I make a living solving crimes.

Du Ye had been investigating the steel mill case. After arresting the middleman, the clues pointed to Yanbei.

Chang Wei did not let Du Ye go. After contacting Yanbei, brothers Ao Wen and Ao Bin led the team. The local public security organs and investigation bureau will fully cooperate.

After finishing his business, Du Ye did not dare to stay for dinner and hurried back to arrange staff.

Chang Da secretly sent the person to the entrance of the alley.

Chang Wei pretended not to see it, and waited until the two of them left the house before asking about today's proposal.

Sixth Aunt conveyed Grandma Du's opinion: Chang Da was marrying down, so the Chang family could make any requests they wanted. As long as the Du family could afford it, they would satisfy it even if they had to sell everything they had.

Grandpa Chang didn't say anything and set the date after the New Year. Not only did he not ask for a bride price, he also gave a lot of things as a dowry.

Fortunately, there is no female boxing this time.

I don’t know when it started, but later generations, under the banner of restoring tradition, changed the rules left by our ancestors beyond recognition.

Your gift list is long, your request is ridiculous

My heart is in a panic, my brain is lacking oxygen

Oh my girl, after finishing the car, she wants the house

Forget my sorrow and look for the hope of dawn

Having money is like the sun, having no money is like the moon

This time, Chang Xiaoman did not have the same enthusiasm for Du Ye as before. She ran out after the people left, hugged Chang Wei's thighs and tried to climb up.

Just as Chang Wei was about to reach out and pick her up, he saw the little yellow dog had already squatted down and let the little girl stand on its back. There was also a little golden monkey beside it protecting her, fearing that she would fall.

Very good, there are still many people and things that pamper this cute little girl.

The main course for the evening was pig's head.

Speaking of pig heads, in addition to the pig head meat and pig brain, which are both delicious ingredients, the remaining pig face is most suitable for making cured meat.

Wu Changkun learned how to make bacon from Lao Wang. He smokes the bacon with pine wood in a waste oil barrel and then steams it in a pot when ready to eat.

The little guys were eating so much that their mouths were full of oil.

Being able to have enough food to eat and have oily food is one of the happiest things in this era.

Chang Xiaoman insisted on sitting in Chang Wei's arms and eating a piece of food herself. She would grab a piece with her little hands, tilt her head back and put it into his mouth. She would also rub her little hands on his face and then giggle to herself.

It suddenly started snowing outside the window.

Between the moon and the snow,

In the light of the sun, moon and stars,

The little girl's laughter passed through the window, was blown by the wind, and spread to every corner of the yard.

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The days passed quickly, and it was the New Year's Eve in the blink of an eye.

The Little New Year in the north falls on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month.

The most important thing on this day is to worship the Kitchen God, which is especially important for people in the capital.

The Kitchen God is from Shunyi!

There is a local saying: "The Kitchen God's surname is Zhang, and his home is in Zhangge Village, Shunyi."

On this day, there are two foods that are essential for people in the capital.

One is mixed mixed food, the other is sticky sugar-coated melon.

Mixed fruits are actually made by mixing a variety of dried and fresh fruits together.

During the Qing Dynasty, the palace would process some dried fruits with honey to make candied fruits with good color and taste. Legend has it that the Empress Dowager Cixi was very happy when she ate them, and casually gave them the name "zabanr". This name spread from the palace to the people and became a unique food in the capital.

As for sticky sugar-coated melons, they were originally used to offer sacrifices to the Kitchen God.

On the 23rd day, the Kitchen God will ascend to heaven to report to the Jade Emperor on everyone's merits and demerits of the year. In order to ask the Kitchen God to say more good things and to stick to his mouth so that he doesn't say too much, people offer him sugar melons.

On the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the Chinese New Year begins.

The old lady sat cross-legged on a chair with a brazier lit in front of her, and smiled as she instructed Chang Da and Chang Ni to cut paper-cuts.

All girls in the capital have to learn this.

Chang Long was an exception. She couldn't sit still and cut out a bunch of weird things at random. When she heard the sound of firecrackers outside, her heart was already flying away. She dropped the scissors and red paper and ran outside.

Her final exam results were not very good, but she managed to pass them all, so she had the qualifications to be unrestrained.

As for studying...my elder brother said that all success depends on acquired efforts.

Then let’s just be happy today and tomorrow.

Chang Tian and Chang Nan were ordered by Chang Wei not to read books today. They were driven out of the house and were set off firecrackers in the alley.

These firecrackers were carefully removed one by one from the hanging firecrackers.

In the past, they could only wait until the firecrackers were all set off before picking up the leftovers. This year, Chang Wei directly bought a box and threw those with 100 or 200 blasts directly to them to run wild.

Such an extravagant behavior, not to mention the two half-grown boys, even the boys and kids in the yard ran after them, joining in the fun and saying nice things, hoping to get a few.

Only Jia Banggeng was sticking to the window, looking at it with envy, looking aggrieved.

Last time, he was instigated by Chang Wei to blow up his own furnace, and was caught and beaten by Qin Huairu. This morning, she said that if he dared to touch firecrackers again, she would break his legs.

This time, even Jia Zhang couldn't stop him.

In the backyard, Chang Wei held the knife in both hands and chopped the meat rhythmically on the chopping board.

We welcome the gods in the evening and eat dumplings.

Yang Min was so busy that she had no time to rest. She stewed the flying dragon in the pot, simmered the bear paw on the fire, and pulled out two frozen fish from the snow, beating them randomly with a kitchen knife.

He was busy and sweating, but his laughter never stopped.

Grandpa Chang was stacking firewood outside the kitchen door. After being stopped by Chang Wei, he sat behind the stove and added more fire, sighing that he had not had such a sumptuous meal for many years.

"Before liberation, our family was poor and we could only eat meat a few times a year." The old man used a fire chopstick to pick up a piece of charcoal and lit his pipe. He took two puffs and said, "You may not remember it because you are young. Although food is scarce now, we still have food and we have eaten our fill. Before liberation, we never had a full stomach."

The Chang family is a family of doctors, and even their family can’t get enough food, let alone other families.

Chang Wei knew that the poor had never had enough to eat for thousands of years, not to mention before liberation.

Although this country still has many problems, being able to feed hundreds of millions of people is a great merit.

"When it was Chinese New Year, we would fry some delicious food and hang it on the ceiling in a basket, for fear that the children would be greedy and eat it all before the Spring Festival."

Chang Wei began to mix the stuffing, and while stirring, he listened to the old man's stories.

Grandpa Chang doesn't talk much. He said all this just to let Chang Wei know that the good days nowadays are hard-earned.

What he meant was, cherish what you have.

When the food was almost ready, the whole family sat together at the table, gathered around, ate dumplings stuffed with pork and cabbage, and said festive words to each other, young and old.

Chang Long and Chang Xiaoman were not bound by any rules today. They walked around the table with their bowls in their hands, picking up food from them and saying some childish words from time to time, which made everyone laugh.

Chang Wei drank a glass with his grandfather. The bright light reflected in the wine, reflecting a warm orange color.

He turned to look out the window.

At this time, thousands of houses should be lit.

No matter how your life goes, all its flavors are life.

He raised his glass gently.

Let’s have a toast.

I can't pass up a toast.