On the morning of the first day of the new year, Dr. Huang got up early to prepare to go home. The first day of the new year is a day for guests to visit and offer New Year's greetings. In previous years, several close friends would come to visit on this day. So he needed to go home to tidy up and prepare to receive his guests.
Mrs. Su always gets up early; she was busy steaming buns and making breakfast in the kitchen. She ran into Dr. Huang as she entered the house. "Uncle Huang, Happy New Year! Why are you up so early? Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
Huilan, Happy New Year! We might have guests coming to pay their respects today, so I need to go back and prepare. I'm heading back now; please tell Xingran and Guomin when they wake up.
So soon? You haven't had breakfast yet. No rush, I'm already making breakfast. Eat before you go home.
No need, I need to rush to town to buy some things. You take your time making breakfast, I'm leaving now.
"Uncle Huang, since you're not waiting for breakfast, I'll pack you some steamed buns to take with you." Su's mother quickly turned and went into the kitchen, grabbed a clean bag, packed five buns, and gave them to Doctor Huang.
Su Xingran woke up naturally, got up to eat breakfast, and went into the house. She only saw her mother, not her father or master. "Happy New Year, Mother! Wishing you good health!" she said. "Where are Father and Master? Haven't they gotten up yet?"
Ranran, Happy New Year! Wishing you good health and peace. Uncle Huang got up early this morning and went home, saying that guests were coming to pay their respects today. As for your father, I told him to take the oxcart early this morning to town to buy some things.
Come and have breakfast. After breakfast, when your dad comes back from shopping, our whole family will go to wish your master a Happy New Year. We'll also visit the village chief and the brigade leader, the old village chief, and those uncles and great-uncles. Your dad will go to their homes today to thank them for helping us sign the family division documents the other day.
Not long after breakfast, Su's father returned from shopping in town. He went inside, opened his basket, and took out the things he had bought.
There were several pieces of pork belly, several bags of candy, and some eggs. Their family didn't have any meat or candy coupons; they had exchanged them with money when Su's father was working in town before the Lunar New Year.
People should be grateful. They remember those who helped their family, and repaying kindness is good for them. As for the old house, yesterday Mr. Su bought a piece of pork belly and gave two yuan to Mr. and Mrs. Su.
Old Man Su and Old Woman Su looked very unhappy at the time. In previous years, on New Year's Eve, Su's father would bring them meat, fried meatballs, fish, and a bottle of rice wine. Some years, he would also give them a new set of clothes or a new pair of shoes. Sometimes, he would give them three or five yuan.
Su's father didn't care whether his parents were happy or not, or whether they accepted it or not. He would do what he wanted, and if they thought it was too little, they could return it.
Ranran, later take a piece of pork belly and a bag of candy to wish your master a Happy New Year. Is there anything you need? Su's parents know that she has things in her space, so they are asking for her opinion.
I gave the master a packet of tea and two bottles of liquor. The bottles were earthenware, with round mouths and narrow bellies, and no decorations or words on them.
After packing their things, the three of them headed to Dr. Huang's house around 10 o'clock. When they arrived, there were no guests yet, and only the cook was boiling water.
Master, Happy New Year! Xingran wishes you good health and a long life. Uncle Huang, Happy New Year! Wishing you good health!
Okay! Okay! Happy New Year to your family, and wishing you good health. Please sit down for a while; I'm boiling water to make tea. There's food on the table; please take what you like. The chef gave the instructions and busied himself boiling water to make tea.
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