New Year's Eve is the most important festival in the entire Eastern Han Dynasty. Every household prepares the best food for the family on this day.
The news that the Bai family was going to provide extra meals to the victims was overjoyed. After hesitation, many women took the initiative to ask if they wanted to help. The door of the Bai family was naturally open for them.
Although most victims of the disaster have experienced the loss of their families and their lives, on New Year's Day they all made a tacit agreement not to mention sad things and talked about their expectations for the future. Their biggest wish was to live the rest of their lives in peace.
The Bai Ling sisters had nothing to do, so they cut a lot of red cloth strips and gave them to the victims.
Little girls and their wives can wear it as a red headband, and others can also tie it on their wrists, hoping that the new year will go smoothly.
"Second sister, I really feel so happy now."
Bai Wei held Bai Ling's arm and leaned on her shoulder. She watched Bai Xing and Liu Xu tie the headbands of girls younger than them and said with a smile:
"Although I have money in my hand, I still feel that the good days now are just a dream. After waking up from the dream, our family will live in a thatched hut. I don't know if we can survive the winter."
"Silly girl, you are dreaming now, and you are still talking in your sleep! Do you want me and my eldest sister to pinch you to wake you up?" Bai Ling said, making a show of pinching Bai Wei.
"Second sister, can't you be more sensational and let people continue to feel emotional for a while?" Bai Wei immediately fled the danger area and ran to Baicao, saying pitifully: "It's the eldest sister who is the best, gentle and kind, unlike some
He doesn't look like a girl at all."
"Okay, if you dare to trick me, let's see how I deal with you!" Bai Ling shook his claws, ready to take action at any time.
The sisters had a lot of fun playing here. It was rare that they didn't worry about yellow and white things, which made up for the regret of not having time to play when they were young.
Bai family.
The women and children have things to do, but the men are quite busy.
Liu Fuwu rested for a few days. He took Bai Ling's medicinal diet and mixed it with Lingquan water. The effect was naturally very obvious. He could sit and talk for most of the day.
"Second girl, let me make some decks of cards. Let's play with dad for a while?" Bai Sanshu suggested.
"Solitaire? We don't know how." Liu Fuwu said immediately.
"This is easy to learn. I'll teach you two games to get started. If you lose, you'll get a note. Whoever loses the most will be punished by drinking three glasses of fruit wine at night. How about that?" Bai Sanshu asked.
"This is good, then I don't need to learn it. The fruit wine made by Bai Lingnian is delicious and not overpowering. I must have lost today." Liu Fuwen expressed his position, and the gluttons in his stomach were aroused.
"Hmph, you dare to snatch a drink from me, you are an unfilial son!" Liu Zhenyou said with a serious face on purpose.
Bai Sanshu smiled and went to get the cards. The family rarely had time to play, so they kept them in the drawer of the study.
After Bai Sanshu left, Liu Zhenyou looked at his two sons and said, "You have all seen that life in Xiuzhi's family has really gotten better. Dad knows that you are unhappy if you keep living here.
After spring comes, we can build a house by ourselves, find a job, and live a better life. As for those children... you have to let it go, and don't make the younger generations sad."
"Dad..." The brothers' eyes were red. Just because they didn't say it didn't mean they weren't heartbroken.
But as a man, he must support the family, and he must also support the sky for women.
"Okay, you don't want to shed tears during the Chinese New Year. Our family can survive this difficult time, thanks to Xiuzhi and his family. Just remember this feeling in your heart, and we will repay it in the future."
Seeing both sons nodding, Liu Zhenyou said again:
"Father has always wanted you to go to school and obtain fame, but he is not capable enough and cannot afford to provide for you, and even the children have been delayed. Now that the Xiuzhi family has this condition, dad will have the courage to make the decision, and first follow Bai's instructions.
Do what Ling said, let a few children study here. After we settle down, we will send them to school ourselves. It will be the best for them to have a bright future in the future, and it can also be helpful to the child Xiaoshan. That is true.
To repay Xiuzhi and his family for taking me in."
"Don't worry, Dad, our sons are well aware of this, and they will not forget their roots." Liu Fuwen promised.
Liu Fuwu also nodded. He is the one who is most grateful to the Bai family, and he is the most grateful to Bai Ling. Otherwise, their family will be ruined!
When Bai Sanshu heard these words, he was relieved and a little lonely at the same time.
Bai Sanshu was willing to help the Liu family without thinking of asking them to repay him. He was trying to compensate the Yue family for their kindness to him in the past, and also to compensate for the debt they had owed to the Bai Liu family for so many years.
But compared with the Liu family, the blood relatives in the old house wished that all of them would die so that they could inherit their family business. How could Bai Sanshu not feel sad?
On New Year's Eve, the Bai family had a very lively time. Even the victims at the relief station were extremely happy and full of expectations for the future.
Although other relief stations funded by the Bai family do not have such good treatment, and the hot dumplings are enough, they are much better than the victims elsewhere, and they are all very grateful to the Bai family.
On the other hand, at the old house, the New Year's Eve dinner only had the meat that Bai Sanshu had sent over, and there was no other meaty food. Bai Yuanshi was not even qualified to serve it. The family was lifeless, and there was no trace of the New Year's celebration.
The second house has not been built yet, but it has started a new one.
The field assigned to Bai Ershu has not yet harvested, and Bai Mei paid for all the family expenses. However, Bai Ershu did not use any of the money he stole from Mrs. Bai, and Mrs. Bai Qi did not dare to say anything about this.
In one word, I was afraid of being beaten.
"Mom and Dad, I have taken a fancy to a man. He wants to come to my house to propose marriage after he goes to work at my third uncle's house and gets paid." Bai Mei suddenly said at the silent dinner table.
Bai Ershu paused while holding the meat, picked up the wine bottle and took two sips, and then asked: "How much silver can he afford as a betrothal gift?"
Hearing that Bai Ershu only cared about the betrothal gift, Bai Mei's eyes turned red with grievance, "How much money does dad think is appropriate for selling me? Our family's reputation has been ruined long ago. If it weren't for the fact that he was the only one left in his family, he would not be involved in this marriage."
I don’t dare to accept it either.”
"Are you blaming me?" Bai Ershu asked with a cold face.
"I can not."
Bai Mei shook her head, wiped away her tears and said:
"I made an agreement with him. If my parents don't give birth to a younger brother in a few years, the second child after we get married will be adopted into our second room. In the future, my parents will also have grandchildren to take care of them until they die. If my parents don't agree, I
So I went back to him."
Listening to Bai Mei's words without any fluctuation in tone, Bai Ershu didn't speak for a long time. After finishing a bottle of wine, he smashed the wine glass against the wall and poured it on the bed without saying anything.
Mrs. Bai Qi secretly gave Bai Mei a wink and told her not to talk about it today, but she felt in her heart that it was a good marriage.
Bai Mei was not in the mood to eat anymore, so she put on her shoes and went back to her room, where she covered herself in the quilt and cried non-stop.
At midnight, firecrackers went off, signaling the official arrival of the new year. The theater at the entrance of the village opened its curtains, and the operas were sung non-stop.
Because of the Chinese New Year, the opera troupe chose cheerful songs, and since they had to sing for six whole days, they naturally had to sing them repeatedly.
But country people never listen to it more than once in their lives, and no matter how cold the weather is, they go there to support it.
This year will never be forgotten by the villagers of Nanshan Village. Even if they can hear opera every year in the future, it will not be as exciting as this year. (To be continued)