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Chapter 285 New Year's Eve Dinner

Taking old Gayford to Nanwazi for a walk, he was amazed by the undulating mountains.He also said that he would come back after the warm spring and the flowers bloom, and that he would go to see tigers in the old forest on Dabai Mountain.

He knew that Tiger was a good buddy of his son-in-law, and Niwei had often told him these things, so he probably had the opportunity to take a close-up photo.

Zhao Yanling said: "Going into the old forest when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming is not as poetic as I imagined. After the weather is warmer, the mosquitoes, flies, and gadflies will come alive, and there will be grass ticks. Cobwebs are everywhere, and the hair that is stained is all over. Yes. But there are also many benefits. In spring, there are bracken, thorny shoots, broomcorns and celery, which are delicacies outside our pass. If you don’t eat it once, you can go outside the pass for nothing. Niwei and I are both engaged Now, you don’t need to see outsiders, you can come whenever you want, and I will reimburse you for all the expenses. Half of a son-in-law.”

Many words Gayford had never heard and was full of curiosity.

I don't comment on what Zhao Yanling said about reimbursement.

Gayford greeted warmly no matter he saw men, women or children, and said "Happy Chinese New Year" in a ridiculous way.

The old and young men in Panshanling saw it, hehe, how fresh, foreigners will say happy new year.

Back home, grandma has already started to use bean dregs and meat to croquette, fried vermicelli, and fried gnocchi.The vermicelli should be tied up and fried into bundles, and the gnocchi should be rectangular. These things should be placed on plates and bowls, and served next to the stove in the kitchen of grandma’s house. The ancestors also celebrate the New Year.

Er Mule, Shao Yi, and Liu Kao wandered around to pick up the leak, and when grandma was not paying attention, he reached out to steal a ball and stuffed it into his mouth.

Meatballs are still made in old-fashioned recipes, so they are not very good snacks, but they are not usually eaten.Only during the Chinese New Year, when every family makes offerings, will they fry this kind of food.

Chocolate stole a ball and gave it back to the little old man on the ground.Outside the door, the mischievous yelled loudly, urging them to go out and play.

Before leaving the house, Chocolat secretly placed the steamed buns on the altar, with flowers made of jujubes on top, picked off the jujubes and walked away.

When grandma found out, Chocolate and the others had already disappeared.

It is these children who bring out the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year.

After returning home, Zhao Yanling moved the box out.There are two big boxes in total, one box is a hand-carrying lantern, and each child is handed out one.In addition, there are small fireworks, which are assigned to Er Mule.

Chocolate also has lanterns, which are staggeringly carried, which is very funny.Xiao Laodao's claws do not allow it to grasp as flexibly as chocolate, and can only share one with chocolate.

Maybe before dark, most of them will be gone by Huo Huo.

Shao Yi said: "Uncle, it's not dark yet, let the snotty baby and the others go away in a while."

"If there is no night, there is nothing to play. This matter has to be watched by the second mule."

The dumplings are wrapped, put them there, and cook them in the middle of the night.

In the past, when Grandpa Zhao Yanling was alive, the rules were greater than the sky.You can't babble when you eat, and children are not allowed to sit on the table when guests come.Before and after the Chinese New Year, the word "death" is not allowed to be mentioned.You can't say "enough" when making dumplings on New Year's Eve. It's better to make more dumplings than you can finish, and you have more than enough every year.At that time, one year, Zhao Laowu and the five brothers got together.When the eldest aunt made dumplings, she said "enough", and grandpa was furious.Since then, we haven't gathered much.

Moreover, in previous years, three meals of dumplings were eaten during Chinese New Year, one at noon, one in the evening and one in the middle of the night.The next morning, we will have a meal to welcome the New Year.In the third day of junior high school, there is still a meal to send off the new year.In the past, people lacked oil and water in their stomachs, and eating dumplings every day was not enough.But now it is no longer possible, and no one can stand eating it every day.

Therefore, from the usual three meals to one meal in the middle of the night.

Busily cooking, because Gayford and his wife arrived, Zhang Qin used the meal sharing system to respect their eating habits.Each person has a big plate, and what to eat is held with tongs.

When lunch was ready, Mrs. Gayford sat down on the sofa, slumped with exhaustion.

Zhang Qin said empathetically: "My in-laws, you can rest. It's like this during the Chinese New Year. We are busy every year and don't feel tired. You must not be able to bear it."

Mrs. Gayford shook her head: "It's so lively, I just take it as exercise. Watching these children running around, I feel very satisfied."

At night, Zhao Yanling started cooking and drove them all out.

He stood up to three by himself, put the side stations in place, and the long table in the dining room was filled with chopped ingredients, and the knives were dropped in one hand, and there was a neat and rhythmic sound of chopping vegetables in the kitchen.

Mrs. Gayford was afraid that he would be too busy, so she leaned over the kitchen door and was overwhelmed by her son-in-law's knife skills.Western housewives, those who have seen Chinese food, the flames of the gas hood rise in the pot, soaring high, and the eyes of the son-in-law are not blinking.Zhao Yanling turned on two stoves at the same time, with one hand and the other with a ladle, bouncing up and down with the strength of his wrist, the rhythm made people dazzled and amazed.

The gas hood is lit, and the local streaky chicken is gurgling in the firewood cauldron. The worms are eaten in summer and autumn, and the corn is eaten in spring.Stewed eggplant with catfish is enough to kill the old man.Stewed squid with Northeast miso, steamed Aohua and bream.Zhao Yanling made four kinds of fish alone.

The sauces are also freshly made. In addition to the must-have garlic sauce for the New Year’s Eve dinner, he also made black pepper sauce and bean cheese sauce for the Gayfords.Hoofs and the like, because they are stewed, they must be eaten with sauce.

When Shao Yi came back with the chocolate and the little old man who went crazy with the boy scouts, Zhao Yanling shouted: "Dinner is ready!"

There is a big table full of dishes, this year is special, the dishes are put on the side stand, and then let everyone choose, who likes to eat, Zhao Yanling will share the meal.

He didn't bother to play tricks, arranging dishes and sauces in tricks.

The original messy dishes suddenly changed to look like the chef's work of a Michelin three-star restaurant.

Alcohol is a must, red wine and tequila.

On the dining table, there is also a place for Xiao Lao Dao and chocolate.

The two little things were controlled by Niwei, and they sat upright, not daring to move at all.On the plates in front of them, there are foods without taboos such as peppers, which are equally rich.

Zhao Yanling took out Wangcai, commanded it to launch into the sky, and took photos of the big family and a table of meals, talking and laughing at Yanyan, chocolate winking and Xiao Laodao's eagerness to eat were all included.

At this time, Zhang Qin remembered that her son said that people should pray before meals.

Zhao Laowu is not interested in Christianity and Catholicism. He only recognizes his ancestors all his life and has no room for other gods in his heart.But after thinking about it, we have to provide for our ancestors during the Chinese New Year, and they must also worship and worship the gods, so I stopped thinking about it.

Zhao Yanling raised her chopsticks: "Eat!"

Zhao Laowu was dissatisfied: "There are no rules! If you want to talk about eating, I will say it!"

Zhao Yanling, who was acting as Yue Zu, hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, you have the final say."

Niwei snickered, and scratched his thigh with her tender hand, which made his heart skip a beat.

Since she was pregnant, the two have been very restrained, and they have held back their anger with each other.

Zhao Lao Wu raised his glass: "This year's in-laws are here, Day Lingzi and Niwei are also engaged, and today is the Chinese New Year, and three joys are coming. Here, I welcome the two in-laws, who come to Panshanling every year to celebrate the New Year. Cheers!"

Gayford raised his glass and said, "Thank you Lao Zhao for inviting us to celebrate the New Year, and thank Xiao Zhao for preparing a sumptuous dinner for us."

Zhao Yanling chuckled: "There is another meal of dumplings in the middle of the night. If you don't want to eat, you have to eat two to show it, so order on an empty stomach. This is the bread made by our pastry chef, Ms. Niwei. Everyone try it."

When the little old man saw the chocolate, he picked up the small wine cup, of course it contained fruit juice.It screamed anxiously, and Shao Yi who was next to him hurriedly inserted a straw into its cup before giving up.

In Zhao Yanling's opinion, the dish of stewed chicken with mushrooms is actually the hazel mushrooms that are full of soup.Slippery and chewy.The Gayfords, sure enough, like this.

They were not used to eating hooves or something, but they were full of praise for Zhao Yanling's fish.

Those who use chopsticks hold chopsticks, those who use knives and forks use knives and forks, and the cups and plates are messed up.

Zhao Laowu ate and said: "Don't say it, this split meal saves the trouble of being unable to reach the table, and it's pretty good to put everything you want on one plate."

Niwei's Chinese channel: "In ancient China, there was a meal sharing system. At that time, the nobles ate, and even had a table for each person."

Zhao Laowu didn't graduate from elementary school, so he didn't know these histories.He was very surprised: "This is the first time I've heard of it. Shao Yi, do you know about this?"

Shao Yizheng's body is growing, and he is half the age of a poor old man, so he bowed his head and worked hard there.

"Well, that's right. Look at "The Son of Man", it looks like people are gathering to drink on TV. In fact, it was a banquet, but the meat that was eaten at that time was cooked with a cauldron, and the dishes were not very fancy. Eating meat is very happy. gone."

These words made Zhang Qin start to remember bitterness and sweetness: "I remember when I was young, when we made dumplings during the Chinese New Year, when we went out to play, we always stuffed one in our mouth and ran out with one in our hand. Turn around and come back, and then hold another .At that time, eating dumplings was really delicious, but now even if the dumplings are made with delicacies from mountains and seas, you can’t taste the taste.”

Zhao Laowu nodded in agreement: "At that time, everyone's stomach was short of oil and water. Dalizi of the third team went to the restaurant to eat Guolao. Such a big Guolao ate more than 40 in one meal, and the plates were stacked high. West The Guobao shop in the suburbs doesn’t use food stamps. This guy was caught and eaten to death. His small physique, now that I think about it, how can he hold forty Guobao? Now I can even eat forty dumplings No more."

The Gayfords swallowed their saliva when they watched Zhao Lao Wu gesture how big the pot was, and then imagined the volume of forty pots.

What kind of big eater can eat so much food?Won't your stomach burst?
Zhao Yanling listened to these words every year.This is what people do when they are old, they like to nag, and they repeat old things without knowing it.

The little old man ate up all the meat on the plate and wanted to eat it, but Zhao Yanling grabbed the lettuce and lettuce and put them in: "You should have a stomachache if you eat too much meat, be good."

The little old man was not very satisfied, and he grumbled reluctantly.

The small appearance made the whole family laugh.

Gayford Sr. joked: "He's a smart kid, too."

Niwei said: "Xiao Laodao was originally my child."

This little thing looks cute, everyone loves it, and it's a clever ghost.Hearing Nivi's words, he opened his mouth wide and kept laughing.

23. Tanggua sticky. 24. House cleaning day. 25. Make tofu. 26. To cut the meat. 27. Slaughter the New Year Chicken. 28. Hair the face. 29. Steamed buns.Stay up all night at thirty.

This jingle is easy to understand from the literal meaning.There are many special details outside the customs.

For example, steamed buns on 29, because the weather outside the customs is freezing in winter, there is no need for a freezer, and the steamed buns are directly taken to a large outdoor tank to freeze.In the first lunar month, they play cards and poker for entertainment. In case relatives and friends come to the house, there is no need to cook, just take out the frozen steamed buns and steam them.In addition, among the steamed buns steamed on the 29th day, some jujubes should be enlarged to make patterns for offering.

After dinner, the family sat in front of the TV to watch the Spring Festival Gala...

(End of this chapter)