butcher's little man

On the first day of the new year, you can visit relatives and friends, and everyone usually walks around the village.

Tian Xiaoman is newly married, so in the first year, he should have brought all the elders in the village.So after looking at the time, Li Amu began to urge them.

Of course, you can't come to the door empty-handed for New Year's greetings, so Li Wenxuan and the others prepared a pack of tangerines for every elder in the village.This is a kind of fruit that the elderly here prefer. It is covered with a layer of icing sugar, and the orange inside has turned into a cake shape. Even a toothless old man can swallow it.

This is basically a customary gift in their village, neither too conspicuous nor rude.

Li Wenxuan and Tian Xiaoman walked in from house to house carrying their belongings, wishing the elders a new year, sitting down for a while, offering tea to those who had money, and water to those who had no money, but the fruit plate was still on display. Peanuts, melon seeds, and candy seeds are all available.

"No, no, no," Tian Xiaoman yelled at Li Wenxuan, clutching his stomach. Everyone drank tea, and now their stomachs are full, and they really want to go to the latrine.But it is very impolite to borrow a hut from someone else's house during the Chinese New Year, so Tian Xiaoman didn't speak until he couldn't help it.

Li Wenxuan wanted to laugh, but he knew that he would definitely get scolded if he laughed out loud, so he held back, "Don't worry, this place is not far from home, let's go home first, and then go to the next one."

Tian Xiaoman looked at Li Wenxuan sadly, don't think he didn't see it, they all drank together, why didn't he urinate urgently?

When the two returned home, Tian Xiaoman rushed towards the hut, Li Amu was a little puzzled, and left?

After going to the latrine, the two of them went out again with their things, and this time they went back to Liu Amu's house.

It's still the same hut, but with some window grilles, it also looks a little festive.Liu Xilin leaned on the window and saw Li Wenxuan and Tian Xiaoman from a distance.He immediately yelled loudly, "Mommy, hurry up, my master and mother are here!"

After shouting, he rushed outside again, circling around the two of them, his happiness was beyond words.

"Master, Master, why didn't Brother Le come with you?" Liu Xilin didn't see Brother Le, and still missed this little tail.

"I have to go to many houses today, so I won't take him with me." Seeing Grandma Liu coming out, Li Wenxuan and Tian Xiaoman hand in hand, "Grandma Liu is very lucky, all wishes come true!"

Grandma Liu accepted the gift from Li Wenxuan, her old face turned into a chrysanthemum smile, "Okay, okay, come in and sit down!"

There are a lot of things on the table, and Grandma Liu has been searching for them for a year, and finally she is willing to buy some food before the Chinese New Year.Liu Xilin poured two cups of hot water from the kitchen, then knelt down to Li Wenxuan, "Happy New Year, master and sister, and my apprentice presents tea to you!"

Li Wenxuan took the tea with a smile, and Tian Xiaoman gave him a red envelope, which was lucky money.

Liu Xilin was very happy to receive the New Year's money, but Liu Ama felt a little embarrassed, let people not only buy gifts but also take out the New Year's money, how bad it is!

Sensing his expression, Li Wenxuan quickly comforted Aunt Liu, saying that this was a little care from Master, and that when Liu Xilin grew up, it would be the same to treat them with more filial piety.

After sitting for a while, Li Wenxuan bid farewell, after all, there were still a few families to leave.

It was half past noon before they left every household in the village, including Zhu Sanmao's house that Wada Xiaoman didn't deal with that time.In fact, it is normal for people in the village to quarrel. After so many years in the village, who can say that there are no bumps and bumps with others?There are very few people who become enemies of life and death.

Back home, Li Amu heard the voice and asked Tian Xiaoman if they wanted to eat.

Tian Xiaoman waved his hands again and again, eating so many things in those people's homes, how could he still eat dinner!

Li Amu is also someone who has experienced it, so she didn't force them.Just one question, do you want to go to worship Bodhisattva together?

In a town next to theirs, there is a Phoenix Mountain, and there is a temple on the mountain that is full of incense. The Bodhisattva there is said to be very spiritual, so every year on the first day of the new year, people in their village will organize people to worship the Bodhisattva.

Although Tian Xiaoman felt a little tired after walking all morning, he would never miss the fun that should be done!

The villagers made an appointment and set off at no time.It is still a little distance from their village, so those who have cars have to be responsible for taking those who do not have cars.

Although their village used to be a well-known poor village nearby, in recent years there have been many capable people, including the two brothers of the Li family.Others include Fu Yun's husband Doufu Lang, Tie Zhu's son a salesman, the village chief's son, and others. Every family has an ox cart, so everyone in the village has a place to ride.

Tian Xiaoman rested for a while, then got into Li Wenxuan's carriage, Li Amu, Le Geer, him and Li Wenxuan were going to their house.Brother Li is not going, neither is Father Li.

Then Aunt Li called Grandma Liu and Xilin Liu, and then Grandma Wan and his son-in-law who lived not far from them, and the car was almost full.

When Li Wenxuan drove past, there were already many cars lined up at the entrance of the village, and the first one belonged to the village head's family.Seeing people coming one after another, the village chief yelled "Let's go...", and the team slowly moved.

Grandma Liu asked Liu Xilin to go over and play with Le Geer, and the two children soon sat together and muttered to each other.He said to Li Amu, "The Sending Child Bodhisattva at Tianwang Temple is very effective. You take Brother Xiaoman to worship, and you are guaranteed to hold a fat baby this year!"

Li Amu laughed from ear to ear, "Why do you need to worship Bodhisattva? My Xiaoman already has one!"

Aunt Liu was very surprised, "Really?" He looked at Tian Xiaoman, who lowered his head, "You are so lucky! You will have it so soon, and you will definitely be able to hold two hugs in three years in the future. grandson."

Grandma Wan also answered, "Yeah, your Xiaoman looks good enough to give birth, and your family is thriving!" After finishing speaking, he looked at the person sitting next to him with his head bowed and silent, and sighed regretfully tone.

Sitting next to him is his son-in-law named Wu Yu.In fact, he married a year earlier than Tian Xiaoman, but there is still no news about him, so Grandma Wan is a little anxious.

Hearing his mother-in-law's sigh, Wu Yu's heart was wrenched, and he almost shed tears. He knew that he had let them down.He looked at Tian Xiaoman faintly, thinking that he was really lucky.

After driving for about an hour, we arrived at the foot of Phoenix Mountain. The temple is halfway up the mountain, and there is only one small road leading up to it, so the car cannot go up.

Tian Xiaoman had never been here before, this road was in two directions to the county seat, he looked ahead curiously, and found that there were many grandmas walking up the mountain with baskets on their shoulders, talking and laughing.

There is someone in the village who is responsible for watching everyone's cars, so Li Wenxuan can also go up.He picked up Brother Le and put him on his shoulders, "Let's go!"

Today is a good weather, the sun is warm and warm, the wind has been blowing for the past two days, and it has stopped today.For farmers, this year is not a good year, because it has not snowed for a long time.But for those who want to climb the mountain today, it is definitely God's face.

Tian Xiaoman was young and strong, and walked in the front.This road has been walked all year round, and a flat path has long been walked out.

Li Wenxuan supported Brother Le, followed by Boy Lin, and kept telling Tian Xiaoman to slow down.Tian Xiaoman stopped when he heard the words, and looked at Li Wenxuan with a guilty conscience. He seemed to have forgotten his physical condition.

Li Wenxuan caught up with Tian Xiaoman, and flicked his brain on the head, "You, you, slow down, you know?"

Looking at the gentle Li Wenxuan, Tian Xiaoman covered his forehead and nodded embarrassingly.The two walked slowly for the rest of the journey, enjoying the surrounding scenery by the way.Well, there is nothing to admire, because when winter comes, there are some dead branches and leaves around.

Tian Xiaoman was walking bored, his eyes fixed on Li Wenxuan involuntarily, watching him patiently answer Le Geer's childish questions, and from time to time he carried Lin boy through a certain pothole.

He didn't understand it before, and he only thought that being an official husband would give him face. Now he found that he was only willing to live this ordinary life with Li Wenxuan.

"Come here!" Brother Le hugged Li Wenxuan's head, and yelled at Tian Xiaoman, because Tian Xiaoman was already a little away from them before they knew it.

"Here we come!" Tian Xiaoman didn't dare to go so fast, anyway, no matter how far behind he was, he knew that Li Wenxuan would definitely be waiting for him!

The closer to the temple, the more people, some going up the mountain, some going down the mountain.Because all the incense sticks, paper money and so on were with Li Amu, so Tian Xiaoman and the others found a quieter place to wait for him.

The red tiles and yellow walls of this temple look very beautiful.There are several side halls next to the main hall, and devout believers hold up incense sticks with serious expressions on their faces.

A burst of sandalwood fragrance came, and a bell rang faintly in the farthest hall, which made people feel that their hearts seemed to have become peaceful.

Tian Xiaoman was standing here chatting with Li Wenxuan in a low voice, when suddenly a voice came, "Hey, Li Butcher and his butcher, are you also here to worship the Bodhisattva?"

This unkind voice suddenly tightened the siren in Tian Xiaoman's head. He looked up and found that it was actually Tian Xiuer's roommate, Tian Yuer.

"You can come, why can't we come?" Tian Xiaoman looked around and found that he was the only one he knew, and the other bad-mouthed boys in the village didn't come.

"The Buddhist family hates killing the most. Your family kills pigs every day. Aren't you afraid that the Buddha will blame you?" Tian Yu'er looked at Tian Xiaoman disdainfully. The pig is still so horizontal!

Tian Xiaoman hates him to death, killing pigs one by one, what does it matter to him! "It's as if you don't eat chicken, duck and fish. You say killing animals. Have you ever stepped on ants? Have you never killed mosquitoes? Why don't you make a nest for mice in your house?"

"These are all bad things!" Tian Yuer felt very angry when he heard him messing around.

"Ha, I've also heard the monks talk. They said that before the Buddha, all living beings are equal. According to you, there is no good or bad. Then I think you are bad, so I can kill you!"

"You...you're talking nonsense!" Tian Yu'er didn't know what to say, so she spoke from the side that Tian Xiaoman cared about, "So what if you are quick-spoken? You can only marry a butcher!"

"I'm married to a pig butcher, who can you marry? Are you sixteen this year? Why haven't you heard that someone from your family has come to propose marriage? Ha, it's not because you are not good-looking!" Tian Xiaoman was angry , You hit me in the face and I hit your face too.

The Tian family's parents are quite ordinary, so they also pay special attention to their appearance. Hearing Tian Xiaoman's words, Tian Yu'er was so distraught that she rushed forward to fight Tian Xiaoman.

Li Wenxuan was listening to Xiaoman's quarrel with others, but when he saw that he was going to fight, he immediately stood up and stood in front of Tian Xiaoman.

He remembered this brother, the first time he saw Xiao Man, he saw Xiao Man chasing and fighting them, but it was different now, his Xiao Man couldn't do anything now.

But he didn't intend to fight with his brother, he could only block him from hurting Xiaoman.

Tian Yu'er was not so courageous, Li Wenxuan stood in front of him, and he flinched immediately, glanced at Tian Xiaoman, who was complacent behind him, and cried, "Shameless, you two hit me one by one! "And then he ran away...

Tian Xiaoman and Li Wenxuan looked at each other, what's going on?Didn't seem to move a single hair of him?How did it become two fighting one!

Li Amu also came up at this time, "What's going on? That brother just now..."

"Don't pay attention to him, he's a bit out of his mind!" Tian Xiaoman snapped, quickly took Li Amu's basket, and put his hand on his arm, "Mu, let's go in!"

Li Amu nodded, and ignored what just happened.Walking into the main hall with a basket, a Bodhisattva with a majestic appearance appeared in front of everyone, with downcast eyes, as if pitying the world.

Just put joss sticks and so on on the Buddhist altar. Now that there are so many burning here, the monks will naturally put them away and save them for usual lighting.But the incense was about to be ignited. A large handful of incense was pinched and placed on the lit candle, and it burned in a short while.

Li Amu swung down to shake off the fire, and then gave the incense to Tian Xiaoman and Li Wenxuan, "You follow me to worship." When he saw it, Le Geer was looking eagerly at the incense in his hand.

"Okay, take one for our little brother." Li Amu took one from her hand and gave it to Le Geer. Although Le Geer was not satisfied, it was better than nothing.

Li Amu managed to grab a futon in the crowded hall. He knelt down and said, "Bodhisattva bless you, may my eldest husband Lang recover from his illness quickly, and the couple will be harmonious and beautiful. May my second son and Xiaoman live a happy life." Happiness, give birth to a good grandson in peace. May the old man be safe and sound on the mountain next year. May my brother Jia Le grow up quickly, lively and lovely."

Li Amu begged the whole family, even if she didn't remember to help herself.But come to think of it, having a happy family is his greatest happiness.

Tian Xiaoman and Li Wenxuan took Brother Le and followed Li Amu to kneel and worship all the way. Every time they worshiped a Bodhisattva, they had to insert one of the burning incense sticks in their hands, and it was quickly finished.

Several people worshiped and returned to the main hall. Li Amu took out a tael of silver and threw it into the merit box. This year he had more wishes, so he had to give more money. In previous years, two to three hundred cash would be enough. .

"You guys wait outside, I'll ask for a lottery." After Li Amu finished speaking, she squeezed inside.This temple is very spiritual, and the spirit is on its signature.

Li Amu passed many obstacles and drew three lottery tickets, one of which was [-] yuan, including the release of lottery.He first drew a family lottery, then drew a lottery for Lianmeng, and then a lottery for Xiaoman's heirs.

The one drawn for Tian Xiaoman was a lottery with the signature:

Open up the world and make a good relationship, auspicious days and good times

If you get this lottery, it is no small feat.

Li Amu couldn't read, so he was very happy when he heard that it was signed, and quickly asked the master who unwrapped it to help him untie this one first.

The master who unscrambled the lottery said: This lottery is to pray for family and house, seek wealth for oneself, great profit in autumn and winter, success in transaction and marriage, Liujia gives birth to a boy, pedestrians arrive, field silkworms and six animals are good, find people and see them, lawsuits are auspicious, lost things are in the northeast, illnesses are cured, and mountain graves are auspicious.

The others had only a half-knowledge, and only Li Amu called out a few times!He looked at Tian Xiaoman with a smile on his face, thinking that this marriage was too right, the sign said that the child born by Xiaoman would be great in the future!

If the first branch was solved, it was the top lottery branch, so Li Amu couldn't help but not look forward to the second branch.The second branch is also good, the overall fortune is the top lottery, and the death is auspicious.But when solving the third lottery, the master immediately showed a bit of embarrassment when he heard that it was for asking the patient, because this lottery was okay for other questions, and it was not an auspicious lottery for asking the patient.

This is a lottery, and the signer's origin is clear and unknown, so if you don't know it, don't tell him the truth.The Ni wall collapsed and returned to the city, even if the gods helped it, it would be difficult.According to the meaning of the sign, unless you have a deep understanding, it is useless for the gods to help you.

He explained it truthfully, and Li Amu only felt a little bit in her heart when she heard it. Could it be that the boss Fulang...

"Amu, what's the matter with you?" On the way back, Tian Xiaoman saw Li Amu worried all the time, and didn't know what happened.

"It's okay." Li Amu patted his hand, indicating that she was okay.

"Is it bad to sign the document? It's okay, it's all a lie!" Tian Xiaoman realized that it was not good for him to ask for the signed document. When he prayed in their temple the year before last, he begged for one Signing, although the front is not very good, but the time has come!

Li Amu smiled at him, but remained silent.It's fine for him alone to know about it, there's no need to make everyone agree.What's more, the family's signature said that the death will be auspicious, and the boss Fulang is also from their family, so he should survive it!

Li Amu cleared up her mood, and chatted with other people again...