Tian Lushi said with a smile: "Don't be afraid of chaos, the more chaotic the better." If there is a child who catches the confession, it means that the family is prosperous. After a while, you will go up and eat. ”

When the children heard this, they were immediately excited.

Tian Youbing swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "I'll grab the red piece with sesame seeds (honey three knives) first." ”

Tian Youchun said: "I'll catch that golden silk (gold and silver cake)." ”

The words of the two men made people laugh again.

Tian Lushi said, "There is still a little room until twelve o'clock, so you can go to the Xili room to play for a while." There are candy peanuts and melon seeds, eat them first. When it was twelve o'clock in the afternoon, they made offerings. When it's ready, we'll eat. ”

As soon as the children heard that there was a head to eat, they "exhaled" and rushed to the Xili room.

There is a dining table on the kang in the Xili room. Tian Yuanyuan said that her mother moved from home. There were many people who came, and there was not enough money at home, so Tian Lu's asked the nearby daughter-in-law to bring tables, stools, bowls, chopsticks or something from home, and then bring them back when they were finished.

Tian Qingqing peeled a piece of fruit candy for Tian Miaomiao, and he also peeled a piece and ate it. and Tian Yuanyuan played with four children. One with peanuts and the other with melon seeds.

Tian Youqiu and Tian Yousheng couldn't sit still in the house, so they grabbed a handful of candy, peanuts and melon seeds and put them in their pockets, and ran to the courtyard to watch the firecrackers be placed.

After a while, the offerings were arranged, and it was twelve o'clock at noon. Tian Lu began to burn incense and distribute money and food (burning paper).

Tian Yuanyuan, Tian Cuicui, and Tian Jingjing had never seen Tian Lu's kowtow, so they followed.

When they moved, Tian Youqiu, Tian Yousheng, Tian Youchun, and Tian Youbing also followed. Tian Lu asked them to follow him to kowtow to the old grandfather, grandmother and various gods.

Some of the children knocked, some didn't, giggling, and a little child's play was added to the solemnity.

Tian Youjun volunteered to light firecrackers. Tian Dalin also took ten two kicks and put them away.

The firecrackers were 500 heads, and they stopped after a short while. Tian Youqiu, Tian Yousheng, Tian Youchun, and Tian Youbing, four boys, hurriedly ran to the courtyard again, picked up the dumb artillery that had not exploded, and prepared to put "huh" flowers at night.

"Let's eat!" After Tian Lushi finished distributing the money and food, he greeted: "There are many people today, let's separate the tables." The men drank wine and kept watch in the hall; I am with you and my wife, with the little children who need to be taken care of, in the east room; The big kids are in the West Room. It's all ten dishes, one kind. Everyone, sit down. ”

Tian Lu's assignment in this way also made a lot of brains.

The men drank and sat down at a table. And they have to sit in the hall, guarding their grandparents and grandmothers.

The woman is her, her three-room daughter-in-law, and four adults. If you sit separately, there are two people in a room, who sits with whom. And not necessarily anyone wants to sit with her.

In this way, the daughter-in-law of the three rooms each brought her own children to take care of in the same room with her; The older children are in the same room, let them take care of themselves, or the older sister takes care of the younger siblings, no one said.

Speaking of which, this is a big family.

Tian Lu gave birth to four boys and two girls, and the daughter who went out was an outsider, so I won't talk about it.

Three of the four sons became families, and the daughters-in-law were all in the shape of a prosperous family, and a year after entering the door, there were children wearing homespun bags on the kang.

This made Tian Jinhe, who has the traditional ideas of "more sons and more blessings" and "children and grandchildren full of family prosperity", very happy. In his words: "If the family is broken with a child wearing a homespun bag, it will not be like a drop in life." ”

I don't know if it's a coincidence, or the reason why he has this kind of thinking, his youngest son Tian Damu is only three years older than his eldest grandson Tian Youjun, one nineteen, one sixteen (according to the current age, after eating five dumplings, he will be one year older.) The following is similar. ）。 As soon as his son left the homespun bag, his grandson put it on.

Now counted, there are a total of 22 people in this family. They are:

The eldest Tian Dashu has five children: the eldest son, Tian Youjun, is sixteen years old; The eldest daughter, Tian Yuanyuan, is ten years old; the second daughter, Tian Cuicui, is eight years old; the second son, Tian Youbing, is five years old; The third son, Tian Youhu, is three years old. It's a family of seven.

The second Tian Dasen has four children: the eldest daughter Tian Qianqian is 14 years old; The eldest son, Tian Yousheng, was eleven years old; the second daughter Tian Jingjing is seven years old; The second son, Tian Youli, is four years old. It's a family of six.

The eldest son Tian Youqiu is nine years old; The eldest daughter, Tian Qingqing, is seven years old; the second son, Tian Youchun, is five years old; The second daughter, Tian Miaomiao, is two years old. It's also a family of six.

A family of seven and two of six, plus the old couple of Tian Jinhe and their youngest son Tian Damu, a total of twenty-two people.

When the people heard about Tian Lu's assignment, they went to their respective houses to find seats.

Tian Youjun is sixteen years old, and he is also tall, much like an adult. Since he didn't want to be with the children, he sat next to Tian Damu in the hall, and the uncle and nephew were close in age, so they talked and laughed.

Tian Qianqian is fourteen years old and already looks like a big girl. has a somewhat following her mother Wang Hongmei, and she is not willing to wronged herself at all. Seeing that the Xili room was full of children, she also ran to the Dongli room and sat next to her mother Wang Hongmei.

In this way, there are eight children left in the Xili room: Tian Yuanyuan, Tian Cuicui, Tian Qingqing, Tian Jingjing, Tian Youqiu, Tian Yousheng, Tian Youchun, and Tian Youbing.

The concubines in the room in the east room each brought their youngest children, Tian Lu's family and Tian Qianqian, who rushed over, were also eight people.

In the hall are six: four brothers, Tian Jinhe and the eldest grandson Tian Youjun.

The dish was quickly served. It was Tian Damu, Tian Youjun and Tian Qianqian. It is said that this is also the "will" of the old lady Tian Lu, who said: "The adults have been busy all morning, and the three of you young people should run a little more and replace the adults." ”

Sure enough, it is ten dishes, which means "perfect"; Among them, there is a plate of stewed chicken nuggets and a large bowl of tile fish, which means "auspicious celebration".

Then there is a plate of haggis, a plate of peanuts, a plate of spinach mixed with vermicelli, a plate of fried shrimp slices, a plate of fried tofu, a plate of pork slices and fried cabbage, a plate of fried lamb with green onions, and a bowl of potato stew and mixed meatballs (a combination of vegetarian meat).

The chicken nuggets and meatballs were brought over by He Yuwen. Tian Dashu also brought a bottle of sorghum roast.

Hao Lanxin brought over with him crumbs of fish and haggis.

The tile fish was made by Tian Qingqing last night. Today it's just hot. In this way, the fish can soak in the flavor and not be busy.

Tian Dalin brought a bottle of heng water Lao Baigan, fifty-five degrees. I also brought two plastic buckets of fresh peach juice. A bucket was placed between the east and the west, so that the women and children could eat and drink at the same time.

The shrimp slices were brought by Wang Hongmei.

These were all talked about together in the old courtyard the night before, so there were no duplicate drops.

If these ten dishes are placed in Tian Qingqing's previous life, especially in Ling Yuanyuan's period, they will be the most ordinary home-cooked dishes. However, during this period, the economy was difficult and the conditions did not allow, and it was already commendable to be able to achieve this process.

Prawn chips are one of the most sought-after dishes for the children in the Xili Room. It's a pity that the amount is too small, and one person sandwiches a piece, and there is not much on the plate. Qiangliang's can eat the second piece. But other dishes are also very attractive, and without shrimp chips, the children grabbed other dishes.

The tile fish has been well received by everyone, and they all say that the color, fragrance and taste are good.

Last night, Tian Qingqing paused three big carps weighing two catties and a big pot taken out of the space. Originally, I wanted to leave one-third of it for my own food the next day, but Tian Dalin said that there were many people in the old courtyard, so I would take some more once a year.

As a result, only one bowl was left for Mrs. Yang, and the rest were all served. A large bowl on a table has been eaten, and some are not satisfied. It is said that you can eat fresh fish in the next year, and it is so good, I really didn't expect it.

I heard that the fish was bought by Tian Qingqing yesterday, and I thought it was strange. asked Tian Qingqing, and replied, "Just one copy." People say that it was smashed open and fished, so the price is twice as expensive as usual. ”

People believe Tian Qingqing's words. In winter, there are cases of fishing through the ice. However, this is time-consuming and laborious, and it may not be possible to catch it. Now that the tail of cutting capital ~ this ~ doctrine has cut people off, no one wants to do this uncertain thing. It's not uncommon to meet once in a while.

"What about spinach?" People asked again.

"I bought it from an old man's stall. The old man said that he had put it in a manhole in the ground, and it was not easy. ”

Tian Qingqing used the words of the old man who sold coriander here.

"Can spinach last that long?"

Questions were raised.

However, the turquoise spinach is served on the plate, which contrasts sharply with the white vermicelli, and there is no room for disbelief.

As a result, people praised Tian Qingqing's filial piety. said that at a young age, she knew that for the sake of adults, she was worried about these things. He must be a promising child in the future.

The main rice is steamed pork cap dish.

The so-called "cap dish" is to put a bowl of vegetarian cabbage and dried powder tofu vegetables, and then put a spoonful of braised pork slices on top, just like covering the cabbage dish below with a red hat, commonly known as "cap dish".

When you eat it, you mix it well, and it is a bowl of cabbage and meat dishes with good color and flavor.

The reason why we eat this way is because we can not only eat a full stomach, but also save some pork, and everyone can eat evenly.

This is also a way that people came up with to eat "meat dishes" in difficult times.

I can't afford to eat meat alone, but I have to eat meat dishes again on this day.

Eating meat dishes on the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve and eating dumplings on the first day of the New Year are the two meals that must be eaten during the New Year, as long as the family can open the pot, the head of the family will do everything possible to do so.

This meal at noon on the 30th is similar to the modern Chinese New Year's Eve meal, and each family does their best to make this meal as rich as possible.

The morning of the thirtieth is the busiest half day for each family: washing the utensils for the offerings, cutting the dishes, and loading the offerings; Paste couplets and place various gods...... (To be continued) RS