On the anniversary of the death of my wife and daughter, I am reborn

At about 50:[-], Zhang Wanxiang and Zhao Xinghang went out with firecrackers.

Just waiting for the firecrackers to start setting off at twelve o'clock.

This can also be regarded as a ritual of celebrating the New Year in the countryside.

In later generations, it was forbidden to set off fireworks and firecrackers during the Chinese New Year.

So there will be a lot less Chinese New Year flavor.

This makes Zhao Xinghang feel that the Chinese New Year in this era is the most fun and flavorful.

Looking at the time on the watch, the minute hand has reached the 12 position.

So I took out the lighter and lit the firecrackers.

In an instant, it wasn't just their yard that was filled with the sound of exploding firecrackers.

The whole village crackled with noise.

Tonight, no one has to worry about disturbing other people's rest.

Because it’s the Chinese New Year!

The new year is here!

They will have a new look and will move towards a better year.

Zhaojiacun will also get a new look this year!

After setting off the firecrackers, the lights in every house began to go out.

Everyone has to go to bed. For rural people, it is indeed not easy to stay up until this point.

But, because it’s the Chinese New Year!

After the firecrackers were set off at Zhao Xinghang's house, everyone packed up and went back to their rooms to rest.

Xu Xinrou had already returned to the room when the firecrackers were set off, because she wanted to prevent Sisi from being frightened awake by the sudden sound of firecrackers.

After setting off the firecrackers, Zhao Xinghang also returned to the room.

"Xinrou, go to sleep! You are pregnant again and you have stayed with me until now."

Xu Xinrou nodded, smiled and said to him:

"Well! Xinghang, Happy New Year!"

After Zhao Xinghang heard this, he walked over with a smile and held his wife's hand.

"Well! Happy New Year!"

Although it is just four simple words.

But it includes their hopes and expectations for the future.

They are looking forward to a better future than this, the birth of a child, Sisi's short track speed skating, a longer-term future for the two of them...

Their family of five will always live happily and joyfully.

That night, some people were so excited about the arrival of the New Year that they couldn't sleep.

Some people sleep peacefully in the longing for the future.

Some people may also be so worried that they cannot sleep in front of the difficulties and trivial matters they are encountering now.

Early the next morning, Sisi was frightened and woke up to the sound of firecrackers.

But fortunately, little Sisi didn't feel angry when she got up.

I didn't cry after being frightened.

I just asked my mother a little aggrievedly:

"Mom, what are you doing outside? Why is it so noisy? It scared Sisi awake."

"Sisi's heart is still pounding right now."

The little guy didn't know how to describe his heartbeat, so he used "boom boom boom" instead.

Xu Xinrou looked at the little guy's sleepy look and couldn't help but rub her head.

Sisi suddenly realized something was wrong and immediately asked her mother:

"Mom, where is dad? Where is dad?"

Xu Xinrou replied to her daughter:

"Dad just went out to set off firecrackers!"

"Because today is the first day of the New Year, every household will set off firecrackers. The sound of firecrackers just woke up Sisi."

Sisi nodded in understanding and asked again:

"Then why do we set off firecrackers on the first day of the new year?"

Xu Xinrou thought for a while, thought of an easy-to-understand explanation, and explained to her daughter:

"Because the sound of this firecracker is very loud, it can scare away some bad things, and then it can make Sisi happy and safe in the new year!"

The little guy is reluctant to give up:

"Then what are those bad things?"

At this time, Xu Xinrou really realized in her heart that although she had brought Sisi with her for so many years, she did not have the storytelling talent of Zhao Xinghang.

Although she did know some of the allusions, she didn't know how to explain it to her daughter.

Just as he was organizing his speech and thinking about what to say to his daughter, Zhao Xinghang came in from outside.

I met my wife’s look of help.

So he asked with a loving smile:

"what happened?"

Xu Xinrou immediately replied:

"Tell Sisi why you set off firecrackers during the Chinese New Year. I have to find new clothes for Sisi to wear today."

After saying that, I immediately got out of bed and went to look for clothes.

Zhao Xinghang took her place again and sat on the bed telling stories to his daughter:

"It's because a long time ago, there was a monster called Nian. It always came to the village to cause destruction, and it could also hurt people."

Sisi listened with her eyes wide open, her big eyes full of curiosity.

"Later, people discovered that it was afraid of fire, so everyone lit fires to scare it. They put bamboo in it and burned it, which made a crackling sound. It was frightened and ran around and disappeared."

"So, people started setting off firecrackers during the Chinese New Year!"

Sisi's watery eyes were shining.

She thought it was simply magical.

"Wow! It's amazing!"

At this time, Xu Xinrou also brought her the clothes to wear today, which were new clothes that she had bought specially for the New Year.

After putting on new clothes for Sisi, Sisi happily walked around on the ground twice.

"Dad, Mom, do you think Sisi looks good in her new clothes?"

Zhao Xinghang smiled, nodded, and replied:

"Of course she looks good! We Sisi look like a little princess and look good in whatever we wear!"

Sisi laughed again.

Sisi went out wearing new clothes to show them.

Walking to the verandah, I came to grandpa who was smoking a pipe.

"Grandpa, look, this is Sisi's new clothes. Sisi wants to wear this clothes for the New Year!"

Zhao Wanxiang couldn't help but smile when he saw his granddaughter's cute appearance.

"It looks good. Sisi looks great in this new dress!"

Sisi was going to find her aunt and cousin again.

I found that my aunt and cousin were both wearing new clothes.

"Wow! My aunt and cousin are wearing new clothes too! We all have to wear new clothes to celebrate the New Year together!"

Zhao Xinghang stood on the verandah and looked at the new clothes on his sister and cousin.

Because my cousin and cousin came in a hurry, I didn't have time to buy them any new clothes.

But my sister gave her cousin a set of new clothes.

Seeing that the cousin over there is also wearing new clothes, it seems that the younger brother also gave him his own clothes.

The younger siblings really make them feel proud even without intending to do so.

They didn't have anyone to tell them anything, so they took out their new clothes and gave them to wear.

After the children put on their new clothes, they all had smiles on their faces.

Although things like wearing new clothes will be unsurprising in later generations.

But in this day and age, being able to wear new clothes is really not something that happens very often.

So we can understand why they feel particularly happy when they put on new clothes during the Chinese New Year.