Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

"It is said that if you take a nap on New Year's Day, you will be listless for the whole year."

An Nian's face, which was already very sleepy, looked even more listless after hearing what his grandmother said, like a frost-bitten eggplant.

He yawned, walked slowly towards the yard, squatted at the edge of the yard, picked up a twig, and played with the ants on the ground.

Uncle Jiang Chenghai saw it all, and he understood An Nian's feelings very well.

He walked towards An Nian, squatted down and said to An Nian: "Nian Nian, uncle will take you to Uncle Zhang Kai's house to play with Brother Gou Dan, okay?"

After hearing this, An Nian instantly became energetic.

He quickly ran towards Anyue and said, "Uncle said he wants to take Nian Nian to play with Brother Goudan."

An Yue touched An Nian's head, smiled and nodded, saying: "When you go to someone else's house to play, you must not be annoyed by them."

An Nian nodded playfully, turned around, ran to hold his uncle's hand, and walked towards the gate of the yard.

Uncle and An Nian went out to play, grandfather was smoking a pipe in the yard, and An Yue went to the water tank to look at the fish.

At this time, there was a commotion outside the gate of the yard.

I heard a group of men laughing and shouting, "Uncle, aunt, happy new year! The nephews and grandnieces are here to wish you two a happy new year!"

The men walked into the yard in an orderly manner from the gate. After entering the yard, they automatically stood in two rows, front and back. One of the tall men shouted the salute loudly.

Soon, the ceremony is over!

A group of men stood up and automatically stood at the edge of the yard.

At this time, a group of kids of all ages rushed in from outside the courtyard gate. The youngest was four or five years old, and the oldest was twelve or thirteen years old. There were about a dozen of them.

After entering the yard, the children, with rosy cheeks, imitated their fathers and shouted, "Uncle, aunt, happy new year!"

The little kids all congratulated him in unison: "I wish Uncle and Auntie good health and all the best."

Then more than a dozen little kids knelt on the ground and performed the ceremony of kneeling and worshipping.

The ceremony is over!

Grandmother said with a smile: "Good, good, good, you are all good children of the Jiang family, come on, come on, come to your aunt to get your New Year's gift."

Immediately, the grandparents stood up quickly and took out a handful of copper coins from their arms. The little kids were very well-behaved and sensible, and lined up neatly to wait for the New Year's gifts.

After their grandparents distributed New Year's packets to a group of kids, the older ones led the younger ones, bowed respectfully to their grandparents, and then walked out of the courtyard gate.

A group of Jiang family men led a group of Jiang family kids, perhaps they were going to the next family to pay New Year's greetings.

After An Yue saw everyone leave the yard, she couldn't help but smile and joked, "There are so many people from the Jiang family, but it's really lively!"

Grandma grinned and said, "Yes! In the past, only the older ones came to pay New Year's greetings, but now the older ones bring the younger ones to pay New Year's greetings together. Even though they spend only a few dozen copper coins, it's still lively!"

An Yue smiled and said, "The family is growing rapidly. There will be more and more of them in the future. In two years, even my uncle will take Xiaobao out to pay New Year's greetings!"

"Yes! We live our whole lives! When we are old, we realize that all we want is a prosperous family with many descendants."

Just as the group of men from the Jiang family left, an old man's voice was heard from the gate of the yard.

An Yue was standing in the yard, and the voice sounded very familiar at first glance.

"Brother Jiang! Happy New Year!"

An old woman and a young man helped the old man into the yard.

The old man’s surname is Lin, his given name is Qingxue, and he is nearly sixty years old. The old woman next to him is his wife, Zhong.

It turned out to be an old couple from the firecracker shop.

An Yue bowed to the old couple and said, "Uncle, uncle and aunt, happy new year!"

When my grandparents saw the old couple just entering the yard, their eyes brightened.

My grandfather hurried forward and said excitedly, "Brother Lin is here! I'm so sorry for not welcoming you in person! I'm so sorry for not welcoming you in person!"

The grandmother also happily stepped forward to greet the old woman, saying enthusiastically, "Come on, come on, sister-in-law, please come in."

The young man respectfully called out to his grandparents, "Uncle, aunt, happy new year!"

Grandma said kindly, "Okay, okay, good boy, come into the house quickly."

Seeing that her grandparents were busy receiving the old couple, An Yue hurried to the table, brewed a pot of tea, and poured tea for them one by one.

An Yue smiled and said respectfully: "Uncle, Auntie, please have some tea!"

The old lady, Mrs. Zhong, looked at An Yue with a smile and praised her, "Yue Yue is such a well-behaved and sensible little girl!"

An Yue smiled sweetly at Zhong, then picked up the teapot and prepared to pour tea for the boy.

When she approached the young man, An Yue didn't know how to address him.

An Yue thought, since she didn't know how to address him anyway, she just poured him some tea and turned to leave.

At this time, the old lady Zhong said, "Oh...! You see, as soon as I entered the yard, I was so busy chatting with my sister-in-law that I forgot to introduce her."

"Brother Hao, this is your aunt Pan'er's beloved daughter, Sister Anyue."

The young man stood up, bowed and said, "Sister An Yue."

The old lady, Mrs. Zhong, said to An Yue again: "Yueyue, this is your aunt's grandson, Lin Hao."

Lin Hao, who was already of advanced age, wore a dark blue robe, his black hair was tied with a blue ribbon, he had a high nose bridge, sharp eyes and starry eyebrows, and he exuded a heroic spirit.

An Yue smiled at Lin Hao and bowed slowly, saying, "Brother Lin Hao."

The ceremony is over!

An Yue turned and walked towards the kitchen.

Grandmother Zheng took the old lady Zhong's hand and started chatting and laughing, "Sister-in-law, I haven't seen Brother Hao for two or three years. Has he grown so tall?"

The old lady, Mrs. Zhong, chuckled and replied, "Yes! Hao Ge'er usually lives with his parents in the county town, and he was able to come back for the New Year."

Grandmother smiled and sighed: "Your brother Hua is a very ambitious child. He is an official in the county, which is a great achievement!"

The old woman smiled happily and said, "Sister-in-law, you are too kind! Brother Hua is just living a carefree life in the county town!"

Grandmother Zheng turned to look at Lin Hao and said with a smile: "This Hao brother has grown up to be a handsome man. He will definitely become a great general with both literary and military skills in the future."

"Sister-in-law, I dare not think about this! I dare not think about it!" The old lady Zhong smiled and waved her hands repeatedly.

Then, the old woman, Mrs. Zhong, picked up the teacup, covered her face and took a sip.

Grandfather smiled and said, "Brother Lin, we are usually busy with our own things and rarely see each other. It's a rare opportunity for us to get together today, but we should have a few drinks, right?"

"Okay, okay, let's have a good chat today."

Grandfather continued, "I heard from Ah Hai that he brought Yue Yue to your shop again two days ago. Brother Lin! Ah Hai is a child who doesn't know the limits of his actions! Please don't blame me!"

Lin Qingxue said helplessly: "Brother, I am ashamed to say this! That day, after Ah Hai and Yue Yue picked out the firecrackers, they insisted on giving us money."