Chapter 144: Before School Begins
From the moment the New Year's bell rang in the early hours of the morning until dawn, the sound of firecrackers outside almost never stopped.
Chen Xiaojian got up very early, and on the first day of the new year, the first day of the new year, the first day of the new year, he naturally got up early. Otherwise, he will be lazy all year long, Chen Xiaojian doesn't know why, anyway, parents say so, so let's do it.
After Chen Xiaojian got up and got dressed, he picked up a small packet of crispy fruits wrapped at the head of the bed, ate one and went to the bathroom to wash. This is the custom of Chen Xiaojian's hometown, and he has to eat one before speaking on New Year's Day.
As for why, Chen Xiaojian asked his father at the beginning, and his father said: This is not something that Chen Xiaojian needs to pay attention to, Chen Xiaojian just needs to know how to do it.
Chen Xiaojian also secretly complained in his heart at that time, and his father probably didn't know why. It's just that Grandpa told him to do it, and he did it.
After washing, Chen Xiaojian came to his parents' room, it was still early, and both of them were still sleeping.
Chen Xiaojian respectfully saluted his parents, and then said a word of blessing. The father and mother let out a confused "uh-huh" twice, then took a red envelope to Chen Xiaojian, and continued to sleep.
After Chen Xiaojian and his parents paid their respects to the New Year, they came to their grandparents' rooms, and then saluted according to the number of etiquette and said words of blessing.
The grandparents are old and sleep relatively lightly, and Chen Xiaojian has already woken up when he came in. After Chen Xiaojian finished saying the words of blessing, he also blessed Chen Xiaojian, and then took out a red envelope from the pillow.
Chen Xiaojian withdrew from the room after receiving the red envelope, grandparents can continue to sleep like their parents, and when they are older, it is difficult to fall asleep as long as they wake up. So the two old men got up and got dressed, and it was time to prepare breakfast.
After Chen Xiaojian exited the room, he took two red envelopes in his hands. These are also the two red envelopes that Chen Xiaojian can receive now. And until Chen Xiaojian got married, he could always receive it.
Chen Xiaojian took out the New Year's money inside, the money is not much, the main thing is the meaning. Chen Xiaojian put the money away, and then received the red envelope into a small box in the cabinet.
These are all the red envelopes that Chen Xiaojian received before, and Chen Xiaojian will put these red envelopes together after receiving them. Otherwise, it's not good to throw this red envelope directly.
After collecting the red envelopes, Chen Xiaojian took a few string whips from the counter in the living room and prepared to open the door later.
The first opening of the new year is naturally a little different. Every time he opened a door to the outside world, Chen Xiaojian had to light a string of firecrackers.
Chen Xiaojian opened all the doors and stood alone outside the courtyard. The smell of sandalwood and firecrackers filled the air.
It's still early, and the sky hasn't fully opened yet, but many houses in the village are already lit up.
Chen Xiaojian walked forward along the path, and when he saw the door open, he went over to chat, neighbors, neighbors, they were very familiar with each other, in fact, Chen Xiaojian liked this feeling very much.
After walking around outside, Chen Xiaojian just went home to catch up for breakfast. Grandpa had already made breakfast when he got up.
Breakfast is usually porridge, rice, and noodles, but on the first day of the Lunar New Year, breakfast is tea and dried shreds.
Although the home-made dried shreds are not as good as the taste in the restaurant, they also have a unique taste. The shutters and garlic are blanched in boiling water, shredded, and then tossed together with various spices.
After breakfast, Mom and Dad finally came out. At this time, there is nothing Chen Xiaojian at home, Chen Xiaojian can go to the street to play, as long as he goes to his grandmother's house for lunch at noon.
Chen Xiaojian and his parents would go to his grandmother's house for lunch, and his aunt and uncle would also come to the house for lunch.
From the beginning of the Lunar New Year, starting from the lunch at his grandmother's house, Chen Xiaojian began his favorite trip to eat seas that he used to like the most, but now he is very reluctant to eat.
Except for Chen Xiaojian who did not go running on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Chen Xiaojian insisted on it every day. There is no way, because Chen Xiaojian can't go to his relatives, if he doesn't insist on exercising, he will definitely get fat.
Eating more greasy things, Chen Xiaojian had to start running even at night.
Night running is not popular now, so every time Chen Xiaojian goes out to run alone at night, he can't meet his peers at all.
However, Chen Xiaojian thought about the current time, and felt that even in the later generations, when a large group of people began to play night running, it was difficult to meet people together.
Time flies quickly after the New Year, and with the New Year as the boundary, there are only ten days left for the winter vacation. After the year, basically every time a relative walks is a day, Chen Xiaojian feels that time flies.
On the last day of winter vacation, Chen Xiaojian did not visit his relatives under the pretext of preparing for the start of school. After a simple meal at home at noon, Chen Xiaojian went out with his clothes.
School is about to start, Chen Xiaojian is going to take a good bath today, there are no bathing centers or anything like that in such a town, only a few bathhouses. Chen Xiaojian went to the one he frequented the most, and this one has a good way of rubbing his back.
After taking a shower and rubbing his back, Chen Xiaojian, who was naked, stood on the electronic scale and looked at the numbers displayed on it.
Fortunately, although it is a little higher than a year ago, it is completely acceptable. After the start of school, take a little time and it will be down soon.
Chen Xiaojian breathed a sigh of relief, school will start tomorrow, Chen Xiaojian is worried that if he gains too much weight, they will not be able to hold it down when they see Song Yingjie.
Chen Xiaojian looked at himself in his glasses, his hair was shaved years ago, and he didn't change any hairstyle, just simply trimmed it shorter.
The beard has grown a long time without shaving for a few days, and his face looks a little mature, if Chen Xiaojian is in his twenties, there are definitely many people who will believe it.
Although the weight has gained somewhat, the pectoral muscles and six-pack abs in the abdomen are still noticeable. These muscles were all practiced by Chen Xiaojian himself without professional guidance. Chen Xiaojian has already thought about it, and after the college entrance examination is over and goes to college, Chen Xiaojian will find a professional guide for him.
School was going to start the next day, so Chen Xiaojian didn't wander around outside after taking a shower but went home directly, and then packed up some things, books and so on.
After packing up everything, Chen Xiaojian went to bed early, and did not go out for a night run like before.
Chen Xiaojian got up early the next morning, his mother had already made breakfast, and Chen Xiaojian had breakfast and set off early.
Today is just the beginning of the school year, so naturally there are no courses. So Chen Xiaojian went so early today not to be late or anything, but because Chen Xiaojian wanted to go and see Song Yingjie and them.
Although no one said anything, Chen Xiaojian knew that Song Yingjie and they must have arrived yesterday.