latelenovela Chapter 212: It's New Year's Eve 1
Chapter 212: It's New Year's Eve 1
Of course, these are all based on non-busy times. Since we started building the house, such times seem to be becoming less and less frequent.
Fortunately, the house is now half completed, with only the roof and the ground left to be built. These can be done quickly, and the new house will be completed soon.
At the New Year’s Eve dinner table, everyone was happily chatting about recent events, and the topic unknowingly turned to Yunhua and Zhao Yunyun.
"I don't know how Yunyun and the other two are doing. They've been gone for almost half a year, and there's no news at all. I wonder if they're having the New Year's Eve dinner now." Grandpa Zhao asked worriedly.
"Don't worry! No news is good news. If there is really news, it must be asking for help. With Yunhua here, Yunyun is definitely not in danger. Don't worry!" The Taoist priest comforted.
"Then I hope that at this time next year, we can get together to have a New Year's Eve dinner." Grandpa Zhao looked at Xu Han meaningfully. Xu Han instantly understood what Grandpa Zhao meant and her face turned red. Was this going to induce labor?
Xu Han, sensing that the atmosphere was not right, quickly changed the subject and said, "This year's couplets haven't been posted yet! Last year I bought red paper in advance, let's write the couplets later!"
"I can write this. My handwriting is much better than your Grandpa Zhao's." said the Taoist priest.
"Since you said that, I won't refute you. After all, your handwriting is indeed better than mine. Hahahaha."
"Then let's eat quickly! After we finish eating, we can clean up and write couplets." Lu Chuan said.
"No more eating. I've been eating for more than half an hour and I'm full. Are you full?" asked the Taoist priest.
Upon hearing this, everyone said they were full and started to clear the table.
Put all the unfinished food into this space and store it, so you can heat it up and eat it tomorrow!
The New Year’s Eve dinner should be prepared extra and the leftovers can be saved for next year, which is called “having surplus every year”.
Four people cleaned up together, some collected vegetables, some swept the floor, and some wiped the table, and they were busy together, and they were quite fast.
After tidying up, Lu Chuan took out the tools for writing couplets and moved out a table. After tidying up everything, the Taoist priest began to write.
"After the house is built, I will make a desk for the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao respectively and put them inside the house so that they will be convenient to use." Lu Chuan said as he watched the Taoist priest write couplets.
"That's possible. We can make a big desk and put it in the spare room to use as a study. Then we can build some bookcases to store Grandpa Zhao's medical books." Xu Han agreed.
"Xiaohan is right. I like this. Hahaha." Grandpa Zhao laughed.
"When the time comes, we'll each have one, and no one will need anyone else's."
"Who wants to snatch it from you? You won't even be allowed to touch mine when the time comes."
Seeing this, Xu Han quickly changed the subject and said, "I bought a lot of red paper before, let's cut window decorations! It will definitely look great when pasted on the window decorations."
"Okay! I'll draw the patterns. Yunyun also liked to cut paper-cuts before, and I can draw a lot of patterns!" said Grandpa Zhao.
"I'll go get the scissors." Lu Chuan said and went into the room. When he came out, he had three pairs of scissors in his hand.
"This plum blossom is so beautiful after it is cut! Lu Chuan, look at it." Xu Han said to Lu Chuan excitedly, holding the freshly cut plum blossom.
"It's really beautiful. Look at this pattern too. This fish looks like it's alive." Lu Chuan also unfolded the pattern in his hand to show Xu Han.
"Let's go and put up these window decorations!" After saying that, he jumped into the room.
At this time, Grandpa Zhao and the Taoist priest were watching the interaction between the two with a loving look on their faces.
"Let's go and put up Spring Festival couplets."
Spring Festival couplets were posted on both sides of the gate, on the doors of each room, and even in the donkey shed and dog kennels in the backyard.
"After putting up the Spring Festival couplets, I instantly feel the New Year. It's a pity that we can't set off firecrackers and fireworks now, otherwise it would be more lively." Xu Han said.
"After the disaster, I will take you to the capital to watch the fireworks. The fireworks there are especially beautiful. You will definitely like it." said the Taoist priest.
"Yes! There are fireworks every New Year's Eve. After eating the New Year's Eve dinner, people in the city will go to the streets to watch the fireworks. It is very lively." Grandpa Zhao also echoed.
"Then I must go and see it when I have the chance."
By the time everyone had finished putting up the fireworks and couplets, it was already completely dark.
Xu Han took out the dumpling stuffing that she had chopped this morning and the dough that she had just kneaded in the afternoon from the space, and everyone started making dumplings.
It was quite lively as we made dumplings and chatted about family matters.
Xu Han thought to herself that she was too busy this year and didn't have time, so she must make a set of mahjong and playing cards in advance next year so that she could play mahjong then.
But despite all these, the evening was very enjoyable. After wrapping the dumplings for tomorrow's meal, the Taoist priest took Grandpa Zhao to play chess.
Xu Han didn't understand these at first, and only knew a few rules. But after watching a few games, and with Lu Chuan's explanation, she finally understood them.
After understanding it, he wanted to try it himself. Xu Han was very self-aware and knew that the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao were both very good at chess, which he could not compare to at all.
Compared with them, there is a world of difference between me and them. Of course, Xu Han is definitely the one on the ground.
So Xu Han directly pulled Lu Chuan to play, but after taking a few steps, he heard the Taoist priest's angry voice.
"Girl, what are you thinking about! Can't you see what he's going to do next? Why are you still walking here?
Oh! Look at the chess board!
Wrong way, wrong way, haven’t you learned it yet? "
In the end, this game ended with Xu Han losing in seconds.
The most important thing is that Xu Han herself doesn’t know how she lost.
"I don't want to play anymore. It's not fun at all." Xu Han was depressed by the blow.
"Come on, let's change people. You just continue to watch from the side!" The Taoist priest pulled Xu Han down from her seat, and then started playing chess with Lu Chuan.
"Just stand aside and watch how I kill him without leaving a single piece of armor. Learn from me," said the Taoist priest.
Then Xu Han became the person watching the chess game again, and this time it was Grandpa Zhao who explained the chess game to Xu Han.
In the end, the Taoist priest won. "I can't believe you're such a good chess player, Xiaochuan! Who did you learn from?"
"When I was young, I often played chess with my father. Whenever my father came back, I would ask him to teach me how to play chess and practice archery. Later, after I had improved my chess skills, I would often play with my grandfather at the end of the alley." Lu Chuan replied.
"Good job, Lu Chuan, you hid it well! I didn't know you were so good at chess." Xu Han took a peanut and threw it at Lu Chuan.