nucmednet Chapter 180 Happy New Year's Eve
Chapter 180 Happy New Year's Eve
The news of Lin Dahe's return spread throughout Shanglin Village within half an hour.
Even people from Xialin Village came to inquire after hearing the news.
When I passed by the Lin family's yard, I saw that the yard was full of people, talking and laughing, looking very happy.
The villagers of Xialin Village shamelessly asked Old Mrs. Lin if they could bring people who were not from Shanglin Village.
Old Mrs. Lin arrogantly refused. Lin Dahe happened to pass by and smiled politely, "Most people in Shanglin and Xialin villages are surnamed Lin. Our ancestors are from the same clan. If you believe me, you can also give me the money."
The people from Xialin Village who came to inquire left happily, intending to tell the villagers the good news.
Old Mrs. Lin looked unhappy and complained, "Dahe, why are you still helping people in Lin Village to make money? It's fine if you can help people in your own village, but you are doing this thankless job, what are you doing!"
Isn't it good to make money secretly?
Everyone knows about it and it is just a pretext for others to do something wrong.
When did the third brother become so honest?
The boss is very smart and knows how to make money secretly.
He only revealed the news after he had climbed to a high position, and secretly filled his pockets.
The third brother is still too kind. After all, scholars are different.
"Mom, this is just a piece of cake for me."
Old Lady Lin snorted coldly, "What a simple favor! If your boss hadn't been so far-sighted, I don't know if you could come back. I think you shouldn't go next time. The journey is dangerous. If something happens to you, how will your father and I survive? You don't have any offspring yet. If something happens to you, how will your wife and daughter cope?"
Although Old Mrs. Lin was greedy for money, that money was almost earned by the third son at the cost of his life, so she couldn't be happy.
The villagers who received the money said thank you, but who knows what they were thinking in private? They didn't even give anything in return.
"Mom, don't worry, the boss has traveled all over the country so many times and he is fine."
Seeing that the third brother refused to listen, Old Mrs. Lin felt so angry that her heart ached.
Thinking that he had finally come back and it was New Year's Eve, I had to hold back the rest of my anger.
"Hurry up and clean up, and make a pot of rice. Your eldest brother and second brother will come over tonight."
Old Mrs. Lin went back to her room, hid the silver, and went straight to the kitchen.
The eldest and second son's families agreed to bring some food, so she steamed a big pot of rice, cooked a fish, and took out the peanuts that she had been reluctant to eat in the past.
Lin Dahe couldn't do anything, just helped to fetch water and make fire.
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The sun is shining brightly in the afternoon.
Lin Dajiang and his family cleaned the house inside and out.
After all, you can’t sweep the floor from the first to the sixth day of the New Year, as it will sweep away your good fortune.
After cleaning, Lin Dajiang boiled two pots of water to give the two children in the family a bath.
Wash yourself from head to toe and put on a new coat after taking a shower.
It means to change the appearance and make it brand new.
He was surprised to find that even Zhou Quan and Zhou Yan got a new coat.
Zhou Quan was not good at speaking, so after thanking the host, he took the new clothes and took his sister back.
Guyu was afraid of the cold and refused to get into the tub to take a bath. Li Taohua yelled, "Hurry up, the water will get cold if you don't take a bath!"
Guyu had no choice but to obey and was stripped naked by Li Taohua and thrown into the bathtub.
Then just rub and wash it.
Even washed my hair.
After washing Guyu, Li Taohua changed her into new clothes, dried her hair, and continued to wash the next child, Lidong.
Li Taohua picked up Lidong as easily as picking up a chicken and quickly put him into the bathtub filled with fresh hot water.
After the two younger ones have finished washing, the remaining four can take turns washing.
Lin Xiaoman washes in the space every day, but this is a custom and she is happy to abide by it.
After taking a bath, the whole family put on new clothes and new shoes.
Li Taohua washed all the clothes that her family had taken off.
It means getting rid of the old and welcoming the new.
By the evening, my hair was dry.
Lin Xiaoman took out a beautiful hair ornament and tied two small buns for Guyu.
The bright red jacket and the bright red headband make her look like a doll that walked out of a New Year picture!
When Lidong saw that her sister had a hair flower, she shouted that she wanted one too.
Guyu protected the flower on her head and said with a smile: "You are a boy, so you can't wear a flower on your head!"
Lidong turned his head and looked at his elder sister eagerly.
Lin Xiaoman covered her face, took out a red rope, and tied a small bun on Lidong's sparse hair.
Now Lidong won’t make any more trouble.
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Night falls.
The cold wind blew.
But it couldn't cover up the children's laughter.
During the Chinese New Year, even if parents want to beat or scold their children, they have to hold their anger and wait until after the 15th to settle the score in the autumn.
There was no crying, only unbridled and joyful laughter.
It's noisy and lively.
This is the Chinese New Year.
Shanglin Village is no longer the village where people lived in poverty as it used to be.
In the past two years, I made money from selling cabbage, radishes, fish and eggs, and the children in my family all wore new coats.
There was fish, chicken and meat on the table, it was very rich.
The children rushed to eat it, and their mouths were full of oil.
The adults ate what the children had left with a smile on their faces, feeling happy and full of hope for the future.
Having leftovers after a meal indicates abundance every year.
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The second child in Zhou Mei's arms kept crying for some reason.
She had been crying for nearly half an hour, sobbing and sobbing, which made Old Mrs. Lin even more upset.
"Stop making noises. You can't even coax a little kid. Is he hungry or cold? How come you don't know what's going on when you're a mother for the second time?"
Zhou Mei felt aggrieved: "Her hands are warm, not cold. Maybe she is hungry, but she didn't say anything when I fed her rice porridge just now."
"I really don't know what to say to you. Haven't you been crying for half an hour? Why don't you try making some more rice porridge?"
How sad.
Old Mrs. Lin couldn't help but shake her head.
At the beginning, I was attracted by the fact that the old couple of the Zhou family were hardworking and had a shop in the town. I thought that the only daughter would not be too bad and would at least be able to inherit some of her parents' true teachings. But I never thought that she was such a lazy person who only cared about eating and working.
Now she was annoyed when she saw Zhou Mei. Old Lady Lin waved her hand at her and said, "Go away, don't be an eyesore here."
Zhou Mei walked away with the child in her arms, with a gloomy face.
Lixia huddled in a corner in fear.
She took small steps and moved slowly to the kitchen where the fire was burning. "Dad, why is Mom angry?"
"No, come, it's warm here, sit next to daddy."
Lixia nodded and sat down next to Lin Dahe.
Smelling the aroma of meat and rubbing the cold little hands.
Lin Dahe saw the small tear on his daughter's hand from the corner of his eye. He reached out and touched it. His daughter's hand was cold. He then realized that the coat she was wearing was half too short. "Lixia, why aren't you wearing a new coat? Didn't your mother give you one?"
Lixia said aggrievedly, "Dad, Mom didn't make a new coat."
When Lin Dahe heard this, he went to find Zhou Mei with a gloomy face.
"Last time I brought back two feet of cloth and a bag of cotton, didn't I ask you to make jackets for the two girls? Why didn't you do it? Look at Lixia's clothes, they are so thin and short."
"Why? The head of the household is out all day, and I am taking care of two kids by myself. How can I have time to make clothes?"
"Isn't mother helping you?"
Zhou Mei didn't even raise her head. "It's close to New Year's Eve. My parents' grocery store is doing a good business and they are very busy. Do you think they have time to help me? Why don't you ask your mother to help me take care of Lixia for a few days?"
Lin Dahe frowned. Lixia was so well-behaved and didn't make any noise. How could she affect Zhou Mei's work?
He felt that Zhou Mei's temper had worsened and she had become more and more lazy while living in her parents' home.
"Okay, tomorrow you come with me to town to pack your bags and go back to the village to live, and then mom can help you take care of the child."
Zhou Mei raised her head, looking unhappy, "Lin Dahe, what do you mean? You eat at my house and live at my house, and you're still looking down on me?"
When Lin Dahe heard this, he immediately became angry and pointed at Zhou Mei's nose and yelled: "How can a married girl live in her parents' home every day? You have no shame, but I still have some."
Zhou Mei taunted, "Do you have any shame? If you have any shame, you still live in my mother's house without any trouble. Now you are back in the old house, with your mother backing you up, and you come here to boss me around? Lin Dahe, Lin Dahe, are you still a man?"
"It's totally unreasonable!" Lin Dahe was hit on the point by Zhou Mei, and said with a sullen face: "Today is New Year's Eve, do you think what you said is reasonable?"
"Lin Dahe, you want me to live here, why don't you ask my parents if they are willing? Your mother keeps calling me a money-loser." She picked up the crying little girl, "The one in her hand is a money-loser with a surname of Zhou. Is your mother happy? I know you think I can't give birth to a son. Even if I live in the old house, your mother won't help me!"
Just as Lin Dahe was about to retort, the door slammed loudly.
"Third brother, your eldest brother and second brother are here, what are you two doing with the door closed? Why don't you let your wife come out to work? Do you really think you are the eldest lady?"
Old Lady Lin yelled outside the door, and Zhou Mei sneered, "Boss, if I lived here, maybe my mother would ask me to do the laundry and cooking!"
Lin Dahe thought that this was really possible, and said awkwardly: "Let's talk about this in two days. Today is New Year's Eve, don't make trouble! Come on, get out!"
Lin Dahe walked out and saw his elder and second sisters-in-law setting up dishes in the main room.
The eldest brother brought the real stuff, including stewed bones, crispy meatballs, pickled fish, steamed sausage, and a large plate of pancakes, all still steaming.
My second brother's house looks a bit shabby.
A large plate of Chinese cabbage, a fried egg with chopped green onions, the chopped green onions taking up almost half of the dish, half a duck, and a bowl of noodle soup.
Under normal circumstances, grandchildren have no chance to sit at the table.
For the New Year’s Eve reunion, Lin Gui specially asked the second son to move the table from his house over.
The dishes were divided into two portions, one for adults and one for children.
After Old Mrs. Lin brought the food to the table, she asked the family to sit down.
There were eight adults, plus the little girl in Zhou Mei's arms, sitting at one table, and the remaining three adults, Lin Lichun, Lin Jingzhe, and Lin Xiaoman, sat at another table with four children.
Li Taohua took out the tightly wrapped beggar's chicken from the basket and turned over the lotus leaf. Instantly the whole room was filled with fragrance.
One on the main table and one on the kids' table.
"Mom and Dad, the chicken is cooked till tender, eat it while it's hot."
Old Mrs. Lin had already smelled the fragrance. She stood up, tore off a leg and put it into Lin Dahe's bowl. "Dahe, your eldest brother and sister-in-law made this. Eat more. You look so skinny."
He then tore off another chicken leg and put it into the old man's bowl.
"Old man, I am filial to you."
After saying that, he tore off a piece of meat from his back and put it in his mouth. Not caring about the heat, he tore off another piece.
Wang Chunxiu swallowed her saliva. Were her parents the reincarnations of ghosts who died of starvation?
However, the chicken was brought by her sister-in-law, so Wang Chunxiu could only complain in her heart.
Li Taohua asked everyone to eat it while it was hot, and Zhou Mei and Wang Chunxiu quickly grabbed a big piece.
The taste is delicious, the gravy is smooth and there is oil. This is the first time I have eaten such delicious chicken!
Lin Dahe puffed up his cheeks and asked as he swallowed: "Brother, how did you cook this chicken? It's delicious."
Lin Dajiang is not stupid. He is thinking about selling beggar's chicken in Ruyi Restaurant. How can he tell the recipe to others?
"Just thinking about it, hehe."
Lin Dahe was busy eating and didn't ask any further questions.
The pickled fish and crispy pork are both delicious, so delicious!
Not only is it rich in fat, but the taste is also top-notch.
Everyone had similar ideas, and before long, only the beggar's chicken, pickled fish and crispy pork were left at the bottom of the bowl.
Lin Gui said hurriedly: "There is plenty every year, so we can't eat it all!"
Everyone then reached out their chopsticks to other dishes with a sense of unsatisfied appetite.
As for the table for the little kids, the three older ones distributed the food to them. The chicken legs were given to the youngest, Lidong and Lixia, and the chicken wings were given to Dongzhi and Guyu.
Lin Xiaoman had one piece of chicken breast left, and he tore the rest into small pieces to make it easier to share with his younger brothers and sisters.
The little ones were eating with their mouths drooling. Dongzhi kept saying "delicious, so delicious" while eating.
Lixia was busy gnawing on the chicken legs. She had never eaten such delicious meat before and she wanted to cry!
I really envy Sister Guyu for being able to eat dishes cooked by my aunt every day.
After the New Year’s Eve dinner, the adults clean up the leftovers.
The dishes that Lin Dajiang brought were almost gone. If it weren’t for Old Lady Lin’s reminder just now, even the bottom of the bowl would have been empty.
The dish with the most leftovers was the "Yuanbao Fish" made by Old Mrs. Lin.
The fish pieces are stacked into the shape of ingots, and each person has one chopstick, which means health and luck.
It’s a pity that Mrs. Lin was reluctant to add any extra ingredients, so the fish tasted a bit fishy.
Compared with pickled fish, the difference is obvious.
Even she herself had to admit that the eldest daughter-in-law was talented in cooking.
No wonder I can go to Ruyi Restaurant to buy food.
If it were the second or third son’s wife, the two of them combined would not be able to catch up.
While everyone was cleaning up, Old Man Lin brought over the brazier.
I brought a few youngsters to sit around the brazier and warm themselves by the fire.
Lin Dahe started washing dishes for the first time ever, which surprised Li Taohua so much that her mouth twitched.
After Li Taohua finished cleaning up, she brought over the charcoal stove, on which was boiling tea. With the addition of sweet osmanthus flowers, the fragrance wafted out little by little.
After everything was packed up, all the Lin family members, young and old, gathered around the fire, warming themselves up.
Lin Dajiang and Lin Dahai gave this year's filial piety money to Lin Gui.
Lin Gui took out a red envelope and gave one to each of the juniors. There were two copper coins inside for good luck.
"Thank you, Grandpa. I wish you good health and a long life."
The two elder grandsons, Lin Lichun and Lin Jingzhe, brought their younger grandson to kowtow to Lin Gui.
Lin Gui was laughing, with his mouth wide open despite the loss of a tooth. "Get up, get up. Grandpa wishes you peace, happiness, and intelligence."
"Jingzhe is learning to read with the young master of the Xie family, right?"
Lin Jingzhe nodded.
Lin Gui smiled and said, "It's good to know how to read. You must study hard. Once you know how to read, you can find a job in town."
As the oldest, Lin Gui kept talking on and on.
As he watched his three sons live better and better lives, he realized that dividing the family business was the right decision.
I can’t go to bed early tonight, I have to stay up till the New Year.
No matter how much we disagreed in the past, let's put it aside tonight and spend the New Year happily together...