vrcanaries Chapter 205 Celebrate the New Year happily
Chapter 205 Celebrate the New Year happily
"Well, if you have nothing to do, you can go back first! Get ready, the New Year is coming soon."
After saying goodbye to Shen Wanning, they left the Lin family together.
In the following days, as usual, Xu and Aunt Zhang went to town early in the morning to buy some things needed for the New Year, such as candles, paper money, various meats and vegetables, etc.
After a coal poisoning incident occurred in the next village, Lin Jingyou and Shen Wanning went to the county town again to inform County Magistrate He that doors and windows should be opened when burning charcoal for heating.
County Magistrate He immediately reported the matter to the prefect and issued a notice asking everyone to pay attention to ventilation when burning coal for heating.
Time flies, and it is New Year's Eve. Everyone wears brand new cotton coats and goes out of the house.
Lin Dashan had gotten up early and was lighting incense and candles in the main hall. There was an iron basin in the middle of the hall. After burning the incense and candles, he burned paper money for his ancestors in the basin.
It was not possible to disturb him at this time, so Shen Wanning just looked around the yard for a few seconds and did not go in.
The three children, holding firecrackers in their hands, disappeared in a flash. Lin Jiang was a little better, being older and more stable, but he still couldn't resist the temptation of firecrackers.
Lin Hai wore a red tiger-head hat and a pair of red tiger-head shoes. His cotton-padded jacket was also red, with the word "Fu" embroidered on it in gold thread.
It looks like a doll in a New Year picture, so cute.
"Come, let auntie hug you." Shen Wanning clapped her hands and took Lin Hai from Wen.
"The child wears a lot of clothes in winter, so they are a bit heavy. Wan Ning, don't hold him for too long, otherwise he will get tired." Mrs. Wen put the child in her arms.
"It's okay. I need to hold him more while he's still little. When he grows up, I won't be able to hold him anymore!" She said, tickling Lin Hai again, "Isn't that right, Xiao Hai?"
Shen Wanning held Lin Hai in her arms and walked around the yard. Lin Jingyou was afraid that her hands would get sore, so he kept walking around beside her.
Mrs. Xu from the kitchen patted Aunt Zhang and said, "Mom, look at my third brother and Wan Ning. Do they look like a family of three?"
"They do look alike, but if you want to see their family of three, you have to wait until they get married. There's no rush." Aunt Zhang looked like she was letting things take their own course, not in a hurry at all.
After playing with Lin Hai for a while, he fell asleep. Shen Wanning returned the child to Wen and went to the kitchen to see if there was anything she could help with.
Aunt Zhang chased her out, "You've never cooked before, what are you doing here? Go out and play for a while, the meal will be ready soon."
After playing with Snowball in the yard for a while, people from the village came one after another with red paper to ask Lin Jingyou for help in writing Spring Festival couplets.
Shen Wanning leaned over to take a look and could only say that Lin Jingyou was indeed a top student because the couplets he wrote for each household were different.
More and more people came to the Lin family to ask for Spring Festival couplets. Shen Wanning felt very bored and had to go out and wander around the village.
The children's faces were filled with innocent smiles, and they were playing everywhere with firecrackers in their hands.
As we walked, we arrived at the place where the refugees lived. Although they still lived in thatched huts and the facilities inside were very simple, everyone had a smile on their face.
When they saw her coming, they stopped what they were doing and greeted her.
"Ms. Shen, Happy New Year! Is there something that brings you here today?" Chen Zihao was chopping wood. When he saw Shen Wanning coming over, he asked.
Shen Wanning shook her head. "Nothing. I just thought it was New Year's Eve, so I came to see you guys."
Chen Zihao chuckled, "We bought some food together. Today will be like the wedding banquet we had before, and we'll all celebrate together."
"This is a good idea! This is your first New Year in Daqing Village, and it will be lively this way." Shen Wanning said with a smile.
"Yes! Many of us are single, or couples without children. It would be too lonely to celebrate the New Year alone, so we just celebrate it together." Chen Zihao explained.
"Yeah, that's fine. You guys go ahead and do your work, I'll just stay here and watch."
I went to the top of the hill to look at the fruit trees, then walked a little further to look at the wheat in the fields.
It was almost lunchtime when Shen Wanning returned to the Lin family.
The three little ones had already returned, and as soon as she entered the yard, they locked the gate.
In the kitchen, Xu and Aunt Zhang were still busy. When they saw her come back, they started serving the dishes.
She and the three little ones went to the kitchen to help serve the dishes. Lin Dashan was lighting firecrackers in the yard, and a sudden explosion scared her.
Fortunately, I hadn’t picked up the food in my hand yet, otherwise it might have really fallen to the ground.
After the firecrackers had finished exploding, Shen Wanning carried the dishes out and walked to the main room, where the whole family sat neatly around the dining table.
"Dad, Mom, I'd like to toast you both and wish you good health and all the best." Lin Jingce and his wife were the first to stand up and toast Aunt Zhang and the others.
Then, Lin Jingcheng and his wife stood up again, raised their glasses to toast Lin Dashan and his wife, and said, "I wish you good health and freedom from illness in the new year."
"Oh, okay, okay!" Lin Dashan and Aunt Zhang couldn't stop smiling.
Later, Lin Jingyou and Shen Wanning stood up and toasted at the same time, "I wish our parents happiness as vast as the East Sea and longevity as long as the Southern Mountains."
"Okay, okay, with you children and grandchildren around, mom and dad are naturally blessed." Aunt Zhang said with a smile.
Next, the three little ones toasted, and after that, everyone ate and drank while starting a new round of toasts.
At the dinner table, everyone talked about plans for the new year, and even long-term plans.
The meal lasted for more than half an hour.
In the evening, Aunt Zhang brought rice soup from the kitchen, and the three brothers Lin Jingce pasted Spring Festival couplets on the door together.
The three little ones ran out again to set off firecrackers with their friends. Only at this time could they go out to play late at night. Usually they would read a book after dinner and then go to bed.
It was almost nine o'clock when the children came back, and they were all having fun.
The weather was too cold, so everyone else sat in the main room, gathered around the charcoal brazier, warming themselves by the fire and chatting.
Shen Wanning took out a few sweet potatoes from the cellar and roasted them next to the charcoal brazier.
As soon as the three little ones pushed the door open and came in, Lin He sniffed hard, "Milk, what is that? Why does it smell so good?"
"Your dog nose is sharper than anyone else's!" Aunt Zhang scolded with a smile. She poked the sweet potato a few times with chopsticks. Feeling that it was almost soft, she picked up the sweet potato with tongs.
Mrs. Wen touched Lin Hu's hand and felt it was warm, so she felt relieved. "Sit down and warm yourself by the fire."
The three boys sat down around the brazier. Lin He pointed at the sweet potatoes beside the brazier and asked, "Grandma, are you roasting sweet potatoes? Is the fragrance coming from the sweet potatoes?"
"Yes, yes, you three will have a share later, one for each of you." Aunt Zhang picked up two more sweet potatoes and put them aside, waiting for them to cool.