Next is the food to eat for the New Year's Festival.

Jiang Laohan and his wife grinded beans to make tofu at home, and put out the old soybean milk that was not marinated for every child to taste.

Chun Niang and her sister-in-law steamed steamed buns and rice cakes for the festival.

Some steamed buns are made in the shape of cows, sheep, pigs and rabbits, and the eyes are dotted with red beans, and the white dough is coated with red flowers with sumac water, which is very beautiful.

Another cauldron was filled with a pot of sausages, pork trotters, and a pig's head.

There is also a pot of soybean stewed chicken that has been made, and the fragrance can be smelled from afar.

At this time, the happiest people are the children, because they don't have to write, study, or do work, and they can still get New Year's money.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Chunniang and Jiang Saburo got up before dawn and tasted two cloud cakes for each of the sleepy-eyed children, implying that they were happy and happy in the new year.

After urging them to finish eating the cake, the two went to the stove room to boil underwater dumplings and glutinous rice dumplings, implying a smooth and happy reunion in the new year.

Ying Bao knew that she couldn't stay in bed at this time, so she quickly got up, put on the new clothes and pants that A-Niang had put on the bedside last night, put on beautiful tiger head shoes, and thought about it. And put on a tiger hat.

The new cotton clothes are yellow flowers on a red background, the placket and back are embroidered with five blessings, and the neckline is also inlaid with a circle of white rabbit tail hair, which is smooth and good-looking.

Wear it with green pants and a tiger head hat on your head for a whole year of dolling.

After dressing up, Sakura Bao went to drag Xiaojie Xiaowu up, put on clothes and shoes for them, put on tiger hats, and dragged them to wash.

"Come and eat dumplings!" Chunniang came out with a pot of dumplings from the stove room, put it on the big table in the hall, and went to bring a few bowls of rice balls.

There are only four in each bowl, which means that everything goes well.

The family sat around the big table to eat dumplings, and after eating, Chun Niang gave Yingbao two small silver bills, each about one or two weights, and gave one to each of the twin sons.

Sakura and his two younger brothers knelt down to kowtow to their father and mother.

When they got the silver bill, the twins were very happy and were about to rush out to find Huzi's brother to show off.

Chunniang grabbed the two of them, "Give the New Year's money to my mother to help you keep it, and you can't find it when you turn around and fall outside." ”

Xiao Wu immediately refused: "Don't!" It won't fall. ”

Xiaojie echoed: "It won't fall!" Let's put it in our pockets. ”

"What if it drops?" These two boys are crazy, where can they put things.

"Mother, can you pack a few candies?"

"Not good, not good!" The two boys struggled hard and finally escaped from A-Niang's clutches.

Jiang Saburo saw that his wife was annoyed, and said with a smile: "Let them go." "It's just two taels of silver, and if you drop it, you'll look for it.

Then the family of five went to Jiang Dalang's house to pay New Year's greetings, and Yingbao and his younger brother received another wave of New Year's money.

Xiao Wu stuffed his New Year's money to his sister and asked her to keep it for herself.

Seeing this, Xiaojie also took out all the New Year's money to his sister to collect, and glanced at A-Niang to prevent A-Niang from robbing it.

Next, several male dolls took the ball that Sakura Bao bought, divided into two teams and competed with each other to kick and have fun, and they couldn't even take care of eating.

The next day, Chun Niang and her husband took their three children back to their parents' house to pay New Year's greetings.

Xujia Village is not far from Dongchen Village, nor is it close, just seven or eight miles away.

The eldest nephew, Jiang Cheng, drove the third uncle's family to the place first, and then rushed back to take his father and younger siblings to his uncle's house to pay New Year's greetings.

Xu Chunniang has an older brother and a younger sister, her father is long gone, and after her sister got married, her widowed mother Xu Lao Niang followed her only son Xu Da to live.

Mrs. Xu stood at the door early and looked forward to it, and when she saw the eldest daughter's mule cart at the entrance of the village, she trotted all the way over to greet her.

"Oh, my grandson." Mrs. Xu hugged Xiaojie and Xiaowu, and she couldn't be happy.

Sakura Po shouted from the side, "Grandma." ”

"Hey!" Mrs. Xu put down her two grandchildren and picked up her granddaughter: "My Bao'er has grown so big." ”

Sakura put her arms around her grandmother's neck and said with a smile, "Bao'er is four years old." ”

"Yes, yes, in a blink of an eye, Bao'er is four years old." Mrs. Xu went home with Yingbao in her arms.

Behind him, the two Douding grandsons shouted vigorously: "Grandma, let my sister down, let's kowtow to grandma for the New Year." ”

"Okay." Mrs. Xu put Yingbao down and pulled the three children into the house.

Xu Chunniang and her husband followed up with a large basket and a small bag, and distributed gifts to her brother and sister-in-law and nephews and nieces.

"Mother, this cloth is woven by me from cotton, but it is soft, and there is no color, so you can use it to make a shirt and wear it."

"And this ramie material, the color is beautiful, you can make your own dress." It's not that Chunniang doesn't make it for her mother, but Xu Lao Niang likes to do it herself, saying that she makes it herself and dresses appropriately and comfortably.

Xu Lao Niang happily touched the clothes, "Chun Niang, what do you do to buy such materials, I am buried to the neck, where do you need to wear these new clothes and new materials." ”

"Don't say this, you can live to ninety-nine, why don't you wear new clothes and new materials." Chun Niang took out another ingot, five taels of silver ingots, and the usual copper coins and stuffed them to the old lady, "This is your son-in-law's filial piety to you." ”

When Mrs. Xu saw a silver ingot, her eyes widened and she hurriedly excused herself: "Hey, what are you doing with so much money, I won't go anywhere, I don't need to spend silver." ”

"Put it away." Chun Niang forced it to the old lady, "You are an elder, how can you have nothing in your hand?" Looking back, the children at home still have to give New Year's money, and the daughter-in-law of the big cow is about to enter the door, you can't say it if you don't give a meeting gift. ”

Da Niu is Xu Da's eldest son, who is sixteen years old this year and will get married in a few months.

Xu Lao Niang saw that she couldn't refuse, so she accepted the silver and copper coins.

Since her wife left, she has lived with her eldest son, and she really has no money left in her hand.

Even during the New Year's holiday, the two daughters occasionally gave some private rooms, and she also gave them to the children.

At this time, Sister-in-law Xu walked into the house, and Chun Niang hurriedly picked up two pieces of clothing and handed them over: "Sister-in-law, this is the clothing I bought for you and my eldest brother." ”

Sister-in-law Xu hurriedly took it and said with a smile: "Hey, let Chun Niang break your bill again." ”

"Where, you take care of A-Niang at home, I haven't thanked you yet." Chunniang took out four packets of candy and snacks and put them on the table, as well as hats and flowers and combs for her nephews and nieces.

Nowadays, men also wear flowers, and they are still very gorgeous silk flowers, so Chunniang bought some of them and distributed them to her nephews and nieces.

pulled Sakura Bao and the two children again, "This is your eldest aunt, hurry up and give your eldest aunt a New Year's greeting." ”

Sakura and his two younger brothers said loudly: "Happy New Year, aunt, all the best!" ”

"It's all good." Sister-in-law Xu took out the prepared ten or so New Year's money from her pocket and distributed three dolls.

Sakura Bao and his younger brother took it and kowtowed to his aunt from the good side.

Sister-in-law Xu hugged the clothes and said with a smile: "The second sister will come back soon, the eldest sister, you will talk more with your mother, and I will go to cook." ”

"Okay, hard work, sister-in-law." Chunniang stood up and sent her sister-in-law out.

At this time, three children came in from outside, all of whom belonged to the eldest brother's family, and they were a sixteen-year-old nephew, a twelve-year-old niece, and an eight-year-old nephew.

"New Year's greetings to my aunt!" The child knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Chunniang.

Chun Niang smiled and gave each person ten yuan for the New Year's money, and distributed the hair flower grate she bought to them.

"Thank you, auntie!" The three children thanked them, took the money and ran out happily.

Suddenly, someone outside laughed and said, "The eldest brother-in-law is here so early, where is the eldest sister?" Why didn't you see her? ”

Then the curtain opened, and Xu Qiuniang walked in.

"Yo! What is the eldest sister doing hiding in the house, why don't you help the eldest sister-in-law cook. ”