GBP Chapter 80 Chinese New Year
Chapter 80 Chinese New Year
Lunar New Year's Eve, January 24th.
The village started to get lively early in the morning.
The Lu family was no exception.
"Third Brother, go to the private plot and pick a radish, and oh, and cut a cabbage." Lu Yuanhuan and Lu Mingxi were busy in the kitchen.
Lu Yuanbo was assigned to clean the house early in the morning after breakfast.
"Yuanbo, did you hear me? Grab the sickle and hurry back!" Lu Yuanqing decisively pushed the matter onto Lu Yuanbo.
"I just finished sweeping the floor and sat down!" Lu Yuanbo complained, but his body language was very obedient as he prepared to grab a sickle and head out.
"I'm busy putting up couplets!" Lu Yuanqing said with a smile, giving himself a plausible excuse.
The south is better than the north; even in winter, vegetables can still grow in the fields.
If you want to eat them, just pick them fresh from the field.
"Oh, right, fourth brother, pick some more pea shoots," Lu Yuanqing said.
I didn't understand before why netizens from Sichuan and Chongqing had such a deep love for pea shoots.
Now Lu Yuanqing understands the charm of pea shoots. Add a handful to noodles, stir-fried twice-cooked pork, or mutton soup, and they're gone in the blink of an eye.
"How can I carry so much by myself!" Lu Yuanbo originally wanted to go empty-handed, but in the end he found a small basket. "Xiao Nan, come with your fourth uncle!"
Being alone is so boring, find someone to be with.
"Alright!" Lu Mingnan stopped playing, put down what he was holding, and followed Lu Yuanbo out the door.
"Third Uncle, a little to the left."
"How about this?" Lu Yuanqing asked, holding up the Spring Festival couplets.
"That's it!"
Rice water can be used to stick Spring Festival couplets, done!
No matter how hard the year has been, on the day of the Lunar New Year, everyone tacitly forgets the bitterness of life and all their troubles, and only feels happy.
That's probably the charm of Chinese New Year!
Lu Yuanqing seemed particularly excited.
He had never experienced a New Year like this in his previous life.
Although his family was poor, although there were few kinds of dishes for the New Year's Eve dinner, and although the people around him were not actually his blood relatives.
But he was still a little excited.
Today, he didn't even sleep in; he got up early to get ready.
There aren't many things to keep me busy with, but even just tidying up randomly is quite enjoyable.
The chatter of the village children seemed especially loud today.
After the meal, led by Lu Yuanqing, the Lu family took firecrackers, paper money, incense, and candles to pay New Year's greetings to their parents and elders.
Lu Yuanhuan, with the younger one in tow, knelt before the grave and burned paper money.
Lu Yuanqing and Lu Yuanbo put the firecrackers aside.
After exchanging New Year's greetings with each person, they took their gifts and moved on to the next place.
Crackling sounds!
As the firecrackers went off and the children walked away, Lu Yuanqing stood still, silently wishing the original owner of this body a Happy New Year in his heart.
If wearing new clothes, eating snacks, and setting off firecrackers are all very happy things for children during the Lunar New Year, then receiving lucky money is the happiest thing of all.
Lu Yuanqing, naturally, also joined in, "Here, one for each of you!"
As he spoke, he took out seven red envelopes from his pocket and distributed them to the children.
"Me too?" Lu Yuanbo exclaimed in surprise. "I'm a big kid now!"
Lu Yuanhuan didn't accept it either, as if she had grown up and didn't need New Year's money anymore.
Lu Mingxi and the others didn't hold back.
Lu Yuanqing smiled and said, "Take it! It's not much money, it's just for good luck!"
The big ones are 50 cents each, and the small ones are 10 cents each.
Lu Yuanqing almost couldn't present it.
But when he thought about how the villagers were only giving him a penny, and some children didn't even have any, he didn't feel that the money was too little.
"Hehe! Thanks, brother!" Lu Yuanbo accepted it upon hearing this.
Lu Yuanqing looked at the last one in his hand and stuffed it directly into Lu Yuanhuan's hand.
"One cent, for candy!"
"I have one too!"
Seeing her younger brother showing off, Lu Mingbei also took out her own.
One cent can buy a small handful of fruit candies!
Lu Yuanqing found it amusing. It's said that when children receive red envelopes, their elders will use all sorts of excuses to trick them out of them, saying things like, "Save it and give it to them when they grow up."
However, very few parents actually save money for their children.
"Xiao Bei, Xiao Zhong, you won't use the money. Here, I'll give you some candy in exchange for your money. I don't need it; I'll save it for you and pay you back when you grow up!"
Lu Yuanqing: "..."
Just when I was thinking he wasn't that kind of parent, this kind of older sister appeared out of nowhere.
"Lu Mingxi, you cheated a child out of money, have you no shame!" Lu Mingdong said disdainfully.
Lu Yuanqing nodded vigorously, "That's right, that's right!"
“Where did I lie? They won’t spend the money, what if they lose it! Besides, I traded it for candy, it’s milk candy!” Lu Mingxi said confidently.
Lu Mingdong was too lazy to listen to her excuses. While the siblings were happily exchanging a dime for a piece of candy from Lu Mingxi, he quickly snatched the two dime into his hand.
"My younger brother and sister's money is kept by me, their older brother. If you want it, go find your younger brother!"
Lu Mingxi gritted his teeth and subconsciously glanced at Lu Mingnan, who was eating peanuts beside him.
Lu Mingnan reacted quickly, stuffing his penny into his pocket.
He's not a three-year-old!
"Sister, you have 50 cents!" Lu Mingnan said, pouting.
He only has a penny, and they're going to rob him?
Lu Mingxi met her third uncle's teasing gaze and immediately blushed, angrily saying, "I don't want yours!"
Lu Mingnan ignored her embarrassment and exaggeratedly patted his chest, "I want to spend money too!"
Even if he doesn't spend it, he saves it.
Lu Yuanqing sat quietly to the side, eating peanuts and watching the show!
Tricking children into giving them red envelopes is indeed an old tradition; even without parents, there are still older sisters.
None of the family members had the custom of staying up all night on New Year's Eve. They chatted and laughed by the light of a kerosene lamp until they got sleepy, then went back to their rooms to sleep.
Tomorrow is the first day of the Lunar New Year, so I need to get up early to visit villagers and offer New Year's greetings.
The reason we feel the festive atmosphere of the New Year now is because the whole family gathers together. They all have only one home, rather than having their own home as they grow up.
When you're in a family, you do everything together, and that doubles the happiness.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, it's essential to visit the homes of the brigade leader and Lu Guobin.
As for the rest, Lu Yuanqing wasn't very interested.
However, the kids at home have more playmates.
Knowing that Lu Yuanqing was at home guarding the house, they all ran out quickly to find their friends to play with.
Even Lu Mingbei and Lu Mingzhong have their own social circles.
In the end, only Lu Yuanqing and Lu Mingdong remained in the Lu family, staring at each other blankly.
"Uh, Xiao Dong, you don't have any friends?" Lu Yuanqing regretted his words as soon as they were spoken!
That's too direct! It might hurt a child's young heart!
It's often said that smart kids usually don't have many friends.
It's not that they don't want to play with them, it's that they think they're stupid!
Lu Mingdong gave him an idiotic look and said, "Does Uncle San not want to go out because he has no friends?"
"There are plenty, but we have to stay home and keep an eye on things! What if someone comes to pay New Year's visits?" Lu Yuanqing argued.
Lu Mingdong chuckled, "I've already visited all the families in the village I know. Who else would come to wish us a Happy New Year at this hour? My aunt and the others won't be here until tomorrow!"
"It's too cold, I don't want to go out!"
"A group of elderly men and women are making a fire at the village entrance; you can go over and listen to their gossip!"
"Tsk, brat, you're always talking about me, what about you! Why don't you go listen to the gossip?" Lu Yuanqing said, annoyed.
“Oh! Uncle San has no friends!” Lu Mingdong calmly concluded.
Lu Yuanqing suddenly felt a tickle in his teeth and wanted to make an exception and hit the child on the first day of the lunar new year!
"Here, have a cookie!" (Shut your mouth!)
This kid is getting more and more sarcastic!
What hurt Lu Yuanqing the most was that he couldn't win an argument with him!
Lu Mingdong arrogantly crossed his legs and ate the biscuit that Lu Yuanqing fed him with a 'hypocritical' smile.
He has friends, only his third uncle doesn't.
But since Uncle San is in such a bad state, he can't leave him alone at home. He can always find friends to play with. He should stay home with Uncle San today!
Fortunately, Lu Yuanqing was unaware of his thoughts, otherwise he would have definitely kicked this brat out of the house.
……
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Lu Shufen took Qin Fengmao and Qin Yingfeng back to the Lu family home.
As for Qin Yinghua, he took his wife and children back to the Chen family.
Seeing that the Lu family was doing well, Lu Shufen finally felt completely relieved.
As she looked at Lu Yuanqing, she almost couldn't hold back her tears.
I know he's worked hard.
Lu Yuanqing teased her until she finally laughed out loud.
A large, sumptuous lunch was prepared to entertain Lu Shufen.
Lu Shufen waited at the Lu family home until four o'clock in the afternoon before reluctantly preparing to leave.
“Aunt, you don’t need to ask anyone to bring us food anymore. We have enough food at home, so take care of yourself!” Lu Yuanqing said seriously.
You should know that not long after the autumn harvest, Lu Shufen's family had just received their grain distribution when someone sent them a bag of grain. When Lu Yuanqing saw that bag of grain, he didn't know what to say.
Aside from initially going to Lu Shufen's place, he hadn't really paid much attention to his aunt's affairs.
Because of the distance, he felt a closer connection to Lu Guobin's family.
But when Lu Yuanqing looked at the bag of grain that had been specially delivered, he realized that Lu Shufen had always been thinking about them.
The two houses are a bit far apart, so it's impossible to see each other all the time.
However, family will always be family.
Lu Yuanqing faced his own situation squarely and planned to maintain closer ties with the Qin family in the future.
"I know, I'm relieved to see you all doing well!" Lu Shufen said gently to Lu Yuanqing.
Really grown up!
She was relieved!
"Sister Xiaofeng, why don't you stay home and play for a few more days before going back?"
On one side, Lu Yuanqing was talking with his aunt and uncle, while on the other side, Lu Yuanhuan was also reluctant to part with Qin Yingfeng.
The two cousins have completely different personalities, but they unexpectedly get along well.
"Huanhuan, come stay at our house for a few days!"
Reluctantly, we left at four o'clock, and then lingered at the door until four-thirty before finally leaving!