Chapter 67 New Year's Money
In anticipation and brewing, the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve has finally arrived. Every house in the backing mountain is lit up, and every household is colorful. When I got up early in the morning, the fat man posted Spring Festival couplets, glued money, and was busy for a while.
The couplets on the gate are very special, the upper couplet: 30 years in Hedong, running around and mediocre, and the lower couplet: 30 years in Hexi, no regrets in life. It can also be regarded as a portrayal of the fat man's heart.
"Crackling-boom-jingle-" All kinds of firecrackers were firecracked, and the smell of fire immediately diffused throughout the mountain village, and Chinese New Year's Eve officially kicked off.
As soon as the firecrackers went off, the fat man's family suffered, Weiwei's two little ears drooped down, lying on the edge of the kang and did not dare to raise his head, he had no domineering spirit in the past; Ah Zi, who was squatting on the tree, turned into a purple light, drilled into the warehouse, and never dared to come out again; the big flowers also ran around, almost going crazy.
The only one who is more calm is Mao Mao, this guy is the most treacherous, and he actually knows how to cover his ears with his claws.
Kiki comforted the pets one by one and said, "No wonder firecrackers are set off during the Chinese New Year, they can really scare the monsters away." β
The fat man was just about to cook, and the old girl from the car boss's family came running: "Fat brother, my father told you to eat." "This girl is also fifteen or sixteen this year, and according to rural customs, she is almost at the age of talking about marriage, but in the eyes of the fat man, she is still immature like a little girl.
The fat man was not polite, hugged a jar of wine, and led Qiqi to follow. Since people come to greet them for the New Year, it is sincere.
When I entered the door, there were still a lot of people: although the eldest son and second son of the car boss were married, they were together during the Chinese New Year, and there were more than ten people in a big family.
The fat man first gave everyone a New Year's greeting, and then took out two yuan and gave the eldest grandson and little granddaughter of the car owner: "It's the New Year, Uncle Fat will give you New Year's money." β
"You kid didn't see the outside, I knew this earlier, so I didn't call you here. "The car boss is freshly shaved and seems to be several years younger.
The meal has been prepared, a table on the kang, a table on the ground, the old men and the liquor, the old ladies drink wine, and the children only eat the vegetables. All year round, eating and drinking are good these days, so these little guys all throw off their chopsticks and eat more fragrant than the other.
Even Qiqi was driven, grabbing them together, pouring them into his mouth, eating hotly, eating a lot more than usual.
The fat man pinched the small wine cup, touched a glass with the car boss and the two sons who got married, and then squeaked to the bottom.
"I've been working hard for two years, and I'm trying to buy four wheels for us. "The car boss also did a cup.
"It's good to have a head. The fat man praised it, and then his eyes were fixed on the plate, and he picked up a piece of translucent and trembling jelly: "What is this, like glass?"
Put it in your mouth and chew it, Gaden Gaden, there is a faint fish fragrance in the strength, which is definitely different from the jelly boiled with pork skin before.
"Eat it for the first time, this is fish scale jelly, put the fish scales with water and steam it in the pot, steam it for a night, and finally use the fish scales to catch it with a fence, and when it is cold, it will condense into such a fish scale jelly, and I will cut a piece of it for you when I go back, and it is best to go with wine. The car owner's wife happily introduced the fat man.
The fat man clipped another piece: "Isn't this even eating and taking?" β
"Fatty, if you try this again, I guess you haven't tasted it either. The owner pointed to another plate.
picked up a chopstick and put it in his mouth, and the fat man couldn't help but nod vigorously: "What is this, it seems to be pig intestines, and it doesn't have that smelly smell, it can't be fish intestines, right?"
"Okay, you kid is pretty tricky. The fish in winter is not eaten, the fish intestines are the cleanest, and they are washed twice, which is delicious and tonic. "The car boss seems to be very proficient in the way of eating, and waste materials such as fish scales and fish intestines can be turned into treasure.
After eating, the fat man led Qiqi home, holding a piece of fish scale jelly in his hand, trembling slightly as he walked.
When I got home, I started to chop meat with noodles and prepare dumplings. There is a special way to eat dumplings in this place: eating a meal in the middle of the night is considered to be a farewell to the old, and eating a meal on the morning of the first day of the new year is considered to welcome the new year, and it must be wrapped out in advance.
Fortunately, the fat man is greedy, and he has a good hand in cooking and cooking, and he is proficient in the work of making dumplings, stuffing, rolling skin, and making dumplings.
Kiki also followed suit, using dough to pinch a puppy and make a small bench for a while. Finally, he took out a penny steel hammer: "Fat uncle, put this bag in it and see who can eat it, and whoever eats it will be blessed." β
The fat man also played this kind of trick when he was a child, and he never ate it once, and when he heard Qiqi say this, he was very happy, and he wrapped the steel hammer into a dumpling.
After a while, people began to come outside one after another, all of them half-sized. All of them are wearing new clothes, and they look like dogs, and they are much more energetic than usual. As soon as the second fat man entered the door, he shouted at the fat man: "Uncle fat, it's a New Year's greeting for you." After saying that, bang kowtow to the fat man.
The fat man was blinded by this formation: from a young man to such a big man, no one has ever kowtowed to him.
Looking at the expectant eyes of the second fat man, the fat man finally woke up in time, and hurriedly took out a dollar from his pocket: "Stinky boy, just say a few auspicious words for the New Year, don't kowtow, and still give you New Year's money." β
The second fat man Lele took the money, carefully put it in his pocket, and covered it with one hand: "Fat uncle, you are so bright, my uncle only gave me two cents of New Year's money last year." Hey, heyβ"
Before the fat man waited for the stubble, several more came up next to him, a fat uncle, and the fat man had to pay for it one by one, one piece per person, and when the snot baby was finished, it was already more than twenty.
When these guys dispersed, the fat man pondered it, and it was estimated that the eldest grandson of the car owner leaked the news, which attracted a group of little wolves. So he yelled at Qiqi: "You also go to various homes to pay New Year's greetings now, and earn some New Year's money to come back." β
"I don't want it, it turns out that my New Year's money is at least five hundred. "Little Kiki is right.
As soon as he finished speaking, Erya came again, and with a gesture of his little hand to the fat man, he beckoned a dollar. The second girl was obviously a little surprised: "Fat uncle, my grandfather asked you to go to the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner at night." β
Dizzy, it turns out that this is not here to pay New Year's greetings, but Erya's New Year's money is already in the plan, so the fat man is not distressed at all.
After wrapping the dumplings, I was about to go to the captain's house to eat, but Wang Sanpao's family came to call again. The fat man patted the back of his head: "I just have a mouth." β
Speaking from the heart, the fat man's heart is really hot, and after getting along for half a year, they are like a family, which is a fat man from thirty years later, who has never experienced this kind of simple feelings.
Sending Wang Sanpao's son away, the fat man's heart was quite agitated, and he couldn't help muttering: "It's really the right one-"
"Uncle Fat, let's not go back to 2009, let's stay here. After thirty years, or not thirty years, Kiki will be able to see his mother again. β
The fat man couldn't help but be stunned: "Qiqi, you know everything, but you will be the same age as your mother by then." β
"I already knew, and there is a story about going back to the past in the robot cat. As for the issue of age, Kiki simply ignored it.
The fat man sweated with white hair: "You little monkey spirit." β
Qiqi had a flower-like smile on his face, and his eyes secretly glanced at the curtain on which the dumplings were placed: Hehe, of course, how do you know how to make a mark on the dumplings wrapped in steel!