Time flies, and New Year's Eve is here in the blink of an eye.
Although Qingshan Village is not decorated with lights and colorful lanterns, the color red can be seen everywhere, and the New Year atmosphere is already very strong.
Early in the morning, Feng Lingyu's family started cleaning.
However, this house has not been lived in for long, so there is very little dust accumulated.
Spring Festival couplets and blessing characters have also been pasted on the outer door, which Feng Lingyu got from Grandpa Shen.
Hang two red lanterns under the eaves outside, and the New Year atmosphere is instantly created.
When Sun Yiming saw this, he shamelessly asked Gao Xiaotao for a pair of Spring Festival couplets to go back and paste on the door.
Today is New Year's Day, Gao Xiaotao was too lazy to argue with him and just gave it to him directly.
In the kitchen, the pots have never been empty today.
Gao Xiaotao fried a series of things including crispy pork, radish meatballs, fish chunks, tofu, pork, etc.
The other pot was filled with a large pot of stewed vegetables, including pig's trotters, pig's head, ribs, large bones, fatty intestines, chicken legs, chicken feet, etc. In short, the whole pot was full of meat products.
There were two small charcoal stoves next to it, one was cooking chicken soup and the other was cooking thick eight-treasure porridge.
Various aromas kept bubbling in the kitchen, and Tuanzi and Jinzi squatted in the kitchen and refused to leave.
After everything was fried, Gao Xiaotao took out some of each and prepared to give them as gifts to other families.
Some should be sent to the village chief's family, Grandpa Wang's family, Captain Shi's family, and familiar families like Sun Yiming and Cao Zi.
"Sister Xiaotao, can you give me a small basket too?" Shen Huaiqing hesitated for a moment and said with pursed lips.
Gao Xiaotao stopped filling the basket, but soon realized: "Who are you giving the New Year gift to? Is it a friend in the village?"
Shen Huaiqing smiled embarrassedly, "Yes, it's Tiedan and the others."
Hearing that it was Tiedan, Gao Xiaotao naturally would not refuse, so she generously took out two small bamboo baskets and put some food in them for Shen Huaiqing.
Shen Huaiqing was overjoyed when he got the small bamboo basket. After thanking Gao Xiaotao, he ran out.
"Run slower! Remember to come back early to eat!" Gao Xiaotao shouted loudly.
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In the past few months in Qingshan Village, Shen Huaiqing has become visibly more lively.
Feng Lingyu and Gao Xiaotao looked at each other and smiled.
Then the two of them split up and went to deliver things to everyone.
As a result, when they came back, they not only had the same things as before, but had more.
These are all special dishes prepared by each household. They are given and received as a return gift.
Fortunately, the food gap was filled, and the villagers had money to celebrate the New Year. The smell of meat wafted through every household.
It is worth mentioning that Yang Jianguo decided to kill another big fat pig and distribute it to the villagers, so that every household could get a few pounds to ensure that everyone could eat meat on New Year's Eve.
"Hey, Xiaoyu, look!" Gao Xiaotao said in surprise, pointing at a pile of things in front of the door.
The front door of their house was piled high with all kinds of things, all food.
Feng Lingyu's eyes flickered, and he said gently, "It should be given by other villagers. Take them all in."
Conditions were poor before and every household could only take care of themselves. Now that things are getting better, the villagers have started to send gifts to Feng Lingyu again.
There was a piece of paper under a big carrot, with the following words written crookedly on it:
Happy New Year to Feng Zhiqing and Gao Zhiqing!
The signature on it is from all the villagers.
"There are fish and bacon!" Gao Xiaotao said as she took something into the house.
These are already considered very valuable gifts.
Although Feng Lingyu knew that the villagers were thanking him because of the village cooperative next year.
But it is better to repay a favor than to show no appreciation at all.
She paused, thought for a moment, and then said, "When the children come to visit tomorrow, bring out the candies, and add some of the fried melon seeds and peanuts you prepared."
I won’t even talk about the price of milk candy, everyone knows it’s very expensive.
But roasted melon seeds and peanuts are not cheap either. If you buy them at the supply and marketing cooperative, it costs 50 cents per pound.
"Okay." Gao Xiaotao agreed straightforwardly.
When it was evening, Feng Lingyu lit the red lanterns in front of the house.
The red light was imprinted on the snow in front of the door, creating a warm halo.
She had just changed her clothes into the one the old lady had sent her last time, a white jacket with red patterns on the side collar.
It has a festive red color, but it’s not too eye-catching.
Feng Lingyu was wearing a red cashmere scarf and standing under a red lantern. She had an unrestrained, flamboyant and bright beauty.
Everyone knows that she is very beautiful, but she has always been aloof and rarely shows it.
When Shen Huaiyu helped Shen Xiuyi come, what he saw was a person with skin as white as cream, looking up slightly, looking at the lantern above her head with a smile as beautiful as a flower.
Hearing the noise, Feng Lingyu looked over, and when he saw the two familiar people, he hurriedly said with joy: "Grandpa Shen, you are finally here."
Today is the New Year, and Shen Xiuyi also changed into a nice set of clothes, a Zhongshan suit made by Gao Xiaotao.
He saw Feng Lingyu and teased, "Grandpa Shen is old and can't walk fast. He made Xiaoyu wait anxiously. He deserves a beating!"
Feng Lingyu continued along with Shen Xiuyi’s words: “I waited at the door for a long time.”
After saying that, Feng Lingyu raised her eyebrows and glanced at Shen Huaiyu, who had not said a word, "Did you slow down Grandpa Shen's pace? I think you should be beaten."
Chen Huaiyu looked at Xiaoyu, who was rarely funny, with his deep black eyes, and agreed with her with a smile: "Yes, the responsibility is all on me."
Several people walked into the house talking and laughing. This was the first time that Shen Xiuyi came to Feng Lingyu's house.
Gao Xiaotao and Shen Huaiqing decorated the house early, and the atmosphere of the New Year could be seen everywhere in the house.
"Grandpa Chen, you're finally here, we can start eating now!" Gao Xiaotao pulled aside the curtain, her round face smiling until her eyes became slits, looking very adorable.
After saying that, she walked over quickly, pushed Shen Huaiyu aside, took his place, and diligently helped Shen Xiuyi to sit down in the main seat.
Shen Xiuyi naturally followed her happily.
Only Shen Huaiyu's speechless mouth twitched.
Even Xiaotao's status was ranked ahead of him.
Shen Huaiqing walked over like a little adult, patted his brother's hand, and said quietly, "You'll get used to it..."
Shen Huaiyu flicked his brother's forehead unhappily: "Go eat your meal."
Today is New Year's Eve. Feng Lingyu thinks that the whole family should have the New Year's Eve dinner together, so there are only five people including the Shen family's grandfather, grandson, her, and Xiaotao.
Of course, there are also the two "little family members" Tuanzi and Kaneko.
Although there were not many people, there were quite a few dishes prepared.
Gao Xiaotao was the chef, and with the help of others, they put together ten dishes, which meant perfection.
In the center of the table, there is a plate of braised fish, which means abundance every year.
In fact, Feng Lingyu and Gao Xiaotao were both young and had only a vague understanding of Chinese New Year customs, so they could only do whatever they remembered.
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