Chapter 1046 Reunion (Third update)
It was intermittent at first, but later, more people came and the sound of firecrackers became continuous.
After that, there is a deafening sound.
It was heard clearly in this courtyard.
“Most of the people in our village are living a better life this year, and you can hear it from the sound of the firecrackers.”
Sun's frontier fortified firewood and passed the road.
"In previous years, there were not so many firecrackers on New Year's Eve." The woman continued.
Yang Ruoqing smiled knowingly.
When a family doesn’t have enough to eat and is exhausted during the Chinese New Year, weighing several kilograms of meat to make a scene, it’s natural to save as much as possible on firecrackers.
“I was washing vegetables in the pond at the entrance of the village in the morning, and many of your aunts and ladies still told me about it.”
Sun continued.
"Everyone said that it's all thanks to you, Qing'er, that life has been good this year."
"The transportation team and the herb collection team have made everyone shriveled up. My pocket is bulging, haha..."
Yang Ruoqing was handling the dishes in an orderly manner, while listening to Sun's words, the corners of her mouth raised slightly.
“If someone says these things to me later, I will tell them.”
"Follow me and I'll make sure their pockets get better and better every year!"
She said with high spirits.
Sun stopped what she was doing and looked at Yang Ruoqing with pride.
"My daughter is really capable. If it weren't for you, our family would have collapsed a long time ago." The woman said.
Qing'er's father is paralyzed and can't stand up, Da'an can't go to school, can't build a house, can't afford a field...
Yang Ruoqing saw that Mrs. Sun was reminiscing about hardships and sweetness like Mrs. Xianglin again, so she quickly stopped her.
"Mom, let's not talk about this anymore. Will this chicken nugget be salty after you taste it?"
Yang Ruoqing took a piece of the bubbling chicken nugget in the crock pot. Come out, blow it, and put it to Sun's mouth.
Sun took a bite and said, "Well, it's not salty or bland, just right."
"Is it rotten?" Yang Ruoqing asked again.
Mrs. Sun nodded: "It's rotten."
"It's done, let's simmer it first." Yang Ruoqing said.
When it got dark, Yang Huazhong came back with Daan and Xiaoan.
The father and son walked and joked all the way. Xiao An's eyes were bright and he looked extremely excited.
“Ah, are you back?”
Mrs. Sun was taking Yang Ruoqing to arrange dishes and chopsticks in the main room.
Yang Huazhong smiled and said: "Yes, burning incense and so on, it went well."
Sun nodded repeatedly: "That's good, that's good, everything will go well in the coming year." "
Yang Ruoqing came over and took Xiao An from Yang Huazhong's arms.
"Dad, the food is ready. Can we prepare the New Year's Eve dinner?" she asked.
Yang Huazhong said: "Let's do it!"
"Okay! I'll take my two younger brothers to wash their hands."
When Yang Ruoqing returned to the main room with Xiao An, who had washed her hands, Yang Huazhong and Sun had already put the food on the table.
Ten dishes.
The meatballs and patties are served in double bowls.
A plate of golden candied dates symbolizes sweetness in the coming year.
A bowl of brown sugar, lard and glutinous rice dumplings symbolizes reunion.
A bowl of braised chicken with mushrooms, don’t mention the rich aroma!
Big fat pork and pork blood braised tofu puffs, this is Yang Huazhong’s favorite.
A whole braised fish, with red chili shreds, green green onion shreds and yellow ginger shreds dotting the back of the fish, just like a painting.
Even if it’s New Year’s Eve dinner, for Yang Ruoqing, who is greedy for spicy food, how can she miss out on spicy dishes?
Finally, she also made a spicy stir-fried tenderloin.
There are some cabbage stalks and lettuce inside, which is full of excitement and spicy.
A full set of ten dishes, perfect in every way.
Besides, there are ten sets of bowls, chopsticks, wine cups, and soup spoons.
Xiao An raised his head and stretched out his white and chubby hands to count the dishes on the table.
She asked Yang Ruoqing next to her with a sweet voice: "Sister, there are only seven people in our family. Why are there ten sets of bowls and chopsticks? Did you take too many?" Yang Ruoqing leaned over and hugged her. He stopped him and explained patiently: "I didn't take more, because this Chinese New Year is perfect."
"Oh..."
Xiao An seemed to understand but not understand. look.
Over there, people are starting to take their seats.
Yang Huazhong is the head of the family, so he should sit in the first place.
But this year, it’s different.
Lao Yangtou gave various instructions to each room in advance.
This seat of honor must be made available for great-grandmother.
So, when he took his seat, Yang Huazhong vacated the chair at the head and sat at the bottom.
The others sat down one after another.
After Mrs. Sun sat down, she looked around and found that Xiaohua Xiaoduo was not there.
"Qing'er, where is Xiaohua Xiaoduo?" asked Sun.
Yang Ruoqing just went to take care of Xiao An, and didn't pay much attention to the other children in the family.
Hearing this, he looked around and saw that the two little sisters were not in the main room.
“I’m afraid it’s in the backyard, I’ll go take a look.”
She came to the backyard immediately.
Sure enough, Xiaohua Xiaoduo was standing in the yard in the night.
“It’s time to eat, why are you two here?” Yang Ruoqing asked, coming closer.
Xiao Duo lowered his head, and Xiao Hua murmured: "Sister Qing'er, you eat first, we will eat later."
"What nonsense are you talking about? This Chinese New Year, of course we have to eat together New Year’s Eve dinner!”
Yang Ruoqing smiled, stretched out her hand, and held the two of them one by one.
Xiaohua whispered: "We two are maids, eating New Year's Eve dinner with the master will break the rules..."
Yang Ruoqing was startled for a moment, and her expression became more serious. point.
"What a silly girl. When I brought you back, I really wanted you to grow up and help my mother share the housework."
"After all, I can't be at home many times a year."
“But our family has never treated you like We are two current people.”
“Xiao An calls you sister, and my mother treats you as daughters.”
“We are one family when we enter. Don’t think foolishly, come on, come and eat!”
Hearing Yang Ruoqing's words, Xiaohua Xiaoduo looked at each other.
The eyes of the two little girls were red.
"This is the Chinese New Year, so don't shed tears. Come on, they are still waiting!"
Yang Ruoqing, holding Xiaohua Xiaoduo in hand, came to the front hall.
The main room was brightly lit and a charcoal brazier was burning, making it very warm.
Mrs. Sun was very happy to see Yang Ruoqing coming with Xiaohua Xiaoduo.
"Come, come and sit here."
Xiaoduo sat next to Sun.
Xiaohua sat with Yang Ruoqing.
Da An and Xiao An sit together.
Yang Huazhong took a bunch of firecrackers and ran to the yard to set them off.
After the crackling sound, the New Year’s Eve dinner officially began...
The wine was rice wine and had been warmed in advance.
Everyone first toasts to the position at the top of the table that represents great-grandmother.
Next, they toast to each other and say auspicious words that suit the occasion.
Finally, Yang Huazhong stood up and raised the wine bowl in front of Sun.
"My dear, you have worked hard running this house all year long. Let's have a drink from the wine bowl..." the man said.
Sun's face turned slightly red, and she seemed a little embarrassed.
(End of this chapter)