Rebirth 05, starting from never dusting

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Zhang Yi was half asleep when his mother woke him up to wish him a happy new year.

"Get up quickly and go to pay New Year's greetings before the snow gets too heavy."

"It's snowing?" Zhang Yi heard that and felt so lazy that he didn't want to get out of bed anymore.

I took out my cell phone from under the pillow and found a bunch of unread text messages. I opened them one by one and found that they were all New Year greetings.

After picking and choosing, he chose a few important people to reply to the text messages, then threw the phone away and lay there, continuing to be confused.

"Ah~"

The door was suddenly pushed open, followed by the cry of my little niece, and then my mother came to the bedside holding her.

The mother imitated the child's tone and said, "Huihui, look, your uncle is such a lazy bum, you said I got up to wish you a happy new year, but you still don't get up!"

"Ah~Ahhhhh!" Little Zhang Jiahui waved her hands and kicked her little feet.

Zhang Yi looked up at his niece who was wearing a red cotton-padded jacket and a little red hat, smiled, stretched out his arm and took out a red envelope from his clothes.

"Huihui, kowtow to me quickly. If you kowtow, I will give you a big red envelope."

Mom put Zhang Jiahui on the bed.

"Ah~" she screamed as she crawled to Zhang Yi, showing a row of milk teeth and smiling at Zhang Yi, and even touched Zhang Yi's head with her head.

That means I kowtow to you.

This made Zhang Yi and his mother laugh out loud.

Zhang Yi hurriedly handed her the red envelope.

The little kid had no idea what a red envelope was, so he subconsciously put it in his mouth. Fortunately, his mother was quick to grab it, take out the money inside, and hand over the red envelope.

The next moment, the red envelope was torn into several pieces by my little niece.

"The dumplings are out of the pot, get up quickly!" Mom left with the child in her arms.

Zhang Yi stretched, got up and changed his clothes.

The clothes were chosen for him by Xu Ying, they were of a mature and steady style.

When he thought about the snow outside and the need to kowtow to wish a happy new year, Zhang Yi immediately gave up his plan to wear new clothes and changed into his previous clothes.

When I went out to wash up, the yard was all white, and the roof of the car parked in the yard was covered with five or six centimeters thick snow.

The eldest sister-in-law came out of the kitchen carrying two plates of dumplings and said with a smile, "Hurry up and wash your hands and eat dumplings."

"Okay." Zhang Yi asked, "Where's my brother?"

"He's sweeping the snow outside. You eat first, I'll call him later." said the sister-in-law.

Zhang Yi quickly finished two plates of dumplings and went out to sweep the snow with a shovel.

As soon as I went out, the whistling north wind blowing with snowflakes blew in my face, which felt particularly sour and refreshing.

"What are you doing out here? Go back to the house." the eldest brother yelled.

"Sweep the snow." Zhang Yi shook the shovel in his hand.

"My dad and I have finished sweeping. Let's go back to the house." After saying this, the eldest brother stamped his feet and shook his body to clear the snow off his shoes, clothes, and hat.

Dad stood at the door, holding the shovel in one hand and brushing the snow off his body. "It will be a hard time visiting relatives and friends tomorrow because of this snow."

"Dad, let's go eat dumplings." Zhang Yi said as he took the shovel from his father's hand and placed his own shovel inside the yard gate.

After the meal, Zhang Yi and his eldest brother’s family of three kowtowed to their parents and wished a happy new year.

When it comes to New Year greetings, start with your parents.

The mother smiled and gave red envelopes to her children and grandchildren, then urged Zhang Yi and the other two to hurry out to pay New Year's greetings.

As for my little niece, I won’t let her go out with me on such a snowy day. Not only that, she has to see fewer people today to avoid catching a cold or fever.

Zhang Yi and his elder brother and his wife wrapped themselves in down jackets and went out. Not long after they walked away, they ran into Zhang Xuan and his wife, as well as Zhang Teng and Zhang Tao.

"Happy New Year, Happy New Year!"

"Xiaoyi, let's go to your house first, and then gather at Uncle San's place." Zhang Teng shouted.

"You guys are so quick to say New Year's greetings?" Zhang Yi was a little surprised. "What time did you get up?"

Zhang Teng laughed and said, "I didn't sleep well last night!"

Well, it’s rare to see someone like Zhang Yi not staying up all night to celebrate the New Year.

I first came to Zhang Xuan's house. As soon as I entered the door, I saw Zhang Xuan's father sweeping the snow. I quickly threw down the broom and greeted him.

"Xiaoyi, Xiaojun, Nana, come in quickly!"

Zhang Xuan's mother also came over with some candy and melon seeds.

"Sit over here by the heater. It's warm here." Zhang Xuan's mother said, "Just grab something and eat it."

"Let's do the business first." said the eldest brother.

The three younger generations kowtowed to Zhang Xuan's parents.

After bowing, Zhang Xuan's mother gave two red envelopes to her sister-in-law.

Speaking of which, my eldest brother and his wife just got married last year. It was the first year for the new daughter-in-law to get married, and new daughter-in-law must be given red envelopes when paying New Year's greetings.

Including the red envelope for little Zhang Jiahui, two red envelopes were given to my sister-in-law.

"Huihui is at home, right?" Zhang Xuan's mother asked.

The eldest sister-in-law said, "Yes, it was snowing and we were afraid she would catch a cold, so we didn't let her out."

"Yes, yes, children should be more careful."

"Xiaoyi, have you seen Xuanzi?" Zhang Xuan's father asked.

"I saw it. He went to our house." said Zhang Yi.

Zhang Xuan said: "After you finish your New Year's greetings in the morning, come to our house and gather in the afternoon."

"Okay, no problem." Zhang Yi said with a smile.

The next stop was Zhang Teng’s home, where they were also warmly received. After bowing, the sister-in-law received two more red envelopes.

Zhang Teng's father held Zhang Yi's hand and kept saying thank you, which made Zhang Yi feel embarrassed.

"Why are you being so polite? We are all family, and Brother Teng is helping me."

"Family members are different too. Others laughed at you, but only your family reached out to help Teng'er. Teng'er has grown up after following you. Now he speaks and acts in a more steady manner." Zhang Teng's mother said with great satisfaction.

"You don't have any plans for tonight, right?" Zhang Teng's father asked.

Zhang Yi said, "Yes, Xuanzi's afternoon party will probably last until the evening."

"Then come and sit together tomorrow night." Zhang Teng's father discussed.

"Okay!" Zhang Yi nodded in agreement.

Soon, everyone gathered at Uncle San's place.

Zhang Teng came over and whispered, "Tonight..."

"Tomorrow night." Zhang Yi said, "I just told your dad about this. I'll be at Xuanzi's place this afternoon."

"Oh, that's fine." Zhang Teng didn't have any objection.

It's more lively at Uncle San's place. Young people in the family are gathering here one after another. Then, as the team gradually expands, they set out in the wind and snow to continue paying New Year's greetings to their elders.

The heavy snow was falling. It had been many years since Quanshui had seen such heavy snow.

Groups of people came to pay New Year's greetings, chattering as they went from one house to another; some younger ones even had snowball fights along the way.

It was less than 7 o'clock and I finally completed the New Year greetings mission.

Zhang Yi felt his knees were sore and cold. After returning home, he ran to the kitchen heater to warm himself up, eating melon seeds and drinking tea. After more than ten minutes, he felt warm all over and took out his cell phone to call Xu Ying.

"Hey, Xiaoyingying, are you up yet?"

"No, hey, Happy New Year, Xiaoyi." Xu Ying was still sleepy and spoke in a soft voice.