"I've been back for a long time, and this is the first time I slept so soundly."
At around six o'clock in the morning on New Year's Eve, Chu Heng lazily climbed out of bed. He was no longer as tired as he used to be every morning. His eyes were bright, his face was red, and he looked refreshed.
This is not because he has achieved results in fitness, but because he has to prepare for today's New Year's Eve. Xiao Ni and Qin Jingru were very considerate and gave this guy a holiday last night.
"Get up quickly, don't you still have to write couplets?"
At this time, Xiao Ni also sat up from the bed, quickly put on her clothes, her beautiful face was full of confidence, and she was ready to breastfeed the child.
"Yeah, it's time to get up." Chu Heng sat up and looked at the pretty daughter-in-law next to him who was only wearing a small vest, with her graceful and plump white body half-covered. His heart felt like still water, and he answered silently.
He passed the clothes that Xiao Ni handed over and put them on one by one.
No matter how good the fish or meat is, you will get tired of eating it all the time, so occasionally going to a club or a place like Foot Washing City to eat some radish and pickles for a change is necessary...
After a while.
Little Ni, who got dressed first, got off the ground and put on her shoes. She turned around and glanced at her husband, who was still scratching his head. He said, "Go and write the couplet when you're done. I'll help you after I finish feeding the child."
"Okay."
Chu Heng nodded in agreement.
Ni Yinghong left behind a wisp of fragrant wind and left with a graceful figure.
After a while, Chu Heng also got dressed and came out of the bedroom. He went to the bathroom to wash up, and then ran to the study room to prepare to write a couplet with the character "福".
His house has a large yard and many rooms. According to custom, every door, door and window in the house must be pasted with couplets, Chinese characters such as "福", etc., so this is a big project.
After Chu Heng entered the study room, he went straight to the desk. He glanced at the pile of red papers on the table that he had bought in advance. He bent down and took out a sharp knife from the drawer and began to cut the red papers one by one.
of cut to appropriate size.
After being busy for more than ten minutes, before Xiao Ni came, my eldest cousin came over first.
"Come, let me help you, brother-in-law."
Seeing that Chu Heng was still cutting paper, she immediately rolled up her sleeves, swung her long legs and hurried forward to help. With the cooperation of the two of them, they finished cutting the red paper in a short time.
Chu Heng gathered the red papers together and put them on the side of the desk, then took out a bottle of ink and poured it into the clear mud inkstone from the Song Dynasty that he got from Zhang Yan on the table, and prepared to start writing couplets.
"Have you finished writing the couplet?"
At this moment, Ni Yinghong and Qin Jingru walked in together, and the girl was holding a pot of steaming paste that had just been cooked.
"Right now!"
Chu Heng quickly put the ink bottle aside, reached out and picked out a brush from the pen holder, filled it with ink, and then splashed ink on a piece of cut red paper.
He hasn't been writing brush calligraphy for a long time, so he's not very good at it. He can only be regarded as average. If he sells it for money, no one will buy it, but it's no problem for him to write couplets.
I saw Chu Heng was busy writing, and quickly finished writing a Spring Festival couplet, and then told the three young Ni girls who were watching around him: "This is the gate."
The three of them immediately stepped forward, took the first and second couplets and the horizontal batch respectively, and the paste, and left the study chattering and laughing.
Chu Heng continued to play the role of a tool man, writing Chinese characters "Fu" and couplets one after another.
They were so busy until around 7:30 that they put couplets and the word "Fu" on the doors and windows of each room in the courtyard.
"Hey, I'm almost exhausted. I won't do this job next year. I'd better spend some money to ask Uncle Yan to write it."
Chu Heng grumbled and came out of the study with his sore wrists shaking. He looked at the yard covered with red paper, nodded happily and said, "The New Year atmosphere is even stronger now."
At this time, Yang Guizhi came in quickly from behind the moon door with a large tray of breakfast. When she saw him poking at the door of the study room with ink stains on his face, he couldn't help but feel happy and said: "Wash up quickly.
, dinner will be served soon.”
"Oh, just come."
Chu Heng, who had been hungry for a long time, hurriedly turned to the bathroom, washed his hands and face, and then quickly went to the main room.
At this time, everyone else in the family came over and had already eaten.
If this scene were placed in the homes of those old people and young people before liberation, except for the two deaf old ladies and sisters, Ni Yinghong and others were all women, and they would have to be beaten by two big men!
But now in the new society, that's all. Besides, Chu Heng's status in this family is better than the two dogs in the kennel outside and the birds raised by Ni Yinghong in the wing, so he doesn't dare to show off his prestige.
, he quickly came to sit down next to his wife, picked up the bowl and swung it around.
After Ni Yinghong put a bun for her husband, she turned around and continued talking to the others about the topic: "If you ask me, our New Year's Eve dinner will be a mess."
"This is good, everything is stable, good luck." The deaf old lady nodded when she heard this, put down her chopsticks with a smile, and said with emotion: "I remember when I was a child, our family used to have only 44 and 16 dishes during the Chinese New Year, but since the family broke up,
, I’ve never had such a rich meal.”
Mrs. Wu Xiumei smiled and said: "I also have an impression of this. I remember that at that time, we fried pancakes and meatballs every year. The taste makes me drool now just thinking about it!"
"Then we will also explode later. I can do this. My grandma also did it when she was alive." Ni Yinghong immediately recommended herself.
"That's good." The deaf old lady said happily.
The eldest cousin is from the Northeast and doesn’t know much about the customs here, so she asked in confusion: “What is the bottom of four or four?”
"It's four cold dishes, four hot stir-fry dishes, four meat dishes, and four soup dishes." Yang Guizhi explained to her with a smile,
"oh oh!"
Duan Fengchun, who had seen this scene for the first time in his life, couldn't help but clicked his tongue.
Immediately, the women at the table, old and young, began to study the evening's menu again, preparing to cook a few special dishes each. Even Duan Fengchun enthusiastically signed up to make a pot of pork.
Chu Heng didn't say a word during the whole process. After eating breakfast quickly, he stood up and wiped his mouth, saying to everyone: "You guys eat first, I'll go get my second aunt and the others."
"Slow down on the road." Ni Yinghong turned to him and warned him, then went on to discuss the recipe.
"My godfather is gone."
Chu Heng walked up to the little Huniu who was sitting in his mother's arms, kissed her lovingly on the cheek, then left the yard amidst the little guy's silvery laughter, and drove towards his second uncle's house.
In fact, according to the rules, he should go to Chu Jianshe's house to celebrate the New Year. However, there were too many members of his family. If they all went there, the second uncle's house might not be able to accommodate them, so he discussed with Chu Jianshe and let them come over.
Chu Heng drove at a fast pace and soon arrived at his second uncle's house in the Grain Bureau Family Courtyard.
As the No. 1 leader, Chu Jianshe has to lead by example, so he has to go to work today and can't go there until after get off work in the evening, so at this time, only his pregnant second aunt and two young children are at home.
When he entered the house, the three women had already dressed and were waiting for Chu Heng to pick them up.
