Siheyuan: At the beginning, you can absorb good luck to stay alive.

When Mei Jian'an returned home, he found that Mei's mother, Mei Wenhua, and sister Mei Lan had already cleaned the house.

The windows were also polished and decorated with red window grilles, which looked beautiful.

"Daughter-in-law, I'm back. You moved so quickly and cleaned the house? Why don't you let me come back and clean it with you?"

"We really wanted you to come back, but after waiting for a long time, you didn't come back, so we had to do it ourselves." Mei's mother gave Mei's father a roll of her eyes.

I agreed to go out and make a phone call, but I didn't go there for a few hours.

No matter how you look at it, it looks like you are trying to be lazy.

"As you know, during the Chinese New Year, there were a lot of people calling the post office and there was a long queue. It took me a long time to come. After I came back, I went to the first uncle Yi Zhonghai's house to sit for a while and was delayed some more time. ." Mei's father quickly explained.

"Is the matter settled?"

"No, something went wrong." Mei Jian'an shook his head, "I already told the uncle that I couldn't help them, but they turned to the uncle of the Hua'er family."

"Hmph, the first and second uncles are quite scheming. It seems they are determined to ask our family to help." Mei's mother snorted coldly.

She had expected this. With the second uncle Yan Bugui here, he would not be able to get away easily if he was thinking about schemes all day long.

Mei's mother even suspected that the first and second uncles had set their sights on the uncle from the beginning.

Both of them, old thieves, knew about their uncle's work.

"Oh! What should I do now? I can't ask my uncle for help." Mei's father was also worried.

"Hua'er, is there anything you can do?" Mei's mother asked Mei Wenhua.

"This is a simple matter. My dad just refuses." Mei Wenhua said calmly.

"That's right, we refuse directly. We don't owe them anything. If we don't help, we won't help. What can they say?" My sister Mei Lan also agreed with her brother's words.

She felt that Mei’s father should have refused in the morning.

Neither the first uncle nor the second uncle are good people.

"I just came back. If I reject the first and second uncles directly, they will definitely be unhappy." Mei's father said helplessly, "They are also considered elders in the courtyard. If I refuse in person, they will think that I am disrespectful. elder."

"Huh, you can figure it out yourself anyway. I won't tell my uncle. If you want to ask for help, you can ask for it yourself!" Mei's mother snorted coldly.

She definitely wouldn't speak.

Knowing that this is a thankless job, how could he still trick his eldest sister and his family?

She is not stupid enough to offend her own family for the sake of outsiders.

"Well, I'm not familiar with my uncle either! Let's put it off for now. When the first and second uncles ask, I'll just say that my uncle didn't agree."

Mei’s father decided to delay first.

"Okay, just take care of it yourself. I'll go to the kitchen to prepare lunch." Mei's mother turned and walked into the kitchen.

My younger sister Mei Lan followed behind Mei’s mother and helped her.

Mei Wenhua took out the couplets and asked Mei's father to help paste them together.

The father and son matched up and it didn't take much time to post the couplets.

While there was still time, Mei Wenhua took out the lantern again and prepared to hang it up together.

This year I bought four lanterns, hung them in piles on both sides of the door, and hung one on each side of the room. It looked like there were exactly four in a row.

After hanging the red lanterns, Mei's mother and sister also made lunch, and the family enjoyed their lunch.

"Comrade Mei Jian'an, I want to ask my aunt and her family to come and spend the New Year with us this year. What do you think?" Mei's mother asked casually while eating.

"I think this is a good idea. We don't have many relatives in our family, only my aunt's family, so we invite them to come and celebrate the New Year together. There are so many people and it's lively." Mei Jian'an nodded in agreement.

"Hua'er, Lan'er, after dinner, you two go to your aunt's house and invite them to come and celebrate the New Year together. See if your aunt's family is willing."

"Promise to complete the mission!" Sister Mei Lan said as she sat upright.

Mei Wenhua nodded.

After lunch, we rested for a while, then we rode our bicycles and took my sister straight to my aunt's house.

When Mei Wenhua and her sister Mei Lan arrived at their aunt's house, they were warmly welcomed by their aunt and Grandma Liu.

"Hua'er, Lan'er, why are you here? Have you eaten? I'll cook for you." After the aunt welcomed Mei Wenhua and her sister Mei Lan into the house, she ran to the kitchen.

"Auntie, there's no need to do anything. We came here after dinner."

"Auntie, my brother and I just finished eating and put down the bowls. No need to bother." My sister pulled my aunt and prevented her from entering the kitchen.

"Have eaten, let's eat snacks and pastries." Grandma Liu immediately took out the snacks at home.

Many snacks have just been opened.

"I'll wash the fruit for you. Do you two want pears or apples?"

"Auntie, wash an apple and cut it in half. My sister and I can eat it separately. There is too much in my stomach."

The aunt didn't hear Mei Wenhua's words, so she took two apples and went into the kitchen to wash them.

"Hua'er, Lan'er, how are you getting along with your father?" Grandma Liu asked with concern.

Yesterday, she discovered that the two children were not very close to their father.

She knew the situation and could understand it, but she was a little worried.

"Fortunately, my dad is still easy to get along with."

"I feel like my dad is okay. I want to compete with him. When we were in the department store, we couldn't decide the winner yet." My sister's big eyes twinkled.

Grandma Liu had been observing the expressions of the two children, and she was relieved to see that they had no resistance to Father Mei.

After all, Mei's father left home when he was a child and has not taken care of the family for so many years.

She was really worried that her two children would have complaints in their hearts.

"The apples are washed, one for each person. The apples do not occupy the stomach and can be eaten." The aunt came out of the kitchen and handed the apples to Mei Wenhua and her sister.

Mei Wenhua took the apple, broke it hard, divided the apple into two halves, ate half of it, and handed the other half to her sister.

The younger sister took the apple handed over by Mei Wenhua and placed her own apple in front of her.

"Hehe... Then I'll help you eat half of it, and I'll take this home to eat later!"

Auntie and Grandma Liu couldn't help laughing when they saw their sister's behavior.

The two of them looked at their sister with adoration in their eyes.

"Grandma Liu, aunt, uncle, we are here to invite your family to celebrate the New Year with us. The New Year is lively when there are many people." Mei Wenhua said the purpose of coming.

Auntie and Grandma Liu were very moved when they heard Mei Wenhua's words and looked at uncle.

"It's okay to go over to celebrate the New Year. I'll send you there first tomorrow. I'll come back to worship the ancestors. After the ancestor worship is completed, I will go over to have the New Year's Eve dinner." The uncle thought for a while and said.

If we celebrate the New Year at home, the two of us will accompany Grandma Liu, and the three of us will celebrate the New Year.

There were too few people and there was no atmosphere during the Chinese New Year.

He also saw that both his mother and daughter-in-law loved the excitement and hoped to celebrate the New Year together.

However, it was necessary to worship ancestors during the New Year. This matter was very important. He had to worship his ancestors before going there.

"That's okay. We'll prepare the items for ancestor worship before we go there tomorrow." The aunt nodded.