Lost in the world

On the twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month, sacrifice to the stove, and sticky melons.

The Stove King's portrait wrote: God says good things, and the lower world will keep you safe; horizontal comment: the head of the family.

At dusk and night, offering stove sugar, the host poured wine and offered incense, bowed his head, and muttered something; after delivering the stove, the kitchen was filled with smoke, and he went out again, setting off a string of firecrackers in the yard.

After finishing the work, the male host shouted: "It's time to eat~"

Looking back, he saw his family members looking at him with inexplicable eyes.

Su Changqing touched his face: "What's wrong?"

"No, I just think you, brother, um," Xiaoyu gave a thumbs up, admiringly, "—very strong! Too strong! I just found out today that the original year 23 is like this."

Li Ting also said in admiration, "Brother is amazing!"

Ling Xiao, who covered the child's ears and came out slowly after the sound of firecrackers stopped, was full of disbelief, seeing Su Changqing's eyes as if he had encountered some rare species.After holding back for a long time, he finally choked out a sentence: "What age is it, and these old traditions are still practiced."

Su Changqing smiled and said, "Just to ask for a good omen. Where's Phoenix?"

Ling Xiao gave way: "Think about life in the kitchen."

"Uh-huh?"

He hurried to the kitchen and saw Phoenix.Moreover, Phoenix stood in front of Stove Master thinking with a heavy expression that he had never seen before, his two eyes that were looking at Lord Hades narrowed in a rare way, and there was a mysterious and strange atmosphere in the smoke.

Su Changqing stepped forward and asked, "What?"

Phoenix turned around in response, and said in a serious manner: "Chinese New Year is really interesting."

The candy for sacrificial stove is made by Su Changqing himself. It is crispy and dregs-free. The New Year's Eve dinner is sumptuous, and the staple food is dumplings.The family sits together, and the younger sister in the stroller holds the bottle, "Ton, ton, ton~"

Su Changqing has an extraordinary sense of New Year's rituals, which can be described as "serious".

On the twenty-fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, sweeping the house is essentially a general cleaning.

Li Ting didn't even have to do his homework during the summer vacation, so he carried a bucket of water to rinse the rag, and climbed onto the window sill to "squeak" to wipe the glass.Xiaoyu received a super-heavy package, which is the new style of the Hanfu shop that is about to open a group. The reason for the filming is the day after tomorrow. The reason for rushing is because she wants to get the film salary before the year. …

Ling Xiao, who has become a "baby dad", came over with his sister in his arms, flipped through the fluffy ready-to-wear in the airplane box, and said, "Is this summer style?"

"It's almost the same. You can wear it in spring."

Ling Xiao looks at the heavy snow falling outside the window

Xiaoyu explained: "Hanfu is different from other clothes. They are not in stock, and they have to wait for several months. New ones are now available, and they will be shipped in the spring of next year. Hey, these sets...why do I wear them in the same style as before? It’s not quite the same. It’s made in the Song Dynasty, the fabric has dark patterns, it’s really pretty, it’s a restored design, and there’s almost no embroidery.”

She immediately looked disappointed, looked up at Ling Xiao, and said in a pitiful tone like a poor child:

"I'm most afraid of this kind of restoration. The boss said before that my temperament is too modern, and the film I shoot has a cheap studio style no matter how I fix it. What should I do? If you are not satisfied, will you not pay me?"

Ling Xiao squatted down, looked at her at the same level, squeezed the delicate chin, looked left and right, and commented solemnly: "It's pretty~ but it's too thin, you need to eat more meat!"

"Mud played Kai—"

Xiaoyu pushed him away, not wanting to make a joke at all, got up, "da da da" ran to find Su Changqing who was cleaning the pots and pans in the kitchen.

Su Changqing said succinctly: "There is poetry and calligraphy in the stomach."

"Emmmm~~"

"Don't be idle. Hurry up and take off the curtains in your room, pack out all the pillowcases, quilt covers and sheets, you go to wash first, and I'll help you after I finish brushing the chopping board!"

"Oh~"

Phoenix wiped the cups, plates and dishes, and put them into the cupboard one by one.After doing this, he squatted beside Su Changqing, his face still expressionless, but the words he said sounded obviously worried:

"Ah Qing, you only went to bed early in the morning and got up after five o'clock. You have been busy until now, and your body will not be able to bear it."

Su Changqing, who buried his head in the chopping board and brushed the chopping board, raised his head expressionlessly, with an expression of "you asked knowingly", and said slightly complaining: "You still dare to say it! Pray for it, if it weren't for you insisting...Hmph, Can I sleep this late?!"

Phoenix leaned forward, fawning: "I'm busy, you go and rest for a while."

Su Changqing really felt back pain, so he went to sit on the sofa in the living room for a while, and saw Li Ting cleaning the glass, Ling Xiao mopping the floor, his sister babbling and playing with her fingers in the stroller, the first cat pounce toy bell that had grown fatter on the mat, and even gratified.

On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, the usual way to grind tofu is for the whole family to go to the supermarket.

Xiaoyu and Li stopped pushing a supermarket shopping cart each, and walked around in the snack area, talking and laughing, playing and playing, like two flaming firecrackers, very festive and happy.

Ling Xiao hugged her sister and went straight to the mother and baby area

Su Changqing cut [-] catties of tofu, bought sesame balls, spring rolls, purple potato pie, double-skin milk crispy bananas, snowflake chicken fillet popcorn, etc., sweet and salty various fried semi-finished products, and vermicelli pulled strips of bean curd Wait, then, go home.

That night, half the sky was filled with fried food on the dinner table. Everyone had a bowl of millet porridge, and the scallion pancakes were also filled with oil, which was really delicious.

On the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, go to cut the meat.

Su Changqing's family split into three groups, Ling Xiao and Xiaoyu went to the pavilion to make an appointment to shoot a Hanfu film, ah~ no, it's Phoenix, I have to ask the reason, cough, because only Ling Xiao has a driver's license at home.Li Ting took his sister at home, Su Changqing urged Ling Xiao to borrow a car, and set off early in the morning to go shopping in a vegetable greenhouse in the suburbs.

Su Changqing is generous, one basket of potatoes - potato flour, croquettes, two baskets of sweet potatoes - sweet potato flour, croquettes, one basket of green beans, kidney beans, and long beans - dry-stirred beans, minced beans, and beans are suitable for soup, sharp Half a basket of hot peppers and sweet peppers, five catties of red hot peppers - homemade chili sauce, fried meat with garlic moss is very delicious, vinegar garlic cucumber, tomato scrambled eggs are classic, scallions, shallots, spinach, parsley, celery, cabbage and radishes are essential as basic dishes and side dishes Less, some other vegetables, over.

Su Changqing likes to eat mushrooms that grow in the soil, so he made a detour to the vegetable market.

When Su Changqing walked into the vegetable market, he was like a fish in water, and his whole body became lively: bargaining was unambiguous, pepper, fennel, star anise, ginger and garlic stewed meat buns, three white chickens were killed now, and he went to a well-known delicatessen I bought three sauced ducks, five roasted chickens, ten catties of beef, thirty catties of pork, six pieces of fish, chicken legs, chicken wings, chicken gizzards, duck necks, duck racks and pork cheeks, and a bagful of dried vegetables from a small corner stall. .When he was about to leave, he saw a small stall selling goldfish at the entrance of the vegetable market. He thought that there was only a cute pet cat at home, so he immediately happily bought six of them.

The trunk of the borrowed car was full, and the back seat was full. The corners of Ling Xiao's mouth kept twitching, as if he wanted to laugh, and it was very funny, saying:

"It can be seen that you really love the vegetable market."

When they got home and unloaded the car, Xiaoyu and Li stopped: "Wow~Wow~~Wow~!"

exclamations

At this time, Su Changqing had already arrived in the kitchen, put half a bag of red beans into a basin, and soaked them in clean water.

Phoenix followed him closely and asked, "What are you doing?"

Taking advantage of no one around, Su Changqing quickly licked Phoenix's lips, and then replied with a smile: "Steamed bean buns."

Phoenix bent his mouth and followed him, lowering his head and giving a quick "boo".

On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, buy new clothes.

Xiaoyu has already prepared a set of festive bright jackets for the New Year, and the fluffy cloak is not cold at all.But Su Changqing insisted:

"You also need to wear new socks and shoes. There is not a Hanfu street in the business district, so you can look for suitable shoes. Stop teasing my sister, stop teasing my sister, and follow me to the shopping mall to buy New Year's clothes after dinner."

Xiaoyu sneered: "You can pull it off! You bought my brother's two ugly cotton-padded jackets, right? I know you bought them cheaply at a roadside stall! Don't worry, brother and I, Hey~ Brother, you look so good-looking, I will buy you nice clothes~"

Phoenix looked down at the grayed long sleeves on his body

Ling Xiao understood, and said loudly: "How long has Mumu been wearing that one? It's time for a new one."

Su Changqing's eyes turned back and forth finally looked at Phoenix

Phoenix nodded "Shu Shua"

Su Changqing: "...Well, okay, I understand."

On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, painting is posted in the morning and steamed buns are steamed in the afternoon.

When Su Changqing was young, his house was painted with paste, but now, all he needs is a roll of tape.Xiaoyu bit the scotch tape with her small fangs, and then stuck it to Li Ting, commanding:

"Brother, go up!"

she's down there on the ladder

Su Changqing is omnipotent in some aspects.With a swipe of the brush, a pair of couplets can be created with a single swipe, and the font is human-like, the ink is clear, the font is correct and graceful, and the folds and strokes are strong and boned. Although it is not a master's work, it is more than enough to serve as a lintel.

Pasting couplets, hanging lanterns, door god Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong, two generals, lucky dolls holding fish, paper-cutting of twelve zodiac signs, origami balls, all kinds of things.Ling Xiao originally disliked childishness, but after looking at it for a while, he picked up a bunch of colored balls and couldn't put it down, hanging them in his room to admire them.

My sister's stroller also posted a "Fu"

In the kitchen, Su Changqing and Finnis kneaded noodles and mixed vegetable stuffing, crushed boiled red beans and dried them in a dustpan, and kneaded two pieces of sweet potatoes.

Lunch is sweet red bean and fruit soup.Xiaoyu was very greedy: "Brother, you bought so many sweet potatoes, did you fry sweet potato balls?"

Su Changqing touched the top of her hair: "Wait for tomorrow."

On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, boiled meat and fried fish croquettes.

Su Changqing was so busy that he became dizzy and didn't stop until nine o'clock in the evening.Li Ting rubbed his shoulders and beat his legs intimately, Xiaoyu served water, Ling Xiao chewed the warm leek balls, jokingly said:

"I've been busy all day too, why is no one waiting for me? Oh, two little white-eyed wolves, it really makes me sad!"

Xiaoyu said angrily, "Didn't you just help me hang the clothes, help me iron the clothes, and rub a few meatballs. If you have a sore back, just tell me that my brother and I don't care about you, but you say we are white-eyed wolves, what are you doing?" Why are you still talking to me?!"

"Okay~ I was wrong! Can't I admit my mistake?"

"Hmmmm~"

The refrigerator is packed to the brim, and there are several baskets of vegetables in the kitchen, enough to last until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.Su Changqing was tired and paralyzed on the bed, thinking that he would be relaxed tomorrow, in a daze, before taking off his shoes and socks, he hugged the pillow and fell asleep.

Thirty of the twelfth lunar month, New Year's Eve.

"——ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh what time is it now??!! Admiration, admiration-Phoenix, where's the person?"

There was a touch of sandalwood on Su Changqing's body, and his hair was fried. It was obvious that Phoenix helped him take a bath after falling asleep last night.

There is a family carnival going on downstairs.Xiaoyu helped Li Ting pick up vegetables: "Brother, you eat. Children need to eat more meat to grow taller and stronger, and grow into a man like my brother."

Add vegetables to Ling Xiao: "Brother Ling, you have worked hard too. Look~ your face is getting fatter. Hurry up and eat vegetables, otherwise you will be disgusted by girls if you become a big fat man."

Add a spoonful of soup for yourself, heh ~ it's really unpalatable!No progress at all.

Li Ting barely swallowed a piece of meat and put down his chopsticks: "I'm full!"

Ling Xiao had a disheveled look on his face: "...I obviously made it according to the recipe."

On the sofa next door, Finnis was making instant noodles and eating bean buns with sweet fillings. It looked weird, so no one dared to try it lightly, so they all stayed away from it.

When Su Changqing went downstairs, he just saw the first cat condescendingly jumping onto the stroller. The black and gray mottled fur looked glossy in the sun, and he touched his round head with his hand, and it really felt very good.

The first cat reacted, and immediately yelled "meow meow" at Su Changqing's back, and it sounded fierce, showing its paws about to scratch back.The younger sister playing with her fingers in the stroller heard the cat meowing, her round black eyes widened, and then she clapped her little hands excitedly, giggling.

The first cat's "meow meow" immediately softened

……

In the morning, I cleaned up the room again, tidying up the large and small sundries.

Starting to make dumplings in the afternoon

Xiaoyu was very excited and looking forward to it: "Do you want to wrap coins?"

"of course can."

The dumplings made by Su Changqing are white and fat with lace, which makes people look amazing and appetizing.Ling Xiao didn't go into the kitchen at first, but everyone was in the kitchen, and he himself felt bored, so he went into the kitchen to join in the fun. Xiaoyu stimulated him:

"Big slob, lazy and greedy, you definitely don't know how to make dumplings!"

Ling Xiao reacted calmly, nodded: "I won't be fooled."

Xiaoyu continued her efforts: "If you don't make dumplings, you won't have anything to eat at night."

Su Changqing suppressed a smile

Phoenix looked up at her, hesitated to speak.

On the other hand, Li Ting was very straightforward: "Do you dare to eat the dumplings made by Brother Ling?"

"..."

After hearing this, Xiaoyu decisively shut up: "..."

But Ling Xiao said lightly: "Isn't it just making dumplings? Su Changqing, get up and I'll do it! Mumu, you continue to roll the skins. We'll make all the dumplings for the New Year's Eve."

"you sure?"

"Heh~ Why do you underestimate me?!"

Xiaoyu took the opportunity to push Su Changqing out: "Brother, you have been busy for several days, hurry up and take a rest!"

Su Changqing was kicked out of the kitchen, and sat on the sofa for a while, meditating on the menu for the evening. At this time, Xiaoyu sneaked over again, waved, and whispered, "Brother, come to my room~"

Su Changqing follow up

Xiaoyu's room, um, was very unruly, with cloaks, skirts, and long gowns thrown all over the floor, jade hairpins, flower hairpins, collars, plates, shells, handkerchiefs, round fans, red, green, fancy everything, looking messy.Su Changqing believes that although a girl's boudoir is not spotless, at least it should be clean and tidy. It shouldn't be such a mess. Just about to say:

"Xiaoyu..."

Xiaoyu immediately said: "I know my room is messy - I'll clean it up right away and it must be tidy. There are too many things for an hour, so you can check the head office before dinner! Brother~ This is what I bought for you The New Year's clothes have been ironed, you take them away and go out quickly."

Su Changqing was pushed outside the door, and before he could say anything, the door slammed shut.

heart:……

After a while, I went back to the kitchen and saw that the two groups were still making dumplings: Phoenix was slowly rolling out the dough, and Ling Xiao sprinkled too much flour so that the edges of the dumplings couldn't be crumpled. All in all, it was a mess.

Su Changqing suddenly became furious, and said angrily: "You two, are you making a mess—do you think I'm not busy enough?!! What time is this? The dumplings haven't been wrapped yet, and they're still occupying space in the kitchen. What's for the New Year's Eve dinner? I haven't even prepared, what to eat and drink, half a bowl of dumplings is the Chinese New Year—"

The last unbearable roar:

"—Get out! Don't get in my way, do you hear me?"

Ling Xiao wanted to say, "It's delicious but dumplings, dumplings are good", but Su Changqing's voice roared out, and a chill shivered from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, his throat was blocked by a breath, and he became hoarse immediately set fire.

"Li Ting came in and helped me—"

"Okay, brother!"

The two fellow sufferers, Phoenix and Ling Xiao, were expelled from the house.Ling Xiao didn't feel anything, but Phoenix was listless and said:

"He's never yelled at me like that..."

Ling Xiao: "Please mourn."

In the evening, the sky was overcast, and the cold north wind was blowing the pomegranate trees transplanted in the yard, and the temperature dropped sharply.The moment the kitchen door opened, a fragrant smell of chopped green onion wafted out, followed by the smell of fried chicken oil, stewed pork ribs, vinegar and garlic. Xiao Yu, who was eating melons in the living room, suddenly felt that the cantaloupe in his hand was delicious. Sweet, and asked while swallowing:

"Brother, when shall we have dinner?"

Ling Xiao also looked at him with burning eyes

Looking at the sky outside the window, Su Changqing picked up the basket that had been prepared, which contained split incense sticks, gold ingots made of paper, apples, and several bowls of sacrificial meat slices, and said, "I'm going out for a while, and I'll be back soon."

"Huh? Where are you going?"

Before the words were finished, Su Changqing had already hurried out, leaving a group of unknown people eating melons.

Fog gathered on the street, and snowflakes gradually fell under the dim street lamps. Su Changqing shrank his neck, stopped suddenly, turned his head and said loudly:

"come out!"

The street behind him was rustling, and a tall and thin figure moved out from behind the tree, and walked slowly in front of him.

Seeing his embarrassing appearance of "being caught", Su Changqing couldn't help laughing and said: "Why do you follow secretly, can't you be upright?"

Finnis paused and asked, "Can I go with you?"

"The custom of New Year's Eve is to invite the ancestors to go home to celebrate the New Year. Now I am going to the cemetery to invite my father. Are you sure you want to go?"

Phoenix bowed his head: "..."

"As the saying goes, if you marry a chicken, follow the chicken and marry the dog, you are now a member of my Su family. Although I don't expect you to spread out, you still need to do things like taking care of the children and housekeeping." He said Suddenly approaching, and touching Phoenix's forehead, there was a hint of intriguing frivolity and ambiguity in his laughter, "There is still work to warm the bed, dear~ I'll be back when you go back and take a shower."

what--

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"Ah~~" Phoenix didn't hold back, his legs softened, he staggered back a few steps, and said: Su Changqing, so you are such a person~

expression

Su Changqing turned around and brushed off his clothes, hiding his achievements and fame.

The sound of firecrackers has been "cracking" since the evening, and there are lights and festoons everywhere. In the white snow, only big red lanterns are hung high. The snow is red, but the temperature is not enough, it will melt when it gets popular.The two southern children rolling in the snow were crazy with joy, laughing loudly, their excitement was uncontrollable.

After Su Changqing got home, he burned incense and ingots while still muttering words, knelt down and kowtowed, and then lit [-] firecrackers in the yard.

During this period, his expression was very serious, while the others—Xiaoyu and Li Ting were dumbfounded, Ling Xiao covered his sister's ears to watch the fun, and said with a smile: "What age is this, you are still doing this in a serious way Tradition."

Just as Su Changqing was about to speak, Xiaoyu rushed to answer: "I wish you a good omen~"

He couldn't help smiling knowingly: "Xiaoyu is right. Now the dumplings can be put into the pot, let's eat."

When everyone returned to the room, Phoenix, who was behind, was slightly tugged at his sleeve.

Phoenix's hair was still wet, and he had a unique pine scent on his body. Not only that, he changed into brand new clothes, a light-colored knitted sweater, revealing an unusually slender neck. In the red light, there is a cold and inaccessible dampness, like some, like some reptiles in damp caves deep in the jungle.

This description made him break out in a cold sweat, but the feeling of holding him in his arms was not cold at all, and the fiery body temperature like fire often burned his sanity to pieces.

Su Changqing couldn't help touching his hot cheeks, wondering what kind of spring would come out in winter.

At this time, Phoenix lowered|shouldered, looked at him, and asked, "What are you looking at?"

He was still the only one in those two dark eyes, which made him feel extremely satisfied, and he sighed helplessly and said, "Mozhi, I think you are seducing me."

Phoenix's tense cheeks flushed, and he nodded in a rare way: "Yes, I want to seduce you, so are you willing to take the bait?"

Su Changqing narrowed his eyes with a smile, and said, "Those who wish will take the bait."

On New Year's Eve, after a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner, three people squeezed into the sofa, shouting: "Ouch, I'm so overwhelmed, I have to lie down for a while."

I grabbed a handful of snowflake chicken fillet sausages sprinkled with cumin, melon seeds, walnut chocolate, and gulped without restraint.

The four played a table of cards, and when it was past eleven o'clock, Su Changqing began to chase people away: "Everyone go back to the room to sleep. Do you know that you can't shout loudly when you wake up tomorrow, and you can't fight like usual, and you can't talk nonsense. Wait until I let you go." Firecrackers are normal."

Xiaoyu Li Ting Ling Xiao Qiqi: "Ah~~"

The sounds of exclamation continued to rise and fall, and I thought in a strangely unanimous way: It’s just the New Year, so why don’t we have so many rules~

"Then, brother, don't we keep the year old?"

Su Changqing smiled: "Children have to go to bed obediently and get up early tomorrow. Xiaoyu, Li Ting, and Ling Xiao, it's New Year's Eve, don't force me to get angry with you on this happiest day of family reunion~"

The "呵～" with a slightly rising ending sounded inexplicably exuded a dangerous atmosphere, making the three people who were named feel burrs on their backs, and quickly went upstairs with oil on their feet.

"Brother~ New Year's greetings in advance, Happy New Year~ I'm going to sleep!"

"Goodnight everybody!"

"Oh, I'm so sleepy. I went to bed only when I was sleepy. Mumu, you're smiling happily. I don't want to spoil the good things you two have done."

——Finally quiet!Nobody bothers anymore! !Su Changqing was in a good mood and said:

"It's time for grown-ups"

At the beginning, the yellow scrolls met, and then the red lines followed each other.The red thread makes a good relationship, and the red thread woven by Su Changqing is used as a dowry gift because he is poor.

Back in the room, the dead of night is a good time to whisper.He held out an old wooden box, the size of a watch box, and said, "This is your New Year's gift. If you accept my gift, you will be mine from now on."

Phoenix quickly opened the small box, and there was a piece of scarlet braided rope lying in it. A thumb-sized hollow flower ball carved from suet white jade was hung on the red rope, and inside the flower ball... He hesitated for a while, facing the light After shaking it, I dared to confirm that it was a bullet.

Su Changqing said: "This bullet almost killed me. It also gave me a chance to be reborn and to choose. Now I will give you this bullet as a betrothal gift. If one day you don't want it and lose it, Muzhi...then you really killed me."

Upon hearing this, Phoenix immediately held the bouquet tightly and said without thinking, "No. This is the imprint you left on me, and I will dedicate my life to cherish it."

Then he raised his head and stared at Su Changqing's eyes, the dark pupils seemed to be blooming like thousands of flowers, so bright that the night sky was full of stars.His brows and eyes are already deep, but once he becomes serious, this kind of focused eyes will start a prairie fire in an instant like wildfire. Su Changqing's heart becomes wild when he is seen, his cheeks are slightly drunk, and his body gradually becomes hot. On a winter night, he knew for the first time that he was The body can be so hot.

"Ah Qing, Ah Qing..."

The vermilion red rope is worn around the neck, as if a hot cinnabar dyed the pale skin red, like a bright red lotus flower blooming on the high cliff snow mountain, no longer cold like a reptile, but warm and fresh live up.

Su Changqing leaned close to Phoenix's lips and said with a smile:

"It's not rude to come and go, now, I want to get the gift back."

Meanwhile, New Years Eve, sleep...was impossible to sleep.

Xiaoyu sneaked to Ling Xiao's room with a large bag of snacks to play on the computer, and was about to knock on the door, but unexpectedly the door opened suddenly with a "wow," and she saw Ling Xiao's expected smug expression.Seeing Li Ting playing games in front of the computer through the crack of the door, he immediately covered his mouth and giggled softly:

"That's right, brother, it's true, there's no one who doesn't keep the New Year's Eve."

Ling Xiao, on the other hand, had a serious face, and said in a tone of seeing through but not telling the truth:

"You are still young and don't understand the world of adults."