Chapter 206 Spring Festival
After a lot of hard work and rolling the dough until it was almost dry, Lu Miao was still not able to make a suitable skin, which made him very angry.
Fortunately, Fu Jingyou came back soon and asked her what she was doing. She said she wanted to roll out round dumpling wrappers.
At this time, people in the south did not eat dumplings, but wontons.
It is called baomian in the local dialect.
To be more specific, these two should be two different things, but they are both called baomian in the countryside.
Fu Jingyou had no idea what dumplings were, but when Lu Miao said they needed round skins, he started to figure out how to roll them out.
He doesn't know how to do it either, but his "craftsmanship" is better than Lu Miao's.
After struggling for a while, it was completely dark outside and Fu Jingyou finally managed to make a few dumpling wrappers.
Lu Miao stood beside him, and he gave the skin to Lu Miao and asked Lu Miao to wrap it.
Lu Miao took the skin again and looked at him eagerly.
“…”
“…”
The kitchen was silent for a moment, and Fu Jingyou asked:
"Can you?"
Lu Miao: ...() ...
Do you think this is embarrassing?
After much effort, I finally got the skin out, but I couldn't wrap it.
Lu Miao has many skills that are eye-catching, but when he gets confused, he is really funny.
Fu Jingyou shook his head and suddenly laughed.
"fine."
He took the dumpling wrapper from Lu Miao's hand, tore off some dough, and kneaded it again and rolled it out.
This time, roll it out into a large sheet directly on the chopping board, and cut it with a kitchen knife to cut out square pieces of dough.
"You want to make wontons?"
"Well, will this work?"
Lu Miao shook his head.
Fu Jingyou quickly rolled out the dough, took the stuffing she had mixed, put a piece of dough in her hand, and started wrapping it with her.
"Like this, put the stuffing in and fold it together."
The skin was too dry and difficult to pinch, so Fu Jingyou dipped his fingers on the filling before pinching it.
Soon, a beautiful little ingot appeared on the plate.
Lu Miao imitated his movements, but he could never get it to work.
Either the stuffing leaked out, or there was a big bulge where the stuffing was wrapped. It didn't look like a "ingot" at all, but instead looked like a snail carrying a heavy shell.
She didn't give up, and stood beside Fu Jingyou, arm to arm, trying for half an hour...
He made one snail after another.
The Fu family's house is considered large and spacious in the village.
It's actually quite spacious for two people to live in.
But on this New Year's Eve, Fu Jingyou was frequently amused by Lu Miao. His hearty laughter passed through the dark tiles above his head, blended into the curling green smoke, and then spread into the night.
"Don't laugh! I'll eat what I made myself in a minute!"
Fu Jingyou swept a plate that was placed separately in front of Lu Miao. There were more than a dozen small snails on it, which was far more than her usual appetite.
"Let's make a deal, whoever doesn't keep his word will be this one."
Fu Jingyou showed his little finger.
Lu Miao went against the grain and snorted without any bottom line:
"What's wrong with Little Thumb? I can still order you around, Little Thumb. If you can't eat anymore, I'll order you around to eat!"
The New Year's Eve was spent in fun, and the two of them had a warm New Year.
The next day, Fu Jingyou got up early to pay New Year's greetings and took out the brown sugar he had prepared early in the morning.
The He family hasn't split up yet, so just one copy of the gifts you bring for the New Year's greetings will be enough.
Fu Jingyou folded the remaining red paper from the couplets he had written before, tore off a long square, dipped it in water and stuck it on the brown sugar package, then took Lu Miao's hand and went out together.
The Chinese New Year is of great significance. It is a festive occasion that comes only once a year. Even if the family is poor, they will buy a string of firecrackers.
There are several relatives in the same family, so I cut the firecrackers into several pieces with scissors.
Give one portion to each household that comes.
The bustling sound of firecrackers adds a lively atmosphere to the festival.
Fu Jingyou brought Lu Miao to He's house. This was Lu Miao's first visit to her husband's house during the Spring Festival as a new bride. He Hongjin set off a whole string of firecrackers.
After the "crackling" sound, a puff of white smoke appeared in the yard.
Minmin was so happy that she ran around the yard with her arms outstretched.
Only Minjie was frightened. He quickly hugged Tian Guihua's thighs, blowing bubbles from his mouth and shouting "Mom" "Mom".
Tian Guihua picked him up and followed behind Big Brother He and Second Brother He, nodding to Lu Miao, "Here we come!"
"Happy New Year, Happy New Year! May you be prosperous in the coming year."
There are many people in my family, and everyone says "Happy New Year" to me. It's so lively.
"Mom has already prepared it and is just waiting for you to come over and make the noodles!"
Tian Guihua was afraid of bumping into Lu Miao, so she took her hand and walked towards the kitchen.
In the main hall, He Da Ge and He Er Ge each put their arms around Fu Jingyou's shoulders and said with a smile:
"Xiao Liu, your wife is pregnant now. Your two brothers have no other wishes for you except a big fat boy next year!"
Fu Jingyou liked to hear this, but he was not obsessed with the "fat boy". He smiled and said:
"I think the girl is very good. After she is born, she will look like her mother. The threshold of the house must be changed every year!"
"Haha, look at you kid!"
Bursts of hearty laughter came from the front hall, steam was rising from the stove in the kitchen at the back, and Tian Guihua and Lu Miao also started to play.
"Why did you give him money? What does he know?"
Lu Miao didn't come to the New Year's Eve dinner last night, so she didn't give him any New Year's money. Today, when she came to pay New Year's greetings, she changed the two-yuan bill she had previously given to two one-yuan bills.
Minjie and Minmin each get one.
Holding Minmin's card in her hand, Tian Guihua didn't know what to say. After all, she was just an aunt, not her biological mother.
But Tian Guihua refused to accept Minjie's share and insisted on giving it back to Lu Miao.
"Sister-in-law, why are you pulling? When I land on the ground, won't you return it to me?"
Lu Miao puffed out his belly.
"According to what we say over there, close relatives have to give red envelopes when they meet a child for the first time. I didn't even give any to Minjie and Minmin the first time!"
"Don't argue with me about this. I'll feel bad later, thinking you dislike me and don't want to move around or something."
Tian Guihua was speechless.
After Lu Miao said this, how could she refuse?
He tilted his head to glance at Chen Guifen, who shook her head and said with a smile:
"Just keep it if it's for the child. It's a token of her love... You don't know her. She has a very stubborn temper. If you don't accept it, she'll definitely be angry when you get home."
Lu Miao pouted, "Auntie, how could I be so stubborn?!"
Chen Guifen smiled without saying anything. She estimated her appetite and cooked five steamed buns for her.
Tian Guihua couldn't help laughing, and touched Minjie and Minmin's heads one after another, saying:
"Why don't you thank your aunt?"
"Thank you, little aunt!"
"Auntie, no..."
Minjie broke free from Tian Guihua's hand, didn't want the money anymore, turned aside, raised his two trembling hands and walked towards Lu Miao.
Lu Miao was holding the bowl, but was afraid of scalding him, so he quickly put the bowl aside.
"Hey, what's wrong, little coal ball?"
Lu Miao squatted down and rubbed Minjie's little face.
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