Daddy's Gourmet Store

Chapter 542 Daddy Make You a Little Magic

Time flies, and it is the 24th of the twelfth lunar month.

The folk proverb goes: "23, offering sacrifices to the stove official; 24, sweeping the house; 25, grinding tofu; 26, cutting meat; 27, steaming Zaoshan; 28, posting New Year pictures; 29, going to buy wine; New Year's Eve, eating dumplings; New Year's Eve, eating dumplings; One, bow your spine..."

According to the saying in the past, "23, sacrifice to the Kitchen God", once the Kitchen God goes to heaven, this year will come soon.

so!

Since yesterday, the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the "Chinese New Year" has begun.

Commonly known as "Xiao Nian".

Legend has it that the Stove Lord is the god in charge of managing the stoves of each family. He lurks in the kitchens of each family and monitors the whole family. 23 In the evening, he rode up to heaven to report to the Jade Emperor the good and evil of the family in the past year.The Jade Emperor will decide the good and bad fortune of the family in the coming year according to the report of the Stove Lord.

Because the report of the Stove Lord is very important, before he goes to heaven, the common people will hold a worship ceremony, commonly known as "send the stove" or "resign the stove",

Although the procedure of offering sacrifices to the stove is quite cumbersome, the people of Huangjia Village still insist on the annual custom of offering sacrifices to the stove every year.

Huang Tao's family is no exception!
After returning home yesterday afternoon, my parents cleaned the kitchen clean and made a large bowl of dough cakes for each family member to show the grandness of the stove.

In addition to sourdough cakes, a plate of stove cakes, a packet of sesame candy, a plate of desserts, two plates of fruit, a handful of fodder, and a big rooster that has been killed and left with a few tail hairs are also necessary.

Stove cakes are for the Stove Lord to satisfy his hunger on the way back and forth to the Heavenly Palace. Sesame candy is used to stick the Stove Lord's mouth so that he cannot speak ill. It is to feed the "Pegasus".

The stove sacrifice ceremony is held at dusk. Dad first enshrines stove cakes, sesame candies, roosters and other items in front of the statue of the stove official, and then lights three sticks of incense in front of the statue. The whole family takes turns to kowtow to the stove prince.

While kowtowing, burn gold and silver paper and silk, and then put the sesame candy on the fire and burn it until it becomes "thin", which sticks the mouth of the Stove Lord.

Libi!

Throw fodder on top of the kitchen to feed Pegasus.

Then the statue of the Kitchen Officer was removed and burned in the yard.

While burning, pray: go on the 23rd, come back on the first and fifth day of the new year, Lord Stove, you are the head of the family, please ride a horse, bring dry food, and go to the Heavenly Palace. Bring good luck and good luck, everything will be prosperous, please...

after that.

Set off a string of firecrackers to open the way for the Stove Lord, even if the Stove Lord is sent to heaven.

Although Huang Tao doesn't really believe in these things, he also feels that these traditional folk customs should not be forgotten, otherwise the taste of this year will become less and less.

And today is 24 house sweeping. According to the tradition, we should clean the inside and outside of the house, remove all the dirt and garbage, and welcome the coming New Year brightly and brightly.

No, it's early in the morning.

Huang's father and Huang's mother started to get busy after breakfast.

They covered the furniture with sheets, and took brooms with long handles to clean the roof, walls, doors and windows...all over again.

"Grandpa and grandma, what are you doing?"

Xuanxuan and Huang Tao came out to have breakfast together, and seeing their grandparents holding a stick with a long broom tied to them, sweeping around the roof, they thought it was very fun, and at the same time asked a question in confusion.

Song Cailian smiled lovingly at Xuanxuan: "Xuanxuan, today is 24 to sweep the house, let me tell you, sweeping the dust in the twelfth lunar month can bring good luck."

Oh!
Sweeping around on the roof with a long broom is like sweeping the house...

Xuanxuan, who didn't know much about traditional customs, nodded after hearing grandma's explanation.

However, she is very interested in the stick with a broom tied with a long handle in the hands of her grandparents, and she really wants to try it!

"Mom and Dad, take a break and let me do it."

Seeing that his parents were struggling a bit, Huang Tao stepped forward to help them.

Huang Yide quickly said: "No need for Xiaotao, your mother and I will finish it soon, and we can just wipe the furniture, door and window glass a little later, it is an old house anyway, just do it casually, you can accompany Xuan Xuan is fine."

Huang Tao chuckled, patted his dad on the shoulder and said, "Mom and Dad, anyway, I have nothing to do when I'm free, so let's do it together, and we can do it faster together, Xuanxuan, don't you think so?"

For the last sentence, he turned his head and asked Xuanxuan.

Xuanxuan nodded vigorously: "Yeah!"

Huang Tao stretched out his hand to her and asked, "Then let's clean up with Xuanxuan, shall we?"

Xuanxuan happily took her father's hand: "Okay."

That's it, roll up your sleeves and work hard!
Let's clean the house together, it's more like a new year!

Huang Tao found a broom, a washbasin, and a rag, and planned to deal with the dirtiest window first.

Xuanxuan reached out and pulled Huang Tao's clothes corner, and asked, "Papa, what am I going to do?"

Huang Tao originally didn't want Xuanxuan to help. After all, the little guy is only 4 years old, so he is not suitable for these rough jobs.

But now that she took the initiative to ask for a job, with an excited look on her face, he couldn't bear to go to her request again.

I thought about it.

Huang Tao handed Xuanxuan a rag that had been wrung dry, and said, "Dad wipes the glass, Xuanxuan just wipes the coffee table, as for Mimi..."

He glanced at Mimi who was squatting at Xuanxuan's feet: "Let Mimi be in charge of being cute!"

Mimi seemed to understand, she meowed a few times, lay on the floor and turned over, curled up with her belly upturned.

hmm~
I have to say, she is really a qualified cute girl!

Xuanxuan was amused by Mimi's cuteness and let out a "giggle" laugh, then she waved the rag in her hand and said, "Papa, then I'm going to wipe the coffee table."

She is very happy when she works with Papa, and if grandparents and Mimi are added, the happiness will be doubled!

"Honey, wait a minute."

Huang Tao quickly stretched out his hand to hold her little hand, and said softly, "Don't worry, Dad will make a little magic trick for you."

magic?

What magic?

Xuanxuan turned her face sideways, eyes full of curiosity, but also mixed with a little look of anticipation.

I saw my father take a clean newspaper from the simple newspaper rack next to the sofa and lay it flat on the sofa.

Then tear the newspaper in half and fold one half in half.

Immediately afterwards, fold the folded two corners to the middle position, and fold them evenly, and then continue to fold the triangle with the upper opening according to the crease, and tear open the upper opening to open and compact on both sides.

At last!
He gently pulled the triangles on both sides to the left and right...

An ingot hat was ready under his skillful hands!
Seeing this scene, Xuanxuan couldn't help but widen her eyes, and at the same time felt that her father is an omnipotent magician!
She couldn't help clapping her hands: "Papa is amazing!"

This compliment was so sweet to Huang Tao's heart!
"Come on, Dad will put it on for you, so you won't be afraid of dust."

He put this ingot hat on Xuanxuan's head.

Not to mention, it's not too big or too small, it's just right!
"Thank you, Papa~"

Xuanxuan touched the paper ingot cap on her head, she liked it very much.

"Start work!"

Huang Tao stepped on a stool to wipe the windows and doors.

And Xuanxuan also concentrated on the coffee table, not even letting go of the feet of the coffee table, if the dishcloth was dirty, she could put it in the washbasin, scrub and wring it clean by herself, without Huang Tao's teaching.

As for Mimi!
Lying lazily next to the coffee table, quietly watching Mimi work.

Hey!
It's so cute!

Xuanxuan shook her head speechlessly, but what can she do, she will continue to pamper her pet with tears in her eyes.

Huang Yide and his wife came over after sweeping the roof. Seeing this scene, they both smiled, but they didn't say anything, and went to other rooms to get busy.

I don't want to disturb the warm moments that belong to their father and daughter!

The living room is not big, and there are only four windows, so it didn't take long to clean it, and the whole living room is much brighter.

"Papa~"

After cleaning the coffee table, Xuanxuan couldn't help showing off: "Let me see my coffee table, is it clean?"

"Wow!"

Luo Kai exclaimed: "It's so clean, Xuanxuan is amazing! Come on, give me a kiss."

Xuanxuan put her face close to her happily, and let her father passively kiss her.

oops~
My little cutie, why is he so cute...

"Come!"

Huang Tao didn't let go of his hand and said, "Let Papa kiss me again."

Xuanxuan giggled and evaded: "Papa, beard..., no more..."

Huang Tao insisted on sticking to it: "No, I have to kiss..."

"Meow~"

Mimi raised her head and watched the father and daughter making out with round eyes.

Cats want it too!

(End of this chapter)