On Chinese New Year's Day, it is the custom of Chinese people to stay at home and not go out. No shops are open on the streets, and even taxis are rare, making it look quite deserted.
Of course, if the whole family is reunited at this time, then it will not feel lonely at all. Although Yuan Yuanyuan is now alone at home.
Actually, this sounds quite miserable, but she didn't seem unhappy today. It's unlikely that she didn't feel lonely, but Yuan Yuanyuan was used to being alone.
Yuan Yuanyuan stood at the door early in the morning, tore off last year's couplet with the word "Fu" on it, and replaced it with the couplet and the word "Fu" that someone gave her when she went to the bank to deposit money last month, with the watermark of "China Construction Bank" underneath.
She arranged it for a long time, using the couplet to press the watermark on the word "Fu", the banner to press the watermark on the couplet, and folded the top and bottom of the banner. Finally, when she looked at it from a distance, there was no watermark at all, perfect.
Yuan Yuanyuan stood at the door and gave herself a sex scene, expressing her praise and pride for her artistic talents.
The refrigerator was full of things, it was the fullest it had been since I met her.
There were leeks on the stove. Yuan Yuanyuan had washed them early in the morning and then put them in an iron steamer to drain.
What are leeks in winter... They are a luxury, everyone. Yuan Yuanyuan bought them three days ago, and they cost twelve yuan per catty, almost the same price as pork. If I buy them today, the price will probably go up to thirty yuan.
The garbage refrigerator in her house is very small. It was owned by the landlord and is estimated to be more than ten years old. The refrigeration effect is very poor. Yuan Yuanyuan hung various things that needed to be frozen, such as raw meat and frozen tofu, outside the window in plastic bags. So when she suddenly looked outside her kitchen window, she saw a bunch of unidentified objects hanging.
After Yuan Yuanyuan finished pasting the couplets, she lay down on the bed. She slept soundly, as if she wanted to make up for all the sleep she had lost in the past year.
It was not until about five o'clock in the evening that she was awakened by the messy noises outside. She leaned over the window and looked out. It turned out that a group of little monsters were gathered downstairs, chattering and chattering, as if they were going out to play together.
Yuan Yuanyuan rubbed her eyes and leaned against the window sleepily, feeling like she was going to fall apart from sleep. She looked at the group of little monsters below with a somewhat dazed expression.
This group of little monsters are smaller than each other and look very cute. Yuan Yuanyuan rarely sees so many little monsters gathered together. Most of them are hiding somewhere. They seem to be discussing where to go. I don’t know why I am so excited about the New Year. Compared with them, Yuan Yuanyuan is quite an outlier.
Yuan Yuanyuan scratched her head and looked at the dark sky. It was a cloudy day today, and it looked like it would freeze people to death. There was no one on the street, but there were many monsters on the street. She realized from the first New Year after becoming a half-demon that the monsters didn't seem to have much awareness of staying at home during the New Year.
A monster Yuan Yuanyuan knew passed by her window. He turned around and saw Yuan Yuanyuan lying on the window. He greeted her, "Hey? You haven't left yet. What are you doing at home?"
"I... don't have anything to do. I might go out for a while." Yuan Yuanyuan said.
This monster was not very familiar with Yuan Yuanyuan. He just said hello and left. Yuan Yuanyuan usually hardly spoke to him, so she was quite uncomfortable seeing him suddenly talking to her. She probably thought it was a bit strange for a monster like her to stay at home and do nothing during the New Year.
She was afraid that some monsters would talk to her, and during the New Year, Yuan Yuanyuan still wanted to live a human life. So she turned around, drew the curtains, turned on the TV, and waited for the party while making dumplings.
It seems like the monsters are quite lively today... Do you want to go out and take a look
When Yuan Yuanyuan was making dumplings, her cell phone suddenly rang. This sound was not her usual ringtone. Her phone was the legendary dual-SIM dual-standby copycat phone, and this card was probably the one she didn't use often.
Not many people knew about that card. Yuan Yuanyuan wiped her hands and looked at her phone. It was indeed sent by Tang Shi.
Tang Shi: Boss! Happy New Year!
Yuan Yuanyuan smiled when she saw the text message and replied, "What are you doing?"
Tang Shi: Looking at the gifts! There are so many! They are piled up like a mountain! Right in the square in front of my house!
Yuan Yuanyuan asked, "You went out too? Was it fun?"
Tang Shi: It’s fun. My dad and I are walking around the square. Usually there are a lot of offerings here. Some big monsters can’t be seen, so the little monsters like to write their names and pile them up here. The whole square is filled with them.
The square in front of our door
Tang Shi: Yes, that one.
Yuan Yuanyuan thought to herself, "Oh, I never realized that the small square at their door has such a great function. It looks quite old at ordinary times."
She looked at the MMS that Tang Shi had sent her. There were "small hills" piled up one after another on the square, and there were little monsters everywhere. If she hadn't confirmed that today was New Year's Day, it would have looked like a lantern festival on the Lantern Festival.
Yuan Yuanyuan shook her head and threw down her phone. She finally understood where these little monsters were going. They were probably all gathering together.
While the show was playing, Yuan Yuanyuan went to cook dumplings. According to her family's custom, people don't put money in dumplings, but put candy in them, so she made ten dumplings and put a piece of candy in one of them. She ate them herself and then lay on the bed to browse her phone.
As she was brushing her teeth, she suddenly felt like something was wrong while lying on the bed.
This feeling was very confusing, but she couldn't tell exactly what it was about. To be honest, it was like she felt like she had forgotten what she was doing as soon as she stepped out of the door.
Usually in this situation, Yuan Yuanyuan forgets to bring her keys or wallet.
What did I forget... Yuan Yuanyuan thought about it for a long time but couldn't remember it. She didn't take it seriously and forgot about it as soon as she turned around.
Even though it is Chinese New Year today, the cartoonists have not forgotten to update. However, except for a few that are updated without any preparation, I guess they are all drawn in advance.
Yuan Yuanyuan turned on all the lights in the house at around 11 o'clock. The lights had to be turned on during the New Year, and the ghosts and monsters were afraid of light and dared not come in. Although it always felt a bit weird to say this, Yuan Yuanyuan still turned on the lights according to her childhood habit.
She was looking at her cell phone. In the past two hours, she had been chatting with Jixiang Yu and the others. Jixiang Yu was telling them about the scenes during their family's New Year's celebration this year.
Group leader: There are still quite a lot of people coming this year, but not as many as last year. We had some problems at the end of this year. We had a fight with Taoist priests and many monsters died.
Black and Red: Didn’t you guys go to fight with them
Group leader: Why should I join in the fight? I’ll probably be defeated as soon as I get up there.
Yuan Yuanyuan and Hei Hongse scolded Fat Cat for being a coward for a long time. They knew that Fat Cat had said in the group that he wanted to go to Africa alone to escape. Fat Cat was not angry and let them speak frankly. Yuan Yuanyuan didn't know if all the disciples of the big family were like him, but she knew that if they were all like this, then the big family would probably be destroyed.
Group leader: Our family here still has to return the favor to the little monsters... I saw they called several people out. I guess it’s the same as last year, they are asking them to help with the medical treatment.
Black and red: There is a family here that gives gold every year... But it's a little too little. If you go too late, you won't be able to grab it. Do the noble families in your area give away anything? If they do, you can go and take a look.
Yuan Yuanyuan looked at the conversation on the phone and suddenly felt that she had missed out on 100 million yuan.
These noble families are just like feudal landlords, they actually give out things during the New Year... Although this reminds people of the "free porridge" in TV dramas, Yuan Yuanyuan still wants to take advantage of it.
Quanquan: Are you all so rich? ! ! ! By the way, will there be a noble family that publishes a book on witchcraft? ! !
Group owner: ... What
After he said this, Yuan Yuanyuan knew that she might have asked the wrong question. It was estimated that during the Chinese New Year, people usually gave gifts related to money, and there were very few gifts related to knowledge, such as books on witchcraft.
She stuck out her tongue, said nothing more, and lay down pretending to be dead, pretending not to notice the various complaints made by Fat Cat and Black and Red about her being ignorant.
Yuan Yuanyuan was lying down and looking at her phone, flipping through it, when suddenly she remembered something.
By the way... she herself is from an aristocratic family, although she is the only one in her family.
Hmm... Yuan Yuanyuan hesitated for three seconds. It seemed... She didn't need to give anything to others, right? After all, she had nothing herself.
Oh... So giving and receiving gifts is really a science... Whether it's human society or monster society, it's so troublesome and I can't understand it at all.
When Yuan Yuanyuan was struggling with the issue of giving and receiving gifts, Fat Cat and Black and Red finally changed the subject. The reason was that Fat Cat suddenly said that tonight's Monster Record might be more interesting. I think he might draw something unexpected... I don't know if it's the same as what I thought.
Black and Red: Something unexpected
Group leader: Yes, it’s the sixth day of the Lunar New Year… I think I might draw it, but I don’t know what it will look like.
Black and Red: What you mean… I might paint it, but not necessarily now. Wouldn’t it be a bit provocative to paint it now
Quanquan:… What? What? What are you guys talking about that I don’t understand
Group leader: We are talking about the first Night Parade of a Hundred Demons organized by the Blood Jade Demon Army.
Black and red: If he wants to paint, then he probably can’t avoid this. Doesn’t it happen to be at this time recently? I think he might paint, but is it not so easy to paint these days
Yuan Yuanyuan watched the two of them talking in words that she could not understand at all. They were often like this. They would leave Yuan Yuanyuan alone in the middle of a conversation. Yuan Yuanyuan had to make jokes before she could explain things to them.
But on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year... Is this the first Night Parade of a Hundred Demons by the Blood Jade Demon Army? Will they also have a Night Parade of a Hundred Demons
Yuan Yuanyuan never really understood the principle behind the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons. When she first became a half-demon, she thought that only some extremely powerful monsters could do it. But gradually, as she got to know more about the monster world, she realized that not everyone could become a powerful monster.
She had thought that this must be led by a great monster, but for an army... can there be a term like "One Hundred Demons Night Parade"? It was still quite novel.
Every time this happened, Yuan Yuanyuan would realize that she was a novice in the demon world. She sighed and decided to watch "Demon Chronicle" tonight as if she were watching Conan since Fat Cat had predicted it.
At midnight, when the clock on TV rang, Yuan Yuanyuan opened the comic and read the plot.
As soon as she opened it, Yuan Yuanyuan stared at the cover for several seconds. Today's cover... is particularly different.
This is almost as good as New Year pictures.
The painting shows a bunch of messy monsters put together, basically all of them are Q-version, which looks particularly festive. Yuan Yuanyuan thinks this may be the cutest painting Ji Qiu has ever drawn.
I guess this is also to cater to the festive atmosphere.
Because of this "New Year picture", Yuan Yuanyuan's nervous mood suddenly relaxed. She wanted to laugh, but she didn't expect Ji Qiu to be so cute at this time.
With this mood, Yuan Yuanyuan opened the comic book, and the moment she opened it, the smile on her face suddenly froze.
There is a person in the painting. This person is standing at the door, quietly pasting couplets.
The words on the couplet he posted looked strangely familiar, although the texture was completely different... but the content was the same. They all said "Celebrate the festival with joy, and welcome the new year with lanterns and decorations", with the horizontal banner "Happy family"...
…
Yuan Yuanyuan wanted to put the comic book away instantly, but she suppressed her anger and calmed herself down.
Calm down, calm down. What did I do today
Posting couplets, making dumplings, eating dumplings, looking at mobile phones...
What is there to draw
Suddenly, a huge firework exploded outside and exploded right in front of Yuanyuan's window. I don't know who was so desperate to set off a firework in the city.
Yuan Yuanyuan turned over her phone, looked at the picture on the comic, and her eyes turned dead.
The fireworks outside the window seemed to be celebrating.
The street was brightly lit, and several houses across the street had lit up small colored lanterns.
It seems that there is only one color left in the world: red. This color is very festive. People have used this color to celebrate the New Year since a long time ago.
…
Ah, Happy New Year.