This year's dumplings are not as vegetarian as in previous years, but meat dumplings. In the past, it was a luxury to eat some meat, but now it's different! Xiao Jinchu was in charge of chopping stuffing in the kitchen, while Shen Hongmei was in charge of kneading the dough, and Yan Shuhua was preparing various tools for making dumplings.

The family lives in harmony.

Shen Hongmei can be said to be an expert in making dumplings. All dumplings made by her are particularly fragrant and taste good. Sometimes Yan Shuhua even thinks that her mother should open a dumpling restaurant, which will surely do good business.

Shen Hongmei grew up in Northeast China, and her favorite things to do in Northeast China are rolling noodles and making dumplings.

"The dumpling skin needs to be kneaded so that it will be chewy when eaten. The meat also needs to be fresh and oily. We made money this year, so just put more meat in it, don't be afraid!" Shen Hongmei said happily to Xiao Jinchu in the kitchen while kneading the dough.

Xiao Jinchu rolled up his sleeves and chopped the stuffing with great effort. He was wearing an apron, but because he was tall, the apron went all the way to his waist, which made him look a little funny.

Xiao Jinchu could see that he was using a lot of strength. In a short while, in such cold weather, he was sweating profusely. Whenever Yan Shuhua had time, he would take a towel to wipe his sweat.

Yan Shuhua had just moved the towel over when Xiao Jinchu hugged him with his elbow and kissed him.

"Hey, don't let mom see it!" Yan Shuhua felt embarrassed.

"I just want to kiss you." Xiao Jinchu felt very moved when he saw her shy look. Yan Shuhua told him to stop being a hooligan.

"How can kissing your own wife be considered hooliganism?" Xiao Jinchu kept moving closer to her, and Yan Shuhua kept retreating, with almost no place to retreat in the narrow space.

"Shuhua, come and help me." Xiao Jinchu looked up at her. Yan Shuhua found that his apron was loose, so he reached out to tie the belt for him.

Yan Shuhua hurried over and tied it up quickly, but Xiao Jinchu was deliberately taking advantage of her. Yan Shuhua blushed, especially when Xiao Jinchu whispered in her ear: "Compared to dumplings, I want to eat you more."

Yan Shuhua thought about how Xiao Jinchu would pester her every night, as if he would not give up until he achieved his goal. She was a little speechless: "Jinchu, is it not good for you not to go back for the New Year this year?"

"How can it be bad?" Xiao Jinchu said, "I have spent so many years at home. This year I came to celebrate the New Year with you. What's wrong? If you think your home is not lively enough, then why don't you just have a baby as soon as possible."

When Yan Shuhua heard the word "child", his brain suddenly shook, his heart seemed to bloom, and he actually felt a little moved.

In the past, if Xiao Jinchu mentioned the word "child", she would feel a little embarrassed, but now she feels very excited and yearning. When she thinks about a new life growing in her belly, she is actually looking forward to it very much.

But...if she really gave birth to a child, her career would have to come to a halt, and she didn't want that.

"If we have another child now, he will be born during the New Year, and the house will be more lively then." Xiao Jinchu saw how lively the children outside were these two days, and he also wanted to have a child in his heart. Then the whole house would definitely be lively.

"You like children so much?"

"Yeah, I like it."

Yan Shuhua smiled and said, "Maybe in two years."

Xiao Jinchu also smiled: "Look at you."

The two couples were in the kitchen happily. Shen Hongmei was reluctant to let Yan Shuhua help her, but she couldn't do it alone, so she called her over: "Shuhua, pour some water for Mom."

Yan Shuhua poured water and asked, "Mom, you kneaded so much dough, can you eat it all?"

"How can I not finish it!" Shen Hongmei was really strong. It was very easy for her to stir such a big lump of noodles in her hands.

"Mom, do you want me to help you?"

"Oh, no, no, just watch from the side. If there is not enough water, just help me add some." Shen Hongmei was kneading the dough and was panting, but Yan Shuhua expressed his admiration for his mother. With such a small body, kneading the dough was really a piece of cake for her.

"Mom, you really should open a dumpling restaurant."

"Haha, I really wanted to open a dumpling restaurant a few years ago, but I didn't have the money at that time, and the dumplings were all vegetarian, and no one wanted to eat them." The dumplings that Shen Hongmei made today were different from the previous ones in that they were made with meat, so she was naturally looking forward to it.

Because he was worried that Li's mother would be bored at home alone during the New Year, Yan Shuhua took her in. He was so happy. Li's mother said she wanted to help, and Yan Shuhua asked her to go and rest.

Li's mother has recovered well in the past few days. She originally thought that her daughter's death had made her a little depressed and she was unwilling to come out of the house every day. Now she is fine and has the courage to come out. This is a very good trend.

Shen Hongmei suggested making more dumplings and sending some to the neighbors next door. Yan Shuhua thought that she had been well taken care of by them this year, so she agreed. Besides, she had bought a lot of meat this year, because now meat coupons were gradually no longer required. As long as you had a lot of money, you could still buy meat. After all, material things were gradually becoming more abundant.

In the evening, suddenly many villagers came over carrying meat, almost all of them in groups.

Yan Shuhua didn't know until he saw it that it was a wedding procession. Everyone was holding something in their hands, some were holding eggs, some were holding meat.

"What are you doing?"

"Our pigs have grown fat after eating the oil residue, so I'll give you some!" They were from the same village. They killed the pig and sold it for a good price, and they kept some for themselves. So the rest would naturally be given to Yan Shuhua, their benefactor.

"Yes, Shuhua, don't make excuses."

"We have killed pigs ourselves, there is no need, no need!" Yan Shuhua did not kill a pig this year, but she was embarrassed to ask her fellow villagers for favors, so she just lied to them and said that she had killed a pig today.

"Hey, we've already taken it here, we can't take it back!" The villagers were so enthusiastic that they kept talking to each other, leaving him at a loss for words.

Shen Hongmei looked at her daughter and thought, after all, her daughter had been doing good things for them these days, so it didn't matter if she accepted a few things. Besides, the other party was so enthusiastic, so she let her accept it.

"Since it is the kindness of the villagers, then you should not refuse it anymore and accept it."

"But...but we can't finish all this meat." Yan Shuhua felt a little speechless, but Shen Hongmei said, "It's okay, we can smoke bacon!"

"Oh well."

Shen Hongmei wiped her hands on her apron and said, "We made a lot of dumplings at home. You can come and eat some too."

"No, no, we are all going back!"

Shen Hongmei wanted to borrow some sweet potatoes before, but it was always difficult. But now everyone is willing to give them meat. It can be imagined that their status in the hearts of the villagers is quite high now.

Shen Hongmei was not worried when she saw so much meat! She was an expert at making bacon! "Tomorrow I'll cut the meat into pieces and hang them on the stove. After smoking for a month, we can eat them."