Old man Shen sat on the kang until late at night, and the others were too sleepy to dare suggest going to bed.
It was not until Shen Limin accidentally dozed off and knelt on the ground while sitting on the edge of the kang that Old Man Shen said with a gloomy face: "Go to bed! Get up early tomorrow morning."
Everyone felt as if they had been pardoned. Some hurriedly left, some hurriedly made their kangs.
Even until he lay down, Old Man Shen still didn't understand why no one came to the Shen family to pay New Year's greetings on New Year's Eve this year?
Could it be that because he saw his old wife collapsed on the kang, unable to move, he felt that the Shen family had fallen on hard times?
Or was it because the Shen family had an unfilial descendant, Shen Siyue, which affected the reputation of his Shen family?
These two thoughts rolled over and over in Old Man Shen's mind.
In the end, Old Man Shen still felt that it was probably because of Shen Siyue that the villagers were unwilling to associate with him.
Thinking of the bastard in Xiaodongwu, the anger that had long been extinguished in Old Man Shen's heart began to rise again.
He thought that if he kicked Shen Siyue out, sooner or later that damn girl would cry and beg him to let her come back!
Or maybe after leaving the Shen family, she couldn't take a single step in the village!
It is not known whether Shen Siyue will be unable to move now, but it is certain that the Shen family has ruined its reputation because of her.
In his life, he didn't care much about anything else but wanted to leave a good reputation.
Now that Shen Siyue has cut off his thoughts, how can old man Shen not bear a grudge against him?
Old Man Shen also felt a little regretful about the food she had distributed.
He really didn't want to admit that he had agreed to give Shen Siyue so much food because he was actually frightened by Shen Siyue's ruthlessness.
At that time, I just wanted to get rid of this plague god, but I didn't expect that in the days that followed, the whole family would have to eat porridge and starve.
The Shen family raised Shen Siyue with great care, but not only did they not get a penny back, but she also ruined their reputation. The more Old Man Shen thought about it, the more unwilling he became.
He suddenly opened his eyes and stared at the dark roof, ideas popping up in his mind one after another.
No matter what, I have to get some interest back from Shen Siyue before she moves out of the Shen family to make up for the Shen family's kindness in raising her.
I don’t know how long I thought about it. Old Man Shen just fell asleep when the person next to him got up.
You can’t sleep in on the first day of the New Year, otherwise you will be blocked in your bed by people paying New Year’s greetings, and you will be laughed at for the whole year.
No matter how sleepy everyone was, they still tidied up the house in the dark.
I cooked some dry rice with some leftover dishes from New Year’s Eve and had a makeshift meal.
Next, we will visit every household to wish them a happy new year.
Men would go in groups of three or five to pay New Year's greetings to men of the same generation as themselves according to their seniority.
The same is true for women.
As Mr. Shen is getting older, he no longer needs to go out to pay New Year’s greetings.
Waves of people came to the Shen family, bowed to Old Man Shen and said happy new year, and Old Man Shen nodded and responded with a smile, "Okay, okay, you guys are fine too..."
Although it seems like a happy scene, Old Man Shen actually feels a little lonely.
If his Shen family was a big family in the village, how could these young people who came to wish him a happy new year just bow and be done with it?
At least you have to kneel down and kowtow to be considered polite!
But people always have to think positively.
The eldest son has two sons. If the third son and his wife have a few more sons in the future, then in a few decades, the Shen family will no longer be the only family in Dongliang Village.
The Shen family went out to pay New Year's greetings, and Hu Lili was not idle at the Shen family either.
She went to find four other educated youth, and then the five of them went to the village chief's house to pay New Year's greetings.
It was not until the sun rose high that those who had gone out to pay New Year's greetings returned one after another.
As soon as she got home, Li Xiaoqin quickly poured herself a bowl of hot water.
"Oh my God, I am so tired. Your Dongliang Village is much bigger than ours."
As a newly married bride, Li Xiaoqin had to visit every household to wish everyone a happy new year in her first year.
Wang Huilian took her and walked around the entire Dongliang Village.
Li Xiaoqin was so tired that her voice became hoarse from talking.
Wang Huilian was also exhausted. She sat on the kang and pounded her legs. "Just be content. You still have me to guide you. When I first got married, I didn't know anyone."
"When I went to pay New Year's greetings, I didn't know what to call people many times! I made a lot of jokes!"
Li Xiaoqin knew that she was grateful to Wang Huilian today, and for the first time she sincerely thanked her: "Thank you so much today, sister-in-law. Without you, I would have made a fool of myself!"
It is not easy to get a word of thanks from Li Xiaoqin, and Wang Huilian actually felt quite happy about it.
After paying New Year's greetings in the morning, almost no men returned to their homes. They either went out to visit friends or to play cards.
Even though some people go there to play in winter, it is still done secretly.
But things are different after the New Year, men can play cards openly.
The last time they played was before their marriage. Chen Qiushu could no longer hold back, and as soon as he finished paying New Year's greetings, he slipped away to Ergouzi's house.
At this time, Ergouzi's house was so crowded that it could be described as crowded with people.
Shen Qiushu stood at the back of the crowd and couldn't squeeze in at all.
This made him anxious, because today he came here to play with money openly.
Even though Old Man Shen wanted to beat him for playing with money before, from the first to the fifth day of the New Year, if the man wanted to play, his family would not stop him.
The women also went out in groups of three or four to visit and chat.
Young wives, today is the only day you can do nothing and go to whoever’s house you want.
So soon, several women from the same village also sat on the kang in the Shen family.
They came to the Shen family because the most beautiful female educated youth lived there.
The villagers were particularly curious about Hu Lili. They wondered what kind of advantage the Shen family had gained from this female educated youth who obviously came from a well-off family?
Hearing this, Wang Huilian was filled with bitterness. She slapped her thigh and said with regret on her face: "Oh, please don't say it. I'm afraid you won't believe it if I tell you!"
"At the New Year's Eve dinner last night, his eyes wanted to poke into the vegetable bowl, and he was eager to pick out the meat to eat."
"To be honest, with her useless look, I really don't see any city girl in her at all!"
A woman who came to visit did not believe it: "I heard from my aunt that the man named Li Jianwen bought two pounds of meat for her family for the New Year. Didn't your family express any appreciation?"
Wang Huilian curled her lips, not at all satisfied with the broken intestines that Hu Lili had taken, so when she was about to say no, she was interrupted by Li Xiaoqin next to her.
"Hu Zhiqing also gave us a dish called red sausage, which he said was made of meat. I've never eaten it before, so I really can't tell what kind of meat it is made of!"
Wang Huilian was a little dissatisfied because she was intercepted, but what Li Xiaoqin said was true and she couldn't refute it.
Li Xiaoqin secretly glanced at Wang Huilian, and she knew that this person was trying to lie about this.
Li Xiaoqin was very disdainful of her thoughts. If she wanted to slander someone, she had to stand on her own feet!
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