Chapter 668 Fireworks

The wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were so numerous that they looked like flowers blooming.

This shows how happy she is and she must be smiling often.

Jiang Fubao thought in his heart.

"Yes, within a hundred miles, who loves his wife the most, who else but my godfather? I can't find anyone else. I'll just give this dish to my godfather reluctantly so that he can make more money and buy me beautiful clothes." She joked.

The Jiang family members in the room burst into laughter.

"Fubao is right. I'll give it to you with great reluctance. Let's make a deal. You have to give me all the money you earn. I'm going to use it to go shopping with Wangyou, buy jewelry and clothes, and save it for my eldest grandson so that he can use it when he gets married."

Wan Xian secretly cast a coquettish glance at Kong Yuanbao.

Even though she was already a grandmother, she had taken good care of herself. Even with the fine wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, she still looked very charming. And because she had drunk a little wine, her cheeks were glowing pink, which made Kong Yuanbao stare at her in amazement.

"When has my husband ever had money? The money in the family should naturally be handed over to my wife. I will be happy only when my wife is happy..."

The display of affection made everyone roll their eyes.

Laughter could be heard from the house from time to time. The Jiang and Kong families were eating and chatting. In the alley outside the house, firecrackers could be heard from time to time.

Every time the bell rings, a family will have their New Year’s Eve dinner.

As for the Jiang family’s backyard.

There were also several tables set up.

The servants sat together.

Eat the food prepared by the masters and drink green plum drink and wine.

Just like the main room, it was hot and noisy.

The servants here are all orphans or people abandoned by their families.

They were supposed to be like duckweed in the world, drifting here and there. If they were lucky, they would meet a good master, be well fed and well clothed. When they were older, the master would arrange a marriage for them, and the couple would basically be servants in the mansion. The couple would get married and have children, and the family would continue to serve the master, or they might be released by the master and become free.

But it's not as good as the former.

Without a house or land, how long can you spend the money you have?

He was old, and could not earn much money. Moreover, he was a freed slave, so everyone despised him.

It’s worse than the former, staying in the master’s house until death.

If you are unlucky, you might be beaten to death one day, and you won’t have enough food or warm clothes, and you still have to do heavy work.

This is the life of all servants and maids.

No matter how good it is, it won't be much better. No matter how bad it is, it will just be a violent death.

It all comes down to these two paths.

But when they came to the Jiang family, even though they were slaves, they felt for the first time that they were living like human beings.

As long as they work hard and don't betray their master, no one in the Jiang family will scold them.

They ate better than many other masters in the town, and wore clothes made of the finest materials; their winter clothes even had cotton or were sewn with animal fur.

There is a charcoal stove in the sleeping room. Even families of small means cannot compare with them.

During every festival, their masters would give them a day off, like today.

The master didn't need them to cook or put up couplets. The meals were still prepared by the master, and there was pork, mutton, chicken, duck, fish, and countless vegetarian dishes.

There are even fruits and vegetables bought from the south.

And a pot of wine costs half an ounce of silver.

So they ate and drank.

There was a smile on everyone's face, a genuine smile.

There are many couples among the servants and maids here, who fall in love with each other and seek marriage from their masters.

The Jiang family has tacitly accepted that servants can fall in love on their own. If they get married, the master will give additional gifts and set up several tables at home.

Even couples could live in one room, similar to the current separate housing arrangements.

If the children are born, they can stay and have children if they want. If not, they don't have to be enslaved. Both boys and girls can go to school. If they are smart, they can work as accountants or treasurers in shops and farms when they grow up.

"We are gathered here because of fate. From now on, we will serve the masters together, and no one is allowed to betray the masters..."

As one of the first servants to move in, Jiang Dong stood up and spoke for a long time.

Then the servants and maids all stood up and drank the wine in their glasses.

Some of the maids could not hold their liquor and got drunk after just one glass of wine. Those who were not drunk were carried back to the room to sleep.

As for cleaning up the main room after dinner, it is done by those who are not drunk.

The Jiang family allowed them to drink, so even though they reeked of alcohol, the Jiang family members said nothing. After they cleaned up, they let them go to the backyard to rest.

In the evening, there were no longer long strings of firecrackers on the streets. Instead, there were occasional bursts of firecrackers.

I guess the children picked them up outside.

It's like this every Chinese New Year.

"Hurry, let's go outside. The Liu kid is going to set off fireworks. Let's watch his first and wait until he's done before we set off ours."

Just when Jiang Fubao was playing pot toss with his brother and sister, Jiang Tongtu, who had disappeared earlier, came in from outside.

His cheeks were a little red from being frozen.

The gloves on his hands were also missing.

Jiang Fubao guessed that he went outside to play snowballs.

"Okay, let's go see it together." Jiang Fubao nodded and walked out first.

Now, the only people left in the main room were the adults playing bamboo cards.

When he came into the alley, Jiang Fubao saw that the end of the alley on his right was crowded with people.

The Liu family's home is right there. At the end of the alley, there is a small open space that is perfect for setting off fireworks.

I guess all the kids from the neighborhood come here.

At a glance, there are about twenty backs of heads.

There are many members of the Jiang family.

Except for the eldest brother Jiang Tongjin and the second brother Jiang Tongmu, all the younger brothers and sisters including Jiang Tongshui, Jiang Tonghuo and Jiang Tongtu came.

Including Jiang Fubao's nephews.

"Come quickly, we've been waiting for you, Zhen Moji." The boy from the Liu family has a good relationship with Jiang Tongtu. If it weren't for waiting for Jiang Tongtu, he would have ignited it long ago.

Therefore, Jiang Fubao and his group quickened their pace.

Less than a quarter of an hour.

A string of fire like a meteor shot up into the sky and then exploded with a "bang".

"Wow--"

"So beautiful! So these are fireworks. No wonder they are so expensive."

"It looks good. It looks really good."

Although the Liu family boy had set off fireworks before, they were all small. This was the first time he set off such a big one.

Except for Jiang Fubao, all the Jiang family members saw these children for the first time.

Everyone's eyes were wide open, afraid of missing these beautiful and short-lived fireworks.

The noise of the fireworks woke up the people living nearby.

If you are on a high place and look down at this area, you will see a lot of people standing at the door of every household, all of them craning their necks, looking at the sky, waiting for the fireworks to bloom again.

"Bang——"

Another sound.

Unlike the first firework which was yellow, this firework was actually red.

The same color as the red lanterns hung in the alley.

Very appropriate.

"This kid, why are the fireworks he bought so much bigger than mine? Hey, you didn't buy me fake ones, did you?"