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There was a piece of tofu wrapped in the oilcloth that was still steaming slightly.

Grandma said, "Why are you still taking it from home? If others find out, they will definitely criticize you."

Pei Hua said: "There is still a big piece left today, no one will want to trade. Master Fourth said that we can split it among the few of us, so I took a small piece, Grandma, don't worry, we all agreed on it, no one will talk about it."

At this time, the food they ate was very expensive, especially tofu. If you didn't come to the house, no one would be willing to exchange their food for anything from the house, which was exchanging soybeans for two catties during the new year, to entertain the guests. Also, you would have to leave a small pot for the whole month, which was placed on the rack of the distilled steamed buns, and wait until the fifteenth to take it down.

The piece that Pei Hua took home would have to be at least two kilograms. Hearing what he said, Grandma quickly found a big porcelain bowl and placed it inside.

Pei Hua was very fond of his little sister, and would even tease her a little when she returned home. Pei Yin also liked this elder brother of his, who was very thin and weak, but very sensible and handsome.

As the fourth generation was ruined, all those old customs and habits had to be changed. Originally, those couplets like "The five grains are flourishing with all kinds of animals" couldn't be written anymore. Some of them were Mao Zedong's poems, and some were even writing verses.

The couplet at home had already been written by Pei Hua, the Mr. Shen consciously cultivated his brother's courage, allowing him to move wherever a brush and ink was used.

After he was done, he would read it out to his brothers and sisters. Her grandmother and Mrs. Shen were busy preparing clothes for a child to wear for the new year, and as difficult as it was to live a new year, he would let the children, who were looking forward to the new year, happily spend a year with him.

It was already New Year's Eve.

On the morning of the 30th, Mr. Shen took his family's children to tear down the Spring Couplet that was pasted on the door last year, and carefully swept it clean with a broom. After that, he pasted a new couplet on the door.

Lying on the warm brick bed, Pei Yin stretched out her arms and started to train. She also took a look at the New Year pictures on the wall, which were the pictures of the leaders, and saw that her eyes were looking further and further away, her ears were becoming clearer, not knowing whether she looked good or not. However, looking at her older brothers and sisters, although her face had a lot of color and was malnourished, she was still a handsome man.

The people in the yard were chattering and laughing, while some of them were holding brooms and shovels. It was a festive atmosphere.

Pei Yin heard her sister Pei Zhi shouting: "Second Uncle, Second Uncle, hurry up and post the Spring Festival Couplets."

After a while, Second Uncle Shengqin said lazily: "Didn't you guys do well? Second Uncle is always so busy for the revolution, so I'll leave this small task to you guys. After New Year's, Second Uncle will buy some delicious food for you guys. "

Third Brother Pei Tian said: "Second Uncle is lying, last year during the new year, he said that he would buy us delicious food, and I didn't see you buy anything either, this year's new year, he also said that he wanted to buy something."

Second Brother Pei Jun said: "Second Uncle, we can't just not talk about cultivation. How about you give us money over the New Year and we can buy it ourselves?"

Second Uncle said, "This child, why doesn't she listen to adults? Second Uncle said that she will definitely buy it."

At this time, his grandfather spoke up, "Shengqin, push this trash to the small river, don't do business all day."

Second Uncle muttered as he pushed the small iron cart. When they had walked far away, his grandfather told him: "You are all good kids, after the New Year, I will buy yummy food for all of you."

The children cheered. Grandpa was a man who always kept his word.

Although they could not see anyone, listening to the people in the courtyard every day was still a very happy thing. In addition to their own grandfather and grandmother, there was also the Second Grandmother couple of two married daughters, one Third Grandmother that had married a long time ago, and then there was his large family, and the Second Uncle who was still single.

Aside from Second Uncle's brother, there was also his married big sister and second sister. He had not even seen his own aunts at home before, because it was not easy to travel during the winter months. Furthermore, it was the end of the year, so he had made an appointment to wait for New Year's Eve.

From the words of her grandparents and her older brothers and sisters, Pei Yin knew that her eldest aunt was still in the capital. Her second aunt was following her second uncle down to her hometown in the south.

The two aunts of the Second Grandmother family married a village about thirty kilometers away from Shen Village. When the aunt of the Third Grandmother family heard that the one she married was a soldier, she followed the troops and went to the western border. If it wasn't for the things that were sent to her during festivals, there probably wouldn't be many people in the village who would remember this young lady who was married far away from home.

When it was New Year's Eve, only Second Grandmother's two aunts and her own sister-in-law could go home. As for his mother's family, Pei Yin said that she had never heard of them before.

After sorting out the affairs of his family, Pei Yin said that she should be glad that his parents did not close the cow shed, and only went back to their hometown to work as a farmer. Due to a few seniors, his family still had not been completely defeated in the village.

Early in the morning, Grandma and Mom chopped up the dumplings and put them together again. The dumplings were filled with cabbage meat, and the flour was mixed with cornmeal. After dinner that night, the whole family started to wrap the dumplings, and after a short while, the curtains were covered with plump dumplings.

A few of the children looked at the fat dumplings on the curtain and gulped down their saliva. Third Brother Pei Tian held his mother's hand and said, "Mother, how about we cook some for a taste?"

His elder sister Pei Zhi also said, "Mother, let's taste if the dumpling stuffing is salty or not."

The Mr. Shen looked at the children who were eagerly watching the dumplings. Finally, the Mr. Shen sighed and said, "Then let's cook two and have a taste. After we finish tasting, we can go back to sleep."

The children nodded in agreement.

On the small stove in the outer room, there was a chainpot specially used to boil water. Mrs. Shen poured half a pot of water and added eight dumplings after boiling it.

His eldest brother, Pei Hua, ate one, while the other one was split in half, and gave half to his parents; The Second Brother ate the other half, and the other half was given to his third brother. The third brother was born in a difficult period, so he was extremely concerned about food.

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