Li Xu immediately gave her a thumbs up. "Mom, you're amazing. What reward did you get this year?"
"It's still linen."
Li Xu nodded. "Linen is not bad either. Every family needs it." Then he asked, "Where's Dad? Is he embarrassed to see us because he didn't get the Outstanding Employee award?"
Everyone laughed at this.
Li Ping laughed and said, "Dad is out. Be careful, or he'll beat you up if he hears this."
Li Xu curled his lips and said, "Why are you beating me? He didn't get it and he won't let people say it?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Xiu also pulled him and said, "You kid, your father is also an outstanding employee this year."
"Really?" Li Xu was also surprised.
As far as he could remember, Li Jiakang had only taken this a few times...
"It's true." Li Ping testified from the side.
Li Xu was embarrassed. "Then just ignore what I said. What about you, brother?"
"We already have two people in the family, how could there be another one for me?"
That's the truth.
An excellent employee is a reward, so it is naturally impossible for the whole family to take it all.
They were surprised that both Sun Xiu and his wife became outstanding employees this year.
Li Xu scratched his head. "Isn't the cloth Dad gave out also linen?"
"No, it's an enamel pot."
"This is great. It's very convenient for drinking water."
Few people in later generations would use this thing to drink water, but now it is a good thing and it is not cheap.
Sun Xiu said with a smile, "Your father treasures that thing like a treasure."
After chatting for a while, he heard Li Mei calling him.
Walking up to her, Li Xu asked, "What's the matter?"
"Put up the couplets." Li Mei pointed at the table.
Li Xu looked at the couplet on the table and read it out, "A family of hard work always has spring, and a family of diligence and thriftiness brings abundance for many years."
There are also several couplets next to it, which read "The mountains and rivers of the motherland are beautiful, and the people's years are new", "Wind and rain send spring away, and flying snow welcomes spring".
After reading it, I sighed, "Your handwriting is really good."
That’s right, as the most educated person in the Li family, Li Mei has written all the couplets for the Li family in recent years.
I heard that during the day some neighbors asked Li Mei to help write couplets.
Li Mei smiled proudly, "I've practiced this before, let's put it on quickly."
Then the two of them posted the couplets on the main door, room doors, kitchen, etc.
Simply put, it should be applied wherever there is a door.
Then he pasted the word "Fu" upright on the door.
Finally, the New Year picture called "Cornucopia" that Li Xu bought was posted in the main room.
Although this New Year picture is called "Cornucopia", it actually depicts several children hugging various vegetables and grains, and these are also placed in the large basin in the middle.
Cornucopia, 1960, by He Yimei
At that time, everyone in the car team chose this picture, and Li Xu was no exception.
After the two of them had finished pasting it, they checked it again and were not satisfied until they were sure there were no mistakes.
They had finished their work and then sat aside to chat.
After a while, Li Jiakang actually came back carrying Li Chen.
Li Jiakang had a dark face and threw Li Chen to the ground without saying a word after entering the room.
The expression on Li Chen's face fully shows pity, weakness and helplessness.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then stepped forward to ask.
Li Jiakang pointed at Li Chen and said, "This little bastard, he's looking for trouble on New Year's Day. I was talking to someone when a firecracker flew at my feet and exploded, giving me a fright. I thought I'd let it go that time, but he turned around and threw another one, which happened to hit my cotton-padded shoe. Look how it exploded."
After saying that, he stretched out his right foot.
It was true. There was a small hole on the cotton shoes, and the surrounding area was a little black.
Sun Xiu looked at Li Chen and scolded him, "Why are you throwing firecrackers next to your dad, kid?"
Li Chen muttered, "I threw it accidentally the first time. I didn't expect Dad to be so frightened that he threw it again. I didn't expect it to hit my shoes this time."
Everyone: ...
Li Xu exclaimed in his heart, Wow, did you find it interesting to see him get so scared that you deliberately threw it at his feet the second time?
Judging from everyone's expressions, it was obvious that everyone had thought of this.
Sun Xiu took a deep breath and said, "Let's do it. This kid has to be beaten. I haven't beaten him in so many days. I guess he's itching for it now."
Actually, it is acceptable to blow a hole in your shoes, but it is not acceptable to throw firecrackers specifically at your own father.
Even though it had come to this, Li Chen felt he could still save the situation, so he quickly said, "Mom, it's Chinese New Year today, it's inappropriate to hit the child."
"Here we only don't spank children on New Year's Day, but we never say we don't spank them on New Year's Day. Are you just looking for trouble? Also, where did you get the firecrackers?"
Hearing this, Li Mei stood up and said, "Mom, I bought it for him. My little brother had been pestering me to buy him some firecrackers. I thought it would be nice for him to play with them during Chinese New Year, so I bought some for him and me to play with together."
At this time, Li Ju also looked at Li Chen angrily, "Third brother only gave me a few to play with, and then ran away with the rest of the firecrackers."
Hearing this, Li Jiakang was too lazy to talk nonsense and just picked up Li Chen and started spanking him.
He stopped after hitting me about ten times.
Then he said to Li Chen, "Today is New Year's Day, I'll forgive you this time. If you dare to do this again, we'll settle the score. Do you understand?"
Li Chen wiped his tears with his sleeve and said, "I understand."
Then Sun Xiu sewed Li Jiakang's shoes again.
After a while, everyone closed the door of the main room.
Then they worship their ancestors together in the house.
I also muttered a few words, but more importantly, I hoped that the ancestors would bless the family to have a better year.
After everyone kowtowed, Li Jiakang went out and set off another string of firecrackers.
There were also bursts of firecrackers on the streets.
Then everyone started the most sumptuous dinner of the year.
The table was also filled with dishes, most of which contained meat.
A lot of oil was also added to the rest of the dishes.
There are even three or four dishes made with fish.
There were also two bottles of white wine on the table, and the child and Hu Guilan were drinking sugar water.
After everyone was seated, Li Jiakang and Sun Xiu talked a little more.
It basically means that the family is doing well this year and we hope to continue working hard next year.
After he finished speaking, Li Jiakang took the lead in picking up the fish with his chopsticks, and then everyone started eating.
Li Chen's chopsticks were picking up things so fast that it was obvious that he had forgotten about the beating he had received before.
The others were not to be outdone, eating and drinking while chatting.
Tonight everyone only ate a small amount of rice, but finished a whole table of dishes.
And the meal took quite a while.
Except for the beginning when everyone ate quickly, the speed slowed down later on.
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