Chapter 112, the first day of the new year
Why are you back? When Zhang saw Goro coming, he asked with a smile, "Your father and Xiaoqi are there."
Just now, Liulang and Xiaotanzi came, and my father took Xiaoqi and the other two to the temple. My father said there was no one at home and asked me to come back. Wulang replied with a smile.
Lian Man'er smiled and looked at Goro, then looked at Qin Ruojuan. He said that there was no one in the family and sent Goro back specially. Lian Shouxin actually wanted Goro and Qin Ruojuan to spend more time together. There is another possibility that it was not Lian Shouxin who asked Goro to come back, but Goro himself wanted to come back.
Otherwise, even if you come back, you'll stay in the front yard study room, and you'll come here so anxiously, but why that
Hehe. Lian Man'er couldn't help laughing, and while secretly blinking at Zhang, he greeted Wulang, brother, if you have nothing to do, you can help us make dumplings.
Sister-in-law, you don’t know yet. The dumplings my brother made are so beautiful, no worse than those I and my mother. After saying this, Lian Man'er smiled and said to Qin Ruojuan, "My brother is very thoughtful and can learn whatever he learns."
Is that right? Qin Ruojuan's face turned a little red and she whispered.
Goro, if you have nothing else, come and take a look at it for your wife. Zhang also said with a smile.
Goro smiled with a good temper, and really washed his hands in the basin of water brought by the girl, then walked over and sat down, stretched out his hand to the panel. Qin Ruojuan half-hung her head, as if she didn't look at Goro. But as soon as Goro reached out, she picked up a very round dough that had rolled over and sent it over.
Goro took it over and scooped the dumpling stuffing. He pinched a dumpling very neatly.
Look, look. Zhang asked everyone to see that Goro held the freshly pinched dumplings in his hand, just like a ingot that was just right.
In order to get a good omen, dumplings on New Year’s Eve are all made into ingot shapes, but there are not so many things to pay attention to when making dumplings.
Sister-in-law. Look, my brother’s bag looks good. Lian Man'er deliberately asked Qin Ruojuan with a smile.
It's quite good, not as good as our mother-in-law. Qin Ruojuan still lowered her head and said.
Lian Man'er laughed, Qin Ruojuan was just talking nonsense. Seeing her sneak peeking at Goro just now, she was obviously very happy, but she had to flatter her mother-in-law in her mouth.
Zhang and Wulang both laughed. However, neither of them laughed out loud. Zhang even gave Lian Man'er a wink, telling her not to laugh anymore, so as not to make Qin Ruojuan even more embarrassed.
Wulang made a dumpling, but stopped it. Instead, he took the rolling pin from Qin Ruojuan and then rolled the dough. He asked Qin Ruojuan to make dumplings with Zhang Shi and Lian Man'er.
Speaking of which, the work of rolling the dough requires a lot of effort. It is more laborious than making dumplings. In the past, Lian Man'er's family made dumplings, and this laborious work was usually done by Lian Shuo.
Goro is feeling sorry for his wife
Zhang was very pleased with Qin Ruojuan's red face, and a smile was on the corner of her mouth. Lian Man'er could almost smell the sweet smell in the air beside her.
The family of six people only made two curtains of dumplings, so everyone stopped. The dough and the mixed dumpling fillings were not used up, which is also a topic. For example, there must be whole fish in the New Year dinner, which is surplus every year. The ingredients for making dumplings are deliberately surplus, which means the same thing.
After cleaning everything, everyone washed their hands again, sat down to drink tea and talk.
You didn't ask Liulang how he was like this year. Zhang asked Wulang.
Liulang did not spend the New Year with Lian Man'er's family this year. As early as the New Year, Erlang and Luo Xiaoyan said that they would ask Liulang to go to the New Year with them. There were Lian Shouyi and He family there, which was also considered a reunion of the family. Lian Shouxin nodded after hearing this, and was very happy.
He said he had a good time. Goro said that the food was very rich, and he had chicken, duck, fish and meat. The two families were all in harmony during the New Year together. Later, they said that they had to go back to eat dumplings.
Erlang and Luo Xiaoyan, Erlang and Luo Xiaoying paid for their wages to supplement their family income. Lian Man'er's family has been providing assistance from time to time. The past two years have been getting better and better. This time Erlang and Luo Xiaoyan went to Fucheng to drink Wulang's wedding banquet and also gave them decent gifts. When they came back, Lian Man'er did not let them go empty-handed, and gave them a lot of things, including many things to use during the New Year.
Not only Erlang, but even Man'er gave generous gifts to his relatives who went to the capital city. Including Sanlang and Wang Qi's side, because they were far away and it was inconvenient to get along, they also added 10% of the thickening.
That's good. They got along. Zhang nodded and said, "Also, Shouyi and He have been relieved a lot." However, Zhang did not say the next half sentence, after all, in front of his new wife.
Soon, Lian Shouxin brought Xiaoqi back. On New Year's Eve, the whole family gathered together to stay up to the New Year. The Ye Zi Card and the checkers were put away. The whole family discussed and took the throwing pot and played the throwing pot game in the house.
The game of throwing pots is very elegant. There is a little girl next to it to help score points. Even Man'er also asked someone to take a few jade pendants, purses, fan pendants and other small things to make lottery tickets. After these lottery tickets were found one after another, the family stopped smiling. Next, they were eating dumplings.
The hot dumplings were brought up and everyone sat around. First, Lian Man'er ate the silver slots wrapped in the dumplings, and everyone congratulated her. Then Xiao Qiwulang Qin Ruojuan, Zhang Shi and Lian Shouxin ate the silver slots.
This is still to give a good omen. All the silver slots were wrapped in by Zhang himself. Moreover, Zhang also marked the dumplings to ensure that everyone in the family could eat this good omen. Everyone knew it in their hearts, but they were very happy when they ate the silver slots.
After eating dumplings, the whole family was busy putting on big clothes and came to the yard. Several fireworks had already been set up in the yard. Hearing the New Year bells in the temple, Wulang Lianman'er, Xiaoqi and Qin Ruojuan smiled and took the incense of silk and lit the fireworks.
In the front yard, there were servants setting off firecrackers.
Watching the fireworks blooming in the night sky and listening to the sound of firecrackers everywhere, the whole family stood together and ushered in another New Year.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Lian Man'er got up earlier than before. After packing up, she came to Zhang's house. Wulang brought Qin Ruojuan and Xiaoqi, as well. Even Shouxin and Zhang were dressed in a new way, sat on the kang, and several children stood neatly to wish the two of them a happy New Year.
Lian Shouxin and Zhang were worshipped with a smile. They smiled and took out their fat purses and paid New Year's money to several children. Lian Shouxin and Zhang were very affordable. Each of them had four small gold ingots of gold with a wishful gold. After that, Lian Shouxin and Zhang said a few more words of encouragement. The family set up a table of incense and first paid the imperial edict in the house. Then, they came out and knelt down in front of the Imperial Palace.
At this point, the most important New Year ceremony for the family was over. After breakfast, people came to visit New Year's greetings one after another. Because this year was different from previous years. More people came to visit New Year's greetings, especially women, which were lively until the evening, and the last group of guests dispersed.
After the family had a simple supper, Zhang asked everyone to rest early.
Today, Wulang's wife is the busiest, so hurry up and go to rest. Zhang also specially praised and instructed Qin Ruojuan. Today, there are people coming and going. As the eldest daughter-in-law, Qin Ruojuan has to accompany the guests and is responsible for arranging refreshments and meals. It is a rare moment of leisure.
It’s all what I should do, and it’s not tired. Qin Ruojuan said with a hurried smile.
How could I not be tired? I came from this time. Zhang smiled and said, "Go, rest." Tomorrow doesn't have to be as early as today. Tomorrow is quiet tomorrow, so your sister and the others will come. Let's have a good day."
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the day when my aunt returned to her parents' home unshakable.
On the first day of the second day of the lunar month, the family sat together for dinner, and Qin Ruojuan still served under the table first. In addition to a few fine porridge and pastries, the staple food for breakfast today also had a plate of cakes with local characteristics of Liaodong Prefecture.
Beige buns were squeezed into the plate in a cute manner. Qin Ruojuan carefully removed the soft corn skin under the buns and put them into everyone's bowls.
These buns were specially prepared by Zhang for people in the kitchen early in the morning. Because she suddenly wanted to eat buns when she woke up in the morning.
Now that the family is rich, it is no longer the time to use stew cakes as their staple food in the past, but every twelfth lunar month, the family still has to pack a lot of stew cakes. In addition to the food that the people eat and the ones that are given to others, the family also eats them themselves. Their love for stew cakes is not as delicate snacks made of japonica rice and white flour.
In fact, as long as the noodles are ground fine enough and the ratio is well controlled, the bean paste filling is cooked well, and the thin-skinned and large-filled buns can definitely be regarded as a kind of delicacy.
Qin Ruojuan served her once, and Zhang asked her to sit down and eat.
If you are used to eating this bun, Zhang also asked Qin Ruojuan specifically.
I was used to eating. Qin Ruojuan nodded. She was from the south of Hejian Prefecture. In that place, she did not have the habit of eating buns in winter. Mom, I had eaten buns before when I came to Liaodong Prefecture. My father was an official in the capital and some were given. After we ate, we all thought it was good. There were also some sold in the capital, but it was not easy to buy, and it was not as delicious as this one.
Some people from Liaodong Prefecture are also officials or businessmen in the capital, so they spread the buns there. However, leaving the local buns, they will inevitably have some mutations. Although they are delicious, they are not as authentic as locals make them themselves. Moreover, buns are like big sauce, and the taste of each store is a bit different.
My mother also made the kitchen with buns this year, and it was not as good as this. Qin Ruojuan said again.
Our family has a lot of bags this year. If the in-laws love to eat, let Goro deliver more tomorrow. Zhang smiled and said, "When I will take you to pack this winter, you will be fine."
Alas. Qin Ruojuan agreed well.
Chapter completed!