Shen Rong took out three red envelopes from her bosom. There was only one penny of silver in each red envelope. Although it was not much, it was a token of her appreciation.

When Sixth Grandpa and Sixth Grandma saw that Shen Rong had prepared red envelopes for them, they did not refuse and took them with a smile.

The two old men each received a red envelope. Changsheng got the most, three, and Shen Rong got two.

Changsheng counted his own red envelopes, then counted Shen Rong's, and was a little confused as to why Sanniang's red envelope was less than his.

He looked at his grandparents again and found that they had even fewer red envelopes.

Changsheng tilted his head and thought for a while. He suddenly slapped his head, took out a red envelope from his arms and handed it to Shen Rong, "Here, New Year's money."

Sixth Grandpa and Sixth Grandma looked at Changsheng and Shen Rong with smiles on their faces.

Changsheng's straightforward eyes were full of sincerity. Shen Rong looked at her grandparents a little embarrassedly. Seeing that the two elderly people were smiling, she took the red envelope and said, "Thank you, Changsheng. I wish you a happy new year."

Changsheng smiled and took out two red envelopes, one for grandpa and one for grandma, "Grandpa and grandma, I wish you a happy new year."

"Changsheng, you gave it to us, but you have nothing left." Sixth Grandma smiled while holding the red envelope.

Changsheng looked at the empty pocket on his chest, then looked at the red envelope in Shen Rong's hand, and suddenly said, "My wife has it."

The Sixth Grandpa put the red envelope into Changsheng's hand and said, "You and your wife are in the same group. Your wife has already given red envelopes to Grandpa and Grandma, so you don't have to give any."

"That's right." Sixth Grandma nodded and stuffed the red envelope into Changsheng's hand.

After giving out the red envelopes, it was completely dark.

My grandparents are old and can’t hold on any longer, so they go into the house and go to bed early.

Shen Rong and Changsheng returned to their own room to keep watch.

The oil lamp in the room was on. Shen Rong and Changsheng put the red envelopes under their pillows, and then they lay down in bed to celebrate the New Year.

Tonight, Changsheng was quieter than before. He didn't speak, and Shen Rong didn't know what to say for a moment. The room was quiet, and occasionally one or two sounds of children setting off firecrackers outside the house could be heard.

The bed was warm, and Shen Rong felt drowsy after lying there for a while.

She was drowsy and just closed her eyes when Changsheng pushed her and said, "You can't sleep. Stay up all night."

"Oh, I didn't sleep." Shen Rong opened her eyes and looked at the ceiling of the tent.

After a while, Shen Rong closed her eyes again in a daze. She just closed her eyes and Changsheng pushed her again, "You can't sleep."

Shen Rong sighed. She felt that it would be strange if she wasn't sleepy if she just sat there without saying anything and staring blankly.

"Changsheng, aren't you sleepy?"

"Grandpa said that we have to stay up tonight and wait until the rooster crows before going to bed."

Shen Rong was a little curious, "Did you stay up alone in the house to celebrate the New Year?"

Changsheng said in a muffled voice: "Yeah."

Shen Rong thought of Changsheng lying on the bed alone with his eyes wide open, without anyone to talk to, and she felt inexplicably sad.

She deliberately teased Changsheng, "What if you fall asleep during the process?"

"I won't fall asleep."

"You are alone in your own room. How can you know when you go to bed?"

"Don't go to bed until the cock crows."

Shen Rong asked in a different way, "What if you are sleepy?"

Changsheng turned his head to look at Shen Rong, "Grandpa said you can eat when you are sleepy, do you want to eat?"

Shen Rong shook her head. "Talk to me for a while! I won't feel sleepy if I talk."

Changsheng pursed his lips, turned his head, and stared blankly at the ceiling of the tent again.

Shen Rong waited for a while, but Changsheng didn't speak.

I had to bring up another topic, "How did you celebrate the New Year in the past?"

It happened so long ago that Shen Rong almost forgot about it.

"Happy New Year and setting off firecrackers."

"anything else?"

.........

The Gu family was just as deserted as Shen Rong knew. Although Shen Yuan wanted to prepare some delicious food, his wallet did not allow it, so he had to give up.

Liu only cut a pound of meat, and Shen Yuan killed the last chicken and stewed it, and the New Year's Eve dinner was over.

As for staying up at night, it was freezing cold and it would take too much firewood to light a fire, so everyone would go back to their rooms to stay up all night.

That night, Shen Rong didn't know when she fell asleep. When she opened her eyes again, it was already bright outside.

Changsheng went to bed late last night and woke up later than usual this morning.

After Changsheng got up, he put on new clothes. The young couple first greeted their grandparents, and then had breakfast. Then Changsheng went out to pay New Year's greetings.

Shen Rong and her grandparents stayed at home, waiting for other people in the village to come and pay New Year's greetings.

There was a brazier burning in the main room, and a lot of snacks and oranges were placed on the eight-immortal table.

The oranges were sent by Shen Dongting.

There are some orange trees planted in front of Shen Rong's mother's house. When the oranges are about to mature, they are picked in advance and put into a large vat, buried with pine needles, so that they can be eaten during the Chinese New Year.

It is a rare fruit in this cold winter and looks festive.

After a while, someone really came to wish Grandpa Six and Grandma Six a Happy New Year.

Sixth Grandpa is a doctor and of high seniority. On that day, almost all the younger people in the village came.

Changsheng went out for a walk, visited many houses, and received a lot of food. This was the happiest day for Changsheng.

Changsheng was a quiet person. When he went to wish people a happy new year, he would just show his face. He followed the children silently from beginning to end. When the villagers gave snacks to the children, they did not leave him out.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Shen Rong and Changsheng returned to her parents' home with wine, meat and snacks.

Before Shen Rong and Changsheng entered the Shen family's yard, they heard the laughter of children inside.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw that the yard was full of people.

Mrs. Lu was wearing a new cotton-padded jacket made by Shen Rong, holding her child, sitting in the yard to bask in the sun, with Shen Rong's two sisters-in-law next to her.

Shen Dongting was holding firecrackers in his hand, with a string of small tails following him.

Shen Rong's father and her elder and second brothers are all at home today. The father and son are planning what to plant in the fields next year.

Shen Wu also put on the new clothes made by Shen Rong.

When Mrs. Lu looked up and saw Shen Rong and Changsheng, a smile immediately broke out on her face.

"Knowing that you're coming back today, your two sisters-in-law are waiting for you at home!" Mrs. Lu stood up holding the child.

The second sister-in-law quickly called her sister-in-law, "Yier, bring a chair for your aunt and uncle."

The eldest sister-in-law also held the child and said, "Yuelan and Yuehe, stop playing and go get some water for your aunt."

Shen Rong smiled at her sisters-in-law, and she appreciated the kindness of her two sisters-in-law.

In the past, the second day of the Chinese New Year was the day for the sisters-in-law to return to their parents' home. This year, she returned to her parents' home and her sister-in-law stayed at home to receive her, so the two sisters-in-law could only return to their parents' home on the third day of the Chinese New Year.

Shen Rong put down her things and sat down next to Lu. Looking at the lively family, she felt particularly satisfied.

In her previous life, not long after she got married, her eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law met with accidents one after another. She had a very miserable year. Because of the adults' affairs, the children became silent and taciturn, and they did not have the vitality of children at all.

Shen Rong felt that the greatest gain from her rebirth was that her whole family was doing well.

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