Bai Guoguo took a lot of effort to coax the little tiger, but the little guy was still very clingy and hung tightly on Bai Guoguo's neck and didn't want to come down.

During this period, four young soldiers drove a Liberation truck carrying Bai Guoguo's gifts and also came to the He family.

Gangdan, Tiedan, Lanhua, and Yingzi also came with their grandmother, Aunt He.

Aunt He also brought her two daughters-in-law, carrying half a basket of eggs, a hen, and a small bag of flour, to help with cooking.

The brigade cadres who had worked together, several familiar female workers from the pastry factory, Uncle Zhao from the furniture factory and his two apprentices, Li Xiuxiu, He Hongjun, the foreman He Datou who helped build the house, and other people who had some relationship with Bai Guoguo came to visit him one after another.

None of these people came empty-handed. Most of them brought bacon, flour, rice, eggs, dried mushrooms, dried vegetables, etc.

Fortunately, Bai Guoguo had prepared 30 boxes of Beijing Eight Pieces and a lot of candies, sausages, luncheon meat, and many convenience foods in advance.

There were more than twenty boxes of drinks, all of which were developed by Bai Guoguo and his students.

After it was put on the market, it became very popular and has now been exported abroad through some channels.

The leaders of the two factories would send some to Siheyuan every month, and this time Bai Guoguo brought back all the uneaten stock.

Half a pork loin was also prepared, which was the supply for Baiguoguo Courtyard for two weeks.

It was Bai Guoguo who asked Sister Xu to apply for it, and along with it, two chickens, a ham, and some bacon were also obtained.

In addition, there are some cloth, towels, sheets, blankets, cotton, brown sugar, white sugar, and some dried vegetables, dried fruits, snacks and candies.

Because Bai Guoguo made great contributions this time, these were rewards from the organization.

Originally the prizes were tickets, but Bai Guoguo exchanged them for supplies and brought them back.

Everyone came to visit him with gifts, and Bai Guoguo couldn't let them go back empty-handed.

So after consulting with Mrs. Wen and Mr. He, she decided to treat everyone to a meal together tonight.

After all, after Bai Guoguo leaves this time, no one knows when he will return to this small mountain village again.

If Mrs. Wen is willing to move to Kyoto, they will come back less often.

Bai Guoguo has a lot of things he wants to do in the next few years. Maybe when he has some free time in a few years, he will come here for a vacation or something.

But it seems unlikely that I can live here permanently at the moment.

So that afternoon, the He family compound, which had been silent for a long time, became lively again.

Aunt Wang and his sister-in-law, Aunt He, brought a group of young wives and girls to wash and cut vegetables.

Uncle He and Lei Dalong helped chop bones and kill chickens and fish.

Bai Guoguo put on an apron after a long time. She hadn't cooked a proper meal for a long time. Today she wanted to show off her cooking skills and treat everyone to a good meal.

After learning that Bai Guoguo had taken out a piece of ham, Mr. He quickly went to the bamboo forest in the back mountain and dug up some winter bamboo shoots.

The old man peeled the bamboo shoots cleanly and said casually when he handed them to Bai Guoguo.

When she was young, Mrs. Wen ate a southern dish called pickled pork with preserved vegetables.

But I haven’t had the chance to taste it in so many years. I asked Bai Guoguo if he knew what that dish was?

Bai Guoguo immediately understood what the old man meant, and thought to herself that Grandma Wen was so lucky, and that Old Man He really loved his wife.

"Grandpa, have you forgotten where I'm from? Pickled pork with preserved vegetables is a local dish from my hometown. Please treat me well. I'm sure to satisfy Grandma today!"

Bai Guoguo is a native of Hangzhou in both his past and present lives. Pickled pork with preserved vegetables is a famous dish in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Hangzhou, so naturally Bai Guoguo, a food blogger, knows how to make it.

"Well, thank you for your hard work!" The old man rarely smiled, nodded at Bai Guoguo, and then walked away with his hands behind his back.

Mrs. Zhang waited until the old man left before she dared to ask Bai Guoguo quietly, "Sister, what is preserved preserved vegetables with preserved vegetables? It must be delicious to have made our grandmother think about it for so many years, right?"

"Sister-in-law, the ingredients for this smoked tripe soup are bacon and ham, and the soup is made with winter bamboo shoots. It tastes extremely salty and fresh, so of course it's delicious. Now that grandpa has brought some winter bamboo shoots, let's make it and try it today!"

Bai Guoguo answered with a smile while cutting the rare winter bamboo shoots into pieces and soaking them in water.

It is early winter now, and it is not yet the season for winter bamboo shoots to sprout in large numbers.

It’s amazing that the old man has such good eyesight that he was able to find so many bamboo shoots. We are all really benefiting from grandma today.

Today's dinner consists of big steamed buns with pickled cabbage, pork and vermicelli, as well as big steamed buns with leeks, eggs and vermicelli, made by Aunt He and Aunt Wang.

Because Bai Guoguo and Old Lady Wen liked to eat rice, they also cooked a small pot of rice with precious Northeast rice.

After a lot of chopping and cooking, and the commotion of pots and pans, Bai Guoguo made several large pots of dishes.

A winter melon and pork ribs soup, a northern favorite of chicken and mushroom stewed with vermicelli, a dish of fried potato slices with bacon, a Yunnan dish of old milk potatoes with chopped green onions, a dish of pork with mashed garlic, a boiled fish fillet from Sichuan and Chongqing, a dish of fried peanuts, and a dish of cold cabbage hearts.

The most important thing is the pickled pork with preserved vegetables that old lady Wen has been dreaming about for many years.

Finally, Bai Guoguo steamed a large bowl of egg custard, dripped sesame oil on it, and added soy sauce, making a total of ten dishes.

There are ten dishes in total, including cold and hot dishes, southern and northern dishes, as well as the easier-to-digest milk potatoes and stewed egg custard suitable for the elderly and children.

These dishes include Sichuan cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Yunnan cuisine, and Shanghai cuisine. No matter what taste you like, there is always something suitable for you.

In addition, each table was served with drinks in addition to alcohol, which was more sumptuous than most people’s New Year’s Eve dinner.

The guests who came to the banquet were all amazed. This was a familiar scene, a familiar recipe. It was indeed the same generous Bai Zhiqing!

The He family compound was very lively tonight, and everyone built a bonfire in the middle of the yard.

There were six tables of food set up around the fire, and the adults from each family were sitting with their children.

Fortunately, the only people taking care of children are the four children from Uncle He’s two sons and the five children from Sister Zhang’s family, Little Tiger.

Grandpa He, Grandma Wen and other elders and several cadres sat at one table, the young men sat at two tables, the women sat at two tables, and Bai Guoguo, Mrs. Zhang, and Li Xiuxiu sat at one table with the little kids.

During the meal, there was constant drinking and laughter, and Bai Guoguo even toasted everyone at every table.

The women and children at this table had finished eating, and Bai Guoguo's guards also finished eating in batches.

Those old men were still drinking, playing rock-paper-scissors, and discussing national affairs, and it took a while for the whole thing to end.

The aunts and sisters-in-law all helped to clear away the food that had been eaten first, and cleaned and washed what needed to be washed.

Then they sat down again and chatted about gossip while eating the melon seeds and candies brought by Bai Guoguo.

Bai Guoguo was afraid that the aunts and sisters-in-law would ask her about her time in Kyoto, so she dragged Li Xiuxiu to play with the five children.

It’s not that he looks down on the aunts and sisters-in-law, but mainly because some things need to be kept secret.

If she accidentally lets something slip, it might hurt others, so it’s safer to play with children!