Chapter 201 New Year’s greetings from my father-in-law’s family
Author: Shenwa
Chapter 201 New Year’s greetings from my father-in-law’s family
In such a large forest farm, we have good relationships with more than one family. On New Year's Day, we have to go from house to house.
Therefore, Wang Jianshe and the others did not stay at Sheng's house for long. After chatting for a while, they got up and left.
Zhang Shuzhen grabbed a lot of melon seeds, pine nuts, etc. and put them in the pockets of Wang Jiansheng, Wang Lili and others.
"Thank you, Auntie." The children thanked Zhang Shuzhen, and then followed Wang Jianshe out of Sheng's house and went to other people's homes to pay New Year's greetings.
"Eat quickly, put on new clothes after eating, and go out with your elder brother for a walk. Don't all the neighbors have to come and pay New Year's greetings?"
After sending away the Wang family's children, Zhang Shuzhen urged her family to eat quickly.
The dumplings we ate at 11 o'clock last night actually didn't have much appetite in the morning, so everyone only ate ten or eight dumplings, and then they all put down their chopsticks and stopped eating.
Zhang Shuzhen quickly found new clothes made for the children and asked them to change into them.
After tidying up one by one, Sheng Xiping took his younger brothers and sisters out to pay New Year greetings.
Wang Jiachuan, Zheng Xianyong, and Liu Changde went first, followed by those who had good relations with the Sheng family, and the neighbors.
After all these people have wandered around, you can go your own way and go find your classmates and friends to play.
Anyway, it’s the Chinese New Year, when it’s time to eat, drink, play and have fun, the family doesn’t care, as long as they go home for dinner at that time.
Normally, when you go out to play the harp, your family will take care of it, but at this time, as long as you don't cause trouble, no one will care about anything you do.
I saw half-grown children everywhere in the forest farm, or they were dragging sledges and lowering the sledges down the slope from the big ridge at the east end.
Or they all wear homemade skates and go skating on the river.
Some people don't have skates, so they use No. 8 wire or steel bars, bend them into a U shape, and then tilt them up.
Children call these skates, which can be worn directly outside their shoes and used as skates.
I saw a group of children whizzing past on the ice. If they were not good at any technique, they would fall flat on their backs.
When the people around saw it, they all laughed.
The one who fell was not upset, he got up, patted the snow on his body, put on his hat, and continued to slide forward.
The frozen river is filled with the laughter of children.
Of course, it is impossible for so many children to get together without conflicts. Occasionally, two people will quarrel, and these children will instantly divide into several groups.
People who have a good relationship with each other on weekdays will start arguing with their friends, and may end up fighting.
There are also some agreed-upon rules among the children, that is, no matter how they fight or make trouble outside, they should resolve it by themselves. No one is allowed to go home and complain, and no adults can come forward.
If someone loses a fight, he goes home and complains, and no one will play with him in the future.
Therefore, when children sometimes come home with bruises here and there, or their pants are torn, or their clothes are scratched, they all use the excuse that they accidentally fell, and no one says it was because of a fight outside.
If you don't say anything, your parents might give you a slap or a kick, or just give you a few words of training and that's it.
If you say it, it's not that simple.
The minor ones are women's singles, the more serious ones are men's singles, and if the circumstances are particularly serious, it's mixed doubles.
The children are not stupid, they all understand which is lighter and which is heavier.
Of course, these are all played by half-grown children. It is not easy for people as old as Sheng Xiping and others to play children's games.
After Wang Jianshe, Chen Weiguo and others went to pay New Year's greetings, they gathered at Sheng Xiping's house to play cards and chess together.
Otherwise, take out two bottles of wine, prepare some side dishes, and have a few drinks together.
After a busy winter, I finally have some free time.
It seemed that I didn't do much, the first day of the first lunar month passed, and on the second day of the first lunar month, there was a small train going to Songjiang River.
Sheng Xiping brought some things from home and took a small train down to Songjiang River to pay New Year's greetings to Zhou Mingyuan and his wife.
Now that he is engaged, he is the uncle of the Zhou family, so he must be polite and courteous.
"Dad, Mom, happy New Year. Happy New Year, big brother." Sheng Xiping entered Zhou's house carrying a lot of things and said hello as soon as he entered the house.
"Hey, Xiping is here? Look, why didn't you call in advance and ask Qinglan and your elder brother to pick you up?"
When Zhou Mingyuan and his wife saw Sheng Xiping, they were surprised and happy.
The forest farm is far away from the Songjiang River, and transportation is inconvenient. No one expected Sheng Xiping to come.
"Quick, sit down quickly. Oh, it's a good thing we didn't plan to go back to Tonghua this year, otherwise wouldn't you have wasted your money?"
Wang Chunxiu warmly greeted Sheng Xiping to sit down, and then brought melon seeds, candies, etc. to Sheng Xiping.
"This is our uncle, Qing Lan's partner. We were engaged just a few years ago and will get married in a while."
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, there were many people coming and going from the Zhou family to pay New Year greetings. Wang Chunxiu quickly introduced him to everyone to avoid suspicion.
"Is this your uncle? Oh, the young man is not good-looking. Look at this big guy, he is really rare.
It’s up to Qinglan to be discerning and find a good partner.”
Most of the people who came were colleagues of Zhou Mingyuan and Wang Chunxiu, and even the neighbors on the left and right were all from the Forestry Bureau.
Since Zhou Mingyuan came back from his overseas inspection, he has become a popular figure in the Forestry Bureau. The Bureau is looking to promote him. I heard that he will be transferred to the position of Deputy Chief Engineer in the next year.
Therefore, during the Chinese New Year this year, many people came to Zhou’s house to pay New Year greetings.
Sheng Xiping is the uncle of the Zhou family, so these people must not be offended. If they catch Sheng Xiping, they will praise him so much that Sheng Xiping will not have the chance to speak.
"It just so happened that there was a small train today, so I was thinking of taking the train down to see my parents and wish them a happy new year."
Sheng Xiping hurriedly put the things he brought on the table.
My uncle, who is in his second year of junior high school, came all the way to pay New Year greetings and brought things with him. Both Zhou Mingyuan and his wife felt very happy.
"Oh, look at you kid. Your parents are here and their hearts are sweeter than honey. What else are you getting?"
Looking at the pile of things on the table, Wang Chunxiu's face blossomed into a smile. The more he looked at his uncle, the more he liked it.
This is not because Wang Chunxiu is greedy for money and is interested in the Sheng family. The key is that it represents the importance of the Sheng family and also gives the Zhou family face.
Everyone in the room was watching. As for the pile of things on the table, no one could say a word of praise after seeing it.
"Oh, my uncle from the old Zhou family is fine. He knows etiquette and has a tutor. The Zhou family has chosen the right person."
In this world, who doesn’t want to save face? It’s the same.
The Zhou family decided to give their daughter to a young man from the ditch, and many people talked about it behind the scenes.
Sheng Xiping came today, just in time to show these people that the uncle of the Zhou family is not only capable, but also very good.
"Qinglan, hurry up and prepare some food. We'll have dinner later, and the three of you will go watch a movie with Xiping.
Aren’t there ice lanterns in front of our bureau building at night? It’s just in time for you to go see the ice lanterns together.”
Now that my uncle is here, how can Wang Chunxiu sit still? He quickly goes to the kitchen to prepare the food.