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Chapter 109 It's New Year's Eve
In a few days, it will be New Year's Eve.

Because Luo Baihan was also separated, old man Luo didn't come to call them to the old house for a reunion dinner this year, so Luo Tiandu discussed with Fang that this year he would invite old man Luo to have a reunion dinner at his home.But the old man Luo waved his hand and refused, saying that he lived at his own house.

Luo Tian knew that this was because of Luo Baihan's marriage a few years ago, which made old man Luo a little discouraged, so she couldn't persuade her any more. She divided some of the new year's goods bought at home and sent them to old man Luo with Luo Baisu. filial piety.

When Luo Tiandu arrived at the old house, the house was quiet. Old man Luo was sitting on the kang with his sleeves wrapped around him in a daze. The weather outside was gloomy, and there was no light in the house. desolate.

Luo Tian looked a little sad.In fact, old man Luo is still good, hardworking, and very loving to his children and grandchildren, but with such a miserable family, no one can do anything about it.

She sniffled and shouted after a long distance, "Grandpa, I'm here to see you."

Old man Luo turned around and saw her, with a loving smile on his face, his old cloudy eyes narrowed, and he got off the kang, and said in his mouth, "Oh, dear grandson, why are you still snowing so much? Come here? Come in, Grandpa will bake potatoes for you."

Luo Baisu followed behind Luo Tiandu, and said, "Father, it's cold outside, so stay indoors."

Luo Tian rushed into the room bouncing around, old man Luo hugged her onto the kang, opened the quilt and wrapped her from head to toe, and said in a loud voice: "My dear grandson, is it cold?"

"It's not cold, but your hands are warm!" Luo Tian said crisply, "Grandpa, why are you at home alone? Where are my grandma and sister-in-law?"

"Your sister-in-law went to your second uncle's place, and your grandma went out to break through the door." Old man Luo said as he went to the ground, simmered two small potatoes for her by the brazier, and went to catch her sunflower seeds, only then did he think of home The little New Year's goods that I bought were used up as early as the banquet for Luo Baihan that day, and now the family only has some mountain goods that were picked up in autumn, and they were picked by the Fang family.

Luo Bai took the fish and other things he carried to the kitchen and put them away before he came in. Seeing the darkness in the room, he said, "It's getting dark like this, Dad, why don't you light the lights."

"I don't have to do any work at home, so I'm too lazy to light the lamp." Old man Luo stirred the fire in the brazier, and a few sparks splashed out, and then darkened again in mid-air.

Luo Tiandu sat for a while, looking for a reason to wander around the stove, and sure enough, he saw that there was nothing else in the stove except for the dishes that Luo Baisu brought over just now, and the stove was cold and the fire was extinguished. , I couldn't help being a little angry.

In the past, although the Yao family was unreasonable, they still took good care of the old man Luo, but Luo Baihan just got married, and this Yao family actually left the old man Luo alone, and left the old man Luo alone at home during the Chinese New Year. Don't do it for him.

She ran back "thump thump thump" and said to Old Man Luo, "Grandpa, I'm cooking today, so you can come to my house for dinner."

Old man Luo let out a "hey", patted her head very happily and said, "Your grandma should be back in a while, my dear grandson, are you worried that I won't have anything to eat? I know you are filial, so come and see me when you are free." Grandpa, just talk to grandpa and grandpa will be satisfied."

Luo Tiandu was very melancholy. Old man Luo was like most old people in the world. He was not afraid of suffering or poverty, but he was afraid of loneliness. The older he was, the more he longed for family affection.At such a time, old man Luo is willing to let Luo Baihan go, which is really rare.

Luo Baisu sat with him for a while, seeing the sky getting darker, old man Luo insisted on refusing to go to eat, so he had to pull Luo Tiandu up and said: "Father, Xiaodu and I will go back first, otherwise After a while, it will be dark and the road will be difficult to walk.”

When they got outside, Luo Baisu put a hat and gloves on Luo Tiandu, wrapped her up tightly, then squatted down, let Luo Tiandu lie on his back, and carried her back.

Old man Luo hurriedly put on his clothes, picked up two potatoes roasted in the brazier, wrapped them in cloth, followed them out, handed them to Luo Tiandu and said, "My dear grandson, this is for you."

Luo Tiandu took it with a smile and held it in his arms.The baked potatoes are warm, and the temperature is separated by a coarse cloth, just to warm your hands.

On the way back, Luo Baisu was exceptionally silent, Luo Tian knew that Luo Baisu felt guilty for leaving his father alone.

"Father, when my sister-in-law gets married in the future, let's take grandpa over to live with me." In the past, the old people in the countryside were too old to give birth, and they were raised by their children and grandchildren in turn. She was willing to raise old man Luo. , but the grandpa who would call her "good grandson", would lie to trick Yao into going out, and then secretly fertilized her field.

Luo Baisu stopped in his tracks, used both hands to lift her up, and replied in a low voice, "Yes."

Mrs. Fang was looking around at the gate, and when she saw the figure of the two of them walking slowly, she breathed a sigh of relief, and waited for them to approach, and took Luo Tiandu from Luo Baisu's back, and then Some complained: "Didn't you go to deliver New Year's goods to Dad? Why have you been here for so long? It's almost dark."

"I sat with my father for a while, he was alone at home, and there was no hot food in the stove."

"Then why don't you ask him to come over to eat?" Fang said, patting the snow off his body.

"Father doesn't want to come over, I'll bring him dinner." Luo Baisu felt extremely depressed inside.

He didn't regret insisting on separating the family at the beginning, otherwise his wife and daughter would not be able to support him, but now seeing the lonely figure of old man Luo, as a son of man, he always felt a little uncomfortable.

Mrs. Fang is a straightforward person. Hearing that Luo Baisu was going to deliver food to old man Luo, he said, "Then hurry up, I stewed meat today, let's serve some more for dad."

In two days, it will be New Year's Eve.

This year, there is no need to mess with Yao's side, and it's rare that the family can live a relaxed and comfortable year, Luo Tiandu is still very happy in his heart.Because Fang's cooking skills are really limited, she volunteered to make a reunion dinner.

Fang said with a smile, "Okay, this year I will be the shopkeeper of Hands-Free, and enjoy your blessing."

Having said that, when Luo Tiandu entered the kitchen, Fang still followed.She was willing to let Luo Tian handle the spoon, but she never let Luo Tian handle the kitchen knife, for fear that she would cut it accidentally.

Since Luo Ming knew that the younger sister was going to have a family dinner, he got up early, helped to light the fire in the stove, and stared at the younger sister with sparkling eyes.

She has always thought that her little sister is amazing, she can read and speak, and she is good at arithmetic. She can't understand the account books that are written like heavenly scriptures, especially because she can cook well.In her eyes, there is no one more powerful than Xiaomei in the world.

Farmers have never paid attention to it, even if it is Chinese New Year, they just prepare more meat dishes such as chicken, duck and fish. If there is a poor family, it may not even weigh a few catties of meat.Last year in their family, old man Luo killed Nian pig and weighed six catties of meat.

This year the family is more affluent, and the magistrate of Tang County valued Luo Baisu, and sent him a lot of New Year's goods, and there were quite a lot of things on the stove.The two fresh fish were bought by Fang's first couple of searches from a boatman. They have been raised at home for two days, and they are just waiting to be put into the pot today. It was brought back from the county by Luo Baisu, and half a piece of mutton was frozen outside the house.

Luo Tiandu fried a bowl of bacon with garlic mustard; the two whole chickens were relatively fat, so Luo Tiandu only cut half of them, and directed Luo Baisu to peel half a bowl of chestnuts, and made a bowl of roast chicken with chestnuts; Put the strips into the pot and deep-fry until they are half-cooked, then sprinkle with garlic, pepper, ginger, pour the juice and simmer slowly over low heat; of course, there is also a local custom and famous dish, stewed sauerkraut with big bones, which is also aimed at the taste of Luo Mingdu. Luo Tiandu also fried a plate of croquettes specially for Luo Mingdu's sake. As for the vegetarian dishes, he made a plate of mapo tofu and fried two plates of green vegetables.

Seven dishes, plus the kimchi pickled by Luo Tiandu, wasn't too much, and the dishes were just home-cooked dishes, but compared to the days before, when they couldn't even eat a piece of meat, it was already very rich.Fang's eyes were a little wet. Ever since she was a daughter in Fang's family, she had only been able to work hard in the fields. There was delicious food at home, and it was not her turn. When she married into Luo's family, nothing but hair When the grandpa was there for a year, she lived a leisurely life. After living with the Yao family, she was almost a long-term worker of the Luo family. Even if she works hard, she can pick up vegetables for her children at will without looking at other people's faces. This is the life of a human being.

Living in her own house, eating meals cooked by children's novice, and family reunion, she felt that her life was happy.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Luo Tiandu was woken up early in the morning by Mrs. Fang. After washing up, Mrs. Fang went to cook porridge and a bowl of cabbage.

The country people are frugal, that is, they eat a big meal during the reunion dinner. Because of the cold weather, the food can be stored for a few days longer, and there is no need to worry about it going bad. Most people cook a lot of dishes on New Year’s Eve. When eating, there are a lot of dishes on the table, which looks good, and it also means that the family is prosperous, and only that meal is eaten with an open belly.After this meal, he returned to his usual diet, and kept the rest of the meat dishes for the guests to eat.

When they arrived at old man Luo's house, Mrs. Yao and Luo Baining were both there.

Old man Luo was very happy to see them, and hurriedly asked them to come in and enjoy the fire.

Fang put the prepared gifts on the table, and then went to the house to warm up.Yao Shi still had that lukewarm expression, but Luo Baining changed into a new suit and wore a new pair of earrings on his ears, which looked a bit like what Qi Shi was wearing that day.

Luo Tiandu looked at it twice because he felt familiar.

Luo Baining turned his head, hummed, and said, "What are you looking at? The second sister-in-law gave it to me, it's very precious." His tone was full of pride.

Luo Tian didn't bother to bother with her, and complimented perfunctorily: "Young lady wears it so nicely." Then he stopped looking at her.

(End of this chapter)