While dining in the other courtyard, Shangguan Yu showed his love for Bai's food. Xiao Muqing was secretly glad that she had gone there and decided to patronize Sanfang's business more in the future.
Bai Ling didn't know that she had gained an extra potential customer because of this, but as long as it wasn't a business that caused trouble for her, she didn't mind a few more orders.
When Shangguan Yu left, Xiao Muqing brought him all the food she bought, thinking that she would send someone to the Bai family to buy more later and give it to Shangguan Yu after the new year.
good.
As everyone knows, after Shangguan Yu heard Xiao Muqing say that he bought the food from Sanfang, he felt a little uncomfortable, so he asked Zifeng to go directly to Bai Ling and buy a lot.
It's New Year's Eve in a blink of an eye, and Bai Ling's family can finally have a few days of leisure. Apart from three meals a day, they don't have to be as busy as before.
"Xiaoshan, let's set off the firecrackers first so we can go inside and eat dumplings." Bai Ling urged.
Ancient people attached great importance to staying up late, and they would only set off firecrackers at midnight, which meant saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new.
Dumplings should also be eaten at Zi hour. Dumplings should be delivered at Zi hour. This is a long-standing saying.
Afraid that setting off firecrackers would burn down the wooden house or the pyre, Bai Ling deliberately piled the snow into a snow pit before he was a baby. It would be absolutely safe to throw firecrackers in it.
"Oh! It's Chinese New Year! Let's eat dumplings!" Bai Xiaoshan shouted excitedly, holding up a long branch, lighting the firecrackers, and then turned around and ran towards Bai Ling.
Bai Xing was also very happy. During the Chinese New Year in the past, she was responsible for watching Bai Xiaoshan. The two siblings would hide in the door and watch the children in the big house setting off firecrackers. They were both afraid and envious.
"Second sister, our family will have such a good life in the future. We won't wake up and be like before, right?" Bai Xing covered her ears and turned to look at Bai Ling.
"No, our family's life will only be better." Bai Ling smiled gently, looked up at the most dazzling star in the sky, and said silently: Grandpa, Happy New Year!
Sanfang cooked ten dishes, which were perfect, and cooked meat dumplings, and the family happily ate the New Year's Eve dinner.
People in ancient times had no entertainment. Although the two little guys were excited, they could not survive until dawn.
Seeing them dozing off, Bai Liu asked them to sleep first.
Bai Ling took the homemade playing cards, and the four of them played playing cards, and it was dawn before they knew it.
Farmers don’t rush outside during the first year of junior high school. After all, they are very sleepy after the night watch, so they inevitably have to catch up on their sleep during the day.
The second day of the Lunar New Year was a day to pay New Year's greetings to the elders. Even if several children at home were unwilling, Mr. and Mrs. Bai Sanshu took them to the old house and kowtowed to Mrs. Bai to pay New Year's greetings. However, they were almost beaten out, let alone the New Year's money.
Visit relatives on the third day of the lunar month, and meet friends on the fourth day of the lunar month.
Until the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, it was the day when the married daughter returned home, and Mrs. Bai Liu got up early and started to prepare.
There is no rest for several days, but it also makes people feel the taste of the New Year. Bai Ling is quite interested in the ancient Spring Festival.
But after lunch, when Bai Cao and his wife didn't come back, Bai Liu couldn't sit still.
"Mom, maybe the eldest sister and brother-in-law were delayed on the road. Let's wait." Bai Ling comforted her.
"Today is the first time your eldest sister has returned home since she got married. What could be more important than this day?" Bai Liu said with a frown, her eyes constantly looking outside.
In fact, the windows were papered, so you couldn't see what was going on outside at all. It was just that Bai Liu was anxious and subconsciously acted like this.
"How about I go greet you?" Bai Wei said and stood up, pulled on her new cotton-padded jacket and walked out the door.
When Bai Ling saw this, he played with the two little ones and threw sandbags, but he felt a little uneasy in his heart.
Thinking of what Bai Wei said after visiting Baicao, Bai Ling felt that Baicao might not be able to come back, but it was hard to say that.
Until sunset, there was still no sign of Bai Cao. Bai Liu's frown could kill a fly.
"Mom, how about Bai Weiming and I go to my eldest sister's house to have a look?" Bai Ling suggested.
"No." Mrs. Bai Liu shook her head and said, "No matter why your eldest sister doesn't come back, if you go there during the first lunar month, you will be disrespectful of etiquette. Your brother-in-law's family will be unhappy, and it will only make your eldest sister's
It’s a hard time.”
Bai Ling didn't quite understand these rules, and the memory of the original owner was also very vague, so he looked towards Bai Wei.
"After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, if the eldest sister still hasn't come back and there is no news, let's go and have a look." Bai Wei said with a sullen face: "After the fifteenth day, the New Year is over.
If the brother-in-law doesn't come back with the eldest sister, it's because their family has violated etiquette first, and it's not our fault."
"Okay, then let's settle it." Bai Liu sighed and said nothing more.
Bai Sanshu remained silent from beginning to end, but it was not difficult to see from his expression that Bai Sanshu was also worried about Bai Cao.
The family had dinner without much appetite and went to bed early.
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month was supposed to be a festival for shopping for lanterns, but Baicao didn't come back on the fifth day of the first lunar month, and the whole family was worried about it, so they didn't want to go.
In addition, the family has been ill for a long time, and although they all look much healthier, they are still weaker than healthy people.
Bai Ling was concerned about the situation of his family, so he did not suggest going to the town to play. Although the two little guys wanted to go, they were sensible and did not make a fuss.
Finally, on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Bai Ling and Bai Wei got on the donkey cart early in the morning and took Nian Li to see the white grass.
Baicao is not far away, but it is also separated by two villages.
The few snowfalls a few years ago made the road difficult to walk on, so the two of them arrived at the place near noon.
"Third sister, do you know where the eldest sister lives? If you don't know, let's ask someone else." When they arrived at the entrance of the village, Bai Ling asked.
"Ask, I've only been here once, and I met my eldest sister by the river, and I can't find her exactly." Bai Wei replied.
The sisters found a nearby home that didn't have a dog and had children playing in the yard, so they went to ask Wang Dazhi where his home was.
"Girl, who are you relatives of the Wang family? Why are you here to visit at this time?" When she heard that she was looking for Wang Dazhi's house, the woman who was hanging clothes did not answer directly. Instead, after looking at the two sisters and the things on the donkey cart,
He asked aloud.
"My sister married Wang Dazhi last year. That's why my sister and the others didn't come back on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. My parents asked us to come over and have a look." Bai Ling smiled sweetly and simply told the truth to avoid being spread as lies.
"Oh! You two sisters are well-dressed, so why did you sell your sister? What a crime!" The woman sighed, pointed to the end of the village, and said in a low voice: "Okay, you two hurry over there.
Well, maybe I can see your sister one last time. When you get to Wang's house, don't tell me that I said these things, you know?"
"What do you mean by seeing my sister for the last time? What happened to my sister? Please tell me clearly." Bai Wei was impatient. When she heard this, she immediately shouted out.
Seeing that the woman's face was not good-looking, Bai Ling hurriedly pulled Bai Wei to signal her not to be impulsive.
Pulling Bai Wei behind him, Bai Ling smiled apologetically at his wife and said quickly: "Auntie, I'm sorry, my third sister is very impatient. Don't worry, we won't talk nonsense. Please tell us, auntie."
To be honest, it helps us know how to deal with it. My eldest sister is a hard-working person, and now that our family is living a better life, we must not let her suffer any more." (To be continued)