vstars Chapter 283 New Year (1)
Chapter 283 New Year (1)
The New Year is approaching soon, and every household has started buying New Year's goods and is just waiting for the New Year.
Zhang Guiying came to find Liu Jingxue and invited her to go buy New Year's goods together, but Liu Jingxue refused because she had already bought them after having been to the town some time ago.
Zheng Jianmin also came with Qin Fang and invited her to celebrate the New Year with other educated youths in the educated youth group, but Liu Jingxue refused because she didn't like crowds.
I had already made an agreement with my uncle and aunt to celebrate the New Year with them, so how could I abandon them and celebrate the New Year with some unfamiliar people?
Xia Lan and Zhang Yingchun came twice these days, and each time they complained to her, saying that the farce of Zheng Jianmin, Qin Fang and Wang Lihua was staged every day without interruption.
During the Chinese New Year, Wang Lihua will definitely not be quiet.
She was so depressed that she ran to the educated youth camp to celebrate the New Year with them and suffered all that torture.
The educated youths ate in a big pot, and some people were short of money, so they probably couldn't get anything good to eat during the New Year. She was a picky eater, so she would definitely not be used to the food, so she should not torture herself.
On the 27th and 28th, villagers came to Liu Jingxue's house one after another and brought her homemade glutinous rice dumplings, dumplings and other food.
When the first one came, Liu Jingxue was caught off guard.
She didn't expect the villagers to give her this, and she didn't prepare any return gifts.
In a hurry, I could only give them some melon seeds, peanuts and candies in return.
Feeling a little rude, Liu Jingxue hurried into the space, brought the induction cooker to the alchemy room, and used the flow of time to make some fried food, such as fried spring rolls, fried twisted dough sticks, fried vegetarian meatballs, fried meatballs, glutinous rice balls, crispy pork, fried fish, fried shrimp, and lotus root boxes.
Fortunately, since they are in space, many processes can be handled with the mind. Otherwise, as she is clumsy with her hands, making the spring roll wrappers and shaping the dough into a twist shape would have been difficult for her.
After the things are ready, whenever someone comes to deliver something to her, she will give them some fried goods in return.
Of course Liu Jingxue did not take the lotus root box as a return gift. After all, there were no lotus roots in Northeast China at that time of year.
She likes to eat it, and she prepared it for herself.
You have to know that at that time, oil and flour were hard to come by, and few people were willing to use oil and flour to fry these things, which made the villagers who received her return gifts say that she was at a disadvantage.
The next day, Liu Jingxue specially prepared some fried food and sent it to the first villager who sent her something.
People have good intentions and we cannot allow others to get the news and think that we are being treated differently, causing resentment among them.
On New Year's Eve, Liu Jingxue got up, had breakfast, carried her things and went to the cowshed.
Liu Jingxue prepared a lot of things this time, including three chickens raised in the space, two ducks, two geese, beef, pork, mutton and venison.
She had already plucked the feathers from the chickens, ducks, and geese in her space so that they wouldn't have to do the work of taking them over.
Liu Jingxue also took a lot of fried food, flour, oil and eggs.
There are even some vermicelli, bean curd skin, meatballs, enoki mushrooms, tofu, frozen tofu, bean sprouts and fungi that are suitable for hot pot.
Mainly because she wanted to eat hotpot.
She also wanted to take some of the hot pot base prepared in the space, but when she thought about it, she had no good excuse to take it out, so she had to give up.
However, the food produced in this space is delicious even without the seasoning of hot pot base.
When the people in the cowshed saw the things she had obtained, they were quite surprised.
Liu Jingxue explained, "I bought the flour from that person, and I exchanged most of the other things with villagers.
The beef was bought when I went to town one time. It happened that a cow had died in the production team, so the meat was taken to the town to sell, without requiring a ticket.
I took the opportunity to buy some more.
As for the bean sprouts, I asked the villagers for advice and then grew them myself on the kang.”
Several people easily accepted Liu Jingxue's explanation.
After all, the village does have these things, and with Liu Jingxue's connections in the village, she can indeed exchange them.
As for the New Year’s meat, the weather is so cold that it is possible that the cattle will freeze to death due to occasional negligence.
"Aunt, I'm craving for hotpot, let's have hotpot for lunch.
After eating, we will prepare the New Year's Eve dinner." Liu Jingxue blinked her big eyes and looked at Wang Xiulan.
Mr. Zou smacked his lips and said, "You know what, after Xiaoxue mentioned that, I'm also craving for hotpot.
Xiulan, how about we have hotpot for lunch?
There are so many dishes here that are good for hot pot.”
How could Wang Xiulan not agree to Liu Jingxue's request? There was no need for Mr. Zou to help out.
"Okay, why not.
I'll make some bone soup later, it will taste better."
Liu Weihua said, "Xiu Lan, today is New Year's Day, can we have a drink?
The ginseng wine has been around for more than a month. Can it be opened now?
How about we do it today?"
Wang Xiulan rolled her eyes at him and said, "Okay, today is Chinese New Year, I'll open the bottle and let you guys have some.
So you don’t have to ask me three times a day.”
Because she wanted to make bone soup, Wang Xiulan planned to make it now.
After all, there are no pressure cookers now, and it takes some time to make bone soup.
There is also the meat to be sliced and the vegetables to be washed, which all takes some effort.
Liu Jingxue was about to go to help, but was stopped by Wang Xiulan.
"Xiaoxue, we don't need you, just let your uncle come.
Over the years, every Chinese New Year, he would spend it with others in the army and never be at home to spend the New Year with me.
Now that I finally have the chance, I must make good use of him."
Liu Weihua said cheerfully, "Okay, I will follow your instructions today and fight wherever you point me."
Mr. Zou and Mr. Wu pulled Liu Jingxue aside and asked her to chat with them.
"Xiaoxue, let them prepare lunch today, and we will work together after the reunion dinner in the evening."
Eating hotpot mostly involves washing and cutting vegetables, and there is not much else to do. Liu Jingxue just followed their instructions and sat at the stove to chat with Grandpa Zou and Grandpa Wu while her uncle and aunt went to do the chores.
The radio programs today are also very lively, with some national leaders visiting various places to pay New Year's greetings.
Liu Jingxue was worried that Grandpa Zou would feel sad after hearing this, so she quickly pulled him aside to chat.
Perhaps it was during this time of family reunion that Grandpa Zou missed his relatives far away, and suddenly said,
"I don't know if Old Man Zhang gave my letter to Youguo?
Although Old Man Zhang arranged people to look after them secretly, they were on the farm, where there were many people around and it was not as quiet as our place.
Even if Old Man Zhang's people take care of it privately, I'm afraid it won't be very convenient."
Liu Jingxue didn't know how to answer, after all, Grandpa Zou was telling the truth.
But even though her side was dull, there was still Mr. Wu.
"You don't need to worry. After all, your son is younger than you. You also have two grandchildren. They will take good care of your son and daughter-in-law."
Grandpa Zou sighed, "But there is still my little great-grandson. He is so young, how can he bear it?"
"Since your old friend said they are fine, then they must be fine. He can't lie to you.
Today is New Year's Day, and their whole family must be together, having a happy and lively time. You don't have to worry.
Maybe their letter to you is already on the way.
Maybe it has already arrived.”
Upon hearing this, Liu Jingxue quickly said, "Yes, Grandpa Zou, I haven't been to the town for a few days.
The heavy snow blocked the roads and the postman didn't go to the countryside. Maybe the letters or parcels I sent are still in the post office, waiting for me to pick them up.
As soon as the post office opens, I go to town to pick up the letter or package.
Maybe Uncle Zou’s is among them.”
"Don't worry, Grandpa Wu. Aunt Wu may have sent a letter as well."
Realizing that he shouldn't talk about these things at this time, Grandpa Zou immediately changed his words and started talking about other things.