The next day, Ma Xiaolong didn't get out of bed until three o'clock in the morning. His muscles were sore all over his body. He knew he was exhausted and would not be able to recover for three to five days.
When Zhang Chiling learned about his situation, she felt distressed and guilty. She knew that she could not repay him materially, so she could only give him massages every day to relieve the swelling and pain in his muscles.
Not to mention, it was quite useful. By the time of the New Year, Ma Xiaolong had almost recovered.
"Go and clean the windows." Liu Ying threw him a rag and urged him to go to work.
"..."
It's a small year, so I have to clean everything inside and out. Their house is big and the amount of work is not small.
No problem, just do it!
Busy with work, another day has passed.
When I was stretching my body in bed at night, I suddenly thought of a possibility: I wouldn’t have spent all the years working, right?
The whole family's clothes haven't been finished yet, and neither have Zhang Zhiling's and Chen Jun's clothes. Tomorrow is the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, and there is only one week left before the Chinese New Year. The clothes will definitely be finished in seven days, but this also means that he will finish the clothes in seven days.
Years ago, don't think about one day playing around unscrupulously. For a little carrot head who is only seven years old, it is too crazy.
Now he just wants to tattoo the word "miserable" on his forehead.
Who dares to be worse than me!?
…
On the twenty-fourth of the twelfth lunar month, Chen Jun's clothes were completed.
On the 25th of the twelfth lunar month, Zhang Chiling’s clothes were completed.
On the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, Ma Xiaofeng’s clothes were completed.
On the twenty-sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, grandma’s clothes were completed.
On the twenty-seventh of the twelfth lunar month, grandpa’s clothes were completed.
On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, my mother’s clothes were completed.
On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, Dad’s clothes were finished.
On New Year's Eve, I finished my clothes.
In the evening, when the family sat in front of the TV to watch the Spring Festival Gala, Ma Xiaolong's eyes were numb and there was no joy of the New Year at all. At midnight, there was the noise of firecrackers in all directions, making him unable to sleep.
Damn! A plant.
…
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, before dawn, grandma got up and started cooking dumplings. Dad also stewed a pot of braised chicken and prepared several meat dishes, which just filled the table.
Grandpa and mom got up a little later, washing up and eating secretly. As expected, they are father and daughter, and their behavior is exactly the same.
Ma Xiaofeng, a lazy guy, also got up early, put on beautiful new clothes, and ran to pay New Year's greetings to her grandpa and grandma.
"Grandpa, grandma, happy New Year!"
"Haha, okay. Here, this is the New Year's money that grandpa gave you." Grandpa stuffed Ma Xiaofeng five yuan.
"Thank you, grandpa." Ma Xiaofeng was so happy that she folded up the five yuan and stuffed it into her pocket.
These are fifty popsicles!
After not seeing Ma Xiaolong for a long time, grandma asked, "Where is your brother?"
"Going to sleep!" After Ma Xiaofeng said that, she ran to the opposite door to pay Zhang Chiling New Year greetings. Along the way, she took her parents' mission and asked Zhang Chiling and Chen Jun to go to their house to celebrate the New Year.
Zhang Chiling had no relatives here. She had a complete family only a few years after she got married, but now she doesn't have a complete family. Fortunately, with Ma Xiaolong's relationship, she won't be orphaned and widowed with nowhere to go during the Chinese New Year.
Zhang Chiling gave Ma Xiaofeng five New Year's money, and then took Chen Jun to the opposite side to pay New Year's greetings and celebrate the New Year.
After Chen Jun paid New Year's greetings to his grandfather and the others, he received ten yuan as a new year's gift and went to the West Room.
At this moment, Ma Xiaolong is still sleeping soundly in bed. He was so noisy by the firecrackers last night that he fell asleep at almost two o'clock in the morning. It's not even eight o'clock now, and he really can't get up.
"Brother?" Chen Jun called him, Ma Xiaolong said, and continued to sleep.
"..." Chen Jun took off his cotton-padded clothes and shoes, climbed onto the bed, and got into his bed.
…
"Where is Xiaojun?" Liu Ying asked casually when Chen Jun was not seen when the last dish was brought to the table.
"She went to Xiaolong's house just now." Zhang Chiling said, "Maybe she was playing with Xiaolong!"
"Xiaofeng, go ask your brother and Xiaojun to come over for dinner." Liu Ying gave the order casually.
"I know." Ma Xiaofeng stuffed the chicken wings into her mouth and ran to call someone.
After a while, Ma Xiaofeng brought back good news: "Xiaojun fell asleep under the quilt of my brother."
"..."
Zhang Chiling smiled helplessly and said: "Xiaojun slept too late last night. I woke him up before I woke up in the morning. I guess he was too sleepy."
"Xiaolong is about the same." Liu Ying said: "But for those who are celebrating the New Year, we can't let them sleep until dawn. I'll call them."
"I'll go!" Zhang Zhiling stood up and walked towards the west room, also afraid that Liu Ying's wake-up service would be too rude and cause a psychological shadow on the child.
The door to the west room is open, but blocked by a curtain.
Zhang Chiling opened the door curtain and looked inside, and saw two innocent little people facing each other, sleeping very sweetly.
Zhang Zhiling smiled slightly, walked to the bed and squatted down, gently poking Ma Xiaolong's white and tender cheeks with her fingers.
…
When Ma Xiaolong yawned and walked out of the room with messy hair, everyone was already sitting around, waiting for him.
"Happy New Year to grandpa and grandma, happy New Year to mom and dad, happy New Year to mom." Ma Xiaolong paid New Year greetings to his elders one by one, and then received ten yuan as a lucky gift.
"Sit down and eat!" Grandma handed him a drink.
"Thank you, grandma."
"Come on!" Seeing everyone sitting down, grandpa picked up the wine glass and said, "It's been a year. I hope the new year will be safe, healthy and smooth. Cheers."
"Cheers."×N
The spirit of the year is very strong in this era. The family sits around the table, eating and drinking, talking and laughing, looking back on the past and looking forward to the future, all looking forward to good luck and achievements in the new year.
The children ate quickly, and the adults had just gotten into the mood when the three little carrot heads left the table.
"I'll take Xiaofeng and Xiaojun to play outside for a while." Ma Xiaolong told the adults, and with their permission, he took the two little girls out.
On the first day of the Spring Festival, there were very few people on the street. Most of them were eating and drinking at their own homes or at the homes of relatives and friends. The more common ones were teenagers, who were all walking on the road to pay New Year greetings to their relatives.
There are vendors selling traps on the street, attracting the little carrots who have just received lucky money to donate their money, just to get their favorite toys.
Ma Xiaolong took two little girls to a small stall and asked the boss: "How much does it cost for one set?"
The boss was a middle-aged man in his forties. When he saw three little carrot heads, he smiled very happily: "One yuan and ten circles, you can do whatever you want."
Ma Xiaolong looked at the things on the stall. There were rubber band guns, bamboo dragonflies, marbles, spinning tops, pencil sharpeners, and little jumping frogs... They were all childhood memories.
But the most expensive items are actually tobacco and alcohol. Are these for adults?
"I want ten circles." Ma Xiaolong handed the boss five yuan.
The boss cheerfully gave him four yuan in change and handed him twelve sets of hoops: "This is your first time playing here. I'll give you two hoops as a gift."
"Thank you, boss."
This boss is really good at business, and he is very good at taking things before giving them.
Ma Xiaolong kept two circles for himself, and divided the remaining ten between Ma Xiaofeng and Chen Jun: "You have five each, you can use whatever you like."
Ma Xiaofeng happily took the hoop and went to set the hoop, but Chen Jun shook his head: "Brother, you can play! I can't."
"It's okay. You, Sister Xiaofeng, don't know how to do it. You're still very happy with it." Ma Xiaolong gave her the ring and said, "Let's play! It doesn't matter if you can't set it, just have fun."
"Yeah." Chen Jun reluctantly took the hoop, but Ma Xiaofeng had already thrown out five hoops, and the trap was lonely.