Rural life in America

Chapter 121 Reunion Dinner

The Chinese New Year is coming, and more and more people are going home to prepare for the Chinese New Year, and naturally it is getting more and more lively.

Zhang Lei is also back. Although there are only ten days of vacation, if he can go home earlier, he should come back quickly; the time of family reunion is naturally the best, even if he complains about being bored at home sometimes, he must go home wait.

Yu Xiu was indeed under a little more pressure, but it wasn't too much pressure, because there were two more people; besides, the two adults didn't have anything to take care of, and these two adults could also help take care of the children.

So I have time to play mahjong. As long as the children are not pestered, and as long as the food is ready, it is definitely okay to sneak in a game of mahjong while you are busy.

The taste of the new year is getting stronger and stronger, because more and more people are coming back now, so it is naturally lively.

I am also busy at home, fried tofu and fried dumplings are busy, and they are indeed ready.

Zhang Hao and Christina enjoyed this atmosphere very much. They didn't wait until the day of New Year's Eve, the 29th of the twelfth lunar month was enough; because it was time to take a New Year's bath, this was the real excitement and real devotion.

After taking a New Year's bath, I started to prepare for the New Year's Eve; everything that should be prepared is ready, the family members are back, and the New Year's goods are also ready. Now I am waiting for the arrival of the New Year's Eve.

Woke up very early in the morning, and also dragged Christina up; it was time to start preparing for the New Year, so naturally there were a lot of things to be busy, and now the whole family needed to be busy.

Yu Xiu was very happy. She got up early and started to prepare, "Xiao Hao, you and Tina will help paste the couplets and hang the lanterns, and Xiao Lei and An An will help with the children. I can't do it alone. People are busy, otherwise it will definitely be too busy."

Zhang Hao nodded straight, thinking that taking Christina to post Spring Festival couplets was very interesting.He also enthusiastically followed Zhang Hao to get busy, which was actually not much, and the two of them quickly finished the task.

Let's take the kids. As for the main task of cooking the New Year's dinner, the mother should do it. The task of ten dishes is really not small.

In my hometown, I basically start to eat New Year’s dinner around noon, and I start to be busy after [-]:[-] in the morning, and it is basically not ready until after [-]:[-].

One after another, I heard that some people have already started to eat New Year's dinner, and the sound of fireworks is very lively; some big cities may ban smoking and firecrackers, but there is no restriction in my hometown.

"You go to pay homage to your ancestors first, I will have two dishes, both of which are vegetarian dishes and will be cooked immediately."

After getting the order, Zhang Hao and Zhang Lei started to get busy; after washing their hands with their father, they served the dishes and took the bowls and chopsticks...

When the food is on the table, the paper and incense are burnt, it's time to light the firecrackers.

Zhang Jianye smiled and lit the small firecrackers, and the crackling was very lively, "You two go to kowtow to the ancestors, and bring Yoyo and Xixi with you later."

It is a matter of course to kowtow to the ancestors; when Zhang Hao returned home, he explained to Christina some things that should be paid attention to in honoring the ancestors, which he still knows a little bit.

The elder brother and sister-in-law took Yoyo to kowtow to the ancestor, and now it was Zhang Hao's turn; Christina didn't resist, and followed Zhang Hao obediently.Although the little girl Xixi doesn't understand these things yet, she can learn.

The little girl wasn't kowtowing, she was lying on the ground; the little girl looked at her parents restlessly, still grinning silly.

Zhang Hao knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times very seriously. He was very serious because he knew that he was able to live the life he is now because of the blessings of his ancestors.

Although Christina is not proficient, she learns from others; as for the little girl Xixi, she was kowtowing with her little butt up, but she slowly became lying on the ground.

Zhang Hao hugged Xixi with a smile, put Xixi's little hands together, and said, "Let the ancestors see our Xixi, and also bless our Xixi to be healthy and happy."

After sacrificing the ancestors, the meals for the ancestors were also taken back.

Zhang Hao said to Christina, "The fireworks will be set off soon, do you want to go together?"

Christina shook her head and said, "I'm still with Xixi, she's a little scared."

The big fireworks were carried out, and the [-]-ring small firecrackers were naturally indispensable. Zhang Hao's task was to unfold the firecrackers.

Amidst the crackling sound of firecrackers, the fireworks also rushed into the air and exploded; although it is not too bright to see during the day, it is also very good.

Xixi hid at the door, covering her ears and watching the fireworks in the sky; she was a little scared, but also a little excited.

Dad is the head of the family, so he sits at the table, and mom hugs Xixi, and she takes care of the noisy little guy Xixi; it's okay for brother and sister-in-law to bring Yoyo. You have to choose, Zhang Hao is used to it.

Zhang Jianye laughed, raised his glass and said, "Come on, raise your glasses. Let's have a reunion dinner, let's clink a glass together."

The rambunctious Xixi got excited. Although she couldn't stand up in her grandma's arms, the little girl insisted on holding a small cup and yelling, "Cheers, cheers!"

Not only do you want to toast, but the little girl also needs to touch the cups with everyone; as she learned from her sister, Yoyo does the same, and it is good to touch the cups one by one.

It's very lively, and it will be quite warm; the most important thing is that in such a reunion year, people will have more expectations, look forward to making progress in the new year, and look forward to a better year in the new year.

Zhang Hao stood up holding the wine glass, and must have a glass of wine with his mother, "Mom, my son wishes you good health and all the best. You have worked hard for the past two years. It is really not easy to take care of Xixi."

It is necessary to offer a glass of wine to my mother, because my mother has really worked hard in recent years; but Zhang Hao is very confident now, he believes that my mother will not be so tired anymore, and the hard days are over.

Yu Xiu picked up the red wine with a smile, and touched the glass with Zhang Hao; "It's not hard at all, I'm happy with Xixi!"

At this time, Xixi is also excited. Although the little girl is hugged by her grandma, she can't restrain the little girl's yearning for freedom. The most important thing is to join in the fun, "Cheers, cheers!"

Smiling, clinking glasses, and taking a sip of wine; this is just the beginning, the family has been under a lot of pressure in recent years, but Zhang Hao believes that all this is coming to an end, and the next thing is to have a good life with taste!

After eating two mouthfuls of food, watching my brother clink glasses with his mother, Zhang Hao wants to have a drink with his father, "Dad, let's have a drink. You will help me herd cattle this year. Our ranch is now We are still laying the groundwork, and we have a daunting task this year!"

Zhang Jianye took a sip of wine with a smile, and said in a good mood, "I am very happy to graze cattle for you. Making money is one thing, but the key is to see your career progress! Manage the ranch well, and our future Life is definitely getting better!"

Being young, it is natural to toast one by one; Christina has already learned it, and she is also toasting with her parents. Simple Chinese plus English is basically not a big problem.

Zhang Hao and his elder brother didn't need to stand up when drinking, they raised their glasses and said, "Boss, what do we two mean? Is it a sip or half a glass?"

Zhang Lei has a good capacity for alcohol, he can drink half a catty of baijiu, he looked at Zhang Hao and said, "Don't be too polite with the two of us, let's drink half a glass, and don't drink too much."

Xixi and Yoyo are getting excited, the two little girls are holding up small cups and shouting for a toast, and they will be anxious if they don't take them to clink glasses; these two little girls are already drinking milk, and they probably haven't eaten much for the New Year's meal, just milk and Can drink enough.

I also clinked glasses with my sister-in-law, and Zhang Hao made a toast one by one from his family.

But we must clink glasses with Christina, and we must have a drink with her, "We both have a drink, so let's not talk about other things. We need to get along and live a good life in the new year."

Christina lightly clinked glasses with Zhang Hao and said, "Of course, this is also my New Year's wish! My dear, we will have more happiness in the new year."

They said some blessings to each other, and talked about some expectations for the New Year, and the atmosphere was quite good; plus don't forget that there are two other girls, Yoyo and Xixi, and the quarrel between these two little girls naturally made the atmosphere even more warm.

Zhang Jianye grinned, looking at his two sons who are getting more and more promising, looking at his cute little granddaughter, he is full of happiness; after taking a sip of wine, Zhang Jianye, who has an average capacity for alcohol, said, "Our family is getting more and more prosperous. I am so happy!"

Seeing that Xixi and Yoyo each got a big chicken leg, and also took the chicken head that Zhang Hao turned out, the head of the family; of course, the chicken feet were divided by Zhang Lei and Zhang Hao brothers. Grab money hand!

Talking and laughing, the reunion dinner should be so lively and warm, especially this is a real reunion dinner. There was no such atmosphere in the previous two years, so this kind of New Year's dinner is even more warm.

Zhang Jianye looked at the two little granddaughters and laughed, "Yuyou, you and Xixi have a good meal, and wait for grandpa to give you the lucky money."

Xixi only knows about red envelopes, but she doesn't have much chance for money, but the little girl Yoyo knows about New Year's money.

So the little girl ran down from her mother's arms and ran to ask her grandpa to hug her; she hugged her grandpa's neck and pouted to kiss her grandpa.

Seeing the cuteness of this little treasure, Zhang Jianye smiled happily; seeing his granddaughter acting like a baby, Zhang Jianye hurriedly took out the New Year's money from his pocket and handed it to Yoyo, saying, "Come on, Yoyo. Grandpa will give you a big red envelope." , Yoyo used it to buy candies and schoolbags."

Xixi was in a hurry, the little girl stretched out her little hand to be hugged by grandpa; as soon as she was hugged by grandpa, the little girl immediately put her arms around grandpa's neck, and pressed her greasy mouth to grandpa's face.

The New Year's money was handed out, although it was lively but very warm; Yoyo and Xixi had a lot of harvest, and each little girl had six red envelopes in her pocket.

Zhang Lei blushed a little, and said to Zhang Hao, "We have washed the bowl today, and my parents will take a break to play mahjong. The tradition cannot be lost."

Zhang Hao laughed. Parents will go to play mahjong in their thirties. This is a tradition that must be maintained!
(End of this chapter)