Jiang Wan didn't know when she fell asleep. When she woke up, she was already on the kang in her room. The quilt next to her was still a little warm, but there was no one there.

She thought Lotus had woken up early, so she didn't think much about it.

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. According to past customs, Xie Jing and his children must pay New Year's greetings to their elders at home.

Jiang Wan remembered the red envelope she had prepared yesterday and got dressed quickly.

It snowed outside all night and the snow on the ground was up to the ankles.

Most of the snow in the yard had been swept away. Xie Jing, Xiaohu and Luo Yao were making a snowman. The three boys were working very hard with their butts raised.

Xie Lan and Hunter Wang were clearing the snow off the roof.

Although a new house was built this year and would not collapse under the snow, the snow would remain on the roof. When the sun came out, the snow would melt into water and drip from the eaves, affecting people's entry and exit from the door. So Xie Lan wanted to clear the snow on the roof as soon as possible before the sun came out and the temperature was still low.

Jiang Wan walked into the kitchen, where He Hua, Xie Xueling and three other girls were making dumplings.

As soon as Jiang Wan saw the dumplings, she remembered the 'intimate' actions she and Xie Lan had made when they were making dumplings at home last time, and her ears couldn't help but turn red.

"Sister Wan, are you awake?"

Lotus greeted her, looked her up and down, and smiled meaningfully: "How did you sleep last night?"

Jiang Wan was stunned for a moment and said, "It smells good, what's wrong?"

She stayed up until the second half of the night last night, but she couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep as soon as she closed her eyes.

I stayed up most of the night and my sleep quality was surprisingly good. I had no dreams all night and woke up naturally.

Lotus covered her mouth and smiled, "I'm glad you slept well. I waited until you were almost awake before making the dumplings. Now they are almost done and we can eat them soon."

Jiang Wan volunteered, "I'll help you light the fire."

"Sister-in-law, do you think the dumplings I made are good-looking?"

Xie Xueling held a dumpling in front of Jiang Wan, looking like she was waiting for praise.

Jiang Wan naturally didn't want to spoil her fun, and gave her a thumbs up and said, "Xue Ling made this really good! Can you leave some for me?"

Xie Xueling was very happy to be praised, her face flushed as she said, "Okay!"

Next comes the lively activity of cooking dumplings.

After the dumplings were cooked, Aunt Xie from next door asked Juhua to bring more dumplings, saying that she had cooked too many and asked Jiang Wan and the others to try some.

This year, Aunt Xie made up her mind and made dumplings with pork and cabbage filling, with more pork and less cabbage.

With her excellent cooking skills, she can make ordinary dumplings extraordinarily delicious.

Although the dumplings made with lotus are not as delicious as those made by Aunt Xie, they also have their own unique flavor.

Thinking about the sumptuous meal last night, she made the dumplings this morning with a simple filling of egg and shepherd's purse.

Xie Jing and his children were very supportive. Not only did they eat all the dumplings that Juhua brought, they also kept praising Hehua for being delicious.

After dinner, Jiang Wan took out the red envelopes she had prepared and gave one to each of the six children in the family.

Xie Jing and the other three handled the situation very naturally, but when it came to Luoyue and her brother, things were not so smooth.

Luo Yue blushed and refused, "Sister Wan, you took us in and provided us with food and shelter. How can Xiao Yao and I accept your red envelope? We really don't want it!"

Jiang Wan stuffed the red envelope into her hand and said gently, "Xiao Hu and Xiao Liu were also taken in by me. I treat you all equally. And today is the first day of the new year. Even if it's for good luck, you have to accept the red envelope. Don't worry, it's not much money, and I'm not willing to give so much silver."

She deliberately made a joke so that Luoyue would accept it without any psychological burden.

Xie Xueling then advised: "Sister Luoyue, just accept it. Sister-in-law is very rich."

Jiang Wan pretended to be angry and glared at Xie Xueling, but Xie Xueling was not afraid. She came over, hugged her thighs, and kissed her affectionately and acted coquettishly.

Seeing this, Luoyue accepted the two red envelopes with red eyes, and felt even more grateful to Jiang Wan.

After Jiang Wan gave the small ones, she stuffed a red envelope into Hehua's pocket.

Hehua hurriedly declined, but Jiang Wan still used the tone of persuading Luoyue, so Hehua couldn't refuse and had to accept it.

Hunter Wang joked, "At my age, no one gives me red envelopes. Sister Lotus, if you don't want the red envelopes, why don't you give them to me?"

He Hua blushed and smiled, and then generously handed him the red envelope. Jiang Wan interrupted her and said, "Sister He Hua, don't listen to him. We women have to hold our money in our own hands and can't just give it to men."

He Hua was stunned for a moment, as if she had thought of something. She lowered her head, her face so red that it seemed like blood was about to drip out.

Hunter Wang also thought of something and started laughing, staring at the lotus flowers intently.

Jiang Wan saw that the two of them had been planning something, so he didn't expose them. Instead, he took out three more red envelopes and gave them to Jiang Weiran first.

"Dad, this is your daughter's filial piety. Your red envelope is bigger than others."

Jiang Weiran smiled with relief, "Okay, okay, Dad will keep it for you. Come and get it whenever you need it."

Jiang Wan gave Wang the Hunter another red envelope, "Brother Wang, this is yours. Now you don't have to ask for Sister Hehua's red envelope."

Hunter Wang scratched his head and stuffed the red envelope into He Hua's hand. "Sister, I don't need the money. Please keep me."

The lotus seemed to have been scalded by boiling water, and its whole body was red.

"Wang, Brother Wang, I can't accept it!" She shook her head and refused.

Hunter Wang firmly gave it to her and said, "You keep it."

The two of them were pulling each other back and forth, making the group of children laugh.

Jiang Wan didn't continue to look at them. She turned around and wanted to give a red envelope to Xie Lan next to her, but he said, "You take it."

Jiang Wan said with a smile: "Why, you want to learn from Brother Wang too?"

Xie Lan pursed her lips and said shyly: "I just don't want it."

Jiang Wan rarely saw him being shy, so she teased him deliberately, "No, today is the first day of the new year, and receiving red envelopes is equivalent to receiving blessings. You can't turn away blessings, right?"

Xie Lan knew she was talking nonsense, but he did not refute her. He just looked at Jiang Wan helplessly.

His dark eyes are as deep as water, making people fall in love with him at first sight.

Jiang Wan's cheeks turned red unconsciously.

She stuffed the red envelope into Xie Lan's hands and muttered, "Why do I feel like you've become more beautiful..."

Her voice was too soft for Xie Lan to hear. He frowned slightly and asked, "What did you say?"

Jiang Wan quickly tried to cover up the truth, "Nothing, I have to go to Fourth Aunt Xie's house to give out red envelopes, I'll be leaving first."

After saying that, she stood up and pulled Xie Xueling, who was still watching the fun between Wang the Hunter and He Hua, out.

When they arrived at Fourth Aunt Xie's house, Jiang Wan had no choice but to be the money-giving boy and gave small red envelopes to Maodan and the other kids.

Fourth Aunt Xie felt bad and gave Jiang Wan a red envelope containing two taels of silver.

At noon, Jiang Wan and his friends had lunch at Fourth Aunt Xie's house again. It was a lively and festive meal.

The next day it snowed heavily again, and it lasted for three days. When the snow stopped completely, it was already the eighth day of the New Year.

Jiang Wan was almost going moldy after staying at home for a while. Seeing Xie Lan preparing a quiver and a wooden bow, as if ready to go up the mountain, she immediately said, "I'll go too."

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