Shen Chengyi took the kitchen knife, but couldn't cut any more after cutting off a few slices.

Frozen meat is really hard to cut, so just let it thaw and cut a little bit at a time, and you don’t have to do anything else for the day.

Su Yuehua suddenly thought of a good idea. She said with a smile, "Chen Chengyi, can I use the ** at home?"

"Do you want to use a knife to slice the mutton?" Shen Chengyi asked directly.

Su Yuehua nodded and said, "I saw a lot of carpentry tools in the warehouse at home, and there is ** among them."

Shen Chengyi hesitated and said, "My eldest brother is good at carpentry, and ** is his tool for making a living, so I can't make the decision."

Chen Chengzhong pushed open the bedroom door and walked out, smiling and saying, "It's just a **, what can't be used? I heard what you two said in the room just now. Give me the mutton and I'll go out and dig it."

Shen Chengzhong went to the warehouse to get the **, and used a wooden stick to nail a groove on the stool where he usually planes wood, just enough to put the rolled mutton in.

He picked up the fork, and every time he scraped it, a piece of mutton fell like snowflakes.

Su Yuehua quickly found a basin to scoop up the mutton. After a short while, she had shaved most of the mutton slices in the basin. The thickness of the slices was not inferior to those shaved by machines in later generations.

"Sister-in-law, are these mutton slices enough?" Shen Chengzhong stopped and raised his eyes to ask.

Su Yuehua thought for a while and said, "Brother, dig out all the mutton! We will have hotpot in a couple of days."

“Second aunt, what is shabu-shabu hot pot?” Shen Xiaohu, who had been standing by and watching the fun, looked at Su Yuehua eagerly.

Su Yuehua patted her little head and said patiently, "Let's eat cumin fried lamb slices today, and then we'll have hot pot tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

Shen Xiaohu nodded, swallowing hard.

After slicing the mutton, Shen Chengzhong had just put away his tools when he heard the sound of firecrackers coming from outside.

"Crackle, crackle, crackle!"

He muttered quietly, "Who's family starts eating so early?"

Su Yuehua raised her wrist and looked at her watch and said, "Brother, it's getting late. It's already past eleven o'clock."

Shen Xiaohu followed and said, “Dad, Second Aunt is right, it’s getting late, when can our family set off firecrackers and have the New Year’s Eve dinner.”

"You greedy boy, you only know how to eat all day long. Wait until your mother cooks and then we'll eat." Although Shen Chengzhong was scolding, his eyes were full of kindness.

“I’m going to find my second uncle to set off firecrackers.” Shen Xiaohu said as he ran into the house, and soon came out of the house, with Shen Chengyi following behind him.

Shen Chengyi held the firecrackers in his hand and asked Su Yuehua, “Let’s set off the firecrackers, shall we go?”

Su Yuehua shook her head, raised the basin in her hand and said, "I'm not going. You guys go. I'll stir-fry the cumin lamb."

After saying that, she pushed the door open and walked in.

Li Yumei had just put the cooked vegetables on the plate when she saw Su Yuehua coming in with the shaved mutton slices. She asked in surprise, "Sister-in-law, are all the mutton slices in the basin shaved with a knife? Or are you smart? The shaved mutton slices are thinner than sliced ​​ones."

"Sister-in-law, stop praising me. I'm just greedy. Let me stir-fry the lamb with cumin." Su Yuehua said as she put the basin on the chopping board, picked up the kitchen knife and started chopping green onions.

Pour the chopped shallots into a bowl, add salt, pepper, soy sauce and other seasonings. There was no cooking wine at home, so Su Yuehua had to use white wine instead, and then mixed it with her hands to make it taste good.

It was the first time that Li Yumei saw someone handle mutton in this way, so she asked curiously, "Sister-in-law, is it so difficult to cook mutton?"

"It's not troublesome at all. Just stir-fry it for a while, then put on the barbecue seasoning I prepared and you can eat it." Su Yuehua said as she picked up the basin containing the mutton. She first poured a proper amount of oil into the pot, and when the oil was boiling, she put all the marinated mutton in it, stir-fried it twice, and then started to add the barbecue seasoning.

Li Yumei cooperated by squatting down and helping to control the heat.

As soon as the barbecue ingredients are added, the whole kitchen is filled with the aroma of cumin lamb.

When Shen Chengyi came in from outside, he saw Su Yuehua standing in front of the stove, surrounded by smoke, which made her look particularly gentle.

“Second Aunt, it smells so good, I’m almost dizzy from the smell.” Shen Xiaohu sniffed hard, not forgetting to praise.

Shen Chengyi walked to the stove and asked in a low voice: “I didn’t know you could cook.”

“There are many things you don’t know.” Su Yuehua said, handing the freshly served cumin lamb to Shen Chengyi.

The Shen family's New Year's Eve dinner was considered quite rich in the countryside in the 1970s, with ten dishes, all of which were staple foods.

Bai Xiuying sat on the kang and asked everyone to sit down, "Yumei, Yuehua, you have worked hard, please sit down and eat."

"Chengzhong, Chengyi, hurry up and pour some drinks for your wives."

Shen Lili huddled on the kang with a sullen face, as if someone owed her millions.

Seeing Shen Chengyi pouring drinks for Su Yuehua, his eyes wanted to poke a hole in both of them.

Today is the New Year, Su Yuehua didn’t want to argue with her at all, pretending not to see it, and said to Shen Chengyi: “Do you want to drink? I’ll pour it for you.”

A trace of suspicion flashed across Shen Chengyi's eyes, but he soon returned to his original expression. Su Yuehua's change was really big, which made him a little uncomfortable for a while. He picked up the wine glass and said thank you, "Thank you."

Su Yuehua filled Shen Chengzhong's glass with wine first, and then filled Shen Chengyi's glass, and did not forget to ask: "Mother, sister-in-law, do you want to drink?"

As soon as he turned around, he saw Shen Xiaohu, and he was so greedy that his head almost stuck into the food.

Bai Xiuying picked up the chopsticks and said with a smile: "Everyone eat, look at how greedy we are."

"Grandma, I'm not greedy!" Shen Xiaohu stared at the dishes on the kang table, but still said stubbornly.

Bai Xiuying took a piece of cumin lamb with chopsticks, put it in the bowl and said, "Everyone, eat quickly."

Only after hearing Bai Xiuying's words did the Shen family start eating.

In the past two days, Su Yuehua discovered that although the Shen family was from the countryside, they were extremely disciplined when it came to eating. Every meal, they had to wait until Bai Xiuying started to pick up her chopsticks before others dared to do so, and even Shen Xiaohu was no exception.

Shen Xiaohu picked up the cumin lamb with his first chopsticks, and praised it after taking a bite, "Second Aunt, this cumin lamb you made is so delicious!"

Shen Chengzhong followed and echoed: "Sister-in-law, your cooking skills are really good. Chengyi will have a good time in the future."

After hearing this, Shen Chengyi's ears turned red, but he just smiled without saying anything, and picked up a piece of fried cumin lamb with chopsticks and put it in his mouth.

The aroma of cumin and mutton instantly awakened Shen Chengyi's taste buds as soon as he took a bite. The slightly spicy taste was the finishing touch, instantly whetting his appetite. The tender and juicy meat left a lasting aftertaste.

Shen Chengyi was so absorbed in eating that he forgot about his image.

Seeing that everyone was eating with relish, Li Yumei picked up a piece of mutton and put it in her mouth. After chewing it twice, she felt inexplicably nauseous.

She picked up the drink and took a sip, trying to hold it down, but her stomach started to churn and she felt uncomfortable.

She couldn't bear it any longer and ran outside to vomit.

"Sister-in-law." Su Yuehua stood up from the kang worriedly, and was about to chase after her when she was stopped by Shen Chengzhong.

"Sister-in-law, let me go. Your sister-in-law may not be used to eating mutton."