After greeting the neighbors, the old man shouted:

"Find me the unused red envelopes at home."

Soon, a thick stack of unopened red envelopes was handed to my grandfather’s hand.

Under the watchful eyes of a group of people, the old man took his time and chopped the branches he had cut back from the mountain into sections with a hatchet.

Under the puzzled eyes of everyone, he wrapped the branches one by one in red envelopes. Each red envelope contained two small sections, no more or less.

In the distance, Feiyan, who was serving as a medic in the team, suddenly frowned and whispered to his teammates:

"The old gentleman's face is no longer as rosy as before."

With Feiyan's reminder, Yelang and the others took a closer look and found that it was really...

Not only is she not rosy, but she is not pale either, but rather dark.

Feiyan murmured to herself: "It's almost here."

Without letting anyone interfere, the old man wrapped thirty-six red envelopes by himself.

No surprise, all the men received the red envelopes that have been handed down from generation to generation.

Mo Jingchun held the red envelope in her right hand and felt very uncomfortable.

At first, Mo Jingchun was a little confused about what his grandfather was doing when he cut down some branches.

It wasn't until the moment when his grandfather put the branches into the red envelope that Mo Jingchun suddenly realized.

Firewood, firewood, isn’t that just firewood?

Wrapped in a red envelope, doesn't it mean passing on the fire from generation to generation?

"Candy, here, grandpa gave it to you." The old man smiled and handed the red envelope to the little guy.

Candy, who was holding the little golden pig, looked up at Mo Jingchun.

Mo Jingchun nodded, Candy accepted this different red envelope.

Soon, out of thirty-six red envelopes, the old man only had one left in his hand.

After hesitating for a moment, the old man stood up and asked everyone not to follow him, and returned to the room alone.

A few minutes passed, and just when everyone was getting a little anxious, the old man came out.

The difference is that the old man has another red envelope in his hand, which is still wrapped in red paper.

Under the gaze of everyone, the old man walked up to Li Xuanyu.

He sighed and said, "My child, my Xiaochun's parents are no longer here. It's your first time here too."

"According to the rules, as long as the elders agree, the elders in the family will give a big red envelope to show satisfaction when you come and leave for the first time."

"You have also seen my Xiaochun family. The two little guys, brother and sister, depend on each other. Only I, the old guy, can do things like red envelopes for my daughter and son-in-law."

Just when Li Xuanyu felt helpless and didn't know what to do, Mo Jingchun gently patted Li Xuanyu on the shoulder.

"Grandpa's kindness, please keep it."

Seeing that both red envelopes were accepted, the old man laughed loudly and said, "I want it, I want it!"

Then he turned to look at Zhou Yaling who was standing at the door of the kitchen, and shouted: "Girl, don't be stunned, hurry up and carry grandpa's bath water to the room."

As soon as these words came out, Zhou Yaling's body trembled and she turned around tremblingly.

Behind her, Zhou Yaling felt her grandfather's voice getting quieter and quieter.

"Dear fellow villagers, please forgive me for my poor hospitality over the years."

By the time Zhou Yaling carried the hot boiling water from the kitchen to the room, Zhou Yaling had exhausted all her strength. If it weren't for Li Xuanyu's support, Zhou Yaling would have almost collapsed on the ground.

Soon, except for the Zhou Xing brothers, everyone else was invited out of the room by the old man.

In the room, Zhou Xing was adjusting the water temperature.

The old man sat on the bed and gently touched the last set of clothes in his life with his hands.

"The fabric is pretty good, but it's too flowery."

As he spoke, the old man glanced at his son and said calmly:

"What's so sad?"

"It's your father's happy event. What are you talking about while crying?"

"Tell them, they are not allowed to cry, they have to be lively, and I will set up a stage for them."

"Don't worry, all my savings belong to you two brothers, no one can take them away."

"Also, don't fawn over Xiaochun just because he's doing well now. If one day he doesn't do well, you'll turn your back on him."

"I don't dare." Zhou Xing said in a muffled voice.

The old man smiled softly, "I know you two don't dare."

"Alas~"

"Once I leave, many relationships will fade~"

As if he thought of something again, the old man pointed to the drawer of the broken desk and said: "Boss, take out your notebook."

"I won't talk about the account book, I gave it to you a long time ago."

Opening the rarely opened book in his hand, the old man said with emotion:

"Not only should you keep this book, but you should also not show it to outsiders. What is recorded in it are the birth dates and birth dates of all your children."

In the yard, Candy, who was guarding the little golden pig, frowned and always felt something was wrong, but couldn't explain it.

"Brother, do you feel weird?"

Mo Jingchun, who was sitting on the bench, looked at his sister who was thinking about life, paused, and then said slowly:

"We will understand when our Guo'er grows up."

Candy's frown deepened this time.

"Guo'er has grown up and is already in the senior class."

"Well, then let's grow up a little bit."

"Hmph~ Brother, you are so annoying, you always treat Guo'er like a child."

Unlike relatives like Mo Jingchun, the neighbors sitting in the yard were chatting and laughing, each talking about different topics.

Some people even started playing poker.

Mo Jingchun was not unfamiliar with such a scene. He had seen it too many times since he was a child.

The sun was shining high, and Mo Jingchun glanced at the time, and it was already ten o'clock.

After waiting for a long time, Mo Jingchun's ears twitched and there was the sound of opening the door.

Mo Jingchun looked up and saw his uncle walking out.

He just doesn't look good.

"Let's all go in and take a look."

After saying that, Zhou Xing took Mo Jingchun's hand and said in a low tone: "The old man gave orders not to let the candy in. You let that girl Li Xuanyu watch over the child."

"The old man is afraid of scaring Candy."

Seeing Candy was about to run over, Mo Jingchun winked at Li Xuanyu, and Li Xuanyu, who understood instantly, reached out and picked up Candy, who was full of doubts.

"Sister Xuanyu, uncle said everyone is going in."

"Their adults have important matters to discuss, so we won't interfere."

"Oh~"

The room was once again crowded with people. When Mo Jingchun saw his grandfather again, his heart sank.

Grandpa was lying on the bed in his shroud, gasping for air, his face dark.

Even so, grandpa still had a smile on his face.

No one spoke, and time passed by slowly.

Until a certain moment, the half-open eyes slowly closed, and the mouth that was gasping for air no longer opened.

Instantly there was a burst of crying.

"Don't cry anymore. The old man has told you that no one is allowed to cry during happy events."

Just as Mo Jingchun was stunned, the sound of fireworks and firecrackers sounded outside the house.

Under the big pine tree, Candy looked up at the fireworks and suddenly smiled.

Under Zhou Yaling's astonished look, Candy smiled and said:

"Sister, actually Guoer knows everything."
Chapter completed!