Traveling through the farm, I just want to earn money by farming

"Don't worry about not having enough wine today. Old Man Yu has plenty of wine."

Mr. Ma joked to everyone.

Old Master Yu responded repeatedly, "Brother Pingchuan is right, there will be plenty of wine."

"Then we won't be polite today, hahaha~"

"The dishes are ready, everyone, fill up your glasses of wine!"

Old Lady Chen spoke, and everyone followed her orders.

"I am an old woman and I am late today. I will start the banquet by myself."

Everyone responded with applause after he finished speaking, and Old Lady Chen waved her hands with a smile.

"This year, I, an old woman, never dared to imagine a day like this, but it actually happened. I thank the gods, Buddhas, and ancestors for their blessings, and for blessing us with everything going well this year."

"Once again, I would like to thank Mr. Ma for saving my life, and thank you Mr. Yu and all the gentlemen for your guidance."

"Finally, I have to thank my Qing Ning. Thanks to this clever child, we wouldn't be living like this if it weren't for her."

As she spoke, Mrs. Chen choked up and continued after a pause.

"I'm an old woman with no education, so I don't know how to say polite things. In short, we couldn't have gotten to where we are today without your help. Today's New Year's Eve dinner is just a token of our gratitude. Please raise your glasses and drink with us."

They raised their glasses and drank together, then put them down and invited everyone to eat.

"Mrs. Chen, we want to thank you too! We've been causing you a lot of trouble this year. We've been taking care of everything, including food and drinks, at home and outside."

Mr. Ma also sincerely thanked the Chen family. Without them, he would not be able to have hot meals every day.

Old Master Yu said, "Brother Pingchuan is right. Especially the children at home, they have caused you a lot of trouble."

Old Mrs. Chen said, "You are being too polite. It's not a problem at all. We are all family."

As soon as the banquet started, Old Mrs. Chen drank several glasses of hot wine in succession and became a little drunk.

Madam Xu was a discerning person. She had prepared some hangover soup early on and persuaded the old lady to drink a glass.

Seeing the adults expressing their feelings and toasting each other, the younger ones could hardly sit still.

"Grandma, Grandpa Ma, Grandpa Yu, don't just drink. Eat something to warm your stomach first."

Qingning was afraid that they wouldn't be able to control themselves and would get drunk before they even started eating.

"Okay, okay~ Eat your food."

"Today we also have hot pot. My old man loves it the most."

"Me too. It's so cold in winter, and eating a hot meal every now and then is so warming."

For a while, everyone was toasting and joking with each other, how wonderful it was!

The meal lasted until 11:30 am. The table was cleared and sobering soup was served to help them sober up.

The Chen family members went back and washed themselves, changed into new clothes, set up the altar and offered sacrifices, and prepared to offer sacrifices to the gods.

The two families each offer sacrifices, bowing once every half hour and lighting firecrackers, without interrupting the burning of incense.

The children were the happiest. After offering sacrifices to the gods, they ran around everywhere without fear of the cold.

"Don't run too far. It will be midnight soon and we need to pay New Year's greetings."

Whenever Tan saw them, she would remind them again, for fear that they would run away and miss the time.

Except for Qingke who was afraid of the cold and sat with the adults to celebrate the New Year, the rest of the people were ignored.

"How long has it been since you last enjoyed this family time?"

"Yes, I actually miss the children at home."

It was a rare occasion for Mr. Yu to express gratitude, which made Mr. Ma look at him sideways.

"Gentlemen, please move to the main hall. It's almost midnight."

Zhao Qian invited them into the house, as it was almost midnight and the new year was coming.

After entering the main hall, he sat down, placed the cushions on the table, and waited for the younger generations to kowtow.

A group of children stood in order of age and kowtowed to the elders present one by one.

Every auspicious word he uttered was different, which made them happy.

"What do you mean by rejuvenation? Living to 180? Why does that sound so weird?"

"Children's filial piety is all about good luck, so don't worry about it."

Mr. Ma and Mr. Yu talked to each other, and after they kowtowed, they gave them red envelopes.

"I wish my aunt and uncle good health, that every night feels like a newlywed night, and that they give birth to ten or eight younger brothers."

"Pfft~~~"

"Ah? Hahaha~~~"

"No, no, I'm dying of laughter."

"Oh my! This is so embarrassing! It's all your fault for talking about having another son to support Zhenzhen. Now the kids heard it."

Tan Yueya's face flushed with shame at these words, and she couldn't stop blaming her man for not being careful with his words.

Shi Shuanghu wasn't in much better condition, his wheat-colored face became even darker.

Zhenzhen knelt with them, her head lowered and her shoulders shaking.

Seeing the couple being so embarrassed, Old Lady Chen hurriedly said, "Alright, alright, where did you kids hear these words from? Aren't you ashamed?"

"You are the ones who can say such things. Are you the ones who can make fun of your elders?"

The little ones looked at each other, lowered their heads and kept silent.

"That's all, the kids didn't mean what they said. But next time, don't be so blunt. Here are the red envelopes."

Tan Yueya felt a little sorry when she saw them hanging their heads.

Fortunately, nothing inappropriate was said, just a little inappropriate.

After a round of bowing, it is midnight, and the celebration is complete only when the dumplings are served and eaten.

"Zhao Qian, Changhe, and Changjiang, the three of you drive to Fuyuan Temple and light a stick of incense. Remember to bring offerings."

As soon as midnight passed, Old Lady Chen urged them to go to the temple.

The first incense of the New Year is very particular, it blesses the whole family to have a smooth year.

The three people over there brought offerings, incense and candles and drove a cart towards Fuyuan Temple.

Here, Old Lady Chen brought her grandson and carried the prepared offerings to the village ancestral hall.

When they arrived, many families had come to the ancestral hall. Several people placed offerings, lit incense, and kowtowed to pray for the ancestors' blessings.

Mr. Ma and others finished eating the dumplings and went back.

It’s not easy to survive until this point at my age, so I still need to get some sleep to recuperate.

The Chen family left a few boys here to watch over the incense and continue the burning of the incense at any time.

In the second half of the night, it started snowing unknowingly, and in just two hours, the ground was covered with layers of silver frost.

Qing Ning was awakened early in the morning by the sound of people coming to her house to pay New Year's greetings. When she woke up, it was already noon and daybreak.

I quickly got dressed and got out of bed. I saw a lot of people coming to my house and greeted them one by one.

When I went out and saw a thick layer of snow on the ground, I was so excitedヾ(o???)?ヾ.

She grew up in the south of the Yangtze River. Although there was snow every year, it was thin and melted quickly.

It's so rare to see such thick snow, how can I describe my excitement?

After washing up and having dinner, I followed my brothers and sisters to visit every household to wish them a happy new year. I received a lot of red envelopes and fruits after the whole process.

Then he took a group of children to play snowball fights.

All the children in the village gathered around the threshing, and the noise looked quite grand.

"There are so many of us, so we'll be divided into six groups, two by two, and the winning group will go on to the next round to determine the final winner."

Qingning briefly explained the rules and took out a bag of hawthorn candy.

"The winning team will receive this prize: my newly made hawthorn lollipop!"

"Good~"

"Ages 10-15, count from 1 to 6. Ages under 10, count from 1 to 6. Those with the same number will be in a group. Now start lining up and counting."

As an organizer, Qing Ning is very imposing.

The children separated as required, counted and regrouped, and soon they were divided into six teams.

"Each team sends one person to draw lots, and teams with the same number will face off."

After drawing lots and dividing into opposing camps, at the sound of a command, snowballs flew everywhere on the field and shouts resounded through the sky, attracting all the adults in the village to come and watch the fun.