"Why is Mai Suier back?"

"Send some meat to my mother. It's so early to post the couplets."

"Yes, I'll post it early, and I'll have to steam the New Year buns after posting."

On the morning of the 28th day of the 12th lunar month, when Chen Ling came out to post Spring Festival couplets with paste, a young wife walked over in a bloated cotton coat and carrying a basket.

This is Wang Maicu, the youngest daughter of Aunt Wang’s second family. She often had the same class as Chen Ling when she went to school. Later, she married into Taoshugou, not far from her parents’ home. She was also very filial to her mother and would definitely come every holiday.

"I heard you were talking to Mai Sui'er just now. It was going to snow again. Why did she come back?" Wang Susu came out with the Spring Festival couplet and looked at the second aunt Wang's house.

"What if I don't come back? I can't count on a good harvest or a good harvest. I'll let my second aunt steam New Year's buns and paste couplets alone?"

Chen Ling said, looking up at the sky, she was still drowsy at around nine o'clock, it was snowing again.

"That's true."

Wang Susu nodded.

The two sons of Aunt Wang's second sons are like Wang Chunyuan and Chen Erzhu's two old guys. They moved to the county town early and didn't go back to the village much, and my mother didn't care much about it.

Wang Susu thought about it, if her two brothers were like this, she would definitely not be relieved and would brave the wind and snow to return to her parents' home.

But fortunately, the two brothers are very good, the two sisters-in-law are very good, and the husband is very good now.

Thinking of this, she already felt that she was better than most people.

"What's wrong? Are you missing home too?"

"No, I just think it's not easy for wheat ears."

Wang Susu smiled, picked up a brush made of sorghum ears, dipped it in a paste, and helped Chen Ling paste Spring Festival couplets.

After pasting Spring Festival couplets, go and paste the word "Fu", and then paste the New Year pictures.

Soon, the yard, under the eaves, on the walls, kitchens, warehouses, sheep pens, cowsheds and other places were all covered. At first glance, it was full of prosperity and it looked very pleasant.

At noon, light snow fell from the sky again.

"Sister-in-law Dongmei is posting couplets..."

Mai Suier's voice came from outside the yard again, but no response was received.

After two or three seconds, Wang Chunyuan's slightly awkward laughter rang out, "Mai Sui'er is back to see your mother. Why don't you stay there when it snows?"

At this time, the couple of Chen Ling and kneaded the noodles in the kitchen. When they heard the voices outside, Wang Susu said to Chen Ling softly: "Dongmei is so revenge. She quarreled with her second aunt, but now she ignores Mai Suer..."

Chen Ling shook her head and sneered: "She doesn't even let her sister go into the house now, let alone Mai Sui'er."

Speaking of this, he looked up at Wang Susu and hooked her little nose with his white face: "Comrade Wang Susu, who did you learn from? Why do you like a village woman now and like gossip?"

"Bah, that's not." The young wife frowned and glared at him, and then used her white-faced hands to pull his ears.

The young couple laughed and made a fuss, and Wang Susu rubbed the noodles and said, "It's not that I'm gossiping, it's because General Dongmei has something to say. I'm afraid she has bad intentions about our family, so she used to peek at our family."

"Hey, don't worry about this, she doesn't dare now."

Chen Ling smiled on his face, but he really had this confidence.

A while ago, when he built a farm, he found a city engineering team. Liang Yuemin's Beijing-labeled car often came and went. Not only did it spread throughout the village, but Wang Chunyuan and Qin Dongmei were also secretly shocked. Wang Chunyuan now looks like a pug when he sees him.

In other words, Chen Ling didn't care and didn't tell Wang Susu about this.

Also, even if this is not the case.

The dogs and cows at home do not eat dry food either.

Especially the two dogs, who were bullied by Qin Dongmei since childhood, and later they could figure out her family clearly.

Even the chickens raised by Qin Dongmei were bitten to death by them.

In the past, Chen Ling was like others, thinking that it was done by a weasel, especially after his family was also hit by a weasel.

But later, the two dogs grew up. Although they also yelled when they saw Qin Dongmei, they did not act like they saw an enemy, but more like going through the motions and scaring people.

So Chen Ling became surprised.

The trees he planted are the ones he knows best whether they grow straight or not. The dogs he raises are naturally also aware of the tempers of the two dogs.

That is to avenge you will be repaid. No matter whether it is a wolf or a tiger, if you are angry, you will rush forward and do a battle.

Qin Dongmei bullied them since she was a child, and it was unreasonable to hold grudges when she grew up.

Until that time, Heiwa brought back a hunting rifle from Qin Dongmei's house, Xiao Jin brought back a jar of earth explosives, and knew clearly about their waterways...

Only then did Chen Ling realize that these two guys in his family would have avenged their grudges long ago.

After all, day and night, there are always times when you don’t pay attention. Your own dog still doesn’t know how many bad things you have done at Qin Dongmei’s house.

As for those chickens, the two weasels took the blame.

No wonder Wang Laishun spent money to buy two chickens, Qin Dongmei, and then came to the house with their eyes.

...

"That's right, our dog is not a decoration either."

Hearing Chen Ling's comfort, Wang Susu felt relieved.

"Well. After lunch in early, mix the noodles and steam two pots of steamed buns in the evening. If you work hard for one day tomorrow, we will steam the New Year buns. What else do you do?" After Chen Ling reconciled the dough on his hands, he went to wash his hands and took the pot to have a meal.

On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, post the New Year pictures and post them.

On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, chop meat, steam cakes, and steam buns.

After the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, time was like a frightened wild donkey, running wildly faster and faster day by day.

I’m busy with my work here and there, and the New Year is coming in the blink of an eye.

So on the afternoon of the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, Chen Ling and his two big porcelain basins dough, and after steaming two pots of steamed buns, they continued to knead the dough.

On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, the two of them carried a thick and long rolling pin, each with one, pressed it on the chopping board, and still had to steam buns with dough.

The steamed buns at this time are called steamed New Year buns.

A lot of steamed New Year buns.

Generally, steamed buns, small buns, flower rolls, various flower buns with birds, animals, insects, and fish printed on them.

Some foods are eaten at home and some offer sacrifices to gods and Buddhas.

On the day when steaming New Year’s buns, outsiders are usually not allowed. If someone comes in unintentionally, he must add firewood or burn a pinch of salt to the stove, otherwise the "ghost" will pinch the buns.

If the steamed bun is broken, you still have to "send ghosts" before steaming it.

Doing so can eliminate disasters and turn disasters into good fortune.

Twenty-eight and Twenty-nine, in the past two days, almost all the New Year steamed buns from house to house, and no one came to visit the house. Chen Ling and Wang Susu were busy from morning to night, steamed several pots in a large pot, and finally put them all into a clean snakeskin bag.

As for whether to eat so many steamed buns?

There is no need to worry at all.

According to the customs of the north, these steamed buns are eaten throughout the first month.

Because I don’t work in the first lunar month, it’s a free month. People can eat and play, and they have a rest and work hard for a year. They can steam early, which saves trouble and can let go of rest and entertainment.

...

After steaming New Year’s buns, it was New Year’s Eve before it could be steamed.

Chen Ling held the steamed buns that had been steamed yesterday in his mouth early in the morning, and chopped meat on the chopping board in the yard with two knives. This was the meat filling for chopping dumplings.

After chopping for a while, he stopped for a while, chewed a few bites of steamed buns. The fragrant and sweet white-floured buns were both noisy and chewy. After Chen Ling finished eating, Wang Susu handed him one more, and then went to the side to scrape shredded radish and cut sauerkraut.

This year, on New Year's Eve, two kinds of dumplings, radish and pork stuffed with sauerkraut and pork stuffed with.

After the couple had mixed dumpling fillings, they sat in the kitchen and made dumplings while talking.

They worked hard for a moment, but the two of them didn't feel tired either.

While making dumplings, I talked about some small outlooks for the coming year, and unknowingly, I even made half of the dumplings.

"At this time next year, I'm afraid I'm just finished my confinement period. It would be fine if my child is a good person. If he is a bad person, he will make it alone, you will make it."

Wang Susu smiled and blinked at him.

Chen Ling smiled helplessly when he heard this: "What's the matter? It's really not possible. Call my parents, elder brother and second brother over here. Let's have a family together to celebrate the New Year together. How great is that."

"Hmph, you said so well, you just want to be lazy." Wang Susu bent her lips and snorted at him, but she was already looking forward to it. It would be great if her parents and the others could come to celebrate the New Year, and the whole family would be lively together.

This year she is pregnant and her belly is getting bigger and bigger, and it is not convenient to go back to her parents' home during the first month of the year.

A while ago, when my elder brother Wang Qingwen sent them a photo while they were rushing to the venue, he said in the letter that his parents were unwilling to let them get more trouble. If this year doesn’t work, it’s next year, and health and children are important.

When Chen Ling sent Wang Zhenzhen home, his father-in-law and mother-in-law said the same thing in front of him. Just let them be at home. The road is difficult to walk, so why bother to travel far away?

I have given all my daughter and son-in-law, so I will definitely not have to go back to my parents' home this year.

Seeing his wife getting trance, Chen Ling knocked her little head, patted the flour on her forehead, got up and smiled, "I'll go to burn the fire, I'll cook dumplings and offer them to the offerings later."

On New Year's Eve, it's noon. After cooking the dumplings, I will first give it to the gods and Buddhas worshipped at home.

It is similar to the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it is also handled by women at home.
To be continued...