Chapter 216 On the second day of the Lunar New Year, return to the countryside to pay New Year greetings
Zhang Yu helped the old couple with their work for a day, and then Brother Ma and his wife came over with their children.
Zhang Yu had to stay for a drink in the evening. Not only Brother Ma was willing to stay, but the master and his wife also wanted to stay with Zhang Yu.
There was no other way. The minority obeyed the majority, so Zhang Yu had no choice but to stay and have a drink with his master and Brother Ma.
The next day.
Zhang Yu got up early and carried some things to the post office.
It's the end of the year, isn't it? I'm thinking of sending something to this guy Meng Guo.
As the end of the year approaches, Lao Wang misses his son more and more. In order for Lao Wang to have a smoother life this year, he can only send more food to Meng Guo to make him feel better in the countryside.
After sending the things, Zhang Yu went to Uncle Xu's house and helped Uncle Xu with a lot of work.
After having lunch at Uncle Xu's house, Zhang Yu returned home.
I stopped by the supply and marketing cooperative and bought some fireworks.
Mengxue looked at the various firecrackers and was so happy that she picked a few more and went to play with the children in the alley.
Zhang Yu hugged the firecrackers tightly in the side room, rolled up his sleeves and started working on the New Year's Eve dinner in the evening.
Lao Yuan also came back at this moment, carrying the fish he caught from the river.
It was a grass carp weighing seven or eight kilograms. This was the first time Lao Yuan had fallen to such a big fish since winter.
Seeing that Lao Yuan was carrying two bottles of Bamboo Leaf Green, he said they were given by his friends.
Lao Wang didn’t ask in detail who sent it.
As the sky gets darker and darker, Mengxue also comes back. Looking at her look, it feels like setting off the firecrackers today is fun.
Mengxue washed her hands and helped Zhang Yu carry the food into the house.
Someone in the family took the stools, someone set out the bowls and chopsticks, and sat down at the dining table on time around seven o'clock.
At the same time, I opened the 'chatbox' at home, which is often referred to as the cash register, and listened to a specific program for the Spring Festival, "Spring Festival Gala".
The performances are very in line with the characteristics of this era.
Lao Yuan took the lead in raising the wine glass on the table.
"Come, come, come, new year, new atmosphere, new year, new hope, this first glass of wine, I wish us reunion, happiness and contentment in the new year."
People at the table toasted together, those who drank drank wine, those who drank tea substituted tea with wine, and drank together for a lifetime.
Zhang Yu poured wine and tea and greeted everyone to eat.
The family exchanged cups and cups, listened to the program from the chatterbox, and ended the New Year's Eve dinner.
Zhang Yu led Mengxue and took out the firecrackers from the side room. Following the sound of firecrackers from one household, every household lit firecrackers to welcome the New Year.
After setting off the firecrackers, Zhang Yu helped Mengyi go back to the house to sleep. When Mengyi fell asleep, Zhang Yu returned to the living room and started to watch the New Year.
Lao Yuan was afraid that Zhang Yu would be lonely, so he specially found a chess set for the two of them to play to relieve their boredom.
As the night gets deeper and deeper, the clock at home points to zero o'clock.
"Dad, Happy New Year!"
"Happy New Year Xiaoyu!"
The two men looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.
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When I remembered the sound of roosters, Zhang Yu was the only one sitting in the living room.
Lao Yuan couldn't bear it any longer and fell asleep on the sofa.
In the middle of the journey, Zhang Yu was afraid that Lao Yuan would get cold, so he went back to the room, took his own bedding, covered Lao Yuan, and added more coal to the stove several times to maintain the temperature in the living room.
Watching the sky getting brighter, Zhang Yu went to the kitchen to prepare the first breakfast for the first grade of junior high school.
Several bowls of fragrant hand-made noodles, each with an extra poached egg.
The smell of hand-made noodles wakes up the family members who are still in bed.
Zhang Yu rolled out the noodles and put them on the dining table, glanced at Lao Yuan who was still awake, and then returned to the bedroom.
He helped Mengyi get up and put on new clothes. He also put on a Chinese tunic suit and carefully helped Mengyi out of the bedroom.
Just as Lao Wang came out, they both spoke in unison.
"Mom, Happy New Year."
"Happy New Year!"
"You guys go and wash up quickly, I'll wake Mengxue up."
Lao Wang turned around and knocked on Mengxue's door.
Zhang Yu helped Mengyi mix the warm water and put the basin on the washstand.
After the family washed up, they sat at the dining table and ate delicious hand-made noodles.
Mengxue rushed to wash the dishes and clean the toilet.
Here, Lao Wang took out the New Year's money and handed it to the three children, giving each of them a big unity card.
The three of them did not refuse, after all, it was the elders’ wishes.
Originally, according to the saying, one should go to visit the New Year in the first month, but now the policy does not allow it, so one can only pay New Year's greetings to one's own family.
On the first day of the new year, Lao Wang and Lao Yuan went out to briefly visit a few friends and then returned home.
On the second day of junior high school, Zhang Yu rode a bicycle back to the countryside. Originally, Zhang Yu planned to go back alone.
Mengyi insisted on following along, saying that she had to pay New Year greetings to her parents, and pregnancy should not be used as an excuse not to go.
Zhang Yu originally wanted Lao Wang and others to persuade him, but Lao Wang felt that Mengyi was right. It would have been rude not to have had the New Year's Eve dinner with Zhang Yu's parents.
It would be really unreasonable if I didn’t go on the second day of the new year. Not only Mengyi would go, but the whole family would go to pay New Year’s greetings to my in-laws.
Well, Zhang Yu was a bit harsh and could only agree to Lao Wang’s decision.
Zhang Yu drove Mengyi, Lao Yuan and Lao Wang into a car, and also took Meng Xue.
The group of people wandered around and finally arrived home before lunch.
"Father, mother!"
Zhang's mother was planning to cook at the moment when she heard Zhang Yu's voice coming from the door.
I quickly put down the spatula in my hand and saw Lao Wang and Lao Yuan as soon as I went out.
"Mom (aunt)! Happy New Year."
"Happy New Year to my family!"
"Well, have a good New Year, have a good New Year."
"Oh, dear, it snowed the day before yesterday, why are you here now?"
"And my good daughter, why are you here? Don't hurt your fetus if you don't walk on the road."
"Lao Zhang, Lao Zhang, come out quickly. Our in-laws and Mengyi Mengxue are here."
Zhang's father heard Zhang's mother's shouting and hurriedly came out to greet his in-laws.
"Happy New Year to my parents-in-law, father-in-law, and mother-in-law."
Zhang's father, Zhang's mother and Lao Yuan's family let them into the house. Zhang Yu took the teapot and made a pot of tea to pour for everyone except Mengyi.
Mengyi poured a glass of boiled water alone.
Zhang Yu took advantage of this time and looked around. The eldest brother's family and the third sister were not at home, only his parents were at home.
"Mom, dad, did your eldest brother accompany your sister-in-law to her house?"
"Yes, I left early today."
It's normal to go to your parents' home in the second grade of junior high school, but what's going on with the third sister?
"Where's the third sister? Why isn't the third sister at home?"
"Your third sister went to Baoping's house. Baoping helped out a lot years ago. Today Baoping's sister went back to her parents' house, and your sister went to help."
"Oh, will the third sister and Brother Baoping get married this year?"
"Well, Baoping's parents came to pay the betrothal gift last year, and they decided to do it on February 2nd."
This is the first happy event he heard in the new year. Zhang Yu has been looking forward to the wedding of the third sister and Baoping for a long time, and it has finally come true.
Lao Yuan and Lao Wang congratulated Zhang's father and Zhang's mother repeatedly, while Zhang Yu went to the kitchen.
It’s time to eat, and after a long journey, I’m already hungry.
Mengyi stayed in the room to talk to the elders, while Mengxue came to the kitchen to help Zhang Yu with lunch.