Chapter 444 Happy New Year


    Zhou Chenglei and others, each of them had a large bucket of fresh fish in front of them.


    A group of people surrounded them, rushing to buy them.


    Such a live grouper is relatively rare.


    The fresher the fish, the better it tastes.


    The people in the city have relatively high salaries, and there are more wealthy people. If you buy a good fish for the New Year’s Eve dinner, you will still be willing to spend 10 or 8 yuan to eat a better meal.


    So many people surrounded and rushed to buy.


    Zhou''s father used a net bag to catch a kiji fish of about 8 taels and shouted loudly: "A kiji fish of more than 8 taels and a minimum of 4 yuan. Who wants it? Only one is left! The last one! Eat the kiji fish during the Chinese New Year, and the new one is kiji and kiji. It''s a great fortune, and you have surplus every year, and you''ve made a lot of money!"


    “Four pieces, I want them!”


    “I want it for four yuan, I want it!”


    "I want it for four or two cents!"


    …


    In the end, this Jiaji fish was sold for 50 cents.


    The other people also sold the same as Zhou''s father.


    Zhou Chengsen held an abalone: ??"Abalone, eight-head abalone, the lowest price is one yuan per dollar! Who wants it? The higher the price will be! Eat abalone during the Chinese New Year and you will have fish every year!"


    Jiang Dong held a lobster and shouted, "Lobster, a green dragon worth more than one pound is only ten yuan. Who wants it? The higher the price! Only one! Only one! Eat prawns during the Chinese New Year, and the spirit of dragon and horse will last longer than the southern mountain!"


    Previously, Zhou Chenglei asked Jiang Dong to come to the dock at around 10 o''clock on New Year''s Eve to get some seafood home to make New Year''s Eve dinner.


    Jiang Dong arrived at nine o''clock, so he simply stayed to help sell together.


    Today, there were so many people coming to buy seafood at the wharf. More than 200 fish were sold out in less than an hour or two.


    After selling the fish, Zhou Chenglei put a big lobster, six four-headed abalone, a big yellow croaker and a mouse spot, a few kilograms of prawns, a few kilograms of golden stitch fish, a big mackerel, fresh squid, octopus and other seafood in two buckets for Jiang Dong: "Take it home to eat, and we''re home too."


    "This is too much!" Jiang Dong didn''t want to take so much.


    How can I finish eating two big buckets?


    Zhou Chenglei: "Eat what you live today, put the rest in the refrigerator and eat slowly. Go back quickly! I''m back too, your sister is waiting for me to come home for dinner."


    Jiang Dong said as soon as he heard this, "Then brother-in-law, go back quickly!"


    Alas, his sister is married, and there is one less person at home this year.


    Jiang Dong returned to the car with two large buckets of fish and left.


    Zhou Chenglei also returned to the boat and drove away.


    On the way home, Zhou Chenglei dragged the ball around.


    Unexpectedly, I also got more than ten kilograms of shrimp, dozens of kilograms of golden stitch fish, a few mackerels, a few yellow feet, a few squids, and some mixed fish.


    Zhou Chenglei quickly divided the fish, and stopped selling them, leaving them all in the refrigerator and eating them slowly.


    Back to the village pier and handed over the remaining twenty fish to the acquisition office.


    All the fish in the cages were sold out.


    A total of 276 fish were sold for 1,484 yuan. In addition, abalone was sold for more than 200 yuan, and only one lobster was sold for fifteen yuan.


    Zhou Chenglei and Zhou Chengxin each gave Zhou’s father three hundred, Zhou Chengsen one hundred, Zhou Yongguo and Zhou Kangping each gave Zhou’s forty.


    Zhou Chengsen didn''t want it, so he gave it to Zhou''s father.


    He usually did nothing and came to help tonight, so how could he charge money?


    The father and son couldn''t wait to go home.


    Every household is filled with smoke, and there are "crackling" sounds of fireworks and firecrackers everywhere in the distance and near.


    It was the children who were playing with fireworks in the fields, on the village roads, and at the doorsteps of their homes.


    In the new house, Jiang Xia took the lead, Zhou''s mother, Tian Caihua, and Li Xiuxian started.


    Li Xiuxian can’t be lazy on such a big day.


    Jiang Xia gave her the important task of killing chickens and geese in the morning.


    The Zhou family father and son came back with fish and immediately joined the New Year’s Eve dinner.


    Zhou Chengsen gave Li Xiuxian a bucket of seafood: "Trouble it."


    Li Xiuxian gave him a blank look and said nothing.


    I have a quarrel on New Year’s Eve, don’t you want to have a good time next year?


    Zhou Chenglei washed his hands, came to Jiang Xia, and took the spatula in her hand.


    Zhou Chengsen gave the fish to Li Xiuxian, then went back to the old house to change his clothes and came over to help kill the fish.


    Zhou Chengxin was directed by Tian Caihua to chop firewood. You can’t use a knife on the first day of the Chinese New Year. Today, you have to cook a lot of firewood and prepare some.


    Zhou''s father invited the children to post Spring Festival couplets together.


    The Spring Festival couplets of the big house, the old house, and the new house are all posted by Father Zhou.


    After posting the couplet, Zhou''s mother worshiped the gods, and Zhou''s father set off a string of big firecrackers.


    The New Year’s Eve dinner began with the sound of firecrackers one after another.


    The New Year’s Eve dinner was very sumptuous.


    Steamed abalone with garlic, boiled fish, steamed yellow croaker, white scalloped shrimp, small green dragon with garlic, braised pork, braised goose, braised lamb with carrots, white cut chicken, braised safflowered pigeon, steamed sea cucumber eggs, stir-fried shrimp with pine nuts, peas and carrots with carrots, eight treasure rice, stir-fried peppers, stir-fried squid, fried rice with rice cakes, and lettuce with garlic.


    There are 16 dishes in total.


    During the meal, Jiang Xia said to the children: "Who can tell the meaning of these dishes? My aunt will be rewarded! Every time she says one, there will be a red envelope."


    Several children instantly rushed to point at the dish in front of them and shouted: "This is Zhaocai Jinbao (steamed abalone with garlic), good luck and good luck (boiled with fish fillets in water)...."


    "This is a 10,000 taels of gold (steamed yellow croaker), and the flowers bloom and become rich (stand into white shrimps like peony flowers)....”


    "The spirit of dragon horse (six little green dragons), lucky (braised pork)..."


    “Good luck (white cut chicken), full of gold and jade (salted shrimps, pine nuts, peas, carrots, and glutinous rice)....”


    "Fast and thriving (steamed sea cucumbers), fried crabs with rice cakes (raised every year)....”


    …


    Several children were racking their brains to think of some auspicious words while looking at the spring sun in the house.


    Finally, there are braised carrots and garlic lettuce left.


    Zhou''s father pointed to the remaining two and asked, "What about these two? Who can tell these two? Grandpa will give you a big red envelope!"


    Several children started to look at Chunhui again, wondering what had been posted on every household''s Spring Festival couplets.


    Zhou Zhou thought about it and said, "Happy, harmony brings wealth!"


    Zhou’s father said happily: “Haha, Zhou Zhou said it well! Grandpa will give you three big red envelopes later! The New Year is coming! The family is just to be happy, harmonious and make a fortune in the New Year!”


    Then Zhou''s father picked up a lettuce for everyone.


    The lettuce is made by washing the whole tree and cutting it a few pieces. It is a harmonious ball and green.


    In the new year, Zhou’s father had nothing to expect, just hoped for the children to be harmonious.


    Be harmonious, united and joyful, then you will have everything!


    …


    After dinner, the whole family sat in the room watching TV.


    Adults give children New Year’s money.


    Anyone who just said the meaning of the dish will be rewarded with another red envelope for them.


    Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei gave the children a red envelope, and a series of auspicious words sneaked out.


    In the end, Zhou Wenzu really couldn''t imagine it and said, "Auntie makes a fortune in the New Year, and she will have a noble son soon in the New Year!"


    "Hahaha…"


    The laughter and joy in the room never stopped.


    Zhou’s father and Zhou’s mother are given New Year’s money for each child, including adults.


    Li Xiuxian took the red envelopes given by the two old people and found a thick stack. If each one was a great unity, it would have to be hundreds!


    She smiled and said, "Thank you, parents, Happy New Year, good health!"


    After giving away the New Year’s money, Zhou Chenglei took out a large bag of fireworks and took the children to the beach to set off fireworks with Jiang Xia.


    There are already many adults and children setting off fireworks and firecrackers on the beach.


    Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei stood aside and watched the children play.


    The fireworks in this era were not gorgeous enough, but the laughter was particularly loud.


    Amid the laughter, Zhou Chenglei quickly kissed Jiang Xia while no one was paying attention.


    "Happy New Year!"


    "Happy New Year!"


    Jiang Xia quietly held his hand and clasped his fingers tightly.