Although the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was very rich, everyone did not eat much, especially the children, who put down their chopsticks in less than ten minutes after serving the table, and everyone looked at the adults with watery eyes.

This is to press the New Year's money.

"Hehe, my good great-grandchildren, two each. ”

The old village chief, as the highest-ranking elder, took out a stack of Huaxia coins and gave them to his great-grandchildren for two hundred per person.

The people of the old village chief's time got married relatively early, including his sons, and his grandchildren were basically adults, and now the children in the family are his great-grandsons and great-granddaughters.

"Thank you, great-grandfather. ”

Several great-grandchildren happily took over their grandfather's New Year's money. Seriously, the happiest time for children to eat Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is when adults give money.

"This is for you. ”

The old village chief gave a hundred to each of his great-granddaughters. From this point, it can be seen that the old village chief is very patriarchal. However, this is not only the case of the old village chief, but also the other old people in the village, and the preference for sons over daughters is still very common in the current countryside.

"Thank you, great-grandfather. ”

Several great-granddaughters happily took over their grandfather's New Year's money. Seriously, the happiest time for children to eat Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is when adults give money.

When the Chinese people celebrate the New Year, or when they greet the New Year, the elders will give red envelopes to the younger generations (mainly children), that is, the New Year's money.

It means that in the new year, the children can grow up safely and healthily. There is a widely circulated story about New Year's money.

According to legend, in ancient times, there was a little demon called "Zhen", who came out on the night of the Chinese New Year's Eve to touch the head of a sleeping child with his hand, and the child often cried with fright, and then had a headache and fever. Become a fool. Therefore, every family has their lights on this day, and adults sit and do not sleep, which is called "Shouyu".

There is a family where the couple have children in old age and are regarded as treasures. On the night of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, they were afraid that they would harm their children. So he took out eight copper coins and played with the children.

When the child was tired of playing and fell asleep, they wrapped eight copper coins in red paper and put them under the child's pillow, and the couple did not dare to close their eyes.

In the middle of the night, a gust of wind blew open the door and blew out the lights, and as soon as "Zheng" reached out to touch the child's head, there was a flash of light on the pillow, and "Zheng" ran away in fright.

The next day, the couple told everyone about wrapping eight copper coins in red paper to scare off "Zheng", and everyone learned to do it in the future. The child will be fine.

It turned out that the eight copper coins were changed by the Eight Immortals, secretly to protect the child. Because "祟" is homophonic with "year", it gradually evolved into "New Year's money".

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After the old village chief gave out the New Year's money, everyone also gave the children New Year's money, basically one hundred or two hundred, even Ye Shuting, the sister-in-law, also gave fifty New Year's money to her little niece and nephews.

Of course, it is impossible to give all this money to the children, and the parents will ask for the money from the children, which is nothing more than to deposit the money with the mother first. When you go to school, I'll sign you up or buy clothes.

Of course, it won't be all taken away. Dozens or hundreds of dollars will be left for the children to spend for the New Year, and the rest of the money, except for the Chinese New Year's Eve when sleeping at night, will be saved by the adults under the pillow where the children sleep.

Watching these children take the New Year's money, Ye Rongrong couldn't help but think of himself. When I was a child, the happiest time was when my parents pressed their own New Year's money, and with the money, they went to the small store to buy toys.

At that time, the countryside was also poor. At the end of the year, it is already very good to have 100 yuan of New Year's money, and one year I bought all the New Year's money to buy toys, and the 100 yuan was gone, and I was beaten by my father because of the indiscriminate spending.

"Your name is Mengmeng, right? ”

Ye Rongrong said to the little girl in the house. This little girl is Ye Rongfei's daughter, and she seems to be three years old this year.

"Hmm. ”

The little girl looked at Ye Rongrong a little timidly and said. After all, Ye Rongrong is a tall man, and he has a sense of oppression for both adults and children.

This is also why many girls now like to find tall boys to be boyfriends, one reason is that if you are tall, the whole person will look more powerful and very secure.

"Here, this is the New Year's money that my uncle gave you. ”

Ye Rongrong took out a 100-yuan Huaxia coin and gave it to the little girl. Before coming to the old village chief's house for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, Ye Rongrong prepared money and gave the children of the old village chief's family a pressure money.

"Give the money back to your uncle. ”

Ye Rongfei's daughter-in-law immediately said to her daughter.

"Don't, my New Year's money is for children, give it, how can there be a reason to take it back, the New Year's money for the children is a very festive thing. Ye Rongrong said to Ye Rongfei's daughter-in-law.

"But ......"

"No, you come here, my uncle will give you a hundred New Year's money. Ye Rongrong said to the other children.

"Take it, and say thank you to your uncle. ”

Seeing that the children in the house were all looking at him, Ye Xianghai could only say to the children with a smile. The children who are older than the New Year want to press the New Year's money, and their grandfather can't be a villain during the New Year.

Seeing that their great-grandfather agreed, these children happily took the New Year's money handed by Ye Rongrong, and of course they didn't forget to say to Ye Rongrong: "Thank you, uncle!"

After getting the New Year's money, these children couldn't stay in the house, and they all ran out of the house, either to buy something to eat, or to play with their friends.

"Glory, I didn't expect that I invited you over for a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and it turned out to cost you a lot. Ye Xianghai, the old village chief, said with some embarrassment.

You must know that Ye Rongrong gave every child 100 yuan just now, no matter how you say it, you have to remove more than 1,000 yuan, in the countryside, this is worth half a month's income of farmers.

"Old village chief, what you said, I am happy to give the children New Year's money. ”

Ye Rongrong said with a smile. I don't know if it's time to have a child, Ye Rongrong likes children very much, looking at the little babies, Ye Rongrong always thinks about when he can have a child.

It seems that after the New Year, I really want to have a good talk with my wife.

"Brother Glory, I also want to press the New Year's money. Ye Shuting suddenly thought that Ye Rongrong wanted to press the New Year's money.

"Tingting, don't mess around, how old are you, and you still have to press the New Year's money. The old village chief said. In rural areas, children generally do not give New Year's money after they turn 18.

Of course, it is not absolute, some children who study, they can't earn money, during the New Year, parents will still give him some New Year's money, the older the child, the more money is needed around during the New Year.

After all, older children, social communication has also begun to broaden, what class reunion, friend meeting, and hanging out with a few classmates all need money.

However, this money is generally not given on Chinese New Year's Eve, it is given to them in advance, after all, the older the child, the thinner the skin, and during the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, in front of so many elders, such a big baby, are a little embarrassed to press the New Year's money.

Of course, it will also make other elders who eat Chinese New Year's Eve have a headache, such a big baby, whether to give the pressure money, if you give, this is too much pressure money, everyone is still a little reluctant in their hearts. (To be continued.) )