"Grandpa Shi, the fish is here, fry the fish for us to eat!" Several of them stood outside the door, shouting in unison.

"You cubs, come to fry the fish in the oil mill again" Shi Song saw that there were two female babies, and scolded: "Damn, you all go out to collect firewood first." ”

The oil mill was built in a secluded ravine on the mountain behind the village, which was the ancestral business of the Shi Song family. In front of him, Grandpa Shi is old, and he can't do the heavy work of oil extraction, so he can only do some chores.

When Shek Chi Tsai was five or six years old, he liked to go to the oil mill to play, and he was very familiar with the situation there.

There is a bit of land around the oil mill, which is the self-reserved land of Grandpa Shi's family, which is used to grow melons and vegetables.

Grandpa Shi swept the floor, often swept the dust and scattered dirty hoop powder into the shovel and poured it into the ground to serve as fertilizer, so his melons and vegetables grew particularly lushly.

In summer and autumn, the vines of pumpkins, winter melons, bitter melons, loofahs, and peas climb on the ditches, stone walls, and eaves, giving the edge of the oil mill as if a hedge or green wall is enclosed, and flowers of various colors bloom everywhere, and melons and fruits are hung everywhere, making it difficult to distinguish whether this is a vegetable garden or a garden.

Tender pumpkins and winter melons can be sliced on the river beach, and cowpeas can be blanched in boiling water on a pot stove made from steamed hoop powder in an oil mill, then tossed on the pebbles by the river to dry.

In the afternoon of the same day or the afternoon of the next day, Grandpa Shi's daughter-in-law Li Ying will carry the basket on her back and take it back to the house for storage.

Or make all kinds of canned vegetables and save them for the winter so that they can either eat them at home, or they can be sold in the polder market for money.

The old pumpkin was picked up and stored in the hall of the house, and when it was not green, it was used to satisfy hunger.

Shi Chi Tsai often came to the river, and in autumn the pumpkin grew the size of a hat, and he would go home and happily carry a large pumpkin back to his grandfather.

When carrying a pumpkin across the river, Shek Chi Tsai likes to ride the pumpkin under his crotch and use it as a ball to swim across the river.

One year, Shi Chi Tsai's family had a large population, and it was difficult to survive, so it was all thanks to his grandfather who sent two loads of old pumpkins to eat, so that Shi Chi Tsai's family survived the famine years.

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After Grandpa Shi drove them away to collect firewood, he stopped what he was doing, put on his outer clothes, and took the fish to the ditch to open his stomach and wash his intestines.

After cutting the fish and brushing the pot, they have already picked up the firewood.

Grandpa Shi set up the pot and poured half a pot of peanut oil, waited until the oil was cooked and then put all the fish into the pot, and then just let them fry it slowly, and his old man went to work.

The pot creaks and the smell of fish oil fills the fire. They kept smacking their lips by the pot, so hungry that they almost fell saliva into the pot.

Seeing that the fish in the pot was about to be fried, Shi Chizai deliberately wanted to separate the four of them, so he said, "Maybe there is not enough firewood, you have to go and collect some firewood." ”

The four of them were cunning but Shi Chizai, and when they went to pick up the firewood again, they found that Shi Chizai had stolen a fish from the pot.

Wang Erniu saw that Shi Chizai had eaten the fish secretly, and felt that he had suffered a loss, so he scolded: "Dead Chizai, you want to die if you eat alone!" ”

"I'll try it first, see if it's enough." Shi Chi Tsai argued.

Wang Erniu hurriedly reached out, ready to pick the biggest fish he caught.

He stopped and said, "Keep that one for Grandpa Shi."

"Grandpa, it's time to eat fried fish." After Shi Chi Tsai shouted to his grandfather, he went outside the house to pick a few pumpkin leaves, washed them in the ditch, wrapped the fish in the leaves, and put them aside to squat down to eat.

There were a lot of fish caught this time, but at that time, life was difficult, and there was a lack of oil and water in the dishes, and the stomach was often hungry. When there was still a small half pot left, Wang Erniu and Shi Chizai were worried that they would not be full, and the two began to fight.

Wang Erniu thought that Shi Chi Tsai had eaten a fish alone, and was a little dissatisfied, and saw that Shi Chi Tsai ate recklessly, and he was so reluctant to spit out the fish bones when he ate it, so he kept picking up the fish and stuffing it into his mouth.

Long Xiaolan saw that Shi Chizai was eating vigorously, so she scolded Shi Chizai for being reincarnated as a starving ghost.

But Shi Chizai just smirked, looking indifferent. continued to stay by the pot and devoured it, and after a while, he poured all the remaining fish and meat into his stomach with the oil soup.

Then he walked to the lawn outside the oil mill gate, burped his mouth, patted the swollen belly of the frog, and said in a pleasant manner, "It's so comfortable!" I don't even have to eat dinner when I go back. ”

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A "crackling" sound of firecrackers interrupted Long Zhaotian's memories in the sky, and the sound of firecrackers told him that it was 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, and it was the first day of the new year to greet the God of Wealth.

He bowed to the southwest of the village and prayed, "God of Wealth, I will go back and burn red candles and firecrackers to welcome you, the beloved God of Wealth, back to the village!" Bless the chicken farm with all the best in the New Year, make a lot of money, and the whole village has time! ”

After Long Zhaotian finished praying, he looked at the ancient tree affectionately, and said in his heart, "I should also go back and rest." ”

When Long Zhaotian woke up, it was already the rising sun, the noisy gongs and drums, the crackling sound of firecrackers, and people said to each other, "Happy New Year, congratulations, good health, happy family, and everything is successful!" The New Year's greetings echoed throughout the village, and it was so lively.

After Long Zhaotian carefully dressed himself, he came to the old place where he and Long Xiaolan had a date before 10 o'clock, and saw that the hall was already full of people wearing new clothes, some were watching the lion dance performance, and some were gathered around the ancient platform to listen to Uncle Zhang's talk about the ancients.

Uncle Zhang's loud voice reached his ears far away. When I stopped to listen, Uncle Zhong made up a story about his return to his hometown to run a chicken farm, and he was telling it.

He squeezed forward, only to hear Uncle Zhang preach: "Let's talk about the village Junyan Tianwazi, drink water and think of the source, abandon a stable life and return to the hometown to set up a chicken farm, build and share a happy life, benefit the villagers, the first batch of broilers on the market, Tianwazi took filial piety to the five counties of 'Nanfanshun', and sold 1,000 local chickens in Fengshan!" The first battle was successful, taking advantage of the momentum, and by the end of the year, unprecedented achievements were achieved! The money and silver spent in white flowers were put into the pockets of the villagers, and at the end of the year, the fish, chickens, and condolences were divided, and every household had a fat year! ”

"Isn't that why I came back to my hometown? What is worth talking about, Uncle Zhang is also ......" When Long Zhaotian heard this, he thought of the date with Long Xiaolan, so he went to the ancient tree.

There is a lion dance performance here, and the crowd is surging, and people are attracted by the wonderful lion dance performance, and there are bursts of cheers.

He lifted his heels and looked around but didn't find Long Xiaolan.

He secretly speculated: "Is it that Xiaolan came to see him, and her mother knew that she was not allowed to go out?" Or ......"

While guessing, he couldn't help but look at his watch, and secretly laughed: "It's because I'm too anxious, there are still 15 minutes until 10 o'clock." ”