Wei Xiaomin nodded excitedly from the side, and at the same time made a shushing gesture to Wei Mo!
After Wei Mo finished speaking, he jogged over to Li Xiuxiu and tugged at the hem of her clothes.
Wei's mother saw all of this. She glared at Wei Mo, and Li Xiuxiu blushed slightly. After hesitating for a moment, she took four dough balls from the table and handed them to Wei Mo.
After Wei Mo received it, she gave Li Xiuxiu a sweet smile, then ran back to Wei Xiaomin's side.
"Sister, look, I brought back these again. It's enough for us to play with."
Although Wei Mo can also make dumplings, with so many people around, he doesn't have to help himself. He prefers to enjoy his childhood and just knead the dough with his older sister.
As lunchtime approached, the family sat around the edge of the table, and Qian Manman brought out plates of dumplings.
Everyone was excited when they saw the dumplings, because they were filled with pork and sauerkraut, which was Wei Mo's favorite food in the past.
The family quickly dipped the dumplings in soy sauce and ate them. Li Xiuxiu took her first bite and heard a "crunch" as she bit into a large coin inside the dumpling.
She gently picked out the large coin with her tongue and held it in her hand.
Upon seeing this, the old man standing nearby quickly said,
"Xiuxiu, your daughter is going to have a year of great luck next year! Everyone, eat up, there's still plenty left!"
When everyone saw that Li Xiuxiu was the first to eat the copper coin, their eyes lit up and they began to devour the dumplings on the plate.
But who would have thought that Li Xiuxiu would reach out with her chopsticks and pick up a second dumpling? And when she put it to her lips, she made a biting sound again.
All eyes turned to Li Xiuxiu, their eyes wide with surprise. Wei Mo, however, knew that it must have been the lucky charm that had worked.
"Xiuxiu will definitely have good luck next year! Look, she found another one in her food."
Grandma Yu was also very happy. She looked at Li Xiuxiu in front of her and praised her without reservation.
Li Xiuxiu knew the reason. She smiled, thought for a moment, picked up a dumpling from the plate and put it in everyone's bowl before sitting down.
The lucky charm worked! Of the less than ten dumplings Li Xiuxiu had made, three contained copper coins.
The family stared wide-eyed at Li Xiuxiu, who was somewhat embarrassed. Wei Mo even gave Li Xiuxiu a thumbs-up, only to be met with a glare from her.
Wei Xiaomin and Wei Xiaohui also started eating heartily, hoping to find a few more copper coins!
Li Xiuxiu dared not add any more dumplings haphazardly. Every time she added a dumpling, she would pierce it to see if there was a copper coin inside.
She only dared to eat the dumplings if she didn't have any coins; if she did have coins, she would put the finished dumplings into Wei Mo's bowl.
After a meal of dumplings, everyone was a little stuffed. Wei Xiaomin's stomach was so full that it was practically dripping round. She looked at the dumplings on the plate with longing.
Wei Xiaomin was a little sad. Her stomach was so uncooperative. She could only eat so little of the delicious dumplings. She patted her round little belly.
This scene was witnessed by the family, and everyone burst into laughter!
As night slowly fell, there weren't many entertainment options available in this era, so most people would simply go to sleep soon after dark and didn't stay up all night to welcome the New Year.
Since we simply can't afford candles, are we supposed to stay up all night in the dark?
You know, candles are very, very expensive these days.
After distributing the candles to his family, Wei Mo hung the red lantern in front of the courtyard gate. From a distance, it looked like two red eyes guiding the way.
Wei Xiaomin and Wei Xiaohui had already lit their little lanterns and were running around wildly in the yard.
The other family members also lit lanterns, admiring the lanterns Wei Mo had made.
After the family had been digesting their food outside for a while, the old man produced a packet of yellow paper from somewhere.
Then he drew a circle on the ground, made a cross on it, put the yellow paper, incense, and folded gold ingots inside, and then went forward and lit them.
You know, although this era was supposed to be about breaking with feudal superstitions, I asked many elderly people. They said that even the poorest people back then would still worship their ancestors.
This is a tradition that has been passed down for generations, so the elderly take it very seriously.
After the old man burned the paper completely, he led everyone to kneel and kowtow before the burnt paper before calling to his family.
"Alright, we've finished paying respects to our ancestors, we can go back and rest now."
After the old man finished speaking, everyone slowly returned home to rest.
Back in his room, Wei Mo quickly took off his clothes and crawled into Li Xiuxiu's bed.
Then they waited for Li Xiuxiu to arrive. Li Xiuxiu looked at the little lecher and gently patted her forehead, then pointed at it with her finger.
"You, you! Every day..."
Wei Mo didn't care about any of that. Li Xiuxiu was now his wife, Wei Mo said slowly.
"Is it wrong for me to have feelings for my own wife?"
Li Xiuxiu was speechless after hearing Wei Mo's words. She slowly took off her clothes and crawled into bed.
Wei Mo's little hands and mouth followed closely behind, quickly taking over the position.
Li Xiuxiu looked at the little boy with affection and patted his head. She then spoke slowly.
"Go to sleep now. We need to wish Grandpa a Happy New Year tomorrow morning."
Wei Mo's eyes lit up when he heard this, because he knew that he would receive a red envelope when he paid New Year's visits!
Wei Mo nodded but didn't say anything, because he didn't have time!
I had a good night's sleep.
The next morning, Wei Mo was awakened by the sound of firecrackers being set off in the village. He looked at Li Xiuxiu, who had also woken up, and smiled sweetly at her.
“Xiuxiu, my wife, let’s get up and go pay New Year’s visits to relatives and friends and earn some red envelopes.”
Li Xiuxiu couldn't help but laugh when she looked at the quirky little Wei Mo in front of her. She reached out and pinched his little cheek, and Li Xiuxiu's face lit up with joy.
"Why are you still so greedy? If you want money, I'll give it to you."
Hearing Li Xiuxiu's words, Wei Mo shook his head and said irritably.
"I don't want the money my wife gives me. Humph, I'll earn my own money for you to spend from now on."
Li Xiuxiu was overjoyed to hear Wei Mo's words, and then said shyly.
"Then I'll wait for you to earn money for me to spend, and I'll rely on you to support me from now on."
After Li Xiuxiu finished speaking, she hugged the little boy. Wei Mo didn't stand on ceremony and kissed Li Xiuxiu on the cheek, then said smugly.
"Don't worry, I'll make you lots of money, so you'll never run out of money to spend."
After Wei Mo finished speaking, he couldn't help but think of a movie from a later era.
You can never spend all your money!
That scene keeps replaying in my mind.
Wei Mo's gaze swept over Li Xiuxiu, then he praised her to the side.
"Wife, you're getting more and more beautiful."
Li Xiuxiu looked at the little brat, who was getting more and more outrageous, and couldn't help but snort coldly.
"Hmph! Behave yourself from now on, okay? We'll talk about that after we get married."
Thinking about marriage, Li Xiuxiu became somewhat sentimental, and looking at Xiao Weimo in front of her, she felt a headache coming on.
Just as Wei Mo was about to speak, a knock came from outside the door, interrupting the ambiguous atmosphere between the two inside.
At the same time, Wang Zhenhua's voice could be heard from outside the room.
"Xiuxiu, Weimo, you two get up quickly, everyone wants to wish your grandpa a Happy New Year."
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