Chapter 196 Fire Roasting Ceremony
There were a lot of people in the family, so the aunts prepared sixteen dishes and filled a large round table.
Ji Mingxuan deliberately didn't drink much. He wanted to stay awake enough to celebrate the New Year with his mother.
The three daughters must have realized that the house was extremely lively today. Their little faces were full of surprise and curiosity. They were restless even sitting in the arms of adults, and their little mouths were babbling non-stop.
Before they finished eating, a neighbor came to the house and called them.
"Have you finished eating? Get ready to warm up by the fire!"
There was excitement in his voice.
Du Yuwei had a small appetite and had almost eaten. When she heard that it was time to warm up over the fire, she quickly put down her chopsticks and stood up: "Come on, come on, we'll be there in a minute!"
The fire-bathing ceremony on New Year's Eve in rural areas is indispensable. Du Yuwei has been waiting for this moment to witness it.
"Let's go, the fire roasting ceremony is overdue. I just want to go out and digest it. Let's continue eating when we come back!"
This is how New Year's Eve is like in rural hometowns. Some families have not finished the New Year's Eve dinner, so they are dragged out by their enthusiastic neighbors to make a fire and set off fireworks. After they have had enough fun, they go back to their homes and watch the Spring Festival Gala while drinking a small drink. While drinking, the baby was playing around in the house, while the wife and children were chatting about the dumplings they would eat the next day.
This feeling is really like the New Year, as if the sadness and fatigue of the whole year have disappeared at this moment.
After Ji Mingxuan said this, the family couldn't wait to go out to warm themselves by the fire, so they simply got up and prepared to go out.
Du Yuwei and Ji Mingxuan put another coat on each of the three babies, put plush hats on their little heads, put on small gloves on their little hands, and then they were fully armed and carried them out with confidence.
Zhang Ningning didn't want to miss this lively moment, so she endured the discomfort in her stomach and went out with everyone.
There are more than a dozen members of the Ji family, and as soon as they join the fire-warming team, they feel a lot more lively.
"Look at how nice your family is, with four generations living under one roof, and all the children coming back for the New Year. It's so lively with everyone!"
Uncle Zhang from the village piled the prepared large bundles of corn stalks in a relatively spacious open space, looked up at the Ji family and said with envy.
Other villagers waiting to warm themselves up by the fire couldn't help but agree.
"Yes, your family's life is getting more and more prosperous. There is no family in our village who doesn't envy you. You see, Zhiliang contracted the reservoir of our village a few days ago, and the big orchard of Zhizhuang's family is also growing well. I guess the New Year will definitely be a good year! Not to mention Zhigang, Mingxuan is so promising, his wife is so beautiful, and he gave birth to three daughters in one go! No one in our village can compare to your brothers. Good!”
"No! The stall selling lottery tickets in the market has been selling lottery tickets for a whole day and I haven't heard of winning a big prize. Your whole family won the big prize as soon as you bought it! This is really good luck! Let's tell our relatives and friends , they don’t believe it!”
"Look at these three dolls, carved from the same mold. They are as beautiful as my parents! If there were three in my family, let alone three, I would wake up laughing even in my dreams if I had such a cute little doll!"
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Everyone started a conversation with each other, but the focus was always the same, and that was the good fortune of the Ji family.
Ji Zhiliang waved his hands modestly and smiled: "Not all of you are living a good life, every family has its own blessings! Our village is different now from before, and life will definitely get better and better, and we will have greater success as we go!" "
"Our village is like this today, isn't it all thanks to the ability of your Mingxuan couple? I've heard that they have millions of fans on their duets, and they can just post a video Bring earth-shaking changes to our village! What is this called? My daughter told me that day, oh, yes, it’s called Douyin Blogger, Big V!”
A villager said with a smile and a loud voice, and then sighed: "Tell me how fast society has developed in just a few years. We didn't know how to play with mobile phones before. Who would have thought that one day we would be able to play on mobile phones?" Selling things to make money? I’ve gained a lot of experience. I used to think that Douyin’s stuff was not a real job, but now I really know that it’s really useful. Now I also shoot videos. Although the shots are not good, I still have a lot of money. I paid close attention to it, and my daughter also supported me very much and taught me how to shoot it when she had time!”
Speaking of this, Ji Zhizhuang and Ji Zhiliang were the most touched, and they nodded excitedly in agreement.
"That's right, I have hundreds of thousands of fans now, and we don't have to worry about selling the fruit seedlings we planted next year! We can do it all on Douyin, it's so convenient!"
"Lao Ji, you two are the celebrities of our village! Don't forget to recommend me to your fans! Hahaha..."
A few adults were chatting happily, and in the distance there were several villagers who had gathered to warm themselves up by the fire.
"Okay, the straw is almost done. It can be burned for a while. You guys move back, I'm ready to light it."
Uncle Zhang waved his hand to signal everyone to move back, then he squatted down and took out a lighter from his pocket and started lighting straw.
The straw, which had been dried in the sun for a long time, was easily ignited. There were crackling sounds one after another, and the red flames became more and more prosperous.
Du Yuwei took out her mobile phone and quickly recorded the video.
Some older elders began to urge the younger generation to roast their bodies in front of the fire, while speaking plausibly.
"Bake a fire in the New Year, and you won't get sick for a year. Bake a fire in the New Year, and you will live to be ninety-nine!"
"Bake a fire, and you won't get sick for a hundred years!"
"Bake a fire, and your life will get better and better!"
"Bake a fire, and your life will get better and better!"
Various words that imply good luck and carry everyone's hopes and expectations for the new year are heard one after another.
In fact, everyone knows that this is just a spiritual sustenance, but the customs that have been passed down for so many years have long been deeply rooted, and the lack of the fire ceremony is like incomplete.
So the leaders of the village also understand that they always call on everyone not to burn straw, and suggest that straw be fermented and comprehensively utilized. Burning straw will pollute the air and damage the environment, but tonight they still let the villagers go. Ji Mingxuan even saw a person standing next to the fire not far away, grinning and laughing, that is, their village chief.
It's been a year, and the old family who has worked hard for a year wants to use this ceremony to wash away the bitterness and pain of the year and welcome the prosperous new year. Who has the heart to break this tranquility and peace?