My whole family is punching cards in the farming article to survive

It was already New Year's Eve when Xie Changxuan and Gu Beiwang came to the Hot Spring Villa again.

Just two days ago, Meiberry took advantage of the sunny weather and paid Tianya her wages to be sent down the mountain.

The rest were left in the village, and Mei Mei was a little bold and said that she would celebrate the New Year with everyone.

So, as soon as Xie Changxu and Gu Beiwang entered the gate of the other courtyard, a round black shadow flew towards Xie Changxu and the others with a high-pitched and strange cry.

In an instant, Jia Qi, who was guarding Xie Changxuan, threw a dart out without even looking at what was coming.

A dead pheasant was nailed to the pillar in the corridor, and it was only then that everyone saw clearly what it was.

"My chicken!"

When Tian Qi came over with his servants, he saw that the pheasant he was chasing had died, and he couldn't help shouting.

"Why did you catch the chicken in the front yard?"

Xie Changxu was a little puzzled when Tian Qi, who had always thought he was a brat, mature and well-behaved, appeared in front of Xie Changxu so lively.

Then he saw that Tian Qi was wearing an apron that didn't fit the size around his waist. The smile on Tian Qi's face, which had been smiling just now, suddenly disappeared completely when he saw him again.

Xie Changxu felt a little depressed in his heart.

"Mei Berry gave me the task of preparing the chicken for the New Year's Eve dinner. My predecessor heard that there were pheasants in the mountains, so I set a trap and caught it, but I didn't have the experience to make it fly away."

Facing Xie Changshu's cold face, Tian Qi immediately restrained the expression on his face and did not dare to breathe.

It took him a long time before he heard a sentence above his head: "Then why don't you take this chicken?"

"Oh oh oh!"

Tian Qi felt like he was being pardoned and quickly left with the chickens and people. Looking at Tian Qi's fleeing back, Xie Changxu felt that everything had become different after not going up the mountain for a long time.

The steward who greeted Xie Changzhen and the others just now was wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

Sure enough, the good life was so comfortable during this period that they almost forgot about their real master.

"What are they doing in the village recently...?"

As the New Year approached, Xie Changxun didn't even have time to read the news about Mei Pei and the others in the Villa.

If Mr. Xue hadn't sent someone to give the final notice yesterday, they would have to come back before the end of the year.

Only then did they realize that it was already 29 years old.

If he doesn't come today, it is estimated that the next time he sees Mr. Xue, he will explode again, and the two of them will not get much benefit by then.

"Write Spring Festival couplets, post Spring Festival couplets, make delicious food..."

As the steward said, he glanced at his master and saw that he didn't look displeased. He boldly told Xie Changxu and the others about the whereabouts of Mr. Xue, Mei Mei and the others.

After bypassing the entrance hall and walking into the courtyard of the front hall, Xie Changxu had already seen Mr. Xue directing Mei Youqian to post couplets.

There are also a bunch of tilted lanterns with the word "Fu" on the ground.

"It's crooked, oh, it's too low, please weigh your feet~"

Mr. Xue directed for a long time, and then Mei Youqian finally finished the installation.

Afterwards, the two of them admired the Spring Festival couplets posted on the pillars at the door for a long time.

"Daddy, your handwriting is so beautiful~"

"That's right! Don't even look at who wrote it~"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Xie Changxu stood not far away and coughed a few times, interrupting the compliments of the old and the young.

Mr. Xue turned around and saw that they were coming. There was no impatience or nagging that Xie Changxu imagined on his face.

This time, Mr. Xue didn't get angry or blame the two of them for coming so late.

He just looked up at the two of them and nodded lightly, stretched out his hand to point at Xie Changxuan and Gu Beiwang and said, "That's right, you follow me to hang the lanterns. You and Aqian go and post the Spring Festival couplets."

Xie Changshu:?
Gu Beiwang:?
When Mei Youqian heard that someone had posted Spring Festival couplets, he was very happy. He quickly stuffed the Spring Festival couplets placed on the corridor directly into Xie Changxu's arms, without giving him any intention of rejecting them.

"Hey hey hey, I'll apply the paste."

As he spoke, Mei Youqian picked up the paste on the side with a smile and urged Xie Changxu to go next door.

Xie Changxun turned his head and saw that Gu Beiwang was holding a bamboo pole with a hook in one hand by Mr. Xue, and he seemed to want to start working immediately. "Isn't it okay for these... servants to do it?"

Xie Changxun was a little depressed and at a loss, not knowing what to do.

"Hey, you kid, you are spending this year by yourself, why are you bothering others with all these preparations? The purpose of celebrating the New Year is to enjoy the process of preparing everything by yourself!"

Mei Youqian said and talked to Xie Changxunbaba about what they had done in the past few days to celebrate the New Year.

What even made Xie Changxun feel unbelievable was that Mei Youqian and his wife took their men to the market.

Well, what an amazing experience.

Inexplicably, after hearing Mei Youqian's words, Xie Changxu couldn't help but work with Mei Youqian.

Mei Mei, who had been busy steaming steamed buns with Wei Meili in the morning, happened to bump into Xie Changxuan when he came over to call for lunch with a face full of white flour.

Xie Changxu, whose hands and face were stained by the bright red couplet paper, didn't seem to notice anything strange about himself.

"Pfft!"

So, they laughed at each other, and then realized that they were not much better_(3　∠)_
I have to wash my face before eating.

However, because the New Year's Eve dinner was arranged in the evening, we had two meat buns per person at noon.

Seeing everyone getting busy after lunch and preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner in the evening, Xie Changzhen and Gu Beiwang looked helpless and didn't know what else to do. Mr. Xue almost stopped watching.

"The Chinese New Year has to feel like a Chinese New Year. Why are you so timid?"

"I haven't celebrated the Chinese New Year in several years."

In the past, when his adoptive father was still alive, on the night of his thirties, his adoptive father would secretly take him out of the palace to burn incense on the memorial tablets of his biological parents, say some words, and watch the New Year's Eve along the way.

It's been a year now.

Later, his adoptive father left, and Xie Changxun was so busy that when he remembered, it was already the first day of the Lunar New Year.

And he often stays with several tablets on the first day of the new year.

Offer incense, candles and paper to them, kneel down on the futon, empty your mind and say whatever comes to mind. If you can't think of anything, just sit there quietly and remain silent.

He also didn’t expect that the Chinese New Year would be coming this year.

Xie Changxu was thinking about whether he should go back and offer incense to them tonight.

Xie Changxu, who was thinking about this matter, never thought that his words would be like giving Mr. Xue a knife.

When Mr. Xue heard Xie Changxun say this, he suddenly felt guilty. He felt that he had lived a long life and still said some nonsense.

As for Gu Beiwang and Xie Changxun, they are almost the same, and they haven't celebrated the New Year in several years.

However, he still remembered that when he was a child, he spent the New Year with his grandmother and mother in the imperial capital.

Because his father has been at the border all year round, he has done many things that need men to do in the family. From the beginning, he was ignorant and helpless, but later he was able to worship ancestors and sing hymns in the ancestral hall on his own with ease.

Later, when his younger brother got a little older, he took his younger brother to do these things together.

Later, he, his father and a group of soldiers looked at the vast snowy night and celebrated the New Year at the border.

Until he became Jiayi, no one asked him to celebrate the New Year with him anymore...

Suddenly realizing that he was celebrating the New Year again, the past memories came back again, and the smile on Gu Beiwang's lips faded a bit.

This year, he should go to Yanpingguan to accompany his grandmother.

Speaking of which, he hadn't seen his grandmother for a long time.

I just don’t know if my grandmother will burst into tears when she sees me like Brother Tuan...

Mr. Xue looked at the two boys, then glanced at Mei Youqian who was squatting in the corner eating steamed buns and drinking chicken soup without interrupting from beginning to end. He thought about it for a while and then said as if he had made a decision: "After dinner tonight, you Let Aqian take you to the intersection."

"what?"

Hearing that he was mentioned, Mei Youqian looked up at Mr. Xue in confusion. Mr. Xue shook his goatee and said, "What did you take me to do last year? You take them tonight."

"Last year, godfather, didn't you chase me and curse me two streets at night?"

Mr. Xue:?
Xie Changshu:?
Gu Beiwang:?
Hahahaha, do you guys know what Mei Youqian and the others are going to do?

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