Rebirth in the 50s: The Couple with the Hidden Space novel Chapter 1312

Chapter 1312: Chapter 1184: Liu Sixty-Six Eats Knife Meat

In the Year of the Dog, there was an extra leap month, so by the time the Dragon Boat Festival arrived, it was already late June.

A few days ago, Zhou Jiao had already prepared the bamboo leaves and various fillings early.

Once her little son heads abroad in August, she wonders if he’ll be able to return for next year’s Dragon Boat Festival. Additionally, the Dragon Boat Festival also marks the birthday of both her and her father.

This year is even more special due to her father’s sixty-sixth birthday.

As the saying goes, "At sixty-six eat a knife of meat, at seventy-seven eat a chicken, at eighty-eight eat an old hen."

Besides preparing to make dumplings, she also followed the custom by preparing a knife of meat, weighing six pounds and six ounces.

Last night, haha...

She carefully wrapped 68 small dumplings, after honoring heaven and earth with one each, leaving 66 dumplings remaining.

For her father’s longevity, Zhou Jiao went crazy at one in the morning by waking her father up and insisting Zhou Xiaozheng take a bite of each one.

If possible, she wished her father could eat them all, but realistically, he couldn’t. Even if she made the 66 dumplings bite-sized, asking him to eat them all at once would surely be too much!

She’s so meticulous because it’s believed that in this year, there’s the idea of "crossing hurdles" in folklore.

Folklore believes that 66 years old is a life challenge.

According to old Beijing beliefs, only eating six pounds and six ounces of meat offered by one’s daughter can ensure safe passage through this hurdle, so Zhou Jiao chose to go ahead with it, convinced it couldn’t be wrong.

It’s said that this year, one must also wear a red waistband given by their daughter, and during the birthday, one must write a petition praying to the Ten Hall Yama, responsible for human longevity, asking for blessings and extending life.

Moreover, one must fold big requests using yellow paper and burn them along with the lamp flowers. During the offering of lamp flowers, it’s also customary to throw some cash on the street for anyone to pick up, supposedly bringing disaster relief to whoever collects it.

Thus, after the night of the fourth, in the early hours of the Dragon Boat Festival day, June 25th morning, Zhou Jiao completed preparations and proceeded with her plans.

Bright red underwear and underpants were ready, with a red waistband sewn into the waist of military pants too. The petition to the Ten Hall Yama was also prepared.

"I will go with you!"

"You don’t have to. I can drive over quickly enough. As long as I deliver the petition and lamp flowers to the city, find a safe place to burn them, it’s fine. I plan to toss the cash while driving."

"No room for negotiation."

How could Zhang Guoqing be at ease?

Isn’t it said that anyone who picks up the cash will bring disaster relief upon themselves? Considering his wife’s nature, likely she wouldn’t be content unless she tossed handfuls of cash on every major street.

If his silly wife encountered those night owls and got robbed, it would be fortunate, but being assaulted would be a serious issue.

Zhou Jiao didn’t dare protest either, lest the commotion awaken their three wild boys, and they might decide for the whole family to go vent their energy — which would be silly~

Zhang Guoqing’s predictions proved correct, as aside from sanitation workers preparing for their duties, there were indeed a few night owls on the streets in the early hours of late June...

Pinching her fingers, Zhou Jiao used her minimal knowledge of the Four Pillars of Destiny to guide them blindly until they finally stopped at a crossroads.

According to her, they needed to align with her father’s birth date, today’s tides, and coordinate with different times and directions.

The complexity rivals setting up a grand formation!

Zhang Guoqing thought she was seriously acting like a "mad priestess" with her finger pinching and stern face.

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