Chapter 172 Everyone has their own agenda during the New Year’s Eve dinner
Author: foraging swallows
Chapter 172 Everyone has their own agenda during the New Year’s Eve dinner
When Xia Qiyue slowly got up and dressed and went to the kitchen, it was not yet dawn outside. It was probably before four o'clock. The three of them had already prepared everything. They even brought in firewood and were waiting for her order.
Next, let’s start making bread dumplings.
Xia Qiyue took out the white flour. The stuffing had been chopped yesterday. All she had to do was mix it with the flour and it could be wrapped. So after taking out the flour, she yawned and went back to the room.
It wasn't that she was too worried that her sisters-in-law wouldn't keep watch, but that there was no need for her to watch because the old lady had already opened the door and came out.
Xia Qiyue returned to the room, and Liu Mei's expression suddenly changed.
"The fourth sister-in-law thinks she is the wife of an official, and she asks us to take care of her!"
Ge Mingyu pursed his lips and said angrily, "Who made me rich now!"
They spent the whole night sitting on hard stools or lying on the table. The three of them couldn't sleep well at all. They must have been angry. The consequence of not being able to sleep was that they would get hungry quickly, so the three of them came over early and started arguing.
They can't sleep because they have to cook, so they can't even sleep in July in the summer.
She is also the daughter-in-law, how can she enjoy such happiness, while the three of them don't even have a decent place and can only sit and spend the night.
"It's not easy for the four younger siblings to make money. With the children, they not only have to raise their own children, but also have to raise other people's children!" No one loses to the three of them.
"Second sister-in-law, who are you talking about? Linger was sold to her, and she is her daughter. She is not raising a child for others!" Ge Mingyu stopped as soon as he heard this, and quickly refuted Yang Qiuju.
"Indeed, the four younger siblings are so rich that they can buy other people's children to raise. Our family has only one son who can't even feed himself..." Yang Qiuju added.
He didn't quarrel with Ge Mingyu, he just said his own things, as if the incident with Ge Mingyu just didn't happen.
"She is so rich and doesn't even think about taking care of our two sons. They are the eldest grandsons of Lao An's family. What's the point of raising a little girl?" Liu Mei was furious, her expression on her face was a little distorted, and her hands were
When kneading the noodles, the movements are too big.
The old lady was listening at the door of the kitchen and suddenly felt that what Liu Mei said was right. Tomorrow would be the eldest grandson of the Lao An family. What's the use of the fourth daughter-in-law raising a girl named Ling'er?
So after making some calculations in my mind, I entered the kitchen and said, "From the third family, you can take Ling'er back tomorrow and raise your own daughter by yourself!"
Ge Mingyu turned to look at her mother-in-law who suddenly walked in the door in disbelief, "Mother? Ling'er was bought back by her fourth brother and sister. Why did you take it back? Besides, I don't have any money!"
"What kind of money do you want? Just feed the stuttering girl every day until she is starved to death. Won't the girl still belong to someone else's family no matter how carefully she is raised?" The old lady couldn't understand the words in Ge Mingyu's mouth and the self-righteous order.
"Mom, Ling'er was bought back by the fourth younger brother and sister. They gave us money at the time. How can you get it now if you don't have any money?" Ge Mingyu became anxious and his voice became louder.
"We are all one family, no matter how much money we have or not! I will tell you tomorrow!"
"But...Mom, why are you taking Ling'er back when she's well?" Ge Mingyu was confused and stopped what he was doing to ask.
"It's not easy for the fourth family. You raised the girl you gave birth to by yourself. If you can't raise it anymore, throw it away. If you don't bother others with anything else!" the old woman taught Ge Mingyu a lesson in a tone of voice, and observed with her hands behind her back.
Got up.
Xia Qiyue listened to all the words in her ears until there was no sound anymore, and went to sleep on the kang.
She didn't get up until dawn and went out to see what was going on in the kitchen.
The three of them have almost finished making the dumplings. There are hundreds of dumplings densely packed in the kitchen. Ge Mingyu is lighting the fire and preparing to cook the dumplings, while the other two are still making the dumplings and the fillings are almost finished.
"Fourth brother and sister, are you up? Have you had enough sleep? Are you still sleepy?" Liu Mei changed her vicious complaint just now, with a smile on her face, and she couldn't help but smile.
Xia Qiyue ignored her and went straight to the place where the ribs were placed. The ribs were all chopped, so she took them over, blanched them in water, and then stewed them.
I had already bought it, and during the Chinese New Year, I made two dishes: pork ribs stewed with cabbage, braised pork stewed with potatoes, and a dumpling.
She wanted to let people finish eating and go back quickly, which made her look upset.
Ge Mingyu was cooking dumplings on the side, while Xia Qiyue was stewing pork ribs and making braised pork in another pot.
When the fragrance filled the air, no one was sleeping anymore, no matter how comfortable the hot kang was, and they all got up. The two sons of the eldest family stood by the pot and watched eagerly.
Fortunately for An Qingyu, he is only eight years old and can understand his greediness. However, An Qingming is already fifteen years old and a young man. If he is not greedy, he should be called shameless.
But it was Ge Mingyu who was cooking the dumplings. She had been beaten by these two boys before, how could she let these two eat them secretly now? It was so hard to watch.
There was another commotion.
Xia Qiyue put out the pork ribs and cabbage, and added the pork pieces to start cooking the braised pork. The aroma was like a sharp knife, reaching the noses of the greedy people, making them uncomfortable.
The old couple had already come out early and were sitting at the dining table waiting to eat meat and dumplings.
When Xia Jiuyue came over with the three little ones dressed up, the table was already filled with dumpling plates and two pots of vegetables. People were sitting around, but no one opened their mouths to eat.
She didn't care, and had no intention of eating at this table. She walked straight in and found a small low table behind the bag of rice and noodles. This was prepared for the three little ones to eat on the Kang.
Now it's time to put people to use.
"Jiuyue, come over and serve the vegetables and dumplings yourself!" Xia Qiyue shouted, moving her hands non-stop.
"I know, sister!" Xia Jiuyue regarded this meal as a simple breakfast and not as a New Year's Eve dinner. She scooped up the dumplings and meat and took them away. Liu Mei and Ge Mingyu felt distressed and almost had to eat.
Go forward and grab it.
The three little ones did not leave, but stood next to their mother. Everyone waited for all the food to be served. An Qingming reluctantly got off the table and took the lead to greet the old couple New Year's greetings.
But his eyes still looked at the table from time to time, unwillingly.
Xia Qiyue whispered a few words in the ears of the three little guys, and the three obediently walked over and knelt down to wish the old couple New Year's greetings.
In addition to the four sons in the second and third bedrooms of the family, there are three little ones of hers. As the eldest sister, Ling'er took her younger brothers and sisters to kowtow to the New Year, but the eyes of the old couple fell on Xuan'er alone.
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When he got up, Chief Lao An took out ten copper coins and put them directly in Xuan'er's hand.
This is also a New Year's red envelope today, all ten copper coins were given to Xuan'er.
Xuan'er had a cold face, but she took the copper plate and thanked her crisply, "Thank you, grandpa!"
Then he walked back to where he was before and gave the copper coins in his hands to his elder sister and younger sister. "This is from grandpa. You two can use it to buy candied haws on a stick!"
I found it funny that Xia Qiyue, such a young guy, would actually give people eye drops.