The two people's ideas coincided with each other, and Li Rong was happy for this, and she felt motivated.
From now on, the two of us will work hard together to live a good life. Just thinking about it makes me full of expectations.
"Go to bed quickly, I'll be very busy tomorrow." Zhao Qingsong put the small one away and urged Li Rong.
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It's New Year's Eve again, Li Rong is busy with work today, and Er Niu plays with the little guy.
Li Rong, Zhao's mother, He Xing, and the others were finishing the dishes. Halfway through, Zhao Qingsong came back from outside with a few fish in his hand.
"On New Year's Day, do people still dig ice in the river to fish?" Li Rong was washing the plucked chickens to remove the dirty fine hairs on the surface.
"Well, it's a nice day today, the sun is shining," Zhao Qingsong threw the fish into the basin, "I'm going to help eldest brother and the others build the wall.
"Be careful, don't follow up."
"I know, I'll be down there to help deliver things."
The heavy snowfall two years ago collapsed the Zhao family's earthen wall that had been built for many years. Taking advantage of the fact that they were not working during the Chinese New Year, Zhao Jianguo and his two sons prepared to rebuild it, otherwise the wind would blow into the house and it would be very cold.
Li Rong took advantage of the fishy smell of the chicken she had just cooked, and took the chicken to He Xing to cook in the pot, and then took care of the fish.
The fish are not big or small, only about one or two kilograms each.
Li Rong scraped the scales and disemboweled the fish, cleaned it, then used a knife to pickle two pieces with onion, ginger, garlic, and soju.
There was only one fish left, so she took out the fish bones, chopped it into fish paste, added some cornstarch into it, and made it into fish balls.
Use the same method to make pork meatballs and blanch them in boiling water.
Put the meatballs in the beef bone soup, they are delicious and delicious.
The only fresh vegetables for the Chinese New Year are Chinese cabbage and winter melon.
The Chinese cabbage was stewed with vermicelli, the winter melon was sliced and stir-fried, and half of the winter melon was cut into pieces and stewed in the duck meat.
Li Rong prefers rice. Even though she made soft pancakes and steamed buns, she still cooked half a pot of rice.
It took three men only half a day to repair the collapsed exterior wall.
Most of the dishes were stir-fried with chestnuts and rong. She made them delicious, and He Xing stood aside and watched.
Li Rong put oil in the pot and threw some salt in.
He Xing was surprised to see it: "The fish hasn't been released yet, why is the salt added?"
Li Rong explained to her: "Put salt first so that the fried fish sticks to the pan."
Fry the fish in oil until golden brown, drain out the cooking liquid.
Since there were no fresh tomatoes, Li Rong used the tomato sauce she had boiled before to make a vegetable juice and poured it on the fried fish.
The whole family sat together neatly.
An An was placed on the kang next to her and sat playing by herself.
He saw his family members sitting there, stretched out his hands to crawl out, and wanted to sit over there, shouting "mua~ numb".
Mother Zhao let out a heartbroken ouch and walked over: "I'll give you a hug, don't cry."
Zhao Qingsong stopped Zhao's mother: "Mom, just sit down and eat and I will hold you."
The little guy was hugged, and he stopped crying. There was still water on his long eyelashes, and the wet marks made his eyes look darker and brighter.
He clapped his hands and looked at the dishes on the table with his big eyes.
"Give me a hug." Li Rong stretched out her hand.
Zhao Qingsong turned aside, put An'an on his lap, and held him with one hand: "It's okay, he won't make a fuss when he's full. You eat yours and let him play by himself."
"Mom~" An An looked at Li Rong, as if to ensure that he wouldn't make trouble.
Li Rong pinched his face: "I just like to join in the fun."
New Year’s Eve dinner gets better every year.
Father Zhao was not good at words, but he said: "I finally got through it. I have been working year after year, and now I have more and more days to eat."
Zhao's mother answered: "Yes, in the blink of an eye, all three of my children have gotten married and had children. The biggest happy event this year is the addition of new people. Thank you for your hard work, Xiaorong."
"It should be." Li Rong smiled and glanced at An An, who was sitting on the man's lap and playing with her fingers, "An An is a gift given to me by God."
He Xing smiled and said, "An'an seems to be very smart, but our top student failed the final exam again."
"Mom!" Daniel was unhappy, "Many people failed, including my younger brother."
Erniu argued: "There are very few people in our class who have passed the exam. Teacher Chen even praised me and said that I write seriously."
He Xing: "My younger brother has just started school, and you have already been there for a year."
Daniel groaned and made a gesture: "I am so tall now, and in a few years I can be a soldier, like my second uncle."
Zhao Qingyang glanced at his son: "You also need to learn knowledge to be a soldier."
"Where, Nai said, my second uncle was not able to read before, so Nai said I am better than my second uncle."
"Really?" Li Rong smiled, remembering that she asked Zhao Qingsong to prepare for the college entrance examination together, and the other person looked like he was facing a formidable enemy. Could he really be a scumbag?
She asked, "Did your second uncle also fail?"
"Ahem~" Zhao Qingsong was drinking soup and accidentally choked. He glanced at Daniel and said, "Your milk is just teasing you, I passed the test."
"Milk!" Daniel shouted while holding the bowl. The half-year-old child really didn't want to be laughed at, so he insisted on being the last one.
"Eat meat, don't worry about your second uncle." Mother Zhao put a smile on her face to coax her grandson and put some meat on the beef.
Zhao Qingsong said: "Eat quickly, I heard there is a movie to watch in the team tonight."
"Really?"
Zhao Qingsong nodded: "Yes, the branch secretary said so."
Mother Zhao frowned: "It's freezing outside, where can I sit down?"
"We'll play in the team's public room," Zhao Qingsong said. "It's not cold. It was so cold the year before last that I watched the opera at the entrance of the village."
"Then go early and get a good seat."
After the New Year’s Eve dinner in a lively manner, the sky outside slowly darkened.
Zhao's mother said that she would leave the dishes at home to be washed, and asked He Xing and Li Rong to go watch a movie first, as they were afraid they would be late.
Li Rong glanced at her watch: "Zhao Qingsong said it would start at half past seven. It's only around five o'clock now. It's early. My sister-in-law and I will help wash the dishes and we'll hurry up. Let's go watch a movie together."
Movie tickets in the county town cost money, but no one wants to miss a free movie in the village.
By the time I finished packing, changed into warm clothes and went out, it was already half past six.
It was completely dark.
On the way to the team, there were actually quite a few people walking in a hurry, as if they had just heard the news and rushed over.
The production team has a yard where farm tools are stored, as well as tables and chairs used for meetings.
There is an open hall, which is very large. There are many long wooden stools inside, which can accommodate three adults.
People who came early sat in the front, probably because they thought they could see more clearly as they moved further to the front.
But Li Rong and Zhao Qingsong had watched a movie in the county town before, and knew that the screen and picture quality at this time were not very clear, and they could only watch comfortably from a distance.
Li Rong chose the seat near the middle.
Zhao Qingsong hugged An An and said to Father Zhao and the others: "Sit here, it looks good."
Zhao Qingsong's family of three sat on the same stool, and He Xing and Zhao Qingyang sat together.
Instead of sitting next to He Xing, Daniel moved next to Zhao Qingsong to tease An An.
After the Chinese New Year, Erniu, who was also seven years old, preferred to stick to Mother Zhao and let her hold her all the time.