Chapter 449: New Year's Eve
As far as I can remember, this is the best meal my grandma and her family have had so far, and they are very satisfied with it.
Those who have new clothes after lunch should change into new clothes.
Wan Feng's new clothes were made by Luan Feng himself, a black and green variegated jacket with a green ski shirt on top.
This woman probably likes green besides red. This is not a good hobby and must be corrected in the future.
Black pants, black cotton shoes, and a blue hat.
This outfit feels a bit weird.
After changing his clothes, Wan Feng put the hundred plates of small whips with one hundred ring on the kang, took out the sticky red envelopes, and put one plate in each red envelope.
These red envelopes are just enough to hold a plate of small whips. Of course, these small whips are prepared for the children in the back.
Wan Feng packed a total of eighty small whips, and of course the remaining red envelopes were reserved for money.
After filling the small whip, he took out a handful of new money with serial numbers of various denominations and put it into each red envelope.
Grandpa and grandma each packed red envelopes worth sixteen yuan, six yuan and six jiao, which means 1666, which means going smoothly.
At their age, as long as everything goes well, getting rich is basically nothing that matters to them.
My uncle, aunt, and aunt each received a red envelope of eight yuan, eighty and eight cents, and they distributed it in charity.
After Wan Feng pretended to be a gift, he handed one out. When his uncle, aunt, and uncle saw that Wan Feng had given such a big red envelope, they were so happy that the lines on their foreheads opened and the pimples on their faces shone brightly.
Naturally, the red envelope given to Luan Feng's parents was sixteen yuan and sixty-six cents. The red envelope given to Luan Feng was the largest, eighty-eight yuan and eight cents.
Don't be jealous of others. Luan Feng is his wife, so of course she should give him more.
Wan Feng also gave two red envelopes worth six yuan and sixty cents.
Dinner was to make dumplings. After the dumplings were wrapped, my grandfather and uncle carried a lantern made of cans to the crossroads to celebrate the New Year.
This also has nothing to do with Wan Feng. He is a grandson and is not qualified to invite other people's ancestors.
My grandfather and uncle went to the intersection and burned some pieces of paper, lit incense and set off a few firecrackers. They recited a few phrases about ancestors returning home to celebrate the New Year. Then they picked up a blue stone and put it home on the altar table, marking the completion of the New Year invitation ceremony.
Please eat dumplings after the New Year.
It was getting dark after the dumplings were eaten, and the remaining time was to wait until it turned purple after eleven o'clock.
Forget about the Spring Festival Gala, we don’t even have a TV set yet.
Wan Feng's goal is to buy a TV for his grandma this year. If nothing goes wrong, there will be a black and white TV in the store this fall. Of course, a ticket is required.
But this is not a problem. As long as it dares to show up, Wan Feng will definitely bring one back for five hundred and twenty yuan.
Usually every year on the 30th night, almost all the young people in Dongtou gather at the home of Luan Feng's grandfather, Old Li Tou, and it is the same this year.
There were all young people of seventeen or eighteen years old on the kang and underground. They were telling stories, singing, telling jokes, and chatting. Unknowingly, it was around ten o'clock in the evening.
People began to go home and prepare to become purple.
"Come to my house to watch the New Year's Eve after you get your hair done." Luan Feng extended an invitation to everyone in the room, and of course the main target was Wan Feng.
Wan Feng said hello, took out two red envelopes and gave them to Luan Feng's grandmother and grandfather.
These are the two red envelopes worth six yuan and six cents.
When Wan Feng first took out the red envelope, the people in the room didn't know what it was. They had never seen a red envelope before.
Luan Feng's hand quickly grabbed it and opened it to see that it contained brand new coins.
Then they started counting, one for five yuan, one dollar and five dimes, and one for five cents and one cent.
"This is the New Year's money for grandma and grandpa. Why are you grabbing it?"
Luan Feng smiled and handed the red envelope to her grandma, then extended a shameless hand to Wan Feng: "Where's mine? You should give me one too."
"Not for you."
Wan Feng wanted to get off the kang, but Luan Feng grabbed his clothes: "No, you are not allowed to leave without mine."
"I'll give it to you after it turns purple."
Luan Feng then let go.
When I got home, my uncle also came back. My grandma and my aunt were cooking New Year's Eve dumplings, while Wan Feng and my uncle started packing the firecrackers to set off.
The firecrackers were all being lit on the kang in my aunt's room, for fear that they would not go off due to dampness.
At around 10:30, firecrackers started to sound in nearby villages, and some impatient houses started to turn purple.
A dozen children from Dongtou gathered in front of my grandma's house, each carrying a lantern made of cans and bottles, lighting up the street brightly.
They all knew that the Zhuping family had a lot of firecrackers this year, so they were all waiting to see the excitement and hear the sound, and then they were ready to pick up dumb firecrackers.
Wan Feng and Zhu Ping raised the firecrackers. The four-meter-high whip pole was very suitable for hanging the four-meter-long medium whip.
Wan Feng hugged Wan Feng out of the pile, waiting for the two kickers to spray flowers, only to wait for the sound of purple whips.
At eleven o'clock, the dumplings cooked by grandma began to come out of the pan.
Here Zhu Ping lit the fuse of the firecracker with a piece of long incense.
The firecrackers went up like a fire dragon with a deafening sound, and soon burned to the end.
Here Wanfeng has lit the spray flowers arranged in a circle, and eight spray flowers sprayed out gorgeous flowers.
"It's so beautiful!" The children gathered around the gate clapped their hands and cheered.
After releasing the purple whip, Zhu Ping slid another medium whip on the plate, and the crackling sound sounded again.
The two of them took out ten whips and planned to release them all within this time period.
If I don’t release it tonight, why don’t I release it later?
Zhuping fired the whip and Wanfeng fired the flower-spraying magic bomb. They were so busy working that they didn't even hear grandma calling for dinner.
"Eat, eat before you eat!" my aunt came out and shouted, and then the two stopped.
Seeing that Zhu Ping stopped setting off firecrackers, these children swarmed in and grabbed the silent firecrackers on the ground.
Wan Feng entered the room and took out a handful of red envelopes: "Ask me how to give out red envelopes during the Chinese New Year. If you don't ask, you won't get any."
The purple whip sound means that last year has passed and the New Year has arrived, so you can ask for the New Year.
The first person to say hello was Cong Xicheng. He received a red envelope after saying "Happy New Year". He was overjoyed when he opened it and found a plate of small whips with one hundred rings inside.
When the other children saw this good thing, they all came forward to say hello, and in the blink of an eye Wan Feng gave out more than twenty red envelopes.
After entering the house, starting with his grandfather, he greeted everyone one by one. Wan Feng ate a few symbolic dumplings and didn't feel hungry at all.
Zhu Ping also ate a few dumplings in a hurry and ran outside to play with his legs.
One big, one small, two bundles and two kicks, this time he was satisfied.
Wan Feng didn't want to have fun anymore. It was cold outside and he left it to his uncle. He put on his cotton hat and walked towards the west ditch until he came to Luan Feng's house.
On the first day of junior high school, the son-in-law was not allowed to see his father-in-law's family tree. Wan Feng and Luan Feng didn't even have a matchmaker, so it didn't count. Therefore, Wan Feng went to Luan Feng's house without any burden.
After entering, I first went to the east room to pay New Year greetings to Luan Feng's parents. Naturally, I had to take out the two red envelopes containing one six yuan and sixty six cents each.
Chapter completed!