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After half an hour, Lu Feixia gradually recovered.

As soon as he recovered, his whole body returned to that jumping-off state. Just as Xia Zhifei had stewed the pig's feet, and as soon as the pot was boiling, he threw away the blanket and rushed to the door of the kitchen: "Feifei, I want to have a bite."

Because of the stewed meat, the whole kitchen is filled with the smell of meat, mixed with the aroma of ginger, garlic, cinnamon and star anise, and it becomes a warm and harmonious New Year flavor.

The two uncles and nephews standing in the kitchen are equally tall and slender, with broad shoulders, thin waist and narrow hips, even the same apron.Xia Chen is good at knives and is cutting up the ingredients for the New Year's Eve dinner. Xia Zhifei is stewing meat and vegetables, checking the heat from time to time.

Lu Zhixu was leaning on the chair like an old man, watching the pair of uncles and nephews prepare the New Year's Eve dinner, when Lu Feixia ran over holding two hooves: "Mr. Lu, do you want to eat pig's trotters?"

Xia Zhifei's cooking skills are really good. A stewed pig's trotter was stewed with no big ingredients. Walk along the two hooves.In order to repay Xia Chen, he decided to give one to Lu Zhixu.

"This, will you get tired?" Teacher Lu frowned in doubt.

"No, it's not greasy at all." Second Lieutenant Lu waved two pig's trotters to assure the ticket: "I've already eaten one, it's delicious."

Lu Zhixu ate a mouthful of Lu Feixia's hand suspiciously, and thought it was not bad, so he took it, and still felt unsatisfied after eating.So he encouraged Lu Feixia to get another one.

Second Lieutenant Lu shook his head like a rattle: "If you don't want to go, I just caught two pig's trotters and I'll know it. If I steal it again, I'll be in trouble."

Fortunately, there are other dishes without pig's trotters.Chicken legs and pig hearts came out of the pot one by one, Lu Zhixu went to repay Lu Feixia's two pig's feet, followed by two chicken legs, Lu Baobao came over smelling the aroma, brought a bowl of porridge and left.

New Year's Eve worship ancestors in City C is usually in the afternoon. After four o'clock, the sound of firecrackers rang out one after another. Xia Chen prepared three kinds of fish, meat, and chicken, and prepared burning paper and incense. In the corridor outside the main entrance.Xia Zhifei, Lu Feixia, Lu Zhixu, and even the baby all followed.

Worshiping ancestors is a memory of ancestors, and it is also an important part of the concept of "family" in the Chinese people's bones.

Those who worshiped the ancestors were all the ancestors who lived in this family at the beginning, maybe more than three generations, and they couldn't remember the names clearly.However, every New Year's Eve, ancestor worship is still essential.

Xia Chen remembered that when he was young, he followed his grandfather to worship ancestors, and Mr. Li once taught him: worshiping ancestors is a very sacred thing.

The ancestors you sacrificed to, they used to worship the ancestors before them just like you, and you worship them now.You have their blood in your body, you have genes similar to theirs, and they gave you life.After a hundred years, in the family you lived in, there will be your descendants again. They will bear your surname, flow your blood, and bring the life you gave them to come to worship you.

This is inheritance.

The names on the genealogy and the taboos on the tablets are not just a few simple words.They are people who, like you, live on this land.Throughout their lives, they may have worked hard, may have fought in the battlefield, may have been a hardworking craftsman, may have been a scholar, and had been a high-ranking official.However, what they left behind has long since been wiped out over the long years.The food they cultivated has been eaten, the houses they lived in have collapsed, and their tombs may have been lost.But their blood is still flowing in your veins.

In one lifetime, in fact, most of the mortal beings can't leave anything behind.You work hard and the money you earn will be spent.The house you lived in will be reduced to dust after a hundred years.Your bones can rot in less than a hundred years.Your descendants have forgotten your name for more than three generations.You are not Qin Shihuang, you cannot build the Great Wall.You are not Li Bai, so you cannot write Thoughts on a Quiet Night.Your existence will eventually be forgotten.

But your life will continue in future generations.

This is the legendary "root".

After offering sacrifices to the ancestors, it was almost dark.

Several cold dishes have been prepared, and the Lu family's dining table is a long marble table, which happens to seat six people.The old man naturally took the seat, Xia Zhifei and Lu Feixia were on the right hand of the old man, Xia Chen and Lu Zhixu were on the left.The baby sat opposite the old man.Xia Chen appraised everyone's taste and arranged the position of each dish.

The old man can only drink soup and porridge, so what is placed in front of him is a stewed meat commonly known as "Big Eight Pieces" in C City, which is crispy but not rotten.Lu Feixia is not in good health, but he has always been lawless. Although Xia Zhifei is in charge, he often "secretly hides his position".So no spicy dishes, hot and sour beef, salt-and-pepper prawns can be placed in front of him.Also, the baby has to eat by himself this time, so braised fish in brown sauce cannot be placed in front of the baby, and the soup and water should be kept away from the baby. Fried chicken legs and chestnut roast chicken are good.

When the New Year's Eve dinner started, it was already 06:30.

Warm lights, family reunion, warm atmosphere, delicious food, all year round, the cold wind blows outside the window, the sound of firecrackers, but the house is as warm as spring, and the little red lanterns that the baby likes are hung in the dining room.

Lu Zhixu suddenly felt a little emotional.

I can't remember when was the last such lively New Year's Eve dinner.

The feeling of happiness has been lost for so long that when he regained it, he almost suspected that it was just a vain dream, fleeting.

However, when he saw Xia Chen carrying the baby onto the chair, turning his face, smiling gently at him with the corners of his lips curled up, he suddenly felt relieved.

"Home" is really a strange concept.Sometimes, even though we have a warm residence and a delicious New Year’s Eve dinner, there is always a place in our heart that is empty.And sometimes, as long as that person is by your side, even if it's in a foreign land, even if it's cold, windy and snowy, your heart will be settled and you have nothing else to ask for.

Man is a strange animal.

When I was young, as long as I was full, dressed warmly, and had company to play with, I was satisfied.When I grow up, I have all kinds of regrets and difficulties, but I don't have the pure happiness before.

When I was young, Chinese New Year was Chinese New Year, with firecrackers, fireworks, new clothes, delicious food and fun, family reunion, sitting together, eating happily, it was the best day of the year.

But when I grow up, even the Chinese New Year is not so happy.

The parents who used to fill my whole heart have already left me, and the hole left behind is a hole that no matter how good my friends are, no matter how rich my life is, I can't fill it.

Stay at a friend's house and have fun.Live in a nice and comfortable house and sleep well too.

But, none of that is home.

If there is no home, even if it is Chinese New Year, the lights of thousands of families will be reunited.No matter how lively it is, it can't be infected here.

Fortunately, everything is over.

God is fair, if he takes your things, he will return them one day.

Although there is no home, there is always such a person, wherever he is, home is there.

After eating, everyone moved to the living room to watch TV. The Lu family didn't have a TV, because Lu Zhixu didn't have much time to take care of the baby. He was afraid that he would learn from bad TV programs. After Xia Chen came, Lu Zhixu There was an endless stream of guests at the house, and Lin Youqi disliked the lack of a TV in the Lu family more than once, so Lu Zhixu bought one back angrily.

There is a habit of keeping Tai Sui Huo here in City C. On New Year's Eve, the man in charge of the family has to stay in the living room, guarding a vigorous fire, which is called keeping Tai Sui Huo.In the past it was necessary to keep watch all night.But the customs have gradually changed in recent years.Because now I have to go out to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the new year, so it is no longer necessary to keep watch all night.Except for some old-fashioned people, most of the people kept watch until twelve o'clock, and gave up after closing the money gate.As long as the fire of Tai Sui is kept alive all night, it will be counted as keeping the year.

However, according to the rules of the Xia family, one has to stay up all night.

Usually, on such nights, there will be a table of cards, and a few men sit at the table and fight all night, and the next day they are still full of energy to go to New Year's greetings.

Not long after everyone sat down in the living room, Xia Chen moved the Tai Sui Huo to the living room and put it on a wooden shelf.He was burned in a big brazier with charcoal fire.Seeing this posture, Lu Feixia's eyes lit up immediately, and he discussed with Lu Zhixu in private, went to the kitchen to steal some potatoes, and roasted them in the fire.

He was discussing vigorously, when a horn sounded outside, Xia Zhifei frowned and said, "Who is it, come here so late."

"It's Jin Yun!" Lu Feixia was so happy that he almost stuttered: "I called him...he brought me something, this kid is really obedient!"

Jin Yun is more or less his apprentice, bullied and teased by him all the year round, how could he not listen to him.

Even the young man who was still wearing military uniform during Chinese New Year, with a childish face, carried a big box and said to Mr. Xia when he entered the door: "Mr., Jin Yun wishes you an early year."

Lu Feixia sat on the sofa and waved impatiently: "You can leave as soon as the things are delivered, let's go back to eat."

The big box left by Jin Yun was surrounded by him with his baby and Lu Zhixu. When he opened the box, he found that it was wrapped in a waterproof tarpaulin, full of fireworks and firecrackers.

Xia Zhifei's face turned dark immediately.

This night, Lu Feixia made a fuss until ten o'clock, took the baby and set off a lot of fireworks, which almost burned down the Lu family's garden.The sound of firecrackers was deafening, and the sound of the TV could not be heard clearly.Xia Zhifei couldn't bear it anymore, threw the box of fireworks outside, went to the yard and brought in the big and small ones, threw the baby to Xia Chen, and went upstairs with Lu Feixia.

Keeping watch until twelve o'clock, the baby has already gone to bed, and Mr. Xia has also gone to bed.Lu Feixia was washed clean by Xia Zhifei, wrapped in a blanket and lying on the sofa, played cards with Lu Zhixu for a while, and fell asleep at some point.

Xia Zhifei wrapped him in a blanket and sent him upstairs to the guest room to sleep.

Only Lu Zhixu and Xia Chen were left in the living room.

The party on TV came to an end, and familiar music sounded.Xia Chen glanced at Lu Zhixu, and suddenly laughed.

"Teacher is so quiet tonight..."

Lu Zhixu was a little sleepy, so he didn't answer him, but turned his head and leaned on his shoulder.

He is proud of others, has an awkward personality, and rarely has such a posture of relying on others.Probably really sleepy, and can't care about being weak or not.

In a daze, a hand reached out and held his hand, fingers intertwined, and even the palms pressed together.

Someone kissed him on the lips, kissed him again, held his face, and looked at him quietly, as if looking at some baby.Suddenly, she hugged him into her arms and laughed.

The clock struck zero.

Tomorrow is the new year.

Lu Zhixu suddenly understood what Xu Xu said about liking:

When you like someone, as long as he is by your side, you feel that at this moment, the years are stable, so why not be afraid of fleeting years.

(Finish)

The author has something to say: About the episode:

The episodes of Baobao and Li Xiu will be released first, then the episodes of Queen Mother Lin, and finally some episodes of Xia Chen and Lu Zhixu.

For Shuang Xia, it depends on the situation.

Because of Xu Xu's new article, there is no special story.

I've been so sad lately...

The monster is over. TT.