On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, the snow stopped all over Huaicheng.
"It seems that Xiao Yuanbao is right, next year will be a good year!"
The prefect Liu Hong held the letter from Lao Bai's family in his hand and looked at the clearing sky with a smile on his face.
Next year’s harvest year is guaranteed!
Although the weather has cleared up, Mr. Liu, who is extremely responsible, still dare not take it lightly and asked his subordinates to notify the counties to pay attention to various possible disasters caused by the previous snow.
Bai Banban also mentioned in the letter that there was serious snow accumulation in the Nanguan Mountain area. The biggest fear was not the snow disaster, but the fear of flooding when the snow melted in spring.
Liu Hong also personally wrote to his former subordinate Zhang County Magistrate, who is now in Yangfeng County, to pay attention to the snow in the Nanguan Mountain area to prevent possible flooding in the spring.
Sacred tree village.
Lao Bai's family has completed preparations for the New Year, with bright red window grilles taped to the windows and bright red Spring Festival couplets taped to the door.
The whole yard was filled with joy.
Everyone put on new clothes, especially Xiao Fuyuan, who put on a bright red coat, and Qiu Niang put an auspicious bun on her head. She looked cute and energetic, just like the dragon girl who stepped down from the New Year paintings.
A large number of people gathered in the courtyard.
There were not only people from Shenshu Village, but also villagers from all over the country.
These villagers came to Lao Bai's house mainly to ask for Spring Festival couplets.
As a well-known scholar from all over the country, Bai Erzhuang has been tasked with writing Spring Festival couplets for villagers since the middle of the twelfth lunar month.
First write to the people in this village, and then write to the neighboring village.
After Bai Panmei came back, she and Bai Erzhuang wrote Spring Festival couplets to the villagers.
In previous years, not many people asked for Spring Festival couplets, and they were usually finished on the 25th or 6th day of the twelfth lunar month. But this year, because villagers from all over the country came to ask for Spring Festival couplets, the brothers had not finished writing them until the 29th of the twelfth lunar month.
The reason why these villagers come to ask for Spring Festival couplets is mainly because the reputation of Xiao Fuyuan's good fortune has spread, and everyone wants to come to Lao Bai's house to get good luck.
The villagers didn't come in vain. This family brought fried goods, and that family brought cakes, filling the table in Lao Bai's yard.
In addition to asking for Spring Festival couplets, everyone also has a layer of selfishness.
I just hope to pay homage to the Furong village owner and tease her into saying a few auspicious words.
"In the past, Shenshu Village was the poorest village in Nanguan Town. In recent years, every household has been able to eat meat, and it is all thanks to the owner of Fulong Village." An old lady from another village stood in the crowd and whispered.
The villagers in the outer village nodded.
No, I am usually busy and seldom come to Shenshu Village. I just heard that life in Shenshu Village is good.
This look is even better than the rumors said.
The New Year goods purchased by every household are unmatched by other villages. The yard was filled with chicken and fish meat, and everyone was wearing new clothes and new jewelry. Some people came to Lao Bai's house with bowls to watch the fun. There was so much meat in the bowl.
Unlike their village, new clothes can only be worn on the morning of New Year's Day, and meat can only be eaten on the evening of New Year's Eve.
"Not only in Shenshu Village, but also in the town, Shopkeeper Xu's shop has opened in Huaicheng, and it has also benefited from the glory of the Furong village owner." Another person said enviously.
"We can't compare with the villagers of Shenshu Village. After all, Township Master Furong is from Shenshu Village; we can't compare with Shopkeeper Xu, after all, they have their own family background. Let me tell you, as long as Township Master Furong gives me Say a few auspicious words and bless me to harvest a few more kilograms of wheat next year and I will be satisfied." said a simple and honest young man.
"I think so too. Just bless my sheep to give birth to more lambs."
"I have a big wish. I want my daughter-in-law to have grandchildren instead of granddaughters."
"You are still unlucky. If your granddaughter is like Village Master Furong, see if you still want a grandson."
"Of course it's better to be a grandson. Wouldn't it be better for Furong Xiang to be a boy?"
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Villagers from other villages held the Spring Festival couplets with dried ink and blocked Lao Bai's house, unwilling to leave.
The words of discussion naturally reached the ears of Mrs. Bai.
She didn't want her granddaughter to stand up and say auspicious words to everyone.
So-called auspicious words, you have to work hard to live a good life, right?
Take the Lao Bai family as an example. Everyone said that the life of the Lao Bai family has been getting better and better since they got a small fortune.
But before Xiao Fuyuan, the Lao Bai family had excellent moral character. No matter how poor the family was, they never lost their integrity. They had been farming, working, and studying conscientiously.
Not everyone in Shenshu Village is living a good life. Among those families who are living a good life, none of them are diligent.
Xiaofukuoka's words were just the icing on the cake.
Old Mrs. Bai is not familiar with all the people from other villages. If there is a sneaky person who tricks Xiao Fuyuan into using good luck words, but her life is not good, wouldn't this leave hidden dangers for her granddaughter?
For example, the old lady who just said she didn't like her granddaughter was said to be very vicious and almost drowned her own granddaughter.
How can such a person deserve the blessing of Xiao Fuyuan?
Therefore, Old Mrs. Bai was determined not to let little Fuyuan talk about auspicious words casually. As early as when people in other villages were about to start talking, Old Mrs. Bai ordered the elders to quietly take Little Fuyuan to A Zhen's home through the small door.
"Why doesn't our Furong village master come out?"
Someone saw Mrs. Bai coming out and asked.
"Where is Township Master Furong? Let's meet Township Master Furong."
Old Mrs. Bai looked at the big guys and said with a smile: "My granddaughter is not at home today. She was invited by the young master next door to cut the window grilles together. She said she would cut them until evening."
Naturally, people from other villages didn't believe it and thought that Mrs. Bai was an excuse.
But they were too embarrassed to go inside the house to look for it.
It was not until mid-afternoon that all the Spring Festival couplets were written, and they still gathered in the yard and did not leave.
It doesn't seem good to get angry during the Chinese New Year, but these people who don't get angry really affect the Lao Bai family's Chinese New Year.
Just when Mrs. Bai was about to act as a villain, Village Chief Zhao appeared and waved her hand away: "Go, go, go, I have written the Spring Festival couplets, and you are still standing in someone's yard. What are you doing? Do you want to be in Lao Bai's house?" Do you want to eat at home?"
"Village Chief, we just want to pay New Year's greetings to Village Master Furong. We have no intention of staying." Most of the villagers still want to save face. When Village Chief Zhao said this, they couldn't keep their faces off.
"This village chief has accepted everyone's kindness on behalf of Village Master Furong. I will definitely convey your regards to the villagers on behalf of Village Master Furong. After all, Village Master, she is just a little baby, playing happily next door. It's a cold day. , please don’t disturb me. Let’s all leave! Let’s leave!”
They also paid New Year's greetings to Village Master Furong. How could he, Village Chief Zhao, not know what their plans were? Don't you just want to get some auspicious words from Lord Furong?
People in this village don’t listen enough, let alone people from other villages.
The village owner Furong is the owner of Shenshu Village, so naturally he can only say auspicious words to the people of Shenshu Village.
If you don’t accept it, why should your village produce a village head?
Do you have that kind of blessing?
Village chief Zhao even chased away the people from other villages and ordered them to disperse.
Some people passed by the door of A Zhen's house and saw the red figure of Lord Furong flashing past through the crack in the door.
But I didn’t dare to knock on the door.
