The days passed one after another, fulfilling and unwavering.

New Year's Day finally arrived as the seven members of the Big Head Group had been looking forward to it.

In this era, people were still accustomed to using the lunar calendar to record dates, and they celebrated the Lunar New Year. The Gregorian New Year's Day was not as important as it is in later generations.

But in recent years, the word New Year's Day has become very popular, not because it represents the Gregorian New Year, but because every year on this day, a "New Year's Day editorial" will be published in the daily newspaper, which is the action program for the vast majority of people across the country.

Not only did radio stations broadcast it repeatedly, but all levels of work units and factories, as well as schools and communes, would study the New Year's Day editorial vigorously.

It can be said that it has made an indelible contribution to the popularization of the originally unpopular word "New Year's Day".

However, in Xiangshui Village Brigade, New Year's Day was silent. Only Yi Qingqing and the other seven people treated this day as an early New Year's Day.

Because most of the items this time were purchased by Li Mengxue, in order to avoid attracting attention by moving things in and out, they stayed in Li Mengxue's house on the New Year's Day celebration.

Li Mengxue made special preparations for this day in advance and cleaned every corner of the house.

In order to have more room to sit, she folded up the bedding she used as decoration and placed it on the suitcase, and then pushed both the bedding and the suitcase into the kang.

Then two kang tables were placed together, next to the edge of the kang, so that there was room for more people to sit inside. When the time came, the seven of them would not have to sit here to eat as crowded as last time.

On the 31st, Yi Qingqing studied until seven o'clock as usual, then got up, washed, tidied herself, locked the door, and went out with her key.

"Good morning!" Yi Qingqing smiled and greeted Yun Guyuan who had just come out.

"Good morning!" Yun Guyuan also had a smile in his eyes, especially when he saw that she was wearing the same hat, cotton shoes, and inner jacket as him, he felt a secret joy.

It was as if they had a little secret belonging to each other, and their relationship became closer.

Yi Qingqing also felt very happy. After all, the memories of her two lives were dominated by those of her previous life.

Such a lively New Year with careful preparations and plenty of eating and drinking was something she had never experienced since she was old enough to understand in her previous life.

Although I am not with my family this time, I am with my equally precious friends, and Yi Qingqing cherishes them very much.

When he arrived at the door of Li Mengxue's house, he bumped into Qian Lailai who was planning to come out.

Seeing the two of them, Qian Lailai turned around and shouted into the house: "They are here, no need for me to call them!"

After saying that, he pulled Yi Qingqing into the house again, "You really can sleep well. I woke up excitedly before dawn."

"The chef is here, waiting for your orders. Today, the six of us will help you and do the handyman work. You can order us around as you like. We just hope you can reward our tongues later," said Li Mengxue, who was sitting on the kang.

Everyone present had not eaten breakfast yet, so they were all looking forward to this big meal in the morning.

People like Li Mengxue, who have no shortage of oil and water on a daily basis, are more envious of Yi Qingqing's cooking skills than today's meat.

For people like Qian Lailai who rarely get to eat meat on weekdays, today is a double enjoyment.

Section 116

Six pairs of eyes were looking at me eagerly, waiting for me to assign tasks to them. My motivation to cook suddenly came up.

Although learning cooking is mainly to satisfy one's own appetite, it is also very satisfying to occasionally share delicious food with relatives and friends and receive their praises.

Everyone who cooks likes to see that what they make is expected and liked by others!

Cooking is not an easy task. What is really time-consuming and labor-intensive is the preparatory work such as washing and cutting vegetables, which is hard and boring.

Once the ingredients are put into the pot, they will be cooked quickly. It is more comfortable to stew them, and it is very fulfilling to watch the ingredients become cooked and emit fragrance.

Now she has six helpers to help her. She only needs to take care of the final step after putting the food into the pot. The other work can be assigned to others. It is very convenient.

What’s more, there is a “helper” who is familiar with her cooking habits?

Yi Qingqing didn't bother to be polite with them and first sent Zheng Xiaolong and Chen Zhihe to fetch water. The water tank in Li Mengxue's house was very big, so they wouldn't have to worry about today after filling it up.

Then she asked Yun Guyuan to chop up the pheasant she brought.

As for the remaining female comrades, Qian Lailai was responsible for peeling potatoes, while Wang Lingling and Li Mengxue were responsible for washing the cabbage to be used for making dumplings in the afternoon.

Yi Qingqing kneaded the dough and let it rise first, then washed the rice and cooked it.

After Zheng Xiaolong and Chen Zhihe came back from fetching water, they helped to light the fire and wash the vegetables.

Everyone was busy and talking.

Qian Lai came to tell her gossip and interesting stories about the literacy class in the village, and as they chatted and laughed, the preparations were quickly completed.

The rice is almost cooked, so we take it out and put it on the kang to prevent it from getting cold.

They started to stew the chicken. Li Mengxue and the others were no longer able to help. Seeing them all gathered around the pot, Yi Qingqing simply said, "There's nothing for you to do. Just leave someone to light the fire, and you can go play."

"You guys go play, I'll light a fire for Qingqing!"

Li Mengxue, Qian Lailai and Wang Lingling said in unison.

Then you look at me, I look at you, and we look at each other in confusion.

It was New Year's Day, so of course they couldn't touch their sisters' hair and waists just for the job of making fire, so they reached a consensus in a civilized, harmonious and quick manner.

Yi Qingqing watched as the three of them brought their small stools over and squeezed in beside the stove.

This small earthen stove has probably never been so popular.

She was just talking about making a fire, but the three of them huddled together, all looking at her with their chins propped up. Even a blind person could see the gossipy gleam in their eyes, and no one remembered their own job.

Yi Qingqing sighed helplessly and tapped the edge of the pot with the spatula in her hand: "Add some fire!"

Without even turning his head, he moved aside to make room for Yun Guyuan who came over with a ladle. He skillfully scooped out the remaining water at the bottom of the pot.

The gossipy gleam in the eyes of the fire-making trio became even stronger, and they occasionally whispered to each other, followed by some meaningful laughter.

How could Yi Qingqing, who is keen on watching the show, not know that she is being eaten by the melon?

As expected, you will pay for what you have done.

Some melons taste better when they come from other people’s homes.

They were not rushing to start the fire, they were clearly rushing to watch the show and eat melons.