Today is New Year's Eve (also known as New Year's Eve), which is the last day of the year and is "the day when the month ends and the year ends." As the saying goes: "After thirty, it is the year."
Everyone in the Yun family got up early and started cleaning the front and back of the house, inside and outside the house, even cleaning the corners.
The windows were re-pasted with window paper and red window grilles were pasted. On the early morning of New Year's Eve, every household posted couplets to welcome the door god and hung New Year pictures in the house. The flavor of that year suddenly came.
"Third brother, you got up at the right time. Today is New Year's Eve. I need a few couplets to post on the door of our house. I have prepared the red paper and am just waiting for you to write it."
"Brother, you asked Yunbei to write. With such a good opportunity, the uncle will not interfere with it. For my nephew, writing a couple is a win-win situation. By the way, brother, is my niece awake? Yesterday I also
I haven’t hugged you enough.”
"Your niece hasn't gotten up yet, so don't disturb my Fuya's sleep."
"Dad, let me write. Let my brother-in-law rest. My son is the younger generation, so it should be like this."
"Look, my second nephew is a nice and considerate uncle. Hey, what about that? Nephew, please write slowly. I'll go see if my niece is awake."
After finishing speaking, without waiting for Yunyi Yunbei's reply, he went to the kitchen to find his sister-in-law.
Yun Yi shook his head helplessly and told Yun Bei beside him: "Xiao Bei, come and write a few couplets. Later, your mother will make paste and paste it on the door of the courtyard.
one time."
"Okay, Dad."
After finishing speaking, Yunbei immediately took the brush from his father's hand, picked up the red paper and walked towards the square table placed in the yard.
As soon as I picked up the pen to write, I saw an iron hand painted with silver hooks on the red paper. The handwriting was vigorous and powerful. One stroke down, it looked like a runaway horse flying into the sky and flying away from the dust.
I saw on the red paper written "Three Yangs bring happiness to the world, five blessings come to the earth and spring," and "Wu Hua Tian Bao" was written horizontally.
"Yes, yes, the meaning is good, the words are good, Xiaobei is getting better and better."
Old Yun also came out at some point. Seeing the couplets written by Yun Bei, he looked pleased.
"Master, you've given me a compliment. My grandson needs to practice more."
Mr. Yun stroked his beard and nodded happily.
"You haven't studied for many years, so stop showing off your reputation as a scholar and come and help." Mrs. Zhao's voice came from behind, directly revealing the shortcomings of old man Yun.
"Hey, you old woman, let me see if it's okay." Old Yun followed Mrs. Zhao with a proud look on his face.
After Yunbei finished speaking, he continued to write a few more couplets. After he finished writing, he put down the pen and waited for the writing to dry. Li Wanrou happened to take out the cooked paste, followed by Yun Tian who wanted to see Yunxi.
Yun Yi saw his third brother following his wife, asking her to go back to the room to see if Yun Xi was awake. He immediately looked at his third brother unhappily.
Just in time, the couplet has been written, and I asked my third brother to post it, so that I can save the time of following my wife.
"Third brother, please stop following your sister-in-law. Later, let your sister-in-law see if Yun Xi is awake. Quickly take the paste from your sister-in-law's hand. Come on, let's go and paste the couplets."
Without waiting for Yuntian to answer, he pulled Yuntian over, took the paste from Li Wanrou's hand, and asked Yunbei to take the couplets and go to paste the couplets.
In the house, Yunxi woke up now and was lying on the kang holding her feet. The winter in the north is relatively cold, and every household in Yunjia Village sleeps on the kang. When the kang is heated at night, the bed will be very hot after a while.
Yunxi wasn't cold at all at this moment. The only thing that made her more embarrassed was that the baby couldn't control her body instincts. At this moment, her little feet were not far away from Yunxi's mouth.
Yun Xi felt hopeless. Fortunately, fortunately, just when she was about to put her foot into her mouth, Li Wanrou entered the room.
When Li Wanrou entered the bedroom, she saw the white and tender Yun Xi holding her little feet and putting them in her mouth. She was immediately enchanted by her daughter's cute little appearance.
With a pop, Li Wanrou chuckled.
"Oh, my daughter is so cute." As she spoke, Li Wanrou picked up Yunxi from the kang.
At this time, Yunxi blushed at her mother's laughter and buried her face in Li Wanrou's arms.
"Nanny is awake, why don't you call me mother?" Li Wanrou looked at her daughter who blushed at her laughter and stopped teasing Yun Xi.
Yunxi came out of Li Wanrou's arms and said to Li Wanrou:
"Beep, bab, bab, bab," she replied. (Translation: "Mom, I called you, but you didn't hear.") It didn't matter whether Li Wanrou understood it or not, I understood it anyway.
When Li Wanrou heard her daughter's babbling, she didn't take it seriously. After putting Yunxi on the kang again, she took out a small pink muslin jacket from the kang cabinet, put it on for Yunxi, and packed it up properly.
Finally, he carried Yun Xi out of the room.
Outside the house, the couplets have been posted, the meals are ready, and Mr. Yun and Mrs. Zhao have gathered their families together.
In front of the main house, worship meals are placed on the table to worship the ancestors and perform three kneels and nine kowtows to express gratitude to the gods and ancestors for their blessings and to pray for more blessings in the new year.
After the ceremony and everyone finished eating the dumplings, the men continued their work while the women prepared the New Year's Eve dinner in the evening.
Yuntian plays with Yunxi in his arms. (Yuntian: "I finally got my cute little niece.")
Yunxi:……
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At night, everyone in the Yun family was sitting in the main room. Yunxi's eldest brother Yunnan also came back. Yunxi saw his eldest brother for the first time.
Dressed in a violet-colored cotton coat, her hair was tied up with a wooden hairpin, she had regular features, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a smile on her face. She looked kind and gentle, but she occasionally showed shrewdness in her eyes, which no one could ignore.
Yunxi also received a gift from his elder brother, a silver longevity lock. Although it was not big, the workmanship was particularly exquisite. Yunnan put it on his sister directly.
Yunxi also smiled sweetly at her elder brother very happily.
Yunnan was immediately captured by his sister's smile.
Everyone sat down. There was a large pot of red-colored braised pork on the table. Even before eating it, you knew it would be delicious.
Stewed chicken with winter melon, stir-fried winter bamboo shoots with meat slices, four cold side dishes, stir-fried rice with tofu (rice: cabbage), meatballs in sour soup, and braised fish. There are ten dishes in total, which are perfect in meaning. Each dish is generous in portion, and there is still a lot left over.
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"Today is New Year's Eve. All the children in our family are here. This year's life is pretty good. Yuntian and Yunbei are successful in their studies, but they will die next year. Everyone is blessed with a little girl this year. Life is getting more and more promising. Yunnan
The accounting job here is pretty good. I’ll work hard next year. I won’t say anything more and let’s start dinner.”
The head of the Yun family finished his concluding speech.
"Dad, my son would like to give you a drink. It is because of the good leadership of father and mother that our family will get better and better." Yun Yi first said to Mr. Yun.
"Yes, yes, if it weren't for the open-mindedness of my parents, our family might not have been able to live like what it was." Yun Bo also followed Yun Yi's words and agreed naively.
"Grandma is better than Grandma Zhaodi. Grandma Zhaodi doesn't like female dolls." Erya's cute little voice spoke from her heart.
"Grandpa, grandma is the best, better than the grandma from Tiedan's family. They envy me."
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The Yun family's New Year's Eve dinner ended with joy and laughter. The adults stayed up late and cleared the table. Yun Xi couldn't resist the child's body and fell asleep early.
