As the Chinese New Year approaches, some customs still have to be inherited. Especially the elderly, at this time, they have to express something to the younger generations, that is, to give red envelopes, to put it bluntly, they want to give New Year's money.
This is a normal thing, I remember when I was a child, I once received two dollars from a dime to the New Year's money, speaking of which is not a short time, at least it should have been forty years ago. After joining the army, I have never received New Year's money again, and I have given red envelopes to others.
With the improvement of life, the habit of sending pressure money has not changed, but the amount has changed dramatically, and now it is really difficult to be an old man, not to send red envelopes, not to send less, and then I am afraid that it will not work if I want to send ten yuan or eight yuan. I remember that more than ten years ago, when my old father was alive, the New Year's money for his grandchildren was 200 yuan. It is said that some old people now give their children 500 New Year's money, and it is not an exaggeration to say that there are such conditions, anyway, they don't give other people's children, either their own grandchildren, or grandchildren.
The higher and higher New Year's money has brought "New Year's troubles" to many people. The reason is also very simple, that is, the New Year's money has become tasteless, no longer a good blessing, but has become a kind of comparison, on the surface it is nothing, in fact, the problem is very big, affecting the harmony of many families. For example, when grandparents and grandparents give their grandchildren (grandchildren) different New Year's money, the two families will have conflicts because of this matter. For example, the grandparents are all paying New Year's money, giving the grandson of the old family a thousand yuan, and giving the girl of the second family five hundred, five hundred yuan is nothing, but it has caused a deep family conflict, the second daughter-in-law pointed out that the old man is patriarchal, not a bowl of water is flat, and even said that the second child is not biological, such a thing really exists in reality.
Children are also smart now, and some are used to posting red envelopes, the speaker is unintentional, and the listener is often intentional. It is said that the red envelope given by the uncle is big, the red envelope given by the uncle is small, and some say that the red envelope given by the aunt is small, the red envelope given by the aunt is large, etc., I don't know if I have noticed it, I haven't heard too much in the city, and there are many such stories in the countryside. Therefore, now some old people are also smart, one is that they don't have much money, and the other is unwilling to cause trouble, so they simply don't give red envelopes to their juniors, and they can say whatever they love, in fact, this is also a relief. Otherwise, good intentions can't do good things, and it's a problem to send more and less, so simply "one size fits all" and don't send it, depending on who says what. It's a big deal to say that you are an old picker, what can you do if you say it!
It's a good thing to give red envelopes to younger generations, but there really is no need to be a "New Year's trouble". Here is a reminder to the person who sends the red envelope that it is not possible to artificially create contradictions, for example, the problem of patriarchy is not good, grandchildren and granddaughters should be treated equally, and the same type must be the same, and there can be no relatives and kindness, and it is not appropriate to have more or less. Happy New Year, for this point to make yourself angry is not appropriate, has insisted that there is no problem, to adhere to a standard, Guangdong advocated a ten-yuan red envelope standard is very good, do not climb the vertical ratio, always mention the ** grid This is not good, then it will change the taste, so that some old people want to send it and can't afford it.
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Note: **From the Internet, not related to the article.