Chen Qing didn't know that the villain had started to make trouble again, and he was still busy grinding the soaked beans into a pulp. This strength was taken over by him and Brother Yang, and the two of them were not tired of chatting while grinding.

"You rest, I'll come" Chen Qing took out a sugar melon from his arms and handed it to Brother Yang, really taking care of him like a child.

Brother Yang took it with a smile, pinched a flat sugar melon and stuffed it into his mouth. There are some tiny bubbles in the sugar melon, which tastes crispy, sweet and crispy, and has a unique flavor. Especially Chen Qing's boiling heat is just right, unlike Brother Yang, who boiled the sugar with a slightly bitter taste, Chen Qing also sprinkled sesame seeds outside, the center was empty, the skin was less than five points thick, and it tasted not only crispy and sweet, but also with the mellow aroma of sesame seeds.

"Auntie, auntie, I'll also help you work" Liang Duoduo ran over with a smile on his face, stretching out his two little hands to help Chen Qing grind.

"While eating candy with your aunt, you can't push this grinding" Chen Qing slapped her little hand away and drove people away with a smile.

"I think you're eyeing this sugar melon!" Li Pingyang smiled and spread out the oil paper and shared the food with Liang Duoduo.

"I still have it, if you want to eat, you can take a pack back for a while" Chen Qingxiao's eyebrows and eyes were crooked, with a posture that he had already known that you were greedy.

"Thank you, auntie" Liang Duoduo squinted and smiled, his teeth were not much better than Brother Yang, and the one that was chewing was called a cheerful.

After lunch, the family got together to gamble a few times, Chen Qing was not lucky, and he didn't dare to spend money, so he only played for fun, and then sat behind Brother Yang and watched him play cards.

Liang Zijun leaned over and stuffed him with a few pieces of broken silver, and said with a smile, "Just play around, it's not enough to ask for it from your master."

Chen Qing pinched more than 20 taels of silver and made him faceless in front of everyone, so he only took the sullen thank you "Xie Dongjia"

Shao Fengzhi peeked at the side, secretly took notes, and found an opportunity to call Chen Qing to the second hall, and whispered like this.

Liang Zijun peeked at Chen Qing when he was called away, and naturally he couldn't hear what he said, but he finally got his wish at night. Chen Qing obediently let Liang Zijun pinch and flatten, and then didn't mention the matter of breaking his word and getting fat.

It's just that it is unknown how willing he is in his heart, although Liang Zijun feels a little guilty in his heart, he doesn't dare to condone Chen Qing anymore.

On the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month, the pig was killed and the meat of the New Year was cut. The two little pigs raised by Chen Qing were not enough to kill and eat meat, because this pig was ordered by Liang Zixian from the farmer's house early in the morning.

Two fat pigs were brought by the farmer early in the morning, along with three rams, ten chickens, ten ducks, five geese, and three rabbits. There was a little bit of game, but it was all sent to death.

The butcher sharpened his knife, and when he was ready to prepare the lunch, he first tied the pig to the four hooves on the low table, and placed a large basin in front of the low table to collect blood, and the sharp knife pierced into the chest cavity three inches below the neck, and the heart was ruptured, and when the sharp knife was pulled out, a large stream of bright red and warm pig blood gushed out.

The fat pig didn't completely breathe until he screamed and called half a pillar of incense, and at the moment of disembowelment, even the older Li Hongmei was a little pale.

The two girls were driven into the back room early in the morning and were not allowed to peek, and Brother Yang was also afraid of seeing blood, so he avoided it early. Chen Qing was accustomed to this bloody slaughter, and he was busy carrying the cut pork with a few gentlemen with a calm demeanor. Shao Fengzhi is used to being a spicy master, and at this time he was boiling water in a large pot and preparing to cook meat.

Killing pigs, slaughtering sheep, skinning, plucking, and picking up poultry and animals one by one is also close to noon.

Shao Fengzhi's pig-killing dishes that had been stewed for an hour were already fragrant, and the potato stewed goose in the other pot was also faintly fragrant.

There is also a pot of marinated pig's head, pig's trotters, pork belly, plus a pot of chicken stewed mushrooms. The remaining two large pots fried a few plates of green vegetables, mixed with a pot of shallots and tofu, which is also refreshing and greasy.

After noon, the family had a lively lunch, although the adults were hungry with their chests against their backs, but at the moment they were satisfied with a bite of fresh and fragrant meat, and their mouths were full of oil, and they were not in vain for most of the day's hard work.

The two small plus Yang brothers had already stolen their mouths early in the morning, and at this time they were holding their stomachs and shouting that they couldn't eat. With Chen Qing here, he is naturally hungry for less than three and a half big dolls.

After picking up the internal organs, Chen Qing picked up the pig Lian Ti (pancreas) and pig kidneys (kidneys), cut the fat and thin pork belly, touched the oil, salt, green onion and ginger and marinated it for a quarter of an hour.

The three hungry grunting gluttons immediately leaned close to the charcoal basin, Brother Yang followed Chen Qing's example to barbecue, and the two small ones helped to make meat skewers.

The meat skewers are sizzling with oil, fat but not greasy, sprinkled with cumin and sesame seeds, not to mention how fragrant. Lian Ti was roasted until it was slightly burnt, took a bite of the salty and fragrant hot mouth, the pork kidneys were fishy, the two girls didn't like to eat it, Brother Yang took a bite and tasted it, and the rest was stuffed into Liang Zixian's mouth.

The smell of barbecue here is fragrant, and everyone is looking forward to it early in the morning, but there is a lot of work in their hands, so they have to endure hunger and busyness.

Liang Zijun ran over and snatched the pork kidneys in Chen Qing's mouth, his eyes widened and he said that it was delicious, he was the most greedy, and he wanted to try anything he hadn't eaten, Chen Qing saw that he liked to eat, so he roasted the pork kidneys and handed them to him to eat slowly.

Everyone in the family has a job, Chen Qing is not just busy stealing mouths, even a few gentlemen are busy picking up raw meat, Chen Qing and Brother Yang want to get up to help after eating for a while. In the end, it was Zhou who felt sorry for his granddaughter, and waved his hand to let Chen Qing take care of the girl, and there was not much work left, and these hands were enough to clean up.

Chen Qing went back to the yard and took the mushrooms, soaked them in hot water and cut them into cubes, and roasted them together with the meat pieces. Then remove and drain the freshly cooked chicken wings, chicken feet, and chicken neck, and split the pig's trotters in half. The already cooked meat was roasted like this on the fire, not to mention the two small ones, even Chen Qing himself drooled.

After a barbecue feast, Chen Qing pounded the garlic paste and poured a little soy sauce, added a small amount of salt and water to taste, cut a plate full of five-flowered and three-layer meat, and dipped it in the greasy sauce, and each person tasted a piece of it, not to mention how delicious it was.

Therefore, during the main meal, the greedy four people could no longer eat, and they only slipped off the table one after another after tasting every bite. Liang Zijun was quite resentful about not eating barbecue, and Chen Qing couldn't stand the resentful eye knife, so he had to order a charcoal basin for everyone to eat barbecue.

The three helpers will also come over, shouting that they want to show their skills and make high-quality food for Daddy and Auntie.

In the Xia Kingdom, cattle and sheep are the best meat, and the price is more expensive than the same pork. "Horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, dogs, chickens" and other six livestock are ranked above pigs, and they are also a delicacy that only nobles can enjoy.

In the past, there was "the princes did not kill cattle for no reason, the doctors did not kill sheep for no reason, the scholars did not kill pigs for no reason, and the common people did not eat treasures for no reason", and then there was no hard and fast rule to eat food after a long time, and as long as you bought it, you could eat all kinds of meat except for ploughing cattle. However, most of the farmers are poor, and they can only eat meat once a year, and this pork is a common delicacy on the farmer's table.

Like the Liang family, it is a luxury to buy three sheep to slaughter during the New Year, don't you see that there is no mutton on the table today? Mutton is also occasionally eaten as a winter tonic in the Liang family.

On the twenty-seventh day of the lunar month, bathing is "washing Fulu", so there is "twenty-seven washing guilt diseases, twenty-eight washing sloppy", which is to concentrate on bathing and washing on these two days, remove the bad luck of the year, and prepare for the new year of the next year.

On the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, put the face on the hair. Steamed rice cakes, because of the homonym "high year", coupled with the variety of tastes, have become a must-have food for almost every household. On this day, the Liang family steamed all kinds of rice cakes, with square-shaped yellow and white rice cakes, symbolizing gold and silver, and sending the meaning of wealth in the New Year. Red jujube rice cakes made of Jiang rice and jujubes, 100 fruit rice cakes, and sweet cakes made of sugar, lard, osmanthus, etc.

On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, go to the grave and ask the ancestors to make a big offering. Seeing death as life is not only filial piety, but also the virtue of respecting the elderly, the Spring Festival is a big festival, and the ceremony of going to the grave to invite the ancestors is particularly solemn. After going to the grave in the morning to invite the ancestors, the ancestral tablets are placed in the main hall in turn to display the offerings. Fish bowl dish, served in a high bowl, quite a bell ringing Ding food. The whole family is dressed in formal attire, and the children and great-grandchildren each offer pepper wine to their parents, praying for the blessing of their ancestors.

Chen Qing wore a dress for the first time, and he was uncomfortable with his wide sleeves. Liang Zijun was dressed in a jade-colored wide-sleeved shirt, standing out among the brothers, with a polite and natural temperament.

"Your clothes are tightly hidden, I can't find them when I rummaged through the cabinets, I wanted to wear them for the ancestors to see, so that they can see the bride's craftsmanship" Liang Zijun lowered his head and glanced at Chen Qing, who was struggling all over, patted away his rough hand that kept pulling his sleeves, and whispered, "The ancestors are in front of the rules!"

Chen Qingli obediently lowered his hands behind Liang Zijun, allowing his wide sleeves to cover his palms. After a slip of worship, Chen Qing was already sleepy and tired, and he got up and worked until now, and he didn't even bother to drink hot water, this big family is tired for the New Year.

Out of the main hall, Liang Zijun pulled someone with a tired face and said, "Ming'er is still busy, what should I do if I am tired now?"

Chen Qing didn't bother to speak, if he could stop at night, he wouldn't be so tired.

The thirtieth month of the month is also called Chinese New Year's Eve. It is "the end of the month", people have to get rid of the old and welcome the new, there is an old year to get rid of here, and the next year is a new year. Therefore, the activities during this period are centered around removing the old and welcoming the new, and praying for the elimination of disasters.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, door gods, New Year paintings, Spring Festival couplets, window flowers and Spring Festival posters should be posted.

Early in the morning, Chen Qing made half a pot of paste, pasted the window grilles cut in advance, and pasted the upside-down blessing character on the door of the house. Even the chicken coop and pigsty each have a piece of red paper, which is called "sealing the year" and also called "Shanghong". Liang Zijun and Liang Ziping pasted the Spring Festival couplets and two mighty door gods on the outside of the house.

After that, Liang Sanye set up a table in the main hall, moved out a large stack of red paper, Liang Meng cut paper, and Liang Duoduo was responsible for grinding ink. At first, Chen Qing didn't know why, but after meeting the three or three of them who came to ask for words, he understood.

Most of the farmers are illiterate, and they can recognize their own names, but they don't know how to write much. It is because every Spring Festival, the Spring Festival couplets must ask the learned scholars in the village to write a good meaning, praying for the New Year to welcome the New Year like the Spring Festival couplets, and be prosperous and safe.

Liang Zijunda has been helping the village write Spring Festival couplets since he was 13 years old, and he will also help write family letters when he is free. Most of them don't collect money, but they only help the township, but few farmers come to the door empty-handed, throw down some coarse grains or eggs, and say two auspicious words to get by.

This custom has continued for 7 years, and this year it is time for Liang Zijun's wedding, and those who have eaten the wedding wine have to praise two sentences, and then the blessing of the early birth of a noble son can also coax the Liang family to be happy.