Ugly peasant girl in space

Chapter 241 The New Year's Eve (2)
"It was a prosperous life in our family."

Grandma also answered, today is New Year's Eve, you must say a lot of good auspicious words, and you can't say words about "death, kill, ghost", otherwise you will be unlucky in the coming year. Ancient people are very superstitious. Li was about to fall asleep, and was called up by his mother Liu to give him a lesson. When the elders pick up vegetables, they can't say "no" even if they are full, but say "yes".

There are also many taboos, taboo to make loud noises, so as not to wake up the devil; taboo to look in the mirror, so as not to see the "demon"; taboo to pour lamp oil on the ground, if the smell of oil dilutes the smell of wine, the "demon" will wake up, causing disasters to follow To; it is taboo to break utensils, which means that there will be "bad luck" this year. The remedy is to wrap it in red paper, read auspicious words such as "every year is safe", and put it on the divine table for several days. Defuse disaster.

There are not so many stories about New Year’s Eve in modern cities, and the atmosphere of the New Year’s Eve has also faded a lot. Only on New Year’s Eve can you see fireworks across the sky, and sometimes there are fire trucks roaring, and I don’t know where the fire is.

In Mojia Village, firecrackers should also be watched. Villagers will not look for dry firewood piles to set off firecrackers. This is still a strong awareness of fire prevention.

"Zixi, Dongwa, the two of you can only play flowers, and stay away from the firewood pile. Let your elder brother take you there, you understand?"

Grandma Li was still worried about the little baby, and repeatedly told him that Qing Li was not worried at all when she saw her elder brother Mo Zigui follow him out, but her mood darkened when she thought that he would leave after the next year.

"Look, these new shoes of mine are made by Caiyun. The workmanship is really good. The soles of the feet are soft and have been packed with many layers, but they are hard work."

Grandma and everyone showed off her new shoes, the new clothes were cloth and cotton bought by Qingli’s family, and made by the auntie, a dark red satin jacket with the pattern of longevity on it, and grandpa’s new jacket is also the same style , but blue.

The two old people were just like children, showing off their new clothes and shoes. The second aunt came back late and made a few pairs of thick cotton socks a year ago, which made my grandma very happy.

Everyone in the family has put on new clothes. In previous years, there was no money to buy new clothes even if it was coarse cloth. This year is a good year, and the family not only has a new suit, but is also very happy.

Uncle Erbo and his father gathered in the main room, talking about opening a restaurant after the new year. After the new year, we will clean it up. The original shop does not need to be changed too much, but it needs to be cleaned and some new tables and chairs will be bought. Open a window in the next room to sell some food that can be taken away.

Mrs. Zhang's sauce-flavored elbow flowers are very good. I consider adding a cooked food. When the weather is warm, I can sell some take-away barbecues. At the same time, I also sell my own pickled spicy cabbage and sausages.

"How are the sausages made? Is there sugar in them? I think the sweet ones are better than the spicy ones."

The sweet taste is Cantonese-style sausage, the fat-to-thin ratio is seven lean meats and three fat meats, steamed and sliced ​​to eat, with oily flowers inside, dry, it can be stored for a month or two even in summer, the price is not included How expensive, you can also slice and stir-fry vegetables, fried potato chips, fried beans, etc. are all delicious.

"It's still spicy. If you eat something spicy in this cold weather, it will warm your stomach."

The uncle and the second uncle have different tastes. The second uncle doesn't like sweets very much, but prefers spicy food, and he is full of praise for sausages.

"Your mother and I like to eat some spicy cabbage and sugared garlic in the morning, served with porridge, and drink a big bowl of it warmly. Just cut half a salted duck egg and eat it. You don't need any other dishes."

My grandma is getting old, and recently I have meat every day in the town. I am no longer greedy for meat, and I prefer lighter ones.

"Our family also wants to make some special dishes. The second sister-in-law should be a bit good at being the wife of a big family?"

Father Mo Ruhu thinks that the location of his shop is good, as long as the price of the food is reasonable, the most important thing is that some of his own special dishes can gain a foothold, a big restaurant has the advantages of a big restaurant, although it can be expensive, but you need to hire a lot of people , The people who come here are all big families, they can't afford to offend, and they don't worry about it. Small restaurants have the advantages of small restaurants, and they can make money if they do well.

"I dare not say anything else. Your second sister-in-law is definitely good at making oil cakes. I used to think that when we save up some money, we will go back to the town and set up a stall to sell oil cakes. The layers she makes are very thin. Jin Dao, our master likes her skill the most!"

When the second uncle mentioned eating, his face was rosy and proud. The pancakes made by the child's mother are well-known among the big families in Fengyang City. There are also many maids and women who come to please, and want to learn this craft, but they just can't learn it. Come out, the strength of the main kneading dough is not well controlled.

"My Li girl likes to eat fried meat with pancakes."

Father Mo Ruhu laughed when he heard it, and glanced at Qingli, who was sitting still and listening, "This girl can eat very well, last time I ate a big cake by myself, and her mother and I were shocked." Jump, for fear that she will accumulate food."

Qingli smiled awkwardly when she heard her father talking about herself. Although she is not a baby in nature, foodies are always particularly keen on delicious food. In her previous life, her favorite food was the bacon pancake from the Northeast. The inner layer is sandwiched with bacon, put some scallions, and brushed with a layer of sweet bean sauce. The taste will not be forgotten for many years after eating.

"This time when her second aunt comes back, she won't have to worry about having no big cakes in the future."

The second uncle thought of the child's mother's craftsmanship, and added, "The child's mother also makes sesame pretzels well. In the past, the lady of our host family liked it very much and even tipped it."

The salt-and-pretzel sesame cake is actually similar to shortbread. It is empty inside. Add some pepper powder and salt, crushed peanuts and stuffing, sprinkle sesame seeds on the outside, and have the aroma of peanuts and sesame seeds after a bite. You don’t need to eat vegetables, just two or three It's very full, and it's best to take it out.

"It seems that our family's restaurant business must be booming, my second child, your family will move to the backyard of the shop in the town in the future, and you can still visit the shop."

Grandpa raised his opinion, the folk customs in this era are simple, and there are also thieves, and people should be assured in the backyard at night, otherwise some of the food in the restaurant may be caught by thieves.

"That's no problem, it's just that we don't have to toss back and forth."

"At the beginning of the new year, the family also bought a cart and cattle for Dongzi's use. We can't always borrow from other people's houses. The cattle can still be farmed."

A cow costs more than a dozen taels of silver, which is not too expensive. The family can afford it. Otherwise, Mo Zidong would have to borrow an ox cart when he went to the town. Rely on cattle.

It was noon in a blink of an eye, and the chicken soup continued to be boiled in the kitchen. The mother, the uncle and the second uncle all brought a few plates of food, as well as fried meatballs, noodles, and shrimp chips. Let everyone eat some first. You have to pad your stomach when you eat.

Next is the New Year's greeting ceremony. The uncle's family started to line up to pay New Year's greetings to grandma and grandpa. Everyone said a few auspicious words. Grandma prepared a stack of red envelopes for the juniors in the family. I exchanged New Year greetings with my uncle and my uncle's family, and the last few young ones were full of pockets and received several red envelopes.

(End of this chapter)