The Transmigrated Farm Girl's Journey to Wealth

"Mom, your chicken stew with mushrooms smells just as good as your daughter's." Fang Youcai and his two sons couldn't help but take another sip.

“I learned it from her, you don’t even know how much stuff she put in.”

"Later there will be braised pork, meatball soup, and dumplings. Today, I'll let you eat to your heart's content!"

During the Lunar New Year, the most important thing is to be happy and eat to your heart's content!

Fang Youcai grinned, "Hey, let's have a couple of drinks tonight."

"I'm afraid if I drink too much, I won't be able to stay up all night to welcome the New Year."

"It's no fun drinking alone, so have a drink with me while you drink slowly, it's no problem."

Zhao looked at him and smiled brightly, "Alright!"

Fang Youcai was dazzled by her smile; his wife was truly beautiful.

The village chief's kitchen was also bustling with activity, filled with chicken, fish, meat, dumplings, and all sorts of other things!

"Mom, there are so many delicious dishes today!"

"Right? Thanks to Fengzi, our family is doing really well this year! Oh, right, hurry up and warm up the wine, we'll all have a drink later."

Song Chunni was also busy in the kitchen. Her home was in a remote area, and everyone was preparing their New Year's Eve dinner. Everyone was stewing meat, and the air was filled with the aroma of meat. With the heavy snowfall, the smell from her kitchen couldn't escape at all.

"Mom, it smells so good!" Wang Dayong, while tending the fire, took a piece of candy from his pocket and handed it to his younger sister.

"Mom, make a little extra today. If we can't finish it, we can freeze it and reheat it tomorrow."

"Hmm, Mother, Xiaolian likes to eat cured meat. When you cook rice, can you cook a few pieces for her?"

"It's stewed, so you and Xiaolian will both get some!"

Song Chunni was in a great mood. There was finally hope for the future. After the New Year, she would go to Fengzi's house to work, and her two children would finally not go hungry.

She was not afraid of hardship or fatigue, as long as her two children had food to eat.

Just before dinner, Old Song came to the courtyard and said that the old man wanted his family to come over for a reunion dinner.

Song Feng refused with a dark face; he was thirty years old and she still had to annoy him.

"No, Uncle, we've already made it. Today is the 30th, and we understand that we shouldn't bother other people's homes."

With that, he ignored Boss Song, whose face was just as dark as his own, and slammed the door shut. He was unhappy, he was unhappy too!

"Who is it? Quickly wash your hands, let's eat!"

On the 30th, they wanted to be a bit more formal, so they had already heated up the main room and set up the tables and chairs.

"Wait a minute, let me light all the lamps first. When they entered the city, they bought a lot of red lanterns, which were already hanging at the door. Song Feng lit the red candles inside, and the whole courtyard, along with the white snow, was red and looked very festive."

He then went inside and lit all the lanterns and oil lamps in the main room.

Song An exclaimed, "Brother, our house looks really nice decorated like this!"

Including the staple food, there were eight dishes in total, along with a pot of wine, filling the table.

The dishes might not be many, but it was enough for their family of four. Because they were worried about not being able to finish it, Fang Xiaoning didn't even stew the goose.

Everyone enjoyed the New Year's Eve dinner immensely. As for the wine, only Song Feng had a couple of small sips. Su Shi couldn't drink because she was taking medication, and Fang Xiaoning, being pregnant, couldn't drink either.

After dinner, Su and Fang Xiaoning went to the kitchen to wash the dishes and tidy up the kitchen as well. After tonight, it wouldn't be advisable to cook for the next few days. During the day, the family took turns bathing, washing their hair, and changing into clean clothes.

Song Feng took out frozen pears and frozen persimmons that had thawed earlier that morning, as well as fresh oranges, fried dough twists, fried dough leaves, melon seeds, peanuts, maltose, osmanthus cake, sachima, and donkey rolls that he had bought in the city.

Among them, Song Feng placed the four most exquisite pastries in front of the incense burner on the table. In the evening, as the head of the household, he would also have to perform the kitchen god's ritual.

After finishing the chores in the kitchen, I boiled a large pot of water and kept it warm, so that when someone comes to pay New Year's visits tomorrow, they will be given a bowl of brown sugar water as soon as they enter the door.

At this point, everyone settled down in the warm main room, munching on melon seeds, chatting, and beginning their vigil to welcome the New Year.

Staying up late on New Year's Eve was something Fang Xiaoning was very familiar with. However, in the past, the original owner of this body would stay up late with the whole family around the stove, and there was no chance of getting any snacks. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, when they went to the old house to pay New Year's visits, they would receive two coins as a New Year's gift, which would be snatched away by their cheap father before they could even enjoy it.

Then, chaos ensued, with the two younger brothers wailing and crying...

Song An was young and never stayed up late. Just past 9 AM, his head started bobbing up and down like a chick pecking at rice. Finally, he couldn't stay awake any longer and fell asleep on the table. Song Feng carried him back to bed, and the three of them continued to stay up to welcome the New Year.

"Xiao Ning, why don't you go lie down for a while too?"

Fang Xiaoning yawned repeatedly, her eyes red. She used to stay up until dawn, but now she gets sleepy as soon as it gets dark. Su Shi was also forcing herself to stay awake; it only happened once a year, and she had to persevere.

"It's alright, I can manage. Mom, Feng-ge, you're all fine now, let's talk about how to spend money next year."

"You silly child, money is easy to spend. Buy whatever you want."

"Mother, do you know how much silver we have now?"