Zhixiang brought back a lot of things, half of which were made of dowry prepared for Huixin, which made Chen beautiful now. "Huixin, come and see, your fifth brother has brought you so many good things. Now your dowry cannot be missing. Okay, let's let their Tao family see, our family is not theirs." Chen has always been very concerned about the Tao family's initial attitude, so he said that.

Several little girls were playing in Jingya and their houses. I heard that Uncle Wu was back because they all ran over. When Jinghan looked at the things on the kang, he knew that it was brought back by Zhixiang. Changbaizhou is Changbai County in later generations, opposite to it is North Korea and the port for Sino-Korea trade. Goryeo is the predecessor of North Korea. Since the Tang Dynasty, the Yalu River has been used as the national border between the two countries, so Changbaizhou should also be an important place for the transactions between the two countries. The oil and water of Changbaizhou is not light, just look at Uncle Wu. It has been a few months since I went there and I can get so many good things back.

Jinghan looked at those things and was not very interested. He turned to Zhixiang, "Uncle Wu, is that Changbaizhou fun? The other side is Goryeo? What do Goryeo people look like?"

Zhixiang was stunned when he heard Jinghan's question, and then smiled. "The Goryeo people look similar to us. However, they like to put things on their heads and walk very smoothly. This is a skill. Moreover, these Goryeo people are good at singing and dancing, dressing beautifully, and they look very good. They are rich in Korean ginseng, Korean cloth, etc. Look at the cloth I brought back, isn't it different from ours?"

Jinghan nodded, it turned out that Goryeo was no longer much different from that of later North Korea.

Zhixiang picked out a few of the things he brought back and gave them to Jinghan. They were all small things, which were very interesting. There were also a few pieces of cloth for the children to make clothes for them. Naturally, the little girls did not refuse, and took the things they liked and returned to Jinghan's house.

Seeing that it was getting late, Xue quickly arranged to cook. Zhu also helped, and the sister-in-law and the two of them worked together in the kitchen. They did not take much time to prepare the meal and everyone had supper together.

After dinner, Zhixiang called Wenhan and others to take their homework. Wenhan was fine, but he could answer them generally, but his Wen's achievements were worse, but it was not bad that he had a short time to study. Wenxuan and Wenchang could also memorize a lot of poems, which surprised Zhixiang. After asking, he realized that Wenhan taught them every day.

"It's good. You can review what you have learned. In addition, you can also give Wenxuan and Wenchang a foundation first. You won't be unable to keep up when you go to school. I think these two little guys are very smart. Wenchang should go to school next year. I'll talk to your grandma later. Let you follow them to school next year, right?" Zhixiang finished the exam and found that the two young men were good seedlings, so he said he wanted them to study too. "In addition, Wenhan, you'd better go to another place next year. This school is just to teach you how to recognize words and other things. If you want to take the imperial examination, it's better to find a better school." Zhixiang had high hopes for this eldest nephew, "You are better than me. When I was as old as you, I was not as solid as you. Study hard, and you will have a promising future." Zhixiang patted Wenhan's shoulder.

Wen Han nodded after hearing Uncle Wu's words. In fact, he felt that he could not learn anything in this school. However, when he went to other schools, he was afraid that the training was too expensive, so he never dared to speak. If Uncle Wu's words, he would not have to worry about it.

"Okay, it's getting late, so you can go back to the house to sleep. The Chinese New Year is coming the day after tomorrow, and we still have a lot of things to be busy with." Zhixiang sat in the children's house for a while, then went back to his own house.

The four sisters of Jinghan slept on a kang, and the four girls were together, of course, talking and laughing so hard. Jingwan was eight years old this year, a month younger than Jinghan, but she was like a little adult in speaking and doing things. Everyone chatted for a long time until they couldn't stand it anymore and then they gradually fell asleep.

The next day was the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month. It was not until almost noon that Zhide brought his wife and children back. The family of four came back empty-handedly without taking anything. Chen saw it and felt a little unhappy, but he didn't say anything. He still smiled and hugged Lai Wenxing and kissed him.

Wen Xing was still the same, twisting around Chen's arms, not being honest. Chen saw this and let go of Wen Xing. Wen Xing suddenly ran to Han's side, holding Han's legs and not letting go.

After seeing it, Zhide wanted to scold his son. Chen waved his hand, "Okay, this child is back for the New Year, so he won't kiss me. It's okay, you'll come back often when you have time." Chen also understood that this grandson was the eldest of the Han family since he was a child, so he naturally had no feelings for him.

When Zhide and the others came back, the family was reunited. When the old man saw this, his face became happy. The old man was like this, and he was just like those who liked his sons and grandchildren, and he was lively. Wenxing was the youngest grandson, and the old man wanted to kiss him, but Wenxing twisted his might and refused to let the old man hug him. The old man was a little unhappy. After thinking about the New Year, it was not easy to get angry, so he endured it.

Chen and Xue found out the bedding at home and put it on the kang to warm up, so that they could build Zhide and his family until the evening.

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and the New Year's Eve at home has almost prepared the steamed buns. They steamed a lot, and put them out to freeze outside, and kept them for eating in the first month of the year. Today, Xue gave out two more basins of noodles, which were to steam dates and steamed buns. Just as Xue saw that the noodles in the basin had already bloomed, she brought them to Jinghan and his house to make steamed buns. The old lady had too many people in the house and there was no place.

There is no white flour here, so the white flour is bought from the town, so naturally I can't buy much. This year is pretty good. Chen asked her to buy 50 kilograms of white flour. In addition to steaming buns, she also had to keep some dumplings. Xue sprinkled some flour on the panel, then poured the hairy noodles on the panel and kneaded them, and then cut them into pots. Each one was about the same size and very evenly. The method of making date steamed buns is basically the same as that of steamed buns, and it was inserted at the end. Add jujubes. Use a knife to gently cut two small marks on the kneaded steamed buns, then use the little fingers of both hands to stab the two marks next to them, and lift them up to form a transparent little nose, and then just put the jujubes cut in half inside the small nose. Of course, you can insert one jujube or five in one steamed bun, and steam the made steamed buns in the pot. The red dates on the snow-white steamed buns look very festive.

Xue made these very quickly, and Zhu also came to help, so a pot of date steamed buns was made quickly. Jinghan quickly went to the fire. When the water in the pot boiled, Xue put the steamed buns on the curtain and put them into the pot. Cover the pot with a lid, and cover some places that are afraid of breathability with a rag to prevent breathability. "Jinghan, look at the pot here. The pot is boiled again and then wait for three quarters of an hour. Then call me. I'll pick up the steamed buns."

Jinghan nodded quickly, "Okay, mom, go and make steamed buns quickly. Isn't there a pot of it?" Jinghan looked at the fire at the bottom of the pot and stuffed firewood into a stove pit, so that the pot could be opened quickly.

Xue went into the house and kneaded another pot of steamed buns. Jinghan was good at setting fire, so she didn't have to worry about it. Soon, the other pot of steamed buns were also made, and there were still jujubes inserted.

When the first pot was steamed, Xue opened the lid of the pot, revealing the fat and white steamed buns in the pot. Jinghan looked at the red dates on the white steamed buns and thought it was quite interesting. "Mom, when will these steamed buns be eaten?"

"It's fine after New Year's Eve. These steamed buns are to be offered. You can eat them after thirty nights." Xue was amused when she saw her daughter's little greedy look. She picked up the steamed buns on the cover curtain, then added some water to the pot, put the second steamed buns into the pot, and steamed them like the first time. "Okay, go play, I'll just take a look at this pot."

Jinghan turned around and went back to the house. The panels and other parts in the house were already cleaned up. Just as Jingwan and Jingxian also came from the upper room, and the girls played Galaha together. The kang was hot, and two pots of steamed buns were steamed. How could the kang not be hot? Everyone sat on the kang, warm and comfortable. Jinghan refused to let Jingya do needlework, "Sister, it's the New Year, you have to take a break, how can you clean embroidery all day long? Your eyes can't stand it."

Jingya put down the things in her hand, put them all in the box, and then went to play with them.

Xue and Zhu steamed the steamed buns and then cooked dinner for the evening. By the end of Shen Shi, everyone had supper and went to rest.

On the morning of the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, the old man took the male man from his family to erect lantern poles and hung lanterns. Then he posted pairs and the word "Fu" and the warehouse was covered with grain and grain, and the pigpen was covered with the prosperous animals. They were all written on red paper, which seemed to be very happy. After all these were done, the old man took the male man to the grave, took a lot of incense, candles and paper, and took his children and grandchildren to the mountain together.

Chen and his wife were frying and frying there, and they were very busy. The buckles had been prepared for a long time and had to be fryed again. In addition, the meatballs were fried, some were meaty and some were vegetarian, and the vegetarian stuffed was tofu. The rest were like fried eggplant boxes, fried fish, and the daylily dried in summer was covered with noodles. The golden color was also very beautiful. There were also winter mushrooms soaked in water, tear into small pieces, mix seasonings and frying them, which was also delicious. Anyway, many things can be fried in this way. There are not many vegetables in the north in winter, so in order to add some samples during the Chinese New Year, I had to fry more things. Throughout the year, only at this time can I open the oil. How can I bear to do this on weekdays?
Chapter completed!