Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty is back

In the evening, when He Daqing brought home the New Year gifts he had received, Sha Zhu said enviously, "Dad, you are the leaders, because we workers don't have these things."

He Daqing kicked Sha Zhu and cursed, "What are you talking about? The supplies are so tight right now, where can the factory get so many things to distribute to everyone? Shut your stinky mouth and stop talking nonsense!"

Seeing He Daqing getting angry, Sha Zhu was so scared that he shrank his head and dared not say another word.

He complained a little, but his father, who had no moral principles, kicked him. I don't know who taught him this bad habit of using physical force when he can't win an argument?

Of course, these are not the only things that He Daqing's family will have during the New Year.

The next day, He Daqing took out a lot of wild boar meat, seafood, rice and flour from his space and quietly brought them back home.

Although I cannot help others, I have no problem taking care of my own family.

At the same time, Yu Li and Sha Zhu also sent some things to Sha Zhu's master's home and Yu Li's home, so that this family could also have a good New Year.

On New Year's Eve, He Yushui wore new clothes and held firecrackers, standing at the door teaching her younger brothers and sisters, who could not yet speak, how to set off firecrackers.

Chen Xueru was also wearing new clothes and holding her child, watching the fun with Yu Li.

Yu Li's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and she will give birth in a month or two. Now she doesn't need to participate in the housework. Every day she talks with Chen Xueru about delivery, learns how to make clothes for the child, etc.

In the kitchen, Sha Zhu and He Daqing were busy cooking.

Braise the meat, prepare the seafood, bear paws, and other ingredients in advance.

This year, their New Year’s Eve dinner was no less than usual, and it was even richer with the addition of bear meat and bear paws.

There are pheasants flying in the sky, seafood swimming in the water, bear paws, wild boar meat, rabbit meat, etc. running on land. It is simply too rich.

Of course, dumplings, which are indispensable for the Northerners during the Chinese New Year, were also indispensable. Sha Zhu and He Daqing also made a lot of them.

He Daqing's family wore new clothes and celebrated the New Year in a lively manner, but the other neighbors in the courtyard were not so lively.

This year can be said to be the year with the worst disaster in recent years. In the markets during the New Year holidays, there were few items, let alone chicken, duck, fish and meat, even vegetables.

Don't even think about rice, flour and the like. Even if there is some occasionally, they have been bought up by others in advance.

The coarse grains in the grain stores are in great demand, and miscellaneous grains are also in limited supply. Many people cannot buy food, and their families are almost unable to make ends meet.

But there is no way. Even if you go to the black market and pay a high price, you may not be able to buy food.

Therefore, most of the neighbors in the courtyard still eat steamed buns made of mixed grains, and at most add a few stir-fried cabbages, stir-fried shredded potatoes, etc. The only family that can make dumplings is probably the Jia family, apart from He Daqing's family.

At this time, Jia Zhang and Bang Geng were lying on the table, watching Qin Huairu making dumplings. The stuffing was a mixture of canned meat and cabbage, and the flour was white flour, which made people drool at the smell.

Xiaodang, standing aside, was drooling as she watched the dumplings her mother made. She had the lowest status in this family. Although Qin Huairu occasionally brought back some good things, Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng would eat them first, and when it was her turn, there would be nothing left.

Now Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu have the same idea, which is to raise Banggeng to adulthood, and then buy him a wife in the countryside so that the Jia family can continue the family line early. Anyway, there are many such things as buying wives nowadays, and no one will say anything.

Otherwise, according to the IQ of a three-year-old child, Banggeng will never be able to get married in his life, and the Jia family will be finished.

Jia Zhang turned a blind eye to the things Qin Huairu brought back from outside. As long as she and her precious grandson were not starving, Qin Huairu could do whatever she wanted and she pretended not to know.

As for the matter between Qin Huairu and Li Huaide, it is estimated that only He Daqing, Director Huang and Xu Damao know the inside story.

Neither He Daqing nor Director Huang are big mouths. As long as you don't provoke me, they won't tell anyone.

Although Xu Damao was a big talker, he took the money, and Li Huaide promoted him to the position of team leader of the Propaganda Department. Although it was still a bit far from the position of section chief he had proposed, Li Huaide promised him that he would promote him to deputy section chief next year, and would promote him to the position of section chief step by step.

Regardless of whether what Li Huaide said was true or false, Xu Damao didn't dare to tell anyone about these things. Otherwise, he might not be able to keep his current position, let alone get promoted.

Therefore, basically no one else in the steel rolling mill knows about the affair between Qin Huairu and Li Huaide, and Qin Huairu can also get some benefits in return with peace of mind.

As for Yan Bugui's house in the front yard, the scene was even more horrific.

If Yan Bugui hadn't collected some peanuts, melon seeds, etc. while writing couplets today, their family wouldn't even have these things.

In the evening, on the dining table in Yan Bugui's house, there was a plate of fried dried fish, a plate of pickles, and a few steamed corn breads, nothing else.

As for the little stuff, it was all limited in quantity. Two steamed buns for each person, one dried fish for each person, and the pickles were also divided by the root. There was no more.

Yan Jiecheng looked at the food that had been distributed in front of him, frowned and said, "Dad, can't we make some dumplings for Chinese New Year? Look at what these are? Who would eat these for Chinese New Year?"

Facing his son's complaints, Yan Bugui glared at him and scolded him, "What's wrong with these? If you want to eat well, just pay for it! I haven't seen you pay for food for the family many times in a year. It's good enough to have these to eat. What else do you want?"

"Look at the way you are now. You don't work hard to make money, but just hang around like a street urchin. Which girl would be interested in you? How can you find a partner for marriage?"

Yan Bugui's words were like a thorn piercing Yan Jiecheng's heart. Yan Jiecheng was so angry that he threw his chopsticks on the table, stood up and prepared to go back to the house.

But after walking two steps, he turned back, served his own portion of steamed bread and dishes, and went into the bedroom without looking back.

The third aunt complained, "Why are you saying these things during the New Year? Look at what a mess you made of a good meal."

Yan Bugui angrily scolded: "What? I'm his father, so why can't I say a few words to him? Don't spoil him in the future. Look at how he is now. It's really a misfortune for our family!"

Under Yan Bugui's anger, the remaining Yan Jiefang, Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi did not dare to breathe and just lowered their heads to eat this pretty good New Year's Eve dinner.

Compared to Yan Bugui's house, Liu Haizhong's house in the backyard was better. At least at this time there was a plate of scrambled eggs and fried shredded potatoes on the table, and there was also a shallow plate of peanuts.

However, scrambled eggs and peanuts are Liu Haizhong's exclusive dish. Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu can only eat shredded potatoes and stir-fried cabbage, and they drool at the sight of the scrambled eggs.

Ever since his eldest son left without saying goodbye, Liu Haizhong has become even stricter towards his two younger sons and would beat them up to vent his anger at any time.

He felt that he was too good to his eldest son, which was why he had the idea of ​​running away. Now he had to be stricter with his two younger sons to prevent them from learning from his eldest brother.

This made life even worse for brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu, and they lived in fear all day long.