February 16, 1988, the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month.

On that day, Zhao Hong was awakened by the sound of firecrackers.

Today is the Chinese New Year, every household will be whipped up before breakfast, no matter whether the conditions are good or not.

Thinking of the children who came from home to pick up firecrackers that day, Zhao Hong sat up directly.

"Mom! Mom!" Zhao Hong called Wang Meilan, and woke Zhao Na next to her up.

"Son!" Wang Meilan, who was serving dishes in the outer room, called Zhao Jun who was holding dishes from the bowl stand, and said, "You come and serve dishes, I'll see your two sisters go."

After saying that, Wang Meilan put down the spoon and headed towards the west room.

It was five minutes or seven o'clock when Wang Meilan entered the house. It was gray outside and half bright. With the curtains in the house, Zhao Hong had already turned on the lights.

At this time, next to Zhao Hong and Zhao Na's pillows, there was a stack of clothes. On top was a small vest, a small pants, and under was a cotton jacket, a cotton pants, and a outer pants.

These are all new, and there are new pairs of socks tucked in the outer pocket.

"Mom, wear it first." When Zhao Hong picked up the vest and handed it to Wang Meilan, she heard Zhao Jun in the outer room and said, "Dad, hurry up and fire up the fire, and you'll have a meal later!"

"Dad, wait for me!" Zhao Hong shouted. Wang Meilan, who was startled, raised her hand to pull Zhao Hong away, frowned and asked, "What are you doing?"

Then, without waiting for Zhao Hong to respond, Wang Meilan pointed at Zhao Hong's nose and said, "Let me tell you, you can whine around with those children, don't say I'll deal with you during the New Year."

When Wang Meilan pointed at him, Zhao Hong hid back and whispered: "I want to set off firecrackers."

"What cannons are you setting?" Wang Meilan angrily put her vest on Zhao Hong's body from top to bottom, and said, "I see you look like a cannon, so you can let the cannon collapse again."

"My dad said I would like to set off firecrackers." Zhao Hong was a little sluggish when she spoke. Seeing this, Wang Meilan pulled her away and said, "Today's New Year, if you dare to shout, I will let you howl."

Hearing Wang Meilan's words, Zhao Hong curled her lips and became stronger in an instant!

"Second daughter!" At this time, Zhao Youcai's voice came from the door, saying, "Get dressed quickly, Dad is waiting for you."

"Just show off!" Wang Meilan said: "A girl, what can you do to get her to fire?"

"Don't they let go of those children?" Zhao Youcai said, then picked up a half-meter-long water willow stick from the firewood stack, which was as thick as his fingers, and then bent down and inserted the end into the stove pit.

When the two little girls were dressed neatly and came out of the house, Zhao Youcai pulled out the water rosy stick, and one end was already burning.

Zhao Youcai threw the fire out. When he saw the fire blowing, he handed the water rosy stick to Zhao Hong.

"Don't let the child break." Wang Meilan was a little worried, but Zhao Youcai disagreed and said, "No."

After saying that, Zhao Youcai did not rush to take his two daughters out, but took them to the west room.

"Second daughter, old daughter." Zhao Youcai opened his hands and gently hugged Zhao Hong. Zhao Na walked forward and said, "How did you teach you yesterday?"

Zhao Hong was old after all. When she saw Xing San, she remembered it and immediately shouted to Xing San: "Happy New Year, Mr. San!"

"Happy New Year for the Third Uncle!" Zhao Na shouted immediately.

"Hey, it's a happy New Year, a happy New Year!" Xing San said, and then he took out his money from his pocket.

According to the custom here, when you meet an elder today, you have to shout "Happy New Year". When you meet an elder, you can open your mouth and say it first. If you meet an younger generation, wait for the other party to greet you.

"Come on, my second daughter!" Xing San held a thin stack of one-yuan banknotes in his hand, counted five of them and gave them to Zhao Hong, saying, "Get whatever you want to buy, go buy whatever you want."

This is New Year's money.

If you don’t have New Year’s greetings to all elders, you will definitely not be able to give less money. If you shouldn’t give, you will be given one unless you give it to him.

The site in Yong'an has been built for 20 years, and most of the four family areas live in the area are workers, so there is no kowtow here.

"Thank you, Mr. Third." Zhao Hong took the money happily. Xing San saw that she was holding a fire-burning stick in her hand, and said to Zhao Hong: "Second daughter, don't stick your sister in the fire!"

After talking to Zhao Hong, Xing San went to pay Zhao Na the New Year’s money again.

Listening to Xing San's words, Wang Meilan gave Zhao Youcai a look.

"I understand, the third uncle." Zhao Hong responded and stuffed the money into her outer pocket.

"Second daughter, you have your money in hand." Wang Meilan confiscated Zhao Hong's New Year's money and instead reminded her: "I'll give you a bag."

There is a saying that children here receive New Year’s money. Today is the New Year, and it will be the new year until tomorrow morning. By then, the effect of this money-paying money has passed and it will disappear in the child’s sleep.

The two little girls collected the New Year's money and followed Zhao Youcai happily. The moment they left the house, the sound of firecrackers sounded at the door of the Li family.

The three of them walked out, and Li Dayong, who had set off firecrackers, walked in. Seeing Zhao Youcai, Li Dayong hurriedly shouted: "Happy New Year, brother."

"Happy New Year, great courage!" The two brothers looked at each other and smiled. Zhao Hong and Zhao Na, who had just collected money in the house, shouted in unison, "Happy New Year Uncle."

Li Dayong responded to the two little girls with "Happy New Year", but did not give New Year's money, which made Zhao Hong and Zhao Na a little disappointed.

The Zhao and Li families have a good relationship, which is known to everyone in the village. When Zhao Chun was just around the corner, Li Dayong, who was not married, had no money, but also stuffed Zhao Chun with a dollar during the Chinese New Year.

When Zhao Jun was about to be married, Li Dayong and Jin Xiaomei had just gotten married. Thinking that Zhao Youcai helped him a lot, the couple rushed to Zhao Chun and Zhao Jun during the New Year.

But that time, Wang Meilan refused. Wang Meilan said that both families will have children in the future, and it would be too troublesome to each other, so they would simply not bother with each other.

In fact, Wang Meilan said this not because she was afraid of trouble, but because her family already had two children, and it would be a loss for the Li family to continue.

It was also from that year that the two families reunited, but they did not give each other New Year's money.

Waiting for dinner in the room, Zhao Youcai went to the warehouse, took out two whips, a wheel of iron wire, and then walked out of the yard.

Zhao Hong and Zhao Na followed behind jumping. Before going to bed yesterday, Zhao Youcai promised them to take the ladies to set off firecrackers.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! At the gate of the courtyard, Zhao Youcai pulled out a one-meter-long larch pole from the steak pile in the east, and then twisted the firecrackers on the larch pole with iron wire.

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Zhao Youcai raised his pole and lifted it up. The firecrackers hung down, and the wire exposed by the red paper fell in front of Zhao Hong.

"Second daughter, please." As soon as Zhao Youcai finished speaking, Zhao Hong raised her hand and pointed the fire stick at Dao Nan, shouting: "Why are you here again?"

Zhao Youcai turned his head and heard a boy say to him: "Happy New Year, Mr. Zhao."

"Oh, good New Year, boy Sun." Zhao Youcai responded. He recognized the child as the old Sun family in Tunnantou. Zhao Youcai couldn't remember what the boy's name was, but he vaguely remembered that he was his second daughter's classmate and deskmate.

When he was slaughtering a pig that day, he made his second daughter run away with fear.

"Happy New Year Zhao Hong." Sun Ruihai said hello to Zhao Hong carefully, but saw Zhao Hong pointing at him with a fire-starting stick and saying, "Hurry up, do whatever you should do, don't put it at my doorstep!"

"What are you doing, your second daughter?" Zhao Youcai frowned and said to Zhao Hong, "You let yours go, what do you care about?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Hong glared at Sun Ruihai fiercely, then picked up the fire stick and gently blew the burning head.

As the fire shone brightly, Zhao Hong raised his stick and carefully pulled it towards the lead.

There is no danger when setting off firecrackers normally. The lead is two centimeters, and it will be fine if you lit it and dodge it for two steps.

But when Zhao Hong was so angry that she was really angry, she felt a little upset when she started to take action.

At this time, Zhao Na hurried behind Zhao Hong, and her small hands nervously grabbed the corner of Zhao Hong's clothes.

Seeing that the fire head was about to touch the lead, and the difference between the two was about two millimeters, Zhao Hong was trembling all over as if she was electrocuted, and her arms shook back. The fire head and the lead instantly opened twenty centimeters.

Zhao Hong moved, and Zhao Na instantly jumped back, but her hands were still tightly holding the corner of Zhao Hong's clothes.

"Huh?" Zhao Youcai was stunned. When he turned to look at Zhao Hong, he saw the little girl poking out the fire again. But when he was three millimeters away from the firecracker lead, as if something was biting his hand, Zhao Hong suddenly twitched backwards.

With his hand, Zhao Na, who was behind her, jumped to the left and pulled Zhao Hong to twist her body to the right.

At this time, Zhao Youcai realized that his second daughter did not dare to point it out.

If it were to be replaced by Zhao Jun when he was a child, Zhao Youcai would have to scold him. But his daughter is different from a boy. Seeing Zhao Hong like this, Zhao Youcai smiled and found it interesting.

"Hahaha..." Zhao Youcai laughed, but the laughter was not made by him. Sun Ruihai, not far away, pointed at Zhao Hong and laughed, saying, "You two sisters are catching chickens?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Youcai looked at his two daughters and saw Zhao Hong in front and Zhao Na in the back. Zhao Na was still holding the corner of Zhao Hong's clothes with both hands, and she really looked like an eagle catching a chick.

"I don't have to worry about it!" Zhao Hong yelled at Sun Ruihai, but heard Sun Ruihai smile and said, "Zhao Hong, you are cowardly, you dare not fire a fire!"

Zhao Hong's face darkened, and then she became furious: "See if I dare to beat you!"

As he said that, Zhao Hong threw the fire stick in his hand to the ground and took a step forward to Sun Ruihai.

Zhao Na, who was following Zhao Hong, also rushed out with her small fist.

Sun Ruihai, who was still mocking Zhao Hong last second, changed his face and turned around and ran away!

"Come back! Come back!" Seeing this, Zhao Youcai quickly called back the two daughters.

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"What are you doing? Go out for so long?" Wang Meilan, who was sitting on the edge of the kang, stared out the window.

The food was served, and the three of them were not back.

After Wang Meilan finished speaking, the sound of firecrackers rang outside the house.

Zhao Youcai is a loyal person. He did not complain when he returned to the house, and he went to the kang to have dinner as if nothing had happened.

This morning, the Zhao family ate cabbage and vermicelli meatballs. The meatballs were fried radish meatballs that day. There were too many fried items that day, and several families had eaten them for several days.

After breakfast, Wang Meilan used white flour to make paste. Then, Zhao Jun, Zhao Youcai, and Xing San went out to paste couplets and the word "Fu".

Although the three of them went out, Zhao Jun himself was the one who actually posted it, and the two were in command.

The Zhao army was comparing in front, Zhao Youcai and Xing San were behind, and commanded the Zhao army to go left and right, and always corrected whether the Zhao army was crooked or not.

After determining the position, first brush paste and then stick couplets, the character "Fu".
To be continued...