As the Spring Festival approaches, the Zhou family also begins to get busy.
Zhou’s mother started preparing various New Year’s goods early. She shuttled between the market and her home, always carrying large and small bags in her hands.
Early in the morning, Zhou's mother went out to buy fresh vegetables in the biting cold wind, carrying a vegetable basket.
The market was crowded with people, and shouts came one after another. She carefully selected among the stalls, and muttered from time to time: "The cabbage must be firm, and the pork must be fat and thin."
Zhou Ziwen was not idle either. He was busy cleaning the yard, wiping the furniture, and keeping the house clean.
He took a broom and carefully cleaned every corner. The dust was flying in the sunlight.
He shoveled the snow aside in the yard and piled it into a cute snowman. Xiao Yueyue and Xiao Xuanxuan laughed happily and clapped their hands.
Chen Qiaoyi and Chen Shiying took Xiao Yueyue and Xiao Xuanxuan to decorate their home for the New Year.
They took out the red lanterns they had prepared in advance and hung them carefully under the eaves. The red lanterns swayed in the wind, adding a festive atmosphere to the yard.
Little Yueyue ran around excitedly, holding the window grille in her hand, shouting: "Mom, stick it here, stick it here!"
Chen Qiaoyi took the window grille with a smile and put it gently on the window, and the window instantly became vivid.
After returning home, the family sat together and began to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner.
Zhou's mother is busy in the kitchen. The fragrant braised pork is simmering in the pot, and the aroma is permeating.
Chen Qiaoyi and Chen Shiying helped wash and cut vegetables. Xiao Yueyue and Xiao Xuanxuan followed behind like two little tails, curiously watching the adults busy.
Zhou Ziwen and Zhou's father set up tables and chairs in the living room and prepared tableware.
Zhou Ziwen's eldest and second brothers, eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, nephew and niece also came back to celebrate the New Year.
The second sister and Zhou Xiaomei are also staying at home because they are not married yet. Only the eldest sister is married and will not come back until tomorrow.
The New Year's Eve dinner is ready, and the table is filled with sumptuous dishes, including braised pork, steamed fish, sweet and sour pork ribs, dumplings and so on.
A large family sat around the table, laughing and having fun.
Dad Zhou looked at the table full of dishes, with a happy smile on his face. He stood up, cleared his throat and said, "Today is a rare reunion for our family. We have all worked hard this year."
"I hope that in the new year, our Zhou family will continue to be harmonious and beautiful, the children will grow up healthily, and everything will go well for the adults!"
After saying that, he picked up the wine glass and signaled to everyone.
Everyone responded and stood up to raise their glasses. Zhou Ziwen smiled and said: "Dad, you are right. In the new year, we will work harder to make our family better and better."
After everyone drank it all, they moved their chopsticks one after another.
The little ones at home can’t wait even more.
Xiao Xuanxuan was okay, because she was too young and couldn't eat, but Xiao Yueyue was different from Zhou Yi and Zhou Ming.
These three little guys are now the most favored ones in the family, especially little Yueyue, who is the darling of Zhou's father and Zhou's mother.
Little Yueyue stared at the table full of food with bright eyes, her little hands quickly reached for the plate of braised pork, her plump little face was full of excitement.
Not to be outdone, Zhou Yi and Zhou Ming stretched out their chopsticks to their favorite dishes.
Little Yueyue finally picked up a piece of braised pork, but due to her weak hands, the meat dangled halfway, which made everyone laugh.
Fortunately, she was smart and quickly used her other hand to help, and successfully put the meat into her mouth. Her cheeks were bulging like a little hamster, chewing with satisfaction, and said vaguely: "It's so delicious!" Zhou Yi smiled He said, "Xiao Yue, eat slowly, don't choke." After saying that, he thoughtfully handed Xiao Yueyue a glass of juice.
Little Yueyue took the juice, drank a few sips, wiped her mouth, and started to "attack" the sweet and sour pork ribs again.
Zhou Mingze was eating dumplings while interacting with Xiao Xuanxuan.
He held a small dumpling and waved it in front of Xiao Xuanxuan, making Xiao Xuanxuan make babbling noises and reach out to grab it.
Xiao Xuanxuan tried several times but failed to catch him. His face turned red with anxiety and he was about to cry.
Zhou Ming quickly brought the dumplings to Xiao Xuanxuan's mouth. Xiao Xuanxuan immediately burst into laughter and started eating.
The adults looked at the cute appearance of the children and smiled from ear to ear.
The sister-in-law said with a smile: "These children are really lively together. Looking at them, I feel that all the hard work this year has been worth it."
The second sister-in-law also nodded in agreement: "Yes, the children are the hope of the family. In the new year, I hope they can all grow up strong."
Mother Zhou looked at the children lovingly, kept picking up vegetables for them, and said, "Baby, eat more, and you will grow taller."
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As the New Year's Eve dinner progresses, the atmosphere at home becomes more and more lively.
Zhou's father and Zhou Ziwen's eldest and second brothers began to chat about work and outside matters, and sometimes burst into hearty laughter.
Mother Zhou and the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law paid more attention to the children, reminding them to eat slowly and be careful not to burn them.
Zhou Ziwen played a lively role at the dinner table. He told his nephew and niece interesting stories about Dabazi Village, making the children giggle.
Chen Qiaoyi and Chen Shiying also shared their life experiences in the countryside, which was very interesting to their families.
Dad Zhou listened to Zhou Ziwen's story about Dabazi Village, his eyes were filled with joy and admiration. He smiled and said:
"Ziwen, you have done a good job in the village. Not only do you live a good life, but you can also lead the villagers to become rich together. It is really good!"
The eldest brother also nodded and praised: "Yes, brother, you have experienced a lot in the village in the past few years and have grown a lot. Do you have any plans to continue to develop in the village in the future?"
Zhou Ziwen put down his chopsticks and said, "Brother, I want to stay in Dabazi Village.
Now that the village is getting better and better, I want to further expand the mushroom cultivation industry and introduce some new projects to make the villagers' lives richer. ”
In fact, everything he said was false.
As soon as tonight is over, it will be Qiqi soon.
This year is when the college entrance examination resumes.
He also planned to use this opportunity to return to the city with his family.
But I won’t tell them these things.
After all, there is no news about the resumption of the college entrance examination yet!
After Zhou Ziwen finished speaking, the eldest brother nodded slightly, with thoughts in his eyes: "You have a responsible idea, but this development path is not easy to follow, so you must plan carefully."
The second brother also answered: "Yes, Ziwen, the situation in the village is complicated, and you don't have anyone to help you, so you have to be careful when doing things!"
Zhou Ziwen responded with a smile: "Big brother and second brother, don't worry, I know it well."
As he spoke, he picked up vegetables for Zhou Yi and Zhou Ming, and cleverly changed the subject, "Come on, Xiaoyi, Xiaoming, eat more. It's time for you to grow." (End of Chapter)