Chapter 436: Spending the New Year Away from Home

This was the first time this joke happened, and the others didn't insist too much, because everyone has a first time. But they also agreed not to do it again in the future.

Banggeng was very happy to win the money, and he had no dissatisfaction with what these people said. In fact, he was quite happy about it. It was just that this was his first time here, and he would need to find some excuse to his family if he came here again.

This time, Banggeng did not see Wei Baofeng when he left. Banggeng was not a rare big customer in the whole venue. If a small vendor like Banggen made a daily turnover, it would only be a few dozen yuan, which was not worth Wei Baofeng following him like a nanny.

Moreover, they also know the situation in Banggeng. For a situation like this where they come for the first time, they are usually assigned someone who can help them win a little money. Only after they have tasted the sweetness will they continue to come here to play.

As long as these people come in and as long as they taste the sweetness, Wei Baofeng and his friends will make money regardless of whether they will become addicted to it in the future.

After leaving the yard, Banggeng was blown by the cold night wind and became a little more awake. Then, looking at the dark night outside, he thought to himself that it was not good, it was so late, and he would be scolded again if he went back.

Banggeng hurriedly rode his tricycle towards the courtyard. When he returned to the courtyard, the whole courtyard was quiet. Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang also knew that Banggeng had gone out to set up a stall.

They didn't expect him to come back so late. Qin Huairu lived in the backyard, so she didn't notice that Banggeng came back so late today. Jia Zhang was older and felt a little unwell today, so she went to bed early. Neither of them noticed that Banggeng came back so late today.

Banggeng was relieved to see this situation. Finally, he didn't have to be questioned by them. If you want to ask Banggeng whether he knew that it was bad to participate in gambling, of course he knew it. His cellmate participated in it and owed gambling debts. He further took the risk of stealing, which broke the law and was imprisoned.

Banggeng certainly knows all this, but people who have not participated in it may not understand that this kind of thing, especially the feeling of winning money at that moment, can really make people addicted and unable to help but continue.

Of course, there are people with strong will who can extricate themselves from this quagmire, but more people only realize their mistakes after the fact.

Banggeng is obviously not a man of strong will. After his first achievement, he slowly began to get caught up in it.

In the courtyard, Banggeng was slowly sinking into the abyss of the quagmire, while Li Shengli and his family were preparing New Year's goods in their newly bought home in Chengdu.

Fireworks and firecrackers are indispensable, and during this period of time, the family has also purchased a lot of local specialties.

Soon it was New Year's Eve. Yesterday the family was busy pasting couplets and window decorations. They made dumplings together, and then in the afternoon Li Shengli cooked a large table of dishes.

In the evening, the whole family watched the Spring Festival Gala while eating the New Year’s Eve dinner. After the New Year, the family started to go out for fun. Each place has its own unique cultural customs.

In Chengdu, the whole family became interested in different cultural objects.

For example, Han Qiuyun and Li Chengqin are very interested in the Shu brocade and the distinctive costumes of ethnic minorities here.

This was not a problem for Li Shengli who was not short of money, especially Shu brocade. Li Shengli bought his wife and daughter several sets of special clothes made of Shu brocade, as well as the silver ethnic minority clothes.

Li Shengli also found out that his son had secretly bought two sets of clothes made of Shu brocade while he was not paying attention. At first, Li Shengli thought that his son was also interested in this and bought two sets of men's clothes, but when he looked carefully, he found that they were two sets of women's clothes.

Seeing this, Li Shengli smiled meaningfully.

Afterwards, Li Shengli bought a set of clothes for each of the three men, and they planned to wear them out shopping in the evening. After the shopping was over, the family finished dinner and changed into the newly bought clothes to go out and experience the local characteristics of the Spring Festival.

"Wife, you look stunning in this dress." Looking at his wife in a Hanfu made of Shu brocade, Li Shengli's eyes suddenly lit up. They were both not young anymore, but Han Qiuyun usually paid more attention to her life, and her figure was not completely deformed, so she looked very charming in such a dress.

After a while, Li Chengqin also came out of the room. She was still a college student, and at the prime of her youth and beauty, wearing such clothes, she looked like an ancient lady.

"Not bad, not bad. Xiaoqin, this dress looks like it was tailor-made for you." Li Shengli did not hesitate to praise.

"Dad, then tell me, who is prettier, me or my mom?" Li Chengqin looked at his father with amusement.

"Of course your mother is beautiful." Li Shengli said this without hesitation. Any second of delay would be disrespectful to his desire to survive.

"Eh~, so corny." No matter how much time passed, Li Chengqin could do nothing about her parents.

But she also envies her parents. They have been married for many years and their relationship is still so good.

"Shengli, this outfit suits you very well, just like a young man from ancient times." Han Qiuyun teased her husband with a smile.

"Yeah, I think so too." Li Shengli said proudly without any modesty.

Li Chengqin, who was fed a mouthful of dog food, secretly curled her lips. She was envious of who would be willing to watch this scene.

After a while, Li Chengzhi and Li Chengqin also came out of their rooms. They were dressed similarly to Li Shengli, except that the styles and colors of their clothes were slightly different.

Li Shengli hung the camera around his neck, picked up the folding fan beside him and fanned himself like an ancient gentleman: "Let's go, the square is bustling right now."

"Victory, aren't you cold?" Han Qiuyun looked at Li Shengli's pretentious appearance with disdain.

"Of course it's cold, so I'm just pretending." After saying that, Li Shengli threw the folding fan in his hand aside. He didn't know what these people were thinking by holding a folding fan in the middle of winter.

The whole family went out to the street in a lively manner. The street was now very lively with men, women, old and young dressed in various costumes. The lanterns hung in the square emitted bright yellow light.

Li Shengli bought five candy figures, holding one in each hand and eating them as he walked. On the way, he saw lion and dragon dances and acrobatics. On the stage not far away, people were performing Sichuan opera, especially the face-changing. Although Li Shengli had seen these on the Internet before, wasn't it more shocking to see them in person now?

In addition to these, Li Shengli also took his family to watch the iron flower performance. These scenes made people feel that they were different from the temple fairs in the old city.

In other places there were singing and dancing performances with ethnic minority characteristics, which made Li Shengli and his family linger. Li Shengli also took a lot of photos with his camera. For this Spring Festival, Li Shengli even bought a few extra rolls of film.

(End of this chapter)