Era: I have a two-world door

Chapter 588, New Year

Wang Qingsong rode his bike towards the station. Along the way, there were people lining up everywhere in the grocery stores.

By the end of the year, queuing has become the norm.

Many things will not be released until the end of the year.

Especially melon seeds, peanuts, fish and the like, which have only started selling in the past few days.

Each household is given one pound of peanuts in the shell. If there are more than six people and less than ten people, the amount should be increased by half a pound.

Instead of rushing home, I went to Shouhou's house first.

When we arrived at the place, only Skinny Monkey was at home.

"Brother! Why are you here? Delivering meat?"

Seeing him, Skinny Monkey smiled and greeted him.

Wang Qingsong smiled and nodded: "Well, I sent you some things for the New Year. I carried them over to weigh them myself. We'll talk about the money later."

The skinny monkey chuckled.

He went over, took the things out and carried them into the house.

There were thirty or forty kilograms of pork, most of which was pork belly, and the remaining half was fat.

There are also more than 20 kilograms of pork fat.

There are only about twenty pounds of eggs, which is not a small number.

There are also about a hundred kilograms of white flour.

This weight is really not a problem for a skinny guy.

After everything was brought in, Wang Qingsong watched him step on the scale and said, "Give Aunt Feng five catties of pork and pork fat each. Don't pay for it, it's from me. Give Aunt Feng twenty catties of flour, and deduct it when we settle the bill later."

Seeing this, the skinny monkey laughed and said, "How can I ask you to pay? The money from my aunt is mine. I paid her."

Wang Qingsong glanced at him sideways and said, "Why do I need you to pay for something I gave you?"

This made Skinny Monkey scratch his head.

Somewhat embarrassed.

"I did not mean that!"

Wang Qingsong waved his hand nonchalantly: "It's okay! When you get married, I won't stop you from giving what you deserve! Auntie, please help me deliver it when the time comes. I won't be going over there these days. Go divide the fat man's money yourself, don't eat alone!"

The skinny monkey looked wronged: "How is that possible! The fat guy will beat me to death!"

Then he looked at the meat and said, "There's no need to send Xiaozao back. I'm the only one in my family. We've agreed this year that the three of us will celebrate the New Year together. After we eat, we'll send them back."

Wang Qingsong thought about it after hearing this and naturally didn't say anything.

After all, this is someone else's family affair.

After his grandmother passed away, this guy has been spending the New Year at Li Zhonghai's house for several years.

But after all, we are not a family.

"Okay, you can do it yourself."

Seeing this, the skinny monkey continued to weigh.

Everything was done and I gave him the money.

Wang Qingsong took the money and said, "Okay, I'll go back first! Clean up the house."

"Hey, don't worry, I'm just cleaning up! I didn't even go to work today."

Wang Qingsong smiled and nodded, said hello and left.

Next is naturally my eldest sister’s family.

When we arrived at the place, our family had already put up Spring Festival couplets in advance, and took a bus back to our hometown to celebrate the New Year in the evening.

Wang Qingsong put the things down, exchanged pleasantries for a while, and when he confirmed that the other party was going back to his hometown for the New Year, he didn't say anything.

After all, the Sun family is not their Wang family.

After chatting for a while, I left my eldest sister's house and headed home.

……

When I got home in the evening, Liang Chunxiao had not yet finished get off work, and Xiaomai was playing the violin in the house.

After such a long time, Xiaomai's piano sound is no longer as torturous as before.

Although it's intermittent, I can already play a simple and understandable piece of music.

It was "The East is Red", a song he specifically asked Xiaomai to practice, because in the later stages, many songs could not be played.

You still need to practice a few red songs.

I ignored her and walked towards my home with my things.

"Hey, Qingsong, your factory has distributed a lot of things!"

Aunt Han was busy there and asked with a smile.

Wang Qingsong smiled and hummed, "Yes, we distributed some things, all vegetables grown in the village."

The food in the cafeteria was also distributed today.

Naturally, he also got some tomatoes, cucumbers and the like, and there was even more meat.

Liang Ruyan said with a smile: "This is the first time I eat tomatoes in the winter! They are still a rare thing!"

Other employees who were not from the parts factory spoke with a hint of envy.

These days eating takes up most of our lives.

What to eat is naturally the main topic of discussion.

Having a rare thing during the Chinese New Year is really enviable.

Wang Qingsong also smiled and said, "Well, this is my first time eating it in winter too. It's because I grew vegetables in greenhouses. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to eat it."

Those who can eat out-of-season vegetables at this time are all leaders.

After chatting for a while, they returned to the house laughing.

Then we started to prepare the meal.

Kneading the dough is of course a must.

At this time, the smell of oil came from the yard.

Tomorrow is the Chinese New Year, and every household is reluctant to spend money on oil in advance, just for these two days.

Some people have already started frying things in advance.

Fried pancakes, stewed.

Get some pig offal or some meat to stew.

There was a scent coming from the yard.

After being busy for a while, Liang Chunxiao came back from get off work. More and more people were getting off work in the compound, and it began to become lively.

"What are you doing?"

After Liang Chunxiao came back, he saw him preparing food and asked with a smile.

"Oh, tomato and egg noodles! It will be ready in a moment."

Liang Chunxiao laughed when he heard this, "Oh, this is the first time I've eaten tomato and egg noodles in the middle of winter! Is this the greenhouse vegetable you mentioned growing in your hometown?"

"Yeah! Let's try it later."

In fact, we eat it often at home, and we know Liang Chunxiao did it on purpose.

Because usually he would bring back the fried toppings and then cover the cooked noodles.

Liang Chunxiao agreed with a smile.

Then he smiled and said, "I'll go mix the dough. We'll use it for frying things tomorrow!"

"okay!"

Wang Qingsong nodded. What’s the point of celebrating the New Year if you don’t fry something?

Liang Chunxiao looked at the new bicycle in the yard and asked curiously, "Whose new bicycle is this?"

Wang Qingsong took a look and smiled: "Oh, the factory issued a bicycle ticket, and I borrowed some money from my second brother and bought a new one."

While speaking, he winked at Liang Chunxiao.

Liang Chunxiao had lived with him for so long, so she naturally understood what he meant.

Because she knew that Wang Qingsong should have a lot of money and would not have to borrow money.

This is probably to prevent people from knowing about the money in the black market.

After all, he has only been working for about a year.

He smiled and nodded without asking any more questions.

After dinner, he didn’t go to Hong Kong Island or to Zhou Ying’s place. He just stayed at home obediently today.

He also told Du Wanting that he couldn't go to Hong Kong Island in the next few days.

Naturally, I couldn't spend the New Year with him.

……

The next morning, the group got up early.

Put on new clothes.

They started to paste the purchased couplets and fry fruits. The whole compound was busy.

"Qingsong, it's getting late. I have to go to my dad's place."

Liang Chunxiao took the fried pork chops out of the pan and said something to him.

Wang Qingsong took a look and said with a smile: "Okay! Then go ahead, and don't forget to bring your stuff! We may be back late at night."

"Yeah, okay, got it! Don't drink too much, you hear me?"

Liang Chunxiao was explaining things there.

Wang Qingsong also responded: "Well, you are not allowed to drink too much."

Hearing this, Liang Chunxiao smiled and agreed.

She untied her apron, went inside, took out a red envelope made of red paper, and handed it to Xiaomai.

"Here, Xiaomai, your New Year's money!"

Xiaomai was not polite when seeing this, "Thank you, sister-in-law!"

Liang Chunxiao blushed, but did not refute. Wang Qingsong smiled and said, "Since my sister-in-law gave it to me, I must give it to my brother as well! Here, this is mine."

As he spoke, he took out a prepared red envelope.

"Thank you bro!"

Xiaomai naturally took it happily.

After opening the bills, they saw that they both had the same amount of money, three dollars each.

Three yuan for the New Year’s money is not a small amount.

The normal price is fifty cents, and if you are lucky, it’s only one dollar.

But I didn’t give too much, after all, I just wanted a good start!

After Liang Chunxiao packed up his things, he smiled and said, "Then I'm leaving!"

He said hello, then pushed the cart outside with his things.

Wang Qingsong looked at her leaving, smiled, and continued to work.

This is how the New Year is, most of the day passes by in the busyness.

It feels like it’s getting late, so I clean up the stove.

He took out the firecrackers and set them off, then said hello to the people in the yard, and then rode his bike to his eldest brother's house with Xiaomai.

……

The roads were very deserted on New Year's Eve.

Even those who usually play outside have gone home to eat delicious food, and only a few people are outside.

When he arrived at his eldest brother's yard, it was also very lively.

My sister-in-law was busy at the stove at the door.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law! (Sister-in-law, sister-in-law!)"

Looking at the two of them, Wang Qingsong and the other man greeted them with a smile.

The eldest sister-in-law was busy. When she heard this, she looked up and greeted with a smile: "Qingsong is here, Xiaomai is here too, why are you here just now! Come in quickly, we are waiting for you."

Wang Qingsong smiled and said, "Something exploded at home, so I came late."

My sister-in-law is a stingy person.

He didn't like it anyway.

But there is one advantage for my sister-in-law too. When they come here to eat, they just need to provide enough food and their family doesn't have to provide food.

She can make the pot dry smoke.

Just like the last time when my second sister-in-law gave birth, my eldest sister-in-law went to take care of her for almost a month.

Although he gave money, he also took good care of his second sister-in-law and never gave her a cold shoulder.

People are indeed capable.

But he never hated her. After all, she was doing it for his elder brother's family and was very willing to sacrifice for him.

In the past, when food was scarce, the eldest brother ate the best, followed by the two children, and she herself only ate a mouthful of thin food.

how to say!

We can't say she's that good, but we can't say she's that bad either.

I can only say that it's just poverty.

Wang Qingsong smiled and nodded, watching the two of them busying around, while Xiaomai lifted the curtain and entered the house.

The eldest brother, the second brother and two children are in the room.

"Big brother, second brother!"

Seeing the two of them, he naturally greeted them.

"Uncle Three!"

The two little guys were also there greeting us.

Wang Qingsong looked at the two little guys and smiled.

The second brother was holding the child, and when he saw this, he complained: "You are really amazing! Why don't you come here before dinner time? You want to eat something ready-made!"

Then he smiled and asked, "What good things did you bring?"

Wang Qingsong smiled and said, "Second brother, you are really straightforward. Bring some wine. Chunxiao got a bottle of wine and brought it over to taste."

As for other pastries and brown sugar, he naturally didn't mention them.

These are the usual gifts given during Chinese New Year.

Seeing this, the second brother laughed and said, "You got some foreign stuff! Let me see it."

Upon hearing this, Wang Qingsong took out two bottles of Wuliangye liquor, a bottle of wine, and several bottles of Arctic Ocean soda from the cloth bag.

The soda has not been sold for a long time. This is what he bought and put into the space.

Give it to the children.

The wine was either brought here from later generations or purchased at a high price in the department stores here.

This stuff isn't like brandy which costs over five bucks a bottle, but it still costs more than three bucks.

Of course he has a bottle opener.

The second brother took it, looked at it, and said with a smile: "Your second sister-in-law has drunk it before, but I have never drunk this stuff. I will let your sisters-in-law taste it later."

Wang Qingsong smiled when he saw this.

Looking at the two children in the house, I thought of the children at the door who were setting off firecrackers and swinging firecrackers.

He took a dollar out of his pocket and handed it to the eldest brother: "Big Mao! Take your sister to buy some firecrackers and swing firecrackers and go outside to play."

With my sister-in-law's frugal nature.

I wouldn't buy this for my kids.

Damao was delighted when he saw this: "Thank you, Uncle San!"

He took the money and ran out, taking the two little girls with him.

"be careful!"

Wang Qingsong also said something in passing.

I don’t know whether he heard it or not.

The eldest brother frowned when he saw this and said, "Why give so much? Isn't it enough to just give me ten cents to play with?"

Wang Qingsong smiled and said, "It's okay. Let the children have some fun during the New Year!"

What is one cent enough for!

Just put one in and it's gone.

Seeing him say that, the eldest brother didn't say anything.

He was handed a cigarette and the three of them smoked it.

"Give the child to my second sister-in-law. The room is too choking."

Wang Qingsong felt the smell of smoke in the room, but he still said something.

Nowadays, there is no saying that children cannot smoke. This rule only came into being in later generations.

Seeing this, the second brother smiled nonchalantly: "It's okay!"

Seeing him say this, Wang Qingsong didn't say anything.

After a while, there were sounds of explosions and shouting outside.

The children in the yard were all hanging around the kids at home.

There's no way, those guys bought too many things.

The three of them were chatting there.

The second brother looked at the people in the room and said, "What a pity, my eldest sister is not here for the New Year this year. Otherwise, we would really be reunited as a family."

Wang Qingsong also nodded gently: "Yes! It's a pity, it's okay, anyway, we will be in the city in the future, there will be plenty of opportunities."

The eldest brother also nodded.

He arrived quite late in the beginning, and soon the sound of firecrackers was heard outside.

This is because some families have already prepared the New Year’s Eve dinner.

After a while, my sister-in-law and her husband had brought up the food one after another.

The firecrackers outside were getting louder and louder.

"It's time to eat, it's time to eat!"

Following the second sister-in-law's call, everyone started to get busy, clearing the table and opening the wine.

There were eight people in total, plus a baby in arms, gathered around the table.

The little guy has been eyeing the Arctic Ocean soda for a long time.

Only after getting the order did I dare to take it and drink it.

Seeing that everything was ready, the eldest brother picked up his glass, looked at the group of people and said with a smile: "Well, this is the first time since we got married that our family sits together like this to celebrate the New Year."

These words are somewhat heavy.

It should be said that this was the first time we sat together to celebrate the New Year since my mother passed away.

Wang Qingsong picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "Okay, it's New Year's Day, be happy, come on, clink glasses together, Happy New Year!"

"Yes, without saying anything else, come on, Happy New Year!"

The eldest brother shook off his decadence and raised his glass with a smile.

The others naturally picked up their cups as well.

The eldest sister-in-law even smiled and said: "Qingsong, I am still grateful to you! This is my first time drinking red wine! Happy New Year!"

"Happy New Year!"

Everyone raised their glasses, clinked them together, took a sip, and immediately started the battle.

After all, today is Chinese New Year, and the dishes he provided were quite sumptuous.

"Hey, that fish can't be eaten! It has to be hung up at night! There should be fish every year!"

Amidst laughter and joy, Wang Qingsong welcomed his first New Year with his eldest and second brothers.

(End of this chapter)