It wasn't until dark that the three Lin brothers returned, each carrying a full basket of things.
There are new bowls and chopsticks, incense, candles, and paper money, and...
Well, that's all.
The three of them have been going out every day with baskets on their backs these days, trying to add some new flavors to the tables of every household. So for the past few days, they have been selling roasted and boiled sweet potatoes in the town.
Today, they didn't go to sell sweet potatoes, thinking they would try to find some bargains as in previous years. However, they ended up only buying some bowls and chopsticks. It was because they were hoping that next year the emperor would come to issue an imperial edict. Didn't the emperor say in his previous decree that if the sweet potato planting was successful, the emperor would reward them?
Of course, if there is no imperial edict, a verbal order will also work!
Anyway, whenever people come from the capital, their family will definitely not let those "noblemen" drink water from chipped bowls or ladles like last time.
That's why they brought back a basket of bowls and chopsticks.
As for the teacup?
They wouldn't have thought of that in their poor farming families.
Because teapots and teacups are only found in the homes of clan leaders and elders, and even then, they are usually kept out of reach.
Therefore, the three brothers, who believed they had made all the necessary preparations for the reception, spent the New Year with great enthusiasm.
The main reason is the sweet potato planting season after the New Year. As long as they think about how the emperor will reward them after the sweet potatoes are planted, their hearts are filled with excitement!
"Why are you three taking so long to get back? Hurry up and go pay respects to our ancestors! Don't forget to light incense and burn some paper money for our father!"
Liu quickly handed the prepared offerings for worshipping the ancestors to the three brothers, along with the incense and candles they had just bought. Then, seeing that they hadn't even had a sip of hot water before leaving again, she noticed that they hadn't even had time to drink any.
There was no other way; the ancestral worship ceremony couldn't be delayed.
Liu washed all the newly bought bowls, dried them, and then carefully placed them one by one into the back of the cupboard, arranging them neatly. These were all "valuable items"!
The dishes were all ready. Liu was tending the fire, waiting for them to return. She immediately put the dumplings into the pot, and after they drank some hot water to warm their stomachs, they could start eating right away.
This year, we had plenty to eat and drink, so we prepared a very lavish New Year's Eve dinner. We made steamed egg custard, egg drop soup, boiled salted eggs, a cold salad of cabbage hearts, pickled radish strips, and a small boiled fish. We were also supposed to have some rabbit meat, but my little girl cried and wouldn't let us slaughter it.
Although there was no more rabbit meat, there was still plenty of meat on the table, because there were pork and cabbage dumplings.
It smells amazing!
Perhaps she was really malnourished. Yue Jiuyue, who didn't usually like eating eggs, not only ate steamed egg custard this time, but also drank egg drop soup, and even ate half a salted egg. She smacked her lips and felt like she hadn't had enough.
The dumplings were also bite-sized. There was no cucumber salad, but there was cabbage heart salad. Dumplings with cabbage heart were just as satisfying.
In Yue Jiuyue's city, dumplings are usually served with garlic, usually with minced garlic and cucumber. During the Spring Festival, they mostly eat shredded carrots and vermicelli with minced garlic. The children love the vermicelli the most, and in the end, only carrots are left on the plate.
Yue Jiuyue wasn't sure if this custom existed here, because there were no carrots at home, no glass noodles, and no cucumbers in the dead of winter, so she chose to mix cabbage hearts with minced garlic.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
