i'm really rich

Chapter 193 Tang Duoduo's New Year's Eve
"Well, thank you sister-in-law, but there's no need." He Yuan scratched his face.

When Pengpeng went on a blind date before, He Yuan even made fun of him about it.

It's already the 21st century, yet there are still people who get married in such an old-fashioned way as a blind date. To He Yuan, who advocates the freedom of love, this is simply unbelievable.

Even if I have been single all the time, alone for the rest of my life, it is impossible for me to go on a blind date to be with a woman who has no emotional foundation—oh, by the way, how did the blind date come about? Follow the process.

In short, He Yuan is actually not too repulsed by blind dates, but he has never thought of blind dates by himself.What's more, he already has a girlfriend now.

"Oh? Do you really have a crush on a female classmate?" He Yong raised his eyebrows and began to tease He Yuan.

"What kind of female classmate? They call it a class reunion. With your brain, you don't know what to think about all day long." The sister-in-law gave He Yong a slap, and took the little grape from him.

In the blink of an eye, Little Putao was two or three years old, old enough to run and talk.At this moment, she is hiding in her mother's arms, biting her little finger, with wide eyes, looking at He Yuan... in a daze.

He Yuan looked at Xiao Putao's dumbfounded look, and couldn't help reaching out and pinching her chubby face.Little Putao tilted her head and looked at He Yuan, blinking her eyes with a puzzled look on her face.

As the only girl in He Yuan's next generation, Little Putao can be said to be the little princess of the family, loved by thousands of people.Speaking of it, it may be that there are too many men in the family. In He Yuan's father's generation, there was only one woman, the aunt, and in He Yuan's generation, there was only one woman, the aunt...

In the family of the second master, there are more women, but it has nothing to do with He Yuan's family, so He Yuan's family has never had a patriarchal idea, but thinks that a daughter is a treasure—if He Yuan chooses If so, he will definitely have a daughter.

"Okay, okay, originally your sister-in-law found some for you, and planned to let you meet during the Chinese New Year. Every time you come back, you can't stay for a few days, and you have to go back to BJ, and then you have to... ...By the way, how long are you going to stay this time when you come back?" He Yong said to He Yuan as he kicked his empty hands into his trouser pockets after losing his little Putao.

"Hey, they cut back early, so there must be a reason for it. Maybe Xiaoyuan's girlfriend is in BJ, and wait until he cuts back in BJ." The sister-in-law shook the little grape while leaning closer to her face and said , "Do you think it's my sister?"

"I don't know yet, by the way, don't you have something to do in a while, don't you send uncle back first?" He Yuan took out his mobile phone, looked at the time again, and said to He Yong.

At this point, Tian Rui and the others should have finished their meal.Even if he didn't finish eating, he should have almost eaten. If he went there by himself, he should be able to arrange the next show.

"Don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, it's only two steps away from such a short distance." He Yong said.

The second uncle's house is right next door to the uncle's house, separated by a neighborhood, across a street, and it takes less than 5 minutes to walk there.

"Hey, don't keep dragging Xiaoyuan to talk, he still has a program to arrange later." The sister-in-law tugged on He Yong's sleeve and said to He Yong.

"Oh, yes, yes, yes, you have to see your female classmate later, so that's it, we'll go back first, and if you need something, you can call me again." He Yong said with a suddenly realized expression, " By the way, you really don't need me to give you a ride?"

"No, you guys go first, I'll just walk over by myself." He Yuan waved his hand and said.

"Then, let's go first. You are alone and pay attention to safety." He Yong said, after greeting He Yuan, he pressed the car key and lit up a red SUV parked on the side of the road.

He sat in the driver's seat by himself, let his sister-in-law sit in the back, and put Xiao Putao into the safety seat by the way, securing her.

Little Putao didn't know what happened, she kept biting her fingers, and was very quiet the whole time.Even when she got into the car, she kept looking at He Yuan, her eyes blinking, she was indescribably cute.

He Yuan noticed her gaze and couldn't help waving at her.

After a while, He Yong started the car and slowly got out of the alley.

When everyone was almost gone, He Yuan exhaled, took out a cigarette and lit it for himself, while smoking, he turned a corner, walked to the road behind the community, and took a taxi on the side of the street.

Because of the Spring Festival, Didi increased the fare by 14 yuan. The same journey will cost more than [-] yuan this time.

But even after the fare increase, He Yuan didn't feel much. When he went home to celebrate the New Year when he was in college, every time he took a taxi back from the county town during the Spring Festival, he had to count the return fare, which cost around [-] yuan.Now with Didi, the fare has dropped a lot.

After going home for so many years, everything is going up, only the fare has come down.

Fortunately, although it was the Spring Festival, there were still quite a lot of people running Didi, and He Yuan got into the car in a short while.

After arriving in the countryside, there was still a distance, so He Yuan got off the car on his own initiative.The main reason is that this section of the road is relatively narrow, and it is not easy for the driver to turn around after entering. Either find a family’s yard to go in for a walk, or just follow the road, run for a few minutes, walk to the main road and then return. up.

Anyway, there are only a few steps left, and there is not much distance left, so He Yuan can walk on his own.

On the way back, He Yuan was surprised to find that the countryside, which used to be very quiet at night, started to be noisy today.

Through the low fence, He Yuan saw that many homes were full of cars. Through the open gates, men and women in different clothes could be seen gathering together for dinner, playing mahjong and so on.

Even the two small bungalows where no one was seen after He Yuan came back were full of guests.

These two small bungalows are probably the most artistic buildings built in this village... It's a pity that the designer they hired probably didn't have a professional qualification certificate. It's not foreign, the attic, there is no attic, the dome, and the dome is only half repaired, in short, it feels very weird.

But no matter what, I can't stand the richness of the family. The new house built next to it is about 60 yuan, but these two houses are estimated to cost at least 200 to [-] yuan, plus the decoration of the yard and the decoration of the house. At least one or two million.

Counting the time when the house was built, it was at least four or five years ago. At that time, the small villa on the side of Exiu Lake was only a million or so... Hey, if you have this money, go directly to buy a small house. The villa is fine, so what else is there to do with the house?

He Yuan shook his head and returned home with the plastic bag in his hand.

"Dodo, I'm back."

As soon as he entered the yard, He Yuan yelled into the air.

A black shadow rushed out of the room, bumped into He Yuan's leg, then rolled on the soft turf, then turned over again, got up, and kept scratching He Yuan's leg .

"Hey, slow down, what to do if you hurt yourself." He Yuan bent down quickly, and pressed down on the little guy who was having fun.

You said, this cat is fine, why is it not reserved at all.The cats in other people's homes are all quiet, or they are pulled like a two-fifth to eighty-thousand, with a look of "I am the uncle", but He Yuan's cat, raised like a husky, one day It's crazy at home at night.

It's obvious that it's a beauty, but it's not Siamese, so why is it so lively.

After finally comforting the little guy, Tang Duoduo from the living room also came out.

She was wearing a white down jacket, a scarf, and a certain light yellow knitted hat, dressed like a doll.

"You came back so early?" Tang Duoduo saw He Yuan, a look of surprise flashed across his face.

"I have something to do when I come back." He Yuan scratched the little guy, and when he got up, he lifted the plastic bag in his hand, "I need to burn the talisman paper... By the way, have you prepared the talisman paper for your grandpa?"

"Burning talisman paper?" Tang Duoduo looked blank.

Seeing her like this, He Yuan knew that she probably didn't know about it.

Don't blame her, He Yuan didn't think of such a thing himself.Nowadays, there are not many young people who still believe in these things. When the older generation is almost gone, by then, this custom that has been handed down from ancient times to the present will probably be broken...

"It's okay, I'll ask someone later to see if I can make it up." He Yuan said.

When BJ was cremated back then, He Yuan followed the procedure set by others step by step.All matters are arranged by others, so He Yuan doesn't need to worry about it.

Now that I think about it, the money was spent really well, otherwise, if He Yuan was allowed to do it himself, he probably would have ignored the first seven things.

"Oh." Tang Duoduo responded and walked out of the living room.

It was only then that He Yuan realized that she kicked her hands together and stuffed them into the hot water bottle. She looked like a minister who went to court in ancient times, ready to take out a memorial from his sleeve at any time, and wanted to go to Datian to listen...

When he was leaving before, He Yuan asked his grandma to clarify that the talisman paper was going to be burned by the river.

He Yuan didn't know why he took it to the river. In his memory, when he was young, when his family burned the talisman papers, they used the small iron basin. They burned them on the balcony or in the aisle of the stairs.

Over the past few years, the rules have been changed several times, from running under the trees, to the streets, and now to the riverside... I don’t know who passed it down, anyway, it’s inexplicable, everyone follows it .

Fortunately, there is a river near the old house.

He Yuan greeted Tang Duoduo, and the two went out together.

There are no street lights in the countryside, so the road is pitch black.Fortunately, because of the Chinese New Year, there were a lot of people in the surrounding houses, and the lights shone from the houses, so they could barely see the road clearly.

"By the way, what were you doing in the house just now?" He Yuan asked casually as he was walking.

In my impression, Tang Duoduo usually stayed in her own room and rarely went downstairs.

But tonight, not only did she come down, she also seemed to be staying in the living room.

He Yuan's attention was distracted by the sudden rush of the little guy, but in retrospect, He Yuan still feels a little curious.

"Oh, watching the Spring Festival Gala in the living room." Tang Duoduo replied casually.

Watch the Spring Festival Gala...

What an interesting answer.

He Yuan rubbed his chin and thought to himself, after [-], it became popular to watch the Spring Festival Gala again?
When the two reached the river, there were no people on the road here, and it was very dark.And because of resting reasons, the soil on both sides has been turned up, the road condition is very poor, usually few people will come over, no, the roadside is sealed with barbed wire, leaving only a few holes for people to enter and exit.

He Yuan took a look. It took at least a hundred steps to get down from the road to the river beach.The black lights are blind, and the road conditions are so bad, it's quite dangerous.He Yuan didn't want any unhappy things to happen to this New Year's Eve.

"Let's go again, if it's really not possible, let's burn it at the bridgehead in front." He Yuan looked forward.

In my impression, the situation ahead is similar to that here, and there is no convenient way to go down.Fortunately, He Yuan is not a dead-headed person, he has to go to the river to give up... If it is on the bridge, the effect should be similar.

Tang Duoduo didn't know much about these things either, so she said "hmm" without making a sound to refute.

The two walked for another 2 minutes and came to the bridgehead.

On both sides of the bridge, there are many factories and warehouses connected. Most of the vehicles that come and go are the kind of large trucks that are several meters high. He Yuan seems to give way.

But probably because of the Chinese New Year, it seems quite quiet here, at a glance, there is not even a ghost.

"Just here." He Yuan found a place, squatted down, opened the plastic bag, and took out all the things inside.

Inside the plastic bag were talisman paper, yellow paper, three incense sticks, two candles, two stacks of banknotes, and blue "clothes" and the like.

He Yuan first took out the incense and candles, searched around, and finally inserted them in the soil beside the bridgehead.

After plugging it in, He Yuan took out the lighter and lit the incense candle.In the past, when Erbo and the others made it, they ordered it while babbling about something.But He Yuan didn't, he didn't know what to say, and didn't want to say anything, so he just quietly fiddled with the things in his hands.

After lighting the scented candles, He Yuan folded up the rest of the things and placed them in front of the scented candles.Then spread the empty plastic bag on the ground, knelt on the plastic bag with both knees, and made a crisp sound of "bang".

He Yuan "hissed" and took a breath of air-the ground was covered with cement, and He Yuan probably hit his bones when he smashed his knees down.

Kneeling on the ground, He Yuan put his palms together, and his mind began to empty.

If you burn the talisman paper, you should say something, such as praying for your ancestors to protect you.

In the past, what He Yuan usually prayed for was "I hope my family is in good health", "I hope I can get good grades in the exam", "I hope...", when I got a little older, He Yuan added another wish, "I hope I like People who love themselves also like themselves."

After so many years, He Yuan has determined... These prayers are actually useless.

He Yuan didn't know, it was because the ancestors were not capable enough to protect him.Or because the ancestors have worked very hard, but He Yuan's own foundation is too poor, and he stumbled, so he can only become what he is now.

In short, He Yuan didn't have too many expectations for such illusory things.

A person who has lived in an environment full of "drama", "denial" and "frustration" since he was a child, if he still has deep expectations for this world, he is either the male protagonist in the second-year comics, or a person who is immersed in whimsy all day long loser.

Unfortunately, He Yuan is neither.

However, since it is a ceremony, it needs to have a certain sense of ceremony.

Burning talisman papers without praying for blessings is no different from helping others with work for no wages.

So He Yuan thought about it, and finally, as before, he said silently in his heart, "I hope I and my family will be healthy and live a long life", and then "bang bang bang", knocked three times on the ground lightly.

After kowtowing, He Yuan got up from the ground, and Tang Duoduo, who was silent beside him, suddenly said, "I...do you want to follow along?"

"You?" He Yuan looked at Tang Duoduo, lost in thought.

This is a talisman for his mother. Logically speaking, only He Yuan is needed.

However, Tang Duoduo has now been handed over to He Yuan by Mr. Tang, and logically speaking, he is also He Yuan's own family -- either He Yuan's younger sister or He Yuan's "daughter".

Based on this calculation, it seems that there is nothing wrong with Tang Duoduo coming to kowtow to his "mother".

"Well, you can have one too." He Yuan nodded.

With that said, He Yuan moved his steps and gave Tang Duoduo the position in front of him.

Tang Duoduo walked up to He Yuan hesitantly, with a hesitant and tangled expression on his face.

She clasped her hands together, staring at the candlelight in a daze.Suddenly, Tang Duoduo turned back and asked He Yuan, "What should I do, is it the same as you?"

He Yuan recalled the taboos of burning talisman papers. It seems that there are no particularly strange rules except "the elders and children are orderly" and "each family burns each family".

So he nodded and said, "Well, just do as I do."

So Tang Duoduo followed He Yuan's example, knelt on the plastic bag, stared there for a while, then closed her eyes, said "bang bang bang", knocked her head three times, and got up from the plastic bag.

"Okay." Tang Duoduo clapped his hands, then his knees, and said to He Yuan.

He Yuan looked at Tang Duoduo with complicated eyes.

Although I asked you to follow me, but I didn't let you follow me even in a daze...

Forget it.

He Yuan shook his head and began to burn the talisman paper.

He looked around now, found a few bricks, and put them on the ground.

Burn the yellow paper money with a lighter, put it on the brick, then pick up a piece of talisman paper, ignite it on the paper money, and pile it next to the brick.

"Come over and help." He Yuan said, "Like me, ignite the fire first, and then put it next to the bricks. Be careful not to pile them too tightly, and leave some gaps."

Just like how his parents taught him to burn talisman papers when he was a child, He Yuan instructed Tang Duoduo to burn them there.

Tang Duoduo followed He Yuan's example and burned the talisman paper there. At first, because she was a little afraid of fire, she threw the talisman paper crookedly on the ground.She quickly picked it up, followed He Yuan's example, and piled up the talisman papers next to the bricks.

While burning, He Yuan threw some paper money into it to speed up the burning speed of the talisman paper.

During the period, he also ran to the field beside him, found a wooden stick, and inserted it into the pile of paper.

He Yuan picked up the stack of papers to let the air flow in, and at the same time picked up a pile of "banknotes" and roasted them on the fire... The "banknotes" were too thick and burned slowly, He Yuan kept paying attention The burning progress of the "banknote" was not put into the fire until one-third of it was burned.

"By the way, who are we burning it for?" Tang Duoduo, who was buried in throwing paper money, suddenly raised her head and asked.

"Don't you know?" He Yuan asked back.

Tang Duoduo shook his head.

It was only then that He Yuan remembered that he really didn't tell Tang Duoduo who he was burning it for.

"Give it to my mother." After recalling it, He Yuan said lightly, and then continued to squat there, carefully setting the fire with wooden sticks.

I remember hearing the old man say before that when burning talisman paper, don't use things to poke it randomly.If the things are broken up and burned, what the ancestors received will be incomplete and unusable.

In fact, He Yuan has always been curious. When the paper burns, it burns from one place to another, and it doesn't just "swish", and the whole piece of paper money burns away in an instant.If this is the case, no matter whether you poke it or not, what the ancestors received will be incomplete.

However, He Yuan has always kept this question in his heart.

After so many years, He Yuan has gradually accepted this setting.

Some things, what everyone pursues is a sense of ritual, a kind of psychological comfort.Too much entanglement with whether a combination is reasonable or not will put the cart before the horse and lose its original meaning.

"Your mother...she..." Tang Duoduo opened his mouth, wanting to say something.Suddenly, she seemed to think of something, and fell silent again.

The two of them burned the talisman paper there, and after the talisman paper was burned, He Yuan threw the remaining paper money into it.

"Okay, let's wait for the flames to go out." He Yuan stood up.

I squatted on the ground for too long just now, my waist was a little sore, and I almost fell back on the ground.

Grandma told him before that after burning the talisman paper, wait for the talisman paper to cool down, put it in a plastic bag, and then throw it into the river—well, this was the process before, but now everyone has paid attention to environmental protection and hygiene , so there is no need to throw it in the river, just throw it in the trash can.

"Oh." Tang Duoduo continued to squat beside the fire, staring at the fire in a daze.

It was very cold in the countryside at night. Just now they went out for a walk, and Tang Duoduo's fair face was turned blue by the wind.

However, after the talisman paper was burned, her face became a lot ruddy, and even He Yuan himself was so hot that he wanted to take off his coat to get some air.

He Yuan waited there for a long time, and even picked it up with a branch in the middle, trying to let the fire burn out as soon as possible.Fortunately, it was winter, and they were by the river in the countryside, so the humidity was relatively heavy, so it didn't take long for the fire to burn.

He Yuan picked up the plastic bag on the ground, swept in the remaining ashes, and tied the plastic bag.

After doing this, He Yuan took Tang Duoduo back, and when passing by the trash can at the door, He Yuan threw the plastic bag into it.

He clapped his hands, turned to Tang Duoduo and said, "By the way, what are you going to do tonight?"

(End of this chapter)