Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty is back

He Daqing no longer cared about the troubles of Yan Bugui's family. He held the child in his arms and followed Da Mao, Er Mao and other children to the supply and marketing cooperative at the entrance of the alley.

He bought firecrackers and candies for the children and took them back to the yard.

It has been a long time since Damao and his friends had such a happy New Year. In the past, their family was poor and the adults were reluctant to buy them so many firecrackers. Now that they are loved by their master, everyone's pockets are filled with firecrackers.

The older ones kept setting off firecrackers in the yard, while the younger ones watched the fun in He Daqing's arms. Joyful laughter filled the entire yard.

After a while, Yan Jiecheng, Yan Jiefang, and Qin Jingru came to the central courtyard carrying paste and couplets.

He Yushui also came over to help. Several people pasted couplets on the houses of He Daqing, Yushui, and Nan Yi. They then went to the backyard to paste couplets on the houses of Sha Zhu and the former Xu Damao.

Looking at the red couplets, the New Year atmosphere suddenly became stronger.

At noon, everyone had a quick bite with just a few simple dishes, and the main event was the banquet in the evening.

This year, as the disaster situation has eased, supplies on the market have become more plentiful, and people can still buy some good things by spending a little more money.

So this year you don’t have to hide anything anymore and can enjoy the good things openly.

So, He Daqing took out something special.

The last hunt included bear paws, bear meat, wild boar meat, venison, some pheasants, rabbits, seafood and fish.

A lot of fresh vegetables that were hidden in the space during the summer were also taken out.

This made Nan Yi and Liang Ladi a little dumbfounded when they were busy in the kitchen. Is the master so wild? Some of these good things can't be bought with money.

At the same time, I also began to admire Master He Daqing even more.

With so many good things, Sha Zhu and Nan Yi are more relaxed. They want to have a perfect dinner tonight, with five dishes each, and each of them is their specialty.

Liang Ladi, Yu Li and He Yushui, who came to make trouble from time to time, were responsible for making dumplings, and with their help, the whole kitchen was filled with joy.

By mid-afternoon, the entire courtyard was filled with fragrance, attracting Da Mao and Er Mao and the others to secretly run to the kitchen many times.

Occasionally, Shazhu or Nanyi would give them a few delicious treats, which would make the children run around and scramble for a share.

He Daqing was watching all this happily. Chen Xueru cleaned up the room and came out to see He Daqing. She was also very happy.

She walked over and leaned on He Daqing's shoulder and said, "More children means more fun. Look, Chenchen and Yuyao can't wait to join in."

He Daqing touched the two children in his arms and said, "They will be able to join us next year, and then it will be difficult to manage them."

Chen Xueru rolled her eyes at He Daqing. These two children were spoiled by He Daqing, especially Yuyao. Now, as long as He Daqing is at home, she will cling to him and won't let go, and won't want anyone else.

He Daqing doted on his youngest daughter even more. He would grant her every request and take her side in everything. This made He Yushui jealous and she said that her father didn't love her anymore and was fickle.

In the evening, it was finally time for the New Year’s Eve dinner that the children had been looking forward to for a long time. The little ones had already washed their hands and were sitting upright at the dining table waiting for the food to be served.

As He Yushui and Yu Li brought the fragrant dishes to the table, the children stared at the delicious food, swallowing their saliva. However, they did not dare to pick up their chopsticks without the adults' permission.

This funny look made Chen Xueru, who was sitting in the seat of honor, unable to stop laughing.

But no matter what, families at this time are still very rule-abiding. Children will not eat until the adults are all seated and the elders start to use their chopsticks. This is the most basic etiquette.

After all the dishes were served, Sha Zhu, Nan Yi and the others came to the living room.

First we entered the New Year’s greetings session.

He Daqing and Chen Xueru sat in the first seat. Sha Zhu and Yu Li knelt down in front of He Daqing with their children in their arms, kowtowed and said, "Dad, Mom, I wish you two good health and all the best in the new year!"

He Daqing nodded and agreed with a smile. Chen Xueru took out the red envelopes that she had prepared long ago and gave one to Sha Zhu and his wife and the child.

Chen Xueru gave all the Chinese New Year red envelopes, and each time it was a big envelope of ten yuan.

Sha Zhu and Yu Li both happily took the red envelopes, but before Sha Zhu had time to open them, Yu Li grabbed the red envelope and put it into her pocket along with her son's.

Sha Zhu looked at it helplessly and didn't dare to object at all.

Next, He Yushui, the Nan Yi couple, and the children Damao and Ermao all kowtowed to He Daqing and Chen Xueru and wished them a happy new year. Chen Xueru gave each of them a big red envelope.

Da Mao and Er Mao had never seen such big red envelopes in their lives, but they just looked at them for fun and Liang Ladi took them all away, saying that he would keep them for them and return them when they grew up.

But whether this is a true repayment or a false repayment has been the problem of the century, and it has not been solved until now.

The New Year greetings are over, and now it’s time to move on to today’s topic: Let’s eat!

On the table there were braised bear paws, braised sea cucumbers, twice-cooked pork, spicy rabbit meat, spicy chicken nuggets, steamed fish, etc., as well as vegetables such as tomatoes and cucumbers that are hard to find at this time of year.

According to He Daqing, these were obtained from some friends, but no one knows which friends they were.

Shazhu and Yu Li had long been numb to the good things their father would bring back from time to time; they just ate and were too lazy to ask where the things came from.

Not to mention Da Mao and Er Mao and the others, even Nan Yi and Liang Ladi had rarely eaten such a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner. This time, it was really thanks to the master's family.

Da Mao and Er Mao loved every dish and felt that the whole table was filled with their favorite dishes. The youngest, Xiu Er, had greasy stains all over her face from eating so much that she looked like a clown.

Nan Yi and Liang Ladi sincerely thanked Master He Daqing. Nan Yi held up the wine glass and said, "Master, I won't say much to thank you tonight. Since I came here, this is the most comfortable day of my life. All this is thanks to you. In this life, I am your apprentice, and I want to be your apprentice in the next life!"

As he spoke, Nan Yi's voice became a little choked up.

He picked up the glass and drank the wine in one gulp.

He Daqing also finished the wine in his glass. Seeing this, Sha Zhu beside him quickly refilled his father's glass.

He Daqing said: "You should practice your skills now. Believe me, one day I will lead you to create our own glory!"

Sha Zhu and Nan Yi both nodded.

None of them understood what He Daqing meant. Only He Daqing himself knew that now was the stage for him to accumulate strength and it was not yet time for him to play a role.

Only then will it be time for him to show his talents and expand his team.