Kill the heavens from sleep

Chapter 435 Happy New Year to Grandmother

With the sound of firecrackers, the year is gone, and the spring breeze brings warmth into Tusu.Thousands of households always exchange new peaches for old talismans.

In the early morning, everything just woke up, but the sound of firecrackers in the small town rang from the night of New Year's Eve to the first day of the first lunar month.

With thick dark circles under her eyes, Li Xiaoyue was ready to go to the Taoist temple to pay New Year's greetings to her grandmother after washing.Li Chunliang's car had been waiting downstairs for a long time. After going downstairs, Li Xiaoyue opened the door and sat in the passenger seat. "Happy New Year!" After respectfully speaking to her father and stepmother, Li Xiaoyue stopped talking.

"Brother~brother~~" Li Chenhui (Li Xiaoyue's younger brother), who was only a little over two years old, called out under the gesture of his stepmother.Although his articulation is still not very clear, it can be seen that he has undergone some training.

"So cute~" Li Xiaoyue patted her younger brother's head, then carried him from the back seat and sat on her lap. "After all, children are innocent, and adults should settle their affairs by themselves." Although she still feels resentful towards Li Chunliang in her heart, Li Xiaoyue is still very kind to her younger brother, and every time she goes there, she will buy him some toys or snacks .

"Hold it, don't drop it!" Li Xiaoyue took out a small toy pistol from her pocket and handed it to her younger brother, then patted his head lovingly.

Looking at the brand-new toy gun, Li Chenhui's eyes lit up, and he took the small gun and started playing with it. "Thank you, brother!" Perhaps it was the temptation of a toy gun, but this brother called me very kindly.

After a while, the car arrived at the foot of Menghua Mountain. There were many pedestrians and vehicles at the foot of the mountain. The bluestone steps of Menghua Mountain were overcrowded.The sound of firecrackers and cheers rang together, so lively.

"Yueyue~~" As soon as Li Xiaoyue got out of the car, she heard a sweet and pleasant voice.Hearing the sound and looking around, I saw an 18-year-old girl in a gorgeous dress running towards me, and I fixed my eyes and saw that it was my cousin Li Nianchu.

"Sister!" Seeing Li Nianchu coming over, Li Xiaoyue called out sweetly.

I remember when I was young, because Li Nianchu was only three years older than Li Xiaoyue, they both studied in the same school.When we were in school, Li Nianchu would come to play with Li Xiaoyue every time after class, and then he could see a young boy from a lower grade following a group of girls from a higher grade under the envious eyes of all the boys in the school.Although those big sisters bought him a lot of delicious food every day, this also caused Li Xiaoyue to not make a few male friends in the first few years of primary school.

"Let's go see grandma first!" Li Nianchu took Li Xiaoyue's arm and prepared to go up the mountain.

"Dad (Uncle), aren't they here?" Li Xiaoyue asked when she saw that her cousin was going to take her up the mountain.After all, today is the first day of the new year, if the uncle is here and doesn't go to pay a New Year's greeting, it will be rude.

After Li Xiaoyue asked, Li Nianchu realized his impoliteness, nodded in embarrassment, and took Li Xiaoyue to find his father.

After searching for a while in the crowded crowd, Li Xiaoyue saw her father and mother standing under a big tree and looking around, and standing beside her was a young man who was similar to her father, who was Li Xiaoyue's cousin. Brother Li Xiancong.

"Daddy, auntie, happy new year, Xiaoyue wishes you a happy new year!" Li Xiaoyue walked over with a smile, and kowtowed to the two of them.Then he smiled and said to the cousin beside him: "Cousin, happy new year, when will you bring a sister-in-law home!"

"Hehe~" Li Xiancong nodded to Li Xiaoyue and smiled mysteriously.

At this time, the aunt took out a red envelope from the bag and stuffed it into Li Xiaoyue's pocket, and said with a smile: "Xiaoyue is one year older! Aunt wishes you progress in your studies."

"Hey~ Auntie, don't be like this, I'm going to be an adult soon, how can I still accept your New Year's money!" Li Xiaoyue took out the red envelope and prepared to return it to Auntie, but Auntie dodged it.

"Take it!" The elder dad said when he saw that Li Xiaoyue wanted to return the red envelope.

"This~~" Just when Li Xiaoyue was at a loss, Li Chunliang and her stepmother with her younger brother came over, so Li Xiaoyue cast a questioning look on Li Chunliang.Unexpectedly, Li Chunliang ignored him and just chatted with his brother (Li Xiaoyue's eldest father).

"Father, mother, second uncle and second aunt, Yueyue and I are going to see grandma first!" Seeing that the greeting was over, Li Nianchu dragged away Li Xiaoyue who was standing in a daze.

"This child!" Seeing Li Nianchu dragging Li Xiaoyue away, the aunt couldn't help shaking her head, and then yelled at the two of them with concern, "Be careful!"

"Understood!" Li Nianchu's echo came from the crowd.

Since they had to wait for the uncle's family, the eldest dad and others did not leave, but continued to chat with Li Xiaoyue's father, Li Chunliang.

On the bluestone steps, a young man and woman are walking on it.The man is handsome and the woman is pretty, like a couple made in heaven, attracting the attention of passers-by. "Sister! Is it not good for us to be like this? I've grown up now!" Li Xiaoyue felt a little embarrassed when a passerby saw her, and her face turned red.

Unexpectedly, Li Nianchu didn't care about these things, and Li Xiaoyue said with a blank look: "No matter how old you are, you are still my brother, why do you care what others think of you!" Chest snorted disdainfully.

"Okay." Seeing that her cousin refused to let go, Li Xiaoyue had no choice but to continue climbing.

After [-] minutes of straight-line stairs, the two finally reached the top of the mountain.I saw a vast and majestic Taoist temple on the top of the mountain, like a palace.There is a lifelike phoenix on both sides of the gate. Under the phoenix statue is a row of young men dressed as Taoists, and the word "Meng Hua" is written on the plaque on the gate.

"Eldest Miss, Second Young Master! The old lady told you to go to the inner hall directly when you arrive." A young man who took the lead said respectfully to the two.

"Hmm~" Li Nianchu responded and ignored that person. On the contrary, Li Xiaoyue said happy new year to the group of people with a smile before going in with her cousin.

"Second young master is really personable and easy-going." After Li Xiaoyue left, everyone began to discuss in private.

After hearing someone talking in private, the man in the lead said with a serious expression: "Cheer up and stand guard!" Unexpectedly, the man was quite dignified. After the reprimand, everyone dared not Make a little more noise, and all of them hold their heads high.

The square inside the gate was already full of people, although there were many people, but there was not a single noisy sound, watching them all holding incense in their hands and sincerely arranging the solemn Sanqing (Sanqing) in the hall. , that is, Yuqing, Shangqing, and Taiqing are the highest among the Taoist heavens. The master of Yuqing is Yuanshi Tianzun, the master of Shangqing is Lingbao Tianzun, and the master of Taiqing is Taishang Laojun.), Li Xiaoyue couldn't help Shaking his head, he muttered in his heart: "Feudal superstition kills people!"

Although Li Xiaoyue didn't believe this, but she didn't dare to say it right now, if the crowds were angered and attacked, even if the mountain was their Li family's property, Li Xiaoyue would not be able to resist it.

"Eldest Miss, Second Young Master, this way please!" After entering the door, a middle-aged man in a blue Taoist robe bowed to the two of them, and then led them through the crowded front hall to the back hall.The apse is not open to the outside, only some young people in Taoist robes patrol and stand guard, so it forms a sharp contrast with the front hall.

When they came to a quiet courtyard, the middle-aged man bowed to the two of them again, and said, "Please wait a moment, take me there and inform the old lady first!" After speaking, the two of them were left behind Into the yard alone.

"Etiquette is the most troublesome thing!" After the man left, Li Nianchu began to think about it. She had no ladylike temperament, and Li Xiaoyue couldn't help worrying about her brother-in-law in the future. If someone married her cousin Will not be bored to death.

After a while, the man came out, told the two of them that they could go in, and then retreated.

Li Xiaoyue and Li Chunian adjusted their appearance a little, then walked in with a smile.

The door was open, and a kind old woman sat on the grand master's chair and looked at the two of them, she couldn't help nodding and laughing.

"Greetings to grandma! Grandson, may grandma be as blessed as the East China Sea and live longer than Nanshan!" After entering the room, the two knelt down and greeted the old woman in unison.

"My precious grandson, get up quickly!" Mrs. Zhao smiled and gestured for them to get up after seeing the two kneeling down to pay their respects.

After getting up, Li Xiaoyue respectfully walked to Mrs. Zhao's side, while Li Nianchu trotted to Mrs. Zhao's side, shook her arm, and sweetly called her grandmother a few times, which made Mrs. Zhao very happy. A reward was given to her.

After some pleasantries, Li Chunliang and others also came over.

"Son pays respects to mother, daughter-in-law pays respects to mother-in-law," Li Xiaoyue's eldest father, father, uncle and his wife knelt down to pay respects to grandmother.After seeing the parents paying respects, two teenagers knelt down and solemnly said, "Grandson pays respects to grandma." These two were Li Xiaoyue's cousins, Li Xiancong and Li Jing.

"Okay~ok~ok~~" Seeing that everyone was here, Mrs. Zhao said three good words in satisfaction, and then asked them to stand up.

Since Li Xiaoyue's younger brother Li Chenhui was still young and didn't know the etiquette, he didn't bow down.But his mother still taught him to call him grandmother.

After another exchange of pleasantries, all the women and children retreated, only Li Chunliang and three stayed behind, discussing something with Mrs. Zhao inside.

But Li Xiaoyue and the others did not go out after retreating, but stayed in the small courtyard.Firstly, having lunch here is a sign of family reunion, and secondly, after all, there are so many pilgrims today, it would be bad if they go out and cause gossip.Anyway, people on Menghua Mountain have visited thousands of times, and it's the same when they walk again. It's better to sit down and chat. After all, everyone has their own jobs, and it's rare to get together a few times a year.

"Li Xiaoyue!" After going out, Li Jing patted Li Xiaoyue's shoulder and greeted him with a smile.Li Jing is a boy who is obviously one year younger than Li Xiaoyue, but he never wants to call him brother, and the two of them would fight when they met when they were young. When he couldn't bear it anymore, he beat Li Jing, almost blinding one of his eyes.

Later, Li Xiaoyue, who was scolded by her family for this incident, was so unconvinced that she just didn't eat for a day.In recent years, I don't know if the two of them have grown up and become sensible, so they never fought again.But Li Jing still didn't call Li Xiaoyue brother, and Li Xiaoyue didn't want to force him, so she didn't care what he called him.

After nodding to Li Jing, several brothers and sisters gathered together to discuss.You adults have something to talk about, and of course we kids have something to talk about ourselves.

Just after noon, the kitchen made a table of vegetarian dishes and delivered them over. The family sat in the small courtyard and had a reunion dinner.Although Taoism allows meat to be eaten, the elderly grandmother still prefers vegetarian food, and everyone is already tired of eating meat, so a table of fragrant vegetables is eaten with relish.

After the reunion dinner, everyone took a rest and bid farewell to Mrs. Zhao, and went down the mountain.

(End of this chapter)