On New Year's Eve, the misty night rain still comes quietly, and the fire under the eaves to watch the New Year's Eve is still burning brightly.
The cold wind blows the drizzle, which also gives birth to abundant spring rain in the coming year.
According to tradition, everyone cannot go to bed early this night, but have to stay up by the fire until midnight.
The family in Yaxia closed the door and gathered around the fire pit in the house to chat and eat dried sweet potatoes and pumpkin seeds. Li Lao was bragging about his glorious history with Xiao Man and Xu Dazhu.
Although Xiaoman was asked speechless from time to time, it did not affect his performance at all.
Li Laoshi is actually from Pingchuan County. Before he got married, he lived all over the world. He was very satisfied with settling in Xujia Village.
"Honestly, you can still make a living in the medical shed now. When the medical shed is cancelled, you might as well rent some land to farm, then find a wife and live a good life." Xiao Manye gave advice.
Although Li Laoshi settled in Xujia Village, he had no land to cultivate and had to register the land lease with the government after the new year.
Li Laoshi laughed dryly, but didn't answer.
When he was young, he didn't want to work in the fields. The shoulder straps put too much pressure on his shoulders, and it was easier to pull herbs.
What grows in the mountains is what grows in the mountains. You don’t need to pour a scoop of manure to exchange money.
Moreover, Sister-in-law Jiang taught me several more medicines, which will be enough for food in the future.
Seeing that this man was still lazy, Mr. Xiao Man shook his head helplessly.
In the eyes of ordinary farmers, not farming or learning skills means not doing their job properly, and not starting a family is even more treasonous!
On the other side, Chunfeng and Xu Dazhu are also thinking about the coming year.
Originally, Jiang Zhi thought that he could make money by picking dried bamboo shoots in the future, but after he announced the boiling and soaking method for removing the astringency of Qinggangzi, the bitter bamboo shoots on the mountain were also cracked.
The few winter bamboo shoots that finally grew out were broken off and boiled, which was as delicious as wild vegetables.
The hope of selling bamboo shoots failed, and Chunfeng now focused on the fungus.
It has to be said that the temperature in the cellar converted from a charcoal kiln is suitable and the fungus grows well. From now on, it will be better to rely on this instead of burning charcoal in exchange for money.
Nini leaned in her mother's arms, facing the red fire, playing with the rattan bracelet in her hand, which her father made for her.
Internet picture, Millet Spatholobus Bracelet
After harvesting the Millapiocarpus vine, Jiang Zhi placed some of the best branches aside and taught Xu Dazhu how to make a Millipeda vine bracelet.
All you need to do is bake the chicken blood vine on the fire while bending it into a solid shape, and then use a soft cloth to remove the dust on the surface.
Chicken Spatholobus is not valuable, not as valuable as gold hairpins and silver bracelets, but women often want their hearts when receiving gifts, and Chicken Spatholobus also has health-preserving effects.
So now for the Chinese New Year, Xiao Mannai has one on her hand, Chunfeng has one on her wrist, and even Nini has a thin bracelet with the brightest and most eye-catching color.
At this time, the fire was shining, and the stars on the vines were also shining, and finally they converged into Nini's black eyes, like little stars that lit up.
Mom is back, dad can move, and I still have such a beautiful bracelet, I’m so happy!
Living in the mountains, I am used to working at sunrise and resting at sunset. Without an hourglass, I cannot tell the time, so I can only estimate the time.
As soon as the night watch came, Xiao Man threw the tender bamboo joints he had prepared into the fire outside the house.
"Crack!" "Bang bang bang!"
The bamboo joints exploded and dust flew all over the sky, but everyone who dodged had a smile on their face.
The sound of firecrackers marks the end of the year, and the spring breeze brings warmth to Tusu!
During the Chinese New Year, firecrackers must explode no matter what!
On the cliff, Jiang Zhi's house also lit a fire to keep up the New Year's Eve. Qiao Yun held the sleeping Xiao Caixia and watched Er Rui burning sweet potatoes in the fire.
There was also a little wild boar waiting with its head peeping out.
After the sweet potatoes are cooked and broken open, each person eats a piece of the fragrant flesh inside, and the remaining crispy outer skin is the little wild boar's favorite.
It was scalding hot, and everyone was gasping for air. The little wild boar even chirped, and after eating it, he grunted and grabbed it from Xu Errui's hand.
Jiang Zhi grabbed the bristles on Peppa Pig's back and pulled the pig over: "You just ate the vegetables until your belly was round, and now you are snatching the food."
Today is Chinese New Year, people have a good meal, and pigs are no exception.
Cut the sweet potatoes into small pieces and cook until soft, then add the vegetable leaves. Finally, stir in the cornmeal and cook it into a thick paste, add salt, and it smells sweet.
The little wild boar's belly was so round after eating that it couldn't even lie down, so it could only sit with its front legs propped up.
After grabbing some sweet potatoes and some popcorn, Er Rui jumped up when he heard bamboo knots being burned at the foot of the cliff: "Mom, it's time to burn firecrackers!"
Jiang Zhi nodded: "Be careful not to scare the child!"
The brazier was brought outside the house, and a few bamboo joints were stuffed into the fire. Soon, loud "bang bang bang" sounds echoed through the forest.
Xiao Caixia was still awakened after being carried into the house. She cried "Wow wow" and was quickly comforted by milk.
The three of them were only thinking about not scaring the child, and forgot that there was also a furry child.
The little wild boar had been with Cai Cai for half a year. He had never seen such a formation before. With the explosion, he was so frightened that he turned around and ran away, rushing towards Jiang Zhi.
Jiang Zhike was frightened when she saw the pig charging at her. She still remembered the time when Pork Belly got into her calves and hid when he was frightened by the snake.
At that time, the pork belly only weighed a few kilograms, and the poor little pig hid and hid. At this time, it was a big pig weighing several dozen kilograms. My old arms and legs couldn't bear its bump.
But it didn't matter whether she was willing or not. Seeing that she couldn't avoid it, Jiang Zhi could only wait for it to get through.
Soon after, the little wild boar bumped into Jiang Zhi's leg, and just carried it...
Jiang Zhi's feet were unsteady and he sat down, thus becoming a knight and a reverse knight.
People say it's hard to get off a tiger, and now Jiang Zhi can't get off a pig either. He can only grab the long hair on the little wild boar's back and shout to stop, laughing so hard that he can't stand upright.
The little wild boar picked her up and ran all over the house. Xu Errui turned around and saw her and chased after her...
The little wild boar panicked and thought it was funny, so it didn't stop. By the time it was tired from running, Jiang Zhi had already laughed so much that his stomach ached. He stumbled down and didn't even have the strength to scold the pig.
Xiao Caixia had already stopped nursing, biting her fingers and giggling as she looked at her pig-riding grandma.
Xu Errui and Qiaoyun were both laughing and annoyed. What if the first lady fell and got hurt?
The night of staying up late on New Year's Eve is like this year, and it is so joyful and thrilling!
After setting off the firecrackers, everyone had to take a rest. Qiaoyun brought hot water for everyone to wash their feet.
The higher the trouser legs are rolled up, the better, so that you can catch meals at any time when traveling in the coming year.
One night passed, and when the sky became slightly brighter, Jiang Zhi got up.
As is customary, the first thing you do on the first day of the new year is to go to the spring to get a bucket of "gold and silver water" and take it home.
With this bucket of "gold and silver water", you will be able to make money and rise in the new year!
According to custom, you cannot eat porridge or porridge on the morning of the first day of the new year, otherwise you will not be able to do anything this year and it will rain when you go out.
Jiang Zhi was about to cook a bowl of pea point noodles for everyone. As soon as the water was put into the pot, Chunfeng hurried up from the cliff.
"Auntie, you don't need to cook breakfast. Today we have glutinous rice balls and eggs!"
According to the usual practice, it is indeed time to eat glutinous rice balls for breakfast, and everyone is reunited and happy!
Jiang Zhi was surprised: "You really grind glutinous rice milk?"
Chunfeng touched the rattan bracelet on her wrist and smiled softly: "It's rare to have a reunion, so we have to eat glutinous rice balls to make it count! Even though it's a little less, let's share some joy!"
"Well said, it's time for a reunion!"
Jiang Zhi readily agreed.
It turned out that Li Laoshi's glutinous rice was delivered yesterday morning. Taking advantage of his free time, Chunfeng soaked the glutinous rice and rice in warm water.
At night when you stay awake, use a stone mill to grind it into a slurry, then put it into a cotton bag and hang it for filtering. Now you can use the drained rice slurry to make glutinous rice balls.
There is also a filling inside, which is the brown sugar that I had replaced before but was never willing to eat.
