small landlord [food]

The end of the year is the most leisurely and the busiest, and you have to let go of the work at hand to prepare for the two days of the New Year. Even if the food and dishes are basically carved out of the same mold every year, there are still countless people who enjoy it. .

It is now popular for people in the city to eat New Year's Eve dinner outside, but in a small place like Shenyuan with conservative folk customs, New Year's Eve dinner is still the highlight of the year.The shops of Mrs. Shen and Shen Erhao both closed on 28. The commercial street was still crowded with people, and Shen Yuan was still fighting at the forefront of shopping.

Shen Yuan also gave Father Zhang and his son annual leave, and occasionally went up the mountain to water and weed.

Mrs. Shen is not idle after closing the shop. Every day before dawn, she gets up to chop stuffing and roll dough. Meat dumplings and vegetarian dumplings are available in all kinds of flavors for Chinese New Year. The dishes must be prepared in advance, such as fried fish and balls. , Chopped mutton, these have to be done before the New Year's Eve, when the time comes, heat it up with a steamer and it can be served directly on the table.

Red dried peppers are hung under the eaves, and Shen’s mother started a stove in the yard. Kelp, potted peanuts are soaked in water, and all kinds of chickens, ducks and fish are hung in white strips by ropes in the yard waiting to be cleaned up. , the sound of ping-pong-pong has never stopped, and every day when we are upstairs together, we can smell all kinds of aromas.These days, the family has not cooked seriously. Mother Shen and Mrs. Shen are making preparations in an orderly manner. If anyone is hungry, they can go directly to the kitchen. Anyway, the huge kitchen is now full of food and steamed stuffed buns. Steamed buns, dumplings and croquettes are placed in every corner, and you can deal with it with just a few.

Only Fan Yuanjin is more expensive, and he is still treated beyond the standard every day, and he still needs to eat and drink.

Shen's mother and Shen's sister-in-law were both busy in the kitchen, and Shen Daqing was assigned the task of holding the baby. The whole family had their own busy schedules, but it was considered orderly.

On the 29th, after Shen Yuan bought back a pair of banner firecrackers in the morning, the preparations before the Chinese New Year were basically done, at least his task was completed.

When Zhou Yi finally remembered the lotus seed cake, it was already noon on the [-]th.When Shen Yuan received the call, he was squatting at the door of the kitchen washing vegetables. Mrs. Shen and Mother Shen were busy preparing ingredients inside to save effort for the night. Now there is no place to lay their feet.

As soon as Shen Yuan hung up the phone, Mrs. Shen came out, wiped her hands and asked, "Did you remember to get the pastry?"

It can be seen that he heard it, Shen Yuan nodded and said: "It is said that it will be there in 5 minutes."

These 5 minutes were a bit short, Shen Yuan hadn't washed the dishes yet, when there was the sound of a car lock at the gate.

The Shen family hadn't closed the door during the day. When Zhou Yi walked in, he saw Shen Yuan blocking the kitchen door at a glance. He shook his car key and walked over to poke in from above him, shouting: "Mother Shen, Sister-in-law."

When Shen's mother heard the movement, she turned around and smiled and said, "Hey, Xiao Yi is here, ask the youngest to pour you some water, and go sit in the living room."

"It's okay, you are busy."

Shen Yuan waved his hands, stood up, talked to Shen's mother, and walked towards the living room, regardless of whether Zhou Yi followed behind.

"Here, sister-in-law left it for you." Shen Yuan took out a few paper bags from under the TV cabinet in the living room, put them on the table, and leaned on the sofa exhausted.After being used as a servant by Shen's mother for a long time, he was almost exhausted, and he could finally take a break.

Three white printed paper bags stood in a row on the table, and they were quite heavy when they were lifted by hand. Zhou Yi couldn't help but said, "Your sister-in-law is really careful."

After speaking, he took out the wallet from his pocket, Shen Yuan glanced at him lazily, and conveyed according to Aunt Shen's order: "Okay, this cake is for you, you don't need to take money."

"Are you so generous?" Zhou Yi squinted at him in disbelief.

"It's not me who are generous, it's my mother and my sister-in-law." Shen Yuan pointed to the upside-down cup on the table, "Please pour me a glass of water, thank you."

"Are you that tired?" Zhou Yi handed him the glass full of water, and couldn't help but say in distaste, "Your mother and your sister-in-law are still busy in the kitchen, why don't you see them so tired?"

"What do you know? Have you been out these few days? I've been walking around in the west and south of the city, and I can almost recite a piece of paper backwards. I'm so tired!" Shen Yuan became excited, and added at the end, " And the legs! My legs are numb!"

"Then you..." Zhou Yi's face drooped, the corners of his mouth drooped unhappily, his eyes glanced around, and he whispered, "Then can you still go up the mountain?"

"Going up the mountain?" Shen Yuan didn't realize it for a while, and repeated it blankly.

"On the phone the day before yesterday, you said that you would accompany me up the mountain to get honey."

"Oh, I'll give you the key, you go up and get it yourself."

Zhou Yi looked at him without speaking.

"I'm really tired. The key is upstairs in my room. Go get it and go."

Zhou Yi still looked at him without speaking.

"Uncle Zhang is not here, you can take them all."

Zhou Yi still looked at him without speaking.

"...All right, all right, stop staring, let's go with you to finish."

Zhou Yi finally pursed his lips and hummed, Shen Yuan swore that he saw some bad omens in his eyes.

After getting into the car, Shen Yuan said solemnly: "Let's say it first, I'm really tired today, don't take advantage of me."

Zhou Yi glanced at him, but said nothing.

Without Uncle Zhang's shadow on the sheep's head mountain, it was even more lonely, and the greenhouses were also locked. Shen Yuan went to the house to get the keys and did not forget to instruct Zhou Yi to cut some grass to feed the sheep.

The dessert shop and the breakfast shop were closed together, and there was a lot of honey all of a sudden. Shen Yuan looked at the several large barrels of honey in the cabinet in the corner of the greenhouse, dragged them out with rare generosity, and pushed them to Zhou Yi's feet without hesitation, saying : "It's all yours."

Zhou Yi took out the prepared money and handed it over.

"The price will increase during the Chinese New Year. I'm kind and I'll give you another [-]% off." Shen Yuan took it and counted it, took out a few of them, and stuffed them into Zhou Yi's pocket, "Here, just treat it as if I gave it to you." It's a red envelope."

Zhou Yi looked at him without speaking.

"What's wrong? Wait for me to say Happy New Year?"

Zhou Yi frowned, picked up the bucket and left.

Shen Yuan followed slowly behind, looked at the silent and inexplicably gloomy back in front of him, and finally surrendered: "Hey, why are you so angry?"

Zhou Yi kept walking, but his speed slowed down a bit, and his voice was deep: "I'm not angry."

"Come on, you," Shen Yuan rolled his eyes, kicked the ostentatious ass in front of him, "go to the house."

Zhou Yi turned around quickly, without even looking at Shen Yuan, he turned his head and walked towards the back door of the house.

It's like being dumb, and I don't know what's wrong.Shen Yuan complained inwardly, buried his head and followed for a few steps before being dragged by a strong force.

"Hiss—fuck, I said I'm almost exhausted, can you be gentle?" Shen Yuan, whose back was against the wall and was firmly grasped by the shoulder, swung his head left and right to shake off the menacing head, struggling Express your dissatisfaction.

"I didn't make a move." Zhou Yi didn't complain when he couldn't kiss the mouth, and bit the ear that was handed to his mouth, and said vaguely.

"Then what's on my shoulder? A dog's paw?" As soon as Shen Yuan finished speaking, he felt those dishonest hands slip down, followed by a chill down his waist.

Being pressed against his stomach by some cold fingers, Shen Yuan shivered unpreparedly, quickly pressed him down, and said angrily: "I'm freezing to death, take it out quickly."

"I'll touch it."

"Fart! You're warming your hands on my stomach!"

"..."

"take it out!"

Frustrated, he buried his head on Nuannuan's shoulder and neck, and Zhou Yi felt a little cold, "Why do you have so many problems?"

No wonder I have been unable to find a girlfriend/boyfriend, it is difficult to serve!

Of course, Zhou Yi didn't dare to say this sentence, but just turned it around in his mind.

"Your hands are too cold." Shen Yuan finally realized that the person on his body was getting discouraged, and his tone softened unconsciously. After thinking about it for a while, he asked, "Why don't you move somewhere? I can't catch a cold in my stomach. "

Reluctantly pinching the soft flesh, just before Shen Yuan complained, Zhou Yi finally put his hands around his waist and shifted his position.

"My waist is bad too, I'm ticklish." Shen Yuan's voice trembled.

"..."

"Not even the neck."

"..."

"Ow - don't bite!!!"

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"Xiao Yi is gone?" Aunt Shen raised her head with a broom and saw Shen Yuan coming in from the gate. She looked behind him to see if she didn't see Zhou Yi, and asked, "You didn't ask anyone for money, did you?"

"No, how can it be." Shen Yuan waved his hand, consciously ignoring the honey incident before, and was about to take the broom, but Mrs. Shen avoided her.

"I'll just sweep the yard. You go get the ladder and paste the couplets on it. It's almost time to close the door."

Shen Yuan didn't argue with her, and obediently moved the ladder.The custom here is like this. When it is almost dark on the [-]th night, couplet banners will be posted, and then the gate will be closed, and it will not be opened until the next day.It gets dark early in winter, and Shen Yuan spends a lot of time on the mountain. The doors are almost closed at this time in previous years, and this is waiting for him.

After pasting the couplets and closing the door, Shen Yuan and Aunt Shen brought out a large bundle of sesame stalks and evenly sprinkled them on the courtyard and the roof before entering the living room.

It was only six o'clock at this time, and it was time to start cooking.

Mrs. Shen wanted to go upstairs to breastfeed, so Shen Yuan took her place into the kitchen. In fact, there was not much to do. All the meat was prepared in advance and half-cooked. It is cleaned and cut in advance, and the soup is also ready-made.

At 07:30, the Shen family started to serve the table, and the drowsy little baby was also carried down from the upstairs by Father Shen.

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