My Return to Life

On the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar in 2009, zero o'clock.

Fang Nian's family excitedly went out and set off two barrels of fireworks.

With the sound of "bang bang~", the fireworks rose to the sky, illuminating the field in front of the old Fang's house.

Fang Xin was the happiest.

I took a shower early in the afternoon and put on new clothes, this time even the trousers were festive red.

Lin Feng took it to Tongfeng to buy it, which is a bit foreign.

Jumping on the porch, yelling and laughing.

After the fireworks were set off for a few minutes, they went home, went to bed, and woke up at five o'clock to ask for money.

The old Fang’s family does this every year. Every year on the first day of the first month, they ask for money.

According to some taboos and other information, this year's financial time is Mao time, which is from five to seven o'clock in the morning...

Fang Nian went upstairs to his room and fell asleep in the end.

On the last day of 2008 in the lunar calendar, Fang Nian was a little tired.

The screen of the mobile phone in the jacket pocket lights up and goes out from time to time.

Repeat this cycle several times.

Fang Nian, who had already fallen asleep, did not feel the slightest.

because……

The sound is turned off.

It must be mentioned here that Apple's physical mute key design is really good and convenient.

The good schedule developed in the past six months made Fang Nian, who felt exhausted before going to bed, still wake up at 5:30.

Get up, get dressed and go downstairs.

For the auspiciousness of the new year, Fang Nian changed into the casual jacket and dark casual pants that he bought in Shanghai.

However, this single thing will not be used for too long, which is about the morning of the first day of the first lunar month.

In front of the full-length mirror of the closet, Fang Nian looked around and nodded in satisfaction.

It's not a formal suit, nor a stereotyped black, but a young casual style in light colors.

Needless to say, Guan Qiuhe still has a good vision.

"Yo! Where is this handsome guy!"

This was the first sentence of the New Year that Lin Feng said to Fang Nian after he went downstairs.

Fang Nian: "..."

Followed by Fang Zhengguo: "Yeah, I didn't pay attention to this hanging, it looks quite foreign."

Fang Zhengguo tends to prefer gray suits, and today is no exception, and he has tidied them better than before.

Fang Xin, dressed in red, ran over: "Brother, brother, you are wearing a suit like your father..."

"..."

My family is not particular about saying Happy New Year.

After washing up, according to the procedures of previous years, Fang Zhengbin and Fang Zhengguo, the two leading men, wiped the misty dawn together to pray for wealth and gods.

There are different considerations here.

For example, this year, the square table for eating was brought to the front of the hall of the old Fang’s house, and red candles were placed on the incense burner with chicken, duck, fish and meat.

Supplemented with paper money and incense sticks for money.

After the paper money is burned,

It is for money.

After that, we have to set a table next to the table under the altar in the hall to offer sacrifices and worship the gods.

At this time, when the paper money is burning, fireworks and firecrackers need to be set off.

The sounds of 'crack~' and 'bang~' sounded one after another.

This time, the residue of fireworks and firecrackers is full of festive colors.

There is an apt name, full house.

Today's breakfast is also the most formal. Twelve dishes are placed on the dining table, implying a smooth month and a month.

There will also be a few more chairs and tableware.

There are also chicken, duck and fish.

It also means that there will be more than every year, and happiness in the new year.

Breakfast started at seven o'clock.

Unlike New Year's Eve, breakfast on the first day of the first month usually ends before eight o'clock.

Ms. Lin Feng couldn't stop talking, and said a few words looking forward to the future.

After breakfast is the formal important traditional part.

There are two links in total, which can be carried out in parallel.

One is to walk down the street to pay New Year's greetings.

The second is to go up the mountain to worship ancestors.

At the beginning of the century, people around Maoba were relatively poor, so the range of New Year greetings was relatively large, not limited to the Maoba villager group, but would go to one or two adjacent villager groups, mostly to beg for candy and cigarettes.

The taste of the new year is stronger than now.

In Fang Nian's memory, he was happier, spending most of the morning on this matter.

This is no longer the case now. Instead, the Maoba village group walks the streets to pay New Year’s greetings, and then takes paper money, incense sticks, and firecrackers up the mountain, and walks downstream from the mountains behind the house to return home.

It turned out that just after walking down the mountain, it was the neighboring village group.

In a large area of ​​Tangli, until 2021, burials will still be practiced, and there will be no cemetery.

Because each household has mountains, fields, and land, basically the newly established cemeteries will be in the mountains allocated to them by the state, and the tombstones will be erected.

Generally speaking, on the first day of the first lunar month, all the ancestors have to go up the mountain to worship the ancestors.

The oldest ancestor of the old Fang family is called Taizu.

It is said that this Taizu is the common ancestor of most of the Fang surnames in several nearby village groups.

According to the order of the eighteen generations of ancestors, Fang Nian's Taizu was the seventh generation ancestor, that is, the grandfather of Fang Zhengguo's grandfather, which is quite confusing.

But every year when the three brothers Fang Zhengbin, Fang Zhengguo, and Fang Zhengliang went to the mountain to worship their ancestors on the first day of the first lunar month, they would focus on introducing this great ancestor when they talked to the juniors like Fang Nian.

"This Taizu is our ancestor, because we can't count how many generations, so we also call Taizu, your grandfather is still called Taizu, and our grandfather is still called Taizu."

Therefore, apart from remembering the cemetery of his grandparents, Fang Nian remembers the cemetery of the great ancestor most clearly.

Although the tombstone of Taizu's cemetery is not big...

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After eight o'clock, according to etiquette, Fang Nian and Fang Xin went out with Fang Zhengguo and entered Fang Zhengbin's house to celebrate the New Year.

"Uncle and aunt, happy new year."

Fang Nian and Fang Xin shouted with a smile.

"..."

Fang Zhengbin hurriedly stood up to smoke, while his aunt made tea and poured wine.

Because Fang Zhengguo happened to be the middle of the three brothers, he would sit at Fang Zhengbin's house for ten minutes, chatting until he had a cup of tea before leaving.

According to tradition, all married women today do not go out to entertain guests who come to pay New Year's greetings at home.

Fang Zhengbin looked at Fang Nian and said, "Nian Bao, you look handsome in this suit."

On the first day of the first lunar month, everyone will be called according to their seniority.

A title with a little bit of a "cheap name" like "Habo" will never appear.

Either by name, or Niannian, Xinxin, or Nianbao, Xinbao.

Fang Nian had a hunch that there would be a lot of people saying he was handsome today.

Sure enough, a few minutes later, when Fang Zhengliang brought Fang Fenfen and Fang Hai to Fang Zhengbin's house to pay New Year's greetings, there was another round of compliments.

Fang Fenfen's eyes brightened even more: "Brother Nian, your suit is very different from the ones you saw on Tongfeng Street, very handsome..."

According to etiquette, after Fang Zhengliang finished drinking tea at Fang Zhengbin's house, he went to Fang Zheng's country to sit down.

In the end, the three families went to Fang Zhengliang's own home together.

After that, Fang Zhengbin led the team to pay New Year's greetings according to relatives, ages, and seniority.

There will always be more to go.

Every household in this village group is like this.

In the early 1990s, kowtowing was required for New Year greetings, of course only for those with the highest seniority.

For example, Grandpa Fang Nian was still alive at that time, and Fang Nian wanted to kowtow to Grandpa, etc. This traditional etiquette in the 21st century suddenly disappeared...

...After returning home from the village group's New Year's greetings, Fang Nian changed out of his suit and put on yesterday's down jacket.

Fang Nian was quite happy in his heart.

Everyone's eyes are really good.

The next step is to go up the mountain to worship the ancestors. If you want to walk through the woods and grass, the suit is very inappropriate.

But... Comrade Fang Zhengguo doesn't pay much attention to these things at all, he still wears a suit.

The team that went up the mountain to worship the ancestors was very strong. In addition to the three brothers Fang Zhengbin with their children and daughters, there were also four brothers of the Fang family with their children and daughters.

In addition, the four brothers of the Fang family are close relatives.

He is about the same age as Fang Zhengbin's three brothers, and has the same relationship with Fang Zhengbin's team.

The grandfathers of the four brothers' respective fathers are cousins ​​of Fang Nian's grandfather.

So the seniority is different, Fang Nian calls these four brothers all brothers.

The four brothers called Fang Zhengbin their uncle.

Since Fang Nian can remember, it has been like this, it has not changed...

...When the three Fang Zhengbin brothers were preparing paper money, incense sticks and other things for ancestor worship.

Fang Nian just touched the phone in his pocket.

Only then did I see that there were many missed calls and text messages.

The earliest missed call was at midnight, and Lin Yucong called, probably a dozen or so.

Then the missed call at seven or eight in the morning.

The text messages also started from zero, and people sent them one after another.

Just as he was about to reply to the text message, the phone came first, and it was from Lin Yucong.

"Fang Nian, Happy New Year."

"Happy New Year." Fang Nian said with a smile.

"The phone is silent in my pocket, I didn't see it."

Lin Yucong didn't pay much attention to it, and said a few times: "I wish you progress in your studies in the new year~"

"You too, be safe and happy." Fang Nian said.

Lin Yucong had a lot to say, but in the end he just paid New Year's greetings.

"..."

When they were leaving for the mountain, the marimba bell rang again, this time it was Liu Yang's.

Fang Nian also said, 'Peace and joy'.

As soon as the call was over, and as soon as he went up the mountain from the mountain road, the phone rang again.

This time it belonged to Zou Xuan.

When the winding mountain road with a total of less than 200 meters arrived in front of Grandpa Fang Nian's grave, it was already the fifth phone call, and it was Li Xue.

"..."

Fang Fenfen couldn't help joking: "Brother Nian, you must have called too many New Year greetings."

"On the few steps up the mountain from your house, I answered five calls."

Fang Zhengbin joked, "Nianbao is tall and mighty, so he must be popular outside."

Fang Zhengliang also said with a smile: "Fenfen, if you can read like your brother Nian, many people will pay New Year's greetings to you."

On the contrary, Fang Zhengguo didn't speak. Although he was surprised, he really didn't know what to say for a moment.

Fang Nian just laughed and said haha: "The students are more enthusiastic."

Along the way, the bell of the marimba always rang once in a while.

On the first day of the first lunar month, after all, I am not happy not to answer the phone.

Fang Nian didn't know why there were so many calls. There were ten or twenty calls from the students in class 174 and the students in the next class.

After the ancestor worship came back, Fang Nian received a call from Guan Qiuhe at the door of his house.

"Xiao Fang, happy new year."

Guan Qiuhe said in a relaxed tone.

Fang Nian smiled and said, "Sister He, happy new year, peace and joy."

"Peace and joy."

Guan Qiuhe said with a smile: "I wish you progress in your studies in the new year and get admitted to Fudan University."

"..."

I chatted a few gossips with Guan Qiuhe, and after I hung up the phone, it happened that the battery was low and the phone turned off automatically.

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