EBE Chapter 214 Chinese New Year
Chapter 214 Chinese New Year
There were several braziers lit under the eaves, and Xia He brought several pots of burning charcoal and put them in. Although they didn't eat in the kitchen, it was still warm.
Today's New Year's Eve dinner is more sumptuous than ever before.
Braised pork knuckle, four-happiness meatballs, steamed pork with rice flour, pork skin jelly, braised pork, twice-cooked pork, and pork with preserved vegetables. These are just the ways to cook pork.
A few days ago, I heard that someone in the next village was raising sheep, so I spent more than ten taels of silver to buy two of them.
She had no problem butchering chickens and fish, but she was a little hesitant to butcher a sheep. It was Zi Dieyi who took on the job and cleaned it up for her.
So there were braised lamb, grilled lamb chops and lamb spine hotpot on the table.
There's also spicy chicken, braised baby chicken, and dried mushroom chicken soup. Braised fish, crispy fish, and a simple sweet and sour fish made with balsamic vinegar and sugar.
There were also some vegetables and some cold dishes to relieve the greasiness. The highlight was a big pot of dumplings.
Today is Chinese New Year, so we moved two large tables together and more than a dozen people gathered around to eat, which was quite lively.
Huanxi's family has almost used up all the wine. He bought a lot of it last time he went to town. Now he moved two jars out of the warehouse for his own drinking.
"Madam, please go and sit down. There is another dish that will be here soon." Chun Liu was waving a spatula in the kitchen, sweating on his forehead.
Huanxi took the shovel and said to her, "Go change your clothes quickly and eat together. Today we are having a reunion dinner, so we must be neat and tidy."
Anyway, the vegetables in the pot will be ready soon, just a minute or two.
Chunliu was touched and went to her room to change into new clothes with a sigh.
After everyone was seated, Huanxi didn't say any toast. They were all family, so it didn't matter whether they said a toast or not.
Xiaorou and Keyou, brother and sister, sat next to Yu Yan, feeling a little reserved. Yuanzhen and Baoer sat on the other side.
Huanxi gave Yuanzhen a look, telling her to take good care of the two siblings. As for Yuyan, she could tell she didn't really like children...
"Today is New Year's Eve, I won't say those empty words, I just hope that we will be healthy and have everything go well in the coming year!" Huan Xi raised a glass of wine and said to everyone.
Yu Yan took over the conversation: "May you be safe every day and every night!"
"Good~"
"This is delicious, Xiaorou, please try it." Xiaonian kept picking up food for Xiaorou with chopsticks, and her little body almost stood up.
Xiaorou held the bowl with a happy look on her face. As she watched the meat in the bowl increase in volume, she had no choice but to look at Yu Yan for help.
"Jingshu, tell Yingrou to eat first and then take more."
Xiao Nian stuck out her tongue and made faces at Xiao Rou through the lingering smoke.
Xiaorou looked at her brother, and her brother was also looking at her gently.
"Brother, you eat too, hehe."
Xiao Pan and Xiao Yin were like Huan Xi's left and right protectors, and Xiao Nian kept pinching her as if she was possessed, and suddenly the eaves became very lively.
At this time, snowflakes began to fall from the sky again, adding a warm feeling to the New Year's Eve dinner.
"Auspicious snow indicates a good harvest. It looks like there will be a good harvest next year." Huan Xi muttered.
"The dancing snow in the sky heralds a bountiful harvest for the coming year."
"Or maybe you could be a teacher, Yanyan? I can't think of that sentence even if I rack my brains."
This sentence made everyone laugh.
"You can't come up with poetry, but you know a lot about food." Zi Dieyi said slowly.
"Look at what you said. You'll eat a lot of it after you make it."
Zi Dieyi was blocked by her words but was not angry. She picked up a piece of spicy chicken and put it in her mouth. Her eyes immediately lit up with the fragrance.
The meal lasted a full hour, and the children were all full, and were now lighting the remaining firecrackers in the middle of the yard.
Even the oldest one, Ke You, couldn't resist the temptation of setting off firecrackers. He followed a group of half-grown girls and set off one after another, making the yard explode with a bang.
At this time, the banquet was cleared away and the sound of burning bamboo could be heard in the village.
I happily went out to see that the whole village was brightly lit and the sound of firecrackers could be heard from time to time.
The ground was covered with a thin layer of white. Huanxi squatted on the ground, pinched the snowflakes into a snowball with her hands, and threw it to the people drinking tea under the eaves.
"Happy! How old are you?!"
Yu Yan was drinking tea when a snowball hit her and scared her so much that she spilled half of the tea.
"To be honest, I just turned three today, hahahahaha."
"Then I, your eldest sister, will play with you. I also played snowball fights when I was a child."
"What a...baby!" Zi Dieyi didn't finish his sentence when a snowball hit him in the face. Then there was a burst of laughter.
"Yan Yan, you hit him well. He looks so awesome all day. Hit him for me."
"You two are joining hands to deal with me? Achu, we are a pair, we can't lose to them!" Seeing that she was no match for her opponent, Zi Dieyi began to command the onlookers on the side.
Unfortunately, the snow in the yard was cleared away in a short time, and several people were sweating from the heat.
"Madam, it's time to eat dumplings~" Chunliu came out of the kitchen and shouted at the top of his voice.
"Hey! Here I come! No more playing, let's go eat dumplings." Huanxi tidied her hair, dusted off the snow on her body and tried to escape.
bang~
"Zi Dieyi! I'm going to fight you!"
She had just managed to clean the snow off her body when Zi Dieyi threw a snowball as big as a bowl at her.
You still say she is childish, but when she looks childish, she's not even three years old.
kitchen
Adults and children were holding a small bowl with a few dumplings in it and looking at each other.
"There's only one copper coin in here. If anyone gets it, remember to keep quiet and don't reveal your secret."
The adults knew it well, and the children all looked at the dumplings in their bowls, wondering if they would be the lucky one this year.
After all, Huanxi just said that whoever eats the copper coin will get a big red envelope.
"Three, two, one, eat!"
Following Huanxi's command, the six children picked up their chopsticks and started to eat voraciously.
"Ouch! My tooth!" Xiao Nian exclaimed and took out the copper coin from the dumpling.
"Mom! Mom! I ate it! I ate it!" She excitedly pulled her sleeves to show her copper coins.
Huanxi nodded and took out a small red envelope from her pocket and handed it to her.
The other children were feeling discouraged, but they found that there was a dumpling with a copper coin stuffed in it in their bowls.
“I ate it too!”
"Hey~ I have one too!" "Me too!"
Huanxi looked at the people making dumplings and said with a smile, "It seems that our family has quite a lot of lucky people this year. Come on, come on, let's have it all!"
He took out the red envelopes he had prepared and gave one to each child.
The dumplings stuffed with copper coins have a special mark on them, so every child can eat one. It is a little surprise prepared by adults for the children.
The children took the red envelopes and ran out happily. The Ke siblings looked at the red envelopes in their hands, glanced at each other, and wanted to return the red envelopes to Huanxi.
Their lives were saved by Auntie Huanxi, how can they have the nerve to accept red envelopes again...
"A gift from an elder shouldn't be declined. Besides, today is New Year's Day, let's celebrate. Take it quickly, and buy some candy figurines for your next trip back to town."
Hearing her say this, the two children accepted it, thanked her and ran away.
Next, it’s time to celebrate the New Year...
She took out a piece of yellow paper and took it to the backyard, then burned it in the direction of the mountain.
Thank you to the mountains and forests for their care over the past year, otherwise she wouldn't be where she is today.
"Xu Qingzhao, it's New Year's Eve. Are you having a good time in the capital?"
After the excitement, there was endless loneliness. Looking at the snowflakes in the sky, I sighed and went into the house to stay up all night with everyone.