After finally waiting until the factory director finished speaking, the three of them were ready to go home.

Xu Damao stopped the aunt under the guise of caring about his subordinates and how they would eat during the two days they were on duty during the Chinese New Year.

Xu Damao: "Auntie, what's wrong with you? It's been several days."

"You don't work overtime, and you don't come to help me clean under the table. What's wrong with you?"

Lin Cuiqing: "Master, just wait for two days. I will tell you then."

Seeing his aunt acting coquettishly, what can Xu Damao do?

I made an agreement with my aunt that whenever I have time in the first and second grades of junior high school, I will come over to accompany her as soon as possible.

On the way home from my aunt, I met Jia Fei's family.

Jia Fei and Qin Huairu both looked reluctant and waited for the bus at the station with large and small bags.

The only person in the whole family who seems to have an indifferent expression is Bang Gu.

As for Xiaodang being held by Qin Jingru for one day, Qin Huairu will be back tomorrow.

After Xu Damao greeted them, he went home.

There are more and more people in the yard, especially at the door of the third uncle in the front yard.

The level of literacy these days is not high, and not many people can write well with hard pen calligraphy, let alone soft calligraphy.

As for the machine printing of couplets, I’m afraid it will take some time.

That’s why so many people come to write couplets at the door of the third uncle’s house. During the Chinese New Year, no one wants their door to be bare.

Unless there are elderly people at home this year, the paper of the couplet is red.

If you stick it, the neighbors will scold you for being unfilial, but if you stick it in other colors, it is unlucky.

Therefore, if a direct line member of the family passes away that year, there is no need to post couplets or go out to pay New Year greetings.

Looking at the people at the third uncle's door, Xu Damao pushed the cart directly back home.

What made Xu Damao quite speechless was that his wife and the others were not at home on New Year's Eve.

If you're not here, then you're not here. Anyway, in broad daylight you can only read and play chess, and you can't do anything else.

When I got home, I felt comfortable. After washing my face, I leaned back in the chair.

I picked up the book and read it half-askew, but I didn't mind the pain in my back.

But after watching for a long time, they didn't come back, which made Xu Damao hungry.

I had no choice but to start looking for food in the room. Fortunately, I had everything at home.

Just take it and eat it directly. When you are finally full, make a cup of tea.

She changed the direction and continued reading. It was almost two o'clock when Lou Xiao'e came back from outside with rain on her face.

Their faces turned red from the cold. When they told them that they didn't look after the house or cook, they actually went to watch the fun.

That's why the two of them came back because they couldn't bear the hunger.

Xu Damao didn't bother to listen to what they said about the excitement, and just urged them to eat quickly.

After eating breakfast, I started to prepare dumpling fillings in preparation for eating dumplings in the evening.

Watching the two of them start cooking, Xu Damao took a plate of peanuts and candies and went out.

What are you going to do? Of course, I want to ask the third uncle to write couplets. I need to post them before eating dumplings in the evening.

(Customs vary from place to place, please don’t take it too seriously)

There were far fewer people in front of the third uncle's door now. Xu Damao didn't jump in line and just watched the third uncle write the couplets for others.

After reading it carefully for a while, I felt that what he wrote was just like that, which gave Xu Damao the feeling that I could write it myself.

Think about it or forget it, this food is more suitable for the third uncle to eat.

When it was Xu Damao's turn, Xu Damao put the peanuts and candies on the table.

The third uncle immediately raised his head: "Da Mao is back. I have already written your pair for you, but I just couldn't get around to send it over."

Xu Damao: "Fortunately, you didn't pull away. Otherwise, where would I have seen the calligraphy of dragons and phoenixes?"

"Hahahaha, it's Damao's words that make people like to listen. This is the pair I wrote for you a long time ago."

The third uncle took out two pairs from under the table and handed them to Xu Damao.

"Third uncle, then I thank you."

After paying the courtesy, Xu Damao turned around and left. It would be nice to go home on such a cold day and watch his wife and Yu Yu make dumplings together.

When they got home, they started to clean up, and there were chopping cabbages on the chopping board.

Xu Damao thought something was wrong. How should Silly Pillar celebrate the Chinese New Year this year?

Should I still spend time with the old lady like in previous years?

Xu Damao: "Honey, go to the backyard and see how the old lady is doing."

"Someone is making dumplings with the old lady to celebrate the New Year. You will come back."

"If not, let the old lady and Qin Jingru stay with us."

Lou Xiao'e responded, wiped the handle and went to the backyard.

Xu Damao: "Yu Yu, it's Chinese New Year, why don't you go call Sha Zhu over and join us."

Yuyu hesitated for a long time and said: "Forget it, Brother Damao, I made it very clear last time."

"I won't have this brother in the future. It's New Year's Eve haha~ You don't have to look at him to be drunk now. It's the same every year."

When Xu Damao heard Yu Yui say this, he stopped answering. Anyway, it would be enough to achieve his goal.

Xu Damao then told two jokes, including a New Year's gift for Zhou Xiaobai.

After making Yu Yu giggle wildly, Xu Damao slowly returned to his chair to read.

The room suddenly became quiet, and after a while Yu Yu said: "Thank you, Brother Damao!"

Then the sound of chopping cabbage sounded again on the chopping board.

After a while, Lou Xiao'e and the old lady came over, followed by Qin Jingru holding Xiao Dang in her arms.

After the old lady sat down and hugged Xiaodang, Qin Jingru also joined the dumpling-making army.

Lou Xiao'e was making noodles and Yu Yu was chopping vegetables. Qin Jingru was stronger and left it to her to chop meat fillings.

Xu Damao drank tea and chatted wordlessly with the old lady.

The speed is faster when there are more people, and it didn't take long for them to start packing.

Only Qin Jingru was muttering something as she looked at the amount of meat in the dumpling stuffing. Anyway, she looked like she had never seen the world.

If Yu Yu hadn't been eating with Xu Damao, she would probably be no better than Qin Jingru.

Bijing only put a little bit of vegetables in it, and the rest was all meat, and then said it was called dumplings stuffed with cabbage. This had subverted Qin Jingru's understanding of dumplings.

Qin Jingru couldn't even think about it before, but now she not only sees it, but she can eat it right away.

Only the old lady had a calm face and looked like she had seen the world.

There are many people and the speed is fast, so it doesn’t take long for the dumplings to be made. (The name of the dumpling may vary from place to place. It is a straw object, which is commonly used in northern kitchens, such as steamed buns, etc.)

At the end, Xu Damao asked Lou Xiao'e to make some batter to stick the pairs.

The couplets are pasted, the dumplings are out of the pan, and a firecracker is placed at the door.

The sound of firecrackers sounded first in the courtyard.

A group of children eagerly waited for the firecrackers to finish going off.

Then they swarmed on the ground looking for firecrackers that hadn't gone off yet.

Whenever someone picks one up, he cheers and arouses the envy of his peers.

That's why Damao's family started dinner so early, and everyone's dumplings were already wrapped.

Usually I wait to eat at about the same time as usual or later.

Because it is easier to stay up until the early hours of the morning, this is called keeping up the New Year’s Eve.

After Xu Damao started having dinner here, he might not be able to withstand the expectations of his children for firecrackers.

This year, the surrounding firecrackers went off a little earlier than in previous years. The sound of nearby firecrackers gradually began to unfold, and the sound of thunder continued to be heard.

Xu Damao's family had almost finished eating their dumplings, and Qin Jingru was full.

He burped with a comfortable look on his face and touched his belly with his hand.

The rain was similar, but the hand that wanted to touch her belly was forcefully taken away by her halfway through.

After dinner, I sent the old lady back to the backyard to play chess, cards, and eat snacks.

Waiting until midnight, Xu Damao and two others set off a firecracker at the door.

Lou Xiao'e and Yu Yu couldn't bear it for a long time, so they went back to the room to sleep.

It was a very peaceful night, with no New Year salutes or New Year's Eve gifts at all.

The two of them slept until dawn, leaving the uncooked dumplings for breakfast yesterday.

After dinner, Yu Yu looked after the house, and Xu Damao took his wife straight to his parents' house.

Xu's father and Xu's mother had a table full of delicious food at home, and they had been waiting for them to come over.

As soon as they entered the door, Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e came to his father: "Dad, Happy New Year. Xiao'e and I kowtow to you."

Xu's father got them together, and then came to Xu's mother: "Mom, happy New Year, Xiao'e and I kowtow to you."

(Explain that the custom at that time in Sijiu City was to kowtow to family members, and New Year greetings to those from far away or from neighbors.)

Xu Damao even had two drinks with his father at noon at the family reunion, but it was only as much as Xu's father could drink.

Xu Damao tried his best to take it easy, but he still arrived early.

Xu and his wife chatted with their mother for a while. Xu Damao excused himself to go to the factory to take a look in the afternoon, so he didn't have much time to talk.

After leaving his parents' house, Xu Damao kicked his feet very fast.

Riding at lightning speed all the way to the courtyard, the only thing left on the road was Lou Xiao'e's laughter when Xu Damao overtook and turned around.

After returning to the courtyard with Lou Xiao'e, Yu Yu was not at home, and Lou Xiao'e went to the backyard to look for her.

Xu Damao rode his bicycle and went directly to the east gate of the factory.

On the way, the cart basket was filled with delicious food. After arriving at the inspector's office, Lin Cuiqing was reading a book in bed.

Seeing Xu Damao coming with his things in a dusty state, he almost burst into laughter.

Fortunately, it was the first day of the new year. When Xu Damao hugged his aunt, he learned from her the reason for the recent abnormality.

Lin Cuiqing's aunt didn't come...!

She was very happy, knowing that Xu Damao could diagnose the disease by checking his pulse.

But she still wanted to personally make sure to give Xu Damao a surprise in the future.

He was both surprised and happy now, because after taking his pulse carefully, he was diagnosed!

Xu Damao was so excited that he didn't know what to do, so he piled all the things he brought on the bed and asked her to eat more.

Xu Damao carefully stayed with his aunt until it was already dark, and then he was driven home by her aunt.

Just in time for dinner, Qin Huairu came back today.

In the afternoon, I told Lou Xiao'e stories about the village, and stayed for dinner in the evening.

Instead of going to the cellar tonight, Qin Huairu hinted that she would go to her house.

After some hesitation, Xu Damao agreed and served Lou Xiao'e after she fell asleep.

Xu Damao came over secretly. I thought today would go well at first, after finishing the high-speed ride.

I planned to go to the mountain spring to drink water to moisten my throat, but found that the spring water was dry...
Chapter completed!