In the past, as a feudal superstition, burning incense and worshiping Buddha were not allowed, but now, some people have begun to burn incense again.
Xu Erlong listened to the people in front of him, who were burning incense and praying for the Buddha's blessing, with various requests.
I don’t want to compete for money anymore, so I choose to pray to Buddha. I want to become a rich man, and I want to pray to Buddha to help me.
I am the only one in the whole village who has not married. This year my desire has been lowered. I hope that I will find a good wife. I only ask the Buddha to bless me.
Xu Erlong was amused when he heard these voices praying to gods and Buddhas.
In the next few days, Xu Erlong and Wen Ye began to pay New Year greetings to many relatives and friends.
Huang Xiaogang has been recuperating at home these past two days. On the first day of the new year, he was planning to make glutinous rice balls for his sister, but Aunt Zhang brought him chicken soup.
Huang Xiaogang was so moved that he burst into tears. The second brother was so kind. He had arranged all these things thoughtfully.
The brother and sister didn't go out after dinner, so Huang Xiaoxia took out the glass beads she had saved and played with them outside under the eaves.
"Xiaoxia." Someone called her.
Huang Xiaoxia was sticking her little butt out and having a great time playing with glass beads. When she heard the shouting, she raised her head in confusion, stretched out her little hands, and pulled the hair hanging down in front of her eyes.
Then she looked at the two people in front of her who looked familiar, and couldn't remember who they were for a moment.
"Look at you kid, I'm your aunt." The woman next to her laughed: "This kid doesn't even know his uncle or aunt."
Huang Xiaoxia had met these two people before when she was still young. It was Huang Xiaogang who took her back to find her uncle and aunt.
Later, her aunt's face became ugly, and Huang Xiaogang never took Huang Xiaoxia there again. Huang Xiaoxia was young at the time, and she hadn't seen her for several years, so naturally she couldn't remember her.
"Uncle, aunt." Huang Xiaoxia called.
Huang Xiaoxia's uncle is called Zhao Tiezhu, her aunt is called Wang Sufang, and the youngest son who came with them is called Zhao Jun.
At this moment, Zhao Jun looked at the glass beads Huang Xiaoxia was playing with and wanted to play with them.
Huang Xiaoxia immediately put away the glass beads and looked at Zhao Jun warily.
Wang Sufang pulled Zhao Jun and said to Huang Xiaoxia with a smile: "Xiaoxia, your brother doesn't want your glass beads, he just wants to play with you. Don't be so stingy."
Huang Xiaoxia clenched the glass beads in her hands and said nothing.
This is when she went to the garbage dump with her classmates after school, and finally found these beautiful glass beads. Huang Xiaoxia has always regarded them as her treasures.
Zhao Tiezhu said: "Where is your brother? I heard that your brother's ear is injured. I came to see him."
Huang Xiaoxia led them into the house and said loudly to Huang Xiaogang: "Brother, uncle and the others are here to see you."
Huang Xiaogang heard faint sounds outside just now. Now he saw Huang Xiaoxia leading his uncle, and he was quite surprised that his aunt came in.
"Uncle and aunt, why are you here?" Huang Xiaogang was surprised and brought two small horses over for the two of them to sit on.
"We heard that you were injured and came here to take a look." Zhao Tiezhu asked: "How is the wound? Is it serious?"
Huang Xiaogang shook his head: "It's not serious, it will be fine in a few days."
Wang Sufang said: "How can this be done? I heard that if you don't pay attention to it, you will become deaf in the future. Anyway, there is nothing wrong with the Chinese New Year these days. Your uncle and I will stay here to take care of you."
"No, no, no." Huang Xiaogang waved his hands repeatedly.
Zhao Tiezhu couldn't help but said: "Why don't you use it? You kid is still estranged from me? If something happens to you, how could I, as your uncle, not take care of you? If you tell me this, how will others see me as your uncle?"
Wang Sufang had already taken it upon herself to direct Zhao Tiezhu: "Look where their buckets are and go help carry some water back. This will save the two children the effort of carrying water."
Huang Xiaoxia said crisply: "We don't have to carry water, we have tap water."
Although Huang Xiaogang spent hundreds of dollars to buy this house, which is quite expensive, but think about it, living in the city with electric lights and running water is indeed much better than in the countryside.
Zhao Tiezhu and Wang Sufang made a big fuss.
"You haven't eaten yet, I'll make a fire and cook for you." Wang Sufang said again.
"We have eaten, and I even gnawed on a chicken drumstick." Huang Xiaoxia replied crisply.
When Zhao Jun heard this, he reached out and grabbed Wang Sufang's lapel and said, "Mom, I want to eat chicken legs too."
Wang Sufen glared at him and told him to shut up.
Zhao Tiezhu handed over the bamboo cage he was carrying: "These are the eggs laid by the hens at home. I will bring them to you."
Wang Sufang smiled and added: "Look how much your uncle loves you. He couldn't bear to eat these eggs himself, so he specially sent them to you to replenish your health."
"Thank you, uncle." Huang Xiaogang thanked them.
No matter what, it can be considered that there are guests coming to the door, Huang Xiaogang still goes to cook and entertain the guests.
I heated up the leftovers from the Chinese New Year, plus the chicken soup that Zhang Jinfang brought me today, and fried two eggs as extras.
Huang Xiaogang greeted his uncle and aunt for dinner.
"Xiao Gang, uncle is very pleased to see you are so capable." Zhao Tiezhu said.
Wang Sufen also explained: "When your parents passed away, we were worried. Your uncle and I also worked hard to make you sensible as soon as possible."
Huang Xiaogang turned his face sideways and supported his uninjured ear to listen hard to what they were saying.
Now Huang Xiaogang is no longer the helpless little guy in the village.
After following Xu Erlong out for so long, he has come into contact with people from all walks of life in the leather shoe store, and he is extremely clever.
After my parents passed away, I went to my uncle and aunt for help, but was always treated with cold words.
Unexpectedly, what Wang Sufang said now revealed that they had good intentions and wanted to hone themselves.
Huang Xiaogang was thinking, this uncle and aunt haven't visited for a long time, why did they come to visit now?
You and your sister didn't take care of you when they didn't have enough to eat. At this time, if your ears are injured, you still need to check?
After dinner, Wang Sufang rushed to wash the dishes.
This is not going to the Three Treasures Palace for nothing. Showing courtesy for nothing is either a traitor or a thief.
Huang Xiaogang quietly waited for the two people's plans.
"We will stay here to take care of you these days so that you won't be helpless," Wang Sufang said.
Huang Xiaogang listened with his ears open, and when he heard this, he probably wanted to understand what was going on.
Does this uncle and aunt want to live here?
So you can seize your own house in the future?
There is a house in the city, which has always been what Huang Xiaogang cares about the most and what he is most proud of. He always cares about it very much.
Now that his uncle and aunt said they wanted to stay and take care of him, Huang Xiaogang naturally became more considerate.
He said to his uncle and aunt: "Uncle, aunt, it's great that you can take care of me. I still have 800 yuan short of Brother Erlong for this house. Uncle, can you think of a way to help me get this 800 yuan?"