Xing'an Mountains 1984: Starting from climbing mountains to support the family

Chapter 174 Grandpa, do my clothes look good?
Even Liu Xueting had fallen asleep on the table without knowing when. Chen Weidong looked at the little babies lying here and there, and carried them to the kang. The five little girls slept like little pigs!
After settling the little girls, Chen Weidong went straight to Liu Xueting. At this moment, she was lying on the table with her black hair hanging down on her shoulders. Her delicate facial features were even more beautiful under the light of the kerosene lamp.

Chen Weidong gently touched Liu Xueting's body. Liu Xueting hadn't had much rest during the New Year holidays.

She was sleeping very soundly at this time, and Chen Weidong was also very careful. Although she was a little drowsy when she was picked up, fortunately she did not wake up.

Liu Xueting smelled very good, with a milky scent, and the hot air she exhaled while sleeping was very close to him.
Although he had smelled it countless times at close range, Chen Weidong still felt very
Liu Xueting was very light, so Chen Weidong carried her to the bed and took off her shoes. Just looking at the sleeping faces of his wife and daughter, Chen Weidong felt very satisfied and energetic. He only needed to keep watch until dawn, with one person from each family keeping watch.

Chen Weidong didn't sleep much, and it was dawn after a short nap. Chen Weidong started to clean the snow in the yard early in the morning. The heavy snow fell silently at night and ended quietly at two or three in the morning.

Waving his sleeves will not take away a single cloud, leaving only a field of white snow.

After cleaning the yard, Chen Weidong then released all the dogs in the dog pen, hugged and stroked each one of them, comforted them, then went into the kitchen to get out dog food and fed them to the dogs.

In the dog bowl, pour some warm water.

After finishing all this, Chen Weidong went into the house to change clothes. Liu Xueting had already changed her clothes and walked into the kitchen to start cooking.

Chen Weidong added some firewood to the kang, then washed his hands and went into the kitchen to make breakfast with Liu Xueting.

Actually, I didn’t do anything. I just heated up the leftover dumplings from yesterday and ate them on New Year’s Day. This is the custom of celebrating the New Year in the north.

Because today is the day for New Year's greetings.

The meal for the two of them is not ready yet.
The little girls got up one after another, clamoring to wear new clothes and new shoes. Some of them were dazed, obviously woken up by their elder sister. When they heard that they were finally going to wear the beautiful new clothes, they all perked up.

Liu Xueting went to dress up the little girls, put on new clothes, and after breakfast they would go to pay New Year's greetings to their grandparents.

In the past, the family was poor and the children didn’t have new clothes, let alone old clothes.

All the children only had one or two sets of clothes to wear. For example, when they needed to poop or pee, they would wear them outside, otherwise they would all stay wrapped in the quilt.

Not to mention New Year’s greetings, even going out is difficult!

But this year is completely different.

Not only did Chen Weidong buy each of them a brand new and fashionable pair of cotton-padded jackets, cotton-padded trousers, cotton-padded shoes, cotton-padded hats and cotton-padded gloves, he also gave each of them a new hairband.

Especially after being well fed and clothed every day, with meat for every meal,

They are no longer the skinny and sallow-faced people they used to be. They have all become much rounder.

The little guy is already very cute after being dressed up like this, and now people can't help but take a few more glances at him.

Chen Weidong was very happy to see the six little kids. Although he didn't make the family rich after his rebirth, they didn't have to worry about food and clothing! This gave him a sense of accomplishment, which was better than making more money.

After the family finished eating dumplings, Chen Weidong took his daughters to pay New Year's greetings to Chen Guangtian and Wu Xiuqin. Liu Xueting did not go with them because she had to greet people who might come to pay New Year's greetings at home!

When Chen Weidong and his six little girls arrived at the gate of his parents' yard, they saw his sister-in-law Yang Xuehua opening the door opposite. She was stunned, looked again and again, and blinked her eyes again and again.

"Sister-in-law, what's wrong? Don't you recognize us?" Chen Weidong said with a smile.

"No, Weidong, your daughter..."

Yang Xuehua was surprised and said, "You have changed so much."

"Auntie, is my dress beautiful?"

Si Ni rushed over.

Yang Xuehua quickly picked her up and said with a smile, "Pretty, pretty, really pretty!"

Wu Ni failed to pounce on Yang Xuehua, so she ran into the house, shouting, "Grandpa, grandma, we're here to wish you a happy new year! Grandpa, grandpa, is my dress beautiful?" Chen Guangtian and Wu Xiuqin were preparing tea and snacks in the kitchen.

Today, their sons, grandchildren and granddaughters are all coming, so they have to prepare in advance, otherwise they will be too busy later.

Suddenly, they saw a little girl, dressed up like a porcelain doll, running in. They were both startled and thought: Where did this city kid come from? After a closer look, they found that this person was Chen Weidong's fifth daughter.

They were even more surprised.

Before they could come to their senses, they saw Chen Weidong's family of seven walking in. The little girls were dressed newer and brighter than each other.

"Dad, Mom, Happy New Year! I wish you both a happy new year."

"Weidong, the little girls are wearing new clothes!" The two men's eyes were still on his daughters.

Chen Weidong laughed, "It looks good, doesn't it? I bought it last time when I went to Hajiang City, and it has been in the bottom of my closet. It's Chinese New Year now, so I have to wear something new to have that feel!"

"You spend all the money you earn! Life is long, and children don't grow up in a day. What will you do with it in the future if you spend it now?"

Wu Xiuqin couldn't help but start nagging again.

Chen Weidong laughed, did not refute, and took the children to warm themselves by the fire.

"Grandpa, Grandma, Happy New Year!"

At this moment, voices rang out one after another.

It was the eldest brother Chen Weihai who brought Dafei and Xiaofei over. Dafei and Xiaofei were both wearing new clothes.
These were not bought by Chen Weidong, but he sold the bear skin and exchanged the cloth for a lot of money to give to his sister-in-law. Soon Bingzi and his wife came, and Wu Xiuqin directed the grandchildren to bring hot tea and snacks.

The brothers drank tea, ate snacks and chatted about family matters.

Not long after, Chen Weidong took the little girl and his elder brother and sister-in-law to visit relatives in the village to wish them a happy new year.

In Jiuqutun, the general rule of New Year's greetings is to visit one's own family on the first day, visit maternal and paternal families on the second day, visit aunts and uncles on the third and fourth days. After the fifth day, things become chaotic and the old and young, as well as their friends, visit relatives and neighbors and do whatever they want.

After paying New Year's greetings, we returned to our father Chen Guangtian's house and had lunch together! Liu Xueting and Yang Xuehua helped with the cooking while Chen Weidong and the others chatted.

Halfway through the conversation, Wu Xiuqin came out and called us to eat.

The family immediately began to set the table.

There were many children, so the children sat at one table and the adults sat at another.

This year, the dishes at my parents' house were also very rich, with all kinds of meat, all thanks to Chen Weidong.

In previous years, my dad and mom’s family were also poor!
I can’t bear to eat meat during the Chinese New Year.

This year, you can eat all kinds of meat!

Especially wild boar meat and bear meat, which were served out in huge pots, very generous!
After all the dishes were served, the family started to eat.

The children were already hungry, and there were so many meat dishes to eat, which was not an opportunity they would have normally had.
So, as soon as the adults said it was time to eat, the children immediately threw themselves into the fight for the food.

The children are all at the table. If they don’t fight over the food, how can they get any food?
Wu Xiuqin scolded again and again: "Don't grab it! Don't grab it! We all have it!"

The children ignored them and continued to fight and shout. Their voices were so loud that it seemed as if the roof was about to fall off. They knew that today was New Year's Day and even if the adults were angry, they would not hit them.

(End of this chapter)