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Lian Zhi'er is a shy girl. When Lian Man'er said this, her face turned red all of a sudden.

Lian Man'er found it interesting and laughed in a low voice.

"Man'er, don't always tease your sister." Zhang said with a smile when he saw her.

This is in someone else's shop, there are shopkeepers, guys and other guests, and Lian Man'er certainly knows that it's time to stop.

In the end, the three of them picked twelve best lamb skins and asked the client to take them to Sanshiliyingzi at midnight. Then they came out of the fur shop and went straight to the latest chapter of the Lu family's grocery store.

The Lu family's grocery store is the largest grocery store in Qingyang Town. It has the most complete goods and the prices are fair. Lian Man'er walked into the grocery store, Lian Shouxin, Wulang and Xiaoqi were already inside, accompanied by Lu's second son Lu Bingwu, sitting next to the stove in the shop, roasting the fire and talking.

Seeing that they were coming, Lu Bingwu hurriedly stood up and rushed Zhang to call his aunt, asking their mothers to sit on the stove and warm it up. Then he called the guy to bring the hot pot to them and let them choose.

"...I came from Fucheng. The old workshops that have been around for hundreds of years are the best sold. Fucheng, county town, and people in our town all use their own homes." The shopkeeper of the Lu family's grocery store pointed to the hot pots and introduced them one by one.

After reading it, Lian Man'er chose a medium-sized copper hot pot. He grabbed the hot pot and lifted it up. Lian Man'er estimated that the weight of the hot pot should be at least five kilograms. Then he opened the lid to see the thickness of the pot wall and the meticulous workmanship. Lian Man'er was also very satisfied. In this era, ordinary things, especially those of the old brands, are really insignificant. It is particularly honest, such as this copper hot pot, which can be used for a lifetime. It can be passed down from generation to generation.

Copper hotpot has good heat conductivity, and this size of pot is also suitable for their family of six.

Seeing that Lian Man'er had chosen the hot pot, Lian Shouxin, Zhang Shi and Goro came over to check it carefully and were very satisfied. A hot pot, a base pad and a pure copper cigarette cap, and a charcoal clip with charcoal. A small colander, totaling six taels and five cents of silver.

After buying copper hotpot, the family bought brown sugar, white sugar, Fu characters, New Year pictures and other items in the shop. In previous years, I had to buy Spring Festival couplets, but this year I didn’t need them. I only bought big red paper and asked Mr. Lu to write a few pictures when I went back. That was many times better than what I bought outside.

After coming out of the Lu family's grocery store, the whole family went to the market again.

I bought two baskets of firecrackers and added a lot of fireworks, which made Xiaoqi smile happily. Then I bought a few fish, charcoal, various candies, snacks, etc., and filled a car full of them to go home.

After a while, the gold, silver jewelry, lamb skin, hot pot and other items they had booked were delivered one after another. Lian Man'er paid the price one by one before the family sat down. Looking at the piles of things they purchased.

Lian Man'er divided the jewelry first, and Goro and Xiaoqi followed the collar and lock pieces that Lian Man'er handed over, and were a little surprised. Neither of them expected that Lian Man'er would buy them something at the jewelry shop.

There are gold and silver items in the family, but he doesn't even have to keep his promise. He is not angry. He just smiles from the side. In his consciousness, the masters should not wear these pieces of things, only children and women like these things. And even Man'er said that even if these things are not spent money, they should be considered as saving money in a different way.

All the purchased items were put in place, but the hot pot was not put away. Lian Man'er suggested that he would eat mutton hot pot to eat at night. Of course, no one had any objections. Lian Shuixin took the hot pot to wash and prepare charcoal. Zhang and Lian Zhier prepared big bone soup and also prepared mutton slices.

Wulang and Xiaoqi went to ask Mr. Lu to write Spring Festival couplets.

Even Man'er was not idle, she wanted to prepare dipping sauce for mutton hotpot.

To prepare dipping sauce for mutton, the main ingredients are sesame paste. The other two important and essential ingredients are fermented bean curd and leek flowers. Lianman's family has these three things ready-made. As long as these three things are available, the most basic dipping sauce can be prepared. Of course, in order to make the dipping sauce more delicious, other ingredients can be added to it. Fine salt is naturally indispensable. Lianman'er has found sesame oil, braised shrimp paste, homemade sauce and fresh soup bao.

After preparing all the ingredients, Lian Man'er began to prepare slowly, and tasted it while mixing it. It was not until the dipping sauce that she made herself liked, and then made Lian Shouxin, Zhang and other family tasted it. Everyone agreed that Lian Man'er was satisfied.

In the evening, Lian Man'er's family of six, plus a Mr. Lu, everyone sat around the table. There was a small bowl of dipping sauce in front of everyone. In the middle of the table was hot pot, and there were three large plates of thin mutton slices next to it.

The sliced ​​mutton slice is to take the frozen lamb leg into the house and let it melt slightly, but it must not melt thoroughly. When you see it, you start to slice it when you can cut it. This is the easiest way to produce paper-thin mutton slices. Of course, even so, not everyone can do this, thanks to Zhang and Lianzhier's good knife skills. The other girl's two slices of pickled cabbage, cutting shredded pickled cabbage is a good choice.

In addition to the slices of mutton, there are spinach that has just been taken out of the vegetable cellar, stored in late autumn, and selected tender cabbage leaves. In addition, dried tofu cut into long strips, potatoes cut into thin slices, soft vermicelli, and blood tofu made on the day of killing pigs.

In order to relieve the greasiness, some refreshing side dishes such as cold kelp shreds, sweet and sour radish shreds were prepared on the table.

There was also white wine in front of Lian Shouxin and Mr. Lu, while there was grape juice in front of Mrs. Zhang and several children.

When the hot pot was served, the soup inside was roasted. Everyone picked up mutton and other ingredients and rolled in. The thin slices of mutton rolled with the roasted soup, and the color changed. At this time, they immediately took it up and ate it in the rich sauce. It was so delicious that it almost made people bite their tongue off.

Mr. Lu praised it after taking a bite.

The whole family ate while talking and laughed, and after a while, their faces turned red. Lian Man'er was particularly happy to eat. Sure enough, in the cold winter, the family should get together to eat hot pot and mutton. This is a wonderful day.

Before I finished my hot pot, Lian Man'er was already planning to have another meal. She can't eat mutton hot pot every day, and she should try it again tomorrow.

However, the next day, Lian Man'er's house did not eat sauerkraut pot.

"Brother Youheng said that he will go back to the county town for the New Year the day after tomorrow?" At noon, when Wulang and Xiaoqi came back from the private school, they told Lian Man'er.

Today is also the last day for them to go to school this year. From the afternoon, the private school will be on holiday. It will not be possible for the private school to reopen after the first month of next year.

"Ah," Lian Man'er was surprised, "Why are you leaving the day after tomorrow? I remember the day when we killed the pig, Brother Youheng said that he would not go back this year at 28."

"That was said that day. The county town sent a message to Brother Youheng, saying that Brother Youheng's grandmother insisted that Brother Youheng go back early. Brother Youheng has to go back in the past two days." Xiaoqi said.

"Mom, let's send the New Year gift to Brother Youheng as soon as possible." Lian Man'er said, "I don't know when Brother Youheng will come back after the rest. I can't hurry up to our house to treat you. Or, let's invite Brother Youheng to your house for dinner. Just eat mutton hotpot, or I want Brother Youheng to come and try it."

"Okay." Zhang nodded.

Lian Man'er's family has prepared the New Year gift for Wang Youheng this year. Two jars of wine, a total of twenty kilograms, one pork, ten kilograms, ten sauerkraut, one hundred kilograms of cakes, two plates of frozen tofu, ten kilograms of finely ground cornmeal, two pairs of shoes and one piece of cotton.

Among the several annual gifts prepared by Lian Man'er's house, Wang Youheng's job was the best.

Wulang drove the calves cart and put on the New Year's gift. Even Man'er and Xiaoqi sat in the car in a cotton bun. The three children came to the town to find Wang Youheng.

In Jishengtang, Manager Wang was busy with his friends. When he saw them coming, he hurriedly came out.

"...I wish the girl and the two young masters a good old age." Manager Wang bowed to the three children.

"Shopkeeper Wang, you have a happy New Year, too." Lian Man'er smiled and said, "Are Brother Youheng?"

"The young master is in the backyard and is packing things. I will take three of you here." As the shopkeeper Wang said, he asked the guys to move the New Year gift to the backyard. He personally led Lian Man'er, Wulang and Xiaoqi to the backyard to find Wang Youheng.

When they entered the backyard, Wang Youheng had already learned the news and came out of the house.

"It's cold outside, hurry up and get in the house to warm up." Wang Youheng smiled and let his three children into the study, busy asking the guys to bring hot tea and snacks, and added a charcoal basin to the house.

"Brother Youheng, you have worked so hard to study. I think you have lost weight." Lian Man'er looked at Wang Youheng, then looked at the piles of booklets on the table, and said.

"Where did you see it?" Wang Youheng touched his face and smiled.

Lian Man'er also smiled. Wang Youheng was not thinner, but his figure seemed a little taller. Because he was calm and had a very dependable look, Lian Man'er always ignored it. In fact, Wang Youheng was just a boy a few years older than them.

After jokingly speaking, Lian Man'er opened the bag she carried with her and handed it to Wang Youheng. The bag contained two pairs of shoes and a straight piece made by Zhang for Wang Youheng, and a gift list was placed on it. The three children asked Mr. Lu for advice and wrote it in the regular format.

Wang Youheng first looked at the shoes and the straightforward, and said that Zhang was too worried, and then opened the gift list.

"Why are you giving so many things?" Wang Youheng said.

"Brother Youheng, don't be polite to us. This thing is not too many, and it is all our own products. It's just a matter of one's own wish." Lian Man'er said.

"Yes, Brother Youheng." Goro and Xiaoqi also nodded.

Wang Youheng thought about it, but he did not continue to refuse. After all, he knew that the current conditions of Lian Man'er's family were very different from before, and now that the two families were polite to each other, their relationship became closer and closer.

"Brother Youheng, are you going to go back to the county town the day after tomorrow?" Lian Man'er asked.

"Yes." Wang Youheng nodded, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes.

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