Seventy: Reborn to marry Qingmei and Qingmei run in both directions

The cold north wind cuts through the silent night like a knife, and the moonlight shines on the silver-covered earth and every corner.

The train was still rumbling along. Although the wind was biting outside, the room was indeed warm.

Day and night alternate, time changes, and soon, it’s New Year’s Eve.

Li family.

It was bustling up and down, everyone was busy, and their faces were filled with happy smiles.

"Qingqing, look at how I posted the couplet. Is it crooked?"

"Well, a little to the left, yes, a little further up, yes, yes, that's it, perfect."

At this time, Lin Jia walked out of the house, holding a lot of blessing stickers in her hand, "Sister, Min'er, grandma asked us to put these blessing characters on every door."

The breath he exhaled turned into wisps of white smoke in the cold air, intertwined with the falling snowflakes. Every breath carries the unique flavor of winter.

"Okay, just in time, put the couplet on the door." Li Min'er slowly walked down the ladder, Lin Qing supported him below. After standing firm, he rubbed his hands, crossed his fingers and brought it to his lips, and exhaled.

Several people walked to the living room first, and Lin Qing also put down the paste in his hands and hid his hands in his sleeves, "It's so cold. This winter is much colder than last year."

"Uuuuuuuuah, no, no, I feel like my face is turning red from the cold." Li Min'er complained, covering her face.

"Oh, if you move it, it won't feel cold anymore. Here, I divided it into three parts. You can choose where to stick it."

The room has a front hall, a back hall, a left hall, a right hall, and a second floor. "Then I choose the back hall and the left hall." Li Min'er answered without thinking.

The back hall and the left hall are closest to the kitchen. You can go to the kitchen to be lazy, eat something, and enjoy yourself. Before working, Li Min'er started to fantasize.

"Then I'll go to the second floor, Jiajia, you go to the front hall and the right hall." As the elder sister, Lin Qing did not hesitate and chose the second floor with more rooms.

"Okay, sister, Min'er, I divided the things into three parts, and there are three bottles of paste, one for each person."

"How about we have a competition to see who finishes posting first. The loser has to promise one thing."

"It's okay, but it's not fair to my sister because there are so many rooms on the second floor."

"It's okay. Each of you is in two places, and you're not in the same place. You have to pass through the living room. Maybe I'm faster than you." Lin Qing replied gently.

"Then what are you waiting for? Come on, hurry up, move."

Grabbing what belongs to you, you immediately rush towards where you belong.

When everyone posts blessings, they post them upside down.

There are two theories about the origin of the word "福". One is from Prince Gong's Mansion in the Qing Dynasty. On the eve of the Spring Festival one year, a house slave who was illiterate posted the word "福" on the door upside down. Fujin (the hostess) was very angry when she saw it and wanted to punish him with a whip. The chief steward knelt down and defended: "When luck falls, it means luck has arrived! It is a sign of good fortune.

Another theory is that Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, ordered every household in the city to paste a word "福" on their door before dawn in order to save the lives of the people in the city with the murderous character "福".

One of the families was illiterate and posted the character "福" upside down. When the emperor learned about it, he was furious and wanted to kill the whole family. Upon seeing this, Empress Ma quickly turned to Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "That family knew you are coming today, so they deliberately turned the label with the character "福" upside down. Isn't that the same meaning as "luck arrives"?"

From then on, people began to paste the character "福" upside down, firstly to seek good luck, and secondly to commemorate Queen Ma. (Du Niang, for reference only)

In fact, no matter which way it is said, the word "福" applied upside down means the wish for blessings to come, and expresses people's yearning for a happy life and expectations for a better future.

After Li Min'er finished posting in the left hall, she ran non-stop towards the back hall. Passing by the kitchen on the way, she was attracted by the fragrance inside.

Since the Chinese New Year is here, all the servants have gone home. The ones who are busy in the kitchen are Liang Ying, Qiu Yajing, and Li Luping. And the men who do it.

Li Min'er opened the door and inhaled the scent, "It smells so good."

"Greedy Cat, you have such a sharp nose, have you finished your work?" Qiu Yajing asked while doing her work.

"Oh, it's coming, it's coming. I'm attracted by the fragrance, so come in and take a look." Li Min'er's eyes rolled and her mouth watered when she saw it, "Mom, what's in this? I Can you have a taste?"

Everyone laughed dumbly, "It's really a greedy cat." Li Luping couldn't help but say.

"hey-hey."

Qiu Yajing opened the lid, and the aroma came out. What was stewed inside was home-raised old hens.

Qiu Yajing picked up two pieces of meat, made some soup, put it in a bowl and handed it to Li Min'er, "Eat it and see if it's not too mushy."

I couldn't wait to put it into my mouth, "Hot, hot, hot." The meat danced in my mouth.

"Hahaha." The laughter came from the kitchen again.

"Slow down, no one will compete with you."

"It's delicious, it's delicious. It will taste even better when it becomes mushy." Li Min'er drank up all the soup.

"Okay, go to work quickly. If you don't finish it in a while, let's see how I deal with you."

"Mom, today is the Chinese New Year, so you can't scold children." After saying this, Li Min'er ran out.

"This girl."

"Ya Jing, Xi Xi and Xu'er said when they would arrive."

"Mom, they said they could make it back before the New Year's Eve dinner, but they didn't say a specific time." Qiu Yajing stopped what she was doing and replied. She saw her hair falling down and wanted to reach out to get it.

When Li Shuo saw this, he stopped what he was doing, ran over immediately, and tied it up again.

"Brother, you are not bad. He reacts quickly and moves skillfully. I will give you ninety-nine points out of one hundred. I will deduct one point to make you proud."

"Lu Ping, go do your job." Qiu Yajing said lightly.

Li Luping curled her lips, "Okay, okay, it's all your sour smell."

Twenty minutes later, Lin Jia completed the task first and came to the living room, followed closely by Lin Qing.

Since Li Min'er went to the kitchen to eat secretly, she had to be the last one.

"Min'er, you lose."

"Ahem, what about that? I'm willing to admit defeat. Tell me what you want."

"Well... I haven't thought about it yet, so I'll just owe it to you."

Gu Yanxi and the others are getting closer and closer to Beijing. It is now ten o'clock in the morning, and there is still nearly eight hours of driving.

The atmosphere of the New Year is also permeating the Sunset Village. Every household has couplets pasted on it, symbolizing a new atmosphere in the New Year.

This year, because of the extra income from the orchard and the good harvest today, every household can have a good year.

After several days of long distance, Wei Ming and Yu Nuannuan also arrived at Yu Nuannuan's home.

I bought a lot of gifts in the city.

"Nuan Nuan, I suddenly feel a little nervous. What should I do?"

"You are not afraid of me. Besides, you are so good. My parents must be very satisfied with you."

Hearing Yu Nuannuan's comfort, Wei Ming let go of his worries.

Finally, the train arrived at its destination and arrived in Beijing.

After getting off the train, they set foot on the land of Beijing. From now on, this is their world of adventure.

Now, the main thing is to go home for the New Year.