Chapter 338: New Year's Chat

Yun Yingying and Qi Zhaodi each held a firecracker, stuck it in the snow, lit it on fire, and ran away quickly.

Cover your ears from a distance, watch the blast hole lead, and then wait for the firecrackers to make a "ba" sound.

At this time, they all saw Han Li coming back. Yun Yingying ran over and stuffed some lamb whip into his hand.

"Brother Li, you came back just in time. Let's light firecrackers together."

Han Li took over and ordered two, but he held the tails of the firecrackers and clicked them in his hands. At this time, Yun Jingjing asked.

"We also bought two bundles of two kickers, why don't we take them out and order a few."

Most of the kickers at this time were twenty in a bundle. The ones Yun Jingjing and the others bought were only as thick as an average person’s index finger.

At this time, the second kicker was very conscientious in terms of workmanship and materials, which made it very safe. It was rare to have the dumb gun that made a sound and failed to rise like in later generations.

Han Li saw with his own eyes that someone was holding five two-legged rods in one hand, arranging them from top to bottom, lighting the top one, and using the tail flame generated during liftoff to ignite the next one. And so on until all five are lifted into the air.

Of course, very few does not mean none, because he has also heard of so-and-so, so-and-so, having his fingers blown off when playing second kick.

After Yun Jingjing finished speaking, several people's faces showed eagerness to give it a try. Han Li smiled and shook his head to deny their proposal, and told the situation about Zhang Ganying's family.

Setting off some small firecrackers at home at this time is nothing, because many children on the street will light up two from time to time, and it would be inconspicuous for their family to light up a few.

But everyone in the village could hear the second kick. It was not yet New Year's Eve, and something so unfortunate had just happened to Zhang Ganying's family. It was easy for them to feel gloating about their misfortune.

Moreover, anyone who went to the scene today knows that this group of people came today because of what happened last time. She is fine, but Zhang Ganying was sent to the county hospital. If you pay attention, it is inevitable that some people will talk nonsense.

After Han Li finished speaking, everyone looked a little embarrassed. Such a thing happened when they were steaming steamed buns at home.

"But tomorrow is New Year's Eve, so we can do whatever we want then."

Now there are all kinds of food placed at the door of the house and even on the lid. The weather of more than 30 degrees below zero has quickly frozen them hard.

There are bean buns steaming on the basket in the outer room, and there are some second-proof steamed buns, sugar triangles, little hedgehogs, little snakes, little jujube flowers, etc. on the kang in the inner room.

After it's all steamed and frozen, He Mi and the others will take some of it over there, leaving the bulk for the five of them to eat together.

Han Li and the others stopped setting off cannons. Everyone sat in the room with a teacup in their hands and chatted while watching the steam rising from the cage.

The most talked about topic now is of course the atmosphere during the previous New Year celebrations. If the past few years were not good, there would be nothing to talk about, so everyone’s topics are around when we were in our teens.

To be honest, it was not a good time at that time. Maybe it is because there were not so many worries in childhood that it is worth remembering. Just like the children in Shanghe Village now, they know that they only have a pair of cotton shoes, but when it comes to playing in the snow, playing with sledges, and playing with No hesitation when it comes to slipping.

When talking about this, Han Li suddenly thought of what he heard while chatting with the village chief, so he coughed lightly and spoke in a steady tone.

"Today and tomorrow, everyone should organize the things in the front and backyard. It is best to put away everything that is not easy for others to see."

Han Li's words immediately confused everyone. They thought something was wrong. Yun Yingying asked quickly.

"Brother Li, what's going on?"

"No, the village chief told me about this. This Gada starts performing the Yangko dance on the first day of the new year and ends on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The Yangko team will enter the courtyard to pay New Year's greetings."

"Yangko dancing. There used to be a stilt yangko dance performed by Wuduzhai in Sijiu City. We had seen it a few times when we were kids. This seems to be nothing, right?"

Seeing that Yun Yingying was a little unimpressed, Han Li smiled and explained patiently.

"We can just talk about this matter. Do you know? The big Yangko in Gada is not something you can do casually. It contains the meaning of blessing and exorcism, and it can only be performed every year from the first to tenth day of the new year. Five has been twisted these past few days.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, when every family delivers lanterns, the Yangko team members will burn all the flowers and headdresses on their bodies. While burning, they will also sing a few lines of "The drums and drums will be used to sing, and the three old and four young people will listen." Obviously, this year's Yangko festival is over. May our parents and fellow villagers live in peace. ’

Although there are some things that cannot be said in recent years, everyone is well aware of the Yangko dance. It is just a more appropriate way. You may not believe it, but you must respect the customs and traditions here.

"Han Li, this doesn't seem to have anything to do with us cleaning up the yard?"

"It doesn't matter, there are other specialties here. There are two groups of men and women who enter the courtyard to dance yangko. The male leader is called 'Wucaigun', and the female leader is called 'Sha Gongzi'. [In some places, they are called Silly Young Master, and in some places they are called Silly Young Master. In some places, they are called pull-shirted ones, and in some places, they are called head-dressing ones].

This man and woman are the general commanders of the Yangko team's formation and choreography. They are the key to whether a Yangko team's Yangko dance is good or not. Under the leadership of the leader (filmmaker, leader), they go door to door to pay New Year greetings.

Tomorrow morning, if you hear the sound of drums and suonas, it means they are here, followed by people watching the fun. At this time, when the Yangko team enters, they will also put up hanging cannons and a few kicks to welcome them.

More particular people would give money to the Yangko team. In the past, the leaders would shout in public, "The boss is giving money, drummers, please play harder," and the Yangko team would go around the yard twice, dancing in the front yard, back yard, and every corner.

Now they can't say money, but the leaders will say, "Drummers, please play harder." Think about it, the yard will be full of people, and if you don't clean up, won't you be seen by everyone? "

Han Li originally wanted them to cover up some things, but when these people heard that there was something exciting to watch, their eyes revealed the light of wanting to watch the excitement, so they had to continue talking.

"If we want to watch the excitement, we can go and watch it. If we are lucky this year, if there is a Yangko meeting in the county, the scene will be more lively, and you will have something to watch. "

"Brother Li, what is this Yangko meeting about? "

"The Yangko Festival is a Yangko dance competition. It is a competition to see which village's Yangko team has the best level. At that time, each team will select a leader to sing the New Year's greeting tune (Yangko Liuzi), and the others will follow. I heard that the scene is very lively. "

"Brother Li, what is this New Year's greeting tune?"

"This... should be singing some auspicious words. During the New Year, everyone must be looking for good luck. We also have it in Sijiu City, but it's just called differently."

After Han Li finished speaking, he picked up his teacup and started drinking tea. The girls were already discussing how to watch the fun.

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The bean curd in the pot was cooked and replaced with flower rolls. Everyone talked and laughed and the day passed.

In a blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve. Everyone got up early today.

They had a simple breakfast and then started to get busy.

Han Li took out the couplets and delivered them to Zhang Xiangjun and others himself, and asked them to deliver Hao Hongmin and Hou Yuhua.

After returning, Han Li was in charge of pasting couplets and hanging lanterns. The four of them were in the house kneading dough and chopping stuffing. Prepare to make dumplings.

As soon as the big red spring couplets and lanterns were hung on the street gates, the atmosphere immediately changed.

The white snow formed a strong contrast with the red spring couplets and lanterns, which was the festive atmosphere.

After Han Li pasted the couplets for his own home, he also finished He Mi's home. At this time, he was basically free.

After the dumpling fillings were prepared in the house, He Mi and Yun Yingying were responsible for rolling the dumpling skins.

A piece of dough spun in their hands for a while, and a dumpling skin with a thin edge and a round center came out.

The folds of such dumpling skins are very thin, and it is very easy to make dumplings. If people are willing to put stuffing in, then the skin is thin and the stuffing is big, which is very delicious.

Yun Jingjing and Qi Zhaodi were in charge of making dumplings, and they were not slow.

Han Li was drinking water and reading a book nearby. When the dumplings were full, he became the dumpling carrier and put them in the yard.

At this time, the temperature outside was more than 30 degrees below zero. The dumplings were quickly frozen outside, which was much more useful than those refrigerators.

According to the local customs, every household had to make a lot of dumplings today.

No matter what the filling of the dumplings was, how much miscellaneous flour was added to the dumpling skin, but the number of dumplings was generally sesame. If we count the number of dumplings, they will last until the first month of the lunar year.

According to them, during the Chinese New Year, people should rest and enjoy themselves, not worrying about cooking.

Whoever is hungry can get some frozen dumplings, light a fire and cook them, it is convenient.

Anyway, there is a natural cold storage here, and the dumplings will not go bad after being frozen.

It is said that there is a very special project in a certain place in the Northeast, that is, "stealing dumplings". The frozen dumplings outside the house will disappear. At this time, if someone says that there are fewer dumplings at home, the owner will smile and say.

"The wolf took them away, and the dog ate them. ”

Then everyone will laugh in tacit agreement, but it won’t be long before the thief who “stole” the dumplings will come to the door.

Laughing and saying that your dumplings are really delicious, my kid ate a big bowl in one breath, so-and-so’s dumplings are not good, they are too salty, so-and-so’s dumplings add too much grains, the dumplings fall apart as soon as they are put into the pot, so-and-so’s dumplings have no salt taste at all, and you need to dip them in soy sauce when you eat them.

After the “dumpling thief” steals the dumplings, he is also responsible for evaluating the quality of each family’s dumplings.

The people whose dumplings are stolen will not blame the thief, but will be very happy.

The more dumplings are stolen from a family, the better the popularity of this family in the village.

However, this popularity and the stealing of dumplings are mostly two-way, so there is no loss.

And those who can steal dumplings from your house have a good relationship with each other, they are open-minded and can make jokes, and they just want to have fun during the New Year.

On the other hand, the village Those who are unpopular and impatient in the village, no one steals their dumplings, because they can't afford such a joke.

The custom in Shanghe Village is to eat dumplings in the evening. When eating dumplings, they will set up a table of good wine and food, and wait for the arrival of the New Year while drinking and chatting.

Yun Jingjing and He Mi were discussing what dishes to make when they were making dumplings. First of all, fish must be included, which means surplus every year.

Secondly, chicken must be included. As the saying goes, there is no feast without chicken and no feast without wine. Moreover, the homonym of chicken is Ji, which symbolizes good luck and good fortune.

Han Li did not participate in cooking, and the two people's cooking skills were great, so there was no need to worry about the problem of bad taste. He just sat aside and listened, but.

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