Roasting seeds is even simpler. After Song Yingwan peeled off the pine nuts that he picked up on the mountain, he took out all the pine nuts, then poured them into a pot and stir-fried them over slow heat. In addition, he thanked him for buying them on the black market. I bought a small bag of fried melon seeds. These are enough, so that people who are celebrating the New Year will not come to visit and there will be nothing to entertain at home.
On New Year's Eve, the village became lively early in the morning, and the children playing outside also put on their own new clothes. Even if they were not new, they were definitely the best of all the clothes.
Festive couplets are posted on the doors of every household, and bursts of fragrance waft from the kitchen. On this day, all worries and worries are put aside, and the New Year is celebrated happily.
Song should have prepared the recipes for today's meals a few days ago. They were all based on her and Xie Ci's tastes. There were about five or six dishes. The portions of each dish were not planned to be large, as long as they were enough to eat.
The New Year's Eve dinner here is usually eaten in the evening, but the two of them didn't care so much. The main reason was that the thought of eating such a large table of dishes at night made them panic. It would be different if they ate at noon, although they were still the same. , but I still have work to do in the afternoon, so I forgot about it because I was so busy.
A simple meal of dumplings for two people in the evening would be incomplete without eating dumplings during the Chinese New Year.
On the first day of the new year, Song Ying stayed up until three o'clock in the morning and then got up to deal with it casually. After that, he started to prepare today's lunch. His posture was the same as yesterday's.
After a while, some people came in chatting and laughing, and carrying things in their hands, some of which were sausages, and some of which were pastries. After all, they were all done with care.
This group of people is naturally Tang Xiaotang and the three of them.
On New Year's Eve, they were going to celebrate the New Year at the Educated Youth Point. Song Yingwan couldn't call people over blatantly, so as not to cause dissatisfaction from others. After all, they would have to live under the same roof for a long time in the future, so they just Making a table again on the first day of the Lunar New Year can be regarded as celebrating the New Year together. This was agreed before.
After seeing a few people come in, Song Yingwan smiled and said, "Why are you still bringing things? I didn't call you here for dinner today just to receive these gifts."
Xu Lang walked at the end, but had the loudest voice, "Sister Wan, you said it would be fine at other times. We definitely can't come empty-handed during this Chinese New Year. If word spreads, we will be embarrassed to go out."
They all had good intentions. Naturally, Song Yingwan would not insist on letting people take the things back at this time. She took the things over with a smile and let people enter the house.
The speed of cooking is faster when there are more people. Xu Lang and Xie Ci are both smart people. If they can't get involved in the kitchen, they will go outside to work. Xu Lang has a cheerful and generous personality, and his words are humorous, making everyone smile from time to time. , even the words of thanks sometimes couldn't help but curl up the corners of the lips.
The food is delicious and the people are nice.
It’s a new year again!
After the New Year, Xie Ci took Song Yingwan to the commune to call his family to pay New Year greetings.
They first called Zhang Ru and Song's father. After the call was connected, Song Yingwan chatted with them about their life during the New Year, and then accompanied Chenchen to say a few words, caring about the study and life of this cheap brother, and then thanked them. The speech was made.
This time Song Yingwan was right next to him, and he responded to whatever words of thanks were said there. He was so talkative that she wanted to laugh for a while.
But then I stopped laughing.
Song Yingwan had promised to have a phone call with his family before. Although he had told her about this a few days in advance, he still couldn't help being nervous. This was the first time he met his parents. Well, she doesn't have much experience, and the only experienced person around her has little reference value.
This made Song Yingwan extremely depressed.
Xie Ci saw that her face was full of discomfort and couldn't bear to force her. He smiled and patted her head gently and said, "How about we fight next time?"
Song Yingwan looked at him with seriousness in her eyes, as if if she really nodded her head at this moment, he would take her away without hesitation.
never mind!
Sooner or later, you have to pass this level. If you stretch your head, it will be a knife, and if you shrink your head, it will be a knife.
Just have a happy new year!
She took a deep breath, her heart skipped a beat, and said, "Fight now, I'm ready."
Since she could take this step, her apology would not hold her back, and she comforted her, "Grandpa and grandma are very nice people and will definitely like you very much."
"Um."
Not long after the call was dialed, there was a voice coming from the other side.
"Hello?"
Xie Ci was slightly startled when he heard this familiar voice. Suddenly he didn't know how to speak. He felt guilty and apologetic in his heart.
After a few more calls came from the other side, he answered, "...Grandma, it's me."
The person opposite seemed to pause for a moment, and the next moment his voice became excited, "Xiao Ci! Is it Xiao Ci?"
He curved his lips, with a submissive tone in his voice, "It's me."
"Oh, come here old man, it's Xiao Ci, Xiao Ci called back..."
Mr. Xie, who was always considered calm and dignified by others, couldn't help but speed up his steps after hearing the voice. Although his face was full of wrinkles, his eyes were still bright and his back was straight.
But he said, "Why are you in a hurry? He leaves as soon as he says and calls when he wants. What does it look like..."
The old woman rolled her eyes at him and said, "Then why are you running so fast? Go drink your tea!"
Mr. Xie had long been accustomed to his old lady's tone of voice. After slowing down his pace, he said nonchalantly, "I'm here to teach this kid a lesson. It's really outrageous."
When Xie Ci heard the back and forth words between the two old men over there, he smiled and rolled his eyes. The scene of their bickering automatically appeared in his mind, and he slowly said, "It's a bit outrageous. When I get back, you two elders can beat me and scold me as much as you like. But don’t let your body get angry.”
When the old woman heard this, she couldn't help but her eyes turned red. This was the child she had raised since childhood, but now he had a home and couldn't go back. Thinking about it made her feel uncomfortable, and her voice choked up, "Come back quickly, kid, there is no one." I’ll blame you, grandma’s heart will be empty once you leave.”
The smile on Xie Ci's lips faded a bit, and he lowered his voice, "I'll go back..."
but not now.
Maybe she also knew that he was having trouble in his heart, so the old woman only felt depressed for a moment and stopped mentioning the topic. He wanted to stay out there, as long as he was healthy and happy.
Then he began to ask about his life outside, and he thanked him patiently.
Song Yingwan stood aside and waited patiently without disturbing her. This was the first time she saw Xie Ci contacting his family. It could be seen that he had a very close relationship with the person on the other side of the phone. The smile and tenderness on his face were friendly. A different feeling when we are together with her.
Thinking about it now, she seemed to rarely see him contact his family. Although she knew about his family situation, she only now understood the meaning and mood of what he said at that time.
