While Lian Xiaomin was working, she was thinking about the little girl, Xiao Feng'er, who had a sky-high braid on her head and looked so cute.
The way she pouts when she speaks makes people want to kiss her little face.
Tomorrow, she will be very happy to see that she has new clothes to wear for the New Year.
Look at this little cotton-padded jacket with red flowers. How cool is it that I made it myself? It looks so beautiful.
I worked until eight o'clock in the evening and finally finished everything.
Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve. We are going to my aunt’s house for dinner. I will bring everything with me then!
Lian Xiaomin looked at Xiaoya and Xiaofu, two generals, sleeping on the big kang, one on the left and the other on the right. They looked very funny and their little poses were so interesting.
Cover them with small quilts, exercise their necks, and go to bed early as you will celebrate the New Year tomorrow.
No words were spoken that night.
The next morning, Lian Xiaomin had packed up.
He wrapped Xiaoya in a quilt and put her in a backpack. He held Xiaofu in his left hand and carried a large basket in his right hand.
The basket contained prepared baby supplies, Xiao Feng'er's cotton-padded jacket and trousers, two pounds of hard candy, two bottles of canned fruit, and a large pork elbow.
"Brother, let's go to my aunt's house to celebrate New Year's Eve~"
One of Xiaofu's little hands was held in his sister's hand, and he used his other chubby hand to greet Sweet Potato: "Sweet Potato, follow me quickly, there will definitely be meat to eat today!"
Sweet potato wagged its little tail and followed Xiaofu's short legs closely, never leaving his side.
It has gained some weight now, and is even cuter. The skinny little dog look it had when it first came is now gone.
Lian Xiaomin looked down and laughed, "Little Fu and Di Gua, these two little brothers, they get along well, don't they? They share happiness and eat meat together."
She said to herself, if I wasn't here, you two would just have to go and have some fun.
When they arrived at her aunt's house, everyone exchanged New Year greetings. Lian Xiaomin took out the things in the basket, handed the big pork elbow to Yufang, and asked her to add to the dishes: "Yufang, how about a whole braised pork elbow? Let's see your cooking skills."
Yufang held the big pork elbow in her hands, her eyes sparkling, baring her white teeth: "Oh my god, Xiaomin, you made all of this in one meal?"
Xiaofu, who was standing nearby, said anxiously, "Aunt Fang, they've all been taken!" This made everyone laugh.
When Lian Xiaomin took out new clothes for Xiaofeng, the little girl, who was almost two and a half years old, smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed into crescents, pouted her little mouth and shouted crisply: "Thank you, Jiejie~"
Lian Qiuping was sitting on the kang, leaning against her quilt. When she saw the little cotton-padded jacket and trousers with red flowers, she stroked the fabric in amazement.
"Xiao Min, your craftsmanship is really good. Hey, didn't Xiao Feng just make some clothes this year? Why don't you keep some for Xiao Fu and Xiao Ya?"
"They both have it, and they're wearing it. It's specially for our little Feng'er, and it's not for anyone else."
Lian Xiaomin hugged Xiaofeng and kissed her again and again. After a few pats on her, she took off her cotton coat and trousers and put on the new one.
Xiaofeng put on beautiful new clothes, looking so beautiful that she kept showing them to Xiaofu. The two little kids sat on the kang and played together.
The New Year celebrations in the north usually begin with lunch on New Year’s Eve, when the whole family gathers together and starts eating.
The party continues until the evening, and after midnight we eat freshly made dumplings to welcome the first day of the new year.
Fortunately, the village bought food, otherwise the atmosphere would not be like this.
Every household also posted Spring Festival couplets on red paper, which were all written by someone in the village who was good at writing.
Families with candy coupons would go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some candies, and give two pieces to guests or children who came to pay New Year's greetings.
There were no snacks for sale this year, and the supply and marketing cooperatives were also out of anything edible.
However, I heard that you can still buy some scarce goods at the commune’s black market.
Many people also came to visit Li Xianghai's home.
People in the countryside like to join in the fun. They don’t have to wait until the first day of the New Year to pay New Year’s greetings. They can push the door into the yard anytime and anywhere, say hello directly, and sit on the kang to chat.
I come as soon as I am told. If there is something wrong and my family calls me, I just get up and leave.
On the 30th day of the lunar calendar, Lian Xiaomin and her two siblings spent the whole day at their aunt's house.
It was not until after dinner that they were full and walked back slowly.
My aunt’s belly is getting bigger and the due date is more than ten days away. She can’t overwork herself. Let her have a good rest and go back home to spend New Year’s Eve.
I feel very comfortable at home. Although there is no TV and no Spring Festival Gala, but... I have everything in my space!
Moreover, the two kids have already taken the medicine in the small gourd, so there is absolutely no possibility of leaking the space.
So with a thought in mind, the three people, along with the sweet potato and the dog, went straight into the space.
Lian Xiaomin took her two kids to watch the Spring Festival Gala video for a while. She didn't know what they could understand, but it was just to create some atmosphere and have some fun.
Xiaofu was confused as he watched a few people talking on TV, and then a lot of people started dancing and singing.
He also jumped and danced along, humming something like others.
Lian Xiaomin couldn't hear it, she only knew that the kid was very happy.
Although the memories here will gradually fade away after leaving this space, the happy mood will not change.
The little girl in her arms began to feel sleepy. Lian Xiaomin looked and saw that it was almost half past seven and it was time for the two kids to go to bed.
So, he stopped Xiaofu from making a fuss and took them out of the space and back to the warm kang.
I changed Xiaoya's diaper and let Xiaofu wear one as well. He drank some juice tonight and it's easy for him to urinate late and wet the bed.
He quickly coaxed the two little kids, watched them fall asleep sweetly, kissed them one by one, covered them with a little quilt, and let them sleep well.
It was still early for Lian Xiaomin and she hadn't planned to go to bed yet. At this moment, she suddenly heard the sound of the courtyard door being knocked.
Sweet potato ran to the door of the main room, but the door was closed and it couldn't get out, so it cried out twice.
Lian Xiaomin quickly used her mental power to send a thought to it, telling it to stop barking, as it would wake up the two little ones who had just fallen asleep and would have to be coaxed for a long time.
Sweet potato ran back to his doghouse next to the stove, lay down obediently, squinted his eyes, and ignored everything.
The man on the kang quickly got up, put on his military coat, and went to the yard to open the door.
When I opened the gate, I saw two educated youths from the educated youth site, one male and one female, with anxious looks on their faces.
She knew the man, Li Chuang, a Shanghai native who spoke with a strong Northeastern dialect and was quite familiar with Lian Xiaomin.
I seemed to have seen the female educated youth next to me once or twice, but I didn’t know her. She must be an old educated youth, not one of the new ones.
He looked quite steady, probably a few years older than Li Chuang, with a greasy black braid.
Maybe he was in a hurry to come out. It was so cold and he didn't even wear a hat or a scarf.
Looking at her face, the girl's skin was a little dark, but she had thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a long face, and she looked quite energetic.
Lian Xiaomin let them in and asked them to sit inside.
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