Otherworldly Days

Chapter 518

The winter sun hits people's bodies, and the warm sun can't dispel the cold, but no matter how cold this day is, it can't stop people from preparing for the joy of the New Year.The people who went out all wore thick clothes, put on all the clothes that could be put on at home, and wrapped themselves tightly before going out, with a big smile on their rough faces.

There are a lot of people going to the market in the town, and the people in the nearby villages seem to have arrived at the same time. There are stalls on the street selling everything, there are many pedestrians, and there are constant shouts in the ears. It was very lively.

The children were kept in the house for so long before they were released, and they screamed with excitement when they saw so many people.

Don't run around, be careful if someone abducts you, you will have to be another's child. "This is not a threat. It is the end of the year, and whoever does not lack money must have someone with bad intentions. The business of abducting and selling children has existed since ancient times.

His family's children are so cute, and those traffickers love such cute children, Cao Xiangnan is very worried that the family's children will be abducted by human traffickers, this is no joke.

"Father, I don't want to be someone else's child.

Then follow your father and mother and don't run around. "

Well, there are too many people on the street, they went to Yipinzhai after walking for a while.Cao Xiangnan asked for a box facing the street upstairs, so that the children could stand outside the railings and watch the people coming and going on the street.

A few children were lying on the railing looking at the people below, screaming happily.

Shopkeeper Zhao came up when he was free, and got a lot of snacks to eat. The business in the building has been good these days, so shopkeeper Zhao came up to say hello and went down to get busy.

By the way, they also went back to the yard in the town. When they returned to the village, the yard where they lived here was vacant. There was only one housekeeper watching the yard at home. Without them, the house was deserted and lost popularity.

Uncle Wu, pack up and go to Caojia Village with us to celebrate the New Year. When he came to the town, Cao Xiangnan realized that only Steward Wu was watching the yard here, so he simply came over and asked the Master to go to Caojia Village with them to celebrate the New Year, "It's a bit deserted here alone, go to the village. It's also fun to be with everyone. "

They plan to wait until the end of the new year to see the situation before coming back to live in the town. At this time, it is safer to live in Caojia Village, yes, Uncle Wu, hurry up and pack up. "Qi Wanfeng smiled and said that the children were still in the carriage and they were not allowed to get off. It was really cold outside, and there was a charcoal stove inside to keep warm. Butler Wu and a slave were not expecting that their master and wife would still be there. I remember how a slave like him celebrated the New Year. He thought that no one was looking at the yard here, so he would just look at the yard here, but he swallowed the words and hurriedly responded, "Okay, I'll go right away." .

I went to pack a simple package, which contained only two changes of clothes, and closed and locked the doors inside and outside the house. Butler Wu hurriedly boarded the carriage waiting for him, insisting on sitting in the carriage. outside.

How can a slave sit inside and let the master sit outside?

It was just after noon when they went back, and half a day had passed in such a short time.

They had lunch in Yipinzhai, Bao'er was full and fell asleep as soon as he got into the carriage and was rocked. When he got home, he was still hugged by Eminem.Qi Wanfeng carried the child into the house, put him to sleep on the small bed, and covered him with a quilt.

Cao Ruile, who followed in, took off his shoes and climbed onto the bed.

Lele wants to sleep with Bao'er too? Seeing the child nodding, Qi Wanfeng helped the child take off his outer clothes.

Cao Ruile got under the quilt, glanced at his mother and closed his eyes.

Qi Wanfeng tucked the quilts for the two children, then went out with a smile, and closed the door for the children smoothly.

Bao'er, who was sleeping with a flushed face, followed the heat source and rolled into Mou Le's arms, clinging to him like an octopus, with both feet entangled.Mou Le opened his eyes, and with a dull face, he took off the hand that was holding him, and replaced him with Mou Bao in his arms, so that he could take a nap with Mou Bao contentedly.

The little white fox next to him opened his eyelids, his little eyes were full of contempt, he swarmed into a little white ball, his belly heaving up and down.

As soon as the afternoon sun set, the wind outside picked up.

It gets dark quickly in winter, and the family has already had dinner early, and they close the door and stay in the house and don't go out.There was a warm fireplace in the house, and the adults and children in the family washed up early and went to bed.

The wind outside the window whizzed by, and in this night, the light in the room leaked out from the window, bringing an indescribable warmth in this night. The brother in the room coaxed the boy to sleep, and stretched out his hand to touch the little boy. The child was still in the swaddle when Fu Lang left, and now the child is crawling on the ground.The child grew up day by day, and the second boy in the family would often ask him where his father had gone.

The end of the year is getting closer and closer, and the elder brother who is waiting at home is looking forward to Fulang's return as soon as possible.

My brother at home didn't know that there was a group of horses and chariots going back to Caojia Village. If the heavy snow didn't stop them, they would have returned to Caojia Village a long time ago.

Driving one driving one driving A group of people on the pipeline are on their way. Men riding horses in the front and back are guarding a carriage in the middle. Each of the men is well-trained, and they look like people with skills.It's just that I don't know who is in the carriage, so carefully guarded in the middle. They also encountered unsightly robbers on the road, thinking of blocking the road to rob a few coins, and finally got beaten up and ran away.I wish I hadn't had that bad thought, those people don't seem easy to mess with.

Taking advantage of the fact that the snow had stopped and the road was easy to go, the people on the road started to go on their way before dawn, except for stopping halfway to eat and drink, they basically didn't stop.The weather is cold, and they are afraid of wild animals coming out at night, so they try their best to rush to the next town to spend the night. The Caojia Village is getting closer and closer, and the people who come to Caojia Village are inexplicably nervous, looking forward to it He was able to see that child sooner, but he was also afraid of seeing the child he had left in Caojia Village for so long.

The children who followed Eminem had Eminem by his side, even if they stayed in the small carriage all day, they rarely cried along the way.

The new year has passed, and the new year is coming day by day.

A few days are just a blink of an eye, and it is New Year's Eve, which is New Year's Eve, the last day of the year.

On New Year's Eve, people get up early in the morning to clean the house, and the whole house has to be dusted and cleaned.Couplets and door gods are pasted on the door, big blessing characters are pasted on the windows, and red lanterns are hung on the door.The person who got off the ladder stood at the door and looked at the brand-new door, with a smile on his face. Children are the happiest in the New Year. They have clothes to wear and delicious food for the New Year. The elders will give lucky money.

For children, Chinese New Year is the best day of the year.

The child is one year older, and the adult is another year old, but it is also a happy experience for parents to see their children grow up year by year. "Okay, I see It's almost there." Cao Xiangnan walked into the house from outside the door, looked up and down, left, right, and right, and after cleaning like this, the whole house looks different.

Qi Wanfeng took Brother Jin and Brother Xiu to Sun Bailian's place to see if there was anything he needed to help with, and they helped clean it up together.After finishing his work at home, Cao Xiangnan also went to Sun Bailian.

The two of them are facing each other, as the saying goes, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, this neighbor is the real family. Cao Gang is not at home, if Sun Bailian needs help, Cao Xiangnan will let Wanfeng go.After all, when he was not at home, Cao Gang always took good care of his family. The two families supported each other and had a good relationship.

A letter came from Nanyang, and there was news about Cao Gang. The news was also good news. It turned out that the fifth prince usurped the throne and plotted against the old emperor. King Yi led his troops back to Fengdu. Cao Gang was the general under King Yi. This time it was a great achievement.

It's just that the new emperor has also ascended the throne, and no one has come back. I don't know if there is something that has stumbled his feet. Based on Cao Xiangnan's understanding of Cao Gang, that person is definitely not a person who is greedy for wealth, otherwise a person like Cao Gang would not It is impossible to go back to Caojia Village, marry a brother and give birth to a boy, so he is willing to be a mountain villager here.

I'm afraid that the new emperor will not let him back, this is the most troublesome.

However, since King Yi became the emperor, the world is now stable, and there is no need for so many generals in the court, Cao Xiangnan thought that Cao Gang and the others should be back soon.

How's it going, are you done? " Cao Xiangnan went in and saw that the yard was almost cleaned.

"It's almost there." Qi Wanfeng responded.

Sun Bailian, who came from inside, saw Cao Xiangnan also came, greeted Cao Xiangnan, and said with some embarrassment, "I still need to trouble you to come and help, why use it here, I can do it here casually It is also possible.

"It's what you want. This Chinese New Year must be done properly and in good spirits." Qi Wanfeng said with a smile.

The courtyards of the two families face each other, couplets are pasted on the doorways, and bright red lanterns are hung up.

On this day, the whole Caojia Village became lively. Fortunately, on this day, both adults and children came out.

During the Chinese New Year, Ada, who sells pork in the village, kills a pig and sells meat. The chickens raised at home have to lay eggs. Most people are still reluctant to eat the chickens that lay eggs. Why don’t they buy a pig’s head and go home? Satisfy hunger.At this moment, people in the village are reluctant to spend some money to buy a piece of pork to eat at home, so that the children in the family can also eat a piece of meat and have a good New Year.

After the couplets were pasted at home, Cao Xiangnan sent the prepared New Year's goods to the compound when he was free, and left without leaving much room.

Father Cao stood at the door and sighed inwardly when he saw Shiro who had left.Chen Zhu didn't care about his son's departure. As soon as he saw someone leave, he went to open the things delivered. There was a lot of meat in it, so he moved it back to his kitchen, for fear that someone would come and snatch it. of.

Seeing his mother's appearance, Chen Li went back into the house without saying a word, but his mother was getting more and more stingy and guarded against him, as if he had robbed him and eaten him as much as possible. of!

When next year's harvest is good, he and Fu Lang have saved some money in their hands, and they will build the house outside.

When he came out to deliver New Year's goods to the compound, Cao Xiangnan didn't even think about his second brother, and his family reminded him.After all, Qi Wanfeng saw that Wang Yan, a brother, had a hard time with his children, but he just mentioned that Fu Lang would also send knives and meat there, and even outsiders would feel compassion for him, let alone being under the same roof before. The next person to live with.The grudge against those people in my heart was slowly let go, and Qi Zhanfeng didn't care about those people and things in the past, just let it go.Although it is impossible to get along with those people, he is not really a hard-hearted person when he sees someone who should help.

Since it was reminded by family members, Cao Xiangnan couldn't ignore it, because it was just an extra cut, so he sent it here by the way.

After Wang Yan and Cao Lao Er reconciled, they borrowed the old house of Cao Dapeng's family to live in. A brother lived here with a few children, and his life was poor.Cao Laoer later came here several times to look for Wang Yan. Wang Yan, a brother, was also daring.

Wang Yan's reputation in the village is not good now, but he doesn't care what others think of him, he still has to go through this life by himself, and he still has a few younger ones to grow up and manage the land. No matter how you think about him, this day will not be over.

Wang Yan didn't expect his fourth uncle to send things to his house at this time.

Fourth Uncle, wait. "Wang Yan saw that his fourth uncle came to give them New Year's goods, and there was nothing valuable at home, so he hurried in and brought out a basket of eggs. It’s nothing good, you take these eggs back. Cao Xiangnan wanted to say that he had eggs at home, but seeing Wang Yan’s awkwardness, he thanked him and took them over to help with the house, so I’ll go back first up. "

Fourth Uncle walk slowly. "