Siheyuan: At the beginning, you can absorb good luck to stay alive.

Mei Wenhua and her sister were very happy when they heard that their aunt and her family were willing to go to the courtyard to celebrate the New Year.

My younger sister Mei Lan jumped up for joy, "That's great. Grandma Liu, aunt, and uncle are all going to celebrate the New Year together. Plus my dad, there are four more people!"

"Hehehe... They say it's better to farm when there are more people, and it's better to celebrate the New Year when there are fewer people. Lan'er, why do you still like to celebrate the New Year when there are more people?" Grandma Liu asked with a smile.

"It's fun when there are more people. I can cook more dishes, and I can eat more dishes!"

There is no shortage of food at home now, but when there are only three people eating, Mei’s mother always estimates the amount and doesn’t make too much.

If there are more people, you have to cook more dishes.

"You little clever guy, let your dad cook more dishes tomorrow. Anyway, your kitchen prepares so many dishes, including several kinds of meat!" The aunt rubbed her sister's head.

"There's not much. I saw it today. There are only pork, beef, mutton, chicken, duck, rabbit, and yes, wild boar and fish in the kitchen!" My sister Mei Lan drooled as she counted.

She loves to eat so many kinds of meat.

"It's not much. Other people's houses have pork during the Chinese New Year. It's good. The better ones kill chickens and eat them during the Chinese New Year. It's not like your family. The food they prepare is almost as good as that of a state-owned restaurant!" My uncle couldn't stand listening anymore.

The dishes prepared in the cafeteria of their investigation department do not have such a wide variety of dishes.

"Hehehe... then Grandma Liu will come to your house to eat delicious food tomorrow!" Grandma Liu laughed happily.

"We're going over today, Grandma Liu, aunt, uncle, we're going over today. We're going to have hot-boiled mutton and spicy rabbit in the evening!" My sister Mei Lan couldn't wait.

"Uncle, prepare more secret dipping sauce, let's go eat mutton!"

"You little greedy cat, why are you so greedy for meat?"

"Auntie, I just like to eat meat! As long as it's meat, I like to eat it!"

"We won't go there today, but when you go back later, you can bring back the secret dipping sauce. Your uncle has made a lot of it and keeps it in the kitchen. He originally planned to send it to you. Come here Just take it back with you!"

The aunt found a bag, walked into the kitchen, and first packed the secret dipping sauce made by the aunt.

After Mei Wenhua and her sister sat at her aunt's house for more than an hour, they rode their bicycles home.

My aunt's family is going to celebrate the New Year together tomorrow, so they have to start preparations early today.

Food should be prepared in advance to prevent guests from coming to the house during the Spring Festival.

As soon as Mei Wenhua and her sister got home, her sister expressed her desire to eat hotpot mutton.

I opened the secret dipping sauce I brought back from my aunt’s house first.

Mei's father heard his sister Mei Lan's idea and immediately agreed.

This is his precious daughter, and she must be satisfied.

In the evening, the family had a delicious meal of mutton shabu-shabu, and Mei's father was full of praise for the secret dipping sauce made by his uncle.

"Well, the secret dipping sauce made by my uncle is really amazing. I have never tasted such a delicious dipping sauce."

"I think it's delicious too. Our mutton, plus my uncle's secret dipping sauce, is a perfect match. You'll never get tired of eating it!" My sister ate while talking.

Don't hesitate to eat more mutton.

"Our family's mutton? Does our family raise sheep?" Mei's father asked doubtfully.

There is no place to raise sheep in this courtyard.

He knew about raising a wolf, but where were the sheep?

"Our family doesn't raise sheep, only Dabai! I originally wanted to raise rabbits, but in the end I didn't." His eyes rolled.

"Haha... With Dabai here, you can raise rabbits without Dabai eating them." Mei's father couldn't help laughing.

"Huh! Dabai is very good and won't eat secretly!" My sister pouted.

It's just that her mouth is full of mutton, and pouting her mouth has no harmful effect at all. No matter how cute she looks!

"Okay, okay, Dabai is very good and won't steal food. If you want to raise rabbits, when you have time, dad will make you a cage and you can raise rabbits in it."

"I don't want to raise any more. The rabbit pooping smells too bad." My sister shook her head.

Rabbit meat is delicious, but rabbit poop is really smelly and difficult to keep at home.

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The next day, it’s Chinese New Year.

Mei Wenhua got up early in the morning.

I was woken up by the sound of firecrackers outside.

I don’t know who has such a lack of merit, so the genius Momaliang started setting off firecrackers.

Back to my hometown, Mother Mei and the others have already gone.

Mei's mother and sister were in the kitchen making dumplings.

"Mom, why did you start making dumplings so early?"

"Your dad wants to eat dumplings. My sister and I might as well start making them early so that we can have dumplings for breakfast." Mei's mother's voice came from the kitchen.

It can be heard that Mrs. Mei is in a good mood.

The relationship between Mei’s mother and Mei’s father is heating up quickly!

It should be said that the recovery is very fast!

Mei Wenhua gave a thumbs up to Mei's father.

Mei's father saw Mei Wenhua's thumb and gave him a proud look.

Mei Wenhua covered her face with a washcloth and pretended not to see it.

After eating dumplings in the morning, Mei’s mother and sister continued to make dumplings, making more dumplings and freezing them for convenience when eating.

Mei Wenhua and Mei’s father began to prepare the New Year’s Eve dinner.

Mei Wenhua is in charge of stewing the chicken.

Papa Mei handles pork, beef, mutton, rabbit and fish.

Mei's father also had to chop part of the beef into minced meat and make dumplings for Mei's mother and sister.

When it was almost noon, my uncle sent my aunt and Grandma Liu over.

Auntie and Grandma Liu joined the dumpling making team.

"Oh my God, how many dumplings are you planning to make? Why are there so many meat fillings?" The aunt saw that the kitchen was already filled with dumplings, and there seemed to be hundreds of them.

"Prepare more this year. Anyway, we have a lot of meat and noodles at home, including pork stuffing and beef stuffing. You can eat whatever you want." Mei's mother said with a smile.

She has already planned to make more dumplings today and share some with her aunt's family.

When Mei's father leaves, he will take some to the army and keep the rest at home for his own consumption.

Such a point is actually not much.

"Let's help too!"

With the participation of aunt and grandma Liu, the progress of making dumplings has been much faster.

Mei Wenhua and Mei’s father were not slow in preparing the New Year’s Eve dinner.

The dishes for the New Year's Eve dinner are basically ready. The chicken, beef, and mutton that need to be stewed are almost ready.

Other vegetables that need to be fried have been washed and cut for later use.

"Hua'er's dad, why don't you cook some vegetables for lunch? I feel hungry."

"Okay, no problem. All the dishes are ready. I'll heat up the pan right away!" After hearing what Mei's mother said, Mei's father rolled up his sleeves and started cooking.

"You still want to have lunch? Aren't these dishes prepared for the New Year's Eve dinner?" Auntie and Grandma Liu asked in unison.

They really didn't expect to have lunch, so they had some pastries to fill their stomachs when they came.

"It's prepared for the New Year's Eve dinner, and also for lunch! There are a lot of dishes at home, so just stir-fry a few dishes for lunch, and the big meal will have to wait until the evening!"

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