The reason for everyone's doubts was only found after Sheng Yunfang and the others cleaned up the kitchen and ladled out the dumpling soup from the pot.

A coin lay quietly at the bottom of the pot. It turned out that a dumpling containing a coin had broken open while cooking, and the coin had fallen to the bottom of the pot and couldn't be retrieved.

"I knew it! Where could this money go? It turns out it was earned from making dumplings."

If a dumpling breaks on New Year's Eve, you shouldn't say it's broken; you should say it's earned, which is a lucky saying.

There has been a story that has been passed down for generations.

There was once a wealthy landowner who employed many farmhands. On New Year's Eve, when they were cooking dumplings, the farmhand in charge of cooking the dumplings was surnamed Pei.

The landlord went over and asked, "Did you make any money from the dumplings?"

The farmhand surnamed Pei then remarked, "With me, Old Pei, around, not a single one can be earned."

As a result, the landlord's family had all sorts of troubles that year, and when they settled their accounts at the end of the year, they really hadn't made a single penny.

Therefore, people later became particularly concerned that the dumplings eaten on New Year's Eve must be said to represent a good fortune.

In many families, on New Year's Eve, when the daughter-in-law cooks dumplings, the mother-in-law will specifically go over and ask, "Did you make the dumplings?"

The eloquent daughter-in-law said, "I made money, I made a lot of money!" The mother-in-law was overjoyed to hear that.

The daughter-in-law, who couldn't speak properly, said, "No, I didn't earn a single penny. I cooked very well." Hearing this, the mother-in-law was so angry she nearly choked.

"Alright, let's not try to make this money out of the market. Let's just keep it as a stew."

Zhang Shuzhen looked at the money at the bottom of the pot and was quite happy. She waved her hand and said to her daughters.

During the Lunar New Year, the pot should not be empty. Even if no food is cooked, something should be placed in it, such as tofu, steamed buns, or fish, to symbolize that the family has surplus food and that life will be good.

Zhang Shuzhen also specially went to exchange for larger tofu before the Lunar New Year, specifically to use in the pressure cooker.

One extra coin is nothing; leaving it in the pot is just for good luck.

After tidying up the kitchen, Sheng Liancheng and his wife sat on the south kang (a heated brick bed), and Sheng Xiping led his wife, younger brother, and younger sister to kowtow to their parents to wish them a Happy New Year.

"Happy Chinese New Year, Dad and Mom."

"Okay, okay, everything's fine, everything's fine."

Sheng Liancheng and Zhang Shuzhen were all smiles. They quickly told the children to get up and then took out red envelopes to give to each of them.

Sheng Xinhua, who was already a little sleepy, immediately widened his eyes when he saw the red envelope. He ran over to his grandparents, looked up at them with his little face full of anticipation.

"Oh dear, my grandson wants a red envelope too, doesn't he? Come here, Grandpa has one, Grandpa will give it to you."

Sheng Liancheng took out a red envelope he had prepared in advance and handed it to Sheng Xinhua.

Sheng Xinhua accepted the red envelope with a big smile. He didn't know how to say New Year's greetings, so he leaned over and kissed his grandfather on the cheek.

"Xinhua, you got this red envelope so easily! You didn't even have to kowtow, and it was already in your hands." Sheng Xiping teased the child on purpose.

"Red envelopes aren't so easy to get. You have to kowtow to your grandparents and wish them a Happy New Year, just like we did earlier."

Sheng Xinhua was holding the red envelope and looking at it with great interest when he heard his father's words. He turned his head and looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Those big eyes were filled with confusion. What was kowtowing? The child was too young to understand.

“What does a little kid like him know about kowtowing? All you do all day is bully your son.”

Zhang Shuzhen stared at her son with wide eyes and quickly hugged her grandson.

"You don't need to listen to your dad. You're still young and don't understand anything. We'll talk about it when you're older."

Little Xinhua sat obediently in his grandmother's lap, holding a red envelope in his hand, playing with it with great interest.

Normally, Sheng Xinhua goes to bed around 7 or 8 o'clock, but today, on Chinese New Year, the little guy stayed up until after eating dumplings.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content and receiving a red envelope, the little guy got a bit sleepy and kept rubbing his eyes.

"Oh, Xinhua is sleepy. Old man, quickly make the bed for him and coax your grandson to sleep."

When Zhang Shuzhen saw her grandson rubbing his eyes, she knew he was sleepy, so she quickly told Sheng Liancheng to make the bed.

Ever since Zhou Qinglan found out she was pregnant again, Sheng Xinhua has been sleeping with his grandmother every night.

These days, the little one has already gotten used to it. When he's sleepy, he doesn't look for his mother, and she doesn't need to coax him.

Sheng Xinhua stayed up too late today and was really tired, so we laid out a mattress and put him in bed.

The little guy clutched the red envelope, closed his eyes, and fell asleep shortly afterward.

"Okay, go to sleep. We still have to pay New Year's visits in the morning, so don't get up too late and make people block your bed."

It was getting late, so Zhang Shuzhen waved her hand, signaling everyone to go to sleep.

The forestry work team had a holiday from the Lunar New Year until the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, and went back to work on the mountain on the eighth day. The department staff basically followed the work team.

Of course, the security department is a special case; from the first to the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, two people are required to be on duty every night.

After a year of hard work, who wouldn't want to take a good rest at this time?

On the first and second days of the Lunar New Year, people would wander around the forest farm, visiting each other to exchange New Year's greetings.

In the afternoon, a few friends get together, get some good wine and food, have a pot of drinks, chat, brag, and talk about everything under the sun, and the day just passes by like that.

Starting from the third day of the Lunar New Year, wives who are supposed to go back to their parents' home will go back to their parents' home, and wives who are supposed to visit relatives will visit relatives.

This year, the output of Qianchuan Forest Farm has reached a new high, and it is certain that it will be recognized as an advanced production unit.

The leaders of the forest farm were pleased and specially arranged a bus for anyone who wanted to go to Shuguang Forest Farm, Kaifeng Forest Farm, or Songjianghe.

Early on the third day of the Lunar New Year, Zhang Shuzhen got up and prepared breakfast.

After breakfast, Sheng Xiping and Zhou Qinglan packed their things, dressed Sheng Xinhua, and prepared to go to the small train station to catch the train.

"Boss, be careful on the road. Qinglan is pregnant now, and Xinhua is still young. Don't let her bump into anything."

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