After the meal was over, the table was withdrawn, Wu Yu had no intention of going back to Zhang's house to sleep, and Rui Xue was reluctant to chase him, so the three of them lay down on the kang with their clothes together and talked, but in less than a moment, they all fell asleep.

Early in the morning of the first day of the new year, Rui Xue got up, hid a broom, and put a large wooden bucket of water in the stove, in case Wu Yu and Zhao Fengnian did not understand the customs and swept away luck and wealth.

The hall and the back room prepared four plates of dim sum, as well as a dustpan of melon seeds and peanuts and other snacks, Rui Xue went out with Sister-in-law Zhang to pay New Year's greetings to the elders in the village.

As soon as she got home, the little daughters-in-law who were familiar with her, as well as the parents of the schoolchildren, all came to visit the New Year, and the schoolchildren knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zhao Fengnian, and ran out happily after receiving the red envelope, and played with Da Zhuang and Wu Yu.

In the house, Rui Xue and the little daughters-in-law also talked lively, three or four little milk babies with sesame candy tablets in their mouths, chewing seriously and happily, provoking Rui Xue to hug and hug, and was teased by everyone to give birth to one, and his face was so ashamed that his face was on fire.

On the second day of the first month, the daughter and son-in-law returned to their parents' house, the Zhang family and the Gao family were empty, Rui Xue was idle, led Wu Yu to go around the two houses, and when she came back, she met Aunt Yun to visit the door, it turned out that her daughter who married seventy or eighty miles away also came back, praised that the tofu was delicious, and she wanted to bring a few pieces back to her daughter, but she had no choice but to prepare less at home, so she came to Ruixue.

Rui Xue left four pieces for the family to eat, and the rest were generously given to her, and the old lady went back happily with a clay pot.

The third day of the new year is Chikou Day, and legend has it that it is easy to have quarrels with people on this day, so every family sits at home, and all parts of the village are quiet, and Ruixue is rarely idle for a day.

On the fourth day of the first month, this is the most important day for the family of trading, Rui Xue pasted the statue of the God of Wealth on the east wall of the hall house, put an incense burner, and asked Wu Yu to invite the Zhang family and the Gao family to come over and worship together.

The Zhang family of the Gao family arrived early when they heard the news, and the God of Wealth was said, but if the boss didn't want to keep any more guys, he wouldn't want him to worship the God of Wealth together on this day, and the guys got this hint, so they naturally took the initiative to quit their jobs and go home. And Rui Xue called the two of them, obviously it was the new year, and they still wanted to take the two of them to make a fortune together, although they had expected it, but they were still overjoyed.

At noon, the three families of more than a dozen people divided two tables as usual, made eight good dishes, and had a lively meal, full of confidence in the new year's financial plan.

On the fifth day of the first month, as soon as the sky was brightened, Wu Yu lit a hanging firecracker, picked it on a wooden pole, and ran out from the inside, the sound of banging resounded throughout the yard, Rui Xue also cut a piece of meat in the kitchen, and the two kitchen knives went into battle together, chopping them all to death. Zhao Fengnian didn't believe in these customs, but he liked the excitement very much, stood in the courtyard with his hands behind his back, walked back and forth a few times, and was called into the stove by Ruixue to help light the fire.

The sixth day of the Lunar New Year is the day to take out the garbage that has been saved for a few days and completely send away the poor ghosts.

Wu Yu, Da Zhuang and Heizi were outside the courtyard gate, leading a few children from the neighborhood to play, and saw a small carriage coming from a distance, parked in front of their house, and a middle-aged man wearing official clothes came down from the car, and all the children were stunned.

The official gritted his teeth and smiled, and was just about to speak, but the children ran away in a hurry, this is an official errand, what is an official errand, that is, a person who catches thieves and robbers, and puts people in prison with chains, who doesn't tremble when they see their legs, let alone children?

Wu Yu didn't have any fear in his heart, stepped forward, stood by the door with Da Zhuang, Heizi and a few small ones, and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you, what is the matter with coming to our house?" ”

Lao Wang was also stunned by the fright of the children, opened his mouth to speak, but jumped out of the car again and asked, "Daddy, have you arrived at the master's house?" ”

Lao Wang smiled bitterly, "It should have arrived, but it seems that you have caused some trouble for your master." ”

As soon as the bolt heard the master's house, he didn't care about listening to the second half of the sentence, so he turned around and shouted, "Senior brother, come out quickly, the master's house has arrived." ”

So Shi Ying jumped out, looked around with a smile, and said, "The master said that her house is in the northeast corner of the village, so it must be here." ”

Da Zhuang heard that they were one master at a time, and remembered that his mother had two apprentices at the dock, so he asked, "Are you from the dock shop?" ”

The bolt nodded, "Exactly, I came here today to pay New Year's greetings to the master." ”

Wu Yu made a look and asked Heizi to go in to report the news, then opened the courtyard door and made a gesture of please, "My sister and husband are both at home, please come in." ”

Stone and bolt turned around and took the gift from the car, Lao Wang tied the horse, and as soon as he entered the yard, Rui Xue greeted him, and when he saw the three of them, he smiled and said, "Brother Wang, why did you come here with two children." ”

Lao Wang laughed heartily, "My plug is twelve years old this year, which is just the omen of sixty or six Shun, bringing a New Year's greeting to my sister, and the new year will be smooth." ”

"Then borrow the words of the eldest brother."

Everyone laughed and entered the hall, Zhao Fengnian came out to greet Lao Wang and greet each other, and the guests and hosts sat down to serve tea.

The bolt and the stone gave the gift in their hands, and knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Rui Xue three times, Rui Xue smiled and helped them up, stuffed two red envelopes, and then called Wu Yu to lead them out for a walk, and by the way, asked Sister-in-law Zhang to come over for a while to help buy a banquet.

Lao Wang had originally heard some things about Zhao Fengnian and knew that he was the gentleman of the village middle school, but now when he saw him, he was handsome and gentle, and he added three points of respect, and said straight in his heart, a capable woman like Zhao Niangzi, only such a man can be worthy of her.

The three of them talked about the dock and the trivial matters in Lingfeng City, Lao Wang's face was a little smug and grateful, he glanced at Rui Xue and said, "Sister, I won't be guarding the dock in the spring, and I will be assigned another job in the government office." ”

Rui Xue saw that his face was faintly happy, and guessed that it must be promoted, so she smiled and said, "Brother Wang has been promoted, congratulations, I don't know what good job I have?" ”

Lao Wang stroked the sparse beard under his chin and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, I have to thank my sister." Our family is not rich, I was worried about giving Shangguan some New Year's gifts, and it happened that the plug took a hundred dumplings back, I thought this food was novel, and the taste was good, so I bought some dim sum and sent it away in the middle. Unexpectedly, Mrs. Shangguan was pregnant, and the food was very delicious, and Shangguan was overjoyed, so he transferred me back to the government to be a high-grade clerk. ”

Rui Xue didn't understand the official position of this time and space, and when she heard the word scrivener, she thought that it was similar to the clerk in her previous life, but Zhao Fengnian understood the trick, but all the shops, houses, and fields in the city were bought and sold, which one needed to go to the government office to go to the stall, change the name, and the scrivener who handled it could always get some benefits from it, which was a fat gap.

And Rui Xue is the master of the bolt, if you buy a house and land in the future, there is definitely an endless convenience.

So, he smiled and said, "Congratulations to Wang Shuban for his promotion, I will definitely drink two more glasses of wedding wine in a while." ”

Lao Wang was happy in his heart, but he didn't dare to hold it up, so he hurriedly waved his hand and excused himself, "Mr. is serious, it's better to call me Lao Wang." My plug is a bolt, and I will have to thank my sister for bothering to teach me in the future. ”

As the two were talking, there was a sudden noise in the courtyard, and Rui Xue opened the door to see that it was Li Zheng and several clan elders, as well as more than a dozen villagers who were familiar with each other on weekdays.

She didn't know what was going on, so she hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Do the elders have something to discuss with Mr.?" Just send someone to inform you, how can the labor elders come to the door in person? ”

Li Zheng's face was anxious, he looked at the hall with his head tilted, and asked in a low voice, "I heard that the official messenger came to the door, but it should be unfavorable to Mr.?" ”

Rui Xue's eyebrows immediately stretched out, and she saw that everyone behind Li Zheng was also panicked, she was really a little crying and laughing, she knew that Lao Wang was going to come to the door in an official uniform, first, she wanted to show off, and second, I was afraid that she also wanted to support her, saving the villagers from bullying their family. Unexpectedly, this kindness caused panic among the villagers, worried that their husband and wife were in trouble, and rushed to help.

This really moved her heart, although there are small conflicts on weekdays, but at a critical moment, it is too rare for the villagers to stand up for their husband and wife, and even prepare to quarrel with the official family.

"Don't worry, elders, that official is an acquaintance, and there is no trouble when he comes to visit the New Year."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and while speaking, they had already entered the door of the hall, Zhao Fengnian and Lao Wang both got up and greeted each other politely, and Rui Xue was busy adding tea and snacks.

After settling everyone down, they pulled the suspicious sister-in-law Zhang who was standing outside the door, entered the stove, briefly talked about what happened, and made Sister-in-law Zhang laugh so much.

In the hall, Zhao Fengnian accompanied Lao Wang and the clan elders and Li Zheng, and the remaining seven or eight villagers were let to Zhang's house, accompanied by Zhang Dahe and Gao Fuquan and sat at another table.

Chicken stewed mushrooms, tofu stewed mutton, braised rabbit meat, potato roasted beef, honey @ sauce tofu, etc., a full eight dishes, almost all meat, set a full table, although the village people have cut meat for the New Year, but how can there be such a complete Zhao family, cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens and rabbits, there is no shortage of everything, and it is very generous, all of them are served in a big bowl, oily, steaming, not to mention gluttonous.

The old clan's table is better, because there is Lao Wang, the official is there, and everyone is still holding some shelves, the Zhang family's table is simply a whirlwind, everyone picks up chopsticks quickly, and after eating a full meal, he poured Baogu wine and drank while gossiping.

A few children sniffed the fragrance and ran back, Rui Xue brought the food left, set up a small table in the stove, and beckoned them to eat together.

Wu Yu was silently eating japonica rice, while looking at the stone without a trace, a trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes, he didn't like his sister, an apprentice of his age.

It's not because this apprentice has any bad intentions, it's just that he always feels that he pays too much attention to everything in his house, and even seems to count how many firewoods are piled up in the corner, which is very strange.