You said you would tell fortunes, so you can catch ghosts and exterminate zombies easily?

Chapter 252: Steal half a day’s leisure

The countdown to the Spring Festival Gala came from next door.

When the clock struck midnight, Su Chen drank the last sip of hot water and stood up.

"Master Su, are you going back?"

"Ah."

"Then remember to pick me up tomorrow. I haven't fully understood the position of the formation today, and I haven't learned the formula for attracting lightning yet. I want to ask you some questions."

Su Chen cleared his throat: "Don't ask, I'll draw it for you."

There's really no need for us to communicate.

Wang Haitao was surprised: "Is it really possible?"

Su Chen stepped out of the ghost path and arrived at the entrance of Niuwei Village, where he saw a sneaky figure.

Looking closely, it was Ah Xiong.

The latter ran to the small land temple at the foot of the hill with firecrackers and incense, respectfully lit incense, and bowed three times.

"Lord of the Land, I'm the first one to light incense again this year. This is the third year already. Please bless me to make a fortune this year, and also bless my father to be healthy!"

"Thank you very much!"

Standing up, he looked around and lit the firecrackers.

The crackling sound woke up several families living nearby.

Su Chen heard an angry voice.

"Who is this? You're crazy! Burning incense just after midnight!"

"Can't you let me sleep? I barely made it this far."

"Was it the same last year? Don't let me catch who it is!"

"Don't cry, don't cry, Xiaobao, let me see who the bastard is..."

Ah Xiong shrunk his neck and ran towards the village entrance, then took a detour back home.

Seeing this, Su Chen couldn't help but shake his head.

Cuicheng has always had a tradition of being the first to burn incense.

But Niuwei Village is remote and sparsely populated, so no one is eager to be the first to burn incense. Villagers usually get up at three or four in the morning and gather with their neighbors to burn incense together.

It seems that Brother Axiong is really working hard to get rich. From what he said, he has been the first to get incense in the past three years!

interesting.

When I entered the house, Liu Chunhua and Old Man Su were still awake. They were tidying up the nest for the squirrel Xiaoxianer.

According to Liu Chunhua, it's the New Year, and Xiaoxian'er's nest must not be made up of old clothes and rags.

Therefore, Old Man Su took advantage of the time before the New Year to quickly split bamboo strips and weave bamboo baskets, while Liu Chunhua took apart and modified her new cotton-padded clothes to make cotton balls and spread them in the bamboo baskets.

The two of them worked for most of the day and cleaned up the house. Now they gathered around the bamboo basket and put food into it, fearing that Xiaoxianer would be hungry.

Su Chen lent a hand before returning to the house. After putting little Ayun down, he put New Year's money under the little guy's pillow, and confirmed the New Year's money for Acai and Yueyue before lying down with peace of mind.

In the new year, everything is renewed.

Su Chen got up early in the morning, changed into new clothes, and put on the shoes that An Jianhuan gave him, but still did not wear a coat.

He went to the kitchen and boiled a pot of hot water before Liu Chunhua came out wearing her clothes.

"Mom, Happy New Year and all the best."

"Okay, okay, Ah Chen, you too, may you have a great fortune in the New Year!"

After saying the auspicious words, the two of them started cooking in perfect harmony.

According to Cuicheng’s tradition, people eat vegetarian food on the first day of the Lunar New Year and have vermicelli noodles for breakfast.

None of the Su family members likes rice noodles very much. More than ten years ago, Liu Chunhua did not follow this tradition and started frying rice cakes directly.

She had already cut all the rice cakes last night, and now she was rolling them in the egg liquid. When the oil was hot, they started to sizzle.

The aroma of fried food lured Old Man Su to the kitchen. He rarely opened his mouth and said a few auspicious words. After brushing his teeth and washing up, he picked up the incense, candles and firecrackers and went out to worship the God of Land.

Seeing this, Su Chen picked up the big incense sticks he had bought earlier, lit them and inserted them at the door.

The remaining one is kept for the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Then he lit a few incense sticks to pay tribute to the Kitchen God and the heaven and earth.

After setting off the firecrackers, Su Chen immediately went into the house.

Sure enough, Acai and the others had been woken up.

Su Chen didn't say anything. He looked at little Ayun and saw that the little guy was sleeping soundly, so he came out again.

In another room, Honghong and Apeng came out wearing new clothes, went to find their younger brothers and sisters, and helped them put on their clothes. The little kids came out hand in hand.

"Grandma and Dad, Happy New Year and may you prosper!"

Liu Chunhua was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling when she heard the little ones saying auspicious words to Honghong.

"Good, good, good, everyone will be happy and rich."

By the time the children had washed their faces and brushed their teeth, Liu Chunhua had already cooked five plates of vegetarian dishes, and Old Man Su had also returned.

Putting the last bowl of soup on the table, she wiped her scarf and reminded Su Chen: "Go get Xiao Wang."

Wang Haitao brought paper and pen, and did not forget to wink at Su Chen while eating.

Su Chen: "..."

After dinner, he took the paper and pen and quickly drew a picture for him. He dragged a chair over and sat in the main room, eating melon seeds while watching the children running and jumping outside.

Old Man Su was not idle after dinner. He held his hookah and shouted at Old Tan to get the chess pieces, saying that he would defeat him without leaving a single piece of armor.

Old Tan looks good this morning.

After saying a few auspicious words, he turned around and saw Su Chen and asked, "Ah Chen, are you all at home today?"

"Look at what you're saying. Who's still working on New Year's Day?" Old Man Su glanced at him and said, "Stop talking nonsense and get things ready!"

Su Chen was originally interested and wanted to go over and take a look, but when he saw them take a few steps, he immediately stepped back.

Just close your eyes and rest your mind.

He tilted the back of the bamboo chair back, stood steadily, and half-reclining as if he was asleep.

Honghong and Apeng came out and called out "Dad" a few times. Seeing this, they stopped calling, slowed down their pace, and ran away happily after they were far away.

"Sister, I'm going to find Brother Hui."

"Well, don't play with firecrackers."

"Sister, I want to throw stones."

"I want it too, I want it too..."

"Okay, sister will take you there, this way!"

……

There are plenty of things for children in the mountains to play with, but not too much either.

Honghong took her younger brothers and sisters to the stream to play with throwing pebbles. Some children also played with ice in the fields, and some even ate the ice directly.

Some naughty and daring children bent down to look for unlit firecrackers among the firecracker debris. Holding a stick of incense in their hands, they threw it into the group of children and women, making everyone scream.

Of course, there were also children who spent their New Year's money to buy big firecrackers from the canteen and stuffed them under the dog's butt, scaring the dog so much that it jumped three feet high and barked non-stop. They threw the firecrackers into the chicken coop, and the old hens fled in droves, jumping onto the wall. Some even threw the firecrackers directly into the dry toilet. Some people rushed out with their butts white, cursing, and chased the children wildly.

Taking advantage of the fact that adults cannot be scolded or beaten on New Year's Day, the naughty kids in Niuwei Village did everything they could to cause chaos.

Su Chen's mouth corners slightly raised.

Niuwei Village seems more lively and bustling than ever before.

And it was rare for him to have a moment of leisure in his busy life.

This leisurely pace lasted until around three in the afternoon.

While Su Chen was holding little Ayun and still sleeping with his eyes closed, he heard footsteps approaching hurriedly.

"Uncle Liang?"

Hu Shiliang smiled at him.

"Ah Chen, there's a call to the village committee. It's from Ah Liang. He said his friend's car flipped over."

"A Liang?"

Only then did Su Chen remember his eldest nephew.

"Did he go out to play in town today?"

Hu Shiliang shook his head: "It's not our town, it's Lingtou Town next door."