"Borrowing a brush and ink, you want to write your own couplets?”Third Uncle asked.
"I've practiced calligraphy in school for a few days, so I wanted to write it myself. After all, I have two college students at home. It's too embarrassing to ask others to help me write the Spring Festival couplets.”He Yusheng was old.
"You've only practiced calligraphy for a few days and you're already writing the couplets yourself. Isn't that a waste of red paper? I'll help your family write them. I won't charge you.”Third Uncle said.
"I have enough red paper at home to write a few couplets. It doesn't matter if I waste one or two. Moreover, I feel that my calligraphy is not bad and won't waste red paper.”He Yusheng smiled faintly.
"Alright, I want to see how you write.”Third Uncle said unhappily.
He Yusheng spread the red paper on the table and said,"Let's practice a short brush first.”
The brush moved like a dragon and snake, and soon, a couplet was written.
First verse: Hard work can make you rich
Second half: Thrifty can make a family prosperous
Because it was a practice piece, He Yusheng didn't write any horizontal comments.
"Third Uncle, how is my calligraphy? Please correct me." He Yusheng laughed.
"Ahem, it's not bad. It's almost as good as mine.”Third Uncle coughed awkwardly. This was not just good, it was much better than his writing.
"Third Uncle, what do you mean by catching up to you? My second brother's writing is clearly much better than yours.”He Yushui had also arrived at this place.
"I also think Yusheng's handwriting is better.”said an elder.
Third Uncle smiled awkwardly, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Second Brother, write another one." He Yushui said.
He Yusheng nodded. This was originally his practice work, so he naturally could not treat it as a couplet. He picked up the pen, dipped it in ink, and began to write again.
The sound of firecrackers bid farewell to the old year
Red plum blossoms celebrate the new year
Banner: Resign the old and welcome the new
After he finished writing, He Yusheng saw that there was still some red paper left, so he wrote another couplet: The upper hook is the old, the lower hook is the test, the old test the child, the child test the old.
"Third Master, this is a couplet I saw by chance. The second couplet is gone. See if you can match the second couplet. If you can match it before eight o'clock tomorrow morning, I'll give you a catty of peanuts and a catty of melon seeds.”He Yusheng said.
"Is what you said true? Don't go back on your word." Third Uncle's interest was piqued.
"A gentleman's word is a promise." He Yusheng laughed.
"I'll definitely come up with the second half of the couplet before 8 am tomorrow morning.”Third Uncle gritted his teeth. For a catty of peanuts and a catty of melon seeds, he would give it his all.
"Rainwater, let's go back and put up the couplets.”He Yusheng laughed.
After the two of them walked away, He Yushui couldn't help but ask,""Second brother, what is the second half?”
"One person is great, two people are heaven.”He Yusheng said.
"Second Brother, you're too bad. Third Uncle definitely won't be able to sleep tonight.”He Yushui laughed gloatingly. She felt that Third Master would definitely not be able to match it in a short period of time. With Third Master's personality, he would definitely not be able to sleep if he did not match it.
In the evening, an old man, a middle-aged woman, a deaf old lady, and He Yusheng's family sat together. There was a large plate of steaming dumplings and a few dishes on the table.
The first uncle raised his glass and said to the Deaf Old Lady,""Old Madam, I wish you good health and a long life.”
"Alright, alright." The Deaf Old Lady smiled happily.
The first uncle raised his wine glass again and said to He Yuzhu and Lou Xiao'e,"Zhu Zi, Xiao 'Er, I wish you and your wife harmony.”
"Thank you, First Uncle." He Yuzhu said.
He Yusheng also raised his wine glass and said to an old man and an old woman,"Grandpa, Auntie, let me toast you. I wish you good health and good luck.”
"I also wish you success in your studies."”
He Yusheng poured another cup and looked at He Yuzhu."Big brother, let's have a drink. I wish you two in three years, three in five years.”
"Then I'll take your blessings." He Yuzhu smiled.”
"Let's talk while eating. The dumplings won't taste good if they're cold.”a middle-aged woman said.
"Alright, let's talk while we eat." He Yuzhu said as she scooped dumplings for everyone.
"Yo, my luck is pretty good. I'm the first to eat fish fillings.”He Yusheng smiled. There were many kinds of dumpling fillings, and different fillings represented different meanings.
"Mine is the Celery Steak.”said an elder.
"Mine is chives filling, forever.”A middle-aged woman laughed.
"Mine is cabbage stuffing.”He Yuzhu smiled happily.
"Mine is red date stuffing.”Lou Xiao'e said with a blush.
"This has a good meaning." A middle-aged woman laughed. She was pregnant and she was eating dumplings filled with red dates. This was a very good moral.
"Rainwater, what did you eat?”He Yusheng asked when he saw that He Yushui had not said anything.
"I ate chili filling. Give me some water.”He Yushui said with a bitter face. She was not good at eating spicy food. After eating a mouthful of chili, it was so spicy that her tongue could not feel it.
"Hahaha." He Yusheng laughed heartily. He had put the chili dumpling in as a prank, but he did not expect He Yusheng to be late.
"Big Brother, look at Second Brother bullying me.”He Yushui took a sip of water and complained to He Yuzhu.
"You ate it yourself, don't blame Yusheng.”He Yuzhu smiled.
"Big brother, even you are bullying me." He Yushui pretended to be sad.
"You two shouldn't bully Yu Shui. Yu Shui, don't just drink water. Eat something else so it won't be spicy.”Lou Xiao'e stood up and said.
This was He Yusheng's first new year after transmigrating. Although his living conditions were not as good as in his later life, he was very happy.
The main reason was that the New Year was very festive. Everyone gathered together and talked and laughed. It was unlike the New Year in the future. When it was busy, they could not even gather as a family. They could only meet through video calls.
On the first day of the new year, He Yusheng woke up in the morning and went to the sink in the courtyard to wash his face and brush his teeth. Third Uncle walked over with two dark circles under his eyes.
"Third Uncle, Happy New Year." He Yusheng said.
"Happy New Year, Yusheng. I've matched the couplet you said yesterday.”Third Uncle said.
"Oh? Then tell me." He Yusheng said in surprise.
"Listen well. The left word is sincerity, the right word is faith. Honesty and morality, morality and faith have sincerity.”Third Uncle said the second half of his couplet.
"Third Master, this doesn't match. If you say it on the right, it means you believe it. If you say it on the left, it should mean you admit it.”He Yusheng said. He thought that Third Uncle had really matched it, but it turned out that he wanted to explode.
"Then at least the second half of the couplet is out. Just give me half a catty of peanuts and half a catty of melon seeds.”Third Uncle argued.
"Third Uncle, you're being unreasonable. How can you match a couplet? If that's the case, I can give you a pound of peanut shells and a pound of melon seed shells.”He Yusheng rolled his eyes at Third Uncle. In order to take advantage of him, Third Uncle really did not even care about his face.
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