"Niu Niu, be good and put on your clothes. Sister is already dressed." Xu Xiangjuan was about to put a red cotton jacket on Niu Niu, but Niu Niu was not very cooperative.
He wanted to show his hands, but he couldn't see them because of the cotton jacket.
Gua Gua has put on new clothes, also a red cotton-padded jacket, which looks festive.
Zhou Chengning was the first one to get up in the family. He heated the pot to make longan tea. Guagua, his brothers and sisters, and Miaomiao had made an appointment to go out and play, so they had to go out early and asked their father to help them brush their teeth and wash their faces. They drank half a bowl of longan tea and then went out.
Because they came back late last night, Xu Xiangjuan and Niu Niu were the last ones to get up in the family. Zhou Chengning woke up early with a task to do and was the first person to work in the family.
Niu Niu resisted wearing the little red cotton-padded jacket, and Xu Xiangjuan had to coax and trick Niu Niu into wearing it.
The temperature may rise today, but it's still cold in the morning. We'll take off Niu Niu's cotton jacket when it gets hot.
Going to the kitchen, the person holding Niu Niu became his father. Niu Niu sat on his father's lap unhappily, and hit his father's hand from time to time to vent his anger.
His son was so small that even his cotton-padded jacket was too small for him. Zhou Chengning was completely unaware of the force of his son’s beating and was concentrating on making a fire.
Tired of fighting, Niu Niu turned his attention to the stove and started making fire with his father.
Xu Xiangjuan did not serve the longan tea, but told Zhou Chengning not to light the fire and to wait until the current pot was not enough before lighting the second pot.
Zhou Chengning woke up at around four o'clock to go to work. He kneaded the dough, let it rise, brewed longan tea, and put the sugar, fruit and biscuits on plates and put them in the cupboard.
Niu Niu made all the arrangements. Xu Xiangjuan cut the big red dates and put walnut kernels coated with honey into them, a dozen in total. There was no oven or microwave at home, so they had to steam them.
After the red dates and walnuts are prepared, put them on a plate, then start kneading the large dough into long strips and cut into many small pieces. These will be used to make steamed buns, which can then be placed on the table.
Steam the steamed buns, red dates and walnuts together in a steamer. There are four layers in the steamer, which are basically all steamed buns.
Today, a small banquet was set up in the yard, and the gate was wide open. Xu Xiangjuan took out all the rice, candies and fruits from the cupboard and placed them on the large round table in the yard.
Her parents, brothers and sisters were the first wave to arrive. Today, her grandparents and aunts will also come, as well as some distant relatives, some of whom are busy.
After the steamed buns, red dates and walnuts were steamed together, Xu Xiangjuan first put the steamed buns in one layer of the steamer onto plates, making two plates in total, and kept the rest in the steamer.
After the red dates and walnuts were taken out and cooled for a while, Xu Xiangjuan picked one up and put it to Zhou Chengning's mouth.
Niu Niu and his father were looking at the stove peacefully, but their peace was instantly broken by his mother's chopsticks.
When Xu Xiangjuan handed the red dates and walnuts over, the big one and the small one were looking at her. When she put the red dates to the big one's mouth, the big one and the small one had very different expressions.
The big one put the red dates into his mouth, pursed his lips and then smiled sweetly, while the small one pouted, kicked his legs and waved his hands, brewing a storm.
Xu Xiangjuan: "How does it taste?"
"It's delicious and sweet." Anyway, it was sweet to his heart.
Xu Xiangjuan picked one up and put it in her mouth. Well, red dates are red dates and walnuts are walnuts. Maybe it was the little bit of honey that made the red date and the walnut so sweet.
Dad ate it, mom ate it too, but he didn't. Niu Niu couldn't stand this grievance.
Xu Xiangjuan noticed her son's varied facial expressions, especially when he opened his mouth to reveal his gums with inconspicuous baby teeth. She knew he was about to cry, so she handed the bottle to Zhou Chengning and let him watch her son drink milk.
She was going to sweep the yard, and her parents, brothers and sisters were about to come over.
Last night, she asked them not to have breakfast in the morning and to eat directly at her banquet.
There are steamed buns, longan tea and other food, enough to fill you up.
Among the relatives who came today, most are from Xu Xiangjuan’s side, while Zhou Chengning only has his grandfather, aunt, and teacher Wang Qing.
Before the holiday, he told three teachers he was on good terms with that they would come to his house for a banquet on the first day of the first lunar month. His son would host a small banquet, and the only one free on the first day of the first lunar month would be Teacher Wang, who would also bring his five-year-old daughter.
It’s okay to bring the children here, as there are many children at home. Although they ran out early now, they will definitely come back, one at a time, and bring a group back.
I made an appointment with Teacher Wang, and he will pick me up at the agreed place at that time.
Teacher Wang has been to Maodong Village. After all, Maodong Village is a big village in Dezao Town, and it would be embarrassing if he had not been there.
But to know the specific address at Teacher Zhou’s home, you have to wait for Teacher Zhou to pick you up.
After getting the bottle, Niu Niu stopped crying immediately and concentrated on drinking milk. Zhou Chengning held the bottle.
Parents, brothers, sisters, and sisters-in-law came over, and Xu Xiangjuan held Niu Niu and invited them to join the feast.
There were seven people in total, including my brother, sister, parents, and sister-in-law. They sat half of the table. There were six long benches on the table, which could seat 12 people. Even if there were guests coming, they could still sit down. Xu Xiangjuan felt relieved. "Sister, you hold Niu Niu for me. Aning and I will move the chairs and stools... Mom, dad, brother, and sister-in-law, you guys eat, and you have to help me with the work after you finish eating. You have to eat well."
Today, dumplings are also cooked at her house. There are not enough benches and chairs at home. There are enough for the guests to sit, but not enough for her family members, her parents. Besides her parents, her brothers and sisters cannot sit at the table all the time, so we have to borrow a few more for them to sit in the kitchen or outside.
The couple had already asked Miaomiao's grandparents in the opposite yard to borrow chairs and invited the two old people to come over for the feast.
The plan was that a certain number of plates should be enough, but in reality she still had to keep restocking. Every time a group of customers left, she had to clean the table. She also had to steam a few more baskets of steamed buns, not only to entertain the guests, but the whole family would also eat steamed buns at noon. She fried a few dishes, and had pork dumplings in the evening.
Thinking about today...if it weren't for her parents, brother, sister and sister-in-law, she really didn't know how busy she and Aning would be.
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Teacher Wang rode his bicycle to bring his daughter over at nine o'clock in the morning. Zhou Chengning was waiting under a big tree that was quite iconic in the village. He had brothers and sisters to help at home, so he had time to come out and pick up Teacher Wang.
After picking up Teacher Wang, he still had to ride the tricycle to pick up his grandfather and aunt.
Wang Qing saw that Zhou Chengning didn't have a bicycle nearby, so he asked, "Teacher Zhou, is it far? How about I ride my bicycle to give you a ride?"
Her daughter sat on the front crossbar of the bicycle, leaving the back seat empty for Teacher Zhou.
"No need, Mr. Wang. It's only a few steps away."
"Okay, I'll push the cart, and Xixi and Dad will walk a few steps to Uncle Zhou's house."
Xixi is different from Guagua. Xixi is a relatively quiet girl. She nods when her father speaks.
Wang Qing: "My daughter is quite timid and doesn't like to talk."
When Teacher Zhou invited them to a small banquet on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Teacher Sun and Teacher Liu were indeed busy, but he had time and felt it was not good to offend Teacher Zhou, so he agreed.
After all, it was the first time that Teacher Zhou invited several teachers to his home for a banquet, but he felt embarrassed to come alone, so he could only bring his daughter.
My daughter doesn’t eat much either… Although he’s very happy that Teacher Zhou is living a good life, to suddenly meet Teacher Zhou’s legendary lover is really… I don’t know how to describe it.
Zhou Chengning: "Xixi is the one who makes adults worry less. Unlike my daughter, she is noisy at the age of three and stays out of the house to play all day."
Although he said this about Gua Gua, Zhou Chengning still felt that Gua Gua was smart and clever.
Speaking of Gua Gua, you must bring Gua Gua with you when you go to pick up grandpa and aunt later.
Fortunately, Guagua is talkative and can liven up the atmosphere.
The author has something to say: I was too sleepy just now and went to sleep. I woke up and started writing. This chapter is very short. To make up for it, I will update it on Saturday or Sunday or both Saturday and Sunday!
I may have to accompany a friend to the hospital tomorrow. It’s just a possibility. If I go, there will only be one update.
I am an unknown author labeled as a short author.
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