Little Farmer Big Star

When Su Qing heard the little girl say "candy", she couldn't help but asked with some confusion: "What is "candy"?

Li Fan smiled and said: "Jiangsu is a word invented by the girl herself. In fact, it is to offer incense to the Stove Lord, and some candies need to be placed."

Su Qing covered her mouth and smiled, looking at the little girl running out, she said, "Maybe that girl is thinking about candy."

Li Fan said: "I think so. Let's go to the kitchen."

Su Qing nodded and followed Li Fan to the kitchen. Naturally, her father and mother came with her.

Before sending the Stove Lord to heaven, there is another ceremony called "Sending the Stove".

The stove-offering ceremony has been simplified now, and it basically just involves offering incense.

In the past, people had to sing and dance to send off the Kitchen Lord, which was much more lively than now.

Moreover, in the past, sending the stove was mostly done at dusk. Now it is not so particular. It can be done during the day or dusk.

A group of people walked into the kitchen. On the north side of the kitchen, there was a portrait of the Kitchen God.

Su Qing had seen this portrait before, but she didn't know it was the Kitchen God.

Su Qing looked at the portrait and said, "It turns out this is the Stove Lord. I didn't know it before."

Li Fandao: "Actually, before, there was usually a Kitchen God's niche in the kitchen. It was usually located on the north or east side of the kitchen, with a statue of the Kitchen God in the middle. Now basically there is no such niche, and one is just posted there. The portrait of the Kitchen God. Right? Dad."

Dad nodded when he heard this and said, "Indeed, when we were children, every household had a Kitchen King niche in the kitchen room. Now, almost none of them exist."

What is the Kitchen King's niche? Su Qing had never seen it before, so she asked Li Fan, "What does the Kitchen King's niche look like? Have you seen it?"

Li Fan said: "I saw it in the village when I was a child. It looks a bit like a platform, with a statue of the Kitchen God in the middle."

Su Qing nodded and said, "Why does every household have to respect the Stove Prince?"

Li Fan smiled and said: "According to legend, the Kitchen God was granted the title by the Jade Emperor. The Kitchen Master of Jiutian East ordered the Kitchen God to be responsible for managing the food of each family. The Kitchen God has been staying at home since the New Year's Eve of the previous year to protect and protect the family. Supervise the family. On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, well, that’s today, the Kitchen God will ascend to heaven to report the family’s good or bad deeds to the Jade Emperor. So, we have to offer some candies to the Kitchen God. Your Majesty, please say more good things."

Su Qing's big eyes blinked as she listened, looking very interested. She never knew that the Stove Lord had so many things to pay attention to.

While talking, the little girl had already placed candies under the portrait of the Stove Lord.

Dad also placed the paper horse made of bamboo strips and the fodder for the animals, which he had already prepared, next to the candy.

These are all things that King Jingzao needs to use.

Then light a pair of red candles and three incense sticks, and put them in place.

After that, the little girl stepped on the stool and smeared sugar around the mouth of the Stove Lord's portrait.

Su Qing found it quite interesting, and its intention was self-evident. It was to make the Stove Lord talk sweeter.

After coating the sugar with sugar, Dad took off the portrait of the Stove Lord, ignited the money paper prepared in advance, then placed the portrait on top of the burning money paper and burned it.

The whole ceremony of sending off the stove is over, and we are just waiting for New Year's Eve to invite the Stove Lord back again.

"Is it over?" Su Qing asked.

Li Fan nodded and said: "It's done, it's all simplified now."

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At noon, after lunch, Li Fan took Su Qing and the little girl, the two beauties, to Yuanlaiju.

On the way, Su Qing asked, "Aren't Mr. Zheng and Mr. Liang going back to celebrate the New Year?"

Li Fan nodded and said, "I'm not going back. Mr. Liang's wife also came here a few days ago. They must be celebrating the New Year here."

Su Qing nodded and said, "It seems that Mr. Zheng and Mr. Liang have completely regarded this place as their home."

Li Fan said proudly: "That's because the environment here is so good, how can they be willing to leave?"

Su Qing rolled her eyes and said, "Dese!"

soon,

The three of them came to Yuanlai Residence. Zheng Jie, Zhang Xia, Liang Sheng, and Liang Sheng's wife Wu Bingrong, who had just arrived a few days ago, were disturbing their respective courtyards.

Li Fan said: "Mr. Zheng, Mr. Liang, have you given it away by the Stove Lord?"

Zheng Jie said: "The love girl is also here. I haven't given it away yet. I'm just waiting for your boy to come over and give it away together."

Su Qing hurriedly greeted the four elders. Zheng Jie, Liang Sheng, and Zhang Xia had seen Su Qing before, but Wu Binrong was seeing her for the first time. She was surprised and said to herself: "What a beautiful girl!"

Then he smiled kindly and said: "Fanzi, this is Xiao Su, and good girl Linlin, you are all here, come and sit down."

Li Fan smiled and said: "Aunt Wu, you don't have to be polite. We are here to see off the Stove Prince with you."

Later, Zheng Jie and Liang Sheng sent away the Stove Lord respectively in their small courtyard kitchens.

Afterwards, Li Fan and the other three said goodbye and wandered around the village for a while before returning home.

…

The next day, the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, Li Fan still got up early. Well, Su Qing got up too.

Today will be busier than yesterday because today is "dusting day".

To be precise, from today until New Year's Eve, these days are "dusting days", that is, general cleaning.

Every household in the village has to clean the courtyard and house, wash all kinds of utensils, remove and wash bedding and curtains, brush away dirt and cobwebs, and dredge open ditches and ditches.

Before the Spring Festival, clean everything up, sweep away all "poor luck" and "bad luck", say goodbye to the old and welcome the new.

During these days every year, every household in the village is cleaning, which seems quite lively, and the New Year atmosphere is getting stronger and stronger.

After breakfast, Li Fan took a hatchet, chopped down two bamboos, and then picked out the branches from the bamboo joints to make two bamboo poles four or five meters long.

Seeing this, Su Qing asked strangely: "Why did you chop two such long bamboo poles?"

Li Fan smiled and said, "You'll know soon."

Su Qing was confused and stared at the movements in Li Fan's hands. I saw Li Fan put down the bamboo pole and tied the thin bamboo branches he had just picked together. The bamboo branches had bamboo leaves on them, forming a "broom" shape.

broom? Su Qing seemed to understand somewhat.

After that, Li Fan tied the newly made "broom" to one end of the bamboo pole.

In this way, a temporary "long broom" composed of bamboo poles, bamboo branches, and bamboo leaves was completed.

What is such a long "broom" used for? Naturally, it is used to clean the dust and dirt cobwebs high on the walls.

"Now do you know what I'm going to use it for?" Li Fan asked.

Su Qing nodded and said, "Yes, I understand. It turns out that a broom can be made like this."

Li Fan smiled and said: "You haven't seen it before. This is a method that has been used in the village."

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