On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the three little guys wore new clothes, washed their faces and brushed their teeth. After breakfast, they ran out of the house with the New Year's money given by their eldest brother Xu Qing last night and played in the yard with beaming faces.
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Xu Qing also wore new clothes and walked outside the house while peeling peanuts.

Today is the first day of the New Year. When everyone in the courtyard meets, they all say auspicious words to each other.

Even if the stickman in the Jia family broke the bowl because of his naughtiness, Qin Huairu would not blame him, but would say: Peace to the broken pieces!

Last night, Shazhu and Yuyu called the old lady to their house to celebrate the New Year.

At this moment, the old lady was sent over, and the three little guys immediately wished the old lady and Shazhu New Year greetings.

"Happy New Year to grandma!!!"

"Happy New Year to Brother Yuzhu!!!"

When the old lady heard the little guys' New Year's greetings, she smiled and exposed all the few remaining teeth in her mouth. She stretched out her hand to tease the three little guys' mouths one by one, and then took out three little ones from her cotton-padded jacket pocket.

Zhang "twenty cents" of money was distributed to them.

The little guys thanked the old lady neatly.

This is not something Xu Qing taught specifically to his younger siblings. It’s just that during the Chinese New Year, his parents would take the four Xu Qing siblings to pay New Year greetings to the old lady. The three little guys were used to it.

And every year the old lady also gives the little ones lucky money.

When Silly Zhu saw the old lady giving the money, he reached out and took out three "Wujiao" cards from his body and gave them to the little guys respectively.

Silly Zhu is a child in the courtyard. No matter who he is, as long as he wishes him New Year greetings, he will be given lucky money.

Of course, except for the elderly.

Because Xu Damao shamelessly paid Shazhu New Year greetings the year before last.

At this time, Xu Qing and Silly Zhu helped the old lady into the house, and then sat at the old lady's house, chatting with her younger brothers and sisters.

He Yuyu came over later and sat next to the little girl, listening to the old lady telling about the events during the Chinese New Year in the old society.

Under the instigation of Mrs. Jia Zhang, Banggan and Xiaodang in the Jia family's house happily ran to Shazhu's house to pay New Year greetings to Shazhu and ask for lucky money.

I just missed it and went to the old lady's house in the backyard to look for Silly Pillar.

But after seeing Xu Fengming, Bangge stood outside the house in fear, not daring to go in.

Si Zhu then went out and gave Bang Gang and Xiao Dang lucky money.

At noon, Xu Qing called the old lady to his house for lunch.

In the afternoon, the old man called the old lady to his house again.

In the evening, after Xu Qing and his younger brothers and sisters had dinner, they took the apples and sweet potatoes brought from the grandparents in the country to the main house, and ate apples and roasted sweet potatoes around the stove.

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Early in the morning on the third day of the Lunar New Year, Shazhu and Yuyu came to the backyard to find Xu Qing and the three little ones to go to the temple fair together.

When the little girl and Xu Fengming heard this, they immediately cheered excitedly in the room.

The temple fairs these days are as crowded as when Xu Qing and Silly Zhu went to the state-owned store to buy cloth together before the Chinese New Year. There were so many people that it was impossible to see where they were.

At the same time, laughter and laughter can be heard one after another. The vendors setting up stalls, taking advantage of these few days, are shouting loudly. Those selling sugar haws, those making dough, those setting up opera stages, those selling colored paper windmills, and those playing the sanxian on the ground.

Storytellers, crosstalk, and sellers of various snacks dazzled everyone watching.

Not to mention how many people come to the temple fair, there are quite a few vendors gathering together.

Xu Qing pulled Xu Fengming, Xu Aiguo followed, and the little girl was looked after by Yuyu and Shazhu.

But there were too many people, and Xu Qing kept paying attention. Just like that, the little guy almost got lost.

Fortunately, his second brother Xu Aiguo was by his side, and he grabbed Xu Fengming's hand from the crowded crowd.

This prevented the little guy from getting separated from everyone.

Seeing this, Silly Zhu pinched the little guy's face and teased:

"Did you see something delicious, or did you see a girl you like?"

Xu Fengming turned his head just now and found that his eldest brother and second brother were gone. He almost cried because he was so scared that he couldn't think of fooling around with Silly Zhu at this moment.

He lowered his head, clutched his eldest brother Xu Qing's hand tightly, wrinkled his nose, and no longer dared to look around.

Seeing that the little guy was in a bad mood, Xu Qing pulled him and his second brother to the side selling candied haws, and bought a bunch for each of his younger siblings.

As for other snacks, Xu Qing bought them for the three little ones to eat while everyone was visiting the temple fair.

The three little ones walked around and ate like crazy. Their mouths were almost never free. Sometimes when they saw something they liked, they took out their New Year's money and bought it for themselves, and then the three of them ate together.

At around four o'clock in the afternoon, everyone returned to the courtyard.

In the middle of the front yard, the first uncle and the third uncle were playing chess, while the second uncle stood aside and watched the game.

Xu Qing took the three little ones over to say hello, and Shazhu came over with a grin on his face and leaned over to watch.

At this time, the situation on the chessboard was very tense. The third uncle was killing the first uncle and was retreating steadily. There was joy on his face, as if he felt that he had a chance to win.

Unexpectedly, Shazhu took a look and saw that the elder frowned and was undecided for a long time.

Immediately stretched out his hand to pull Yi Zhonghaidao:

"Master, let me help you. What's the problem?"

Silly Zhu didn't see whether the first master was willing or not, nor did he see whether the third master was happy or not. He stretched out his hand to pinch the chess piece and took the first step.

Yan Bugui froze immediately, looked at the chess game, and let out a sigh. Without thinking about the sudden replacement of Sha Zhu, he quickly withdrew his rook and replaced his cannon.

But in less than three minutes, Yan Bugui, who just now thought he was a sure winner, was killed by a few blows from the fool!

When the second uncle and the first uncle saw that Shazhu actually won, they immediately looked at Shazhu with admiration.

The third uncle looked at the chess game where he lost, with a puzzled look on his face. He turned to Xu Qing and asked, "Did I lose?"

Xu Qing smiled and nodded: "Third uncle, you lose!"

Yan Bugui couldn't accept it. He had played chess for most of his life, and neither the first nor the second uncle was a match.

Today I lost to Silly Pillar.

Yan Bugui, who has always been shrewd, couldn't figure it out. Silly Zhu, a cook, reversed the situation in a few seconds and even defeated himself.

Yan Bugui stretched out his hand to adjust the glasses on the bridge of his nose and looked at Shazhu, his eyes full of confusion.

And Xu Qing knew that although Si Zhu was not very good in other aspects, he was still very good at cooking and playing chess.

Whether it's chess or Go, Shazhu doesn't study much and has no education in his stomach. He doesn't study chess records all day long.

But even if you understand, you still can't explain it, so you can win over others who understand.

Silly Zhu grinned. Seeing the stunned third uncle, he stood up and bared his teeth:

"Third uncle, your chess skills are average. You need to practice hard."

Xu Qing saw that Silly Zhu had taken advantage of him and behaved well. Yan Bugui was so angry that he lost his temper. He shook his head and smiled helplessly.
Chapter completed!