What did you say? Am I a pauper again?

Chapter 294 Visiting Relatives

After waiting for a long time, it was finally time to eat.

Tonight, Wumao's dinner was also very sumptuous, with lamb, pork, two large bones, and a few green vegetables.

Wumao happily circled the bowl several times before he began to enjoy his dinner.

Jing Yuanzhi and the others also started to eat. They had dinner in the main room. Two kerosene lamps were lit and there was a brazier on the table with red-hot charcoal in it.

Huang Dad and the others were so hot that they were burned by the roasting.

After all the dishes were served, Dad Huang took out his treasured wine.

Huang Chunlei from Jingyuan at the table couldn't drink alcohol, so he poured milk tea for the two of them, while everyone else drank alcohol.

Dad Huang sat in the main seat, looking at the table filled with sumptuous food and his family sitting around the table, with a bright smile on his face.

"Have a meal!"

Everyone started to use their chopsticks.

The first dish I pick with my chopsticks is the one I like, and I feel very satisfied after taking a bite.

Everyone was very satisfied with this meal.

We were all full, but we didn't finish the food.

After the New Year’s Eve dinner, the next step is to stay up all night.

The family sat around the brazier, with snacks and melon seeds, peanuts and other refreshments on both sides.

The snacks include egg tarts, pudding milk tea, etc. made by Jing Yuanzhi, and there are sweet potatoes and potatoes buried in the brazier.

Everyone was chatting and eating some snacks from time to time.

Slowly it passed midnight, and when the time came, firecrackers were heard outside. Huang Dad and Huang Chunyang and others quickly took the firecrackers and went out to the yard to set them off.

After a series of crackling sounds, they completely welcomed the new year.

Basically, everyone had never slept so late before. After the firecrackers were over, they just washed up and went back to bed. They fell asleep as soon as they lay down.

The next morning, Jing Yuanzhi was awakened by the noise in the yard.

She had just put on her clothes when Jiang's mother came in.

Seeing that she was already awake, he smiled and called out, "Yinyin, wake up! The dumplings are ready, hurry up and eat them."

"Okay mom, I'll be right out."

Jiang's mother went out. Jing Yuanzhi combed her hair and went out to see that everyone else had already gotten up. Wumao saw her come out and circled around her legs.

Jing Yuanzhi squatted down and rubbed Wumao's head: "Good morning, Wumao, I'm going to wash up, you go play over there."

"Wang Wang!"

Wumao went to find Huang Chunlei in the yard.

Jing Yuanzhi went to wash up, and Jinnian had already poured her some water. After she finished washing up, there was a bowl of steaming dumplings left in the kitchen.

The dumplings are filled with mutton, and the soup is the mutton soup from yesterday afternoon.

Very fresh and fragrant.

After eating a bowl of dumplings, my whole body felt warm and I didn’t feel cold at all.

Li Ran didn't have any relatives to visit, but Huang Dad and the others wanted to visit the village chief's house and some clan elders.

It was only Huang Dad, Jiang Mu, and Huang Chunyang who went. Jing Yuanzhi was not feeling well, so he stayed at home.

As soon as they left, only Li Ran, her, and the very energetic Wumao were left at home.

"Yinyin, come and warm yourself by the fire. It's cold outside." Li Ran lit a fire in the brazier in the main room and called Jing Yuanzhi who was standing outside.

Jing Yuanzhi teased Wumao for a few times before going in.

"Woof woof?" Wumao stood outside and looked at her, his little head tilted, as if asking her why she left?
Don't you want to play with me anymore?
Jing Yuanzhi stood in the room and laughed at Wumao. He waved at him and said, "Wumao, come in."

"Woof woof!" Wumao came in with his little legs and sat at the foot of Jingyuan.

"Come, drink some water." Li Ran poured a glass of honey water and handed it to Jing Yuanzhi.

"Okay, thank you Brother Li Ran!" Jing Yuanzhi drank the honey water in small sips.

"Woof woof!" Wumao's two front paws were on Jingyuanzhi's legs, wanting to taste the honey water. "This is for me to drink, Wumao can't drink it." Jingyuanzhi touched Wumao's nose with his hand.

"Woof woof!" Wumao still wanted to drink. He had a keen nose and must have smelled the sweet scent of honey.

"Wu Mao, come back and sit down!" Li Ran shouted when he saw Wu Mao was disobedient.

"Woo woo!" Wumao protested softly, but still got off Jing Yuanzhi's trouser legs.

Sit obediently between the two of them.

Jing Yuanzhi found Wumao's aggrieved look very funny: "Brother Li Ran, give Wumao some honey. It should be fine if he eats a little."

"Woo woof!" Wumao immediately called out happily to Jing Yuanzhi.

"Okay." Li Ran took a clean branch, dipped some honey into the jar and put it to Wumao's mouth.

Wumao immediately started licking it happily.

After tasting the sweetness of honey, he couldn't help but bark happily: "Woof woof!"

"Eat slowly." Li Ran said with a smile as he looked at its happy expression.

"You are always well fed. You look like you haven't eaten for several days."

"Woof woof!" Wumao ate something delicious and didn't argue with Li Ran.

Jing Yuanzhi found it funny and took a small cube of goat's milk and put it in his mouth to let it melt slowly.

Dad Huang and the others won't be back until around 15:00 in the afternoon, so it's just the two of them having lunch.

The bowl of dumplings he had eaten in the morning had not been digested yet, and it was still early, but Jing Yuanzhi couldn't help wanting to eat the snacks placed aside.

"Yinyin, come here, the sweet potatoes are ready, do you want to eat some?" Li Ran handed the peeled sweet potatoes to Jing Yuanzhi.

Jing Yuanzhi took it and said, "Thank you, Brother Li Ran."

"You're welcome." Li Ran peeled another potato for Wumao, who was chewing it noisily.

"Brother Li Ran, you eat too, don't just give it to me and Wumao." Jing Yuanzhi looked at Li Ran and said.

"Okay!" Li Ran smiled and peeled a potato for himself and ate it together.

The two of them sat by the fire and roasted Wumao's food. When it was time for lunch, they were not very hungry, so Li Ran went to make some pancakes.

After finishing, I picked up some kimchi and pickled radish, cut them into shreds and put them in a bowl, and also took some shredded pork and sat by the brazier and had a simple lunch.

Wumao’s lunch is mutton soup with pancakes.

It was cold outside, and Jing Yuanzhi had already gotten tired of making snowmen when it started snowing.

There was nothing fun to do outside now, so the two of them sat by the fire and read the book out of boredom.

Li Ran also knew a little about herbs, and the two of them sat together and watched with great interest.

At around 8 p.m., Dad Huang and his friends came back.

The house suddenly became lively.

"Dad, Mom, big brother and little brothers!" Jing Yuanzhi and Li Ran came out of the house. They came here from the village and were freezing. They saw Jing Yuanzhi and said with a smile.

"Come on, Yinyin, let's go in and warm ourselves by the fire. It's too cold outside!" Mother Jiang pulled Jing Yuanzhi into the house.

"Okay, Mom, there are potatoes and sweet potatoes in the fire. You should eat some quickly to warm yourself up." Jing Yuanzhi felt a little distressed when he touched Jiang's mother's cold hand.

Jiang's mother wanted to reach out and touch her daughter's head, but when she thought of her cold hands, she stopped and said softly, "Okay, Yinyin is thoughtful."

Jingyuan smiled sweetly.

Li Ran went into the house first and poured them hot water, and added honey to the ginger.

A cup of hot water warmed up my cold body instantly.

The family sat around the fire, and Li Ran and Jing Yuanzhi peeled potatoes and sweet potatoes for them.

Father Huang's face was full of tenderness as he looked at his filial and well-behaved daughter.

After adding the potatoes that Jing Yuanzhi handed over, Huang Dad smiled brightly: "Thank you, my dear daughter!"

"You're welcome. This is what Yinyin should do!"