After traveling through the book, I realized my wish in my previous life

On New Year’s Eve, the weather was nice and it was still a sunny day!

Shen Xiaoxia, Han Zhuxin, Zhao Lingling, He Tingyuan, Xie Yunheng and Zhao Fan agreed to celebrate the New Year together, so they all had dinner together on the last day of this year and the first day of the next year.

Shen Xiaoxia also asked Hu Shixuan, and he said that he had dinner at Jiang Yan's house during the Chinese New Year.

He Tingyuan and Xie Yunheng cooked porridge for breakfast. Cooking porridge is very easy for them now.

In addition to porridge, other simple dishes can also be made.

After breakfast, everyone got busy. In the morning, everyone prepared to make dumplings, buns, and steamed buns.

He Tingyuan went to the county town yesterday. Not only did he push a bicycle back, he also brought back ten kilograms of pork!

He contributed five kilograms, saying that they were for everyone to eat together during the New Year. Everyone happily accepted his kindness.

Han Zhuxin said she would make dumplings, Shen Xiaoxia said she would make steamed buns, and Zhao Lingling would prepare steamed buns and other preparations.

The boys were responsible for chopping wood, fetching water, and cleaning the main room in the backyard, where everyone ate in the evening.

Shen Xiaoxia plans to make buns with mushroom and pork filling.

The mushrooms were picked from the mountains, dried and stored.

Shen Xiaoxia took out the dried mushrooms and soaked them in water.

At this time, old dough was used to make dough. There was actually yeast in Shen Xiaoxia's space, but she decided to follow the local customs and try using old dough.

Take out a piece of old dough and dissolve it with warm water.

Pour flour into a wooden basin, slowly add the dissolved old flour water and appropriate amount of water, stirring while adding water.

After looking at the flour in the basin, Shen Xiaoxia felt that it was almost ready, so she started kneading the dough.

Knead the dough into a smooth dough with your hands, cover it with a damp cloth and let it rise.

When the dough has doubled in size, it is almost ready.

While waiting for the dough to ferment, Shen Xiaoxia started preparing other things.

After washing the pork, cut it into small pieces, and then chop it into minced meat with a knife.

After chopping the meat, put it into a large bowl, add cooking wine, minced ginger, salt, soy sauce, appropriate amount of cooking oil and other seasonings, and stir in one direction with chopsticks to mix the meat evenly.

Then wash the soaked mushrooms, squeeze out the water, cut into dices, add them to the meat filling, and stir evenly again.

Wait until the dough has risen and the filling is ready!

Shen Xiaoxia took out the fermented dough, sprinkled dry flour on the chopping board, and then kneaded the dough to expel the air inside.

Roll the dough into long strips and cut into small pieces of even size.

Take a small piece and use a rolling pin to roll it into a round sheet that is thick in the middle and thin at the edges.

Then take an appropriate amount of filling and place it in the center of the dough. Start pinching pleats from one side, pinching out a circle of pleats one by one, and finally close the top of the bun.

Place the pinched buns in the steamer one by one, cover the bottom of the steamer with a wet cloth, and leave a little space between each bun to prevent them from expanding and sticking together during steaming.

Cover the steamer and let the buns rise for half an hour.

After the buns had risen, Shen Xiaoxia lit the stove and started steaming the buns.

Slowly, the aroma of the buns came out.

After steaming, Shen Xiaoxia took out the firewood from the stove, leaving only a small piece inside to burn slowly to keep the buns warm.

Shen Xiaoxia went out to see the progress of others.

Han Zhuxin has also made two kinds of dumplings: one with cabbage and pork filling, and the other with carrot and pork filling.

Zhao Lingling’s steamed buns are also ready.

We plan to eat some buns and dumplings at noon, and have the main meal in the evening!

After a simple lunch, everyone did not rest and planned to continue preparing the evening meal, commonly known as the New Year’s Eve dinner.

Shen Xiaoxia hadn't eaten the chicken she took out last time. It was frozen hard and left there. She planned to take it out to thaw it and make chicken soup in the evening.

After everyone discussed it, we decided to prepare a chicken soup, braised pork, braised spareribs, pork and cabbage stewed with vermicelli, and a few stir-fried dishes for the New Year's Eve dinner. It should be enough for six people!

Shen Xiaoxia and Han Zhuxin brought the pot to their original small kitchen and started cooking there during the two days they ate together.

Zhao Lingling also brought the stove over, and Shen Xiaoxia also brought her stove over.

During the Chinese New Year, it’s lively when everyone gets together and works hard!

The small kitchen was bustling with activity. Shen Xiaoxia was preparing chicken soup, Han Zhuxin was preparing spare ribs, and Zhao Lingling was making braised pork.

These dishes are not complicated and can be easily prepared by several people.

After it is cooked, it is brought to someone else's stove to keep warm. When everything is done, it is served on the table together. Otherwise, in this weather, it will get cold after a while if left on the table.

In the middle of the trip, everyone went out together to put up Spring Festival couplets and hang lanterns.

The Spring Festival couplets were written by ourselves on red paper we bought. He Tingyuan had good handwriting, so everyone asked him to help write them, expressing everyone's best wishes for the new year!

The lanterns were made after Shen Xiaoxia and the others saw other villagers making them. Although their craftsmanship was not very good, no one cared much about it. The main thing was the meaning behind the lanterns!

The red lanterns hanging under the eaves add a touch of warmth to the cold New Year.

After the New Year's Eve dinner was all prepared, He Tingyuan went to the yard and lit a string of firecrackers. At first, everyone gathered together and chatted, but when the "crackling" sound of firecrackers rang out, everyone laughed, covered their ears, and ran away.

Under the setting atmosphere, everyone’s smile is as beautiful as a flower!

From time to time, the sound of firecrackers being set off in the village could be heard all around!

After setting off the firecrackers, everyone worked together to bring the food to the main room of the house.

Shen Xiaoxia and Zhao Lingling's stoves were also brought over, and a lot of firewood was added to burn, making the room warm!

Chicken soup, braised pork, braised spare ribs, pork and cabbage stewed with vermicelli, stir-fried cabbage, shredded potatoes with vinegar, spicy tofu, scrambled eggs with mushrooms, as well as a large plate of dumplings and a large plate of buns.

Six people, eight dishes, dumplings, buns, steamed buns, and rice. This meal is considered a very sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner!

The fragrance filled the whole house, and everyone sat in a circle with happy smiles on their faces!

Everyone looked at the tempting dishes on the table and suggested that everyone raise a toast.

The wine is rice wine brewed by the village itself. It has a very low alcohol content and will not make you drunk if you drink a little.

The main purpose of the crowd is not to get drunk, but just to go with the flow and create an atmosphere!

Looking back on the little things and bumps that happened in the past year, many fragments are like flashbacks from a movie, playing silently in my mind!

Xie Yunheng looked at everyone and stood up cheerfully, holding up his glass. "Come on! Let's have a toast! Happy New Year to everyone! I hope we can have enough to eat and drink every day! Live a happy life!"

"it is good!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone responded, applauded and laughed!

He Tingyuan also stood up, "Then I wish everyone a happy new year! I hope that in the new year, we can all be healthy and safe!"

Han Zhuxin was also feeling very emotional at this moment. From her initial uneasiness to her current sense of steadiness, she was very happy to meet everyone here.

She also stood up and said with a smile, "Nice to meet you all! Thank you for your care in the past! I hope we will all get better and better in the new year!"

Zhao Lingling also picked up her wine glass and stood up, smiling brightly. "Last year, it was just my brother and I celebrating New Year's Eve, and it felt really lonely. This year, with you all here, it feels much more lively. I hope we can celebrate New Year's Eve together every year in the future!"

Zhao Fan said, "Then I wish everyone happiness every day in the new year. Happy New Year!"

This is Shen Xiaoxia's first New Year in this world. She has been confused, sad, happy, and laughed. Looking at the smiling faces around her, she has changed from treating them as NPCs at the beginning to treating everyone with genuine feelings now.

She also raised her glass, stood up, and said with a smile, "Happy New Year! Happy New Year to everyone! I hope that in the new year, we can all get what we want and have all our dreams come true! Come on! Cheers!"

"cheers……"

"cheers!"

"cheers!!……"

The crisp sound of clinking glasses was lost in the air, drowned out by everyone's laughter.

After clinking glasses, everyone sat down and started eating. Most of the time, everyone's chopsticks were reaching into the plates with meat. Occasionally, when their chopsticks touched in mid-air, it would cause a burst of laughter from everyone.

While continuing to eat, everyone talked about their own feelings and expectations for the New Year!

New Year, new atmosphere, everything will get better and better for everyone!

The future will be better!

After the New Year’s Eve dinner was over and the dishes were cleared away, everyone did not leave and made an appointment to stay up together to celebrate the New Year.

We grabbed some sunflower seeds and peanuts and put them on the table, and everyone continued chatting while staying up to celebrate the New Year.

After midnight, when the New Year's Eve party was over, everyone smiled and bowed to each other to wish each other a happy new year.

I wish you all a happy new year and hope that everyone will have a better life in the new year!