Chapter 170 Envy
"You won't blame me, will you?"
Before going to bed, Wang Xiuren suddenly spoke.
Lin Qiu looked over in confusion.
"I decided to pay for this alone without consulting you?"
Lin Qiu heard this and did not hide it. "When you first said this, I was indeed a little dissatisfied, but when I think about it, I think it is worth it because I can save trouble in the future by paying this money. But then again, you are really quick-witted!"
Wang Xiuren smiled self-deprecatingly. In fact, it was not that his brain worked quickly, it was just that he had learned enough lessons.
Since you can't avoid spending money anyway, you might as well spend a little more money to solve future troubles.
That is to say, I still have some money on me now, otherwise...
The next day, Lin Qiu and Wang Xiuren took Wang Shan to the town to buy things. As soon as they closed the door, they saw Li Xiuying walking towards them carrying a piece of dried meat.
"What are you doing?"
After the family of three greeted each other, Lin Qiu replied, "Let's go buy New Year's goods! We also need to buy some Spring Festival couplets, firecrackers and so on."
There was nothing at home, so we had to buy oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, as well as melon seeds, peanuts, candies and the like, as well as chicken, duck, fish and meat dishes for the New Year. Our family of three won’t go back until after the Chinese New Year, and there’s still a week left, so we have to eat something good for three meals a day.
"Then I'll go with you and get some more food for the New Year." Li Xiuying handed the meat to Wang Xiuren, "Second brother, put the meat in your room quickly."
"Grandma, do you really want to go shopping with us?" Wang Shan whispered to her mother. She had never gone shopping with her grandmother before.
"Maybe it's the same route as us!" Lin Qiu didn't know what Li Xiuying was thinking.
Sure enough, when they reached the intersection, Li Xiuying met her old sister and parted ways with the family of three.
The long street was crowded with people, most of whom came to buy New Year's goods. Almost everyone carried a basket in their hands, either woven from bamboo or plastic, and the basket was filled to the brim.
Wang Shan looked here and there as if she was curious, her eyes were completely unable to move. She held Lin Qiu's hand and asked various questions from time to time.
Lin Qiu was annoyed by her questions and pushed her to Wang Xiuren, "Let's go our separate ways. You take her to buy Spring Festival couplets, and I'll go buy melon seeds and peanuts."
Wang Shan refused. She wanted the whole family to act together and she also wanted to draw the scene!
Lin Qiu could only continue to endure her chattering.
We found a stall selling Spring Festival couplets. It was crowded with people and the family of three finally squeezed in.
Lin Qiu quickly selected the Spring Festival couplets, then chose a pair of blessing characters, paid the money and prepared to squeeze out.
At this time, Li Xiuying and her old sisters also squeezed in.
Li Xiuying picked up a pair of Spring Festival couplets and waved to Wang Shan: "Shanshan, come and help grandma to see what is written on it."
Only then did Wang Shan realize that her grandmother was illiterate and could only lean over to help her read the Spring Festival couplets.
Li Xiuying grabbed Wang Shan's hand and forcibly introduced her to the old sisters before letting her go.
Wang Shan rubbed her wrists, squeezed next to her parents, and went to the stall selling dried fruits next to her.
I bought a little bit of each of melon seeds, peanuts, and candies, and weighed some longans, red dates, and snacks, then walked to the next stall.
After visiting only two stalls, Wang Xiuren's hands were full of plastic bags, so Lin Qiu had no choice but to buy two more bamboo baskets to carry his things.
By the time they had walked the entire street, the two bamboo baskets were filled to the brim. Lin Qiu was holding two large firecrackers in his hands, and Wang Shan was holding a bag of small firecrackers.
After returning from the game, the family of three was already starving.
Wang Shan thought she could try all the street snacks while she was there, but every stall was packed with people and she could only sigh in despair.
Lin Qiu made a quick decision and cooked some egg noodles to simply satisfy his empty stomach.
In the evening, Lin Qiu planned to cook a hot pot, but Zhong Hua's wife came early to invite them to dinner, so the stove in the house, which had not been lit yet, was put out again.
On the 28th, Lin Hui’s family invites us to dinner.
On the 29th, we had lunch at Lin Li’s house and had the family reunion dinner at the old house in the evening.
Probably because of the money contributed by Wang Xiuren, this year's family reunion dinner was sumptuous and lively. At least everyone was very warm and thoughtful, with happy faces.
After dinner, Wang Zongsheng took out a stack of red envelopes to give out New Year’s money. Every child got one. The children who received the New Year’s money had happy smiles on their faces.
This was the first time Wang Shan received New Year's money from her grandfather, and she couldn't describe the feeling.
"Let's set off the fireworks!"
Wang Xiuli moved out a small pile, attracting several children in the family to come over.
Wang Xiuli placed four fireworks on the threshing ground and called on the other three brothers to light them together.
"call out"
"Snap"
Brilliant fireworks bloom in the night sky.
Adults and children alike looked up at the sky.
At this moment, everyone's faces are filled with the joy of the New Year and anticipation for the next year.
After the fireworks, Wang Xiu De invited everyone to play cards, but Wang Xiu Ren refused on the grounds that he was taking care of the children. It happened that Brother Tao brought his family to say farewell to Wang Zong Sheng, and he was pulled to the card table.
Wang Xiuren and Lin Qiu watched from afar the children playing with firework sticks on the threshing ground.
After the firework stick in Wang Shan's hand burned out, she was about to pick up a new one, but when she turned around she found that she almost bumped into someone.
Looking closely, it turned out to be Wang Ling and her childhood cousin, but they had almost no connection.
"Sorry, I didn't bump into you, did I?" Wang Shan spoke first.
Wang Ling waved her hands, "No, no!"
After Wang Shan made sure that she didn't hit anyone, she continued walking back to get the firework sticks.
Unexpectedly, Wang Ling followed.
"Is there anything wrong?" Wang Shan was a little puzzled.
Wang Ling was a little embarrassed, and after a while she asked in a low voice: "Can I play with you?"
Wang Shan paused, then replied: "Sure!"
I caught a glimpse of Wang Zhen standing alone at the door and walked over, "Zhenzhen, come over and play!"
Wang Zhen shrank back, then followed.
Wang Xiuren helped the three girls light the fireworks sticks. The small fireworks sticks shone with brilliant light, making the girls' eyes dazzling.
"I'm so envious of you!" Wang Ling's faint voice rang out.
Envy me?
Wang Shan looked confused.
Wang Ling looked at her and suddenly thought of a saying: One does not know how lucky he is when he has it.
"I envy you for not being favored over boys, for having parents like your uncle and aunt, and for living in a big city. There are so many things in you that are worth envy. Ask Zhenzhen if she envies you."
After listening to this, Wang Shan didn't say anything, but turned her gaze to Wang Zhen.
Wang Zhen lowered her head and whispered, "I envy Sister Shanshan."
Wang Shan didn’t know how to answer, so she could only touch Wang Zhen’s head.
Wang Zhen raised his head quickly and lowered it again.
When she went to bed at night, Wang Shan insisted on squeezing into her parents' bed and sleeping between them like she did when she was a child. She held her parents' hands and silently said in her heart: "Thank you for being my parents. I am so happy!"
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