Travel through the farmhouse leisurely

Chapter 379 Happy New Year (1)
Mrs. Li and Lin Erniu saw their hard work, although they felt distressed, but for the sake of the future of the two brothers, they could only do nothing.

Only when Lin Xiaoqiao saw that they were too diligent occasionally, he would occasionally push Angle out and stuff them into the arms of the two elder brothers, delaying for a while and letting them rest for a while.

On the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, Mrs. Li had been free for a long time, and her hands were itchy for a while, so she started to cook by herself and worshiped all the food from the Stove King.

Not to mention the mixed noodle soup, I also made delicious rice candy and peanut candy by myself. In the past, when the conditions of the Lin family were not good, jujubes and candied melons were used to worship the Stove King every year.

Even after the separation of the family, Lin Xiaoqiao had never seen Mrs. Li do these two things.

Lin Xiaoqiao watched from the sidelines, and occasionally beat up Mrs. Li. She watched Mrs. Li in the kitchen making two kinds of food, fried rice candy and peanut candy. For a whole afternoon, the kitchen was filled with all kinds of burnt aromas. , rice fragrance, sweet fragrance and other mixed aromas.

Every time he couldn't wait until the cooking was finished, Lin Xiaoqiao couldn't stand the aroma, and wanted to eat some to taste, but Mrs. Li insisted that these were food for worship and had to wait After offering sacrifices to Lord Stove, it was her turn to eat. Lin Xiaoqiao felt depressed when he heard it, so he had to watch but didn't get to eat.

However, she also knew that the ancients were in awe of the gods, so Lin Xiaoqiao didn't have the guts to challenge the gods and 'rob' food from the Stove Lord.

At Shenshi in the afternoon, according to the rules of previous years, Lin Erniu took the lead, Dalang held Ang Geer, who was only a little over three months old, and Erlang, and they burned incense to sacrifice to the Stove Lord.

After sending off the Stove Lord, Lin Xiaoqiao no longer had any scruples when facing the delicious food, chewing the crispy, delicious, sweet and suitable fried rice candy, Lin Xiaoqiao asked Li Shi very puzzled: " Mother, why have you never made such delicious snacks for us before? Our family has to go to the grocery store every year to buy new year's goods, and buy those sweets and snacks. The taste is not as good as mother's. Woolen cloth!"

Mrs. Li pursed her lips and said with a little embarrassment: "I also thought of making this on a whim. My mother has never made these two kinds of food a few times. When I was young, I saw other people doing it in the village. I remember it. However, I have never had the opportunity to make it myself. After all, these ingredients are not cheap. Our life was not rich in the past. How dare mother try it easily and waste the ingredients! This time, I suddenly remembered, So I tried to do it again, thinking that if I did it well, I would just give you brothers and sisters a few snacks to eat."

Lin Xiaoqiao picked up another small piece of peanut candy and chewed it in her mouth. It seemed that it would harden after a long time, not as crispy as rice candy. Therefore, she only ate three or two pieces and didn't eat it. However, he still highly praised Li's craftsmanship.

Hearing her little girl's praise, Mrs. Li was in a good mood for a while, so she went to the kitchen again and made some crispy peanut jelly beans.

Crispy and fragrant, one bite at a time, it is most suitable to be eaten as a snack, Li Shi also thought, since he made it, he might as well make more, in addition to giving everyone in the house a small dish to taste , I also kept a large jar and kept it for entertaining guests during the Chinese New Year.

After sending off the Stove King, on the 24th day of the twelfth lunar month, everyone in Lin's mansion started to "sweep the dust" and thoroughly cleaned everything inside and outside the courtyard.

Although, now that the Lin family has maids and servants, there is no need for them to clean it by themselves, but Lin Xiaoqiao still pulled the two elder brothers out of the study. They all participated in the cleaning activities.

Lin Xiaoqiao felt that she did this for no other reason than to let the family get together to do things and work. In addition to experiencing the fun of welcoming the New Year better, they can also rediscover the joy of the New Year. Feel the strength of the whole family pulling together.

She doesn't want her family to forget the original and purest warmth that comes from family affection when they are together as a family because their conditions are getting richer and their children are growing up and going to their own futures...

On the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, Lin Xiaoqiao's family got another good news. Wu Qiaoer mobilized in the middle of the night and gave birth to a fat boy in the early morning. In this way, the old Li's family already had two grandchildren, and the Li family was overjoyed.

As it was approaching the end of the new year, Mrs. Li did not go back to her mother's house right away. She only packed up a carful of things, most of which were home-bought New Year's goods and some supplementary food, as well as the ones sewn by Mrs. Li, Widow Zheng, and Lin Xiaoxi. Little jacket, little trousers and so on, let the boy at home send them over.

In addition, when the Li family sent someone to bring the happy news, they also said that this time the child will not be able to do the three-year-old baby, so the Li family also asked the servants to carry out the three-year-old baby boy's ceremony that they had prepared before. Also carried over.

On the day when it was [-]'er, the whole Lin family got busy early, especially in and out of the kitchen. Although Aunt Lu could manage everything in the kitchen, Mrs. Li still went to battle in person.

This year's New Year's Eve dinner is still mainly about eating hot pot, so in addition to all kinds of vegetables, we also need to prepare various fish balls, meatballs, and vegetarian balls to eat in hot pot.

Therefore, for several hours in a row throughout the morning, there would always be the sound of "Tu Tu Tu Tu Tu—" cutting vegetables and chopping meat in the kitchen. Due to the shortage of manpower, even the green bamboo and red bamboo were called to help in the kitchen. Wash and chop vegetables.

In addition, it is necessary to prepare all kinds of traditional dishes for the New Year's Eve dinner, which are the so-called "big dishes". Chicken, duck and fish are indispensable, as well as dishes such as fried rice cakes and eggplant boxes. How to chopsticks, but still put them on the table.

As soon as Shen Shi arrives in the afternoon, you can vaguely hear the sound of light or heavy firecrackers. This is the beginning of the New Year's Eve dinner from the people in the town.

On the vermilion carved square table, a table full of dishes has been placed, and a slightly larger copper pot is placed in the middle of the table, and the hot air is rising from the pot.

Lin Xiaoqiao's family gathered together, even the little Ange was wrapped in a thick quilt, and he was carried out to sit with the big guys to 'eat' the New Year's Eve dinner.

When it was dark, just like last year, the sound of fireworks outside was still heard. Lin Xiaoqiao put down his chopsticks, hugged An Geer, and stood at the door of his house, watching all kinds of fireworks scattered all over the sky.

The fireworks are still so beautiful, but this year, there are two fewer people standing in the small courtyard to watch them than last year.

Lu Haojie went to Ningshan County, which is thousands of miles away from Anping Town, to take up his post. He had written a letter and came back a few years ago, saying that the journey was far away, and this year he could only celebrate the New Year in the county government.

(End of this chapter)