Tet is coming, the feeling of joy when the old year is about to pass, and this year many things are going on, the new year is about to start, and many other things are about to begin. On the 30th day of the lunar calendar, people decorate their houses, and some roosters are boiled and placed on the ancestral altar. The sound of children playing, the joyful music of Tet, bustling throughout this large and vibrant city.
The old year has almost passed, the apricot blossom outside is also full, the apricot leaves fall in the cool wind. The blowing wind brings with it the typical scent of spring, maybe the smell of thousands of flowers, maybe the smell of bath tet Banh Chung, or maybe the smell of joy. On the street, the girl was leisurely under the ao dai, laughing and joking with her friends under the yellow apricot canopy. Somewhere, someone called, the other called, saying goodbye to the old year and waiting for the new year to come.
This year, he could not return to celebrate Tet with his family, Canh Yen sat stupidly under the apricot tree in the garden. This apricot tree is when he bought a new house when he built a house, the May tree is dozens of years old, big and big, when Tet comes, the flowers bloom in gold and nurse the whole garden. Auntie Giao also has a family, so she went home before, now it's only him and Dong Khanh.
He didn't know much about the first New Year's offerings, only knowing that when he was 30, he also offered a well or something. Dong Khanh didn't offer anything at that time, he had a housekeeper and he didn't have to worry about anything. It's good now, although I don't believe in divine forces, Tet, people also have a lot of taboos, who doesn't want to have a complete Tet.
Canh Yen sat stupidly holding a piece of paper, the laptop in front of him showed uncle Minh's call face. Two people are discussing some things of worship, and then after praying, they will get what they want, so they should avoid anything to be good. Uncle Minh knows a lot, of course, he is dedicated to instructing, mainly he is not very patient, just need a rooster to boil a few cups of porridge, if there are many, you can add anything. If you want to get five fruits, just keep asking for - coconut - enough - mango - fig, wishing for next year's affluence just enough.
Canh Yen heard that and laughed: "Why don't you show off that extra fruit, you'll have plenty of money for the whole year."
When Vuong Minh heard that, he could only laugh and cry: "People can give as well as pray. It's not good to be greedy. Okay, that's it, wait for New Year's Eve, then I'll eat a meal on the first day of the New Year's Eve offering. Once in the morning, make offerings to anything. But remember, don't eat the offerings, wait until the offerings are done, then eat."
"I know, so what else I don't know, I call you." After Canh Yen finished speaking, both sides turned off the phone, he took the paper to take notes. Strolling into the house, when he entered the house, he heard a scream that made him want to give birth prematurely.
Touching his chest, what the hell did Dong Khanh do to scream so fiercely. Worried, he hurriedly went to the back of the summer to take a look. Just looked at the other two's backs, looked at them, and laughed. Dong Khanh was scared and sat down on the water floor, still holding a knife in front of which were three roosters glaring at him. One even cried out in agony, but the good thing was that his face was white, so scared that there was no more blood left.
Canh Yen walked over to stand with his back to the water jar and asked amusedly: "Is it okay? When asked to buy outside, he refused."
"It's good to do it yourself." Dong Khanh also found himself very pitiful, holding a knife that was scratched by these chicken demons, and was even pecked. When he was young, he knew what a chicken was like, let alone chicken. But for the first time to celebrate Tet by himself, he also wanted to do some exercise on his own.
Canh Yen looked at him and wanted to cut the poor chicken's throat, he thought that if he continued like this, the chicken would surely perish. I had to sit down myself, reach out my hand to catch the two wings of the other nearly 3 kg rooster, break it behind and step on it to stop it from moving. He looked at him slowly instructing:
"You can't do that, you have to restrain it. If you want to cut its throat, first pluck the hairs on its neck. Do this, then raise the knife and cut it." Canh Yen very naturally raised the knife, but before he could cut it, he was stopped. Dong Khanh's face is not good, he is really scared. It's amazing to see him doing it very skillfully. Now he thinks you're just a rich man, why do you know so much?
"Let me do it, I know." You're pregnant, it's not good to kill. He took the knife back and did as you pointed it but timidly brought the knife to the neck of the child that she was struggling with. Scared, close your eyes and nose, cut down sharply. The fishy smell of animal blood, Dong Khanh, small and large, just killed a life, looking at the cutthroat chicken still struggling. Afraid even more afraid, he stood watching the blood of this chicken spilled out at his feet without a drop of blood on his face.
Canh Yen stood and watched silently, then immediately met this powdered prince. He quickly got up, brought water for him to wash his hands, and then pushed him into the house, not allowing him to touch the chickens anymore. Afraid that he would have a bad dream tonight, Canh Yen looked at him blankly at the apricot trees, his face was as if he had just killed someone and felt guilty. Laughing a little, he took his phone to call someone to take care of those chickens for him.
Sitting and drinking tea to calm down, he looked at you like he was still watching TV, remember until then, he knew how to handle that chicken, hesitantly asked: "Did you go to work first?"
"Hmm? That chicken? When I was a kid, I used to play in the countryside, so I tried it once." When we were young, we followed Nhim down to the countryside to play, in the countryside, but it was very developed. At that time, all of them naturally wanted grilled chicken in the middle of the night, ran over to the neighbor's house to steal a fat chicken, and then brought it home and cooked it for themselves. But once there is a second time, it's only been down there for a month, but it's almost three weeks away to steal chickens. She also has the skill to steal, plus avoid dogs, and some other culinary skills.
Listening to him talk about how fun stealing was that year, he secretly wished. Having friends is fun, and there are a few friends who are willing to play like that. People in the city like them now ask where milk comes from, 98% of them say it's in the supermarket. City people like them sometimes don't know what color the chicken has.
You can do that because your family takes care of you, do whatever you want, don't go down the wrong path, your parents will be lazy. If you fall, you can stand by yourself, crying and criticizing yourself. Most of the others are considered treasures that they hold in their hands, they don't even let them go, and are carried until they grow up. Anything can't be touched, night and day only learn and then learn, many things do not know.
He looked at him very happy as he told stories about his school days, the good times of his youth. His friends and family are always behind him so that he can freely mess around without fear of anyone making it difficult. Meet a lot of people, also learn a lot of things thanks to that. Go to a lot of places, have friends everywhere, have friends when you're happy, and have friends when you're sad.
Dong Khanh couldn't help but admire him, Canh Yen has three great friends, not everyone has friends who play together without such calculation or use. We played together from the time we were 3 years old, until we were in elementary school, high school, and until now we are still best friends. If there is any difficulty, we will think of best friends, if we are happy, we will always find friends. To share. Few people in this life have such confidants, many people don't even have a friend in this life.
The spring music just sounded like that, he sat and told him, while he smiled and listened. Strangely compatible. Canh Yen said that he was very excited, he lied down on his lap and said naturally: "After I give birth, I will take you out to play, don't worry about things, go here and there to be young."
After saying that, he smiled and leaned forward to kiss the other person's lips.
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Tet is ant worship, after worshiping you and he decided to lie down to watch TV and eat jam to wait for New Year's Eve. Tet has many good shows to watch, outside people go to Tet so much, even take friends to go out with their lover.
That reminds me, his third sister Cat Vy has already accepted Dinh Tu's marriage proposal. When he heard him, he realized that the other two had secretly known each other since years ago. Burning with anger, he grabbed his crazy friend's neck and was about to be promoted to his brother-in-law and beat him up. Dinh Tu, who was beaten, did not shy away from smiling happily, and in the end, he was taken by his third sister by the neck and sent for a lesson.
Angry is angry but he is also happy, that's fine.
Until recently, he heard Nhim say another shocking news. That Bao Hieu didn't know how he fell in love with a young teacher when he was given amnesty. Anyone can, but oh my god, that teacher was the guy who used to fight with them back then. His name is Ho Tuan Duong, his family is good, but his temper when he was in school was overbearing, finding things to trouble them at night. Now working as a teacher at a famous high school in the city, the situation is good, but there is a long distance from the other three pursuers.
Bang Du just shook his head and said: "If Hieu doesn't handle it well, Duong will die, but he doesn't know how he will be punished."
"As for his parents, his sister shouldn't be left alone."
"Yen, you are very naive sometimes, so I and Tu don't have the heart to make you dark. But for example, if Hieu loved your sister madly and monopolized blood, would you think of the scenario, sister? If you don't like him but like someone who is far behind you in all aspects, what will he do? The other guy is different, not everyone is noble enough to bless the one they love. Either way, it's best not to provoke the three of them."
Canh Yen is a bit worried for some reason, he knows that the other three are already in love with the same person. All three stood at the top of fame, too many people worshiped and respected, suddenly falling in love with the same person was a problem that none of the three of them could simply accept. He used to talk to the three of them, guessing that the shared handshake was also a lot of hidden fighting, Bao Hieu avoided and was afraid of getting into trouble between them. It's good now, dodge it at the time of teasing three people at a time. Their power is not simple, among them is Truong Huy Binh who is a colleague of Bang Du, the force is considered as private capital. Equally, this person really shouldn't be poked at.
Although Bang Du can protect his friends, there are a few hidden rules that he cannot violate. So he tried his best to advise Bao Hieu to deal with it neatly, not to make both sides angry, peace is the most peaceful solution. Also sighing, in the group of Bandits like a brother worrying about his spoiled brothers all day and night.
Lying down and thinking about his friend's cross, he thought that he should find an appropriate time to talk so that no one can save it if it goes far.
"What are you worried about?" He put his hand in the apple's mouth, seeing that he was still thinking about something, he asked worriedly.
"Um, a little bit. But never mind, the New Year shouldn't be thinking about these things. Where are you going tomorrow? Won't you come home for a bit?" He heard that his parents asked him to come home, no matter what he said, it was still his son's fate, no matter how much he hated it, he should go home to see his ancestors' faces. Canh Yen also doesn't want him to have the name of being unfilial.
Dong Khanh heard a little silence, he sighed and replied: "Let's come back tomorrow, aren't you sad here?"
Canh Yen thought for a while and then said: "Whatever, I plan to go home tomorrow, why should I tell my parents. At the beginning of the year, I shouldn't scold."
"Then, come with me tomorrow."
"I don't want to go to your house. To get a good night's sleep, it's okay to come back in the evening, it's not good to let people get angry early in the morning. You just go home, last night at my house."
Dong Khanh saw that it was fine, he did not intend to take him over to his house. There was nothing there, he went to light a candle for his grandmother quickly, it didn't take too much time. His parents say they are parents anyway, he doesn't have to hate it, but he doesn't even accept it. Thinking about whether to bring a pair of Tet cakes tomorrow or not.
"It's almost New Year's Eve." Canh Yen looked at the clock on the wall, he quickly reminded him and went out together. This area is not densely populated. Next to a few rich houses, the atmosphere there is naturally bustling. In the afternoon, he and he built a bonfire to warm up, and consider it as welcoming the new year.
Dong Khanh also bought quite a few more fireworks, which were then shot up into the sky for excitement. These fireworks are in a special form and are pre-made, so when they are fired into the sky, images or words will appear. He especially made five specials, the money is not small, but it is enough to make you happy.
Canh Yen has a very good temper, since he was a child, he knew what he needed to live, and he can live without anything. For example, clothes, you don't have much, enough to wear. The car has a bicycle with a sports car to run around. Other things are also simple, he is not picky or follows the times. To him, those things are not important, like now when he heard that he bought fireworks, he pouted his lips and said he didn't need it, it was a waste of money. Just being beautiful once has no meaning, lighting a bonfire, sitting there looking at the beautiful warm fire is more meaningful.
"It's better to put the money in the orphanage." Canh Yen poured kerosene into the woodpile, he looked at his watch, there were only two minutes left.
"You didn't have to say before that you set up an orphanage with a nursing home, right?"
"Um, those two are quite big, they can help a lot of people." He knew the amount of money they made was huge, even a small profit could help many people. That nursing home and orphanage wasn't opened by him either, it was someone else who opened it and he just sent money in from time to time. The elderly and children were the subjects that needed the most attention, he didn't like to see old people or children wandering the streets.
He jerked his head, when the company has a large profit, it also donates a part to charity. Don't look at this rich country and think that everyone is rich and has a class divide. If you go back to the west of the city, you will meet many poor communes and districts that need a lot of help. It may be because of the heart or because of the reputation, but those amounts of money help a lot of people.
Without thinking about it anymore, the distant countdown resounded in the darkened space. Canh Yen happily raised her hand and looked at the clock. Holding his hand, he slowly counted down: "...Three...two...one...Happy New Year..." As soon as he finished speaking, he threw the burned match into the pile of wood and fire. flare up warm.
Dong Khanh quickly lit firecrackers, fireworks flew into the sky, and bloomed under the black night with colorful pink lights. Canh Yen looked at the lights, and the corner of his mouth became even wider. Leaning against his chest, he was satisfied looking at that beautiful sky.
The night sky was lit up with the brilliant color of fireworks. In the distance, the surrounding houses also launched fireworks, printed in the sky with wishes or words of love. At the same time, the two of them were standing together, looking up at the sky under their yard, in their eyes the words were reversed, forever family.