The three children were sitting side by side on the sofa in the living room, dejected and ashamed to see anyone.
Charcoal was burning in the brazier in the living room, exuding bursts of warmth, and occasionally small sparks exploded with a pop.
Tan Jin'er was packing the sheets and quilt cover in the room, and the quilt cover was also wet, which showed how fierce the flood was.
The pajamas of the three children were all wet. Tan Jin'er threw them into the clothes basket and took them to be washed together.
"Eat, why are you sitting still?" Zhang Tan came out of the kitchen and called the three children to have breakfast. Someone might come to pay New Year's greetings later.
Xiao Xiaobai raised his little head, looked at his aunt on the left, and then at sister Xi'er on the right. Seeing that the two were sitting motionless, he sat down again and continued to lower his head, dejected, as if he had lost the battle.
"Eat, don't worry, we won't tell anyone, come and eat, Dunzi and Bai Guagua will come to our house to pay New Year's greetings later."
"Guagua?" Xiao Xiaobai asked.
Zhang Tan: "Yes, Guagua will come with his father."
Xiao Xiaobai pulled Xiao Bai and Xi'er, "Eat~"
Xiaobai sighed, got up, and started eating.
"It's really not me who wets the bed."
Sitting at the dining table, Xiaobai defended himself.
Xi'er also said: "It's not me either."
Everyone brushed up and looked at Xiao Bai, who was digging porridge with a spoon. He was eating so seriously and so focused that he didn't even notice that he had been betrayed.
Zhang Tan glanced at Xiaobai and Xi'er, indicating that he understood.
"Eat quickly." Teacher Jiang said to the little one with a smile.
"Hey, wait, we can't eat yet." Zhang Tan stopped him.
The children looked at him, full of doubts.
"I haven't given my grandma New Year greetings yet, so I must remember to give them New Year greetings first."
When Xiaobai and the other three heard this, they immediately got down from their chairs and stood in front of grandma. With a bang, Xiaobai kowtowed to grandma first and wished her a long life.
When Xi'er heard this, she also knelt down beside Xiao Bai, kowtowed to her grandma, and wished her a long life.
Xiao Xiaobai followed the two young ladies and learned how to do it. He knelt down, kowtowed, and sent blessings to his grandma in a sweet voice.
Teacher Jiang smiled brightly, gently helped the three children up, and gave each of them a big red envelope.
The three of them said in unison: "Thank you, grandma."
"In the new year, we should study hard, learn more knowledge, and more importantly, be healthy, happy, and safe." Teacher Jiang sent them good wishes.
Xi'er said loudly that she would be safe.
Xiaobai turned his head, knelt down in front of Old Man Zhang, and kowtowed to Old Man Zhang to pay New Year greetings.
Zhang Tan quickly said: "No, no, no, no need to kneel down for me."
Although he is an old man, no one has ever knelt down to him before, not even Xiaobai has done so.
He's really not used to it.
But Xiaobai said: "Old man, don't panic, stand still~Old man on top, please accept my bow~"
After saying that, he kowtowed.
Xi'er and Xiaoxiaobai immediately followed suit, knelt down and shouted that the old man was on top.
I really admire these three idiots.
Teacher Jiang and Tan Jiner laughed from ear to ear.
Zhang Tan helped the three little ones up and presented them with big red envelopes.
Xiao Xiaobai held two red envelopes that were bigger than her palms. This early in the morning, before eating, she had already received two such big red envelopes. She was really satisfied.
At this time, Xiaobai and Xi'er had already targeted Tan Jin'er.
Tan Jin'er quickly said: "No need to kneel down, the New Year's money is here, you can take it."
This breakfast was really satisfying.
Just after breakfast, there were footsteps in the yard, and someone came to pay New Year's greetings.
It was the village chief with his two sons.
With the arrival of the village chief, other people also came one after another. The house had never been so lively with so many people coming.
Xiaobai followed Old Man Zhang and welcomed the guests together.
Xi'er was very busy serving tea and water.
Xiao Xiaobai was responsible for being cute throughout the whole process, sitting on the sofa and watching cartoons with the guests.
But in fact, none of the guests sat down to watch TV. They all left after greeting Zhang Tan for a few words.
It's not that I don't want to stay and sit for a while, but that's the custom of paying New Year's greetings on the first day of the new year. After saying hello, I leave to go to the next home.
People from Baijia Village came to Zhang Tan so early in the morning. They must have left his house first and then went to other houses.
Zhang Tan saw several people coming to pay New Year greetings to him, then went to Dunzi's house, and then visited the village.
After a small peak, Xiaobai breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the sofa. He just felt so tired. How could he be so tired?
A little hand stretched out, holding a candied fruit between its two fingers.
"Little aunt, eat~"
Xiaobai opened his mouth and ate the candied fruit together with Xiaobai's little hands. Xiaobai screamed in fright, then giggled again.
Suddenly, Xiaobai remembered something and hurried to the backyard. He saw Tan Jiner drying sheets, quilt covers, and small clothes in the backyard.
She breathed a sigh of relief, but still worriedly told Tan Jin'er not to expose it in the yard in front of the house, just here.
Tan Jiner:→_→
After that, several waves of people came to the house to pay New Year's greetings. Zhang Tan saw that the flow of people began to decrease, and it was not until no one came for a while that he prepared to take the children to pay New Year's greetings.
Teacher Jiang has prepared things for New Year greetings, mainly some wine.
Zhang Tan greeted Xiaobai and was about to leave, but he saw Xi'er standing at home, looking at him with a smile, but hesitating whether to go over, so he waved and said: "Xi'er is coming soon, we have to leave."
When Xi'er heard this, she immediately said happily: "Here we come~"
"Coming~"
Another little one came uninvited and followed eagerly.
A group of four people went to Dunzi's house first. Dunzi's father had just seen off his guests in the yard. He saw them coming this way from a distance and immediately returned home to tell Dunzi.
Dunzi immediately ran out and stood in the yard to greet them.
"Dunzi~~Happy New Year~~"
Xiaobai bowed his hands towards Dunzi from a distance and said New Year greetings.
Dunzi smiled innocently, said Happy New Year, and then wished Zhang Tan a happy New Year. With a pop, he knelt down in front of Zhang Tan.
Zhang Tan was shocked. Isn't this right? They came to pay New Year's greetings. Why did Dunzi kneel down first?
Not only was he shocked, Xiaobai and Xi'er were also shocked. Why did they kneel down now? Although they had knelt down just now, they had never knelt down like this outdoors. The soil would not be dirty.
Did you wear pants?
Dunzi's parents came out and stood in the yard. They couldn't laugh or cry when they saw Dunzi kneel down like this.
Zhang Tan quickly helped Dunzi up and gave him a red envelope. No matter whether it was the time to give it to him or not, he was already kneeling on his knees after all.
Dunzi's parents enthusiastically welcomed Zhang Tan and his group into their home, and brought plates of snacks. Xiao Xiaobai was not polite at all and immediately indulged in all kinds of snacks.
Xiaobai and Xi'er followed Dunzi and ran outside. They didn't know what they were doing, but the sound of firecrackers could be heard from outside from time to time, so they guessed they were playing with firecrackers.
Zhang Tan didn't stay long, chatted for a few polite words, then caught Xiaobai who was eating and went out, and went outside to greet Xiaobai and Xi'er to go back together.
They also want to visit Baijia Village.
At this time, Xiaobai and Xi'er ran out of the corner of the room in a panic. With a swish, they passed Zhang Tan and Xiaobai and ran straight towards home.
Zhang Tan was confused and immediately saw the big rooster and chased him out...
He quickly picked up Xiaobai first to prevent the baby from being accidentally injured...
