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24. Sweep the house.

The 24th of the twelfth lunar month is a traditional local cleaning day. No matter how lazy or useless people are usually, they will thoroughly clean the inside and outside of the house on this day.

The sky had completely cleared, and Liu Xia and the others got up early because they had to clean up all the movable things in the cave.

Liu Mao had breakfast with Liu Changchun and Liu Yu.

The cat stopped making a sound after Liu Mao entered the main room, and when he wanted Liu Xia to drink milk, he looked at Liu Xia with dark eyes. Liu Xia couldn't bear to refuse. Very obediently sat on Liu Xia's lap to eat.

Liu Xia didn't want Mao'er to hide from Liu Mao all the time, he wanted Mao'er to know that even in front of Liu Mao, Mao'er didn't have to worry about being taken away, this was Mao'er's home.

Liu Mao seldom talked, Liu Kui and Liu Ling were desperately out of words to find something to talk to him, he just asked a question, and sat silently without asking, he could feel that his presence made the atmosphere of the room a bit Depressing and embarrassing.

Liu Mao put down the bowl, Liu Ling stood up and wanted to serve him another bowl of polenta, he pressed the bowl with his hand: "I'm full, you can continue to eat, I'll take the rabbit with my uncle."

Sun Chang'e said: "Boy, Mao, I heard from Liu Yu that you haven't come back for the Chinese New Year this year? This year, why don't you come back for the Chinese New Year every year, baby, you should tell Dongju about it. After walking for a few hours, it would be great to go back to our house, and I don’t need her to do the work when I come back, your sister-in-law and I will do it..."

"Sister-in-law, if she doesn't come back, we'll be happy as a family!" Liu Changchun, who had been eating silently since he came in, said, his tone was very cold.

Liu Xia noticed that Liu Yu rolled his eyes at Liu Mao in dissatisfaction, picked out a soybean from the pickled vegetables and put it in Liu Rui's mouth, then continued to eat his own meal without looking at Liu Mao.

Liu Mao lowered his eyes, unable to see any emotion.

Liu Changqing said: "Let's not talk about this, it's fine if you don't come back for the Chinese New Year, work is important, but Mao, you can't walk this way these two days, so stay at home with your uncle, let's go play tricks together later."

Liu Mao responded softly, seeing that Liu Changqing stopped talking, got up and walked out.

It doesn't take much to set up a rabbit man, and Liu Ling also wants to go. Liu Kui asked him to teach a few children to play badminton at home.

Sun Chang'e and Xiumei usually keep the house clean, but today they have Liu Ling and Liu Yu to help, and they finished cleaning before lunch. Xiumei will not let them take care of the rest, let them just be happy Happy to play.

For the next few days, the Liu family compound was filled with the cheerful laughter of the children, the "puffy" sound of playing badminton, and the lively and festive scene of "Mother-in-law, please sit down, let's talk about your heart..." Opera sound.

Mao'er has never been able to get used to Liu Mao's presence, as long as he is there, Mao'er is very quiet, even eating without making a sound.

Liu Xia felt distressed, and decided to give up the training plan for the cat. Sun Chang'e and Xiumei simply let them eat in advance of every meal, and when Liu Mao came, they would go back to their caves to practice calligraphy or tell stories.

27. After breakfast in the morning, Liu Xia placed the cat in the room for posting. He pulled the bedding on the kang outside to expose it to the sun. As soon as he came out, he happened to meet Liu Mao who was going to the toilet. The distance between the two was less than two meters. , and their eyes just collided.

Liu Xia was stunned.

Liu Mao also stood there in a daze, just looking at Liu Xia all the time.

Liu Xia saw that Liu Mao's Adam's apple was moving, as if he was swallowing nervously and wanted to talk to him.

However, nothing happened in the end, Liu Xia stood hugging the quilt, and waited for Liu Mao to walk over before going to the yard to make the quilt.

28, post quack.

Flower Quack is the name here for all things colorful and festive, and Duizi is also known as Quack in the mouths of young children.

Early in the morning, under the leadership of Liu Kui, a group of children put up the pairs. As soon as the bright red pairs were put on the wall, the festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year immediately became stronger.

The weather was particularly good, and stone tables and stools were placed in the warmest place in front of the cave. People in the village who were looking for a match would come here on this day. Although the Liu family's handwriting was very good, the villagers still wanted Liu Changqing to write.

After eight o'clock, Liu Fulai and his three sons arrived first, followed by Liu Changxing and Guan Erping with several children in the family, and then the villagers came in an endless stream. While waiting for their pair, While watching the children playing badminton around the Liu family.

Liu Xia and Liu Yu were playing with a racket in the middle of the yard, Mao'er, Liu Wei, and Liu Rui happily ran around picking up balls, Liu Kui and Liu Ling helped Liu Changqing cut paper, greeted neighbors, and came to talk to Liu in their free time. Xia and they sparred for a while.

Liu Miao and Liu Jianbin enviously said to Liu Yu: "Your family is so beautiful, but our horse factory manager's family is rich and not as beautiful as yours."

Liu Yu said proudly: "Of course, his family is rich but angry all the time, my family will not."

At 10:30, Liu Kui and Liu Ling changed into the most shabby clothes, took a rope and a shovel, and set off to pick up Liu Chuan and send Liu Mao away.

Liu Xia hugged the cat and stood on the edge of the yard to let him watch Liu Mao go away: "Look, uncle didn't lie to you, our family won't let him take you away!"

However, when Liu Xia said this, he looked at Liu Mao's back, thinking that Liu Mao left alone when everyone was trying to find a way to go home and have a hot new year, and felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

But Maoer immediately became lively and pestered Liu Xia to play badminton with him. Liu Wei and Liu Yu, who were fighting, immediately gave up their rackets to them.

Liu Kui, Liu Chuan, and Liu Ling arrived home just after dark, and all three of them were covered in mud. Liu Chuan brought back some new year's goods, and Sun Chang'e gave her a good reprimand.

Xiumei boiled two large pots of water, and the three brothers took a bath in the kiln in Liuchuan.

Liu Chuan's return made the family feel more lively and fulfilled, but because of this, the whole family missed Liu Hai even more.

29. Shave your head.

Liu Xia washed the cat's hair the second day after he came back, but today he had to get a haircut and had to wash it.

Xiumei boiled water, the whole family lined up to wash their hair, and Liu Kui was in charge of shaving in the yard.

From the youngest, Liu Xin, Mao'er, and Liu Rui all have classic children's hairstyles - teapot lids, and Liu Wei has a flat head.

The big men in the Liu family have clean and neat crew cuts for many years, but this year Liu Chuan cut his hair in pieces at Rongze's barber shop. Not only is he handsome and neat, but also a little soft. Liu Ling was also treated like that.

After shaving, Liu Ling's hair was not parted because it was short, and it didn't show the characteristics of partial parts.

Liu Xia and Liu Chuan just soaked his hair with some water, and squeezed it hard to separate it with their hands. After drying, they naturally pulled it back a little, and the effect was very good. Liu Ling's originally handsome face was even more handsome.

Liu Yu's hair is very long, he wants to imitate the young people outside and keep a "big bun" like in Hong Kong TV dramas, so he doesn't want to shave it, but Liu Changchun just looks at him, and he sits on a tree bump .

Liu Kui smiled and said to him: "It's okay, if you wait to see, I will give you a longer one, I see many children on Ning Street are like that, and they are not ugly."

Liu Chuan and Liu Ling also helped Liu Yu speak well.

The hairstyle Liu Kui gave to Liu Yu finally made Liu Chuan, Liu Ling, and Liu Xia, who are more familiar with the "big Baotou", feel that they are more beautiful than any big Baotou they have ever seen, and Liu Yu himself is very satisfied.

Liu Kui's craftsmanship is of course good, but the most important thing is that Liu Yu is already pretty good-looking. Although he can't compare with Liu Ling's elegance and elegance, he is definitely a handsome young man.

Because Liu Kui took the initiative to give Liu Yu the haircut, Liu Changchun was dissatisfied and would not say anything. He now has the same respect and trust in his heart for this nephew as he does for his elder brother Liu Changqing.

After lunch, Liu Xia and Mao'er went to the bathroom together, and when they came back, they saw Liu Kui, Liu Chuan, and Liu Ling sitting on a tree bump on the edge of the south courtyard, as if they were discussing something, but their voices were very low.

Liu Xia's curiosity was aroused, because the happy expressions of the three people carried a sense of mystery that only each other knew the inside story.

He led the cat and walked over: "Brother, what are you talking about, are you happy?"

The three looked at each other and said almost in unison: "Keep it secret, you will find out tomorrow."

Liu Xia turned to Liu Chuan, who was closest to him, angrily: "What? Keep it secret? Keep it secret from me? No, I have to know. You all know it, so why keep it secret from me?"

Liu Chuan pinched Liu Xia's cheek and said, "It's just because you are young and haven't grown up yet."

Before Liu Xia had time to protest, Mao Er was reluctant, and hit Liu Chuan's leg with his small hand: "Don't call it pinching my uncle's face, it always hurts!"

Liu Ling saw that the cat's small appearance was really funny, so she wanted to tease him, so she picked him up, fixed his two small hands on both sides of his body, and held them high in the air: "Hey, your third uncle just pinch him. Your uncle is so embarrassing, what can you do, little cat?"

Liu Chuan was very cooperative and grabbed Liu Xia's ears again, making a gesture of tugging on both sides: "I not only pinched your uncle's face, but also twisted his ears, hey, hey, twist hard... ..."

The cat struggled and yelled: "Don't tell me to pinch my uncle's ears, uncle, third uncle, why don't you hit him, he pinches my uncle..."

Liu Kui chuckled, but didn't move.

The cat became anxious, and kicked and kicked at Liu Ling. Liu Ling laughed and threw him high.

Mao'er was used to being abandoned by Liu Kui since he was a child, and he wasn't afraid at all, but seeing Liu Chuan still smiling and pulling Liu Xia's ear, he wanted to go to save someone, and kept yelling anxiously.

Liu Ling waited for him to fall down and immediately threw him out again. After throwing him seven or eight times in a row, he finally caught him and hugged him firmly.

As soon as Mao'er was hugged by Liu Xia, he touched his face and asked, "Uncle, does it hurt?"

Liu Xia made an aggrieved look: "It hurts!"

Mao'er stared at Liu Chuan angrily, "Hoo Hoo" blowing on Liu Xia's face: "Blowing it won't hurt anymore, let's stop playing with third uncle, he's a coward, he just bullies you."

Liu Chuan leaned forward and back with a smile.

Everyone in the courtyard was also laughing, and Xiumei, who happened to take out the garbage, said, "Ling'er, Chuan'er, you don't dare to bully our Yaoer, the cat is now as powerful as a little tiger, my uncle beat Yaoer twice." Slap, he still dares to twist his neck and talk to our uncle! Who dares you?"

Before the sun set, Sun Chang'e and Xiumei started making dumplings.

Liu Chuan cut [-] catties of meat for the family, and Sun Chang'e chopped [-] catties of meat stuffing, so this year's dumplings are particularly delicious.

The first cooked dumplings are carefully selected one by one, and no one is rotten before being put into the bowl.

A stone table was set up in the middle of the yard, and a large bowl of dumplings was placed in the middle of the table.

In addition to dumplings, this year's offering also has four plates, one is home-dried dried persimmons, one is prawn crisps brought back by Liu Ling, and two are five-spice melon seeds and fried peanuts brought by Liu Chuan.

Liu Chuan brought back a lot of fried peanuts, besides sending about five catties to the third grandpa, there was still a dustpan of about fifteen catties left.

Liu Changqing, Sun Chang'e, Liu Changchun, Liu Kui, and Liu Wei knelt down and bowed to the gods of heaven and earth and the ancestors of the Liu family, praying for them to bless the whole family with a safe, healthy and healthy coming year.

In fact, as Liu Changchun's eldest son and grandson, Mao'er should also bow down.

Others really didn't think that much, because the cat grew up here since childhood, and they all forgot.

Liu Changchun would never forget it, but he didn't say it out, he didn't want Liu Xia to think about it, he knew Liu Xia had always been worried about it, and he was more willing to watch it than the eldest grandson's etiquette. The two children look happy.

New Year's Eve is the most important night of the year. In addition to a kerosene lamp, three candles were lit in the Liujiatang House cave this time, making the room warm and bright.

Everyone in the Liu family likes to eat dumplings, and Liu Xia and Mao'er are no exception. Liu Xia claims that even if it is wild grass, as long as it is made into dumplings, he will be happy to see it.

So, under Liu Xia's leadership today, both of them ate a bit full, couldn't sit down after eating, and stood up and lifted their clothes to compare whose belly was round.

The result of the whole family's evaluation was that the cat won. Liu Xia felt that he was going to die, but his stomach didn't change much.

After eating the dumplings, Xiumei neatly cleaned up the pots and stoves, and then both stoves were heated to prepare hot water for the children to take a bath.

In summer, the children do not know how many times they bathe in the Fengxi River all day long. In winter, it is freezing cold, so the bathing is no longer mentioned, but they have to go to and from school on the mountain road every day. Sweat, some parts of the body will soon have dirt, especially the chest, armpits, knees and feet, which are the easiest to accumulate dirt, but the weather is too cold, and it is impossible to take a bath, at most two nights Bubble feet.

It is impossible for cave dwellings to have rear windows, so the air cannot be convected. If you bathe in a wooden basin inside, a lot of water will be splashed in the house. The cave is damp for many days and the smell is also very bad. Therefore, throughout the winter, They basically wash it this time, which is the night of New Year's Eve.

Adults don't care, children are young and can't stand the disease, so they must be washed clean, take away all the bad things of this year, and welcome the good luck of the coming year with a clean body. This is not just superstition, but more pray.

The family has kept the plant ash in the stove several days in advance, and used it to absorb the water on the floor after washing.

Liu Xin was too young to catch the cold, so she quickly wiped it with a washbasin filled with hot water, then quickly dried it and wrapped it up.

Next, the cat was the youngest, and he was the first to be washed. Liu Xia stripped him naked, and the cat sat prickly in the tub, waiting for Liu Xia to enter.

It was rare for Liu Xia to know how to be ashamed, and he was embarrassed to take off his clothes. He said to the cat: "Uncle is an adult, so I won't wash with you this year."

Xiumei patted the back of his head: "I haven't seen what you look like? Hurry up, there is a bigger bowl, your elder brother will get it, and we will wash it twice in the future, and put it out of the ashes One time, just like washing clothes, clean."

Just as he was talking, Liu Kui came in with an exaggeratedly large wooden basin.

Liu Xia wiped his face and pulled his trousers down to his ankles. Liu Kui walked past him and slapped him loudly on the buttocks.

As soon as Liu Xia came in, Mao'er obediently looked up and waited for him to rub the ashes.

After a while, the cat's whole body was rubbed like a little carrot.

"Goo...coo...coo..." There was a strange sound in the water basin.

Liu Xia flicked the cat's penis with his hand: "Farting stinks the penis, wait until you get out."

The cat whispered: "Don't blame me, you told me to eat more sweet potatoes later on, and I just fart when I eat too many sweet potatoes."

Liu Xia said: "That sweet potato is very red and soft, sweeter than other sweet potatoes, so I told you to eat it. Don't say anything, no one will hear you."

After they both rubbed it once, Liu Kui slipped the cat into the other big basin, and Liu Xia hurriedly jumped in to wash it for the second time.

Liu Kui drained the water from the basin that Liu Xia and the others had washed into two washbasins, and Xiumei added another dozen ladles of hot water to it, and called Liu Wei and Liu Rui to come and wash.

Liu Rui took off her clothes and asked, "Cat, are you going to fart in the water?"

Before the cat could speak, Xiumei pulled Liu Rui over: "Don't pretend to be clean, last year when you washed it first, it was in the urinal!"

Mao'er looked at Liu Xia intently, the two of them smiled knowingly and stuck out their tongues.

Seeing the expressions of the two of them, Liu Rui understood, turned her head and wanted to run: "I must let it go. Later on, my grandma steamed sweet potatoes and they were delicious. I saw my uncle fed him two sweet potatoes."

Liu Wei didn't take off her clothes after hearing Xiumei's words, and was about to flee out the door, but was grabbed by Liu Chuan: "Black water still washes out white children, come here!"

Liu Ling, who was sitting on the edge of the kang, also hugged Liu Rui by the waist, and Liu Rui kicked vigorously: "I don't, the cat farted and the water stinks..."

Liu Ling said: "Anyway, you still urinate in it later, it's all because he sterilized you in advance!"

When Liu Wei heard this, she wanted to run away even more.

Amid the hearty laughter of everyone, Liu Wei and Liu Rui were stripped naked by Liu and pressed into the bathtub.

On the morning of the first day of the new year, Liu Xia and Mao'er were woken up by the sound of firecrackers. It was still dark outside. Liu Xia found out that Liu Ling beside him was gone. He groped to light the lamp and put on new clothes for Mao'er.

Mao'er's cotton-padded jacket was also brand new, very thick, and Mao'er's arms couldn't be put down. After Liu Xia put him on a piggy sweater, the two little arms got even higher.

The sweater is a little too big, so it has to be stuffed into the padded jacket; the trousers are also a little long, and one side is rolled up just right, and it won't block the giraffe.

Liu Xia looked at the way the cat put on the new clothes, it really looked more and more beautiful, and kissed the little guy on the cheek: "My cat will definitely be as handsome as Uncle Wu when he grows up!"

Cat said: "I want to be like Uncle, Uncle is the most handsome."

Liu Xia asked him to sit on the edge of the kang and put on new cotton shoes for him: "He's as handsome as my uncle!"

As soon as the little red cotton shoes were worn, the cat was reluctant to go to the ground.

Liu Xia ran to the main room with him on his back, and saw that apart from Liu Xin, they were the last to wake up, and Liu Rui was already fully dressed and sitting on the stove.

Liu Changqing and Liu Changchun sat cross-legged on the kang, Liu Yu and Liu Wei sat next to each other, studying with the radish stamp they carved themselves last night;

Liu Ling was rolling out dumpling wrappers, while Sun Chang'e and Xiumei were making dumplings.

When Liu Chuan saw Liu Xia and the others coming in, he immediately poured two scoops of water from the cauldron into the washbasin: "Come on, baby, wash your face and brush your teeth, kowtow to our uncle and uncle after washing."

This year, Liu Changqing, Liu Changchun, and Sun Chang'e sat together on the kang to receive the children's New Year greetings.

The originally spacious main room seemed very cramped because the children had grown into adults. There was a neat row of mats on the floor, and Liu Kui, Xiumei, Liu Chuan, Liu Ling, and Liu Yu first kowtowed to the three old people to pay New Year's greetings.

Then came Liu Xia, Mao'er, Liu Wei, Liu Rui, Liu Xin, Liu Xin couldn't kneel yet, Liu Wei hugged him.

The next few had lucky money, Liu Changqing gave fifty cents each, Liu Changchun one yuan each, and when it was Liu Xia's turn, he gave a brand new ten yuan.

Liu Xia said: "Uncle, now I have more money per month than my brother Liu Yu, so don't give me so much in the future."

Liu Yu immediately protested: "In the last month, my factory manager gave me [-], and now my usual salary is [-]. My factory manager doesn't want me to say anything, but my family knows it. If you don't believe me, ask my uncle and my mother." .”

Liu Changchun said with a smile: "Yaoer, your money is from the state to give you food and clothes, and it's from your uncle to give you pocket money. There are many places to spend money in big places. Hold on to it, boy."

Liu Xia only hesitated for a moment, then took it with both hands.

He could see the relief in Liu Changchun's eyes, he didn't want to think that he was thinking about his second uncle, but in the end he still made him sad.

Before Liu Xia and the others stood up, there was the sound of heavy footsteps in the yard, and then the door was pushed open, and Liu Fulai came in with a bag. He smiled enviously and said, "Uncle, your house, your house...that's really nice!"

The whole family put on new clothes. The children were all dressed up and put on cream. The dark clothes of Liu Changqing and Liu Changchun didn’t show much. Xiumei, Liu Kui, and Liu Xia looked particularly eye-catching, Liu Chuan, Liu Ling, and Liu Yu stood there motionless and they were young men who made people jealous, so it was no wonder that Liu Fulai was surprised.

Liu Kui took the bag from Liu Fulai's hand and let him onto the kang: "Brother Fulai, I asked you to come so early in the Chinese New Year. Sit on the kang, and the dumplings will be out of the pot immediately. Let's say yes after eating the dumplings." baby talk."

Liu Fulai backed away again and again: "No, no, Uncle Seven, Aunt Seven, Uncle Eight, my house is all wrapped up, waiting for me to go back to eat, Liu Kui, give me those two bottles, you can eat, I After dinner, bring Zhaomiao and the others to play."

He lived in the breeding room at night, and he was directly milked in the morning. He didn't have time to go home, and he was still wearing his usual torn and dirty clothes. He was really embarrassed to sit in such a clean kang.

Since Liu Miao and Liu Yu went to work, Liu Fulai insisted on milking and delivering milk to the cat every day, three times a day in hot weather, and changed to two times a day in winter, bringing the freshly milked milk every time , Take away Xiumei's sterilized empty bottle.

At the beginning, Liu Kui refused to let him give it away. Liu Changqing said: "Your brother Fulai is a kind person. If you don't let him do something, he always feels that he owes us for Liu Miao. Let him give it away." !"

Seeing that he couldn't stop Liu Fulai, Liu Kui grabbed a handful of candy and a few handfuls of peanuts for him in the cloth bag that held the bottle.

After Liu Fulai left, Liu Chuan sighed: "If a man marries the wrong person, it's better to live on his own. Brother Fulai has really lost his life."

Liu Xia said: "That can only be blamed on himself, a woman like Niu Sanni can't marry even a bachelor."

After eating the dumplings in the morning, Liu Ling probably knew what Liu Kui and the others were discussing yesterday afternoon.

As soon as Liu Rui, who was the last one who had finished eating the dumplings, put down the bowl, Liu Chuan and Liu Ling pushed Xiumei who was about to wash out of the main room: "Sister-in-law, it's Chinese New Year today, you take a day off, cooking today is my big brother's business Three bags."

It was useless for Xiumei to say anything, Liu Chuan stopped her, Liu Kui and Liu Ling were already smiling and started washing the dishes over there.

Sun Chang'e pulled Xiumei and said, "My boy, you have served them for so many years, and it's not enough for them to work for a day. Let's go to the sun and the earth to be warm and listen to the opera."

Xiumei said: "I didn't win, Mom, it's all soup, what should I do if I pickle the clothes of Xiaoling and Chuanerli?"

Liu Kui came out of the house shaking the water in his hands, smiled and said to Xiumei: "Don't you also want to play badminton? Go and play, ask Xiaoyu and Yao'er to teach you, don't worry about anything else, I will take your ex-boyfriend The two old clothes that I washed were wrapped around Xiaoling and Chuan'er, and I was hit."

Xiumei watched Liu Kui wrap two old clothes around Liu Ling and Liu Chuan as an apron, and went to sit next to Sun Chang'e to listen to "Seven Pins of Sesame Official", but she will go to the door of the main room to watch it in a while glance.

Liu Xia led the cat to the hall to see what the brothers were planning to cook today. As soon as he entered, he saw Liu Ling who was cutting vegetables and Liu Chuan who was arranging the dishes. Both of them were dressed in grass green and their waists He is busy in old clothes, but he is still handsome and tall.

Liu Xia's jealous eyes turned green, and he said to Liu Kui who was chopping up the cooked rabbit meat, "Hmph, keep this secret from me too, I can also cook."

Liu Kui stuffed a piece of rabbit meat into his mouth: "You don't need to cook it, you will be hit if you know how to eat it, go out and play!" Then he stuffed another piece of meat into the cat's mouth: "Boy, go out and play!" , your fifth uncle is going to cook a spicy dish in a while, just choking you."

Lunch was a sumptuous meal that Liu Xia had never imagined.

In the past, they used to cook a big pot with some meat during the Chinese New Year. This year, there are twelve full plates, and the little ones are so anxious that they drool.

Liu Xin held on to Liu Changqing's arms, insisting on reaching for a plate of lotus petal-like bastards, Liu Changqing picked up a little bit for him with chopsticks, poured ginger vinegar on the bony eggs, the little guy pulled his face into a sour face The group, once the strength passed, but still persisted.

The cat pointed to a plate with particularly beautiful colors and asked, "Uncle, what is that?"

Liu Chuan said: "Eight-treasure rice, it's sweet. You can try it later, baby. If it's delicious, the third uncle will bring back more than three catties of rice. I'll make more for you in a few days."

The whole family sat together, Liu Chuan conjured another bottle of wine, Liu Ling took out a few small wine cups, and Liu Kui opened the wine glasses one by one.

Except for Liu Xia, all the adults in the family had wine. Chang'e Sun and Xiumei kept saying they couldn't drink it, but Liu Chuan and Liu Ling insisted on pouring them a glass, saying that they couldn't finish it.

Liu Xia protested: "I want it too, I'm already in college, and I'm an adult now."

Liu Ling smiled, imitating the accent of foreigners in the movie and said: "Selling alcoholic drinks to minors is a crime."

Liu Xia quit: "I don't care, you have it, I want to drink it too, I'm an adult."

Their family has never had a very formal family banquet like today, and Liu Xia wanted to experience the feeling of everyone toasting to each other in the movie.

Liu Changqing nodded to Liu Ling: "Give him a cup, tell him to try it and he will know."

Liu Ling smiled and poured a full glass for Liu Xia, the cat looked at it and smacked its little mouth.

Liu Xia said: "Wait a while, if my uncle's drink tastes good, I'll pour you some more."

Liu Kui picked up the wine glass: "Uncle, Mom, Uncle, it's the Chinese New Year. You have worked hard for a year. Xiao Hai and the second child are not at home. Let me represent them and propose a toast to you. I don't ask for anything. I hope you will be healthy and healthy in the coming year and every year after.”

Liu Xia raised the wine glass together with everyone and drank it down in one gulp.

"Ah—cough cough cough...cough cough cough..." Liu Xia jumped up and ran out of the house, jumping and shouting in the yard: "Ah...cough cough...I'm so hot... ...Ah, big brother...fifth brother...you lied to me...cough cough cough..."

The cat chased it out first, and was so frightened that it was about to cry: "Uncle, what's wrong with you? Uncle, wow..."

Liu Ling carried a bowl of water and chased them out together with the others: "Hurry up and drink water, ah...slow down, don't choke, cat, it's okay baby, your uncle choked on drinking, just drink some water and it will be fine."

Liu Kui stuffed a piece of steamed bun into Liu Xia's mouth: "Eat the steamed bun and stick it in your mouth, Yaoer, you are really good, my uncle is still sipping it slowly, how dare you drink like Wu Song!"

Liu Xia's face was pulled like a bitter gourd: "I didn't know that the wine is bitter and spicy, so it's unpalatable, big brother, fifth brother, he did it on purpose!"

Liu Ling giggled and gave Liu Xia a smack on the forehead: "Who will insist on saying that he is an adult? Hehe, if someone calls you out to drink at school in the future, you will know that you are powerful. It’s uncomfortable, it’s a hundred times, a thousand times worse when you’re drunk!”

Liu Xia pretended to be ashamed of the green forest heroism, and returned to the table, diverting all the good expectations of the broken wine on the food, and reenacted the history of eating dumplings last night with Mao'er.

Speaking of it, I don't blame Liu Xia and Mao'er for being greedy, it's because today's dishes are really good.

Not only eight-treasure rice, spicy chicken nuggets, ginger-flavored eggs, ginger-flavored lotus root, celery and yuba, fried pork slices with garlic sprouts, twice-cooked pork, the whole family likes it, especially a fat-looking steamed pork, which is the most popular. Welcome, after eating, several children said: "It's delicious, is there any more?"

Liu Ling smiled: "It's gone, I still want to eat. Next year, Uncle Wu will cook a few more dishes for you."

After he came back from the group army competition, the head of the group invited him and other comrades in the company to eat at home. At that time, he felt that his parents and second uncle must like this dish, which is fragrant, soft and smooth but not greasy. Later, I asked the cooks of their company how to do it. They never really did it. I didn't expect the first experiment to be very successful.

Liu Xia found out that Mao'er also liked steamed pork very much, so he said to him, "Jiangmi is produced in Jiangcheng. When I come back from the summer vacation, my uncle will bring some, and I will make it for you too."

Mao'er immediately nodded: "Well, the rice made by my uncle must be more delicious than that made by my fifth uncle."

Liu Xia said boldly: "That's for sure." It never occurred to him that he had never even cooked porridge, so how could he cook such a difficult dish.

A Spring Festival that was a little different from previous years passed in the same joy as every year in the past.