The lucky girl in the village has a good way of making money.

Chapter 323 New Year’s Eve

Even though she never cooked normally, just like last year, Song still personally took part in the cooking together with her two sisters-in-law and the daughters-in-law of the next generation, killing chickens and fish and taking charge of the cooking.

The dishes for this year's reunion dinner were no different from usual ones, but there were some new things. Among the New Year's goods sent by Mr. Liu was a basket of giant crabs. I heard they were sent from Jinzhou. They were very rare and most people couldn't eat them.

The Song family had never eaten crabs before, and they were scared by the big claws. They didn't know how to cook them, so they had to ask Shi Liu.

Shi Liu took charge of the task herself, tied up the crabs, and steamed them in the steamer.

There were also a lot of seafood, dried shrimps and fish sent from Jiaozhou, as well as dried mushrooms sent from Yunzhou.

Chicken stewed with mushrooms, fried leeks with dried shrimps, and braised dried fish are all fresh dishes.

While the family was busy preparing the reunion dinner, Shiliu gave Xichun and the others a holiday, just like she did last year, so that they could return to Erlizhuang to celebrate the New Year with their families.

As for Hu Zhen Hongxiu and the others, they were also on holiday, so they prepared their own meals in the back house and celebrated the New Year together, which was quite lively.

After the men came back from offering sacrifices at the tombs and ancestral temples, three tables were set up in the main hall and the New Year's Eve reunion dinner began.

Li Jiufu, who drank a lot yesterday, didn't allow them to drink more today. If each person drank two cups and wanted to drink more, he would switch to non-intoxicating rice wine. It would not be good to get drunk continuously, because relatives would visit to pay New Year's greetings in the first month of the year, and they would have to drink again.

The whole family ate, drank, talked and laughed, recounting the past and present. As they got drunk, they couldn't help but talk about their daily lives in the past.

For example, one year during the Chinese New Year reunion dinner, when discussing a bowl of meat, one could not help but mention someone.

The person who was avoided before, now when mentioned, even Li Jihe, he didn't mind at all.

After all, the person is gone, and all that remains are the memories of growing up together as brothers.

Old Man Li couldn't help but have tears in his eyes. Thinking of his deceased eldest son, he regretted that he had not taught his son well. Otherwise, how could the current situation be possible?

The younger generations ignored the reminiscences and chatter of their elders. After finishing their meal, they moved to the side room, some played, some talked. Li Rongyu and others even played military chess and flying chess.

By the time Old Man Li and his friends finished their meal, it was already dark.

After the table and dishes were cleared away, the whole family sat back in the main room, eating melon seeds and fruits and chatting.

As the eldest grandson, Li Rongsong, together with his younger brothers and sisters, kowtowed to Old Man Li and Old Lady Yuan.

Old Man Li and Old Lady Yuan, who were sitting at the top, looked at all the grandchildren with smiles and happily took out the prepared red envelopes. From Li Rongsong to the youngest Baozhu, everyone got one, leaving no one behind.

Then Li Ji, Li Jiufu, Li Jigui and others also prepared red envelopes for their nephews and nieces.

After the red envelopes were distributed, everyone chatted and laughed for a while before going back to their homes to continue celebrating the new year.

Only Shi Liu's family were left in the main room.

Li Jihe and Song took out big red envelopes with a smile and gave one to each of their children.

This is a New Year's gift given by parents to their children.

Of course, there must be some for the little treasure.

Li Rongzong and his wife also gave their daughter a New Year's gift. The uncles, Li Rongyu and Li Rongzhang, also each received one.

As for Shi Liu, the younger sister, she was even more generous and gave the biggest one. The little pearl couldn't even hold it in her hands and kept falling down.

Xiao Baozhu is the biggest winner tonight, as she received a lot of red envelopes.

Lin helped her put everything away, and took her hands and bowed to thank her grandparents, uncle and aunt.

Speaking of Shi Liu's big red envelope, Lin also said angrily: "Little aunt, just spoil her. How old is she? You have given her so many good things. What will happen when she grows up?"

Shi Liu just smiled: "My little niece! Who else can I spoil if I don't spoil her? I only like my little niece. If it's my little nephew, I will spank him if he doesn't obey me. I will never show mercy!" "Then she will be lawless."

Little Baozhu touched her mother's earring and giggled, as if she understood what Lin said. Her little look was really...

We have to stay up all night on New Year’s Eve, and the village is dotted with lights in every household.

On the hillside north of the village, seven or eight figures were staring at the village below with longing in their eyes.

One person said, "It's this village. I saw with my own eyes last night that all the villagers gathered together to eat and drink. The food was delicious, and there was so much meat that we couldn't finish it all. There is no village richer than this one! If we just rush in and rob a few houses of food, it will be enough for us to eat for several days!"

The leader said, "Tonight is New Year's Eve, and every household is on guard. As soon as we enter the village, we will be discovered immediately. Let's talk about it tomorrow night."

Some people swallowed their saliva and said, "I'm so hungry. I can't wait until tomorrow."

As soon as these words were spoken, they were echoed by everyone.

Yes, they were really hungry. They were cold and hungry all the way. They didn't dare to go through the city gate or take the official road. They had to hide and try their luck in those remote villages. They begged for food from everyone they met, but those people avoided them like stink bugs and couldn't even close the door, let alone give them something to eat.

After visiting so many villages, few were willing to give them food. Even if they did, it was only half a cold steamed bun, and they looked at them with disapproving eyes.

Only Wu Gui, who was extremely hungry yesterday and went out to try his luck but got lost, happened to pass by the entrance of the village and could not walk anymore after smelling the fragrance. Eventually he was found and was given a bowl full of hot food, with large chunks of meat.

It had been a long time since they had smelled meat. Wu Gui said the meat smelled so good.

The sound of swallowing saliva was heard, and everyone was waiting for the leader to speak. As long as he nodded, they would rush into the village to eat meat and fill their stomachs.

The leader Wu Ping gritted his teeth. They were also good citizens and did not want to rob others like bandits. But they were so hungry that they were almost starving to death. How could they care about anything else?

He just wanted to grab some food.

But he was afraid of being discovered. If the whole village started fighting, they, a few hungry people, would just be beaten.

Gritting his teeth, Wu Ping insisted on coming back tomorrow night.

There will be no night watch tomorrow night. When the whole village falls asleep in the middle of the night, they will pick out the food from a few remote houses on the west end of the village and run up the mountain.

Wu Ping’s plan was very good. Although everyone was eager to have a full meal tonight, they listened to him.

This valley was secluded and hidden, and no one would have discovered that there were people hiding here unless they came here. They were so hungry that they had little strength left and were too lazy to move.

On the first day of the first lunar month, families in the village visit each other to wish each other a happy new year, and children run around the village with their pockets filled with melon seeds, peanuts and candies.

Everyone is happy during the Chinese New Year, and children are even happier. They all wear new clothes, looking clean and pretty.

The village is bustling with activity, it is truly a big and prosperous village.

The noise woke up the people sleeping on the hillside north of the village. Wu Ping rubbed his eyes and sat up, looking down the mountain. Seeing the children jumping and playing lively, deep sorrow welled up in his eyes.

A few months ago, their village was also so lively and peaceful.

But a fire destroyed their peace.

The hillside to the north of the village is right opposite the village entrance. Wu Ping was originally looking at this prosperous village, but he inadvertently caught a glimpse of the large stone standing next to the stone bridge at the entrance of the village.

There were a few large characters carved on the big stone with red paint.

After seeing those big words clearly, Wu Ping's pupils shrank and his lips trembled uncontrollably.

There seemed to be a glimmer of light in his eyes.