However, these Sun Chen didn't want to think about it anymore, after all, he and Erniu had already separated from that family. Although he will not die of old age in the future, if something happens, at least he and his sister will not be the first to be sacrificed, which is definitely a great improvement.

But thinking about what the family did when they were recruiting, a trace of coldness flashed in Sun Chen's eyes, only this once, he would not be held by them at will in the future.

"Leave them alone, let's just live our own lives, as for our father, we won't let him be old and have nothing to rely on in the future." Sun Chen pulled his sister and walked home quickly.

Not letting his father Sun Zhou end up with nothing to rely on in the end is Sun Chen's promise to the original body, and it is also the greatest tolerance he can make for this foolish and filial man.

……

In the preparations before the Chinese New Year, except for Yang Shuping and Sun Chen, who were used in the twenty-third cleaning, the rest were busy by Erniu alone.

So Sun Chen really has nothing to do with what others call 'busy year', and even compared with his usual busyness, it is like a holiday.

The twenty-third year of the lunar month is a small year, and it was also a very lively day in Sun Chen's original era, but here, it was just a few people eating a meal of meat-stuffed dumplings together.

All the good things were left by the second girl in the Chinese New Year's Eve and the first two days of the new year.

The second girl persuaded them to stuff things into their stomachs, and finally Sun Chen wanted to run away. It's just that if you don't eat it, everything has its own beautiful meaning, you must eat it in your stomach, and if you eat any less, it will affect your New Year's fortune.

Fish, needless to say, have more than enough every year; Soybean sprouts, because its shape resembles a yellow Ruyi, so it is also called Ruyi dish, and eating it will indicate that you can be auspicious in the new year; Erniu didn't know who she learned a dish with, which was stewed together with fried tofu, dried shiitake mushrooms, dried winter shoots, shrimp skin, fresh pork slices, etc., saying that the meaning of this dish was "harmony and wealth", and Sun Chen must be alone and eat a full bowl at the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner to spare him.

There are also meat-filled dumplings that must be eaten in Chinese New Year's Eve, and eating them will make life rich in the next year, and the amount of food eaten is directly linked to the income of the next year, so that Sun Chen wants to eat less at all.

As for the vegetarian dumplings on the first day of the new year, eating them will be smooth and happy in the following year, and there will definitely be no unnecessary verbal disputes with others.

"Erniu, I didn't expect you to be quite chattering, and you are so particular about eating during the New Year?" On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Erniu cooked vegetarian dumplings, first asked Sun Chen to serve them on the table in the courtyard, and whispered to herself, "The family has made dumplings for the New Year, God, grandpa, you bring all the gods under your command to come over and eat some!" Please bless my family with peace and prosperity in the coming year. After waiting for a while, the dumplings were cold, so she let them come back and give them to Sun Chen and herself to eat.

"Brother, don't believe this, Aunt Zhu can say it, sincerity is spiritual." Erniu said disapprovingly, "Anyway, it's all about eating, why don't we follow these rules and pay attention." Maybe whatever we do in the future, we will be able to do it smoothly! ”

"Erniu is right, this kind of thing, we would rather believe it than believe it, as long as we pray sincerely, God will hear our request and bless us." Yang Shuping dressed up and walked into the kitchen.

"Master, you got up so early today? I also plan to wait for me and Erniu to go out to celebrate the New Year, and then come back and call you to get up! "It's not dawn yet, Sun Chen and Erniu are planning to go out for a spin and go to the village elders to pay New Year's greetings first." Since you're already up, then Erniu and I will give you New Year's greetings first! ”

"Happy New Year, Master, I wish you all the best in the New Year."

Sun Chen and Er Niu said auspicious words in their mouths, and kowtowed together.

Yang Shuping did not stop them, and calmly accepted their kneeling. When he stepped forward to help them up, he stuffed a big red envelope in everyone's hand. "Congratulations to you all on growing up a year older, and I wish you all the best in the new year, life and happiness."

Sun Chen and Er Niu accepted the red envelope, and at the same time raised a smile, "Thank you, master (Uncle Yang)." ”

"Uncle Yang, I left you leek dumplings in the pot, you eat a few to pad your stomach first, my brother and I are going to go out for New Year's greetings, and we will make delicious food for you when we come back."

"Hey, then I'll wait for you~" Yang Shuping nodded, whether he is living here as a guest, it is a little abrupt to go out to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the Lunar New Year, it is better to wait until tomorrow to meet others.

"Ah Chen, are you two ready? Come out! A big and strong voice sounded outside the courtyard, making the old Bai Wang, who had been frightened by the sound of firecrackers all night, scream.

"Ready, let's go out!" Sun Chen straightened out the new clothes on his body, said hello to Yang Shuping, pulled the second girl and hurried out.

After Yang Shuping and the others left, they took out the dumplings from the pot and chewed them slowly, one bite at a time, and couldn't help but wonder, how long has it been since I have been able to live a stable and happy Spring Festival like this?

Thinking of the past ten years, when he was alone during the holidays, and then thinking about the excitement and joy of staying with his two children during this time, even if it was a leek dumpling that he didn't like so much, Yang Shuping slowly tasted a taste of happiness.

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Sun Chen, Da Zhuang and Erniu Yanzi walked in the narrow streets and alleys that were black but more lively than usual, and blessed each other happily. Occasionally, crackling firecrackers will sound around, making people feel more and more full of New Year's flavor.

Because Sun Chen's grandfather has not been dead for more than five years, it is customary not to set off firecrackers. Even the couplets were only posted last year, three years after his death.

Occasionally, they would pause and walk into the homes of acquaintances to greet their elders, during which they would harvest handfuls of candy and red envelopes containing only a few copper plates.

On the way, when they meet their peers who also go to pay New Year's greetings, they will also bow their hands and say all kinds of auspicious words to each other. Seeing those children who were only seven or eight years old, Sun Chen would take out all the candy in his pocket and distribute it to them, anyway, the second girl didn't like it very much.

People who are not so familiar with each other on weekdays are all smiling at this time, releasing their greatest kindness to the people around them, as if the relationship between them has always been so close.

As long as someone opens his mouth to greet Sun Chen, he will immediately return the same blessing to the other party, and the enthusiasm for the New Year's greeting is getting higher and higher as the auspicious words are said like money. Seeing the sincere smile on the other party's face, Sun Chen couldn't help but recall the scene when he used to celebrate the New Year in modern society.

So what are you doing?

It seems that at that time, in addition to staying at home to watch the various galas on TV, and going to the mall to participate in their endless hot promotions, the rest of the time is not much different from usual, right?

People like him who live in the reinforced concrete jungle have long lost the defenseless trust and indiscriminate sincere wishes between these people around Sun Chen today, right?