Next, Liu Yanran began stir-frying the cabbage with vinegar. She washed and cut the cabbage into small pieces. She heated oil in a wok and sautéed the minced garlic until fragrant. Then she added the cabbage and stir-fried it evenly. She then added vinegar, salt, and sugar to taste, and continued stir-frying until the cabbage was tender. The cabbage with vinegar was ready.
Hot and Sour Potato Shreds is one of Liu Yanran's specialties. She peels the potatoes and cuts them into thin strips. She rinses them with clean water to remove any starch from the surface, then blanchs them in boiling water until cooked through, draining them thoroughly. Heat oil in a wok, sauté dried chili peppers and minced garlic, then add the shredded potatoes and stir-fry until fragrant. Next, she seasons them with vinegar, salt, sugar, and light soy sauce, then sprinkles them with chopped green onions. The hot and sour potato shreds are ready.
Finally, Liu Yanran stir-fried some peanuts. She washed and drained the peanuts, heated oil in a pan, added the peanuts, and stir-fried them until golden brown. Then she removed them from the pan, drained the oil, and sprinkled them with a pinch of salt. The peanuts were ready.
At this time, Gu Shijing also came over with Gu Mama and Gu Shiyuan, bringing gifts. The three of them had their hands full of malted milk, Daqianmen cigarettes, white wine, peach cakes, longans, egg cakes, White Rabbit milk candies, brown sugar, air-dried chicken, and air-dried rabbit. It was a perfect gift. In this era, it could be considered a very important gift. Those who knew about it thought it was a meeting with the parents, while those who didn't would think it was an engagement!
Liu Yanran heard the noise outside the door and hurried out to greet them. Seeing the generous gifts brought by Gu Shijing and the others, her heart was filled with joy.
"Come in quickly, it's cold outside." Liu Yanran said as she invited them into the house.
Mother Gu smiled and said, "This is specially prepared by Shi Jing. I hope you like it."
After everyone exchanged greetings for a while, Liu Yanran went to the kitchen and brought out the food one by one.
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