experienced a lot and has been watching regularly. When it's time to kowtow, he will kowtow three times behind his second uncle. After the second ceremony, his father goes out to set off firecrackers. Lu Yang consciously takes his brother and sister to the corner of the house to burn paper money.
This year's paper money was made by my father himself. My second uncle, who has been outside for many years, did not say that he would buy the kind of paper money for printing. The rough yellow paper was cut into a square slightly larger than the palm of his hand, and then nailed holes on it with iron nails. This kind of paper is not easy to burn, and it is easy to extinguish. It needs to be separated a little and gently placed on the fire to burn it all.
Lu Fei is a little impatient. Lu Ying and Lu Ping think it's fun. Lu Yang burns quietly. He thinks it's good. A few years later, some officials even proposed to abolish ancestor worship. Lu Yang doesn't know how such people become officials. They don't even want to worship and respect their ancestors. What else are they afraid of? Is there a bottom line? Not to mention being an official.
Before it was dark, every family bolted their doors and ate New Year's Eve dinner at home. The same was true of Lu Yang's family. From the beginning of new year's Eve dinner, the door could not be opened again before 12 o'clock in the evening.
After 12:00, we should open the door and set off firecrackers outside the door. The more, the better. Welcome the God of wealth.
This year, the atmosphere of Lu Yang's family's dinner is much warmer than in previous years. The two families get together. You drink to me and I drink to you. No one will persuade others to drink less that night. If a talkative woman dares to ask her man to drink less today, the man with a hot temper is likely to turn his face.
At the end of the year, you are not allowed to drink wine during the new year?
Having enough to eat and drink, and when it was time to send lucky money every year, Lu Yang prepared three red envelopes early, each containing 1000 yuan. When his parents and second uncles and second mothers gave lucky money to several young people one by one, he smiled and distributed the three red envelopes to his three brothers and sisters.
This makes Lu Fei, Lu Ying and; Lu Ping and her three people were very surprised. Lu Yang had never given lucky money in the past Chinese New Year. Today, just when their parents and second uncles gave lucky money, one person gave Lu Yang a hundred!
He is still receiving lucky money himself.
This is also the rule. As long as you are not married, your parents will give it every year.
When giving the lucky money, the second mother took Lu Yang's hand and forced the money into his hand. The second mother said with a smile: "Yangzi! You're one year older now! You're 24 years old! Should you start a family in the new year? I heard your mother tell me you have two beautiful girlfriends, right? Which one do you marry? Marry back quickly! Let your father and mother have grandchildren as soon as possible! Your second uncle and I are waiting to give lucky money to your nieces and grandchildren at this time next year! Ha ha!"
The second uncle drank some wine. At this time, he blushed and said with a smile: "yes! Yangzi! You are the boss! You see Pingping is a big girl. She is about to graduate from college and can get married! You big brother can't get married if you don't get married!"
At this time, my mother also advised with a smile: "yes! Boss! You see what your second uncle and second mother said, or you'll get married next year! You're almost the same age. Your father and I are two or three years old at your age! If they don't get married, they either have no money or have no female friends. Don't delay!"
Dad also looked at Lu Yang with red eyes. His eyes were red because he drank wine.
"Get married early! If you get married early, your mother and I have a task!"
Lu Yang listened helplessly and had to keep a smile on his face. However, his brother and sister were also coaxing. Lu Fei said, "yes! Brother, you're married!"
Lu Ying also said, "big brother! Everyone is waiting to eat your wedding candy!"
Lu Ping also chuckled and whispered, "brother, everyone has passed the vote. You can't escape!"
Lu Yang had to experience such a scene every year since he was 24 years old in his previous life. In the back, his parents even said, and his eyes turned red. He almost begged him to get married. It's common to call him on a blind date.
At that time, he always kept silent.
There is no success in his career and no girl he likes. In addition, his brother and sister have married one after another. His brother has children and the Lu family has a future. Lu Yang has always been unwilling to get married.
Today's situation makes Lu Yang feel like yesterday.
There was a touch of sadness in my heart. The first thing I thought of in my mind was Feng Tingting, a girl he couldn't marry in his previous life. In this life, if he wanted to marry her, should she be very happy?
Unfortunately, he doesn't want to marry her.
Cao Xue
Lu Yang wants to marry her, but there is also a tong Yaqian and a Rui Xiaoxiu. How can you tell them?
"Boss! You are showing your attitude! Everyone is waiting!"
Mother was urging again. Lu Yang responded with a helpless smile: "let me think! I'll tell you when I think about it!"
All the people at the table were not satisfied with the answer. Continue to persuade you and me. Lu Yang can only continue to play Tai Chi with them and smile at the problem.
At this time, the mobile phone in Lu Yang's pocket rang, which temporarily saved him. He took out his mobile phone and saw that it was sent by Tong Yaqian.
"Your majesty! Happy New Year!"