Chapter 159 Xiaonian

Ye Anyian didn't expect this.

　　However, I think Ye Quan and Wu Xianglian would not agree.

　　First of all, given the current situation of the first and third bedrooms, if they were separated, it would be okay for Ye Chenghai to be the commander-in-chief. Ye Chenghe was a useless person, paralyzed in bed all day long, and no one would care about them.

　　Secondly, who will belong to the old couple if they separate? Boss Gui is afraid that the old couple will have to work in the fields to raise their son. Gui Laoer estimated that this young couple was not willing to support the old couple in their old age. Returning to the third child, the old couple simply went to serve Ye Chenghe.

　　Ye Annian felt that the old Ye family was probably inseparable.

　　The two got together to analyze and discuss, and Zhao Le went back, saying that he would report any further developments in Lao Ye's family at any time.

　　After seeing Zhao Le off, Ye Anyian drove the bullock cart to the town as usual.

　　Jiang Zhu's "illness" improved with the arrival of Xie Xiaogong. Ye Annian felt relieved and devoted all his energy to the shop and wooden workshop.

Jiang Zhu was at home, watching the progress of Zhang Minjiang and the others while giving Ding Qiu medicine for his eyes.

　　The two of them were busy on their own, and the days continued in an orderly manner.

　　In a blink of an eye, it's the twenty-third of the twelfth lunar month, the day of the New Year.

　　Ye Annian gave both the shop and the wooden workshop a day off, and everyone was happy as wages were paid.

　　The courtyard walls of the family house have also been repaired, and the roof of Jiangzhu's Yaolu has been re-roofed based on the original foundation. The three walls have also been rebuilt, and thick straw curtains have been hung, which are strong and warm.

　　The wing room opposite the medicine house, where Ye Annian usually does wood carvings, has also been renovated. There is a long and spacious wooden table, a chair, and two five-story wooden shelves, which is enough for Ye Annian. Put wood, tools or finished wood carvings every year.

　　The newly built courtyard wall is also tall and beautiful, and with the newly painted gate, it is not a bit more imposing than before.

　　Normally, by closing the door, you can completely isolate yourself from the outside world and feel full of security.

　　Even Tongqian still likes to squat at the door. When he hears any movement outside, he quickly squats under the door and barks, his voice is much more arrogant than before.

　　The two of them had bought a lot of groceries in the town the day before, such as sugar melons, red paper, firecrackers, snacks, melon seeds, peanuts, and pork. They bought half a fan and pulled a full oxcart.

　　On the day of the New Year, a family of four got up early.

　　Ye Annian had already drawn a statue of the Kitchen God in advance and posted it on the wall facing the stove in the main room.

　　Jiang Zhu and his two children placed tributes such as candies, water, beans and moss in front of the Stove God statue.

　　Fu Zai felt strange: "Why do you need tribute water, beans and fodder? The Stove Lord's taste is really strange."

　　After he finished speaking, Jiang Zhu flicked him on the forehead: "Don't talk nonsense. These three tributes are for the Stove Lord's mount. This way, the Stove Lord can ride his mount to heaven to report his duties."

　　"What about Tang Gua?" Fu Zai blinked and asked carefully.

　　"The sugar melons are for the Kitchen God." Ye Annian touched his head, "The Kitchen God ate our sugar melons and his mouth was stuck, so he wouldn't speak ill of us to the Jade Emperor."

　　"Ah," Fu Zai thought of what he just said and quickly covered his mouth, "Don't blame me, Kitchen God. I'm still young and ignorant. What I just said is nonsense. Don't argue with a child!"

　　His words made the three of them laugh.

　　In addition to offering sacrifices to the stove during the off-year period, people also have to sweep the dust.

　　After eating the morning meal, the four of them started working separately.

　　The new house is now occupied by Fu Zai. Apart from a bed, a table, two chairs, and a cabinet, there are only a washstand and two pots of flowers. There are not many things.

　　Ye Anyian asked the two children to clean their own rooms and check them in the evening.

The two of them cleaned the remaining east room, main room, courtyard, Jiang Zhu's medicine house, and his wood carving room together, which was a big project.

　　It wasn't until almost evening that the two of them cleaned up the house thoroughly and went to check the two children's rooms.

　　Fu Zai's house is easy to clean and he finished it quickly.

　　Although Ding Qiu's eyes can see a little light now, it is still inconvenient.

　　After Fu Zai finished cleaning up, he went to help Ding Qiu, and both of them cleaned up very well.

　　In the evening, Jiang Zhu mixed the noodles and chopped the fillings. The four of them gathered around and made a lot of dumplings, with two fillings: pickled cabbage, pork, and cabbage and eggs.

　　After dinner, they took advantage of the stone to find the two children to play with flowers. Ye Anyian sat at the kang table and took out red paper and scissors, while Jiang Zhu took out pen and ink.

　　One of them cut the window grilles, and the other wrote couplets and the Chinese character "福".

　　The warm orange candlelight flickered, reflecting the faces of the two people, making them look particularly warm and cozy.

　　"How does this cut look?" Ye Anyian finished cutting a piece of magpie climbing on plum blossoms, opened it and admired it by the candlelight.

　　"Not bad." Jiang Zhu finished writing the last word "福" and stopped.

　　From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Ye Anyian's focused look. He moved his wrist and raised his hand to tap the tip of his nose.

　　"Hey!" Ye Annian was startled and glared at him, "You are doing something strange again."

　　As he spoke, he raised his hand to wipe it, but Jiang Zhu held him down: "Don't move."

　　"What?"

　　Jiang Zhu smiled and said nothing. He held Ye Anyian down with one hand and took the opportunity to draw a few lines on his face with the other hand.

　　Then he showed a satisfied look: "Yeah, like a little cat."

　　Ye Anyian suddenly became a little embarrassed. He raised his hand and wiped it on his face, then grabbed the brush in Jiang Zhu's hand.

　　"I play too."

　　But Jiang Zhu raised his arm and hid: "No."

　　"Give me!"

　　Ye Annian put one hand on the kang table and leaned forward to reach the brush in Jiang Zhu's hand, but he accidentally pressed his hand on the paperweight on the table and slipped.

　　Seeing that he was about to fall down with a twist of his arms, Jiang Zhu grabbed his waist and helped him stabilize his body, and the two of them immediately stuck together.

　　The tip of Ye Annian's nose was almost touching Jiang Zhu's, and the hot breath blew on his face, causing a crisp itching.

He was stunned for a moment, and his blank expression was really cute.

　　Jiang Zhu curled her lips and was about to kiss her.

　　But Ye Anyian's face turned red and he said in a panic: "Wait, wait a minute."

　　"What's wrong?"

　　"I seem to have suppressed the couplet you just wrote."

　　"It's okay." Jiang Zhu smiled, raised his hand and pinched Ye Anyian's cheek gently.

　　But the atmosphere was gone, and the kiss couldn't happen.

　　He let go of Ye Anyian with great regret. When he lowered his head, he saw the couplets on the table and the corners of his mouth twitched sharply.

　　Ye Annian also saw it and pressed the upturned corners of his mouth tightly.

　　I saw that the word "江" in the couplet "江山" had just been pressed by Ye Anian, and it slipped out and turned into "王".

　　So, the good first couplet became: Welcome the new spring and the beautiful scenery of the mountains.

　　Ye Anyian:...

　　"My bad, why don't you rewrite it."

Jiang Zhu stared at the half-written second line, and suddenly raised his eyebrows and said, "It doesn't matter."

　　Then he started writing to complete the second couplet.

　　Thus, a couplet of cats and dogs was born.

　　First couplet: Welcome the new year with splendor.

　　Second line: bid farewell to the old year and add longevity to the year.

　　Horizontal comment: Cats and dogs thrive together

　　Ye Anyian:...

　　Well, it's not impossible.

　　Jiang Zhu: "Anyway, our family has copper coins and a lion king, so we have both a cat and a dog." Although the lion king is free-range.

　　"Then give the copper coins to put on its new kennel." Ye Anian said.

　　Zhang Minjiang and his friends came to build a house before and gave them copper coins to build a small kennel with bricks in the courtyard near the gate. There was just enough space to post this couplet.

　　After struggling all night, the two of them hugged each other and fell asleep until late at night.

　　…

　　On the other side, Lao Ye's family was in a miserable state.

　　Previously, the second child and his wife were clamoring to split up their family, but in the end they still didn't get a share.

　　Ye Quan gave his three sons death orders, and there was no way they could separate their families unless they started a family.

　　Now that Ye Chenghe has broken his leg and is disabled, it will be difficult for him to start a family, so it doesn't count.

　　But since the eldest son Ye Chenghai has divorced his wife and his grandson Ye Ansong has also gone to prison, what does Ye Chenghai look like alone?

　　Ye Quan said harshly that if the second wife wanted to separate the family, she would have to help Ye Chenghai marry again.

　　When will Ye Chenghai have a new wife? When will we talk about the separation of the family?

　　Ye Chengjiang and Zhang Juan from the second room were very angry, but there was nothing they could do.

　　In fact, this young couple is somewhat guilty. Among the three brothers of the Ye family, only the second one, Ye Chenghai, is doing well now.

　　Although my daughter hardly interacts with her husband after she gets married, she still brings some things to them during holidays.

　　Ye Anbai is getting older every day, and her new son Ye Anhong is also chubby and happy all day long.

　　Compared with the miserable conditions of the big house and the third house, their family can be said to be very happy.

　　Everyone knows what the couple is thinking when they propose a family separation under such circumstances.

　　This was because they were afraid that the two elders and the other two brothers would hold them back.

This year's New Year's Eve, Lao Ye's family is really having a bleak life.

　　Sun Caihe was divorced, and now everything inside and outside the family falls on Wu Xianglian and Zhang Juan.

　　But Wu Xianglian was old after all, and after this series of blows, her health was not as good as before, so the power of running the family naturally fell into the hands of Zhang Juan.

　　Zhang Juan took most of the money from Wu Xianglian's hand and used it as an excuse to take care of the food and clothing for the whole family.

　　But in fact, she always cooks two kinds of food, and saves on daily expenses whenever she can. The money she saves goes into the pockets of their second wife.

　　It was getting late, so Zhang Juan took the vegetarian dumplings cooked in the big pot into a basin, brought them to the table, separated a separate small bowl, filled a bowl, and threw it on the stove.

　　"Mom!" she said impatiently, "the dumplings are cooked, you can deliver them to my third brother!"

　　Wu Xianglian has been feeling very uncomfortable these days. She has been lying in bed all day and has not gotten out of bed yet.

　　Hearing the sound, he replied feebly: "Mother is not feeling well. Juanzi, please go in my place."

　　"Tch!" Zhang Juan rolled her eyes and reluctantly carried the dumplings into Ye Chenghe's house.

　　The light in Ye Chenghe's room was dim. As soon as she entered the room, Zhang Juan smelled a foul smell that hit her nostrils. She almost choked and vomited.

　　"Third brother, I've left this dumpling for you. Eat it while it's hot."

　　Zhang Juan didn't want to go any further, put the bowl on the cabinet beside Ye Chenghe's bed, turned around and left.

　　The person lying on the bed just groaned, but he was already weak.

　　It sounded like he was trying to get Zhang Juan to talk, or he was asking Zhang Juan to wait a moment and help him get a urinal.

　　Zhang Juan heard it, ignored him, turned around and left the room, slamming the door with a bang.

　　He muttered curses in his mouth: "It looks like there is no cure. This leg is so rotten and stinky, and you have spent so much money on it. It's better to die early and be happy!"