Old Yuan did not go out because, after all, at his age, there was no one in Beishan Village who was his elder.
However, some families from Beishan Village came by to pay their New Year's respects to Old Yuan and Mrs. Zeng.
After all, Yuan Bao and Yuan Shoucheng, when playing with the village kids, brought them a lot of treats.
Such simple interactions among neighbors were as straightforward as that.
Late in the morning, Mrs. Zeng led her daughters-in-law in preparing the meal.
The lunch on the first day of the New Year, according to the Yuan Family's tradition, was to be eaten together.
Given that the family would go their separate ways after the New Year, Mrs. Zeng put a lot of thought into this lunch, with plenty of chicken, duck, fish, and meat, enough to fill everyone up.
As for the staple food, it was still dumplings.
On horseback, dumplings; off horseback, noodles!
This meal was also to bid farewell to Yuan Wangdi and Yuan Laidi.
