Chapter 79: Chinese New Year's Eve
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"Mother-in-law, if you don't have enough to eat, I'll go back and get some, the family will make a lot of food." Liu Qingyan grinned.
Mrs. Liu has many brothers and sisters, and every New Year, her nephews, nieces, nephews, nephews, granddaughters, etc., will come and go, and it takes a lot of effort to entertain them.
The last time I put out the housewarming wine, it was the old man of the same generation as Mrs. Liu, and in the first month, those juniors had to come.
Therefore, Xie Shi prepared the amount of each ingredient very well.
"Enough to eat, enough to eat, the cook will be back in two days."
Mrs. Shi thought to herself: After tomorrow, we will go directly to your house to eat, and it will be too troublesome to take it around.
When the things were delivered, Liu Qingyan didn't stay much, there were still a lot of things waiting for her at home, and she told Mrs. Shi that she wanted to go back.
"Wait a minute, I'll free the basket and you can take it back." After Mrs. Shi finished speaking, she brought a large clay pot and quickly picked up the balls in the basket.
Liu Qingyan said with a smile: "Mother-in-law, the basket is not urgent, and it doesn't matter if you take it next time." ”
"Okay." Mrs. Shi stopped picking balls.
"Then I'll go back first."
"Slow down on the road."
Liu Qingyan walked out of the stove room in the direction of the front yard, and when she saw Shi Lei who came after hearing the news, she stopped and waited for him.
"Little thing, why do you come and you have to leave." Shi Lei put his hands behind his back and walked quickly towards Liu Qingyan with a smile on his face.
"It's Chinese New Year's Eve, and there is still a lot of work to be done at home."
Liu Qingyan suddenly felt her heart beat faster, this guy shouldn't look too good when he laughs.
Shi Lei walked in front of Liu Qingyan, took out a delicate small box from behind his back with his right hand, and said with a smug look in his eyes: "Ah, this is a New Year's gift for you, I was going to give it to you in the second year of the new year, but today you are here, so I will give it to you first." ”
The look in his eyes seemed to say: Accident is not unexpected, surprise is not surprising.
Liu Qingyan pursed her mouth, and she had to be so arrogant when she gave a gift.
In fact, her heart was already as happy as an open popcorn, and when she took the box and opened it, she saw a crystal clear jade bracelet lying inside.
"You're young, and you don't have much jewelry to wear now, so the color of this bracelet suits you well." Shi Lei is serious.
Giving such a valuable gift now, is it a token of love?
Liu Qingyan thought happily.
"Put it on and try it." Shi Lei urged her.
Liu Qingyan picked up the bracelet and put it on her hand as she said, and easily put it on, moving her wrist, it seemed to be a little big.
Shi Lei's face darkened when he saw this, and he lowered his eyes and muttered in frustration, "You should ask how big you are wearing before you buy it." ”
Liu Qingyan's eyes were crooked, and she said comfortingly: "It doesn't matter, I'll wear it again in a year or two." ”
Whether the gift is suitable or not is not the point, as long as people have this intention.
"I'll send you back." Shi Lei's expression was sad, obviously feeling sorry for not doing a good deed.
"Okay."
Walking out of the gate of the dart game, the street was empty and empty.
The warm winter sun envelops the heavens, the earth, the houses, the plants and trees in a bright light, and the clouds are as white as cotton, floating leisurely in the clear blue sky.
The two walked slowly without saying a word, and the distance of one mile seemed to suddenly become farther away.
At the entrance of the alley where he walked to the willow house, Shi Lei suddenly said: "You will be thirteen next year." ”
Liu Qingyan looked ahead and replied casually, "Well, what's wrong?" ”
"Thirteen can be married."
"Uh-huh".
There was a pause between the two "ums", the first one was very soft, it was a flat sound that did not react, and the second one was heavy and long, and the tone was raised very high, which was completely unexpected surprise.
Liu Qingyan's feet froze, and she almost fell down, and her heart jumped almost out of her chest.
In ancient times, it was very common for women to marry at the age of thirteen, and it was normal for them to marry at the age of fifteen or six.
In her previous life, she was thirty years old and unmarried, and she belonged to the overage leftover girl, but she didn't expect that in this life, she would not only play early love, but also seem to have to marry early!
Calm as me, calm as me.
"Why, you don't want to?" Shi Lei's eyebrows furrowed, his chin was raised high, and his eyes swept towards Liu Qingyan coldly.
Well?
Where did I say I didn't want to? It's your proposal that came too suddenly. Isn't it just an engagement with a parent, if you can't come in the future, it's a big deal to quit your family.
Isn't it more upright to fall in love after being engaged?
After Liu Qingyan stabilized her mood, she coughed lightly, and said lightly: "That, if you think it's good, you can get married." ”
Shi Lei was stunned, then chuckled, raised his hand and rubbed Liu Qingyan's bun, "You, you are really a heartless little thing." ”
I don't have a heart anymore, I have a big heart,......
When she arrived at the gate, Liu Qingyan knocked on the door.
It was Liu Lanqing who came to open the door, holding a book in his hand, he specially came to the front yard to read a book and wait for Liu Qingyan to come back.
Waiting for her sister to step into the courtyard gate, Liu Lanqing looked at Shi Lei standing outside, hesitated, and said, "Brother Lei, do you want to come in and sit." ”
Now I'll call you brother, and sooner or later you'll have to call me brother.
He thought to himself.
"I won't go in today, but I'll come back the day after tomorrow." Shi Lei's eyes shone brightly.
"Oh, then I'm shut."
The door slowly closed, and Liu Qingyan lowered her head and smiled.
Outside the door, Shi Lei stood quietly for a moment, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, turned around and strode away.
After bolting the door, the brother and sister went to the inner courtyard, and no one would come again today.
Liu Qingyan went back to the room first and took off the bracelet and hid it, so as not to be seen by the Xie family, and it was another nagging.
Xie Shi and Jiu'er brewed tofu bubbles in the stove room, and the meat filling was mixed with crispy and sweet winter celery, winter bamboo shoots, and shiitake mushrooms.
"Send something, why did you go here for a long time." Xie Shi glanced at Liu Qingyan and continued to brew tofu bubbles.
Liu Qingyan replied while rolling up her sleeves, "Granny Shi doesn't do well in some dishes, let me teach you." ”
Xie was silent.
After Liu Qingyan cleaned her hands, she also helped to brew tofu bubbles.
When night fell, the fires in the courtyards of each house were lit one after another, and the sound of firecrackers from near and far came one after another.
It's time to eat Chinese New Year's Eve.
Xie Shi and Chen Jiu'er put the dishes on the table in the dining room one by one, and they were soon full.
Liu Qingyan held two pots of warm wine, one strong and one light.
Qingzhi saw that there were a lot of dishes on the table, and she was about to eat them noisily, so Mrs. Liu had no choice but to encircle her in her arms and coax her lightly.
Old Man Liu saw that the dishes were almost served, and ordered: "Qing Yanzi, go and set off firecrackers." ”
"Good Ratcha."
Liu Lanqing responded and went out with a fire fold and a firecracker.
When the sound of firecrackers stopped, the wine and food were served, and everyone was seated.
At the big eight immortal table in the four directions, the two elders of the Liu family sat at the top, Liu Bowen and Liu Lanqing father and son sat on the right hand, Xie took Qingzhi to sit on the left hand side, Qingzhi was between Xie and Mrs. Liu, and Liu Qingyan and Chen Jiu'er sat at the bottom.
The wine was full, and everyone had a glass in front of them.
Mrs. Liu looked at such a sumptuous Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, thinking of Liu Boyu, who didn't know where she was at the moment, and couldn't help but look sad and difficult to lift.
Old man Liu saw the old wife's thoughts, and whispered comfortingly: "Old woman, this Chinese New Year's Eve, everyone is happy, you just let go of your mind, so that everyone will follow you hungry." ”
Mrs. Liu reluctantly showed a smile, gave Qingzhi a chopstick to button the meat, and beckoned everyone to move the chopsticks.
Qingzhi is the happiest, and she has long eaten her mouth full of oil.
Xie Shi wiped her mouth with a handkerchief from time to time, so as not to wipe Qingzhi with her sleeve.
Tonight's hot dishes include steamed stuffed tofu puffs, taro button meat, sweet and sour loin, steamed tender chicken with cordyceps flowers, crispy duck, cold dishes are koji rice fish, mixed with three silks, cold pork ears, plus a mustard tofu soup, the soup is added with some glutinous rice meatballs, light but very delicious, and also has the effect of reducing fire and getting greasy.
Liu Qingyan stood up and said some words of blessing one by one with her wine glass, and then took a small sip.
Now she doesn't dare to drink a lot of wine in this body, in her previous life, she participated in various dinners, socialized a lot, and all kinds of wine can be drunk as water.
The family has learned how powerful this wine is, and it tastes good, but the stamina is very strong, so they don't dare to let go of the courage to drink it.
Old Man Liu took a sip of the wine glass, smacked his lips and said: "Yan girl, this wine has no name, it tastes like drinking honey, how can you get drunk so much." ”
Liu Qingyan said with a smile: "Grandfather, this wine is called pressed wine, and it is pressed with glutinous rice wine and shochu mixed together. Originally, it was not intoxicating, but the second roast was carried out for a long time, and the liquor became violent. ”
Then he poured a cup for Old Man Liu and said, "Grandfather, try again, this pot is light." ”
Old Man Liu took a sip and put it into his mouth, and tasted it carefully for a while before saying: "The taste of wine is lighter, but it is just as delicious, and women who are not good at drinking should be able to drink a few glasses." ”
"Then let's have a drink." Liu Qingyan happily proposed.
"Cheers."
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Everyone raised their glasses in unison and touched each other, and even Qing Zhi, who was gnawing on the chicken legs, spit out the word 'Cheers' indistinctly.
When Liu Qingyan was full, Old Man Liu and Liu Bowen, father and son, were still drinking slowly and talking about the topic of high seas and seas.
Xie Shi took Qingzhi to wash his face.
"Grandfather, father, do you want me to fry two more hot dishes?"
"No, no, these dishes are enough, we can't eat many dishes when we drink and talk." Old man Liu waved his hand.
"Yan'er, I've worked hard for you today, let's go to the rest meeting first, and I'll accompany your grandfather to have a few more drinks." Liu Bowen also smiled.
Liu Qingyan had no choice but to give up, pulled the wine and went to the stove room to make rice balls, it is not okay not to eat rice balls during the New Year, the reunion is reunited!
Mrs. Liu and Liu Lanqing stayed on the table and continued to accompany them.
Liu Qingyan and Jiu'er came to the stove room and began to prepare the ingredients for making dumplings.
After Qingzhi washed her face, she shouted to go to sleep.
Xie was afraid that Qingzhi would accumulate food, so he soaked some hawthorn water to coax her to drink it.
In the stove room, Jiu'er was kneading glutinous rice flour, Liu Qingyan was in charge of adjusting the filling, and the sound of firecrackers in the distance could be faintly heard.
Suddenly, a few bangs rang out in the sky, and I don't know which rich man in the city set off the fireworks.
Hearing the sound of fireworks, all the people in the house ran to the courtyard to look up.
The house where the fireworks were set off was not too far from the willow house, and you could clearly watch it from the yard.
The fireworks exploded in the deep blue night sky, and the moment they bloomed was gorgeous and enchanting, and then turned into countless colorful arcs, streaking across the sky in a graceful manner.
Liu Qingyan looked up at the night sky, and a gorgeous firework bloomed in her eyes.