Chapter 218 217. Truth or Dare
After a happy day in the county town, there was a birthday party when I got home.
This is what Zhou Yi learned from his married friends.
When he was still in modern times, he heard from his friends how to celebrate birthdays for their children. Cakes are a must, as are gifts. If there is time during the day, you can take the children out to play, and hold a small birthday party in the evening, inviting the children's friends to come and have fun.
The custom of the Dayou Dynasty was to eat longevity noodles and boiled eggs on the birthday. If a family had money, they would also invite relatives and friends to a banquet.
However, no grand celebrations are held for children under ten years old, as they are weak and have high tempers, and they might attract the attention of passing ghosts and monsters. Similarly, no grand celebrations are held for the elderly unless it is their tenth or fifth birthday, for fear that the Earth God will remember and summon the elderly to an early death.
Zhou Yi, Lei Li and their parents discussed and decided to hold a children's party, which would not be too eye-catching but would be lively and festive. More importantly, little Jiang would also like it.
This program lasted for four years.
——The first birthday party is a big day, so it has to be extra grand and cannot be a small gathering.
Little Jiang looks forward to his birthday every year. He puts on new clothes early in the morning, dresses up beautifully, and goes to the county town to play with his father, grandfather, and brother Xiaobao.
After returning home, she changed into another new set of clothes, asked her father to comb her most beautiful hairstyle, and put on the small jade crown she had bought during the day. The small jade pendant, small embroidered bag, and colorful belt around her waist were also new and colorful.
His face and hands were all painted with fragrant makeup. If the little one didn't have a fair and rosy face and rosy lips, which made him look very healthy, he would have even applied some of his daddy's lipstick.
Little Ginger admired herself in the mirror for a long time, then went to her brother Xiaobao and asked if she looked good.
"nice."
Xiao Bao smiled and said, "Little Jiang is the most beautiful. She is the most beautiful little birthday girl."
"Hehe~"
Little Ginger held his little face with a smile on his face, but also a little shy. His face was a little pink, which made him look like a fairy boy with rosy cheeks.
The Lei family's house is decorated very beautifully.
Under the eaves, the corridors were festooned with a variety of lanterns, lighting up with twinkling lights at night. Glittering fireflies drifted in from the mountains, accidentally straying into the Lei residence, adding a touch of mystery and dreaminess.
An extra-large square table was placed in the Lei family's yard.
There is a feast on the table.
Braised pork, sweet and sour spare ribs, honeycomb corn, crispy pork, spicy chicken wings, fried chicken nuggets, fried chicken legs, fried fish fillets... are all dishes that children like to eat.
There are also mung bean cakes, white cloud cakes, pea yellow cakes, ice lemon water, perilla drink, lychee paste water, white wine cold water... all kinds of cakes and sweet soups, and of course, the bread that little ginger likes to eat is also indispensable.
There are also some seasonal fruits.
Because it was Xiao Shengjiang's birthday, all the people who came were Xiao Jiang's friends, Xiaobao, Tao Ge'er, A Xiu... Even Erhua, who was less than two years old from Liu Xiaocao's family, came. The little guy was drooling at the sight of the big meal on the table.
Although Erniu's father has a bad mouth, Erniu is a righteous, honest and kind-hearted child. He is also a little concerned about his reputation and is one of Xiaoshengjiang's good friends in the class.
Xiao Shengjiang also sent an invitation to Erniu.
The teacher from the school also came.
The teachers were not harsh and unkind people. They had a good relationship with their students. When the children at the party met the teachers, they would say hello to them and then tease them, asking them what gifts they had brought for Jiang.
If he had brought books related to study, the little birthday boy Lei Shengjiang would have been very upset.
Even a top student like Xiao Shengjiang doesn't like studying on his birthday. Dad always said, "Play to your heart's content, and study seriously." Xiao Shengjiang agrees.
The gifts from the children and the teacher were placed in Little Ginger's room. There was no rush to open them, and it would be impolite to open the gifts in front of guests.
Everyone sat around the table in the yard.
The little birthday boy is in the most eye-catching center position, with his brother Xiaobao on his left, and next to Xiaobao are the teacher and the children. The right side is left empty for his father and great-grandfather, and to the right of that are his grandparents and maternal great-grandmother's family.
Lei Li and Zhou Yi brought out longevity noodles and peeled boiled eggs. Everyone sang birthday songs for the little birthday boy. After he ate the longevity noodles and eggs, the birthday party officially began.
In addition to the large square table filled with food and stools beside it, there were also some small tables and stools in other places in the yard, making it convenient for children to gather in groups of three or four to play.
The young ginger was reserved at first, acting like a cool young master.
He thought that since he was wearing beautiful new clothes and a new crown today, he shouldn't move too much, but after a while, the little guy was laughing and having fun with his friends.
Swing, hide and seek, 123 wooden man, blindfolded catch, eagle catches chicken...
Eat and drink while playing.
Adults like Lei Li and Zhou Yi did not disturb the children. They stayed in the main hall to eat at another table and chatted about the children in the school, the crops in the fields, how to make the dishes on the table, and everything in between.
"Father."
The little birthday boy, who was sweating from playing, suddenly ran in, threw himself into Zhou Yi's arms, raised his rosy little face, smiled brightly, and ran out happily.
Zhou Yi and the adults in the main room were completely confused and it was a bit funny.
Not long after, Xiaobao also came in. He called Miao Fulang "Daddy" and Zhou Yi "Daddy Yi", pursing his lips and smiling a little shyly.
"Father Yi, your purse."
Xiaobao stretched out his hand as he spoke. In his hand was a light blue purse with a furry tiger embroidered on it that looked like a big cat. It was the one that Zhou Yi originally had hanging on his waist, the one that Xiaobao had embroidered and given to each of them.
“…Huh?”
Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment, then he touched his waist and found that his wallet was indeed gone. He also suddenly understood what had happened when the little guy suddenly ran in and pounced on him.
He took the purse with a laugh and said, "You won't come back later, will you?"
Xiaobao pursed his lips and smiled.
The other adults in the main hall - Liu Ye'er, Lei Dashan, grandpa, grandma, uncle, and several teachers, etc., didn't understand what was going on.
Lei Li's eyes curved with delight. "Truth or Dare? Are you playing that?"
"yes."
Xiaobao nodded gently. The shy little boy had a cunning glint in his slightly curved eyes, just like the five-year-old kid.
It seems like he has been led astray.
"Just now, Jiang chose the big adventure. If he gets Yi's father's purse and Yi doesn't find out, it will be considered a success. My big adventure is to return the purse, and then..."
The young boy paused, his face reddened again, feeling embarrassed. "...The big risk was to get Father Yi to agree to marry Brother Jiang into our family before the money bag could be returned. They were all joking."
He was actually a little embarrassed.
It's all because of Tao Ge'er and Erniu. Tao Ge'er knew about his childhood engagement with Sheng Jiang long ago, and he always teased Xiao Bao, saying that Sheng Jiang was his child husband and would marry into the Lei family in a few years, which was great.
There was a hint of envy in Tao Ge'er's teasing.
Lei Shengjiang is such a good person, good at studying, kind-hearted, from a clean and wealthy family, and his family members are also kind. You will definitely not suffer if you marry him.
Whether he is Yu Yan or not, he doesn’t know who he will marry in the future!
As for Erniu, he was only nine years old and didn't understand what it meant to marry into the wife's family. He was just a child at heart. He loved to stir up trouble and follow the adults' advice to marry whoever he liked.
Everyone knows that Sheng Jiang likes to stick to Xiao Bao. Even several teachers know about this "child marriage". It doesn't matter that there is a big age difference between the two children, they can just get married early.
There are also some people in the village who get married early because their families are well-off. There was once a groom who was only eleven years old and could barely read, but he already had a wife. This made those old bachelors in their thirties and forties who still had no wives or husbands envious.
——But Zhou Yi has always been against getting married too early. Isn’t that just like a child having a child?
At this moment, the adults in the main hall laughed at Xiaobao's words without taking them seriously. Liu Ye'er even said, "Why would there be a future for this? Jiang comes to you every day, so wouldn't she have married into your family long ago?"
Master Asi also joked, "Why not? Wait until Jiang is thirteen or fourteen and I'll marry you two. I can even teach your children and grandchildren!"
The adults laughed.
Lei Li was so overjoyed that he fell into Zhou Yi's arms. He laughed so hard that his stomach hurt, and then he took a breath and dared not laugh anymore.
Zhou Yi helped Lei Li calm down and even cracked a joke, "Okay, from now on, Xiaobao will take care of the ginger. This is also a tradition of our Zhou family..."
When Lei Li was teasing or muttering about Zhou Yi, he would say, "Your Zhou family, it's up to you, your Zhou family." When Zhou Yi used this, Lei Li laughed again.
Lei Li laughed so hard that his stomach hurt again, so he pretended to vent his anger on Zhou Yi and hit him. Zhou didn't dare to say a word.
"Is the adventure over?"
Lei Li looked at Xiao Bao with a smile that was a bit mischievous, which made Xiao Bao's face redder. He nodded lightly and ran out quickly.
The children outside were laughing and making noise.
"It's all your fault..."
"Oh, you're blushing and you're blaming me? Haha... isn't this a child marriage? It doesn't matter if you marry Lei Shengjiang or he marries you. Your two families are so close anyway."
"Stop talking, it's so embarrassing..."
"There's no such thing as a shameful adventure. Last time, I dared someone to go to Master Cao's house and ask for his handkerchief. I scared him so much that he stuttered, but I didn't feel ashamed. You and Lei Shengjiang were engaged to each other since childhood..."
"Stop talking..."
Xiao Bao's face flushed red, and he tried to cover Tao Ge'er's mouth, but Tao Ge'er ran away first, laughing, "Miao Yurui is shy!"
"Ginger, you already have a wife. When do you think I will have one too?"
"Will it take a long time?"
"How long?"
Erniu sighed for a moment, then suddenly had a wild thought, "Do you think I can marry Brother Tao? I think Brother Tao is more handsome than Brother Xiaobao..."
"have no idea."
Little Ginger shook his head and said, "Brother Tao is good-looking, but Brother Xiaobao is even better-looking."
"Well, they all look good."
Erniu wrinkled his nose. "My dad doesn't seem to like Brother Tao. He says Uncle Xiaocao doesn't act like a brother, and Brother Tao doesn't act like a brother either... What does it mean to act like a brother?"
"have no idea."
Little Ginger shook his head again.
He thought, "A brother is a brother. Does he have to be any different? Just like flowers, big flowers, small flowers, missing flowers, complete flowers, they are all flowers."
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