1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

"It's done. The food is all on the table. Doudou, it's time to set off firecrackers."

After the food was ready, Chen Tiezhu called out.

"Yeah."

Doudou responded and brought out a string of firecrackers with a thousand bangs.

"Just follow and listen to the bangs in the room, so you don't get hit."

Seeing the little girl squatting on the side and watching seriously, Han Xiuying directly carried her to the outer room.

"Sister Yingzi, why can dad set off firecrackers?"

Doudou asked in confusion.

"Because dad is an adult, Doudou is still a little kid. With delicate skin and tender flesh, it's easy to get scars if you get hit." Han Xiuying said in a threatening tone.

Doudou's little brows frowned. After seeing dad and uncle setting off firecrackers, she really wanted to set them off, and they didn't let her do it.

"Pah pah pah..."

At this time, Chen Tiezhu, who had lit the gunpowder wick, ran back, and the sound of firecrackers outside also rang.

This is incredible. All the animals in the house, including Da Huang, hid in the east room.

Shouldn't they eat delicious food? Why do they have to do this?

"Dad, when can Doudou set off the fireworks?" Doudou asked unhappily.

"Don't worry, let's eat meat first. Wait until night, and Dad will hold Doudou to set off the fireworks. There are also flash bombs and magic bombs. It will be more beautiful to set off the fireworks at night." Chen Tiezhu coaxed the little guy.

"Yeah, let's eat meat and braised pork elbow first."

Doudou nodded happily.

Otherwise, why did she think Gao Xiaoguang was also a very good uncle, just because the little guy was proud of braised pork elbow.

"Hey..., I haven't had such a sumptuous reunion dinner for many years. This guy, it's really grand." Erye sighed.

"This will be our standard configuration in the future, and life will be better." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"Our goal today is to eat and drink to our heart's content. We have to put the dumplings for dinner later."

"Eat until you are full."

Doudou nodded his head seriously.

"By the way, Zhenwen can't come back. Did you leave some food for him?" asked the Second Master.

"Yes, I brought some for him and Director Fang. We will send them to them after dinner." Han Xiuying said with a smile.

"That's right. Zhenwen is also very tired. It's not easy to be a doctor." The Second Master sighed.

"Studying medicine is the most difficult. Do you want to eat chicken legs, my eldest daughter?" asked Chen Tiezhu.

"No, I have to eat the elbow meat." Doudou said firmly, and then he picked up his chopsticks.

The soft elbow, the little guy poked a large piece with his chopsticks.

"Second Grandpa, eat braised elbow, braised elbow is delicious."

What everyone didn't expect was that the little guy didn't put it in his own bowl, but gave it to the Second Master first.

After all, he is a little person, and he was trembling when he moved such a big piece of meat.

"Oh..., Doudou is so nice, it will definitely taste good if Second Grandpa eats it."

The old man said happily, and his eye sockets were a little wet.

Knowing the little guy's obsession with meat, he picked up the first bite of the dish for himself. In the old man's heart, this really had the "New Year flavor" of the reunion dinner.

"Grandpa Xu, eat the braised pork elbow."

After picking up the meat for Second Grandpa, Doudou picked up another piece for Professor Xu.

"Doudou, be good, eat it yourself. This New Year is really good." Professor Xu was also very happy.

The little guy just picked up the third piece, and Chen Tiezhu and Han Xiuying pushed the bowl over together.

Doudou was a little worried. Why don't you play by the rules? If you push them all over, how can you divide it yourself?

"Doudou, pick up some for Dad first." Chen Tiezhu spoke.

"Doudou, be nice to sister Yingzi, pick some for her." Han Xiuying was not to be outdone.

"Hey..., why are you so ignorant?"

The little girl sighed.

Listening to her words and looking at her sad face, Erye and Professor Xu were amused.

In fact, they were quite curious and wanted to see how the little girl would handle it.

Could such a thing stump Doudou?

Of course not.

The little girl first used chopsticks to poke off two pieces of pork elbow, then picked up two spoons and scooped them up, and put them in their bowls respectively.

"Hahaha, my eldest daughter is really amazing." Chen Tiezhu praised.

Doudou was very happy, so she picked a piece for herself.

I was too lazy to use chopsticks, so I just scooped it up with a spoon.

Open your little mouth and take a big bite, it's so delicious.

"Dad, how come braised pork elbow tastes better than steamed meat?"

After eating this bite, Doudou frowned.

"Hahaha, when you loved steamed meat, you never thought of braised pork elbow. They each have their own taste, eat them yourself." Chen Tiezhu laughed happily.

Doudou nodded his head. That's the case. In fact, any meat tastes good.

As for the dishes on the table today, I don't like the cabbage heart and carp very much. One has no meat, and the other has too many bones.

While eating, the sound of firecrackers outside rang one after another.

"It's still the sound of firecrackers. This is the New Year." Erye said with emotion.

"That's right. If I can make money today, I will buy more firecrackers and fireworks, and then set them off in our village." Chen Tiezhu nodded.

"Even if this thing is called giving up poverty, it's the New Year. There must be a New Year atmosphere. What's the point of eating without any noise in each household?"

"Dad, when will you take Doudou to set off firecrackers?"

Doudou asked while trying to finish the pot-fried pork.

"It's for the evening. Eat your meal now. Dad will take Doudou to have fun in the evening." Chen Tiezhu said.

After getting the confirmation again, Doudou was relieved and continued to eat meat happily.

It was not only Doudou who was happy, but also the small animals at home.

After all, it was the New Year, so they all had to have a good meal.

For those who can eat meat, the meat content in the food bowl was quite high today. For those who only eat grass, the space inside was also very full of water.

Even the silly roe deer who loved to make trouble was treated preferentially today.

When Doudou came to Doudou curiously and planned to study what they were eating, Doudou ignored it.

Of course, it was more likely that he was too lazy to take care of it.

The rich and lively reunion dinner was full of people.

Especially Doudou, after eating, he yawned a little.

This was the real goal of eating until full.

As I said, celebrating the New Year is actually celebrating life.

Chen Tiezhu's family usually has good food. It's not that every day is like celebrating the New Year, so what everyone lacks is not just food and drink.

But this year's New Year has a different meaning for everyone in the family.

Even Professor Xu and Han Xiuying, who are away from home, are having a very happy time.