Changping Village.

When we arrived at Changping Village at a flying speed, it was already the afternoon of the seventh day of the first lunar month.

The seventh day of the first lunar month is a "watershed" in the first month in the folk customs of this area.

Before the seventh day of the first lunar month, it is called the "upper year", and after the seventh day of the first lunar month, it is called the "next year".

On this day, the seventh day of the first lunar month, every household must place a short whip and throw it near the chicken coop.

Why?

‘Keep away the hairy dog’.

"Maogou" is a local saying. To put it bluntly, it means a weasel who likes to steal chickens to eat.

Farmers live a poor life, and they are reluctant to eat the eggs at home all year round. They save most of them and take them to the market town to exchange for oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, needles, thread, brains, etc. when they go to the market.

But there are many weasels in the back mountains, and they often come to the village to steal chickens.

So, I don’t know who started this custom first. It is said that every household setting off firecrackers on the seventh day of the first lunar month to drive away weasels can ensure the success of raising chickens, ducks and poultry that year.

So when Yang Ruoqing rode back to the village, before she reached the door of her yard, she heard the intermittent crackling of firecrackers coming from the village over a long distance.

Suddenly, this familiar smell of the new year came to her face, and she was like a wanderer who had been wandering for a long time and returned with all the dust.

…

After saying hello to the elders in the family, hugging the two children and being intimate one by one, Yang Ruoqing took a few sips of the bowl of sugar water made by Sun, and then sat down.

In front of me, Yang Huazhong, Sun, Daan and Xiaohua,

Blacksmith Luo, Tuoba Xian, Lao Suntou, Da Sunshi, and Yang Huazhou all came after hearing the news.

"Qing'er, how are you?" Mrs. Sun couldn't help but want to ask, and her words were trembling.

Tuoba Xian and the others beside them were obviously trying their best to control their emotions, excitement, anticipation, and apprehension...

Yang Ruoqing raised her hand and wiped the sweat from her forehead, not wanting to make them more uneasy, so she got straight to the point: "Although I haven't seen the real person, I have seen the portrait and heard some things about him. I dare not give a 100% guarantee.

, but 80% of the time, I still dare to fight!"

After she said this, the hall filled with people suddenly fell into a brief silence.

It seemed that everyone was digesting and absorbing the meaning of her words, and then the eldest Sun was the first to exclaim.

"Eighty percent? Qing'er won't lie easily. Since Qing'er says 80%, it must be our Chen'er!"

Da Sun almost shouted excitedly.

It's like throwing a firecracker into a bunch of firecrackers, instantly igniting all the firecrackers, and they all crackle and explode at the same instant.

Everyone was excited, excited, asking, confirming, and discussing repeatedly, and the whole hall was in a state of chaos.

Tuoba Xian, who was always dignified and elegant, had red eyes and took out a handkerchief to quietly wipe the moisture from the corners of her eyes.

Mrs. Sun was a true village woman. She was so happy that she lay on Xiao Hua's shoulder and started crying.

"Oh my god, am I not dreaming? My Chen'er, my dear grandson, I thought I would never see you again in this life, but I didn't expect that I would be able to see you in my lifetime. This is what I did

Huizi died with a peace of mind, my dear grandson..."

Xiaohua was also crying and laughing at the same time, and she and Xiaoduo comforted Mrs. Sun.

Yang Huazhong was also so excited that the muscles on his face were twitching, and he said to blacksmith Luo beside him: "Brother Luo, am I not dreaming?"

Blacksmith Luo also looked in disbelief and said to Yang Huazhong: "Third brother, pinch me first. I'm afraid I'm dreaming."

As a result, the two middle-aged people acted like children. You pinch me, and I pinch you.

"Does it hurt?"

"pain!"

"I feel pain too, hahaha, it's real, I'm not dreaming!"

"..."

Seeing the happy faces of everyone in the family, Yang Ruoqing also had mixed emotions. At this moment, she felt a ray of sunlight shining down from above her head.

From now on, this day will no longer be a dark abyss.

When you find Chen'er, you find hope!

Especially Baby Luo, although he is small, he is very happy.

She couldn't get off Yang Ruoqing's lap and kept pestering her asking why she didn't bring her brother back? She wanted to see her brother now to see what he looked like and whether he was handsome or not!

On the side, Mrs. Sun joked: "Your father is a handsome man, and your mother is also a beauty. Even if they have random children, they will all be handsome!"

Luo Baobao tilted his little head and asked the eldest Sun in confusion: "Auntie, what do you mean by making dumplings indiscriminately? I see my auntie making dumplings, and she has to carefully pinch each one. If she squanders them randomly, she will make them.

The melon is crooked and the date is cracked."

His childish words made everyone in the room laugh.

Mrs. Sun laughed so hard that she burst into tears.

Yang Ruoqing also laughed. She hugged Baobao Luo and patiently told her: "I saw your brother's portrait. He is very good-looking and tall. He is probably taller than you and Dazhi!"

"Wow, I just like brothers who are taller than me. Brother Dazhi was taller than me the year before last, and he was the same as me last year. This year he is almost shorter than me, like a younger brother!"

The childish words once again made the whole room laugh.

However, Yang Ruoqing noticed that Dazhi's face turned red.

She immediately realized that Dazhi, a child with a sensitive mind, quickly corrected Baby Luo: "Your brother Dazhi has a poor appetite recently. When brother Dazhi grows up, his appetite improves and he eats a lot, then he will follow that rice."

It seems like I'm growing taller."

After saying that, Yang Ruoqing took Dazhi's little hand again and said gently: "Dazhi, you should eat more in the future. Boys must grow strong to have strength."

Dazhi nodded shyly.

The guys didn't take this little kid's episode seriously and went on to talk about Chen'er.

After putting the two children to sleep at night, Tuoba Xian and Sun were still awake, so they both came to Yang Ruoqing to ask about Chen'er.

One is grandma and the other is Ga Po, both of whom are Chen'er's closest relatives.

It happened that Yang Ruoqing had also taken a bath, changed clothes, and had eaten well, so she came to the main room, and the three of them sat in the hot tub. Yang Ruoqing told them two treasures about what Chen'er had done in Xiaoyao Village.

listen.

The two of them listened so enthralled that they couldn't bear to interrupt. They waited for Yang Ruoqing to finish speaking until their mouths went dry.

"My Chen'er, I don't know what her name is now." Mrs. Sun murmured, her eyes shining brightly, as if Chen'er was standing in front of her.

"He is so tall, probably because he followed Tang Yazi, and he is so capable. He became a bandit leader at a young age. I really feel cold for him when I hear him." Mrs. Sun added.

Tuoba Xian also looked proud and proud.

"On the one hand, Chen'er is a child with good qualifications, and the person who adopted this child is not an ordinary person."

"By the way Qing'er, did Wang Xiucai and Liu Laosan say where Chen'er went back to celebrate the New Year?" Tuoba Xian asked again.

Yang Ruoqing said: "They don't know it themselves, they just said it should be to the east."

East?
Chapter completed!