Chapter 056
On the morning of New Year’s Eve, there was a half-day fair.
We had agreed to go to the fair, so the family got up early in the morning.
When Zhen Zhen and Shui Huai Ming took Shui Huai Zhong’s family of four out, the sky was still strewn with brilliant stars.
By the time they arrived at the fair in the starlight, the sky was slightly brighter.
Many people came to catch the last fair of the old year, so the streets were already full of stalls selling everything.
Zhen Zhen and Shui Huaoming brought Shui Huaizhong and a few others to weave in and out of the crowd, contributing to the bustle of the street.
Because Zhen Zhen and Shui Huaoming had already made all the preparations for the New Year’s Eve, they didn’t have much to buy at today’s fair.
They mainly brought Chen Qingmei and the others to feel the bustle of the city, and then bought some things they wanted to buy on a whim, all in preparation for the New Year.
When they returned home after the fair, it was not yet noon.
All the families were putting up spring couplets and window decals, and naturally, Shui Huaoming also joined Shui Huaizhong, taking Shui Danling and Shui Xingguo with him to tear down the old spring couplets from the windows and door panels of the house, and put up new ones.
In such a lively and festive atmosphere, even in a new environment, Shi Huizhong and his family did not feel constrained.
Serving Danling and Serving Xingguo completely lost the cautious look they had when they first came here, the two of them had the most joyful and happy faces, and grabbed the opportunity to do whatever they wanted to do, with the older sister leading the younger brother, and the younger brother listening to the older sister’s arrangements.
Putting up Spring Festival couplets and window decorations, as well as cleaning, were all given to Shui Huaiming, Shui Huizhong, and Shidanling, Shui Xingguo.
They cleaned up the house and the house, wiping the tables and cupboards with rags so that not a speck of dust could be seen on them.
Zhen Zhen and Chen Qingmei Zhong Minfen were busy in the kitchen, preparing for the New Year’s Eve dinner.
From the early morning of the day, the atmosphere of Chinese New Year was everywhere.
As the New Year’s Eve dinner approached in the evening, the festive atmosphere became even more intense, with firecrackers ringing out from all parts of the courtyard.
Chen Qingmei brought the last dish to the table and said with a smile, “We’re ready to eat too.”
Hearing this, Servant Danling and Servant Xingguo let out a cheer and called out to Servant Huai Ming, “Third Uncle, firecrackers are going off!”
As soon as the siblings spoke, Shi Huai Ming brought out a firecracker.
He took Shui Danling and Shui Xingguo out, spread the firecrackers on the ground in front of the house, and asked Shui Danling and Shui Xingguo, “Do you dare to set off firecrackers?”
These days there are not many things for children to play with, and setting off firecrackers on New Year’s Day is considered fun.
Servant Xingguo responded without hesitation, “I dare, I dare, I dare.”
Serving Huai Ming handed the matches to Serving Xing Guo’s hand and said with a smile, “Then Xing Guo, you light it.”
Servant Xingguo took the matches and went to the fuse of the firecracker, he squatted down and rubbed a match, pinched the flame close to the fuse, the moment he lit the fuse, he threw away the matches and ran away.
The moment the firecrackers went off, Shi Danling immediately raised her hands to cover her ears.
She and Shi Xingguo stood closer to the firecrackers, the firecrackers exploded a bright light, illuminating the smiles on their faces.
After the firecrackers were all blown up, the two siblings followed Shui Huaiming back to the house in high spirits.
The family sat down at the table filled with New Year’s Eve dinner, everyone’s faces were filled with joy, and both inside and outside the house, there was a bustle of activity that had never been seen before.
Big White would be here too.
It was burrowing around under the table, wagging its tail to get a bone.
Zhong Minfen’s face was so sore from laughing this night that she couldn’t stop smiling as she pinched her chopsticks and said, “It’s been a long time since we’ve been this lively.”
In such an atmosphere, no one is not happy, Zhen Zhen smiled and said: “Last year, only me and my third brother two people celebrate New Year’s Eve, that’s only cold and clear, this year you all came, we do not have to spend the New Year’s Eve in cold and clear two people.”
Chen Qingmei also continued, “Last year, you and Huai Ming didn’t go back, so we were less lively at home.”
Anyway, this year, the family got together to celebrate New Year’s Eve like this, and everything was good.
The food was good, the atmosphere was good, and there was a big reunion, which is what New Year’s Eve should be like.
The family ate the New Year’s Eve dinner in a lively manner, and then watched the New Year’s Eve by the fire.
Li Shuang’s family is still not here for New Year’s Eve this year, so Zhen Zhen borrowed Li Shuang’s jukebox in advance.
After sitting down around the stove, Zhen Zhen let the service Huai Ming brought the record player over and played music for everyone.
Zhong Minfen and the others had never seen this kind of thing before, and they were all amazed.
Especially Shi Danling and Shi Xingguo, lying in front of the jukebox stared at it for a while, only to find it very magical.
After listening to the songs and chatting, the family celebrated the New Year’s Eve until twelve o’clock in the morning, and then went out with the family to set off fireworks.
Serving Huai Ming held Dan Sui in his arms, letting Zhen Zhen take Serving Dan Ling Serving Xing Guo and Serving Huai Zhong Chen Qingmei to play with the fireworks, Zhong Minfen and Serving Huai Ming stood together and watched the fireworks rise into the sky one by one.
As the fireworks rose into the air, Zhen Zhen laughed and ran over, raising her hand to cover Dan Sui’s ears.
She and Dan Sui looked up to the sky together, and the deep dark sky illuminated by the fireworks also illuminated her and Dan Sui’s faces.
Squire Huai Ming didn’t look up at the fireworks, but looked at Zhen Zhen and Dan Sui, his eyes rippling with a deep smile.
The third year that belonged to them.
It had begun.