On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the family prepared a lot of snacks early. The table was filled with pork jerky, dried fruits, candies, peanuts and melon seeds. These things were prepared for the children who came to the house to pay New Year's greetings.

At this time in the morning, the children in the family also got up one by one.

"Dad, Happy New Year, congratulations on making a fortune, give me the red envelope." An An clasped his hands together and gave his father a hundred years, stretching out his little hand waiting for the New Year's money.

"Happy New Year." Cao Xiangnan looked at his smart and cute little brother, stretched out his hand to pinch the child's pretty face, took out the New Year's money that he had prepared long ago from his pocket and gave it to the child, saying, "An An also grows up safely and happily."

"Thank you, Dad." Little An An smiled brightly, and danced with joy when he got the New Year's money from his father.

Cao Xiangnan smiled and rubbed the child's head. He still remembered the child who walked with short legs and held a big bowl to bring him water. He didn't expect that he had grown up so fast and had become a big brother now.

"Happy New Year, Dad. May Dad be healthy and have everything go well." This is from Xiangzi.

"Happy New Year, Dad. May you be rich." Xingxing, who was following the elder brother, had bright eyes and thick eyebrows.

Xuanxuan also learned the strange way of greeting from Anan and the others and greeted his uncle.

After a child greeted him, Cao Xiangnan gave the child a New Year's money. The children were very happy to receive the New Year's money. When he saw the two little ones, he teased his fat boy and asked him to greet his father and give him the New Year's money only if he said something nice.

Cao Ruile turned his face away, he didn't want it! The two golden fruits wanted to coax him and say nice things!

Little Baoer grabbed his daddy's hand and shouted "Daddy", this little look is so cute! As expected, little Baoer was the most pitiful. Cao Xiangnan picked up little Baoer and kissed him several times, stuffed the child's pocket with a new year's money, and then picked up his fat boy and gave him a new year's money after a kiss. Each of them was given a new year's money.

For the sake of the new year's money, Cao Ruile didn't wipe the saliva on his face. Seeing that little Baoer, the spineless boy, kissed his father's face several times at his father's request, he pursed his lips and watched, he didn't want to kiss his father.

"Come on, give Daddy a kiss." Cao Xiangnan said to the fat Xiaole who was looking at him, pointing at his face.

Cao Ruile turned his head away, no way!

Hearing the giggling sound of little Baoer, he took the initiative to move his little butt into his father's arms, and his little face was kissed several times by his father, and even little Baoer came to spit on his face.

Little Lele, with a face full of saliva, had a wooden face, in fact, he was embarrassed.

Early in the morning, Liu Guizhong also brought the family members, big and small, to pay New Year's greetings to the host family. Cao Xiangnan and Qi Wanfeng distributed the red envelopes that had been prepared long ago, and everyone got two red envelopes.

The host family said that they could redeem their indentures when they saved enough money, but Liu Guizhong said that they were the host family's people and would be the host family's people for life, so he had no intention of redeeming the indentures of his family. They were in the master's house, and the master didn't treat them as servants. The two boys got a monthly bonus for working for the master, and the two old men got a few dollars a month for looking after the yard. The village saved a lot of money in a year.

The two dogs in the yard were all behind, so as not to scare the children who came to the house to pay New Year's greetings.

Fortunately, God was kind, and the weather was very good during the New Year. The weather was clear and the sun came out, casting a layer of light golden light on the ground. His yard was outside the village, and the children in the village waited for their friends before coming in groups of three or five.

The children who came to pay New Year's greetings were about ten years old, and the youngest were only three or four years old and followed the older ones. Cao Xiangnan gave each child a New Year's money. He was not stingy when they came to his house, letting the children eat and pocket money.

Unexpectedly, the group of children living in the academy also came early in the morning, and a group of children wished him a happy new year. Cao Xiangnan reached out and touched the child's head, feeling very emotional. He gave the red envelope to the child but the child did not take it. Seeing that the child did not take it, he said with a fierce face, "Hurry up and take it."

"Thank you, old man." The child took it. The first child took it, and the children behind followed suit.

Qi Wanfeng filled the snacks for these shy children, filling their pockets until they could not hold any more. "Be good, take it home and eat it." He knew these children. His husband arranged for these children to live in the academy. These children worked and studied at the same time. In autumn, they followed everyone to the mountains to pick fruits.

He felt sorry for these children, but he already had several children at home, and he couldn't bring all the children who had lost their parents home, so he had to let his husband provide these children with food and a house to live in.

Xiangzi knew that he and his brother were lucky. If they had met their uncle and mom a little later, maybe he and his brother would have just lived in the academy like all the children who had lost their parents, instead of being taken back to his uncle and mom's home and treated like their children.

People's hearts are also selfish. Xiangzi was glad in his heart that they were a step faster and got the love from his uncle and mom like their father and mother.

Many people came to their house to pay New Year's greetings in the morning. Familiar families in the village came one after another. None of them had empty hands, and they all brought things. When leaving, Cao Xiangnan did not let anyone go back empty-handed, and prepared gifts for them to take away.

In the compound, his fifth brother and his wife also came with their children, but his eldest and second brothers did not come.

It would be wrong for the elder brother to wish his younger brother a happy new year, and he and Wanfeng should go to wish a happy new year. "Fourth brother, father mentioned you yesterday. Father told you and fourth brother to come back whenever you are free, and have a family meal together." Cao Gaojin certainly wanted his fourth brother to go back, and New Year gifts were essential when he went back. He also told his mother that if his fourth brother went, she must ask his mother to arrange a job for him after the New Year.

If the accountant cannot be given, a manager can be arranged, right? He heard that his fourth brother's clothing workshop was full of hired boys working there, even his eldest brother worked there, and even the manager was a hired boy.

Brother, what else can you do besides warming the bed and having children? ! It would be better to let his brother take care of it. After all, he is a man and can read a few words. Little did he know that the brothers in the whole garment factory had to study and learn to read every day. The managers had to double their work or they would be replaced if they failed the assessment. Several managers were working hard. Now even the accounts were done by the managers.

"Yes, fourth brother, fourth brother, father and mother miss you so much. You should go back home more often when you have time. After all, we are a family. There is no reason to be closer to outsiders than to our own people. Don't you think so?" Zhao Xue agreed.

Cao Xiangnan just smiled. Would his mother miss him? I'm afraid the sun is about to rise from the west! Outsiders will help you when you need them, but your relatives will just stab you in the heart and make you die faster. He didn't dare to regard these people as family.

Later, guests came to the house one after another, and he didn't have much time to care about his fifth brother and his wife. Seeing that his fourth brother greeted others and made his fifth brother sit here awkwardly, Cao Gaojin was angry and left with his wife and children.

After sitting on the bench at his fourth brother's place, Cao Gaojin cursed his fourth brother for being a good-for-nothing as soon as he left the house, but he didn't know that his words were accidentally heard by others.

When Cao Xiangnan heard this, he sneered, "You eat my food and take my things, and now you are scolding me behind my back?

He is giving money to this kind of brother for nothing, and giving wine and meat to this kind of brother. It's just a waste of time!"

From then on, Cao Laowu and Zhao Xue went back empty-handed when they came to his place.

There were people coming to the house all morning. Aning took the two little ones to play in the house, and the older ones would also run in. With Lele around, Xiaobaoer was willing to play in the house and would not make a fuss to go out to play.

Cao Xiangnan had the idea of ​​building two more courtyards in his mind, so that it would be easier to arrange for people coming and going in the future. He thought about going to Feng Guang to tell him about this later to see if they could arrange for people to come out and build a house for him.

The whole morning passed like this, and later on, fewer and fewer people came to the house.

After lunch, Cao Xiangnan left the house after letting Wanfeng take a nap with the kids. He then hurried out. There were not many elders in the village that he needed to visit, and he was not close to many of the elders in the clan. He had to go to Li Zheng's house, his third uncle's house, and the main courtyard, so as not to give people a bad impression.

No matter how his father and mother treated him, this matter was over. If he was unfilial, he would have a bad reputation in the future.

The three boys of Li Zheng's family all came back this year, the eldest Cao Yongchang, the second Cao Wenxuan, and the third Cao Wenwu. Cao Xiangnan had met them before and had a good chat with the third brother. Cao Yongchang worked as an official in another place, and he had to leave after the New Year. Cao Wenwu was a kid who traveled everywhere. When he first came back to the village, he was like a wild man. Cao Xiangnan liked this kid because he was smart and brave. He had been to the south and knew the place well, so he thought of ways to keep him here to do some work for him.

"No, no, I have to go to my third uncle's place." Just as he was about to keep him here for a drink and a meal, Cao Xiangnan waved his hand and went out.

He brought wine and meat to his third uncle. The old man opened the jar and smelled the aroma of the wine, and even smiled at him. He also went to a few good friends' houses to sit down and gave the children money to celebrate the New Year.

Finally, he went to the compound to pay New Year's greetings to his father and mother. His father and mother wanted him to arrange a job for his fifth brother and his fifth brother after the New Year. His mother specifically asked him to arrange for his fifth brother to be the manager of the garment factory and let Zhao Xue work in the garment factory. Cao Xiangnan did not agree. He sat for a while without even drinking water and left.

This man is too bold and can swallow anything without considering whether he has the ability.

The second day of the New Year is the day for brothers to visit their mothers.

Wanfeng's adoptive father passed away early, and he had no other relatives. After this man passed away, Wanfeng's mother's family had no one to rely on, so there was no need to visit relatives. Cao Xiangnan took Wanfeng and the child to the town, took the child to Yipinzhai to pay New Year's greetings to Zhao the shopkeeper, and then went to Luo Ronghuan.

Luo Ronghuan bought a new yard behind the clinic. He introduced the master who renovated the yard to him. He built a fireplace according to his home, which made the house warmer in the winter. He also took the two elders to live in the new yard. On weekdays, Dr. Luo would go back to the clinic to see patients.

After the third day of the Chinese New Year, there were fewer people coming and going in the house, and they stayed at home and did not go out.