Xing'an Mountains 1984: Starting from climbing mountains to support the family

Chapter 172 Fourth Sister, If You Don’t Drink, Give Me a Drink

The festive atmosphere is very strong these days. Even if the family is poor, they celebrate the New Year with great excitement. Chen Weidong went to his parents' house, where they were also making dumplings.

On the night of the Little New Year, people in the village usually close the door and go to bed before it gets dark.

Eat some dumplings, drink some wine, then lean back and lie on the warm kang in Northeast China. The kang and making love, it couldn't be more beautiful.

Of course, Chen Weidong and Liu Xueting also have to take care of six little girls.
Today is the Little New Year, and the children are very excited. They don’t want to go to bed and keep crawling around on the kang and playing around.

In the blink of an eye, it was the afternoon of the next day. Chen Weidong called Bingzi and his wife, and asked Shitou to go to Lijiatun to call Li Shengli. As the "leader" of their group of hunters, Chen Weidong certainly did not refuse, and invited them to come to his house for a meal before the New Year.

The main dish for dinner was stewed mutton! I bought this mutton at the market in the village a few days ago!

Liu Xueting and Zheng Xiaofang were busy in the kitchen. Chen Weidong and Bingzi were unable to help and were chatting in the main room.

Dani and her five younger sisters were skiing at the door. When they saw Chen Guangtian coming over, they immediately called out, "Grandpa!"

"grandfather!"

"grandfather!"

"~"

The other little girls cried in baby voices just like Calabash Brothers.

"So good, you guys play." Chen Guangtian waved his hand and smiled.

"it is good!"

"Weidong, Xueting, are you stewing mutton?" Chen Guangtian walked into Chen Weidong's yard with his hands behind his back.

"dad!"

"Uncle!"

When Chen Weidong and the other three heard that it was Chen Guangtian who came in, they immediately came over to greet him.

"The Bingzi couple are here too!"

"Dad, this is the mutton we bought a few days ago. Please stay over tonight and have a drink with us," said Chen Weidong.

"No, I won't get involved if you young people are having fun together!"

Chen Guangtian said with a smile.

"Dad, is there anything missing at home? I'm going to the county town the day after tomorrow to buy some New Year's goods. If there's anything missing at home, please tell me."

"What else is there to buy? There is so much meat at home that your mother and I can't even finish it during the New Year."

Chen Guangtian said with a smile on his face that he came here just to hang out, now that he has enough money, he doesn't have to stay on the kang all day like before, and his son has made progress and he has face in the village.

"Fine!"

"Okay, you guys go get busy! I'll go to your brother and sister-in-law's house to take a look!"

Chen Guangtian waved his hand, then left Chen Weidong's yard with his hands behind his back.

"Brother Weidong, are you going to the county town the day after tomorrow?" Zheng Xiaofang asked.

"Well, the New Year is coming soon. I'll take my wife and children there the day after tomorrow!"

"Brother Weidong, Sister Xueting is going too! Then I can..."

"What can you do...just stay at home honestly," Zheng Xiaofang was interrupted by Bingzi just before she finished speaking.

"Guards, I've never even been to the county town in my life!"

"Next time I'll take you to the county town. Brother Weidong and his wife are taking their children to the city to buy things. What's the matter with you following them?"

"What's my problem? Let's go together the day after tomorrow! You can also buy some New Year's goods!"

The four of them were chatting while waiting for Shitou to call Li Shengli back. The mutton was almost done, so they took it out and put it in a basin.

The little girls also ran into the kitchen with their short legs, and Liu Xueting took care of the six girls.

"Come on, don't be polite tonight, eat as much as you want!" Chen Weidong loudly called Li Shengli and others to come to the kang table.

After a while, Liu Xueting came in with a bottle of chive sauce, "Here is some chive sauce, if you want to try it, you can scoop some for yourself."

Wild chive flower jam. Chen Weidong naturally didn't have the patience to pick wild chive flowers and make chive flower jam. These were all sent by Jiang Mei last time.

"Sister Xueting, stop working and come to the table to eat with us!" Zheng Xiaofang said.

"You guys eat! I still have to take care of the little girls." Liu Xueting said.

"Xiaofang, don't worry about your sister-in-law Xueting. It's inconvenient for her to take care of the child. Come on and eat. You can try it. Eating mutton with chive sauce can relieve the greasiness. It is said that people in Inner Mongolia eat it this way. When there is a chance, I will treat you to Inner Mongolia's mutton fingers."

Chen Weidong greeted everyone with a smile.

"How do you cook lamb fingers?"

"This is the first time I've heard of lamb fingers being cooked this way."

"You're not saying it's so delicious that you'll bite your fingers off, are you?"

Shitou and his friends were talking and laughing.

Although Inner Mongolia is very close to the Northeast, several people have only been to the county town a few times, let alone Inner Mongolia.

He picked up a piece of mutton with chopsticks, held it directly in his hand, dipped it in chive sauce and chewed it in big mouthfuls.

"Really delicious!"

"Haha, let's keep it secret for now. When my new house is built next year, I will treat you to lamb fingers!" Chen Weidong said with a big laugh.

"Come on, come on, don't just focus on eating meat, let's fill up the wine!" Li Shengli also called out.
Everyone enjoyed the dinner very much, and after eating and drinking to their heart's content, they left.

In the following time, Chen Weidong's family of eight and Bingzi and his wife went to the county town, and Chen Weidong completely hibernated.

I stay at home all day, never stepping out of the front door or the back door.
Lying on the kang, eating peanuts, melon seeds, fried dough twists, and frozen pears, Chen Weidong went to the village the day before Chinese New Year and bought a lot of food.

Soon, New Year's Eve arrived.

Although they were poor, on this day, every household put up spring couplets, prepared a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner, and sat together happily to eat the reunion dinner, talking about the hardships of the past year and looking forward to a better next year.

On New Year's Eve, Chen Weidong's family was busy from morning to afternoon.

The aroma of meat wafted out, making the neighbors cry with greed.

First comes the aroma of wild boar meat, and then the wild boar's trotters are stewed with soybeans, which become more fragrant as they are stewed.

Next is the dragon soup. Put the dragon into the pot, add some star anise, fennel and cinnamon, and then stew it.

Then comes the aroma of wild rabbit meat. First, use a knife to separate the rabbit meat from the bones. Then add garlic and a little ginger, chop them together, make them into rabbit meatballs, and fry them in oil. The aroma is so fragrant that it will make you salivate!
Afterwards, Chen Weidong made braised fish. The aroma of fish filled the entire table, which was full of meat dishes!

"Dad, when can we eat?"

"Dad, I'm so hungry!"

"Dad, can I have a piece first?"

Chen Weidong felt both upset and happy when listening to the children's calls. He kept scolding them, "You can't eat! We haven't set off the firecrackers yet!"

All the dishes were almost prepared, and the remaining vegetarian dishes were left to Liu Xueting and Dani.

Chen Weidong began to prepare to set off firecrackers. The little ones held up their hands and covered their ears tightly.

Chen Weidong then took out a small piece of firecrackers and lit them at the door. With the crackling sound and the rising smoke, the sense of ceremony suddenly came up.

As the firecrackers from Chen Weidong's house rang out, firecrackers were also set off from other households in the village. The New Year in those days was very grand. Poor people would set off a few double firecrackers, while those who were well-off would set off a string of firecrackers. The sound of crackling was very lively and lively.

After setting off firecrackers, the family can finally start eating lunch.

Si Ni and Wu Ni were extremely happy. They had already sat down at the table properly, looking at Chen Weidong eagerly.

Because in addition to delicious food today, Dad also mixed malted milk for them, which was so delicious that they hadn't drunk it for a while.

"father!"

Xiaoliu was very excited and waved his little hands. Usually, this little guy drinks the most.

Chen Weidong smiled slightly and opened the lid of the jar. Suddenly, a rich aroma of wheat and frankincense wafted out, and the children's eyes lit up.

Si Ni licked the milk in her mouth and cried out, "It smells so good!"

Wu Ni grumbled, "Dad, give us some drink!"

Chen Weidong smiled and said, "Don't worry, Dad hasn't flushed yet!"

As Chen Weidong spoke, he scooped two or three spoonfuls of soup for each child and poured it into their bowls. Then he poured boiling water into their bowls and said, "Stir it quickly to prevent it from becoming lumps. After stirring, you can drink it."

The children quickly started stirring with chopsticks.

As the mixture is stirred, the rich aroma of malt and frankincense becomes more intense.

After stirring it, Da Ni, Er Ni and San Ni all drank it in small sips.

This time, Wu Ni held the bowl with both hands and finished it in a few gulps. The milk stains at the corners of her mouth were licked clean by her pink tongue.

On the contrary, Si Ni, the little foodie, took a sip, then suddenly held the bowl, stopped drinking, and just stared at it stupidly.

Liu Ni, Liu Xueting was feeding her mouthful by mouthful. After each mouthful, she would giggle at Chen Weidong, as if doing so brought her endless joy.

Chen Weidong looked at Si Ni curiously: "Si Ni, why don't you drink?"

Si Ni said, "Dad, I suddenly realized that the radio is also a lie."

"Ah? Why do you say that?"

Si Ni's thoughts jumped so much that Chen Weidong felt like he couldn't keep up. How could she be drinking malted milk and end up having to do something like deceiving people by talking about the radio?
Si Ni said in a serious and childish voice: "The radio said 'eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks', which is definitely wrong, it should be 'drink delicious food and eat spicy food'! Look, this malted milk is so fragrant!"

Chen Weidong was startled when he heard this, and then he said with a smile: "Eat fragrant food and drink spicy food. The fragrant here refers to meat, delicious dishes, etc., and the spicy refers to fine wine. It is different from what you understand."

"Oh."

Si Ni nodded and continued, "What does 'then the lights, wine, women, and women' mean?"

"Ah?" Chen Weidong was stunned.

What the hell is playing on this radio?

What he didn't know was that the radios of that era played very orthodox and conservative content.

The reason why Si Ni remembered these words is because she loves to show off and be in the limelight.
And these strange words are the easiest to satisfy her wishes.

However, she did not understand the meaning of these words at all and used them incorrectly every time.

What she got was not admiration but ridicule, which hurt her a lot.

Today, when I saw people drinking malted milk from a big bowl, I suddenly remembered these words and asked about them.

Chen Weidong didn't know this, but his face darkened and he scolded: "Drink your malted milk quickly and stop listening to these useless words in the future!"

Si Ni wanted to argue a little more, but Wu Ni stretched her head over and said, "Si Jie, don't you like drinking? Do you want me to help you drink?"

"do not want!"

Si Ni quickly protected her bowl and started drinking it up.

"Okay, don't just drink the malted milk, you have to eat the meat and vegetables on the table too!" Chen Weidong said.

The family began to eat.

The little girls rushed to eat, stuffing their little mouths full! Children are like this, and the occasional quarrels are quickly settled.

(End of this chapter)