Chapter 773: Vigil

Old Zhou's expression froze for a moment. He touched the red bead on his belt and asked, "These are all fake? Why are they so fake?"

"The craftsmanship is good," Man Bao said quickly, fearing that her father would feel sorry for her, "it was very cheap when I bought it, so you can use it as you want, father."

Old Zhou touched his belt and looked back and forth for a long time, then shook his head and said, "Although it's fake, I feel flustered when I see it, so don't take it out, just watch it and play with it."

Man Bao took out a bunch of bracelets from his bag and gave it to him, "It's okay, I also think this belt is too eye-catching, you should wear this."

Old Zhou Tou didn't expect that he still had a bracelet. Although he had never seen a man wearing a bracelet, he couldn't be happier. After all, it was given by his daughter, right?

Who knew that Man Bao also gave bracelets to his brothers, but the colors and styles of the beads were different.

Zhou Dalang and the others took the brightly colored bracelets and looked at them again and again, but they still couldn't see its material, so they asked: "This thing looks like iron but is not iron, it looks like stone but is not stone, and the colors are so colorful. What is it made of?"

Man Bao touched it and said: "I don't know, but it should be a stone, but I don't know what kind of stone it is. Anyway, it just looks good."

That's true, Zhou Dalang and the others didn't think about it any more, they all put them on their upper hands, only to find that there were still many bracelets in the bag, and asked, "These are..."

"For the big head and the others."

She prepared it for the mother and sister-in-law, and if the father and brothers were jealous, then she prepared it for the big girls. If she didn't give it to the big heads, wouldn't she be jealous again?

So it's better to buy more at one go.

Man Bao waved his hand very generously and said: "I bought it in a package, it's very cheap."

Old Zhou Tou couldn't help sighing, "It seems that the people outside are very powerful, and they can dye the stones so beautifully, but why are these things worn by men?"

Zhou Dalang also asked Zhou Zhoulang, "Do men in Yizhou City like to wear bracelets?"

Zhou Zhoulang himself was a little skeptical, "Most of the people I see are coolies like us, how do you work with these things? Maybe rich people like to wear them?"

"I haven't seen Master Bai and Young Master Bai wearing them either?"

"Oh, Master Bai's sleeves are so big, even if we wear them, we can't see them. As for Young Master Bai, he even goes down to the river to touch the loach. How can he wear things?"

Everyone thought so, so they stopped entangled and put gloves on their hands one after another. After looking at it, they said happily, "Don't say it, it's really pretty."

Xiaoqian and the others also thought it looked good.

When it was getting dark, Datou and the others finally had enough fun and ran home to watch the night. They received a gift and had another lively scene.

Da Ya and Er Ya took Man Bao and San Ya into her room, holding bronze mirrors to dress up each other.

Zhou Lijun said: "I have learned several hairstyles, and I will comb them for you."

Da Ya envied, "You teach me."

"OK."

Teaching combing hair naturally requires a sitting person to be used as a reference. Sanya is still young, and her hair is not long enough, nor is it much enough, so Manbao was pulled into a chair and sat down.

Zhou Lijun combed Man Bao's hair and said, "Sister-in-law, your hair is really nice."

It is black and straight, and it can slip from the palm of your hand when you hold it in one hand. Da Ya is also very envious, "My mother asked me to raise my hair, but how can I raise my hair?"

Man Bao thought for a while and said, "Just wait, I'll look up the medical books when I get back, and I'll tell you when I find out."

Big Ya pursed her lips and smiled, "Okay."

The four little girls discussed combing their hair together, put the bead flowers they got on their heads, put on the earrings, and then changed into new clothes and ran to the main room to show everyone.

The room was suddenly bustling.

Qian pulled Man Bao to him, eyes filled with relief, "Our Man Bao has grown up."

Old Zhou nodded approvingly, and woke up after only three hours of sleep after the vigil. It was still dark outside, but the rooster had already crowed.

In the past, people from the old Zhou's family also got up, but the first day of the new year is a special day, and no one would get up so early.

So when Qian heard the movement, she raised her head and glanced at him. Seeing that he took out the shiny belt, she couldn't help sighing, "I didn't see enough last night, I said it was fake."

"If it's not fake, how much will it cost? The fake one is Man Bao's filial piety."

Qian Shi snorted and didn't speak.

Old Zhou Tou took the belt and sat on the side of the bed, and said in a low voice: "I thought about finding a box for this thing, and we buried it in the tomb of the second child. How about it being given to him by Man Bao?"

Qian Shi paused and said: "Can't you bury some good things? These are all fancy things but not useful. Even if you give him a silver lock, it's better than burying a broken belt."

"Then what's the matter, this is a gift from Man Bao, and the silver lock I made is not her filial piety, besides, there is no one who buries silver in the tomb, isn't that..." Violent waste?

What is the use of money for the dead to eat and use for the living?

As he was talking, Lao Zhou had already found a box, folded his belt and carefully put it in, saying: "Today I will take Man Bao to the grave, and ask her to kowtow to the second child twice more, and I will follow the same The second son said that Man Bao has become more and more promising, let him and his younger siblings protect and protect Man Bao."

Mrs. Qian responded in a low voice, but couldn't fall asleep anymore, got up and said, "This year's family life is better than previous years, and you should burn more paper money for your parents."

"Don't worry, I asked Da Lang and the others to buy it long ago, and they won't be short of money for parents."

They have no money when they are alive, but they can still give more money to those who are dead.

Because of the night vigil, Manbao rarely woke up late, and was finally awakened by knocking on the door. She got up and looked outside, and Datou and the others were also woken up.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year to worship the ancestors, it is necessary for the males in the family to go.

As for the girls, the old Zhou family seems to have always followed Man Bao alone, because Man Bao didn't feel that there was anything wrong with him before, but this time when he went to Yizhou City, Man Bao knew that there were many people in contact with. In some places, girls are not allowed to worship their ancestors on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

While washing her face, she looked around and asked her sister-in-law who was busy on the stove, "Sister-in-law, where are they?"

"I haven't gotten up yet. I slept late last night. I guess I didn't get up until the sun came out."

Man Bao couldn't help muttering: "Why don't they go to worship their ancestors?"

Xiaoqian paused for a moment, then turned around and smiled with her: "They are young, you are the elders who are going to go, kowtow for them a few more times when you go, and let the ancestors bless them to find a good husband in the future, you know?"

Man Bao responded, twisted the towel and said, "I'd better bless them with health and safety, and have a bright future, and earn a lot of money in the future."

Xiaoqian smiled, "Okay."

Good night