No regrets ninety-two

Chapter 858

Wu Xiaozheng discovered that the taste of the year seems to have a lot to do with economic conditions, and it seems that the poorer you are, the more the taste of the year.

According to the customs and habits of the countryside, before the New Year, it is always very busy. Every household has to make tofu, fry tofu, kill New Year pigs, dry ponds to catch fish, prepare New Year supplies, and then post Spring Festival couplets, clean up, etc., welcome Happy to welcome the arrival of the Spring Festival.

But now he finds that the Wu family's New Year's flavor seems to be less.

He still remembers that last year, because he made some money in a surprise attack before the Spring Festival, the Chinese New Year pigs that the family originally planned to sell remained behind.

Therefore, on the day when the New Year pig was killed, the little girl was very happy, and she was very happy to have a lot of meat to eat.

I am also very happy.

But this year, the Wu family can no longer experience the taste of killing pigs for the New Year.

The reason is that as soon as the factory opened, Wu Changhe and his wife were busy around the factory. They didn't raise pigs or chickens.

Also, during the Chinese New Year last year, because he just had some money in his pocket, Wu Xiaozheng took the little girl and grandma to buy new year's goods and new clothes. The little girl and grandma were all happy.

But this year, when Wu Xiaozheng said to take the little girl to buy new clothes, she was not interested at all.

The reason is that the little girl is not short of good clothes now, and many of them are fashionable items bought in Changshi. When Wu Xiaozheng came back from New York, he even brought her two sets of high-end branded children's clothes.

Therefore, the little girl is no longer interested in the clothes here in Xiangshui.

"I went to see it with my mother. The clothes here are very dirty. I don't like it."

After finishing speaking, the little girl left without looking back. She was busy playing with the children.

This made Wu Xiaozheng very depressed.

Perhaps, when you are poor, what you celebrate during the New Year is a kind of expectation, and what you spend is a little material satisfaction.

But when he was rich, what he lived was a kind of mood, a kind of nostalgia.

Now that the Wu family is really rich, Xiangshui Village is gradually becoming rich. This kind of wealth can be reflected in the mountains of Chinese New Year supplies that the Wu family has piled up.

This year the Wu family did not kill pigs for the New Year, but the supplies for the New Year were many times more abundant than last year.

These are all sent by others.

Last year, because of the preparation of the food processing factory, in order to sell their own radishes and to be able to work in the food processing factory, the neighbors also sent New Year's supplies to Wu's house.

But the number is much less than this year.

Two or three catties of meat, a chicken, some eggs, and a bag of sugar can be considered generous.

But this year is completely different.

This year, every family killed the New Year pigs, and after the New Year pigs were slaughtered, the Wu family was the first thing that came to mind, and immediately brought a large piece to the door, put it down and left.

The reason is simple.

"Your family didn't slaughter a pig this year, and the cooked food pigs raised at home are worthless, so bring some here for you to try."

But everyone is really generous.

Five or six catties less, more than ten catties more, the result is that the Wu family did not kill the New Year pigs, but the meat was more than double that of last year.

It's not just pork.

If someone killed a sheep, the Wu family would be the first to think of it, and they would immediately bring it over, and it was the best mutton hind leg.

The same is true for those with fish ponds at home.

Once the pond was dry and the fish were loaded, several big fat fish were brought over immediately, saying that it was for Wu Xiaozheng to try something new.

As for those who send chickens and ducks, eggs, game... Not to mention these, there are so many supplies that even Grandma Wu is worried.

It doesn't work if you don't charge.

If you don't accept it, you won't give people face. This will make the Wu family seem unreasonable and offend others.

In fact, the folk customs of this era are really simple.

The reason why everyone desperately sent things to the Wu family was because of the favor of the Wu family, the conditions have improved, and they can have a good year, so they came here with a heart of gratitude.

But the problem is that there are too many people who have benefited from the Wu family.

In addition to the neighbors in Xiangshui Village, the beneficiaries are also the employees who work in Wu's enterprises.

Forget about those ordinary employees, even if they want to deliver, they are too embarrassed to come to the door.

But those who have dealt with the Wu family and are a little familiar with it can't avoid this custom.

People familiar with Grandma Wu came to the door carrying things, and people familiar with Wu Changhe also came...

Not to mention those who are familiar with Wu Xiaozheng.

As soon as he returned to Xiangshui, those people came in a swarm carrying things.

Li Xiangyi is here, Liang Zhenhua is here, Li Hua is here with Li Wei...

The first batch of people who entered the food processing factory basically came.

These are not too bad.

These can only be regarded as personal exchanges, and the gifts are not outrageous.

Outrageous are the leaders of some townships.

They came by car.

The things they sent were much richer, such as leg of lamb, game, local specialties, mountain delicacies... some even brought cigarettes and alcohol along with them.

In this regard, Wu Xiaozheng is also very helpless.

I don't know when it started, it has been popular in the system to use the opportunity of the Chinese New Year to give gifts, to leaders, to customers, to partners, to brothers...

This has become a fad.

Looking at the mountains of New Year's supplies at home, the yard full of chickens and ducks, and the fat fish that can't be eaten, Wu Xiaozheng was very distressed.

When he went home to celebrate the New Year, what he wanted was the taste of the New Year, not endless supplies.

"Grandma, you leave some things you need for the New Year and gifts for others. I'll let Li Wei pull to the restaurant to deal with the rest."

Fortunately, the Wu family opened a big restaurant by themselves, otherwise it would be a headache to deal with these things.

After calling Li Wei, Wu Xiaozheng was going to take Zhuang Ningwen out to find the new year.

She came all the way from the United States to celebrate the New Year in China, and she must let her feel the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year in China.

Now that my own family has lost a little taste of the New Year, then take her to another house to experience it.

Wu Xiaozheng took her around the village.

For Zhuang Ningwen, this was indeed a very special experience.

For example, she can look at the stone-milled tofu that the country people are accustomed to for a long time, and even go up and push the stone mill, and then eat a bowl of steaming tofu.

"It turns out that tofu is ground like this. It's really interesting."

Wu Xiaozheng couldn't help but burst out laughing.

It seems that for a girl like Zhuang Ningwen who grew up in a metropolis, the more authentic the traditional craftsmanship, the more novel it is for her.

But think about it.

The more difficult things are, the more novel and nostalgic they are.

Isn't this the case for himself?

This year, the reason why he feels that the taste of the year is less, isn't it because his family has lost some things that were common during the New Year in the past?

"Do you want to see some gore?"

"What bloody?"

"Kill the New Year pig!"

On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Liu Zhijun finally finished his work and rushed back from the provincial capital.

In order to wait for his return, his family postponed the slaughter of the New Year pig until tomorrow morning.

Wu Xiaozheng reckoned that it would be very difficult for him to see the scene of slaughtering pigs for the New Year in the future. If he wanted to experience it again, he could only go to Liu's house.

(End of this chapter)