Dipping in garlic sauce and vinegar, Sheng Liancheng ate more than ten dumplings before he stopped using his chopsticks.
"Oh, it seems I have to listen to your words. I really can't eat this soup." Sheng Liancheng said, touching his stomach.
If it weren't for the garlic sauce and vinegar, he probably would have eaten just a dozen or so.
"Then from now on, just like you said, let's change this rule.
By the way, we will make dumplings for the Chinese New Year next year, and we will also put some sugar, money, jujubes and other things in them.
I heard that others cover these things, but our family has never done so." Sheng Liancheng was also convinced at this moment.
This person has to change with the times. When life gets better, he can't stick to the old rules like before.
Over the years, because Sheng Liancheng has always adhered to the rules of his hometown, Zhang Shuzhen was too lazy to put money, sugar, dates and other things into the dumplings.
On New Year's Eve of the first year of marriage, Zhang Shuzhen enthusiastically made arrangements for her.
It was unimaginable. The couple fished for a long time and ate a few dates. They didn't taste any of the sugar. Finally, the money person found that all the coins were leaked on the bottom of the basin.
The key is that the dumplings made with these things cannot withstand cooking. If the dumplings are soaked in soup for such a long time, the dumpling wrappers will be broken long ago, so how can they be eaten?
Originally, these were all just to gain some luck, and you can’t eat anything, so what’s the point?
So after that beating, Zhang Shuzhen never did it again.
"Okay, as long as you don't let us eat dumplings with soup anymore, I'll make whatever you want to put in them."
This was easy, so Zhang Shuzhen readily agreed.
Sheng Liancheng was full, and everyone else had about the same amount of food. In the end, there were only two plates of dumplings left.
It's normal to have some leftovers for New Year's meals, so Zhang Shuzhen prepared plenty when making noodles and preparing stuffings.
This year I cooked dumplings early, and it was only after eleven o'clock after dinner. I had just eaten a belly of dumplings, so it was not easy for the children to go to bed directly.
But these days, there are no entertainment items. Let alone watching TV or the Spring Festival Gala, there is not even a radio.
In desperation, Sheng Liancheng led the children to play poker and chess, and do some digestion.
Waiting for the bell on the wall to ring, Sheng Xiping led his brothers and sisters to pay New Year's greetings to his parents.
"Dad, Mom, happy New Year."
"Okay, okay, everything is fine, everything is fine." Sheng Liancheng and his wife were very happy. They quickly took out money from their pockets and gave two cents to each child.
"Keep your money well and don't spend it carelessly."
"Oh, I got it." The children happily took the money and quickly put it in their pockets.
Don't underestimate these two cents, you can buy a lot of things.
Children usually have no money, but in their eyes, two cents is a huge sum of money.
Sheng Xiping is already twenty-one, how can he still ask for these two cents? He has dozens of them in his pocket.
So Sheng Xiping gave his share to the sixth son Sheng Xitai.
"Then, don't spend too much money, buy a pen, eraser or something later, and study hard."
This time, Sheng Xitai was so beautiful that she hugged her eldest brother's neck.
"Big brother is still kind to me, thank you big brother, my good big brother."
Sheng Xitai's flattering behavior directly put the sisters Sheng Yunfang and Sheng Yunfei at odds with each other.
"Tch, you keep flirting with me day by day, and I don't see you actually doing anything."
The two girls spoke loudly, and everyone heard them, making the whole family laugh.
Sheng Xitai was not annoyed because his sister disliked the joke. He just snorted, "Huh, you want to shave your beard, you have to know how to do it."
"Okay, every day, as long as the three of you get together, you will be like those black-eyed chickens, fighting all day long."
Zhang Shuzhen was afraid that the two girls would continue to quarrel with Lao Liu, so she hurriedly spoke.
"It's getting late, so hurry up and pack up and go to bed. You have to go to pay New Year greetings tomorrow morning, but don't get up late and let people block your bed."
It's really late, Sheng Xitai's eyelids have been fighting for a long time, he just held on.
Mother has spoken, and everyone goes to bed quickly.
On New Year's Eve, we were not allowed to make bedding or take off our clothes. We just pulled out a pillow, put a quilt or a coat on it, and slept for one night.
I stayed up until midnight and had a particularly sweet sleep.
It wasn't until around 7:30 in the morning that Zhang Shuzhen got up first to light the fire, then called Sheng Liancheng and others to get up to set off firecrackers and eat dumplings.
We just had dinner here, but before we finished, Wang Jianshe brought his younger siblings to pay New Year greetings.
"Uncle, aunt, happy New Year."
In these days, most families have many children. In Wang Jianshe's family, there are five brothers and sisters in total. The youngest sister is in the same class as Sheng Xitai.
Most people, no matter how good or bad their lives are, will always find new clothes for their children to wear during the Chinese New Year.
It would be best if you can buy fabrics to make new clothes. If there are many children in the family and each of them cannot afford to make new clothes, the older ones can make new clothes, and the younger ones can pick up the clothes of the older siblings, or use the clothes of the adults to make a new one.
No matter what happens, you have to keep your children entertained during the Chinese New Year.
Wang Jianshe's father was originally a chain saw operator, a sixth-level worker, with a monthly salary of 70 to 80 yuan, which was not very comfortable to support a family of seven.
Thanks to Wang Jianshe, who has been working with agricultural teams and mountain workers for a year, as well as doing side jobs, etc., he can bring in a lot of money, and the family's life has become easier.
This autumn and winter Wang Jianshe went hunting with Sheng Xiping and got a lot of money, so the children of the Wang family all changed into new clothes.
Especially the two girls, wearing brand new red cotton-padded jackets and with red ribbons tied on their heads, are so beautiful.
"Hey, have a good New Year, have a good New Year.
Jianshe, hurry up and ask your brothers and sisters to sit down. We haven't finished our meal yet and we got up late in the morning.
Xiping, hurry up, bring out all the melon seeds, candies, etc., and let Jiancheng and Jiansheng eat them."
Mr. and Mrs. Sheng Liancheng warmly greeted Wang Jianshe and his sister to come into the house and sit down.
Over there, Sheng Xi'an and others also wished each other a happy New Year with Wang Jiancheng, Wang Jiansheng and others.
Then Sheng Xiping brought melon seeds, candies and other stuff, grabbed two handfuls and gave them to the two girls from the Wang family, Wang Lili and Wang Tingting.
"Brother Xiping, we don't want it."
Before the two girls went out, the adults in the family must have told them not to go out and ask for candies from other people's houses.
No one has a lot of money these days, especially things like sugar, which are all provided by ticket.
If you go to someone’s house to pay New Year’s greetings during the Chinese New Year, they will definitely want to be polite and give you some candies or something.
Usually, before going out, the adults in the family will tell you not to ask for sweets. If you eat too much, your tooth will hurt.
Sheng Xiping also came here when he was a child. Which child didn’t like eating sweets when he was a child?
"It's okay. Brother Xiping is not an outsider. You can take what I give you. If I scold you two later, I will intercede with you two."
Sheng Xiping smiled, handed the candy to the two girls, and asked them to accept it.
The two girls, Wang Lili and Wang Tingting, turned to look at their eldest brother Wang Jianshe over there.
That means, of course, I want to ask my eldest brother if I can accept the candy.
Wang Jianshe smiled as soon as he saw it, "Okay, Brother Xiping gave it to you, keep it. I won't tell my parents later."
The two girls were reassured by the elder brother's words, "Thank you, elder brother Xiping."