nycdaug Chapter 134 New Year!
Chapter 134 New Year!
Before leaving, the shopkeeper gave me a few fire starters for free!
They bought a lot of bottles and jars at the grocery store. Because they were difficult to carry, the store owner used his own mule cart to deliver them outside the city.
Yu Yaozu and the others were impressed by this shopkeeper.
I also bought a lot of winter vegetables such as white radish.
Yu Xin went directly to buy incense, candles, paper money, red paper and so on. These were all specifically instructed by the head of the village.
It’s your first year here, so you can’t forget to burn paper money for your ancestors!
Yu Xin also used his bonus to buy a jar of honey!
It would be great if I could hide it secretly and wait until the New Year to give it to my master as a gift!
I must be a very filial disciple!
Farmers who can afford so many things are considered to have some wealth.
Soon it was noon and everyone gathered in front of the wonton stall outside the city.
"Xiao Fei, check to see if everyone is here. If they are, we'll leave." Yu Yaozu sat on the shaft of the cart, fiddling with the things in his hand.
Yu Fei came back soon and said with a smile, "Sixth Brother, everyone is here."
"Okay, come up, let's go home."
The group had a great harvest and took home a full car full of goods.
Along the way, everyone was talking and laughing.
After arriving home, Yu Xin couldn't wait to hide the honey.
He was secretly planning to give Yu Baibai a surprise during the Chinese New Year.
At this time, it was getting dark and the Yu family began to get busy.
They moved the winter vegetables they bought into the house and stored them in categories.
Yu Yaozu and his friends were tidying up miscellaneous items in the yard, preparing for the upcoming New Year.
Lunch has also started to be prepared.
Qiao Qingfeng led everyone to dig in the pit in the courtyard wall. The pit was originally full of fallen leaves, but now they have been cleared out.
Put it in the compost pit.
There were also people cutting wooden spikes, which Qiao Qingfeng had prepared to put in the pit.
Aunt Zhang held up a spoon and yelled, "Eat!"
The young men working there swarmed like locusts, rushing to the well to fetch water and wash their hands.
This well was later dug by someone hired by the village chief. The head of the village paid extra money and dug a very deep well.
The well was dug in the middle of the courtyard at the location of a collapsed and uninhabitable house. Now there is a spacious well house in the middle.
There was no house within twenty meters around the well house, it was empty.
For lunch, we had chili paste and steamed mixed flour buns, which were big and soft.
In other words, there are chili peppers in Yu Baibai's space.
This meal was prepared by Qiao Mu, and chili noodles were Grandpa Baibai’s favorite.
When he was fighting in the war in Shandong and Henan, an old lady made this dish, which was very delicious. He always remembered the taste and tried to make it himself, but he just couldn't recreate the same flavor.
Qiao Mu also learned it. Today she added some chopped mushrooms to the chili paste, which was very delicious!
Each person has half a bowl, and eats it with freshly steamed buns dipped in the batter. It is so delicious!
In fact, it would be better to eat it with pancakes as a dip, but there are many elderly people and children in the house, and it is not easy to digest eating unleavened pancakes, so we changed to leavened steamed buns.
I made two kinds, one not very spicy and one spicy.
This is done mainly because some people cannot eat spicy food, so as to cater to everyone's taste.
Everyone was sweating after eating this meal, it was so spicy!
"It's really delicious! This chili is really good. We ate it in such a cold weather and even worked up a sweat!"
"Not bad! Yu Yao! Can we grow some peppers next year?"
Yu Yaozu didn't expect that they would have such an idea:
"It's not impossible. I'll discuss this matter with the village head later!"
"That's a good feeling!"
After dinner, those who were cleaning the house did so, and those who were reinforcing the door did so.
Everyone is busy with their own things.
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“It’s Chinese New Year!”
“Crackle, crackle…”
The bamboo burning on the fire made crackling sounds, like firecrackers.
It snowed outside the night before, and more than ten centimeters of snow had fallen outside, but it was warm as spring inside the house.
Qiao Qingfeng was sitting in Yu Baibai's little house. Of course, Old Man Yu, the head of the village, and several other old men were also there.
Everyone sat together, eating melon seeds, drinking tea, eating the strawberries contributed by Yu Baibai, and chatting about family matters.
The children and Yu Baibai's apprentices were running around in the yard playing snowball fights.
"Yu Ergou! How dare you hit me! Look at me, I'm going to make a giant spiral snowball!"
"Waaaaaah! Go!"
"Ah! Yu Daguo! You're actually helping Yu Ergou! Look, I'm fighting one against two, the advantage is mine!"
There were chirping and shouting outside, while Yu Baibai was making cookies. She wanted to make more so that everyone could taste them.
You can't run a business without anyone having a taste of it.
Yu Yaozu and Qiao Lin and Qiao Sen were busy preparing the New Year's Eve dinner, slaughtering chickens and fish, it was very lively.
As night falls, lanterns are hung high, making the whole village warmer.
Yu Yaozu also took out three solar lamps, placed one in Qiao Qingfeng's yard, one in Yu Baibai's yard, and the other in their yard.
The three lights are brightly lit, and more importantly, they are next to each other, forming a beautiful landscape.
If you don’t want to hang it outside, you can bring it indoors and use it as a lamp. It’s much brighter than a candle!
The villagers visited each other to wish each other a happy new year, with blessings coming one after another.
Yu Yaozu and Qiao Mu stood at the door, looking at this heartwarming scene, their hearts filled with happiness.
In the new year, I hope there will be good weather and a good harvest.
Hopefully they can make more money.
I also hope that everyone can be safe and healthy.
"Dinner is ready! We've been waiting for you!" The headman's wife came to Yu Baibai's courtyard in the moonlight and shouted.
As soon as the headwoman finished speaking, everyone stood up and walked out.
When Yu Yaozu left, he also took the solar lamp with him, making the whole journey very bright.
"Oh! It's as bright as day!" The village head exclaimed as he looked at the lantern Yu Yaozu was holding.
Mr. Yu also nodded in agreement: "Yes! It's really bright!"
If this were used by the entire village, no one would be able to tell whether it was day or night!
From now on, when young girls or young wives want to embroider something, they don’t have to worry about not being able to see clearly, nor do they have to light candles to blind their eyes.
Mr. Yu's expression was unpredictable for a moment. Yu Baibai was small, and he was walking next to Mr. Yu, so he looked up and saw him. That was a unique skill of changing his face!
Pulling at Mr. Yu’s clothes, he said, “Grandpa, there will be something later!”
There will be bread, there will be everything!
Mr. Yu didn't say anything, just rubbed her head.
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Soon, we arrived at the big kang room.
The table had already been set and the aroma of food was wafting in the air.
"Everyone, please take a seat! The food is about to be served!"
After everyone sat down.
"Wow, it smells so good!"
"This tastes much better than what I've had before!"
Everyone praised Yu Baibai's craftsmanship, and Yu Baibai couldn't stop smiling.
It feels like I went to a banquet with my grandfather in the past.