Chapter 2929 New Year's Red Envelope
New Year's Eve
Uncle An Er and An Rui, along with Da Zhuang and Uncle Yong, pasted couplets on all the doors in the yard, and pasted square characters where needed and the word "Fu" where needed on the wall.
Leng Xiangbai was invited to celebrate New Year's Eve together. His hand injury has recovered a lot, but everyone still doesn't let him work.
An Xin brought the breeze and bright moon and hung red lanterns everywhere.
Second Aunt An, Aunt Gu and two other cooks were preparing the New Year's Eve dinner.
For a moment, the whole yard was filled with laughter.
Before the New Year's Eve dinner began, An Rui lit a string of firecrackers in the yard. The crackling sound reflected the prosperous year.
Second Aunt An and her servants brought the sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner to the table, and everyone sat around it.
Uncle An was very happy that day because Aunt An allowed him to have a couple of drinks today.
"Dad, it's boring if you drink too much alone! I can drink with you for a little while." An Rui said enviously.
"Children should drink more vegetables." Aunt An put a piece of meat in her son's bowl.
Uncle An gave An Rui a helpless look.
An Xin took a bite of the chicken leg and saw her little cousin's curious look about drinking. She said, "Second Aunt, happy New Year today. Xiao Rui will be sixteen after the New Year, so it should be okay for him to drink a little."
Second Aunt An also saw her son's eager eyes and nodded: "Listen to your cousin and only drink a little."
"Hehe, okay, I'll just have a drink." An Rui was as happy as a child. He picked up the wine jug and filled it with wine for his father, then poured himself a glass.
He also showed off to Leng Xiangbai, who couldn't drink because of a hand injury.
The other person glanced at him indifferently, picked up another chicken leg from the plate with a serving chopstick, and slowly put the chicken leg into Aunt An's bowl in front of An Rui.
"Aunt, you've been tired all day. Have this chicken leg." Leng Xiangbai used his usual way of speaking to express his gratitude to Aunt An for cooking for everyone in a concise manner.
Second Aunt An had always liked Leng Xiangbai, who was well-behaved and obedient. Seeing how sensible he was, she was even more delighted and gave him both chicken wings.
Not only did An Rui not get to eat the chicken leg, but two chicken wings also flew away in front of him, if it weren’t for Uncle An’s glare at him.
He was about to grab it.
They all suspected that they were not Aunt An's biological children.
Leng Xiangbai curled the corners of his lips, and finally, under An Rui's resentful eyes, he picked up one of the chicken wings and gave it to him.
An Rui took a delicious bite and said vaguely, "Give me a chicken wing, you are still my good brother."
"You are so promising. You were bribed by a chicken wing. You have backbone, but not much." An Xin teased.
Uncle An and Aunt An watched the children talking and laughing. The atmosphere was harmonious and the two of them happily clinked glasses.
The lively New Year’s Eve dinner was finished in a cheerful atmosphere.
In another servants' dining room, there was also a large table filled with sumptuous food. Qingfeng, Mingyue, Dazhuang, Uncle Yong and Aunt Gu, as well as two cooks, were sitting around it.
Today, on New Year's Eve, they are also allowed to have a couple of drinks.
After An Xin and Aunt An finished their meal, they sat on the couch, eating melon seeds and chatting.
Second Uncle An took An Rui and Leng Xiangbai to sit on chairs in the warm room, talking about the past and present, feeling very comfortable.
It was not until after midnight that everyone went back to rest.
After getting up and washing up early on the first day of the New Year, An Xin went to pay New Year's greetings to Uncle An and Aunt An, and received two big red envelopes.
When the servants he met on the road saw An Xin bowing respectfully, they all poured out auspicious words as if they were free.
In Anxin, people were so busy giving out red envelopes that their hands were tired.
"Cousin, where's mine?" An Rui and Leng Xiangbai came over and saw An Xin giving the last red envelope in her hand to Da Zhuang, who came to pay New Year's greetings after feeding the horses.
An Xin looked at his little cousin with expectant eyes, spread his hands to indicate that he had nothing left, and raised a cunning smile: "How about you give it to me first, and I'll give it to you later."
An Rui immediately covered her purse with caution, "Cousin, are you speaking human language?" The noble Du Miao Miao said that he didn't understand and spread his palm to her: "Hurry and give it to me."
An Xin hesitated and took out a bulging red envelope from his sleeve pocket, "There is only one left. If you have a bit of dedication, give it to Xiang Bai."
An Rui took it with a smile: "How is that possible? Do you think I look like a humble person?"
An Xin shook his head seriously.
"I hope my cousin can be gentler next year and beat us less."
"You little bastard, you took my red envelope and why don't you wish me a happy new year?" An Xin scolded with a smile and raised his hand to hit him on the head.
An Rui laughed and ran away.
"I wish Xiaoshan all his wishes come true and he will be in good health in the coming year." Leng Xiangbai said auspicious words during the New Year.
"Good boy! You said good words for the New Year. This is for you."
Leng Xiangbai really wanted to imitate Jiang Zhou's indecent way of rolling his eyes.
Except An Rui and Liu Boxing who are one year younger than An Xin.
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The four of them are either one year older than her or the same age as her. Is it really okay to use such a tone to coax a child?
Leng Xiangbai looked at the purse handed to him by An Xin. What could he do but reach out and take it.
"Do you have other relatives who want to visit you during the New Year? Do you need me to prepare some gifts for you?" An Xin's soul is much older than theirs, so it's normal for her to have the heart of an old mother.
Leng Xiangbai shook his head: "No."
When I'm in a bad mood, I tend to blurt out words. Is it really good to be so perfunctory?
The second day of the Lunar New Year
Uncle An took Aunt An and An Rui to his father-in-law's house to pay New Year's greetings.
An Xin and Leng Xiangbai were in the warm room, one teaching sincerely and the other learning seriously.
The ethereal and elegant sound of the piano came from the warm room like the sound of flowing water.
When Li Ziyu and Zhu Shijing came in, they heard such beautiful piano music.
The two of them didn't have any relatives to visit today, so they took a carriage and came here.
"This fingertip bounce here can slow down a bit."
An Xin possesses all the skills of ancient literati and scholars. Her piano skills are top-notch here, and teaching Leng Xiangbai to play the piano is effortless.
Li Ziyu and Zhu Shijing walked into the warm room, bowed to An Xin, the teacher who taught them how to wish a happy new year.
"Students wish you a happy new year and good health and all your wishes come true."
An Xin looked up and saw them. "Change to another auspicious phrase for New Year's greetings. Leng Xiangbai said these two phrases yesterday."
Li Ziyu glanced at her lazily and said, "……" Are you so willful?
"It's up to you to listen or not." Zhu Shijing walked to a chair nearby.
Then An Xin said leisurely, "Hey! It seems that there are still two purses left that can't be given out."
Zhu Shijing was about to sit down, but immediately stood up straight.
"I wish our little mountain chief eternal youth, happiness and success."
An Xin curled the corners of his mouth and knew that this stingy man loved money like his life.
Leng Xiangbai and Li Ziyu looked at each other, and then they looked at Zhu Shijing who happily took the New Year's greeting purse, and they were both speechless.
(End of this chapter)