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

After washing her hands, Chen Yueshu heard the voice and turned around, and was hugged by her son.

"Oh, you little troublemaker are really energetic."

Chen Yueshu cursed with a smile, but Leng Nianzhi was still excited: "Mother, sister, look, isn't my lantern particularly domineering!"

Leng Nianzhi was holding a tiger lantern and was so happy that he couldn't contain himself. Leng Yan followed him to see the lantern. It was indeed exquisitely made, vivid and lifelike, and it made people happy at first sight.

"It is indeed majestic and powerful, especially suitable for our little Nianzhi."

Leng Yan bent down and pinched Leng Nianzhi's chubby little face. She was almost melted by his cuteness.

"Well, it is indeed domineering and appropriate."

Leng Su also smiled and agreed, followed by Leng Cang, Leng He and others, who also came with the lanterns they had chosen and jostle for praise.

"Aunt, sister, look at this river shrimp lantern of mine. Isn't it very delicate? Look, the shrimp's whiskers and claws can move. It's simply a work of art beyond imagination..."

Leng Cang was holding the river shrimp lantern in his hand and couldn't let it go.

"I, the crab, also seem to be particularly domineering!" Leng Qi put his hands on his hips and looked smug.

"And me, and this big lotus lantern..."

Several children were chattering and introducing their lanterns, and the scene was really lively.

The children were having a lot of fun playing, and the adults were full of doting.

In the past, the family could not even get enough food to eat, and lantern festivals were a luxury for them. But now that things are changing dramatically for the better, of course they want to give whatever they can.

After getting the lanterns, the children were all smiling happily. They begged Leng Kangleng Xun to hang the lanterns under the eaves so that they could light them when it got dark.

Thinking of the lanterns that could be lit at night, several people begged their families to go to the town to celebrate the Lantern Festival.

"Mom and Dad, sister, can we go to the Lantern Festival tonight? We have never been there before."

"Yes, yes. I heard that there will be fire-breathing acrobatics at today's Lantern Festival. It must be fun!"

Leng Yan was also quite curious about this ancient Lantern Festival. After all, he had only seen such scenes in TV dramas or novels before, so he naturally had no objection.

Therefore, Leng Qi and Leng He, the two little twins, shook Zhang Cuiniang's sleeves on the left and right and acted coquettishly.

"Mom, go ahead!"

Leng Jiaren and Leng Nianzhi also followed suit, and Zhang Cuiniang and Chen Yueshu were unable to stop pestering them.

On the fifteenth day of every year, the Lantern Festival, the town holds its annual Lantern Festival, with lantern riddles, juggling performances, and lantern lighting, and talented men and beautiful women reciting poems and composing couplets. Just thinking about it makes the town feel lively.

"Alright, alright, stop bothering me. We'll go this afternoon after lunch."

The two sisters-in-law looked at each other tacitly, with a feeling of pampering and helplessness.

Both hostesses agreed, and naturally the rest of the family had no objections.

Seeing that it was getting late, Leng Yan took her sister-in-law to prepare lunch.

The glutinous rice balls have been wrapped, and Leng Yan is preparing to cook the sweet glutinous rice balls with fermented glutinous rice and candied golden dates. The dishes are simple: three kinds of steamed cured meat, cold cabbage heart, steamed spareribs with flour, and home-style tofu.

After washing and soaking the bacon, sausage and chicken, chop them into even-sized pieces with a kitchen knife. Place them on a plate and steam them in a steamer over high heat together with the marinated spare ribs.

The weather is still cold and there are not many fresh vegetables. The tender yellow and fresh cabbage hearts are perfect for mixing with chili oil to make a cold dish, which is both appetizing and refreshing. Finally, quickly stir-fry some hot and spicy Mapo tofu, and then all the other dishes are served on the table.

There are many people in the family, so in addition to sweet rice dumplings, Leng Yan also prepared steamed rice and fermented glutinous rice buns. The family sat around the dining table, everyone was very satisfied with the meal, and kept giving thumbs up.

"Mmm, really delicious! These black sesame dumplings are so soft, sweet and delicious!"

Leng Su held a few plump glutinous rice balls in a porcelain bowl and took a bite. The rich black sesame filling burst in her mouth and it was so delicious that it was unbearable.

"Yes, yes, it smells so good and tastes so good. This is my first time eating plump white dumplings. They are so delicious. I can eat ten at a time!"

Leng He next to them also liked the texture and taste of the dumplings and kept nodding her head.

Although Leng Xun, Leng Huai, Leng Cang and Leng Qi did not like sweets very much, it was their first time to eat glutinous rice balls. They were so delicious that they could eat three or four each.

Maybe Mr. Leng is too old and his teeth are not very good, so he particularly likes these soft and glutinous glutinous rice balls.

If Leng Yan hadn’t stopped him for being afraid of indigestion after eating too much, Mr. Leng would have gone for the third bowl.

Although my uncle's family had eaten glutinous rice balls before, they didn't know if it was because of the difference in taste, fillings or cooking methods, but they all felt that the glutinous rice balls made by Leng Yan were better than any they had eaten before, and they all loved them.

Especially the little one Leng Nianzhi, who was only three or four years old, had his little teeth covered with the soft and glutinous black sesame filling. He happily bared his teeth and praised it for being delicious. It was so funny and cute.

Leng Yan, who was sitting nearby, couldn't stop laughing when she saw this. After barely eating three dumplings, she focused on eating the steamed spareribs with rice flour and cured meat, accompanied by some cold-mixed cabbage hearts to relieve the greasiness, and biting into the soft steamed buns made with fermented glutinous rice wine. Her mouth was full of oil, and she was so full that she burped.

It is so happy to be able to have a happy meal with my family without worrying about my body and money!

After dinner, the family digested the food while basking in the warm spring sun. After tidying up the house, the family rode on two ox carts to the town.

When they drove the ox cart to the town gate, the number of people coming and going in the town was several times more than usual, and it was very crowded and lively.

Not only are there many food stalls, but there are also countless lantern stalls. The street is full of colors. When night falls, the lights will be even brighter after the lanterns are lit.

The Leng family's ox cart was driving through the crowd. Several children were dazzled by the bustling and prosperous scene before them. They looked around so much that they couldn't see enough with just two eyes.

Leng Yan stared at the various lanterns in front of the stalls and admired the exquisite craftsmanship of the ancients. Those exquisite and lifelike animal lanterns were so vivid and lifelike. No wonder there were always people fighting for a lantern.

"There are too many people. Let's stop the ox cart and go get some cold food first."

Leng Kang glanced at the crowd on the street with an alert gaze, then turned and said to Leng Xun who was driving another ox cart.