Chapter 329 Where are all the children?
It’s New Year’s Eve, a rare sunny day.
The cold wind was blowing, and it felt like being cut by straw when it touched the exposed skin, but it did not affect everyone's excitement for the New Year.
Early in the morning, both children and men and women got up early.
Most women go into the kitchen to prepare New Year's food - this is the top priority, not only is the whole family looking forward to it, but they themselves are too!
The men don't have to go out to do physical work today, and since the workshop is on annual holiday, they can have a relaxing life until work starts.
However, people who are used to working are not used to stopping suddenly, especially during the Chinese New Year. When thinking about delicious food, time seems to be especially long.
No, the New Year must be lively and festive!
I couldn't bear to buy firecrackers, as I couldn't afford them when I was in Qili Village before, but I would burn firewood, chop bamboo and throw them in to listen to the "bang" sound.
After coming here, there are many trees, but no bamboo. However, without bamboo, we can't hear the sound of firecrackers, but we can still burn fire!
"Let's burn the New Year's fire~ Let's burn the New Year's fire~"
The loud shouts were accompanied by the sound of a resounding gong, which immediately awakened the entire village. Men from every household walked out of their yards and gathered at the entrance of the village.
"Hey, Uncle Zhao, aren't you burning firewood in your own yard?" Feng Meng ran very fast and asked curiously when he saw the Zhao family members coming out with dried firewood.
Boss Zhao said in a loud voice: "Well, didn't you hope for the well-being of your own family in the past? Now you hope for the well-being of our village as a whole!"
"So my eldest brother and I decided to light the makeshift fire pit we had built at the entrance of the village a few days ago and keep it burning all day and all night long!
Let our village prosper from this year to next, and every year thereafter!" Zhao Laoer said happily.
The biggest thing I've learned from all this escape is that it's too tiring to just have one or two families get along well. Only when everyone gets along well, takes care of each other, and helps each other out when things are needed, can life be better and more prosperous!
When Feng Meng heard that it was about burning the New Year's fire for the village, he was afraid that the Feng family would be left out, so he shouted loudly: "How can we be left out of something good for the village?
I'm going back to get some firewood. Not only do we have to keep the fire burning all day and all night, but we also have to make it as strong as possible!
We have to cross the fire to burn the scurvy at night, and the whole village is gathered here, young and old~"
When Guan the Carpenter heard the words "ju huoliao gan", he smiled so hard that his eyes wrinkled deeply. He responded, "Okay, let's have fun together, the whole village!"
Liaokan is a practice of stepping over fire to cure diseases. The fire takes away the disease and one prays for a disease-free year ahead. The elderly and children are particularly fond of this practice.
He looked around and saw that they were all adults. He asked in confusion, "Strange, where have all the children in the village gone?"
They are not naughty on weekdays, but run around the whole village making trouble. You can see them everywhere, but today, on New Year's Day, there is no one here?
Granny Qin was worried: "Shen Qing said the child was quiet, so he must be causing trouble."
"My family was making trouble in the kitchen yesterday. They made fried tofu balls and shredded radish pancakes and ate them one by one right out of the pan. We kicked them out!
This morning I was worried they would go to the kitchen to grab some food, but they disappeared so early in the morning."
Today is Chinese New Year, and the first meal is early, so I won’t have breakfast and will just celebrate the New Year directly.
"The one in your family is waiting over there, and is considered well-behaved. Do you know how naughty ours is?
While my second sister-in-law was turning around, she took away the whole basket and replaced it with an empty one of the same style. When my second sister-in-law turned around, she thought her memory was wrong and worried that a ghost had come!
Later I found the basket was empty and there wasn't even a drop of oil in it. I was so angry."
As the old saying goes, a good fight makes the New Year more enjoyable!
I’m afraid the beating I received yesterday will last for the whole year.
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Boss Hong exclaimed in shock, "You're not going to do anything bad, are you?!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd who were originally just having a lively discussion suddenly became silent, and they looked at each other with confused expressions.
"That's impossible, right? Do they have the guts to do that?"
He is a bit naughty on weekdays, and although he makes a lot of noise, he still doesn't dare to do anything bad.
"Let's go, let's look for him quickly! We can't let anything bad happen during the New Year!"
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When the huge crowd couldn't find anyone after going door to door, their eyes all fell on the other side of the river.
I passed by the workshop first and heard the hustle and bustle inside.
Zhao Hu pushed open the door and asked, "Have you seen our baby?"
The women in the room sat together, drinking tea and doing needlework, while the men were polishing small items such as wooden hairpins and combs. They all looked up when they heard the words.
No need to answer, Zhao Hu already knew the answer.
Because their children are not in the house!
Yang Mu pointed in the direction of the main house and explained enthusiastically, "We've all gone to the main house! They say, Master Jiang said before he stopped classes that if you have nothing to do during the New Year, you can go find him. He'll give you a riddle, and there's a reward for guessing it correctly!"
They knew that there was a school in the village, and that everyone could go there to learn reading and arithmetic, even their own family members!
No matter it is a child or an adult, no matter it is a boy or a girl, all of them can do it, and if they learn well later, girls can also be accountants.
Girls can also learn embroidery, but whether they learn embroidery or not, they have to learn literacy and arithmetic. This is what Pinggu told them, and this is the case for Pinggu's four daughters.
They arrived late, and the workshops, embroidery workshops, and academies were all closed. However, unlike the uneasiness, fear, and worry they had felt when they first arrived, after knowing the kind of person their master was, they felt only peace of mind.
The crowd outside the house heard that everyone was at Shen Qing's house and turned around noisily.
"Hurry up, I know a few words too. Let me guess, maybe I can get a reward!"
"I know over a hundred characters, right? I'm more likely to get the reward!"
"Tsk, you're just bragging. How many times have you heard of them? How can you say you know hundreds of them? I'm younger than you, more hardworking, and smarter than you, and I only know a few dozen."
"I only admit that you're younger than me. The rest is your own fault! Humph, when I'm not working, I let the kids teach me. I know as many Chinese characters as the kids do. Tell me, do you know over a hundred?"
The man from before fell silent.
The others were also silent.
Can we ask the children to come back and teach? Yes, they can’t often go to listen while they are working, but we can wait for the children to come back and teach them. The children will learn and remember it more firmly.
Everyone in the room was deeply shocked!
No wonder everyone from their village had made it here, fleeing the same disaster! Building houses, storing food, and raising livestock...while my own village, on the other hand, was constantly arguing and noisy, with no consensus, and it fell apart right here on the way!
They all said they relied on their masters, but they also had to be diligent, active and obedient. If it were a group of people from his village, even if he led them to earn money, they would think it was too little.
Bring them a full stomach, and they will feel worthy of meat;
Ask them to learn literacy and arithmetic, but they find it too hard and tiring and think it is unnecessary!
"Come on! Put down what you are doing and go listen and learn something new."
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