Chapter Ninety-Eight: New Year's Eve
In a blink of an eye, it was time for the Chinese New Year, and Yuan Dazhuang and Xiaoya also sold out the chestnuts they picked up on the mountain, earning a total of nearly five taels of silver.
Although, this money is not a lot in Yuan Xiaoya's opinion, after all, she went to Chen Ji to sell a recipe, and she made a lot more money than this.
However, looking at his father's happy appearance, Yuan Xiaoya's heart was still very happy.
Cai Yufen has fully taken over the family's work, and Yuan Xiaoya also has more time to play with Xiao Youyou.
It's just that Xiao Youyou is still a baby, and the most he does is eat and sleep, which makes Yuan Xiaoya feel a little boring.
Fortunately, it's almost the New Year, and there is always endless work to be done at home.
Yuan Dazhuang also kept his previous promise and bought clothes for Yuan Xiaoya and them, all of which were muslin fabrics, which they didn't even dare to think about before.
It's just that Yuan Dazhuang was still reluctant to buy it for himself, and in the end, under Yuan Xiaoya's strong request, he bought himself a black cheesecloth fabric.
gave Old Man Yuan and Mrs. Yuan a set of clothes and materials, which should have been made by Cai Yufen, but after the confinement, Cai Yufen was a little powerless, so she could only send the materials to Lao Yuan's house.
Yuan Xiaoya felt that there was nothing wrong with this, she didn't like her mother to work for them.
After all, in the previous life, my mother was killed by the people of the old Yuan family.
Laba drank Laba porridge in the morning, it was the New Year, and the people in the village were very particular.
Because it's a new house, there aren't a lot of things that need to be cleaned, but they still cleaned one side carefully, also to have a good meaning/
After the cleaning was completed, Yuan Xiaoya followed her mother to prepare the New Year's dishes.
Almost every day, Yuan Xiaoya's house is wafting with the smell of food. This taste made Yuan Xiaoya feel extremely relieved.
Steamed buns and cakes are to be steamed two days before the Chinese New Year.
Before, I had to make some fried things, and fried fish was a must-do dish in Yuanjia Village for the New Year.
Moreover, there is more than just one type of fish to be fried, and the more types you make, the better.
In previous years, in Lao Yuan's family, they also had to do a lot, but they could eat very little.
Therefore, this year, Cai Yufen decided to do more to make Xiaoya happy.
No matter how mature Xiaoya is, she is still just a child after all.
Yuan Dazhuang bought the vegetables to be eaten for the New Year early in the morning, and the farmer could dry his mouth in the past for a year, but he must make his mouth sweet during the New Year.
Early in the morning, Yuan Xiaoya got up and followed her mother to marinate the fish that needed to be fried, in order to make the fish taste and at the same time fishy.
This year, Yuan Dazhuang prepared mackerel, yellow croaker, hairtail fish, fresh fish (a kind of fish on the author's side, what is the specific scientific name, the author Jun is not very clear), boss fish, long-necked fish. As long as the horse step fish can be bought on the market, Yuan Dazhuang bought it all.
Buried in the snowdrift in the yard in advance can fully guarantee the freshness of the fish.
The fish was taken out of the snow one night in advance to thaw, and the next morning, Cai Yufen and Yuan Xiaoya began to get busy.
First of all, the internal organs of the fish should be cleaned, and then let it marinate in the sauce made of green onions, ginger, garlic, salt, soy sauce, as long as it can be marinated overnight.
On the second day, add a lot of peanut oil to the pot, mix eggs and noodles to make a batter, wrap the fish in a layer of batter, and put it in the oil pan to fry, and in an instant, the aroma is overflowing!
In her previous life, Yuan Xiaoya liked to make fried things with her mother, and the smell that was a little fragrant and a little greasy would always appear in Yuan Xiaoya's dreams.
It's just that in the last life, when the fried things were fried, they were always eaten by the people of the old Yuan family, and Xiao Ya couldn't even catch the fish head.
However, this time, she can eat as much as she wants, and this is her family's thing!
However, the only disadvantage of making fried food is that after making it for a long time, you will feel dizzy and don't want to eat for a long time.
After making fried fish, I also have to make fried flowers and fruits, fried twist flowers, all made of noodles, eggs and sugar, which is a small snack during the New Year.
Then, you have to fry melon seeds, fry peanuts, make peanut candy, and this year Xiaoya also left some chestnuts, so fried chestnuts were also added.
In short, Yuan Xiaoya's family, this year's New Year is an absolute big fat year!
A few years ago, when Xiao Youyou was full moon, my grandfather came and specially asked me not to give a New Year's gift this year.
Xiao Youyou is too young to be tired of traveling, and he is not at ease to leave Cai Yufen by himself.
However, fortunately, Chen Ji also has a branch in Caijiabao, so Yuan Xiaoya asked Steward Xu to use Chen Ji's boat to send the New Year's gift to Caijiabao.
Yuan Xiaoya also specially brought chestnuts to his cousins, and also sent a lot of chestnuts to Li Mu'er.
Fortunately, the chestnut trees in the blessed land of the cave have also blossomed and borne fruit, otherwise, there would not be so many chestnuts that can be used to give away.
When everything is ready, it will be the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve.
Early in the morning, Yuan Xiaoya got up, wearing the new clothes that her father bought for her, a set of red muslin cotton clothes, or a bag with a small bell.
Yuan Xiaoya found that she is now very accustomed to this kind of clothes that are very suspicious of selling cuteness.
Moreover, it is already completely stress-free to wear.
It snowed again last night, and Yuan Xiaoya wore a pair of calfskin cotton boots on his feet, which were found in the New Year's gift given by Li Mu'er, and I don't know how he knew how big the shoes he was wearing, the size was just right, and they fit well.
There is also a pair of small cowhide gloves, Yuan Xiaoya is just right to wear, yesterday Yuan Xiaoya also built a little snowman in the yard, and he didn't feel cold at all.
"Daddy, come out and post Spring Festival couplets!"
Yuanjia Village posted the Spring Festival couplets on the morning of the 31st, because it was a Spring Festival after rebirth, so Yuan Xiaoya was particularly excited, and he didn't fall asleep last night when he was almost excited.
"Alas, here, Xiaoya, you wear more clothes, don't catch a cold."
Yuan Dazhuang hurriedly got up and got dressed, but he couldn't let his daughter wait in the snow.
"You two,"
Cai Yufen smiled and shook her head, the recent period of time has almost been a comfortable day since she married into the old Yuan family.
It's just that, recently, this father and daughter have been too noisy.
"Hehe, Xiaoya is happy, she keeps her face tight every day, and she treats herself as an adult, it's rare for her to be so happy."
Yuan Dazhuang grabbed his head and laughed, he was not really crazy, he just wanted Xiao Yaduo to be happy.
"Got it, go ahead, wear more, don't go crazy with that girl."
Where could Cai Yufen not know?
The paste was already made last night, and it was all put in the kitchen, and when Yuan Dazhuang took the paste, he saw that his daughter was dragging a long couplet, and she was competing with it.
"Xiaoya, Daddy comes, you help Daddy get the paste."
Yuan Dazhuang smiled and shook his head, Xiao Ya has grown a little taller recently, but he is still a little short, but at least now he looks at the height of a child who is more than four years old.
After the New Year, Xiaoya will be six years old, so she still has to make up for it more.
Every time he saw Yuan Xiaoya's thin appearance, Yuan Dazhuang's heart was very sad, thinking that he didn't do a good job as a father, otherwise the child would not suffer together.
"Well, daddy is here this year, and when Xiao Ya grows taller next year, Xiao Ya will post it."
Yuan Xiaoya said very understandingly, she knew that her height had always been a pain in her father's heart.
"Well, Xiao Ya will be able to grow taller next year, and next year Xiao Ya will post Spring Festival couplets, and Daddy will give Xiao Ya a paste paste."
Yuan Dazhuang nodded vigorously, the conditions at home are getting better and better, he must raise Xiaoya tall and strong!
Fortunately, Xiaoya didn't know Yuan Dazhuang's thoughts, otherwise she would be speechless, she is a girl, what do you want to be tall and strong? (To be continued.) Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info)