Chapter 374 Lively and Happy

Shen Yueyao went into the house to make dumplings, while Su Xueyi took Dabao and Erbao to set off firecrackers in the yard.

Listening to the sound of firecrackers, Dabao and Erbao giggled and jumped around excitedly and happily.

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Every household in the village was busy making dumplings at home in the afternoon.

In the past, no one dared to imagine eating meat-filled dumplings.

Everyone's family conditions have improved, they have more money, and they have bought a lot of New Year's goods.

They also prepared a lot of sumptuous dishes for lunch, which they had never dared to imagine before.

Not to mention white flour and meat dumplings.

In the past, everyone just ate a few for the sake of courtesy.

But this time we made a lot of dumplings so that the whole family could eat as much meat as they wanted.

The children played in the afternoon while looking forward to dinner and eating dumplings.

I was also looking forward to wearing new clothes to say hello the next day.

Because when they go to pay New Year's greetings, they can receive candy and snacks.

They will be very happy.

Because they have expectations in their hearts, they are very happy during the Chinese New Year.

The adults are busy all year round, so they will be happy to eat something delicious during the Chinese New Year and see the whole family happy.

Especially this year, everyone made money and had money in their hands, so they felt relaxed, ate well, and were all chatting and laughing.

This is especially true for the village head's family.

The village head bought a lot of wine in advance.

The village chief planned to have a drink with his two sons to celebrate while eating dumplings in the evening.

The village head's wife, Mrs. Li, took her daughter-in-law to make dumplings. Lin Hong and Lin Chi wanted to help, but they didn't know how to make dumplings and could only roll out the dough.

Lin Hong's two children are both a teenager, but they are very sensible and can make dumplings.

The whole family was busy, and the village head happily prepared the firewood. When the dumplings were about to be cooked, he helped to light the fire.

"There are so many firecrackers set off in our village during the Spring Festival this year, more than in previous years."

While making dumplings, Li said, "That's because the villagers are better off now, and they can afford to buy more firecrackers, so naturally they set off more."

Lin Hong said: "Everyone should set off firecrackers to celebrate. Everyone has saved money this year."

Lin Chi said: "I really didn't expect that the boss would be so generous and give such a large bonus."

When Lin Chi got the silver, his mother helped him put it away, saying that she would give it to him after he got married.

Lin Hong and Lin Chi are both people that Shen Yueyao trusts and values, and many families are optimistic about Lin Chi.

But Lin Chi still wanted to try harder.

So the headman and his family were all happy.

Everyone is smiling during the Chinese New Year.

Every household in the village also set off firecrackers.

Not only their village, but some surrounding villages are also extremely lively.

Everyone knows that more firecrackers are set off than in previous years.

After eating dumplings in the evening, everyone went out to set off firecrackers.

After setting off firecrackers, Shen Yueyao and her family sat on the kang, covered with quilts, and continued playing cards.

We stayed up until midnight, set off firecrackers and then went to bed.

Before going to bed, Su Daya, Su Erya, Dabao and Erbao all put their new clothes at the head of the bed.

This way you can put on new clothes when you wake up in the morning.

When Shen Yueyao put Dabao and Erbao to sleep, the two little guys were still very excited.

The two babies were very excited as they touched the new clothes.

Shen Yueyao said with a smile: "I buy you new clothes on weekdays, why do you like new clothes for the New Year so much?"

Dabao said, "It's different. New clothes are better for the New Year."

Erbao nodded and said, "I never had new clothes before."

Shen Yueyao's expression changed. In previous years, the two babies did not have new clothes to wear.

Shen Yueyao hugged them distressedly and kissed their cheeks, saying, "From now on, you will have new clothes to wear every New Year, so go to bed quickly. When you wake up in the morning, you can celebrate the New Year. Mother will prepare New Year's money for you."

Shen Yueyao prepared a lot of red envelopes.

At that time, give red envelopes to Su Daya, Su Erya, Dabao and Erbao.

Then there are children who come to wish us a happy new year, and we give them red envelopes. There aren’t many copper coins in them, but we all feel happy.

After coaxing Dabao and Erbao to sleep, Su Xueyi and Shen Yueyao also fell asleep.

The next morning, they got up before daybreak.

I put on new clothes, got up, tidied myself up, and put candies, snacks, dried fruits, and other things on the table.

When people come to pay New Year’s greetings, we can catch them and give them to everyone.

Su Xueyi looked at Shen Yueyao busying herself, pulled her and said, "My wife, happy New Year."

Shen Yueyao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Husband, Happy New Year."

Then Su Xueyi handed the big red envelope in her hand to Shen Yueyao and said, "This is for you."

Shen Yueyao was stunned, "I also have a red envelope."

It has to be said that Shen Yueyao felt a sense of surprise when she touched the red envelope given by Su Xueyi.

She didn’t care how much the things were, but she felt that what Su Xueyi gave her was different.

"Thank you, husband. I'll also prepare a red envelope for you."

Shen Yueyao took out a red envelope from her hand and gave it to Su Xueyi.

Su Xueyi accepted it with a smile.

Then Shen Yueyao and Su Xueyi woke up Dabao and Erbao.

The two babies had just fallen asleep for a short while, maybe two hours at most, and it was still dark.

But because there were red candles lit in the house, illuminating the window grilles, the house was filled with festive colors.

There are also red lanterns in the courtyard and at the street gate, which look very bright.

The eldest and second babies were still dazed and looked like they hadn't gotten enough sleep, and they didn't want to wake up.

Shen Yueyao said softly: "It's time to wear new clothes, receive New Year's money and eat delicious food."

Upon hearing this, the two babies excitedly opened their eyes and woke up.

Then put on new clothes in a hurry.

Can't wait to put on the new clothes.

It was useless for them to help Shen Yueyao.

Su Daya and Su Erya also woke up early and washed up.

The two looked at the lanterns of various colors that Aunt San had hung in the yard and thought they were beautiful.

Make the whole yard beautiful.

After everyone woke up, washed and packed up, they started saying hello.

Mrs. Meng also prepared red envelopes and distributed them to everyone.

Shen Yueyao gave red envelopes to Daya, Erya, Dabao and Erbao.

Su Xiuye ​​also prepared red envelopes for the younger generations.

Everyone was happy holding the red envelopes.

Su Daya looked at the various candies on the plate on the table and said, "Aunt San, candies of various flavors and colors all look delicious."

Shen Yueyao said: "If you want to eat, take it and eat it."

Su Daya and Su Erya took a piece and started eating it. They also took some candy.

The gummies taste delicious.

After everyone had packed up and got ready, Su Xueyi opened the door.

It’s convenient for everyone to say hello.

Before dawn, everyone gets up to greet each other and wish each other a happy new year.

Of course, everyone came to Su Xueyi's house to wish her a happy new year first.

"Happy New Year, Auntie."

"Mr. Su, Happy New Year to the boss."

Some people who are older don’t care about seniority and just come over to say hello.

Su Daya and Su Erya also call everyone by that name.

Greet each other by name.

Shen Yueyao took two or three of each kind of candy and grabbed a handful and put them into the hands of the people who came in to pay New Year's greetings.

"Oh, so much sugar, no, no."

"Here, I made them myself. It's New Year's Eve, so I'm just having fun. Don't be polite."

Everyone was grateful and happy.

Some people came with their children, and Shen Yueyao not only grabbed a handful of candy, but also gave lollipops and red envelopes.

So when the children called Shen Yueyao, their stuttering became clearer and they all had big smiles on their faces.

Groups of people from the village came in to pay New Year's greetings.

Fortunately, Shen Yueyao and the others prepared a lot of things, including a lot of sugar.

Everyone has it.

When they heard that Shen Yueyao made it herself, everyone put it in their pockets more carefully.

There was a lot of sugar, which they had never seen before.

I've never seen it before when I bought it at the market.

Needless to say, the food made by the boss is delicious.

After they left the house, some children excitedly said to their parents, "Mom and Dad, here are some lollipops and lucky money."

Seeing their children so happy, everyone was grateful to the host.

The boss is so kind and treats them so well.

I also specially made candies and prepared red envelopes.

For parents, seeing their children happy makes them happy too.

"Don't tell me, I've never seen this kind of candy before."

"The things the boss makes are not available on the market. The boss is really good. The candies he gives me are all different in variety and taste different."

Everyone came to wish each other a happy new year, chatted and laughed for a while, and then left quickly.

Everyone left Shen Yueyao's house and went to other houses in the village to pay New Year's greetings.

Shen Yueyao's house has always been bustling.

After entering, everyone was amazed at the scene.

"Master, those lanterns in your yard are really beautiful."

"Yes, it's very beautiful. We thought the tree was glowing, but when we looked closer we realized it was lanterns."

"Yes, it's beautiful."

"And the couplet written by Master Su is really beautiful."

“Yes, yes…”

"And the window paper-cuts are really beautiful, much prettier than the ones we cut. There are so many different patterns, and they look really nice."

Everyone thought that the furnishings in the landlord’s house and the layout of the yard were so beautiful.

Especially before dawn, the lanterns illuminate the red candles in the house, making it look even more beautiful.

Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "I figured it all out myself. If you all like it, come over during the first month of the year and I'll teach you. My mother, Da Ya and Er Ya both know how to do it."

"That's a good feeling."

Everyone is still thinking about coming over to play when they have nothing to do.

There are several old ladies who have a good relationship with Madam Meng, and they all want to come and chat with Madam Meng.

There were also a few little girls of the same age as Su Daya and Su Erya who made an appointment with Su Daya and Su Erya to come over and play after breakfast.

Su Daya and Su Erya naturally hope that there will be more people around, so that it will be fun to play cards.

Even Dabao and Erbao told their friends in the village that they had won new toys and asked them to play with them.

The children were most looking forward to playing with toys and nodded repeatedly.

They like to come to Dabao and Erbao's house.

They think the mother of Dabao and Erbao is so amazing and can always make many new and interesting things.

They all like it very much.

The mother of the eldest and second child gave them candies, snacks and red envelopes, which they liked very much too.

They also felt that Dabao and Erbao's homes were warmer, much warmer than their own.

In this way, people greet each other and say blessings. When they meet villagers while walking in the village, they will say Happy New Year to each other.

Everyone had a smile on their face.

The New Year's greetings started before dawn and continued until dawn, and everyone in the village had not finished visiting.

When it was daybreak and time for breakfast, everyone started to light a fire and cook dumplings.

Dabao, Erbao, Daya and Erya took the New Year's money they received and counted it together, their faces full of joy.

After breakfast, Shen Yueyao took out a lot of snacks, dried fruits and candies.

There were also several decks of cards, as well as toys such as hexagonal checkers, puzzles, building blocks, and carriages that were taken out and placed on the kang.

"Your friends will come to see you soon. You can play with your favorite toys together."

"Big Treasure and Second Treasure, can you please take out your fairy tale books and show them to everyone? You can also tell us stories."

Dabao and Erbao both nodded.

Su Daya and Su Erya were very curious about the hexagonal checkers.

Shen Yueyao explained to them how to play.

Both of them were very happy and eager to try it out.

Anyway, Shen Yueyao had several hopscotch games made for them so they could play with them.

Poker is also available.

Old Madam Meng was thinking that when some old sisters came over, they would play cards together.

Sure enough, not long after breakfast, Li, the head of the village, and Old Lady Liu and a few others came to play with Old Lady Meng.

Mrs. Meng saw that they were all happy and invited them to get on the kang.

They also burned firewood and lit the stove, making the house warm.

She invited everyone to sit on the kang and play cards under the covers.

Madam Meng now has a clear understanding of the rules of the cards. She explained both sides to everyone and asked them to try playing first. After everyone has mastered the game, they can officially play the cards.

"Don't mention it, this is quite fun to play."

Madam Meng smiled and explained, "My Yao Niang said it was just to kill time. Playing this makes me feel like time flies by so fast."

"By the way, everyone, have some candy and snacks. They're all made by Yao Niang. This candy is different from other candies and tastes different. The dried fruits are also fried by Yao Niang herself. And these dried sweet potatoes are delicious. Everyone, please feel free to take some and eat them."

Everyone looked at the things that Madam Meng placed nearby and thought they were strange and delicious.

"Your mother Yao gave it to us. I tried one at home and it was really delicious."

But they only tasted one and couldn't bear to eat it, so they left it for their grandchildren at home.

Children love to eat these more.

The old ladies were chatting and laughing.

When Su Daya and Su Erya saw their little sisters coming over, they called out to go to the next room to play hopscotch.

I also took out the puppet prepared by my third aunt, and those who liked to play with sewing clothes could sew clothes for the puppet.

There were two more puzzle pieces, which they also took.

We all play together.

After they started playing, they all said to Su Daya with envy, "I really envy you for having such a good Third Aunt. She made so many fun things. You won't be bored at home on weekdays."

Su Daya nodded and said, "My Third Aunt is really good. She knows a lot of things. I'll teach you how to play cards later. If you can learn it, you can make a deck of cards yourself if you want to play on weekdays. You can get together to play in your spare time to kill time."

Dabao and Erbao played with their friends in the village, including building blocks, puzzles, and carriage toys.

Having a lot of fun.

There was constant laughter and noise.

The children had loud voices, laughed even louder, and were so energetic that their voices could be heard from two rooms away.

The adults couldn't help laughing when they heard it.

There was so much food on the table, and the children kept praising it as they ate, "Dabao and Erbao, these fries are so delicious! Your mother is amazing!"

"And this, this lollipop, they're all so pretty, I can't bear to eat them."

"My aunt gave me one when I was paying New Year's greetings this morning."

"This egg yolk pastry is delicious. We also pickle salted duck eggs at home, which have egg yolks, but they are not as delicious as this. It is really delicious when used as a snack."

"Dabao and Erbao, you are so kind to us. From now on, we will listen to you and do whatever you say."

"Dabao is our boss."

The children said these words, making people laugh out loud.

Su Xiuye ​​and a few others warmed the wine and brewed tea.

Su Xueyi was reading a book while listening to the lively sounds.

The house is bustling with warmth and excitement.

It makes people feel warm in their hearts.

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