in2ebook Chapter 281 Staying New Year’s Eve
Chapter 281 Staying New Year’s Eve
However, all this was Lin Chuyi's own idea. If Lin Jinxiu chose to get married now, she would not stop her too much. After all, everyone has their own aspirations.
With her in charge, the cheap brother-in-law she chooses will definitely not be a bad person. As for other aspects, Lin Chuyi will never let her suffer any grievances.
"Aunt Wang, you also know the situation of our family. I am not very successful. Before, this family relied on my second sister to support it, but she is only a ten-year-old child. Now that I can earn money by myself, I have to support this family."
"An eldest sister is like a mother. My younger brothers and sisters are still so young. How can I abandon them and walk away? Don't try to persuade me. I might as well tell you the truth. I have no plans to get married for at least the next five years." Lin Jinxiu looked at Aunt Wang and said seriously.
Hearing Lin Jinxiu's answer, Lin Chuyi raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.
After spending some time together, Lin Chuyi has thoroughly understood Lin Jinxiu's personality. Lin Jinxiu doesn't have many ideas. She usually does whatever Lin Chuyi says and never knows how to refuse.
To be able to say this firmly, Lin Jinxiu must have considered this issue before. The fact that she was able to make such a decision without caring about worldly views shows how determined she is.
Lin Chuyi felt very pleased about this.
Aunt Wang naturally saw that Lin Jinxiu was speaking from the heart. She actually had no bad intentions and was really considering their future. Now that she had been rejected, she couldn't say anything more.
Seeing that the atmosphere was getting colder, Aunt Wang turned her gaze to the three little girls, Lichun, Lixia and Liqiu.
"Oh, where did this little girl come from? She's so pretty. I wonder how old she is this year? Is she married?"
The young girls didn't expect that in the blink of an eye, the pressure to get married would be directed at them.
Even though they were usually eloquent, the girls couldn't help but blush when faced with this topic, especially Lichun, the oldest of the three. She was already fifteen this year and would be sixteen after tonight.
Originally, when she was a child, she had never had any expectations for her marriage. She just wanted someone to buy her, even if it would be to be a lowly maid. Who would have thought that in just a few months, her life would have changed drastically. Perhaps she could really make some plans for her future.
Lin Chuyi hurriedly came to their rescue, "Aunt Wang, they are still young. They are visiting our home, please don't scare them away."
"Oh, I'm not being nice. For a woman, getting married is a lifelong thing and you can't be careless. You should start choosing one now. It will be too late when you really get old." Aunt Wang advised earnestly.
Lin Chuyi nodded perfunctorily, picked up the empty cup in front of Aunt Wang, added another cup of sour plum juice to Aunt Wang, and began to divert Aunt Wang's attention.
"Yeah, yeah, you're right. Enough of that. Come on, drink some sour plum juice to moisten your throat. I mixed it myself. Try it and see if it suits your taste."
Aunt Wang took the sour plum juice handed over by Lin Chuyi, and took a sip. She couldn't help but praise: "Well, to be honest, your cooking skills are really impeccable. It's sour and sweet, and delicious! This is my third cup. If I drink any more, I will have to use your toilet."
Hearing this, Lin Chuyi smiled and said, "That's great! It's said that good things should be kept within the family. Aunt Wang is getting close to us!"
"You are such a sweet talker!" Aunt Wang was amused by Lin Chuyi and her eyes were bent with laughter.
Lin Chuyi stopped talking when he saw the topic had changed and asked the people around him to continue playing cards.
The villagers came and went, and at the end of the Xu hour, when the last villager left, Lin Chuyi asked Grandpa Huang to close the gate, and then went into the house to eat something and rest for a while.
After enduring for another half an hour, Mr. Huang and his wife could no longer bear it. Lin Chuyi did not make things difficult for them and let them go to rest.
There were only these young people left in the room. Lin Chuyi and the others were still playing cards. The difference from before was that this time, the loser would be punished.
Each round starts with one ticket, and the penalty will be doubled if a bomb is encountered. Under the stimulation of posting white tickets, everyone is concentrating and ready for battle.
The little ones are full of energy too, and it’s a rare opportunity for them to have fun, so naturally they want to play to their heart’s content.
Of course they couldn't play with firecrackers in the house, so they took out the toys that Lin Chuyi gave them and assemble the building blocks blindly without looking at the drawings.
They endured like this until the beginning of midnight, when Lin Chuyi called a halt and asked them to go back to their rooms to rest.
Early the next morning, every household opened their doors and lit firecrackers. The sounds of firecrackers came from far and near, one after another. This was the "opening cannon", symbolizing that whatever they did that year would go smoothly, as they wished, and make a fortune.
Lin Chuyi was awakened by the sound of firecrackers and couldn't fall asleep again, so she simply got up, washed, and ate the breakfast prepared by Aunt Huang. Then she took the New Year gifts she had prepared in advance to the headman's house to wish him a happy new year.
Since she traveled through time, the village head has helped their family a lot, so it is only natural for her to go to his house to wish them a happy New Year.
The head of the village also planted a lot of peppers last year, and his family had a good year. At this time, the head of the village was wearing new clothes and sitting in the main hall of his house, accepting greetings from his children and grandchildren.
Seeing this, Lin Chuyi had no intention of ruining the harmonious atmosphere of the family with their children and grandchildren around them. He left the New Year gifts he had brought, said a few auspicious words to the second daughter-in-law of the head of the village, and then left.
The first and second days of the first lunar month are days for visiting relatives and friends. Lin Chuyi and her friends didn't have any relatives to visit, so they all stayed at home to pack up. It is said that a broken house is worth a fortune. Even though they had not lived there for long, there were still many things to pack up.
The third day of the first lunar month is called the Red Dog Day. According to legend, the Red Dog is the god of anger and anyone who meets him will be unlucky. Therefore, the third day of the first lunar month is defined as an unlucky day and it is not advisable to go out.
It is said that whoever you greet on the third day of the first lunar month will have a quarrel, so you should not greet people on this day. Besides, the word "red" means extreme poverty, so people do not hold banquets on this day, as it will offend the Red Dog and bring poverty.
At the same time, this day is also the birthday of millet, so there is also a custom of not eating rice on the third day of the first lunar month.
Lin Chuyi thought these rules were interesting, but she followed them anyway. She ate pancakes for breakfast, beggar's chicken for lunch, and wontons for dinner, without breaking any taboos.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the whole family will eat Zheluo together. The so-called "Zheluo" means leftovers, which means that the leftovers from the previous few days will be eaten on this day.
There is no such thing as leftovers in Lin Chuyi's family, so they eat whatever they want. Then they clean up the garbage, dust the room, and sweep the floor to "get rid of poverty."