"There is no conclusion yet on this matter." Xu Yinyin said.
It's impossible to be accurate based on just a few words from Chen Xiaotian. What does he know? Don't just fool anyone into believing it is true. How can a person who has never seen the world be expected to know clearly what is true or false?
But from Chen Xiaotian's attitude, I guess I can't get anything out of him. Report to the official? He didn't do anything substantive to the workshop. He had no name and couldn't arrest anyone.
Xu Yinyin thought for a while and felt that she had to start with the person who found Chen Xiaotian.
How can you feel relieved if you don't know who the other person is and what his appetite is?
There is a pair of eyes watching from behind, which is really hard to guard against.
Because of this incident, dinner was delayed. The people holding the lamps at the moment, Ma Zhou, Zhang Xiulan, and Xu Chunxi prepared dinner. The whole family ate and washed up. It was already late.
Guess Goudan was already asleep, so Xu Yinyin didn't go to him now and just went to sleep.
The next day is New Year's Eve, and the biggest event is not as big as celebrating the New Year. On this day, it is best to be lively and happy.
Early in the morning, the whole village was busy.
At the Xu family's side, Xu Chunshan and others were busy pasting the Spring Festival couplets written by Xu Dajun on each door. One door was outside, and the main door of each of the three rooms inside was also pasted.
After posting Spring Festival couplets and having breakfast, we started to get busy with the reunion dinner.
Kill chickens, ducks, fish, choose vegetables, wash and cut vegetables.
Originally, according to the custom, we should burn paper incense to our ancestors early in the morning, but didn't they flee the famine and settle here? There are no graves to burn, so just like last year, we should burn incense and kowtow to the memorial tablets.
After all the chickens and ducks were processed, they were put together with the pig heads on the altar table in front of the memorial tablet, as well as candies, snacks, and wine. When the table was full, Old Man Xu took his children and grandchildren to kowtow to the ancestors and burn paper.
This kind of thing has always been something only sons and grandsons can participate in. Daughters-in-law have to step aside, and the same goes for granddaughters.
But this year, Old Man Xu also called Xu Yinyin and Xu Wuya in to worship the ancestors with them.
While burning paper, old man Xu also sang to his ancestors, singing about what happened this year, the changes in the family, how prosperous the life is now, the eldest grandson and the second grandson are marrying wives, and the eldest grandson's wife is about to add a new daughter to the family.
Please ancestors bless everyone in the old Xu family to get better and better, be safe and healthy.
The paper money was burned in piles, there was no shortage of money!
After paying homage to their ancestors, everyone sat in the main hall, eating melon seeds, eating orange snacks, and chatting. In the kitchen, Mrs. Xu and Zhang Xiulan were busy.
Xu Chunshan originally wanted to roll up his sleeves and prepare the table, but Old Man Xu and Old Mrs. Xu refused to let him go. They said that he was an official now, and an eighth-grade junior official was also an official. Men from other families did not enter the kitchen.
How can any official go into the kitchen to cook?
It's a joke if you say it.
Xu Chunshan was held back and couldn't go. At this moment, he was sitting and eating melon seeds. He couldn't help but mutter to himself. This was due to his concept. It developed step by step. In their neighborhood, most people's homes celebrated the New Year and the holidays.
Yeah, isn't it just men who are busy with the food? What's the point?
A man cooks better than a woman, and his daughter loves to eat his cooking.
By the time the reunion dinner was finished, it was already afternoon.
When buying furniture, Xu Yinyin specially ordered a large round table, which could seat more than a dozen people without crowding. It was equipped with round stools. Now, everyone is sitting at the same table, and there is no distinction between male and female tables.
Yes, this kind of reunion dinner is more interesting!
Old man Xu raised his glass and spoke. Everyone drank together first, and then started using their chopsticks.
The table was full of sumptuous meals, and the Ma family members all tried their best to prepare chicken, duck, and fish dishes.
Among all the big fish and meat, the refreshing plate of folded ear root was the most suitable to Xu Yinyin's taste. She showed off most of the plate by herself.
When Mr. Ma saw that she loved eating this, he couldn't help but laugh, "They say that people are used to enjoying happiness and not suffering. In the past, we didn't enjoy eating these wild vegetables? But now our life is better, and we have meat for every meal.
, but I think this wild vegetable is not delicious. I am so naughty, I should be beaten!
Yin Yin is still honest and never forgets her roots no matter what she does. I still have to learn from you!"
As he spoke, he picked up a chopstick and ate it with his ears folded, but his mouth became wrinkled. He had to hold it back and swallowed it alive.
"We can eat whatever we like. Don't force it. I just love eating these folded ear roots. I wish you all wouldn't snatch them from me!" Xu Yinyin laughed. It's not easy to dig up these folded ear roots. She and Wu Ya shared them yesterday.
I just dug out two plates.
In the past, when we didn't have anything to eat, we didn't have to choose. It was enough to fill our stomachs. Now that there is no shortage of food, our mouths naturally pick up the taste.
To be honest, people who like the smell of Zheergen like it, but people who don't like it really can't stand it.
Xu Yinyin can understand that, for example, Xu Dajun doesn't like eating this.
It was obvious that she really loved to eat. Everyone laughed and asked her to eat more meat. Being too thin was not good.
After a reunion dinner, eating and drinking, it was already past midnight. As expected, the happy old man Xu took his son and grandson to get drunk again. He was helped back to the house by various people, and then started to compete.
Whose snoring is loud?
Ma and others were busy tidying up, washing dishes, wiping tables and sweeping the floor. They were very tired.
In a woman's house, there is never much time to rest.
The men were snoring non-stop, and finally they finished their work. Xu Yinyin and Wuya quickly brought Mrs. Xu and others honey water to drink and rest their breath.
Now it's time for them to sit down and relax, relaxing.
Xu Yinyin took out the gifts she had prepared long ago, and went to Mrs. Xu, the Ma family, Zhou family, Zhang Xiulan and Xu Chunxi, and the Yu family, Luo family, Wanya. Xu Yinyin bought them all gifts, all of which were inlaid.
Gold hairpins come in different styles and workmanship.
The women who received the gifts were overjoyed and thanked Xu Yinyin one after another.
The drunken old man Xu and others drank sobering soup and fell asleep, sleeping until it was dark.
After getting up, the lights were lit in the house, and the family sat together and talked about next year. When it got late at night, the Ma family went to cook glutinous rice balls, and everyone ate a bowl of them.
After that, the women all went to bed, and old man Xu took his children and grandchildren to keep vigil. The lights on New Year's Eve should not be extinguished. This was a rule.
Until late at night, old man Xu, who couldn't hold it any longer, went to take a nap first, and the others also took turns taking a nap around the brazier.
At dawn, a new year has begun. Everyone has put on brand-new clothes, melon seeds and snacks have been laid out, and people in the village have begun to visit every house to say New Year greetings!
Xu Yinyin took Wu Ya out of the house and followed the others to visit every house in the village. The small bag she carried was stuffed full of peanuts.
Then I caught Goudaner running away with his playmate in the village, and we went home together.
There were quite a few people gathered at the Xu family, and everyone came to chat with Old Man Xu.
Xu Yinyin took Goudan'er straight back to her house.
Goudan'er said in confusion: "Sister Siya, what are you doing?"
Xu Yinyin first touched a red envelope and gave it to him, "New Year's Eve, my sister will give you a red envelope. I hope you will be healthy all year round."
Looking at the red envelope, Goudaner immediately grinned and took it, "Thank you, Sister Si Ya! Huh? Sister Si Ya, what are you doing with a pen and paper?"
Xu Yinyin asked him to sit down, "Do you remember the appearance of the man who was whispering to Chen Xiaotian outside the village?"
Goudan'er thought for a while, "I can probably think of it."
"That's good, just tell me so I can draw him."
"Draw it?" Goudan's eyes widened and he began to stumble to describe the characteristics of the person in his mind.
He only took a few glances to see what he looked like. In fact, he couldn't think of a complete face in his mind. He only remembered that this person had moles at the corners of his eyes, a somewhat flat nose, small eyes, and a beard...
But as Xu Yinyin drew one stroke after another, his eyes widened.
"That's what he looks like! Sister Siya, you are so awesome! I didn't know, I thought you had seen him before!"
Xu Yinyin put down her pen, looked at the portrait in the painting, and raised her eyebrows. Not to mention, she had actually seen this person before.