strong> Chapter 63 New Year

After day after day, the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve finally arrived in everyone's expectation. ｀｀し

Because of the rule that the elders did not stick the Spring Festival couplets and did not set off firecrackers for three years after the death of their elders, Yuan Anping did not pass alone, but went to Huo Xiaohan to continue to join in the fun.

"The paste is boiled, and the matter of pasting the Spring Festival couplets will be handed over to you." Huo Xiaohan gave the paste basin to Yuan Anping, and he himself had to chop the dumpling filling. The dumplings on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year also have to be wrapped today, so the work of chopping the dumpling filling is not easy.

Yuan Anping took the paste basin happily, and said to Zhong Sunrui, who was pinching the cannon but didn't dare to light it: "Come to Xiaorui, help me watch it, lest I stick it crookedly." ”

"Okay!"

On the morning of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the Spring Festival was pasted, and at noon firecrackers were set off to eat dumplings. Today happens to be a good day, if you pass in front of someone's house, take a look inside, you will definitely see the yard is chopping dumpling filling. Unlike in the past, this New Year's dumpling filling seems to be extraordinary, and you have to move the board to the yard to feel that it can be opened.

Yuan Anping pasted the Spring Festival couplets, washed his hands, and took a piece of candy to Zhong Sunrui: "There is nothing to live without you, let's play." ”

After Zhong Sunrui took the candy and said to his grandfather, he happily ran out to play.

Yuan Anping took over Huo Xiaohan's work, asked him to rest for a while, and then started chopping the stuffing himself. The dumpling filling has to be chopped finely, which is really a test of wrist strength.

Seeing Zhongsun Lian Jue sitting leisurely, Yuan Anping smiled and said, "Old man, everyone is busy, don't think about being idle." Later, you will make dumplings, and you will also help. ”

Huo Xiaohan hurriedly said: "No, no, I'll come over alone." ”

Yuan Anping continued to insist: "Then how to do it, the New Year has to be lively." What is lively, everyone is busy to call it lively. Old man, don't say anything about the gentleman's cooking, I'm chopping stuffing. ”

Zhongsun Lian Jue said happily: "You just talk a lot of crooked things." Okay, I'll do it later. If it's stuffed, you, the person in charge of being an apprentice, will help me eat it. ”

Hearing him say this, imagining the consequences, Yuan Anping felt that it seemed that he had better stop doing it, so as not to waste such good dumplings, this meat is all good pork belly. Yuan Anping suddenly understood Zhong Sunrui's mood when he saw him stretching out his hand to cook, waste!

Yuan Anping said: "I think you should rest for a long time, if that's the case, it's better for me to do it myself." ”

Huo Xiaohan couldn't help but suggest: "Brother Anping, why don't you roll the dough." "Don't make dumplings.

Yuan Anping looked at Huo Xiaohan deeply: "Xiaohan, you really look down on me!" ”

“？”

Yuan Anping's subordinates chopped: "Don't you think rolling dough requires more skills than making dumplings?" ”

Thinking about it, Huo Xiaohan also felt that his idea was a little unreliable, in case the dumpling skin was rolled out in a strange shape, he might not have the ability to wrap it well. It seems that it is really safe to let him make dumplings.

After the dumpling filling was mixed, it was unexpectedly three people when it was wrapped. Zhongsun Lianjue felt that it was actually quite interesting to go over to work, and whether the other two were happy or not was not within the scope of his consideration.

Looking at Zhongsun Lianjue, who is similar to his own craftsmanship, Yuan Anping is both relieved and worried, and he doesn't have to worry about the dumpling filling asking him to eat dumpling skins, but not surprisingly, he has to be responsible for eliminating these strange-looking dumplings.

Yuan Anping thought secretly: "No, I'll tell Xiao Han later, when serving dumplings, you must not favor one over the other, and everyone has to share it together." ”

Before the dumplings were put into the pot, Yuan Anping handed the lit incense to Zhong Sunrui, who was still a little hesitant to order the firecrackers: "Are you going to go?" If you don't go, I'll go. ”

After some mental struggle, Zhong Sunrui still wanted to go, so he took the incense.

Yuan Anping encouraged on the side: "Don't be afraid, just run away, you will never be able to blow you up." ”

Zhong Sun Rui plucked up the courage to go, walked to the firecracker, withdrew his body far away, stretched out his arm and lit it with incense. I wasn't sure if I was on it or not, so I just ran away.

After waiting for a while, he found that it was not fried, Yuan Anping took a closer look and found: "Xiaorui, you didn't light it." Come and order it again, and we'll be able to eat the dumplings when we order them. Hurry up—" continue to encourage, "for the sake of dumplings, order!" ”

"For the dumplings!" Zhong Sun Rui plucked up the courage to step forward again.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhongsun Lian Jue smiled with relief, and finally let Xiaorui have a normal year.

The firecrackers were finally lit, and with the sound of firecrackers, Huo Xiaohan put the dumplings into the pot. He looked at the dumplings in the pot with a smile in his eyes, which will be different this year and even later.

When there is the sound of firecrackers, the sound of firecrackers comes from the village one after another.

Yuan Anping helped bring out the dumplings from the kitchen, and then put the garlic vinaigrette he had made in the middle of the table. After a few people sat down, "Come, old man, please first." "The so-called elders come first, and after Zhongsun Lianjue moved the chopsticks, they could start eating. There are some rules that still need to be followed.

Zhongsun Lianjue smiled and picked up the chopsticks and sandwiched a dumpling. Yuan Anping immediately suggested: "Dumplings with meat filling, dipped in vinegar are more delicious." ”

Zhongsun Lianjue dipped it from the goodness, then ate it, and said, "Well, Xiaohan's craftsmanship is good." ”

Huo Xiaohan smiled happily.

Yuan Anping also sandwiched one, and nodded approvingly after eating: "It's delicious." But don't eat too much, there is also a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in the evening. ”

A few of them are not like others, not to mention doing heavy work, and they don't have oil and water in their stomachs. These days, their living conditions are very good, so they don't eat much.

For the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, everyone is still looking forward to it. It's just that Zhongsun Rui is a little entangled, and the dumplings are also delicious, he wants to eat more, but he is afraid that he will not be able to eat Chinese New Year's Eve dinner at night.

Everyone naturally didn't know his troubles, and happily ate dumplings for the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve.

After eating, everyone was not idle, and they started to help prepare the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, although they did not start making it now, but they had to start preparing. Of course, the first thing to do is to make dumplings and wrap out the dumplings on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is not like before, it is not dark, and dinner is eaten. Instead, they were busy until nightfall, when the lights were lit, and everyone sat down to eat together, celebrate the New Year, and celebrate the members.

The results of Huo Xiaohan's busy work are very rich, Zhong Sunrui looked at a large table of dishes, and felt so happy, the New Year is so good!

Yuan Anping poured them good wine, a small wine glass, and drank something meaningful: "I wish the coming year will be better, let's have a toast first." ”

"Okay." Zhongsun Lianjue raised his glass, Huo Xiaohan looked at the shallow wine in the wine glass, and also raised the glass, and the three of them clinked glasses and drank the wine.

Looking at the dishes on the table, Yuan Anping couldn't help but drool, everyone did the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner with extraordinary seriousness, and the troublesome dishes that were not usually done would also be made. Because Zhongsun Lianjue had already moved his chopsticks, Yuan Anping directly stretched out the chopsticks to the braised lion head he wanted to eat the most, and this was the second time he had eaten it so far, of course, referring to Huo Xiaohan's cooking. Mainly, the dish is a bit cumbersome to make.

When he ate it in his mouth, Yuan Anping's expression was very satisfied, and he couldn't help but sigh: "Life is in the world, the word eating and drinking is really right!" When you eat beautifully, your mood is beautiful. ”

Huo Xiaohan smiled, Yuan Anping liked to eat the dishes he cooked, and he was very happy.

Zhongsun Lian Jue was not in the mood to lecture him, so he sandwiched a piece of meat for his grandson, and then said to Yuan Anping: "It's uncomfortable to eat." ”

Yuan Anping didn't care: "It's okay, I'll go to the yard twice after eating, anyway, I have to keep vigil tonight, don't think about going to bed early." ”

Dinner was lively, and the meal lasted nearly an hour. After dinner, everyone got together and talked for a while, and Yuan Anping had to leave. During the Chinese New Year, his family was not good and there was no one, so he had to keep the vigil himself.

Huo Xiaohan sent him to the door: "Be careful on the road." ”

"Happy New Year." Yuan Anping kissed him on the face, it felt good, but here this is hooliganism.

When Huo Xiaohan was so ashamed that he didn't know whether to slap the other party, Yuan Anping left happily.

Looking at the back of Yuan Anping, who was humming an unknown tune, Huo Xiaohan was indignant: Mr. Zhongsun is right, Brother Anping's words and deeds can be taught!

Yuan Anping didn't keep vigil when he went back, and fell asleep not long after lying in bed. Huo Xiaohan was not so lucky, after midnight, lying on the bed thinking about Yuan Anping kissing him on the face, he couldn't sleep: this person is really ......

On the first day of the new year, everyone should get up early before dawn, and then pay New Year's greetings to the elders of the family. After eating the dumplings, the elders wait at home, and the descendants of the village will come to the door to pay New Year's greetings, while the juniors will turn all the elders in the village.

Yuan Anping got up early in the morning and went to Huo Xiaohan to eat dumplings first.

The three of them paid a New Year's greeting to Zhongsun Lianjue, and Zhongsun Lianjue smiled and took out a red envelope made of red paper and sent it to them.

The two eldest ones also received red envelopes for the first time in so many years, and Zhong Sunrui had no money to seal red envelopes for him before. Therefore, everyone is very happy to receive the New Year's money.

After eating dumplings, Yuan Anping asked Huo Xiaohan: "Do you want to go to my uncle's house with me?" ”

Huo Xiaohan shook his head, he hadn't married Yuan Anping yet, how could he go with him to see the elders.

Yuan Anping leaned over: "Why did you ignore me?" Is it because I ...... yesterday?"

Huo Xiaohan glared at him: "Don't talk nonsense!" ”

Yuan Anping smiled: "Okay, I know you're shy, I won't say it." You're really not going with me? ”

"Don't go!"

Seeing that he was about to make people angry, Yuan Anping said: "Okay, you stay at home with Mr., and I'll take Xiaorui there." ”

Huo Xiaohan touched his hot cheeks after waiting for Yuan Anping to leave: "Brother Anping is really hateful sometimes......"

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, we should laugh when we meet, say auspicious words to each other, and never touch our heads.

Yuan Anping said auspicious words along the way to Uncle Yuan's house, gave Uncle Yuan a New Year's greeting, and asked Zhong Sunrui to follow Yuan Dahe and them to go around the village, anyway, whoever enters today's house can harvest some food, walnuts and hazelnuts, give as much as you want. And Yuan Anping followed Uncle Yuan to the elders' houses in the village to pay New Year's greetings one by one. The village chief's house, the hometown of all ethnic groups, but all the characters in the village who have heads and faces must take a walk.

Yuan Anping knew that Huo Xiaohan's affairs were troublesome, and if he wanted to be smooth in the village, he had to maintain the relationship between the village chief and the clan elders, so he gave a copy of the New Year's gift. Eating people with a soft mouth and short hands, Yuan Anping has given enough face, and they naturally won't trouble him.

Follow Uncle Yuan in a circle, the time is almost noon, after all, you have to say a few polite words before leaving, and some can say, naturally you have to stay for a while, in a hurry to go? It's purely offending.

After walking around, Yuan Gensheng reminded Yuan Anping that he had to visit Yuan Genshuo's house anyway. Yuan Anping also knows that his identity, even if he is doing superficial work, Yuan Genshuo has to go.

On the way back, I happened to pass by Yuan Genshuo's house, and when I saw that the door of his house was open, I didn't know if the family went to pay New Year's greetings, so I stood at the door and shouted: "Is there anyone?" ”

Without waiting for a reply, Yuan Anping entered the courtyard: "Is the uncle there?" The little nephew came to greet you for the New Year. ”

After asking twice, seeing that no one responded, Yuan Anping thought that the family was not leaving.

In fact, Yuan Genshuo and his wife were in the house, but Yuan Anping came to the door, and they were not happy to see him, so they pretended that no one was there.

If Yuan Anping knew, he would definitely praise them for doing a good job, after all, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, he was not happy to look at the couple's faces.

After lunch, Yuan Anping went back to his house. In the morning, it is a New Year's greeting to the elders, and in the afternoon, it is not so particular. So, some of the kids he teaches might come to him in the afternoon to play.

Yuan Anping put walnuts, red dates, peanuts or something on the table, and when he saw that he had a free time, he took a book to read, no way, there was no entertainment here, but it made him more focused on learning, he had tried to imagine that even if he had a mobile phone, he would be unable to help but desert when he was reading. After all, the scriptures are too boring.

"Brother Anping, Happy New Year, good luck!"

"Brother Anping, Happy New Year, Wishing you prosperity!"

"Brother Anping, it's smooth sailing."

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Listening to these children gossiping about auspicious words, Yuan Anping smiled and said, "Not bad, yes, but there are no red envelopes for you, there is food on the table, you can take it yourself." ”

Li Zi took the lead in speaking: "Brother Anping, if you say that, who is embarrassed to take it." You've got to give us points. ”

"It's pretty decent. Okay, I'll give you points. Yuan Anping smiled and picked up the fruit plate and gave the children who came to eat and sugar.

After dividing the things, Yuan Anping smiled and said to them: "I also wish you good luck in the coming year, all your wishes come true, and you will succeed in your studies." ”

After sending away batches of children who came to him for New Year's greetings, Yuan Anping suddenly had an indescribable sense of accomplishment: "It seems that being a teacher is quite good." "I decided that I must teach them well, and I also hope that my students will be successful in the future. 166 Reading Network