Chapter 245 Disappointment
At the right time of the New Year's Eve, the sound of firecrackers to welcome the New Year began one after another outside.
After setting off their own firecrackers and saying "Happy New Year" to each other, everyone could no longer resist the surge of sleepiness and went back to their houses to sleep.
Xia Mingyue was also very sleepy and closed her eyes after going to bed.
But just as she fell asleep in a daze, Xia Mingyue woke up immediately when she heard a slight movement outside.
The "ta-da" sound continued, a bit like a light knock on the door.
Is Lu Qiyan back?
Xia Mingyue felt happy unconsciously. She hurriedly put on her coat, grabbed her shoes and rushed to the door of the room. She opened the door with a "swish".
Outside the door is a courtyard as usual, with no one around.
Even Wu Jin, who had just patrolled the yard and returned to his nest, was startled by Xia Mingyue's move and ran over to take a look.
Xia Mingyue was a little disappointed, squatted down and touched Wu Jin's head.
The "ta-da" sound is still ringing.
Xia Mingyue looked around and finally landed on the branches of apricot blossoms.
There is a small red lantern, and the rope that binds it is scattered by the wind. The small lantern hangs tremblingly on the branch. Every time it is blown up by the wind, the bamboo strips used as the skeleton inside the lantern collide. When it reaches a branch, it makes a "click-click" sound.
The sound was not loud originally, but the apricot blossom tree was closest to the window of Xia Mingyue's house, and it was so quiet in the dead of night, so naturally it seemed a bit loud.
Xia Mingyue sighed, with a look of loneliness on her face. She could only find a stool, step on it, take off the small lantern with loose string, and carry it into the house.
Lying on the bed, Xia Mingyue rubbed the little red lantern in her hand, stared at it for a long time, and finally put it on the bedside and closed her eyes.
But even so, she still couldn't fall asleep. Xia Mingyue became a little irritable, so she just pulled off the quilt and covered her whole head.
It wasn't until there was some lack of oxygen inside the quilt that Xia Mingyue opened a gap and stretched her head out again.
After doing this several times, Xia Mingyue fell asleep.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, it is customary to get up early.
Xia Mingyue got up early and had breakfast with Jiang Zhuguo - pickled cabbage and meat dumplings.
The dishes and chopsticks had just been put away, and Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu had already visited the house to pay New Year greetings.
"Happy New Year to Aunt Xia."
"Happy New Year to Aunt Jiang."
"Happy New Year."
Xia Mingyue and Jiang Zhuguo helped the two of them up, took out the dried fruits they had prepared and stuffed them into their hands, and even gave each of them a red envelope.
The red envelope was bulging. In addition to some copper coins, Xia Mingyue also stuffed a silver ingot into it.
They are hollow, big in size, and the portion is limited. Each one is less than one tael, but it looks very festive. The bank specially made it, and it is very suitable for the elders to distribute to the younger generations during the Chinese New Year.
Xia Mingyue saw it while wandering around and bought a few.
Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu paid New Year's greetings, and after receiving New Year's money and food, they went to Wu Jin to have fun together, while Xia Mingyue and Jiang Zhuguo went out to pay New Year's greetings together.
First, they went to Mrs. Lu, and then they went to Aunt Feng’s house, Uncle Qian’s house...
And one after another, people began to visit Xia Mingyue’s house to pay New Year’s greetings.
The New Year greetings lasted until the sun was high in the sky. Everyone went home and started the noon lunch on the first day of the new year.
As usual, lunch was dumplings with some... leftovers from New Year's Eve.
Xia Mingyue’s home is no exception.
But the food for the New Year’s Eve dinner is rich and delicious. Even if it is reheated today, it can still make everyone eat it with relish.
The afternoon is pure entertainment time.
Xia Mingyue, Lu and Jiang Zhuguo sat together and chatted while enjoying various dried fruits and preserved fruits. There were even a few slender sticks placed in the charcoal basin for heating. Sweet potatoes can be eaten at any time.
Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu led Wu Jin to run around and play wildly in the yard. When they got tired, they came to the main room to take a rest and enjoy original snacks.
Take a long piece of dry vermicelli, hold the end with your hand, and place the whole vermicelli on the charcoal basin to bake. Under the heat, the vermicelli will make a slight "sizzling" sound almost instantly. It more than doubled in size, and even its color turned off-white.
The vermicelli baked in this way becomes crispy and crispy, and is filled with a unique aroma when you put it in your mouth.
Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu liked it very much. Even Wu Jin ate it with gusto. He just lay down by the door, waiting for the two brothers to feed him.
After eating a lot of vermicelli like this, Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu felt a little bored, so they took fresh apples and roasted them on the charcoal pot. The skin of the apples was burnt black until they took them out. Cut off the skin and enjoy the apple flesh inside.
The baked apples were somewhat warm inside and had a unique fragrance. They tasted pretty good. The two brothers' eyes lit up and they were ready to try grilling more food.
Five-spice sausages, sliced pork liver, and even planning to go to the kitchen to cut some raw meat...
Mrs. Lu's eyes suddenly darkened.
These two living ancestors are really capable of tossing!
But after all, it was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and Mrs. Lu really didn’t want to beat her child up on such a day, so she could only endure the fullness of her heart when the two brothers had not caused any trouble yet. Anger, insinuating reminders.
"You two, stop playing with the charcoal fire, go out and play with Wu Jin."
"Mom, we are not playing, we are baking something to eat."
"If you are hungry, just Go get some fried sesame leaves or something to eat.”
“Mom, we’re not hungry, we just want to take a test.”
Lu, “…”
I just can’t understand human speech at all!
Forget it, playing at home with adults like them watching is better than going out and messing around. Besides, just baking something is not too naughty. At most, the baked thing is a bit unpalatable.
The big deal is, we will force them both to eat them all!
Zhao Dahu and Zhao Erhu didn’t know their mother’s plans, but they were still baking things with great interest.
I even thought that a single piece of meat was not easy to grill, so I simply imitated oden and cold pot skewers and used bamboo skewers to skewer them so that they could just be placed on the edge of the charcoal pot and rotated slightly to let the meat slices cook. Be roasted more evenly.
When he felt that the meat slices were almost cooked, Zhao Dahu picked up the meat skewers and took a tentative bite.
The meat grilled over charcoal fire, and the grilling time is long enough, tastes a bit strong from the charcoal fire, and the meat is a bit woody. And because the meat is fresh meat and there is no seasoning, the taste is so It tastes...
"It tastes terrible." Zhao Dahu frowned.
Zhao Erhu, who tasted another skewer of meat slices, also nodded, "It's really not very delicious."
But the two of them complained and finally gave away the remaining meat slices. In the mouth, chew slowly.
After all, you baked it yourself. Even if it tastes terrible, you still have to finish it, right?
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