Chapter 100 Xisuidan Lamb Soup
Ever since the team's year-end settlement, Shen Anan felt as if time had been accelerated. It seemed as if in just a moment, every household had posted Spring Festival couplets.
Before dawn on New Year's Eve, Shen Anan was pulled out of bed by Wang Sufen.
Shen Anan shuddered as her body came into contact with the cold air, "Mom, this is too early!"
Wang Sufen picked up the new clothes that had been placed there yesterday from the end of the kang and helped her daughter put them on. She laughed out loud when she heard him say, "Hurry up, people are coming to pay New Year's greetings. It's embarrassing to see you still sleeping."
Shen Anan’s head was still a little confused, and she raised her hand and turned around following Wang Sufen’s movements.
It wasn't until Shen Anan was pressed in front of the mirror and Wang Sufen was combing her hair that she came to her senses.
"Mom, I can do it myself."
"No, I'll help you comb your hair. I'm happy to do it."
Wang Sufen looked at her daughter in new clothes with satisfaction. The red color made An An's face look as white as jade, her eyebrows and eyes were picturesque, and especially her smile, she looked like the most beautiful plum blossom in the snow.
Wang Sufen smiled with satisfaction and felt soft in her heart. Time passed so quickly. The little meat ball has grown into a big girl now. I just don’t know which naughty boy will get her in the future!
There was a knock on the door, and Shen Yulin's anxious voice came over, "Is my aunt okay? When are we going to pay New Year's greetings?"
"I'm here!" Shen Anan pushed open the door. The little guy was stamping his feet anxiously in front of her door. When he saw her come out, he ran to bring her water to wash her face.
Shen Anan laughed. Sure enough, no child could resist the temptation of candy!
There is a custom of paying New Year's greetings here. You don't need to bring anything. One family sends a few people to other people's homes to say auspicious words. After that, they go to the next family to seek good luck.
The host family often prepares some candies as a return gift, and each person grabs a few to sweeten their mouths during the New Year.
Therefore, children are most enthusiastic about this activity. If they arrive late and the host's candies are all gone, lucky ones can still get a handful of fried beans, but unlucky ones will go empty-handed.
Just as I was thinking about it, I saw Hu Daniu had already entered the yard. He was smiling so hard that his eyes were narrowed. He started saying auspicious words to everyone he met as soon as he entered the door. Although he only repeated a few sentences over and over again, it was obvious that Aunt Hu had put a lot of effort into teaching him.
Hu Daniu came up to Shen Anan, took out the candy that Wang Sufen had just given her and handed it to her, “Sister Anan, Happy New Year, eat candy, it’s sweet.”
"Brother Daniu, you eat too." Shen Anan picked up one of the plum candies, opened it and put it in her mouth. The sour and sweet taste instantly sobered her up.
Shen Anan went into the house and took out a small backpack. She grabbed two handfuls of red shrimp crisps and stuffed them into Hu Daniu's pocket. She peeled one and stuffed it into his mouth before pulling him and his nephews and nieces out.
There are only two people in her mother's family, because they have to keep someone at home. After all, they can't let people who come to visit during the New Year be turned away.
So the two families agreed at the beginning that Hu Daniu would first come to the Shen family to pay New Year's greetings, and then go to other families with the Shen family.
Hu Daniu closed his eyes in ecstasy, cherishing the delicious taste in his mouth, "Tangtang, so sweet and soft."
Shen Anan's hands were a little itchy, so she pulled Daniu, and Daniu lay down without knowing why.
Shen Anan reached out and rubbed Daniu's head, and said proudly: "As long as Daniu listens to me today, I'll give you enough candy!"
These days, Shen Anan always takes Hu Daniu out to play, and the relationship between the two has made rapid progress. Shen Anan also plans to take Hu Daniu to the county hospital for a check-up after the Chinese New Year.
"Be good, be good, Daniu is the best." Hu Daniu smiled innocently and touched his head foolishly.
"Let's go! Let's go pay New Year's greetings!" Shen An'an led Hu Daniu and took the lead, with a group of little kids following behind them, leaving a trail of footprints in the snow.
When Shen Anan and his group returned home, they happened to meet Shen Yuanbang's family coming in.
Shen Anan saw Xiao Menghan who was held by her fourth sister-in-law at a glance. The little girl was wearing a bright red cotton jacket and a tiger-head hat, like a big red envelope.
Shen Anan stepped forward and picked up the "big red envelope", while the nephews and nieces behind him helped to hold the things.
Old Man Du followed the two men, standing somewhat awkwardly, and was dragged into the house by Chen Laiyou's arm. The two old men boasted about all sorts of things, and soon, Old Man Du relaxed.
Du Yun also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his father relax. Although Shen Yuanbang was nominally a son-in-law, the father and daughter had never made things difficult for him.
Even every Chinese New Year, Old Man Du would ask the young couple to go back to the Shen family. This year, it was the mother-in-law who took the initiative to ask Old Man Du to come and celebrate the New Year together. Although it might not sound good to celebrate the New Year at the in-laws' home, it was better than Old Man Du staying alone at home.
Du Yun was filled with gratitude. Her husband's family was kind and her husband was ambitious. She felt she had found a blessed life.
On the other side, Shen Anan had already rushed into the kitchen. Zhou Ping and Li Cui'er were preparing things that would be fried in oil later, while Wang Sufen was making mutton soup.
This mutton was obtained by Shen Anan when she signed in at the town’s meat processing factory two days ago. She got a total of 200 kilograms of meat. She specifically brought back 20 kilograms of meat, thinking that it would be just right to eat mutton in winter.
Unexpectedly, Wang Sufen was reluctant to let it go and refused to let anyone touch it until everyone arrived today, then she took it out and stewed it.
"Mom, why are you cooking soup so early?"
"What do you know? The longer this mutton soup is stewed, the more delicious it will be. The soup must be white and the meat must be soft, then it will be delicious!" Wang Sufen poked her daughter's forehead with a smile. Life is really good this year. In previous years, she could not have stewed such a pot of soup.
The meaty smell in the air makes people drool. The little kids playing in the snow in the yard are sucking their lips while making snowmen.
Shen Anan seemed to suddenly remember something, and suddenly she asked, "Mom, can Menghan drink this mutton soup?"
"Of course! It's very nutritious. Drinking a bowl of mutton soup on a snowy day will warm your whole body. Our whole family will drink mutton soup at noon."
Shen Anan suddenly came over and took the spoon with blood foam in Wang Sufen's hand, "Mom, go take a break, I'll watch the pot for you."
"Okay then, be careful not to get burned."
Wang Sufen turned around to help her two daughters-in-law. Although the New Year was lively, there was really a lot of work to do.
Shen Anan finished beating the blood foam from the mutton soup, looked around, and seeing that no one was paying attention, he threw in half a seven-colored marrow cleansing pill, and then hurriedly stirred it with a spoon.
She had always wanted to give the Marrow Cleansing Pill, which was a reward from the system upgrade, to the Shen family, but she never had the chance, mainly because her family had never been able to gather together.
The effect of the marrow cleansing pill was so good that even though the whole family was going to drink the mutton soup together, she didn't dare to finish it all at once and only put in half a pill.
The remaining half was kept for emergency use. Her third brother had not returned yet, so she couldn't miss him.
Shen Anan stirred it vigorously with a spoon for a few times until the marrow cleansing pill was completely melted, then covered the pot.
If she had a choice, she didn't want the whole family to go to the bathroom on New Year's Day, but isn't today the only day when everyone is gathered together?
Shen Anan thought with a guilty conscience, everyone shouldn't fight over the toilet soon!
Probably not...
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