"Mother, do people in the city paste this for New Year?" Si Niang asked curiously.
Today, the children were all dressed in new red jackets, with a festive atmosphere all around.
Si Niang was also dressed in red, her plump little face akin to two red apples, making one want to take a bite.
Qin Yao explained, "This is the character 'Fu,' which should be pasted upside down, meaning 'fortune has arrived.'
"I don't know if city folks celebrate the New Year this way, but from now on, this is how our family will celebrate."
The Clan Leader's son had studied for three years at the county academy and was now writing couplets at a long table in his courtyard for the villagers.
The villagers would bring two eggs or a bowl of rice, along with their prepared red paper, to ask the Clan Leader's son to help write couplets for good luck.
