Chapter 228 Sending Red Envelopes

Fang Xiaoluo laughed, "I sell so expensively, but we eat at home, so it doesn't count as eating. If you count it that way, the vegetables I eat today are expensive."

Zheng Lanhua calmed down, "That's right, you can't think about it too much."

"Of course." Fang Xiaoluo said, "Mom, look. People like me definitely can't treat my mouth badly. If I don't grow it myself, and others grow it first, I will definitely spend money to buy it. Look how much money I save now."

Zheng Lanhua nodded, "That makes sense."

"The world is big, but eating is the most important." Fang Xiaoluo said, "Our economic conditions are no longer the same as before, and we are slowly getting rid of the era of material scarcity. So, Comrade Zheng Lanhua, we must keep pace with the times, eat and drink, and do whatever we want. Later, you said you wanted to learn how to fly a plane, and I also want to try my best to satisfy you." Zheng Lanhua

was happy, "See how capable you are, and you can fly a plane. I have never seen a plane before."

Fang Xiaoluo waved his hand, "That's nothing. I'll take you to fly a plane when I have time, and you can show off to the people in the compound when you come back. Then you can say, oh, look at my daughter-in-law, she is so nice, she even took me to fly a plane."

"Okay, then I have to show off."

After the two of them finished picking the vegetables, Zheng Lanhua washed the vegetables while Fang Xiaoluo went to knead the dough.

Today they were going to make two kinds of stuffing, pork and celery, and chives and eggs.

After Zheng Lanhua washed the vegetables, she started to chop the stuffing.

While she was chopping celery, she remembered something and started to laugh.

Fang Xiaoluo turned around and asked, "Mom, what are you so happy about?"

"Remembering the time when I made dumplings during the Chinese New Year." Zheng Lanhua smiled, "The dough was hard, and the stuffing didn't taste good. In the past Chinese New Year, I made dumplings with cabbage or sauerkraut stuffing, but they didn't taste good no matter how I cooked them."

"Not only did they taste bad, but the noodles were also white when they were cooked. How weird is that?"

Fang Xiaoluo said, "No, no, no, that's what you did. It's not weird at all."

Zheng Lanhua rolled her eyes at her and continued, "Then Shen Zheng didn't say it was bad, he swallowed it in big mouthfuls, and in the end he had to praise me."

At this point, Zheng Lanhua suddenly remembered her daughter Shen Jie.

The smile on her face froze, and her nose began to feel sour. It was New Year's Day

, and she was afraid of affecting Fang Xiaoluo's mood, so she put down the kitchen knife and went out, "I'm going to the bathroom."

The moment Zheng Lanhua went out, Fang Xiaoluo clearly saw tears dripping from the corners of her eyes. In fact, it was really okay during normal times, but how could she not miss her relatives during the holidays? What's more, that was her daughter, who she held in her hands, and she died at such a young age. After a long time, Zheng Lanhua came back from outside. She looked normal and said, "It's really cold outside." Then, Zheng Lanhua poured hot water and went to wash her hands. Fang Xiaoluo finished the noodles and went to get the eggs, "Mom, let's go to Pingnan County after the New Year." Zheng Lanhua's movements froze. Fang Xiaoluo continued, "Although Shen Zheng doesn't have time, I do. I will go with you and take Haifeng and the other two." When Zheng Lanhua mentioned this, the tears that she had finally stopped dripped down her cheeks. Fang Xiaoluo put the egg there, "Mom, it's been so long, you must want to go see big sister. And Haifeng and the others, we also have to reassure big sister that Haifeng and the others are living well." She took a towel to wipe Zheng Lanhua's tears, "Big sister doesn't know that Shen Zheng and I are married yet, tell her at the same time, she will know that you are all doing well, she will definitely be happy." Zheng Lanhua hugged Fang Xiaoluo, "Thank you... Thank you, Xiaoluo." "Okay, stop crying." Fang Xiaoluo gently patted Zheng Lanhua's thin back, "You're going to wash me away with your tears." Zheng Lanhua burst into laughter, "You're so careless every day." Fang Xiaoluo laughed, "Why should you be so serious? It's so tiring. Come on, don't think you can escape work by shedding a few tears, chop the stuffing quickly, chop the stuffing!" The "ding ding bang bang" sound continued in the kitchen. Fang Xiaoluo continued to light the fire and started to fry eggs. While Fang Xiaoluo was frying the stuffing, several children got up one after another. Shen Jinxia didn't even open her eyes, "Mom, it smells so good." "The dumplings will smell even better when they're cooked." Fang Xiaoluo went over and pinched Shen Jinxia's little face, "You can eat them tonight." Shen Jinxia yawned and was much more energetic, "Mom, I'm going to eat a lot today." "Okay, you're the best." Fang Xiaoluo and Zheng Lanhua moved the table to the living room and made dumplings while watching the Spring Festival Gala. Shen Haifeng and Shen Haiping also washed their hands and helped make dumplings together. Not to mention, the two children made dumplings in a very realistic way. Fang Xiaoluo handed Shen Jinxia a small piece of dough, and she was having a lot of fun playing there. The dumplings were almost done, and Shen Zheng also came back from outside. Zheng Lanhua was carrying dumplings to the kitchen. When she saw Shen Zheng, she said, "You are really quick. We have finished our work and you are back. You are squatting outside the window waiting, so you don't have to work too much." Shen Zheng took off his clothes and went to wash his hands. "Mom, am I that kind of person?" He went to the living room and saw, "You are really fast. You have finished wrapping them." Fang Xiaoluo asked, "Did you eat anything in the barracks?" "I ate two, not much." Shen Zheng helped to clean up the bowls and took them to the kitchen. "The dumplings you made must be better than those made by the kitchen staff. I have to save some for myself." "I'll go cook the dumplings. You take the children out to set off firecrackers first." Fang Xiaoluo said. The sound of firecrackers outside did not stop, crackling. Shen Zheng went to get the firecrackers, called Shen Haifeng and they went out. Outside, there were the sounds of firecrackers and children shouting. In the house, the firewood was crackling, the water was boiling, and the dumplings were put into the pot. The dumplings were served on the table, and the whole family washed their hands and sat around the table. Fang Xiaoluo went back to the room, took five red envelopes, and sat down.

"Come on, it's New Year, time to give out red envelopes!" Fang Xiaoluo handed the first red envelope to Zheng Lanhua, "Mom, in the new year, I wish you good health, success, and more and more beauty."

Zheng Lanhua took it happily, "Can I become more and more beautiful?"

Fang Xiaoluo said, "Of course I can. You see, ever since I got married, I've been making you angry. Do you feel like you're a few years younger?"

Zheng Lanhua said, "What you said seems to make sense. It is true."

Fang Xiaoluo said, "So, in the new year, I will double my love for you, and you will definitely become more and more beautiful."

As she said that, she handed the second red envelope to Shen Zheng, "Happy New Year, the pillar of our family, thank you for your hard work in the past year to protect our country. My dearest love, I am proud of you. In the new year, everything goes smoothly and safely!"