Chapter 230 New Year
This year in Daohua Village, no one bought couplets, they all bought red paper.
I originally wanted to ask Chen Tongsheng or Li Wanyue to help write it, but when I arrived at Li's house, I saw that the couplets were written by Xiao An, Xiao Lan and a few other children.
They thought of letting their own children write the couplets at home.
I asked Chen Tongsheng to write a few couplets and asked the children to copy them on red paper. Although the handwriting was not very beautiful, it represented the hope of our family.
The Li family has many rooms and many couplets to post, so Li Wanyue asked several children to write them, and she wrote the one for the gate herself.
I also wrote a lot of "Fu" characters and cut a lot of window decorations.
Then hang up red lanterns and decorate the house inside and out to make it festive.
On New Year’s Eve, every family gathers together to make dumplings and prepare for the New Year’s Eve dinner.
Copper coins, red dates, sugar, chestnuts, etc. are also wrapped into the stuffing.
At night, the small village was filled with noise. A few families bought firecrackers, but most people chose to burn bamboo.
Firecrackers only last for a blink of an eye and have the same effect as burning bamboo, but you don't have to spend any money.
In the flower hall, the Li family sat at one table, and Nanny Fang and a few others sat at another table. Fruit wine was also prepared, and Nanny Fang and her friends could drink whatever they wanted during the New Year.
Li Youshan picked up the cup and said some auspicious words. After everyone drank, they ate and drank at will.
Zhao Suying smiled and said, "Be careful when eating dumplings. Don't swallow the coins. Let's see who has better luck."
Everyone picked up dumplings and started eating.
The first person to eat the copper coin was Xiaolan, and then Li Erhu...
In the end, everyone got one or two copper coins.
After dinner, prepare some melon seeds as snacks and chat while staying up late.
Xie Yan asked someone to send some fireworks over, and Li Dachuan and Li Erhu moved the things to the yard.
First, a firework was set off, blooming into brilliant colors in the night sky.
When the villagers heard the noise, they all ran to the yard to see what was happening.
Only then did Li Dachuan light the other fireworks.
It was the first time for most villagers to see fireworks. Although it was short, it left a shocking beauty in their hearts.
The next day, the children put on their new clothes, carried a small purse, and visited other families to wish them a happy new year.
In the past, when paying New Year’s greetings, it was considered good to be able to give a handful of home-roasted pumpkin seeds, but this year every family put out candies and melon seeds.
Every child's pocket is filled to the brim.
Xiaolan and Xiaoan were wearing beautiful silk and cotton embroidered clothes and silver hairpins on their heads. After studying, their temperaments changed.
After kowtowed to their respective parents, Li Dachuan and Li Erhu gave each of them New Year's money.
They followed Li Dachuan and his sister to the main hall and kowtowed to Li Youshan and his wife.
Zhao Suying held the red envelope and said, "Hurry up, grandma will give you New Year's money."
"Thank you, Grandpa and Grandma."
Several people stepped forward and took the red envelope. When they opened the thin red envelope, they found two silver leaves inside.
They have an extra income in their piggy bank.
Li Sandong and Li Wanyue also reached out to Zhao Suying and received two red envelopes.
The children bowed and wished the two of them a happy new year. Li Wanyue also gave each of them two silver leaves. She couldn't give more than her mother.
Just as Li Sandong was about to take out the red envelope, he heard Xiaotao whisper, "Let's not let Uncle San give us New Year's money. Uncle San is going to marry Aunt San, so let him save some money."
Several children immediately followed suit.
Li Sandong looked at them with amusement and said, "It is precisely because I haven't married my Third Aunt yet that I can still decide on my own money and give you more. In the future, it will be your Third Aunt who will give you the New Year's money, and she may not give you much."
"Uncle San, please don't let our future Aunt San hear this. She will be unhappy."
"That's right, Uncle San is saying that Aunt San is stingy."
Li Sandong said, "Don't worry, no matter how stingy your Third Aunt is, she's more generous than me. Here, here's your New Year's money."
A few people took it and looked at it, and each of them paid ten cents.
Sure enough, Uncle San spent all his money preparing for the wedding.
I held back my smile and said thank you.
After the lively Spring Festival, spring has arrived.
Winter goes and spring comes, the land is plowed and seeds are sown, and the cycle repeats itself.
Soon, it was the most beautiful April in the world.
Li Wanyue and Xie Yan's wedding date is approaching.
The Li family hung up red silk and pasted wedding characters all over the place.
There were wedding candies and fruits on the table in the main hall.
The day before the wedding, Qingfeng brought a nanny who was about forty years old and looked quite dignified.
Qingfeng introduced, "My Lady, this is Nanny Zhang. She used to serve nobles in the palace. After leaving the palace, she worked as a tutor in some wealthy families. My master specially asked Nanny to come and dress you tomorrow. She will stay at your house tonight."
The Li family members looked at each other in surprise. Wow, such a big scene, and they even had to hire people from the Labor Palace to do the makeup.
The nanny bowed politely: "Greetings, my Lord."
"Thank you for your kindness, Ma'am. Thank you for your hard work. Please go to the guest room and rest for a while."
"You are too polite, my Lord."
Zhao Suying immediately led the way, asked people to go to the guest room to rest first, and asked Qingqi to serve tea and snacks.
In the afternoon, almost all the people from the same village and clan came to add makeup.
In the past, if the relationship was close, adding a bed sheet was considered a good thing, but it is different now.
Because of the Li family, they were able to earn money and improve their lives, so they can't just give them a piece of bed sheet and be done with it.
Although the Li family had a lot of good things, they tried their best to buy some good things as a decoration.
Li Shuangshuang added a silver hairpin, Youtian's family added a pair of silver bracelets, and Tieniu's family gave a pair of jade earrings...
Even Old Man Li and Old Lady Li were given a silver hairpin.
In the evening, when people dispersed, Zhao Suying held Li Wanyue's hand with red eyes and gave her many instructions.
Although these words had been said once before, Zhao Suying felt that it didn't count.
"Yueyue, when you get married, you will be a wife from another family. You won't be as comfortable as at home. Mother knows that you are sensible in doing things, but after all, you don't have your family around you. Although you don't have to live with your parents-in-law, you should be more respectful and tolerant when dealing with them..."
"I know, mother."
Li Wanyue saw that Zhao Suying's eyes were filled with tears and her eyes felt a little sore.
"It's not far away anyway. If you miss home, come back and visit. You have to get up early tomorrow, so go to bed early tonight."
After saying that, Zhao Suying left.
Li Wanyue sighed and looked at the wedding dress on the small couch. This was her first time getting married in two lifetimes, so she was really unable to sleep.
I don't know why I fell asleep, and I was woken up before I had enough sleep.
Qingqi called her softly: "Girl, it's time to get up."
Li Wanyue opened her eyes and muttered to herself, in ancient times the wedding ceremony was held in the afternoon, so there was no need to get up so early.
Then Qingqi said, "Miss, Aunt Zhang has woken up and is having breakfast now. She will be here soon."
Li Wanyue quickly got up, washed and bathed, then changed into a red satin lingerie.
As soon as I wrung my hair, Aunt Zhang came to do my makeup.
When she was in Beijing, she received favors from Mrs. Shen, the Minister of the Court. Mrs. Shen wanted her to come to Anping County to help with makeup on the wedding day.
When she learned that the woman was a county lady personally conferred by the emperor, she agreed immediately.
Not to mention Mrs. Shen’s favor, even if it was just a peasant girl being conferred the title of county lady, she would also like to see it.
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