Xu Jianguo glanced at Wen Sitian, and they smiled at each other. After everyone sat down, Li Dashan asked everyone to pour drinks and wine into bowls. Just when Xu Jianguo opened the bottle of Moutai, a rich aroma of wine suddenly spread, and everyone sniffed unconsciously.
"Good wine, really good wine!" Li Dashan praised.
Xu Jianguo smiled and poured half a bowl of white wine for the old man. The amber and slightly viscous liquid poured into the bowl. The old men who saw it swallowed unconsciously. Seeing the anxious looks of the others, he quickly poured for Li Mancang, Li Erniu and Li Xin, and then poured a little for himself.
After everyone's cups were filled with drinks and wine, Li Dashan raised the bowl in front of him and said, "Today is the happiest Spring Festival I've ever had in all these years. You are all good children, and I thank you!"
"Uncle Dashan, you are too polite. Isn't this what we young people should do?" Li Mancang said.
"Yes, Uncle Dashan, it would be too polite for you to say thank you!" said Li Erniu.
"Grandpa Dashan, it is said that actions speak louder than words. You have always taught us this way before, and we are just following your instructions." Xu Jianguo also said with a smile.
"Well, it's a good example that words are not as good as actions. You are really well-educated!" Li Dashan said with a smile.
"Jianguo's parents are gone, and his future daughter-in-law is here today. As his elders, we welcome Wen Sitian to our home. We hope that you and Jianguo can get along well in the future, support each other, and tolerate each other!" Li Dashan said excitedly.
"Thank you, Grandpa Dashan. I will definitely remember what you said!" Wen Sitian stood up and said seriously.
"Good, good boy! Come, let's raise our glasses together to celebrate this year's harvest, welcome Xiaowen's arrival, and thank Jianguo for preparing the rich ingredients. Cheers!" Li Dashan said with a smile.
"cheers!"
"cheers!"
Everyone raised their wine bowls and clinked them together.
"Wow, it tastes so good!" Funiu exclaimed happily after taking a sip of Orange Juice.
Everyone was amused by the cute appearance of the little girl. Wen Sitian sat beside her, touched her little head, and kept putting the food from the plate into her bowl.
Funiu's mouth was full of oil as she ate, and she kept shaking her little head.
Li Dashan and others on the kang were drinking thirty-year-old Maotai and kept praising it.
"Jianguo, this wine is amazing. It's definitely the best wine I've ever tasted in my life!" Li Mancang said.
"Yes, we all benefited from the founding of the country this year!" Li Erniu also said.
"Uncle Mancang, Uncle Erniu, it's just a bottle of wine. As long as you like it, drink as much as you want!" Xu Jianguo said with a smile.
“Hahaha, okay!”
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, the pace of eating slowed down significantly. Xu Jianguo picked up two bottles of canned yellow peaches and came to the main room. He opened the cans and poured the peaches into large bowls, then served a bowl to each table.
Funiu and Xiao Shitou, who had already eaten their fill and were squatting on the side playing, ran over impatiently when they saw the canned yellow peaches, clamoring for some.
Li Dashan and Li Mancang's faces were already red because they had drunk a lot of wine. At this moment, they were sitting on the kang with their pipes in their hands, watching the two little guys running around, grinning from time to time, and it can be seen that they were very happy.
"Jianguo, do you want to hold a wedding banquet when you and Xiaowen get married?" Li Mancang suddenly asked.
"I haven't thought about this yet. Let's discuss it together!" Xu Jianguo said.
"Well, that's right. After all, this is a matter between the two of you, so we should really discuss it. The day after tomorrow I'll go to the brigade to get you a certificate, and you can take it to the commune to get a letter of introduction."
"Okay, uncle!"
When the women heard Li Mancang and Xu Jianguo chatting, they immediately became excited, surrounded Wen Sitian, and started chattering.
Wen Sitian didn't expect Xu Jianguo to suddenly talk about marriage. Surrounded by several married women, her face suddenly turned red. She didn't know how to answer and could only nod in agreement.
Xu Jianguo looked at the time and saw it was already past eight in the evening, so he got off the kang and said, "Funiu, Shitou, come on, I'll take you to set off the fireworks!"
"Oh!" Little Stone shouted excitedly when he heard it.
Wen Sitian and Wang Erni dressed the two little ones respectively. Xu Jianguo took them to the yard with a bunch of fireworks. Several women also felt curious and ran to the main room, opened the door and looked outside.
As Xu Jianguo lit up all kinds of fireworks, everyone was immediately attracted by the scene before them. In the dark night, the brilliant fireworks kept tumbling and dancing in the air, which was very beautiful.
The two little guys also had fireworks in their hands and kept jumping around. The firelight shone on their faces, filled with happy smiles.
After setting off the fireworks, several people returned to the house. Funiu and Xiao Shitou were still discussing it, feeling that it was too little and not satisfying. Xu Jianguo touched their heads and said, "Be content. Other children don't have so many fireworks. There are firecrackers when we eat dumplings later!"
When the two little guys heard that there would be firecrackers, they immediately became excited and wished that it would be time to eat dumplings right away.
After the women cleaned up the dishes, they brought two pots of dumpling filling into the house, preparing to make dumplings while chatting.
Xu Jianguo poured out the tea in the kettle, brewed a new pot of black tea, poured a bowl for everyone, and then rearranged the fruits and peanuts.
While no one was paying attention, Xu Jianguo ran to the next room, took out a radio from the supermarket, tuned the channel, and walked back to the house.
"Jianguo, you are really good. You have completed three turns and one ring." Li Mancang said.
"We've only got one, and the rest are still unfinished," said Xu Jianguo.
Listening to the beautiful melody on the radio, everyone couldn't help but sigh in their hearts that if every year in the future could be like this year, then this day would be something to look forward to.
Before I knew it, it was already past eleven o'clock in the evening. Funiu, who usually should have gone to bed long ago, was particularly energetic tonight, while the others were chatting and making dumplings, and they didn't feel that time was passing slowly.
It wasn't until the time came from the radio that everyone realized it was already twelve o'clock in the evening. Everyone said to each other, "Happy New Year!"
Funiu and Xiao Shitou even knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the elders to wish them a happy new year. Li Dashan smiled from ear to ear and quickly took out the red envelopes he had prepared long ago and gave them to the two little guys.
It was the first time for Funiu to receive a red envelope. After tasting the sweetness, her little mouth was as white as honey. She wished everyone a happy new year, which made Xu Jianguo's mouth twitch.
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