fifteen: happy new year(1/2)
When they arrived at home, Duan Yanqing helped the guy carry the white flour into the house. Duan Changsheng put paper and pen into the study, and then the father and son started looking for chopping boards to build a big pot.
Duan Changsheng brought dry firewood, added half a pot of water to the pot and started to set the fire. The time was not long, so the owner who was selling the pig pushed the pig over in a car.
Duan Yanqing paid the money, but the troubled leader helped to carry the pig onto the chopping board and turned away. Duan Yanqing and his son began to kill pigs until the sun was west, and the whole family finished their work.
Liu Caihua shouted loudly: "The rice is cooked, come here to have a meal quickly."
The father and son came to the dining table and immediately started eating, and the whole family was hungry.
At the dinner table, Duan Changsheng asked Duan Yanqing and said, "Dad, where did you get so much money and high consumption?"
Duan Yanqing smiled and said, "Changsheng! Actually, this is the money earned by Wuji, and Daddy just consumes it casually."
Duan Yanqing looked at Duan Wuji and said, "Wuji, you really killed two wolves? Then why didn't you say it earlier?"
Duan Wuji raised his little face and said, "Aren't I afraid you will worry about me? Okay, I'm going to practice martial arts."
Duan Wuji stood up and said to his mother, "Mom, let's fry the meat first tonight."
Liu Caihua nodded. "Okay, I'll bake white flour cakes for you tonight, let's stir-fry meat. Let's celebrate the New Year in advance."
Duan Wuji walked outside the yard and immediately started practicing martial arts. He practiced his fist and foot skills for a while, then began to practice the Eighteen Arhat Stick Technique, and finally began to practice swordsmanship.
He practiced this set of thirty-six soul-chasing styles and whirred wind. The sword shadow flew coldly, and the sword energy was as cold as frost. Sometimes it was as fast as a sudden rain, and sometimes it was as slow as a spring breeze.
After practicing for a long time, Duan Wuji put away his sword, wiped the sweat from his face, and then went into the house to go up the kang to start practicing the new internal skills.
Until dark, Liu Caihua shouted loudly: "It's time to eat, white flour cake rolls! It'll be gone if you don't eat it for a while."
After hearing the wind, the family ran to the dining table in a hurry. Everyone couldn't help but pick up the big cakes and rolled meat and ate them in big mouthfuls.
Duan Wuji looked at Duan Changsheng and said with a smile: "Brother, why have you become a foodie today? This food is not much better than me!"
Duan Changsheng smiled and said, "I have a good look at it. I have to finish all this meat! I'm not so stupid. I haven't eaten meat for several months."
Yes, who can eat meat in a poor farmhouse for a few times a year? The family has long been greedy.
As soon as he had enough food, the boss of the tailor shop knocked on the door and walked in. Then he put a few new clothes on the kang.
After paying the money, Duan Yanqing said to the owner of the tailor shop with a smile: "Brother, thank you for your hard work, come and sit down and have some food. We just finished it."
The owner of the tailor shop smelled the fragrance of the room as soon as he entered the house. Now he saw the owner giving in.
He smiled and said, "I didn't even eat lunch to make these clothes. Even if my brother gives in, I'll be shameless, brother, I'm really hungry."
Duan Yanqing laughed and said, "Brother, if you are talking, you will catch up, so just eat it."
The head of the family will serve the boss with meat. Didn’t the big cakes be served yet?”
Liu Caihua agreed to go.
Duan Changsheng and Duan Wuji competed to try on their new clothes. Duan Yanqing smiled and said, "Well, it looks pretty, I'll try it too."
Duan Yanqing was so happy when he put on his new clothes. Kuantou said to his wife: "Hey, the boss, do you think I look good in this new clothes?"
Liu Caihua smiled and said, "Well, she was more beautiful than when you were the groom."
The boss of the tailor shop said while eating, "I can change this clothes for free until I am satisfied."
It was not long since time was gone, and the boss of the tailor shop had enough food and said goodbye. Duan Yanqing and his family sent him away for a long time before turning back.
Liu Caihua returned to the house and picked up the new clothes and tried it on them. Then she wrapped all the new clothes in a bag.
Then he smiled and said, "Let's wear it again during the Chinese New Year."
Then we will wear new clothes to greet you Grandpa Zu San and others before we wear them. We will also be poor and look white."
After saying that, the whole family slept on the lights.
The next morning, Duan Wuji got up early and started practicing martial arts. Snowflakes floated in the sky for a while, and soon it turned white. The whole village was covered with silver makeup.
Duan Wuji practiced boxing, sticks, and swords in this windy and snowy day, and was very happy.
Until Liu Caihua shouted loudly: "The rice is ready, come and have a meal."
Duan Wuji ran into the house after hearing this.
Duan Yanqing looked at his youngest son's sweaty head and his little face that was flushed with cold and said with distress: "Wuji! It's so cold, I think I won't practice anymore. Let's practice again when the weather gets warmer. We are not in a hurry."
Duan Wuji shook his head after hearing this. "My master told me repeatedly before leaving. He should persist in practicing martial arts for many years, and should not be exposed to the ten cold. He should practice three colds in winter and three hot and hot summer. Do you think I don't persist, so I'm not wasting it?"
Duan Yanqing nodded after hearing this. "Well, Wuji, you're so nice, Dad is optimistic about you. Okay, let's have a meal.
Alas, where is Changsheng? Why has Changsheng not come out yet?"
Duan Yanqing shouted loudly: "Changsheng, Changsheng, come out and have a meal."
After a long time, Duan Changsheng walked out of the inner room.
Liu Caihua asked angrily when she saw this, "Changsheng, what's wrong with you? She hid in the house again?"
Duan Changsheng shook his head after hearing this. "I've gotten up long ago. Didn't Wuji buy me paper and pen yesterday? Today I took the small calligraphy pen and wrote it. What did you do? It's different from writing on the ground with branches, and my hands were trembling.
You said Erdan has achieved success in martial arts. I can’t even write a word well. How can I not be stressed? My brother is in vain!”
As he said that, Duan Changsheng shed a few tears.
Duan Yanqing hurriedly comforted him and said, "Yangsheng, there is all paper and pen. In the middle of winter, there is nothing to do in our family. Just practice all day long. After using the paper, my father will buy it for you. If the pen is broken, we will replace it with a new one.
Okay, let's have a meal.
Let’s learn from Wuji, otherwise how could we have a chance to make a comeback?”
Duan Wuji also said next to him: "Brother, don't be discouraged, study hard, I believe you can do it."
Duan Changsheng hugged Duan Wuji and said, "Brother, just by your words, my brother will do his best to do his best to learn.
Okay, let's have a meal.
I will never call you a foodie again from now on.”
After breakfast, Liu Caihua said to Duan Yanqing: "The head of the family, it will be New Year's Eve tomorrow. I think you can write the Spring Festival couplets in advance."
Duan Yanqing nodded after hearing this. "Well, okay, what are the Spring Festival couplets written this year?"
Duan Wuji smiled and said, "How about I'll give you a couplet?"
Duan Yanqing nodded after hearing this. "Wuji! You said?"
I asked me to write just like this: "It is good to read and pass on family through literature and martial arts, and the hidden dragon and crunch the tiger and wise start the Duanjiazhuang. I will write a celebrating the New Year with a tribute. Dad, what do you think?"
Duan Yanqing laughed loudly after hearing this: "Okay, let's just write it."
After saying that, Duan Wuji immediately ran out of the house to practice martial arts. Duan Changsheng then walked into the inner room and went to study.
The next morning, Liu Caihua and Duan Yanqing were busy cleaning the yard, making dumplings, and pasting Spring Festival couplets.
Duan Wuji and Duan Changsheng practice martial arts and literature.
It was not until the sun was west that the family had lunch. After dinner, Duan Wuji and Duan Changsheng should practice literature, and martial arts should practice martial arts.
It was not until the second day that Duan Wuji finished practicing martial arts and returned to the house.
Then the family began to stay up to New Year. It was not until midnight that there were firecrackers sounding outside the door, and Duan Yanqing ran out and lit his own firecrackers.
After the firecrackers rang, Duan Yanqing smiled and said to Duan Wuji and Duan Changsheng: "Changsheng, from today on, you are already fifteen years old and become a big man. How much future do you have to grow!
Wuji, from now on, you are ten years old. There is an old saying here, saying that boys don’t eat idle meals for ten years. I hope you will be successful in martial arts and share some housework for your family more or less."
Duan Changsheng and Duan Wuji replied in unison: "Dad, we understand."
At this time, Liucaihua served a pot of steaming dumplings.
He said to everyone with a smile: "After eating, the dumplings tonight are all meatballs. I haven't eaten such delicious dumplings for many years."
After the New Year’s Eve dinner, Liu Caihua distributed the new clothes to everyone.
"Put it all on. We'll go to greet your third grandfather later on."
Everyone changed into new clothes and rested for a while. As soon as the sky was dawn, Duan Yanqing led his family of four to Duan's family.
After entering the third grandfather's house, Duan Yanqing led the whole family to greet the elders one by one. After the New Year, Duan Yanqing led the whole family back to the third grandfather's house.
Duan Yanqing sat at the table while chatting with his third father while drinking tea.
The old leader looked at Duan Yanqing and smiled, "Yanqing, you see that the New Year is over. Didn't Wuji talk to you about raising cattle?"
Duan Yanqing shook his head after hearing this. "Well, this kid didn't say anything."
"Oh, this kid, why don't you tell you about such a big thing?
This is the thing. Didn’t Wuji decide ten cows before the New Year? Our family also set ten cows.
I originally planned to send someone to Taiyuan Prefecture to buy it, but unexpectedly, a cattle dealer found me the day before yesterday. When I heard that I wanted so many cattle, the price suddenly dropped.
Four taels of silver per head, and they are all half-big bulls, which is cheap enough.
These cattle were smuggled from the desert, so the price was very cheap. You can buy twelve cows at once for fifty taels of silver, and you can buy some fodder or something for the remaining taels of silver, which can be used even in rainy days.
You think how much grass should you eat for so many cattle a day, and it must be mainly grazing.
How could Wuji let him go? I plan to give him a companion. This child is the great-grandson of your second grandfather's family, whose nickname is Heidan and whose big name is Tieniu.
Alas, he is also a miserable child. He is exactly fourteen years old this year, how old is he than Wuji.
To be continued...