Chapter 20 New Year's Greetings
"Oh, oh, oh—" The rooster announced that it had arrived. On the first day of the new year, everyone gathered in the hall with beaming faces and prepared for the day's activities.
"Auntie, Daddy, Happy New Year!" Bai Mingxuan said auspicious words with a grin.
"Happy New Year, Happy New Year." Bai Da looked at his daughter and touched her head, his eyes full of smiles.
The head rope that the white lady bought last time, several people were reluctant to use it, and they planned to change it for the New Year, so as to please the lottery. Today, the sisters all put on a new red head rope, which looks neat and beautiful, and the red one adds a joy to the New Year.
Everyone dressed neatly, walked into the hall, and said "Happy New Year" when they met people, with constant smiles on their faces, and even Tao, who had nothing to do on weekdays, also settled down and spent the New Year in harmony.
Daddy Bai and Lady Bai were already sitting on the top, smiling as the family greeted each other.
"Grandpa, Grandma, Happy New Year! Good luck and good luck! ”
Seeing the grandchildren step forward one by one to say auspicious words and perform New Year's greetings, the smiles on their faces became more and more kind.
"Good, good! Happy New Year! The two replied in unison. The white lady smiled, and one of them gave a red envelope wrapped in red paper.
"Grandma is so nice! Vivi likes grandma the most! Bai Mingwei took it in surprise, put it away carefully, smiled so much that she couldn't see her teeth, and added, "I like grandpa too!" ”
"Hahaha, grandpa likes Vivi too."
The room was filled with joy and laughter.
After receiving the red envelope, Bai Mingwei ran to the room happily, opened it and saw that there were two copper coins inside, but no matter when, the child's red envelope had to be handed over to the adult for "safekeeping".
"Weiwei, keep it for a day, and give it to A-Niang tomorrow," Wang saw that his daughter really liked it, and his eyes showed love, and he couldn't bear to take it away immediately.
"Really?! A-Niang counts when she speaks! ”
"But you have to put it away, you can't lose it."
"Mmmm, A-Niang is the best! Weiwei likes A-Niang the most. Bai Mingwei, who was affirmed, smiled.
Bai Mingxuan's New Year's money had already been handed over to the Wang family, and she couldn't help but laugh when she saw her sister like this.
Bai Mingwei was embarrassed, and was just about to speak, when a big white voice came from outside: "Ali, Xuanxuan, come out for breakfast!" ”
Wang's single name is a beautiful character, and others call her Ali. After putting away their things, several people hurriedly got up and went out.
Breakfast resumed multigrain porridge, so many people ate several meals of rice, the Bai family couldn't stand it, but with a little leftover from last night, it tasted good.
On both sides of the gate of the Bai family, there is a pair of Spring Festival couplets, and on the red paper are the words written by the old children of the neighboring villages. On the walls of the hall, faded New Year's pictures were cleaned up. Although she didn't have the new clothes and food like in her previous life, Bai Mingxuan felt that the family was very lively.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, everyone in the Bai family spent the most joyful and comfortable day of the year.
The next day, the second day of the Lunar New Year, according to the customs of Peach Blossom Village, this is the day when the daughter-in-law returns to her parents' home, but in order to avoid conflicts, some people only return to their parents' homes on the third day of the Lunar New Year, and the daughter-in-law of the Bai family is last night.
According to the custom here, the married girl is a guest when she returns to her parents' house, and she must be entertained well, so the Bai family has a table of good meals and dishes, and makes an exception to prepare a lunch.
The Bai family happily waited for their arrival, but they didn't know that someone was about to bring bad news.
Not long after breakfast, the voice of Aunt Bai came from outside the door.
"Xuanxuan, where's your grandmother?"
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law. Grandma is in the house! ”
Bai Lao Niang hurriedly walked out, and when she saw that it was really her little daughter, she immediately smiled, "Ayu, why did you come so early." Ouch, why are you carrying so many things! Hurry up, get in and sit down. ”
The two of them sat down on a stool like entering the house, and after some greetings, Bai Xiaogu took out the things she brought, and said with a smile: "Auntie, Daddy, I don't know what you like, so I just brought something casually, and you can see if you like it or not." ”
"Yes, A-Niang, look at what else you want, bring it next time."
"Ouch, just come, bring something! You are happy to come! ”
"Yes, yes, it's good to come, it's good to come." Daddy White smiled and nodded.
Bai Xiaogu opened the package, took out the contents one by one, and put them on the table. In total, it was a box of white sugar cakes, a small packet of brown sugar, and a foot of cotton cloth.
It stands to reason that Aunt Bai has a grocery store at home, and it is a little less to bring this little thing back to her parents' house during the New Year, and it is very suitable for a slightly wealthy and generous country daughter, but it is not easy for Bai Lao Niang to understand them, and she has never been greedy.
Seeing this, Bai Lao Niang did not dislike it, poured a bowl of tea made with honeysuckle given by Dr. Wang for both of them, and then began to chat.
The youngest daughter came, but the eldest daughter hadn't come yet, Bai Lao Niang couldn't help but be a little worried, it stands to reason that this time should have come, could something have tripped and fallen? The white lady was worried, but she didn't say it.
Small talk time passed quickly, and it wasn't long before it was time for lunch.
At this time, I haven't seen Aunt Bai, every year I go back to my parents' house on the second day of junior high school, if I can't come that day, according to her temperament, I will definitely ask someone to tell her. Bai Lao Niang was more worried in her heart, but she told herself in her heart that maybe she would come in the afternoon.
"Auntie, why haven't you seen my sister yet?" Sitting at the dinner table, Aunt Bai wondered.
"I'm afraid something has stumbled, so I'm going to come in the afternoon." Bai Lao Niang's expression was calm, she distributed the dishes and chopsticks, and greeted, "Come, eat quickly, the meal specially made for you, how about you taste this bacon?" A-Niang remembers that you like to eat bacon the most. ”
"Well, it's delicious! Auntie, your skills are getting better and better! ”
At the dinner table, everyone talked and laughed, and Weng and his son-in-law drank very happily. Not long after the meal, the two went back to town.
Mrs. Bai had just sent the two away, and when she walked back, she saw her eldest daughter walking towards the Bai family.
Aunt Bai came panting, and when she saw the face of the old lady Bai, a slightly reluctant smile appeared on her face: "Auntie." ”
The white lady looked behind her, and when she saw that there was no one empty, she felt a sudden shock in her heart, "You came back alone?" ”
Hearing this, Aunt Bai's face could no longer maintain a smile, her nose was sour, and her eyes were red, "Auntie, I ......"
Aunt Bai has a kind and optimistic personality, it must not be an ordinary thing to make her cry, and thinking of her coming back alone this time, Bai Lao Niang has a hunch in her heart that it is probably not a trivial matter.
"If there's anything, I'll talk about it when I go back." Bai Lao Niang's face sank, took her hand, and walked into the Bai family.
"Auntie is here! Happy New Year, Auntie! Bai Minghui's eyes were sharp, and he immediately shouted.
Bai Mingxuan and several people found out and followed to pay New Year's greetings.
Aunt Bai nodded absentmindedly and followed into the white lady's house.
At this time, Daddy Bai was chatting with people outside, there were only Lady Bai and the eight aunts in the room, as soon as she sat down, Lady Bai asked with a calm face: "Say, what's going on?" ”
"I ...... Ah Niang, he broke his leg in the water! ”