Chapter 713 New Year's Eve
"What, go back to your parents' house? I'm not going!"
Why should she go back to her parents' home? Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. If she goes back to celebrate the New Year, what will people think?
Unexpectedly, Village Chief Fu tapped his cane, his eyes filled with unwavering determination.
"I'm informing you, not discussing it with you. If you don't want to go back to your parents' home, that's fine, but then you have to go to the police station. It's one of the two choices!"
The old village chief is also annoyed with Wang Zhaodi. Since Fu Lao Er can't control his wife, let her go back to her village and cause trouble.
Upon hearing this, Wang Zhaodi's face turned deathly pale. She didn't want to choose either of the two options.
Whether it's the police station or going back to her parents' home, either could be the death of her. She looked at Fu Lao Er with pleading eyes, but Fu Lao Er quickly lowered his head after seeing her, looking as if he was afraid of being targeted by her.
As for Old Lady Wang, it was even less likely that she would plead for her. Given what she had done, it would be merciful for Old Lady Wang not to tear her apart.
Seeing the fear finally show on Wang Zhaodi's face, Old Village Chief Fu snorted coldly. He thought he was too old to back down without showing some serious force.
“Fu Lao Er, as a villager, you’re not thinking straight. Don’t go to the village’s Mazu worship ceremony the day after tomorrow.”
Before Fu Lao Er could speak, Village Chief Fu turned to Fu Lao Da and said, "Gouwa, is this how we're going to handle this for now?"
"The timing is critical, and you must be tired. Let the children go home and get some sleep!"
"Since you've put it that way, how could I possibly object?"
Upon hearing this, Fu Lao Er immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing this, Fu Lao Da narrowed his eyes and threw a punch at Fu Lao Er's face.
"Doggy!"
Fu Lao Er resignedly closed his eyes, but the expected pain did not occur. He opened his eyes with trembling hands and found that the fist was only a finger's width away from him.
Then, he felt a heat in his lower body and realized he had wet himself in fear.
Boss Fu was close by and immediately smelled the scent on Boss Fu.
He frowned in disgust, his tone full of malice as he threatened, "Fu Lao Er, you better keep your wife and mother in check. If you dare to bother my family again, I'll beat you to death!"
"I...I...I promise I won't do it again."
"Dog Boy, don't worry. If it happens again, I'll have the village elders bring out the family tree and remove Fu Lao Er's name!"
Upon hearing these words from Village Chief Fu, Old Lady Wang was immediately shocked.
"Village chief, how could you do this?"
"Don't have any objections. If you say anything more, you won't even have to wait until next time. I'll cross his name off tomorrow!"
These words immediately shut Old Lady Wang up. If Fu Lao Er's name were to be removed from the family genealogy, then her son would be a wandering ghost after he died.
Village Chief Fu watched coldly, knowing perfectly well what Old Lady Wang cared about most. The reason he hadn't previously mentioned expelling Fu Lao Er from the family register was because Fu Lao Er hadn't committed any serious offense.
But this time, if the fire is blown down the mountain by the wind and sets fire to the houses in the village, not to mention Fu Lao Er, even he, the village chief, will be in deep trouble. Not to mention, he won't have the face to face his ancestors.
As for the matter of Boss Fu threatening Boss Fu, if it weren't for the cold weather, he would have taken the time to applaud and cheer.
This guy is just not thinking straight; he needs to be hit a couple of times before he realizes how much force he should use.
The matter of Fu Lao Er and his wife burning paper money on the mountain was considered settled. Thinking about having to prepare for the New Year's Eve dinner again at dawn, Fu Lao Da was impatient to argue with them, so he waved to the old village chief Fu and took Fu Wan and Fu Ming home.
Fu Shi wanted to say something, but seeing the weariness on the faces of Fu Laoda and the others, he swallowed his words.
Seeing this scene, Village Chief Fu could only sigh and then asked Fu Jian to help him back.
After tossing and turning for most of the night, Fu Wan was so sleepy she could barely keep her eyes open. Although they had moved to a new house, the bed and blankets in the old house were still there. When she entered the room, the children were sleeping soundly. Fu Wan took off her coat, got into bed, and fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
A dreamless night's sleep means staying up late and waking up late.
The weather was lovely on New Year's Eve. When Fu Wan opened her eyes, the room was already brightly lit, and the sunlight outside was warm.
Fu Ling and Qin Mingzhu had gotten up long ago, and Fu Wan could hear Ye Xiaocui talking to Qin Anning outside from inside her room. She scratched her hair, then got dressed and went out.
"Ah Wan, you're awake?"
As soon as Ye Xiaocui saw her daughter, she invited her to have breakfast.
There's still some porridge in the pot. Brush your teeth and have a bowl to tide you over.
"Okay, sure!"
There was still hot water in the stainless steel pot in the kitchen. Fu Wan scooped some out and wondered what Fu Laoda was doing. When she turned around, she found Fu Laoda sitting by the well plucking chicken feathers.
But in the basin in the kitchen, there was clearly a chicken that had already been plucked.
"Dad, are we really going to kill two chickens today?"
This is completely unlike her mother's style. Even though the family's financial situation has improved considerably this year, Ye Xiaocui would never allow the killing of two chickens, especially two hens.
Just as Fu Laoda was about to reply to his daughter's question, Ye Xiaocui spoke up from the side.
"Hey, I haven't told you about this yet! Ah Wan, that chicken in the kitchen, it was sent by Da Hai."
I said no, no, but he insisted on delivering it, saying his wife had already killed and cleaned it that morning before bringing it over. I refused to take it, so he put it down and ran off!
After finishing her sentence, Ye Xiaocui complained that Fu Dahai's family was not well-off either. If she remembered correctly, they only had two hens that laid eggs for their son to eat.
If we kill one now, won't we only have one hen left to lay eggs?
Jing was so worried that Qian wouldn't accept the money that she cleaned it up for her.
God knows that back then, the chickens we were preparing for the New Year were also killed by Boss Fu. That's why we have the rare luxury of having two chickens for the New Year now.
After Ye Xiaocui finished speaking, she picked up the chicken and asked Fu Wan, "Wan, why don't you send this chicken back to their family? Their child really needs to eat more meat!"
Fu Wan slurped down the porridge in her bowl, then came up with an idea: "Mom, it wouldn't be right to refuse since they brought it. But you're right, Xiao Bin really needs some nourishment."
"Here's what we'll do, Dad. Could you chop that chicken in half for me? We'll keep one half, and I'll take the other half, along with a cured rabbit, to send back to Sister Qian."
"Hey, this is great!"
Boss Fu agreed wholeheartedly, and Ye Xiaocui also agreed.
In Fujia Village, it's customary to have the New Year's Eve dinner at noon. Before each family eats at noon, they first carry their food and lit incense around the house and offer prayers. Then they light a string of firecrackers, and only after the firecrackers have finished going off do the family sit down to eat.
So around eleven o'clock, the sound of firecrackers began to crackle and pop throughout the village. After finishing her breakfast, Fu Wan delivered the things to Qian Jing, but Qian Jing naturally refused to accept them. Fu Wan then put them down and quickly left home, using the excuse of being busy at home.
The New Year's Eve dinner is undoubtedly the most sumptuous of the year, and Fu Wan's family is no exception. There are steamed grouper, boiled mantis shrimp, stir-fried octopus, and chicken soup with wild mushrooms, among other dishes.
However, apart from the New Year's Eve dinner, what the villagers look forward to most is worshipping Mazu on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year.
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