There is Room for Rebirth in the 1950’s

There is an extra leap month in the Year of the Dog, and by the time the Dragon Boat Festival arrives, it will already be the end of June.

A few days ago, Zhou Jiao had prepared rice dumpling leaves and various fillings.

Once my younger son goes abroad in August, I don’t know if he will be able to return to China during next year’s Dragon Boat Festival. What's more, when the Dragon Boat Festival comes, it's also her and her dad's birthday.

This year is even more special, as it is her father's 66th birthday.

As the saying goes, If you are sixty-six, you will eat meat with a knife; if you are seventy-seven, you will eat an old duck.

In addition to preparing rice dumplings, she also prepared a knife, six pounds and six taels of meat according to custom.

Last night, hehe...

She began to carefully make 68 small dumplings. After one respect to heaven and one to earth, there were 66 small dumplings left.

In order for her father to live a long life, Zhou Jiao frantically woke her father up at one o'clock in the morning, forcing Zhou Xiaozheng to bite him one by one.

If possible, of course she would like her father to eat them all. But it’s really not possible. No matter how compact the 66 dumplings are, I can eat them all in one go. I have to eat them all!

The reason why she is so particular is because in this year, there was a folk saying of crossing the border.

Folks believe that turning 66 is a difficult time in life.

According to the old Beijing saying, one can only successfully pass this test by eating six pounds and sixty ounces of meat from his daughter's filial piety, so Zhou Jiao didn't care and just followed the instructions first.

It is said that during this year, one must wear a red belt given by his daughter, and on his birthday, he must write a prayer for blessings and longevity to Lord Yama of the Tenth Palace, who is in charge of longevity and longevity in the world.

They also have to fold yellow paper into large sheets and burn them together when delivering lanterns. When sending lanterns, some cash will be thrown on the street and let people pick it up. It is said that whoever throws it away will eliminate disaster for themselves.

So after the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, in the early morning of June 25th, the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, Zhou Jiao packed up and started moving.

The bright red underwear and underwear are ready, and a red belt is sewn into the waistband of the military trousers. Well, the confession to Lord Yan of the Tenth Palace of the World is also ready.

I go with you!

No, I can drive there quickly. I just need to take the inscriptions and lanterns to the city and find a safe place to burn them. I plan to throw away the cash while driving.

It's non-negotiable.

How can Zhang Guoqing dare to rest assured?

Isn't it said that whoever loses the cash will save himself from disaster? With his wife's temperament, she probably wouldn't be willing to do it unless he threw a few more handfuls of cash into a few streets.

If his stupid wife meets those nocturnal second-rate men, she will probably be lucky if she wants to rob her of wealth, but the robberies will be serious.

Zhou Jiao did not dare to protest to him. The commotion became louder, and the three wild boys in her family were alerted. They probably wanted to vent their anger to the whole family. How stupid would that be~

Zhang Guoqing really guessed it. In the early morning of the end of June, apart from the sanitation workers who were about to clean up, there were actually a few night owls on the street...

Zhou Jiao pinched her fingers and used her little knowledge of four-pillar prediction to give random directions, finally stopping at a three-way intersection.

According to her, it must be based on her father's birth date, as well as the various ebbs and flows of today, and must be matched with different times and different directions.

The complexity is comparable to that of a large array!

Zhang Guoqing said that his wife pinched her fingers, had a stern face, and acted very seriously, and she also had a bit of a crazy look like a magician.

It made him laugh so hard that his stomach hurt all the way.

Zhou Jiao was mumbling a prayer and burning a pile of paper money, which made Zhang Guoqing very nervous. I saw his eyes looking around like radar.

Oh my god, he was really worried about meeting those enthusiastic old ladies from the neighborhood committee. The power of these women's army was so powerful that it had to scare him!

As soon as it was over, this guy immediately picked up his wife and ran to the car...

Hey, wait, I haven't thrown the money away yet.

Zhang Guoqing immediately stopped: This will be given to the sanitation workers for their hard work. Throw more and use small stones to weigh down.

Before he could finish his words, Zhou Jiao transformed into a Doraemon and kept digging out of her pockets, taking out handfuls of one-cent, two-cent, and five-cent coins.

Zhang Guoqing, who was protecting her at the side, looked at his wife, and his mouth twitched: Can you still play like this? When did you exchange so many coins?

Let's go, let's go. Zhou Jiao walked around in a circle, guessing that she had almost thrown it, and quickly pulled him into the car, Am I smart? There is no way to throw a coin with a stone.

Daughter-in-law, when did you change so many coins?

Is this still a lot? I asked my uncle to exchange a total of 666 yuan. Unfortunately, my uncle was afraid that I couldn't lift it, so he only exchanged half of the coins for me. I plan to use the remaining half of the banknotes to sit down later. Find the wind direction in the car before throwing it away. Otherwise, it will be blown against the wind and it will be inconvenient.

After hearing what she said, Zhang Guoqing immediately realized that he had to hurry up and spend money, otherwise he would be regarded as crazy when the sun came up.

Is there a particular street you want to visit?

Zhou Jiao took out a piece of paper and handed it to him, Here! I have drawn all the lines. Make a circle around the city gates in the southeast, northwest, and slow down around alley entrances. Finally, all the extra lines will be placed in the nursing home.

Zhang Guoqing looked at the simple map marked on the paper and nodded with a smile after hearing what she said. This hand-drawing skill is really overkill.

Originally, I wanted to steam some more steamed buns and send them to the nursing home, but my aunt said it would be better to give the money away. There will be kindhearted people sending rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival today.

Okay, let's spread more as soon as possible and then run away.

After finishing the things at hand, when the couple returned home, the sky was already struggling to reveal a hint of fish belly white, and the night was hazy.

When we first entered the courtyard, the lights were transparent, and the kitchen was filled with laughter and laughter. Inside, we could see her mother, Miao Lishan, the three Ping An brothers, and Aunt Chen, all crowded together and busy.

Grandma, go and accompany my grandpa quickly. Just leave it here to us.

Okay, I won't interfere, I'll just take a look.

Grandma, today is also your Good Friday, go and rest for a while.

When Zhou Jiao heard this, she covered her mouth and laughed: Her mother was indeed disliked again! After all these years, why haven’t you developed some cooking skills?

Miao Lishan's eyes lit up when she heard this. She immediately turned to look at Zhou Jiao and said with a cheerful smile: The birthday girl, you're back. You'll be fine soon.

Zhou Jiao glanced at her strangely and angrily, Why go to all this trouble, where is my dad?

Miao Lishan winked and complained mysteriously in a voice that everyone in the kitchen could hear, I should be hiding in the study again to prepare gifts for you.

Hahaha... Happy birthday, Mom.

Mom, I wish you always smile.

Mom, I wish you stay young forever.

Thank you, sons. Zhou Jiao said, walking towards Miao Lishan and holding her arm, Mom, thank you, thank you for all the hard work you put into giving birth to me.