Chapter 112 1974 Arrives
She led everyone who were carrying large and small bags into the house. Looking at the many things on the ground, she still complained: "Why did you bring so many things? It's so inconvenient to take the train. You have to take the trouble to take care of these."
"Hey, look at my sister. She doesn't look tired at all. She is so happy."
"Yes, little cousin, you don't know yet, cousin Mulan would bring more things if everyone stopped him. He would put food, daily necessities, clothes, and toys into his bag. What's more, cousin Huaihui even helped him. The couple wanted to bring you everything they could.
Or did Brother Jincheng say, don’t you pay attention to your image when you go to see your sister? It would be fine if you could just send the stuff over later. This dispelled his urge to continue packing. ”
Hearing this, Jun Qingqing was moved and kept laughing happily. She also did not forget to defend her brother: "That's because I am his biological sister, and you are his cousin. If you don't actively show your support and still talk about my brother like this, next time you have something to do, I will go to help you."
As they talked, they all sat down in the room. He washed a few apples and brought them over. He told them to sit for a while and turned to call his boss Shao Feng: "Cousin Shao Feng, it's time for you to show off. Do you want to come out?"
Without saying a word, he followed his cousin back to the yard.
"Is there anything I can help you with?"
"You'll know soon. Wait a moment."
Then he went to the utility room and took out three stoves and some honeycomb coal.
"I just came back from my grandparents' place. The stove and the hearth haven't been re-lit yet. We'll need them to be used in the evening, so let's light them up now. There are three stoves and two kangs. You can choose one to work on?"
When the people in the room realized what they were doing and came out to help, they saw that the little girl didn't need to help at all. Turning to Si Shaofeng, they couldn't help either because they didn't know where to start.
Amidst everyone's laughter and cheers, the stove and hearth were successfully lit. While everything is busy here, the New Year is quietly approaching.
Everyone who was still in the yard was wishing each other Happy New Year. Ah Zhan even went back to the house and took out the firecrackers from the things he had brought with him.
Jun Qingqing asked in a daze: "Can firecrackers be brought over?" Don't blame her for making a fuss. She has been in this era for such a long time, and although she has gone out several times, she has never taken a train. And as far as she can remember, the Jun Qingqing before she came here had never taken a train either. This led her to have a misunderstanding. Little did she know that now not only firecrackers can be brought on the train, but also kitchen knives, live chickens and ducks, running geese, and wandering dogs.
He didn't continue the topic, but said: "I've never been on a train, I don't know if I can bring these."
No one had any doubts about this explanation, and everyone took it for granted that it was the case.
Accompanied by the sound of firecrackers, we entered the Gregorian calendar year of 1974 together.
Everyone expressed their New Year wishes: I hope everything will go well, I hope everyone will be healthy, and I hope the elderly here can go home earlier.
"Sister Jun, why are there so many dumplings at home?"
"Oh, these are the leftovers after I delivered them to the grandparents. I was planning to deliver another meal of dumplings on the first day of the new year, but I still felt it was not enough, so I wanted to make some more during the day. Now it's a good chance to give them to you guys at a discount."
As Jun Qingqing placed plates of dumplings on the table, she was still saying auspicious words: "Eating dumplings on the New Year's Eve is a celebration of reunion and good luck."
Seeing that everyone had rushed all the way here on New Year's Eve and were still busy now, I quickly arranged for a few people to wash up and have a rest.
In the end, it was arranged that the Si brothers would live in the guest room because there was no kang in that room. The two stoves were finally placed in their room, while the Bai brothers and his eldest brother would live in their parents' room. The kang was very hot, so the stove in their room was also sent to the guest room. They said good night to each other, and the courtyard, which was bustling just a moment ago, became quiet again.
On the first day of the new year, Jun Qingqing got up very early. He prepared breakfast and left it in the kitchen, and also wrote a note, which said that he was going out to pay homage to the parents who raised him. He also placed melon seeds, peanuts, and candies on the table in the outer room. He should have prepared cigarettes and tea as well, but he didn't seem to need them, so he didn't take them out.
When I walked out of the yard, I found that it was indeed very lively outside. Many children gathered together to show off their new clothes, talk about what fillings they had in their dumplings in the early morning, and compare the peanuts, melon seeds and candies in everyone's pockets.
The custom in the countryside during the Chinese New Year is that before breakfast, the younger generations will visit each household to pay New Year's greetings, especially those who are within the five degrees of mourning. After paying New Year's greetings, the younger generations will grab a handful of melon seeds, peanuts, candies, etc. and put them into their pockets. Finally, after paying New Year's greetings to everyone, they will go home for breakfast.
I also paid homage to my adoptive parents in accordance with the custom. Since there were no relatives within the five degrees of mourning in the village, I went to visit several nearby families one by one to pay New Year's greetings, which was also considered following the local custom.
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