On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, Little New Year arrives!
In the early morning, firecrackers were set off at the farm gate, and the children could be heard making a lot of noise outside.
Lu Shiyi held a bamboo basket filled with two plates of firecrackers in his left hand, and supported Lu Bairen with his right hand as they walked to the farm gate. The old man personally lit the incense sticks and then directly lit the firecrackers.
The sound of firecrackers rang out. Lu Bairen looked at the firecrackers on the ground, his lips slightly raised, thinking of his sons far away.
"Ayi, celebrating the New Year with you guys this year is quite lively." Lu Bairen sighed, "Your father and uncle are still working. I wonder if they can have New Year's Eve dinner."
Lu Shiyi lit the second set of firecrackers. As the firecrackers went off, Lu Bairen stood at the door with the help of a cane, listening to Lu Shiyi's confident words but without hearing any specific information.
"Grandpa, let's go back." Lu Shiyi whispered to his father-in-law and mother-in-law that the New Year was coming.
"What are you saying?!" Lu Bairen walked home with the support of Lu Shiyi.
Many team members on the farm took their children to set off firecrackers, and every household had a New Year's atmosphere, not as deserted as in previous years.
The team members greeted the grandparents and grandchildren one after another, and Lu Shiyi responded with a smile.
After returning home, Lu Shiyi asked the old man and the elders to go to the flower hall to play chess, while Du Ruo played with Hanhan. On the table beside them, there was a plate of White Rabbit milk candy, a plate of mixed fruit candy and crispy candy, a plate of peanuts, and a plate of melon seeds.
Su Jin specially prepared these for Du Ruo as snacks for the children who came to pay New Year's greetings.
"Wife, you have worked really hard this year!" Lu Shiyi helped Su Jin prepare New Year's goods. Only then did he realize how difficult it is to celebrate the New Year.
"It's not hard. Seeing grandpa, grandma and the elders happy makes me happy!" Su Jin looks forward to family affection. Whenever something happens, the three old people will help her.
"In front of grandpa and grandma, my status is not as good as yours and your son. I should be a son-in-law who lives with the family." Lu Shiyi lamented the actions of his grandpa and grandma.
Lu Shiyi came in carrying tangerines and apples. In the winter in Northeast Province, there are only frozen fruits. Frozen pears and frozen apples are not good for the health of the elderly.
When Hutou delivered the New Year's goods, Su Jin stuffed the tangerines, mandarin oranges and apples into the hands of Lu Shiyi, asking him to bring the fruits openly.
"Xiao Jin, this tangerine is delicious." Du Ruo fed Hanhan two slices of tangerine and then continued to scrape the fruit pulp for him.
"Grandma, Hutou bought a lot of fruits for the New Year. I put them in the storage room outside the small kitchen. If you, Grandpa, and the elders want to eat some, go and take some back to the house." Su Jin said softly to Du Ruo, "Grandma must make sure that Grandpa eats an apple every day. This is for your own good."
Lu Shiyi watched their actions from afar with a faint smile on his face.
The old people on the farm got a lot of fruits. This should be the year with the most abundant New Year supplies for them in recent years.
Many elderly people looked at the abundant New Year's goods in front of them and went to the small kitchens in their respective courtyards to start preparing the New Year's goods.
Mr. Song and Mr. Wei both have their own specialties. The canteen came to inform them that if there is no snow on New Year's Eve, each courtyard should bring out two of their specialties.
Looking at the abundant New Year's goods at home, the family members all wanted to take out one meat dish and one vegetable dish.
"Old Song, are you going to make tofu now?" Old Wei looked at Old Song who had made the tofu and started to cut it into small pieces.
"That's right. Let's make some tomorrow and send them to Ayi and Xiaojin. We have gained a lot of things." Old Song continued with the work in his hands, and Old Wei also understood in his heart.
Lu Shiyi is a careless person, so he would definitely not arrange the New Year's goods so well. It must be specially prepared by Su Jin. They remember this friendship from the bottom of their hearts.
"The Lu family has found a good mistress. Xiaojin's craftsmanship is something she is attentive and considerate." Old Song was grateful. "No matter how great Ayi's future achievements are, the women of the Lu family will not hold him back."
"My cooking skills aren't as good as the family members'. Old Wei, your salt-baked chicken is also good." Old Song reminded Old Wei, "I specifically asked Lu Shiyi to request three pheasants. The fat squad leader cleaned the pheasants and I froze them."
"Today is the Little New Year, let's try making one first!" Old Wei brought in a pheasant from outside and threw it directly into the porcelain basin to thaw.
On the night of the Little New Year, every household brings their New Year’s Eve dinner dishes to the cafeteria for a gathering and prepares to taste the food.
The team members all helped out at home, and following Lu Shiyi's example, everyone started to go into the kitchen.
The atmosphere on the farm improved a lot in a short time, and the family members were grateful to Su Jin from the bottom of their hearts.
The team members no longer lie on the sofa when they get home as they did before. They start to help their children with their homework and occasionally help their wives with cooking.
While their daughter-in-law went out to buy New Year's goods, they did not let their children go hungry, nor did they go to the canteen to get food.
In the afternoon, Lu Shiyi returned home from patrol. He carried a bamboo basket in his right hand into the yard and placed it in the kitchen. Su Jin was pounding tofu to make tofu balls.
"Wife, these are what the team members asked me to bring you." Lu Shiyi was holding two large bamboo baskets filled with New Year's items, some of which were dry goods, but most of which were prepared by the family members themselves. "The family members said that because of your help, the team members are helping to take care of the family at home."
Uh uh uh!
Su Jin was shocked and looked at Lu Shiyi in confusion: "My sisters-in-law and I, you help take care of Hanhan at home, and you also make breakfast."
"I became a role model for the team members. If they don't want to work, the sisters-in-law will talk to me." Lu Shiyi didn't care. "The home you mentioned belongs to two people. One person can't make the effort alone. The two of us should do the housework together and build this home together."
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