So how can the beautiful and prosperous fireworks, after they burn out, have such a pungent smell left?

She was afraid that her feelings would be the same as this fireworks, and the happy state would only bloom for a moment, not for a long time.

In Liulang's eyes, Hemai is still his beloved little girl, well-behaved and smart, occasionally clever and cute.

But Hemai herself knows that some changes have affected her state of mind, and she has less unscrupulous courage and more fear of loss.

The surface is still the same, whether it is the Qin family, the mountain grass, or even Xu Jiang, they have not seen any changes in the two of them.

In their eyes, the relationship between the young couple is as sweet as when they were newly married, and even better than when they were newly married.

In a few days, it will be the New Year, when every household is decorated with lights, regardless of whether the year has earned silver or lost silver or not lost or earned, this day you have to call your family, cut two catties of meat, and have a lively New Year.

On the day of the New Year, He Lin failed to come back from the academy, so he replaced He Lin, and the person who ate with Qin's Liulang Hemai became Xu Jiang.

In the small courtyard of the Yang family, Liulang set up a fire and skewered two clean bamboo rats and pheasants.

It's cold outside, but it's warm inside. At such a season, you must get a pot of pork vermicelli.

This is Qin's specialty dish, with two divisions of labor with Hemai, one to cut meat, one to cut vegetables, everything is in order, and the efficiency is very fast.

When the food was served, a candle flame burned from the dripping pork vermicelli, and the soup was boiled one after another, and the fragrance spread through the room from the bubbles.

The barbecue outside is almost the same, and when it is brought into the house, all kinds of aromas are permeated, which makes people's appetite move.

There was nothing particular about the family, and after the three young people gave the old lady a congratulatory speech, they had a lively meal.

Speaking of his specialty dish, Qin squinted and smiled, "You and your father's tastes are different!" Your father is happy to eat the meat of the fish, not the greens. It's your mother, who likes to eat green leafy vegetables, and said that she feels comfortable when she looks at it. ”

"Your father celebrated New Year's when he was a child, and he was poor at that time...... There is no meat at home, so what should I do? Your father wanted to go to the edge of the Changqing River, but he only had a stone in his hand, so he smashed open the ice and fished out two fat fish from it! ”

"Your father was still alive at that time, so he pointed to your father and said, this baby will definitely be able to endure hardships in the future, and he will be willing to suffer from the cold just for his own mouth, and in the future, for his daughter-in-law and children, won't he be able to endure hardships?"

Xu Jiang smiled when he heard this: "Grandma Lin, what you said is right!" You see, those who can make money and endure hardships are generally a little picky when it comes to eating. Those who are not willing to endure hardship, as long as they have a full stomach, they have no needs, and it is difficult to get ahead. ”

Rokuro glanced at him and said, "You're just changing your way to explain your gluttony." ”

He Mai smiled: "What Brother Xu said also has some truth, but it is not entirely true. I'm more greedy, but you see, I can make some money, right? ”

"What are you afraid of!" Xu Jiang waved his hand, "I estimate that the two of you will be able to change to a big mansion next year, right?" ”

"Yes." Liulang agreed with Xu Jiang's words for the first time, "As long as you are willing to work hard, nothing can't be done." ”

He Mai's gentle little face smiled, "Yes, nothing can't be done. ”

After the New Year's Day passed, families began to contact the butchers of the previous year and began to prepare to kill pigs and sheep.

The butcher came to the village to kill pigs and sheep, and then bought the meat by the way, so that the villagers could have a good New Year.

In Xiaoqing Village, there are few families raising pigs, let alone killing pigs for the New Year.

Lin Changxi's family, Lizheng's family, Shancao's family, and two other villagers with better living standards.

The Shancao family had a good relationship with Hemai, so they didn't contact the butcher at all, but invited Liulang.

Rokuro is a professional hunter, so it is natural that he can kill pigs and sheep.

And this year, Lu Changming is ready to sell the pork to the market by himself, and is not prepared to pass through the hands of the butcher.

Next year, when Shan Mu enters the academy, he can't wait to break the copper coins in half and spend them, so he has to be more cautious.

On this day, as soon as Liulang and He Mai arrived in the courtyard of the Lu family, they saw that Lu Changming and Shan Mu had already tied the limbs of the white pig in the pigsty firmly, and they were putting them on a bench at this time.

Seeing this, Rokuro hurriedly went up to help, and together they carried the pig to the bench.

After tying up the pig's limbs, Lu Changming took out the tools for killing the pig from the miscellaneous room.

Something like a triangular hook, a big iron basin, hemp rope, etc., give it to Rokuro.

When the pig killing began, the wheat and mountain grass went into the stove together. The mountain grass lady was cutting her own pickled cabbage, and there was a strong sour fragrance wafting in the stove room.

"Hemai, my family's pickled sauerkraut this winter is delicious, add some vermicelli to the stewpot, it is very fragrant without meat, when you leave in a while, let my brother fish a few for you."

This winter, Hemai planned to pickle some sour radish and sour cabbage, but Liulang and Xu Jiang have been busy, and Hemai didn't care about pickling, so he only took back more than 30 catties of bamboo shoots from the bamboo woodland at the foot of the eastern mountain and pickled two jars of sour bamboo shoots.

And the Qin family was not idle, pulled out the radishes grown in the vegetable garden, and pickled a small vat of radishes.

There are few winter vegetables, and these pickled vegetables are sweet and sour, which are essential for farmers to spend their winter.

Looking at the tender and crisp sour cabbage shreds, He Mai couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

"At that moment, you go to my house, I'll get you some sour bamboo shoots, and add some shredded meat when that thing is fried, and you can eat it." He Mai said with a smile.

Shancao Niang smiled while chopping vegetables, "Hemai girl, you are too particular!" Two sour cabbages are not very good things, what do you have to do back and forth? ”

Shan Cao also said: "That's it! I also often go to your house to eat with Grandma Lin's house, if you want to come and go with me, I don't know how much I owe you and Grandma Lin a meal, how can I pay it back? ”

He Mai pinched the face of the mountain grass and said with a smile: "Who wants you to pay it back?" Isn't it okay if I'm glad to ask you for food? Don't look at the sour cabbage is nothing special, but it's all Aunt Lu's heart, doesn't this sour bamboo shoot represent my heart? ”

The mountain grass lady rushed to the mountain grass, "Mountain grass, learn from people and wheat!" Not a year older than you, now so sensible, how can you fix it! ”

Shancao stuck out his tongue and whispered to He Mai: "He Mai, why are you not willing to ask you to come to my house for dinner when you see me this time?" If you come, you will find someone for my father and mother to compare with me, and I will be scolded! ”