Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 415 Sending New Year’s Goods

"It's time to eat!"

Not long after, a shout suddenly came from the door of the house. Then, looking carefully, I saw Qu Yinfeng, Xu Yuping and Zhu Caiyan, each holding an enamel basin, coming out of the house one after another.

Moreover, wherever they passed, white hot air and waves of tempting fragrance continued to rise.

Seeing this, everyone's eyes lit up instantly, and then they rushed forward to surround the three large square tables in the yard.

After a while, Qu Yinfeng and others placed the enamel basins in their hands on the large square table, then glanced at the people who gathered around them, turned around quickly and ran back into the house.

No one paid any attention to them. Their eyes were only focused on the greasy vermicelli, sauerkraut and pork offal in the enamel basin.

Soon, the people who ran to the table first put their chopsticks into the enamel basin, then picked up a bunch of vermicelli very experiencedly and quickly put it into their own bowls.

By the time the people behind caught up, they had already filled their bowls. Then, holding the bowl in one hand and protecting it with the other, they squeezed out of the crowd, found a sheltered place to squat down, and ate with a happy look on their faces.

Although their family finances have become much more solid with the dividends from the bee farm and Xiangmi Zhai in the past year.

However, due to the shortage of supplies and some old debts, the amount of money they had was not much more than before.

What's more, this bowl of pork, sauerkraut and vermicelli stew is prepared by Jinshanbao's best chef Qu Yinfeng, and the ingredients in it are the freshest and most authentic.

Therefore, this does not mean that you can eat it just because you have money.

In a blink of an eye, the three large pots of pork, sauerkraut and vermicelli stew were divided up by the villagers present.

This was also fortunately because it was at Li Guoqiang's home, and there were plenty of ingredients. Otherwise, for more than a hundred people present, it would have been quite good if everyone could have a sip of soup.

Just as the villagers were reveling in the delicious food, Xu Yuchang, Sun Jinda, Ma Hongjun and their families also quietly entered the house. Then, instead of going into the inner room to get on the kang, they directly served a bowl of authentic pig-killing dish in the outer room, sat side by side on the bench, and ate it with big mouthfuls.

Among them, the pork slices are fresh, tender and smooth, and you will never get tired of them even if you eat a lot.

There are also soft and chewy rice noodles, slippery and fragrant pig blood, chewy pig hearts, soft and thick pig lungs, crispy and refreshing pig kidneys, and pig liver that melts in your mouth.

These ingredients, paired with sour and delicious sauerkraut and spicy pepper, are so delicious that you can’t even describe it.

The only imperfect thing is that there are not many of these delicious pig-killing dishes. At most, there is only enough for everyone present to have one bowl.

Soon, they finished all the food in the bowls, then stood up and left with a look of reluctance on their faces.

The other villagers also dispersed one after another, and in the end only a bonfire was left, which was still burning slowly.

"How's it going? Do you want to go back to the room and get some more sleep?"

Li Guoqiang looked at Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen and others who had finished eating the pig-killing dish with a satisfied look on their faces, and asked with a smile.

"Ok!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen and others glanced at the slightly gray sky outside, nodded and agreed, then held hands and went into the inner room to sleep on the kang.

After all, as pregnant women, they tend to be sleepy. Plus, they didn't sleep for long last night and were woken up by the villagers, so naturally they wanted to sleep a little longer.

After cleaning the place, Qu Yinfeng, Xu Yuping and others made some steamed buns and corn cakes for everyone as breakfast.

Then, they did not go back to sleep, but were busy fetching water, feeding chickens, cleaning the stables, cleaning the house, etc.

As for Li Guoqiang, after Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen and others went into the house and fell asleep, he found an excuse to go out, and then used teleportation to go to the villa in the mountains and brought some New Year's goods to Liang Xianglian and Erniu.

Among them, in addition to the basic daily necessities such as rice, flour, grain, oil, sauce, vinegar and tea, the most important ones are chicken, duck, fish, meat, fresh fruits and vegetables, and some sweets, dried fruits and snacks.

These things are must-haves for the Chinese New Year.

When Liang Xianglian and Erniu saw that Li Guoqiang brought so many New Year's goods, they were stunned, and then they waved their hands and said, "Qiangzi, there are only a few of us. How can we finish eating all the food you brought?"

"fine!"

Li Guoqiang was delighted when he heard this, and then he said with a laugh: "If you can't finish it, just leave it there first. Besides, I plan to bring my wife over here to live for a while. I'd better prepare some food now so that I don't have to bring it later."

"Forehead"

When Liang Xianglian and Erniu heard what Li Guoqiang said, they couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then nodded and agreed quickly: "Okay, then we will put the things away first and wait for you to come over."

In fact, they had already heard about Li Guoqiang's plan to bring Luo Huijuan and others to live here, but they never saw Li Guoqiang bringing anyone here, so they gradually forgot about it.

If Li Guoqiang hadn't suddenly mentioned it just now, they might not have remembered it for a while!

Soon, they took the things Li Guoqiang brought into the house and put them away in different categories.

Then, just as they were about to make Li Guoqiang a cup of hot tea to warm him up, Li Guoqiang pulled them directly into the inner room and gave them a thorough examination of their bodies.

By the time the inspection was completed, it was already bright.

Afterwards, Li Guoqiang just walked out of the house and met Sanwazi who came from the two adobe houses next door.

"Brother Qiangzi, when did you come?"

When Sanwazi saw Li Guoqiang, he was stunned for a moment, then asked with surprise on his face.

"I just got here a while ago!"

Li Guoqiang casually replied after hearing this, then turned his gaze towards Zhao Limin's house and asked, "Um, where is your Uncle Zhao?"

"Oh!"

Sanwazi followed Li Guoqiang's gaze and quickly answered, "Uncle Zhao and Aunt Zhao left two days ago and said they would be back after the Chinese New Year."

"Is that so?" Li Guoqiang raised his eyebrows when he heard this answer, then nodded and said, "Okay, then when he comes back, you can send him some of the New Year goods in the house."

"Got it!"

When Sanwazi heard this, he didn't ask what the New Year's goods were. He just smiled, nodded and agreed.

Afterwards, he excitedly took Li Guoqiang to see the power room, talked about his achievements in catching mice, and proposed with some anticipation to learn from Li Guoqiang how to make a mouse generator.

The main reason why he was like this was because of the mouse generator, which he thought was really amazing.

No matter how hard he thought about it, he could never have imagined that just letting dozens of mice crawl around in a cage could make so many light bulbs light up.

When Li Guoqiang heard Sanwazi's request, he did not directly agree or refuse. He just asked Sanwazi to learn to read with Liang Xianglian first, and then when he moved here to accompany Luo Huijuan and others to prepare for the birth of the baby, he would teach Sanwazi some simple physics knowledge.

Then, he saw that it was getting late, so he went back to the house to say hello to Liang Xianglian and Erniu, and then used teleportation to return to his home in Jinshanbao.

At this time, Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen and others had also taken a nap and were sitting on the kang eating breakfast prepared by Qu Yinfeng and others. There was a radio next to them, and they looked very comfortable.

When they saw Li Guoqiang coming back, they didn't ask him where he had been, but just asked about his schedule for the morning with anticipation. It was obvious that they didn't want to just stay at home.

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang hesitated for a moment and then suggested, "How about I take you to the river to fish?"

"fishing?"

When Luo Huijuan and the others heard this, their eyes lit up slightly, and then they nodded and agreed, "Okay! Then let's go fishing in the river first, and come back for the wedding banquet at noon."

"to make!"

Li Guoqiang saw that Luo Huijuan and others were very interested in fishing, so after breakfast, he went to pull the sika deer cart over. By the way, he took out fishing lines, fish hooks and other materials from the small world and made five or six fishing rods.

After all the preparations were done, he let Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen and others get on the sika deer cart, and then slowly headed towards the big river outside the village.

On the way, some villagers learned that Li Guoqiang was going to take his wife to go fishing, and they also became interested.

Anyway, all the work at home has been almost done, and I am just waiting for the team's dividend distribution and wedding banquet at noon. It would be fun to go fishing in the river with Li Guoqiang.

In this way, when Li Guoqiang brought Luo Huijuan and others to the river, there were already dozens of villagers following them.

Among them were not only Xu Laosan and Xu Yu'an, who were close to Li Guoqiang, but also some people from the old Ma family and the old Sun family. Even Xu Guangfu and Tian Guixiang hurried over from home after knowing this.

However, they were not interested in fishing, but were afraid that something might happen to his precious daughter and other pregnant women.

Li Guoqiang had already considered this, so he didn't let Luo Huijuan and the others get off the car at all. He directly pulled the sika deer cart onto the ice so that they could sit on it and fish.

When Xu Guangfu and Tian Guixiang saw this situation, they immediately felt relieved, and then hurried to the side of the sika deer cart, and together with Qu Yinfeng, Xu Yuping and others, they were responsible for taking care of Luo Huijuan and others.

Li Guoqiang didn't care about all that. After choosing a location, he used a shovel to chisel holes in the ice, and then distributed fishing rods to Luo Huijuan and others.

As for other villagers, they were not as relaxed as Li Guoqiang. When Luo Huijuan took the lead and excitedly caught a red-tailed carp weighing five or six kilograms, they were still working hard to chisel holes in the ice.

Because digging a hole in the ice is quite tiring, and fishing is not 100% guaranteed, under normal circumstances, few villagers are willing to come all the way in the cold wind to fish.

However, now that Li Guoqiang is taking the lead and it is New Year's Eve, everyone is willing to come and join in the fun.

Soon, when Luo Huijuan caught a bighead carp weighing seven or eight kilograms for the second time, the villagers also began to chisel holes in the ice one after another, and then worked non-stop to make nests and set hooks.

Speaking of this fishing technique, it is the one that Li Guoqiang taught everyone last year!

At that time, in order to catch more fish, many villagers spilled a lot of grain into the water.

But now, perhaps because they can immediately receive dividends of several hundred yuan, none of the villagers will do such stupid things again.

Through this phenomenon, we can clearly see that the villagers of Jinshanbao have indeed become different from before.

However, Li Guoqiang didn’t have the mind to pay attention to these things at the moment. He was busy taking the fish off the hooks for Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen and others!
Since he was willing to put down bait and found the right fish nest, he basically caught one fish after another.

In a short while, more than a dozen fish of different sizes were piled on the ice next to the sika deer cart.

What made him even happier was that, perhaps because his contribution was relatively high this time of fishing, according to Jin Die's judgment, he could get an extra ten times the harvest.

That is to say, he also obtained more than a hundred fish of the same size and stored them in the storage space.

In the blink of an eye, it was soon past eleven o'clock in the morning.

Just when Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen and others were getting more and more fishy, ​​someone from the village came over and asked everyone to go back to attend the dividend meeting.

After hearing the news, Li Guoqiang and others were fine, but the other villagers put away their fishing rods and ran back to their village, as if they were afraid that they would not get their dividends if they returned too late.

Seeing this, Xu Guangfu hurriedly advised: "Well, Qiangzi, you see we have caught quite a lot of fish, why don't we go back too!"

"Okay!"

Upon hearing this, Li Guoqiang glanced at the small pile of fish on the ice, then looked at Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen and others whose cheeks were red from the cold, and nodded without thinking, saying, "Anyway, you can come over anytime you want to go fishing, so let's go back and see what's going on!"

After saying this, he did not ask for the opinions of Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen and others, and directly moved the fish onto the sika deer cart.

When Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen and others heard Li Guoqiang's words and saw his actions, they also very consciously put away their fishing rods. The main point was that the husband followed his lead.

Soon, they packed up everything and drove the sika deer cart to first send the fish back home, and then rushed to the threshing ground. By the way, they also brought a coal stove and two kettles from home to make a fire, boil water, drink tea and eat melon seeds.

When they arrived at the threshing ground, they found that they were the last to arrive, so they simply parked the sika deer cart behind the crowd, which was safer and easier.

(End of this chapter)