In the New Year, the tinkling of firecrackers sounded overnight, in this era is not to eat dumplings at twelve o'clock, but at about four o'clock in the morning people began to get up and set off firecrackers to eat dumplings, said to be a vigil, no one insisted on eating dumplings, they all began to sleep at about eleven o'clock in the evening, and then got up at four o'clock.

Chinese New Year's Eve, this is the children's favorite time, after dinner, groups of children, put on new clothes, even children without new clothes are also dressed very neatly, they hold a small lantern in their hands, go door to door, sometimes say a few auspicious words, rare these two days are the children's indulgence moment.

The adults are sitting around chatting and spitting, eating melon seeds bought from the bazaar, and even some melon seeds are planted in the ground, which is at this time to eat, drinking tea, and telling about the plans for the coming year, especially this year, this topic is more, since the arrival of Liu He, they have a better time, not only the men have a job, even the children are also stained, not only can they learn literacy at Liu Dong's house, and even eat lunch at Liu Dong's house every day, In this way, it is just a little more to eat at home.

Said beautiful, this Liu Dongjia is kind, in order to let everyone have some work to do, this is not going to farm with everyone in the coming year, only have more fields in their own home, this is not Liu Dongjia in order to let everyone live a good life, this person, you must know gratitude, you must work hard in the coming year to repay that Liu Dongjia.

The people of this era are too simple, if you have a good relationship with him, he will be very rewarded, unlike later generations, money has fascinated people's eyes, what kind of affection, nothing is counted, no money, you play.

Slowly, the noise of the children clamoured, and even the whispers of the adults ceased, and the whole village fell silent, except for the two large red candles lit in the halls of each house.

Soon, three or four o'clock, this is also the time to come, the whole village, and even the whole country are in jubilation, for a while firecrackers are ringing out, the new year is coming, this in later generations firecrackers are generally around twelve o'clock, and then even at eleven o'clock began to set off firecrackers to eat dumplings.

But at that time, everyone was sitting around in front of the TV watching the party, and after a while, the time passed, and it was possible to say that it was possible to keep a night without sleeping, and I don't want to be in this era, there is no nightlife at night, that is to say, the vigil is just the first half of the night.

After a while of the noise of firecrackers, the land fell silent again, and occasionally the late ones remembered a string of firecrackers, but this was rare.

When the day dawned, the first to get up was the child, "Dad, is this my New Year's money?" "This is what children are most worried about, and there are even many children who don't get up at night to eat dumplings, but they won't forget this New Year's money.

In this night, every parent will put one or several coins with red rope strung under the child's pillow, there is a particular is eight copper coins, the red rope will also be braided into the shape of a dragon, this is the child's New Year's money, naturally this is the parents' good expectations for the child, expecting their children to be safe and healthy in this year, and the children who go to school will also expect him to rise step by step.

However, in the eyes of children, they can have their own private money and buy some things that they like, but there are also some parents who will take back the money from their children.

Liu He got up very late, it was nearly eight o'clock when he got up, he looked at the garbage on the ground, and smiled helplessly, he wanted to sweep away the garbage, but Aunt Li said that he couldn't sweep it, and he would sweep the floor after the third day of the junior high school, otherwise he would sweep away the wealth, which Liu He remembered in later generations also had this saying, but he had not complied with this rule for many years.

"Happy New Year, Happy New Year." As soon as Liu He opened the door, he found that all the long-term workers were waiting in his yard with their mothers-in-law and children to greet him.

"Okay, okay, come, one by one." Liu He took out a handful of silver dollars from the pocket of the newly made cotton coat and distributed them to the children here. "Owner, this is too much, children can't ask for so much money." At this time, a long-term worker came up to stop it.

"This is the Chinese New Year, you listen to me, it's for the children, and I didn't buy anything for the children a year ago, which means." "Thank you yet." "Thank you, owner." The children happily stepped forward to take the silver dollar, and some even kowtowed to Liu He before taking the silver dollar.

"You kid, you don't know how to kowtow to the owner." At this time, a long worker pressed his finger on the door of his child's head, "Okay, okay, I'm not used to this child's kowtow." ”

Kowtow, Liu He is not very opposed, is this a New Year's custom, and even after a while, he will kowtow, and soon he let the long-term workers into the house, "Come on, come on, everyone, don't be polite, there are melon seeds here, and candy, come on, dolls, eat sugar." ”

Liu He prepared very well, and when he went to the market a year ago, he bought a sack of melon seeds, and a stall for a few sugar sellers to buy the New Year's things.

At this time, Aunt Li played the demeanor of a hostess in Liu He's house, helped pour tea, and sent melon seeds, cigarette rolls, tobacco leaves, and cigarette paper to everyone's face.

Dog Dan also took the children to eat candy, "Eat, eat sugar, it's sweet." "Uncle Li, you have to take everyone to work well this year, Aunt Li, the food in my house still depends on you."

"Little brother, you still need to say this, you don't have a family." Aunt Li spoke, but her eyes looked at Zhang Zhen, "Aunt Li, what are you looking at me, I am panicked." "Zhang Zhen, I didn't go back for the New Year, so naturally I still lived in Liu He's house, no, as soon as I opened the door in the morning, she ran in, this is the saying goes.

"Sister, do you want to find an in-law this year, you must know that when I was your age, Dani was three years old." "Auntie, I'm still young."

Zhang Zhen blushed and said, she understood what Aunt Li meant, didn't she just want her to marry Liu He, "Hmph, I won't marry this rich man, although I have a little affection for him." Zhang Zhen thought of it, and her face turned red all of a sudden.

"Hehe, I don't know what you young people think, I won't interfere, hehe, come and eat melon seeds, drink water and drink water." Aunt Li played haha and entertained everyone, at first she also had the idea of marrying her own Dani to Liu He, but later this Liu He bought real estate, and even brought a literate Zhang Zhen, so she didn't have this idea, it is still possible for her own Dani to be a concubine for Liu He, but she will not let her daughter be a concubine, which is also Aunt Li's self-indulgence, in fact, in Liu He's eyes, there is really no difference between high and low.