"Captain, if you have anything to say, please tell me. We brothers will fight for our lives, no matter if it means risking our lives..."
Before Zhang Xinguo could finish, Jiang Yufeng interrupted him, "Alright, stop being so slick in front of me. Go buy me some specialties from Kyoto."
Zhang Xinguo breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the company commander asked them to buy local specialties. It would be strange if the company commander didn't fight with them under normal circumstances.
But why did the company commander buy so many local specialties? Zhang Xinguo thought so in his heart, so he asked directly.
"Just buy it if you're told to. Why are you talking so much nonsense? If you don't want to buy it, let's have a fight."
When Zhang Xinguo heard that the company commander wanted to fight with him, he was shocked.
Jiang Yufeng is the top soldier every year. It would be more accurate to say that the company commander is passively taking the beating rather than fighting with him.
We can't fight, he can't take a beating.
"Captain, I'll go, I'll go, we'll go buy it now."
"Just put it in my dorm after you buy it. I'll pay you when I get back. Okay, I have to go to a meeting first.
"Okay, okay, Captain, take care."
Machinery factory.
"Old Li, have you heard? The Du family's second son's wife and her family are here today."
"The second son of the Du family has a girlfriend? Do you know what his girlfriend does?"
"I heard they were from the art troupe. I saw them today when their family came over. You could tell at a glance that her parents were extraordinary people.
Not to mention his good clothes, his demeanor shows that of a high-ranking official. The second son of the Du family is truly blessed."
"Is this true? The Du family already has Du Wanying, and now the second son of the Du family has also climbed up the family ladder?"
"That's right, Zhao Fangling is the best at giving birth. If my family could have a child like Du Wanying, I would wake up laughing in my dreams."
"Alas, I can't envy you enough, but the Du family is going to be very successful."
"It's different after all. The Du family eats meat every other day now. My grandson's mouth is watering with greed when he smells the smell.
Not to mention my grandson, I have never lived such a luxurious life in my life."
"It's normal to eat some meat, right? After all, we have guests at home. Wouldn't it be ridiculous to be too shabby?"
"The Du family is now very prosperous, so it's no problem for them to eat some meat, but that's not the case for our family. We can't even afford to eat rice, let alone meat.
Every day I hear other people eating meat, and my grandson is always crying out for meat, but where can I get the money to buy meat now?
The aunt was indeed envious and jealous, but her son and daughter were not very good.
But no matter how jealous she was, she didn't dare say anything in front of the Du family and could only say it in private.
Not to mention that Du Wanying can't be offended now, even Du Yuanxiu and the others can't be offended either.
Du family.
Du Wanying finished the translation at four o'clock in the afternoon. She was so tired. It would be great if she had an ergonomic chair now.
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Today is New Year's Eve. Du Wanying, Bai Yuer and Zhao Fangling got up early in the morning.
(Because the Du family had no place to live, Bai Yu'er slept with Du Wanying, while Sun Huizhen and Bai Aijun lived in Du Yuanhong's house.)
Dumplings are eaten on this day. Making dumplings is a Chinese tradition, so every household will get up early to make dumplings.
Among the many dumplings, only a few are wrapped with peanuts, coins or other nuts. Whoever eats such dumplings will have good luck and auspiciousness in the new year.
The dumplings the Du family made today contained peanuts, melon seeds and coins.
However, there were only two people making dumplings, Du Wanying and Zhao Fangling.
Bai Yuer has been a spoiled girl at home since she was young, so she doesn't know how to make dumplings at all.
But she didn't want to go back to sleep, so Zhao Fangling had no choice but to grab a piece of dough for her to play with.
By the time Du Yuanhong's family and Bai Aiguo and his wife arrived, Zhao Fangling and her daughter had almost finished wrapping.
"Good morning, Sister Zhao, Yingying, and Yuer." They will greet everyone as soon as you enter the house.
When Tang Xiao saw her mother-in-law and sister-in-law making so many dumplings, she knew they had gotten up very early, so she walked over and said, "Mom, let me make them. You two go and have some rest."
"It's okay. I'm not tired."
With the addition of Tang Xiao and Sun Huizhen, the dumplings were wrapped quickly.
At this time, the two brothers of the Du family also got up. They washed up and helped to make dumplings and dipping sauce.
Soon, plates of hot dumplings were served on the table, and after eating, everyone went about their business.
Some people are responsible for hanging lanterns and some are responsible for pasting Spring Festival couplets.
On New Year’s Eve, red lanterns are hung in front of the house, and they are kept brightly lit all night during the Spring Festival.
From New Year's Eve to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month, the lights cannot be turned off, which means longevity and continuous incense burning.
According to different customs in different regions of China, the time for posting couplets during the New Year also varies slightly.
Spring Festival couplets are usually posted on the 28th or 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, and in some places they are posted on the morning of New Year's Eve.
Spring Festival couplets are also called door couplets, spring stickers, couplets, couplets, peach charms, etc. They use neat, parallel, concise and exquisite words to describe the background of the times and express good wishes. They are a unique literary form in China.
In Huairen County, the ceremony is held on the morning of New Year's Eve.
(Du Yuanhong got up early in the morning to post the Spring Festival banners and hang up the lanterns.)
After finishing all these, Du Wanying started to prepare the New Year’s Eve dinner.
Since Bai Aiguo and his wife could not stay in Huairen County for too long, they discussed with Zhao Fangling yesterday that today's meal would not only be the New Year's Eve dinner but also the engagement banquet for Du Yuanxiu and Bai Yuer.
It is also for this reason that today's dishes are particularly rich.
In addition to the vegetables that the mother and daughter bought on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhao Fangling went to the neighbors' homes and bought a lot of vegetables after breakfast today.
Because of Du Wanying, every restaurant Zhao Fangling went to took out some vegetables to sell to her.
After all, if it weren’t for Du Wanying’s earthquake-proof bed, who knows how many people would not be able to spend the New Year in peace.
In previous years, as a person born in the 1950s, the original owner would start counting the days on his fingers as soon as the twelfth lunar month came, looking forward to the New Year.
Because at this time you can eat meat to your heart's content, wear new clothes, set off firecrackers, and get lucky money.
But what I look forward to most is the New Year’s Eve dinner, because this is the only big meal that our family has once a year, and we can make as much as we want.
Du Wanying: I don’t know where the original owner is now, or whether he is still alive?
The first main dish Du Wanying is going to make today is pork head.
As soon as the twelfth lunar month begins, long queues form in front of the supply and marketing cooperatives, because pig's trotters and offal are available at this time. These are excellent ingredients for the New Year's Eve dinner table, and the most popular of them is definitely the pig's head.
How could Zhao Fangling miss out on such excellent ingredients? She queued for five days just to buy these pig heads.
The second main dish today is pork stewed with vermicelli.
Vermicelli is also a very popular item in the New Year market because it is durable and can be paired with many ingredients. Most importantly, vermicelli has the meaning of longevity.
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