Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 776: Solving the mystery before the New Year
The relationship between Wang Zhan and Zhang Ma started with Blind Chen. At that time, Blind Chen was still very down and out. When Blind Chen was down and out, he started to swindle people everywhere. And the one he cheated the most was Zhang Ma. When Wang Zhan first started traveling around the world, he did not leave Sijiu City and was brought to the Zhengyangmen area by Blind Chen and Taoist Wang.

No one knew what went wrong, but Blind Chen actually directed Wang Zhan, who was only seven years old, to act pitifully to please Aunt Zhang, and deceived Aunt Zhang again. When Aunt Zhang finally saw Wang Zhan finding Blind Chen with the trick, she became furious and chased Blind Chen across three blocks.

Zhang Ma was a person who held grudges, but she also had a clear distinction between love and hate. Seeing Wang Zhan's innocent face, she asked him where Blind Chen was going. Wang Zhan smiled and said, "It's very far, very far away. It will probably take more than a month to get back by train."

Aunt Zhang smiled and agreed to Wang Zhan's request, but she said the kitchen work could not be done for free and the money should be paid. Wang Zhan smiled and said, "Of course, of course."

Half a month later, Wang Zhan borrowed Da Lao Tie's tricycle and started giving gifts to his elders from house to house. During the Chinese New Year, some etiquette cannot be ignored.

The first stop was Uncle Li's house, but unfortunately Uncle Li didn't let him and his sister out until the next day.

Wang Zhan was confused when he came out, because Uncle Li said a lot to him. Basically, he was now separated from the whole crowd. When asked about some basic common sense of life, Wang Zhan didn't know anything. At the end, Uncle Li said meaningfully: "We are going to implement the planned economy era. You must keep pace with the times. You can't immerse yourself in your sister's little life every day, otherwise you will become an idiot in life. Do you know that you need sugar coupons to buy sugar now? Do you know that pork sales will be rationed? Do you know that there will be a new monetary policy next year? Every day, you revolve around your sister. What do you want to do?"

Wang Zhan was completely confused by what he said. He really didn't know, but he still listened to Uncle Li. He knew that he was a little out of touch with social development, which was not good. After all, he would live here with his sister in the future.

Wang Zhan finally realized the mistake he had made. For such a long time, except for a few friends, he was too immersed in the life of him and his sister and ignored the outside world. After leaving Uncle Li's house, Wang Zhan thought a lot. After thinking about it carefully, he took his sister directly to Director Wang, which is also Aunt Wang's home.

At Aunt Li's house, Aunt Wang warmly welcomed the two siblings. Aunt Wang did not say anything profound, but just talked about common sense in daily life. Only then did Wang Zhan know what the ticket book hidden deep in the drawer at home was used for. He also knew that now when going to a restaurant, one must not only pay money, but also pay for vegetable tickets and meat tickets. The meat tickets supplied now are in very small quantities, three times a month, at the beginning, middle and end of the month, and three taels each time.

After learning a lot from Aunt Wang, Wang Zhan hated his friends when he came out. He didn't believe that they didn't know these things, but they never mentioned them.

Wang Li looked at her brother who had a bad face, but did not provoke him. She followed him obediently and returned home. As soon as she got home, she ran away as soon as she got home. She thought her brother was going to get angry, so she didn't provoke him.

The day before the Chinese New Year, the two siblings were finally released. They ran to the temple fair and bought a tricycle full of things, especially firecrackers. They bought a lot of them, which was also Wang Li's request.

This is also the day when the kids have the last chance to let themselves go. Only on this day can they come out to find Wang Zhan. Starting tomorrow they can only stay near home.

Wang Zhan did not treat them unfairly. He made braised roe deer meat and clear-boiled pheasant soup to reward his classmates and partners who had worked hard for a year, especially Xiaowu and Da Laotie. Not only did they work hard, they also had to be beaten. And according to Xiaosi, they were all mixed doubles.

This year's Spring Festival came very early. Unexpectedly, the winter snow came on the second day of the Little New Year. Sitting at home drinking hot tea, Wang Zhan looked at his sister teasing Jin Bao and thanked Director Wang. If it weren't for her foresight, he would probably be in the cold now. This year was a year of special preparation, all thanks to Aunt Wang. On New Year's Eve, Wang Zhan made his sister's favorite dishes, scallion-fried sea cucumber, braised abalone, boiled dried shredded pork, Dongpo elbow, squirrel mandarin fish, boiled dried shredded pork and an old duck soup. Most of these main ingredients were the last stocks. After this year, almost all the main ingredients in the basement were gone, and only some wild boar meat was left.

Wang Zhan thought about going to the temple fair on the second and third days of the Chinese New Year, and then taking a walk around Dazhalan to see if those grocery stores still have anything to sell. Wang Zhan has no shortage of money, what he lacks now is ingredients.

After eating the New Year's Eve dinner, Wang Zhan took Wang Li to set off firecrackers and fireworks in the yard. The whole yard was filled with Wang Li's laughter, the "ga ga" sounds of Dayu and Xiaoyu's fright, and the "woof woof" sounds of Jinbao who was threatening Dayu and Xiaoyu. It was one after another and very noisy.

It was not yet midnight, but Wang Li was already very tired from playing and could no longer open her eyes. Wang Zhan held Wang Li in his arms and coaxed her to sleep, then carried her into the east bedroom and tucked her into the warm quilt.

Wang Zhan sat in front of the door of the main house, holding a teapot made of purple clay, which he had found in a flea market. He drank by himself and looked at the foggy sky outside. He sighed, "Dad, Mom, I miss you." Then he burst into tears and cried uncontrollably.

In the cold winter, snowflakes slowly floated up and fell bit by bit. Under the main house of a courtyard with a lantern hanging on it, there was a square stool and a square table. A small figure looked very lonely. Occasionally, sporadic firecrackers could be heard outside. As time passed, the sound of firecrackers became more and more frequent and louder. Finally, this small figure woke up amid the huge sound of firecrackers, slowly stood up, and gradually became taller. He is twelve years old this year.

On January 24th, the first day of the Lunar New Year, early in the morning, Wang Zhan woke up his sister with a small whip, helped her put on simple clothes, asked her to wash up, and then went to the kitchen in the front yard to make dumplings.

Wang Zhan made the dumplings late last night. Some were filled with cabbage and meat, and some were filled with vegetarian fillings. Wang Zhan also specially prepared balsamic vinegar and chili peppers. When the dumplings were served on the table, his sister and Jinbao were already waiting there. Wang Zhan smiled.

Wang Li said as if to take credit: "I have already fed Dayu and Xiaoyu, and I have also fed the chickens in the garden."

"My sister is the most capable. Eat a few more later. There are surprises inside. Be careful when eating." After Wang Zhan finished speaking, he went to get two bowls of dumpling soup, and then sat down with his sister to eat dumplings.

Before she had eaten a few, her sister froze and showed a strange expression. Wang Zhan saw it, laughed and said, "My sister is really lucky. She has had good luck all year round."

When Wang Zhan was making dumplings, he put a few jujubes in them. He didn't dare put coins in them because it would hurt his teeth if he burped them. Unexpectedly, after he ate a few of them, his sister ate them. When his sister heard this, she burst into laughter.

(End of this chapter)