It is a custom in southern Liaoning to invite the New Year on the afternoon of the 30th and send off the New Year on the afternoon of the 3rd.
The so-called "inviting the New Year" means first enshrining the family tree at home, and then going to the crossroads outside when it is getting dark in the afternoon of the 30th, lighting a stick of incense, burning some paper money and setting off two firecrackers, while chanting words like "ancestors have returned home to celebrate the New Year".
This is like inviting the New Year home.
After dinner on the afternoon of the third day of the Lunar New Year, people set off a few firecrackers at the door, muttering something like "Don't blame your ancestors for their unfilial behavior and poor hospitality" to send off the ancestors. This is also called saying goodbye to the New Year.
After the New Year's Eve, the New Year is officially over, and there are no more special things to do. There is no need to light the eternal lamp at night, and except for the occasional firecrackers set off by children in the village, adults generally do not set off firecrackers anymore.
If you want to set it off, you have to wait until the fifteenth night of the first lunar month.
Therefore, the lanterns in front of everyone's doorsteps that are lit all night from the night of the 30th to the night of the 2nd will be extinguished at 9 or 10 o'clock in the evening.
After all, lighting costs electricity.
Even though Jiangwei Village is wealthy now, it is not so wealthy that it spends money without regard for its own worth.
Around 10:30 in the evening, except for a few houses with lanterns still lit, the lanterns in most of the courtyards of the families in Xiaoshutun Village were extinguished.
The street lights leading to the main road behind the depression were still on.
Wan Feng called Zhang Xuan's office.
No one answered the call, Zhang Xuan was not at the paging station.
If she wasn't at the paging station, she must be in that house.
Wan Feng was wearing a black suit, black pants, a black down jacket, a hood covering his head, and a mask.
This is the first time he wears this black down jacket.
The family was watching TV and didn't care where Wan Feng went.
During the Chinese New Year, it is common for young people to stay out all night playing in small shops and at the homes of relatives and friends.
When he left home, Wan Feng did not take the main road. The street lights on the main road were still on and were too conspicuous.
Instead, he went out and walked along a secluded path east of his home to the front street.
Front Street is the southernmost street in Xiaoshutun, about thirty meters from the entrance to Liwan.
The house Zhang Xuan bought was far above the bay mouth, so the lights from the bay mouth did not affect here.
There were lights at the mouth of the bay, but it was pitch black here.
Obviously Zhang Xuan considered many factors when buying this house.
Wan Feng came to the gable of Zhang Xuan's house like a ghost and stood against the corner in the dark for a few minutes.
After making sure that there was no one within a radius of ten meters, he quietly climbed over the wall and entered the yard.
He walked along the wall to the door and knocked on it four times in a regular pattern.
There was a sound of the bolt being pulled from inside the room, and a small voice came from the door: "Is that you?"
Wan Feng lowered his voice and hummed.
The door opened silently, and Wan Feng walked in silently as well.
He heard a door closing behind him, and then someone leaned over him from behind.
This is like an affair.
Wan Feng arrived at around 10:40 and left at 2:30.
Although Zhang Xuan didn't want her to leave, he still insisted on leaving.
If I don’t leave now, do I have to wait until dawn?
She must have done it on purpose, because tomorrow is the fourth day of the New Year and Wan Feng is going to ask Luan Feng to come home to celebrate the New Year. It would be strange if she didn't do it on purpose.
Wan Feng came silently and left silently. When he got home, he fell on the kang and slept until eight o'clock in the morning.
This was one of the few times he stayed in bed late in the morning.
I got up, had breakfast, packed up and went to Luan Feng's house to pay New Year's greetings. I had lunch at her house and then took Luan Feng home.
Luan Feng can stay here for two days because the factory will go back to work on the sixth day of the New Year.
The time when Luan Feng came was the happiest time for Wan Fang. Compared with her stingy elder brother, this sister-in-law was much more generous.
Luan Feng immediately gave him one thousand yuan.
Of course, Luan Feng was even more generous when giving money to Wan Feng's father, and the amount was tens of thousands.
Anyway, she didn't lose anything. Wan Feng gave her tens of thousands of yuan before she left.
Ancient books say that having a wife and seven children is the pinnacle of a man's life. This is pure bullshit.
How did those people with three wives and four concubines in ancient times maintain their health?
No wonder few emperors in ancient times lived long lives.
We have to make a plan now and make it clear in the future.
On the morning of the sixth day of the New Year, Wan Feng sent Luan Feng to the factory as if he were sending away the plague god.
After Luan Feng left, Wan Feng felt relieved.
It's not just a few days of relaxation, but the entire first month of the New Year.
Throughout the first month of the lunar year, it seemed as if all the mess had disappeared, and no one came to him for help or questions. Even in the factory, he had become an unnecessary person.
Both women were comforted during the Chinese New Year and calmed down. Zhang Xuan no longer called to harass him, and Luan Feng no longer looked for him for no reason.
Wan Feng was also happy and carefree, although he knew that countless things would be waiting for him in March.
But now, every moment of peace and quiet is precious.
So, he played video games and watched videos throughout the first month of the lunar year. On the fifteenth day of the first month, he went to the fox fairy cave to watch people pray to the gods for medicine. On the seventeenth day of the first month, he went to the house of a god to watch a shaman dance.
Every night when he had nothing to do, he would go to the shop to watch people play mahjong.
Unfortunately, one time some foul-mouthed person reported gambling, and the police came to arrest gamblers, and he was also arrested.
Unfortunately, the two people from the police station were newcomers and didn't know him.
Wan Feng didn't explain, the worst that could happen was a fine.
Fortunately, Li Quan arrived at this time and was released after a brief explanation.
Unexpectedly, this became his embarrassing moment. Anyone who was on good terms with him would tease him in a tone of pretending to comfort him when they saw him.
Luan Feng and Zhang Xuan would bring up this matter from time to time, either by phone or in person, and they would quack like ducks with joy.
Do these two women deserve a beating? Why are they so happy when their men have a little misfortune?
Someone in ancient times said that only villains and women are difficult to raise in the world. This statement is so true.
In southern Liaoning, the world changes almost every day during the first month of the lunar year.
There was still snow in the fields during the Chinese New Year, but by the end of the month, the snow had disappeared without a trace.
By March, some places with sufficient sunlight have begun to show a hint of green.
On February 26, three days later, the former Soviet republics officially announced their withdrawal from the Soviet Union, which marked the beginning of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
It was as if the first falling domino triggered a chain reaction, and more than a dozen Soviet republics subsequently declared independence.
With three days left before Lithuania declared independence, Wan Feng's leisurely days officially came to an end.
A lot of things happened one after another.
The first person to contact him was Zhang Shiqian, who called from thousands of miles away.
The second person to look for him was Gu Hongzhong.
Then there were Wen Guanghua and Yimeng.
Wan Feng, who had been idle for the whole first month of the New Year, suddenly felt overwhelmed.
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