After the separation, I took my whole family to eat delicious food and drink spicy

After the Little New Year comes New Year's Eve. Bai and Li Xiaoxiao got up at dawn. Today is New Year's Eve, and there are a lot of things to do.

Mrs. Bai took Li Xiaoxiao to the kitchen to boil some water. While waiting for the water to boil, they went to the chicken coop to pick up eggs. "Let's just have some egg porridge for breakfast today," said Mrs. Bai.

"I'll listen to you, Mom." Li Xiaoxiao replied.

When the egg porridge was ready, Li Fang and Li Linlin also got up. Li Xiaoxiao asked them to wash up and then asked them to come over for breakfast.

After dinner, Bai and Li Xiaoxiao began preparing the New Year's Eve dinner, killing fish, making meatballs, and stewing meat... They were very busy. Li Fang and Li Linlin were also busy, helping with washing vegetables, lighting the fire, and doing whatever they could.

In the afternoon, Mrs. Bai began frying meatballs and lotus root dumplings, while Li Xiaoxiao helped out, occasionally sneaking a piece of freshly-cooked meatball, grimacing from the heat. Li Fang and Li Linlin also showered early and changed into the new clothes Mrs. Bai had made for them. In previous years, because their family was poor, they hadn't had any new clothes even for the New Year, but this year, thanks to Li Xiaoxiao, they were able to wear festive new clothes. They happily ran and played in the yard.

Bai and Li Xiaoxiao in the kitchen looked at the two happy people, and couldn't hide the smiles on their faces.

As night falls, every household hangs up lights and decorations, and the village is filled with the strong festive atmosphere of the New Year.

As the sky darkened in the evening, Li Xiaoxiao and Bai began preparing the New Year's Eve dinner. Li Fang and Li Linlin helped to light the fire and set the table.

After a while, a sumptuous dinner was placed on the table.

The whole family sat together, eating and chatting, having a great time.

After dinner, Mrs. Bai handed red envelopes to Li Fang and Li Linlin, who happily accepted them. Then, Mrs. Bai handed a larger red envelope to Li Xiaoxiao, who was a little surprised but still reached out to take it. "Xiaoxiao, even though you earn all the money in this family, in my eyes, you will always be my child, and you deserve a red envelope during the New Year," Mrs. Bai said.

After hearing what Bai said, Li Xiaoxiao was moved and happy, "Thank you, mother!"

Then, they sat together on the kang and listened to Mrs. Bai telling stories of the older generation. Outside the window, the cold wind howled, but the house was filled with warmth and happiness.

Late at night, Li Xiaoxiao lay in bed, reflecting on the day's events, her heart filled with emotion. She knew the new year would bring more challenges and opportunities, but as long as the family remained united, they could overcome any difficulty. On this cold winter night, she fell into a sweet dream, filled with anticipation for the future.

The next day was the first day of the Lunar New Year. People in the village did not visit relatives, but they could visit the homes of close friends to pay New Year's greetings. After Li Xiaoxiao's family finished breakfast, Bai carried a basket and took Li Xiaoxiao and the other two to the village chief's house to pay New Year's greetings.

The village chief and his family were all kind people. When they saw the Bai family, they warmly invited them into the house and sat down.

After everyone exchanged greetings for a while, Bai asked Li Xiaoxiao, Li Fang and Li Linlin to wish the village chief a happy new year.

"Happy New Year, Village Chief! I wish you good health and a long life!" Li Xiaoxiao and the other two said in unison.

"Good, good, good kids!" The village chief smiled and patted their heads, then took out three red envelopes from his pocket and handed them to them, "Here are the red envelopes for you, take them quickly."

Li Xiaoxiao, Li Fang, and Li Linlin happily accepted the red envelopes and expressed their gratitude repeatedly. After the New Year's greetings, Bai chatted with the village head's wife for a while, then took the children to Aunt Chen's house.

Along the way, they met many villagers, all of whom wished each other a happy new year. Li Xiaoxiao felt the strong festive atmosphere in the village and felt extremely warm in her heart.

When they arrived at Aunt Chen's house, Uncle Li and others were also at home. After some greetings, Mrs. Bai asked the children to wish Uncle Li and Aunt Chen a happy new year.

Li Xiaoxiao and the other two said respectfully to Aunt Chen, "Uncle Li, Aunt Chen, Happy New Year! I wish you good fortune as vast as the East Sea and a long life as long as the Southern Mountains!" Uncle Li and Aunt Chen smiled from ear to ear, and hurriedly helped them up and stuffed each of them with a red envelope for the New Year.

After leaving Chen's house, Bai took them to visit several familiar families to pay New Year's greetings.

After the round, Li Xiaoxiao and his friends had a great harvest, with their pockets full of red envelopes for the New Year.

At noon, Bai prepared a sumptuous lunch and everyone ate it with relish.

In the afternoon, Li Xiaoxiao, Li Fang, and Li Linlin set off firecrackers in the yard and had a great time. Time passed quickly and it was evening in the blink of an eye.

After dinner, the family sat together, chatted for a while, and then went to bed early. The new year began like this, and Li Xiaoxiao looked forward to a better life in the future.

Because tomorrow is the second day of the Chinese New Year, the day to visit relatives.

Because Li Xiaoxiao had been mentally retarded, she didn't have much impression of her maternal family, the Bai family. She didn't know where her grandparents lived or how many people were in the family.

Things are better at home this year, and Mrs. Bai plans to take Li Xiaoxiao and a few others back to her parents' home to stay for a few days. Li Xiaoxiao has no objection at all, as she has nothing to do since the New Year has just passed.

"Mom, who are the people in grandma's family?" Li Xiaoxiao wanted to ask clearly first so that she could be prepared.

"Now there are only your eldest uncle, your younger uncle and your grandmother left in your grandmother's family. Your grandfather passed away before your mother married into Lijia Village. Your eldest uncle has married and has a son and a daughter. The elder one is sixteen years old this year and is named Bai Qiwen, and the younger daughter is twelve years old this year and is named Bai Shao. Your younger uncle is twenty years old this year and has not yet married! Alas, when your grandfather was alive, your grandmother's family had a better life, but after your grandfather fell ill, your eldest uncle basically emptied the family's money to treat your grandfather's illness, so your mother thought that our family is better off now, so she helped them a little... Bai Shi told Li Xiaoxiao a lot of things that happened before she got married, and also asked Li Xiaoxiao for her opinion.

From Mrs. Bai's words, Li Xiaoxiao could tell that her grandmother's family were all good people and were willing to help them. After all, in this world, apart from the Su family, her grandmother's family was their closest relatives.

Seeing that Li Xiaoxiao had no objection, Bai took out ten taels of silver from the place where the money was hidden at home, and also took out some copper coins for future use.

Li Xiaoxiao also took out her backpack and filled it with bacon, candy, cakes, flour, and other snacks. She also took out the two batches of cloth Yun Che had sent her earlier, one blue and one pink, saying they were for her cousin to make clothes. Li Xiaoxiao also went to the kitchen and brought out a small bottle of chopped peppers, saying she would give them to her grandmother and the others to try.

After hearing what Li Xiaoxiao said, Mrs. Bai was also happy for her sensible behavior. Li Fang and Li Linlin, who were standing nearby, were also very happy when they heard that they were going to their grandmother's house tomorrow.