Yoshida Mii

Chapter 199
"You want? You asked her where she was going, and if she wanted to come, I'll give you something to eat!" Huang's sideways glanced at Second Uncle Song, but her tone was not as fierce and angry as before. Subconsciously, she even looked forward to the second son's family If you go to Li's shop to make a fuss and ask for money, you can not only ask for things, but also embarrass Li's mother and daughter.

Second Uncle Song resentfully said: "How can I have such a big face!" He wanted to ask for money and things. It is said that it is the Chinese New Year now, and it is not an ordinary festival. Too much!It's just that Uncle Song is afraid of the members of the Baoji team, like Lin Fu, Dawei, and Darong, all of whom are strong, so it's easy to beat him up, and he has already warned him many times, explicitly and secretly, not to let him To trouble Li's mother and daughter, and lend him 120 guts, he would not dare to make trouble during the Chinese New Year.

Second Aunt Song was full of dissatisfaction, and now she pursed her lips and said: "We are not as big as your mother, your mother's face is not good, and no one wants to send a son to the sister-in-law for nothing. What is it!"

Huang slapped the chopsticks on the bowl angrily, and her face turned pale. Aunt Song was obviously mocking the incident of "attempted adoption" last time. She and old man Song were afraid and refused to come forward directly. The aunt went to make a fuss, embarrassing Li's mother and daughter, and made this matter happen. Who knew that Aunt Song would quit, and Uncle Song would not dare to go. For Song Bai's future, this matter had to be let go.

"Let's eat!" Old man Song sighed, and began to persuade Huang Shi.

Song Bai lowered his head and only cared about eating, not listening to anything outside the window, not caring about the quarrel between his mother and his second sister-in-law.Now he doesn't have the right to enjoy the small stove anymore, and he has to drink porridge with the Song family, eat sorghum noodles and pickles, and the Erfang family is watching him. Can knock the roof off.

Mrs. Huang glanced at Song Bai, suppressed the anger in her heart, gave Second Aunt Song a hard look, and picked up the chopsticks to eat.

When Second Aunt Song saw that Mrs. Huang was silent, she took it as a guilty conscience and became bolder. She glanced at Song Bai who was eating with her head down, chewing on pancakes, and muttering, "Who lives in the village?" Those who live are better than us! It’s grown in the tenant’s land, and you can still eat a few meals of white noodles and a few bites of meat throughout the year! It’s the Chinese New Year, and there are still pickles...you can’t even see a bit of oil! Who kills a pig for a bite of meat? Don't stay!"

The muscles on Huang's face began to tremble with anger, but the dissatisfaction of the second daughter-in-law represented the dissatisfaction of the second family, because Song Bai failed the exam this time, and the days passed after Li and Dongbao separated. The better, they don't want Song Bai to study anymore.

But she has nothing to do, because the baby girl who died in her hands, she was a head short in front of the second room couple, with a guilty conscience, now whenever she wants to teach the second room, Second Aunt Song will sit in the yard and cry Crying for that child so loudly, he used this to pinch her.

Although there are many Song family members, the house is cold and the people are also cold, and the few trees in the yard that have lost all their leaves look even more desolate.The Baoji shop in the town is much more lively. There is a thriving brazier in the room. Li Shi and Li Hongqin took the time to make new clothes, new cotton jackets and trousers. The jewelry that Bao bought for them from Anzhou made them look several years younger.

Li Shi and Li Hongqin fried two large pots of meatballs and steamed two hundred steamed buns, including sweet potato buns, red bean paste buns, meat buns, picture scrolls and jujube buns. Put a red date in the sunken part.During the New Year in Yuanshui area, all the families with a little better family situation have to steam white flour buns. If the family has a large population, they have to ask someone to help steam them. It is white flour steamed bun, no matter how it is mixed with any fillings, it cannot be a complete white flour steamed bun. In Li's words, it means "no hollow buns!"

At Dongbao's insistence, Mrs. Li bought five firecrackers with three thousand rings. In Yuanshui area, firecrackers should be set off at least three times during the Chinese New Year. If you want to let it go, it means that this year is over.

Li's Tuolin's family helped put the extra two firecrackers at Tagouji's house. Although they don't live there now, in Dong Bao's eyes, it was the house she and Li deserved. No matter what, don't give up easily.

After experiencing the intense and busy work years ago, from the [-]th day of the new year, people have bought all the new year's goods, the market is gone, and the shop is temporarily closed, and Dongbao is nestled in a warm room with Mrs. Li Learn to sew some small items. The clothes of the farmers are not so particular, but you still need to know the basics of needlework. Otherwise, you have to spend money to go to a tailor shop to make clothes, which is too wasteful.

Mrs. Li had invited Liang Zi over for the New Year's Eve dinner, and now Liang Zi and Zhang Xiuyu are getting to know each other slowly, unlike when they first got engaged, they blushed to the bottom of their ears when they mentioned each other. For two years, getting to know each other slowly is also good for married life.

Liang Zi helped set off the firecrackers before the meal. At this moment, the sound of firecrackers in the town was one after another, deafening and full of gunpowder smoke. Even if you were standing face to face and talking, you had to keep your ears close to hear it.After the firecrackers were set off, the smoke cleared, and red confetti was scattered all over the ground.

According to the rules, this firecracker paper cannot be swept away. You have to wait until the third year of junior high school to sweep it, otherwise it will sweep away the wealth and luck of the family.

In front of the statue of the God of Wealth in the shop, two large porcelain bowls were enshrined, with a steamed bun and a jujube bun in each bowl. Mrs. Li took Dongbao and devoutly burnt incense to the God of Wealth, praying for the God of Wealth to bless them for a prosperous business in the coming year.

The New Year’s Eve dinner was prepared by Dong Bao and Zhang Xiuyu. The main course was braised fish and radish stewed pork ribs. The side dishes included hot and sour cabbage, cold radish shreds, almond tofu, and roasted pork with dried beans. The classic dumpling stuffed with pork and cabbage, the other one is fresher, Dongbao tried to make tofu skin, fried shredded pork with Beijing sauce, cut finely shredded green onion, and rolled the shredded pork and green onion into the tofu skin eat.

"This is delicious!" Liang Zi immediately fell in love with the bean curd roll with Beijing sauce shredded pork. He pointed at the burrito he took a big bite of with a smile and said, "It tastes crispier than tofu and chewy!"

Dong Bao smiled and said, "This is what we plan to sell after the Chinese New Year, it's called tofu skin!"

Two charcoal braziers were set up in the room, and it was warm. The whole family gathered together and had a lively New Year's Eve dinner. Liang Zi and Zhang Qian would tell a joke or two from time to time, which made everyone at the table laugh out loud. .

In the past six months, Dongbao’s family has not eaten less meat and white noodles. After opening the shop, meat and white noodles have not been cut off every day, and tofu is also eaten every day. The family is obviously fairer and more beautiful than before, and their bodies are stronger than before Now, these changes are most obvious in Li Shi and Dong Bao.

On the dinner table, the most popular dish is of course shredded pork with tofu skin and Beijing sauce, followed by shredded radish dipped in sesame oil and vinegar. There are a lot of fish and ribs left, but the crispy and refreshing shredded radish is clean.

By the time Li Shi and Li Hongqin brought over the cooked dumplings, Dongbao's children were already full and had no stomach for dumplings.Mrs. Li firmly disagreed, smiled and filled three or four dumplings for each of Dong Bao and the others, and said, "No, how can there be a New Year's Eve dinner that doesn't eat dumplings? Come, eat a little."

The shape of the dumplings is very beautiful, and there is water on it. Under the light of the oil lamp, it reflects beautiful light and exudes a steaming fragrance.

Dong Bao managed to finish eating the dumplings in the bowl, then sat down on the side with his stomach in his arms, and sighed contentedly, "It's killing me!"

Li Hongqin, who was eating dumplings with a big bowl at the side, heard it, put down the bowl in a hurry, spit on the ground, folded her hands together and muttered: "Children are ignorant, children speak without restraint!" After finishing speaking, she smiled and nodded Dong Bao on the forehead, and said angrily: "It's the New Year's Eve, what unlucky things to say!"

It took Dong Bao a long time to realize where he was wrong, and he couldn't laugh or cry, the whole family looked at her and laughed.

After dinner, Liang Zi talked with Li Shi and Li Hongqin for a while, and then went back to his home. Although he was Zhang Xiuyu's fiancé, it was still inconvenient to stay overnight.

It was the first time for Dong Bao to celebrate the New Year in ancient times. According to the rules, it is necessary to watch the New Year's Eve. However, there is no Spring Festival Gala to watch at this time, except for eating melon seeds and chatting. It was just a whole family sitting and waiting for the cannon to be fired. Except for Xiucai's father who could say a few words, she and Li Shi could only quietly huddle behind Xiucai's father.

This year is different. They decide their own life and live it however they like.Not long after eating, Dong Bao listened to Li Shi and Li Hongqin talking about the past, and his upper and lower eyelids began to fight.

Mrs. Li was talking when she saw Li Hongqin winking at her with a smile. Looking back, Dongbao's little head was a little bit behind her, and she was about to fall asleep. Mrs. Li also laughed. They all quickly lowered their voices, for fear of waking Dongbao, Li hurriedly carried Dongbao to their house and put them on the bed, took off his cotton-padded jacket and trousers and covered Dongbao with a quilt.

Dong Bao didn't know how long he had been asleep, but in a daze, he heard the sound of firecrackers outside started to ring one after another, Li Shi shouted loudly from the outside: "Oh, it's time, Xiaoqian, hurry up, Go and put our firecrackers on!"

Zhang Qian was the only boy in the family, and no one else set off firecrackers. At this moment, the sound of firecrackers was deafening.Dong Bao shrank into the quilt and covered his ears, but he still couldn't fall asleep. He simply got up from the bed and opened the window a small crack. At night, the firecrackers exploded into a crisp and festive silver dragon in the air.

(End of this chapter)