Traveling through time as a peasant girl, buying a husband and raising a child

Chapter 147 New Year’s Money

On the first day of the new year, it snowed in Lihua Village. Snow had piled up overnight, and a thin layer of snow had accumulated in the yard and on the tiled houses. The wind was cold, but the snowflakes were still falling.

Jiang Jin got up very early. According to the folk custom of Dayu, from the first to the third day of the New Year, the men in the family would get up early to cook and let the women rest.

The implication is that the woman has worked hard for a year and is taking advantage of the New Year holidays to take a break.

Jiang Jin went into the kitchen, lit the stove, and reheated the leftover rice from last night. During this time, He Zhouyun and several other men got up and went into the kitchen.

I helped Jiang Jin bring the dishes and rice to the table in the main hall and set them aside. The yard was covered with snow, so they couldn't set the food on the bamboo table.

In the kitchen, Jiang Jin then cooked the glutinous rice balls that she had made early yesterday, took them out of the pot, and gave each person a bowl.

When everything was ready, Jiang Jin went to the ear room and pulled his two little ones out of the quilt like pulling radishes, and dressed them in the new clothes that Mu Jiaojiao had bought.

The new clothes for both of them were bought by Mu Jiaojiao and him in Hexi Town during the Chinese New Year. Jiang Mingxiao's was bright red, like a little Fuwa, and Jiang Mingzhao's was purple, which also looked delicate and festive.

Mu Jiaojiao also woke up and clearly felt the drop in temperature. After washing up in the room, she put on new clothes.

She wore a dark green embroidered long skirt and jacket, a white lock-edge belt around her waist, and a white fox ball. She tied her hair into a simple and elegant bun, and she looked charming and a little noble.

Then Mu Jiaojiao opened the drawer, took out the red envelope that she had prepared earlier, turned around and walked out of the room.

When I went out, I saw Jiang Jin holding a lucky doll that looked like a red lantern in the snow, and holding Zhao Zai'er, who was wearing a purple jacket and had a happy face.

Mu Jiaojiao immediately smiled. Looking at the three of them, father and son, each one of them was handsome and had a noble temperament, she couldn't help but feel satisfied.

Such men and children belong to Mu Jiaojiao!

Hahaha, when I think about it, I feel like I’ve made a fortune.

Mu Jiaojiao raised the corners of her mouth, her face lazy, and watched the father and his two sons walking towards her.

"My dear, from now on, be joyful and peaceful."

Jiang Jin looked at Mu Jiaojiao, with smiles in his heart and eyes. Then he raised his thin lips slightly, and his voice was as gentle as jade.

"Happy New Year, Jin."

Mu Jiaojiao's blessing was simple. She only hoped that her Ah Jin would have a happy new year. Then she took out a red envelope and handed it to Jiang Jin, saying, "New Year's money!"

Jiang Jin let go of Jiang Mingzhao's hand, took the red envelope, looked at it carefully, and his expression softened. He smiled, with happiness and tenderness in the corners of his eyes, and thanked Mu Jiaojiao.

"Hehehe...Thank you, my lady."

"Mother, Zhao'er wishes you a worry-free and long-lasting peace."

Jiang Mingzhao looked at the bulging red envelope in Jiang Jin's hand, with envy flashing in his eyes. Then he thought that if he wished his mother a happy new year, his mother would give it to him. He thought about it and said the blessing sincerely.

"Then mother wishes our son good health and growing more handsome in the new year, okay?"

Mu Jiaojiao squatted down and looked at Jiang Mingzhao, who was at eye level with her. She smiled at the corners of her eyes, pinched the boy's cheeks, and said teasingly. After that, she handed him a red envelope with a Q version of Jiang Mingzhao drawn on it.

Mu Jiaojiao didn't mess up his hair this time. It was New Year, so she let him keep his hair neat.

"Mother~"

Jiang Mingzhao thought, "Mom, what a fool! Who would bless me like this?" His face flushed with shame. He took the red envelope and saw the exclusive Q-version figurine. He couldn't suppress his smile again.

"Zhao'er thanks mother!"

Jiang Mingzhao looked at the small red envelope in his hand, his face full of joy. He flipped through it carefully and couldn't let it go.

"My Queen~"

Jiang Mingxiao first saw his father get a big red envelope, and then saw his brother get a small red envelope. He immediately became unhappy and called his mother anxiously, saying, "Mom, you can't forget him!"

"Children must say a blessing before they can receive a red envelope~"

Mu Jiaojiao stood up and looked at the baby twisting in Jiang Jin's arms, and deliberately took out a red envelope and waved it in front of him.

Jiang Mingxiao wanted to reach out and grab it, but found that he couldn't reach it. His chubby little face immediately frowned.

"Miss!"

The voice was a little soft and a little angry. My mother was not cute at all!

"Hahaha……"

Mu Jiaojiao looked at the baby who was so amused by her that he laughed very happily, and his small and innocent face was full of smiles.

"Give it to me~ Even if someone else's is missing, Xiao'er's won't be missing, right?"

Mu Jiaojiao smiled happily. After enjoying Jiang Mingxiao's expression of "Mom, why are you like this?", she handed the red envelope to him and said, "I wish our Xiao boy to eat well and grow strong in the new year!"

This blessing was really quite plain and simple, all in plain words, which was completely different from the beautiful blessings from her husband and eldest son.

Jiang Jin watched the interaction between the mother and her two children, and his heart was filled with happiness, warmth, and a slight tingling sensation, which he had never experienced before.

He seemed to have never received the so-called New Year's money. When he was a child, his mother Duanzhuang, who was also the queen, never treated him like this. They were mother and son, but they were far less close than Mu Jiaojiao and the two little guys.

Now, his wife has allowed him to experience the love and joy of this world.

He Zhouyun was in the main hall, and when he didn't see his daughter and her family come in, he went out to look for them. He saw a family of four standing under the eaves, with Mu Jiaojiao smiling happily. He felt relieved and sad at the same time.

His daughter was doing well, he told himself.

After collecting his thoughts, He Zhouyun walked over, looked at the family of four, and said, "The food is getting cold. Let's go eat first."

"Daddy, I wish you good health and happiness in the new year!"

When Mu Jiaojiao saw He Zhouyun coming over, she stood up and said New Year's greetings to He Zhouyun. Then she took out a red envelope and handed it to him: "Daddy, this is a New Year's red envelope~"

Mu Jiaojiao's tone was a little naive and a little naughty, as her new father gave her a red envelope.

“Hahaha…Thank you so much, Jiaojiao!”

He Zhouyun was stunned for a moment, and then a burst of joy exploded from the bottom of his heart, blowing away all the previous bitterness. His daughter was thinking of him!

After handing out the red envelopes, they went to the main hall. Mu Jiaojiao had a stack of red envelopes in her hand. She said simple and straightforward blessings to everyone she met and gave out New Year's money.

It seemed like everyone received this so-called "lucky money" for the first time, and their faces were full of smiles.

Afterwards, everyone ate, and they did not follow the rule of not talking while eating or sleeping. Instead, they ate and talked happily at the table.

The new year passed just like that, and Mu Jiaojiao had been here for more than half a year. She looked at the people around her and thought, maybe it was God's will, allowing her to come to this world to experience the people and things that she had never obtained in her previous life.