Siheyuan Back to the 1950s

Time flies, and the New Year is coming again. Today is the last exam before the winter vacation.

At this time in the examination room, Sun Zhengguo was checking the test paper. When he confirmed that all the questions were correct, he handed in the paper early and walked out of the classroom.

As he walked out of the classroom, a gust of cold air came in through his collar, making Sun Zhengguo shiver on the spot and subconsciously tighten his collar.

Sun Zhengguo came to the parking shed, put on gloves and a cotton hat, wrapped himself in a scarf, and rode out of the school gate without caring about the biting cold wind.

Today is a holiday, and Sun Zhengguo is not planning to go home for the time being. Instead, he comes to a clothing store not far from his home.

This clothing store was originally given to me by Lou Bancheng. Ever since then, my mother has usually been the one collecting the rent, and I have never been here once.

After a while, Sun Zhengguo arrived at the door of the store and saw a wooden sign hanging on the small door with the words "Liangcai Garment Store" written in large letters.

Sun Zhengguo pushed the door open and walked in. He instantly felt a sense of warmth and closed the door casually.

Seeing someone come in, a female clerk about 40 years old came up and spoke.

"Do you want to order the clothes or buy them ready-made?"

"Neither, I'm here to get my clothes."

As Sun Zhengguo spoke, he took out the bill from his pocket and handed it to the female clerk.

The female clerk took the bill and looked at it, then immediately shouted.

"So it's from the landlord. The clothes have been prepared a long time ago. I'll get them for you right away."

After the salesgirl finished speaking, she turned around and went to get the clothes.

Sun Zhengguo was a little bored, so he looked around.

Suddenly, a black leather scarf caught Sun Zhengguo's eyes.

Looking at this silky and shiny scarf, Sun Zhengguo couldn't help but think of his own space, which was filled with all kinds of furs. He wondered if he could order some custom ones?

"That was custom made, not for sale."

The female clerk brought the clothes and saw Sun Zhengguo staring at the leather scarf, so she hurriedly explained.

"I don't want to buy it. Can I bring the leather here to process it myself?"

Sun Zhengguo said embarrassedly.

"OK."

After hearing the female clerk's answer, Sun Zhengguo immediately said.

"Okay, I'll take these cotton clothes first, and then send the leather over."

After saying that, Sun Zhengguo took the bag from the female clerk, turned around and walked out.

After leaving the garment store, Sun Zhengguo found an empty place, checked the space, and finally picked out two fox skins, two wolf skins and several rabbit skins.

After exiting the space, Sun Zhengguo wandered around outside for a while and came to the clothing store again.

I found the female clerk and after discussion, I made a scarf and a pair of gloves for each family member. It cost a total of 7 yuan, and they can be picked up before the New Year.

After leaving the garment shop, Sun Zhengguo rode towards the courtyard.

When I got home, my sister saw my pink water-print cotton-padded jacket and immediately ran over to me, grabbed it and wouldn't let it go. After trying it on, she was very satisfied and quickly ran to the yard to show it off.

The younger brother took one look at his green cotton-padded jacket and said with a look of disdain.

"Brother, this color is too ugly, right? I'm embarrassed to wear it outside."

"Come on! Look at Chen Xiaosan in the backyard. He wears flowery pants when he goes out. You're lucky to have something to wear, but you still complain that it's good or ugly."

After hearing what his brother said, Sun Zhengan stopped talking. His brother was right.

Nowadays, many younger brothers and sisters have never worn a new piece of clothing since they were young.

The eldest child wears it first, then the second child, then the third child. If there is a younger child at the back, then they will all wear it.

Sun Zhengguo looked at his brother who was silent and comforted him.

"Don't be depressed. How about your brother giving you a gift before the New Year?"

When Sun Zhengan heard that his brother had a gift, he immediately said happily, "Really? What gift?"

"I guarantee you'll be satisfied. The specific gift will remain secret for now."

Just as Sun Zhengguo finished speaking, there was another sound at the door.

"What gift? Is there one for me?"

It turned out that it was my younger sister who came back and happened to overhear their conversation.

"Yes, all of them, that's enough!"

"Thank you, brother."

Then the three siblings played for a while before going to cook.

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In the evening, when Sun Dajiang and his wife came home from get off work, they saw their children had already finished cooking. They felt relieved that their children had grown up and knew how to share the housework.

After dinner in the evening, his parents gave Sun Zhengguo another task. The Chinese New Year was coming soon, and this year, Sun Zhengguo was responsible for purchasing New Year's goods.

So, in the next few days, Sun Zhengguo went out whenever he had nothing to do, and when he came back, he had a big bag full of food, which made the neighbors in the yard envious.

Especially Yan Bugui, because the New Year is approaching, there are people carrying large and small bags at the gate every day, and he wants one too!

But they are buying New Year's goods, and they haven't even started to eat them themselves. They are saving them for the New Year, so how could they possibly give them to you?

The New Year is getting closer and closer, and it’s New Year’s Eve in a blink of an eye.

Lin Wencui was very happy looking at the various New Year goods displayed in the house. The things her son bought were of good quality and low price. Some of them did not even require tickets. Her son said that they were bought by someone else.

At noon, after finishing their meal, the two brothers began to write couplets, which is an annual traditional program. The sister cut window flowers, which is also a traditional program.

The three brothers and sisters worked together, and after finishing the work, they started to paste it again. After they finished, the kitchen was filled with fragrance again.

This is my parents frying meatballs. My greedy sister ate some secretly and gave some to her two brothers, which made my parents laugh.

In the evening, the whole family sat around the table, chatting and laughing, drinking, talking about the gains and losses of the past year, and enjoying the joy and happiness of the festival.

After the meal, Sun Dajiang and his wife sat in front of the hall. The three siblings lined up and bowed to them.

"Happy New Year, Mom and Dad! x3"

"Happy New Year, kids!"

Sun Dajiang and his wife were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling and reached out to take out the red envelopes.

"Here, this is from daddy, and this is from mommy."

"Thank you, Mom and Dad! x3"

After the three siblings received the red envelopes, Sun Zhengguo immediately said.

"Mom and Dad, wait a minute. I have gifts for everyone too."

After Sun Zhengguo finished speaking, he walked into the room, took out the prepared bag, took out a gray scarf, and handed it to Sun Dajiang.

"Dad, this is for you. See if it's suitable?"

"It fits, it fits. It's a gift from my son. It's the most suitable."

Sun Dajiang happily took the scarf and praised it.

"Mom, I'll give you this yellow one. See if you like it?"

"Mom likes it, son. This scarf is so beautiful. Thank you, mom."

Lin Wencui couldn't let go of the scarf given by her son.

"Zhengan, this is yours."

After Sun Zhengguo finished speaking, he took out a gray and white scarf and handed it to Sun Zhengan.

"Thank you, brother. I think this color is better than dad's."

My younger brother was also very satisfied and kept stroking it in his hand.

"Sister, this is yours."

When Sun Zhengguo took out this scarf, everyone in the room was shocked because the scarf was so beautiful.

A bright red scarf, so bright and eye-catching, so smooth and lustrous, left Sun Zhenghong stunned, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

"Ah...! I love you so much, brother. You are so handsome. I like you so much. Thank you, brother. You are so great."

Sun Zhenghong was so excited that he lost his mind and even spoke nonsense.

Sun Zhengguo took out some gloves, one pair for each person, but the gloves didn't have any special features except that they were warm.

After the gifts were distributed, everyone played for a while and the three siblings started playing Landlord again.

At 12 o'clock in the evening, the new year has arrived.

Countless firecrackers rang out in the air.

The dark sky was streaked with bright streaks of light.

Sun Zhengguo, who was standing in front of the door, couldn't help but shout when he saw this scene.

"Happy New Year!!!"