There is no custom of eating dumplings on New Year's Eve in Hu Province, but there is in Beijing.
This year, two distinguished guests, Tao Zhiyun and Qiqi, came, so arrangements had to be made even more.
Dumplings are loved by people all over the country, regardless of north or south.
After the New Year's Eve dinner, the whole family watched the Spring Festival Gala and made dumplings to cook and eat during the social gathering.
The Chinese New Year is just about eating.
Brother Fang Zhuoran is responsible for chopping the meat filling.
Lin Mai planned to make dumplings with two kinds of fillings, so one of the brothers chopped pork fillings and the other chopped beef fillings.
Lin Mai and Tao Zhiyun are responsible for selecting leeks and coriander.
Although Grandpa Fang is very old, he does not accept old age at all, and he happily makes peace with everyone.
Even the two little bean sprouts were not idle. One used a beer bottle cap to scrape the ginger skin, and the other peeled the green onions.
In his previous life, in 1984, Lin Mai was still working hard in Jiangcheng.
Although I had a small amount of savings, I was reluctant to buy a TV. I just wanted to buy a house in Jiangcheng and put down roots, so I didn't watch the Spring Festival Gala this year.
But later I read online that netizens commented that the 1984 Spring Festival Gala was the most classic Spring Festival Gala.
The comments from those netizens are indeed very pertinent.
The 1984 Spring Festival Gala featured Zhang Minmin's "I Am Chinese Heart" and Chen Peisi and Zhu Shimao's "Eating Noodles", all of which were very good.
This was Lin Mai's first time watching the sketch "Eating Noodles". It was so funny that it made people laugh out loud.
The two little cute babies didn't quite understand the skit, but when they saw the adults laughing, they also started to enjoy themselves.
Amid everyone’s laughter and laughter, time has arrived at midnight of the New Year, which is also commonly known as the social point.
Fang Zhuoyue took Qiqi to the yard to set off social whips and fireworks.
As soon as the two people went out, they heard Qiqi's surprised voice: "It's snowing, it's snowing!"
There are fire dragons in the living room and dining room at home. We usually don’t burn the fire dragons because they consume too much coal.
Usually, they would light a stove to keep Mr. and Mrs. Fang warm, which not only saves coal, but also allows them to boil water on the stove.
But on New Year's Eve, the fire dragon will still burn up here.
The whole family was sitting in the warm house, and no one noticed that it was snowing.
Qiqi shouted that it was snowing, but everyone still didn't believe it.
The temperature is still very high during the day today. Why do you say it's snowing when it's snowing?
So they all ran out to watch.
In the dim light of the street lamp in the front yard, there were indeed snowflakes floating freely, but the snowflakes were not very big for those in the north.
Grandma Fang looked at the sky.
The sky was dark and there was not a single star.
Grandma Fang whispered: "The weather has changed."
At this time the phone in the living room rang.
Fang Zhuoran turned around and went into the house to answer the phone. It was a New Year's call from Fang Weiguo.
Fang Zhuoran paid New Year's greetings to Fang Weiguo by the way, and then handed the phone to Grandpa Fang.
Then, New Year greeting calls from other relatives and friends also came in one after another.
Grandpa Fang kept answering, and Grandma Fang sat aside, listening to him talking to his relatives and friends on the other end of the phone, and occasionally chiming in.
Fang Zhuoyue took Qiqi and Dou Dou and not only blew up the social whip, but also played with fireworks for a long time.
It wasn't until Lin Mai called them back to eat dumplings that the elder and the younger entered the house.
At this time, the New Year greeting calls also came to an end.
Everyone was sitting around the dinner table, eating steaming dumplings, and everyone had a happy smile on their faces.
After finishing the dumplings, Fang Zhuoran rushed to clear away the dishes.
At this time, the phone in the living room rang again.
Lin Mai was sitting next to the phone, and she picked it up to answer it.
The call was from Chen Feng.
He told Lin Mai that the trouble in Hong Kong was temporarily settled. He had arrived in Guangzhou today and the couple was celebrating the Spring Festival with his mother-in-law and his family.
He was afraid that she would be worried and not have a good time during the Spring Festival, so he called her specifically to tell her.
Lin Mai lowered his voice and said, "What do you mean it's temporarily settled?"
On the other end of the phone, Chen Feng also lowered his voice and said: "It's just negotiating with the bosses of those two societies.
Ask them not to cause trouble during the Spring Festival, otherwise they will fight to the death and wait until after the New Year."
Lin Mai asked in surprise: "The two black bosses agreed?"
"Well, after all, they are just seeking wealth, not misfortune."
Lin Mai thought of Chen Feng's murderous aura, which was indeed frightening.
I just didn't expect that local snakes in Hong Kong would be afraid.
"Didn't you say that you would ask a prestigious gangster in Hong Kong to deal with these two little gangsters? Why did you come forward yourself and tell you that you are not allowed to fight or kill?"
"I don't plan to fight or kill them. I just want to stabilize the two gangsters first and wait until after the Spring Festival."
After the two of them finished talking, Fang Zhuoran packed up the dishes and walked in. Seeing Lin Mai restoring the receiver, he casually asked: "Who were you talking to on the phone just now?"
"Chen Feng paid New Year's greetings to my grandparents and told me by the way that he has solved all the troubles in Hong Kong."
Fang Zhuoran nodded and sat down next to her.
After watching the Spring Festival Gala, everyone went to bed.
It was already one o'clock in the morning. Lin Mai was a little tired after working hard all day, so he fell on the bed and wanted to sleep.
Fang Zhuoran leaned into her ear and said seductively: "Why don't you do something meaningful on the last night of the year?"
Lin Mai looked at his green eyes like a hungry wolf and asked: "What is meaningful?"
Fang Zhuoran didn't answer, but told her what meaningful things were with his actions.
Lin Mai was so tormented that he was dripping with sweat.
When Fang Zhuoran's powerful perpetual motion machine finally stopped, she was so sleepy and tired that she couldn't even open her eyes.
He muttered, "Now that you've finished doing the meaningful things, I'll go to sleep."
After saying that, she turned over and fell asleep with her back to him.
Fang Zhuoran actually wanted to come a few more times, but seeing that the baby was asleep, he didn't bother her anymore.
He kissed her beautiful bare back a few times, turned off the bedside lamp, hugged Lin Mai into his arms and fell asleep.
The feeling of skin-to-skin contact is so wonderful!
This year, Grandpa Fang and his wife and Lin Mai’s family are celebrating the New Year in Beijing.
The matter of visiting the ancestors' graves was left to the three brothers Fang Weiguo.
No one needs to get up early on the first day of the Lunar New Year; all guests and hosts sleep until they wake up naturally.
Lin Mai didn't open her eyes until she was full from sleep, and Fang Zhuoran's handsome face immediately broke into her sight.
Those eyes were as green as last night, which made her heart skip a beat.
Just when she wanted to ask him why his eyes were still so green, she heard Fang Zhuoran whisper in her ear:
"On the first day of the new year, don't we do something meaningful?"
Ah! Something meaningful again!
Lin Mai was horrified when he heard this.
She begged for mercy and asked: "Can we wait for a few days before doing meaningful things?"
Fang Zhuoran flatly refused: "No, I have all the condoms ready."
As he spoke, he took out a whole box of condoms from the drawer of the bedside table.
Lin Mai's eyes widened.
If I put this box of condoms on myself, can I still get out of bed today?
Fortunately, doctors are doctors and know when to stop.
After five condoms were consumed, the battle finally ended.
Lin Mai was lying on the bed waiting to calm down. Fang Zhuoran had already dressed and was about to dress her.
As if he was pretending to be a corpse, Lin Mai quickly sat up from the bed and said in horror: "Don't come over, I'll wear my own clothes!"
Fang Zhuoran looked at her with a very puzzled expression: "We have been a couple for several months and have been honest with each other many times. Why are you still so shy?"
Lin Mai grabbed her underwear and put it on under the quilt: "We women are not as shameless as you men."
Fang Zhuoran smiled meaningfully: "I want to be shameless twice more."
"Don't come over here!"
More than half an hour later, Fang Zhuoran and Lin Mai finally came out of the bedroom.
As soon as I opened the door, a blast of cold air rushed in. In front of me was a world of ice and snow covered in silver.
Lin Mai tightened his woolen coat and said, "I didn't expect that it snowed so heavily last night.
There's probably an inch or two of snow on the ground."
Fang Zhuoran lowered his head and looked: "Absolutely."
The couple held hands and walked through the white snow to the dining room.
Of the two of them, one had a glowing face and the other had a flushed face.
Grandma Fang and the others understood what was going on at first sight, but everyone saw through it without saying anything, with aunty smiles on their faces.
Fang Zhuoran was a man, he was thick-skinned and ignored everyone's looks, but Lin Mai's face turned red.
The two little Doudings didn't understand anything, so they greeted Lin and Mai to wish them a happy New Year.
Lin Mai looked at the red envelopes in their hands and knew that they wanted lucky money for their New Year greetings.
Lin Mai secretly glared at Fang Zhuoran.
It was him who had to do something meaningful early in the morning, causing her to forget the red envelope she had prepared in the room.
She pinched the little faces of the two little beans and said, "I'm going to get you the lucky money right now."
"No need, I'm ready."
Fang Zhuoran took out two red envelopes from his body and gave one to each child.
The two little beans were very happy after receiving the red envelope and jumped up and down.
Lin Mai not only made steamed dumplings and steamed dumplings in the morning, but also fried spring rolls and stewed mutton soup from New Year's Eve to New Year's Day.
In addition to some stir-fried dishes, this was quite a hearty breakfast on the first day of the new year.
After we had eaten and drank enough, Grandpa Fang suggested that we all go out for a walk to eat.
Grandma Fang hesitated: "What if those old comrades and subordinates come to pay New Year's greetings?"
Grandpa Fang said: "Didn't I make a New Year's call at 0:00 yesterday? I probably won't come to pay New Year's greetings."
Grandma Fang thought for a moment and said, "In case someone comes to visit us for New Year's greetings, we two old guys can just hang around at home and let the children go shopping.
Besides, the snow is so thick. If we go out to play, if we fall down, we will have to be taken care of. Those who are older will cause trouble for the children."
Grandpa Fang obediently stayed at home with Grandma Fang.
When Lin Mai and others went out, Grandma Fang told Lin Mai to come back at 11 noon.
I'm afraid of guests, so I have to make lunch to entertain them.
Grandma Fang can still handle meals for a family, but if it is meals for dozens of people, she will not be able to do it now that she is older.
Lin Mai said hello.
Lin Mai's family has lived in this alley for several months.
Northerners are more enthusiastic than southerners.
Neighbors took the initiative to interact with Lin Mai and his family, so Lin Mai and his family were very familiar with the entire alley.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, when everyone meets each other, they congratulate each other on the New Year.
Although there was a heavy snowfall in the middle of the night yesterday, with thick snow everywhere, it did not stop the people in the capital from going shopping and visiting relatives at all.
The streets and alleys are full of people.
Craftsmen who were usually invisible also set up stalls on the streets and started doing business.
There are various handmade products including diabolo, fluttering lanterns, mane figures, sugar blowing figures, painted candy figures, plastic candy figures, dough sculptures...
Lin Mai neither knew nor seen many of them.
There are also various traditional snacks, such as osmanthus cake, donkey rolling...
Linmai was full of people shopping and shopping.
When he walked into a shopping mall and saw the counter selling electronic products, Lin Mai finally remembered his intention to buy a BB player.
She walked to the electronics counter and asked if there were any bb machines for sale.
The salesperson looked confused and asked her what a bb machine was.
As soon as Lin Mai heard this, he knew that there were no bb machines for sale in the capital, so he had to give up.