After the four generations of grandparents and grandchildren had breakfast, Xu Jianguo helped clean up the dishes and then led Wenwen away.
Before leaving, he told the two elders that he would come over later to help them put up the couplets. Su Dingshan and Wu Tianlong nodded in agreement with smiles on their faces.
The father and son returned home, put the shovel away, and as soon as they entered the main room, they saw Wen Sitian carrying Lele out of the bathroom in the basement.
"Hey, where did you two go so early in the morning?" Wen Sitian asked, and the little girl in her arms clapped her hands and shouted, "Dad, Dad!"
Xu Jianguo took Lele with a smile, kissed her on the cheek, and then said, "It's snowing, isn't it? I took the little brat to sweep the snow, and then went to the old man's house to help them pick up the snow."
"Oh, have you eaten?" Wen Sitian nodded and asked.
"I have eaten, you haven't eaten yet?"
"No, the girls just got up!"
"Okay, hurry up and have breakfast. I'll go put up the couplets!"
"good!"
I carried Lele to the west room and put the little girl on the kang. At this time, the three girls were combing each other's hair. This special method was developed by the three of them.
Three people form a triangle and then comb the hair of the person in front of them, which can greatly improve efficiency.
But at the beginning, due to their lack of skills and the fact that the people in front of them always stood at an angle, the three girls' braids were always crooked for a while.
However, this situation only lasted for more than half a month. After they became proficient, their skills in braiding hair became better and better.
And I don’t know whether these three girls had discussed it beforehand or whether their biological parents’ genes are too strong. The 15-year-old Daya, the 11-year-old Erya, and Funiu are all very beautiful, and each of them has a different style.
Daya has a calm and peaceful personality, and has the aura of an older sister. She has the feeling of a lady from a noble family. To use the adjectives of later generations, she is full of intellectual beauty.
Erya has a lively and cheerful personality, giving people the feeling of a beautiful girl from a small family. She looks like the girl next door.
Funiu is quirky, carefree, and funny. Sometimes she is a bit immature, and sometimes she is tough. She is definitely a little witch.
Xu Jianguo is not a saint. Although he usually tries his best to treat everyone equally, if you ask him who his favorite among the three girls is, it is of course Funiu.
After all, ever since the old Taoist priest entrusted Funiu to Xu Jianguo, the brother and sister have truly depended on each other for a long time. It was not until they met Wen Sitian that the family gradually became complete.
When Wen Sitian married Xu Jianguo, Funiu was only three years old, so strictly speaking, this girl was more like the couple's first daughter.
Moreover, since Funiu started to learn to read and write, the little girl read the story of Justice Bao in the comic books and learned the meaning of the word "sister-in-law" for the first time.
It was also from that time that the little girl, although she called Wen Sitian sister-in-law, had already regarded her as her own mother in her heart.
After Xu Jianguo put Lele on the kang, Wen Sitian, who followed in, began to comb the little girl's hair and apply perfume. Seeing that the five beauties in the room were dressing themselves up carefully, Wen Wen came to his father and tugged at his sleeve.
Looking down at his eldest son, Xu Jianguo said, "Son, let's go put up the couplets."
"Yeah, okay!"
So the father and son went to the east room, took the couplets and blessing characters they had prepared in advance, and walked into the yard.
The couplets and the word "Fu" were purchased through the system mall. They were hand-written with black characters on a red background. There were two couplets in total, one was posted at the door of the main hall and the other was posted at the door of the courtyard. As for the word "Fu", it was posted on every door, even on the rice jar and water jar.
Although many folk customs such as pasting couplets, burning paper, and setting up offerings are not very important in the army, Xu Jianguo has lived in Sandaliang Village since he was a child, and he has preserved the inherent custom of pasting couplets during the New Year.
Moreover, since his parents passed away, Xu Jianguo's home has never posted couplets again. It was not until he was reborn, adopted Funiu, and had a system and space that he restored this custom. It can be regarded as his commemoration of his parents and brothers in his past and present lives.
Without much effort, the father and son had pasted up the couplets and blessing characters for their own home.
After finishing their own house, the father and son went to their grandfather's house again and pasted couplets and blessing characters on their house. With the appearance of a touch of red, the house finally had a New Year atmosphere.
When the father and son returned home again, Wen Sitian dragged them to the east room, and then put the new clothes taken out of the kang cabinet on the kang.
Underwear, socks, autumn clothes, sweaters and trousers, down jackets and down pants, plus ordinary cotton coats and trousers on the outside, two big piles in total, which made the father and son's mouths twitch uncontrollably.
"Wife...wife, there's no need to wear so much, right?" Xu Jianguo asked.
"Are you stupid? I just took it out. I didn't ask you all to wear it. Wear it as you like. As long as you're not cold, it's fine. Besides, you still have to wear your military uniform outside." Wen Sitian rolled her eyes at him and said, earning a thumbs-up from Xu Jianguo.
Well, since the highest leader in the family has spoken, the father and son naturally would not disobey and immediately rushed towards the two piles of clothes.
Looking at the actions of the father and son, Wen Sitian nodded with satisfaction, walked out with a smile, and closed the door casually.
In this way, with Wen Sitian's urging, the whole family changed into new clothes.
In addition to preparing new clothes for her family, Wen Sitian also prepared new clothes for the two old men from head to toe.
Seeing that there was still some time until noon, and the snow outside was getting heavier, the five little guys began to become restless.
In the end, it was Lele who stepped in and Wen Sitian finally gave in and agreed that they could go to the yard to play for a while.
After the five little ones left, Wen Sitian put the clothes prepared for the two old men into a clean cloth bag, stuffed it into Xu Jianguo's hands, and asked him to deliver it quickly.
Xu Jianguo took the bag, hugged Wen Sitian, and kissed her delicate face hard.
Even though Wen Sitian had been married for several years, her pretty face still blushed at the sudden attack from her man. She rolled her pretty big eyes at Xu Jianguo, then turned around and pretended to be busy.
Looking at his wife's shy look, Xu Jianguo kept giggling, carrying two cloth bags and left the house, heading towards the home of his parents.
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