When he got the snowball in his hand, he heard Xiaoshan ask quickly, "Xiaoshan's favorite snowball, big brother, do you like it?" ”

Lin Mancang felt that he had never had such a bright brain as he did today, and in just one sentence, he understood what Xiaoshan meant. Probably because he's been out for so long, this snowball he gave himself is one of his favorites.

Sure enough, as soon as he figured it out, he heard his eldest sister laugh and say, "Xiaoshan, why did you give your favorite snowball to your eldest brother, it's still so beautiful?" ”

Xiaoshan tilted his head, only thinking that his eldest sister was jealous, so Sa Huan seemed to run into her arms, and held another small snowball and said, "The eldest sister also has it, and Xiaoshan also sends the eldest sister." ”

Lin Baoru smiled and pinched the little guy's face, which made the little guy even more shy.

The snow fell for more than half a day, and it stopped completely in the evening. There is no need for Lin Baoru to sweep the snow, Lin Mancang, who has been sitting and resting to watch the eldest sister playing with the hill, has already swept the snow in the yard into two piles without saying a word. Xu was worried that the snow would melt and make the yard muddy, so he cleared the snowdrifts little by little.

Lin Mancang was not used to doing work, but when the yard was cleaned, he swept out a wide and long road in front of his house. At first glance, it is very pompous.

In the next few days, Lin Baoru's family had a peaceful life. In addition to occasionally helping people wash a few clothes, the family smashed the pig's pancreas to make soap beans.

However, on the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, Li Zheng brought good news, saying that he had discussed it with his clan, and the farmer of this thatched courtyard sold it to her family according to the method that Lin Baoru thought.

Lin Baoru accompanied his eldest brother to sign the contract of the banker, and then got together with the Wang family and paid 500 yuan to make the land deed money. The rest will be paid by the end of March in the first month.

The farmer is still different from the field, and with the farmer, this place has really become a home for the second room. In the future, no matter what accidents happen, or if someone comes to the door to cause trouble, they can straighten their backs and drive people out.

And Wang, for the first time, felt that he was confident. Xu was happy, so she thought about buying some maltose to meet the situation. But after walking around the village, she realized that due to the snow, the seller Nian Gen had not come to the village to sell goods for the past two days.

She felt a little helpless, so she could only put away the remaining more than 100 copper plates, thinking that she would wait for the set to open and then satisfy the children's hunger.

On the thirtieth day of the lunar month, the small stove that had been hanging in the house also dried up. Lin Baoru boiled a pot of water and tried it, it was very easy to use, and it was easier than the cauldron. Lin Baoru was naturally happy to get the small stove she wanted, so after talking to the Wang family, she cut a few slices of fat and began to prepare to open a new iron pot.

Speaking of which, this method of raising pots was also learned by her in her previous life. At that time, every household used iron pots, but very few people were worried about the iron pots and rust. The reason is naturally that after the new pot is on fire, the pot is raised for the first time.

The old people always say that the iron pot is on fire for the first time, and the pot must be boiled well. As long as the pot is boiled, there will be less cooking oil in the future, and the pot will become brighter and brighter the more you use it.

Lin Baoru didn't know the principle in this statement, but she knew that it made sense.

As she thought, she stuffed a few sticks of wood into the small burning stove, and when the iron pot on the stove dried up and smoked black, she opened the cut fat and pasted it on the surface of the pot.

Wang, who had just steamed the bud rice dry food on the big stove, saw it and said with a smile: "The big pot used on our stove is still the pot that your Aunt Lu opened." ”

At that time, her family was very poor, and she said that the fat in the pot was boiling, and she couldn't touch the meat of the meal. At that time, she bought a new pot, thinking that it would be good to use, and she could only let the family eat a mouthful of hot food.

It happened that Aunt Lu passed by at the door and saw that she was placing the cauldron, so she asked. After knowing that she didn't plan to raise the pot, she almost didn't count her.

The peasant family looks at the objects, especially the guys who buy food at home, as long as they are not rotten and broken, they will not be replaced with new ones for decades. This iron pot looks inconspicuous, counting, it is also dozens of dollars, if it is not raised, it will have to be replaced with a new one in three or five years, but the gains outweigh the losses.

However, Aunt Lu also knew her family's situation, so she simply went home and cut a few slices of fat to help her open the iron pot. Of course, at the end of the lard residue, Aunt Lu also said that she didn't want anything.

After that, she and Lin Mancang helped the Lu family do some work in the fields from time to time, and sometimes they would send some firewood over.

Aunt Lu's family is not a small person, and she knows that the Lin family's second room is having a hard time, so they have food, regardless of whether it is the corn residue milled by their own family or the wheat planted in the ground, they are all sent to them in a bowl and a half.

After a long time, her relationship with Aunt Lu has become closer.

Lin Baoru listened to her mother's chatter about the past, and she also felt a little emotional.

When the two of them said this, Lin Baoru used chopsticks to wipe the fat slices of the pot, and they slowly turned into lard residue. And the black iron pot was also full of heat because of it. The soaring lard glowed.

Lin Baoru saw that the lard residue was golden, so she went to pick up two green onions, rinsed them, cut them and threw them in. At this moment, the green onion with a little cold water made a tearing sound, and then it crackled. Hot lard splattered.

But after a while, the green and white green onion slices burst out of the fragrance, mixed with lard, which is particularly tempting. Person.

"Mother, while it's not yet the first month, let's make a pimple soup to eat?" Lin Baoru said while adding water to the pot.

The elderly pay attention to not eating pimple rice in the New Year, otherwise the family's situation in the new year will be uneven.

Although it doesn't make much sense, Lin Baoru still understands the things of following the customs.

She doesn't care what she eats in the New Year, but her mother is a native of ancient times, so she is afraid that she will be pressed again. simply, while there is no New Year, the family has a happy meal.

Wang didn't know that her daughter took care of the family in everything, and she thought that the family had also bought white noodles now, since the girl must have wanted to eat it, so she naturally responded with a mouthful.

At this time, when I fell asleep, I felt that Xiaoshan had also woken up, and I sat in the kang and called my eldest sister and mother a few times.

Wang said a few more words to his daughter, then wiped his hands and went back to the house to lead Xiaoshan.

Lin Baoru covered the pot and went back to the house to dig up half a bowl of noodles. She is not skilled in mixing lumps, so she can only light some water at this time, and even stir and tear it into the pot. But in the end, it is a white flour object, and it is cooked in a pot of fried green onions, so when you roll it slightly, it smells really good.

As soon as Cai Ru and Cai He, who had been playing for a long time, came home, they smelled the fragrance, and the two of them, who didn't feel hungry, were hungry in an instant. The two of them smiled and washed their hands, and came to the front of the small stove to talk to the eldest sister about what they heard in the village.

"Eldest sister, they said that the people of the uncle's mother's family are still living in grandma's house, and at this time, grandma not only has to serve the eldest aunt who raises the baby, but also cooks and cleans up for those people." Lin Cairu whispered to the eldest sister about the gossip she heard, although she was a little embarrassed to learn her tongue, but it still made Lin Baoru feel a little happy when she heard it.

Lin Baoru put down the bowl in her hand and stirred it to gradually stick. The thick pimple soup said funny: "This is normal, the two families haven't fought yet, and it's good." ”

Presumably it was her grandmother Liu who promised some benefits to the Zhang family, so that the Zhang family could persuade the Zhang family not to make trouble. Since her grandmother beat her aunt to the fetal gas, she has already been unreasonable, so now she can only endure it.

But according to her, the calm at this time is also a matter of the eyes. After all, her grandmother's temperament made her temporarily stable for a day or two, and it would definitely explode after a long time.

As for the Zhang family, they have already occupied the moral high ground at this time, no matter how they make the Liu family faceless, the Lin family can't say anything. After all, the old wife of the Lin family almost beat her daughter-in-law and lost the child, no matter how you say it, you can't justify it.

"In the future, just listen to it, don't get involved." While serving the meal, Lin Baoru told Lin Cairu to say to the somewhat ignorant Lin Caihe, "Let's just live our own lives." If anyone asks you about these things, you just don't know what you don't know. ”

They finally got rid of it, but they can't be blamed for it.

Although Lin Cairu and Lin Caihe didn't think deeply enough, this did not prevent the two from being obedient. Besides, they don't really care about the old house, that is, when they go out to play in the past two days, they can always listen to people, so they will come back to learn from the eldest sister.

Hot. The soaring white gnocchi soup makes the family have a stable stomach. A few people in the second room here are warm, a few people are gossiping, and they are full of food.

After eating, Lin Baoru beckoned Cairu and Caihe to start changing the window paper. The skillful Wang cut the window grilles with red paper on the side. After watching his daughter-in-law paste the white flowers and even the white and dazzling window paper, he handed over the cut grains in his hand and the window flowers that were more than every year.

Lin Mancang leaned over and brushed a layer of batter in the place chosen by his eldest sister and helped to paste the window grille. After a while, the window was brand new, looking festive and clean.

Now they have new quilts and new clothes in the house, and the windows are bright and clean, which makes people feel comfortable when they see them.

Because of saving money, Lin Baoru didn't buy couplets. But even if it's just a window grille in the house, it's enough for the family to be happy, after all, there hasn't been such an atmosphere in their yard in recent years.

After tidying up the house, Lin Baoru began to talk about making dumplings. As the largest labor in the family, Lin Mancang began to chop meat without hesitation. On the side, Wang pinched the remaining red paper and began to fold gadgets little by little.

Cai Ru and Cai He were busy washing vegetables, and from time to time they said a few words to the eldest sister who was stewed with bones on the stove.

The small yard, the rhythmic chopping sound, mixed with a few small happy coquettish voices and talking sounds, is really happy.

In the farmhouse, you can't work on the first day of the first month, so the dumpling filling is much more prepared today, and Lin Baoru and noodles are also more harmonious. After a few people finished wrapping the dumplings, Cai He counted them on the side, and there were more than 200 of them.

For the occasion, Wang also took two copper plates, washed them and wrapped two copper dumplings. No matter who eats it out of Ming'er, they can ask for a good omen.

Even if the dumplings haven't been eaten yet, the smile on the family's faces can't stop saying anything. Cai Ru and Cai He sat on the kang head, tilted their heads and said: "In the past, at this time, we all went to grandma's to help, and every time we didn't eat enough, we didn't say anything, and we had to let grandma say that it was a starving ghost reincarnated......" They didn't have any thoughts when they said this, but they felt happy in their hearts, "Now that we celebrate the New Year by ourselves, we are no longer afraid of being scolded." ”

The two little girls said that they were happy, and the big ones. The big eyes are full of light, and the heart is soft and sour.

Lin Baoru was also very happy in her heart, and listening to the words of the two of them, she laughed, "Not only do you not have to be scolded, but you can also eat a full stomach!" ”

"Yes!" The two girls responded crisply, and then happily talked about the next one.

Firecrackers began to be set off outside, and Lin Baoru put down the hill that was still lying in her arms while sleeping, and then beckoned Cairu and Caihe to prepare the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

The so-called Chinese New Year's Eve rice is naturally much more popular than usual, but the meat dish Lin Baoru fried the two.

Stir-fry the cabbage and green onions, and heat it in a pot. The soaring bone broth is really mouth-watering. Drip.

The strong smell of meat permeated the courtyard, and just smelling it made the two little ones very happy. At this time, Xiaoshan also woke up from sleep, and Lin Baoru, who was provoked to come into the house to serve the bowl, said with a smile: "Little greedy, isn't it because of the smell of the food cooked by the eldest sister!" ”

Lin Xiaoshan snorted, hehe, and whispered, "Xiaoshan just woke up when he smelled the fragrance." ”

His small appearance, when he said this, he coaxed everyone to please, and the family laughed again.

Lin Baoru went to serve the vegetables, and instructed Cai Ru by the way: "Wipe Xiaoshan's hands first, and let's eat meat and bones in a while." ”

Cai Ru responded crisply, jumped off the kang and went to wash the cloth towel. Even if he was told to work by the eldest sister, his face was smiling as if he was blooming.

When the food was put on the kang table, Cairu and Caihe couldn't help but swallow their saliva and looked at their eldest sister with blank eyes. I don't know when they started, they are used to the fact that their mothers and eldest sisters don't go to the table, and they don't use chopsticks.

Lin Baoru was made soft by the bright eyes of the two of them, and couldn't help but raise her hand and smile: "See if I can see enough?" Don't hurry up and eat ......" said, she also sandwiched the largest piece of meat and bone and put it into Wang's bowl, "Mother, eat more, I have stewed a lot today, we can eat openly." ”

Wang looked at the children talking happily on the kang table, and said with a loving smile: "Okay, let's eat everything." ”

At the thatched house, the family started the vigil with a simple dish.

But on the other side of the old mansion, it has been restless since a few days ago, and it can be said that a few people except for the Zhang family are simply living in deep water. In the heat.