Siheyuan: I live next door to Xu Damao, my last name is Cao

The filling for the dumplings had already been prepared, and when Cao Wei came over, they had already started making dumplings.

Originally, Lou Xiao'e was in charge of rolling the dough, and then Tan Yali and Lou Bancheng were responsible for making the dumplings.

However, Cao Wei saw that Lou Xiao'e was a little slow in rolling the dough and could not keep up with the speed of Lou Bancheng and Tan Yali, so he also joined the team rolling the dough.

Now it has become Cao Wei and Lou Xiao'e who roll the dough, while Tan Yali and Lou Bancheng are still responsible for making dumplings.

When Cao Wei and Lou Xiao'e were busy rolling the dough, Tan Yali raised her head and glanced in their direction. The two of them were rolling the dough diligently, occasionally playing and joking, or smearing some white flour on each other's nose. They looked very harmonious.

Tan Yali nudged Lou Bancheng next to her with her elbow and said, "Old Lou, look at the two of them. They look like a couple."

Lou Bancheng also raised his head and looked over. It was just as Tan Yali said, they looked like a couple.

"Alas, this is my fault. I wish I hadn't been so anxious to marry Xiao'e off."

Lou Bancheng couldn't help but sigh.

"Xu Damao is such a bastard. It's not your fault. It's our fault for not investigating it carefully at the time."

"Okay, okay, there's no point in saying anything now. As long as the two of them are fine, that's all that matters."

The two of them sighed for a while and then started to get busy.

At this moment, the speed at which the two of them were making dumplings could not keep up with the speed at which Cao Wei and his friends were rolling out the dough.

In just a short while, the dumpling skins they threw over had already stacked into a small pile.

Soon, the dumplings were wrapped.

"It's time to make dumplings, Cao Wei, you and Xiao'e go set off the firecrackers, we also bought some firecrackers."

In some places, there is a custom of setting off a string of firecrackers before putting the dumplings in the pot.

Cao Wei agreed and went to get firecrackers with Lou Xiao'e.

At this time in the old city, the sound of firecrackers had already begun to be heard one after another. Everyone was happily celebrating the New Year, making dumplings, and eating New Year's Eve dinner.

There were also fireworks blooming in the sky, it was very lively.

Lou Xiao'e was very interested in this and happily followed Cao Wei to set off firecrackers.

Cao Wei asked Lou Xiao'e to hang the firecrackers at a high place, and he lit a match.

The fuse of the firecracker was lit, and the sparks quickly followed the fuse to ignite the firecracker. Lou Xiao'e screamed and quickly pulled Cao Wei away.

This kind of fuse burns very quickly, and it would be bad if it were blown down.

The two people hid aside and listened to the sound of firecrackers.

Cao Wei considerately helped Lou Xiaoe cover her ears, as the noise was quite loud.

After hearing the sound of firecrackers, Tan Yali in the house also put the dumplings into the boiling water.

Lou Xiao'e was very happy. This year's Chinese New Year was the happiest day for her.

In the past two years, when we celebrated the New Year at Xu Damao's house, we could never agree on whose house to celebrate at.

Xu Damao hated the condescending attitude of Tan Yali and Lou Bancheng.

Lou Xiao'e, on the other hand, also hated Xu Damao's parents urging her to have a baby, and she would nag about it whenever they met.

So everyone goes back to their own home during the Chinese New Year, and then goes back to live together after the New Year.

After making the dumplings, Cao Wei and Lou Xiaoe also came to the kitchen and prepared the other ingredients.

After all, it’s the New Year’s Eve dinner, so we can’t just eat dumplings, we have to have other sumptuous dishes.

There are chicken, duck, fish, meat, and some vegetables. Anyway, the variety is quite complete.

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On New Year’s Eve, the lights come on.

Lou Xiao'e's family and Cao Wei sat at the same dining table.

Although Cao Wei and Lou Xiao'e have not obtained a marriage certificate, they have long been a family in their hearts.

They laughed and talked happily, and the whole room was filled with warmth and joy.

The dining table was filled with delicious dishes that were both beautiful and fragrant.

The shiny braised fish symbolizes abundance every year, the golden fried spring rolls are crispy and delicious, and the steaming dumplings symbolize reunion and happiness.

There were some other ingredients on the table, and a copper hot pot in the middle, bubbling and bubbling, and the rising heat blurred their smiles.

Tan Yali and Lou Bancheng sat on one side, looking at Lou Xiaoe and Cao Wei sitting on the other side with joy.

"Xiao Wei, come on, let's eat."

As she spoke, Tan Yali added some dishes to Cao Wei with a smile on her face.

"Okay Auntie, I can just pick it up myself, and you can eat it too."

Outside the window, fireworks bloomed brilliantly, and colorful lights shone on everyone's face.

Inside the house, there was constant laughter and joy, and the family was enjoying this warm and wonderful New Year's Eve dinner together.

Just when Cao Wei was happily eating the New Year's Eve dinner.

On the other side, Jia Zhang and the others had already finished eating dumplings and arrived at the prison residence.

There are large bunk beds here, which are completely different from the heated kangs at home.

After all, the prison won't heat your bed, so it's good enough to have a place to live.

Jia Zhang lay on the cold bed, feeling very cold in her heart.

Today, the comrades from the police station told her that she would not be released until at least after the New Year.

She will also be educated and paraded through the streets.

Thinking that she would have to sleep in this cold prison for a long time, Jia Zhang felt very desperate.

At this moment, she was very regretful. If she had known earlier, she would not have provoked Cao Wei. That guy had sent an old man to prison, and she had asked for trouble by provoking him. Now, she was in prison too.

Jia Zhangshi, Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu were not in the same cell. After all, there are differences between male and female prisoners, so they must be separated.

Otherwise, if something happens between them and it gets out, it will have a bad impact.

Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu felt very uncomfortable listening to the sound of firecrackers outside.

While others are reuniting with their families and happily eating New Year's Eve dinner, they are locked up in prison, not knowing when they will be released.

They have been locked up for the past two days and have not received any education. They will have to wait until after the New Year to go back to work.

As for the deaf old lady who was locked up in another place, she felt even more devastated.

She wasn't thinking about the New Year's Eve dinner at the moment, she could just make do with the food in prison.

Now she is counting the days to live. Her life is about to come to an end, and it feels like it is passing very quickly.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye. The deaf old lady's heart began to pound when she thought that she would be shot after the New Year.

The trick of pretending to be deaf and dumb in the courtyard doesn't work in the police station.

When the deaf old lady was interrogated, she pretended to be deaf and dumb, and the comrades at the police station thought she was really deaf.

However, after investigation, he found out that the old lady was just pretending to be deaf and dumb, so his attitude towards him suddenly became urgent. He put the barrel of the gun on the table, and if the deaf old lady didn't speak properly, he would raise the gun barrel to scare her.

Only in this way will the deaf old lady cooperate well.

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