Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

An hour in the afternoon had passed and the house inside and outside had been cleaned up.

Now comes the most anticipated part of Anyian Festival - hanging up lights and decorations.

The uncle led An Nian to hang big red lanterns under the eaves. An Nian clapped his hands happily: "Yeah! Finally I can hang lanterns~"

At this time, my grandmother had already cooked rice porridge in the kitchen. She poked her head out of the kitchen and shouted, "Yueyue, the rice porridge is ready! You can use it to paste the couplets!"

An Yue hurried to the kitchen and brought the rice porridge to the yard.

My grandfather moved two benches out of the house, placed them at the gate of the yard, and stood on the benches to prepare to post the couplets.

An Yue took the couplets and door gods, stirred the rice paste until it cooled, and then brushed the rice paste on the back of the couplets and door gods.

An Yue handed the couplets made of rice paste to her grandfather to paste. An Yue stood at a distance and directed him to adjust the position.

After my uncle and An Nian hung up the big red lanterns, they took An Nian to the gate of the yard to hang small lanterns.

Finally, the four generations of grandparents and grandchildren pasted window paper-cuts together.

My uncle lit the oil lamp inside the big red lantern.

In an instant, the whole yard seemed full of joy and the festive atmosphere of the New Year.

Wei helped pass firewood under the stove to boil water.

My grandmother was standing behind the stove, cleaning wild boar meat.

The four generations of grandparents and grandchildren have completed the task of hanging lanterns and pasting decorations.

After putting away benches, bowls, small brushes and other tools, the four generations of grandparents and grandchildren prepared to go into the kitchen and prepare the reunion dinner together.

My grandfather went to the chicken coop and caught a big rooster. He grabbed the rooster by the neck and killed it in a few quick strokes and put it in the bucket.

Grandma poured the boiling water in the pot into the wooden barrel, and after a while she took the big rooster out of the barrel. Wei also tactfully began to clean the chicken feathers.

My uncle fished out a few big fish from the water tank, prepared to clean the scales, and then gut and clean them.

An Yue fished out all the small fish in the water tank, removed their internal organs, cleaned them, and drained the water.

Then it is marinated with salt and wild garlic.

She went to get some flour, put a little pepper powder in it and stirred it evenly.

After two quarters of an hour, pour out the excess water from the pickled fish, then put the fish into a basin of flour and dress them one by one in new flour coats.

Finally, when the oil pan is hot, put the little fishes dressed in new clothes into the pan one by one, give them a bath, and soon they will become fried crispy fishes.

The crispy fish was crispy and delicious, oily but not greasy. As soon as it came out of the pot, An Nian took a bite, and then he kept staring at the crispy fish.

Everyone was happily preparing the New Year's Eve dinner and the atmosphere was extremely harmonious.

Another hour passed and the New Year's Eve dinner was ready.

The family brought all the dishes to the table one by one and arranged them.

There are eight dishes in total for the New Year's Eve dinner, namely, boiled chicken with dipping sauce, deep-fried crispy fish, stir-fried yam, stewed spicy grilled fish, braised wild boar meat, and vinegar-fried cabbage hearts, which is a perfect combination of meat and vegetables.

The family stood beside the round table, looking at the delicious dishes.

Grandmother Zheng was standing in the corner, secretly wiping away tears, perhaps because she was thinking of something or because of the sumptuous dishes on the table.

An Yue clasped her hands together, closed her eyes and made a wish, saying, "I hope that in the new year, our family will have peace all year round, a good harvest, and everything will go smoothly. We will have chickens, meat, and fish every year."

At this time, An Nian poked his head out from behind An Yue and asked in confusion, "Sister, Nian Nian didn't steal the crispy fish."

An Yue couldn't help but laugh when she saw An Nian's little expression.

An Nian shook his hands and tried his best to deny it: "Sister, Nian Nian really didn't steal the fish."

Grandmother hugged An Nian in her arms and explained calmly with a smile: "Sister, what you mean by 'surplus every year' is surplus money and surplus food every year, not that we have fish hidden in our bodies every year."

Suddenly, the whole family burst into laughter.

An Yue looked at the dishes on the table, although they were not as sumptuous as those in the 21st century.

But these dishes are already the best for ordinary people of this era.

These are delicious dishes that they cannot eat on ordinary days.

Everyone's face was full of anticipation for the New Year's Eve dinner, especially An Nian, who was drooling with anticipation.

At this time, in the entire Pingxiang village, every household was brightly lit and firecrackers were blasting.

My grandfather placed eight bowls on the eight-immortals table, filled each bowl with rice, and then placed chopsticks on the bowls.

Grandfather said loudly with joy on his face: "Let's go light the firecrackers too!"

The family was busy all day and before they knew it, it was dark. They all walked into the yard one after another.

Grandfather took out firecrackers from the house and gently placed them on the ground.

The family stood under the eaves and shouted, "Happy New Year!"

Everyone is welcoming the new year with a smile.

My uncle lit the firecrackers, and instantly the whole yard was filled with crackling sounds.

At this time, the entire Pingxiang Village is decorated with lights and colorful lanterns, firecrackers are set off continuously, and laughter and joyful chatter are heard one after another, interweaving into a joyful chapter exclusive to New Year's Eve.

An Nian was holding a small flower in his hand and running around in circles in the yard happily.

The sound of firecrackers brought the family's mood to an unprecedented point of excitement.

After the firecrackers were set off, the family prepared to return to the main house for the reunion dinner.

An Nian still said with unsatisfied feeling: "Sister, Nian Nian still wants to set off little sparks."

An Yue gently stroked An Nian's forehead and said softly, "After our family has finished the New Year's Eve dinner, sister will accompany Nian Nian to release the festival together, okay?"

An Nian narrowed his eyes and smiled, then nodded obediently.

The whole family sat at the table and drank tea instead of wine.

Grandfather picked up his chopsticks and immediately picked up a chicken leg for each of An Yue and An Nian.

Said: "This year's New Year's Eve dinner is very sumptuous, Yueyue and Niannian should eat more."

Although Wei was unhappy, she didn't say anything.

An Yue just pretended not to see it.

Grandma smiled kindly and joked, "New Year's Eve, but you have to eat it slowly! As the old saying goes, the New Year's Eve dinner should be eaten for a whole year!"

An Nian just wanted to finish eating quickly so that he could release the little flower. After hearing what his grandmother said, he said anxiously, "But Nian Nian's belly is so small that he can't eat too much."

Uncle Jiang Chenghai had long seen through An Nian's little thoughts. He smiled evilly and said, "Niannian, are you still thinking about setting off little sparks?"

An Nian's little trick was exposed, and he let out a broken smile, and everyone followed suit.

In this way, the family sat around the table eating a reunion dinner on New Year's Eve, talking and laughing, it was really warm and touching.

After the New Year’s Eve dinner, the grandfather sat in the yard smoking his pipe and watching his son chasing his little grandson.

At this time, Zhang Kai brought Goudan to visit.

As soon as the father and son entered the yard, Goudan saw An Nian. This time he was not as reserved as the last time they met.

He ran up to her warmly, took An Nian's hand, and asked, "Brother An Nian, what are you going to eat for the New Year's Eve dinner tonight?"