Zhao Xiulian found it amusing and shook her head: "Weidong, let's go home!"
The family rode back to the village in a tricycle.
As soon as they entered the house, Li Xiaoli pulled Zhou Xiaoye back to the room to change clothes, and laughter and chatter could be heard from time to time, making it quite lively.
When a person gets busy, the days fly by.
On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the day before the Lunar New Year, Zhao Xiulian led her family to worship the Kitchen God.
After offering incense and offerings to the Kitchen God, it's time to sweep away the dust.
"Drive out the evil, and welcome back good fortune."
Zhao Xiulian, wearing a headscarf and an apron, swept up trash while chanting incantations.
Zhou Xiaoye and Li Xiaoli were cleaning at home.
The two girls weren't very well-behaved while working; they would argue and fight, one saying something sarcastic to the other.
Li Weidong found it both amusing and somewhat poignant.
In previous years, it was just him, his mother, and his sister at home. Although the New Year was still festive, it lacked a bit of liveliness.
With Zhou Xiaoye joining the family this year, the atmosphere at home seems to have become much more cheerful.
That's great!
On the 26th of the lunar year, it's time to slaughter the New Year's pig.
Not every household slaughtered a pig that year.
After all, raising a pig requires a lot of food, which most families simply cannot afford. Even if they do raise one, they will sell most of it, keeping only a little for themselves to enjoy as a treat.
Li Weidong's family was different.
Because of his mushroom farming, his family was quite well-off, and they slaughtered a pig every year.
When it comes to raising pigs this year, it's usually the uncles and elders from the same clan who come to help.
Li Weidong had also informed several of his uncles well in advance, asking them to come over early on the 26th.
The group arrived early the next morning.
Li Baotian led the charge, shouting, "Weidong, let's catch the pigs!"
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