"Yongxian, happy New Year, how was your New Year's Eve dinner?" Yang Huazhou greeted with a smile and entered the dining hall of the main room.
The dining hall in the main house is the dining hall of the old Yang family in the old days when the family was not divided.
After the separation, the dining hall and the kitchen next door were allocated to the main room.
Then the big house separated again, because Yang Yongxian and Yang Yongqing were not married at that time, and Yang Yongqing had married into another family.
Yang Yongjin and Cao Bamei, the only married couple, have rented a house in the town for many years and only return to the village during holidays.
When I return to the village, I usually eat at Sun's house.
So at that time, the issue of the kitchen and dining hall in the main room was a vague area, which could also be said to be a public area.
Usually, Jin is cooking for Yang Yongxian, Yang Yongqing and Fu'er.
In time for the festival or something, Yang Yongjin and Cao Bamei came back, and it was Cao Bamei who was in charge of the dishes. The whole family gathered together to eat.
Now that Yang Yongzhi and his wife are back, this kitchen is shared by Jin and Chen Jinhong.
Chen Jinhong usually used it first, cooking her and Yang Yongjin's meals for two, and then handed the pots and dishes to Jin without even washing them.
Jin went to burn her, Yang Yongqing's and Fu'er's share. Except for Yang Yongxian coming back at night to have a meal with Jin, he ate in the school at other times.
After a few months, everyone was in peace.
But this year’s Chinese New Year, it was Yang Yongjin and Cao Bamei who proposed that everyone celebrate the New Year together this year and spend it separately next year.
So now, Yang Huazhou and Yang Huaming had finished the New Year's Eve dinner and went straight to the dining hall of the main room.
In the dining hall, Yang Yongxian and others heard the sounds outside and hurriedly stood up to greet them.
"Fourth uncle, fifth uncle, happy New Year, happy New Year, please come in!"
Yang Yongxian came over respectfully and invited Yang Huaming and Yang Huazhou to sit in the room.
Yang Yongjin picked up the wine cup on the table and poured two cups of wine: "Fourth uncle and fifth uncle, come, let us uncle and nephew have a drink!"
Yang Huaming and Yang Huazhou both shook their heads, "If you drink again in the first month, you've already drank at home at night. If you drink again, you'll be drunk!"
Yang Yongjin said: "Then let's eat a few bites of vegetables. Bamei, go and heat these dishes in the pot!"
"Okay!" Cao Bamei responded and was about to go to the kitchen, but was stopped by Yang Huazhou.
"Bamei, you eat yours, we are full!" he said.
Cao Bamei turned her questioning eyes to Yang Yongjin.
Yang Yongjin said: "Then let's follow our two uncles."
Cao Bamei nodded, turned around and made two more bowls of hot tea and presented them to Yang Huaming and Yang Huazhou.
"Fourth uncle, fifth uncle, please sit down." She called.
Yang Huaming and Yang Huazhou both took the tea and sat down with smiles. Yang Yongxian and Yang Yongzhi brought melon seeds and peanuts over.
Yang Yongxian said: "The two uncles are here to invite us to celebrate the New Year with my grandma, right? We just happened to have eaten, so I will go with you."
Yang Huaming nodded: "Okay, no rush."
At the table, Yang Yongjin also wiped his mouth clean and got off the table. He gently touched Xiuxiu's little head.
"Daughter, have you eaten enough? Dad is taking you to kowtow to your great-grandfather and great-grandmother in the New Year!"
Hearing Yang Yongjin's words, Yang Huazhou said: "It's windy tonight, and Mianmian and Kang Xiaozi didn't get over."
Hearing this, Yang Yongjin was startled.
Cao Bamei went outside the dining hall and came in again after a while.
"During this meal, the wind has become much stronger than before," she said.
Yang Yongjin said: "Then just leave Xiuxiu at home. My eldest brother, third brother and I will go down there. It's the same thing for you to go there during the day tomorrow."
Yang Yongxian and Yang Yongzhi both nodded in agreement.
Chen Jinhong, who was sitting at the table, was fighting with a big chicken leg from beginning to end when Yang Huaming and Yang Huazhou came in.
She raised her eyelids and glanced at the door, humming a vague greeting.
Regardless of whether brothers Yang Huaming and Yang Huazhou heard it or not, she buried her head and continued to eat the chicken legs.
At this moment, Chen Jinhong changed his eyes when he saw Yang Huazhou and the others getting up and leaving the room.
He dropped the chicken bones that were chewed bare in his hands and stood up.
"Oh, why did I hear Hong'er crying?"
"Second sister-in-law, mother, please clean up the dishes and chopsticks first. I'll be right back."
After saying these words, Chen Jinhong ran out of the canteen without looking back.
In the front yard of her and Yang Yongzhi's house, there was a tung oil lamp.
In the small cradle in front of the bed, Hong'er was lying there, sucking his fingers with his eyes open, looking at the beams above his head in trance.
It's probably because the medicine has taken effect in the past few days, and Hong'er is in good spirits after a good sleep.
Looking at the roof beams, I could hear a few chuckles from time to time.
"Hong'er? What a good son, are you awake?" Chen Jinhong came to the cradle and teased Hong'er in the cradle.
A nearly six-month-old child can already recognize his mother.
Seeing Chen Jinhong's arrival, Hong'er became even more cheerful. His little mouth was tilted to one side in laughter, and his little feet under the quilt were kicking happily.
"Haha, I have a good son, he laughs so happily."
Chen Jinhong muttered to herself, then leaned down to lift off the quilt, took the child out, sat by the bed and put on a small cotton-padded coat and small cotton-padded shoes for him.
"It's the 30th this year. Your father and the others are going to pay New Year greetings to your great-grandfather and great-grandmother."
"Let's go too, okay?"
"Oops, it's very windy outside, but it's okay. Mom will put on a little hat and a little mask for you, so we won't be afraid of the cold!"
Chen Jinhong was talking to herself as she dressed Hong'er neatly, then carried the child out of the house.
When she left the house, she even took a look at the backyard for fear of being seen by Jin or Cao Bamei.
Then he sneaked out of the house and headed towards the village entrance.
Walking on the road, Cao Bamei met several groups of villagers who came out to pay New Year's greetings and visit at night.
They were all a little surprised to see Cao Bamei carrying Honger out at night.
Cao Bamei didn't bother to pay attention to other people's surprises, she just had a belief in her heart.
If you kowtow tonight, you will get lucky money, right?
You have to go quickly, you would be a fool not to go!
At Yang Huazhong's house, Yang Huazhou and Yang Yongjin arrived. Before their buttocks were warm, Chen Jinhong rushed over holding Hong'er in her arms.
"Oh my, Hong'er is here to kowtow to his great-grandparents, and to wish his third grandpa and grandma a Happy New Year!"
As soon as Chen Jinhong stepped into the house, a clear and loud voice rang out.
Yang Yongzhi turned his head and was startled when he saw the two women.
He quickly put down the tea bowl in his hand and came to the door of the house, grabbing Chen Jinhong's arm with a hint of scolding in his voice.
"I told you to leave the children at home when the wind blows at night, why did you come here?" Yang Yongzhi asked.
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