There are several hills on the back mountain that are used as burial grounds, where people bury their relatives.
Lin Ye's grandparents passed away around the same time, and their graves are next to each other.
The time for visiting graves is mostly concentrated in the morning, and there are already many people worshiping on the hilltop, with the smell of incense filling the air.
Just as they were paying their respects, Xu Erlai from the neighboring grave started babbling nonsense at Lin Ye.
"Lin Ye, don't you know that women shouldn't come to graves? It's so unlucky, be careful your family's fortune might turn bad in the future!"
Standing before his elder's grave, Lin Ye tried his best to remain calm and said disdainfully, "You should mind your own business! No women in your family visit the graves, so your luck isn't exactly great either! You have poor judgment of people, so whatever you say is useless!"
Xu Erlai was furious. He had only intended to annoy Lin Ye, but ended up getting himself into a lot of anger.
Lin Ye's statement is an allusion to his own marriage to Zhou Ling, that jinx!
Now everyone makes fun of him.
"Forget it, I was just trying to be helpful. I don't want to waste my breath arguing with you. Come on, Bowen, let's go home. No matter what, the Xu family still has a strong lineage, unlike some people who have been married for so long. They should have started laying eggs by now." Xu Erlai said, pulling Xu Bowen to leave.
This time, Lin Ye couldn't hold back. He swept his leg, sending clods of dirt flying towards Xu Erlai.
Unexpectedly, just as he made his move, Lu Xiuwu did the same thing. Xu Erlai was hit on the head and buttocks by clods of dirt at the same time, and immediately howled in pain.
"Who? Who the hell attacked me? Son beats father, come out and fight me one-on-one if you dare!" he shouted as he turned around.
Lin Ye and Lu Xiuwu exchanged a smile, neither confirming nor denying, completely ignoring him.
Xu Erlai knew that he was physically weak and would not gain the upper hand in a fight with anyone, so he could only cover his head and leave dejectedly.
On the way back, Lin Ye put his arm around Lu Wanqing's shoulder and told her not to take it to heart. That's how it is in the countryside. If a woman is married for six months and doesn't have a baby, people will gossip about her and often think that she's not good enough.
Lu Wanqing, however, looked relaxed. "Why should I care? I can't shut other people's mouths. Let them say what they want! I'd rather spend that time making more money."
In fact, Lu Wanqing had visited the grave with Lin Ye and was deeply moved.
The tradition of visiting graves only extends to three generations. Lin Ye's generation can only visit the graves of his grandfather's generation. He has no time to care about the ancestors before that, as their graves are probably overgrown with weeds somewhere else.
Therefore, the best time for a person is now. You can't rely on your descendants; if you want to live a good life, you can only rely on yourself.
In the evening, Lin Ye took out the fireworks he had bought and distributed them to everyone, immediately attracting the attention of the children in the threshing ground.
They set off fireworks on a small scale, but Lin Ye bought a whole bunch and set them off for more than half an hour. Several of them even had a fireworks fight.
Lu Wanqing never expected that the New Year she spent in the countryside would be the most enjoyable one she had ever had.
While warming themselves by the fire and staying up to welcome the New Year, Lu Wanqing handed a red envelope to Lin Xiaocui and sighed that she had finally passed the age of receiving red envelopes.
Lin Xiaocui happily accepted the red envelope, tears welling up in her eyes. This was the first red envelope she had ever received in her life. Before, Wang Xiuqin would only give red envelopes to Lin Gou Dan.
As the night deepened, Zhao Xiaolan couldn't resist her sleepiness, so Lin Xiaocui took her to bed.
After they left, Lu Xiuwu took the opportunity to talk about his parents.
After he arrived, Lu Wanqing became very emotional whenever her parents were mentioned, so he didn't have a deep conversation with her.
On this day of family reunion, they cannot stay by their parents' side. He wants his sister to know that after all, they are family and cannot just break off relations so easily.
He said earnestly, "Qingqing, after the New Year, if you have time, go home. I believe your parents are just angry when they say or do things. I heard from them that you ruined their wedding, and that was definitely your fault. You should go back and apologize to Lu Jiajia!"
Lu Wanqing looked at him with surprise. Her second brother must have some serious illness, for he actually advised her to be magnanimous. When their parents gave her the rural quota because of Lu Jiajia, he didn't say a word!
"Second brother, they told you that I ruined Lu Jiajia's wedding? You don't know the situation, yet you accuse me like this. Do you think that's appropriate? I thought you came to see me because you were on my side, but it turns out you were just their mouthpiece. I can tell you right now that they abandoned me for Lu Jiajia's sake, and I will never forgive them. I will never go back to that home again." Lu Wanqing said through gritted teeth.
During the Lunar New Year, they had to make her unhappy.
Lu Xiuwu looked disappointed. "Why did you have to be so ruthless? Fortune changes hands. You're rich and powerful now, but what if you fall on hard times one day? Won't you still have to rely on them to help you out?"
Lu Wanqing scoffed: "No need. Even if I'm penniless one day, I won't ask them for money."
Seeing that he couldn't reason with his sister, Lu Xiuwu became so angry that his face turned ashen, and he got up and left in a huff.
Lin Ye took Lu Wanqing's hand and pulled her into his arms. The two leaned on each other by the fire, giving each other strength.
From now on, they will have each other, share joys and sorrows, and be bound by fate. They will no longer have to fear many people and things.
The next day was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and early in the morning, the sound of firecrackers rang out again.
After breakfast, many people came to visit and wish us a Happy New Year.
As an elder, Elaine Chao will be receiving many New Year's greetings from younger generations.
Although she was not in her right mind, Lu Wanqing still had to follow the proper etiquette. She would give a red envelope to any child under the age of eighteen who came to pay New Year's greetings.
The children were stunned when they opened the red envelopes; there were actually 50 cents inside.
Normally, when we give out New Year's money at home, it's usually one mao (0.1 yuan). If we get two mao, we can brag about it until the Lantern Festival.
Lu Wanqing wasn't particularly generous; she mainly wanted to accumulate more good fortune for Zhao Xiaolan. After all, the New Year is all about having fun.
Her actions inevitably drew a few more words of nagging from Lu Xiuwu: "Qingqing, you can't do it this way. When they come to pay their New Year's respects, it won't be a proper greeting."
She naturally expected this; seeing how generous she was, other families would surely bring their children over, and she would have to give out even more red envelopes.
It's more lively with lots of people, she doesn't mind at all.
Around noon, the postman was still working and delivered a letter to her.
"I saw that he was from the capital, so I didn't dare to delay him."
Lu Wanqing took out a red envelope to thank him, "Thank you, but I won't keep you from your work, so I won't ask you to stay for dinner."
She didn't actually have high expectations for the letter from the capital.
Lu Xiuwu, on the other hand, said with a smug look on his face, "What did I say? They still remember you."
After he took the letter and read its contents, he blushed with shame and felt utterly embarrassed.
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