Chapter 292: Children Can’t Drink Alcohol (Page 1/2)

Lin Man suddenly thought that she had been too busy in the past few months and had not entered Huo Qingci's space to help grow vegetables.

We must have a hotpot during the Chinese New Year. How can we do it without vegetables? We can’t just eat radishes and cabbages, right?

She didn't plant any lettuce, coriander, romaine lettuce, radish, spinach... She liked coriander and radish the most.

Lin Man jumped up and prepared to go downstairs to the warehouse to look for vegetable seeds. Huo Qingci thought something had happened and followed her.

Looking at the bags of vegetable seeds in her hands, Huo Qingci asked helplessly, "It's so late, Manman, do you want to plant some vegetables?"

"Well, I couldn't sleep anyway. I haven't been in your space for a long time. I want to grow some vegetables for the New Year."

"Gradually, I planted a lot of vegetables, including carrots, white radishes, Chinese cabbage, lettuce, spinach, bok choy, Chinese mustard greens, celery, garlic, and onions. I also planted fennel for making dumplings."

Lin Man asked in surprise: "Really?"

Huo Qingci nodded and replied with a smile: "Well, I plan to wait for you to plant the coriander. After all, coriander will not taste good if it is too old."

Hearing what Huo Qingci said, Lin Man happily agreed and said that she would be responsible for growing coriander.

She began to plan the food arrangements for the New Year's Eve dinner and the first day of the Lunar New Year. She said she would prepare ten main dishes for lunch on New Year's Eve and have hot pot in the evening.

They decided to kill a pig, use 30 kilograms of meat to make meatballs, and chop another 20 kilograms to make dumpling filling, so that they could eat delicious dumplings on the morning of the first day of the new year.

In addition, you need to make some fish balls and shrimp paste for hot pot ingredients, freeze the lamb and cut it into lamb rolls for later use. Add various vegetables and it should be enough.

Lin Man felt extremely excited at the thought of the whole family sitting together and eating hot pot.

This is her first time to celebrate the New Year with her extended family, and she is very much looking forward to the atmosphere and feeling.

She believes that the more people there are, the stronger the New Year atmosphere is, but the New Year in modern society has long lost its traditional flavor.

If grandpa were still alive, the whole family could get together to celebrate the New Year; but if grandpa is no longer around, everyone might celebrate the New Year at home.

However, if grandpa is no longer alive, they will most likely take their children to their parents-in-law's house to celebrate the New Year.

"I'm spending the New Year with my fourth uncle and younger uncle this year, so we have to prepare a lot of dishes. Fortunately, you and I both have space."

Huo Qingci nodded, "Yes, we need to prepare a lot of dishes this year. After the Little New Year, Manman will start to get busy. Thank you for your hard work."

"Fortunately, there's enough time. If I'm too busy, I can call your brother over to help.

We prepare those big dishes in advance so that we don't have to be so busy on New Year's Eve. Anyway, you have livestock, poultry and vegetables in your space, and I have seafood and dried goods in my space, so we don't have to buy anything for the New Year this year.

Let’s go plant some vegetables now. I want to eat chrysanthemum and coriander for hot pot.”

Huo Qingci had no choice but to take Lin Man to the space to grow vegetables. Lin Man scattered the vegetable seeds on the ground. In order to make the vegetables taste better, Huo Qingci carried a bucket and watered them with medicinal spring water.

Lin Man gave them a sprouting stimulus and then left them alone, letting them grow freely. By the time of the New Year, she could eat the tenderest vegetables.

"Qingci, what should we do if we can't finish eating so many chickens?"

"I plan to sell 100 chickens, 50 ducks, 10 pigs, and 20 sheep before the New Year."

“Who are you selling it to?”

"I also sold the fruit to the classmate who collects medicinal herbs. He will come to the courtyard to collect them in a few days."

"Are you going to sell him a live pig?"

"Yes, I can sell him live pigs. I can't possibly slaughter ten pigs at once in the courtyard. I'll make less money, and save myself the trouble."

Lin Man thought about it and agreed. Now she just didn’t know whether his classmate was reliable or not.

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However, Grandpa already knew that Huo Qingci had a space, and Huo Qingci naturally told Grandpa about the transaction with his classmates. With Grandpa around, there shouldn't be any big problems.

Two days later, the final exams finally came to an end. Huo Qinghuan couldn't wait to pack up his winter vacation homework and clothes, and followed Lin Man on the journey home.

After arriving home, the two put their luggage away, and Lin Man went straight to Aunt Tian's house to take the two lovely children home.

Afterwards, she handed the children over to Huo Qinghuan's care, and asked him to sit around the fire with the children, warming themselves by the fire and sharing snacks.

Lin Man turned and walked into the kitchen to prepare a sumptuous dinner for tonight.

Since I don’t have to go to work tomorrow, I can have a good rest and go to bed a little later tonight.

Lin Man planned to cook a dish of braised goose in an iron pot and pair it with some homemade rice wine to completely relax herself.

Huo Qingci raised so many chickens, ducks and geese in his space. He often ate the chickens and ducks, but never had the chance to kill the geese.

So last night she asked Huo Qingci to kill a goose and wait to cook it tonight.

This big goose weighs more than ten pounds. After slaughtering it, there are still eight pounds of meat. It is estimated that four people cannot finish it.

Lin Man returned to the kitchen, lit a fire and cooked the rice first, then took out the big goose that had been slaughtered and cleaned last night from the space bag refrigerator, carefully cut it into pieces, and put it in a large bowl for later use.

Wash the pan and heat oil. When the oil is hot, quickly pour in the chopped ginger and garlic and stir-fry gently.

When the garlic aroma filled her nose, she poured the goose meat into the pot and continued to stir-fry until the goose became golden and crispy, then added beer and continued to simmer...

When Lin Man brought the food to the table, she realized that Huo Qingci had not returned yet, but her father-in-law and mother-in-law had come.

Huo Li looked at Huo Junshan and his wife, frowned, and asked, "Why are you here?"

Huo Junshan touched his nose awkwardly and explained, "Dad, we just want to come and see our grandson."

At this time, Huo Qinghuan suddenly stood up from the chair and said, "Grandpa, my dad lied! This afternoon I packed my luggage and prepared to move here to live for a while, and then I told my dad about it.

My dad asked me why I was so anxious, and I told him we were going to have goose stewed in an iron pot tonight, so he brought my mom over to eat with us.

The corners of Huo Junshan's mouth couldn't help but twitch a few times, and he cursed in his heart that this brat only knew how to ruin his plans.

He looked at Lin Man with embarrassment and laughed dryly, "Xiao Man, don't listen to this kid's nonsense."

After Lin Man put the dishes in order, she smiled and said to Huo Junshan, "Dad, I was actually worried that I wouldn't be able to finish this goose tonight. It's great that you guys can come over.

"Dad, Mom, please sit down. I'll go heat up a pot of rice wine for everyone. It's really cold today, so drinking some rice wine will warm you up." After saying that, she turned around and prepared to go to the kitchen to get the rice wine.

Huo Qinghuan suddenly called her: "Sister-in-law, can I have some rice wine?"

"Ask your parents and grandpa about this."

Lin Man really couldn't make the decision about Huo Qinghuan drinking. Although rice wine had a low alcohol content, Huo Qinghuan was only thirteen or fourteen years old after all.

Xiao Ya was in a dilemma. After all, her son was not yet an adult, and she didn't want Qinghuan to grow up to be an alcoholic.

"Huanhuan, you're still young. Wait until you're an adult before learning to drink."

Huo Junshan said, "Xiaoya, rice wine doesn't have much alcohol in it. Even children of any age can drink it. If you don't let him drink it now, he'll be drunk by a glass of white wine later."

Huo Li agreed, "You can drink rice wine and wine for leisure, but don't drink white wine."