Jiang Qingliu received the letter and opened it, but there were only a few words. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Thank you for the bonsai, it was beautiful at home. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, Jin'er wishes Jiang Gongzi all the best in the new year! Oh, by the way, the guard Jia who delivered the letter looked like he was still in his early twenties before, but now he looks like a man in his thirties, Jiang Gongzi must be very considerate of his subordinates, let him rest and rest when the year is over! ”

"I care a lot about people." Jiang Qingliu didn't know whether to sigh or hum.

Soon Jia's guard was called to the account room to receive the reward, which was fifty taels of silver and twenty days of leave, and he immediately laughed happily.

Jiang Qingliu held the letter in his hand, put on a gray squirrel coat, and stepped on the snow to go to Huangeju.

"Qingmian has just come, and this year I still have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner at Rufutang, three rooms together." Feng rubbed his temples, his face tired.

"My son got it." Jiang Qingliu said, "Mother has been handling the New Year's Festival recently, but she is tired? ”

"People are old and useless." Feng sighed, "Fortunately, Shu'er still helps me with the cooking, otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to take care of it." ”

Jiang Qingliu frowned slightly and said, "But do you want to invite a doctor to take a look?" ”

"Hey, it's not those few words when the doctor comes, you have to keep it and rest more." Feng Shi waved his hand and said, "I'm old and not in good spirits, but I can't cure it!" ”

Jiang Qingliu's heart sank slightly, and he comforted: "That son has more time to accompany his mother." ”

Hearing this, Feng Shi took his hand with satisfaction and said, "It's enough for you to have this heart." Men are at ease in all directions, how can my mother detain you in this small courtyard, it is enough to have Shu'er with me! ”

"Besides, after the New Year, your three sisters-in-law will take a few nephews back to Jinling to study, and when the time comes, your mother will be accompanied by someone, and it will be very lively!" Feng Shi remembered that his grandchildren, whom he hadn't seen for a few years, were about to return, and his heart was full of joy.

The mother and son were chatting, and Shen Shu'er trotted in from outside with a cold body.

"Auntie, cousin!" She said hello crisply, picked up the hot tea in front of Feng Shi and drank it.

"It's finally warm!" She sighed comfortably.

"Where did you go wild, frozen like this." Feng Shi saw that there were still some snowflakes on her cloak, and said angrily.

Yahuan came up to untie her red cloak, and Shen Shuer wore a scarlet pipa jacket today, which was particularly delicate and bright.

"A few days ago, I asked my aunt to wipe her forehead and not get it right, so I went to the embroidery room to take a look, and by the way, I took a look at the new clothes made for the New Year." Shen Shu'er sat down beside Feng and took her arm and said.

"Yo, let you help take care of the house for a few days, this is really heartfelt!" Feng Shi smiled, "But it's good to let someone pass on this matter, why bother you to go over in person." ”

Shen Shu'er pouted, leaning on Feng Shi and not speaking.

"Since Shu'er has the heart to learn about feeding, her mother will let her." Jiang Qingliu smiled slightly, "She will always marry in the future." ”

Shen Shu'er looked at Jiang Qingliu, her eyes flashed slightly, and she lowered her head slightly, as if she was shy.

Feng patted Shen Shu'er's hand, and there was a hint of inexplicability in her loving eyes.

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In the blink of an eye, it was Chinese New Year's Eve.

Wang Jin's family got up early to have breakfast, worshiped their father, and cleaned the house again. Although the couplet blessing word cannot be pasted, Wang Jin still tries to decorate the home with a New Year's atmosphere. Then a large family gathered around the table to roll noodles and mix stuffing and make wontons.

Last year, Wang Jin's family was still immersed in the bleakness of losing their loved ones, and they didn't have a good time. This time, Wang Hibiscus put a lot of thought into it, and prepared a lot of fillings alone. The sauerkraut pork stuffing is specially pickled with sauerkraut, and the frozen oil Dong'er is a little wilted with sweetness, and the stuffing is also very delicious mixed with pork, and the tenacious leeks are naturally indispensable, and the eggs and meat are filled. In addition, delicious and tempting winter bamboo shoots are also prepared, accompanied by fungus pork and chicken, ready to make a drawer of three-ding steamed buns.

The whole family of five went into battle together, and at noon they put down some freshly wrapped wontons to pad their stomachs, and they were not busy until the afternoon. More than 300 wontons bulge their bellies, and dozens of white and fat buns are even more fat to tempt the appetite.

Wang Jian's family bathed and changed into new clothes before the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, washing away the bad luck and unhappiness of the past year, and welcoming the arrival of the new year refreshingly.

The kitchen stove has been cooking since the morning, the fire has not been extinguished, and even the bathroom is steaming hot, very warm.

After Wang Mu and Wang Shi washed up, they changed their clothes and went back to the room to rest after listening to Wang Jin's words. A few days ago, the two of them wrote a lot of Spring Festival couplets for various families in the village, and their backs hurt, and they were a little tired and panicked. Today, I made dumplings for a long time, thinking that I would have to keep the New Year at night, so Wang Jian asked them to go back to the room to sleep for a while.

Wang Jin stripped herself and Xiao Wang Tang naked and soaked them in the bathtub together. The slightly hot water suddenly overflowed his shoulders, and Wang Jin sighed comfortably.

Wang Tang grabbed the edge of the bucket and asked Wang Hibiscus to rub her back, and her small body swayed in the water, swaying with bursts of heat.

Grabbing her writhing little body and scrubbing it, a layer of sweat broke out on the tip of Wang Jin's nose.

"Little naughty man, it's not easy to take a bath, and lo and behold, the water is all poured on you outside." Wang Jin said angrily.

Wang Tang grinned, wrapped his arms around Wang Jin's neck, and rubbed them around affectionately.

"Hey, eldest sister, you seem to have gained weight!" Wang Tang said suddenly.

Wang Jian looked himself up and down, and wondered, "Really, why can't I see it?" ”

Wang Tang pointed to Wang Jin's chest, and said in a milky voice: "Eldest sister, there is more meat here!" ”

Wang Jin suddenly had a black line, a hint of pink on his face, and said vaguely: "It's not fat, you'll know when you grow up." ”

Afraid that she would say something shocking again, Wang Jin hurriedly said: "Let's get up after washing, don't you wait to wear new clothes!" ”

As soon as he heard that he was wearing new clothes, Wang Tang really diverted his attention. He quickly crawled out of the tub and just dried himself off and grabbed his new clothes and put them on.

A red cloak with white trim and a cotton skirt with snow-white rabbit fur sewn on the brim and cuffs, and two long rabbit ears on the hat. There is a pair of rabbit fur red gloves hanging on his chest, and a cute little rabbit is sewn on the gloves.

Wang Tang liked it very much, and then saw that Wang Jian was wearing the same style as himself, but with a different color, and clapped his hands happily.

Chen prepared the side dishes of the hot pot in the evening, put the steamed buns on the steaming drawer, and also went to take a shower and change into a new brown dress of the same style.

The mother and daughter stood together, although they were the same style of clothes, they each wore different flavors.

Wang Tang, who is dressed in red, is as cute as a New Year's doll; The navy blue color makes the hibiscus skin more and more white and tender, and the design of the cloak eliminates the heaviness of this color, but has an indescribable beauty; Chen already has a good face, and she looks much younger when she wears such a style, and the brown color also makes her dignified.

During the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, the family sat around, the plate of colorful peppers sent by Jiang Qingliu was placed in the hall, and a warm stove was lit under the table, and the whole dining room was warm and warm.

The hot pot in the middle of the table was steaming, and there was a circle of ingredients around it.

Crystal clear all kinds of meat rolls, tender spinach, small greens and bean sprouts, a large plate of fungus mushrooms and other mountain mushrooms, snow-white vermicelli, a bowl of tender pig blood, a plate of egg dumplings. Wang Jian also deliberately took out a pot of fruit wine.

Wang Tang looked at the soup base of the hot pot with a snow-white and red side, and said curiously: "Sister, the color of this hot pot is so beautiful, what is it made of?" ”

Wang Shi leaned in and sniffed it, and said confidently: "This white one must be the bone broth that the eldest sister has been boiling for several days, and I remember this smell." It's red, it should be made of chili, and yesterday I heard my eldest sister and my mother sneeze hard in the kitchen! ”

"You're smart!" Chen said angrily.

Hearing the sound of the earth-shattering artillery outside, Wang Jian smiled and said, "Okay, the time is almost up, let's eat!" ”

Wang Shi and Wang Tang cheered, picked up their chopsticks one after another, and walked towards the food they had coveted for a long time.

"Mother, eldest sister, you have worked hard this year, Mu'er toasts you." Wang Mu picked up the wine jug and poured wine for Wang Hibiscus and Chen, and said seriously and respectfully.

Chen looked at him lovingly, and said with relief: "You are all well-behaved and sensible, you don't have to worry about your mother when you study, what hard does your mother have." It's that your eldest sister has been busy this year, and she has smoked a lot, but the meat hasn't grown a pound. Saying that, Chen felt a little distressed about Wang Jin.

Wang Jian held Chen's hand and comforted: "Mother, I'm slim, isn't it better-looking, others can't lose weight if they want to!" She looked at Wang Shi and said softly: "You are going to Jinling after the year, you have to take good care of yourself, don't just bury yourself in studying, and it is also important to make more friends." ”

Wang Mu nodded in agreement, and for a while the atmosphere in the room was a little sad.

"And Shi'er," Wang Jin said to Wang Shi, who was struggling with the shabu-shabu slices in the bowl, "next year you will also go to school at Boya Academy, but you have to be more motivated, otherwise the master will have to beat the palm of your hand!" ”

When Wang Shi heard this, he put down his chopsticks and said with a solemn face: "I know sister, I won't embarrass our family!" ”

Since confirming that Wang Mu went to Jinling to study, Wang Jin and Chen went to Boya Academy to find their master, and wanted to arrange Wang Shi's school in the future.

Originally, he was in a hurry, but the master remembered that her family had suddenly changed, and he liked Wang Mu's intelligence very much, and thought that his younger brother would not be bad, so he agreed. Therefore, Wang Shi will be boarding in the academy after the year.

Surprisingly, Wang Shi was not unhappy when he learned the news, but agreed very simply, looking full of energy.

"Eldest sister, Tang'er also has to go to school to read and write!" Wang Tang puffed out his cheeks and said.

"Oh? Why? Wang Jin said with a smile.

"I want to learn to read recipes like my eldest sister and make delicious food!" Wang Tang said crisply.

"Haha, that second brother is waiting to eat the food that Tang'er learned to make!" Wang Shi grinned, Wang Tang nodded vigorously, full of confidence.

Talking and laughing, the family ate for more than an hour before cleaning up the table.

When the moon was in the middle of the sky, everyone was getting sleepy, Wang Jian took out the cards, took out a few large strings of copper plates, and pulled the whole family to play the golden flower.

The atmosphere suddenly became lively, and the sleepiness disappeared. By the time Wang Jin lost the tenth in a row, it was finally early in the morning.

"It's almost time, let's go to sleep, and I have to go to the New Year when I get up in the morning!" Wang Jin put the cards away.

"I think the eldest sister is afraid of losing, hehe!" Wang Shi snickered.

Wang Jin glared at him, and said with a smile: "Then let's play a game alone, and bet on the string of copper plates you just won." ”

Thinking of the luck of the eldest sister who would win every gamble in the past, Wang Shi suddenly understood that she was deliberately releasing water today, and immediately grabbed Wang Jin's sleeve flatteringly and grinned: "The eldest sister is the best, I will definitely lose!" As he spoke, he tightened the string of copper coins in his arms and added, "Eldest sister, I'm sleepy and want to go to sleep!" ”

"You little fritter, goblin!" Wang Jin said angrily, took Wang Tang's hand and said, "Let's go, let's go to sleep." ”

At this time, there was a light snow in the night sky, and every household in Qingshui Village fell asleep one after another, and the occasional sound of barking dogs came, which was not disturbing to listen to in the festive atmosphere, but had a sense of peace and quiet.

Wang Jin lay in the bed, quietly enjoying the serenity, his mind flashed all the things that had happened in the past year, and all kinds of emotions rolled in his heart.

The joy is that the family no longer has to worry about their livelihood, and the family can live a prosperous life.

It is gratifying that the younger siblings are growing up day by day, becoming more and more sensible and well-behaved.

What is uneasy is that although her father's accident has already been solved, there is no definite news from Li Mingqian, and she can't help but be a little worried.

What I don't know is what kind of feelings I have for Jiang Qingliu.

The room was now full of traces of him.

The wooden box next to the pillow was full of letters from him, and whenever she was bored, or couldn't sleep at night, or occasionally felt confused, she would pull out the letters inside, and gradually settle down when she looked at them.

His calm and intimate tone, delicate and intimate gifts, and warm concern unconsciously became her spiritual dependence. Every time you touch it, you feel at ease.

She couldn't help but sit up with her clothes on, and then the moonlight took out the letter in the box and rubbed it gently.

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