jdhmnovel Chapter 212 New Year’s Day 1
Chapter 212 New Year’s Day 1
It was the first day of the new year, and the sky was just getting light.
The sound of firecrackers in Niutoushan Village was mixed with some crackers.
Someone started it, and soon firecrackers rang out one after another in every household.
This is called "opening the door firecrackers". When the cock crows on the first day of the first lunar month, people light firecrackers in the courtyard to ward off evil spirits and drive away the Nian beast.
Wen Wuyan was in charge of lighting the firecrackers, while Gu Qingqing was in charge of burning incense toward the sky. Amid the crackling sound of firecrackers, Wen Wuyan went to open the door.
Li Xin, who had already gotten up, came out of the house and started shouting happily from a distance, "Uncle and aunt, Happy New Year!"
Gu Qingqing turned around when she heard the voice, "Daxin New Year... Hey, hey, hurry up, it's good enough as long as the thought is there."
Gu Qingqing was originally wishing him a Happy New Year, but Li Xin came running over and knelt down in front of Wen Wuyan with a plop, then lifted his knees slightly off the ground and turned to kneel towards her.
The New Year greetings in Niutoushan Village are done by kneeling down in a formal manner. Gu Qingqing knew this, but she felt that she could not bear to actually accept Daxin's kneeling ceremony!
He shouted as he rushed forward and hurriedly pulled Daxin up. "I got it, I got it. Happy New Year to Daxin too! Here, I'll give you a New Year red envelope."
Gu Qingqing said as she handed Li Xin a small red envelope made of red paper left over from writing couplets.
Li Xin looked at the red envelope in his aunt's hand and asked in surprise, "Aunt, what is this?"
Gu Qingqing smiled, "You can find out if you take it and open it yourself!"
Li Xin took it happily, and immediately felt out copper coins inside.
He stuffed the red envelope back to Gu Qingqing and showed her his other hand, "Aunt, I found a silver leaf under my pillow yesterday."
Gu Qingqing laughed heartily, "You found out. This is the New Year's money my uncle and I gave you. Keep it for yourself."
"Aunt, you and uncle have given me too much. I can't accept it." Li Xin held up the silver leaf and was about to return it to Gu Qingqing.
Gu Qingqing naturally wouldn't take it. She raised her hand and stroked his shoulder-length hair lovingly.
"It's not that much. Since I've given it to you, just keep it with you as your own pocket money. Each piece is only worth about a hundred coins. If you like something or want to buy something in the future, you can use the money freely."
"Aunt, I..."
Seeing that Li Xin was about to say something, Gu Qingqing stuffed the red envelope into his hand again and patted his shoulder, "Okay, you have to put both away. One is the New Year's money, and the other is the New Year's greeting red envelope. Both are indispensable. We hope that this year will be auspicious. Don't make your aunt unhappy during the New Year."
As Gu Qingqing spoke, she simply held his cheeks with both hands, circling left and right, kneading his face until it was deformed.
Li Xin felt the warmth of his aunt's palm, looked up at her smiling face, and holding the money in his hand, he secretly made up his mind that he didn't have the ability now, but when he had the ability, he would earn more and more money for his aunt, and let her buy whatever she wanted.
Just as they were talking, the door of the east wing opened, and Dahua and Erhua rushed out of the room.
The two children saw that only their mother was in the yard, so Dahua asked, "Mom, where is Dad?"
The two daughters naturally wanted to wish their parents a happy new year, but because they had to kneel down to pay their respects to their father first, they did not immediately ask when they saw Wen Wuyan in the yard.
Gu Qingqing smiled, "Your father is at the door."
"Mom, look what I found under the pillow." Erhua happily pinched a silver leaf in one hand and waved it in front of Gu Qingqing.
"Mom, why are you giving us so much New Year's money? Why don't you just give us two copper coins like before? Hey, Daxin brother, you have silver leaves too."
Dahua was worried that their mother gave them too much. As she spoke, she saw that Dai Lixin also had two silver leaves in his hand, and asked in surprise.
Li Xin nodded solemnly, "This is what my aunt put under my pillow yesterday."
Dahua's eyes widened instantly, and then she smiled and nodded at him, as if to say, "It's the same here."
Gu Qingqing scratched their little faces with her index finger and said happily, "We are living a good life now, so you can't have more New Year's money. This will be your private money in the future, and you can use it for whatever you want. Besides, this is nothing, your father will tell you something good later."
Gu Qingqing saw that Wen Wuyan had returned, so she said to the child, "Look, your dad is back, go and wish him a happy new year. Daxin has already done it!"
Gu Qingqing reminded.
The two little ones ran up to Wen Wuyan and knelt down to worship him in the yard.
"Dad, we wish you a happy new year. May everything go well for you in the new year!"
The two younger ones stood up and turned to look at each other again, kneeling down and bowing, "Mom, my sister and I wish you a happy new year. May you always be happy."
"Okay, okay, I hope you two sisters will be happy and healthy in the new year! Here, I'll give you a New Year's red envelope."
As Gu Qingqing spoke, she took out two small red envelopes made of red paper from her sleeves and gave them to the sisters.
The two children were extremely happy to receive such a unique red envelope.
Erhua took it and opened it, only to see ten copper coins inside. She jumped up in joy and said, "Wow, I have ten copper coins. Look, sister, mom gave me eight copper coins. How many do you have? Open it and take a look."
Afterwards, Erhua saw that her sister also got ten copper coins, and she became very happy again.
Gu Qingqing gave the same amount to all four children, without favoring any one over another.
After the family had arranged the New Year's greetings, Dahua then happily asked, "Mom, who should we go to pay New Year's greetings to next?"
Gu Qingqing glanced at Wen Wuyan and saw him say to the children, "Let's go to Uncle Yang first, and then go to your Grandpa Niu's house."
"Wait for me, I'm going to pick up Sanhua. Dahua, you two come with me."
After Gu Qingqing returned to the room, she took out the bracelets that Mrs. Shen had always given them and put them on them, then covered them with her sleeves.
"Mom, does it look good?" Dahua looked down at her wrist and couldn't help asking Gu Qingqing.
"It looks good on both of you sisters. Come on, let's go out."
When Gu Qingqing came out holding Sanhua, she saw Li Xin looking a little lonely and whispering, "Uncle, I won't go. I'll stay at home and guard the door."
"Haha, there's no need for anyone to guard the house. We'll just be out for a while. Your aunt and I are still young, and no one will come to our house to wish us a happy new year so early." Wen Wuyan said to Li Xin.
Li Xin was still a little depressed, "But I..."
Gu Qingqing came out of the room and saw the aura of Dugu emanating from Li Xin.
It's like being alone, how can I call home? Where is home?
Gu Qingqing didn't expect that after he had survived New Year's Eve, he would feel a little out of place in the village on the first day of the new year.
Gu Qingqing walked up to him without saying anything extra. She just smiled and said softly, "Home is where you feel at ease. You regard this place as your home, so you should go and pay New Year's greetings to the elders in the village like any other child."