After eating eggs, I feel full of strength.

Yang Ruoqing picked up the apron and tied it around her waist, and said to Mrs. Sun, "Mom, get ready to start work!"

Mrs. Sun took a sip of tea and nodded cheerfully: "Okay!"

Sun and Yang Ruoqing came to the backyard kitchen to prepare for the New Year's Eve dinner.

Yang Huazhong was preparing cakes, fruits, paper firecrackers and other things in the main room, waiting for the men from the old Yang family to come over later.

At that time, everyone will go to the Tutu Temple in the south of the village to burn incense.

The division of labor between men and women is well organized, and everything is being prepared for the Chinese New Year, a major festival that occurs once a year.

After a while, Yang Ruolan also came over.

"I just finished washing the clothes for Boy Bai, and I saw the fifth aunt and the fourth aunt preparing to cook New Year's Eve dinner, but I was so anxious that I came over quickly." Yang Ruolan said with a smile.

Mrs. Sun's face was filled with relief: "Don't worry, Qing'er and I are here. It won't be a problem if you come here later."

Yang Ruolan said: "That's not possible. This is the New Year's Eve dinner, not like the usual meals."

Mrs. Sun smiled and looked at Yang Ruoqing and Yang Ruolan in the kitchen. The woman felt warm in her heart and felt extremely satisfied.

"Sister Lan'er, look at my mother, she is looking at us and giggling."

Here, Yang Ruoqing gently touched Yang Ruolan with her elbow and said with a smile.

Yang Ruolan also glanced in Sun's direction and smiled.

Mrs. Sun came back to her senses and said lovingly: "Seeing you sisters talking and laughing like this now makes me happy from the bottom of my heart!"

Yang Ruoqing and Yang Ruolan were both startled for a moment, then Yang Ruolan raised her hand and held Yang Ruoqing's hand.

"In the past, it was my sister who was ignorant and wronged you..." She said with red eyes, a look of regret and self-blame on her face.

As for Yang Ruoqing, she is also a person who takes the soft side rather than the hard side.

Together with Chen Jinhong, he is a hedgehog with thorns all over his body.

At this moment, facing Yang Ruolan who said such words, Yang Ruoqing also smiled obediently.

"Sister Lan'er, let's not talk about what happened in the past. At that time, everyone was just a child and not sensible!" she said.

Yang Ruolan nodded, "At that time, I was so spoiled that I didn't know what was going on. I only thought about comparisons all day long. My sister now knows that I was wrong..."

Yang Ruoqing smiled: "A prodigal son can never be replaced by gold. We all like Sister Lan'er now."

Yang Ruolan nodded vigorously: "My first life was given by my parents."

"This second life was given to me by my third aunt."

"I have always regarded Third Aunt as my mother. When I get married, I will treat Third Aunt as my mother's home, just like Fifth Aunt. Is that okay, Qing'er?" Yang Ruolan asked expectantly.

Yang Ruoqing glanced at Sun, and then nodded happily.

"Of course, mother, what do you think?" Yang Ruoqing asked.

Mrs. Sun walked over with a smile, and the woman raised her hand to hold the hands of Yang Ruoqing and Yang Ruolan.

"You two are both my good daughters!"

…

Every household is preparing New Year's Eve dinner, and smoke is curling up from the chimneys.

The aroma of various vegetables lingered in the sky over the village, far and near, and there were already children who couldn't restrain themselves, holding individual small firecrackers that had been removed from the firecrackers and setting them off there.

There is a 'pop' sound from time to time.

Gradually, large-scale firecrackers began to be heard from the south end of the village.

In the kitchen of Yang Huazhong's house, Mrs. Sun, Yang Ruoqing and Yang Ruolan were busy working in full swing.

Meatballs and meatloaf are made into soup, which is a custom in Changping Village.

It is a special dish and a signature dish.

Then red dates are a must, which represent a prosperous year ahead.

Sweet glutinous rice balls also appear on the New Year's Eve dinner table every year, which means sweetness and reunion.

This position cannot be shaken, just like the finale of every Spring Festival Gala must be "Unforgettable Tonight"...

Next, stir-fry ham sausage with green onions, braised bream, and stir-fried pork belly with chili.

On the small stove next to it, a whole old hen was stewed with fungus, making a very rhythmic sound of "gurgling".

Open the lid and put a little salt into the chicken soup, wow, the aroma suddenly comes out, the whole kitchen is filled with a strong aroma, making people crawl all over the floor!

In addition, there is another dish that is my father Yang Huazhong’s favorite and the one he likes to talk about the most.

That is meat bones and tofu soaked together and braised.

Tofu puffs are homemade by Yang Ruoqing's family during the twelfth lunar month.

Not the square shape, but cut the tofu into long strips and fry it in a pan.

After fishing them out, filter off the excess oil, then thread them together with needle and thread, make them into strings, and hang them under the roof beams.

Braised with pork ribs, or served in hot pot with meatballs, patties, or chicken soup, this tofu puff is an excellent choice.

Because it is fried, it is easy to store. Hang it under the roof beam. As long as it is not eaten by mice, it can be stored for the entire first month!

During the twelfth lunar month, Yang Ruoqing's family fried a lot of tofu puffs and sent some to the Sun family, Lao Yang family, Lao Wang family, Osmanthus Dayun and other families!

In addition to these, Sun's also specially added many other dishes this year.

"Mom, how many dishes are you planning to cook?" Yang Ruoqing couldn't help but be surprised when she looked at the dazzling array of ingredients in front of her.

I go to my mother’s house every day and I don’t even know when my mother prepared so many ingredients.

Mrs. Sun took a look at the ingredients and said with a smile: "There are a lot of people at this New Year's Eve dinner. Several families gathered together, and I prepared eighteen dishes!"

"Wow!" Yang Ruoqing was surprised.

Yang Ruolan also looked surprised.

Yang Ruoqing said: "Hurry up then, let's get on with the work, there are eighteen dishes, what a sumptuous meal!"

In the kitchen, the pots and pans played harmonious music...

When the sun went down, the sound of firecrackers at the south end of the village gradually became quieter.

The old and young men in Changping Village supported the old and the young and walked in groups towards the village.

Everyone's faces were filled with the joy of celebrating the New Year, and they chatted about everything. When Yang Huazhong and Yang Huaming parted ways temporarily at the entrance of the village, they also made an appointment to have a New Year's Eve dinner at night, and after paying New Year's greetings, they would drink tea, chat, and play cards together...

"Ms. Qing'er, how was the New Year's Eve dinner?"

Yang Huazhong bowed into the kitchen and asked.

Amidst the smoke and fire, Mrs. Sun said: "Okay, you can set out the chopsticks and bowls."

Yang Huazhong said: "Then I will go and invite everyone over to sit at the table!"

"Okay, hurry up and go, then we're going to iron the dishes and chopsticks here!"

…

Soon, Tuoba Xian, Luo Tiejiang, Xiao Yaxue and others all came over.

In the main room, Yang Huazhong and Luo Fengtang put the two Eight Immortals tables together, and then spread the tablecloths prepared in advance on the tables.
Chapter completed!