"Well?" Qin Mian looked as if he was offering a treasure, "Is it because you haven't seen it before and haven't eaten it before?"
Lei Tia embraced his waist and muttered, "I will never forget it."
Qin Mian didn't like his expression as if he was immersed in memories, so he waved his hand and said, "Don't think about the past anymore. The more someone dislikes you, the better you will be compared to them by a hundred times or even a thousand times. " He picked up a small fried dough twist and stuffed it into Lei Tia's mouth.
Lei Tia shook his head while holding onto the fried dough twist with two fingers, "I didn't think about those people." He had long since thought less of his. As long as his wife was here, it was sufficient for him.
On the 29th of the 12th month, the other villagers were still busy cooking, frying and stir-frying. Qin Mian and Lei Tia brought Little White along to visit Zhang Dashuan and Wu Di's house.
In the new year, all the families entertain guests with their own fried melon seeds, peanuts and beans. Those who were willing to spend money would buy some fried food or other snacks, dried fruits, etc.
In order to save trouble, Qin Mian had bought the fried melon seeds, fried peanuts and fried beans. That was why he and Lei Tia were so relaxed. Whether intentionally or not, the two of them did not pass the old mansion.
On the morning of the thirtieth day of the last month, Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xianglee, Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao walked into the courtyard where the Qin Mian Family was located, clad in cotton-padded jackets, carrying a cold aura.
The snow had stopped two days ago, and it had begun to fall again in the middle of the night. Lei Xiangyi and the other three people didn't have a long distance between them and their Qin Mian Family, so there was a layer of snow on their bodies and their heads looked as if they were wearing white fla
el hats.
Little White ran past them and looked at them critically before walking away.
The Lei Xiangyi brothers patted the snow off their bodies and looked at each other, smiling bitterly. He was probably the owner of the pet and didn't like the people at the house at all. It only had a little good impression of Lei Chuntao.
"Come in and sit on the brick bed." Qin Mian waved his hand.
As soon as they entered the room, the siblings felt a slight warmth spreading through their body as they secretly looked around. This was the first time they had entered this room.
The room was spacious. On the left was a wardrobe, on the right was a pair of sofas, and on the right was a pair of cushions with two brown cushions; on the right was a kang, on the kang lay four pillows with red stripes, and on the kang was a printed rug. In the middle was a kang table, on which was a chessboard that had just been left a dozen years ago, and on the other side of the chessboard was two cups of hot tea, steaming hot air; on the wall of the kang hung a landscape painting, on the right was a bookshelf, scattered with some books, one of which was open and placed in a grid. The room was clean, but not neat. There was a warmth and comfort in the casual air. freew(e)bnove(l)
"You guys sit on the kang." Qin Mian let Lei Tia greet them first before turning around and walking out.
A little white on the mat on the floor rubbed the foot board, jumped, landed on the kang, nestled in a corner.
Lei Xiangyi and the others hesitated for a while, then took off their shoes and got on the brick bed.
Although they were brothers, there was still a difference between males and females. Lei Chuntao did not take off her shoes, but sat beside the brick bed with her legs bent, stroking the bed that was extremely warm, she said enviously to Lei Xiangyi and the others: "Brother, if the family also makes this kind of brick bed, then you wouldn't be afraid of the cold weather."
Lei Xiangyi rubbed his face after warming his hands on the brick bed, "That's right. "When the people of the village heard that my brother had made such a brick bed, they didn't even think much of it. I'm afraid my brother and sister-in-law are having the most fun in the whole village this winter."
Lei Xianglee shook his head, "Back then, my father and I mentioned that we could do the same, but it's a pity that mother doesn't agree." They understood in their hearts that Madam Du was unwilling to part with the money.
Lei Xiangzhi muttered to himself: "This kind of kang is indeed practical. When the weather is warm, I will come and talk to Father and Mother. "They're getting on in years, and they can get better next winter with a kang."
Lei Tia did not join them in their conversation as he casually flipped open a book.
Lei Xiangyi and the others were already used to his depressed personality, so they didn't mind.
Qin Mian walked in with the tray, without raising his head, he extended his hand and took the Go board.
Qin Mian placed four cups of hot tea on the table, and the tray was placed directly on the brick bed.
Lei Xiangyi and the other three were attracted by the plate of snacks on the tray. There was a plate of fried hemp leaves with black sesame seeds on it, a plate of small round flowers, a plate of enticing yellow haggis, and a plate of round, visible candies. There was also a plate of bean curd pills with six toothpicks stuck on it.
"Sister-in-law, what are these?" Lei Chuntao asked curiously.
Qin Mian took off his shoes and sat beside Lei Tia, rubbing it against his legs to make it warmer. "These are the snacks Lei Tia and I made together, fried hemp leaves, fried dough twist, assorted plants and candy. The bean curd pill was originally made for cooking, but it had a good taste. I like it quite a bit, so you guys should try it as well. But there's meat inside, so it's too cold to eat too much. " As he said this, he used a bamboo stick to poke a bean curd pill to eat. This kind of pill tasted good, but it was also very chewy.
Lei Tia said: "Eat less."
"I know, I'll eat two." Qin Mian laughed, "I still have a stomach left to eat better tonight."
Lei Xiangzhi also poked a pill and laughed: "Looks like coming here today was the right decision."
Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xianglee and Lei Chuntao had tasted every kind of snack, full of praise.
Lei Xiangyi sighed to himself. Although his big brother married a man, his life was much better than theirs. freewe bnovel.com
"How are your preparations going?" Qin Mian casually asked.
Lei Xiangyi held out his hand and picked up a stick of rice, it was crisp and fragrant, "In the stew. Everything else is ready. "
"Is there a reason for all of you to come here together?" Qin Mian once again went to insert the bean curd pill, but was stopped by Lei Tia. He had no choice but to put down his toothpick and eat it with the hemp leaf.
Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xiangren, Lei Xiangzhi and Lei Chuntao all looked at each other. Lei Xiangyi glanced at Lei Tia, took a sip of his hot tea, and said with no hope whatsoever, "Father and mother want you all to go for a New Year's Eve meal tonight.
Qin Mian looked at Lei Tia noncommittally.
Lei Tia said in a bland voice, "My wife and I are celebrating the new year at our own home."
Lei Xiangyi and the rest did not try to persuade him, but started to chat about other topics.
Lei Xianglee and Lei Xiangzhi were both good at talking. Qin Mian was also a talkative person, and had more than a few hundred years of experience than them, so their conversation was very lively.
Afterwards, Lei Tia would occasionally interrupt him with a few words. Even though it was only a few words, it was not boring at all.
Unknowingly, several plates of food had all been eaten.
Lei Xiangyi and the others were a little embarrassed, seeing that Qin Mian was about to fill the plate up again, they immediately got down from the brick bed.
"Sis, don't be busy. It's almost noon. We should return." Lei Chuntao spoke first.
Qin Mian paused for a moment, then nodded: "Alright, today is New Year's Eve, so it's not appropriate to keep you guys for lunch. You guys wait first, I'll go and get some snacks for you guys to take back to the kids. "
Lei Xiangyi's heart warmed, and he quickly said: "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Qin Mian found a small wooden basin, filled up some of each food, and added up to a big half of the basin.
On the way back to her house, Lei Chuntao couldn't help but take a bean curd pill to eat.
Lei Xiangyi, Lei Xianglee and Lei Xiangzhi couldn't help but laugh.
Lei Chuntao looked embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "The bean curd pill is indeed delicious."
Lei Xiangzhi patted her head, "Don't worry, you will have your share."
Lei Chuntao's face flushed red, she quickly waved her hand, "How can I do that? it's for Big Treasure, Er Bao and Xin Xin. "
Lei Xiangyi also laughed, "What are you shy about? In our eyes, you are also a child. "
Lei Xianglee and Lei Xiangzhi both nodded with a smile.
Lei Chuntao could not help but smile. She had a few good brothers.
As they stepped on the snow as they entered the door, the expressions of Madam Du and Madam Wei changed when they saw the basin in Lei Xiangyi's hands.
"What are you guys doing?" Lei Xiangren bent his legs and ate the melon seeds, spitting them all over the ground. Seeing them return, he walked over and extended his hand.
Lei Xiangyi dodged to the side, "It was given to the three children by Big Brother and Big Sis."
"Let me see what this good stuff is." Lei Xiangren leaned in once again.
Lei Xiangyi handed the basin over to Lei Xiangzhi.
"So what? Are you afraid that I'll eat it? " Lei Xiangren didn't have a good tone towards Lei Xiangyi, but he did not dare to snatch it from Lei Xiangzhi's hands. Even though his little brother was young, he always made people feel guilty when he stared fixedly at someone without saying a word.
Mrs Zhao was afraid of suffering a loss, and shouted loudly: "Da Bao, Er Bao, quickly come over, there's delicious food."
Madam Qian had long silently carried Xin Xin out.
The Madam Wei asked Lei Chuntao, "Why aren't you seeing your big brother and sister-in-law?"
Lei Chuntao said: "This year is their first year of marriage, so it's more appropriate to celebrate it alone."
Madam Wei said, "How can this be? Aren't the two of them too lonely during New Year's? Husband, why don't we go ourselves? " She asked Lei Daqiang with a smile.
Without waiting for Lei Daqiang to speak, Lei Xiangzhi took the initiative to laugh: "Father, little sister is right, this is the first year of marriage, we will not affect big brother and elder sister in any way. "Have a taste of the snacks that Eldest Sister-in-Law and Big Bro cooked for you."
He gave Lei Daqiang, Lei Xiangren, Madam Du, Madam Wei, Mrs Zhao, and Madam Qian a taste of each dish. He gave the rest to Lei Dabao, Lei Er Bao, and Lei Xinxin. Although the adults thought that these snacks were delicious, they were too embarrassed to fight over them with the children.
Lei Xiangren felt that the bean curd pill was delicious, so he ate until he was full. He then whispered to Mrs Zhao, "Ol 'Three must have eaten a lot over there, if he had known earlier, he would have gone with them."
Mrs Zhao also nodded. "If I had known earlier, I would have followed."
Lei Chuntao heard it and laughed silently.
Qin Mian and Lei Tia would not care whose stomach the things they gave him entered. After eating lunch, the two of them took a nap, after waking up, they played chess for a while, and started preparing for the New Year's Eve di
er.
After cooking the rice, he would heat it up on the charcoal stove; the ribs, chicken, meat, pig's feet, etc., were all cooked in advance. After processing, Qin Mian would heat it up in the pot, and make a few other dishes that he needed to make first.
Lei Tia carried a bowl of paste and a small bamboo brush as he went to paste the gate god and the Spring Festival Gala.
Qin Mian took the chance while the food in the pot was still cooking to run out and admire it from the entrance.
He only saw that the couplet at the gate was: "Welcome Spring welcome to the rich and powerful, receive the wealth to receive the peace, receive the approval, celebrate the Spring Festival, and also have the door lot ?? ?? Enter and leave safely."
"The couplet you chose is pretty good." Qin Mian praised Lei Tia while smiling.
Lei Tia looked at him meaningfully for a moment. Then, he nodded slightly, "Yes, not bad."
Qin Mian stared at him for a few seconds, then entered the door.
The well was pasted with "fine water flow", the flowers and trees were pasted with "flowers and foliage", and the water buffalo was pasted with "six animals flourishing". The spring couplets in the main hall were: He Shunmen's house, You Peace was worth a thousand gold coins, The spring couplets in the kitchen were also appropriate: Chai Mi's salt and pepper tea, Salty, Sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy, The world was full of flavors. Qin Mian also noticed that there were two red words "blessing" on the wall of the living room, facing each other from afar.
Then, he came to the door of their room. When he saw the contents of the couplet, he couldn't help but stop for a moment as his heart trembled slightly. The couplet was:
Hundred Years of Good Harmony
concordant concordant knot of rotting rocks and sea
The sky is vast and the sky is high
The twenty characters were written in large calligraphy with the words' Wandering Dragon 'written on it. It was extremely domineering and willful. The style of this couplet is clearly different from that of other couplets.
A guess appeared in Qin Mianxin's mind as he stared at Lei Tia who was standing beside him.
Lei Tia was expressionless, his gaze patrolling the Spring Festival Gala, nodding as though emphasizing, "The couplet I chose was not bad."
Qin Mian, "..."
Lei Tia turned his head to look at the kitchen, "The food has turned into paste."
Qin Mian looked at him in shock, "Don't tell me you wrote this couplet."
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