Chapter 253 Qingming
Without the house in the town, it was really like the latest chapter of "wealth is gone and people are happy" by Mr. Lian. Lian Shouyi, Lian Shouli, Erlang and Sanlang still went to work on the mountain. Perhaps because he really learned the lesson, Mr. Lian Shouyi worked harder than before, and he no longer kept the money he earned, but took a lot of money home. In front of Mr. Lian and Zhou, Mr. Lian Shouyi became more filial.
As the most disliked daughter-in-law of Zhou, Gu's life ended, and the one who replaced her was He. He Laoliu did not go home in the town that day, and he didn't know where he ran. Lian Shouyi and He went to He's family to ask for debts, but only saw He Laoliu's wife with a few children. Not only did they not get the money, they also said they had no food or drink. Lian Shouyi and He wanted to help but helplessly helplessly, Zhou and He should not starve to death.
Even Shouyi didn't be polite to them, and moved all the guys who could move the He family to the Lian family, but these things were not worth a few taels of silver together.
The money was not to be brought back, and He was guilty. Zhou drove her away, but of course she would not leave. Zhou added snacks three times a day and scolded her for midnight snacks. He could only lower his head and listen. The rough work of feeding pigs, chickens, and cooking fire at home also fell on He. While eating, Zhou no longer turned a blind eye to He's greed, and also reduced the food allocated to He's. He made He's reincarnation every day like a starving ghost, wanting to eat everything he saw, and when he saw Zhou, he was even more like a cat and mouse.
Zhao Xiu'e went to the county town to ask for her dowry, but she returned empty-handed. When she returned to the town, she became sick. Erlang went to pick her up and lived in the village, but was scolded by the people from the Zhao family.
In addition, the family's life was even more peaceful and peaceful than before.
There is still a hint of chill in the spring breeze in March, but everyone knows that this is the last trace of winter. After a while, it will be the day of spring and the bright scenery. Tender buds appear on the branches of poplar trees. These tender buds look like caterpillars, and the children of the village households love to break these branches and play with each other.
The children of the Lian family were no exception. After Xiaoqi took such branches and touched them to Lian Man'er's face, Lian Man'er also broke the branches to scare Xiaoqi. The two of them made a fuss for a while, but they felt that they could not scare each other, so they decided to scare others together.
Even Zhier and Lian Yeer were harassed by them. They were fine, after all, the children of the village households were very familiar with these things. Lian Duoer was scared to tears. Although she was also a child of the village household, she lived in the town most of the time, which was equivalent to being "raised in the deep boudoir". She had never been to the ground, nor had she run around the mountains and fields with children of the same age in the village, and she did not recognize many things in the countryside.
Xiaoqi didn't go to scare Lian Ya'er. He felt that Lian Ya'er was dumb and bullied by Silang and Liulang, which was a little pitiful.
In the spring of Sanshiliyingzi, it is windy. Windmills are the toys that children love to play with the most. There are windmills sold in the market in the town. They are colorful and beautiful. You need one or two copper coins to buy one. How could the merchants be willing to pay for this for their children? However, the children's nature of playing will not be completely destroyed even in the most barren places.
The children of Sanshiliyingzi will make their own windmills.
Even Man'er and others have their own pocket money, but the children who are used to being frugal are reluctant to spend money to buy a windmill.
"Second sister, let's play with windmills." After studying all over the world, Xiaoqi came to Lian Man'er and said with a look of expectation in his big eyes.
"Okay." Lian Man'er agreed immediately.
The siblings smiled and took out a box from the cabinet. When they opened it, they found colorful papers, old New Year pictures torn off from the wall, red paper printed with flowers on the box, and various flower papers that the store bought for them when buying things. Some of these were their own, and some were picked up by them.
It is better to make a windmill paper harder.
Finally, Lian Man'er and Xiaoqi chose the old New Year painting. Even Man'er didn't want to use it, so he cut it a little bit, just half of it, which could be cut into two squares of the same size.
Fold the square piece of cardboard in half, and then cut the paper from the diagonal to the center with a simple folding line. You cannot cut it all. Leave about two fingers as wide as the center around the center. Then use iron nails or bamboo sticks to nail the four cut corners to the center, and then fix them on a wooden stick or straw stick, and a windmill is ready.
It is difficult to find iron nails, and Sanshiliyingzi does not produce bamboo. Fortunately, the large broom in Lian’s family is made of bamboo branches. At this time of year, there are fewer branches on the broom and are used by children as windmills.
The windmill was ready, Xiaoqi plucked up his cheeks and blew hard, and the windmill turned around. Xiaoqi smiled happily and couldn't see his teeth.
"Second sister, let's go out for fun." Xiaoqi took a windmill and said to Lian Man'er.
It’s windy outside, and it’s just a fun windmill. If you have a beautiful and good windmill, you have to take it out to show it in front of your friends.
Even Man'er was also fun, so she took another windmill and ran out to play with Xiaoqi.
There are also children of all sizes outside playing with windmills. Some children use soft or crisp paper for windmills, and when blown by the wind, they will either wilt or be torn. Some children use qualified paper, but the leaves of the windmills are asymmetrical or different in size, so the windmills will not turn quickly.
The windmill made by Lian Man'er did not have these problems. The windmill turned rapidly in the wind and almost became a phantom, attracting all kinds of envious eyes.
"Man'er, did you buy the windmills?" Erya asked Lian Man'er. They all knew that Lian Man'er's family had a business and should have money to buy the windmills.
"I didn't buy it, but my sister made it myself." Before Lian Man'er could answer, Xiaoqi announced proudly.
"I made it, you can tell it. This is made from my old New Year paintings." Lian Man'er asked Erya to look at her windmill.
"It's true." Erya nodded. A chubby foot pattern could be vaguely identified on Man'er's windmill. Erya recognized that her family also had the same New Year picture.
Lian Man'er and Xiaoqi played outside for a while, their faces were red and their hands went home with red hands.
"Man'er is back, Nuanhe Nuanhe will help me fold paper money." Zhang sat on the kang and greeted Lian Man'er.
"Mom, what paper money is stacked?" Lian Man'er asked while washing her hands.
"Tomorrow, Qingming Festival, your father and the others will go to the grave." Zhang replied.
When the Qingming Festival comes, the village households usually go to visit the graves of their ancestors. This is commonly known as the Qingming Festival tomb sweeping, adding soil to the graves and burning some paper money for the ancestors underground.
Lian Man'er wiped her hands clean, then climbed onto the kang and sat down, helping Zhang fold paper money.
Paper money can be bought ready-made from paper shops or made by yourself. Every grocery shop sells paper that specializes in making paper money. This kind of paper is very similar to straw paper. Large pieces are called large paper.
The merchants usually buy large paper by themselves, then cut out the copper coins and fold them to make them burn paper money that can be used to go to the grave.
Zhang folded a stack of large paper in half twice, cut it open, and then folded the cut rectangular large paper in half, cut out the style of copper coins, and then handed it to Lianman'er and Lianzhier to fold it.
Lian Man'er wanted to separate the large stacked papers one by one, and then fold them one by one according to the creases left by Zhang. Make each ten pieces of paper and tie them in the center with a stacked piece of paper money. Only in this way can a stack of paper money be considered to be done.
The three of them were neat and were very careful. While talking, they quickly prepared all the paper money.
The next day was Qingming Festival. After the private school holidays, Goro and Xiaoqi were both helping in the breakfast shop. When the sun was three times, Lian Shouxin came from the construction site of the new shop and wanted to take Goro and Xiaoqi home, and then go to the grave with Mr. Lian and the others.
The rules of Sanshiliyingzi are all males who go to visit the graves of their ancestors.
Xiaoqi raised his feet and muttered a few words in Lian Man'er's ear, and Lian Man'er put down the account book.
"Mom, I'll go check it out too. I'll settle the account when I come back at noon." Lian Man'er said.
"Sister Man'er, what are you doing? Can I go with you too?" Lian Ye'er said hurriedly.
"You're going, you can't let you go to the graves... Forget it, just play wherever you like." Zhang waved his hand.
Lian Man'er and Lian Ye'er left the shop, followed Lian Shouxin, and Wulang and Xiaoqi came to the old house.
When I went to the room, all the men in the family were here. Even Jizu also took holidays at home, and Lian Shouyi, Lian Shouli, Erlang and Sanlang also asked for leave from the mountain. Qingming Festival is a very important day in this era.
Zhou was still preparing paper money. Even the old man had bought a lot of large paper that was more than in previous years. Even the old man and Zhou believed that the family had bad luck recently and planned to burn more paper money for their ancestors to let them bless the bad luck in their family to dissipate soon.
The men were going to visit the grave, but the women were preparing the paper money.
Because I bought a lot of paper money, the old man borrowed the money seal next door. One end of the money seal was an iron block, and the other end was divided into two inner and outer circles. The outer circle was two arc-shaped iron sheets, and the inner circle was a hollow iron pillar. Press this end onto the large paper and hit the other end with a small hammer, and the shape of a copper coin can be deducted from the large paper. The person who was deducting the paper money was Lian Shouli, because he had great strength, he could fasten more large paper at a time.
Lian Shouli fastened the copper coins and handed them over to Zhou on the kang. Zhou took Lian Xiuer, Gu, Jiang and others to fold the paper money.
"Can you give up?" Old Master Lian asked when he saw Lian Shouxin coming.
"Don't let it go." Lian Shouxin replied simply, "Take a grandfather's grave is a big deal, no matter what, you have to leave behind."
When Zhou looked up, he saw Lian Man'er and Lian Ye'er, and his eyes became stern.
"Why are you two boys here?" Zhou's eyes glanced at Lian Shouxin and Lian Shouli sternly, then drooped his eyelids and continued to fold the paper money in his hand. "You guys, don't think about going to the grave to follow him, if you commit crimes!"
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