There are many rules for the first day of the Lunar New Year: you can't stay in bed, you can't sleep during the day, you can't do laundry or sweep the floor, and you can't swear...
This is perhaps the happiest day of the year for a child.
No matter how big a mistake you make on this day, you won't be beaten or scolded.
Even if they are very angry, adults can only suppress their anger and wait until the day is over before talking about it.
Feng Ye woke up early, and the first thing he did after washing up was to go to the ancestral hall to offer incense and pay respects to his ancestors.
After returning home, we also worshipped the ancestral shrine and the Kitchen God, lit incense and candles, and set off a string of firecrackers.
The crackling sound of firecrackers attracted Feng Yanmei and Feng Xidong.
As soon as they arrived in front of Feng Ye, they knelt down with a thud, kowtowed, and said, "Uncle, Happy New Year! We wish you a Happy New Year."
Then, two little hands stretched out, looking at him expectantly.
"Okay, okay, Happy New Year."
Feng Ye smiled and took out two pre-prepared red envelopes, placing them in their hands respectively.
There wasn't much money inside, just one dollar.
Some families give children lucky money after the New Year's Eve dinner, while they give it on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year.
After receiving the red envelopes, Feng Yanmei and Feng Xidong jumped up happily and turned around to look for the firecrackers that hadn't gone off.
"What are you looking for? Didn't we just give you red envelopes? Isn't that enough for you to buy firecrackers?"
"We can't waste it. If we pick up more, we can play a little longer."
"Don't pick these up, you're so fast, you might blow your fingers off. I'll get you some."
These firecrackers that fall out are much faster than individual firecrackers. Once lit, they have to be thrown out immediately, otherwise they will explode in your hand if you are even a second or two too slow.
Feng Ye didn't trust them to play around; it would be too unlucky if they blew their hands out on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
He turned around and went home, then brought out a tube of firecrackers.
Nowadays, firecrackers are not packaged in cardboard boxes like they will be in the future; they are wrapped in paper.
It comes in tubes, divided into three sections, with 10 tubes in each section.
These firecrackers are much slower; you can hold them in your hand for three or four seconds before throwing them without any problem.
Of course, there were quick ones, but he didn't buy them.
During the Lunar New Year, the safer the better.
"Uncle is so kind..."
"Hurry, hurry, let's go splash water."
The two siblings took the firecrackers, each lit a stick of incense at the door, and ran to the beach.
Feng Ye had nothing to do, and since he hadn't eaten breakfast yet and it wasn't convenient for him to find someone to play cards with, he followed behind them, intending to take a walk on the beach.
Today is high tide, still rising, and it hasn't reached the shore yet.
The two siblings found a small puddle, lit the fuses of firecrackers on incense sticks, and threw them in, creating splashes of water. They had a great time playing with them.
Seeing that they didn't rush to the crest of the wave to splash water, Feng Ye felt relieved and strolled slowly along the coast, enjoying the sea breeze and the rising sun.
It's another sunny day, but the wind is a bit strong.
"It didn't rain on the winter solstice last year. I wonder how many more days the weather will stay sunny before it changes?"
As Feng Ye walked, he thought to himself, feeling a little worried about the weather this spring.
A sunny day on the winter solstice, followed by continuous rain on the beginning of spring.
The saying goes that if the winter solstice is a sunny day, then there will be plenty of rain the following spring.
There is also a saying that "if it doesn't rain on the winter solstice, spring will return next year."
The phrase "返春" here implies a sudden cold snap in early spring.
But his worries were useless; no one could change God's arrangements.
Continuing to stroll along the coastline, the waves rolled and surged towards the shore, making pleasant sounds.
When he reached the rocky area, he suddenly noticed something unusual in the distance.
Behind a huge rock, something seemed to be hiding, and it looked like it had just moved.
However, when he looked closely, he saw nothing at all.
He rubbed his eyes, thinking he was seeing things, but curiosity compelled him to stare intently at that spot.
After an unknown amount of time, he finally caught that movement again.
This time, he was certain he wasn't seeing things; there really was something behind the rocks, and it looked a bit like a fish tail.
It's just too far away to see clearly.
Feng Ye was excited.
Even a fool could tell that this is a big one, but I don't know what kind of fish it is.
Luck really struck, and there was no stopping it.
He just wanted to go for a walk, and he unexpectedly encountered such a pleasant surprise.
He excitedly went over to check, but after taking only two steps, he suddenly realized that he was wearing the wrong shoes.
He's wearing wool shoes now, which aren't suitable for walking on the rocks and are likely to get wet.
Although the tide hadn't come in yet, the area where that reef was located was still beyond the reach of these shoes.
He quickly turned around and ran home.
The tide is rising, we need to hurry.
Back home, Feng Ye quickly found his water boots, changed into them, and hurriedly went out again.
"It's almost time to eat, where are you going again?"
Ye Qingling was cooking in the kitchen when she saw him run out again less than two minutes after returning, so she couldn't help but ask him a question.
"I think I saw a big fish stranded, so I came back specifically to change my shoes."
"A big fish? You're not seeing things, are you?"
"That should be right. It's behind a big rock. I need to go and see what kind of fish it is."
"The tide is coming in, it's too dangerous for you to go down there."
Ye Qingling was a little worried.
"Don't worry, the tide hasn't risen that high yet, and I'll be careful not to take any risks."
As Feng Ye spoke, he walked briskly towards the seaside.
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