After the dishes were served, everyone had a glass of wine in front of them. After all, it’s okay to drink a little during the Chinese New Year.
The family spent a lively reunion New Year listening to the sound of firecrackers outside.
The New Year’s Eve dinner lasted more than two hours. After the meal, everyone sat on the sofa to rest. At that time, there was no Spring Festival Gala.
The TV shows were just the usual ones, so everyone would watch them and then the family would start playing cards.
You win one cent, I win two cents, it's a give and take.
After playing cards for more than an hour, they made dumplings together. Xia Jin even found a few copper coins at home and put them in the dumplings.
These copper coins were used year after year. After each use, they were placed in a drawer and taken out and washed and used again the next year.
Anyone who eats it will be really happy for the whole night. Although we know that this is just a beautiful omen, everyone will still be very happy after eating it.
Sometimes I am unlucky and I buy seven or eight but end up not being able to eat any of them.
Of course, there are also cheating people, like Xia Yanbing. Every time he makes dumplings, Xia Jin has to watch him and order, otherwise he will accidentally mark them.
Even though she is in her 20s, she is still as childish as a kid sometimes.
After we finished making the dumplings, it was already late, but no one wanted to go back and rest, after all, we had to stay up all night to celebrate the New Year.
Grandpa Xia and Father Xia sat on the sofa, eating melon seeds and chatting, while Xia Jin and the others gathered around the stove to roast something to eat.
After the crackling sound of firecrackers was heard outside, their family prepared to start making dumplings.
After their dumplings are out of the pot, they will go out to set off firecrackers and offer sacrifices at the same time.
"Ah, ah, ah, I ate the first one this year. I will definitely make a fortune next year."
Xia Jin had just put the dumplings in her mouth when she heard the people next to her yelling.
"Xia Yanbing, you didn't cheat, did you? I'll put a little tail on your dumplings like I did last year."
"How could that be? Didn't you watch me when I was making dumplings? I didn't do that at all. This means I'm lucky."
"Okay, good luck, then I wish you great fortune next year, lots of money, lots and lots of money."
Aunt Xia was eating dumplings and said with a smile:
"We can put the idea of getting rich aside for now. I hope you'll have better luck next year and bring us a daughter-in-law."
"Why are you saying this, Mom? Who knows about this? Besides, I'm still young, there's no need to rush."
It's the New Year, and Aunt Xia doesn't want to make everyone unhappy. After all, if she keeps urging her son to get married, he will get angry.
Just like he said, everything depends on fate. When fate comes, it cannot be stopped even if you want to. But she still silently made a wish in her heart. She hoped that next year, these two sons would bring back two daughters-in-law for him.
Nowadays, people eat more and more dumplings, and all the copper coins are eaten out.
This year is still better. Everyone got copper coins, unlike last year when some people got two or three and some got none.
Although we know that this thing is not accurate, the meaning is there, so everyone is even happier.
After finishing this series of things, everyone can go to rest, but they still have to get up early in the morning to pay New Year's greetings.
Children like this time the most. After all, they can get lucky money, visit every household to wish everyone a happy new year, and get candies.
This is the time when they have the most abundant harvest. Wearing new clothes and having a lot of candies, how can they not be happy?
Xia Jin returned to the room, took off her clothes and lay down on the bed. After all, it was already past 12 o'clock and she was really sleepy.
Early in the morning, before dawn, she heard someone knocking on the door. Xia Jin got up from the bed in a daze, put on her clothes, and saw someone at the door.
After seeing it, she realized that today was the first day of the Lunar New Year and she had to go to pay New Year's greetings, so she quickly closed the door without waiting for the person at the door to speak.
"Xiao Jin, hurry up, otherwise when everyone leaves, there will be only three of us left. It will be so embarrassing. Hurry up, let's follow the main group."
"Okay, I'll change my clothes and come down."
Xia Jin first braided her hair into two fluffy fishbone braids, and then put on the new clothes she designed for herself.
She asked her eldest brother to bring this dress back to her. After all, she had only drawn the design at that time and did not have time to wait for them to send the dress to the capital.
This year she chose a very bright color, which looks very good when paired with small leather shoes.
When she came out wearing this outfit, she caught everyone's attention. Aunt Xia walked around her and said with a smile:
"Our little Jin is the prettiest girl in the whole village. Look at how she's dressed. Anyone standing next to her will be eclipsed."
"Gu Jingmo is really smart. He got our Xiaojin so early. If he enters society in the future, who knows how many people he will attract."
"She's quite pretty, but Xiao Gu is also quite good. He's tall and strong, and they're a good match."
Xia Yanbing, wearing new clothes, said happily:
"It's so great that they're together. They don't have to go out and cause trouble for others. If they're not together, how can ordinary people like us find a partner?"
"Besides, with my sister's looks, she needs a capable husband. Otherwise, who knows how much trouble she will cause."
"Although Gu Jingmo has a lot of shortcomings, he is really beyond reproach when it comes to my sister."
"Sometimes, I get a little nervous watching what he does to my sister. Even a three-year-old wouldn't take care of her like that."
Aunt Xia smiled and said, "This shows that the relationship between the two of them is good. If their relationship is not good, he won't be able to do it even if you ask him to. That's it."
"We feel relieved to have Xiao Gu taking care of us. She's so far away from us, and if anything happens we won't be able to catch up."
"With Xiao Gu there, we can feel more at ease. At least he can help solve any problems we encounter."
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