New Year's Eve.

The Sichen family, like thousands of ordinary families in Yuanmeng County, watches the Spring Festival Gala and celebrates the New Year.

The large solid wood chopping board was moved to the kang.

The whole family sat around making dumplings and watching the Spring Festival Gala.

It is a custom in Yuanmeng County that on New Year's Eve, you stay at your own home and do not go to other people's homes to disturb you.

There is also a custom that on the first day of the Lunar New Year, when guests come to the house, the staple food is dumplings.

Before New Year's Eve, you should make enough dumplings according to how many relatives will come to your home, put them on a straw plate, and cook them as you go.

The two baby dolls put on new clothes and rummaged around on the kang.

The little ones who can already sit are much more comfortable. Wherever they want to go, they turn over and walk away.

Each person wears a red corduroy jumpsuit with a hood on the back, with a koi carp embroidered by Wanhong himself.

This set of clothes was a New Year's gift from grandma Wan Hong, and the other set of clothes was bought and brought back by Si Xuemei as a New Year's gift.

Tomorrow, the first day of the new year, I will put them on for the pups.

Si Yin's annual leave has been used up and she has gone back. She wants to take a rotation and let someone else go home to celebrate the New Year.

The women were making dumplings, and Si Chen and his little cousin were taking care of the dolls.

Sichong had some ADHD, so he took a stick of incense, lit it from the stove, and went outside to light firecrackers and blow up the snow to play.

There is no need to clean or throw the cannon. You have to remove a small cannon from a hanging whip, put it in the snow, and hold an incense stick to light it.

Xiao Yuanman liked to listen to noises, so he held his niece in one hand and whipped her with the other.

Two uncles and nephews, eighteen years apart in age, were entertained by firecrackers and snow all night long.

Due to Si Chen's rebirth, the family's New Year's Eve has become richer than at least ten years ago.

Although Sijiacun is relatively wealthy, not every household has a TV.

Not to mention other villages.

In Yuanmeng County, families without televisions had half of the money even if they didn't have 80% of the TV sets in 1988.

For example, Zhao Cheng's family didn't have a TV in previous years.

I made some money from working in the canteen this year, so I gritted my teeth and bought a 14-inch black and white TV.

This was the purchase price given to him by Si Chen, and he did not earn any money from it.

In previous years, they would go to Zhao San's house next door to watch the Spring Festival Gala.

Most people are still relatively poor on New Year's Eve.

but--

Eat, you must eat well!

…

Countdown to midnight, every household lights up lights and sets off firecrackers to welcome the New Year.

The Sichen family specially bought fireworks to make a big noise and for everyone in the village to see.

They moved the fireworks to the top of the brick kiln.

Si Chong had enough fun this time!

He lit eight fireworks pieces one by one——

call out!

The sky was filled with red fireworks!

call out!

Phew!

The colorful fireworks show, round after round, alarmed the entire Sijia Village, who came out to watch.

"Look, there are fireworks at Si Chen's house!"

"This guy is even prettier than Fifteen's Prosperity!"

"You've made a lot of money, but you can't start a big battle?"

"You said, Si Chen made over one hundred thousand this year, right?"

"More than that! There are two hundred thousand!"

"Grandpa, I calculated, at least half a million!"

In fact, Si Chen had three million in cash alone!

Not counting his goods and the money to be settled.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it's amazing that such a junior has come out of Lao Si's family!"

"Who in the Sichen family is a simple person? None of them are bad!"

"Before Lixia gave birth to the baby, Si Chen still acted like a coward. Look at him now."

"Old Dragon in the twelfth lunar month, you will either get rich or commit a crime that will kill your whole family."

"Hey - shut up!"

"Did I say something wrong? Before he was born, my grandfather was killed. When he was born, my mother had a difficult delivery, which killed my mother. Last year, my father was killed..."

"Stop talking nonsense like this in the future, be careful if it reaches other people's ears, you might find it interesting!"

…

Keeping the year old is complete.

Before going to bed, the elders should put New Year's money for the younger ones and put it under the pillow.

These days, people are not very wealthy, so their children’s lucky money usually costs two yuan a piece.

I just let it go for a while, and the next morning, it was destined to be taken away by an adult.

If the child wants it, give him a few cents and spend it.

Even the reasons for confiscation are the same across the country:

"Mom saved this new year's money for you!"

The amount of New Year's money given out by Mrs. Si this year has increased tenfold!

There were two hundred-dollar bills pressed under one person's pillow!

Even numbers are auspicious.

"Grandma, are you so generous this year?" Si Chong's eyes lit up!

"My sister went back and made a huge loss, hahaha!"

Si Xuemei laughed and scolded: "I have to return it to your grandma tomorrow morning. Why are you having fun?"

Si Chong:...Bang! My happiness turned into fireworks!

~o(╥﹏╥)o~

"No need to pay it back, you don't need to pay it back!" Mrs. Si happily put the remaining money under her pillow.

"In the past, my family's conditions were not good, so I didn't have so much money to give you."

"You will be rich this year, so you can take it with peace of mind!"

"This is lucky money, please feel free to hold it, Ang~"

Everyone:! So good?\(^o^)/~

Si Chen:...Grandma, that’s my money~

However, seeing his grandma happy, Si Chen didn't care at all.

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Early in the morning on the first day of the Lunar New Year, all the men of the Si family have to go to the ancestral hall to kneel down and worship their ancestors.

Si Jianhua is the clan leader. Under his leadership, a group of senior men went to the ancestral hall to kneel down and offer incense.

In the crowd, they joked to each other:

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"Don't you have one too? And you're still talking about me!"

"Both of you, hurry up. Our ancestors don't want to see dishonorable children."

"Hey, this is really embarrassing for our ancestors!"

"Stop arguing, it's time to kowtow!"

Si Jianhua took the lead, saying a long list of blessings and prayers, and then shouted to everyone:
To be continued...