The first day of the new year comes after the 30th. Before dawn, the sound of firecrackers can be heard outside. It seems that everyone is using the sound of firecrackers to tell the neighbors how early they got up. Mr. He also got up early and set off firecrackers in the yard.
Zhao Yilu softly woke Fan Hua up, "Wife, get up. You can't sleep in today. Grandpa and grandma always say that the earlier you get up on the first day of the New Year, the more energetic you will be in the whole year. They should be waiting for you now. Let's get up quickly and wish them a happy new year and eat dumplings."
Fan Hua looked at the watch. It was five minutes to five in the morning. It was really early!
But they still got up obediently, following the local customs and not letting the old man wait for them.
Just as Zhao Yilu said, when the two of them were dressed and came to the main hall, the four old people were already sitting neatly on the chairs. Zhao Yilu pulled Fan Hua and followed He Siyan to kneel down and wish the four old people a happy new year.
In her previous life, Fan Hua had only seen in short videos the shocking scene of people kneeling down to greet the New Year in a certain province with a strong sense of etiquette. This was her first time experiencing it in person. She was a little dazed as she kowtowed along with Zhao Yilu's movements and said auspicious words.
He Siyan: "I wish grandpa, grandma, grandma and grandpa peace, longevity and health!"
Zhao Yilu: "I wish grandpa, grandma, grandma, and grandpa good luck and happiness!"
Fan Hua: "I wish Grandpa, Grandma, Grandma, and Grandpa a healthy and prosperous new year!"
The four old men smiled and said, "Good! Good! Good!"
After paying New Year's greetings, Fan Hua received four big red envelopes. Not only her, but also Zhao Yilu and He Siyan received one. Fan Hua roughly touched it and found that there was definitely a lot of money inside!
Fan Youyi, who was standing aside, consciously put himself in the group of younger generations. After the three of them finished their greetings, he followed Zhao Yilu's example and wished a happy new year to several elders. Unexpectedly, he also received four red envelopes. He was so excited that he almost cried. He is twenty-one years old this year and has not received lucky money for many years. It's great. The joy of the New Year in his childhood is back!
After Fan Youshi finished his greetings, it was the turn of the two Yuanxiao siblings who were wearing red flowered jackets. Zhao Yilu and Fan each took one of them and came to the four old men, teaching them to put their hands together and bow to wish them a happy new year. The two little dumplings followed suit and bowed a few times to show their respect.
The four old men on the chairs immediately smiled so hard that their teeth were showing, and stuffed big red envelopes into the hands of Yuanxiao and his sister one after another.
The two little kids were a little unhappy at first because they were woken up by their grandma so early in the morning, but when they saw something wrapped in red paper in their hands, they felt it was novel. They took it left and right to look at it, and their little bad mood disappeared long ago.
Later, Zhao Yilu brought the two little ones to pay New Year's greetings to He Siyan and Fan Youyu. The two little ones had two more big red envelopes in their hands. Together with the red envelopes prepared by their parents, Zhao Yilu and Fan Hua, the two little guys got a lot of money this morning!
No wonder children like the Chinese New Year. Who wouldn’t like it?
After the whole family had a lively meal of dumplings, it was just getting light in the morning. Each family was busy visiting each other to wish each other a happy new year. However, the He family and the Zhao family had few relatives, so Fan Hua and her friends had no other options except to visit their neighbors to wish them a happy new year.
He Xixiang came from the countryside and had lost contact with his family during the war years. After liberation, he returned to his hometown to look for his relatives but could not find them.
Zhao Xubai had only one younger brother, who committed suicide during the years of the Wenhui Revolution. His family had long since disappeared.
Wang Guifen and Sun Simin were originally married daughters of Dong. After their parents died, they had less contact with other people from their natal family, and during the years of the Wenhui Revolution, they completely lost contact.
As for He Siyan and Zhao Yilu, they originally had a little aunt, but she was weak when she was young and died of illness when she was seven or eight years old. Their mother, Zhao Mengyun, had only this one daughter because their grandmother, Sun Simin, was always in poor health, so they didn't have any other relatives.
Zhao Yilu and his younger generation quickly visited all the relatives and friends they needed to visit, and then gathered together leisurely to peel and eat fried squid.
Zhao Yilu looked at the festive lanterns and firecrackers all over the yard, took out his camera, and suggested, "Let's take a big group photo!"
Everyone thought this was a good suggestion, so the whole family dressed neatly and came to the yard, asking Fan Youyu to help take an extremely precious group photo.
Fan Youyu's photography skills are quite good now. He took many group photos for everyone, but the ones who appeared the most were undoubtedly Yuanxiao and his sister. No matter whether it was a group photo with their grandparents or their grandparents, the two little guys were like mascots and they had to appear in the photo.
After taking the group photo, it was only nine o'clock in the morning. It was still early for lunch, so the family decided to go to the temple fair. Because the government introduced several policies to encourage and support individual merchants after the Gregorian New Year this year, the temple fair in Beijing, which had been dormant for more than ten years, became lively again this year.
Fan Hua wrapped the two little dumplings tightly, and Zhao Yilu and Fan Youyu each carried one on their shoulders.
Zhao Xubai brought out a wheelchair and pushed Sun Simin, He Qixiang held his wife Wang Guifen's hand, Fan Hua followed Zhao Yilu and Fan Youyu in front, and He Siyan followed a few old people behind. The whole family, men, women, young and old, set off towards the temple fair in a mighty procession.
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