Chapter 602 Writing couplets
In the past, there was no holiday for Chinese New Year, and people had to go to work on New Year’s Eve, but this year Jiang saved a document to have a three-day holiday for the Spring Festival. It doesn't feel like Tian Shao is still studying, but Erya is very happy.
After dinner, Erya said to Li Guihua: "Mom, Suozhu and I went to visit relatives on the first and second day of the new year, and went to Uncle Nie's house on the afternoon of the second day to take Grandma Nie back to live in the family home."
Li Guihua used to like buildings. Well, to be precise, it is a kind of envy and desire of country people for the life of city people, but it is really uncomfortable to live in anywhere. But Erya regards Grandma Nie as filial as her ancestor, she still feels uncomfortable, and her words are not so pleasant: "Don't tell me these things in the future. Your wings are hard now, and I can't control you anymore .”
Erya felt a little wronged, she thought she said it out of respect for her parents.
Tian Shao stood by Li Guihua's side this time, and said with a straight face: "Grandma Nie lived with you before, and my parents didn't object. What are you doing talking to your mother now? Everyone is living in trouble this year, so why don't you Happy."
She can understand Li Guihua about this matter, after all, Erya hired a wife and bought the house by herself. The smart ones should downplay this matter, and she even specifically mentioned that this is not looking for scolding.
"Sister, I don't have one."
Tian Shao hummed and said: "I know your intention is not like this, but your behavior is easy to be misunderstood. Tian Erya, you are 18 years old, think before you speak and do things. Your family doesn't care about you, Outsiders are not so good."
Thinking about the few people she had offended in the factory, Erya didn't dare to say anything. It's also fortunate that Tian Shao Yuwei is still there, otherwise Er Ya's temper would not be good.
Tian Shao, who is celebrating the Chinese New Year, didn’t want to make trouble, so he changed the subject after saying a few words: “Mother, do you have red paper at home? I bought a brush and ink, and cut out red paper to write couplets on.”
I am used to posting couplets on New Year's Eve, and Tian Shao always feels uncomfortable without this item. Now that the control is not so strict, I am not afraid.
Li Guihua asked with some concern: "Can I post couplets now?"
In the previous years, firecrackers were not allowed to be set off and couplets were not allowed to be posted during the Chinese New Year, otherwise they would be labeled. Even when going up the mountain to sweep the tomb, everyone was silent, not daring to make a big show of it.
Tian Shao comforted her and said: "Don't worry, mother, you can post it. Now that the national policy has been relaxed, there are many foreigners with red hair and blue eyes in Forty-Nine City. Posting couplets is nothing. Mother, there is nothing to write in advance. Tomorrow Post it in the morning."
Kerosene lamp reading is too taxing for the eyes, writing couplets is not in the way.
Li Guihua is still worried: "Are you all right?"
Pei Yue said with a smile: "Don't worry, Auntie, posting couplets is a traditional custom in our country, and nothing will happen."
Li Guihua believed in Pei Yue, after all, he was a national cadre, so he must be right when he said nothing would happen. She went into the room and took out a piece of red paper, and when she handed it to Tian Shao, she told her to save it.
Spreading out the red paper for a look, Tian Shao couldn't laugh or cry. I still save a little, and I can only write a couplet if I save it, which is not enough at all.
Wuya suddenly asked: "Sister, we can't write brush characters, who will write this couplet?"
Tian Shao just wanted to say that he could write, but suddenly remembered that the few warning letters he wrote were written with a brush, and it would be exposed as soon as he wrote it.
Therefore, Tian Shao said with a bitter face on purpose: "When I bought brushes and ink, I thought about posting couplets to make the house more lively. I forgot that we can't write brush characters anymore."
Pei Yue laughed: "Xiao Shao, is there finally something you don't know?"
Tian Shao rolled his eyes at him, and said: "I'm not a god, how can I know everything. If you can write, this important task will be entrusted to you. If you can't then ask someone else to write it! By the way, Sanya , Siya, is Headmaster Xin back? If he comes back, you can ask Headmaster Xin to write."
Sanya smiled and said: "I'm back, the whole family is back on the 16th day of the twelfth lunar month. The next day my sister-in-law came back, she brought over special products from the provincial capital, and asked if you will come back this year for the New Year?"
Tian Shao looked at Pei Yue, saw him nodding and said that he knew how to write calligraphy, and said: "Then let's go to the principal's house to pay New Year's greetings in the second year of junior high."
Tian Shao didn't bother to do so much red paper, and told Li Guihua to ask her to go to the supply and marketing agency to buy red paper tomorrow before writing.
There was no lights or entertainment in the countryside, so everyone went to bed early. The next day was bright, and Pei Yue got up when he heard a noise outside.
He saw Nie Suozhu holding a scimitar and Erya carrying a basket, and asked, "Are you going to sweep the grave?"
Erya said with a smile: "Yes, to visit the ancestor's grave. Brother-in-law, it's still early for you to go to bed!"
Pei Yue knew that only his own descendants could go to visit the grave, so he didn't mention the stupidity of going with him. After the two left, he went to fetch water first, and when the water tank was full, he rode out on his bicycle.
Li Guihua went to the supply and marketing cooperative in the town, and when she came back to make breakfast, she realized that Pei Yue had gone out: "Big girl, where did Xiao Pei go? I haven't been back for so long."
Tian Shao said while drinking porridge: "Yesterday we entrusted Zhao Kang to buy some meat and bones. He must have gone to the county to get meat."
At that time, she was only focused on chatting with Li Aihua, and had no idea what Pei Yue said to Zhao Kang. She wasn't interested in the topics between men either, so she didn't ask about them afterwards.
Pei Yue came back just after breakfast. He bought not only meat and bones, but also ten large pieces of red paper.
After breakfast, Tian Dalin and Li Guihua killed chickens and ducks to prepare lunch, Tian Shao took Wuya to make steamed buns, Sanya and Siya and Liuya cut paper skillfully, and Pei Yue wrote couplets. Erya and Nie Suozhu were not idle either, they were in charge of posting couplets.
Pei Yue was tired of writing couplets. When he looked up, he saw that the whole family was busy, and a genuine smile appeared on his face.
Not long after the couplet on the gate was posted, the neighbor Aunt Qing came to ask. Hearing that Pei Yue said that the couplets could be posted now, she hurriedly asked, "Dear girl, can you write some for us as well."
Before Pei Yue could speak, Li Guihua raised her voice and said, "It's okay to let my son-in-law write couplets for you, but you have to bring the cut red paper over here."
It’s fine to spend some pen and ink, but you can’t paste the red paper upside down.
Aunt Qing hurried home after accepting the order. She didn't know how suitable the cut was, so she took the red paper and brought her daughter over to ask Sanya for advice. In fact, cutting is not difficult, but the difficulty is how to maximize the use of paper without wasting paper.
Aunt Qing’s house didn’t have many red papers, so she borrowed them from Li Guihua, and said she would pay them back after the next year.
Li Guihua refused straight away. She said: "My old house, the new house, and my mother's house, I don't know if it is enough."
As soon as Aunt Qing heard about it, she borrowed it from another house, but she didn't get the red paper, but spread the news about Tian Shao's family writing couplets. The result of this is that Pei Yue spent the whole morning writing couplets, and when Li Guihua sent everyone away at meal time, his hands were numb.
Tian Shao scolded with a smile when he saw this: "Just now I asked you to rest for a while before writing, but now it's better, your hand hurts badly, right?"
Although his hand hurts, Pei Yue is in a good mood: "It's okay, just take a rest and you'll be fine."
(end of this chapter)