Chapter 38 Happy New Year, two days in the courtyard
Lin Zhen told Sha Zhu and Ma Hua his understanding of vinegar fish in detail.
One of the two people bowed respectfully and asked for advice, and the other really wanted to be his cooking apprentice.
Therefore, I had no reservations about how to make this dish and taught them all.
Lin Zhen's explanation is to the point and has the finishing touch.
After hearing this, Shazhu suddenly became enlightened and fell to the ground in admiration.
Ma Hua, who had just come into contact with cooking, seemed to be listening to a book from heaven. Although there were things he didn't understand, he memorized them all so that he could understand them later.
At noon, Lin Zhen planned to leave MCA at home for dinner. MCA was busy at home and had to go back quickly. He had to leave no matter what.
Lin Zhen had no choice but to give him some vinegared fish and sealed him a red envelope.
Ma Hua was as happy as a child. After leaving, Lou Xiao'e smiled and said: "You, as an apprentice, respect us quite a lot. Master and my wife are very diligent in shouting."
Lin Zhen said with a smile: "This is just a successor of cooking skills. I plan to recruit a few more in the future."
In the evening, three elders in the courtyard organized a New Year party, and people in the courtyard happily bid farewell to the old year and welcomed the new year.
The next day was the first day of the Lunar New Year in 1962.
People all over the city came to visit their homes with great joy to pay New Year greetings.
Regardless of whether there are conflicts in the courtyard house, the doors are now opened wide to welcome visits from neighbors.
Even if you don't want to visit, you still have to go to see me this morning as a formality.
Lin Zhen's family first went to the backyard to pay New Year greetings to the deaf old lady and gave her a pack of snacks.
The deaf old lady was so happy that she couldn't help but say, "Lin Zhen, Lin Zhen, yes, I still remember that there is an old lady in the backyard."
Lin Zhen smiled and said: "Whenever you forget, you can't forget it even on the first day of the new year."
"Okay, okay, come on, I'll give out lucky money to my four drooping grandchildren!"
Lin Guo, Lin Jia and Lin Dong Lin Liang quickly kowtowed and said: "Thank you, grandma, and I wish you a long life!"
The deaf old lady laughed so hard, but she was thinking in her heart, how great it would be if Lin Zhen could treat me as her own grandmother like Sha Zhu, or if Sha Zhu could have four sons!
Then Lin Zhen, Sha Zhu and Xu Damao went to say hello to the three uncles and Jia Zhang one by one.
As soon as they returned home, Banggan and Xiaodang came to kowtow to pay New Year greetings.
Lou Xiao'e was surprised and said: "There are so many old people in the courtyard, how can it be our turn to kowtow? Get up quickly, husband, get your lucky money!"
Lin Zhen smiled and said: "No need to ask, it must be Shazhu's instigation. Let's give each person two yuan. I guess it will be indispensable every year in the future!"
Banggeng took the money and said happily: "Uncle Lin is right, it was Uncle Sha who arranged it. We still have several families to kowtow to. Goodbye!"
After saying that, he got up and ran to Yan's house.
After a while, I heard Yan Bugui complaining, "This silly Zhu is so unreasonable. In the past, adults would just come and say hello, but he has to make children kowtow!"
Yan Bugui didn't expect any children to kowtow so early in the morning. After all, there was a deaf old lady sitting in the courtyard, so kowtowing was done in the backyard. When I came to her house to say New Year's greetings, I just bowed to her.
Therefore, I didn't prepare any New Year's money for my children, so I just packed a few yuan to support my waist.
I was knocked on the head by Bangge and Xiaodang Bangbang, and when I touched my pocket, it was full of big tickets.
I had no choice but to give out two yuan of lucky money.
After Banggan and Xiaodang left, Yan Bugui became more and more angry as he thought about it.
I originally spent New Year's Eve with a few big tickets in my pocket for good luck, so as not to look poor.
Therefore, I didn’t install anything worth 10 cents or 20 cents, but specially installed a few pieces of one piece.
Unexpectedly, when I woke up in the morning, I was knocked off two pieces by Bangge and Xiaodang.
When he asked whether it was Shazhu's attention, Yan Bugui was so angry that he had a toothache and complained when he came out.
Lin Zhen smiled and said: "Uncle San, there will be one more next year. Do you believe it? I guarantee there will be one more than this year."
Yanbu Guiyi is right. Next year, the little Sophora japonica of the Jia family will be one year old. Maybe he can go to the ground or be carried by a stick. Why not give him another one?
"This, this, this silly Zhu is so outrageous!"
Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li also came out of the house and complained: "This idiot is really stupid. There are old people in the courtyard. How can he kowtow to us?"
Apparently, the couple also received New Year's money, but since they don't have children yet, the New Year's money will not come back.
Silly Zhu overheard the Yan family's complaints in the middle courtyard and was delighted.
Banggan and Xiaodang had already left the first uncle Yi Zhonghai's house and went to the backyard to find Xu Damao and the second uncle Liu Haizhong.
This time, all the people in the hospital who were married and had a family were scoured by Banggan and Xiaodang, and given at least two cents.
In the end, if Qin Huairu hadn't heard Uncle San's complaint and came out to stop him in time, Shazhu would have been planning to take Bangge and Xiaodang to kowtow all over the alley.
"Silly Zhu! What are you doing on New Year's Day?"
Silly Zhu smiled and said: "Playing with children is just fun!"
Bangge ran over with a big smile, "Mom, look how much New Year's money my sister and I asked for!"
Qin Huairu said with a stern face: "Give it back! It's the Chinese New Year that makes people complain."
Bang Gang and Xiao Dang lowered their heads and said nothing. Sha Zhu said unhappily: "Why? The child kowtows here. Sister Qin, don't take it seriously. Whoever complained asked him to come to me, isn't it Xu Damao and Yan Laoxi?"
Mrs. Jia Zhang also muttered in the room: "That is, if anyone complains, let the children come and kowtow, and then we will return it to him. Come back soon."
Qin Huairu sighed, stopped talking, and led Banggan and Xiaodang back to the house.
The third uncle, Yan Bugui, learned that people in a courtyard were all persuaded by Silly Zhu to give out lucky money.
He proposed to hold a hospital-wide meeting to criticize stupid people, big or small, who do not understand the rules.
As a result, Yi Zhonghai waved his hands and said, "No need. Do you want to celebrate the New Year soon? Banggan and Xiaodang kowtowed to you and said auspicious words. It's your wish to give more or less."
Liu Haizhong also shook his head and said: "Don't make things unpleasant on New Year's Day. We'll have another meeting in two days."
Silly Zhu smiled and said: "Uncle San, are you feeling sorry for me and regretting it too much? Hehe, I'm so mad at you!"
"Hey, Silly Zhu!"
"What's wrong with me? If you don't accept it, why don't you bite me?"
"I...I...I don't have the same experience as you!"
"Hey! That's right. Look at how generous Lin Zhen is. He gave two yuan to each person!"
Lin Zhen smiled and said: "Shut up, Silly Zhu, you can't keep your voice down when you're riding a horse. If someone in the back room hears it, you'll be pissed to death."
Silly Zhu quickly covered his mouth and said with a smile: "From now on, we will go to the front yard and back yard to chat, not in the middle yard. You have to be careful about everything you say. It's too frustrating."
Yi Zhonghai rolled his eyes at him, "I know some people like to think too much, so just say less!"
The atmosphere of the Jia family is completely different from the festive New Year celebrations in the courtyard.
The conversation and laughter in the courtyard were heard clearly by Jia Dongxu in the West Door Room.
He was so angry that he felt like everyone in the hospital was trying to squeeze him out.
In particular, Master Yi Zhonghai actually made insinuations and said that he was careless. Silly Zhu deliberately said that Lin Zhen gave too much to his children. Wasn't this intentional to make him angry?
Lin Zhen has always been indifferent to his family. He never gave him any new year's money in previous years, but this time he gave his child four yuan? It must be intentional!
He was mentally overwhelmed, but now he no longer had the energy to curse.
From the morning of the New Year's Eve the day before yesterday to now, for two days, he had only drank two mouthfuls of clear soup. He had no appetite at all, his heart was filled with anger, and his whole body was weak.
And Qin Huairu suddenly became numb. No matter how Jia Dongxu scolded him, he just lowered his head and cried without saying a word to refute.
Jia Dongxu looked at the roof, holding back his anger, and fell asleep again.