Zhao Qinglan plans to cook one of these two fish on the 30th of the lunar calendar and the other on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
However, the meal today was still quite plentiful.
Li Huai didn't come back for lunch.
However, these days, the food in the military canteen has been more plentiful than before.
Taking a rare break, after finishing her meal and tidying up, Zhao Qinglan took out a radio and some sunflower seeds and peanuts.
The family sat together, listening to the radio, eating, and chatting.
For some reason, Zhao Qinglan felt a little uncomfortable.
Actually, she already had a feeling about it when she bought the fish.
"Mom, you guys listen first, I'm going inside to lie down for a bit."
"You must be tired. I told you not to do all that. Let us go and get some rest," Sun said helplessly.
Zhao Qinglan fell asleep shortly after entering the room.
She slept straight through until lunchtime.
When she got up, her mother and two younger sisters had already prepared the meal.
The house has everything, and the Sun family can easily put together a decent meal.
When Li Huai returned, he learned that Zhao Qinglan had slept all afternoon and was somewhat worried.
"How about we go see a doctor?"
"No need, I feel much better after a good night's sleep. It's the Lunar New Year, no need to make a fuss."
Seeing that she looked quite well, Li Huai didn't say anything.
If they were willing to use more oil and seasonings, the food that Sun and her family made actually tasted pretty good.
After the family finished their meal, Mrs. Sun and her two daughters enjoyed the bathroom at Zhao Qinglan's house.
Fortunately, they set up a bed outside. This time, no matter what, Mrs. Sun was unwilling to occupy her daughter and son-in-law's bedroom.
In the end, it turned out that Mrs. Sun slept in Xiao Duo's bed.
Zhao Qingzhu and Zhao Qingju slept in bunk beds with Xiaoduo.
The eldest and second children slept on the new bed set up in the living room.
Since the grandparents and aunts were only coming to stay for a few days, the older and younger children weren't unhappy about giving up their bunk beds.
On the contrary, I felt a little excited because I was sleeping in a different place.
Perhaps because she slept too much in the afternoon, Zhao Qinglan couldn't fall asleep for a while after lying down that night.
She didn't sleep, so Li Huai didn't sleep either, and the two started talking.
"I also sent some of the things I bought to Sister Sui and Brother Aiguo."
"Of course, they've helped us a lot," Li Huai agreed.
"You should still call Grandpa Dou tomorrow, wish him a Happy New Year and ask him about it."
"Um."
...
The two chatted casually until Zhao Qinglan's even breathing could be heard.
Seeing that she had fallen asleep, Li Huai leaned over and gently kissed the corner of her mouth before falling asleep with a smile.
Sleeping in late is not allowed on New Year's Eve.
No sooner had Li Huai left than Zhao Qinglan and her mother began kneading dough to prepare dumplings.
I plan to make two kinds of fillings: one with pork and scallions, and the other with chives and eggs.
This bunch of chives is quite rare; it was brought over by Zhao Qingzhu and the others yesterday, and its value is comparable to pork.
However, even in the dead of winter, the sight of fresh, tender chives filled Zhao Qinglan with joy.
The dough rose quickly.
The mother and her three daughters worked together efficiently, dividing the tasks of rolling out the dough and wrapping the dumplings. Soon, the bamboo steamer was covered with plump, white dumplings.
Xiaoduo and the others also wanted to join in.
They don't know how to make packages, wouldn't they just cause trouble if they joined?
However, Zhao Qinglan still gave each of the three children a small ball of dough, letting them knead and play with it as they pleased.
If you shape them well, you can steam them.
Upon hearing this, the three children perked up and quickly got to work diligently.
More people means more work, but they also have a lot of mouths to feed.
Finally, it took five full curtains to finish.
Lunch was naturally dumplings, and Li Huai rushed back at noon.
He was lucky; he didn't have to be on duty that night. However, the regiment also had a New Year's Eve dinner event, where the soldiers would gather together to eat and perform some shows.
Thinking of home, Li Huai decided to have New Year's Eve dinner at home before going over.
Dumplings dipped in vinegar are incredibly delicious.
Zhao Qinglan also made some minced garlic.
Whether it's pork and scallion or chives and eggs, they all taste delicious.
While she was eating, Xiaoduo suddenly covered her mouth and spat something out.
Everyone laughed when they saw the coin in her palm.
"It seems that Xiaoduo is the luckiest person in our family this New Year," Mrs. Sun said with a smile.
You know, if you wrap too many coins, they won't work anymore, so this family only wrapped one. It's a kind of custom, I guess. People say that whoever finds the coin in their food will have good luck in the coming year.
Zhao Qinglan naturally hoped that her daughter would have a smooth and safe life.
In her past life, Xiaoduo was lost the following year.
With her as her mother protecting her throughout her life, and having distanced themselves from the Wang family, Xiaoduo will never be lost again.
This is probably Xiaoduo's greatest stroke of luck.
Since her rebirth, Zhao Qinglan has sometimes come to believe in those mysterious and esoteric things.
With Li Huai back, I don't need to go to work today.
After everyone took a nap, they started preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner.
Zhao Qinglan already had a menu in mind.
Considering that she wasn't feeling well yesterday, neither Madam Sun nor Li Huai wanted to overwork her.
However, Zhao Qinglan was the head chef today, so the Sun family had to take over the work of assisting her.
When the prepared fish was handed over to prepare for cooking, Zhao Qinglan felt a little uncomfortable again, finding it very strange.
However, she didn't tell her mother and husband for fear of worrying them.
As the aroma wafted out, dish after dish was served.
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