It’s the New Year, it’s the New Year. Although there is an ongoing war, Niujia Village is still filled with the atmosphere of the New Year. The neighbors on the street are all smiling from ear to ear. Children are running around in groups of three or five laughing on the streets, and every household has hung up red paper lanterns.
"If the Communist Party had not won this victory, I'm afraid everyone would have had a hard time this New Year." Cheng Haoyu suddenly sighed.
"At least we don't have the ability to give everyone generous amounts of flour and pork." Zheng Xinyi responded.
"I don't know what it will be like next year?" Cheng Haoyu looked up at the sky. The sky is so blue and the clouds are so white now. I don't know if the sky will be the same blue and the clouds will be the same white next year?
"Brother, sister-in-law, what are you doing here?" Cheng Haoting ran out and asked.
"Why are you in such a hurry? What are you going to do?" Zheng Xinyi asked.
"Dad asked me to buy a pair of coins." Cheng Haoting said, holding a dollar in her hand.
"Buy couplets? Haoting, do we have red paper at home?" Zheng Xinyi asked with a smile.
"Red paper? Yes! Sister-in-law, do you want to use it?" Cheng Haoting asked curiously.
"You don't have to buy couplets. With red paper, your sister-in-law can write them for you." Zheng Xinyi said with a smile.
"Ah?" Cheng Haoting looked at Cheng Haoyu in surprise.
Cheng Haoyu nodded slightly and continued, "Xinyi learned a lot in the army and learned a lot of words. Writing couplets is child's play for her now."
Cheng Haoyu knew that Xinyi was reborn. As a girl born in the 1990s, writing calligraphy would definitely not be a problem for her. However, in this era, there were not many people who could write calligraphy. In order to avoid everyone's suspicion, he began to explain.
"Really? Then let's go in and write! Dad is anxiously waiting for the couplets to be posted!" said Cheng Haoting.
"Haoting, didn't I ask you to buy couplets? Why are you back so soon?" Cheng Dayu asked while making paste.
"Dad, my sister-in-law said she would write a couplet later." As she spoke, Cheng Haoting had already started preparing red paper and a brush for her.
"Xinyi, can you write couplets?" Everyone gathered around curiously.
"I learned calligraphy for a few days in the army." Zheng Xinyi explained, then held the brush and began to write on the red paper in a casual manner.
"Sister-in-law, your handwriting is very good." Cheng Haoyang praised.
"Sister-in-law, you are such a talented person." Cheng Haoting gave her a thumbs up.
Soon, a couplet was written. Cheng Dayu looked at it with a smile on his face: "Not bad, not bad, Haoyang, come over and help me put the couplet up."
Afterwards, Zheng Xinyi wrote two more Chinese characters for "Fu" and handed them to Cheng Haoting: "Paste these two characters for "Fu" as well."
"Sister-in-law, when you have time in the future, can you teach me how to write Mao characters?" Cheng Haoting pulled her arm with a slightly pleading tone.
"Okay, I will definitely teach you when I have the chance in the future." Zheng Xinyi promised solemnly.
"Okay, okay, let your sister-in-law rest, and you come over and help me with the work." Zhang Fengrong pulled Cheng Haoting into the kitchen.
Afterwards, Zheng Xinyi turned her gaze towards Cheng Haoyu and raised her eyebrows at him. Cheng Haoyu smiled and quietly gave her a thumbs-up. In a voice shared by only two people, he said, "Wife, I really admire you more and more now."
Zheng Xinyi responded with a hint of humor: "This is all a small matter."
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