After seeing the native chickens and pheasants in the space, Wang Manyin stared at the fish in the pond again.

In just over a month, the carp fry had grown to the size of three or four catties, enough to be sold.

As far as the eye can see, there are at least a few hundred of the black backs of Bantang, which are very attractive.

According to the original idea, Wang Manyin did not plan to sell fish again before the year.

But it's a waste to keep it in space all the time, so it's better to exchange it for money...... Recently, a lot of new fry have been hatched, and enough water has to be made for them.

In addition, there is not much cooking oil left at home.

The rapeseed harvested in the previous space was replanted by Wang Manyin, and it is estimated that it will take another two or three months to harvest.

It will take some time to eat oil freely.

There are a few days before the New Year, and your family always wants to fry some oil cakes, right?

After thinking about it, Wang Manyin decided to take advantage of the gap before the year to go to Mijia Town again.

Carrying the pheasant out of the space, he returned home directly with the rhubarb.

"Man Yin, this is what our rhubarb just caught?" Seeing the man returning with a pheasant in his hand, Orchid opened her mouth excitedly.

A few mothers-in-law and aunts who came over to chat on the sidelines were also full of envy.

"I was walking around the hill just now, and I happened to run into one. This guy is hiding in the grass and doesn't know how ......to move," Wang Manyin replied casually.

"Well, the pheasant is like that, very bold. I've seen them fly away many times before, and once they even picked up a nest of wild eggs. An aunt nodded approvingly.

Hearing what the other party said, Wang Manyin didn't need to explain too much. Anyway, in the future, you can often see rhubarb "catching" pheasants and hares, and the people in the village should get used to it earlier.

It was almost time to cook, and several people left one after another.

There were no outsiders, and when it was time to eat, Wang Manyin said that he planned to go to the pigeon market in Mijia Town to buy grain and oil.

Orchid immediately became worried, and persuaded again and again: "Man Yin, forget it, there is still half a rabbit and a pheasant at home." It's enough for us to celebrate the New Year, and we don't need fried oil cakes. ”

"It's okay, there's nothing to do at home anyway, it's enough time to come and go for a day."

If it weren't for the distance and the fact that he had to sell fish, Wang Manyin even planned to take orchids for a visit.

Speaking of which, since the two got married, they haven't gone out shopping with their mother-in-law.

However, there are opportunities in the future.

Seeing that the man had already made a decision, Orchid didn't say much, only told him to be careful.

It was forty miles to go to Mijia Town, and Wang Manyin got up in the middle of the night as usual.

Take advantage of the night and go straight to Mijia Town.

At the coal mine procurement point, he met Li Ping.

The next transaction was the same as the first two, and it went very smoothly. More than 30 fish, more than 100 yuan.

Wang Manyin bought ten catties of white flour, ten catties of corn grits, plus more than 20 catties of yellow rice and a few catties of rapeseed oil...... In addition, I also bought some food at the supply and marketing cooperative, and got a few comic books for Shaoping.

At this time, the comic strips were basically drawn by masters. The picture composition is beautiful, the characters are full, and each book can be called a masterpiece.

Unlike later generations, even the textbooks have appeared strangely shaped cartoon characters, which has attracted heated discussions among the whole people......

After doing a good job of New Year's goods, Wang Manyin rushed home non-stop.

Before it was dark, he had already returned to Jar Village.

From afar, I saw my mother-in-law looking at the cliffside, and I almost became a husband stone.

In the past, when Manyin was at home, Orchid didn't think about it. But after walking for a day today, she always felt that her heart was gone, and she didn't even eat well.

Since noon, the orchid has been watching over the cave's head.

Seeing the man return safely, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

***

As the year approached, the smell of incense finally began to waft over the village, occasionally mixed with the occasional sound of firecrackers.

Killing chicken, roasting millet cakes, fried oil cakes, dumplings...... The food of people in this era is far from being comparable to that of later generations, but the taste of the New Year is much stronger.

The only two mills in the village are also busy, and the sound of squeaking can be heard from morning to night, usually grinding yellow rice or millet seeds.

One pushes in front, and the other sweeps with a small broom.

Even Wang Manyin was no exception, and went to the village with Orchid early to line up.

The husband and wife cooperated quite tacitly, and it also allowed him to truly experience the feeling of pushing a mill.

Baking millet cakes is a technical job, although Wang Manyin knows it in his memory, he is not good at it.

Fortunately, there are orchids, and everything is fine.

First of all, you need to grind the millet into flour, then add water and batter, and let it ferment overnight.

A special tool is also required to make this food...... Tweezers.

It is a small round cake pan of cast iron with a lid, the middle part is slightly bulging, about six inches in diameter, and there are three legs underneath.

This thing is used to make multigrain pancakes in other places, and it is mainly used for baking millet cakes on the Loess Plateau.

Heat the bottom of the pan, add oil to the top, and pour in the batter.

Close the lid again and wait a few minutes for it to cook.

Wang Manyin's family did not have a tweezer, so he could only take the millet batter to other people's houses to borrow it.

When they arrived, they happened to meet several mothers-in-law and aunts who were getting together to make millet cakes.

I have to admit that no matter in later generations or now, after a woman gets married, once she starts driving, men are afraid. What a daring occasion!

These mothers-in-law and aunts tasted while branding, and loudly discussed whose "noodles" were thick and hard, and they were strong to use; Whose "noodles" are soft and soft, and they don't use top......

Wang Manyin originally wanted to give orchid a hand, but he was obedient and didn't say the right thing, so he hurriedly got up and left.

When the orchid was done, he went home with the wattle basket.

The finished millet cake is dried and hung on the roof beam of the cave for ushering in the delivery. This thing has a long shelf life, and it won't go bad for a few months.

In addition to cooking, there are also a lot of other miscellaneous things, such as cleaning the cave yard, pasting window paper, haircuts, and so on.

In this year, it is also important that you can't get a haircut on the New Year's Day, so people usually go to the commune barber shop before the New Year.

In the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, this side of the Loess Plateau is called "the end of the moon", which is divided into large and small ends, large end 30 days, and small end 29.

On this day, people began to be busy pasting window grilles and couplets after breakfast.

Wang Manyin's couplet was prepared two days earlier, and he specially asked accountant Wang Fugui to help write it. This man is not only good at abacus, but also very good at calligraphy.

The content is full of auspicious words with the characteristics of the times", "Breaking the four old and changing customs, establishing a new style and not forgetting the party's kindness", "The four seas are churning, the clouds and water are angry, the five continents are shaken, the wind and thunder are fierce", "the spring breeze is thousands of willows, and the six hundred million Shenzhou is full of Shunyao"......

In addition to the door of the cave, the courtyard intersection, the big tree in front of the door, the stone mill, the pot and other places, should also be pasted with the corresponding single link.

For example, "look up and see joy", "welcome the door to welcome the blessing", "deep roots and lush leaves" and so on.

In normal times, most families eat two meals a day, but today they eat three meals.

After all, it's been a busy year, and I always have to eat a full meal.

Wang Manyin's family is two people, and Chinese New Year's Eve is naturally simple. When it gets dark, I put a pot of dumplings into the pot early.

At this time, the village horn sounded without warning.

It's still a familiar melody: "The sky is full of stars, and the crescent moon is shining." The production team held a meeting to complain and redress grievances......"

Wang Manyin was extremely speechless: "Is there any mistake, at this time, the meeting is held, and the Chinese New Year's Eve will not let people be idle." ”

Orchid was startled when she heard this, and hurriedly dissuaded: "Full silver, don't you dare to talk nonsense." ”

"Don't worry, I'm not stupid, I won't say it outside." Wang Manyin took her mother-in-law's hand and gave a positive answer.

In fact, for more than half a month in the first half of the year, the loudspeaker in the village sounded almost every day, shouting for "XX". And the meeting is also very intensive, all kinds of learning and recitation, all kinds of memories are bittersweet and sweet.

All in all, it was lively and the atmosphere was very lively.

Wang Manyin originally thought that today was the Chinese New Year's Eve, and the village horns should rest. I didn't expect it, but this stubble is still indispensable.

"Let's hurry up and eat, and go over early after eating," Orchid didn't say much.

Seeing that the dumplings in the pot were churning, I hurriedly added a scoop of cold water.

Dumplings stuffed with radish and a little lean pork with a little lard taste good.

After the meal, the two locked the door, left the rhubarb to watch the house, and walked towards the breeding room compound.

Along the way, I kept seeing broken babies gathering together to set off firecrackers.

I am not rich these years, and it is already very good for each person to be able to share a few firecrackers, and listen to the sound.