The festive atmosphere of the New Year has faded somewhat these days. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and today the shops on the main street are still open and conducting business as usual. Some restaurants won't even close for Chinese New Year's Eve, staying open straight through to the morning of New Year's Day.
Since when, one wonders, has the importance of making money seemingly surpassed that of celebrating the New Year?
Liu Muye and Han Juyou went out to buy New Year goods along with Chen Menglian. As they came out of the shopping mall, a peddler pushing a cart and selling candied hawthorns happened to walk by.
Chapter 292