Qin Yao returned to her seat in the corner and continued to look down in thought.
But before she could figure it out, the New Year arrived.
It snowed for several days. On New Year's Eve, the sky suddenly cleared up. The snow on the eaves melted and dripped down into water, and then froze into ice under the eaves.
The snow stopped, and the children who had been detained at home finally regained their freedom and ran out one after another. Some were playing snowball fights, smashing icicles, and some were making snowmen.
It was cold in the house, and it would be warmer if they went out for a run. Their parents no longer locked them up and prevented them from going out.
The village chief took a few strong young men from the tribe and went door to door to count the number of people.
At the end of the day, two frozen old men were carried out from a low thatched hut that was leaking air from all sides.
He was wrapped in a straw mat, carried to a barren mountain by the young and middle-aged men of the village, and buried under yellow earth, where he ended his life.
But compared to last year, only two elderly people froze to death this year, and no children or young people were frozen to death, which is much better.
In Qin Yao's memory, the Spring Festival is a very lively day with loud gongs and drums and a joyous atmosphere.
But due to the scarcity of supplies, the way the people of Liujia Village celebrated was very simple.
Each family tries their best to prepare the best meal.
Then the whole family sits together and finishes the meal, and it is considered the New Year.
The performances of watching lanterns and dragon and lion dances did not appear.
It would be great if we could have a full meal and good weather in the coming year.
So much so that when the children in the family saw Qin Yao take out two cut-out pieces of the word "Fu" and stick them on the door, they looked like they were watching something strange.
Only then did I realize that this is how the Chinese New Year is celebrated.
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