"Happy New Year, uncle."
The first to squeeze in were Yang Xiaoxiao's friends, and they all followed Yang Xiaoxiao in calling him uncle.
"Happy New Year to Fuxing!"
"Fuxing, what are you doing clinging to the wall? Why don't you go inside?"
When everyone rushed into the yard, Han Fei, who was walking behind, protecting Li Xue who was pregnant, discovered Xiao Fuxing clinging to the wall.
"I didn't dodge and was pushed against the wall by them!"
The people who came to pay New Year’s greetings were so enthusiastic.
The following New Year's greetings scene once again opened Xiao Fuxing's eyes.
Whether it was in Sioux City in the past or on the farm in recent years, during the Chinese New Year, we would just say Happy New Year and a few auspicious words, and the New Year greetings would be complete.
My goodness, it’s not like that in Chenjiatun. No matter whether adults or children, no matter how hard the ground is, they all kneel down on their knees with a thud.
Bow respectfully and say "Happy New Year" with sincerity and piety.
"Okay, okay, kids, hurry up and get up. Wanru, Xiaoxiao, hurry up and give the kids some candy."
On the table, White Rabbit milk candies were piled up like a small mountain, and there were also several packs of opened Zhonghua cigarettes.
This was what Yang Baiyi had prepared when Xiao Fuxing opened the door.
Each child received five pieces of White Rabbit milk candy, which they carefully placed in a small schoolbag made of scraps of cloth and patches.
Now they are reluctant to eat it. After the New Year’s greetings are over, everyone will compare who wants more.
I can’t help but eat it now. What if I’m short of a piece of White Rabbit milk candy during the competition? It would be so unfair to lose!
"Happy New Year, uncle and aunt. Doctor Yang, please come over here too. We'll kowtow to you too, thanking you for saving our little treasure."
Chen Dalei, Erya's father, insisted on bringing Xiaobao to kowtow to Yang Baiyi as well.
"Come on, I'm only seventeen, and you're in your early thirties, right? You're still trying to kowtow to me, what are you thinking? Come over here and have a cigarette."
Yang Baiyi handed over a Zhonghua cigarette with a smile.
"Chen Dalei, hurry up, we are still queuing at the back."
Chen Feng also came with his youngest son Choudan to thank Yang Baiyi for coming.
When leaving, Li Xiu Lian specifically instructed that she should first pay New Year's greetings to Dr. Yang before going to her grandfather's place.
"Sister Wanru, can you please distribute White Rabbit candies here? I have to go celebrate the New Year with my friends."
The little friends were making faces in the yard, which made the little girl feel itchy inside.
"Okay, put on your hat and scarf, and put a few more candies in your bag. Don't you have a competition later?"
Lin Wanru gave the small schoolbag beside her to Yang Xiaoxiao to hang around her neck.
The educated youth also came one by one to wish them a happy new year. The female educated youth ate White Rabbit milk candy, and the male educated youth smoked Zhonghua cigarettes.
"Comrade Yang Baiyi, we knew your family was going to have New Year's Eve dinner last night, so we didn't disturb you.
We have specially booked the reunion dinner for tonight. We hope that you and Comrade Lin Wanru will bring your grandparents to attend our educated youth reunion dinner."
Han Fei extended an invitation to Yang Baiyi very formally.
"What? Didn't you have the New Year's Eve dinner yesterday? If I can't be there, you can just go ahead and do it.
We live so close, it's not hard to have a meal together, we can have a meal together any day."
Yang Baiyi didn't expect that just because he had the New Year's Eve dinner at home yesterday, the New Year's Eve dinner in the educated youth compound was not held.
"I didn't explain clearly, and it's not like we didn't eat anything. Didn't you ask the militia to send us a pig?
Everyone had a good meal yesterday, but we just didn't drink. When you weren't around, everyone said drinking wasn't fun."
Han Fei said with a smile.
Ever since Li Xue became pregnant, Han Fei has been in high spirits all day long and feels energetic in everything he does.
In the past, he was too obsessed with the fact that he himself was suffering and couldn't bear to see his child suffer.
After Yang Baiyi came, he brought changes to the entire educated youth compound. It seemed that work points were easier to earn than before.
In addition, Li Xue has been persistent, which is why she has the baby in her belly now.
With Yang Baiyi's promotion, the production team planned to build a school after the spring.
As the principal, Li Xue also has a teaching position, so it won’t be difficult for her to raise a child in the future.
So he was extremely grateful to Yang Baiyi. If Yang Baiyi was not young and not married yet, Han Fei would have planned to recognize Yang Baiyi as his godfather after the child was born.
"Okay, then we won't cook tonight. Let's all go to the educated youth compound for dinner."
Since people had been waiting for this, Yang Baiyi readily agreed.
"Okay, then we'll go back first."
After receiving Yang Baiyi's affirmative response, and with members constantly coming in and out to pay New Year's greetings, Han Fei and the educated youth left first.
This New Year's greeting party lasted from before dawn until nine o'clock. Almost all members sent family representatives to pay New Year's greetings.
Rural people have always been simple and honest. They know everything Yang Baiyi has done for everyone, including distributing meat three times a year. This alone deserves everyone's respect.
At noon, Xiao Qingyang did not eat at home. Chen Dahe held a banquet at home, and Chen Baiwang came to invite him personally.
At first, Xiao Qingyang had no intention of going. He knew that everyone's life was ordinary now, and it was hard to have a good meal during the New Year, so he didn't want to go and share other people's food rations.
"Uncle Xiao, when the meat was distributed during the Chinese New Year, Uncle Dahe and I were the last to get it.
After all the members had bought their meat, there were still 100 kilograms of wild boar meat left. Uncle Dahe and I bought 50 kilograms each, and we couldn’t finish it even by the 15th day of the first lunar month.
We've been eating and drinking here for free so many times, so today we have to show our appreciation no matter what we do."
It is now the 1970s, and the most difficult years have passed. Except for families with few laborers and many children, other families are not living badly.
People are not poor, but they just can't buy what they want with their money.
Because Yang Baiyi hunted eight wild boars, meat was readily available at the end of the year, and every household in Chenjiatun had a prosperous year.
"Grandpa, if you can't go, then go. If you don't go, the team leader and the old branch secretary will be embarrassed to ask you to play chess in the future."
Some time ago, Chen Baiwang and Chen Dahe came to Xiao Qingyang to chat and play chess when they had nothing to do. Yang Baiyi would often cook two side dishes and bring two bottles of white wine.
I don't lack these things, and grandpa can have two more playmates, which is a good thing.
Yang Baiyi took out a three-pound plastic pot filled with Moutai liquor and two packs of Zhonghua cigarettes.
"Grandpa, talk more and drink less. We still have to go to the educated youth compound for dinner tonight."
Before leaving, Yang Baiyi gave some instructions.
"With the team leader and the old branch secretary often visiting your grandfather, his mood has definitely improved a lot."
After Xiao Qingyang followed Chen Baiwang out, Mu Xue said to Yang Baiyi.
"That's for sure. Here, everyone respects Grandpa. Without that much psychological pressure, I feel better naturally."
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