The children, however, were already eager to set off fireworks at the main gate. This year, Sun Qi had bought a large number of beautiful fireworks. The moment they were lit, the entire village sky was illuminated. Villagers also brought their children out to enjoy the fireworks and feel the unique atmosphere of the New Year.
The sound of fireworks and the cheers of children intertwined together, playing the most beautiful music of the New Year.
The elderly usually go to bed early, but on New Year’s Eve they stayed up until after ten o’clock.
The three elderly couples were placed with the Sun family, along with Sun Aimin's family of four. The men were in one room, and the women were in another. A single large kang could easily accommodate six or seven people, so they didn't seem overcrowded.
The rest of the adults and children were arranged to live in Sun Aiguo's and Sun Aijun's homes respectively.
Each of these two families has four rooms for living, and both have very long kangs.
Except for Yuan Heng who lived in a kang like this when he went to the countryside, other members of the Yuan family had no chance to come into contact with it.
Lying in the warmed quilt on the kang, my whole body warmed up. The only downside was that it was too warm and could easily cause me to get a sore throat.
In Qingyang, it's a popular custom to eat steamed dumplings on New Year's Day, symbolizing prosperity. So, at noon on New Year's Day, everyone enjoys a lively meal of thin-skinned, generously stuffed steamed dumplings.
The days together were always short. Yuan Rui and her group had already arranged with a minibus to pick them up in the afternoon and take them back to the city.
At around two o'clock, Yuan Rui and Yuan Fang's families left first. Yuan Heng, who had come here with his family after great difficulty, decided to stay for two more days.
It just so happened that the minibus Sun Aimin had arranged for the return trip didn't arrive until the morning of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, and Yuan Heng planned to take it to the city. They had bought return tickets for the fifth day, allowing them to stay at Yuan Rui's house for a day and then take the bus home the next day.
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