Chapter 81 New Year's Eve
I once heard Fengnian's brother say in casual conversation on the streets that Zhao Fengnian didn't even have a place to live, so what was the point of going to the city, he would still be doing hard labor and eating steamed buns and pickles.
It is said that he drinks sweet potato porridge every day.
How can this be called sweet potato porridge?
It must be that Fengnian's wife was smart and hid her wealth from the people over there.
This is good, after all, Fengnian is a simple-minded kid.
After eating and drinking, his cousin asked to wash the dishes. Zhao Fengnian said yes immediately, then ran to find his wife and asked her what he wanted to do. He was already ready.
Shi Qingqing said politely: "Put the dishes there and I'll wash them later."
As a result, Zhao Fengnian answered quickly and said that his cousin could wash dishes.
I didn't even know how to start talking to Huang Qiushi.
He hadn't intended not to wash, so it sounded weird to say that.
This child.
He is old, doesn't he know that he should repay others for the trouble they have caused him? At least he should do the basic housework with due diligence.
It’s not like our ancestors only ate and used it at home.
Shi Qingqing twitched the corner of her mouth and gave Zhao Fengnian a sinister look.
Then for the next four hours, Zhao Fengnian hardly stopped.
But the yard is also completely brand new. Not only is there no sanitary dead corner, but the entire yard is also covered with red decorations, making it look festive.
During this period, there were still occasional people buying candy and drinks, and my cousin would go to pick up the goods, but let Zhao Fengnian and Shi Qingqing collect the money themselves.
Shi Qingqing took a quick look and found that they were indeed not the kind of people like her mother-in-law and uncle, so she no longer had any grudges in her heart.
There was a plate of strawberries, she gave half to Zhao Fengnian and gave the other half directly to Huang Qiushi.
Huang Qiushi thinks this tastes really good, refreshing, sour and sweet.
In the afternoon, Shi Qingqing said she was going to get chickens and ducks. Zhao Fengnian remembered that he had asked an aunt to order them before, so he asked her if she wanted to accompany her. Shi Qingqing said no.
She went all the way to the aunt's house and took away three chickens and two ducks, which were almost too big to fit in a sack.
I also bought a goose on the way, got off the car and walked to the small road outside the fishing village, bought pork trotters, ribs, 20 kilograms of meat, some fish and seafood stored in the small warehouse, and various vegetables, then stood on the side of the road looking at my yard and calling for help.
Zhao Fengnian was wandering outside. When he heard the noise, he ran over to pick up the things.
Huang Qiushi was amazed when he saw so many "New Year's goods".
In the evening, Zhao Fengnian slaughtered chickens, ducks and fish, and Huang Qiushi helped him.
Shi Qingqing was preparing the batter for frying and smashing eggs into the basin as if they were free.
Huang Qiushi was frightened again.
After a while, the bloody work was done. Huang Qiushi was careful and knew that Fengnian's wife was a particular person, so he used tweezers to pluck the feathers of the chickens and ducks bit by bit, and also burned the skin of the pig's feet and scraped it hard.
Zhao Fengnian was ordered to light the fire, peel twenty boiled eggs, and then chop the stuffing.
Shi Qingqing was lucky and bought two pieces of lard. She took them back and rolled up the fat and lean meat and water chestnut stuffing to make the five-spice rolls.
There is not enough lard on the market for every household to make it, so some people use soy products instead of lard.
In the evening, I steamed some seafood, fried some food, cooked rice, cut a plate of five-spice rolls, and stir-fried a plate of vegetables.
The main dishes were prepared for tomorrow, but they were not touched.
Huang Qiushi had already called the village store and reported back to his family that he was spending the New Year in Fengnian.
But he did not tell his family that Zhao Fengnian was living well.
He did not even reveal the address, only saying it was in the city.
Probably because they talked about the delicacies of their hometown, after returning, Huang Qiushi said he wanted to make a smoked goose for Shi Qingqing to try.
Shi Qingqing happened to buy a goose, so she asked Huang Qiushi to do it himself, as she couldn't make smoked goose or anything like that.
After that, Huang Qiushi started to smoke the meat. The smoky smell, coupled with the spicy taste, was both fragrant and pungent. Later, he threw a few eggs into the smoker.
Shi Qingqing went outside with the coal stove and braised the pig's feet and pork belly.
When it’s done, put the boiled eggs in to soak.
I was so busy that I only had time to cook some noodles. By around four in the afternoon, all the dishes, including the smoked products, were finished and put on the table.
Zhao Fengnian looked at the dozen or so dishes excitedly. Even if his large family of more than a dozen people gathered together, they had never had so many dishes.
The old hen soup uses a whole chicken without any cutting or chopping, and the meat is so loose that it can be easily removed with chopsticks.
Braised pork trotter is also a whole piece and can be boned, but it is much more tasty than old hen meat.
Braised eggs, large pieces of meat, smoked eggs, roast duck, large crabs, blanched shrimps, stir-fried octopus, cauliflower, steamed eggs with clams, shredded pork with green peppers, five-spice rolls, radish cakes, fried meat strips, fried meatballs, stir-fried spinach, braised meat with black bamboo shoots, a small portion of boiled beef, and an extra-large steamed fish.
The huge smoked goose is also a highlight. There is only one plate of dumplings placed there for the sake of politeness, but there are actually more in the pot that have not been cooked yet!
For alcohol and drinks, just get them from the small warehouse on the first floor.
Shi Qingqing didn't drink any foreign liquor, but got herself some beer. In this weather, beer at room temperature seemed like ice beer, so she didn't chill it specially.
The three of them sat down, occasionally clinking glasses, but more often they savored the food. There was no TV at home, so they took out the radio to play some music.
After dinner, Shi Qingqing took out new clothes for the couple that had been prepared in advance from the closet. After thinking for a while, she placed an order for a fleece jacket for 59 points and asked Zhao Fengnian to deliver it to her cousin.
Shi Qingqing could see that her cousin was an honest man, and he was really good at smoked goose and eggs, which tasted very good. Most importantly, her cousin taught her while he was making them.
He learned this from someone 20 years ago, but he didn't marry the daughter of that family and his support was cut off. He went home to get married and then he had no money to do this business.
In fact, many people think that the business of smoked goose sounds so high-end and difficult. In fact, it is just the marinade and the things used to smoke it. Of course, specific fruit woods can be used if conditions permit, but in fact, glutinous rice with some spices can be enough.
In the early morning, several people had a midnight snack together, which was considered as staying up together to celebrate the New Year.
Since last night, these two people have taken turns setting off firecrackers, so Shi Qingqing doesn't have to worry that she doesn't dare to light firecrackers at all.
When they woke up the next day, the three of them were wearing new clothes. They happily chose two dishes, heated them up, and ate them with dumplings.
Zhao Fengnian didn’t get tired of the dumplings he had just eaten yesterday, so even though many of the dumplings he re-cooked today were broken, he still ate two big bowls of them.
The New Year’s Eve dishes are almost finished by the second night of the New Year.
Basically, the fried food was left for last, and the rest was eaten as quickly as possible. Zhao Fengnian made a great contribution.
Afterwards, Shi Qingqing took Zhao Fengnian to visit Mrs. Wu and Brother Wu's homes, Sister Chen's home, and when they met Guo Yumei on the way, she invited her to come to her home for a visit. Basically, these were the only acquaintances they met.
Huang Qiushi became visibly anxious.
Since he couldn't find anything to do here, he wanted to go back. Otherwise, what was the point of staying here with Zhao Fengnian? So many delicious foods and drinks went into this old man's mouth every day. It was like a dream.
Shi Qingqing, contrary to her usual behavior, was even more enthusiastic than Zhao Fengnian in keeping the guest.
She has a new idea for monetization.
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