Chapter 284: Getting Better Every Year
Ye Shiqi only knew in a daze that the eldest sister put her on the bed, and she continued to sleep in the bed with peace of mind.
They had already taken a shower before having lunch at midnight. This was a custom before the New Year. They rushed away the bad things of previous years and welcomed a better tomorrow for the New Year.
The little maid held a wet and warm handkerchief and helped the little lady wipe her hands and feet.
Then she covered her with a quilt and then helped Ye Fengqi wipe her hands and feet.
The little maid is only a little older than Ye Fengqi. It is just her duty that makes her unable to sleep when she is sleepy, so she will first place her master.
Ye Fengqi is just a little over a year older than Ye Shiqi, and she is also very sleepy and tired, so she can be at the mercy of her maid.
When Ye Shiqi woke up the next morning, it was already bright. She felt that the weather was warmer today. When the maid saw that she woke up, she hurriedly gave her warm water to wash her face.
After she washed her face, she combed her hair by the maid, and then she changed into a festive red cotton jacket with red brocade skirt and red envelope embroidered shoes.
Ye Shiqi took a small mirror and looked at her makeup. She could only describe "vulgarity" in two words!
When she put down the mirror, she was about to turn around and was hugged by someone from behind. The maid dared not do such intimate actions.
A voice came from her ears:
"Little sister, you seem to have grown taller. We both stand together and seem to be twin sisters."
"Sister Four, let go..." Ye Shiqi was too young to take care of herself and was hugged. Now she can walk or run, and there are many fewer opportunities to be hugged.
I usually have ox carts when I go out, but it is as special as last night. I have to carry very few people when I come back.
Thinking of this, she was a little curious about what the old god gave her, why she couldn't stand sleeping last night. She felt that it might be that dealing with gods was costly and she wasted her mental power.
At this time, just as she was about to use her mental power to open the bag, her little hands were caught again.
"Hey, hey, fifth sister, let's go get red envelopes."
After Ye Fengqi said that, she ignored Ye Shiqi's agreement and grabbed her and walked a few steps.
Ye Shiqi could only walk quickly and looked up at the Fourth Sister's outfit. Except for the different jewelry on her head, her clothes and shoes were of the same color and style.
No wonder Sister Fourth told her that they looked like twins, and among my sisters, only she and Sister Fourth look a little like each other.
It wasn't because the other sisters grew up, their appearance changed, and when they were younger, they didn't look like them.
The little maid followed them to the corridor, and their other three sisters were waiting for them.
"You two have just gotten up, we have received a big red envelope!"
Ye Xinqi gave them the red envelopes to the two of them. She had three red envelopes on her hands, all of which were made of red fabric.
"Tsk, you can't accept one more for us. Look, grandma is stingy again!"
Ye Fengqi pouted and told the truth. Every year even grandpa gave red envelopes, only grandma was stingy and found a reason not to give red envelopes.
Let’s see if we can make an exception today. Maybe they didn’t receive it. I should have it!
The sisters received red envelopes and had no place to spend money. The mother arranged the food and drink expenses, and there was no place to spend money, and all the money received was saved in private.
They came to the living room again. They sat in the main seat of the living room, including parents and grandpa, but grandma went to hide and seek?
"Grandpa, congratulations on getting rich!" As soon as Ye Shiqi entered the living room, she came like this. She was not used to the kneeling of this era and bent down to give her hands.
Seeing that the little girl was one step faster, Ye Fengqi did not suffer the same action.
"Okay." The long gown and jacket that Agent wears today is different from the usual casual dress. Today, it looks like a master.
He took out two purses from his pocket, both of which were sewn with red cloth, and specially put them in red envelopes and sent them to his grandson and granddaughter.
"Thank you grandpa!"
The two sisters spoke at the same time.
Then I greeted my parents again and received two big red envelopes.
Acer and Lee were also wearing more festive clothes today. Acer wore a cotton-padded jacket and cowhide boots, which was different from his father. He did not wear a hat and his long hair was wrapped in a dark green cloth towel.
Li was wearing a purple-red cotton dress, wearing a dark green cotton jacket and red embroidered cotton shoes on the outside. The couple dressed up together, just like a couple outfit.
I guess I must have not woken up yet, and the little baby must still be in my parents' room.
After receiving the red envelopes, they went to the dining room for breakfast together.
Their grandmother appeared in the dining room, and Ye Shiqi remembered the birthday of her birthday. Her grandmother said that she would give red envelopes during the Chinese New Year.
She didn't just want to tease her for a red envelope.
During the Chinese New Year, no matter how many red envelopes the elders give, they are just for good luck.
"Grandma, congratulations on getting rich!"
"Okay, congratulations on getting rich."
"Grandma, give the red envelope!"
"This red envelope in my pocket is for your little brother!"
"Grandma, didn't you promise? Give me a big red envelope during the New Year!"
"Is there any? Why are you so greedy for money? Do you still receive less red envelopes?"
Lai decided to deduct the red envelope, and she would not give it to her no matter what the granddaughters said.
Ye Shiqi... In the end, there was no way to surrender. Who made her get such a wealthy mistress?
The breakfast on the dining table is richer, because after the New Year’s Eve dinner yesterday, we can’t eat fish on the breakfast table today, and we can only use eggs, noodles and buns.
Ye Shiqi drank goat milk like sheep in the past. After eating breakfast, she went to see the lion dance with her sisters.
But when they came to their doorstep, they saw ordinary lion-drawn people walking towards their homes.
Their house is not far from the next door, and the attitude of these people coming straight over was clearly coming to their house to wake up the lion.
Lion Dance is a New Year or festive program. They also tell us how big the red envelopes the other party will play for a longer time. If the person who passes by does not put the red envelopes at the door, they can only walk through this family and not play at their door.
The five sisters retreated to their homes and shouted loudly that someone had come to wake up the lion.
When Li heard this, he immediately packed a big red envelope, and asked someone to tie the big red envelope together with lettuce and garlic, and hang it high on the top of the gate with bamboo poles.
Sure enough, these people came here. When they saw the owner hang red envelopes high, the lion and his tail began to dance, and the music began to work harder.
Countless children in the village watched. On such a festive day, adults also let go of their rest today. On the first day of the New Year, farmers also took holidays to watch the fun.
In addition to the little housework at home, I don’t take a broom, wash clothes, and dry clothes on this day, and I don’t talk about auspicious words, the words "death" and the words "death" are not spoken about.
Ye Shiqi stood in the yard, watching the lion-waking man playing hard.
I heard that there are five lions in the village, divided into five teams. They don’t know how to dance separately, and think that it doesn’t matter if you go to the place with more red envelopes, as long as there are red envelopes.
Ye Shiqi found that the person dancing the lion was working very hard. The person holding the lion's head brought a long stool from someone else, and then someone started to build a high platform.
Next, a lion came. Today, it was like arguing with each other and wishing the Ye family New Year together. The five lions seemed to have made an appointment and brought their band and their fans.
The vast area at the gate of the Ye family was surrounded at once, and the villagers who could walk around and watch the fun came.
Acer felt that these villagers and elders gave face to these elders. Anyway, the five lions came to play separately and had to give red envelopes five times.
So he packed four big red envelopes, and like the red envelope, put lettuce, green onion and garlic, and then added a little cabbage.
When the villagers saw that there was only one red envelope in the Ye family, and all five lions had arrived, they must have been five lions who came to grab a red envelope. This phenomenon has never been seen before.
Everyone feels that there is a need for entertainment today, watching the Lion Competition is the most exciting program they think.
If men in ancient times were able to move, they would feel that they had a little martial arts to strengthen their bodies and not that weak in doing farm work.
Of course, the group of people who dance lions also have martial arts skills, and their horse stances are steady.
They started fighting because if they didn't grab five red envelopes, they wouldn't give them any of them.
Only when you get it, it is yours. The owner generously takes out five red envelopes does not mean that they will leave them if they don’t rob.
Everyone in the walk knows that this show is just about playing. If you don’t grab the red envelopes in front of you, no one will leave the red envelopes for you. If you don’t get a red envelope, you will only become a joke from others. It’s all your team that is laughed at.
The five lions in the village do not mean that they are completely in the same team. Each lion will have lion-headed thinking and mask-wearing big-headed boys, bands, and their replacements.
Whether or not you can get a meal during this Spring Festival depends on their ability to grab more red envelopes in front of the rich.
People who wake up lions will not only wake up lions at the doors of wealthy families, such as their property and manor, and they will use lions to greet New Years whenever they go.
Ordinary families give some red envelopes, and copper coins are also money. The wealthy families have more than this money in their industries. When they see a little red envelope, they will play for a longer time. This is their rules and convention!
Ye Shiqi was enjoying watching it. Five lions grabbed red envelopes. They were fighting and began to compete in fisting and kicking on benches and high platforms.
"Okay, okay, wonderful!"
The people watching outside the yard made lively screams, clapping their hands and applauding.
How could a place with crowds be quiet? They want to compare louder than those playing music.
The busy year is over, and only the most idle farmers today are in 365 days. This day is the time for them to watch the show and meet brothers and friends.
In addition to playing cards and chess, today I would put some peanuts and melon seeds in my pocket, and the whole circle was circling to watch the fun.
Since Ye Shiqi came to the ancient times in this book, she took her out to play with her sister and looked at the village houses with her eyes.
Two years have passed since then, and the changes in the village are not bad!
Some houses she had seen before were, except for the places where pigs and cattle were raised, some people also had thatched houses.
When typhoons start to blow in May, it will be very dangerous. The thatched houses do not have dry foundations, and the strong wind will blow into the sky.
When the thatched house collapsed, the beasts had no place to settle down in heavy rain.
The most difficult ones are those elderly people, families with a large population, young people and children have no place to live, and the oldest elderly are miserable and are arranged to live in thatched houses by their families.
The changes in the village over the past two years can be seen that many people's houses have changed from mud and crooked houses to red brick houses or blue brick houses.
Animals may live in thatched houses. The elderly at home have improved a little and do not need to live in thatched houses.
The unsecured thatched houses in winter are only left to animals.
The village of Bushen Village is relatively large. Logically speaking, there are many mountains and lots of land. It should be the best place for many girls in the village to marry.
It is easier than marrying a wife in some villages in the mountains, but there are many bachelors in Bushen Village with such good conditions.
If that person hadn't been too honest, he would have been unable to make money, he might have been dragged down by an elderly person at home, or an orphan and widowed mother.
There are also some who have five or six brothers. It will be difficult for the elder brother to marry a wife and later. There is no house and no money. There is a lot of people and many brothers. There is only one word "poor".
After the past two years, she has seen changes. She has a lot of labor force in her family, especially those with male labor force, and started to build houses one by one.
They don’t just make money by farming at home, but of course they work in wooden factories or manors in the past two years.
There is only one main force in the family, and the people behind them only eat dry food. Although the environment is a little better and they can have a little full meal, the house has not improved.
Working alone to support the whole family, the size of your life is enough to do the big things, and it is already good to have enough food and clothing. The house improvement is no longer considered, and it will only repair the roof when the weather is better, and it will not leak in rainy days.
When people have better conditions, they will give up a little and spend money on their clothes.
From the crowd watching the fun, to those happy men, women, shy girls, strong young people, happy teenagers, hip-hop little dolls, you can see that your appearance has improved and your family has improved.
Even so, this is not a time of chaos, and people will live a peaceful life even if they are poor.
Occasionally, people would enter the village and were driven away by the patrol young people with their dogs.
Ye Shiqi heard that it took several nights in the past two years, and she heard the lively barking of dogs.
Some people in this village are getting richer and richer, so they are the best targets for those who steal and itchy hands.
The Ye family is also the target of the thief. At night, dogs bark in the yard. The family woke up and lighted the lights and ran out of the yard. Seeing that a shadow jumped out of the wall.
When Ye Shiqi heard that her grandmother was stolen, she cried and scolded the thieves.
Some thieves also went to look through their parents' rooms, but unfortunately they couldn't find the valuable things, let alone things like house deeds and land deeds.
The couple was more worried about the safety of their children, and since then, more wolf dogs were raised in the yard.
Lai, who is usually very stingy, doesn't even give red envelopes during the Chinese New Year. Lai, who is stolen by someone, is just silent. Seeing her crying and shouting, some people are happy in their hearts but dare not laugh.
As a son, Acer only comforted her and asked her mother to collect the money better in the future.
The couple was very glad that they both handed over important things to their five wives.
Chapter completed!