The Big Farmer of Time Traveling

Chapter 398 Another New Year

Counting it, this was the first year that Lin Xiazhi lived in Cheng Zhai. There was no Lin family, only Cheng Fulang, Cheng Adie, Cheng Wenliu and Xiao Baozi.

Last year, I stayed at the main house of Liaotai County. There were many people there, and it was very lively every day. People in a big room had dinner together. Not only did they have to remember the names of the elders, peers, and juniors, but they also had to guess. Will there be other meanings behind every sentence they say, and it is not easy to eat a meal.

Lin Xiazhi still prefers the atmosphere of Lin's family and Cheng's house. Only the family can relax together and enjoy the rest time at home quietly.

After two or three days of hard work, the sanitation of the house was thoroughly cleaned, and many decorations in the house were changed, only a new pair of lanterns were replaced at the door.

As soon as December [-]th arrives, it is really the end of the year, the last day of the year.

On this day, Cheng Wenliu didn't go out, and apart from a few tables of takeaway noodles that had been booked in advance, there was no one else going to eat at Jufulou.

Although the family runs a restaurant, the cooks from the restaurant were not invited to the Cheng family's New Year's Eve dinner, and the original people from Cheng's house were still allowed to cook.

Resting at home in the morning, the family sits together to warm up the fire, drink tea, chat, and eat something casually at noon to cope.

In the afternoon, Cheng Fulang took Lin Xiazhi to knead the noodles, adjust the fillings, and put specially customized golden beans, silver peanuts, and copper plates in a small bowl aside, and the family sat together to make dumplings.

While making dumplings and chatting, Cheng Fulang took the initiative to talk about Cheng Luanjing: "If Brother Jing is at home, he must be the most impatient at this time. He doesn't like making dumplings."

When Cheng Fulang mentioned this incident suddenly, both Lin Xiazhi and Cheng Wenliu were unsure how to respond.

It was Cheng who understood his husband: "Brother Jing doesn't like to make dumplings, but he likes to eat dumplings. This year he has gone to the south of the Nujiang River, where there is no habit of eating dumplings during Chinese New Year. I don't know if this kid will Will do it myself."

Cheng Fulang put the wrapped dumplings in his hands on the chopping board: "I reckon Jing Ge'er's letter should arrive, or let's make a bet, I guess Jing Ge'er can't make dumplings."

Father Cheng also quickly made a dumpling and put it on the chopping board: "In this case, I can only guess that Brother Jing can make dumplings."

"I must have won this bet." Cheng Fulang turned his head and asked Lin Xiazhi and the others, "Brother Xia, Wen Liu, where do you stand?"

Lin Xiazhi: "I think Brother Jing can make dumplings."

Cheng Wenliu: "I guess Brother Jing doesn't know how to make dumplings."

Lin Xiazhi and Cheng Wenliu looked at each other: Why is it different from what I thought!

Father Cheng laughed: "It's a coincidence, the four of us just happened to be divided into two sides, and the loser promised to do one thing for the winner, how about it?"

Lin Xiazhi, Cheng Wenliu, and Cheng Fulang said in unison: "No problem."

The four of them slowly finished making the dumplings together, and it was time for the New Year's Eve dinner.

Lian Yun led people to bring down the dumplings made by the master, and arranged for the kitchen staff to bring up the New Year's Eve dinner.

Cheng Zhai's New Year's Eve dinner was very sumptuous, not as exquisite as the one in the main house, but more down-to-earth and full of life.

There is a big table full of dishes, some are hot, some are cold, some are dry, some are with soup, and there is no shortage of chicken, duck, fish, pig, sheep, and rabbit.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, Uncle Qin and Lian Yun took all the servants to the main house to pay New Year's greetings to the master's house: "Master, Second Young Master, Fu Lang, Second Young Master Fu Lang, Young Master Sun, the young ones are here to wish all the masters In the coming year—it will be smooth at home and smooth outside, the heart will go smoothly, everything will go smoothly; the world will go smoothly, the weather will go smoothly, the weather will go smoothly, and everything will go smoothly!”

Father Cheng was delighted to hear these words, and waved his hand: "Haha, reward!"

The New Year's gift for the servants has already been distributed. Before the New Year's Eve dinner, Cheng Fulang and Lin Xiazhi only need to give everyone a reward, and let them go down to eat the New Year's Eve dinner with a red envelope each.

"Come, come, it's just our family left. We don't pay attention to those formalities. Now the weather is cold and the food is getting cold quickly. Let's eat something to fill our stomachs first, and then eat slowly." There is a dish they like in the bowl.

Lin Xiazhi and Cheng Wenliu finished the dishes Cheng Fulang gave them, looked at each other, and tacitly picked up the teacups on the table and stood up.

"What are you two trying to do?" Cheng Fulang put down his chopsticks and tapped on the heads of Lin Xiazhi and Cheng Wenliu respectively, "Don't you think your father doesn't have enough entertainment on weekdays?"

Cheng Wenliu paused the hand holding the cup: "Ah—"

"I've said it all, today is a family dinner, so don't do that!" Cheng Fulang interrupted Cheng Wenliu.

Father Cheng looked at the movements of Fulang and the child and laughed: "Come on, this is the red envelope that Father prepared for you two, and this one is for Xiao Baozi. You two will keep it for him temporarily, and wait for Xiao Baozi to grow up." Bring it to him when you grow up."

Cheng Adie took out three red brocade bags, each of which was embroidered with the four Chinese characters "Auspicious New Year" with gold thread, and the workmanship was exquisite.

Lin Xiazhi and Cheng Wenliu: "Thank you daddy."

Cheng Fulang also took out three brocade bags, and the words embroidered on them were changed to Everything goes well.

After thanking Cheng Fulang, Lin Xiazhi and Cheng Wenliu also gave Cheng Fulang and Cheng Adie the filial money they had prepared.

In a family, there are elders for younger generations, and younger generations for elders, only Xiao Baozi can only come in and out.

Putting away the little bun's lucky money and putting it on his little bed, the red shell immediately attracted his attention, and he waved his little hand to get those red bags in his hand.

"He knew how to protect his things at a young age, and he was really carved out of the same mold as his father when he was a child." Cheng Fulang was amused watching the little bun's movements.

"Ah, how did Wen Liu spend his lucky money when he was a child?" Lin Xiazhi asked casually.

"He, he never knew where he hid the New Year's money since he was a child. Anyway, if he gave it to him, he would never see it again. Maybe he gave it to a favorite boy." Cheng Fulang said jokingly.

"Ah, don't cheat me like this. I don't have any favorite little brother. I save the lucky money every year and use it as the capital for my first shop." Cheng Wenliu yelled wronged.

Lin Xiazhi knew about Cheng Wenliu's first shop. It was the small shop that smelled ten miles away at the beginning. It sold some goods shipped from other places. At the beginning, it made some money. Later, as the river transportation became more and more Convenience, with more and more ships traveling to and from various places, the shop began to make ends meet, and later it was leased to Lin Xiazhi and the others to open the shop for ten miles.

Today's Piaoxiang Shili has merged the left and right shops, and the business is very good.

"That's right, that's right, you saved it all, and didn't use it indiscriminately." Cheng Fulang was amused by Cheng Wenliu's eagerness to explain.

I still remember that when he was young, he spent the New Year at the main house. Ah Mo also made fun of his husband-in-law like this, and his husband-in-law was also very anxious to explain, for fear that he might misunderstand.

Now, have you done it yourself? It's really interesting to make fun of your son like this.

Lin Xiazhi cooperated with Cheng Fulang and looked at Cheng Wenliu with an unhappy look.

A New Year's Eve dinner was eaten from the afternoon to the evening. During this time, the little bun slept twice and woke up once to nurse, and the adults finally finished eating.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, we have to wait for the New Year's Eve to eat dumplings. It's still early, and everyone needs to find something to pass the time.

With the various chess and card games proposed by Lin Xiazhi, it is not difficult to pass the time. There are many games for the four of them to play together.

The last time we played board games together was on the boat to Liaotai County last year. At that time, Cheng Wenliu and Cheng Adie kept winning. Cheng Fulang, Lin Xiazhi and Cheng Luanjing were so angry that they didn't want to play with them, so they formed a team by themselves.

This time, Father Cheng and Cheng Wenliu learned how to be good. When they played, they were not allowed to put any traces of water. Occasionally, Lin Xiazhi and Cheng Fulang could win a few rounds. Everyone had a white note on their face, which looked very good. It's funny.

When playing games, the time will pass quickly, and it will not be long until noon, and the servant will come to remind the masters that the time is almost up.

Cheng Fulang and Lin Xiazhi went to the kitchen to prepare dumplings, while Cheng Adie and Cheng Wenliu went out to hang lanterns and set off firecrackers.

When the time came, two brand-new red lanterns were hung under the eaves of the gate, and the sound of firecrackers went from house to house, and Jiangning County, which was plunged into the night, came alive again.

Father Cheng and Cheng Wenliu said Happy New Year to the neighbor next door who came out to set off firecrackers, closed the door and turned back to the house.

The steaming dumplings have been cooked, and with the crying of the little buns awakened by the sound of firecrackers, the new year is coming.

Lin Xiazhi was in a daze for a moment, as if a double image appeared in front of his eyes.

In front of his eyes was a scene of Chinese New Year in modern times. Parents, elder brother and sister-in-law, and brother Xia who became himself, the five of them ate dumplings and watched TV together.

Lin Xiazhi's consciousness was brought back by the bumping sensation of his teeth biting a hard object. He spat it out and saw that it was a golden bean.

"This has a good meaning. Brother Xia can eat these good omens every time he eats dumplings. He is a lucky boy." Cheng Fulang looked at Lin Xiazhi happily.

"Haha, I'm really lucky." Lin Xiazhi boasted unceremoniously, "It's just that I have a toothache."

Dumplings taste good when they are hot. Everyone eats dumplings with added ingredients. The whole family has a good omen. After eating the dumplings, they happily go back to the house to sleep.

There is nothing to do on the first day of the new year, but they can't sleep late, and there is a little bun to take care of, so Lin Xiazhi and Cheng Wenliu got up early.

When the family was eating breakfast together, Cheng Wenliu suggested, "Shall we go to the gymnasium to worship today?"

The Cheng family's ancestral grave is in Qilang City, so they don't have to sweep the grave on the first day of the new year, they can do something else.

Lin Xiazhi has no objection, the weather is very good today, if you take Xiao Baozi out in this sunny weather, as long as you wear thick clothes for him, it will be fine.

Cheng Fulang agreed: "Okay, we can't go back to worship our ancestors, we should go to the gymnasium to worship and add some sesame oil money."