Chapter 207 New Year's Eve Dinner
The little guy was so greedy that he smacked his lips for a long time. He didn't expect to get another one. His big eyes suddenly curved into the shape of a moon.
“No trouble, no trouble.” The little hand took the meatball and ate it in one bite, his face full of happiness.
Seeing that she had already eaten three, Lin Xia was afraid that she had eaten too much greasy food, so she pretended not to see her eager eyes.
After frying three pots of meatballs, Lin Xia fried some dried fish. It was a rare opportunity to use up so much oil.
At noon, I cook the vegetables directly in the oil pan so that nothing is wasted.
Lin Xia decided to have hotpot that night. The meatballs fried during the day were put into the hotpot, and some seafood and various vegetables were added, making for a delicious meal.
Fortunately, the New Year is approaching, and every household is preparing delicious food, and no one talks about it.
Lu Yuxiu and the others did not go out again, and the training task became much easier. They left late in the morning and came back early in the evening. Seeing this, Lin Xia took advantage of the fact that it was not conspicuous during the New Year and planned to cook delicious food at home every day.
All the meat coupons were used to buy pork, and Lin Xia was mumbling about whether she should go to the village to exchange it for a chicken. Lu Yuxiu took it to heart, and one night he came back late with a live chicken in his hands.
The hen was not small, so Lin Xia covered it with a wooden basket, preparing to raise it until New Year's Day to eat it.
On the morning of the New Year's Eve dinner, the little one woke up early and ran to Lin Xia's room without changing his clothes, asking to change into new clothes, which were made by Lin Xia in advance. Fortunately, a single long-sleeved coat was enough on the island at this time. She couldn't make a complicated cotton coat.
The house had been cleaned a long time ago and there was nothing to clean up. Lu Yuxiu was busy pasting up spring couplets. This was the first time for the three of them to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Lin Xia prepared a lot of things. After pasting up the couplets, she went on to paste up window flowers.
An An ran around behind Lu Yuxiu like a little follower, and from time to time she would stretch out her little hands to help.
The family area was filled with delicious food. It was a rare occasion when one could enjoy good food during the holidays, so Lin Xia did not hesitate to cook all meat dishes and prepared a hearty meal.
Lin Xia eats the New Year's Eve dinner at noon, so she can cook more dishes and eat the leftovers in the evening instead of leaving them for the next day.
Yang Hongmei's family next door had originally planned to eat at night, but after hearing what Lin Xia said, they thought it made sense and decided to eat at noon as well.
Lin Xia had been in the family quarters for so long that she was most familiar with Yang Hongmei. At noon, Yang Hongmei brought half a bowl of pig's trotters stewed with soybeans, and Lin Xia returned half a bowl of braised pork.
There are seven dishes in total, including pig's trotters stewed with soybeans and Lin Xia's dishes, including hen soup, braised pork, carrot and potato meatballs, steamed fish, stewed seafood, and a dish of smashed cucumber to relieve the greasiness.
The chicken soup with mushrooms is mellow and delicious. The golden chicken soup is covered with oil, which makes people hungry just by looking at it. If Lin Xia had just arrived, she might think it is too greasy, but after more than half a year, Lin Xia is craving for the greasy taste.
Each person has a bowl of chicken soup before meals. It is delicious and sweet, and it goes well into the stomach.
The little guy loves the fat but not greasy braised pork and never gets tired of it, but of course he doesn’t have many opportunities to eat it.
The burnt meatballs are different from the freshly fried ones. Lu Yuxiu didn’t get to eat the freshly fried ones, and he regretted leaving home early that day, but he felt embarrassed to say it out loud, so he wondered when he could get some meat back.
He would definitely not go out that day and just watch over Lin Xia, but that is definitely not possible recently.
Since there was no need to go to the camp during the New Year holiday, Lin Xia even bought a bottle of rice wine for Lu Yuxiu to taste.
Which man doesn't like to drink? It's just that he doesn't drink normally for fear of delaying training. However, there are many people in the family area who drink secretly. Lin Xia only found out about this when she bought the wine.
The meal took a long time, and Lu Yuxiu still couldn't tell whether he was full or not, but the little guy had already been holding his stomach and crying, feeling uncomfortable because he ate too much.
There were no digestive tablets, so Lin Xia could only let her stand up and walk slowly. She would not let her eat so much next time no matter what.
There was no rush to clean up after the meal. After the New Year's Eve dinner, they had to set off a string of firecrackers. Lu Yuxiu took them to the gate of the yard to set them off. The little guy was scared but also wanted to watch, so he hid in the yard and stretched his little head to watch.
The firecrackers made a loud crackling sound, attracting a group of children who squatted on the ground to pick up the unexploded ones. Lin Xia had also played with them when she was a child. For children who had few toys at that time, this was a good thing that could only be played with during the Chinese New Year.
The little girl had never played this game before. When she saw others picking up the toys, she couldn’t help herself, but she was always scared.
Dajun and Xiaojun from next door couldn't help but heard the sound of firecrackers outside, so they rushed out and squatted on the ground looking for something.
Yang Hongmei, who was in the room, saw her son's impatient look and felt a little amused. He was usually very greedy, but when he saw something fun, he couldn't help himself.
Just as she was about to continue feeding Niu Niu, Wu Deye took over and said, "Eat quickly, I'll feed you."
Thinking that she had already fed the child a few bites, Yang Hongmei was not afraid of the child being hungry, so she handed the bowl to her husband. Taking advantage of the fact that the two little monkeys were not around, Yang Hongmei immediately picked up the chopsticks and took a few bites.
Even after they finished eating, the two children didn't come back. Yang Hongmei was used to it. It was like this every year. Wu Deye picked up the firecrackers and went out. Before he set them off, a group of children ran over, including Dajun and Xiaojun.
The group of kids didn't come close, but just watched from the side, obviously waiting for the trash to be put away so they could rush over to pick it up.
Dajun and Xiaojun were still trying to stop the group of children from coming over, yelling, "These are my firecrackers. You are not allowed to pick them up. These are mine."
The other kids didn't listen to him and didn't care. They rushed over immediately after the firecrackers were over. There was no way two people could stop a group of kids. Seeing that they couldn't stop them, Da Jun was fine, but his face looked unhappy.
Xiaojun opened his mouth and was about to burst into tears when Yang Hongmei's voice came over.
"If you dare to cry, I will beat you up." It is unlucky to cry during the New Year.
Xiaojun was frightened and didn't dare to cry anymore. Seeing that the firecrackers were almost all picked up, he immediately went to pick up another one.
Lin Xia had also eaten a little too much and saw this scene while strolling in the yard. The little one didn't care so much about it, but she didn't dare to put it down, but everyone was picking it up and it would be bad for her not to pick it up.
After watching for a while, Lu Yuxiu went back to clean up the dishes, and Lin Xia continued to stroll. It was quite interesting to see a group of kids making so much noise. She didn't know if it was because it was the New Year, but the noise also became lively.
When Lu Yuxiu had finished cleaning up, the little guy also picked up a handful of firecrackers and handed them to Lin Xia like offering a treasure, "Look, Mom."
"Do you dare to let it go?" Lin Xia laughed so hard. She was so timid when she saw it just now that she was afraid to play it.
"Let Dad do it." An An shook her head. She didn't dare, but her father did.
"Then set them off, and Dad will set them off for you at night." Fortunately, the little guy didn't dare to play with them, otherwise Lin Xia would definitely be worried, as there have been many accidents of people being injured by firecrackers.
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