Then I saw Sun Xiu and the others bringing plates of wine, food and candy to the main room.

There was only a shallow layer of wine on the plate, and some of it was accidentally spilled when pouring it into the glass.

Li Jiakang was so distressed that he grimaced.

Then he took out the bottle of wine and poured some for everyone who was drinking.

As for dinner, it was already on the table.

Needless to say, it’s dumplings.

The custom in Tang County is to eat dumplings no matter what festival it is.

I also eat dumplings when I am happy.

The only thing that limits us is that we can't afford to eat...

Take a bite of dumplings and then take a sip of wine.

Delicious.

Anyway, Li Xu is now very satisfied with this way of eating and can't find any fault with it.

While eating, Hu Guilan said to Sun Xiu, "Mom, I'll make some pickled vegetable dumplings tomorrow. I don't think the meat dumplings we have at home will last until the first or fifteenth day of the lunar month."

There were only a little over two kilograms of meat in total, and some had to be saved for the New Year.

How many dumplings can be made with the remaining ones?

And I ate a lot at this meal.

Hearing this, Li Xu quickly swallowed the dumplings in his mouth and said, "No, no, no, sister-in-law, I will bring back another 10 kilograms of meat tomorrow and make more meat dumplings."

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

Sun Xiu quickly asked, "Xiao Xu, is it true?"

"Yeah, really."

"That's good! No dumplings with any filling are as good as meat dumplings."

Hu Guilan also agreed immediately.

As everyone was chatting, Li Ping suddenly asked, "Dad, why did you think of offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God today? Hasn't our family offered sacrifices in years?"

Li Jiakang took a sip of wine and began to explain, "Our family has been exceptionally prosperous this year. Even during famine times like this, we haven't been hungry. So your mother and I were thinking of offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God this year."

Li Mei also asked, "Then why didn't our family hold a sacrifice before?"

"I used to offer sacrifices every year, but now my family is so poor that we can't even afford food. What else can I offer sacrifices for?"

Good man, this is the Chinese land that does not keep idle gods...

No wonder Li Jiakang found a new picture of the Kitchen God and put it up.

Because Li Xu’s family didn’t have this thing before.

I just don't know if this will work...

Thinking of this, Li Xu also asked the question in his heart, "Dad, they say men don't worship the moon and women don't worship the kitchen god. What happened just now?"

Li Jiakang slammed the table and shouted, "Chairman Mao said women hold up half the sky. I will definitely listen to him."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone applauded.

Li Xu was also silent. How could this be understood in this way?

But after thinking about it carefully, I found that there seems to be nothing wrong with this understanding.

Women hold up half the sky, and the remaining half is held up by men.

This shows that men and women are the same.

So anything that men can do, women can do too.

There is nothing wrong with this logic.

After figuring it out, Li Xu clapped his hands even harder.

After stopping, everyone continued to eat.

Li Xu then asked, "Will our family still welcome the Kitchen God when the time comes?"

Generally, after 12 o'clock on New Year's Eve, people will re-post the Kitchen God picture and then offer sacrifices again.

It means that the Kitchen God has finished his work and returned to the human world.

Li Jiakang rubbed his chin and thought for a moment, then asked Xiang Sunxiu, "Should we still accept the call?"

Everyone looked at him in amazement.

After all this time, you still haven't thought about this?

Sun Xiu also thought about it and said, "Accept it. Since life is good, let's accept it."

Everyone: ...

Li Jiakang was also embarrassed by the stares and quickly said, "Everyone, hurry up and eat, otherwise the food will get cold."

No one mentioned this matter anymore. It didn't matter what decision the two of them made.

In fact, people's worship of the Kitchen God has been decreasing since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Especially during these difficult years.

I don’t know how many families have cancelled this item.

By the time of Li Xu's generation, no one had heard of it.

And later some people said that using stoves pollutes the environment...

In the end, even stoves were rarely seen.

The next morning, Li Xu took out some of the supplies from the New Year gift package.

Then he filled his pockets with sunflower seeds and peanuts.

Everyone was also very happy after seeing it.

After everyone grabbed a handful, the rest was locked up and eaten during the Chinese New Year.

Since there was still a lot of oil in it, Sun Xiu did not let his family use the fat to make oil this time.

These days the whole street can be smelled with the smell of boiling oil.

Although many people buy lean meat, there will still be some fat on it.

So people cut off the fatter ones to make oil and keep the thin ones to eat.

Besides, it’s Chinese New Year, who doesn’t eat dumplings?

When Li Xu walked to the gate, he also grabbed some melon seeds and peanuts for Uncle Xu.

Uncle Xu didn't eat. Instead, he looked at him with amusement, "This is all the food you have at home. You made all of it. Won't your parents beat you?"

"I got this all myself."

As soon as these words were spoken, Uncle Xu understood.

He knew Li Xu's abilities.

He stopped refusing and peeled a peanut, put it in his mouth and started eating, then put the rest in his pocket.

I accidentally dropped a few melon seeds and squatted down to pick them up.

After finishing the preparation, he said to Li Xu, "Come to my house to pay New Year's greetings during the first month of the lunar year. Your aunt has been nagging you to come."

Li Xu also jokingly said, "Uncle Xu, I can go, but I don't bring anything with me."

Although supplies are scarce now, people in Tang County still have to bring gifts when visiting relatives and friends during the New Year.

The amount of the gift doesn’t matter, but it must be thoughtful.

And the things are not given away for free. The host will also give you some gifts in return when you return.

"You're dreaming. Why would you come here without anything? Just stay home."

Li Xu immediately laughed, "I knew you were after the things I brought."

Uncle Xu nodded as if it was a matter of fact. "Of course, who would have asked you to go if it wasn't for this?"

"You're talking as if you don't have to return the favor. I'll just go straight to your house when the time comes."

Uncle Xu also smiled and nodded, "Okay."

After the two talked for a few more words, Li Xu went to the car team.

All the work before the New Year has been completed, and the members of the car team are now very free.

They gathered in groups of three or four and talked.

Of course Li Xu also went over.

But I didn’t dare take out the snacks at this time.

After everyone had left, Li Xu pulled Liu Gang into the car to eat.

After dinner, Li Xu asked Sun Xiu, "Mom, if you want to send something to Du Hong's house, should I do it now or wait until the third day of the Lunar New Year?"

The order of New Year greetings here is to visit the uncle on the first day, the uncle on the second day, the father-in-law on the third and fourth days, and then go to other people's homes.