The old man looked at Wei Mo's little craftsmanship with delight, and after thinking for a moment, he spoke to Wei Mo.

"Grandson, you can have people in the village make these kinds of things and sell them to the supply and marketing cooperative. That way, our family can earn work points!"

The old man is now able to apply what he's learned to other situations. After all, he has already delivered so many woven products to the supply and marketing cooperative, and his eyes lit up when he saw Wei Mo's big red lantern.

Keep in mind that red paper doesn't cost much; although it's a bit expensive, it's still within an acceptable range.

Wei Mo was exceptionally fast at making them, and before long, he had another one in his hands.

Wei Mo shook his head and spoke to the old man.

"Master, master, this won't do. Think about it, this red paper will spoil soon. What's the point of everyone buying it?"

"If it were red cloth, that would be fine, but red cloth is limited, and we simply can't buy it."

Wei Mo's words were true. In those days, everyone wanted to celebrate, and red cloth was almost always snapped up at the supply and marketing cooperative, leaving only other colors of cloth.

After all, everyone likes to use red cloth for weddings, and it's also a trend of the time, so red cloth is hard to come by.

When Grandpa Yu heard Wei Mo's words, he sighed inwardly.

She thought to herself that it was a waste of her eldest grandson's skill, otherwise it could have brought some benefits to the village and the family.

Wei Mo didn't care about any of that. After finishing the second one, Wei Mo looked at the many red papers left and, after thinking for a moment, started making a few more small lanterns.

He planned to give the lanterns to his older sister as gifts. The small lanterns quickly took shape in Wei Mo's hands, and he used hemp rope to hang them up and tie them to a wooden stick.

After doing all this, Wei Mo handed the small lantern to Wei Xiaohui and Wei Xiaomin, and then the two older sisters happily said...

"Big sister, big sister, these two red lanterns are for you. I have some candles, you can ask me for them later. They'll be all red and pretty at night."

Wei Xiaomin happily accepted the red lantern handed to her by her younger brother, and Wei Xiaohui was also full of surprise, looking at the red lantern in her hand with great delight.

"Little brother, is this for me? You're such a good little brother, thank you!"

Little girls like pretty things.

Qian Manman, Li Xiuxiu, and the others all looked on with envy at the lanterns in the hands of the two children.

After noticing the looks on everyone's faces, Wei Mo pondered for a moment and then resumed making the product, along with his maternal grandparents.

Wei Mo planned to make one for everyone in his family. He made enough red paper, and the most important thing was that his family liked it.

Wei Mo quickly made lanterns, and the others gathered around him, praising him incessantly.

Qian Manman held the third lantern that Wei Mo had just finished making, overjoyed, and said excitedly.

"Little rascal, you're so skillful! Thank you for the gift, it's beautiful!"

Wei Mo smiled at Aunt Manman and then continued what he was doing.

Before long, Wei Mo finished making the last lantern, which belonged to him. Each member of the family received one, and he was especially happy looking at his little lantern.

Seeing that all my family members were carrying lanterns, including my maternal grandparents.

Wei Mo realized he hadn't bought the candles yet, so he quickly ran back to his room and bought five packs of candles from the trading shop.

After taking out the package, Wei Mo ran back into the yard and distributed the candles to everyone there.

After realizing that no one had shared the two candles, Wei Mo happily told his family.

"They gave me two each, and they didn't ask me for any more, so where would I get many more!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Xiaomin jumped up excitedly, as did Qian Manman, who shared a similar personality.

Grandpa and Grandma thought this was a waste of money. You have to understand that candles were quite precious in the 1960s. Everyone was still using kerosene and kerosene lamps, and some people couldn't even afford kerosene lamps.

Most people either wander off in the dark or go to sleep or rest when it gets dark.

"But using candles to light lanterns would be such a waste!" The two old people were reluctant to use them, but Wei Mo, who was standing to the side, saw through their thoughts and spoke up slowly.

"Grandma, Grandpa, it's Chinese New Year, we don't need one more candle, the important thing is to be happy."

"And with candles, our yard will be bright, and our lives will be even more prosperous next year!"

Upon hearing Wei Mo's words, the two elderly women stepped forward and took Wei Mo, who was already struggling to carry her, into their arms. They gently pinched his little nose with their fingers and slowly began to speak.

"Yes, my eldest grandson is right. It would be so much better if we could all be happy. May the Feng family prosper next year. Tonight, I'll light the red lanterns with candles."

The old man also gave up his plan to save money and nodded in agreement. The whole family was very happy.

The yard and house have now been cleaned. There's actually a specific way to clean a house; in many places, it's called dusting.

The main purpose is to get rid of the old and welcome the new, which is what people now call the year-end cleaning. In the north, it is called sweeping the house, while in the south it is called sweeping the room.

Every household needs to clean their rooms, wash all kinds of utensils, and take apart and wash bedding.

Then clean up the cobwebs and dust in the corners of the wall.

The family returned to their room happily. The room was now spotless, and Qian Manman, along with Wang Zhenhua, his grandmother, and others, prepared to start cooking.

Next to the kitchen, there is a new picture of the Kitchen God, along with wine, meat, sweets, and pastries. This is a folk custom called "worshipping the Kitchen God."

The offerings need to be made from the Little New Year until New Year's Eve. Only after worshipping the Kitchen God's statue will preparations for the New Year's Eve dinner begin.

Customs vary from place to place. Take Northeast China (my hometown) for example, we have a family reunion dinner at noon and dumplings for dinner.

In other places, however, it's different. Some people eat dumplings at noon and then have their New Year's Eve dinner in the evening.

The Wei family gathered around the table, with Qian Manman rolling out dough and dumpling filling that she had already prepared next to her.

There were also several clean coins on the side, which were to be wrapped in dumplings. Whoever found one would have good luck in the coming year.

Children love to find big coins in their food, and adults do too.

The adults were making dumplings. Wei Xiaohui was making them skillfully, while Wei Mo and Wei Xiaomin were shaping the dough into various shapes and placing them aside.

When Wei's mother saw this, she quickly chased the two siblings away. They had already ruined several dough balls, and you have to know that dough was a precious thing in this era.

How could we let them cause such trouble? Wei Xiaomin and Wei Mo, the two siblings, ran to the side and continued playing with the dough they had been working on.

After seeing that there wasn't enough dough, Wei Mo slowly said to Wei Xiaomin.

"Sister, here you go, I'll go steal a few more dough balls."