The sound of firecrackers on New Year's Eve almost never stopped. It was not until one or two o'clock in the morning that the outside gradually became quieter.
In addition, because the lights at home were not turned off that night, Li Zhengyi did not fall asleep deeply until after two o'clock in the night with new expectations for the New Year.
"Chop chop chop..."
After a dreamless night, Li Zhengyi was awakened by the sound of knocking on the wooden board the next day. When I opened my eyes, I realized that it was only around five o'clock in the morning.
Looking outside the window, the night sky is still as dark as water, with only lights shining all night long.
The sound of knocking on the wooden board came from the kitchen. He thought of something and did not go back to sleep. Instead, he got dressed and washed before going to help.
"Why are you up? Going to the bathroom?"
…
When I got to the kitchen, I saw my parents making noodles, chopping stuffings, and preparing to make dumplings.
But what his father said immediately dampened Li Zhengyi's enthusiasm.
In order to prove his innocence, he went to the sink next to him and washed his hands again even though he had already washed himself.
It’s hard to say other things, but Li Zhengyi is very confident that he can do the job of chopping stuffing.
"Mom, let me do it."
Although Li Zhengyi had guessed it when he was washing his hands just now, when he actually got started, Tie Yulian still felt a little surprised.
"No, you can go back to sleep for a while."
Li Zhengyi forced himself forward to help, but Tie Yulian handed over the knife for the sake of safety.
Looking at Li Zhengyi's body that is getting taller and taller, I can't help but sigh that my son has finally grown up.
When making dumplings later, Li Zhengyi suffered a small blow.
The dumplings he made were ugly, and he saw his parents rolling out the dumplings one by one. They cooperated so well that he felt like he was being force-fed dog food.
Fortunately, Li Zhengyi has grown into a strong man and persisted until the end in these waves of attacks.
"Crackling... crackling..."
After the fresh dumplings came out of the oven, he ran outside and set off a bunch of firecrackers.
Even though their families get up to make dumplings around five o'clock, there are still some families who set off firecrackers earlier. But it doesn't hurt, it's just following the old customs, as long as it comes to your mind.
As the sister of a top student, it was a rare occasion for her to be ranked last, but when she got up, she was greeted by fragrant dumplings, which made her smile.
After dinner, New Year greetings begin. At this time, it is not like in the past when everyone has a mobile phone and the whole family stays in front of the phone and takes turns to say New Year greetings.
First of all, there are grandparents and grandparents. They are all alive and in good health, but they live far away, so they can only call to say New Year greetings.
When he heard Li Zhengyi's voice, the old man's tone became a little happier, saying that he was keeping the red envelope and waiting for his good grandson to go back and get it.
Speaking of New Year's red envelopes, yesterday Li Zhengyi and his sister each received 100 yuan in lucky money.
This is actually a lot. You must know that the average salary of a person now is less than 1,000 yuan. There are many children who can get 10 yuan of new year's money, and they are already very happy.
This hundred yuan can also be of great help to Li Zhengyi.
Next it was time to call his parents' siblings, but he didn't join in the fun.
Li Zhengyi thought that he was not very good at words, and due to the distance, he could not see him a few times throughout the year, and he was an elder, so he didn't know what to say.
In addition, there are indeed a lot of people. There are five brothers and sisters on the father's side and four brothers and sisters on the mother's side. It would be a bit overwhelming to complete this circle.
And before it’s over, my parents’ colleagues and friends also want to call, and then there are my sister’s classmates and friends. I don’t know how much phone bills this day will cost.
Li Zhengyi stayed at the end because he had to make no less calls than his parents, or even more.
"Hey, Happy New Year, Teacher Wu! I'm sorry to trouble you the past two days. Well, I've been studying hard. Okay, goodbye Teacher Wu."
"Hey, Happy New Year, Xiaoguang! Well, nothing happened, I just slept at a friend's house. Well, that's it, we'll talk about it after school starts..."
"Hey, are you the monitor? Happy New Year..."
"Hey, Happy New Year..."
Phew~
After this lap, even though Li Zhengyi's physique and endurance were far beyond ordinary people, he still felt physically and mentally exhausted. Fortunately, the task was finally completed and he could take a good rest.
"cocoa!"
"Don't run around."
His parents took his sister to go shopping, and Li Zhengyi was guarding the house. He let Ten Wan out and let him move around in the house for a while, so as not to hide it all the time and cause problems in the nest.
Sure enough, the little guy was very excited after he came out, looking around and swimming around.
Li Zhengyi just glanced at it and ignored it. The little guy at least had the IQ of an eight or nine-year-old child and knew what not to touch, so there was no need to worry too much.
After taking a long breath and lying on the bed, Li Zhengyi decided to give himself a day off and have a good rest.
"Dong dong dong~"
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
"Who?"
My parents had just gone out and could not come back so soon. He was a little curious about who was knocking on the door. Could it be that someone was coming to pay New Year's greetings? On the first day of the Lunar New Year, it shouldn’t be possible.
When I opened the door, I saw a man in his thirties wearing a dark green uniform standing outside.
"who are you looking for?"
"Does Li Zhengyi live here?"
"Uh, I am, are you...?"
Unexpectedly, it was him who was looking for him. He didn't recognize him and didn't know what it was, so he became more and more curious.
Hearing him say that he was the one, the elder brother took a look at the house number and asked him for other information. After meeting him, he said: "That's right, there is your express delivery, because it is marked as an important item and needs to be delivered to your door. It's locked in the car now, please come and get it."
Who would send something to themselves? At this time, isn't the courier brother taking a break?
With a lot of questions, Li Zhengyi went out with the eldest brother. Because his family lived on the first floor, they were right outside the corridor.
"Wait a moment and I'll get it for you."
The courier brother went to unlock the door, but Li Zhengyi looked at the vehicle in front of him with curiosity.
The car is all khaki in color and has only two wheels, the small one in front and the big one in the back.
There is a single seat with a handle above the small wheel. There is no carport, only a transparent windshield. There is an enclosed cargo compartment on the rear wheel that is a bit large for the driver's seat.
Li Zhengyi felt that this car had a strange shape, extremely unreasonable load distribution, and it only had two front and rear wheels, but it could still park there stably. For a while, he was more curious about this car than the unknown express delivery.
"Brother, where did you buy this car? It feels pretty good."
He took the initiative to chat and asked. The elder brother kept moving his hands and looked at him strangely. He laughed and said, "Bought? I didn't buy this car. This is my awakening object."
"My car not only runs fast and carries a heavy load, but it is also very safe. Did you see? The cargo compartment is made of all steel."
"Usually I only need to transport important items. Although I don't travel much on weekdays, I am still the most advanced individual in the unit every year."
The eldest brother's expression was extremely proud, but Li Zhengyi was a little confused.
This strange two-wheeled vehicle seemed to him to be very good. It felt like it was at least much better than his father's teacup. But he didn't expect that this eldest brother was just delivering express.
Even though he was the one with an employer, Li Zhengyi still felt a big contrast in his heart.
I can’t help but wonder, except for mainstream awakened people like guns and cannons, is this the case for everyone else?
Isn’t it too close to life?
