Rebirth 84, starting from fish farming

February 19th, New Year's Eve.

Today, the entire branch is on holiday.

Firecrackers often sounded from all directions in the family area.

Lu Changzhong hurriedly returned home today.

The main job of Lao Lu and Mother Lu today is to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner.

As soon as Lu Changzhong entered the house, he shouted: "Mom and Dad, happy New Year!"

"Oh, happy New Year! The eldest son is back, come in quickly."

When Mother Lu heard her eldest son's voice, she came up to him and took the new year's goods from Lu Changzhong's hand.

Lu Changzhong handed the bag of candies in his mother's hand, and he carried the heavier frozen pear, a specialty fruit of Northeast China.

This is their new year product to promote oral hair.

There is a woven bag, about ten kilograms.

Seeing Lu Changzhong holding frozen pears in his hand, Lao Lu said to his son: "Put the frozen pears outside to freeze."

But my mother said: "Use the wash basin to wash it down first."

"okay."

Lu Changhua, who was lying on the kang, heard his mother's instructions and jumped up, pulling on his cotton shoes to get the washbasin.

Lu Changzhong carried the frozen pears into the living room.

"Brother, bring me some cold water."

"Eh."

Lu Changhua scooped out half a basin of cold water and carried it in.

The elder brother has already cut the seal of the bag.

The frozen pears are about the size of a fist, round and black, like grenades.

It feels cold to the touch.

Put seven or eight frozen pears into the basin and it is full.

This basin of soaked pears is placed on the washbasin stand.

The sound of cooking in the kitchen is accompanied by the aroma of vegetables, which wafts through the house.

Xiong Bao lay beside the fire wall, enjoying the rare warmth.

"Brother, take off your shoes and keep them warm. I'll put the pears away."

Lu Changhua picked up the bag of frozen pears and went out.

Tie up most of the bag of frozen pears and throw them on the tarpaulin.

He glanced at the three large curtains on the tarpaulin snow.

On two circular curtains are placed fresh meat dumplings that were finished half an hour ago.

Many wild cats will steal the dumplings before they are frozen.

This kind of thing happens often.

He touched it gently and found that the dumplings were frozen hard, so he felt relieved.

On the other curtain were placed golden sticky bean buns, each one like a big yellow glutinous rice ball.

This is a major specialty of Northeast China.

Flour made from yellow sticky rice, wrapped in bean buns, is one of the staple foods during the Chinese New Year.

Lu Changhua also pinched it with his hands. It was hard and had already frozen solid.

There are several dishes already placed on the kitchen chopping board.

Pre-fried peanuts, fried noodles and fruits, chicken stewed with mushrooms, and pork stewed vermicelli.

Lao Lu gently picked up the fried hairtail that was charred on the outside and tender on the inside with a fishnet, weighed it gently on the pot, drained the oil, and then put it on a plate.

He picked up a small piece of hairtail with chopsticks, blew on it with his mouth, and handed it to Mother Lu's mouth.

"Try it."

Mother Lu started eating with a smile on her face.

"Yeah, delicious."

"Ahem, mom and dad, can you get the dishes and chopsticks?!"

"Take it."

Lao Lu gave the order to prepare meals.

Mother Lu quickly picked up the peanuts on the chopping board and handed them to her youngest son.

"Mom, is it delicious?"

"Well, of course it's delicious!"

Mother Lu blushed, picked up a piece and handed it to Lu Changhua.

Lu Changhua opened his mouth wide and bit it in his mouth.

Seeing that his brother was starting to carry the vegetables, Lu Changzhong also pulled on his cotton shoes to help.

Soon the table was filled with dishes.

Braised silver carp is considered a big dish, and the big carp is for entertaining guests. It’s the same for eating the silver carp first.

Fried hairtail is considered a high-end dish, but it is hard to eat because it is seafood after all.

Fried peanuts are a must-have with drinks.

Chicken stewed with mushrooms and pork stewed with vermicelli are considered home-cooked dishes, but they are usually reluctant to eat them because there are no guests who would not make them easily.

Scrambled eggs are considered a non-vegetarian dish. Most people sell eggs for a small amount of money, and even those who don’t eat them are reluctant to eat them.

Stir-fried pork and shredded potatoes, this skewered meat dish is a perfect addition.

Vinegar cabbage is the only vegetarian dish.

The eight dishes were a rare grand occasion for the Lu family.

Mother Lu prepared two bowls, one with white rice and the other with some dishes on the table. These two bowls were placed on the west cabinet.

Lao Lu took two pairs of chopsticks, placed them next to the two bowls, and lit a candle on each side.

Lu Changzhong bought two bottles of Yuquan wine from the market supply and marketing cooperative to honor his father during the Chinese New Year.

Lao Lu first poured two cups and placed them in front of the bowl.

"let's start."

Lao Lu stepped forward, kowtowed to the cabinet three times and knelt, and muttered something.

After he kowtowed, he stood up and said to Mother Lu: "Come here."

"Eh."

Mother Lu looked solemn, patted the front of her clothes, and then knelt down and kowtowed in the same manner, muttering about the blessings of her ancestors.

After Mother Lu paid her respects, Lao Lu said to his eldest son: "Boss, you go."

Lu Changzhong stepped forward, bowed down and kowtowed in a polite manner.

Lu Changhua knows that this has been a rule of the Lu family for many years. As long as he can remember, he has to kneel down and worship his ancestors every year on New Year's Eve.

Lu Changhua knelt down and worshiped more devoutly than before.

He knows that there is a mysterious force in the dark, which controls the development and evolution of the world. Otherwise, how could he be reborn? There are too many unscientific things that he cannot explain. Ancestors, please bless my Lu family to be safe and smooth, and everything will go smoothly.

good!

He knelt down and prayed silently.

"Ding dong!"

At this solemn moment, a ding-dong broke the atmosphere.

Lu Changhua looked at the panel in front of him in surprise.

"Lucky 1"

Um?

What he saw was the properties panel being activated.

"Hydrophilic Property 1"

"Ship Control 1"

"Lucky 1"

This is an attribute bonus in addition to the primary mastery skills of carp farming.

He rowed the boat, activated the attribute panel, and got two attribute bonuses. Today, he worshiped his ancestors and also activated one attribute bonus.

He stared at "Lucky 1". Could it be that my ancestors showed up to increase my luck?

Seeing that the second child still couldn't get up, Lao Lu said: "Get up, as long as you are sincere."

Lu Changhua finally came to his senses and got up.

"Come, sit down and eat." Mother Lu greeted.

"To celebrate the Chinese New Year today, our family will also drink some good wine. The boss bought Yuquan, so we will drink Yuquan."

Lao Lu wiped his hands and sat on the main seat.

A family of four sits around the dinner table.

Seeing that everyone was here, Xiong Bao came over consciously, got under the dining table, and lay down at Lu Changhua's feet.

"I'll pour the wine."

Lu Changhua woke up from the increase in attribute bonuses, quickly took the wine bottle and poured wine for everyone.

The four small wine cups were full, and then the bottle caps were closed and the wine bottles were placed on Dad's side.

Lao Lu raised his wine glass and looked at his two sons with a smile on his face.

"Today is New Year's Eve, and the family is reunited. Although we suffered a disaster this year, our family is doing well. The eldest brother's work went smoothly, the second brother contracted the reservoir, and made some money renting skates at the ice rink. He also earned some money by crushing feed.

Our family is gradually getting better financially, and once we raise fish, our life will get better and better in the future."

Lao Lu summarized the family's achievements and suggested a drink.

So the whole family took a sip in a happy mood.

Today is New Year's Eve, and Lao Lu has automatically lifted the rule of not talking during eating and sleeping, so he can chat while eating, otherwise he won't be able to eat the New Year's Eve dinner.

The Lu family doesn't have a TV yet, so this year's Spring Festival Gala won't be available.

In his previous life, Lu Changhua had great expectations for the Spring Festival Gala every year. But the higher the expectations, the greater the disappointment. He always felt that each year was not as good as the last, and the form was greater than the content.

Later, he watched the Spring Festival Gala mostly out of emotion.

Now that he has relived his life, he would like to relive it, but he does not have the conditions, which is a bit regretful.

Since there is no entertainment at this New Year’s Eve dinner, it is difficult to stay until midnight.

But the custom of eating dumplings at twelve o'clock cannot be lost.

The family ate until after nine o'clock, and then took the food away.

Melon seed candies were served on a plate.

After soaking the frozen pears in cold water for several hours, the coldness in the pears has been taken out.

The frozen pears in this pot are all frozen together, and the shiny ice ballast wraps the frozen pears in the middle.

Lu Changhua broke open the ice with his hands and dug out the frozen pears.

How can the frozen pears now still look as hard as before?!

It had become soft. The dark frozen pear was full of juice and was put on the plate by Lu Changhua.

The sweet aroma of pear juice hits my nose straight.

"Here, try some frozen pears."

Lao Lu greeted and took one himself first.

Lu Changhua was already drooling with greed.

He bit off half of the pear in one bite.

It is hard to imagine that the dark frozen pear flesh will be white, and the sweet taste is much more delicious than fresh pears.

Lu Changhua skillfully got out of the way of the pear core. He circled around the pear core and bit into it like he was chewing corn.

The sweet pear juice flowed between his lips and teeth, dripping all over the table.

"Kid, go ahead and order some food."

Mother Lu said angrily, picked up one and ate it with relish.

"Brother, where did you buy this pear? It's so delicious."

"The frozen pears purchased this time are really good, and the pear flesh is not crumbly or woody."

Lao Lu also praised.

"I didn't ask, but I heard that the price of frozen pears this time is not cheap."

Lu Changzhong replied while eating.

“Good goods are not cheap.”

Lu Changhua turned to look at Lu Changzhong and asked: "Brother, is there nothing wrong with your unit?"

"What can happen? It's fine."

Lu Changzhong was puzzled by the question.

"Hey, brother, you will be 22 after the Chinese New Year. I'm afraid your boss will be concerned about your personal problems."

"What?"

Lao Lu didn't know why.

Mother Lu paused and said, "It's time for the boss to consider marriage partners."

"Well, now that we're of marriageable age, it's time to think about it."

Lao Lu also muttered.

Lu Changzhong looked at his brother with a dark face.

"What are you worrying about? I'm still young, it's early!"

"Does everyone care about you? You are still in a hurry!"

Lu Changhua joked.

The family was chatting in this bungalow, and 1985 was walking quietly.