What's more, Huang Xiaoxia is a child and has to grow taller. It is estimated that such a piece of clothing will no longer be worn after about a year.
Three years for the new one, three years for the old one, and another three years for repairs. This is a good deal.
But Huang Xiaogang just laughed.
His sister has never worn a new dress in her whole life. Now that he can make money, why not buy it for her?
In addition to buying new clothes for his sister, he also bought some meat, some candies and other snacks.
In the afternoon, every household began to burn incense.
Huang Xiaogang also took his sister to visit his parents' graves.
In front of the grave, Huang Xiaogang burst into tears: "Mom, Dad, I'm here to see you. I'm grown up now, and I can make money. Look, I bought new clothes for my sister. You can rest assured, I will take care of you."
From a good sister.”
Huang Xiaoxia cried, and she didn't understand why, even though it was a good thing that she was wearing new clothes, her brother was crying so sadly.
The villagers were also visiting the grave. Seeing the two brothers and sisters crying heartbrokenly, they could only shed a few tears of sympathy.
Xu Erlong's family is also starting to make preparations for New Year's Eve.
I just moved to a new house, so of course I don’t need to do any general cleaning.
The Spring Festival couplets have been pasted, the New Year's Eve dinner in the pot is steaming, and the aroma of food is floating throughout the room.
Not only their family, it can be said that every household is preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner.
It can be said that this New Year’s Eve dinner is the most sumptuous meal that Chinese people eat.
In fact, this meal has to be cooked a lot, and I deliberately don't finish it, so there is a lot left over, which symbolizes having more than enough every year.
There is a joke on the Internet: "On New Year's Eve, eat New Year's Eve dinner. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, eat the leftovers, on the second day of the Lunar New Year, eat the leftovers, on the third day of the Lunar New Year, eat the leftovers of the first Lunar New Year, on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, eat the leftovers of the second Lunar New Year...
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It seems like I spent the whole year just eating leftovers.
This is actually the most realistic reality these days.
After all, everyone is staying at home during the Chinese New Year, and there are basically no people selling things outside.
Therefore, before the New Year, everyone needs to stock up on supplies for half a month and slowly eat and drink at home.
Xu Erlong also prepared a large carp and asked Zhang Jinfang to help cook the braised fish.
At around five o'clock in the afternoon, the sound of firecrackers continued throughout the county.
Everyone worked together to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner.
Then, it was a bit embarrassing.
Before the New Year's Eve dinner, there is an ancestor worship ceremony. Bowls and chopsticks are placed on the table, some wine is poured, and the ancestors are invited to come back to reunite and have the New Year's Eve dinner.
But Xu Erlong felt that he had severed his relationship with the Xu family, and it seemed that it was not good to invite the ancestors of the Xu family again.
What if the ancestors get angry and punish him?
Xu Erlong looked at Zhang Jinfang: "Mom, do you still remember who is in your family?"
Instead of inviting the ancestors of the Xu family, you can invite the ancestors of the Zhang family.
Zhang Jinfang shook his head: "I was still young at that time and I ran away. I can't remember who else was there."
Speaking of which, she whispered: "However, I still remember that I have a necklace made of silver."
"Really? Take a look." Xu Erlong said.
"It's definitely not there." Zhang Jinfang smiled and said, "How could I be wearing it?"
"Where is that?" Xu Erlong asked.
"I can't remember." Zhang Jinfang said.
In fact, she couldn't remember it.
She quietly dug a place for the thing and buried it.
She felt that maybe she could use this thing to find her family in the future.
She was afraid that Mrs. Xu would pawn it off for her, so she lied and claimed that she had lost it.
This has been hidden for so many years.
Even she herself had forgotten this incident.
If Xu Erlong hadn't mentioned it at this moment, she wouldn't have been able to remember it at all.
"Okay, okay, we won't invite the ancestors, as long as they know that we have this intention." Xu Erlong said, "Let's have the New Year's Eve dinner by ourselves."
This year is their first year as a separate family, but they have made a lot of preparations.
Life is indeed getting better, and the table is full of big fish and meat.
There are braised fish, which symbolizes an abundance of food every year, stewed old hen vermicelli soup, steamed white and smoked sausages, stir-fried bacon with garlic sprouts, and sweet and sour pork ribs, plus cold salad, folded into two pieces, and stir-fried bean sprouts.
Seven large bowls and eight large plates were placed on the table.
This was something I couldn't even imagine before.
Xiaoling ran out, went to the canteen, bought chocolate champagne and Tianfu Coke and came back.
This chocolate champagne is also a delicacy that Xu Erlong remembers.
Xu Erlong couldn't describe the specific taste, but he felt that he really liked drinking it.
Including Xiaoling, everyone likes to drink.
"Come, let's have a drink." Xu Erlong poured the chocolate champagne into the glass. The beautiful color was pleasing to the eye.
Zhang Jinfang smiled, imitating Xu Erlong and Xu Xiaoling, and picked up the wine glass.
"I hope our future will be better and better," Xu Erlong said.
"Well, the days to come will get better and better, and the food and drink will be better than today." Xu Xiaoling added.
"Yes." Xu Erlong said.
He took out the New Year's money he had prepared for his mother and sister.
Those given to others are called red envelopes, and those given to mother and sister are called lucky money.
It is also called suppressing money.
"Thank you, second brother." Xiaoling took the money and was very happy.
She even started counting her new year's money in front of Xu Erlong and Zhang Jinfang.
"Bring the money, I'll keep it for you." Zhang Jinfang said, "You won't have to throw it away."
Xu Erlong couldn't help but laugh.
Sure enough, everyone in the world has the same parents.
They were all so confident and confident that they collected the children's New Year's money and said they were keeping it for you.
As a result, the money came and went, and the money was gone.
"I don't." Xu Xiaoling said.
She is not a three-year-old or two-year-old child, how could she hand over the money so easily.
"What I don't want from you is to keep it for you and pay your tuition when the time comes." Zhang Jinfang continued.
Xiaoling's eyes rolled: "Mom, the tuition is tuition, and you should help me pay the tuition, but I deserve this new year's money."
"Nonsense, I'm just afraid that you will take it, spend it randomly, and use the money in a few days. Take it, I will keep it for you, and it will be used as your dowry in the future." Zhang Jinfang continued to persuade her younger daughter.
Xiaoling refused: "Mom, then let your second brother's money be kept for you first. He won't keep his money for you, why should you keep mine?"
Zhang Jinfang said: "He is different."
"What's the difference? They are still your children."
Zhang Jinfang only felt a headache.
Sure enough, Xiaoling now is not the insignificant girl she used to be in the countryside, and she is not so easy to fool.
I also knew that under the guise of Xiao Jiujiu, I fought hard for my own interests and rights.
Xu Erlong watched his mother bickering with his sister.
He likes this atmosphere.
He wanted Xiaoling to be smarter and not as honest as before.
In the future society, being honest will suffer losses, and he does not want his sister to suffer losses.