Time Travel: Conditional Wealth

Lunar New Year's eve.

The custom here is to post couplets and seal the door at noon on the 30th (New Year's Eve) at the latest. Not surprisingly, He Xi's family posted couplets on this day. The black characters on the red background were all written by He Xi. Her calligraphy is as smooth as flowing water, which makes people can't help but take a few more glances.

He Fei made the paste, Lu Jinan and Xiao Yan pasted the couplets, He Xi naturally did the directing, and He's father did the firecracker setting.

The rule is to stick couplets on the door first, from the outside to the inside. After all are done, set off firecrackers to dispel the bad luck.

Previous years were not very good, and no one set off firecrackers. But this year is different. Most of the shantytown owners in the village chose to buy firecrackers to liven up the year, hoping to shake off the poverty and no longer have a "silent year".

The reunion dinner was originally planned to be held on the night of the 30th, but due to He Xi's work, it had to be changed to noon. He Xi prepared ten dishes, which symbolized perfection, and any more would not be enough to eat. Lu Jinan accompanied He Xi on duty and had not eaten at home for some time.

Xiao Yan was holding a small wine glass filled with white wine and stood up first: "I'd like to toast everyone and thank fate for bringing us together."

Everyone present looked at the people on their left and right hands, with a relaxed smile on their faces, and raised their glasses together to drink the small glass of Moutai.

Lu Jinan and He Xi had only drunk a little bit of alcohol and had to work the night shift, so they had to leave in the afternoon. However, it was different for the "left-behind children".

He's father and Xiao Yan drank glass after glass of white wine. He Fei frowned and raised her hand to tug at the hem of Xiao Yan's clothes: "Don't drink anymore. Eat some food. You will feel uncomfortable if you don't eat."

Xiao Yan was slightly tipsy: "Hmm? My wife still loves me."

He Fei was stunned and her ears turned red: "You...you drank too much, eat some vegetables." She picked up a piece of chicken with chopsticks and put it in his bowl.

He Xi and Lu Jinan looked at each other and understood. He Xi leaned on him and said, "What happened between them recently? You didn't tell me when I wasn't home."

Lu Jinan took the opportunity to put his arm around He Xi's waist: "You just need to pay attention to me, he and others are not important."

"Huh?" Father He's sharp eyes turned from Xiao Yan. There were so many things to do, and he had not had time to scold Xiao Yan, the little drunkard.

He pointed the wine glass at Lu Jinan: "You! Take your hand away." He didn't trust Lu Jinan, so he came down from the main seat, took Lu Jinan's hand away himself and slapped it.

Lu Jinan retracted his right hand, raised his chin, and said with a smile: "It's all a small matter. Why don't you, the father-in-law, drink with your son-in-law?"

Father He: "Hmm?" Yes, his eyes were filled with murderous intent, and the wine glass in his hand was tightly grasped in his hand. He turned and said with a smiling look: "Come on, drink more."

At the drinking table, He's father defeated Xiao Yan.

Around three or four in the afternoon, He Xi and Lu Jinan set out on their way to duty.

The streets are sparsely populated, with very few people passing by. In remote rural areas, since there is no electricity, red paper lanterns are hung high on the gates, giving the area a full sense of the New Year atmosphere.

Every household has decorated their homes with lanterns and colorful decorations. The couplets on the doors reflect the inner wishes of the people, such as wealth, safety, success, and a good harvest. He Xi's couplets are about travel, and she hopes that people and cars will be safe and that money will come to them.

On night duty.

He Xi and Lu Jinan prepared dumpling fillings made of leeks and eggs. They would have vegetarian fillings on New Year’s Eve and meat fillings on the morning of the first day of the new year.

Two people don’t eat much, but we still have to prepare some food. This is a respect for the “New Year”, so we chose some side dishes that young people like.

Spicy crayfish, pig's trotters must be included, and they must be the front trotters, which means scratching for money. The important thing is not to eat chicken at night. I don’t know the reason for this in the original owner’s head.

He Xi and Lu Jinan calculated the time before preparing to make dumplings. After He Xi's constant persuasion, he learned how to roll out the dumpling wrappers, but it can be said that none of the wrappers were round.

Don’t worry, just make two more pleats and the dumplings will look better.

Those who eat early start their meal before midnight. In the distance, there are the crackling sounds of firecrackers, and occasionally the loud roar of one or two firecrackers.

Listening to the lively noise outside, He Xi and Lu Jinan looked at each other, put down their work at the same time, and came to the window to feel the New Year atmosphere.

Lu Jinan ate a coin from the vegetarian dumpling.