Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Chapter 382: Chapter 382: Celebrating the New Year (6)

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And he, he sat to the left of his dad, while to the right of his mom was Di Ah-bao’s place.

This sudden change from being at his mom’s side to her right made his face somewhat unable to come down from the stage.

However, in just a moment, he collected the strangeness on his face and looked at everyone with a smile.

“Third Child, you speak, say a few words.”

Elderly Mr. Di called and gestured to Di Yelei.

“This… This is not good, right? Dad, you should speak!”

Di Yelei looked at everyone and said.

Elderly Mr. Di shook his head and said nothing. He found it difficult to speak and didn’t know what to say.

“I, what should I say? Alright! I’ll just say two things.”

Di Yelei saw this and turned to Sisi: “One is that I am very grateful to dad, it was dad and Guihua who persuaded me again and again to marry such a good daughter-in-law like Sisi. The other is to thank Sisi! Sisi is my Di Yelei’s lucky star, she not only gave me a home again but also took care of Xuan’er and YingEr. Now she is even pregnant, so I… I thank her, for being with me through hardships and suffering, being with me… ”

As Di Yelei spoke, tears welled up in his eyes, and he wiped them with his hand, quietly wiping away the overflowing tears.

“Alright, I Di Yelei wish to have today every year and today every age! Today, we are all happy, eat as we please, drink as we please! Eat with open stomachs!”

Elderly Mr. Di smiled with satisfaction and picked up the bamboo chopsticks, taking the lead in eating, and everyone else picked up their chopsticks and began eating.

Two big tables full of dishes made everyone unable to stop their chopsticks.

Midway through the meal, everyone was seven or eight full, and then they began to pour wine and play games of drinking and gambling. Elderly Mr. Di did not speak but ate the dishes in silence.

Outside, there were firecrackers everywhere, and from time to time beautiful fireworks flashed through the sky and exploded.

Some of the children could not sit still, but none of the adults moved, and no one dared to move.

Not until Elderly Mr. Di finished eating and left the table did the children get down from the table and start running outside, laughing and frolicking nonstop.

Liu Sisi did not hide the purchased fireworks and firecrackers. She handed out two to each child.

Brother Gao had a thick skin. Liu Sisi handed him two but he still wouldn’t leave. He extended his hand and wanted more. Seeing that today was New Year’s Eve, Liu Sisi didn’t bother to argue and gave him two more.

The sky outside was still falling with light snow, reflecting the surroundings in a bright, snowy light.

“Sisi, let’s go out and join in the fun!”

As soon as Liu Sisi finished handing out the fireworks and firecrackers on this side, Ms. Xin came over and quietly wrapped her arm around Sisi’s, making Sisi’s heart subconsciously tighten.

However, after a moment, she casually laughed and pretended to press down on the spring couplets by the door that were slightly flying up, avoiding her embrace.

“Sister-in-law, you really like to play. Unfortunately, Third Sister-in-law has a heavy body, so I won’t go out.”

The spring couplets were her own handwriting, the window paper-cuts were cut by Liu Zhi’er, and the fortune children on the door were very lovely with their laughing faces.

“Who would still be hiding at home on New Year’s Eve? We’re just going outside to watch the fireworks and firecrackers, not walking far. Let’s go, let’s go!”

Ms. Xin came over again, forcibly took Liu Sisi’s arm, and walked outside.

“Sisi, wait for me, I’ll join you as well.”

Behind her, Liu Zhi’er caught up swiftly, wrapping her arm around Liu Sisi’s arm, briefly holding her hand to assure her to feel at ease.

“It’s great to have Second Sister join us. The more the merrier! Besides, today is such a special day, let’s enjoy it to the fullest!”

Ms. Xin said happily.

The group of them quickly walked out of the courtyard and went outside.

“Hurry up! Hurry up! Brother, where’s the fire? Are you ready?”

Not far ahead, Ying’er could not help but bounce around while urging Di Xuan incessantly.

“Here it comes, don’t worry! Look, I brought just the right thing for lighting the fireworks.”

Di Xuan sprinted over excitedly with a burning incense stick in his hand, attempting to light the firework in Ying’er’s hand while speaking.

Worried, Liu Sisi hurriedly shouted from the side: “When lighting the fireworks, stand far away and don’t face the fireworks! Be careful and stay safe!”

She could not help but shout the same warning three times. Upon seeing the children gradually grasp the technique, she finally relaxed.

As the fireworks erupted into the sky and exploded here, countless children began to run and gather around quickly, enchanted by the fireworks in the hands of several children.

Although fireworks were available during this time, not many households could affrord them.

Soon enough, not only children but also adults huddled in the courtyard of Di’s family, watching the beautiful scenery of fireworks exploding in the sky.

“What a dazzling display of fireworks lighting up the night sky!”

Liu Sisi murmured softly, raising her eyes to the sky, as if reminiscing about the countless times she had seen such sights in her previous life.

“Oh! Sisi, these fireworks and firecrackers must have cost a lot of money, right?”

Ms. Wang came over and eagerly squeezed through the crowd, stretching her neck curiously to look at her, appearing as if she wished to claim the fireworks for herself.

“Not that much, really! Second Sister-in-law, Di Wei doesn’t know how to set off the fireworks. Why don’t you go help? These fireworks cost half a tael of silver per piece! We can’t let them go to waste!”

Liu Sisi casually found an excuse to dismiss Ms. Wang.

“What? Half a tael of silver for one firework?”

Ms. Wang suddenly screamed, immediately attracting the attention of many around her. Almost all eyes in the scene turned to look at them.

Liu Sisi maintained a calm smile: “Isn’t that so, Second Sister-in-law! You may not know, but even though these fireworks cost half a tael of silver per piece, they are actually priceless items. These were given to Sisi by our grandmother out of care and affection, several dozen fireworks, and while you can find firecrackers for sale, there aren’t these types available!”

Liu Sisi wasn’t lying with those words. Even though the fireworks were half a tael of silver per piece, they initially frightened her because of the cost.

However, considering the risks involved in producing fireworks and the danger of working in such conditions, coupled with the fact that these were all 36-shot fireworks, they somehow justified their price!

Upon hearing this, Ms. Wang’s eyes widened. But in a moment, she suddenly rushed forward and snatched all the fireworks and firecrackers from Di Wei and Di Jie’s hands, causing the two children to cry loudly.

“Crying! All you know is how to cry! These are half a tael silver-per-piece fireworks and firecrackers, and they shouldn’t be wasted like this by you!”

After saying that, she didn’t bother about the two crying children and simply took the fireworks and ran off.