Chapter 391

Happy New Year

Chapter 391 Happy New Year ([-])

Seeing Cai Dumpling running towards him with an excited face, Song Ci reached out and hugged her.

"Is it boring to be alone?" Song Ci asked.

Cai Dumpling nodded honestly.

"Auntie went back to watch Nuannuan, sister Xiaomili went home, and sister Xiaodie returned home, and no one talked to me or played with me." Cai Dumpling said a little aggrieved.

"Then you can go to the village to find other children to play?"

Cai Jiaozi shook her head again when she heard the words.

Then he said: "They won't come out today, waiting for the incense burnt by parents."

"That's it." Song Ci looked at the village down the mountain.

"They should be happy today."

Cai Dumpling, who was held in his arms, shook his head when he heard this.

"There are also unhappy ones. Some children's parents have forgotten him."

"Then why doesn't he return to the sea of ​​souls and choose a new parent?"

After Song Ci asked, he also thought it was very funny.

Cai Dumpling is still a child herself, so how could she possibly answer this question.

Unexpectedly, Cai Jiaozi said directly: "Because they haven't forgotten their parents."

Song Ci was silent when he heard the words.

A word came to his mind.

"Lonely ghost."

Those who are forgotten but cannot be forgotten are the most pitiful.

Looking at the "cooking smoke" curling down the slope, Song Ci stretched out his hand and waved it lightly, and the whole world seemed to be filled with a festive atmosphere. The red lanterns were suspended in the air, like dots of stars, and colorful ribbons hung from the treetops, fluttering in the wind. , the birds are singing in the treetops...

These are not changed by Song Ci through wishing, but by using the original incense in Taoyuan Village to transform it, just like using incense to transform the entire Taoyuan Village in the past.

After the Spring Festival, these things will turn into incense again, flooding the entire Taoyuan Village, everywhere, everywhere, quietly waiting for Song Ci to use them again.

"Wow! So beautiful."

Cai Jiaozi looked up at the sky, and the red lanterns formed a galaxy, winding to the horizon, stretching as far as the eye could see, even covering the scorching sun in the sky.

"Do they light up at night?" Cai Dumpling asked curiously.

"of course."

At night, the world will be more beautiful.

The villagers of Taoyuan Village also came out of their houses one after another, watching the changes in the world curiously.

Someone reached out and touched an unknown wild flower beside him, and the flower suddenly burst into colorful fireworks. The person was startled first, then laughed happily, and then stretched out his hand to caress the flowers around him one by one. Countless fireworks rose into the sky, like a dream.

Another person found that the peach blossoms on the peach tree were withering one after another, bearing fruit at a speed visible to the naked eye, exuding a tangy fragrance. They tried to pick one off, but were surprised to find that it tasted like an apple after biting into a bite.

Surprised, he picked another one and took a sip, but it tasted like bananas.

It suddenly dawned on me that a tree with a hundred fruits has different flavors.

The whole Taoyuan Village was filled with joy.

Happy Chinese New Year!

………………

Cai Lichun brought out a plate of braised pork ribs from the kitchen, but saw Liu Hongyu sitting on the sofa, staring blankly at the opposite wall.

Following her gaze, there was a hundred-day photo of vegetable dumplings hanging there.

Cai Dumpling, who was just born a hundred days old, crawled on the fluffy blanket with bare buttocks, with several fleshy arms, trying to look forward curiously with his short neck, a pair of big black eyes, clear Like lake water, with curiosity about the world.

The hair on the head is sparse, and there is a string of shiny saliva hanging from the corner of the mouth.

Such a chubby little hair, whoever looks at it, will smile knowingly, because she has touched the softness of people's hearts.

Outsiders are like this, not to mention Liu Hongyu as a mother, so she can't get enough of it.

"Don't look, you can help me in the kitchen." Cai Lichun interrupted Liu Hongyu's thoughts.

He was worried that Liu Hongyu would be sad again after watching too much, and it is better not to be too sad for the New Year's Eve.

Liu Hongyu didn't agree, but said: "Cai Dumpling really grows, so let's take advantage of our strengths. If she can grow up healthy and healthy, she will definitely be a beautiful girl in the future."

The reason why Liu Hongyu said this is because the couple's appearance is actually not outstanding.

Cai Lichun has big eyes, a flat nose, and an ugly mouth shape, but his ears are thick and fleshy, very beautiful.

And Liu Hongyu is short and fat, with a big face and small eyes, an upturned mouth, a thick waist and short legs, she is just an ordinary woman.

But Vegetable Dumplings has big eyes, a high nose bridge, thick, fleshy and well-shaped ears, and a naturally slightly raised mouth, giving people a beaming feeling.

Anyone who sees it will praise him for being a blessed child in the future.

Cai Lichun and his wife have always thought this way, thinking that their daughter will be promising when she grows up, and she will have a good life, unlike them.

Until Cai Jiaozi fell ill, they no longer believed in these nonsense, and they did not pray that Cai Jiaozi would become rich and powerful in the future, they just hoped that she would be safe and well, but even so, fate still took Cai Jiaozi away from them .

Cai Lichun was devastated, otherwise he would not have found a job in Caijiaozi's cemetery, just to be able to stand in front of Caijiaozi's tomb every day, telling her stories, picking wild flowers, buying toys, and cleaning tombstones...

But since Cai Jiaozi met Song Ci, they suddenly felt that they were right when they said that Cai Jiaozi was a blessed child.

If she is not lucky, can she meet Mr. Song?If she is unlucky, can she be loved by Mr. Song and become a trickster?What a blessing it is to have such a great opportunity.

"Okay, don't think about these things, let's prepare the food quickly, and we will burn paper money for the dumplings later, didn't Mr. Song say that? Burn more paper money, it will be very good for the dumplings OK."

"That also requires sincerity."

"For sure, the gold ingot and the silver ingot were folded by the two of us one by one."

Liu Hongyu grinned happily when she heard the words, and stood up to help her husband prepare the New Year's Eve dinner together.

This is the most sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner they have had in the past few years.

Because Cai Dumpling had been sick and stayed in the hospital before, and could not come back even during the Chinese New Year, the couple had been making do with it.

And after Cai Dumpling passed away, the family was always immersed in grief, and the reunion day of Chinese New Year made them feel bad, so naturally they didn't have much thought about Chinese New Year. There is not much difference, at most one or two dishes can be added for a little bit.

"It would be great if Cai Dumplings could celebrate the New Year with us?" Liu Hongyu said suddenly.

Cai Lichun pursed his lips when he heard the words, and then said seriously: "Maybe Cai Dumpling is in the house now, but we can't see her. She likes to be lively and will definitely come back to celebrate the New Year with us. I will return it to you." She bought fireworks and New Year's gifts."

"Is that really the case?" Liu Hongyu asked in surprise.

Cai Lichun nodded and said: "I heard Cai Jiaozi say that Mr. Song did not forbid them to go home. She also said that she came back to visit us a few times, but we couldn't see her. In this case, she will definitely come back during the Chinese New Year. Yes, Vegetable Dumplings have always been very good."

"Yes, you're right. Why don't we burn the paper now? Don't let the dumplings wait too long." Liu Hongyu said excitedly.

"also."

Cai Lichun originally planned to cook the rice after cooking, and it is the same now.

The place where they burn the paper is just behind the house. They live in the outskirts of the city and there are not so many rules. This is why Cai Lichun prepares to burn the paper after the New Year's Eve dinner. It is really convenient.

When the two came to the house, Liu Hongyu picked up a branch and drew a circle on the ground.

Cai Lichun lit the yellow paper money with a lighter and placed it in the center, while muttering: "Vegetable dumplings, come to collect the money."

And Liu Hongyu drew several other circles beside them, which belonged to the deceased elders in the family.

Cai Lichun repeated the previous operation, chanting different names each time.

Until the last one, he said: "Wild ghosts from the solitary grave come to collect money, don't fight, don't rob, and the next life will be prosperous and rich."

When there were burning paper money in each circle, Cai Lichun took out two more bags, gold ingots, silver ingots, Ming coins, silver coins, etc., and stuffed them into the circles belonging to vegetable dumplings.

Liu Hongyu carefully picked apart the yellow paper money with a branch to let it burn fully.

And Cai Lichun lit firecrackers and Thunderbolt beside him.

With the sound of crackling firecrackers and the sound of crackling in the air, the smoke curled up, filled with human fireworks, blurring the vision of the two of them.

Faintly, there seemed to be a figure appearing.

Before they could see who was coming, they heard a familiar voice.

"Wow, it's so scary, Dad, stand a little farther away, and watch out for firecrackers blowing your ass."

"Vegetable dumplings?"

Cai Lichun didn't care about the flying firecrackers and confetti, and rushed through the thick fog, and then saw Song Ci appearing in front of him holding vegetables and dumplings.

"Mr. Song." Cai Lichun called out excitedly, but kept his eyes on his daughter.

And Song Ci was bending over to put down the vegetable dumplings.

"Vegetable dumplings."

At this time, Liu Hongyu also dropped the branch in her hand, rushed up, and hugged her daughter.

Cai Dumpling buried her head in her mother's arms, feeling relieved for a while, and she was not so afraid of the splashing firecrackers.

"Okay, have a good New Year with Mom and Dad, I'll go first."

Song Ci was about to leave after speaking, but was stopped by Cai Lichun.

"Mr. Song."

"what happened?"

"I want to visit you after the festival, but I don't know if it will disturb you."

"Don't be so troublesome, there is nothing to visit, live your life well, it is the best for vegetable dumplings." Song Ci directly shook his head and refused.

"Mr. Song, I...I bought some things. I know that with your ability, there must be no shortage of these, but this is our heart."

Seeing his sincerity, Song Ci looked at the burning yellow paper money beside him, the flames rose and the smoke swirled around, forming pillars of smoke and disappearing into the sky.

"Well, if you really want to express your feelings, buy more yellow paper money and bring it back. When you burn it, say, burn it to the lonely ghosts in Taoyuan Village, and let them collect the money. Of course, when you burn it, you also need your true feelings." Sincerely."

"Is that so?" Cai Lichun asked in surprise.

This couldn't be easier for him, even with their financial capabilities, they can fully afford it.

"that's it."

Song Ci nodded slightly and then disappeared in front of their eyes in an instant.

"Huh? Brother Immortal is gone? I haven't said goodbye to him yet." Cai Dumpling, belatedly, raised her head from her mother's arms.

"Vegetable dumpling, let's go home. Dad cooked a lot of delicious food and bought you fireworks and gifts." Cai Lichun reached out and took the vegetable dumpling from his wife's arms.

"Gift, Brother Immortal also gave me a gift."

Cai Jiaozi raised her hand excitedly, and Cai Lichun noticed that she was holding a simple mirror in her hand.

This is an oval mirror with a handle. There are some moirés on the handle and the back. It looks very ordinary, and there is nothing special about it.

But Cai Jiaozi said excitedly: "This mirror is like a TV. You can see many interesting places in it. You can also see little butterflies and millet grains, hehehe..."

But Cai Lichun can only see himself in the mirror, and he doesn't know whether Cai Dumpling is telling the truth or not.

In fact, the telescope of Little Butterfly, the crystal ball of millet grains and the small mirror of Vegetable Dumplings all have similar functions, and they can all peek into distant scenes.

Of course, since they are almost the same, there must be some slight differences. Let’s not list it for the time being. It will be a small surprise when they find out by themselves.

The reason why Song Ci gave them such props is because the little guys who are walkers are actually extremely lonely, have no friends, and don't have much entertainment.

This is not in line with children's nature at all, and with such a prop, they can use it to peek at the splendor of this world, and it can be regarded as a small prop for entertainment.

………………

When Song Ci returned home, Nuan Nuan was obediently following Yun Chuyao, helping to post couplets.

"This is not a painting, it's a character for blessing, and the character for blessing should be pasted upside down, which means blessing has arrived." Yun Chuyao explained to Nuannuan while pasting it.

Nuan Nuan kept nodding her head, looking like she understood, and she didn't know if she really understood or pretended to understand.

Seeing Song Ci come back, Nuan Nuan glanced at him, then moved away, and looked at Yun Chuyao again.

This is really having a mother, and my father just throws it aside.

To put it ahead, when Song Ci came back, she would definitely rush up to hug her immediately.

"Come back, are you done?"

When Yun Chuyao saw Song Ci come back, his eyes were full of tenderness.

Song Ci nodded, and then said: "Have you finished posting the couplets? Do you need my help?"

"It's all posted inside the house, and only the gate and courtyard gate are left to wait for you to come back and post."

According to the rules, the Spring Festival couplets at home should be pasted by the men in the family, either the parents or the children and grandchildren, especially the eldest son and grandson.

So these things should be left to Yun Wanli, but he couldn't come back due to work reasons, so he could only get up at Yunshi to post the couplets.

But the Yun family didn't pay so much attention, and directly handed over the job to Yun Chuyao and Nuannuan.

But as the most important gate couplet, it is still reserved for Song Ci.

After all, with half a son-in-law and Yun Wanli not around, Song Ci must be able to afford the family.

(End of this chapter)