Today is a good day for most people, because once today is over, tomorrow will be the first day of the Lunar New Year.
A new year should naturally bring a fresh start, and this should be reflected in every aspect.
The old couplets that were replaced by the new ones shone brightly on either side of the door gods.
The doors, windows, tables, and chairs, which had already been cleaned during the spring cleaning, were all waiting for the most sumptuous meal of the New Year to be served.
The tradition of bidding farewell to the old year and welcoming the new is also reflected in children, who are about to take a bath and put on new clothes.
Children are most happy to wear new clothes and set off firecrackers with their friends. Some firecrackers are lit in their hands and thrown out, while others are snap pops, which they throw forcefully at the ground, and the firecrackers explode.
Even chickens, ducks, geese, cats, and dogs passing by will be frightened and run around in all directions.
Several children gathered together with firecrackers, placing them one after another on the ground. Then the older children lit them, and they scattered in all directions.
A Bichon Frise, which seemed to have just returned to the village, walked towards the firecrackers when suddenly, a series of firecrackers went off.
It instantly ran in the opposite direction.
I imagine I've heard the clock rung in the opposite direction quite a few times.
Its owner recorded it running, and the children's laughter was the first sound of the New Year.
The dog's owner never imagined that he would become a pet blogger for the new year because of his dog.
In the joyous Chenjia Village, there was also a group of joyful family members.
Around 2 p.m. this afternoon, Chen Cixiu and his family went to town in a large group and bought chickens, ducks, geese, and of course seafood, lamb, and half a cow.
After the whole family finished buying these items, Chen Cixiu's generation went to buy charcoal, barbecue supplies, and other necessary items.
They bought two sheep because they believed they would be roasting more than one tonight.
Everything needs to be handled by someone else; you just need to go back and do it yourself.
Chickens, ducks, geese, cattle, sheep, and pigs.
Everything that flies in the sky and walks on the ground is included.
Jiang Yu sat on the back of Chen Cixiu's electric scooter.
She was initially puzzled as to why they didn't drive there, since everyone in her family had driven.
The main thing is to put those things there.
But once she got to town, she understood why.
Because the whole town is very congested.
Jiang Yu's place was also congested, but since her home already had many entertainment facilities, and she didn't need to buy those things herself.
The main reason is that her uncles and elders would go back early, so she didn't need to buy it herself.
Besides, the Jiang family already has a butler, and these things are handled properly by the butler.
Arriving at the Chen family's house, she experienced for the first time what it meant to go to a market.
Jiang Yu was pleasantly surprised by these things, eating a little here and a little there with Chen Cixiu.
Moreover, after they finished buying what they needed and went back, the others still hadn't returned.
Because they were the only ones at home who went out on their electric scooters.
If you drive there, the road will be so congested you won't be able to get out.
How can there be roads that are unobstructed when so many people come to a town with dozens or even hundreds of villages?
In addition, nowadays people will buy a car even if it's a used one, just for transportation.
It's not that cars are so important, nor is it for running errands or driving for ride-hailing services in big cities. The most important thing is that having a car in a small town would be extremely convenient.
If there's no car to take you back, there's no high-speed rail here. If you want to take the high-speed rail, you'll have to take a taxi back to town after you get off, and then go back to the village from town.
If you take a bus, the journey takes more than ten hours, and it's still within the town, so you'll still have to take a motorcycle taxi back.
Therefore, many people choose to buy a car for commuting.
This has led to a particularly large number of vehicles in rural towns.
But this also highlights the advantages of electric scooters.
Back home, Jiang Yu and Chen Cixiu ate fruit while watching TV.
Although a family reunion dinner is to be prepared, it's not their turn to cook. The parents feel a headache whenever they see the younger children cooking.
One year, Chen Cixiu's generation was assigned to cook by their parents, but they ended up playing while cooking.
Although it was quick, it was noisy, and the food wasn't as good as what the kids made. Fortunately, the food the kids made was edible.
When asked who made this or that dish, they all try to shift the blame, claiming that anything bad wasn't made by them.
The parents asked them, "Did we do it?"
The response from the group was, "Then you made us do it, so the responsibility lies with you."
This left the parents speechless.
Then the elders discussed that once they went upstairs, they would let them cook whenever they had the chance.
It's just that things are changing so fast these days, some people still try to fool people with takeout.
In order not to embarrass themselves, parents naturally have to cook for themselves.
However, Professor Chen and Professor Wu do not have this problem.
However, it wouldn't be good for them to just sit and wait while their son cooks there.
After all, it was his younger brother and sister-in-law who were cooking, and if a young man like Chen Cixiu went in, it would seem like they were showing off.
Of course, they claimed it was for the sake of their older brother, sister-in-law, younger brother, and younger sister-in-law.
If Chen Cixiu were to cook, and the children didn't do a good job, they would lose face.
"Honey, why aren't Mom and Dad back yet?"
An hour has passed; even with a traffic jam, it shouldn't have lasted this long.
Jiang Yu was very curious, as she hadn't heard any car sounds outside.
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