New Year's Eve

In the morning, Jia Weidong got up on time, meditated, ran, and boxed to complete his daily exercise.

After breakfast, Jia Weidong asked the third uncle to write two couplets, then left the courtyard on his bicycle. He first went to Weijia Hutong and pasted couplets on the courtyard door and the main door.

When I left the small courtyard again, there were two bamboo baskets hanging on the back seat of the bicycle. In one bamboo basket were two grass carp weighing seven to eight kilograms. In the other bamboo basket were two bottles of Maotai wine, a small cloth bag of apples, and a small bag of apples.

Bundles of green vegetables. These are prepared for Lu Xiangyang. His family lives in Menlou Hutong.

After leaving Lu Xiangyang's house, Jia Weidong went to Daju Hutong again and sent two fish and a bundle of vegetables to the house of Zhu Yuming, the head of the second section. Then he sent two fish and a bundle of vegetables to the house of Director Wang of Jiaodaokou.

It was almost noon after going round and round, and Jia Weidong returned to the courtyard on his bicycle, pulling two baskets full of vegetables, fish and meat.

"Uncle, you're back." As soon as he entered the middle courtyard, Banggeng ran to Jia Weidong with a depressed look on his face.

"Well, Bangge, why didn't you play with the children?"

"Uncle, they all have firecrackers to play with, but I don't have any," Banggeng said a little aggrievedly.

"Hey, uncle forgot, come here, give it to you"

Jia Weidong slapped his forehead, took out a bunch of small firecrackers, one hundred in size, from the cloth bag he was carrying, and handed them to Banggan. Jia Weidong had bought the firecrackers a long time ago, but had put them in the space and forgot to take them out.
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"Banggan, you are seven years old after the Chinese New Year. You can play with firecrackers, but you can't throw them at others, and don't catch them on your own hands. Remember?"

Banggeng is still a simple sapling, and it hasn’t started to grow crookedly yet. It needs to be educated more. Jia Weidong doesn’t dare to relax. The thief? The old Jia family does not exist!

"Remember, uncle"

"Well, let's go play and find my uncle after playing. I still have some here."

"Okay, uncle" Bangge ran away happily.

After dismissing Bangge, Jia Weidong pushed the bicycle to the door of Shazhu's house. He set up the bicycle and moved the bamboo basket down.

"Hey, Wei Dong, you are very strong. This basket must weigh more than a hundred kilograms."

After Sha Zhu saw Jia Weidong coming back, he quickly came out to help.

"It's not bad. I've been practicing every day and I'm stronger than before."

"Ouch! The fish, meat, chicken, eggs, and vegetables are all here. The food for New Year's Eve today is rich enough, but you have a way."

"Brother Zhuzhu, I've left all this to you, and the rest is up to you."

"Don't worry, just watch it"

"Okay, Brother Zhuzhu, I'm going back"

After having lunch at home, Jia Weidong rode his bicycle out of the yard again and went to the Beixinqiao store to buy 30 bottles of Erguotou, two large production lines. He saw red couplets on every house he saw along the way, and some even hung them outside the yard door.

There are red paper lanterns, and sporadic firecrackers sound from time to time. The flavor of the New Year in this era is really strong.

After returning to the compound, the middle courtyard was already very lively. Silly Zhu had already set up two big pots at the door of the house. Aunts, aunts, girls, and wives all came over to help, kneading noodles and washing vegetables.

The young guys were busy moving tables, stools, and stoves, and the children were playing happily in the yard, and the laughter spread throughout the yard.

"Weidong, you are back. Have you prepared everything for the New Year's Eve dinner?"

"I bought everything, sister-in-law"

Jia Zhang and Qin Jingru were both helping Shazhu. Qin Huairu was busy making clothes at home, talking to Jia Weidong while stepping on the sewing machine.

"Weidong, how do you plan the Spring Festival?"

"I have no plans and nothing to do"

"Weidong, why don't you accompany me back to your parents' home in the second year of junior high school? My parents have told me several times to let me take you to my house to play, do you think?"

"Ah, sister-in-law, I'll go back to my parents' house with you, okay! As a junior, I should also go and pay New Year greetings."

"Weidong, it's settled, I will go back to my parents' home with me on the second day of junior high school." Qin Huairu was very happy.

"Well, sister-in-law, it's rare for you to go back. Let's take Bangge and Xiaodang with us and stay in the countryside for two days."

"Okay, Weidong, I listen to you"

"Sister-in-law, we will ride our bicycles back and take you to our home in the countryside of Changping."

"Ah, Weidong, do you want to take us to your home in the countryside of Changping?"

"Yes, why, sister-in-law, aren't you willing?"

"Ah, Wei Dong, no, no, yes, yes, sister-in-law is willing." Qin Huairu blushed and nodded.

"Then it's settled, I'll go upstairs and read a book." Jia Weidong turned and went upstairs to his room.

Qin Huairu continued to immerse herself in the sewing machine, but she was very excited in her heart. The brat actually wanted to take her back to her hometown to celebrate the New Year. This was because she did not regard herself as an outsider. Thinking about it, she felt so beautiful.

After lying on the bed and reading for a while, Qin Jingru called Jia Weidong downstairs that the New Year's Eve dinner was about to begin.

There are more than a dozen tables in the courtyard, with a row of stoves in the middle for warmth. Everyone in the courtyard is here. The cold weather can't stop everyone's enthusiasm. The men are sitting together smoking cigarettes, and the women are sitting together, chattering.

While chatting, the children sat at the table and waited eagerly, smelling the fragrance in the air and drooling. The whole yard was filled with a happy, peaceful and harmonious atmosphere.

Jia Weidong sat at the same table with the first uncle, second uncle, third uncle, Xu Damao and others. As the first uncle in the courtyard, he did his duty and gave a passionate speech, then picked up the wine glass and announced the opening of the banquet.

Silly Zhu brandished a big shovel and started cooking.

Soon the first hot dish, chicken stewed with potatoes, was served on the table. Today, Jia Weidong prepared a total of six main dishes, stir-fried vegetables, tomato scrambled eggs, chicken stewed with potatoes, pork and cabbage stewed with vermicelli, and fish head stewed with tofu.

, braised fish, there is a lot of fish, and finally I agreed with Shazhu to eat one fish and two. The staple food is dumplings stuffed with cabbage and pork. Although they are all less meat and more vegetables, in this period, wedding banquets may not be so sumptuous.

, it would be good for some families to have enough food during the Chinese New Year.

Everyone started drinking with wine glasses in their hands, but Jia Weidong naturally refused to drink because of his young age.

"Master, I'd like to toast you, and I'll do it first as a token of respect." Xu Damao began his performance.

"Second uncle, let me toast you with a drink..."

"Third uncle..."

Before the food was even halfway served, a bottle of wine was running low. After cooking the food, Shazhu also joined the drinking team.

"Xu Damao, how about we have a drink?" After Si Zhu came to the table, he toasted several uncles and then stared at Xu Damao.

"Silly Zhu, just drink. Who is afraid of whom? Whoever doesn't drink is the grandson. I, Xu Damao, have never been shy about drinking."

"Then drink, grandson." Silly Zhu's mouth was very poisonous.

So, the two enemies started to fight. At this time, Xu Damao and Silly Zhu didn't hate their wives. Although they didn't deal with each other, they hadn't reached the point of fighting life and death. When drinking, Xu Damao was just an empty air, and he fell down after a few rounds.

On the table.

"Weidong, help me support Damao"

After having had enough wine and food, everyone dispersed. Silly Zhu helped the deaf old lady to the backyard. Lou Xiaoe could not move Xu Damao alone.

"Okay, Sister Xiao'e"

Xu Damao was already drunk and unconscious, and he couldn't help him. Jia Weidong had to carry him on his back, and Lou Xiao'e walked beside him back to the backyard.

Lou Xiao'e opened the door, Jia Weidong put Xu Damao directly on the edge of the bed, and Lou Xiao'e stepped forward to take off Xu Damao's shoes.

"Thank you, Weidong, for your hard work"

"It's okay, Sister Xiao'e. It's just a matter of these few steps. What about that? Sister Xiao'e, I'll go back first."
Chapter completed!