Chapter 149 - 142 red packets
The next day after school, Tian Sisi saw Granny Zhao at home putting money into red envelopes. There were no ready-made red envelopes available, so she bought red paper, cut it to size, and glued it together using either rice grains or flour paste. Granny Zhao had already prepared several red envelopes and was now filling them with money.
Granny Zhao prepared one yuan banknotes, placing two bills in each envelope. She made a total of four red envelopes, which she spread out on the table.
"Granny, why are you preparing red envelopes? Is someone in the village having a wedding feast?" Tian Sisi asked curiously.
"It’s because your Uncle Chunsheng is getting married. We’re all going to enjoy the wedding feast tonight, soak in the joyous atmosphere, and Ah Nan should eat plenty," Granny Zhao said, satisfied as she put away the four envelopes.
"Uncle Chunsheng? Isn’t that Gao Hongmei’s big uncle’s family? Granny, is our whole family going to the wedding feast? Are Grandpa and others also going?"
"Your grandpa won’t be going; he’s going to stay home and have dinner with Grandpa Tang and Qiubai."
The old man rarely participated in the village’s activities; usually, Granny Zhao would handle such matters. However, if a family in the village could invite the old man, it meant a great honor for the hosts.
So far, the old man had only attended the village party last year held by Grand Uncle Zhong, the oldest man in the village. The people of Sui City celebrate such major birthdays two years in advance, so although Grand Uncle Zhong is currently only eighty-nine, his ninetieth birthday celebration has already been held. The old man had personally visited to offer congratulations, bringing great pride to Grand Uncle Zhong’s whole family.