Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

Cheng Wan said it was half a quarter of an hour at most, but in the end she and Gu Yan stayed in the study for a while longer before going out.

There was nothing I could do about it, the lips of both of them were abnormally red, and Gu Yan's eyes were so red that it looked like he had cried.

Before going out, Cheng Wan stared at Gu Yan's red eyes with a troubled expression, "How about you stay in the study for a while? I can just go out by myself. My third brother and I will go home directly after going out."

"No, I want to go with you."

Cheng Wan looked at Gu Yan's obedient appearance and raised his eyebrows slightly, "Okay."

I wasn't worried about being found out and it would damage my dignity, so it didn't matter to her.

So, Cheng Wan and Gu Yan appeared in front of Shaoqing, Deng Xiong and Gu Yu.

Shaoqing immediately discovered that his young master had cried. Deng Xiong also stared at Gu Yan's eyes with confusion. Only the little boy, Gu Yu, only looked at Cheng Wan and did not notice anything wrong with Gu Yan.

Cheng Wanqing coughed and tugged at the fur on Gu Yu's hat, "Third brother, let's go."

Cheng Wan and Deng Xiong left. Shaoqing looked at Gu Yan, whose mouth was slightly raised, and asked tentatively: "Master? Are you, are you crying?"

Gu Yan paused and nodded as if nothing had happened.

"Then Master Cheng...she didn't say anything, right?"

Shaoqing looked nervous. He was a little worried that Cheng Wan disliked his young master.

Gu Yan glanced at Shaoqing and raised his chin slightly. He still had the same face and expression as indifferent and calm, but Shaoqing felt Gu Yan's pride at this time.

"She coaxed me."

Shaoqing: "..."

Shaoqing kept smiling.

Half an hour later, Cheng Wan and Deng Xiong returned home.

"You're back, why did you stay so long?"

Deng Xiong listened to Mrs. Lin's casual question and looked at Cheng Wan involuntarily.

"After dinner, I chatted with Mr. Gu about business for a while, so I was delayed for a while."

With that said, Cheng Wan walked up to Mrs. Lin calmly, took the thin wooden stick from Mrs. Lin's hand, and struck the quilt hanging on the rope.

Mrs. Lin nodded casually and didn't ask any more questions.

"Is there any unfinished work at home?"

Mrs. Lin patted the quilt and said: "We have a large family, and we have almost done all the work. Your mother, Liu Yue, Guihua and others are laying the kang in the house. After the kang is laid, put away the quilt and put it away. Just put it on and that's it. It's time to offer sacrifices to the Stove Lord in the evening."

At Cheng Wan's house, everyone was doing trivial tasks and chatting away. Unknowingly, the sky turned dark.

The custom here is to worship the stove after dinner is cooked and before dinner, so Mrs. Lin started to call Cheng Daniu after dinner was cooked and served on the table: "The meal is ready, boss, let's start worshiping the stove. After the sacrifice to the stove, let's Good food.”

Cheng Daniu agreed in the yard, "I understand, mother."

Women need to avoid the activity of offering sacrifices to the stove.

It is said that heaven and earth are divided into yin and yang, the kitchen god belongs to yang, and women belong to yin.

If a woman sacrifices to the kitchen god, she will offend the kitchen god and bring bad luck to the family.

Cheng Wan didn't really believe in this old rule passed down from generation to generation, but chose to respect it.

In this matter, Cheng Wan didn't think she had to adhere to the principle of equality between men and women and try to find a sense of presence.

It's not necessary, it's really not necessary.

Cheng Wan was not very interested in participating in the stove sacrifice, but she was a little curious about the process of the stove sacrifice.

Before the stove sacrifice officially started, Cheng Wan stood outside the kitchen and looked over to observe Cheng Daniu making preparations for the stove sacrifice.

I saw Cheng Daniu placing two red candles, an incense burner and several tributes in front of the Stove Lord's shrine.

The tributes included kitchen candies, dumplings, water, beans, fodder, and a pot of sweet wine.

Cheng Wan heard Mrs. Lin say that the stove candy was sticky and the Stove Lord couldn't open his mouth after eating it, so he couldn't speak ill of the family to the Jade Emperor.

The clear water, beans and mosses are provided for the Stove Lord’s mount to ascend to heaven.

Things are ready, Cheng Daniu, Deng Xiong and Cheng Sanping are about to start offering sacrifices to the stove.

Cheng Wan took one last look at the three people in the kitchen and walked away with her hands behind her back.

Wang looked at Cheng Wan and chuckled: "Why don't you continue watching? It's okay to look outside."

"I still hope that the Stove Lord can 'God says good things, and the lower world will be safe', but I can't make him unhappy over such trivial matters."

After saying that, Cheng Wan closed her eyes, clasped her hands together, and prayed devoutly to the Stove Lord: "Great Stove Lord, please bless my Cheng family to have a smooth and worry-free year..."

In the kitchen, light candles, burn incense, bow three times, kneel down to pray, offer wine, light the old portrait of the Kitchen God and gold and silver ingots on the red candle, put them in a basin for incineration, and finally invite the new portrait of the Kitchen God in its place. , bowed and bowed, and the stove sacrificial ceremony ended.

Then Cheng Wan and others began to eat in the dining room.

At the dinner table, Mrs. Lin gave Cheng Wan a chicken drumstick and said worriedly: "Awan, you will be on duty tomorrow. Are you ready with everything you need to prepare?"

"Everything is ready." Cheng Wan took the chicken drumstick and thought for a while, then continued: "Actually, there is nothing to prepare. As soon as I put on the official uniform and put on the dental badge, we are ready to go. Just be careful not to be late."

"When will you go on duty? Mom will prepare breakfast for you first. You can't go on duty hungry."

Cheng Wan sighed and felt that the chicken drumsticks in his hands were no longer fragrant.

"Chen Chu signs and reports. If I take a carriage to go on duty, I will have to start from home around Maozheng."

Cheng Wan looked at the chicken drumstick in his hand with dull eyes, "I'd better go on duty on horseback, so I can sleep a little longer."

"How can that be done?" Mrs. Lin disagreed with her face, "Tomorrow is your first day on duty. You are neatly dressed in official uniforms and official hats. How exciting is it to get off the carriage? But what if you are riding a horse? Go, this road is windy and soily, and when you get there, everyone will be clean and tidy, but you will be dirty and messy, so you can’t do it!”

Cheng Wan frowned, "Nai, how could it be as exaggerated as you said?"

Mrs. Lin slapped her hands and said resolutely: "Listen to me! I will make the carriage comfortable for you. I will ask your third brother to take you to duty tomorrow. Once you get into the carriage, you don't have to worry about anything and just sleep in your car." , your third brother will wake you up when you get to the place."

Cheng Wan thought for a while and nodded happily.

Anyway, after she started working, she usually lived in the backyard of a random building. She took a break and came back, and she didn't often bother her family.

"Dad, please leave the kitchen in the back of the building to Zhao Yuncong, and the counter. I have observed that it can be busy if the second uncle is missing.

Next, Dad, your second uncle, and your younger uncle will take care of the two workshops as soon as possible. We can make another round of money during the Chinese New Year. "

Cheng Daniu nodded, "I understand, dad. Don't worry. Dad, your second uncle, and your youngest uncle have arranged these things properly. If we don't understand something, we'll ask shopkeeper Zheng for advice. If we can't make up our minds about something, Yes, I’ll ask you.”