Chapter 38: First day of the new year

After eating dumplings, Lin Mo got dressed and went out with Cheng Yan. As for the other people in the family, they went out to form a team in twos and threes.
The Ice Lantern Festival has been around for a long time in Laos. At the beginning, every household made an ice lantern and placed it in the yard. After that, it is placed in front of the gate for others to watch, and on the second day of the new year, the others will choose the best.
Until now, it has developed into an activity. Large ice cubes used to sculpt ice lamps will be concentrated in the town, and sculpting tools will also be provided. Everyone can try. After carving, you can choose to put it on the display area for exhibition or take it home.
However, now the Ice Lantern Festival has metaphors to express affection to lovers, most of them come to play with this young people.
Lin Mo put one hand in the pocket of Cheng Yan's clothes and took his arm to walk with him. It is still early in the morning, and there are not many people coming out. Only a few ice lanterns are displayed on the street. However, if you wait until you come out at night, you can see the street full of ice lanterns, with candles inside, and the lights in the ice sculpture are as shining as stars.
Cheng Yan walked beside Lin Mo and walked in the direction of his footsteps. To be honest, Cheng Yan doesn't think these ice lanterns look good, but he is happy to accompany Lin Mo to play.
"Want to play?" Cheng Yan saw Lin Mo looking at those ice cubes, and her head was eager to try, and he turned his head and asked.
"Well, let's sculpt one." Lin Mo turned his head, looked up at Cheng Yan slightly, and looked forward somewhat.
No matter what, as long as Lin Mo wants or his request, Cheng Yan will not refuse, maybe he does not want to let him look disappointed.
Cheng Yan nodded, and Lin Mo went to pick a moderate ice cube, took the tool and carved it on the other side.
"What shape do you want?" Cheng Yan squatted before the ice cube, looked up at Lin Mo, and asked.
"Be a hollow palace lamp." Lin Mo also crouched and said for a moment.
"Okay." Cheng Yan nodded, thinking for a few seconds, and started knocking on ice cubes.
Palace lights? Cheng Yan flashed a few clips in his head. In the memory, the child next to the teenager begged him to sculpt a palace lantern. Unfortunately, he went to the barracks before he learned.
Cheng Yan didn't let Lin Mo do it, and quickly carved it by himself. Since the memory was restored, Cheng Yan also knew how to mobilize the internal forces in his body and how to use his martial arts correctly.
However, using a strong internal force to sculpt the ice lamp, it is a bit overkill to look at the lamp without lying in bed at night.
Lin Mo squatted and was bored, so he carved lotus with the small ice cube knocked down by Yan Yan. Cheng Yan glanced at him without stopping.
After carving, Cheng Yan moved it to the display area and put the candle in the ice lamp. In the evening, someone will light the candle inside.
"Let's take a look at it in the evening and move home tomorrow." Cheng Yan placed the lotus lantern carved by Lin Mo next to the palace lantern, and a small candle was placed in the middle of the lotus.
Lin Mo glanced at the extremely sculpted palace lantern, and then looked at Cheng Yan with some doubts in his heart. However, he didn't show it on the face. Hearing Cheng Yan's words, he nodded.
After that, the two went to see other things. On the first day of the new year, in addition to the ice lantern event, there were other festive events. When it was almost noon, Cheng Yanlin Mo went back to dinner.
By the time they got home, Lin Mu and Lin Dazhen had already prepared the ingredients. The thick soup in the large hot pot in the middle of the table bubbled up, and the scent of the thick soup overflowed the whole room. Lin Mo smelled the scent as soon as he entered.
Cheng Yan and Lin Mo came back the earliest. It is estimated that other people are still playing outside, or they are just starting to rush home now.
Cheng Yan went to the kitchen to help bring the prepared ingredients, and Lin Mo stayed in the room to warm himself. Lin Mo stretched out the charcoal fire near the hot pot, and when his hands were almost warm, he raised the dish and put some hard-to-cook meat in it.
When everything was ready, Lin Mo heard the voices of several children from outside.
"Well? Si Brother, you're coming back so soon." As soon as Lin Xing entered the room, he saw Si Brother sitting at the table. He thought Brother Si and Brother Cheng would play outside for a long time.
"Well, go and soak your hands in hot water and prepare to eat." Lin Mo glanced at them, and then continued to stir the meat in the pot with a wooden spoon, then lifted the lotus root and Huaishan blocks aside and put them in.
"I smell the fragrant meat!" Xiaoya, who was embraced by Lin Xiu, entered the room, leaning her head, looking at the hot pot, her eyes full of light.
"Xiangxiang meat, we can eat it with a hand in the kitchen." Lin Xiu took Xiaoya out and smiled.
By the time everyone was seated, the meat and other dishes in the pot were cooked. Cheng Yan sat next to Lin Mo and stabbed him with some soft-boiled meat and a few soft lumps with a wooden spoon.
Warm house, smiling family, food at a table, and the man around him. Lin Mo listened to their cheerful conversation, and the depression in his heart finally opened.
This is his home. They are his family. Everything in the last days will be put down by him, buried in his heart and locked.
"What's wrong, don't you want to eat these?" Cheng Yan asked whispering as he didn't move as he held his chopsticks.
"No, just thinking about something." Lin Mo looked back and shook his head and smiled slightly.
Cheng Yan nodded, and continued to help him clip other dishes while eating. It seemed that I felt the fleeting sadness of Lin Mo just now, but seeing that he was in a good mood now, Cheng Yan thought that it should be his illusion just now.
After lunch, the children in the family pestered others and went out to play, and Lin's father, Lin and Lin, also started preparing tonight's New Year's Eve after lunch. In the morning, Cheng and Cheng Yan had already gone shopping in the street. Lin Mo didn't want to go out now to blow the cold wind.
Lin Mo and Cheng Yan stayed at home. Lin Mo returned to the room and lay on the bed to read a book. Cheng Yan went to the kitchen to help after burning Dilong, but it was not long before he was pushed out by Lin's mother, saying that he was going to accompany Lin Mo. .
After Cheng Yan returned to the room, he stayed in bed with Lin Mo and read a book. Finally, Cheng Yan lay on the bedside and read a book, Lin Mo lay on his body and slept soundly.
On the first day of the new year, the genius just turned black, and the fireworks outside began to be fired continuously. Inside the room, it was a little dim without the lights on. Cheng Yan limped Lin Mo lying on him with his eyes closed to rest.
The fireworks rang out from the sky, and the light from the fireworks came in through the window, extinguishing clearly. Lin Mo, who was lying on Cheng Yan's side, was stimulated by the flash of fireworks, and his head was buried in Cheng Yan's chest, trying to block the light outside.
The light was blocked, but the sound of the fireworks flying into his ears, Lin Mo who had not fully woke up was frowned.
Cheng Yan opened his eyes when Lin Mo moved, squinting to adapt to the dimness of the house and the alternation of fireworks light outside, Cheng Yan touched Lin Mo who was awakened.
"Momo, are you up? Ready to eat dinner, and to go out to watch the ice lantern tonight." Cheng Yan reached into his hair with his five fingers and smoothed his long hair with his hands.
"Hmm ..." Lin Mo raised his head and rubbed his palm, half-opening his eyes with a vague response.
When Lin Mo wakes up completely, Cheng Yan will light up. Lin Mo sat on the bed covered with a quilt. Cheng Yan stood by the bed and combed his hair. After Lin Mo got dressed, he went out.
By the time the two of them passed, everyone was almost there. The two took a seat and sat down, waiting for Lin Lin and his mother to bring everything over. After sitting down, all the people picked up chopsticks and started eating dinner.
"Your third sister is about to have a baby. It will be inconvenient to come to the New Year tomorrow. Our family will pass tomorrow." Lin Mu said.
The others nodded in response. Lin Dazheng hasn't returned to her ancestor's New Year for a long time because of some problems. This year is no exception. She doesn't have any opinion about going to the Yan family to celebrate the New Year.
"Are you going to San Aunt's house tomorrow?" Xiaoya, holding the meat in the bowl, just wanted to deliver it to her mouth. She heard her grandmother's words and looked up in surprise.
She's been to San Aunt's before. She's very beautiful. There are also many beautiful young ladies and sisters. There are also many delicious pastries and lots of fun things.
"Yes, Xiaoya don't stay in bed tomorrow, otherwise leave Xiaoya alone to look at the house at home." Lin mother laughed.
"Xiaoya wakes up early every day, and it is Uncle Wu who depends on bed. Let Uncle Wu see the house at home tomorrow!" Xiaoya said.
Lin Xing, who was leaning down on the meat, heard it, looked up aggressively, "When did I lie in bed?"
"Today, I woke up Uncle Wu is still sleeping." Xiaoya said.
When Lin Xing heard this, he remembered that Xiaoya climbed to the bed this morning to lift the quilt. "That's why you got up early. Today I got up. Your four uncles didn't wake up. Why didn't you let your four uncles? What about staying at home? "
Lin Mo was chewing the meat, and when he heard the topic shifted to himself, he looked up blankly, without waiting for him to say anything, Xiaoya helped him speak, although it sounded a bit rogue.
"No, Uncle Si will go to San Aunt's house with Xiaoya!"
"What about your second uncle? He got up late, and he should always be kept at home?"
Lin Xiu heard it, looked up with a smile and looked at Lin Xing gently. Lin Xing touched his eyes, his heart shook, and it was terrible. If he forgot his family, his second brother couldn't provoke him.
"Okay, just talk to Xiaoya for fun, you are more real." Lin mother laughed.
In the laughter of the family, dinner time for the first night of the new year was over. After Cheng Yan and Lin Mo got dressed, they went out to see the ice lantern at night.
At night, the ice lamps with candles appear more dazzling. The candles are white and red, and a few are other colors. The ice lamps also reflect different colors of light under the candle's light.
Lin Moola took Cheng Yan to the place where they placed the ice lamp in the morning. As Lin Mo thought before, the gorgeous palace lamp lit red candles, and the candlelight leaked out of the hollow. It even looked exquisite.
After visiting Yan Cheng with Cheng Yan for a while, Lin Mo returned to the same place, and let Cheng Yan take their ice lanterns to leave, and he also took his own carved lotus lantern to keep up.
Lin Mo does not plan to come and take it tomorrow. Tomorrow they will go to Yan's house to celebrate the New Year. Maybe they will come back at night. Lin Mo is worried that the ice lantern that Cheng Yan carved for him has been removed after they return.