Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, it is the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, the last day of the Year of the Rat, Chinese New Year's Eve.

This year has been full of disasters and difficulties, and Jiang Ping'an only found out after reading the newspaper report a few days ago.

This year's grain output fell by 12.6 percent after last year's sharp decline.

The output of grain and cotton has fallen to the level of 10 years ago, and the output of oil crops is even lower than that of the year of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

The output of other major agricultural and sideline products has also dropped sharply, agricultural output has decreased, and light industry production has also declined.

For most of the year, there was little to no supply of food products such as poultry eggs in the market, except for some special supplies.

Even pots, bowls, pots, chopsticks and other daily necessities are hard to come by.

In order to control the rise in prices and rationally distribute commodities, we have no choice but to adopt the method of voucher and ration supply.

Meat, eggs, sugar and other products are supplied according to household vouchers, and the people's food and clothing are comprehensively tight.

As for heavy industry, it has suffered a major change, which has made matters worse......

Early morning.

The snow stopped a few days ago, but the snow did not melt, and the sky and the earth were white.

In the kitchen, after Jiang Ping'an and Miao Hexiang had breakfast, Miao Hexiang asked when she collected the dishes and chopsticks:

"Invite Uncle Dahai's family to come over for dinner at noon, how many steamed buns do you make, how many nests do you make?"

Jiang Ping'an sat and smoked, thought about it, and muttered:

"Not only Uncle Dahai's family, but also other elders, let's make thirty steamed buns and wowotou respectively!"

"When the time comes, each person will be given a steamed bun and a wowotou, which will definitely not be enough to eat."

"Boil a big pot of sweet potatoes, fry a big pot of cabbage and a big pot of shredded potatoes, and put more oil."

"In addition, the castrated rabbits can also be slaughtered, and a big pot of rabbit meat and radish soup can be stewed."

Today, for the reunion dinner on Chinese New Year's Eve, I can only prepare meals with materials that can see the light.

For example, the white flour is a reward, and the stick noodles are rations obtained from the commune grain station in exchange for food stamps.

Some other ingredients such as rabbit, cabbage, radish, potatoes, and sweet potatoes are also readily available.

Miao Hexiang nodded and said with a smile: "This is already very rich." ”

"You went and asked Uncle Dahai and them earlier, and let the new sister-in-law come over to help, I can't be busy alone."

Jiang Ping'an smiled and got up and said, "I'll go now, you remember to collect all the shady things at home and hide them at your house." ”

"Go ahead, I'll clean it up, and I'll be fine soon!" Miao Hexiang replied with a smile.

When he went out, Jiang Ping'an stepped on the snow and went to Jiang Dahai's house first, and the sunspot ran happily in the snow.

On Chinese New Year's Eve this year, there was no sound of firecrackers.

Due to economic constraints, many factories suspended the production of firecrackers.

The limited amount of explosives must be used in projects such as opening mountains and splitting roads, building air-raid shelters, and building happiness canals.

Not to mention the grocery shops, there are no firecrackers to sell, so the New Year is always a little bit less than the atmosphere.

In previous years, when the Chinese New Year arrived, children were very excited when they heard the sound of firecrackers outside.

It's like beating chicken blood, and the excitement is called a fidget.

Because most of the firecrackers sold in this era were earthen whips.

It is the firecracker producer who rolls newspapers, books, paper shells, etc. into small tubes.

The end of the small barrel is sealed with sand, then the whip is filled, the core is rolled in, and a firecracker is made.

Knit together the scattered firecrackers and wrap them in newspaper, and a firecracker is complete.

The number of firecrackers hanging each time is not much, only thirty or forty sounds, and the whole firecracker is released at the time point.

The three or two firecrackers removed from each hanging before the fireworks are the benefits of the boys' New Year.

There are also a lot of squibs after the release.

The children got up early in the morning and ran to whichever house set off firecrackers.

Just wait for the firecrackers to go off, and then grab those squibs.

If you're lucky, you can pick up a lot of squibs, which will naturally cheer and add a lot of New Year's atmosphere.

Of course, there have been a lot of people who have blown up their hands because of playing with firecrackers these years, but that's another story.

Today is the Chinese New Year's Eve, and everyone in every household is not at home, and basically gets up in the morning.

Although food is scarce, people have long been frugal and have accumulated some food to eat for the New Year.

There are no good things, Wowotou plus sweet potatoes, fried cabbage, fried potatoes, you can also see a little oil star.

Although it is still shabby, in the past few days of the Chinese New Year, adults and children can eat a few full meals.

Of course, only in the days of the Chinese New Year.

As for the new clothes, there are basically none.

Even in the years when the weather is smooth, I have never heard of a company that can buy a new set of clothes every year.

The boy is a little better, with three layers of patched clothes inside and three layers outside, and some of them are worn after all.

In some girls' homes, it is difficult to even have a piece of clothing for each person, so they can only hide at home.

It is precisely because of the lack of everything that people look forward to the New Year, and over time, special memories are formed.

"Uncle Dahai, are you eating? At noon today, everyone will go to my house for a reunion dinner, and adults and children will go. ”

Jiang Dahai smiled and said, "Sit down first, I'll let Aunt Ling cook two poached eggs to eat." ”

"No, I came here for breakfast." Jiang Ping'an waved his hand and declined.

He said to Jiang Xindong again: "Xindong, go to my house earlier to help kill a few big rabbits, and stew them at noon." ”

Jiang Dahai was happy, and said with a smile: "Yo, can you still eat meat today?" Then we'll have to get over sooner. ”

He is not polite, they are all his own family, he is too polite, but he is angry.

"Hehe, once a year, Uncle Dahai will eat a few more pieces of meat at noon today." Jiang Ping'an said with a smile on his face.

"It's decided, let's go to my house earlier, and I'm going to call my sister-in-law to come over and help, so I won't talk much."

Jiang Dahai nodded and said, "Go, we'll go over after breakfast." ”

Coming out of Jiang Dahai's house, Jiang Ping'an went to invite Jiang Dahai's sons and daughters-in-law, and some elders.

Walking down in a circle, roughly calculated, more than 20 people came to his house for dinner at noon, and three meals had to be prepared.

When they got home, Jiang Dahai and they had already come, and the women all went to the kitchen to help Miao Hexiang cook.

Knowing that Jiang Ping'an's house had few tables and chairs, when Jiang Xinzhuang and them came over, they moved two sets of square tables and benches by the way.

Now it's all in the hall.

The women also brought utensils, chopsticks, soup pots and other things and brought them to the kitchen for later use.

Jiang Xindong was slaughtering rabbits, and a group of adults and children were watching around, their eyes drooling.

"This rabbit is fat, and we have a good mouth today." Jiang Dahai said with a smile on the dry smoke.

Jiang Ping'an took a cigarette, scattered a wave for everyone, and answered with a smile:

"After I entered the city, I asked my sister-in-law Miao to help take care of the rabbits, and after the New Year, those little rabbits were left to her."

He has said this generously a long time ago, and if he doesn't hide it, no one will doubt anything.

Jiang Dahai nodded and smiled: "This is as it should be, raising rabbits is not an easy job, and you can't treat her badly." ”

"Miao Hexiang is diligent, and she safely handed over the rabbit to her for breeding, which can be regarded as entrusting it to the right person." Someone answered.

"The main thing is that she is close to Ping'an, it is convenient to raise rabbits and chickens nearby, she is safe and kind, and she is not treated badly."

"Didn't I hear Miao Hexiang say, can you eat eggs every three or five months these months? The red light on the face is filled. ”

"Speaking of Miao Hexiang, it involves Luo Manzi again, without Luo Manzi's drag, Miao Hexiang's life is much better."

"Luo Manzi is not blessed! I want to do it myself, and I don't have a daughter-in-law to do it, and I don't even have a person to ask for warmth when I get sick. ”

"Miao Hexiang looks like a prosperous man, Luo Manzi left him, and his life was not human."

People's chatterbox opened, and they immediately talked about Miao Hexiang and Luo Manzi.

Especially when talking about Luo Manzi, everyone sighed, sighed, and gloated.

(End of chapter)