Part-time female officer of the rebirth spiritualist

Chapter 18 Integration
Time is passing by quickly, and Yafeng's condition is getting better day by day.

However, after all, it was a change of environment and "injured" again, and it was not easy to struggle to survive.Zhao Yun didn't expect it to recover in a short period of time, mature and bloom.

In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve, and Zhao Yun woke up early.Pushing open the kitchen door, he ran into Zhao Qi's arms, feeling terrified, took two steps back, and said Nuonuo, "Brother."

Seeing this, Zhao Qi frowned almost imperceptibly, "Walk well."

"Yes." Zhao Yun nodded hastily, and consciously stood sideways to the side as a gesture of respect.Zhao Qi's frown became more obvious, but Zhao Yun kept his head down and didn't notice it.

"Easy breakfast today." Zhao Qi opened his mouth, glanced at Zhao Yun with complicated eyes, and then walked away steadily.

Only now did Zhao Yun look up, and found that the red couplets had been pasted on both sides of the kitchen door—cooking three offerings to inherit the golden tripod, and reconciling the five flavors of the food.Red paper and black writing, the paper is prosperous, and the writing is calm, just like Zhao Qi himself, under the cold and calm appearance, there is no shortage of restless blood and ambition.

Walking into the kitchen, I saw a pottery bowl on the stove, inside it was a juicy white radish with three sticks of incense stuck in it.Put a plate of sugar on each side of the incense, some black beans, hay, and a bowl of water.

"Yunyun, you are late, Zhao Qi has already done everything that needs to be done." After the pots and pans in the room said good morning to Zhao Yun, she said with a little regret.

Zhao Yun twitched her lips, "I also just remembered that on the morning of the New Year's Eve, we have to sacrifice to the Kitchen God." There were such fragments in Yuan's memory, but he lacked a sense of participation after all, and it's normal to forget.Moreover, the time for offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God in Jin State is also very different from modern times. In modern times, "officials, three people, four boats, and five families", here, no matter high-ranking officials or ordinary people, the time to send the Kitchen God is the New Year's Eve, which is the sixth quarter of the Yin hour. .

At the same time, the Spring Festival couplets at home must be posted after the sixth quarter of Yin time and before the third quarter of Mao time.The reason for this custom is unknown. For thousands of years, the people of Jin Kingdom have strictly followed this rule.

So, while Zhao Yun was struggling in the kitchen, Zhao Lin, who woke up with Zhao Qi, had pasted red Spring Festival couplets, blessing characters, and window grilles on the doors inside and outside the house.At the gate, two lanterns were hung, making the slightly dilapidated and shabby courtyard look festive and lively.

In the village and outside the courtyard, there was also lively activity, children chattering, adults chattering loudly, and the tone was joyful.

"Brother Qi, Brother Lin, Yunyun, I'm here to give you blessings!"

After breakfast, Zhao Yun was making noodles in the kitchen when the courtyard door was pushed open.Take a look, who is it not Zhou Lanxin?
"Give it to me." Zhao Yun wiped her hands, and went out to take a tray of vivid dragon-shaped snacks in her hand.The new year is the Year of the Dragon, and the shape of the Part of Fortune is that of a dragon.No one has ever seen this kind of abstract animal, so apart from the general appearance, the details of the dragons made in many places are different.

What Aunt Zhou made was obviously a young dragon, with a fat body, a short neck, and a small head with immature dragon horns, extremely cute.

"Yunyun is also making blessings?" Zhou Lanxin followed into the kitchen, saw the unreconciled flour on the wooden table, and asked, "Do you want my help?"

"No, I'll do it myself. It's still early, there's still time." Zhao Yun refused. Every family has their own affairs during the Chinese New Year. It's obviously inappropriate for Zhou Lanxin to help here.

"Well, actually I can't do well." Zhou Lanxin grinned, talked to Zhao Yun for a while, and then went back.

Zhao Yun stopped her and gave her the prepared return gift, "You take this back, I made it myself."

"What? It seems very fragrant." Zhou Lanxin curiously went up to smell it.

Zhao Yun smiled, "Take it home and open it and you'll know."

"Yunyun likes to cheat more and more now. You used to be so cute. When my third brother looks at you, you will blush with embarrassment." Zhou Lanxin wrinkled her nose, pulled Zhao Yun's face, and left angrily.

Zhao Yun touched her pinched face and sighed helplessly.It's really inconvenient to dress up as a seven-year-old little loli.

"Yunyun, are you reconciled?" Zhao Lin pushed open the courtyard door with two live fish, and next to him, Zhao Qi was holding a pot of yellow winter jasmine flowers.Zhao Yun doesn't understand how the two brothers, who are both scholars, give people a completely different feeling.

However, Zhao Lin didn't give her time to think about these meaningless things.In view of Zhao Yun's poor craftsmanship, Zhao Lin took over the work of making Fu Dian, and she was responsible for taking care of two live fish, fried crispy meat, and couscous.And all the work outside the kitchen belongs to Zhao Qi.

Under the arrangement with a fairly clear division of labor, amidst the noisy sound of firecrackers, the Zhao family's New Year's Eve dinner was finally served.

The dishes include pork, fish, and mountain delicacies. For three people, ten dishes are perfect.

Zhao Yun put the prepared blessings on the white porcelain plate of the Zhao family's only third, and handed it to Zhao Qi.Zhao Qi put it on the altar under the shrine in the main room, then respectfully put three sticks of incense in the incense burner, and made three bows.Then, Zhao Qi placed two sets of blessings and placed them under the tablets of the Zhao family couple. They also lit incense, and the two brothers knelt down and kowtowed.Zhao Yun followed suit, and in the solemn atmosphere, she finally had a sense of reality that she was personally integrated into.

"Father, mother, it's been seven years. My second brother is 15 years old, and Xiaoyun is also seven years old. My son has lived up to your promise. Are you all safe here? After the new year, my son won the case. After you get the qualifications for the provincial examination, come to comfort the elders." Zhao Qi knelt on the ground with a solemn expression and clenched his fists.

After paying homage to the ancestors, the three of them finally sat down at the table. Zhao Qi glanced at the siblings on both sides, and said, "Use your chopsticks." After speaking, he reached out and put a ball into the bowl, and the New Year's Eve dinner was officially started. .

The atmosphere was much lighter. Although Zhao Qi still had no expression on his face, Zhao Yun noticed that the corners of his brows and lips relaxed a little.

"Brother, eat fish." He took the initiative to pick up a piece of fish and sent it to Zhao Qi's bowl, and Zhao Yun gave him a flattering smile.At this time, she could truly let go of the grievances in her heart, treat Zhao Qi as the eldest brother and Zhao Lin as the second brother, and manage her life well.

Sensing Zhao Yun's change keenly, Zhao Qi was stunned for a moment, then lowered his eyes, and responded softly, without any unnecessary expression.

"Yunyun is eccentric, and the second brother wants you to bring me food." Seeing this, Zhao Lin immediately said coquettishly to Zhao Yun dissatisfied.

Zhao Yun was not upset by Zhao Qi's cold reaction, but Zhao Lin had good intentions, and she would not let her down.Taking advantage of the situation, he put Kuaiyu meat into his bowl, blinked and said, "How could Yunyun forget the second brother, the second brother is the best to Yunyun!"

(End of this chapter)