Old time light and shadow

On New Year's Eve, even in such a chaotic world, every household is full of joy.

The winter solstice is dark, and the New Year is sparse.

After the Laqi Laba with frozen jaws, the weather on New Year’s Day is exceptionally good.

The children were having fun on the street, and from time to time they heard the sound of firecrackers, mixed with the laughter of the children, which seemed very beautiful.

The adults are busy at home, preparing New Year's meals, worshiping gods, and celebrating the New Year.

The couplets of each household have been pasted up long ago, and the lanterns are hung high, and a touch of festive red can be seen everywhere.

He Sinian was standing outside the yard,

"Stick it a little more over there, yes yes yes! To the right!"

It's been a long time since Lu Qing celebrated the Chinese New Year, and he hasn't posted couplets for a long time.

One is that Chinese New Year is meaningless to him, and the other is that he is too lazy to post.

As a result, He Sinian bought red paper and wrote it himself, and yelled for Gu Qingjiu to paste it.

Gu Qingjiu saw that he had been preparing for a long time ago, and couldn't bear to go against his will.

Gu Qingjiu, a servant of the family, was sent back to celebrate the New Year, so Fu Qiao and Gu Qingjiu stood on the wooden ladder to paste couplets.

He Sinian looked at the pasted couplets with satisfaction. Although the writing wasn't the best, he liked it very much.In the past, the couplets were all written by little insects, and that character is called a flamboyant, very beautiful.

After posting the couplets, He Sinian instructed the two to hang up lanterns.

After surviving in a hurry, even in winter, the two of them sweated a lot.

However, the whole house finally has a New Year's atmosphere.

He Sinian was wearing a blue mandarin jacket with a blue-black gown lining it. Because of the Chinese New Year, he also looked happy.

"Did you wear the new clothes I bought for you?" Gu Qingjiu asked.

He Sinian rolled his eyes and smiled, "The new clothes won't be worn until the first day of the Lunar New Year!"

Gu Qingjiu nodded. In the past few years, he and Fu Qiao celebrated the New Year together. It was enough for the two big men to cook a bowl of dumplings, and they didn't take it seriously at all.

But He Sinian asked again, "Brother Qing, do you worship God?"

Gu Qingjiu shook his head, "There's nothing to respect."

"Before Chinese New Year, I used to follow Xiao Chongzi to worship God." He Sinian looked at them bored, "I was picked up by Master, and I don't know who to respect. I just follow Xiao Chongzi."

"Little Chongzi will go to the mountains on the outskirts of the city every time he worships God, and I will follow the scenery."

Gu Qingjiu asked, "Who does he respect?"

"It should be an ancestor too." He Sinian replied casually.

Then he asked again, "Brother Qing, why don't you respect God?"

Gu Qing didn't speak for a long time, but Fu Qiao quietly opened his mouth as if sighing,

"If the ancestors do not bless you, there is no need to respect them."

"If you don't respect him, how can he bless you?"

Fu Qiao grinned, "I have respected you a long time ago, and those who should be blessed are still not blessed. It is better to rely on myself."

He Sinian cut it off and changed the subject, "What are we having for lunch today?"

Gu Qing was taken aback for a long time, "Aunt Zhang has gone back."

He Sinian's complexion changed, Aunt Zhang cooks, so what will they eat after she goes back?This Chinese New Year is a good meal!

With a bitter face, "What should I do? We don't have anything to eat at noon. Where can we find something to eat this New Year's Eve!"

Gu Qingjiu said lightly, "Fu Qiao can do it."

He Sinian was taken aback for a moment, "Yaqiao's big eyes can cook! I can't tell."

Fu Qiao glanced at him, and said despondently, "You can't see that there are too many things going on."

"Then you still come here every day to eat!"

"I can do it, but I don't want to."

He Sinian glared at him, "Then why don't you do it quickly."

"Come here and give me a hand."

He Sinian dragged Gu Qingjiu into the kitchen together.

There was a crackling sound, and the New Year's meal of the three big men was finally made.

As a result, they had just been placed on the table, but He Sinian didn't allow them to move their chopsticks.

"what time is it?"

"It's almost twelve o'clock."

"I bought a good firecracker."

Gu Qingjiu raised his chin and gestured to the corner by the stairs.

He Sinian specially bought a few rolls of extra large firecrackers, "Hurry up! Take out the firecrackers and set them up!"

The three of them arranged the firecrackers round by round at the gate of the yard.

He Sinian was holding a match in his hand, and he ignited it with a swipe, the excitement shining in his eyes couldn't be stopped

"Wait for me, I'll get some." Then he added, "Tell me when it's twelve o'clock!"

As he spoke, he approached the firecrackers with a match.

After waiting until the matches were extinguished, Fu Qiao yelled, "He Sinian! Click!"

He Sinian squatted down, stretched out his hand holding the match, and heard a squeak.

Then he leaned forward, jumped up, and ran back with small steps.

Then there was the sound of crackling firecrackers.

He Sinian's face was full of smiles, "Let's go! Move your chopsticks before the firecrackers go off!"

As he spoke, he dragged the two of them into the house.

The sound outside was still ringing, He Sinian forked the pig's trotter into his bowl.

Eyes narrowed, "This is how the New Year's atmosphere will be!"