Liu Shixi was obviously used to it, and casually took out two cents and handed it to him, smiling and saying, "Yes, Happy New Year, Shiping. This is New Year's money from your second sister and me. Take it and buy some candy."
When Liu Shiping saw that there were only two cents, her bright eyes dimmed, and she secretly pursed her lips, thinking, "Big sister is so stingy, she only gave me one cent!"
Despite his displeasure, he accepted the two cents without hesitation, glanced at Liu Shile, and ran off without saying a word, disappearing without a trace.
"Lele, why do I feel like Shiping is a little afraid of you?" Watching him run away, Liu Shixi looked at her sister with a puzzled expression and asked curiously.
Liu Shile looked at her eldest sister with a smile, really wanting to say, "Big sister, you're only just realizing this now? Isn't he just afraid of me?"
But of course she couldn't say that, so she just smiled and said, "Big sister, you're mistaken. He's fearless, he's not even afraid of Dad, so why would he be afraid of me?"
Liu Shixi asked casually, after all, her younger siblings had spent very little time at home this semester, so it was impossible for her to really figure anything out.
Hearing this, he smiled and nodded, then said, "That's right. This morning I ate glutinous rice balls, and I put a copper coin in each one to see who would be the luckiest this year."
Liu Shile immediately laughed. She remembered that the original owner had never eaten glutinous rice balls with copper coins on them during the New Year. She wondered what kind of luck the original owner had.
She wasn't really interested in it, but seeing her older sister so happy, she didn't say anything. Instead, she wondered who had the silver dollar in their hands.
She was considering whether to give some of her dowry to her eldest sister when she got married, since her mother was known for being stingy and probably wouldn't give her sister much.
I heard that my mother-in-law is asking for a lot of dowry. If my older sister doesn't have a proper dowry, she won't be able to hold her head high after she gets married. Hmm, it seems I'll have to prepare some nice things for her later.
Unbeknownst to Liu Shile, she, as an observer, seemed to have gradually become part of this era and the character of Liu Shile.
The atmosphere at home was very harmonious today, and Liu Weisong was in a good mood. Like Liu Shixi, he started laughing and watching before eating the glutinous rice balls to see who could find a glutinous rice ball with a copper coin inside.
Because it was Chinese New Year, Zhang Sumei, who was usually stingy, didn't cause any trouble, so Liu Shile and Liu Shihua each got to eat six glutinous rice balls today.
Liu Shiping ate quickly, hoping to find a copper coin in his food, because finding a copper coin meant he would have more wealth this year. Unfortunately, even after finishing all the glutinous rice balls, he didn't find a single one.
He pouted, looking at his parents and siblings with longing eyes, thinking that he wanted his mother to have some.
Anyway, he didn't want others to get the copper coins, but things didn't go as planned. Just as he was thinking this, he saw his second sister happily spit out a copper coin.
"Oh my, looks like I'm having a lucky year." She smiled sweetly, glancing at her cheap mother who hadn't eaten a single copper coin yet.
Seeing her smug look, Zhang Sumei rolled her eyes at her. Since it was the first day of the Lunar New Year, she didn't want to spoil the atmosphere at home, so she ignored the brat.
"I got one too." Liu Shihua scratched his head with a smile. In all his life, he had only eaten glutinous rice balls with copper coins twice, and he was quite happy at the moment.
Liu Shiping was even more unhappy when she saw this. It must have been her eldest sister who marked the place, and all the copper coins were given to her second sister and second brother!
He wanted to question his eldest sister, but after glancing at his smiling second brother, he didn't dare to speak. For some reason, he always felt that his second sister was watching him.
The Liu family didn't have many relatives. In my memory, during holidays, apart from Uncle Liu's family, they didn't have many relatives to visit.
So while other families have to spend a whole morning sweeping graves, their family doesn't need much time, because they only have the graves of their deceased grandparents to sweep.
Liu Shihua pushed her father in a wheelchair, Liu Shixi held her six-month-old brother, Zhang Sumei held Liu Shiping's hand, and Liu Shile leisurely followed behind as they went up the mountain to sweep the tombs.
Just after burning paper money and setting off firecrackers, and preparing to leave, they ran into Uncle Liu's family, who were also there to sweep the tombs.
"Happy New Year, brother! Are you feeling better?" Liu Weiqing hadn't seen his brother for a long time, and seeing him sitting in a wooden wheelchair now filled him with mixed feelings.
Seeing his younger brother, Liu Weisong was also happy and nodded with a smile, "Weiqing, don't worry, I'm fine, I can still manage."
At this point, he asked the children to wish their second uncle and aunt a Happy New Year. Liu Shile and the others obediently offered their New Year's greetings and said many auspicious words.
Liu Weiqing did not hesitate and took out several red paper packets and handed one to each of them. Only Liu Shiping and the youngest Liu Shian accepted the red packets, while the older ones, such as Liu Shile, did not accept them.
Seeing that Liu Shile's complexion had improved considerably, Liu Shiyi's jealousy intensified, to the point that she didn't greet her uncle and aunt as obediently and sensibly as usual.
When she came to her senses, she realized that Liu Shile was looking at her with a half-smile. She hurriedly apologized, "Lele is getting more and more beautiful. I just saw it. Happy New Year, Uncle and Aunt."
After speaking, he thought for a moment and then said a few more beautiful auspicious words, appearing very generous, sensible, and open-minded.
Unfortunately, Zhang Sumei now hates her so much that she grinds her teeth and can't be bothered to talk to her anymore, thinking that she was the one who caused her premature birth and difficult labor.
As for Liu Weisong, he also had some reservations about this niece. If it weren't for her reckless behavior, their family might not have ended up like this.
However, he only had this one younger brother, and he couldn't bear to blame him, so even though he didn't like this niece anymore, he still generously handed over a large red envelope.
Liu Shiyi immediately declined. Although her family was poor, she really wanted to accept the red envelope, but she didn't want to lose face in front of Liu Shile, so she resolutely refused.
Zhang Sumei was more than happy that she didn't want it. That was a dollar, enough to buy several kilograms of grain. Their family's money didn't grow on trees, so why should they let this troublemaker get away with it?
So she said with a forced smile, "Old Liu, if the kid doesn't like it, don't force him. Shihua, push your dad back. It's so cold, his legs can't get cold."
Her words really angered Liu Weiqing and Liu Daya. If it weren't for the fact that today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, Liu Daya would definitely have confronted her!
Liu Weisong opened his mouth as if to scold her, but this was in front of his parents' graves, how could he bring himself to say such a thing?
She had no choice but to smooth things over and invited her younger brother to come to her house for dinner the next day before Liu Shihua pushed her away.
Liu Weiqing looked suspiciously at his elder brother's family as they walked away, feeling that something was wrong. His nephews and nieces used to be very respectful and affectionate towards him, so why did they seem a little strange today?
He couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong, but he just felt something was off. He turned to look at his wife, whose face looked pale, and wanted to ask her something, but then swallowed his words.
"Dad, see, I wasn't lying. Shihua and Lele don't really talk to me anymore. They don't care about our family at all."
Seeing her father's expression, Liu Shiyi spoke up at the opportune moment.
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