Quick Wear: Transform Your Life

Chapter 21
On the second day after the final exam, Lan Xi got the report card during evening self-study.

Chinese 128, Mathematics 140, English 141, Science and Comprehensive 272.

The total score is 681, the class ranks 12th, and the age ranks 25th.

This time Lan Xi made rapid progress, her class ranking improved by 11 places, and her age improved by 25 places.

Another five days passed, and it was already December 12th. There were still five days before the Chinese New Year, and the school was on holiday.

This time I only brought some luggage home, as well as some books and test papers.

When I got home, the New Year atmosphere in the village was already very strong.

Almost all those who went out to work came back. The men gathered together to chat or play cards, while the women played cards or prepared New Year's goods.

When I got home, the pork I bought was hanging in the kitchen, as well as the chicken and carp that had been killed.

Steamed buns and steamed buns have already been steamed at home, because steamed buns will not be steamed again during the Chinese New Year, so they have to be steamed once before the year, and the steamed buns have to be eaten until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

This is a lot of work, not only the stuffing of the buns must be prepared in advance, but also the steamed buns need to get up at five o'clock in the morning to knead the dough.

I started making buns at around [-]:[-] noon, and steamed them for a whole day, so it was not an easy job. However, it was Chinese New Year and everyone was happy, and all the hard work was worth it in everyone’s opinion.

A few days ago, Lan Xi could sleep in every day, and then eat melon seeds and watch TV with Liu Xiaodi.

I will also go to the town market to buy couplets and firecrackers according to Liu's mother's instructions, and then Liu's mother will buy some vegetables for the New Year's reception.

When it was New Year's Eve, after lunch, Mother Liu reconciled, and then Father Liu took Lan Xi and Brother Liu to start posting couplets.

After posting the couplets, I went to my grandma’s grave to burn paper, then went home, ready to start making dumplings.

After the dumplings were served, it was time to set off firecrackers. Brother Liu took the lead bravely and rushed to take on the task that had been passed.

Lan Xi stood in the main room, watching Little Brother Liu tremblingly moving the lighter towards the firecracker.

As soon as I saw sparks from the firecracker roller, I quickly ran towards the main room with my head in my arms.

Before I ran to the main room, the firecrackers exploded, and the crackling sound made my ears buzzing, but I still laughed happily.

After eating dumplings, everyone went out to watch the fireworks. Tonight, some people who got married during the Chinese New Year will set off fireworks.

In addition, everyone in the village exchanged money, and each family gave [-] or [-] yuan, and then bought fireworks to set off. After the Chinese New Year, everyone didn’t care about these, and they wanted to make it lively and festive.

The people in the village gathered together to set off fireworks. Everyone was talking, watching the fireworks, and knocking melon seeds. It was also very lively.

After the fireworks, everyone dispersed. The adults either went to play cards, or went home to watch the Spring Festival Gala.

The children took the New Year's money given by the adults, went to the small shop to buy small firecrackers, and set off firecrackers together. The adults didn't care about it and just played casually, so the children also took advantage of today to play to their heart's content.

Because Lan Xi didn't have much fun with the little sisters in the village, she went home after watching the fireworks, and Liu Xiaodi went out to play with his little friends.

Liu's father went to watch people play cards, and Liu's mother went to play mahjong at the aunt's house next door, so now Lan Xi is at home alone.

Turning on the TV, eating melon seeds and peanuts, watching the Spring Festival Gala, listening to the moving songs, and the sketches that are full of praise, is also good.

After nine o'clock, Liu Xiaodi, Liu's father and Liu's mother all came back.

The family sat together, kowtowed melon seeds, watched the Spring Festival Gala, and commented from time to time.

Later, little brother Liu couldn't sit still anymore, so he proposed to play cards, poker, and Landlords, but Liu's mother asked not to participate, so she was a spectator.

Father Liu, Little Brother Liu, and Lan Xi just started playing, and Little Brother Liu said,
"Dad, sister, let's pay two yuan a handful, and whoever loses will pay. We can't play tricks."

It's the Chinese New Year, and Liu Xiaodi also has the New Year's money given by Liu's mother and Liu's father, so he is very confident when speaking of it.

Liu's mother took over the words, "Don't worry, if you win, your father will not give you money. Your sister will be covered by your mother. If you lose, it will be mine. If you win, it will be your sister's."

"Mom, then you just wait to pay the money." Little Brother Liu said shrilly, as if he was sure of winning.

Liu Yao really didn't play much before, even if she played, she lost more than she won, and Lan Xi played it a few times before, but very few.

Little brother Liu started to shuffle the cards. Just in the first game, little brother Liu became the landlord and killed all directions. He got off to a good start, which made him even more embarrassing.

At the beginning, Lan Xi was still not familiar with him, and he didn't cooperate well with Liu's father, so he lost the round.

After gradually understanding, Lan Xi began to count cards, and the situation of the battle gradually changed.

In the first few rounds, Little Brother Liu won several times. As the game progressed, most of the wins were won by Lan Xi and Father Liu.

Because Liu Xiaodi doesn't know how to count cards, he blindly increases his firepower, so at the end of the round, there are only a few small cards left, so if the starting hand is not good, Liu Xiaodi has no way to win.

Father Liu and Lan Xi knew how to count cards, so the chances of winning were naturally high. In the end, Little Brother Liu's face became more and more ugly, and the money in his hand became less and less.

Until 11:30, in the end Liu Xiaodi lost a lot, and Lan Xi and Liu Fatherji basically won [-]/[-].

Originally, father Liu and Lan Xi wanted to return the money to little brother Liu, but little brother Liu didn't want it. He said that if he lost, he lost, and he was a man who couldn't afford to lose.

It made the whole family laugh.

Liu's mother went to the kitchen to boil water and prepare dumplings, Liu's father went to hang firecrackers, Lan Xi and Liu Xiaodi cleaned up the table.

Waiting for twelve o'clock sharp, lighting firecrackers, eating dumplings, hoping that life in the new year will be prosperous and the family will be safe and sound.

After eating dumplings, the family went to bed.

On the first day of the new year, people wake up at five o'clock in the morning, set off firecrackers, eat dumplings, and those with elderly people open their doors, waiting for others to come to pay New Year's greetings.

Lan Xi's whole family went out to pay New Year's greetings. During New Year's greetings, men and women are usually separated. Liu's father took Liu Xiaodi to go first, and Liu's mother took Lan Xi to visit the old people's home in the village with their familiar aunt and aunt.

After a round, the pockets of the clothes were filled with melon seeds, peanuts and candies. In the end, there was no room for anything, but the visiting people still stuffed them enthusiastically.

By the time the New Year's greetings were over, it was already nine o'clock in the morning, so everyone either went to play cards, or gathered together to chat.

During the Chinese New Year, playing cards is an indispensable recreational activity. It is carried out almost every day. Sometimes when eating, card players come and yell to play cards. Basically, they take a few mouthfuls in a hurry and tell the rest of the family to clean up the pot. I hurried to play cards.

During the Chinese New Year, there is nothing to do, so I rely on playing cards to pass the time and have fun at the same time.

Lan Xi went home to catch up on sleep, because she didn't sleep for a few hours last night, so she is still a little sleepy now, she has nothing to do now, so she went home to catch up on sleep.

At noon, Liu's mother cooked a table of dishes, and the whole family gathered together, eating so much that the whole family's belly bulged.

After drinking and eating, Lan Xi had nothing to do, so she thought about studying at home. Although she also studied at home these few days, it was definitely not comparable to when she was at school.

Chinese New Year is indeed a happy day, but you should not be too slack in your studies, or you will cry after school starts.

(End of this chapter)