Chapter 129 - 0129: Letter from Lu Jiang 1_1
New Year’s Day, at the start of the Lunar New Year, usually a day reserved for offering New Year greetings.
After breakfast, Feng Qingxue put on shabby makeup, stepped out with her younger sister, and wished the elders in her family a happy New Year. They did not go knocking on doors.
Her actions received much appreciation.
At that time, every household was starving, everyone was financially strained, under such circumstances, who had extra money to give as New Year’s gifts? Apart from close relatives receiving a token amount of "lucky money" or some trivial things after offering their respect to the elders, people merely greeted their friends and family members when they met outside.
Even though everyone hoped to receive New Year’s greetings from their juniors to affirm their seniority, some families simply didn’t have anything to offer their guests. Some other families were too stingy, sending away the visitors empty-handed. That resulted in the unhappy faces of both the visitors and the hosts. Therefore, Feng Qingxue’s considerate behavior was commendable.
After making a round, Feng Qingxue found that there wasn’t any distinct New Year atmosphere in the Coahu Brigade.
Although a few houses had couplets praising the contemporary great man, and some were emanating a faint aroma of meat, there were no sounds of firecrackers. The emaciated or bloated faces of many didn’t reflect any joy for the New Year.
A warm meal and snug clothes in the coming year were their greatest desires.