Chapter 178：

New Year's Eve, after the whole family's hard work all morning, the house and outside are full of red and festive atmosphere.

Su Xiaoxiao hung a few small red envelopes with a penny on the newly bought flowers, especially the golden kumquat tree, with a few bright red red envelopes, it was a New Year's Eve at first glance.

It is not easy to take a bath in the north. On weekdays, the kang in the room is heated, then a pot of charcoal fire is burned, and a plate of hot boiling water is poured into it, and the body is wiped with a towel and the important parts are washed.

This is the place where Su Xiaoxiao, who was born in the south for two lifetimes and takes a bath every day, can't get used to it the most.

However, the weather in the capital is dry, and the skin can't stand taking a bath every day. However, the custom before the big Chinese New Year is to thoroughly wash away the bad luck and dirt of the year. Hancheng proposes to go to a public bathhouse.

Su Xiaoxiao had to go even though she was reluctant, because her hair had not been washed for several days. There was a conservatory in the old man's courtyard. Although it was still cold, she could barely carry it through gritted teeth, but the bungalow wanted to. To thoroughly clean the whole body is estimated to be cold.

So Han Cheng took his three older brothers, Su Xiaoxiao took the small dumplings, and the whole family went to the nearby bathhouse to deal with personal hygiene.

According to the custom here, New Year's Eve is usually very busy, and in addition to the sloppy washing in New Year's Eve, everyone goes to the bathhouse to clean up in the New Year's Eve. There are not many people here today, and of course there are some people who are I can't afford to go to the bathhouse. In this age when the average monthly salary is 30 to 40 yuan, and 80 cents can buy a pound of pork, the price of 20 to 2 cents for a person to take a bath is not cheap. Su Xiaoxiao's family of six bathes. It costs more than one yuan and thirty cents for one time. If you come every day, you have to spend a person's salary just to take a bath.

The bathhouse is a place where many locals meet and get together. Many locals go to the bathhouse once, as common as modern people go out to eat and drink tea. Worth the fare is not.

But Su Xiaoxiao's family didn't like it very much. Except for Xiaoroubao, he especially liked others to help him rub his back. Others are quick and quick, and want to leave after washing.

The rice **** came out of the bathroom and breathed a sigh of relief: "Dad, can we get a conservatory that can take a bath? I really don't know much about this place."

Xiaodoubao also nodded: "I don't like it either. Everyone is naked and staring at me. It's so annoying. Can I not come next time?" Xiaodoubao didn't like to deal with strangers very much. It was so frustrating to be seen by strangers.

The public relations bathhouse is really difficult for these children who grew up in the south, not to mention children, even Su Xiaoxiao doesn't like it, but in winter, it still comes every three or five times, otherwise what should I do?

Only Xiaoroubao has a big buttocks, and a chubby belly is happy to wash up, and everyone can look at it how they want.

The cleaned little guy felt comfortable: "I think it's very fun, Baba will bring a small meat bun next time I come."

Han Cheng rubbed the child's head, this son is really easy to raise, as long as he is full, there is no time to be unhappy.

It was so clean today that Su Xiaoxiao didn't plan to go into the kitchen. She rarely saw a small shop that pre-ordered pot cabbage a few days ago. It looked pretty good. The materials were abundant and frugal. Pick the most expensive and best combination.

The food these days are made of real materials, even if the taste is unpalatable, as long as the raw materials are good enough, it is still delicious to take home for a little processing, so she simply ordered a pot and brought it back when she passed by. Finally, order the Chinese New Year's Eve rice with cabbage noodles and it is rich enough.

Back at the alley, Su Xiaoxiao asked Han Cheng to take the cubs home, and went to fetch pot vegetables first, but the cubs refused and insisted on going, so Su Xiaoxiao had to follow them.

"Hello, I'm here to pick up Poon Choi." Su Xiaoxiao gave the order to the store.

The store has already prepared, and brought out a large pot full of packages and covered it tightly: "The deposit for the pot will be refunded when you return the pot after the fourth day of the new year. I will return from the first day of the new year to the third day of the new year. Rest, it will only start on the fourth day of the new year."

Su Xiaoxiao opened it and took a look. The materials were very rich. She didn't sell mutton with a dog's head. She thanked the store and let Han Cheng carry it.

Xiaoroubao is very interested in what he can eat. He stood on tiptoe to see: "Baba, let me see what we can eat tonight."

Su Xiaoxiao picked up the cub and put it on the back of the rice ball: "It's too cold, let's go home and see."

Xiaoroubao was lying on his brother's back, and he turned to ask the store owner, "Uncle, do you cook delicious food? Did you prepare something delicious for us? If it's not delicious, we won't give you money?"

The store owner is an uncle in his 40s. It is really cute to see the child. He smiled and said, "Your mother is willing to spend money, chicken, duck, fish, mountain and sea delicacies are all available, and they are delicious."

Then Xiaoroubao was relieved. At noon, Su Xiaoxiao only prepared noodles. After taking a bath, Xiaoroubao’s stomach was already growling with hunger, so he asked the store again, “Excuse me, uncle, is there any food in your store? I'm hungry, can you sell me something to eat?"

The shopkeeper asked, "Yes, yes, what do you want to eat, kid?"

Xiaoroubao: "Is there any laughing jujube?"

The shopkeeper shook his head: "Is this one?"

Xiaoroubao asked again, "Do you have Xiaolongbao?"

The store owner was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Neither this one."

Xiaoroubao said "Ah~~", "Uncle, you don't have anything here, why are you so embarrassed to open a restaurant?"

Shopkeeper: "…"

other people:"…"

Su Xiaoxiao raised her hand to rest her forehead: "I'm sorry, our children are ignorant, and the house is not far away. I'll just go home and get some food for the children."

The store owner came back to his senses and laughed, said "Wait a minute", turned around and got into the kitchen.

Su Xiaoxiao sighed and pinched the little cub's face: "Little meat buns should be polite."

Xiaoroubao was puzzled: "Mama, I'm very polite, I used 'excuse me'," Xiaoroubao kicked his legs on the back of the rice ball, "Is that right, big brother?"

In terms of social and expressive skills, Onigiri felt that he was willing to be inferior in front of Xiaoroubao: "Yes, yes, whatever you say is right, Mom, my brother seems to have said nothing wrong."

Su Xiaoxiao shook her head and looked at Han Cheng. Han Cheng couldn't help but twitch his lips. He didn't say anything wrong, but it was a little annoying.

After a while, the store took out a few scallion pancakes, wrapped them in paper and handed a piece to each cub: "The freshly baked scallion pancakes just baked, be careful with your mouth."

The shopkeeper saw Xiaoroubao took a big mouthful before looking at him jokingly and said, "Little boy, do you think uncle is too embarrassed to open a shop?"

Xiaoroubao felt that the fragrant scallion pancake was miserable, so he kept nodding: "I'm so sorry, it's delicious, the boss will open a few more stores next year."

Su Xiaoxiao asked him how much it was, but the boss refused to accept it, saying that it was baked at home for dinner, and it didn't matter if he gave the children a little food.

It is not easy for everyone to open the door to do business, Su Xiaoxiao disagreed, and only took the cubs away after putting down the money at the market price.

Xiaoroubao also turned around and waved to the boss: "Goodbye boss, we live nearby, come to play with you when we have time."

After he finished speaking, he kicked his legs and happily let his brother go home on his back.

The boss looked at the family and sighed, the whole family is good-looking, the heart is good, the children are smart, and they look good. It's incredible.

Without doing the big project of the New Year's Eve dinner, Su Xiaoxiao felt much more relaxed in the afternoon.

In the winter in the capital, the water was dripping into ice. It was really cold. Han Cheng tried his best not to let Su Xiaoxiao touch the cold water.

The sound of firecrackers rang out one after another all around. Han Cheng made a small charcoal stove and brought it into the house, put the potted vegetables on the charcoal stove, and ordered a bunch of firecrackers in the yard. The first New Year's Eve dinner in the capital officially began.

As soon as the Poon Choi came to the table, many cubs who had seen the world opened their eyes, "Wow wow wow wow" non-stop: "What a big pot, so rich!"

What the boss said is too rich to describe this pot dish. Roast duck, white-cut chicken, red prawns, baby abalone, roast pork, meatballs, fish nuggets, and beef show eight main ingredients are neatly sorted and placed on the top. , Everyone pays attention to good intentions during the Chinese New Year, and likes numbers related to auspiciousness such as 6 or 8. The bottom is estimated to be all kinds of vegetables such as mushrooms, fungus, daylily, broccoli and other vegetables at the bottom.

Su Xiaoxiao has cooked a lot of delicacies over the years, but the dishes are so rich and the Poon Choi looks so good-looking, not to mention the children, even Han Cheng is the first time to see it.

Han Cheng said: "I didn't expect that there is such a way to eat New Year's Eve dinner. It's quite fresh."

Su Xiaoxiao smiled but said nothing. In her past life, her hometown had the custom of eating Poon Choi during Chinese New Year's festivals or weddings. Usually, she didn't have enough materials to make it at home, so she never thought about doing it herself. Su Xiaoxiao also Unexpectedly, in this age of material scarcity, she could see such abundant Poon Choi in a little-known shop, so she decided that day without even thinking about it. No matter what she does, there will be nothing better than this Poon Choi. Better New Year's Eve dinner.

Su Xiaoxiao said: "This is the first year our family has spent in the capital. I wish us a better year ahead, prosperous and full of pots, cubs, it's time for dinner!"

The cubs are so happy, especially the little meat buns, there is everything in this pot of vegetables, it is a foodie's paradise!

The representative of the rice ball said: "It's time to eat, I wish us to be like this pot of vegetables in the coming year, laugh out loud, and have more than one year!"

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