After all, the world is big and the food is the biggest! And it’s also the most important meal of the year!
The courtyard of the steel rolling mill.
As evening went on, the families in the courtyard became busier and busier.
"Old Li's family, clean it up!"
The voice of the third aunt came. Mother Li was just picking up the fish outside, and Li Ming was just finishing a chicken at the side. Of course, it was not the two old hens in the chicken coop. Now those two old hens were almost like Li Ming. Rui is heartbroken.
After all, the child relies on these two old hens for his daily eggs. The thing Li Ming had in his hand was just a big rooster that he took out from the space two days ago when he made an excuse.
"Yeah, isn't this just packing the fish? There are a lot of things to pack for the New Year's Eve dinner!"
Mother Li raised the fish in her hand and responded.
Sometimes Chinese people's conversation starters are like this. You can basically see what they're asking, but there has to be a beginning.
The third aunt's face was much more smiling than usual today, "Your food looks really good today!"
Although the third aunt had a smile on her face, looking at the Li family's chicken, fish, bacon and sausages, it would be a lie to say she wasn't envious.
This year, only the Li family had such a good meal in the courtyard, and Yi Zhonghai and He Yuzhu from the middle courtyard had such a good meal together!
Li Ming was too lazy to listen to the extremely unnutritious nonsense of the third aunt, and walked home with the chickens he had packed, leaving Comrade Wu Fang to deal with the third aunt.
Middle Court.
The middle courtyard is even more lively today. After all, the Jia family still has children, who are running here and there now and then.
He Yuyu was helping He Yuzhu pack the ingredients for tonight's meal, while Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady stood aside and watched the lively scene with a smile.
After all, these two old people only see this kind of scene once a year. Now that they can see it, they naturally have to enjoy it more.
"Zhong Hai, this meal tonight is quite sumptuous!"
Although the deaf old lady likes this kind of scene, there is no doubt that she still likes eating this thing more than following her gluttony.
Yi Zhonghai's face twitched. He didn't expect the deaf old lady's focus to be so strange, but he still nodded.
"This meal tonight is for the three of us together. Coupled with Zhu Zhu's craftsmanship, it will definitely satisfy you."
"Don't worry."
Yi Zhonghai replied with a smile, and then lit a cigarette as he was about to do it. In a hurry, Bangge ran over and walked around Yi Zhonghai, making Yi Zhonghai even more satisfied.
Compared with the front yard and the middle yard, the gap between the neighbors in the backyard seems more serious, but the atmosphere is generally very happy.
When night fell, Li Ming and Li's mother brought the last two dishes to the table. The most lively time of the year had finally arrived.
"Er smash, let's go and set off cannons?"
Father Li happily lit a cigarette for himself and held it in his hand. This was to be used in place of the incense stick. After all, the incense stick was relatively thin and sometimes it was difficult to light firecrackers.
"Go, I will definitely go!" Li Mingle said. There is no way to set off firecrackers in future generations. Although he has traveled to the 1950s and has passed many times on New Year's Eve, his hobby of setting off firecrackers is not Not a single drop was left behind.
As a person of two generations, I have long regarded the matter of setting off firecrackers during the New Year as an obsession. If you want to say in which year the four-nine cities are not allowed to fire cannons, Li Ming will definitely go to the countryside in advance, no matter what, he will have an addiction.
Not long after, the sound of "cracking" came from the courtyard. There were so many households in the three courtyards, but now every household was setting off firecrackers. The sound lasted for more than half an hour before it finally stopped.
And this is only the first time. Now in the 1950s, the New Year's Eve is quite lively!
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Front yard, Li's house.
The family finished the New Year's Eve dinner and began to sit together and chat. There are no entertainment activities now, and there is no TV. Even if there is TV, there is no such thing as the Spring Festival Gala, so now the New Year's Eve is very simple.
"Er, do you want to find a partner next year?"
Mother Li asked with a smile, placing a plate of peanuts in front of Li Ming.
Comrade Li Ming's face darkened. I knew damn well that this would happen sooner or later, but I never thought it would be on New Year's Eve!
Father Li and his sister, who were watching the excitement, also cheered up and looked at Li Ming. It seemed that Li Ming was deciding an important moment for the Li family.
Li Ming covered his face speechlessly and sighed, "Mom, I'm only 19 even if it's tomorrow! I'll have to be 20 or later to get married no matter what."
"I didn't say that I wanted you to get married directly. Besides, girls are still over 18 years old. Didn't I just want you to talk about it first?"
Mother Li rolled her eyes angrily.
"Then just wait for me to talk to you. I'll talk to you if I find someone suitable."
Li Ming could only use the procrastination technique. Anyway, he was not in a hurry now, so procrastination was still very effective.
Look, at least the family no longer talks about it, right?
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The next day, the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Everyone in the courtyard, both old and young, got up early. Li Ming and Li Rui of the Li family had just finished their New Year greetings, each holding a red envelope in their hands.
"I'm going to set off the cannon!"
Li Ming is still very resistant to red envelopes. The most important thing is that Comrade Li Ming is not short of money at all now! After completing the process, putting on a firecracker would be more attractive to Li Ming!
"Hey, Akiko is awake!"
The third uncle, Yan Fugui, also smiled and said hello after seeing Li Ming.
Oddly enough, only two people from the Yan family greeted and chatted with the Li family, the third uncle and the third aunt. The children of the Yan family would hide away every time they saw Li Ming.
"Happy New Year! Third uncle!"
Li Ming didn't intend to use Yan Fugui's red envelope. He said a casual greeting and ignored Yan Fugui's next reaction. He just carried a hanging firecracker and hung it on the branch of the tree.
Then he put the cigarette that he had just lit up. Not long after, the first sound of firecrackers in the front yard appeared under Li Ming's hand.
"Crackling"
"Crack crack crack"
"Crack, crackle, crackle"
For a time, the sound of firecrackers throughout the courtyard seemed to have been agreed upon, one after another, symbolizing the arrival of the new year.
After the Li family finished breakfast, they all started to rest in the house. They were busy preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner yesterday, and everyone put in a lot of effort. The Li family doesn't have any relatives in Sijiu City, so the Chinese New Year is relatively rare every year. Said it was still very clean.
Except for some colleagues of Father Li and Mother Li who came to visit during the New Year, there were not many other relatives.
