The Republic of China Demon Cloud Records

There is a traditional event in Shan'ao Village called Winter Festival.Relying on mountains to eat mountains, relying on water to eat water, the red land in Shan'ao Village is poor and not suitable for farming, so half of the villagers' food sources come from the mountains.

Daily life is very poor.Everyone will keep some poultry and livestock such as pigs and sheep at home. In winter, those who have enough food will bring out food, and those who have more animals at home will take animals. If you can’t get both, that’s okay You can go up the mountain to pick some wild vegetables and set some wild things.

In short, as long as the people in the village come up with a little food, they can eat enough on this day. The only son also celebrated this kind of festival for two years when he was a child. Everyone built a bonfire, and then put on a banquet. People from every household are dressed in snow-white clothes and gather together.

The starry sky was shining brightly, and the snow that was reflected by the fire was orange-red. The children built snowmen and smashed snowballs on the open space and waited for dinner. The women gathered together to process the ingredients, and the men prepared for the festival.

The only child at that time was thanks to Liu Cuicui's blessing, so he was able to stand near the woods and look at it from a distance. He had always been envious, but because he was a bastard, he couldn't participate.

But after the festival was over that day, he could always get some good things that he couldn't usually eat, which was the best memory in the little child's memory.

After Liu Cuicui left, the only child didn't have this kind of treatment anymore, and if he got a little closer, he would be driven away.

Seeing that the day of the winter festival was coming again, the only child who had known Su Yuer for a few years, so he had collected a lot of things in the past few days. He knew that he could not participate, so he thought about making a meal in the cave OK

That day, the only son just woke up, and the uncle of the Liu family went into the mountain and found the entrance of the cave: "Only son, only son, are you here today?"

The only son rubbed his eyes and heard it was his uncle's voice. He suddenly became nervous and wondered if Liu Gensheng had complained to his uncle.

He didn't intend to speak up at first, but Uncle Liu insisted on yelling several times at the entrance of the cave, and finally couldn't take it anymore and said, "If you don't come out, you don't want to participate in this winter festival."

After all, the only child is an eight-year-old child. He has always wanted to participate in the Winter Festival, but he did not expect that what his uncle said meant that he could also participate. Can I go to the winter festival?"

Seeing the smile on the only son's face, the uncle of the Liu family was very unhappy. It seemed that if the only son smiled at him, tomorrow's bad luck would come to him, but he still pulled out a stiff smile, The only son looked a little shy: "Yes, thinking that you are so old, at least it is the blood of my Liu family. If you don't participate in such things as the winter festival, you will be sorry for your ancestors."

There was a bit of excitement on the only son's face, he was still wrapped in a lot of hay to keep warm, and he scattered all over the ground in such a whisper: "Can I really participate?"

Uncle Liu nodded impatiently, and his smile couldn't hold on anymore: "It's fine if you don't want to participate. Anyway, the people in the village don't want you... you participate."

There was a bit of guilt on the face of the only child, and he squeezed the corner of his clothes a little embarrassedly: "I...I want to go, I will definitely not cause trouble to everyone."

He lowered his head and couldn't see the disgust on Uncle Liu's face, and asked submissively, "A few days ago, I accidentally hit brother Gensheng on the nose. I can't apologize to you if I dare not enter the village."

Uncle Liu's family snorted, thinking that this little guy was really on the line, but he still said hypocritically: "It's okay, it's that kid Tao, who invites cats and dogs every day when he doesn't do business. It will be sensible to send it to the county."

The only son answered in a dirty manner, and the Liu family uncle turned around and left: "If you want to participate in the Winter Festival, come with me."

Seeing that his uncle was leaving, the only son didn't dare to hesitate. He went back to the cave and brought out his things, with a smile on his face.

It was the first time for the only child to come to Liu's house, and he spent a long time on the steps outside to wipe off the dirt and snow stains on his feet.

Before he stepped in, the grandmother's voice came from inside: "Is it our only child here? Bring the child in quickly."

The only child's face was a little red. When he was a child, he didn't remember his grandmother being intimate with him, but anyway, he took care of him for three years, and he didn't starve to death. He felt a little dependent for no reason.

The only son walked into the house, and the grandmother hugged him in her arms: "Oh, I told you to bring some clothes up the mountain, and see if the child is frozen."

Her eyes are small, and there are some wrinkles around her eyes. The only memory grandma is always a little disgusted, which is completely different from what she likes now, but when he looked at it, he suddenly felt that he was too young to remember clearly.

Hearing his grandmother scolding his family, he felt a little uneasy: "It's okay, it's okay."

Then he took out eggs and pheasant from his rag pocket: "This pheasant is beaten by myself, and the eggs are delivered by me to help others carry firewood."

There was still some loose money in the only child's cloth bag, but he fumbled it and didn't give it to grandma. The Liu family thought to themselves, this little guy is stupid, he only got a few eggs when he went to carry firewood.

But grandma still touched his hair with pity: "Okay, our only child has grown up so much. Before that, grandma was in poor health so she didn't have the energy to take care of you. Do you hate grandma?"

Looking at the old man with his only son's eyes, he still had some complaints in his heart, but finally moved his lips and thought for a while and said: "No..."

Grandma laughed, hugged him in her arms and praised him: "Good boy, it's Grandma who didn't take care of you. We'll spend this winter festival together as a family."

Hearing his grandmother's words, the only son didn't dare to talk until the warm embrace let go of him: "Go, take a hot bath first, there are clothes worn by my brother at home, you wear them first, after the New Year, grandma I'll buy it for you."

The only child's eyes flickered, and he picked up the change again, as if he was struggling, not knowing what the family was up to, but he was unwilling to explore, after all, it was the family life he had been looking forward to for a long time.

Su Yu'er bought a lot of things in a row to dispel her resentment, but Tangxi also bought some, and got two slightly red heels.She sighed secretly, Su Yuer was really horrible when she was shopping.

I have visited almost every store in the county, from wearing jewelry to dry food and daily items.

In short, as long as it is a shop that can be visited, she can go in and choose for a while. This little yellow croaker has never lived a day in her hands.

Tangxi and the others bought a lot of things for their only child, including two clothes, two pairs of shoes, and even a set of small textbooks for reading.As an apprentice, if you don't even know the words, you can't stand reuse.

After everything was planned, the master and servant waited for the only son to come with the firewood on his back, so that he could tell him the good news.That kid must be able to jump three feet high.

She waited and waited, but the only child never came again. At first Su Yuer was a little worried, whether there was too much snow on the mountain, so she couldn't come. Afterwards, she found out that the mountain has not been closed this year.

She was a little bit angry, wondering if her only son had started to be lazy.Two days later, Su Yu'er put on a cold face and didn't want to mention the child anymore.

Although she didn't babble, her handsome face was covered with a layer of frost. Those customers who wanted to come forward to please, touched the ashes of the old nose, and came to ask other people in the store.

After Tangxi found out about this, she felt that Su Yuer's constant temper tantrums were not an option, and she didn't want to go shopping with her again.

Tangxi was holding a drawing paper in his hand, on which he drew a portrait of his only son in ink, the skinny little beggar: "Su Yuer, can you accompany me to a place tomorrow?"

Facing Tangxi's request, Su Yu'er naturally did not refuse, and asked with some doubts: "Where do you want to go, sir?"

Tangxi shook her head and said, "I want to find someone, you know this person, I think you will be willing to go with me."

Su Yuer blinked in confusion, and Tangxi stuck the portrait in front of her, almost touching the tip of her nose.

Su Yu'er's face turned pale, and she moved Tangxi's hand away and said, "What do you want to do with him, if you have nothing to do, you can go to the county magistrate's house as a guest."

Tangxi touched his face, thinking that the other party would be unable to restrain his thoughts when he saw the portrait of his only son, but he didn't expect it to be this operation.

But to untie the bell still needs the person who tied it, if Su Yuer gets angry any longer, if the business fails, she will lose a lot.

So Tangxi had no choice but to bite the bullet and leaned over again and said, "Su Yuer, I'm really worried about him. You said that a small child has not moved for so long. What if he is in danger?"

Su Yu'er pursed her lips with an unhappy look, and said sullenly, "What danger can I encounter, and be caught by wolves?"

Before Tangxi could speak, she said again: "Yesterday, I asked Xiao Huanghua to watch it. I heard that there was a winter festival in Shan'ao Village. I guess it was for the festival. Forget about the serious business. After all, the festival There are quite a lot of delicious food, and there is no need to be brought down by firewood."

Tangxi couldn't speak to her a little bit, so she simply started acting like a big sister to Su Yuer: "Don't, we don't have to look for him anymore, I'm a little curious about the festival, let's go and see it."

Su Yuer said again: "The busiest two days have passed, and there is nothing interesting for you to go."

Tangxi shook her arm, and her whole body was about to hang on Su Yuer's body: "No, let's go and have a look, anyway, I'm going to grow hair at home. Look at you, you're in a bad mood lately. There are fewer customers."

Su Yuer glanced over and saw that there were so many guests, the corner of her mouth twitched, and she sighed silently: "Okay, if you want to go, we will go tomorrow."