The moment he heard "lucky money," Bao'er ran over, still holding his bowl.
Gu Zhang took a stack of red envelopes from his robes and handed them out one by one.
Every junior member of the family got one.
Er Lang and Sanlang, who weren't married yet, both got one, as did Lan Zhi and Lian'er.
Bao'er eagerly opened his red envelope and saw twenty Copper Coins inside.
Just as he was about to stuff the envelope into his shirt, Ms. Qian's hand shot out and snatched it away. "I'll save this for you. We can use it to find you a wife when you're older."
Bao'er's lip trembled. "I don't want a wife, I want my Copper Coins! I want to go to the city and buy tanghulu—"
The old madam quickly put down her chopsticks and beckoned to him. "Bao'er, come here. Grandma has another one for you."
Bao'er ran to his grandmother, took the red envelope without even looking at it, and stuffed it into his shirt before bolting, afraid Ms. Qian would snatch this one away too.
