Today was New Year's Eve, and Song Jianshe had gotten up early in the morning to deliver something to Zhao Rongsheng and the others. It was barely dawn outside, and everyone in the brigade was still asleep, the entire brigade still shrouded in the morning light.
Song Jianshe quickly washed up and without delay, he took the things Feng Guizhi had prepared last night and went to the cowshed.
When they arrived, Shen Yibei, Zhao Rongsheng and the others were still sleeping. However, they were light sleepers and woke up after Song Jianshe called them twice at the door.
Zhao Rongsheng came out wearing a cotton coat, opened the door, and welcomed Song Jianshe into the house.
"Uncle Zhao, Aunt Jiang, Happy New Year." Song Jianshe put his things down and said to them with a smile.
"You too, Happy New Year. Please tell Aunt Feng about this for me." Jiang Chunli also said with a smile.
Then, looking at the things Song Jianshe brought, a hint of helplessness appeared on his face: "Why did you bring so many things again? If you come a few more times, I'm afraid I'll empty your house."
Song Jianshe laughed and said, "That's not the case. If there's no space left, there won't be anything to send to you. Today is New Year's Eve. We exchanged some pork at the brigade yesterday, and Mom said she'd make some dumplings for you. She also fried something yesterday and brought it over. You guys can try it and see how it tastes."
"Aunt Feng's cooking skills are definitely impeccable." Jiang Qiuli said with a smile.
"Have you guys finished setting up your kang?"
"Okay, I just lit it yesterday. It's really warm now." Zhao Rongsheng looked at the kang and said with a smile.
Yesterday, he and Jiang Qiuli had slept on the top bed. Originally, the fire kang was meant for Shen Yibei, but Shen Yibei didn't want to, insisting that each of them sleep on it for a day and take turns. Zhao Rongsheng and Jiang Qiuli couldn't persuade her, so they agreed. Especially since Jiang Qiuli wasn't feeling well, sleeping on the fire kang would keep her warm and avoid catching a cold.
"If there's a chance in a few days, my third brother and I will come over and help you pick one up."
Zhao Rongsheng quickly waved his hands: "No, no, one is enough."
As he spoke, Zhao Rongsheng suddenly remembered Xu Zhijin and said, "By the way, have you met Old Xu?"
"Old Xu? Uncle Zhao, are you talking about Xu Zhijin?"
"Yes, it's him." Song Jianshe was not an outsider, so Zhao Rongsheng said directly: "Some time ago, because of the report, I felt that something was wrong.
I couldn't help but pay more attention to him. Later, I found out that he was sick with a fever, so I made some medicine and sent it to him. After a few visits, we became acquaintances."
"...Later, I thought about Xiaobei's schooling and heard that he used to be a university teacher, so I went to him and asked if he could be Xiaobei's teacher. He agreed, and now he teaches Xiaobei every day."
"I heard him say he went to your house a few days ago, so I'm telling you about it today. It can be regarded as a formal introduction to you."
Song Jianshe really didn't expect that they actually knew each other, but it was a good thing that the two families could take care of each other.
Seeing that it was getting light outside, Song Jianshe didn't stay any longer. He said goodbye to them and left.
......
At this moment, everyone in the Song family had gotten up, and rustling sounds could be heard from their rooms.
Yang Yulan had already finished tidying up, and Song Jianye had also dressed and gone out to wash his face. After waiting for a while, seeing that the two children were awake, Yang Yulan found clothes for them to wear.
Although Tian'en is about to turn seven years old, and even Baoya used to dress herself, it is cold now and the clothes they wear are thicker, so it would be more difficult for them to dress themselves, so Yang Yulan came to help.
After dressing Tian'en, Yang Yulan found Baoya's clothes: a sweater, then a cotton-padded jacket, and finally a maroon jacket.
The cotton-padded jacket had been warmed in the quilt, and now it was warm as soon as she put it on, not at all cold as when she first got up in the morning. After everything was dressed, Baoya was carried out of bed, and then Yang Yulan started to tie her hair neatly into two buns, and then pinned it with the hairpin that Li Qingyan had given her.
After everything was packed, Yang Yulan looked Baoya over carefully, a smile spreading across her face. The more she looked, the more she liked her. The reddish-brown jacket made Baoya's face look even whiter. Her soft hair was tied into a cute bun, making her look delicate and delicate. Her chubby little face was incredibly soft and adorable.
"Little sister, hurry up and get up and come out to play~!"
"Tian'en, come out and play!"
"Happy New Year~!"
A few happy voices came from outside the door. Yang Yulan said with a smile on her face, "Go play with your brothers."
Baoya and Tianen ran out happily holding hands, and the little ones ran around happily outside.
"It's Chinese New Year! It's Chinese New Year! Next year I'll be six years old!"
"There are delicious dumplings tonight, I want to eat the one with the money~!"
"After we finish our meal, shall we go out and play with Erdan and the others?"
"There's still snow outside, we can have a snowball fight!"
“Ouch~!”
Perhaps influenced by the atmosphere, the little ones were extremely excited when they woke up that morning, their whole bodies brimming with festive joy. Baoya had never had a deep impression of Chinese New Year before, and didn't know what it meant, but now seeing her brothers so happy, her mood was affected, and she became happy too, showing off her small teeth.
Chen Xiuxiu brought breakfast from the kitchen to the main room. Seeing the silly looks on the faces of the little ones, she couldn't help but laugh and said, "Stop being crazy and come over to eat."
"Go wash your hands first, then go again."
A few little ones ran over like a gust of wind to wash their hands first, then skipped to the main room and began to move stools and pull tables diligently.
Feng Guizhi cooked all the kids' favorite breakfasts today. She even made a big bowl of egg custard with a few drops of sesame oil, which was incredibly fragrant. Of course, Tiantian also had her share. Li Qingyan was holding Tiantian, feeding her mouthful by mouthful with a small spoon.
Tiantian was eating with big mouthfuls of food, looking very happy. I don’t know if she also felt that today was a holiday, because the smile on her little face never faded, and she giggled from time to time, looking very happy.
"Oh, Tiantian, do you know that today is New Year's Day? Look how happy she is smiling." Chen Xiuxiu couldn't help but joked with a smile.
"That's right, look at her smile, it's just like her name, so sweet~" Sun Suyun said as she stretched out her fingers to tease Tiantian, making her giggle again.
Tiantian waved her little hands happily, and her chubby legs jumped up and down, which was very cute.
"Tonight we have to let Tiantian kowtow to our aunt and uncle to see if they will give Tiantian lucky money." Song Jianshe pinched Tiantian's little hand and said deliberately jokingly.
Tiantian seemed to understand and laughed even more happily. She jumped and danced with joy, clapping her little hands.
"Look, this little girl knows how to make money at such a young age. Okay, aunt and uncle will be waiting in the evening to give our Tiantian New Year's money, okay?" Chen Xiuxiu said to Tiantian with a smile.
"Second aunt-in-law is waiting too." Sun Suyun also agreed with a smile.
"Knock, knock..." sweet
Tian waved and babbled.
The adults at the table were all amused when they heard this: "He hasn't even finished speaking yet and he's already kowtowed. What a money-grubber."
"It seems that this lucky money will not be able to escape tonight."
"Third aunt and Third uncle have also prepared everything for Tiantian."
"Oh, this is so funny. I think our Tiantian is also a little kid with a big heart." Chen Xiuxiu smiled and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Li Qingyan was also amused by her own daughter. With a smile on her face, she nodded her sweet little nose helplessly: "Look, you've been led astray by your father."
Song Jianshe cried out in injustice: "I didn't do that."
“Hahahahahahaha…”
There was laughter and joy at the dinner table, and the Song family spent a happy morning on New Year's Eve.
After dinner, the children at home couldn't stay any longer and rushed out to play. Feng Guizhi saw them and called them back.
"What's wrong, grandma?"
"What do you want us to do?"
Feng Guizhi went into her room and pulled out a small bag of candied peanuts. Each of them grabbed a few and put them in their pockets. These were the ones Song Jianshe had brought back before. She always saved a little, so she had saved up quite a bit. Since it was Chinese New Year today, she shared some with them and the other children in the brigade.
"Wow, there are White Rabbit milk candies!"
"I like peanut candy, and sesame candy is delicious too~!"
"Thank you, grandma!"
The little ones were so happy when they got the candy peanuts that their mouths almost stretched to their ears. Although they had eaten candy peanuts before, this was the first time they had so many. And since it was Chinese New Year, they were even happier.
Baoya opened her mouth and looked at her bulging little cloth bag, which was almost full.
"Okay, let's go out and play. If you meet Erdan and the others, remember to give them some to share the joy." Feng Guizhi said.
The little ones all nodded vigorously and responded loudly, "Got it, grandma."
Then the little ones ran away again. Baoya covered her little cloth bag tightly with her two little hands and ran behind them, with a happy smile on her little face.
Not long after they went out, the younger ones met up with other children in the team, including Erdan, Yincao, Jinbao and others, and they all played together.
Yuanbao usually has the best relationship with Erdan.
After a while, he had candies in his pocket and gave them to Erdan first: "Erdan, here are some White Rabbit milk candies and peanuts."
Erdan's family didn't buy these things. He was so excited to see Yuanbao and kept thanking him.
"Yuanbao, how come you have so many candies? Hmm, so sweet~!" Erdan peeled a candy and put it in his mouth and said.
"My grandma gave it to me." Yuanbao knew that there were some things he couldn't say, so he just said this.
Erdan didn't ask any more questions and happily started playing with Yuanbao. However, Yang Fucai ran over to them and looked at Yuanbao hesitantly, "Can...can you give me some White Rabbit candy? I...I want some too."
Yuanbao frowned at Yang Fucai, feeling reluctant to give him the candy. After all, he had bullied Xiaobao's sister before, had fought with him, and even complained to his mother. Yuanbao was a vengeful person, so of course he didn't want to share his candy and peanuts with him.
Just as Yuan Bao was about to walk around him, he saw Yang Fucai lowering his head and saying, "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have scared her before, and I shouldn't have fought with you. I'm sorry..."
Yang Fucai's face flushed red as he spoke these words. Previously, his mother and grandmother always supported him, so no one in the brigade dared to bully him. However, later on, no one in the brigade wanted to play with him anymore.
During this time, he watched the children from the group play from afar. As soon as he approached, they left, which made him sad and he cried secretly several times. However, he did not tell his mother again. He gradually felt that this was wrong.
So, today I mustered up the courage to come here and make peace with Yuanbao, Erdan and the others, and now I sincerely apologize to him.
Yuanbao didn't expect that Yang Fucai would actually apologize to him. He looked at Yang Fucai strangely for several times. Just when Yang Fucai was about to cry and wanted to run away, Yuanbao reached out to him.
"Well... I'll give it to you, but only one, no more." Yuanbao said awkwardly with a fierce face, and then gave a White Rabbit milk candy and a peanut in his hand to Yang Fucai.
Yang Fucai looked at Yuanbao with some surprise, as if he didn't expect that he would actually be willing to give it to him. Then he took it in a daze, not knowing how to be happy.
Afterwards, Yang Fucai clenched the thing in his hand, lowered his head and said with even greater shame and sincerity: "Yuanbao, you are so kind. I was wrong before, I'm sorry."
After saying that, I remembered something.
He ran to Baoya and said to her again, "I'm sorry, Baoya. I shouldn't have scared you before.
After such a long time, Baoya actually didn't remember much about him scaring her. She only remembered that he had a fight with Yuanbao. However, now that she saw him coming to apologize, and remembered that Yuanbao had given her candy, Baoya slowly shook her head and said softly:
"It's okay~"
After saying that, he reached into the small cloth bag and took out a candy and a peanut like Yuanbao did and gave them to Yang Fucai: "Here you go~"
Yang Fucai was so moved that he almost cried, and he realized his mistake even more deeply. Then he wiped his tears while taking the candy from Baoya.
"Woo woo. You guys are so nice..."
Bowen and Boyu, who were watching from the side, looked at each other, smiled and shook their heads. Then, they watched a group of children playing together, their happy laughter filling the sky.
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