359 Let's go watch the fireworks
The New Year's Eve dinner was arranged at noon. Under her influence, Su Taotao's family's eating habits were different from most families of this era.
They were used to eating better at noon than at night, so as not to delay the time for setting off fireworks at the beach at night.
There is also a saying here that no feast is complete without chicken. Whether you have money or not, after a busy year, the New Year's Eve dinner is always the best meal of the year. You can do without other things, but you must have chicken.
And it must be the white-cut method used for worshiping gods.
In this year, the four olds were destroyed, and large-scale sacrifices were not allowed.
But it is normal to close the door and set up a small table in your own yard to worship the heaven, earth and ancestors during the New Year and other festivals. Most people would do this.
Zhou Linglan was no exception. She put her palms together and muttered a few words quietly, asking the ancestors of all generations and the gods passing by to "eat" a few mouthfuls and "drink" a cup.
Then she asked the children to come over to worship the ancestors, and after pouring wine, they quickly left.
No paper money was burned, and no firecrackers were set off. Everything was kept simple.
In the past few days, the radio's art time has also been changed to playing New Year songs.
Probably because this place is close to the port city, the New Year songs played on the radio are actually in Cantonese.
This is also the melody that Su Taotao used to hear in the streets and alleys during the New Year in her previous life. It
sounds particularly intimate.
Chenchen hums along from time to time, and his baby voice in a minor tune is particularly interesting to listen to.
Su Taotao saw the red spring couplets all over the yard, every word of which was full of good intentions, and her mood also became beautiful.
Aunt Zhong's family only started the oil pan on New Year's Eve. She fried some northern specialties, fried cakes and sazi, and also made radish meatballs and pot-wrapped meat.
When Mumu brought it over, he said that it didn't matter whether they ate chicken during the New Year, but they must have fried meatballs and pot-wrapped meat, both of which were his favorites.
Su Taotao tasted some and found that Aunt Zhong's cooking skills were not bad. These two dishes were even more authentic than what she had eaten in her previous life, and they were at the level of a restaurant. Usually, she
was reluctant to add oil when cooking, and she would throw everything left over into a pot and stew it, which resulted in the food not being tasty.
"Mumu, Aunt Zhong's cooking is pretty good, you're in for a treat."
"Sister Taozi, after you talked about Miss Zhong last time, her cooking is much better now. If I hadn't seen these two dishes with my own eyes, I would have suspected that she bought them from the hotel." Mumu rarely praised Aunt Zhong.
"Didn't your family make these two dishes in previous years?" Su Taotao asked.
Mumu nodded, "We did, but they weren't as delicious. They're especially delicious this year."
Mumu seriously suspected that Miss Zhong was using her real skills because she was going to give them to Sister Taozi's family and was afraid of being embarrassed.
"Compared to that, our New Year's Eve dinner is not that interesting," Su Taotao said, "We will just make what we usually eat and prepare some for you to try when you take it back."
Mumu waved his hand and said, "Ms. Zhong said that we often taste your cooking, so you don't have to give it to us. We made a lot today and we can't finish it."
Su Taotao didn't force it. She didn't prepare chicken and fish for Mumu, and she would do the same when she made it again on the second day of the new year. She only prepared some shrimps for Mumu:
"I think you haven't tried this way of cooking shrimps. This is for good luck. I wish you always smile and laugh all day long."
Here, shrimp and ha have the same pronunciation, so eating shrimp during the Chinese New Year means laughing, and everyone will buy shrimps during the Chinese New Year.
"These sugar rings, fried dough sticks, and smiling dates are also snacks from our area. You can take some back to try."
Mumu didn't bother to be polite with Su Taotao. He really hadn't seen some of these things before, and he wanted to try them, so he accepted them with a smile.
"Ah Hang, you don't know that when Lao Mo saw those couplets, he almost framed them. He liked them very much.
He said that it was obvious that Fu Gong's calligraphy was learned from a master. If he didn't do scientific research, he could be a calligrapher."
Mumu imitated Mo Gong's demeanor and tone to a great extent, making everyone laugh.
He also hurried back to have lunch, teased Chen Chen for a while, and then went back.
Su Taotao's family always cooks good meals, and they don't make a big New Year's Eve dinner. She doesn't advocate extravagance and waste, and she tries not to leave any leftovers, so for lunch, they have boiled chicken, braised shrimps, steamed sea fish, and watercress in chicken soup.
Boiled chicken is a must-eat during the Chinese New Year, braised shrimps represent laughter, and fish represents surplus every year, a good omen.
Su Taotao drinks coconut water instead of wine: "I'll raise a glass, and wish us laughter every day and surplus every year in the future."
"Happy New Year and laughter."
"Good health and surplus every year."
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After lunch, Zhou Linglan began to boil water for everyone to take a bath and change into new clothes.
Zhou Linglan made new cotton shirts for Chenchen and Fu Yuanhang. Chenchen's small pocket was specially made into the shape of a duck, and the eyes, nose and mouth were embroidered with different colored threads, which looked particularly cute.
Chenchen liked it very much and asked to wear it early in the morning. Zhou Linglan persuaded him to wait until today to wear it.
The two children washed clean and put on new clothes, looking brand new.
"When you go to set off fireworks at night, you should change into old clothes. It would be bad if there is a hole in it. You can change it when you come back." Zhou Linglan said.
Chenchen touched the little duck and couldn't let it go. He shook his head and said, "Grandma, I won't change it. I want to let Pangpang see my little duck."
Zhou Linglan: "You can see it clearly tomorrow. You'll be busy watching the fireworks at night and won't be able to see your little duck."
Chenchen tilted his head and thought about it. It seemed to make sense, so he reluctantly agreed: "Okay then."
Fu Zhengtu took advantage of the time and started making little toys for Chenchen.
Chenchen didn't say anything when he asked him, and said he would know when it was done.
This made Chenchen curious and expectant.
Dinner was also rich. Half of the chicken was saved for lunch, and it was fried, roasted some beef, and made a soup. It was still as rich as lunch.
As I said before, the food at Su Taotao's house was not bad on weekdays, and the New Year's Eve dinner had some extra white-cut chicken and beef, but the whole family enjoyed the meal.
Especially Chen Chen, who ate half a bowl more than usual, and his stomach was as big as a small watermelon.
Just after seven o'clock, when we had just finished cleaning up the house, Mumu came knocking on the door with the "Five Tigers of the Base".
Mumu said, "Ahhang, let's hurry up and grab a seat. If we go too late, we won't be able to get a good seat!"
Fu Yuanhang asked in confusion, "Aren't we going to set off fireworks? What seat do we need to take?"
Mumu slapped his head and said, "I forgot that this was your first year celebrating the Chinese New Year here. Fireworks are set off here during the Chinese New Year. They are set off on New Year's Eve and the second day of the New Year. It starts at 8 o'clock in the evening. We will start after they finish setting off fireworks."
Su Taotao didn't know either. She asked Fu Zhengtu, "You don't know either?"
Fu Zhengtu shook his head, "I was transferred back this year. I wasn't here before."
Mumu couldn't explain much more and took Fu Yuanhang's hand, "Let's go and grab a seat first. Come find us when you get here."
Su Taotao nodded, "Go ahead, we'll go later."
Chenchen blinked, "Mom, can I go now~~"
"You have to ask daddy, only daddy has enough strength to hold you all the time." Su Taotao said.
Fu Zhengtu had already taken Chenchen's small cotton jacket and said, "Let's go after changing clothes."
Chenchen clapped his hands happily, "So nice~~"
Zhou Linglan took out some snacks and shared some with Kangzi and Dongzi.
"Mom, let's go and join in the fun." Su Taotao said.
Zhou Linglan shook her head, "I don't like fun, so I won't go. You guys go."
Zhou Linglan really likes quietness and is not interested in these things.
Su Taotao also said, "I don't like to join in the fun either. Chenchen, follow dad closely. You can see farther when riding a horse."
Chenchen nodded, "Yeah~~"
Fu Zhengtu looked at Su Taotao and said softly, "Let's go watch the fireworks."
Su Taotao originally didn't plan to go, but when she heard Fu Zhengtu say that, she couldn't help laughing and suddenly changed her mind: "Okay."
I'll accompany you to watch the first fireworks between us.
...
Chapter 165 added a little plot. As a little treasure said, a poor family can become rich on the road, so Aunt Zhong added a plot that left a hundred yuan with Su Taotao for Mo Gong and Mu Mu to use as a backup. Because Mo Gong is careless and always loses money, Aunt Zhong will not leave a lot of money in his hands. Mu Mu follows his father and is not as well-funded as Fu Yuanhang, so it's no wonder that Aunt Zhong is stingy. Aunt Zhong is stingy, but she is not unreasonable.
11.15 I have something to do temporarily, so I will only update this tonight. I will try to make up for it tomorrow. Good night.
12.1 I am not in good condition today. Don’t wait any longer. Good night.
12.6 The child and the old lady are sick at the same time again. My God, this year is really too difficult. The recent update volume is not very stable. Try to keep it up. Good night.