Children, don’t be greedy, after Laba Festival it will be the New Year.
How many days will you drink Laba porridge? It’s the twenty-third.
On the 23rd, sticky sugar melons; on the 24th, worship the Kitchen God; on the 25th, make tofu; on the 26th, stew meat; on the 27th, kill the rooster; on the 28th, put flowers on the walls; on the 29th, go get some wine; on the 30th, play all night; on the first day of the New Year, dance around.
After the 23rd day of the lunar calendar, the atmosphere of the New Year in the village becomes particularly strong. The whole village is filled with a festive atmosphere. The fragrance wafts through the village from morning to night, and the children’s pockets are always filled with snacks.
Ye Ersao also planned to slaughter the pigs she bought along the way around the 24th day of the lunar calendar, but she couldn't find a butcher. In the past few days, the butcher nearby had to travel back and forth between several villages and slaughter several pigs every day.
The Chinese New Year is approaching, and the pigs that have been raised for a year are basically ready to be slaughtered. They can be sold for money and eaten as meat, so that the whole family can have a prosperous year.
Ye Yaodong also got up at two o'clock in the morning to help. Killing a pig was not a small matter. He could also buy some meat after killing the pig. Of course, the pigs raised by himself were more delicious than those raised by others.
Lin Xiuqing heard him getting up and woke up too. "Are you going to the old house to check and help?"
"Well, let's go take a look and buy some meat. The New Year is coming soon, and we should have something good to eat next time."
"Then you should also buy some more fat meat, and we can make some lard to eat during the Chinese New Year. It's not good to eat rapeseed oil every day. Animal oil is more fragrant. By the way, get some onion oil. Add a spoonful when cooking noodles to make them more fragrant."
"Okay, then buy ten kilograms and cook more."
"That's fine. The key is in the far corner of the closet. You can open the drawer and get the money yourself."
He had performed well for such a long time, and Lin Xiuqing still had basic trust in him, so she just let him get the money himself.
"Well, you continue to sleep for a while. I will also buy some pig hearts, livers, and stomachs. We can eat them for two days and the whole family will benefit from them."
"You decide."
Ye Yaodong was very satisfied. After his influence, A Qing was not so stingy anymore and was willing to spend some money on better food and drink.
After he opened the drawer and took out the money, he locked it as usual, handed the key to her, then walked out quietly and closed the door gently.
Before I reached the gate of the yard, the dog in the kennel crawled out, looked around vigilantly, and then shrank back.
Ye Yaodong said with satisfaction: "I will buy a few more bones today. After I make the big bone soup, I will reward you in the evening. You have worked hard, and I will also give you some nourishment."
"Woof~"
The big black dog barked softly and then lay back down.
After Ye Yaodong went out, he closed the gate and told the big black dog, "Watch out, the gate is not locked, don't let strangers in."
Thieves usually don't dare to push the door open blatantly, so he feels at ease with a few dogs around.
However, Lin Xiu woke up, but was a little unable to sleep. She had the habit of getting up at night to check on the children and cover them with quilts. As soon as Ye Yaodong got up and went out, she also got up, put on her coat, and went into her son's room.
When I came out, I saw through the window that the gate was blown open by the wind, so I went out and planned to lock the gate.
But she didn't expect that when she closed the door, she looked up and found a white light on the sea, which scared her at first sight.
In the moonlight, the white light seemed like a ghost floating on the sea. Against the backdrop of the night, it looked particularly scary, and she screamed.
Ye Yaodong had not walked far at this time. When he heard a sound that seemed to come from the door of his home, he stopped immediately and quickly shone the flashlight over there, but saw nothing.
After wondering for a while, I walked back to see what happened.
Lin Xiuqing took a look, screamed, and quickly closed her eyes in fear. Her heart was pounding, and she slammed the gate of the courtyard shut.
Ye Yaodong was now certain that the noise came from his own home. He walked closer and called softly, "Ah Qing?"
"ah?"
She was closing her eyes, holding the gate handle, standing behind the gate to calm herself down. She did not run into the house immediately. When she heard Ye Yaodong's voice, her heart immediately calmed down.
"Adong?" She said as she opened the gate again, "You haven't left yet?"
"I just walked a short distance and heard a noise over here, so I turned back to take a look. What happened? I seemed to hear you shout just now?"
While he was asking the question, he turned off the flashlight to avoid wasting electricity.
Lin Xiuqing kept her eyes on him and did not dare to look towards the sea. After hearing his question, she took two steps forward, grabbed his cotton-padded jacket in front of him, buried her head in his neck, and spoke in a low voice.
"Didn't you see anything on the sea when you came out just now?"
"What?" Ye Yaodong asked casually in confusion, then turned his head to look at the sea. His eyes suddenly tightened and he was frightened.
"Fuck! What is that?"
It wasn't there when he pushed open the door and came out, otherwise he would have jumped up for sure.
Lin Xiuqing closed her eyes tightly, still clutching his cotton-padded jacket on her chest, not daring to glance over, "I don't know what it is. I was startled when I saw it when I came out to close the door just now. Did you just come out? Didn't you see it just now?"
"No, not yet."
As he spoke, he turned on the flashlight and shone it into the distance, but the light disappeared in an instant.
But as soon as he turned off the flashlight, it came back. It seemed even more terrifying to Aqing
"It's too scary. You'd better not go out. Go back to the house."
His wife was in front of him, he was holding her, the two of them were close together, he wasn't really scared, it was not like he had never been a ghost before? It was just when he saw it just now that he was suddenly startled.
At this moment, he turned the flashlight on and off frequently, and after looking carefully, it didn't seem so scary.
Although it does look like a ghost when there is no light, it should not be that serious. People in the future will say that these are all natural phenomena, such as light shooting out of nowhere.
I just shone the flashlight over there, and it disappeared in an instant. I guess it was some reaction to the light
Who cares if he can ejaculate or not? After comforting himself, Ye Yaodong became bolder and said with confidence.
"What are you afraid of? It must be the moonlight. The moonlight will reflect on the sea surface. There is nothing to be afraid of. Go into the house and sleep. I'll go take a look."
Lin Xiuqing held his hand tightly, "Do you still want to go and see it? Then I'll go with you."
Seeing that she was also wearing a cotton jacket, Ye Yaodong thought that the child was sleeping soundly at night, so he locked the gate and went to check for a while.
"Then lock the gate from the outside."
She wondered for a moment, aren't we just going to the beach to take a look? Why do we have to lock the door
However, since he said he wanted to lock it, then just lock it, it doesn’t matter.
She didn't know that when he said to go and see, he meant to go to the old house to see the pig being slaughtered, not to go to the beach to see the "ghost"...
Ye Yaodong didn't know that the two people had different understandings.
It was not until she took Ye Yaodong's arm and was about to walk straight to the beach that Ye Yaodong reacted, "What are you doing? Where are you going?"
"Don't you want to go take a look? Let's go?"
"ah?"
Ye Yaodong followed her with gritted teeth, "What I meant by take a look is to go to the old house and watch the pig being slaughtered. What's so interesting about this ghost?"
"Don't you think it's the moonlight?"
"I heard it's because of the light. Who knows if it's true? Well... if you want to see, then take a closer look. Anyway, I have plenty of yang energy..." he said half-jokingly.
"You're getting more and more frightening. You were just talking about the lighting issue, and now you're talking about yang energy? Then stop looking, stop looking, and go back quickly. I thought you meant to go to the beach and take a look."
"You've already walked halfway, and you're still going back? You don't look like a ghost, so you'd better go and take a look. When you come out tomorrow, you can brag to the neighbors."
He was actually intrigued and a little curious.
Lin Xiuqing laughed and hit him, and her nervous mood relaxed a little. "Nonsense, do I look like a boaster?"
"It's the same with gossip. It's about the same idea."
"That's a lot different..."
The couple approached slowly while chatting and laughing. When they got closer, they found that it was indeed a beam of light. It was the moonlight shining on the sea, reflecting off the water, making it look like a ghost floating on the sea.
It looks particularly scary from a distance, but when you look closely it is obviously not, you can tell at a glance that it is a beam of light.
“It’s light!”
"I told you, it's not a ghost, it's light, and you still don't believe it."
Ye Yaodong also breathed a sigh of relief. He was also a person who often walked at night. If he saw such a thing every few days, he would have had some weird thoughts. Now that he had figured it out, he felt much more relieved and didn't have to think about ghosts anymore.
"How can this look like light from a distance? You were even startled just now, how can I believe it is light? I thought you were just making excuses."
"Tsk, listen to me more in the future, I can help you gain more experience."
Lin Xiuqing rolled her eyes at him, and was feeling proud
"Okay, now that you know it's a light, you're fine. Let's go back quickly."
"Hey wait..."
He heard the sound of rippling water and crackling sounds under the water again, obviously there were fish.
"Ah? What are you doing?" Seeing him looking at the sea seriously and shining the flashlight here and there, she also looked suspiciously, "Are there any fish?"
"It should be. I heard the sound of water splashing."
Lin Xiuqing looked intently at the sea and listened carefully with her ears pricked up, but it seemed that she could only hear the sound of wind and waves, and there were only waves on the sea surface, but no fish could be seen.
"Did you hear it wrongly? Are you dazzled? I only heard the sound of waves."
"Your ears are not very good."
"Your clairvoyance is useless. The tide is rising now. Even if there are fish, they are invisible under the water. Even if you have good ears, it's useless even if you hear them."
"Yeah, probably just some anchovies and sardines. I made fish sauce last year and sold half a tank of it, but there's still a lot left."