A small breakfast shop in the street market, supporting the family and making money

"Oh, yes, mahjong playing cards!"

Leng Yan's eyes lit up and he instantly became energetic. Without a mobile phone, can't I play mahjong and poker?

"Oh my god, why did I just remember this now?"

Leng Yan realized it belatedly and hit his head.

"Sister Yan, what happened?"

Seeing her daughter sitting up in shock, Zhang Cuiniang beside her asked with concern.

"Uh...nothing."

Leng Yan adjusted her excited mood. After all, mahjong and poker still had to be learned slowly.

So she said instead: "I just suddenly remembered that the frozen pears I froze earlier should be edible now!"

"Frozen pears!"

The little ones who were originally drowsy instantly became energetic after hearing her say this.

"Yes!"

Leng Yan nodded: "My mouth is dry from eating melon seeds, so I can eat a frozen pear to quench my thirst."

Having said that, Leng Yan got off the kang, put on her shoes, and went to the snow outside. Then she dug out the wooden barrel that contained the frozen pears.

The frozen pears in the wooden barrel were frozen hard and black. Leng Yan put some frozen pears in a porcelain basin, added some water, brought it into the house and placed it on the kang to thaw.

Seeing Leng Yan carrying the black frozen pears into the room, the whole family's attention was drawn to it.

“Is this the frozen pear?”

Leng Kang spoke first. When he was a soldier in the war, it was often difficult to have a hot meal due to the bitter cold in the region. Most of the time, he had to rely on gnawing on frozen hard steamed buns or corn bread to fill his stomach. This was the first time he had heard of frozen pears.

"Yes, uncle."

Leng Yan nodded: "Don't think that the frozen pears look ugly now, and they are so hard that they are almost impossible to eat.

But after it thaws, the frozen pear becomes soft, and when you take a bite, it is not only juicy, but also sweet and thirst-quenching! "

Leng Yan's explanation made everyone, who were already thirsty from eating melon seeds and snacks, swallow their saliva.

“Is it really that delicious?”

Leng He spoke out excitedly and was no longer sleepy.

"Of course!"

Leng Yan gave a definite answer, which made everyone even more excited.

After about another quarter of an hour, Leng Yan reached out and pinched the frozen pears in the bowl.

"Sister, how can I eat now?"

Leng Jiaren came over to take a look, she had been waiting impatiently.

"Yeah, almost there!"

Leng Yan tried them one by one to see how soft and hard they were, and when she saw that they were all about the same, she gave one to each member of her family.

"Yan girl, how do you eat this frozen pear?"

Everyone touched the cold and black frozen pears and didn't know where to start eating them.

"Like this, take a bite of the frozen pear first, and then suck the juice from the frozen pear."

Seeing this, Leng Yan demonstrated it. After drinking a mouthful of the sour, sweet and cold frozen pear juice, he felt extremely comfortable.

Seeing this, everyone followed suit and were instantly impressed by the deliciousness of the frozen pears.

"Wow, it tastes so good, so sweet, and so cool!"

"Yes, yes, I feel that this frozen pear is very refreshing. I just ate too much cake and fruit, and I still feel a little greasy. Now eating a frozen pear is really refreshing!"

"Yes, yes, this frozen pear tastes really good!"

"Yes, yes, who would have thought that pears could be eaten this way? When Sister Yan took the pears from me, I didn't know that the frozen pears she made were so delicious. If I had known, I would have brought more back from the capital!"

Chen Yueshu said this with some annoyance, as she had not yet fully enjoyed the frozen pear.

But she also knew that Leng Yan didn't make many frozen pears. After all, he had only brought back two baskets of pears, most of which had been eaten, and only a small portion was made into frozen pears by Leng Yan.

Leng Yan had expected the frozen pears to be delicious, but he didn't make much at the beginning, and it was now the coldest time of the year, so he was destined not to be able to let his family enjoy them to their heart's content.

Oh, maybe next year. I have to prepare it early next year, otherwise it will be hard to not be able to eat fruits for the whole winter.

No, fruit!

Leng Yan discovered another blind spot. In ancient times, it was difficult to eat fresh fruits in winter, but could it be that canned foods that could be preserved for a long time were also not available?

Leng Yan slapped his forehead and then realized that he had all kinds of canned fruits in his previous life.

This is a huge business opportunity, why did she just think of it?

Leng Yan felt regretful, as if he had lost millions.

Before, she devoted all her attention to the hot pot restaurant and the shop. It seems that after the New Year, she has to change her mindset.

Leng Yan was thinking about plans for the coming year, but outside the house, the sound of firecrackers continued to pop.

“It’s the New Year!”

"Kang'er, Xun'er, take out the firecrackers and set them off!"

Seeing this, Mr. Leng hurriedly called his two sons out.

Chen Yueshu and Zhang Cuiniang were preparing to go to the kitchen to cook some dumplings. Leng Qi and others who were sleepy on the kang were awakened. They rubbed their sleepy eyes and were very happy to hear that the New Year was coming.

There was hot water in the pot and the dumplings cooked very quickly. The Leng Kang brothers had just finished setting off firecrackers and the dumplings here were almost cooked.

Afterwards, the family members each ate a few hot dumplings, and seeing that it was getting late, they went back to their rooms to sleep.

Before going to bed, Leng Yan imitated her aunt, Leng He and Leng Jiaren, and happily folded the new clothes she would wear tomorrow and placed them neatly next to her pillow, and then slowly fell asleep.

In order to keep warm and save firewood when the weather was cold, the four of them lived in one room and slept at the head of the kang since the kang was heated in winter.

It was already very late at this time. Listening to the three people's even breathing, Leng Yan was thinking about the plans for next year. The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, and he couldn't fall asleep at all.

Then she suddenly heard a creaking sound of a door opening, followed by two deliberately light footsteps.

Leng Yan thought of something and immediately slowed down his breathing and pretended to sleep.

The youngest girl Leng Su slept on the outermost side, the youngest Leng He and Leng Jiaren were in the middle, and the innermost one was Leng Yan.

Leng Yan heard the footsteps, which stopped at everyone's pillow for a while, and finally came to her own pillow.

Then Leng Yan felt something being stuffed under her pillow. After two pushes, the footsteps gradually faded away, followed by the sound of a door closing gently.

Leng Yan guessed that it must be her mother and aunt, and the corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously.

The next day, the weather was fine and Leng Yan was awakened by the chirping of sparrows outside the window.

Then came Leng He and Leng Jia Ren's surprised voice, "Wow, red envelopes, two at that!"

"Yes, yes, there are good coppers!"

Anyone would be very happy to receive two red envelopes early in the morning.

My mood for the whole day became happy and wonderful, and then I put on the new clothes I had been looking forward to for a long time.

"Everyone is up, go wash up first, and dinner will be ready soon!"

When Zhang Cuiniang saw that her children had all gotten up, she hurriedly called out to them.

We had dumplings for breakfast, and before breakfast, everyone in the family drank a bowl of brown sugar water.

Drinking a bowl of brown sugar water on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year means a sweet and happy new year.

After breakfast, families in the village began to visit each other to wish each other a happy new year and chat.

But this year, there are a lot of villagers coming to Leng's house. Some come here to chat about family matters, some come here to try their luck and get a job in the Leng's factory after the New Year. There are also some villagers who just want to go wherever there is excitement and add fuel to the fire from time to time.

But no matter which one it was, everyone who came was a guest, and it was New Year's Day, so Zhang Cuiniang always treated them with good tea and water.