Rebirth 84, starting from fish farming

Chapter 554 Candy

September 2000, 2.

New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve.

It had been snowing for three or four days in a row over the past few days, but it has turned sunny.

Maybe God also thought that today was unusual and gave everyone some face.

Early in the morning, Lu Changhua and Wang Yao's cell phones kept ringing.

It’s all for New Year’s greetings to them.

The entire group’s leadership called.

Lu Changhua also sent New Year greetings to Shen Yang who was far away in Harbin.

He knew from his elder brother that Shen Yang was not in Beining, but he still had to say that he wanted to pay New Year's greetings to Shen Yang.

Sometimes, as a human being, you have to pretend to be confused and see through things without telling them.

Shen Yang told the truth on the phone.

I'm not in Bac Ninh, I have to do something in the province, so I won't have to pay New Year's greetings this year.

Inevitably, the leader would say that Lu Changhua could not be mentioned.

"Leader, then I'll wait for your return."

"well."

Like Mr. Liu Changshun and Mr. Liu who had not returned to the willow weaving factory, Lu Changhua also called.

"Uncle Liu, I wish you a happy new year!"

"Oh, thank you, thank you boss for wishing me a happy New Year!"

"Sister-in-law has arrived, right? Stay with us for a few more days, don't rush back!"

"It's here, it's here."

Some time ago, the group has distributed Chinese New Year red envelopes to various units.

The willow weaving factory has extraordinarily large red envelopes because of the large number of foreign orders.

All employees are satisfied this year.

Although Uncle Liu's family did not return to Shandong, his daughter-in-law came with their children.

This is also a reunion.

What's more, the tolls to and from there are still paid by the factory.

The Smurf Beverage Company is close to Lu's home.

Lu Changhua and Wang Yao went to have a look.

I had a discussion with the factory director and employees.

Then we visited our own reservoir.

Didn't come back until noon.

According to the practice of previous years, the New Year's Eve dinner was all eaten at Lu's house.

Other people don’t need to prepare either.

So everyone, old and young, ran to Lu's house.

The women became the main force, and the men acted as subordinates.

During the time when Lu Changhua and his wife visited, they were already busy at home.

This year, Lao Lu took action early.

He is going to make some "candy candy".

This thing is a sweet made from noodles, a snack.

When Lu Changhua was a child, Lao Lu did it several times.

Later, Lao Lu found it troublesome and stopped doing it for many years.

The method is somewhat similar to fried dough sticks.

Make the dough first.

Wake up the dough and roll it into a large thin pancake.

Cut into long strips with a knife, then cut into diamond-shaped pieces.

Heat the oil in a pan and fry until the diamond-shaped pieces are bubbly and golden.

Remove from pan and drain oil.

Put the fried diamond-shaped fruits into a basin and sprinkle with sugar while they are still hot.

After cooling, it is ready to eat.

When I was young, my family was poor.

I couldn't afford candy, so my dad made "candy candy" like this.

The two boys from the Lu family ate this to satisfy their cravings.

During the Chinese New Year at home, six children came at once, and Lao Lu also picked up the art of "candy seeds" that he had not made for many years.

Three big pots were fried in advance.

If it had been before, just two brothers, Lu Changzhong and Lu Changhua, could eat two big pots during the Spring Festival.

But now when I take it out, the children don’t like it after eating a few pieces.

Nuomi and the four of them are fine, they can eat as much as they want.

But his eldest grandson Lu Shengwen and granddaughter Lu Shengqing don't like to eat it very much.

"Why don't you eat it?"

Lao Lu handed the candy to the child.

"Grandpa, I don't want to eat."

Sheng Wen evaded with a painful expression.

"Then you eat!"

Lao Lu turned and handed the basin to Sheng Qing.

"Grandpa, it's so boring."

Sheng Qing spoke his mind.

Lao Lu was holding the basin in a daze, feeling uncomfortable in his heart.

In the past, my sons liked the candies, but why didn’t my grandchildren like them anymore?

He felt a little hurt and sour.

"Grandpa, grandpa, give it to me."

Panting, Sheng Yu ran into the kitchen from outside the house, reached out and grabbed a handful in the basin, turned around and ran out again.

With little effort, Nuomi Zhao Ya and Hu Le also ran in.

"Grandpa, grandpa."

The three children each grabbed a handful and chased them out laughing.

Seeing that they all grabbed a handful, Sheng Wen and Sheng Qing also took a few.

"Grandpa, let's go play."

"Hey."

The two of them also ran out with thunderbolts.

Seeing that the children finally ate, Lao Lu still smiled.

"Dad, I'm back."

Lu Changhua took Wang Yao into the kitchen.

"Good to be back."

Lao Lu felt very satisfied when he saw that his son and daughter-in-law were back.

"Oops, Dad, did you explode candy again?"

"Yes, there are many children, let's eat and play."

Old Lu said with a smile.

"Daughter-in-law, come on, let's have a taste."

Lu Changhua pulled Wang Yao and took a candy from the basin and handed it to her.

“When we were little, we loved eating this, it’s delicious!”

"Really? Then I'll try it too."

Wang Yao put the fruit into her mouth and took a bite. It was extremely crispy and had a sweet taste.

"Well, it's delicious."

Wang Yao smiled at Lao Lu and praised.

"Dad, our family will never starve to death with your craftsmanship."

Lu Changhua also took one and talked while eating.

"You kid, what are you talking about?! You're so angry!"

Mother Lu was making dumplings with a group of old ladies. She was unhappy after hearing what her son said.

Wang Yao also rolled her eyes at her husband. "Okay, okay. I'm afraid I said the wrong thing."

Lu Changhua hurriedly begged for mercy.

The sister-in-law who came from the living room said with a smile: "Dad, you can open a restaurant with your skills."

She also took one in the basin.

"That's right. We used this as a snack when we were kids!"

Lu Changzhong followed behind and said.

"Brother, do you remember when you were a kid? We wanted to eat sweets, but we didn't have any at home, so our dad made this."

When Lu Changhua mentioned this, he felt really emotional.

"Why don't you remember?! This is so delicious."

Seeing his brother mention this, Lu Changzhong reached out and grabbed a handful.

Put it in your mouth and eat.

"Dad, your craftsmanship is still the same as before, and the taste is still the same. Yes, fragrant and sweet."

Lu Changzhong ate all the candies in his hand and grabbed another handful.

Lu Changhua saw that his elder brother's eyes were a little red and knew that he might have touched his heart.

Zhao Yan saw this and grabbed another handful.

"Dad, it was not easy to raise children in those days, right?"

Zhao Yan changed the topic.

"No."

Lao Lu felt better immediately when he saw that everyone loved to eat the candies he made.

"Come on, try it too."

He carried the basin to the crowd making dumplings.

Guys, you grabbed me one by one.

"Don't talk about that time, it's not easy now either?!"

Aunt Han continued to chat.

Several other old ladies also chattered about the difficulty of raising children.

"Brother-in-law, give me some, and I'll have a taste too."

Wang Lu, who ran over from the living room, put her hands on Lu Changhua's shoulders and begged him.

"Take it yourself!"

Lu Changhua had nothing to do with this sister-in-law who had just returned from abroad.

"You, who have eaten foreign bread, still like our candies?"

Lu Changhua joked.

"Oh, just give it to her."

When Wang Yao saw that her sister was tired of having sex with her husband, she kicked him.

Lu Changhua stuffed the only one left in his hand into the mouth of his sister-in-law behind him.

Wang Lu muttered while chewing.

Slurred speech.

"Don't talk until you finish eating, be careful of choking!"

Wang Yao gouged out her sister.

But Wang Lu came over and hugged her sister, shouting, "It's delicious, have another piece."

Lao Lu handed the basin into his son's hand.

"Eat, there's a pot here!"

Lu Changhua said to Wang Lu while holding the basin.

"Sister, look at him, what is his attitude towards me?!"

"You can do it, isn't your brother-in-law not nice to you?!"

Wang Yao took a candy bar from the basin and stuffed it into her sister's mouth.

With a proud smile on his face, Wang Lu pulled his sister out, mumbling something.

"Help, help."

Lu Changhua didn't pay attention to the two sisters. He said hello and went to cover the curtain.

The eldest brother and sister-in-law also stretched out their hands to carry the curtain full of dumplings into the yard.

There are seven or eight curtains placed on the wooden stacks in the yard.

Uncle Han's big civet cat was walking around by the curtain, waiting for an opportunity.

Lu Changhua set up the curtain, pointed to the curtain next to him and said, "Brother, look, these dumplings were eaten by the big civet cat."

"Just chew it, it won't be able to chew a few."

The eldest brother is quite Buddhist.

But Zhao Yan said: "How can it be done? It's hard to get it done! Go, go, go."

Zhao Yan chased the civet cat and ran straight on the pile of wood.

The sky has cleared, but the northwest wind is still howling.

"Hiss, it's too cold, come inside quickly."

When the three saw the civet cat gone, they turned around and went back to the house.

On the road outside the yard, children danced and laughed.

Lu Changhua took a glance and saw them all running around on the snow with red faces, not tired at all.

The youngest Sheng Yu is still following Nuomi and Hu Le, like a little follower.

This year, the sticky bean buns at home were not steamed.

It’s not that it’s too late, it’s that it’s not steamed.

Before, conditions were not good.

Eating dumplings is a luxury. During the Chinese New Year, poor families can only afford sticky bean buns.

Later, it was passed down and became a custom.

In fact, it is poverty.

In the past few years, the Lu family was busy during the Chinese New Year.

Later, the children were unwilling to eat.

I get heartburn after eating too many sticky bean buns.

It means it is difficult to digest.

So, after discussing it with everyone, we decided not to steam it at all.

Just make dumplings and eat them.

The Lu family can be said to be self-sufficient in making dumplings.

The pigs are raised by themselves, the noodles are produced by their own flour mill, and even the wheat is grown by themselves.

If Lao Lu hadn't wanted to surprise the children, he probably wouldn't have even made candies.

In today’s market, what’s missing?

As long as you have money, there is no shortage of chicken, duck, fish, eggs, milk and rice.

In the past, all we ate was pasta, not rice at all.

Now?

There is plenty of rice.

As soon as we entered the house, the children came running in like a swarm.

"Grandpa, grandpa, where are the candy canes?"

Seeing that the children were satisfied and wanted to eat, Lao Lu became energetic.

"There's more!"

He came over with a plate.

None of the six children was left behind, each grabbed a handful and turned around laughing.

It was as if something was waiting for them outside the door.

Looking at the child who ran out again, Lao Lu was so happy that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.

Not only do my sons like the candies I made, but it seems that my grandchildren also like them!

Haha, I am satisfied.

"Lao Lu, come on, come on, come on, stop being so busy, there's only one missing!"

Old Hutou came running with his beard pouted and pulled him to the living room.

"and many more."

Lao Lu put down the fruit bowl, took off his apron, rubbed his hands and followed.

(End of this chapter)