Rebirth and Raising a Baby

Dabao and Erbao fell in love with these two dishes as soon as they saw them.

Compared with other dishes, the appearance of these two dishes is really a lot higher.

There are many people in the family today, except for the five brothers and sisters of the Chu family, three sisters-in-law, five grandchildren, and two elderly people.

Counting Lin Chunhua, there are sixteen people in total.

There was no room for the big round table, and the children were placed at another small square table.

Lin Chunhua cooked a total of twelve dishes.

Counting the children's table, there are sixteen dishes.

The richness of the New Year's Eve dinner can be imagined.

As for whether there are leftovers, it doesn't matter. The most important thing today is to have leftovers, which means that there will be surplus money for the rest of the year.

The first dish is the most important fish, steamed two white pomfrets, which means "surplus every year".

The second dish is stir-fried pork with garlic leaves, wishing for "rich money" in the coming year.

The third dish is the salt water chicken, which means "the golden rooster announces the dawn", which is a good expectation for the new year.

A dish of ants climbing a tree. This dish was taught by Lin Ling. It is mainly made of vermicelli. The long vermicelli symbolizes health and longevity.

A hand-made pork ball, the result of the old lady making her two sons work hard all morning, which means "reunion and roundness".

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There is also a sweet fruit soup, which means that the new year is sweet and delicious, and it couldn't be better.

On this point, Lin Chunhua is beyond reproach, and Lin Ling also admires it.

It's okay to ask her to cook a table of sumptuous dishes, but what's rare is to conform to the customs, and every dish is a good intention.

The old lady has accumulated so many years of experience, and it is not easy to learn to walk in a while!
"Okay, let's eat!"

Lin Chunhua smiled and was the first to move the chopsticks.

It symbolizes the status of the head of the family.

Of course, there were elders present today, so Lin Chunhua transferred the meat to the old lady Xu who was beside her.

The meal was delicious, and everyone had smiles on their faces.

Everyone was wearing new clothes today, even Mrs. Xu and Mr. Xu were arranged to wear black padded jackets, made of this year's new cotton, very warm and thick.

Lin Chunhua's outfit was chosen by Lin Ling for her. The royal blue down jacket is warm and light, making it very energetic.

After eating, Lin Ling suggested that everyone take a group photo.

It's rare that there are so many people gathered now.

"Okay!"

"We will take a photo every year in the future!"

This proposal can be said to have touched Lin Chunhua's heart, and it suits her very well.

As she gets older, what she likes most is the scene of a happy family, and this year her sons have all developed very well, and she is also happy for them.

Even the little girl who is not enlightened has improved a lot this year.

Lin Chunhua only feels that now is her happiest time, and no matter how good it will be in the future, it will not be better than today.

"Come on, mother, I'll take a picture of you and your grandma and grandpa first!"

Lin Ling held the camera and motioned the three of them to sit on the solid wood sofa in the living room. The three of them sat in a row, and Lin Chunhua sat between the two elderly people, smiling all over their faces.

The two old men also looked kind.

With a "click", the picture freezes.

Lin Ling took another picture of Lin Chunhua and Xu's elders alone.

Then there are pictures of their family.

The sofa was not enough to sit on. The brothers of the Chu family worked together to move out a section of the solid wood sofa.

Mrs. Xu and Mr. Xu sat in the middle, followed by Lin Chunhua.

The four brothers of the Chu family stood up one by one, with Chu Xiuhua being the youngest and the last.

Chen Hongying stood beside Chu Li, and Liu Xuemei also stood beside Chu Ren.

Five children stood in front, being embraced by adults.

Lin Ling looked at the picture in the camera and was very satisfied.

A family is a happy family.

"Lin Ling, you have to come in later, how do you take pictures with this camera?"

Lin Chunhua was worried.

It was agreed that it was a family portrait, so Lin Ling couldn't be left alone, right?

Lin Ling also thought of this question.

The camera can be set to take a few seconds later, but I can't find a suitable stand for a while!
"It's okay, you wait for me!"

Lin Ling took the camera and ran out in a hurry.

After a while, at the door of the house, I caught the eighth aunt who was going out for a stroll in the village. She didn't know where she was going, and she was carrying a lot of things in her hand.

"Aunt Eight, how about doing me a favor?"

Lin Ling took three steps in parallel, and stopped Eighth Aunt.

Eighth Aunt was a little confused, subconsciously picked up the thing in her hand, it was quite heavy.

"I'm going to Lao Ge's house to give a New Year's gift, what can I do for you?"

"Take a photo for us!"

After Lin Ling finished speaking, she immediately threw out a temptation: "Later, you can take a photo with my camera with Aunt Ge and the others!"

The film of the camera is not much money, and it is rare that someone is needed to help press the shutter at this moment, so Lin Ling generously promised to go out.

Aunt Eight's eyes lit up, and she immediately responded with a smile.

"That's what you said!"

"Go, let's go!"

Tempted to take pictures, Aunt Eight was even more active than Lin Ling.

With two bunches of things in his hands, his fat body ran faster than Lin Ling.

Lin Ling walked behind and thought of one thing inappropriately. Aunt Eight seems to have gained a little weight this year?

Well, it’s actually more than a little bit, maybe the food at the lo mei shop is so good, Aunt Eight looked fatter all over, even her face was plump, she looked like a white bun.

It's more amiable than before.

With the help of my eighth aunt, this year's family portrait was finally taken.

Later, the sister-in-law and the third sibling wanted to take pictures of the small family, and Lin Ling agreed, helping them adjust their posture and reminding them to control their expressions.

Even a few children took a few pictures alone.

Erbao imitated Sun Houzi's posture, holding the clothes drying pole and insisting that it was a golden cudgel. Lin Ling didn't stop him, and planned to turn around and hide the photos, and show him when the child grows up, so that he can know what social death is. .

Now that I'm all busy, I'll wait for Aunt Eight and Aunt Ge to come over.

The sisters-in-law are all sitting in the living room, drinking tea, chatting and eating snacks, while watching TV.

Yes, the old house also has a TV.

Still a big color TV.

Lin Ling just arranged to come here a few years ago, just to have some entertainment during the new year.

However, when the TV set was moved back to the village, she deliberately avoided people and brought it back before dawn.

The people in the village don't know about this yet, otherwise it wouldn't be so quiet today.

"I heard that there will be a Spring Festival Gala this year, we can watch it later!"

Lin Ling remembered the first Spring Festival Gala, which seemed to be broadcast this year.

"What, Spring Festival Gala, can I see it later?"

Lin Chunhua was a little excited.

Chen Hongying and Liu Xuemei also cast their eyes on Lin Ling.

In the past, it could be said that Lin Ling often went to the county town, so his head was more lively than theirs, but this year everyone went to live in the county town together, so how come Lin Ling's news is still so well informed.

Like the news about this Spring Festival Gala, they don't know at all.

Chu Ren knew a little bit about it, so he explained: "The full name is the Spring Festival Gala, and it will be broadcast on CCTV at eight o'clock in the evening. This is the seventh edition."

"It's the seventh time." Lin Chunhua sighed.

These old farmers don't know anything about such things.

Thinking about it carefully, I seem to have heard of it before, but no one in the village has a TV, so they just listened to it as news and let it go.

"It's okay, mother, we will watch it every session from now on."

Lin Ling coaxed the old lady, and she couldn't laugh anymore as she talked.

The Spring Festival Gala looks very lively now, and it also reflects current events. It really reminds people of their own lives and is entertaining and educational at the same time.

It's a pity that it will become more and more unsightly in the future, and one session is not as good as one session.
"I've heard of that."

Speaking of this, Mrs. Xu's face became more energetic, "The former director of our factory bought a TV at home. I watched it for a while the year before last. I was very happy to have that little Zhao. !"

"You should be talking about Zhao Zhongxiang. He also has a show this year, and you can watch it later." Chu Ren said with a smile on science popularization, and he had a lot of rare words.

"Where did you know that?" Lin Chunhua felt fresh. The third child didn't run out, nor did he go to the capital. How could he know about the Spring Festival Gala.

"It's in the newspaper, it's all written on it."

Chu Ren was not annoyed, and explained to her carefully.

"It was so"

Lin Chunhua nodded, wondering if she would have to buy more newspapers at home when she turned around?
The family waited for a while, seeing that it was only past six o'clock, and gradually lost their thoughts.

Everyone went about their own business.

Lin Chunhua was patient, so she sat in the main room and waited, chatting with Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Xu, talking about the past.

Others also found something to do for themselves.

Like Dabao and Erbao, they went to play with the children in the village. Lin Ling bought them a lot of throwing cannons, and only told them not to throw them where people were, and let the children go.

Sister-in-law Chen Hongying took the wool and sat in the main room with Lin Chunhua, trying to gain more favor and compare Lin Ling as soon as possible.

Liu Xuemei didn't care about this, and went back to her room to read and write with Chu Ren.

"Chu Yi, come with me!"

Lin Ling mysteriously called Chu Yi to the yard, grabbed his hand, took something out of his pocket and put it in Chu Yi's hand.

Chu Yi also wondered if she was trying to trick him, but found that there was something gleaming silver lying on the palm of his hand, it was small, square, and looked very valuable.

"what is this?"

Chu Yi was a little curious, but he didn't dare to move.

Lin Ling took it back with a smile, and with a flick of her finger, the lid opened.

This is a lighter.

"A New Year's gift for you!"

Surprise flashed in Chu Yi's eyes, "When did you prepare?"

He didn't even prepare a gift for his wife, but he received a gift from Lin Ling. He felt a little embarrassed in his heart, and at the same time, he was a little proud. His wife really loved him very much.

"you guess!"

Lin Ling laughed it off, can she say that she borrowed flowers to present Buddha? This thing was custom-made for herself.

"There are numbers on it?"

After Chu Yi stroked it, he found that it was a little different. Looking carefully, there were four numbers engraved on it.

"It's my birthday." Lin Ling said slowly, feeling a little heavy in her heart. When is the original owner's birthday?Should be the same as her?

If Chu Yi doubts it, at worst it is the difference between the national calendar and the lunar calendar
Who knew that Chu Yi had no doubts at all.

"The craftsman you found is good! The numbers are engraved nicely and completely, and evenly!" Chu Yi was full of praise.

Lin Ling continued to laugh.

I'm really embarrassed to tell him that it was engraved with a machine laser, and it has nothing to do with craftsmanship.

Hey, her man is so foolish.

"Daughter-in-law, I didn't prepare a gift for you this year. When we go to Pengcheng, I'll make it up for you!" Chu Yi was moved and felt even more guilty towards his wife.

Lin Ling was a little expectant, and comforted: "I have a ring!"

Today she specially took out the diamond ring, not to mention, it is very shiny.

The sister-in-law and third siblings at the dinner table should have seen it, but they didn't ask, so they probably guessed it.

"I'll buy you bigger and brighter ones in the future!"

Chu Yi couldn't wait to promise.

Lin Ling nodded: "Then I will wait!"

She won't say no to it, it's all men's love for her.

"Let's go play fireworks!"

The children played with throwing cannons, and Lin Ling also had toys, and she bought a lot of fireworks.

"Okay, I'll light a fire for you!"

Chu Yi loves his daughter-in-law very much at this moment, wishing he could go through life and death for his daughter-in-law, if the daughter-in-law wants to play with fireworks, he must let him light the fire!

"Then let's go home and take it out first, and play in the open space in front of the ancestral hall, so as not to burn the house down!"

"Okay, listen to you!"

The two walked quickly all the way, but they walked out in a hot sweat on a cold winter night.

The hearts of both of them are ironed.

Lin Ling bought a lot of fireworks, and it's a little troublesome to move them out now.

Chu Yi simply put the whole box of things onto the small cart, fixed them with ropes, and they could be dragged easily with a single pull.

Such a scene also attracted the attention of many people in the village.

On New Year's Eve, every family is reunited, and the aunts are busy taking care of the children and men at home, so there is less gossip.

Greetings along the way, a few words of pleasantries, and it's over.

Arrived at the ancestral hall.

There are already many children nearby.

Naturally, several grandchildren of the Chu family were also there.

Dabao and Erbao were very surprised to see their parents coming too.

Dabao immediately pulled his younger brother up and asked, "Mom, are you going home?"

Dabao didn't want to play anymore and couldn't wait to go home.

The silly brother is so good at fooling around, when others say a few words casually, he easily distributes the cannonballs to others, and they run out in a while.

Lin Ling gave him a strange look, "No!"

"You play your game, I want to play too!"

The tone is very natural.

For a moment, Dabao was in a trance, thinking that he was hallucinating.

"Mom, what do you want to play?"

He hesitated and turned his gaze to the box his father was dragging. Could it be that his mother bought so many cannonballs for him?

Dabao was shocked.

With its small mouth open and its eyes wide open, it looks like a frightened puffer fish.

"fireworks!"

Lin Ling replied calmly, ignored them after speaking, and started to unpack the boxes.

The long paper tube was handed to Chu Yi to ignite, and then placed on the ground, and the fireworks began to be set off cluster by cluster.

With a sound of "咻", sparks flew up.

Flying into the air with a "bang", a gorgeous firework exploded.

Fleeting, soon withered.

Soon, another firework was connected.

"Mom, it's so beautiful!"

Erbao completely forgot about the unhappiness, jumped up and down, trying to touch the fireworks in the sky.

Lin Ling looked at the fireworks with bright eyes, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up.

Chu Yi looked at such a daughter-in-law, and under the illumination of the fireworks, she added a bit of color.

I felt a little emotional in my heart, I don't know when, the daughter-in-law became more and more dazzling, and he couldn't get enough of it.