Soon, the father and daughter changed their shoes and headed towards the back mountain.

They were going to collect water on New Year's Eve.

Every year on New Year's Eve, people here will go up the mountain to pick New Year's Eve water, also called Daji water, which means saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new. As long as you take a bath, you will get rid of the bad luck and bad luck of the whole day that year, which means the future. The year will be smooth sailing.

The water on New Year's Eve is particular. Not just any grass leaves can be used, but pine leaves from the mountains, cinnamon leaves, grapefruit leaves, mango leaves, rose leaves, cypress leaves, orange leaves, and two more peeled pulps. Only the whole orange peel remains.

It was Tangtang’s first time doing this, and she just thought it was fun.

When picking, she would also talk about the functions of these leaves, what is this, what is that?

When they came down from the mountain, they washed all the leaves and put them into the pot that was already boiling bath water.

Chen's mother and the master of the nunnery were also busy preparing the meals for tonight.

After Chen Feng finished busy with Ye Zi, he began to paste and paste Spring Festival couplets.

Tangtang was very busy following the others.

Although she is too young to be of much help, she can still help with simple things.

By one o'clock in the afternoon, the bath water in the pot was already boiling.

"You can take a bath now." Mother Chen came out of the house and signaled that Tangtang could take a bath.

The master of the nunnery quickly stood up and said, "I'll take Tangtang to take a bath first, you guys should be busy first."

"it is good."

After Tangtang finished taking a bath, she saw that the clothes grandma brought over were all brand new, and they were new clothes bought by her father.

She asked uncertainly: "Grandma, do you want to wear new clothes?"

"Yes, it's Chinese New Year and I'm wearing new clothes."

At this time of year, the happiest people are the children. They have delicious food and fun things to do. They can also wear brand-new clothes and receive red envelopes from their elders.

Tangtang was too young in the first two years and didn't remember much. In addition, in the nunnery, it was good to have a full New Year, and there wasn't much fun, food and clothing.

"Come, let's get dressed first." The master of the nunnery signaled.

"Uh-huh."

Tangtang had been looking forward to wearing new clothes for a long time. When she finally put them on, she couldn't stop smiling.

And this day is the first day to take a bath and the first day to eat in their rural areas.

Not long after Tangtang finished taking a bath, Wangzu Jiacheng and the others also came over.

They all put on new clothes and hurried over to find her.

"Tangtang, look, I'm wearing new clothes." Wangzu happened to show off his new clothes.

This year, the village has also undergone great changes, and life is getting better year by year. Therefore, many families, even if they cannot buy finished new clothes, can still make new clothes from two pieces of cloth.

Jiacheng also said: "I wore it too."

"Yeah." Tangtang nodded and pointed at herself, "Look, Tangtang is wearing one too!"

The two boys praised Tangtang for her beauty.

"Tangtang, your clothes are so beautiful, they are red."

There are few red clothes, let alone one as small as Tangtang.

"My dad bought it." The little guy showed off.

Wangzu nodded. A group of children were chatting about clothes at the entrance of the courtyard.

Mother Chen took out the steamed chicken and chopped it in the yard. When she heard the voices of the children outside, she couldn't laugh or cry.

After a while, a voice called Tangtang came from inside, "Tangtang, our family is about to have dinner, please come back first."

"Oh well."

Hope Zu Jiacheng and the others also wanted to go home for dinner, so they all left one after another.

New Year's Eve is the last day of the year, and it is also a family reunion dinner.

On Chen Feng’s Eight Immortals table, there were fish, chicken, duck, pork, etc., and a pot of soup was also prepared. All in all, compared with previous years, this was a prosperous year.

Mother Chen first picked up a bowl of chicken and duck breasts and some other things with her chopsticks, then put them aside and said: "Xianguo, it's Chinese New Year, it's time to eat, there will be a lot of meat this year."

She folded her hands and bowed, and then the family started to use chopsticks.

"Come, eat, Tangtang, eat more, grandma has left chicken legs and duck legs for you." Mother Chen looked at Tangtang lovingly.

The little guy nodded, "Thank you, grandma."

The sun hasn't completely set yet, and everyone in the village is having dinner sooner or later.

This is the most solemn and most reunion dinner of the year.

It wasn't until they had finished their meal and finished their simple tasks that it got dark.

Outside, the children had eaten and were walking around the streets.

They all had food in their hands and pockets, and they gave them sweets.

Tangtang also brought a lot from home.

The village has become more lively and festive because of this group of children.

Mother Chen and the nunnery master did not go out. After washing the dishes, they sat at home, eating melon seeds and talking.

Both of them talked about old things. Although they talked often, today, they still had endless things to talk about.

Chen Feng went out, first to Dalu and then to Chen De.

Tangtang saw her father going to other father's houses and quickly followed.

Outside the village, the sound of firecrackers can be heard from time to time, making the atmosphere of this new year more lively and festive.

Because Chen Dejia got a new wife this year and his home is spacious, many people came here to play cards.

The cards they played were played by three or four people together, and the denominations were not large, so people in the village just played casually.

Chen De and his new wife watched from the side, occasionally giving his uncle and aunt some tea and chatting.

Seeing Chen Feng and the others coming over, Chen De quickly asked: "A Feng, you have nothing to do, do you want to come and play cards?"

Chen Feng glanced at Dalu, "Are you going to fight?"

During the Chinese New Year, Chen Feng also played cards, but in a very small way. After all, he didn't have any money.

But Dalu basically doesn’t play, he has no money, and he is afraid of losing money.

Before it was replaced, the big furnace would definitely not work.

But it was rare that he made a lot of money this year. He nodded, "You can have some fun, but don't make it too big."

Chen Feng responded, "How big can we fight?"

"Sure, I'll do it then." Daluo responded, "I have a few cents this year, so I should be able to do a dozen."

Chen Feng smiled, "Why don't you pay a few cents back?"

Since they are playing in three-player mode, just the three of them are enough.

Tangtang looked at them in confusion, "Dad, what are you playing?"

"play cards."

"Playing cards? What is that?" Obviously, this little guy didn't understand.

Chen Feng picked her up and put her aside, "You can tell by watching dad fight. With our little Fubao sitting next to dad, dad will definitely win a lot of money today."

"Yeah, yes."

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