"What this sentence means is that giving someone a fish can only satisfy his hunger temporarily, but it cannot solve the problem from the root. It is better to teach him how to fish, so that he can always have fish to eat."

After that, Huang Qingning smiled and said, "Grandma, my cousin doesn't want your bacon, but the method of curing bacon. This way, no matter where she goes in the future, she can curd bacon and eat it anytime, anywhere without having to ask others for help."

Yang Xinghua laughed heartily, "Okay, I'll teach you tomorrow!"

"Grandma, this chicken drumstick will be my tuition fee."

Yun Mo picked up a stewed chicken leg and put it in Yang Xinghua's bowl, making everyone laugh.

Unlike the laughter and joy of the Huang family, the Yun family's New Year's Eve dinner this year was particularly deserted.

Yun Shixian sat down and ate for a few bites, then he answered a phone call and went out.

As soon as Yun Shixian left, Yun Yao also found an excuse to get up and leave, leaving only Jiang Yu and Yun Cong, mother and son, at the dinner table.

Yun Cong didn't know whether he had realized something or had grown up, he had shed his boyish naivety and became more steady and reserved.

"Mom, let's eat."

Looking at the shrimp balls his son picked up for him, Jiang Yu couldn't help but smile comfortably, "Okay, Xiaocong, you eat too."

"Um."

After eating the shrimp balls, Jiang Yu suddenly asked, "Xiao Cong, do you want to study abroad?"

Yun Cong was stunned for a long time before answering, "I haven't thought about it yet."

"You will take the high school entrance exam next year. If you stay in China to study in high school, you can either go to No. 3 Middle School, go to the provincial capital, or go abroad to study in a foreign school.

Nowadays, many people try their best to send their children to study abroad. I think, instead of waiting until you go to college or finish college before going abroad, it is better to go abroad early and come back early. Think about what your mother said, okay?"

Yun Cong nodded.

"Be good, eat. Today is New Year's Eve, so don't study. Watch the Spring Festival Gala or go out and play with your friends. Just be home before 11 o'clock."

"I see."

After dinner, Yun Cong went out with the red envelope of New Year’s money given by Jiang Yu.

Jiang Yu stood at the door, watching his son's back as he walked out the door, his eyes as deep as water.

Sending her son to study abroad was an idea she had considered carefully.

The husband is having a passionate affair with a little goblin named Bai, and he treasures the baby in her belly like a treasure. Instead of leaving his son at home to be neglected, he would rather send him abroad to learn more skills while he is still young.

When my son grows up and graduates and returns to China, he can directly take over the management of the company.

At that time, the child with the surname Bai was only 7 or 8 years old. Whether it was a son or a daughter, they would not be a match for my son.

—

Lijia Village.

Li Li's New Year's Eve dinner this year can be described as desolate and miserable.

Because we were reluctant to pay the electricity bill, the power has been out at home for half a month. A candle as thick as a finger is lit on the table, and the faint flame seems like it will go out at any time.

There were three bowls of dishes on the shabby dining table, one bowl of stir-fried pork with pickled beans, one bowl of meatballs stewed with radish, and one bowl of stir-fried tofu and cabbage.

Two meat dishes and one vegetable dish are not that bad actually, but compared with previous years, it is far from good enough.

When they were at the Ling family, the two brothers would find ways to prepare New Year's goods no matter how hard or poor their lives were.

Apart from anything else, there are definitely chicken and fish, and large bones or pig trotters are used to make the soup. The stewed soup is thick and white, instead of the watery soup of radish and a few meatballs on the table.

After staying in the countryside for a few months, Ling Jiale had apparently adapted to this hard life. He ate voraciously with chopsticks in his hands. He no longer lived the pampered life he had in the past when Li Li would chase him with a bowl and feed him.

Seeing that Li Li didn't move her chopsticks for a long time, Li Dajun couldn't help but remind her.

Li Li looked at her father's pale temples and said in amazement, "Dad, do you think that Lao Ling and Chunhua's New Year's Eve dinner is as shabby as ours?"

"How is this shabby? There's meat, vegetables, and tofu. Isn't it much better than what we usually eat?"

Li Li's eyes suddenly became sore. "This is not shabby, there's not even a fish or a chicken!"

Li Dajun opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word for a long time.

In previous years, there was naturally chicken on the Li family’s New Year’s Eve dinner table, but the chicken was either stolen by the son Li Zhijie from other people’s homes, or taken by his wife from her son-in-law’s home.

The Li family actually also raised two old hens that laid eggs, which were raised by Zhu Hongping during her lifetime.

Half a month ago, Ling Jiale had a fight with some kids in the village and accidentally broke one of the kids' head. The kid's parents came to Li Li's house with village cadres and asked her to pay for the medical expenses. Li Li said she had no money, but the other party was not a pushover and grabbed an old hen and took it away on the spot.

Li Li planned to keep the remaining old hen for eating during the New Year.

I killed the chicken yesterday afternoon and hung it on the stove, but it was stolen in the middle of the night.

Not only was the chicken gone, but all the bacon, oil, rice, noodles, etc. were also looted.

Everything on the table was bought by Li Li in the city today.

She used to go into the city by motorcycle, but now she can only walk.

After walking back and forth for more than four hours, blisters appeared on the soles of my feet.

Thinking of the sins and sufferings she had endured, Li Li was so angry that tears streamed down her face.

"It's all the fault of that damn thief, the wicked guy who gave birth to a child without an anus. Now that I know who did it, I can't kill him..."

Listening to his daughter's cursing, Li Dajun could only sigh silently.

My son has done a lot of sneaky things in the past, and people probably cursed him worse behind his back than this.

Now his son is in jail, his wife is dead on the street, and his daughter's family is broken up. Who knows if this is not retribution for the curse? —

In stark contrast to the Li family's miserable and difficult life, the New Year's Eve dinner for Ling Jiang and his daughter Ling Chunhua was extremely sumptuous.

Although Yun Mo was not at home, the Xie family and the Zeng family sent a lot of things over, including chicken, duck, fish, beef, mutton, pork, and everything else.

Worried that the father and daughter would feel lonely, the Deng family originally invited them to have New Year's Eve dinner at the Deng family, but Ling Jiang refused.

This is the first Spring Festival that his younger brother has settled down in his family. His younger brother and sister-in-law are not at home, so he has to keep the festive atmosphere for his younger brother and his wife.

Another thing is that there are geese and dogs at home, as well as valuable gifts given by others, and several thousand dollars' worth of goods in the warehouse, so someone has to guard them.

Although there were only the father and daughter in the huge yard, the festive atmosphere was very strong.

There are several potted wintersweet and red plum blossoms in the yard. The wintersweet was given by Xie Xia, and the red plum blossoms were given by Zeng Fang. They are hung with various paper ingots and Chinese knots.

In addition, the eaves and doorways of the courtyard are hung with red lanterns.

Ling Jiang bought the lanterns himself. He didn't know much about them at first, but when he saw Mr. Luo's house next door decorated in this way, he followed suit and took his daughter to the street to buy a lot of red paper lanterns to hang up at home.

In addition to the lanterns, Ling Jiang also asked Uncle Luo to help write a few couplets, which were posted on the gate, the main house, the kitchen, and the doors of each room.

The father and daughter, plus a yard full of geese and two huskies, had a rich and lively New Year.

(End of this chapter)