At this time, every household was preparing dinner.
On the first day of the new year, dinner was usually quite particular. There had to be at least half a chicken and fish left over from the 30th night.
And some vegetables as a token of appreciation.
Therefore, the courtyard was filled with fragrance.
However, Yi Zhonghai's house had a stronger fragrance.
They must have stewed chicken.
The first smell was the smell of chicken stewed with mushrooms.
Smells good.
Families with more difficulties could not eat chicken.
The smell of the Deaf Old Lady's house in the backyard was also quite good. That was because Silly Zhu was at her house for the New Year and had brought her younger sister to have dinner with the Deaf Old Lady.
Silly Zhu was a chef after all.
His craftsmanship was not bad.
Other families are like two| Grandpa Liu Hai in the home, three| At Yan Bu Gui's house, the dinner was just average. A meat dish would be enough.
On the contrary, Xu Damao, who was single, had a better life.
If one person was full, the whole family would not be hungry.
The Jia family was not bad either.
He had extorted 100 yuan from Yi Zhonghai, so he had stewed a whole chicken for the new year. Jia Dongxu was really hungry.
She was eating chicken drumsticks at home for dinner.
As she ate, she suddenly heard a strange sound in the courtyard.
It sounded like Chen Ping's family next door was doing something.
Jia Dongxu quickly scooped some chicken soup into a bowl and rushed out with a chicken thigh. No matter how Jia Zhangshi shouted behind him, he didn't stop.
Outside.
It was freezing cold.
The courtyard was quite bright.
Red lanterns were hung in front of every house, and candles were lit inside.
As soon as Jia Dongxu came out, he saw Chen Ping standing at the door of his house and setting up a chimney pipe.
What was this?
Are you going to cook outside?
Other people were almost done eating, and they were only eating now?
Jia Dongxu looked at Qin Huairu, who had been helping out at the side, and his heart itched. He kept wanting to go over and say a few words.
However, when he saw Chen Ping, his legs and stomach cramped.
Last time, one of his front teeth was knocked off.
Now, he was still talking.
However, some people were just cheap. The more they couldn't get it, the more they wanted to flirt.
Jia Dongxu gnawed on his drumstick as he glanced at Qin Huiru. Suddenly, he shouted,""You guys haven't eaten yet?"
Chen Ping and Qin Huairu ignored him.
Awkward!
Jia Dongxu's face was a little embarrassed. He pursed his lips and muttered to himself,""No parents, no housekeeper. I have ready-made chicken drumsticks to eat. Hmph, what are you so proud of?"
"Hey, Jia Dongxu, where's the drumstick?”
Suddenly, Silly Zhu's voice came from behind.
They had finished eating at the deaf old lady's house.
Hence, Silly Zhu brought his sister out to get some fresh air. In the end, they saw Jia Dongxu staring at Qin Huiru, frozen like a chick.
Jia Dongxu turned back to look at Silly Zhu and ignored him.
Silly Zhu and his sister He Yushui walked into the courtyard and saw Chen Ping fiddling with the stove.
"Hey, Chen Ping, why are you out here on New Year's Eve? Do you want to treat everyone to a meal, or is the stove at home not enough for you?”
Silly Zhu's hands were in his sleeves as he asked.
"You wouldn't understand even if I told you."
Chen Ping replied casually.
"I don't understand?"
Silly Zhu widened his eyes and smiled,""Chen Ping, I'm not bragging. If you want to say that I don't understand other tricks, fine. But if you say that I don't know anything about cooking, then you really don't know the immensity of heaven and earth.”
"Do you know how high the sky is and how thick the earth is?”
Chen Ping gave him a sidelong glance.
"I…I'm just using it as a metaphor. It's a rhetorical device, you know?”
"You know how to use rhetoric?"
"My sister taught me. Don't look down on me. My sister has been in school all this time. She's cultured, unlike you, who hasn't even gone to school.”
Shazhu patted He Yushui's head.
He Yushui blocked his hand in a bad mood and muttered in a low voice,"Stop bragging. How do you know that Brother Chen Ping has never been to school? He didn't go to school, but he could become a level-six technician. He didn't know anything.”
"Hey, why are you siding with outsiders?”
"Go away, don't hug me. There's a difference between men and women.”
He Yushui pushed Silly Pillar away and went around to the other side, focusing on Chen Ping fiddling with the stove tubes.
She was full of curiosity about Chen Ping.
However, she did not dare to speak to him.
The little girl was already in her teens.
It was the time of youth and ignorance, the time of the first awakening of love.
In this courtyard, among all the people she had seen back and forth, only Chen Ping made her feel shy and her heart beat faster.
It had been a long time.
But she had never told anyone about it.
Anyway, she could see Chen Ping every day when she went home.
He just needed to sneak a peek.
Now that she already had a partner, she couldn't think too much about it.
Actually, He Yushui didn't understand. The more suppressed this feeling was, the more violent it would be when it exploded.
She only knew how to restrain herself now, and she was doing her best to restrain herself.
Behind everyone.
Seeing that Shazhu and He Yushui had gone over, Jia Dongxu was unwilling to be left out. He walked over and watched the show while munching on a chicken drumstick.
After a while, Xu Damao also came out.
Those who didn't have family around usually ate faster.
A few minutes later.
Many people gathered in front of Chen Ping's house.
After the neighbors finished eating, they would come out to digest their food. At the same time, they would chat about their daily lives.
The children also ran out and started to set off firecrackers.
The ones who caused the most trouble were the three brats from Liu Haizhong's family.
All kinds of fighting.
Soon, all the preparations were completed.
The honeycomb briquettes in the furnace were also burning.
"Huai Ru, take out the lamb chops."”
"Coming."
Qin Huairu brought out an iron basin from the house. Inside was the half of a lamb chop.
The onlookers were moved.
Good fellow!
Was he going to roast it?
That thing had such a strong smell, how could it taste good?
Silly Zhu pouted and said,"Sheep ribs?" This thing didn't have any benefits. The best way to cook it was still to stew the big radishes. The main thing was to eat them fresh.”
Chen Ping raised his head and glanced at him with a faint smile.
Then, he began to marinate.
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