In previous years, the New Year's money was only 50 cents, but this year it was doubled. Of course, the two children were very happy.
In the 1980s and 1990s, although everyone did not have much money in their pockets, when the New Year came, the flavor of the New Year was particularly strong. It is not like in the 21st century, which has basically lost that flavor, but more like doing errands.
Lived the same way.
There are still a lot of dumplings left from the dumplings I made yesterday. I steamed them directly on the steamer this morning, and then served a bowl of brown sugar and date tea, and my breakfast was done.
Of course, today we can’t call them dumplings, but call them ingots.
I finished my breakfast very quickly and just as I was about to clean up, I heard someone shouting at the door: "Congratulations on getting rich and good luck!"
Everyone hurriedly walked out of the living room, but it was Song Jianping who came with his two children to pay New Year greetings.
"Congratulations, Jianping, come over and sit down." Song Jianguo said happily, taking out a packet of Hongtashan from his pocket and giving it to his younger brother.
This pack of good cigarettes was specially reserved by Song Wenjing for him to give out to people paying New Year greetings during the Chinese New Year. He himself was not willing to smoke even one.
In the countryside in the 1980s, it was considered good to be able to hand out Hongmei cigarettes during the Chinese New Year, but few people would come out with a pack of Hongtashan cigarettes.
"Wenfang, go to the room and take out the toffee and grab some for Wenxia and Wenyu." Song Wenjing ordered.
After the Oooh milk candy arrived home, Song Wenming hid it. He was a little reluctant to give it to others. But Song Wenjing didn't care about this. Wenxia and Wenyu were also his younger brothers and sisters.
Of course, New Year's money is definitely indispensable. But these are the matters of the elders, and Song Wenjing is not in a position to interfere.
"Jianping, Yan Ping is still lying at home?"
After Zhou Lijuan handed out the children's lucky money, she also asked about her second aunt.
"I asked her not to get up. Didn't the doctor say that she won't be able to move around for a while until at least the next month. So we'd better be careful, lest she accidentally get hurt again, which would be troublesome." Song Jianping answered Zhou Lijuan while smoking.
question.
On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year in rural areas, people from surrounding families or production teams are basically running around from house to house. In this situation, children are the most happy and can eat various kinds of candies. Some families,
We will also prepare some fruits, melon seeds and the like.
It had only been a few months since Yan Ping had the operation. It would definitely not work if he went to pay New Year greetings like in previous years. Therefore, it was better not to go out at all. Everyone knew about his family's situation, and no one would blame him.
"Let's go together to pay New Year greetings?" Song Jianguo saw that his younger brother's family had already come out to pay New Year greetings, so he simply brought the two families together and walked around in a circle.
Of course, there should always be an elder at home. Otherwise, it would be shameful for people to come to visit you for New Year greetings and not have anyone to entertain them.
Of course, such matters were left to Zhou Lijuan.
So under the leadership of Song Jianguo and Song Jianping, a group of people began to wander around the village.
The two little guys even brought a cloth bag with them so that they would not be able to hold all kinds of snacks in their pockets.
Of course Song Wenjing was no exception. He followed the two elders, calling people everywhere with a smile, and congratulating them on the new year.
The morning was spent in this atmosphere, and it was not until noon that I finally returned home.
Song Wenjing, who was used to pulling a trolley around every day, didn't feel anything. But after walking with several children all morning, it was really a bit too much for him. When he got home, he started to cry out that he was hungry.
"Jianguo, when you go to our house tomorrow, remember to bring the two bottles of wine with you. In previous years, I just bought some peach cakes and so on. It's rare that I have something at home this year, so I will send two bottles of wine to my dad." Zhou Lijuan was chattering while cooking.
Song Jianguo was also a little ashamed. Every time his father-in-law went to pay New Year greetings, he spent one or two yuan to buy some things. But when he left, he could get back a lot of big and small bags.
It's rare that I feel a little more generous this year, so I really should show some respect to the elderly.
In the afternoon of the first day of the Lunar New Year, not many people are paying New Year greetings to each other. More people are meeting to play cards, mahjong, and poker in the afternoon. Even children have made appointments to play together.
Song Wenjing was no exception. He was also dragged by several young people from his neighbor's house to play mahjong for a while.
Unfortunately, my craftsmanship was not good and I lost 80 cents.
The next day, the family naturally went to my grandpa’s house to pay New Year greetings. We didn’t have bicycles, so we had to walk there. Fortunately, they were all in the same town, and the distance wasn’t too far, so we arrived in less than an hour.
Song Wenjing's grandmother has passed away many years ago, and her grandfather Zhou Rentao lives with his only uncle Zhou Weibing's family. Zhou Yiping is the only boy in his uncle's family. He also has two sisters, Zhou Suping, and Zhou Suzhen is already married.
"Jianguo, Lijuan, come in quickly, you must be exhausted. I don't know how to borrow a bicycle from someone else." Zhou Weibing enthusiastically took the things from Song Jianguo's hands and arranged everyone into the main room.
"Dad, brother. Today is the second day of the Lunar New Year. Who doesn't want to use a bicycle? Besides, our family of five needs at least two cars. Where can we borrow them?" Zhou Lijuan complained.
"I heard from Yi Ping that you can make a lot of money from being a photographer now, so you can buy a car next year. If it's not enough, big brother will give you some extra."
Zhou Weibing is the only sister, and of course he doesn't want his sister's family to be affected.
At this time, Song Wenjing was still chatting with Yi Ping. When his uncle said this, he quickly came over and replied, "Uncle, I can make some money now, and I will buy it after the year. You don't have to worry."
Zhou Weibing waved his hands, saying it didn't matter, and said at the same time: "It's just the right time for you to come today. Someone has found a matchmaker for Yiping. Then you can help us take a look, and we will give you some advice."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yiping gave up a little, "Dad, I told you it's not necessary, what are you doing? I'm only twenty-four, do I need to be so anxious? Besides, about my girlfriend, I
You know how to find someone by yourself, what age are you in now, and you still have to find someone to date, is your son that bad?"
Before Zhou Weibing said anything, Zhou Rentao stood up and said, "Yiping, you are the only man in the third generation of our Zhou family. If you don't get married early, how long will it take for you to get married? Don't be in a hurry. I'm still waiting to hug you."
Where is the great-grandson?"
Sometimes he could reply a few words to his father, but to his grandfather, Zhou Yiping did not dare to say anything. He could only stand aside calmly, with his head lowered, looking unhappy.
Song Wenjing saw Zhou Yiping's expression a little unhappy as soon as he walked in. He didn't know what the situation was at first, but now it seemed that it was a blind date.
It's not good for a junior to talk about this kind of thing. The elders have their own ideas, and the juniors can only listen first. If it doesn't work, they can fight in other ways, and they don't necessarily need to fall out. This kind of thing doesn't need to happen.
Maybe they will be tied together to get married.
Sure enough, in less than half an hour, while the family was still chatting, several bicycles parked outside the courtyard gate.
Seeing the matchmaker bringing someone here, Zhou Weibing hurried out to greet him.
Everyone also followed him out, planning to take a look together. Except for Zhou Yiping, who was still a little unhappy, everyone else showed their due enthusiasm.
"Cousin, deal with it first. When they leave, you can tell me that you met a girl in the public security system. The two have just gotten along and haven't had time to tell your family yet. In this way, you can deal with this matter first. As for the rest,
Let’s talk about it later.” Song Wenjing gave advice to Zhou Ping beside him.
Zhou Yiping's expression clearly lit up, he gave Song Wenjing a look of thanks, and then followed him out.
The girl brought here by the matchmaker is young, only 19 years old. She looks pretty good and can be considered pretty. But maybe because she has been doing farm work at home for a long time, her skin is a little rough.
According to the matchmaker's introduction, the girl's father is the party secretary of their village, and the family's financial situation is pretty good. The girl is the eldest sister, and she has three younger siblings.
I learned that Zhou Yiping worked at the city police station and his registered permanent residence was also in the city. Of course the girl's family was very happy. Otherwise, they wouldn't have rushed to the man's house for a blind date.
When the girl saw Zhou Yiping's thick eyebrows and big eyes, and the upright look on his face, she had already agreed in her heart.
It's a pity that she was interested, but Zhou Ping was just perfunctory.
Originally, Zhou Weibing wanted to treat others to a meal before leaving, but the girl clearly sensed Zhou Ping's dissatisfaction and had no intention of staying any longer.
In the end, the blind date ended on bad terms.
The old man was about to have an attack, until he heard from Yi Ping that he had met a girl in the city, and it was still in the preliminary stage. Because it had not been implemented yet, he did not explain it to his family, which made the elders relax.
I thought the matter would end like this, but Zhou Rentao asked Yiping Ping to bring the girl home for a while. This made Yiping very worried. Where would he find a girl now?
I was originally grateful for Song Wenjing's idea, but I didn't expect that there would be something like this later. As expected, people can't lie casually, and a lie often requires more lies to cover it up.