Chapter 341 Year-End
The sky finally cleared up.
In a world covered with silver, the sun rises.
In the early morning, the golden-red sunshine shines brightly on the world covered with ice and snow, which is wonderful and magnificent.
It has been snowing heavily for several days and it is too cold. In the farm, Chen Ling’s family no longer has breakfast so early.
Early this morning, Chen Baoshuan came again, standing at the door of the kitchen, leaning on the door frame with his hands and talking.
In the kitchen, Chen Ling only wore a thick sweater and a cotton vest made for him by Wang Susu, with a little baby sitting on his lap. Compared with him, the little kid was very thickly dressed, like a chubby bear. He was round, with a tender little face that was white and rosy, and a pair of big black eyes that were blinking and staring at the table under the dining table. A bunch of puppies, giggling.
A pair of small hands and legs are not honest, pedaling this and that, and there is no time to relax.
"This baby is so beautiful. He should learn to walk as soon as the new year is over."
Chen Baoshuanyi was at the door and had nothing to say. After informing Chen Ling several times, he thought that He also got closer to Chen Ling and walked towards the farm when he found an opportunity.
Of course, he was also afraid that Chen Ling would annoy him, so he mostly brought Xizi to the farm to play with the puppies and watch TV.
I came here this morning. It was Chen Sangui who built a wooden scooter based on the drawings drawn by Chen Ling. He volunteered to deliver it.
"Yes, using this walker will help you learn to walk faster."
Chen Ling simply agreed.
The reason why Chen Baoshuan has been able to tip off the news recently is that he has nothing to do and wanders around the village all day long. Maybe he also knows that he can no longer behave like that before. He has been gathering among people for a while, and he has heard what he heard. There are really not many things to do.
The second is that his daughter-in-law Xiang Xiang is close to the mother-in-law of the Guangyun family. After returning home, she can't control her mouth and likes to gossip. His daughter-in-law is also jealous that the Chen Ling family is having a good life. Whenever someone makes explosives, she will tell Chen Baoshuan about the rich family. There are only a few good days left.
No matter how powerful the dog guard is, if you throw a bomb at it or set it on fire, you won't be able to run away.
Who knew that as soon as she said this, Chen Baoshuan heard it that night and came to the farm to report the news.
So Chen Ling also accepted his love.
I asked him to sit down and eat just now, but he was very happy.
However, the family of three was eating, and they were feeding their children at the time. He was not that ignorant, so he said he had eaten and stood outside to briefly chat with Chen Ling.
"You are still very clever, Fugui. You can even think of a car for this little baby to learn to walk..."
"Hey, it's just something to save trouble."
< br>Chen Baoshuan laughed at the door when he saw Chen Ling's nonchalant look.
He really admires Chen Ling now.
He didn't know about it before, but recently he deliberately got closer to Chen Ling and learned some things, which really shocked him.
Especially the accident involving explosives at the Guangyun House. He just came to tell him that something happened that night, and it was caused by the Guang Yun House’s own dog. It really made him feel that this matter could not be done. Think deeply.
I feel like Chen Ling is really someone who cannot be messed with. This person is as if God has blessed him.
If you mess with him, something will happen.
Standing in front of the kitchen door for a while, waiting for Wang Susu to finish eating and take the baby over, Chen Ling came out with the leftovers to feed the puppy, and Chen Baoshuan hurried over to talk to him about the last accident. The accident did not kill Guangyunzhai's family. This time, Guangyunzhai fell down while clearing snow. He deserved whatever misfortune he had.
Wrestling naturally has nothing to do with Chen Ling.
But people like to put some accidents together and talk about them.
Chen Baoshuan saw that Chen Ling’s reaction was not big. He knew that it was almost the Chinese New Year. He didn’t want to hear anything bad about this festive festival. Besides, “the twelfth lunar month is tight, the first lunar month is slow”. The twelfth lunar month is preparing for the New Year, and people are busy with many things at home. , then said goodbye and left wisely.
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The Guangyun family is indeed having a hard time, and it is not purely unlucky to say that it is unlucky.
Mainly because when the explosives incident came out, he shot himself in the foot. He was embarrassed and laughed at by others, and he also had to guard against Chen Ling's revenge.
What if they climbed over the wall and entered the house at night, and used explosives and set fire to it, wouldn't their family be completely ruined?
When you are frightened and your nerves are tense, you are prone to accidents and are restless. It is normal for you to fall and slip while walking.
But such a trivial matter made Lao Guang's family feel more and more that they were "hindered" by the Chen Ling family.
As soon as the weather cleared up, I asked my cousins and their family to pull a cart and take them to the city.
One was to be hospitalized, and the other was to avoid disaster and avoid Chen Ling's revenge.
Although the twelfth lunar month was busy, a group of melon-eating people who didn't mind watching the excitement were very interested and talked about it over and over every day.
What are you talking about? This is too mysterious. Rich families are so blessed that all their bad luck has been sent to the Guangyunzhai family.
I am afraid that the ancestors of the old Chen family are showing off their power. This foreigner wanted to make a fuss in Chen Wangzhuang, so he sent them out directly.
Many people who have a good relationship with Chen Ling feel relieved.
It's like winning a battle.
Every night, I would come to the farm to talk excitedly and impassionedly, and by the way, I would watch TV at Chen Ling’s house.
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As the days pass by, the flavor of the new year becomes stronger day by day.
There are few sunny days this year, the temperature is low, and the snow melts very slowly. After being trampled several times, the mountain road has become smooth and extremely difficult to walk.
Seeing this, Chen Ling drove an ox cart and went into the city alone to buy some new year's goods and go home.
The so-called twelfth lunar month is tight, the first lunar month is slow, and November is neither tight nor slow, it’s exactly the same.
I didn’t feel much last year, but now that I have a baby, it’s different. I feel busier as I get closer to the new year.
The more things you need to prepare.
In the twelfth lunar month, first prepare bacon, sausages, pickled fish and chicken, and also make roasted seeds, fried melon seeds, fried peanuts, popcorn, etc., and then fried goods, fried walnut cakes, fried fish, etc. Fried tofu, rice cakes, and pastries prepared for serving.
Finally, steamed buns, minced meat stuffing to make dumplings.
Although the people in the mountains are poor, as long as the conditions are sufficient this year, in order to have a good New Year, they will not be too troublesome or tired, and will personally prepare everything.
Have a good year, and the whole coming year will be good. ...
On the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Wang Lixian's family sent some roasted chestnuts and some dried chestnuts for Chen Ling to use in cooking.
Wu Nier was at home during the winter vacation. After Si Nier got married, she and her sister Da Nier liked to come and play with Wang Susu.
When I came today, I teased Ruirui around the stroller.
Ruirui, that brat likes to cuddle with young and beautiful girls.
But young girls like Wang Zhenzhen’s age group are not good at movies. He likes to make trouble, but he is afraid that others will make trouble for him, so he is very resistant. When he sees Wang Zhenzhen and Xiao Lizi, he hides and puts his head on his mother Can't come out of my arms.
But Da Nier, Wu Nier, and even Qin Qiumei, he likes to look for them.
At this time, the TV was on in the room, and Eldest Nier was holding the little baby. Wu Nier was counting on her fingers and said, "The chestnuts are so delicious. Uncle Fugui made a lot of delicious ones last year. I still have them all." I remember, chestnut stewed chicken, chestnut braised pork ribs, chestnut braised mutton... and the chestnut cakes and chestnut steamed buns made by my aunt. I couldn't taste such good taste in school or in big cities outside. "< br>
What she said was true, and it made everyone a little greedy.
Wang Lixian crossed his legs, cracked melon seeds and smiled: "It is said that there is no shortage of meat in the twelfth lunar month, and the New Year pigs are also killed. When Wu Nier said this, she still felt a little want to lose her temper."< br>
"Fifth sister, don't you like cooking? Learn a few tricks from Uncle Fugui. Let's try it when we go back." Liu Nier shouted.
Wu Nier glared at the kid, stretched out her hand to grab his ear and said, "After you've done your bidding, eldest sister wants to do your bidding again, right?"
Liu Nier quickly begged for mercy with a playful smile.
When Mr. and Mrs. Chen Ling saw their siblings playing around, they laughed and said, "Come to our house to eat whatever you want."
But the three siblings were embarrassed.
Chen Ling and Wang Susu are very good to their children. They are also sensible and naturally don't want to come here all the time.
At this time, Wang Lixian slapped his thigh: "Okay, I forgot to bring you pork. We didn't kill any pigs this year. We didn't have any soup, and we didn't have to make bacon. How about this... …”
As he was about to go back and get it, Chen Ling hurriedly stopped him.
But Wang Lixian was stopped. After a while, Wang Jusheng’s family of four came, and they brought pork.
He didn’t say anything else when he came, he just smiled and said: “Fugui, I’ll give you some meat, and get more sausages and bacon. Your cooking is delicious, and we’ll have some for our family.”< br>
Wang Jusheng and his wife have said this, what else can Chen Ling say, just accept it.
“Yeah, make more, these things can withstand storage.”
"Oh, don't say it. Thinking about the sausages and bacon given by Fugui last year, the steamed sausages and the fried bacon with garlic sprouts, I'm starting to get greedy again."
Wang Susu also smiled and said: "Aling, this is I just marinated the fish and made cured fish in a few days, but I still have time to prepare other things.”
The pickled fish in the twelfth lunar month is called cured fish.
The fish we raise this year are really good. We have a lot of fish and they are big. After we pickle them and dry them in the sun, it will be enough to feed them for most of next year.
The temperature is low in the twelfth lunar month, so fish can be sunbaked every day without getting smelly.
After drying, put it away and keep it dry, so it can be stored for a long time.
One thing is that they always attract wild cats and wild birds to try to steal their food.
The mountain civets, magpies, and storks come here every day. Even if the two bald men chase them away every day and hang a few strings of pods on the trees after killing them, they still like to come and eat.
Wang Lixian raised his eyebrows: "Hey, this cured fish is okay. Our village makes less cured fish, only about twenty kilograms per family. Kinmen Village and Taoshugou I made a lot of it. Er Nier brought it back. It tastes no worse than pork.”
“Yes, yes, the pickled fish from Er Nier’s place is also delicious. Da, Mom, our family will also make it this year. Order the kippers.”
Wu Nier made a suggestion, and Liu Nier agreed with a smile.
Wang Jusheng’s family was also moved.
When leaving, Chen Ling gave them two marinated fish seasonings and taught them how to make them more delicious.
The next day, Chen Ling took the time to take Heiwa to the mountains and fed the wolves more than three hundred kilograms of meat again, leaving almost another three hundred kilograms. Dongyue meat is not easy to spoil. , this meat is enough for them to eat until the New Year.
The cubs in the wolf den have grown up now, and are completely weaned from milk and meat.
After all, he is a little guy who grew up in a wolf den. Although his father is Hei Wa, a big black dog, his wolf nature has been clearly revealed at a young age.
They look nothing like brothers and sisters to the fat little dog at home, they look like little wolf cubs.
However, they are very kind to Hei Wa and Chen Ling. When they come, they will come close to them and play around. They just don't like wagging their tails like wolves.
After feeding them, Chen Ling dug a basket of winter bamboo shoots and went back.
Said to be winter bamboo shoots, they are actually fresh bamboo shoots from the cave.
But no different from winter bamboo shoots, Chen Ling transformed the winter environment by changing the water vapor form in the cave to cultivate special animals and plants.
There are relatively few winter bamboo shoots in their mountains, mainly because the winter is too cold. Winter bamboo shoots only grow for a short period of time in November of the lunar calendar, and the harvest is often not large.
Chen Ling brought so many winter bamboo shoots back, which made Wang Susu very happy.
Because it is easier to dig this stuff in Fenglei Town. There are more water systems around Lutou Mountain and the climate is more humid than here. When Wang Susu was not married, she ate winter bamboo shoots every winter.
“These winter bamboo shoots are a good thing. They are even more delicious than fresh bamboo shoots. Ah Ling, you actually brought so many of them back. It will be a treat for the Chinese New Year this year...”
The little daughter-in-law smiled and held the baby with one hand, while Chen Ling patted the falling snow on her clothes with the other hand.
"That's not it. At noon, we have fried pork slices with winter bamboo shoots, and at night we have fish, meat, and bamboo shoots soup. Eat it for a few good meals." Chen Ling took off his thick hat and put it on his wife's head. A burst of anger.
Then they put the doll into the stroller and the two began to pack it up.
Peel off the shells of the bamboo shoots, and you will see that the slightly bright yellow bamboo shoots are compact and compact, with a faint fragrance of bamboo shoots, which is fresh and very delicious.
Fresh winter bamboo shoots, whether stir-fried or stir-fried with various meats, are a rare delicacy.
The young couple couldn't get enough of it even after two meals.
Get up early the next day, dice the bamboo shoots, cut them into the meat filling, make buns, and steam them in the steamer. It is so delicious and fragrant, as if you are eating the taste of spring in winter, and you can’t wait to swallow it. Go down.
(End of this chapter)