Chapter 4 Farmer's Festival

After finishing the arrangement, Aunt Li is buying some melons and fruits, and plans to send some to the neighbors. This is a lively New Year. She had never participated in the Farmer's New Year. Yan Xin began to look forward to it. She felt that everyone would be very lively and set off firecrackers. When I was at home, Grandpa would seal a big red envelope for Yan Chan during the Spring Festival, a few thin pieces of paper. At first, I didn't know what it was, but later I learned that it was called a silver ticket. You can buy and sell things or exchange them for broken silver.

"Aunuch Li, these are a total of 35 yuan. Do you want to wrap them up?" The fruit woman said and asked.

"Well, wrap it up. I'll put it in the basket so that it won't spill all the way." Aunt Li said as she handed over the copper money. Have you ever eaten sugar-coated haws? Do you want to eat it?" After receiving the package, the aunt turned to ask Yan Cen.

"Hmm." Yan Cen nodded and said.

So Aunt Li took Yan Qian to buy sugar-coated haws, took the sugar-coated haws, one by one, and licked them from time to time. She was so happy that she followed her on the way back.

A few days passed the Spring Festival. Yan Cheng was shaken up early by Aunt Li and put on the newly made clothes. Although the cloth is rough and the ingredients are not as good as when she was at home, Yan Cheng doesn't mind these, because she is very happy to spend the Spring Festival with the farm. I heard from the uncle that because their daughter is a bride, they want to spend the Spring Festival in her husband's house, so the arrival of Yan Cen also adds joy. However, the Li family was a farmer, and according to the custom, they gave her a red envelope. A few copper coins seem to be few, but they are also a heart.

Follow Aunt Li to take melons, fruits and other candiments, and began to walk around the streets to pay New Year's greetings to the neighbors. Earlier, when Yan Qian arrived at the Li family, the couple told people that she was the daughter of their cousin. Her parents were away and there was no one to take care of her, so they stayed for a while. The peasant family is always innocent and no one doubts them.

The farmer's New Year is very lively. You come and go, and the children come to each house to beg for candy. Naturally, the face is also with them. In order to avoid the baby and Niuniu from scaring everyone, they have recently placed them in an underground wine cellar, which restricted their freedom and wronged them. However, because of the Spring Festival, the uncle and aunt slaughtered several chickens to make up for them.

I've been visiting for a few days in a row. I'm so happy that even there are much fewer people who go to see the baby girl. There were also firecrackers and fireworks at night, and Yan Yi and other children went crazy. After the fifth day of the first lunar month, adults began to work in the field one after another, and their work and rest began to slowly return to normal. Yan Cini decided to take the two tigers to walk by the stream and have a good time. After all, they have been suffothed these days.

Just as I took them to the door of my house, two or three officials came from afar. It seems to be in the direction of Li's house. Yan Ceng turned around and shouted, "Aunuch, an official has come to our house."

The aunt wiped her hands and ran out of the inner room, "What are you doing here?" This sounds like asking me, and it sounds like asking myself.

"Where is Li Yongchang?" An official asked the aunt.

"The child's father went to cut firewood. I'm afraid he won't come back for a while." The aunt replied honestly. Ladies and gentlemen, what can I do for you?"

"Your neighbor Wang Shunde went to the county magistrate and said that he wanted to sue Li Yongchang. The county magistrate asked us to ask Li Yongchang to go back and ask him." The answer is still the official.

Yan Cen vaguely felt something was wrong, but I couldn't say it. So I wanted to sneak out with the two tigers and send a letter to the uncle while talking to my aunt.

As soon as I moved to the door, I heard another short official say, "Where are you going, little boy?" Come back and stay well. The two tigers behind you have to be tied up.

Yan Chan was scared and immediately said, "I, I, don't go, don't go, can you not tie them up? I promise not to hurt you."

"To ensure safety, we will have two people watching." The official boss seemed to be allowed not to tie up, but he couldn't go out. Yan was afraid that they would go back on his word, so he guarded the baby girl. I don't know why, the baby girl began to be restless and walked back and forth.

"Poor, poor master, drink a glass of water when you enter the house, sit down, sit for a while. The child's father will be back in a minute. The aunt rubbed her hands and could feel her nervousness. The official was determined to wait for the uncle to come back, and Yan Xin and his aunt, a child, a woman and a child, suddenly lost their direction. The baby and the girl began to shout uneasily. The two officials with wooden sticks were always alert, and it seemed that they were going to hit them with sticks.

Not long after, the uncle hurried back with firewood on his back. When he entered the house, he saw the official. Putting down the firewood, he said a few words to the official, and then turned to his aunt and said, "I'll come as soon as I go. I'll be at home with my baby. I'll cook first. Don't worry." After saying that, he left with the official.

And the aunt's face was full of uneasiness and anxiety, which made Yan Chan vaguely feel that something would happen. She doesn't know what to do. My aunt usually talks a lot and likes to chat, but today she is very silent. Yan thought that he might be worried about his uncle. In the evening, the uncle came back for dinner and went to the government. The aunt picked up the lamp to mend her clothes and waited for the uncle to come back.

"Aun aunt." Yan Cun lowered his head and called his aunt softly.

"Well," the aunt answered carelessly, "I don't know what the baby's father is going to do. Why hasn't he come back for so long."

"Maybe there's something to ask." Yan Cie is also worried about this uncle. I don't know why, she and her aunt feel uneasy.

From the daytime, the baby and Niunu walked around the yard abnormally, whispering from time to time. This also makes Yan Chen wonder. Usually, she is either fighting or chasing chickens all over the yard, making chickens and dogs jump. And today it's all about wandering back and forth. Do they think something will happen? I usually lie in the yard after dinner, but I'm so uneasy today. It seems that it's really not right.

Looking up at the sky, after Hai, the uncle had no sign of coming back, and the flow of people on the street began to be sparse, and the voices began to become sparse. The aunt put down the needle and thread in her hand and returned to the inner room, probably making the bed. The sad face on his face has not faded away.

"Baby, do you think there will be something wrong with the uncle? It's so late and he hasn't come back. Is there something wrong?" Yan Yi went to the yard to hold the baby and whispered. Niunu kept turning around her and looked a little dizzy: "Nu Niu, stop, stop. What's wrong with you? You haven't entered the summer yet. Why are you so irritable?"

Niunu twisted her head and lay down, and roared her teeth from time to time. The baby was held by Yan Zhen, although she did not roar. But when he swings his body irregularly, he can see that he is also very uneasy. Come to your aunt to help you take a shower first, and then you wash up and go to bed. The aunt shouted from the room.

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