Tian Yao put the fish bones aside and said to Yu Nian: "Eat the pot tonight, and use the fish bones to boil the soup base." ”

Yu Nian didn't know anything about cooking, so he could only say what Tian Yao said: "Are you sure, do you want to use the chili peppers left over by your little daddy?" ”

Tian Yao nodded: "Of course, I also want you to taste the best things I ate when I was a child." ”

The fish is very big, the fish meat is shaved down in four pieces, Tian Yao chopped the remaining fish meat, and then began to chop the meat on the cutting board, the fish meat was chopped into minced meat, Tian Yao stirred it with his hands, and asked Yu Nian to help him take two eggs, only use egg whites, stir vigorously, and then beat repeatedly, and the surimi has tenacity.

Get out of the pot and boil the water, put the beaten meatballs in the pot and cook them well, and it becomes white and tender fish meatballs, this is the first time he has done it, and he succeeded.

Daddy's drawing is good, and his hands-on ability is also good.

He divided these balls into several portions, one for Aunt Shun's family, one for Liu's family, one for the village chief's house, and the remaining one for them to eat.

After he went to deliver the fish balls, they returned the gift, the dim sum brought back by Zhang's sister-in-law from the master's house, the steamed bowl made by Liu Zhi, and the dried fruits given by the village chief's family.

In the afternoon, there is no longer a visit to the house, each family stays in their own home, the family is reunited, the stove is burning, the family is gathered together, some dried peanuts are roasted by the stove, and the air is full of aroma.

Tian Yao and the others were also in the room, burning a small charcoal stove, and the fish soup used to make the pot with the window open had been boiled white, Tian Yao was using the method of his little father to dry the peppers in the pot without water and oil, and when he made it, he coughed for a long time, and finally baked the peppers until the skin was slightly yellow, but it was not pasted.

He found a bowl and crushed all the roasted peppers, which was not choking, but a strange fragrance.

He put the bowl on the tip of Yu Nian's nose and let him smell it: "How is it?" It's not too hard to accept, is it? ”

"It's fragrant." This is the first time Yu Nian has smelled this smell, it is amazing, and it makes people feel a little bit of a big index finger.

Tian Yao laughed: "Then I didn't do anything wrong." ”

He brought the bubbling pot into the room, and brought in all the sliced dishes, and the small table was full of food.

There are potato chips, meat slices that are as thin as cicada wings, fish balls made yesterday, and tofu and bean skin, which look very hearty.

"How did you spend the New Year before?"

Yu Nian was sitting, the soup that had been bubbling under the temperature of the charcoal fire was steaming, and Tian Yao's face was also a little blurry under the smoke, which was not very real.

During the Chinese New Year last year, he was still the first scholar in the original Cangfu and the first in his family, but in just one year, his family was ruined, dragging this broken body, and Tian Yao had to take care of him everywhere.

From the first acquaintance to the present, Tian Yao has always been giving, from insisting on pressing his leg every night, to fighting wild boars to buy him a wheelchair regardless of the danger, and asking for a tablet for his father and mother.

Tian Yao bit his chopsticks, still waiting for his answer.

"There's nothing special, listen to my father's words, be nagged by my mother, go to the ancestral hall to incense the ancestors, and ask a few friends to visit the lantern festival at night."

"Is there a lantern festival on the Chinese New Year's Eve of Harakurafu? It's definitely hilarious. Tian Yao saw that the first slice of meat was cooked, and then it was sandwiched into Yu Nian's bowl, and in the bowl was Tian Yao's dipping sauce mixed with the prepared chili peppers.

Yu Nian stared at the red stained on the meat slices, and under Tian Yao's gaze, he picked it up and fed it to his mouth.

After the chili peppers were put in his mouth, a violent burning sensation spread from his mouth, and a little heat rose from his back, but the meat stained with the umami of fish soup neutralized the burning sensation, and the strange taste made him a little unable to control himself, and he sandwiched another slice of meat.

Tian Yao's eyes looked at him brightly: "How is it?" ”

"I can't say it, it's a very peculiar taste." Yu Nian put down his chopsticks, and Tian Yao hurriedly handed him the fish ball soup he had made earlier, "But it will make people want to eat it." ”

Tian Yao refilled the bowl he had drunk before he began to move his chopsticks, and when the violent choking taste invaded his mouth, his eyes turned red.

Yu Nian thought that he was not used to this taste, so he hurriedly poured water for him, but Tian Yao just rubbed his eyes: "I just miss them a little." ”

Just like before, I will miss them when I live in their room, I will miss them when I see what they left behind, I used to cry, but now it is much better, but today is the day of family reunion, and he sometimes gives birth to a mood, if only Daddy and Daddy are still there, it would be nice to have this mood, usually he would cry alone for a while, but today there is one more person around him.

However, Tian Yao's emotions came and went quickly, and soon his attention was attracted by the hot pot, the fish soup was delicious, the meat was fragrant, the vegetables were refreshing, and even if there was no Chinese New Year's Eve dinner like someone else's big table, the two of them ate well.

"Yu Nian, there are a lot of pictures about chili peppers in Daddy's manual, and I think he must have written it in his codex, if I can figure it out, I will definitely be able to make a lot of delicious food."

Yu Nian didn't want to dampen his enthusiasm, but now there was a most serious problem in front of him: "Wait for the beginning of spring, try to see if you can grow it?" ”

Tian Yao patted his chest: "I'm very good at growing vegetables." ”

Yu Nian just smiled at him.

The night was getting darker, it was snowing outside again, the room was very warm, and Ash was full and walked around the room, biting his tail for a while and licking Tian Yao's hand for a while.

"I'll take it up the mountain in the spring, and it's time for it to learn how to hunt." Tian Yao rubbed the gray dog's head, "Otherwise, Bai would have grown so big." ”

Yu Nian glanced at Ash Ash's physique, it was indeed much bigger than a dog of the same age as it, Tian Yao doted on it too much, and almost Ash gave him food as soon as Ash looked for him, so it was already overweight.

"Don't go into the mountains in the future." Yu Nian had already eaten enough and put down his chopsticks, "It's dangerous." ”

"You're worried about me?" Tian Yao leaned in front of him and looked at him with a smile.

Yu Nian didn't answer him directly, just glanced at his neck, the room was very warm, so he didn't wear a coat, he followed Yu Nian's gaze, touched the scars left by the last time he hunted wild boars, the color of the newly grown meat was darker than the color next to it, and there was no other feeling to the touch.

"It's still too dangerous in the mountains." Yu Nian helped him clean up the dishes and chopsticks, "If you can, you can find another way to live." ”

Tian Yao stopped what he was doing and sat back on the chair: "I used to be alone, so I didn't think about making a living, I went outside to do manual work, but because I was a brother, I didn't go later, but I saved some silver in those years, and I originally planned to renovate the house, but there was an incident later." ”

"Later, I would occasionally go up the mountain, and I could catch some prey, and I could go to the town for some money, and life went on like this."

Tian Yao sighed: "But then you came, I feel as if I have a goal in life." The look on Tian Yao's face was very serious, he had already said this, so he would just say a little more, more about the prospect of the future, "I will work harder, our goal next year is to heal your leg first, and then let's save some money, go to Yuancang Mansion, bring my father and mother back, and then make the kang plate in the summer." ”

Going around and around, Tian Yao's goal still revolves around himself.

"What about yourself? If there is anything you want to do yourself, don't think about it. ”

Tian Yao's face was blank for a moment, and he thought about himself: "The wish I made during the Chinese New Year last year was to marry myself this year and fulfill my father's wish, and now it has come true." ”

"Tian Yao."

Tian Yao raised his eyes to look at him.

"What you just said is for someone else. Yourself, what do you want to do? Yu Nian looked at his eyes that were always bright.

"Me?" Tian Yao scratched his head, "I want to buy land and renovate this house." ”

"Okay, then let's work in this direction."

Tian Yao smiled, he cleaned up the bowl, washed it clean, and there was less hot water, and soaked Yu Nian's feet, the basin for soaking his feet was very large, Tian Yao used to help Yu Nian soak, and today Yu Nian asked him to soak together.

Most of today's brothers are petite, Tian Yao really doesn't look like a brother from the outside, his stature is taller than ordinary brothers, and his face is more resolute than ordinary brothers.

That's why those people spread rumors that he was ugly and had a face like a yaksha.

But Tian Yao has a pair of very small feet, the feet of two people are soaked in a basin, Tian Yao's feet are much smaller than Yu Nian's feet, he stepped on Yu Nian's feet: "Your feet are really big, my father said, people with big feet are blessed." ”

Yu Nian just bent his lips, is it blessed? He looked at Tian Yao's little feet on his instep, probably.

"Little Dad said that in his hometown, Chinese New Year's Eve soaked feet, and he could catch his mouth in the coming year, and anyone who has good food can meet it." Tian Yao raised his foot and lit some water in the basin.

The snow was getting heavier and heavier, Tian Yao seemed to be able to hear the sound of snow falling and pressing branches outside the window, and two charcoal basins were burned in the room, one was placed next to the bed, and the other was placed next to the gray nest in the corner.

He shrunk into the quilt and took Yu Nian's hand outside the quilt in: "In a while, I have to go out to set off firecrackers, do you think I should sleep first or wait until the time is up before going out?" ”

"Go to bed first, I'll call you when it's time." Yu Nian's hand was pinched by Tian Yao, and he didn't break free.

Tian Yao closed his eyes obediently: "Then I'll sleep first." Tian Yao fell asleep quickly, and Yu Nian looked at his sleeping face and closed his eyes.

When he arrived, Tian Yao was awakened by the sound of firecrackers in the village, and Ash was also woken up by this sound, and shouted a few times towards the door.

Tian Yao hurriedly pacified it, then put on a big coat, took out the firecrackers that had been prepared a long time ago, walked into the courtyard, lit the firecrackers with a fire fold, and the crackling sound resounded in the sky, and then gradually disappeared into the mountains and forests.

Tian Yao shuddered, and hurriedly called Ash back to the room, he touched the darkness, climbed into bed with a cold body, and didn't go to Yu Nian's side, for fear of bringing the cool air on his body to him.

The snow outside was very heavy, and the white snow brought a glimmer of light to the window, and he turned his head to look at Yu Nian, compared to when he first arrived at home, the gloom on his face had disappeared, and now the whole person had become calm and calm.

The sound of firecrackers just now didn't seem to wake him up, his breathing was still very steady, Tian Yao leaned a little closer to him, saw his lips from the tip of his beauty, and finally didn't hold himself a little.

He didn't dare to make any other movements, just leaned down and touched his lips lightly, and quickly got back into the quilt, sweating in his palms.