After the matter of the Li family's old house was resolved, it was past noon, and Situ Yan began to prepare for the reunion dinner in the evening, taking out all the small fish in the ring and cleaning them, smearing them with salt and coating them with flour. First, fry some vegetarian meatballs in hot oil, then fry the fish wrapped in flour until crispy with the remaining oil, and the dish is ready.

Then the pork knuckle is shaved, cooked, and then boiled with sugar, soy sauce and other seasonings. I made a plate of fried garlic sprouts with eggs, this garlic sprout was made by herself, and it was a rarity to eat some green leafy vegetables in winter.

Seeing that it was still early, I made a plate of local chicken stewed mushrooms, cabbage stewed white meat, six dishes were all together, and finally made a radish shredded ball soup, and then put a plate of dim sum, and there were eight plates on it, begging for good luck. The staple food is a large pot of japonica rice.

After finishing these, seeing that the sky was already dark, he asked Li Dalang to light the "longevity lamp" first, and the longevity lamp was ordered overnight, which means that the longevity is prolonged, and the incense is continuous.

This is why a few brothers came in to help bring the dishes to the table, first lit incense and bowed to the south, south, and northwest, which is regarded as worshipping the gods and Buddhas of the heavens, and then sat down and had a reunion dinner with the family.

"Little Wu, why are there still fish here? Why don't I know when to buy it? The four brothers looked at the dishes around the kang table, and they were so happy that they were smiling on their faces, and they didn't see so much food in the stove room on weekdays, but they didn't expect the little sister to be busy for an afternoon, and make so many tricks, this is the best year they have lived since they can remember.

"Well, I want to keep it a secret! When I get a chance, I'll tell my brothers. Situ Yan didn't want Li Dalang to know that she had gone to break the ice and fish, lest she would be taught a lesson by Dalang during the New Year, which would ruin the atmosphere.

Situ Yan picked up the soup bowl and bowed to the four of them, "Brothers, I will replace the wine with soup, toast the brothers, thank you brothers for taking me in and giving me a home." Let me, the orphan, also have relatives to take care of and care for, live in a new house, and wear flower clothes. You don't have to be alone every day, and you can still have relatives to accompany you to have a reunion dinner. And these days, my brothers feel sorry for my young age, afraid that I will be tired, they are all working hard to take care of the family's work, and everything is for my sake. The fifth child is young, and it is difficult to keep the places where the willfulness is not good and does not reach, and the brothers are also tolerant. In the future, we will make a living together as a family, and we will make our lives more prosperous. ……”

Before Situ Yan could finish speaking, Li Dalang interjected first, "No, Xiao Wu, it's us who should say thank you." It was you who gave us four brothers a home, so that we could dress warmly, eat well, and read and write in this winter. I didn't even dare to think about such a day before, but now I live like this every day. If you want to say tired, you are the most tired at home, you cook food and make clothes and quilts for us at home; Outside, you have to go into the mountains to dig herbs and teach us to make a living. The real most tired person in this family is you, if it weren't for you, we would still be living in the old house without a quilt, without enough food and clothing, so you can be our sister-in-law and live with us, that is our blessing, big brother, thank you. ”

"Yes, the eldest brother is right, Xiao Wu, I thank you too! Now I can not only eat enough, but also eat delicious and good at every meal. It's all thanks to Xiao Wu's blessings. ”

"And me. Xiao Wu, if it weren't for you, I would still be a stumbling person, laughed at and popular every day. It seems that now, I will memorize "Hundred Family Names" and learn "Three Character Classics". ”

"Yes, Xiao Wu, you have taught me so many things, and you have reasoned with me, no one has ever told me that when I am so old, I only now feel that there is hope for my life. So the eldest brother is right, it's time for us to thank you. ”

Four brothers, you say a word to me, but Situ Yan is not easy to interject for a while, and when the four of them finished speaking, Situ Yan found the time to continue what he just said, "We are a family, as long as we know each other, it is for the good of this family." What I want to say is that everyone in the family has their own good or bad things, but no matter what they do, they must do it for the good of our family and the good of our family. So it's not about who does more and who does less, and who can make money in the future, so let's use more dim sum in this regard. Whoever reads better will work harder in this area. Whoever has more strength, the heavy work at home will be done more, in a word, the family should be in one place, and the mind should be in one place. No matter what kind of life you live, as long as the family can tolerate each other and care for each other, why worry about a bad life. No matter what happens to us in the future, don't worry about it as a family, so that we can be considered a family. Brothers, no matter when, don't forget what Xiao Wu said today. Situ Yan said that she wanted to give the four Li Dalang brothers a preventive shot, so that they could understand that the days before would get better and better, and everyone would endure hardships and hardships together, and share blessings and hardships.

The brothers didn't say anything for a while, and then said, "Little Wu, don't worry, we all understand that our family will never do that kind of thing." Li Dalang said to Situ Yan one by one, they want to live such a life with their little sister for a lifetime, they are not afraid of hardship, they are not afraid of being tired, and they don't care about who is more or less between brothers, so it is even more impossible to care about these with little sister.

Situ Yan saw that a few people listened to it, and they also understood, so she was relieved, "Okay, our family has a good life, and my brothers have a taste of my craftsmanship. And this radish is also called cabbage, I hope we can have a good fortune in the coming year; Eat fried vegetarian meatballs again, wishing the family prosperity; ......" Situ Yan sandwiched every dish to a few people, and did not forget to say auspicious words in her mouth, and the atmosphere that was still a little heavy just now became festive.

"Okay." Li Dalang followed Situ Yan's example, and also sandwiched some of everything for her, and then beckoned his younger brothers to eat. Although there is no Spring Festival Gala in the previous life, high-tech products such as online video, but the heartfelt concern of the relatives makes this cold winter night warm, and even more "year" flavor than the previous life.

At this time, Situ Yan thought of her grandmother who was far away in her rural hometown, thought of the brother who had never met thousands of miles away, and thought of the life she had suddenly spent in this strange space, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. All of this seems to be predestined, as if someone had arranged it.

Looking at Li Dalang and a few people laughing, thinking that if you can live like this in the future, there is nothing wrong, at least you can eat well, dress warmly, and be plain is a blessing, and tell yourself, "Situ Yan, 'if you come, you will be safe', this is the place where you want to live in the future, and these people are your relatives." Whether you can keep this beauty or not, and whether you can help the original owner avenge it, depends on you. Situ Yan, come on! After cheering herself up, Situ Yan calmed down. happily had a reunion dinner with Li Dalang.

After eating, the reconciled noodles and stuffing were served on the kang, "Brother, let's make dumplings together." ”

"Xiao Wu, what are dumplings, these dumplings look similar to buns?" San Lang and Shiro had only seen dumplings when they were young, but they were all black-faced, so they couldn't understand what the little sister brought up at this time. In fact, it's no wonder that they only made a few dumplings in previous years when the year was good, and only Li Zhaocai could eat one or two of the juniors, and the four brothers of Li Dalang couldn't even see each other. After Li Dazhu left, even for the New Year, the four brothers could only be in the house in the West Wing, and the Cao family did not let the four of them enter the hall at all.

Situ Yan felt a pain in her heart, and didn't want to think about how unbearable the life of these four people was before, so she took a breath and taught while explaining, "This dumpling is the meaning of taking the old and the new to alternate 'changing the age and making children'." Brothers, this dumpling is not like ingots, and when we wait for the son, we will eat boiled dumplings and eat, and we can also make a fortune in the New Year, and the ingots are rolling. ”

"This dumpling still has this meaning! Then I want to eat a few more and make more money. Li Erlang's words caused a room full of people to laugh. After being busy for more than half an hour, I finally dispelled the unhappiness in my heart. Taking advantage of the unpreparedness of a few people, he stuffed copper coins into the dumplings and made a mark.

After wrapping the dumplings, Situ Yan asked the four brothers to wash their hands, and then went to the courtyard to "step on the New Year".

"Little Wu, why are you going around in this yard? It's cold outside on this big night! Don't freeze you. "Li Erlang talks a lot tonight, and this New Year makes him feel novel, and everything he sees is fresh.

"This, it's called 'stepping on the year', but there is no sesame straw at home, otherwise spread a layer in the yard and step on it a few feet, taking the meaning of 'year and peace'. Let's just reluctantly mean it, let's have a scene! ”

The brothers thought it was fun, and they jumped up and down, and you chased after me. After a few turns, a few people returned to the house, eating snacks and drinking tea around the kang table.

As soon as the time came, there was an intermittent sound of artillery in the village, and Li Dalang also took his younger brothers to the gate of the courtyard to set off the artillery battle, and the boy did not dislike this, and a few people were reluctant to let it go at once, so they dismantled the cannon battle, and each person divided it into a few, and lit it one by one. Situ Yan only reminded a few people to be careful not to hurt their eyes, so she went to the stove room to cook dumplings. Fill each person's bowl with a marked dumpling.

When Li Dalang and the others finished the artillery battle, they entered the hall in a noisy manner, and the family ate dumplings around the table with vinegar-soaked laba garlic, Li Erlang ate in a hurry, and suddenly bit the copper coin, and couldn't help but scream "ouch".

"Er, what's wrong with you?" Da Lang was startled when he heard Erlang's anxious call, and hurriedly asked.

"I don't know, why are these dumplings so hard?" Li Erlang spit out the dumplings that had been eaten to his mouth and looked at it, "Why is there a copper coin here?" ”

"Second brother, you are so lucky, you can eat dumplings with copper coins, and you can make a lot of money and make a fortune this year." Situ Yan smiled and explained to Li Erlang, and also told a few people.

As soon as they heard that there was this benefit of eating dumplings with copper coins, the other three were anxious to eat the dumplings in their bowls, "I also ate it." "And me." Under Situ Yan's intentional arrangement, naturally the family ate dumplings with copper coins, Situ Yan found a few red ropes, washed and strung the copper coins, and tied them around everyone's necks, "This copper coin has a good meaning, and it can also keep you safe, so take it with your brothers!" ”

"Okay, I'm really reluctant to spend it." Li Dalang thought this was good, and he also felt that this copper coin would bring him good luck.

After eating dumplings, Situ Yan wrapped the "New Year's money" in red paper and gave it to Li Dalang, "Big brother, there are no elders in the family, as the old saying goes, the eldest brother is like a father, we will give you a New Year's greeting, you send us a 'red envelope' to suppress evil spirits and keep the family healthy and safe for a whole year." ”

"Okay." Li Dalang was a little excited in his heart, and the younger sister said, "The eldest brother is like a father" In the future, he will love his younger brothers and sisters like a father, take care of the family, and no longer let his younger brothers and sisters suffer hardship. The more I thought about it, the more excited I became, and when I looked at my younger siblings who saluted him, my eyes were a little damp. This year, I also worshipped, I took the red envelope, and when I passed, the New Year's Eve was also observed, Situ Yan felt a little tired, and said good night to her brothers, and then went back to the east to rest.