Chapter 101： Say goodbye to the old and welcome the new

Chapter 101 Saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new

Xu Haibo just went to eat meat, Xu's family eats a lot of food, and he didn't drink water, he was thirsty.

There happens to be this sweet and sour fruit juice, why don’t you hold a bowl and drink enough?

A bowl of soup was swallowed by him just like that.

"Milk, this is delicious, much better than the one in my grandfather's cup, sweet and sour."

Children have a simple mind, whether it is good or not, the taste can be directly judged.

When Xu Haibo shouted, Xu Jinfeng and Xu Jinxiu on the other side also cheered up and ran over to surround Zhou Guilan.

"Milk, we want to drink anything good."

It was originally used to coax the children, and now the children want to drink, so why not hurry?

Zhou Guilan simply took out a stack of bowls, filled a bowl for each baby, and also filled some for Su Anying and Wu Qiuyan.

"Try it, both of you, it's delicious." Pregnant women can get special treatment.

"If you want to drink, do it yourself. There is still in the pot. After filling, add some water and continue steaming. You can steam it twice."

Zhou Guilan looked back at Xue Xiulin and Wei Mingrong. They were all married for several years. Her mother-in-law didn't need to do these things, she could eat whatever she wanted.

Xue Xiulin and Wei Mingrong were not polite, they went down to the ground to get bowls, and each filled some drinks.

Not to mention, this sweet and sour taste is really suitable for women's taste, and it is quite delicious.

"Third brother, you've been quiet for a whole day, but you're really good at thinking, and you can poke out everything."

Wei Mingrong finished the juice in two gulps, and couldn't help but compliment Xu Shiyan.

It's just that when she said this, she didn't know whether it was a compliment or an insult.

Xu Shiyan smiled when he heard the words, but didn't say anything. He did this to coax his wife, and it was purely for the family.

Of course, this cannot be said, let them think whatever they want.

This is just right, the women and children drink fruit juice, the men drink alcohol, and the reunion dinner is delicious.

Until after five o’clock, I was full and there were a lot of dishes left on the table.

The man drank too much, or slept or chatted together, while the woman was busy cleaning up.

Water was boiled in the big pot in the kitchen, and the two kangs in the West House were very hot. A large basin was placed in the middle of the floor, and hot water was poured.

Sister-in-law Xue Xiulin and Wei Mingrong put the children in the water one by one and scrubbed them.

After the children finished washing, the door was locked, and the women also took their own baths.

For Chinese New Year, remove the old clothes and clothe them with new ones. Only after washing can you change into new clothes for the New Year.

After finishing all these tasks, it was getting late, so I called the man up, and washed what should be washed, and then began to chop meat and vegetables, and bread dumplings.

In Xu’s family, Chinese New Year dumplings must be stuffed with cabbage and radish.

Cabbage is a homonym for Baicai, and radish is also called Laifu, both of which have excellent meanings.

After everything was ready, panels were placed on the south kang in the east house, and the women either sat on the kang or took a stool and started making dumplings.

It is cold in the Northeast, and there must be a kang at home, so I have developed a habit, and I am happy to do a lot of work on the kang.

The old lady in Northeast China is even more unique, sitting cross-legged.

Of course Zhou Guilan would, too. I saw her sitting cross-legged on one side of the panel, kneading the dough with her hands.

After a while, knead the dough into long strips, and then use your hands to shape them into evenly sized doses, and place the doses neatly in rows.

Speaking of it, grabbing the medicine with your hands is definitely not as fast as cutting it with a knife.

But in this year and month, eating dumplings is not only a meal, but more of a meaning, and there must be a sense of ritual.

Anyway, at Zhou Guilan's place, the dumplings must be pulled by hand. This is a rule and should not be broken.

A piece of noodles is quickly pulled into four neat rows of pills. At this time, grab a handful of thin noodles and sprinkle them on, and flatten the pills with your hands.

The girls and daughters-in-law at the other end can take it, use a rolling pin to roll it into dumpling wrappers, wrap them with stuffing, and place them neatly on the curtain.

It must be unpleasant to make dumplings like this. Fortunately, the family has a lot of staff, otherwise, I am afraid that I will not be able to eat dumplings until midnight.

There are many families in Xu family, and many dumplings are made. The dumplings are made from 8:00 to 11:00.

It happened that Xu Shixiang and the others also fried melon seeds, pine nuts, hazelnuts, etc., so they boiled the dumplings.

After the dumplings were put into the pot, Xu Chenghou led his children and grandchildren to light firecrackers outside.

Among the sound of firecrackers, the children clap their hands, laugh and make noise, amidst the crackling sound, the new year comes amidst the laughter.

Firecrackers sounded outside one after another, and Xu Chenghou also coaxed his grandchildren to light up a few firecrackers and coaxed the children to play.

It didn't stop until the room shouted to eat dumplings.

"Let's go, go back to the house and eat dumplings. After eating the dumplings, kowtow to grandpa. Grandpa has red envelopes for you." Xu Chenghou coaxed his grandchildren into the house who hadn't had enough fun yet.

The little babies have been outside for a long time, and their faces are flushed from the cold.

Even so, they didn't feel cold, they were all very happy.

Well, it’s the children who celebrate the New Year, and the year belongs to them. Only these carefree children are the happiest.

The meal at five o'clock in the afternoon, it's midnight, and I'm hungry, and there are delicious dumplings. Who wouldn't be greedy?

What's more, Zhou Guilan also said that the dumplings are filled with money, sugar, peanuts, and dates.

This time, the children all stared, they must eat money.

Xu Shiyan didn't have that kind of thought, he just picked up a dumpling nearby and put it in his mouth.

As a result, he bit down and gritted his teeth. He looked down, okay, it's a two-cent coin.

"Okay, okay, it seems that the third child can make a fortune this year, okay."

The dumplings are wrapped with candy and money, which is originally for flattery and auspicious meaning.

So as soon as Xu Shiyan paid out the money, Zhou Guilan smiled and said a few good words in succession.

Others followed suit and said auspicious words, and then they all ate, wanting to eat something.

Xu Shixiang took a bite of the dumpling, feeling something was wrong, it creaked, and saw that there was a peanut in it.

"I'm not eating money, I'm eating peanuts." Regardless of what I'm eating, it's all good anyway, Xu Shixiang is very happy.

"Then you will definitely be able to enter the university today. Peanut, you are entering a higher education." Xu Shiyan answered over there.

This peanut, which means step by step, is auspicious in itself.

Xu Shiyan's explanation in this way is not wrong, on the contrary, it is more satisfactory.

Xu Shixiang became happy when he heard it, "Thank you, third brother. With the good words of third brother, I will try again this year."

Last year, he was not reconciled to failing the rankings. Xu Shixiang made up his mind to review and take the exam again, but he didn't dare to say it clearly, so he doesn't care about that now.

Years ago, he also saved some money from hunting and bought some books. This year he has to fight to the death and must be admitted to university.

Xu Chenghou didn't say anything when he heard what the fifth son said.

Now he also understands some things. When his son grows up, he has his own opinions, and it is impossible for others to listen to him.

He's an old guy, his mind can't keep up, so don't worry about it so much, just do whatever you want.

(end of this chapter)