Rebirth: the fiery age of Mori Gong's children

Chapter 366 New Year's New Weather

Zhou Qinglan was less than three months pregnant. Although she didn't react this time, Zhang Shuzhen still didn't dare to be careless.

Therefore, Zhang Shuzhen would not let Zhou Qinglan do the work of climbing up, down, and lifting.

Of course, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were not idle either, making dough and steaming steamed buns, steamed buns, bean buns, cooking pig heads, pig offings, cubed pork, ribs, boiling jelly, whatever they had at home, they made it.

Just a large pot of various types of meat was brought out, and several pots of steamed buns, steamed buns, etc. were also steamed.

Zhou Qinglan also learned from her mother-in-law to make various jujube steamed buns and flower steamed buns.

As for Mr. Sheng Lian and Mr. Cheng, they are not idle either. They spend all day chopping firewood outside.

It's hard to deal with the clanking noises during the first month, so you have to chop more firewood in advance to avoid making things difficult for the cooks.

The gentlemen did not hesitate to work. They were sawing and chopping in the yard. Within a few days, the woodshed was full.

There are finely chopped firewood specially used for lighting fires and cooking, as well as lump heads for burning stoves. Everything is organized and clearly arranged.

So busy, it’s New Year’s Eve.

As usual, after breakfast, Sheng Xiping led his brothers to erect lantern poles, hang lanterns, put up couplets, and put up window grilles.

Zhang Shuzhen, on the other hand, led her daughter and daughter-in-law to work in the kitchen, frying and frying in preparation for today's reunion dinner.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, all the food was ready, and the family happily sat around the table to have a reunion dinner.

This year Sheng Xinhua is older and can sit and eat by himself.

Seeing such a large table of delicious food, this little guy drooled with greed. He wanted to try this and that.

When everyone saw that the baby was eating well, they all found it interesting, so they kept putting all kinds of delicious food for Xinhua. After a while, the bowl containing Xinhua could no longer hold it.

After the reunion dinner, before seven o'clock, the family started making dumplings.

Just like last year, Zhang Shuzhen filled the dumplings with money, peanuts, sugar, dates and other things to coax her children to play for good luck.

The New Year's dumplings are not meant to be quick, but they need to be made well. In addition to eating them, it is more of a ritual.

So Zhang Shuzhen arranged every noodle dish neatly, and the wrapped dumplings were also arranged row by row on the curtain, making sure there were no mistakes.

Sheng Xinhua may have noticed that something was different today. The little guy who was supposed to be sleeping at eight o'clock was staring at his eyes and seemed not to be sleepy.

Not only was this kid not sleepy, he was also mentally disturbed and had to grab something on the board.

Zhang Shuzhen was so frightened that she quickly asked Sheng Liancheng to carry her grandson to the North Kang, "Quickly, find something to eat for the child to comfort him, but don't let him come over and cause trouble."

During the Chinese New Year, there are a lot of delicious things at home. Nuts such as melon seeds, pine nuts, and hazelnuts have just been fried for several pots, and they are all put into pockets and put under the kangqin.

But these things have to be peeled off before Sheng Xinhua can eat them, and he cannot be allowed to see them completely.

Otherwise, that little guy is so smart that he can just put the hazelnuts in the shell into his mouth. How about that?

The key is, this little guy is very quick with his hands now. If he can't do anything else, he is guaranteed to be No. 1 in causing trouble.

Sheng Liancheng didn't dare to pick up nuts with his child in his arms, for fear that the boy would be naughty.

"Hey? Third child, are there any left of the soft dates I brought back before?

Go, find a small basin or two bowls or something, decorate it, come back and wash it, and I'll coax Xinhua to eat some. "

Sheng Liancheng thought for a while, and it seemed that this was all he needed to feed his grandson.

Sheng Liancheng picked up a lot of soft dates from the mountain. He used to grab a handful every day, wash them and feed them to Sheng Xinhua.

In the winter in the Northeast, where are the fruits?Frozen pears and frozen persimmons are rare, and sometimes you may not even be able to buy them with money.

These soft dates cost nothing, they were picked up from the mountains, and they taste pretty good.

Sheng Xinhua liked to eat, but others were reluctant to touch any of it, so they all left it for little Xinhua.

When Sheng Xikang heard this, he immediately went to the kitchen to find a second bowl, and then went to the warehouse to find the bag containing the soft dates.

There wasn't much left in the bag, so I simply put it all in a bowl, took it back to the house, washed it twice with clean water, and put it in front of Sheng Xinhua.

Sheng Xinhua was busy making dumplings. When he saw something delicious, he immediately became honest.

I saw the little guy sitting obediently on his grandfather's lap. He grabbed a soft date with his chubby hands and stuffed it directly into his mouth.

"Is it delicious?" Sheng Liancheng laughed when he saw it and deliberately asked his grandson.

Sheng Xinhua had something in his mouth, how could he bother to answer his grandfather's questions?He just nodded and hummed twice, which was regarded as agreement.

Seeing that his grandson had become more honest, Sheng Liancheng finally breathed a sigh of relief and called Sheng Xitai over again, asking Sheng Xitai to eat some too.

The old son, the eldest grandson, are all the most favored.

With delicious food and coaxing from his grandfather and uncle, Sheng Xinhua finally stopped making noises about going to Nankang to cause trouble.

On the South Kang side, everyone also took the opportunity to make dumplings quickly.

At ten o'clock, when the dumplings were finished, Zhang Shuzhen looked at the time and went to boil water to cook the dumplings.

Before eleven o'clock, when the water in the pot boiled, Zhang Shuzhen shouted to Sheng Liancheng and led her sons out to set off firecrackers.

As soon as the firecrackers were set off, Sheng Xinhua, who was already a little sleepy and dozing off, suddenly became energetic.

He quickly got down from grandpa's arms, took out his coat and hat from the kangqin, pointed outside and called out.

This kid wants to go along and set off firecrackers.

"How old are you? Why are you so wild-minded? Didn't you see that your sister-in-law and the others didn't go out? The loud noise of setting off firecrackers scared you."

Zhou Qinglan is very helpless. This naughty kid is not big enough. He wants to get involved in everything. What's the point of setting off firecrackers?What should I do if I am frightened by such a big movement?
But Sheng Xihua didn't listen at all. He pointed outside and insisted on following him out.

An angry Zhou Qinglan gestured to deal with Sheng Xinhua.

"Oh, come on, come on, put away these skills of yours. Why do you care about your child when you are older than the Chinese New Year? He is so little, can you remember it if you hit him?"

Sheng Liancheng saw it and quickly picked up his grandson.

"Boss, quickly put on Xinhua's clothes. You hold him and watch from here at the door. Cover his ears. Can't we just set off firecrackers a little further away?"

Grandpa loves his grandson. Let alone Sheng Xinhua who wants to set off firecrackers, even if he wants to see the stars in the sky, Sheng Liancheng has to find a way to pick them off.

Of course, this task must be left to the child’s father.

In this way, Sheng Xiping put on cotton shoes, a coat, a hat and a scarf for his son.

It's very cold on New Year's Eve, but you can't keep your children cold. The medical conditions are not good these days, so if a little guy like this gets sick, he will suffer.

After being dressed properly, Sheng Xiping came out of the house with his son in his arms and stood at the door of the house.

Over there, Sheng Liancheng asked his second son Sheng Xi'an to find a wooden pole, pick up a five hundred firecracker, and walk to the gate.

Then, Sheng Xikang held a match in his hand and lit the firecracker fuse.

The fuse burned quickly, and the firecrackers were lit in an instant. With a crackling sound, red confetti flew all over the sky, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of burning gunpowder.

Sheng Xiping was holding his son. When the firecracker went off, he covered Sheng Xinhua's left ear with one hand and hugged him into his arms. Xiao Xinhua's right ear rested on Sheng Xiping's shoulder.

Sheng Xiping meant well and was afraid that the firecrackers would make too much noise and scare Sheng Xinhua.

But Sheng Xinhua felt uncomfortable being held in his father's arms like this and couldn't take a good look at the firecrackers, so he had to break free from his father's hand.

Not only was this little guy not afraid, he was quite happy and clapped his hands happily.Especially when Sheng Liancheng and the others set off those fireworks, the little guy raised his neck and kept his eyes following the exploding lights in the sky. He looked focused and not afraid at all.

Yes, his son is a stupid and bold boy.

When Sheng Xiping saw it, he simply didn't care about it. He just held the child to prevent it from falling. He stopped covering his ears and let him go.

During the New Year, Sheng Xinhua became addicted to watching firecrackers being set off outside. At that time, Sheng Xiping said that he would buy more firecrackers to set off during the New Year.

So Sheng Xiping went to the store two days ago and bought some more fireworks.

Sheng Xikang and the others were quite happy to play with these, so everyone played outside for a while.

It wasn't until the dumplings were cooked in the house and fished out, and Zhang Shuzhen shouted, that everyone went home satisfied.

"Look at you, a little kid, you don't miss any excitement.

It's so cold outside at night in Thirty'er. After running out for such a long time, my little face turned red from the cold. "

As soon as Sheng Xiping entered the house with his son in his arms, he was picked up by Zhang Shuzhen.Zhang Shuzhen muttered while taking off Sheng Xinhua's hat and scarf.

Sheng Xinhua can't say much now. His grandma is nagging him, but he can't answer the words, but he's still talking, imitating the sound of firecrackers exploding. "Pah, pah."

Sheng Xinhua's behavior made the whole family laugh.

"Such a little kid only cares about the firecrackers. I don't know what this child can do in the future." Zhang Shuzhen said while shaking her head.

"Well, it doesn't matter what he can do? As long as the child is safe and healthy, that's all."

Sheng Liancheng reached out to hug his grandson and kissed the little guy on the cheek. "How about it? Is it fun to set off firecrackers?"

"Play." Sheng Xinhua was now making all sorts of rude remarks, but his words were unclear.

Except for dad and mom, most of the others are just single words, and the pronunciation is not accurate.

"It's fun. When you get older next year, grandpa will lead you to set off firecrackers."

Sheng Liancheng liked chatting with his grandson, and he didn't care whether Sheng Xinhua understood or not.

"Ah." Sheng Xinhua is quite sensible. No matter what grandpa says, he can always give a response.

According to the rules of Northeastern people, words cannot be dropped on the ground, regardless of whether they can be caught or not, they must be continued.

The grandfather and grandson chatted energetically over there, while Zhang Shuzhen and others had already placed dumplings, garlic sauce, and small plates on the table.

"Oh, that's it. Stop nagging and eat dumplings quickly. Xinhua didn't sleep tonight. I'll put him to bed soon after dinner."

Everyone sat down around the table. Sheng Xinhua sat between his grandparents, with a small plate placed in front of him.

Zhang Shuzhen gave him three or four dumplings and broke each one open.

By doing this, one is to let the heat in the dumpling fillings dissipate as quickly as possible so as not to burn the child, and the other is to prevent money from being left in the dumplings.

Sheng Xinhua was a bad guy when it came to eating. He never spit out anything that went into his mouth.

If there was a steel pot inside, the child would probably be able to eat it directly.

Sugar, peanuts, jujubes, etc. are all fine. The jujube pits have been removed and will not choke the child.

Only the money is not enough. If I eat this, something will happen.

The little guy ate a lot in the afternoon, but he was very active that night and didn't sleep at night, so he was already hungry by now.

Seeing his grandma opening each dumpling for him, the kid became a little anxious, "Milk, milk." This was because he didn't care what his grandma wanted to eat.

Zhang Shuzhen put half of the dumpling to her mouth and blew on it before handing it to Sheng Xinhua. She saw Sheng Xinhua taking the dumpling and stuffing it into his mouth without even biting it.

This kid is already fat and has a chubby face. When he eats, his cheeks bulge up, which makes him look interesting no matter how he looks at it.

"Eat quickly and see who can make the most of it this year." Sheng Liancheng greeted the children to eat.

According to the Sheng family's rules, dumplings on New Year's Eve are still stuffed with cabbage and radish.

Zhou Qinglan ate one. The dumplings were quite fragrant, but they always felt like they were missing a bit of flavor.

So, Zhou Qinglan picked up the vinegar bottle, poured a lot of vinegar into the small plate, scooped out a little garlic sauce, and this time dipped a dumpling in. Well, the taste was right.

Sheng Xiping on the side saw it and frowned involuntarily, as if he was jealous.

This pregnant woman's taste is really hard to figure out. Sheng Xiping shook his head, stopped looking at his wife, and lowered his head to eat his own dumplings.

As soon as I took a bite, I felt something hard in the dumpling. When I lowered my head, I saw, well, it was a steel dumpling.

"Well, I paid for it." Sheng Xiping took out the steel and put it on the table.

"Hey, you made money from the first dumpling. It looks like you can make more money next year.

Well, it’s good to make more money, but I don’t care about money. Sheng Liancheng looked at it and said with a smile.

Before Sheng Liancheng finished speaking, Sheng Xi'an and Zhou Qinglan looked down at the dumplings at the same time, "Peanuts?" They were both eating peanuts.

"It doesn't matter if you are a peanut, you will rise step by step." Zhang Shuzhen continued.It’s the Chinese New Year, it’s auspicious, don’t worry about what you eat, it’s all good.

"I remember my sister-in-law was eating peanuts last year. Mom seemed to have said the same thing at that time, but she didn't get promoted."

Sheng Xitai was eating dumplings there and asked vaguely.

Zhang Shuzhen rolled her eyes at her younger son angrily, "Why doesn't it count? Isn't your sister-in-law pregnant with a child? Isn't it also a birth?"

This bear thing makes people feel uncomfortable during the Chinese New Year.

"What about my second brother? He is also eating peanuts. He is also pregnant?"

Sheng Xitai didn't know what was going on, but he got angry today and had to get to the bottom of it.

"Why do you talk so much? The dumplings can't stop your mouth, can they? Eat quickly, and go to bed early after eating."

Sheng Liancheng happened to be sitting next to his old son. Seeing something wrong with his wife's face, he quickly scolded his son and winked at Sheng Xitai, asking the boy to sleep better.

Otherwise, he would be beaten on New Year's Eve and no one would care about him.

Sheng Xitai finally received the signal from his father, so he quickly shut his mouth, lowered his head and worked hard to cook.

Zhang Shuzhen stopped being angry when she saw that her youngest son stopped talking nonsense. While taking care of Sheng Xinhua, she also took some dumplings to eat.

There are three of each kind of money, dates, peanuts, and sugar in the dumplings.

Sheng Xiping ate out two coins and a date, and everyone else also ate out dates, sugar, peanuts, etc.

The last one didn't show up until after the meal, which made everyone feel strange.

"Mom, where did the money go? Why isn't it there? Is it on the other curtain?"

Sheng Xitai was eating a date and a peanut. What he wanted most was to get some money.

In order to make money tonight, Sheng Xitai ate a lot of dumplings. Even though he was full, there was no trace of money, but he was very anxious.

"Yes, where's the money? I wrapped them together and placed them next to each other on the Qiang. The Qianqian is for tomorrow morning's meal, so I didn't put it on top of that."

Zhang Shuzhen was also puzzled. Where did the remaining money go?

(End of this chapter)