Siheyuan: The Idiot in Charge

Hong Kong and Guangdong are separated by a river.

Many citizens are also immigrants from South Guangdong.

Therefore, the customs of the Spring Festival in Hong Kong are similar to those in Guangdong: pasting Spring Festival couplets, lion and dragon dances, visiting flower markets, and receiving red envelopes.

These customs not only reflect the traditions of Han culture, but also incorporate local characteristics into Hong Kong's cultural development, becoming an important way for Hong Kong people to celebrate the Spring Festival.

The houses in Dongsheng Home are only rented and not sold. Although all the houses except Building 8 are now fully occupied, the residents are only tenants.

All the Spring Festival couplets are purchased centrally by the property management company, which arranges special personnel to post them, so Jia Weidong doesn't need to worry about this.

Early in the morning on New Year's Eve, Jia Weidong drove to Chu Xiaodan's parents' home and picked up his fourth son Jia Junze.

The fourth child is 5 years old this year. He has been staying at his grandmother's house all this time, with Chu's mother helping to take care of him.

Then he went to Locke Road and brought back the old couple Lou Bancheng and their two sons.

The eldest son, Jia Junnan, and the second son, Jia Junhao, both went to school and were taken in by the Lou Bancheng couple as soon as the holiday came.

The old couple were used to living in Locke Road and were unwilling to move to Dongsheng Garden.

Ran Qiuye's parents both live in Dongsheng Garden, upstairs and downstairs, so they can hear each other just by shouting, which is very convenient.

As for Chu Xiaodan's parents, they have a son and a daughter and will not come to their son-in-law's house to celebrate the New Year.

"Xiaonan! Xiaohao! Xiaoze! Look what gifts Daddy has prepared for you!" After arriving home, Jia Weidong took out a few simulated revolver toy guns.

Hong Kong has issued a ban since 67, prohibiting the use of fireworks and firecrackers, which has deprived children of a lot of fun during the Chinese New Year.

Jia Weidong bought them a bunch of toy guns as New Year gifts.

These toy guns are all made of metal and have just appeared on the market in Hong Kong.

The price is not cheap, and not many families are willing to buy it for their children at this time.

Gunpowder paper can be placed in the detachable wheels. The sound after being ignited is similar to that of small firecrackers, but it is safer to play with than small firecrackers.

"Wow! Gun!"

The boy's love for guns is like the fire of the stars.

Innate and difficult to suppress.

There was excitement glittering in the eyes of the little ones, and they stared at the toys in Jia Weidong's hands without blinking.

"Come on! Daddy will teach you how to play!"

“First this, then this.”

Jia Weidong first demonstrated it to the little ones by holding it in his hand, and then taught them how to play with the toy gun step by step.

It is a children's toy and the little ones can play it at first sight.

Lou Xiao'e and several other girls were busy preparing lunch in the kitchen. They smiled knowingly as they watched Jia Weidong interact with the children.

noon.

Jia Weidong carried a large round table from a small underground warehouse, and more than a dozen people from his family sat around it to eat.

"Dad! My brothers and I are going downstairs to play."

As soon as Jia Junnan dropped his job, he spoke timidly to Jia Weidong.

Although the eldest and second oldest sons have reached an age where they are hated by everyone, they are still somewhat afraid of Jia Weidong, their father whom they rarely interact with.

Jia Weidong was still drinking with his two fathers-in-law. After putting down his glass, he ordered, "Don't fight with other kids! Also, don't shoot toy guns at people! Do you hear me?"

"Got it, Dad! Ah Hao! Ah Ze! Let's go play."

Jia Junnan responded and couldn't wait to rush downstairs with his brothers. He gathered a bunch of naughty kids in the community and ran around the community with toy guns.

"Snapped!"

"Snapped!."

Soon, the sound of toy guns rang out in every corner of the community like firecrackers.

Coupled with the cheers of the children, it added a lot of festive atmosphere to the entire Dongsheng Garden.

After having a good meal and a good drink, Lou Bancheng and Ran Xuezhi played chess, while Lou Tanshi and Ran's mother Ge Wenrong chatted on the side.

Lou Xiao'e and the other girls washed the pots and dishes. After everything was cleaned up, they picked vegetables, washed them, cut them, and prepared the stuffing.

Jia Weidong was ordered by Lou Xiaoe to knead the dough and roll out the dough.

Everyone was busy making dumplings and preparing the New Year's Eve dinner.

night.

Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui is brightly lit, and both sides of the street are filled with various flowers such as kumquats, peach blossoms, daffodils, orchids, silver willows, etc.

In addition to flowers, there are also many New Year gifts that children have been looking forward to for a long time.

The streets were crowded with people, creating a joyful and peaceful atmosphere.

Celebrating the Spring Festival and displaying New Year flowers are, in the minds of Hong Kong citizens, an essential Spring Festival custom, just like eating the New Year's Eve dinner.

During the Spring Festival, almost every household and all shops in Hong Kong will buy and display New Year flowers.

Placing New Year flowers means "prosperity and prosperity". People hope to spend little money to bring good luck to the new year, so that their family will be prosperous and wealth will increase.

The flower market in Hong Kong usually starts on the 25th day of the 12th lunar month and ends on the morning of the first day of the new year, but the busiest time is still on the night of New Year's Eve.

“After eating the New Year’s Eve dinner, going to the flower market” is a fixed program for many Hong Kong families on New Year’s Eve.

At this moment, Jia Weidong and his family were also walking in the crowded crowd.

After eating the New Year’s Eve dinner, they walked to Nathan Road to visit the flower market.

When Lou Xiao'e and her friends were shopping for New Year's goods, they had already bought a lot of kumquats, daffodils and other things.

For the family, it just means following the custom of visiting the flower market during the Spring Festival, feeling the atmosphere of the flower market and having some fun.

On New Year's Eve, the gods retreat and the streets of Kowloon may be the most peaceful on this night.

When you take your children to the flower market, you don’t have to worry about safety issues even without a security guard.

There were many families like them who came out in full force. Each family formed a small group and slowly moved forward along with the crowd.

In such a lively occasion, the most excited ones are the children.

They are unwilling to be restricted by adults and keep squeezing in the crowd. When they see a toy they like, they clamor for adults to buy it for them.

It’s the same with Jia Junnan and the other little guys. You hold the plane and I hold the rocket, and we don’t want to put down what we have in our hands.

"Dad! The plane!"

"Dad! Rocket!"

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Jia Weidong waved his hand and said, "Buy! Buy! Buy!"

After a while, they bought a bunch of airplanes, rockets, cookers, and robots, and the little ones couldn't hold them all.

At this time, the little ones did not stop looking for toys. They stuffed the toys they got into the hands of Lou Xiao'e and other girls, asking them to help hold them.

"Xiao Nan! Xiao Hao! Don't run too far."

Lou Xiao'e was holding a toy and shouting from behind, then stopped Jia Weidong: "Boss! That's enough, don't spoil them too much."

Jia Weidong didn't take it seriously at all, and said with a smile: "It's rare to be happy, and it won't cost much anyway."

Next to them was also a large family with many members, old and young, forming a team of more than ten people.

There was a little girl of about five or six years old in the team who sat in a stall with Jia Junze.

There was an inflatable colorful plastic airplane model on the stall, which attracted the attention of both little ones.

"Dad! I want this"

"Auntie! I want this"

The two little ones spoke at the same time, calling the payment system behind them, and their hands reached out to the flying model at the same time.

Jia Weidong approached the stall and was about to ask the stall owner about the price when a voice as clear as a silver bell rang in his ears:

"Boss! How much is this plane?"

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