The prosperous era of courtyard houses

Chapter 119, New Year’s Eve Dinner

After the teasing, all the dishes were served, and the first master came back after mediating the affairs of the Liu family, and everyone was ready to eat.

Li Weiguo helped the old lady and Wang Zhenhai take their seats first. According to the procedure, the younger brothers and sisters Li Weiguo and Shazhu had to pay New Year's greetings to their elders before everyone could start eating.

The three of them did not show any pretense and respectfully paid New Year's greetings to the old lady.

Li Weiguo: "Old lady, I wish you blessings like the East Sea and longevity as long as the Southern Mountains."

Silly Zhu: "Old lady, I also wish you happiness, longevity and good health in the new year."

Yu Yu: "Old lady, I wish you always smile and eat deliciously."

It was so lively this year, and the old lady was very happy. She waved to the three of them and said: "Haha, okay, okay, come, come to my wife, she will give you red envelopes."

As she spoke, the old lady took out three prepared red envelopes from her pocket and gave one to each of Li Weiguo and the others.

At the end of every year, the old lady would exchange some of the coupons she had saved into money, keep some of them as pension money, and use some of them to give red envelopes to the children in the courtyard.

Of course, the main purpose is to send red envelopes to Shazhu, and others are incidentally, one cent, two cents, one cent or two cents. The money is not much, and it is just for good luck and celebration.

"Thank you, madam." x3

Li Weiguo and the others did not care about the size of the red envelope, they just smiled and took it into their arms. No matter how good or bad the gift given by their elders was, they should not refuse it. After all, it was all sincerity.

After the old lady gave out the red envelopes, the uncle and the mother were not stingy, and each of them gave them a red envelope.

Regarding the red envelopes, Li Weiguo and Shazhu were not too excited. They were already working, and their wages were not low. However, they were very happy to receive three red envelopes before the meal started, and their smiles never stopped.

After paying New Year's greetings to the old lady, Li Weiguo took a mat and knelt on it alone for his master Wang Zhenhai.

"Master, my disciple wishes you good health and all the best in the new year."

"Good good."

Wang Zhenhai wiped the corners of his red eyes, feeling very pleased.

The young man and his wife on the side were filled with envy when they saw this scene, wishing that Li Weiguo was honoring them.

It's a pity that I started too late and had no share.

After Wang Zhenhai helped Li Weiguo up, he also took out several red envelopes from his pocket. He first took out a red envelope and handed it to the old lady: "Old lady, I wish you a long life."

"Oh, Master Wang, what are you doing?"

Usually it is the elders who give red envelopes for dinner, but I have never heard of younger people giving red envelopes to their elders.

"Old lady, this red envelope is a gift from the younger generation, so you must accept it."

"This"

Just when the old lady was about to say something, Li Weiguo stepped forward to take the red envelope and put it directly in the old lady's hands: "Madam, you just take it from my master. Anyway, my master is not short of money, let's talk about it." , it’s not wrong for this junior to respect his elders.”

"Yes, old lady, it is right for the younger generation to be filial to their elders. This is Brother Wang's wish. Just accept it." Seeing this, the elder on the side also helped to persuade. Li Weiguo's words were considered It got to his heart.

"Okay, okay, I'll accept it."

After the old lady accepted the red envelope, Wang Zhenhai took out another red envelope, handed it to the aunt and said, "Brother Yi and I are the same generation, so I won't give him a red envelope. You are a younger brother and sister, and this is yours. Just to celebrate. Can’t refuse.”

"I'll accept this, thank you, Brother Wang." The aunt hesitated for a while, then accepted it.

"now it's right."

After Auntie accepted the red envelope, Wang Zhenhai took out three more red envelopes and handed them to Li Weiguo, Shazhu and Yuyu respectively: "Here, these are for you three."

"Thank you, Master."

"Thank you, Master Wang." x2

After giving out the red envelopes, the meal could officially begin. Everyone didn't waste any time and quickly sat down. Today's dishes were so sumptuous that their gluttons had already been aroused.

Seeing that everyone was seated, Li Weiguo opened a bottle of Shanhaiguan soda for each person.

It’s Chinese New Year, how can we miss out on drinks?

Although there is a shortage of supplies in the country, there are still some drinks.

The Shanhaiguan orange soda that Li Weiguo and the others are drinking now was the number one soda brand in the country in the 1922s. It was used at the banquet of Emperor Puyi in .

The yellow orange soda in a glass bottle is somewhat similar to Fanta, but it is more sparkling and not as sweet. It was once a special drink for state banquets and is widely known across the country.

"Wow, it's an orange soda." Rainwater exclaimed as he took the soda.

I couldn't wait to pick up the bottle and took a small sip.

The next moment, his eyes narrowed with joy.

"Oh, it tastes great!"

The little girl was instantly captured by the soda.

Soda is the most popular item at their age, and no candy or biscuit can match the charm of soda.

Students only need to buy a bottle with their pocket money that they have saved for a long time, and they can enjoy it all day long when they get to school.

"Okay, let's get started. I wish everyone all your wishes will come true and all the best in the new year." Li Weiguo raised the bottle and was the first to congratulate.

"it is good!!"

Wang Zhenhai, Mr. Yi and others all echoed and applauded.

"Hehe, come on, let's all eat food, eat food."

With that said, Li Weiguo first gave his master Wang Zhenhai a big goose leg, and the other goose leg was given to Yu Yu.

Silly Zhu was not in a daze, picked up an empty bowl and scooped a bowl of steamed eggs for the old lady.

The old lady took the steamed egg with a smile, her eyes could not help but turn red, it had not been so lively for a long time.

Wang Zhenhai was the same. He had no heirs and lived alone in previous years. Looking at the big goose legs in the bowl, he was filled with emotion for a moment.

"Master, First Master, Brother Zhu, do we want something white?" Li Weiguo asked as he took out four bottles of Xifeng wine from under the table.

Rain and the others drink soda. They can't just eat food with soda. How can they do it without wine?

"Hey, Xifeng, good stuff, haha, come on, come on, fill it up quickly."

"That's right, if I hadn't taken it out earlier, I thought it was just soda, haha."

Wang Zhenhai, Yiye and Shazhu are all good drinkers. When they saw the good wine, they immediately stretched out their glasses, as if they would get drunk before resting.

A sumptuous New Year’s Eve dinner lasted for about two hours, and it didn’t end until after six o’clock in the evening.

The main reason is that Li Weiguo and the other four elders have been drinking and eating for a long time, and the aunt and the others have finished eating long ago.

There were four bottles of Xifeng wine each weighing one kilogram, almost one for each person. They all had a good capacity for drinking, and they were only half-drunk, not too much. If they really wanted to drink, the four of them would probably be able to drink another bottle each.

Of course, Li Weiguo's hanging on the wall does not count, he is not afraid of five or six catties.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, Li Weiguo took Wang Zhenhai back to Heizhima Hutong on his bicycle.

When they arrived at the place, they parked the car and Li Weiguo helped Old Wang into the house and sat down.

Seeing that Old Wang's cheeks were red from drinking, Li Weiguo quickly went to pour him a cup of tea to relieve his hangover.

Wang Zhenhai did not let him continue working, and waved to him to let him pass.

"Master, are you okay?"

"It's okay, just follow me."

With that said, Old Man Wang took Li Weiguo to the bedroom.