However, the New Year atmosphere at the Mo family's old house was not so good.

The two brothers of the Mo family returned to the village on New Year's Eve. Because they were both very calculating and neither of them wanted to suffer any loss, they returned home on time.

Because in previous years it was Old Lady Mo who was in charge of preparing New Year's food at home, such as frying meatballs, frying dough balls, and roasting melon seeds and peanuts, all of which were Old Lady Mo's job.

This year, Old Mrs. Mo was sent out, and Second Mrs. Mo was still in prison. There was no one in charge of the family, so naturally whoever went home first during the New Year would have to work, and everyone wanted to eat ready-made food.

Unexpectedly, the two families started playing tricks on each other, which resulted in the Mo family's old house being completely unprepared.

Years ago, only Grandpa Mo and Mo Qibao, the grandfather and grandson, were left. It was considered good that they were able to have enough food and not starve to death.

Old Master Mo thought that the two would bring back some New Year's goods, but he didn't expect that they would come back empty-handed.

This was something that Mr. Mo had not expected, and it made him so angry that he didn't know what to say.

On New Year’s Eve, where should they go to buy New Year’s goods? In the end, the two families scraped together a plate of snacks.

There is no way around it. This year is destined to be the most shabby year that the Mo family has ever had in these years.

There was only a small plate of snacks, which served as a storefront. Naturally, when the children in the village came to pay New Year's greetings, they had no snacks to fill their pockets.

Some children who had run away would naturally tell other children in the village. When these children heard about it, they would naturally bypass the Mo family's old house and go to other people's homes to pay New Year's greetings.

In previous years, many children came and the party was very lively. This year, no children came to pay New Year's greetings, which made Mr. Mo feel very embarrassed. But as the elder, he couldn't go out to visit relatives early in the morning like his two sons did. Even if it was embarrassing, he had to keep up appearances at home.

Mo Lao San took his two sons to the village to pay New Year's greetings early in the morning. When they passed by the Mo family, they would consciously go around.

Mo Laoer took the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren to visit relatives in the village. After all, Mo Laoer did not have much hatred with Mo Rao's family, so when he passed by the Mo family, he just stepped into the door to wish them a happy new year.

Old Mrs. Mo was shocked when she saw Old Second Mo's family. Although she didn't like Old Second Mo's family, it was New Year's Day and they came to her door, and the children also respectfully called her grandma. Old Mrs. Mo still knew the principle of not hitting someone who smiled at her.

In the end, Old Mrs. Mo smiled and gave each of them a red envelope of ten cents, and finally gave each of the children a handful of candy, a handful of melon seeds, and peanuts.

The Mo family was also shocked when they saw the rich variety of roasted food from the Mo family. They didn't expect that there was such a precious food as candy. Even the landlord's family might not be willing to spend so much during the New Year. It seems that the Mo family is really different from them.

After the family split up, their lives became prosperous. He couldn't understand why his family had been hiding everything before. If that was the case, then their scheming must be too deep. He didn't dare to think about it.

Even if he felt that he had discovered the secret, he could only pretend to be deaf and dumb. This family was changing day by day. How could he have the ability to fight them? The servants in the yard alone were enough to scare him.

Little Wang was always worried about her daughter's affairs, so she naturally had no interest in the New Year. Especially when she saw that the Mo family was doing well, she was filled with hatred.

If Mo Daya hadn't been unwilling to marry Chen the Butcher, her daughter wouldn't have suffered that. Now, no one knows where her Yao'er has gone?

After burying Chen the Butcher's family, Mo Yao took Chen the Butcher's family's silver and land deeds and left. Mo Yao sold Chen the Butcher's land in the countryside, and then took the silver and left with a wealthy businessman.

When Xiao Wang found out, Mo Yao had already passed away, and she cried so hard that tears welled up in her eyes.

During the Chinese New Year, even the poorest families will kill chickens and fish, because eating good food during the Chinese New Year also means a good start to the year, and everything will go smoothly in the days to come.

Mrs. Wang looked at the chickens and pigs at home and didn't know what to say.

Just like that big sow, it was originally white and plump. If it was well raised, it could be sold at a good price during the Chinese New Year.

But unexpectedly, Old Lady Mo split up the family business, Second Lady Mo was imprisoned, and Mo Xiaoqiao wasn't a diligent person. The pigs were also missing meals, and a big, fat pig had starved to the point of being skin and bones. The chickens were also skinny, reduced to mere skeletons, and even if they were killed for meat, they wouldn't have much meat to eat.

Looking at the deserted old house now, Wang Shi regretted coming back for the New Year.

It would have been better if Old Mrs. Mo hadn't made a fuss about dividing the family property. After all, when they came back before, they never had to do any work. The meals were always prepared and the hot water was always ready.

Now that I'm back I have to do everything myself.

Even though she was somewhat dissatisfied with Boss Mo's actions, she also knew that their family was no longer what it used to be. So she wasn't like that fool, Boss Mo, who repeatedly went to cause trouble for others, only to end up suffering the consequences.

As for Mo Lao San, he would be frightened whenever he saw Mo Rao. He hated Mo Lao Da's family to the core, but he could do nothing about this family, so he could only hide away. When he arrived at the door of Mo Lao Tai's house, he consciously skipped over it.

When Mo Qibao and Mo Jiabao passed by Mo Rao's house, they would turn back from time to time to look at the luxurious house. There was envy and resentment in their eyes.

Early in the morning, Mo's father took his two sons and Li Lingye to the village to pay New Year's greetings. Mo Baoshan happily brought a large cloth bag with him. As long as the bag was full, he could change into the cloth bag. The children in the village did the same.

Mo Rao, Zhang Lanlan and her mother helped Old Lady Mo receive guests. People came to pay New Year's greetings one after another, and they didn't finish until noon.

In the afternoon, peddlers would come to the village to sell goods. During the Chinese New Year, the children in the village would have lucky money in their hands, so they would take the opportunity when the peddlers came to the village to buy some of their favorite things.

The richest child in the village was Mo Baoshan. When the peddler came to the village, other children only dared to buy a piece of malt candy or a string of candied haws, but Mo Baoshan bought five strings of candied haws, a bamboo ball, and a rattle in one go, spending twenty cents in one go. The children of the same age were envious of him. The families of other children of the same age would only give them three or five cents at most, nothing like Mo Baoshan, who had a huge sum of more than fifty taels.

However, Mo Baoshan also knew how to keep a low profile. Whenever someone asked him about it, he would say that he only had twenty cents. Even twenty cents made the children in the village envious.

Mo Baoshan bought some things and rushed home. He gave one candied haws to each of his three sisters and sister-in-law. He also shared some malt sugar with the others and gave the rattle to Tuanzi. When Tuanzi saw the rattle, the rattling sound made him giggle.

The second day of the Lunar New Year is the day to go back to one's parents' home. On this day, Mo's mother brought her children back to her parents' home. Because Mo Rao had married a live-in son-in-law, Mo's mother brought the new son-in-law back to her parents' home to get acquainted with the family.

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