Chapter 16: New Year

The next morning, Zhou Bo took everyone to kowtow to his grandparents and pay New Year's greetings to his uncles and aunts. His cousins had never been close, that is, they simply walked through a scene. It seemed that nothing had happened last night.

Zhou Kang's wine naturally woke up early, and he also knew that he had lost people during the Spring Festival. Seeing that Zhou Bo had nothing to do, he was much more intimate and never saw Xue Jian again. Zhou Kang couldn't help but feel sad.

Although the yard of Zhou Shangwen's family is not as big as the second family, it is also one of the best in the village. Now more than one-person high incense has been burned in the middle of the yard, and the whole yard is filled with a strong and choking smell of incense. On the table in front of the plaque in the ancestral hall, there are whole chickens, pig's, pig's head and sheep's heads, with bright red Candle, in the middle of the candle, there is a copper incense burner.

Zhou Bo brothers respectfully followed Zhou's parents, bowed three times and six times, offering sacrifices to Zhou's ancestors.

After offering sacrifices to their ancestors and collecting their offerings to the table, the Zhou Bo brothers declined the uncle's polite meal, took everyone to Li Zheng's house, and let everyone play.

It snowed for the middle of the night last night. Now Pingshan Village is more like snow-wrapped. Naturally, the paths in the village have been cleaned up early, and all kinds of snowmen are piled up at the door of each house.

Pingshan Village has few people. There is nothing interesting about it. Except for some families who will go to the county, the most lively part of Pingshan Village is the Daqing River!

Not only children, but also because of the Chinese New Year, the idle men, women and children in the village have to wash their old clothes clean and obediently, even if they don't have money to make new clothes.

Some are playing tops on the ice, and some are playing with all kinds of simple ice sleds, ice skates, and ice rollers.

While Zhou Bo was not at home, Xue Jian and Erhu Qianer Xiaoni arrived in Daqinghe early and played with a group of children familiar with the village on the ice bed.

Seeing that there are more and more people on the ice, Xue saw his eyes turning, he came up with a small game of playing ice hockey. The materials are all made from local materials. They are nailed into rackets or simply wooden boards. Ice hockey is a round solid pill filled with hair or other things directly with cooked leather. The size of the goal is free, and you can pick up a thing as a mark. Zhi. The game is simple and easy to learn. There is no limit on the number of people. Everyone can divide the team by themselves. As long as the number of people is equal, they will play hard.

The surrounding villagers also saw the legendary fox spirit with their own eyes. They were a little timid in excitement, but they were attracted by the new game. They also saw that the Wang family of the Zhang family and the "fox fairy" got along safely. Twenty of the bastards of the Ma family patted out the wooden board in their hands, and a hockey ball was hitting the forehead of the "fox fairy". Unexpectedly, he just ran to the shore to grab a handful of snow and chased it into the neck. He did not sacrifice immortal magic punishment, so he was no longer afraid.

More and more people joined the game, and gradually divided into groups according to age and gender. Even a self-disciplined little woman like Er Niang, and even Zhang Dashan, who was usually unsmiling, also played with several villagers who were familiar with each other, not to mention other adults and children. If Du's mother hadn't come to call, Xue would have almost missed their lunch.

At lunch, in line with the rules of eating silently, everyone took a few bites randomly and made an appointment with their partners to continue. This time, even Sanlang was also pulled away by Liulang. Zhou Jinsheng and Du Hai heard that Zhang Dashan was also playing and couldn't sit still. After a short rest, they followed them to the Daqing River.

Xue Jian was detained by Zhou Bo. Zhou Bo stared at the big red and swollen forehead, thinking that it would definitely turn blue tomorrow, and said coldly, "Noisi!" He blocked Xuejian's unconvinced anger and went back.

After taking the medicine, Xuejian pulled Zhou Bo and said, "It's the Spring Festival. Let me go out for a while. Why don't you go out and pretend to be an iceman at home? Is it fun?"

Zhou Bo ignored her and only read books. She said, "Look at these books. Besides, even if you continue to read, your knowledge is not as good as Sanlang. It's better to exercise, right?"

Seeing Zhou Bo's face black, she pouted: "It's not playing every day. After the fifth day of the first lunar month, we have to plan our livelihood for the beginning of spring. It's only been fun for just a few days. Dalang, Dalang, Dalang, Dalang, you can be cruel!"

Hearing her call Dalang so softly, even the iron heart softened.

Zhou Bo slowly got up and said lightly, "Why don't you serve the young master to change his clothes quickly?"

Xue saw that Zhou Bo happily served him and changed his clothes, but Zhou Bo said straightly, "I've only been crazy for a few days!"

Xue Jian took the initiative to salute and said, "Yes, young master!"

Zhou Bo said, "If you get hurt again, don't go out again!"

Xue Jian then saluted and said, "Yes, young master!"

Zhou Bo said, "Don't be crazy, you don't look like a girl!"

Xue Jian was furious: "Your sister..., are you all right? We're going to play, not pretending to be a lady! Big-Young-Master!"

Zhou Bo finally laughed and looked at the girl's bulging face, which was really pleasing to the eyes.

Unexpectedly, this smile made Zhou's mother and Du's mother almost drop the things in their hands. Is this the sun coming out to the west? Let Xue slander for a long time, just smile. Aren't you afraid to laugh at your perennial frozen chin?

In the afternoon, there are more people on the Daqing River, and the boundaries are drawn one by one. The villagers have less fun, and it is such a rare New Year, which is really full of laughter. Basically, no one noticed the arrival of the two of them, except Zhou Kang.

Zhou Kang is surrounded by Wang Junfeng, the only son of Li Zheng, and Wang Dabao, the eldest son of the Wang Guokou family. These three used to meet at the county temple fair. This year, Zhou Kang was not in the mood and had to give up. In the afternoon, when they heard that the river was lively, they also came. When the other two saw Zhou Kang's game, they were also absent-minded. Now suddenly, their eyes lit up and they didn't care about being hit by ice hockey, so they looked along his eyes. Xue Jian was standing there with a smile.

"This, that's it, that's that fox spirit?" Dabao is a little stale.

Zhou Kang and Wang Junfeng stared at him at the same time. Wang Dabao smiled: "On the night of Xiaonian, my mother saw the fox spirit flying down from the moon and fly directly to Master Zhou's house."

Zhou Kang and Wang Junfeng suddenly realized that the rumors really came from the first tongue in the village, that is, Dabao's mother Hong's mouth.

Obviously, she is a beautiful and delicate little lady. As soon as this village woman passed on, she became a fox spirit!

Zhou Kang's eyes looked at Xuejian running on the ice and said lightly, "Xue Jian's girl came with Brother Bo six months ago. What kind of fox spirit!"

Wang Junfeng also laughed and said, "If it really flew down from the moon, it would be Chang'e!" Where is it comparable to foxes?"

Wang Dabao said unconvincedly, "Is there anything wrong with what my mother saw?"

Zhou Kang and Wang Junfeng said in their hearts that only what your mother saw would make more mistakes!

Dabao saw that they didn't believe it and said, "Half ago, there were only a dozen people from Mr. Tuesday's family. Although they don't communicate with us, some people have seen it, but no one has seen this little lady. Looking at her again, it's clear that she looks like a fox!"

Zhou Kang turned back and said to him helplessly, "Xue saw that the girl was Brother Bo's girl. As soon as she came, she was not well because of the water and soil, and she had never recovered. Later, she finally recovered. Once she came back from the city with Xianmei and was injured and fell on this ice. At that time, it seemed that she was either Zhang Dashan or a horse carpenter and helped find it. A visiting doctor."

Wang Dabao was skeptical.

Wang Junfeng looked envious: "Brother Bo is really happy. I heard that Brother Bo married a famous beauty in the imperial capital, and now there is such a beauty..."

Although Wang Junfeng is about the same age as Zhou Kang, because his father is a member of Pingshan Village and he is handsome, he is more ruthless in marriage. When Zhou Kang's daughter was born last year, he had just made a marriage. Wan Caixia, the daughter of the Wan Huaishan family in this village who made friends with her father, is also counted in this village. Wang Junfeng always has some regrets about his appearance.

Zhou Kang's eyes were full of melancholy: "Poor Xue saw the girl, such a fairy-like appearance will not be tolerated by the host mother in the future..."

Wang Junfeng also nodded and sighed, "Women in the world are jealous. If Brother Bo knows how to pity and cherish jade like Brother Kang, it is also a blessing to see the little lady. Unfortunately, the Bo brother in your family is as cold as a stone. Alas, poor and pitiful! It's lamentable!"

After listening to this, Zhou Kang picked up the board playing hockey in his hand and patted him. Wang Junfeng expected that he had this move and jumped away in time. Several people returned to the ice and joined the happy game.