Vol 3 Chapter 461: Move to new house

Vol 3 Chapter 461: Move to new house

 The day of housewarming is approaching.

 The family is very busy every day, and my mother-in-law invited several aunts to help.

 Make hair cake.

 Eight-treasure rice and so on.

 The adults were very busy and the children were having a great time.

 Before the Chinese New Year, Li Haoran recently got a new toy. Lao Li got four rollers from somewhere and made them a scooter.

 One person sits on the car and the other pulls the rope. It is very exciting, especially going down the slope.

If nothing else, there was an accident. Little Fatty slipped into the puddle and scratched his skin.

 Her lips were still swollen like sausages, and her whole body was still dirty.

In this day and age, when a child is injured while playing, he or she will not be comforted immediately. Instead, he or she may be scolded and repaired.

Going to Defa's place for disinfection and applying the red potion, Li Haoran originally wanted to continue playing, but he didn't expect that the fun four-wheeled scooter had been confiscated by his grandma.

 Li Haoran, a chubby little boy who had begun to enter a rebellious stage, muttered in a low voice when he learned that his toys had been confiscated.

 “Aunt Tiger, she’s getting more and more fierce.”

By coincidence, little Tutu learned the lesson, and kept shouting: "Aunt Tiger is so fierce, so fierce."

Li Haoran wanted to cover his mouth, but unfortunately it was too late. The second brother Li Yaoguo asked a few simple questions.

So, this slightly rebellious little fat man was beaten several times with a thin bamboo stick by his father. Not only did the pain make him cry loudly, but he was also forced to stand for more than an hour.

Seeing that Little Fatty was being repaired, Chen Huiying was also very distressed. She hurried over to protect him, but unexpectedly, Li Yaoguo suddenly said something, which made Chen Huiying amused.

“Mom, don’t protect him.”

"This kid, it's not good to scold anyone. He actually dares to scold my mother. If you don't teach him a lesson, he will do it again in the future."

Chen Huiying couldn't help but laugh: "Children, big or small, don't worry about them."

"No, I'm already in fifth grade and will go to junior high school soon. I'm not a kid anymore."

Li Haoran is not afraid of being forced to stand. What he likes most in school is to be kicked out by the teacher and forced to stand, so that he does not have to listen to the class.

But when he learned that he was originally assigned to carry the lantern, but it was broken like this and he couldn't carry it anymore.

The two children of Li Shuguang's family could only let it go. After learning that there were red envelopes for carrying lanterns, Little Fatty cried loudly.

 “I also want to hold up a lantern.”

 “I don’t dare anymore.”

Li Duoyu saw that he was crying pitifully and said with a smile: "Your father is scaring you. If you help move the chairs, you will still get a red envelope."

After hearing that there was still a red envelope, Xiao Pangdun stopped crying instantly, but when he opened his mouth to smile, Li Duoyu discovered that he was missing one of his front teeth.

 “Where did your front teeth go?”

“When I dropped it, it was almost gone, and then when I was crying, I accidentally swallowed it.”

Li Duoyu smiled helplessly.

Little Fatty had a bitter look on his face and whispered: "Uncle, don't tell my father. If he knows that my front teeth are also broken, he will definitely beat me to death."

Li Duoyu smiled and suddenly said: "You have been playing for more than a week, and it is almost time to calm down. Your sister-in-law will be back soon. She is not going anywhere during the winter vacation. She just helps one person with homework."

After hearing this, Little Fatty felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He felt that he might as well have his father beat him to death. He even wished he could fall again, preferably with his right hand injured so much that he could not do his homework.

Li Duoyu has also been very busy these two days. After going to Rongcheng to buy things, he has to go to the county town to buy bunk beds, various cabinets and new chairs, as well as quilts and sheets, all of which have to be replaced with new ones.

 For Li Duoyu, moving to a new home is much more tiring than collecting kelp. There are a lot of things the size of sesame seeds, and he has to say goodbye.

The auspicious time to move is just like Liang Liang. For the islanders, they must move when the tide is high. It is best to move to a new home at the highest point of the tide.

 Twenty-fourth night, half past ten.

 The tide is already half high.

With the sound of firecrackers, the housewarming ceremony officially began. Li Duoyu carried a basket of rice with red paper on it.

The more rice you pick, the better. The most important thing is stability. During the process of going to your new home, you can't fall or spill it. This means that money will not flow out.

My dad carried the water, but he also couldn't spill it. Carrying water was a technical job. Fortunately, my dad used to pick oysters a lot, so his shoulders were very stable.

Sister Shuihua was carrying cakes, Xiaoying was carrying a broom and dustpan, and little Tutu was being held in A Niang’s hands.

At the front of the team, two boys were carrying red bamboo lanterns, and in the second place was my brother-in-law Chen Dongqing.

He was holding a landscape painting wall clock with glass that would light up when plugged in. There was no electronic version these days, and a large clock was embedded in it.

Li Duoyu seems old-fashioned, but to the villagers, this thing is always valuable, and the uncle and third uncle can't give it away even if they want to.

 It must be given by the uncle, because there is a custom here that the in-law uncle is the oldest, so when giving gifts, the most expensive things must be given.

Although the uncle was unwilling, he could only pay for it and buy it obediently. He was the only uncle who called them, and he couldn't escape even if he wanted to.

The eldest brother is holding a bamboo pole tied with a red rope, which symbolizes the height.

The second brother was carrying a sacred basket, which was full of things for worship. Little Fatty was carrying a bamboo stool and followed behind him, with smiles on his face.

 Because the bamboo stool, like the two small lanterns at the front, has a small red envelope tied with a red rope.

 After the housewarming ceremony is over, he can also take away the red envelope.

　　When Li Duoyu moved to his new house, many villagers were awake and they all came to the village director’s house to watch.

Children just want to have fun, while adults just want to get lucky. After all, who doesn’t want to be as rich as Li Duoyu on the island now.

Even though the moving procession was already moving very slowly, the distance to the new home was only over two hundred meters.

 When the team arrived at the door of their new home.

The tide has not yet reached the highest point. At this time, they are still not allowed to enter, and they cannot put the things they are carrying on the ground.

 A group of people could only stand there and wait until at the pier, Chen Wenchao shouted loudly: "The water has risen, it's the highest, and you can enter."

At this time, someone lit straw at the door, and everyone had to carry something and step over it. It is said that this can burn away bad luck.

 At the same time, firecrackers were also lit.

 After arriving at the hall, Aniang was mumbling something.

“When you enter the four corners of the Wealth Gate, the pearls and agate are in the center; the two dragons on the left come to grab the treasure, and the phoenix on the right comes to face the sun.”

“The gods of civil and military wealth are here, the eight immortals are here to offer treasures, and the gods of good fortune are here to protect you. May your happy days last forever.”

“When you step into a land of wealth and honor, your whole family will be happy; if your house is filled with gold and jade, you will be blessed with good fortune and longevity.”

 “Come, the auspicious time has come.”

 “Pour rice, pour water, make a new bed.”

Li Duoyu poured the rice he carried into the new rice jar. Dad did the same and had to pour the water into the water jar.

 Xiaoying went to spread the sheets.

My uncle and the others hung the landscape paintings in the center of the hall.

 After everyone has finished their work.

Li Duoyu has to worship God first.

 Immediately afterwards, worship the owner of the foundation. It just so happened that this was the day to send the God of Wealth, and we had to worship the God of Wealth together. We burned a lot of paper money and carriages to send the God of Wealth back to heaven to report.

 After all the work was done, Dongfang was already pale, but the ceremony was not over yet. On the contrary, for him, this was just the beginning.

 Under the leadership of A Niang, Li Duoyu had to follow Zhou Xiaoying and carry the sleeping little Tutu to the Tianhou Palace to burn incense and pray for peace and success.

 Next.

It’s the housewarming party.

 Early in the morning, Huotou had already started working, and all kinds of seafood were ready.

There are also seven aunts and eight aunts here, and the sound of chopping vegetables can be heard all the time.

In the middle of the hall of the new house, there is a long piece of red paper, with the four words "Holiday" written in calligraphy on the top.

This is used to post the list of congratulators. Li Yaoguo, his third uncle, Zhang Jinsha and others are in the hall calculating how many people are coming to the housewarming banquet and how many banquet tables need to be prepared.

 But as soon as I started counting, I found that the number of people had seriously exceeded the limit.

Because Li Duoyu is the village director, he has good relationships with many people, and many people came to the housewarming party.

 Zhang Jinsha said: "Everyone from the village committee will come. Including family members, there will be about forty people."

The uncle also said: "Everyone who has a boat or fisherman in the village should also come. If you bring your family members, this will take at least twenty tables."

“People from the pier will definitely come, as well as those from the village end and the waist. They have also received a lot of care from Duoyu in the past two years, so there will probably not be fewer people coming.”

Li Yaoguo said: "Relatives from Chenjia Village may also come, and their village council and village party secretary have also said they want to participate."

The uncle frowned and said, "There are too many people here. If we put them all in the courtyard of Duoyu's new house and our old house, there will only be twenty tables at most, which is not enough for everyone to eat together."

“How about setting up a few more tables at the village committee? There happens to be a ready-made stove there.”

"It's possible, but the firepower is definitely not enough. In the past, Duoyu helped with this kind of thing. Today, he is so tired. We can't let him take charge of the spoon anymore."

 “We might as well spend some money and invite Lao Yang from the restaurant to come over, so we’ll have enough manpower.”

“I think it’s okay, but with so many tables suddenly coming out, we won’t be able to prepare enough seafood.”

 Chen Wenchao scratched his head: "There are still a lot of fish in the fish cage, including grouper, lobster and cured fish, all of which are suitable for big dishes."

“Xiaochao is still well prepared, so the problem of ingredients is solved.”

 In fact, they had underestimated a lot of people. It was not just people from Dandan Island who came to attend the housewarming party.

 Secretary Chen of the town committee and Director Liu of the Qingkou Wharf Processing Factory didn’t know who informed them, but they actually came together.

 “A lot of fish means a good move.”

Li Duoyu, who was paying his respects, heard the news and hurried to the dock to greet him.

As a result, during the greeting process, I discovered that Zhao Jialu had also brought his wife with him, and with him was Chen Yuanyou, who was dressed in simple clothes.

“Duoyu, you didn’t even notify me of such a big event as moving house. If someone hadn’t told me secretly, I wouldn’t have known you were moving today.”

The exhausted Li Duoyu smiled bitterly and said: "No, it's just that the New Year is approaching and I don't dare to trouble everyone."

Zhao Jialu came over directly and put his right hand around Li Duoyu's shoulders and neck: "It's hard to come to your place. If you are free in the past two days, take me fishing with you."

Li Duoyu, who was so tired that he lost his appearance, wanted to scold him: "I'm trying to catch your uncle, don't you see that I'm almost exhausted?"

After Chen Yuanyou briefly said hello, he chatted with Secretary Chen and Factory Director Liu, and actually talked about cooperation.

 Fortunately, Manager An did not come today, otherwise the scene would have been lively today.

Li Duoyu frowned. He originally just wanted to hold a simple housewarming party and just invite some relatives and friends.

Unexpectedly, the villagers were so generous that everyone came to help. What troubled Li Duoyu the most was.

Who leaked the news? How come even Secretary Chen, Director Liu, and Zhao Jialu knew about it.

At about noon, someone had already called him to go back for dinner, but Li Duoyu had a vague feeling that someone else would come.

Sure enough, an iron boat with a fishery policy printed on it slowly docked, and a young man about the same age as Li Duoyu got out.

This man Li Duoyu has met several times, and he often follows Secretary-General Huang Qingfeng. He should be his little follower, and his name seems to be Li Yunpeng.

After Li Duoyu saw him, he immediately said with a smile: "Chief Li, why are you free to come to our Dandan Island today?"

Li Yunpeng smiled and took out two small red envelopes on the spot: "I'm just an errand boy. I'm here to give money to the members for the leader today."

 After saying that, he handed over two red envelopes.

To be honest, Li Duoyu was really flattered. Although the leader did not come, the money came.

“The boss didn’t come to dinner, how can I accept the money?”

Li Yunpeng sighed: "Director Li, please don't embarrass me. Our leader has said that if you don't accept it, it means I haven't done my job well."

As soon as these words came out.

Li Duoyu could only collect the money: "We just started eating. Chief Li, I will arrange a place for you."

Li Yunpeng sighed: "I also want to eat the seafood from your Dandan Island, but I have something else to do and I have to leave first."

 “Let’s leave so soon, let’s have a meal together.”

“I can’t help it, the leader has given me a lot of tasks. I still have a lot of places to run today.”

 “Then please wait a moment.”

Li Duoyu rushed back home immediately and moved out two boxes of the best quality dried oysters and dried mackerel.

 “Chief Li, thank you for your hard work.”

Li Yunpeng didn't refuse it. Li Duoyu said it was for him, but he knew very well who he wanted to give it to.

 Rice steamed in wooden barrels.

 Green vegetables fried in lard.

Freshly slaughtered seafood is steamed in a steamer.

The banquets of this era were not particularly particular. At this time, the trend of comparison had not yet formed, and high-end ingredients such as Asian spot and lobster were not necessarily required on every table.

 The main purpose is to have a large portion and fill up the tube, and the most important thing is to feel good.

 Pork must be available, because it is the most important thing for the stomach, and Lao Yang is best at fried pork belly.

This dish will be sold out instantly as soon as it comes out, and those who are slow will have to eat the leftover fried pork rinds picked out by others.

Since there are so many people attending the banquet, and everyone has not lived a good life for a few years, a plate of dishes is often eaten up immediately as soon as it is served.

There are no leftovers. Some people even come with lunch boxes and want to pack some for their families.

Often when a table of dishes is almost finished, it is already surrounded by villagers waiting to be served.

“You guys eat quickly, it’s our turn.”

 “Don’t rush it.”

 “If you push it again, we will have to drink slowly.”

Li Duoyu, Secretary Chen, Factory Director Liu, Chen Yuanyu and others had a meal together and chatted about the Queen of Heaven for a while.

I didn’t even care whether the reception was complete or not, I just ran back to my new house to sleep, because I was really exhausted. (End of chapter)