The fourth uncle was stunned for a moment, then obeyed and went out. He quickly opened the door curtain and came in, "It seems that there is really a fire there, and the smell of smoke is very strong."

The terrain of their alley is slightly higher, and you can see farther than other places.

"Is it really on fire? Why are you so careless?"

"Is now the time to talk about this? Do you need us to put out the fire?"

The weather is dry and everyone is setting off fireworks. These things are nice to look at, but sparks falling randomly onto a piece of hay may cause a fire.

"We can watch, but that place is quite far away from us. If they can rescue effectively, they will have already finished the rescue by the time we get there," the fourth uncle said.

"Then just wait. If necessary, Director Ding will notify you."

On New Year's Eve, the busiest people are the neighborhood committees and security patrol teams. While others can eat dumplings at home and watch TV, they have to patrol and deal with emergencies.

The originally relaxed and pleasant atmosphere became tense because of the unexpected fire.

Mao Dan and Gou Dan'er still wanted to put flowers, but their fourth uncle stopped them, "I'll put them out tomorrow."

During the Chinese New Year, you can't say anything unlucky. In fact, what the fourth uncle wants to say is that the southeast is already on fire. If cats and dogs set fire to it again, it will be over.

Grandma promptly brought out a plate of candied persimmon cakes, "I'll put them out tomorrow. Come here and eat the fruit first."

Mao Dan and Gou Dan were immediately attracted to his attention.

Shumei and Yuan Ni sat together, discussing study problems in a low voice. She hadn't touched a book in two years and was working all day long, so she felt a little confused.

"No rush, these two days are for New Year's greetings. It's really too chaotic. Let's take some time to read Mao Dan Gou Dan's book, do two questions, and then get a feel for it."

Fortunately, the fire in the southeast was quickly brought under control, but there was still a smoky smell in the air.

The New Year's bell was about to ring, and someone started to fire off cannons again, and a more violent crackling sound began.

Grandma and aunt came into the house carrying a large basin of dumplings, "It's time to eat dumplings..."

After eating the dumplings, the fourth aunt said hello to everyone and took her father and mother back to the house to rest. It was the children's business to watch the New Year's Eve, and adults like them would not get involved.

Mao Dan and Gou Dan had said they would stay up late, but they fell asleep the fastest.

Before Xiaowen Xiaoyu fell asleep, Yuan Nier took her back to the house. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, she had to pay New Year's greetings and walk around, so she couldn't do it without sleeping.

It was a very dark sleep, and then everyone was woken up by the sound of firecrackers.

Yuan Ni was helpless. It was only four o'clock in the morning, and someone started setting off cannons?

Anyway, I didn’t get much rest during the New Year, so I fell asleep until about six o’clock. When I got up and ate, the alley was already bustling with activity.

Ding Xiaobing, the king of children, appeared again. He led a group of children through the streets and alleys to pay New Year greetings. The children were sweet-mouthed, and the elders and aunties shouted happily and kept saying happy New Year.

Everyone who received blessings gave their children lucky money. Neighbors usually gave a few cents, which is just a symbolic gesture.

Someone from Yuanni's family also came. Grandma had already asked about the market situation, and followed the trend and gave the children lucky money and toffee.

At about ten o'clock, Gu Chao came. He was carrying a big net bag in his hand, which contained cans of malted milk and bottles of wine. There were double portions of everything. He gave red envelopes to the children as soon as they entered the door.

Mao Dan and Goudan opened the red envelope and found that there were five yuan in it. The two children were shocked and their first reaction was to hide the money first.

The whole family came over to talk to Gu Chao. Grandma also cooked a large plate of dumplings, mixed some side dishes, and let him have a few drinks.

Everything is festive in the New Year, and I drank until noon.

The eldest uncle and the fourth uncle had not had enough to drink, and the grandfather and the fourth aunt and father were already tipsy. Grandma took the opportunity to persuade, "That's about it. Let Ni'er go to Xiao Gu's house for a walk."

Yuan Ni took out the New Year's greeting gifts that she had prepared a long time ago and went out with Gu Chao.

Although he drank, Gu Chao's face was not red at all and he was still cold and handsome.

But Yuan Ni was a little worried, "Drinking so much? Are you okay? How about I take you on a bike?"

Gu Chao glanced at Yuanni and suddenly smiled, "No, I'll take you. Come on, get in the car."

You cannot drive after drinking, but you can ride a bicycle after drinking.

Now the Gu family's uncle lives with Mr. Gu. When Yuan Ni and Gu Chao arrived home, the New Year greeters at home had not left yet, and the Gu family's uncle was chatting with them downstairs.

Seeing Yuan Nier, the uncle asked them to go upstairs directly, "The old man is lying upstairs, you can just go up."

This is how you treat your relatives.

People who come to pay New Year's greetings are very envious. Mr. Gu has been in poor health during this period and doesn't see many outsiders anymore.

When they arrived on the second floor, they saw Mr. Gu wearing reading glasses and writing calligraphy on the newspaper.

Contrary to outsiders' rumors, Mr. Gu's health is fine, but he is impatient to greet and send him off and doesn't want to be polite to others.

But the old lady really didn't see outsiders.

Seeing Yuan Ni, Mr. Gu immediately smiled and said, "Sit down quickly."

After the nanny brought the fruit and tea, she closed the door and left. Mr. Gu took out a thick red envelope from the drawer and stuffed it directly into Yuan Ni's hand, "You haven't been here for a long time."

After all, so many strange things happened before, and it would be difficult for normal people to let go of their grudges. Even this New Year greeting, Yuan Nier did not bring big flowers.

Hearing what Mr. Gu said, Yuan Ni smiled and said, "I went to Xiangjiang before and missed a lot of classes. I spent the holidays making up for them."

Mr. Gu nodded and asked about the situation over there.

Yuanni thought for a while and said what she knew. The economy was prosperous, supplies were sufficient, and the residents' mental outlook was also very good.

The old man looked solemn, "We have to speed up and catch up."

Comparing learning to catch up with others is the slogan of this stage.

Yuan Ni smiled and said nothing. The senior figures must have planned what to do next. It was not her turn as a commoner to speak.

After chatting for a while, Yuan Ni was about to leave, but the old man didn't stay. He just took out another red envelope and said, "This is for Dahua."

When they got downstairs, Uncle Gu and his wife wanted to leave some food, but Yuan Nier declined politely. It was freezing cold, so it was better to go home early.

Once the relationship has become tense, there is no way to go back to the past. Yuan Ni and Gu Chao are still talking and can only move around as ordinary relatives and reciprocate politely.

If Mr. Gu hadn't been sensible, Yuan Ni would never have come to visit her for New Year greetings.

As for Gu's father and Gu's mother, Gu Chao didn't mention it. Mr. Gu had already kicked these two best people out of the house, so it was even less possible for her to go up the pole to pay New Year's greetings.

By the time the two of them got home, it was already completely dark. Today, the Chen family hall was bright and bright, and there were a group of people sitting in the room, all of whom Yuanni had not expected.

The golden-haired foreigner who had dealt with him at the New Year's Fair before sat on the hardwood chair seriously, smiled and waved to her, "Hello."

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