Children in the eighties all loved passing the new year, because they got new clothes to wear, firecrackers to set off, and new year's money to collect.
Of those three, new year's money ranked first, firecrackers second, and new clothes were actually optional.
In many parts of Dongshan Province, new year's money was given on New Year's Eve. It was said that New Year's Eve money could ward off evil and misfortune, protecting children from the harassment of "spirits."
But children's new year's money most likely could not be kept. It would basically be tricked away by their utterly wicked parents, unless they happened to be exceptionally clever children who could save one or two hard-earned bills.
Little Pouch was an exceptionally clever child.
"Come, come, little ones, hurry over and kowtow! If you're late, there'll be no new year's money!"
"I'll kowtow, I'll kowtow!"
The moment Grandma Wu Juying called out, Little Pouch charged in at the head of the pack, dropped to both knees, and began kowtowing with loud thumps.
"Great-grandpa, happy New Year! Great-grandma, happy New Year! Grandpa, happy New Year! Grandma, happy New Year! Grandma, happy New Year! Father, happy New Year! second aunt, happy New Year! third aunt, happy New Year! little aunt, happy New Year!"
"Ha ha ha ha~"
Little Pouch knelt on the floor without caring whether anyone was actually in front of her. She simply kowtowed on her own, changing forms of address with every bow and sending everyone around her into laughter.
But once she had called out every single member of the family without missing one, everyone was astonished.
She was only two years old! She already knew there were two "grandmas" in the family, Fu Guiru and Han Chunmei? She had even included Fu Yiruo, Li Juan, and Li