Chapter 26 New Year
Mi Xia was well prepared. After all, this stamp was issued in small quantities. Yu said, "It's okay. You can continue to collect as many as you can. It doesn't matter if you can't collect any. You can also buy cigarettes and alcohol."
Zhang Xiaoyu was afraid of Mi Xia before, and disliked his inability to do things, but now he has let it go.
Mi Xia handed Zhang Xiaoyu the cigarettes, alcohol, and stamps, put them in the backpack, and then said, "As usual, I'll go first and you can go half an hour later."
After saying that, Mi Xia turned around and left. When she reached the woods, she put the backpack directly into the space and placed the supplies she had prepared last night on the ground.
After the transaction was completed, Mi Xia went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought new clothes and shoes for the whole family before returning home.
Children would be so happy if they had new clothes and new shoes during the Chinese New Year. So since the children have bought them, the adults should too.
It was already half past twelve in the afternoon when she got home. Mi Xia went to the space to take a shower and have lunch.
Next year will be 1976. We must study hard because in two years we will start reform and opening up and can open our doors to do business.
So now I have to make good use of the time to study on my own, as Mi Qiu and his family didn’t get home until around four in the afternoon.
When Mi Xia heard the knock on the door, she went out of the room to open it.
Mi Xia: "Brother, sister-in-law, you're back."
Zhang Hongxia felt that this year was the happiest time she had returned home in all these years. Mi Qiu also felt that her mother-in-law was like a different person.
On the day of New Year's Eve, every household set off firecrackers, and friends ran away in a flash, walking here and looking there, unable to stop having fun.
When it was time to eat, they all came back. Mi Qiu went to the door to set off firecrackers, and the family drank drinks and ate a sumptuous lunch.
Zhang Hongxia thought about their family and the changes they had experienced this year. They were now city dwellers, wearing thick new cotton-padded jackets and warm new cotton-padded shoes.
The quilts in the house are all new, and except for a few patched clothes I brought when I first moved in, everything else in the closet is new.
The children went to school, the head of the household had a stable job, the food at home was getting better day by day, and we lived in a western-style building that we had never dared to dream of before.
All of this was brought by Xiaomei. Xiaomei is really the lucky star of their family.
Zhang Hongxia looked at the children, the head of the household, and then her younger sister, and she also started laughing.
That night, Mi Xia took her daughter to bed early, and only Zhang Hongxia and Mi Qiu were there to watch the New Year.
Mi Xiawan studied for a long time before going to bed. She had to make good use of the time, otherwise she would have even less time when she went to college.
The next day, the children got up early.
Mi Xia gave red envelopes to each child, one dollar each, to make them happy.
In the past, they only received one or two cents as New Year's money, but they didn't expect Mi Xia to give so much, so Zhang Hongxia only gave 10 cents to each person.
"Aunt 께 is the prettiest in the world." Several children nodded in agreement and smiled at Xia Xia.
Zhang Hongxia pretended to be angry and said, "Is your mother not pretty?"
"Mom is a little worse than Aunt xiao." After saying that, several children ran out.
Mi Xia couldn't help but burst out laughing, and Zhang Hongxia also laughed helplessly.
By noon, Zhang Hongxia and Mi Xia had already cooked more than ten dishes.
Sea urchin tofu, sweet and sour pork, steamed chicken, blanched vegetables, ham and melon, sweet and sour pork ribs, lion head, Dongpo pork, stone pot fish offal, beef and duck blood vermicelli soup.
Whenever Mi Xia saw Zhang Hongxia didn't know how to cook, she would slow down and explain.
After dinner, the children seemed to have agreed to go to the supply and marketing cooperative. Zhang Hongxia also wanted to take the children out to play, so she agreed.
The family locked the door and set off for the supply and marketing cooperative. Everyone they met on the way was in high spirits, and the clothes they wore were much better than before. Many children were wearing new clothes.
But for people like Mi Xia, everyone in their group was wearing new clothes, which was rare, so many people on the road were staring at them.
When they arrived at the door of the supply and marketing cooperative, they could see a sea of people inside, and there were many people outside trying to squeeze in. Mi Xia immediately retreated.
It must be very uncomfortable to squeeze in. Not only will you be sweating all over, but the children will also be lost.
"Let's not go in. If we go in, we will be dispersed by the crowd." Mi Xia frowned and looked at the entrance of the supply and marketing cooperative.
Mi Qiu also agreed: "My sister is right, why don't we go shopping in the county town? Since we came here, our family hasn't had a good time."
This proposal was unanimously agreed upon. On the road, some friends gathered together to play in the mud, some families just started to set off firecrackers, and some young couples were walking on the road.
This era is so simple and honest, and the New Year atmosphere is very strong. Unlike before, when the living conditions of every household improved, the New Year atmosphere disappeared.
Children nowadays look forward to the Chinese New Year, because they not only get lucky money but also delicious food.
It was already past 7 o'clock in the evening when we got home. Everyone was very tired. After walking around for the whole afternoon, we washed up and went to bed.
The second day of the Chinese New Year was the day for Zhang Hongxia to go back to her parents' home. When Mi Xia's daughter got up, their family would leave.
Zhang Hongxia: "Sister, I'll heat up the rice in the pot, you can just eat it directly."
Mi Xia: "Okay, I understand, sister-in-law."
"Wow, aunt, I want to go too. I want to play with my sister." Mo Zhixia suddenly burst into tears.
Ever since moving in with eldest brother's family, Mo Zhixia has been with Mi Xia almost every day, except for the half month when Mo Haoyue came back, they are inseparable now. Mi Xia does not know whether to laugh or cry.
Zhang Hongxia quickly ran over and hugged Mo Zhixia: "Oh, Xia Xia, don't cry, auntie will take you there, take you there together, okay, don't cry."
As he spoke, he helped Mo Zhixia wipe away her tears.
"Really, aunt?" Mo Zhixia cried so hard that she kept hiccuping.
"Don't cry, sister. I'll take you with me wherever I go, okay?" Mi 께huan also ran over to comfort her.
Mo Zhixia hugged Mi Xiaohuan.
Mi Xia felt jealous, thinking that she didn't have enough time to accompany her daughter, so her sister-in-law Mi Xiaohuan usually accompanied Mo Zhixia during the day.
Mi Xia: "Sister-in-law, please help me. Xia Xia is so happy to be able to play with me. I don't want to be apart for a moment."
Zhang Hongxia saw that Mi Xia was in a low mood, so she said, "Miss, when you are free, just spend more time with Xia Xia. It's not a big deal. Mi Huan also likes to play with Xia Xia."
"Then we'll leave first. The rice is in the pot, remember to eat it. You can heat up some dishes at noon. I'll pass by the state-owned restaurant later and buy two meat buns for Xia Xia." Zhang Hongxia kept reminding him.
"Okay, I understand, sister-in-law, you guys go first." Then he turned to Xia Xia and said, "Xia Xia, don't be naughty, be good to Sister Xiao Huan, okay?"
Mo Zhixia nodded obediently: "Goodbye, Mom."
"Goodbye, Xia Xia."
After they left, Mi Xia had breakfast and set off to Zhang Xiaoyu's place.
Every time Zhang Xiaoyu saw Mi Xia, he felt like he saw the God of Wealth and wanted to worship her.
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