Guo Zhijiang tasted it and praised: "Yes, this fish is very tender and tastes very fresh, it looks like it has just been fished out of the water not long ago, where did you buy it?" This isn't an ordinary fish, is it? ”

Guo Maomao said with a smile: "Dad, you definitely don't know, this is the big water monster that Xiaohu caught from the water of the prince's grave in Huangming County." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

When Lin Xiaohu heard this, he was already speechless. Why be speechless? Because he was afraid that Guo Zhijiang would criticize himself for being such an adult and so playful after he and Lu Xing and others went to the water to catch the "water monster", he was not mature and unstable at all, and he had already greeted Guo Maomao on the way here, and asked her not to talk about it, if Guo Zhijiang asked, he only said that he bought it from the market, who knew that Maomao actually "betrayed" himself and suddenly betrayed himself, this feeling is really uncomfortable.

Guo Zhijiang asked with a smile: "Catch the water monster?" What's going on? After speaking, he put down his chopsticks and picked up his wine glass to clink glasses with Lin Xiaohu. Lin Xiaohu hurriedly picked up the wine glass with both hands and touched it, and the two of them each took a sip and put it down. Guo Maomao had already talked about going to the prince's tomb to catch the water monster this afternoon.

Lin Xiaohu was very worried that Guo Zhijiang would criticize him, so he kept carefully observing his expression, and saw that he kept smiling, and he didn't change his face until he heard it, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

Guo Zhijiang asked Guo Maomao: "Then did you have fun in the afternoon?" ”

When he asked this, Lin Xiaohu found out where the old man's focus was, what he cared about was not how he behaved in this matter, but how his daughter felt in this kind of thing, as long as his daughter was happy, it would be better than anything.

Guo Maomao nodded with a smile and said, "It's fun!" I haven't played like this for a long time, but I was a little worried at the beginning, for fear that Xiaohu and the others were not the opponents of the water monster. Guo Zhijiang sighed with emotion and said to Lin Xiaohu: "In the future, I will accompany Maomao to go out for a walk." I'm busy with work, and I'm old, I can no longer play with Maomao, and this heavy responsibility will fall on your head. Lin Xiaohu nodded again and again, and said, "Dad, don't worry, I will." Guo Zhijiang said: "In this life, we must do a good job in revolutionary work, but we must also enjoy life as much as possible." If you only know how to bury your head in work, then the meaning of life will be greatly reduced. Lin Xiaohu nodded and said, "That's right." Guo Zhijiang said: "I don't have any requirements for you, you coax Maomao to make me happy every day, and I am satisfied." ”

That night, Lin Xiaohu and his future father-in-law got drunk, and after barely washing up, they went to bed. Guo Maomao was thinking about tomorrow's trip to Phuket, so he went to bed early and slept with him.

Early the next morning, Lin Xiaohu and Guo Maomao came out of the compound of the provincial party committee, and after returning home, they packed their personal bags and drove to the photo studio.

After boarding the plane, Lin Xiaohu said to Guo Maomao bitterly: "I said before, this time is not only to take wedding photos, but also to have a honeymoon." Guo Maomao nodded and said, "That's right, what's wrong?" Lin Xiaohu said: "But what about the honeymoon that was promised? Guo Maomao stared at him for a long time before he understood what he meant, pinched his cheek, and said in a low voice: "If you want to have a child, you can only give up your honeymoon." Lin Xiaohu said: "But the honeymoon doesn't seem to conflict with the child, right?" Guo Maomao said: "Conflict, you have to recuperate." Lin Xiaohu said: "I have accumulated enough essence, and it will flow out if I raise it again." Guo Maomao laughed out loud and said, "Let's talk about it when it comes out." ”

Lin Xiaohu and Guo

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When Mao Mao Phuket DAO returned to the provincial capital at the end of his trip, it was already the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. On the morning of the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Guo Zhijiang and Xu Meiqi took Lin Xiaohu and Guo Maomao to the provincial cemetery to pay respects to Guo Maomao's deceased grandmother.

In Chinese folklore, there are three or four days of grave worship and ancestor worship in a year, and the three most famous days are generally recognized by everyone: Qingming, July 15, and the third day of the Lunar New Year. Among them, in the northern tradition, the 15th day of July and the third day of the Lunar New Year are two ghost festivals in a year. Halloween, as the name suggests, is a festival of ghosts. Every year, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month or the third day of the Lunar New Year, the ghost gate will be opened, and the lonely souls and wild ghosts in the Yellow Spring of the underworld will run out, and they can travel in the world for a period of time to accept the sacrifices of their children and grandchildren. Therefore, at this time, people will burn paper money, offer food, and even have the tradition of doing rituals in the old generation, which is used to meet the various needs of the ghosts and pray for them to bless the living. To put it bluntly, it is to show the nostalgia and respect for the ancestors.

Originally, Lin Xiaohu and Guo Maomao only needed to worship the Guo family's grandmother at home during the Chinese New Year's Eve and the third day of the new year, and then go to the grave to worship during the Qingming Festival, but Lin Xiaohu felt in his heart that although he had not married Mao Mao, as the son-in-law of the Guo family, he should go to worship the deceased mother-in-law no matter what, whether he wanted to marry someone's heart, and let her know in the spirit of heaven that there would be another grandson-in-law Lin Xiaohu from now on.

Guo Zhijiang admired Lin Xiaohu's request very much, and he didn't say anything, and he already decided in his heart that he was a sensible and well-behaved child who valued love and righteousness.

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, other families were enjoying the happiness and relaxation of the New Year, but the Guo family was walking in the north wind, tombstones everywhere, and desolate cemeteries. There had been a light snowfall just two days ago, and the slopes were covered with white snow particles, and the small stone path up the mountain was even frozen, and if you were not careful, you would slip and fall to the ground. Guo Maomao hugged his father Guo Zhijiang's arm tightly, and Lin Xiaohu hugged Xu Meiqi and slowly climbed up the mountain. Lin Xiaohu followed behind the father and daughter, paying close attention to the feet of the two, ready to rescue at any time.

When they came to the tombstone of the Guo family's grandmother, the three of them stopped. Guo Zhijiang stood solemnly in the wind, looking at the tombstone, without saying a word, the desolation on his face was full of sorrow for the Muzhong people. Guo Maomao's eyes were red, and he muttered, "Grandma, I'm coming to see you!" ”

Lin Xiaohu squatted on the ground, took out the items used in the sacrifice from the bag one by one, put the plates that should be put on the plates, erect the ones that should be erected, and lit the ones that should be lit, and took out a large stack of paper money and put it at his feet, solemnly looked at the names engraved on the stone tablet, and said in his heart: "Grandma, I also call you grandma." My name is Lin Xiaohu, I am Maomao's boyfriend, and I will be your grandson-in-law from now on. I hope you have a happy life in the spirit of heaven, and bless me and Maomao as much as possible. I've kowtowed to you. After speaking, he knelt on the ground and knocked his head a few times.

Guo Zhijiang said in a weak tone: "Mom, take a look, your good grandson-in-law came to see you." This is Maomao's own chosen uncle, how about you take a look? The young man is very good, Maomao can rest assured that he will follow him. You also have to bless them and their little couple well, so that they can both live a healthy and happy life. ”

Guo Maomao heard the tears, and the tears fell on the flat marble floor.

The paper money was soon burned, and after bursts of raging flames, it turned into black charcoal ash, which slowly drifted away under the blowing of the north wind, and soon left no trace.

Lin Xiaohu hugged Guo Maomao, looked at the tombstone with a sad expression, and seemed to see a woman's figure looming inside, and said to her silently in his heart: "Grandma, don't worry,

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I'm going to be good to Maomao. ”

After returning from the cemetery, Lin Xiaohu and Guo Maomao returned home, Guo Maomao put out the local specialties brought back from Phuket Dao, among which cashew nuts and dried tropical fruits are edible by Lao Huangtou, and the remaining batik products and tin pots are handicrafts, which cannot be eaten, can only be seen.

The old yellow man tasted the cashew nuts curiously, and said, "It's the same flavor as the one we bought at home." Guo Maomao smiled: "Cashew nuts are not all the same taste. If you try those dried fruits again, they will definitely not taste the same as the ones we bought here. The old yellow head tasted a few, and beckoned Xiaohong, a new housemaid who was busy at home, to come over and eat.

Seeing Xiaohong, Lin Xiaohu suddenly remembered the gifts he received for the New Year, he couldn't put them in the garage anymore, so he had to send them out quickly, so he hurriedly went downstairs, went to the garage and picked out four or five gifts, mentioned them upstairs at home, and told Xiaohong to take them back when he went home at night.

Xiaohong couldn't help but thank him a thousand times, as if she had taken advantage of his family.

Indeed, from her point of view, these gifts, to say the least, cost seven or eight hundred yuan, and when they were taken out of thin air, they did take advantage of his family; But from Lin Xiaohu's point of view, these gifts have no value at all, and after they have enough food and clothing at home, these gifts have become a burden, and they just want to send them out as soon as possible.

After a few days, everything began to return to normal, Lin Xiaohu passed by the cultural relics museum this day, he had seen Xu Zhenzhen's so many collections that day, and now he was also a little interested, so he walked into the cultural relics museum on the second floor.

As the name suggests, the museum exhibits precious cultural relics left over from the local dynasties, such as buildings, inscriptions, tools, weapons, household utensils and various works of art. Lin Xiaohu was still more interested in these things, and after walking into the exhibition hall, he looked at them one by one along the left-hand window.

For every piece of cultural relics on display, he has to look at it for a long time, and if there is a accompanying text, he must read all the accompanying texts, and the purpose of this is nothing more than to pass the time.

He turned around and looked, walked dozens of steps away, and suddenly found that a shop window not far in front of him was opened by the staff of the museum, and there was a security guard standing there with a baton, and at the same time, two or three staff members were wearing white gloves to carry a bronze tripod like something, very curious, and walked quickly to see the excitement.

By the time he got closer, the focus of his eyes had shifted from the artifact to one of the female staff members. The female staff member was graceful, young and beautiful, and her picturesque face had a bit of elegant bookishness, although she was concentrating on her work, she still couldn't hide the graceful bearing that she exuded on her body.

Lin Xiaohu was immediately stunned when he saw her, and shouted in a lost voice: "Xiao Fang? ”

The female staff member was none other than Fang Guiyan, who worked in the city's archaeological team.

Fang Guiyan immediately turned her head when she heard the sound, and when she saw him, she was also very surprised, and only came back to her senses after half a ring, smiled reservedly, and stammered: "Lin ...... Mr. Lin ......"

Lin Xiaohu smiled and said, "Why are you here?" ”

After asking this question, I felt that it was really too much to ask, the archaeological team and the museum are both subordinate units of the Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics, and the archaeological team has a lot of business contacts with the museum, so there is nothing incomprehensible that she, a member of the archaeological team, appears here. Sure enough, Fang Guiyan said: "I came with my colleagues to return a Shang Ding, which I borrowed earlier. ”

As he spoke, his face turned red, as if he had come not to return it, but to steal.

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