Chapter 253 Another Year 1
Most people nowadays are polite.
For example, when inviting people to dinner, they will not say that they have prepared delicious dishes, but will say that it is just a home-cooked meal.
Therefore, when Party Secretary Song invited everyone to sit down and eat, he also said: "This is a home-cooked meal, so don't be polite. You are not allowed to leave until you finish eating."
There are six people in Lao Chu's group, three people in Song Dongzheng's group, and four people in Song Ershu's family. Of course, the one in the arms doesn't take up any space.
Together with grandparents and Chu Hong's family of seven, there were a total of twenty people, and the two square tables could no longer accommodate them.
But it doesn’t matter. Kids nowadays like to eat while standing at the corner of the table.
Nowadays, bowls and enamel basins for serving dishes are relatively large, and the dishes on the table are all filled to the brim in large basins.
The sauerkraut and pig blood cooked in bone soup looks greasy, and you can also see red dried chilies, all served directly in a new basin.
There was also a large plate of fried rabbit meat with potatoes, and some green leeks were added.
The sauerkraut, tofu and shredded pork are delicious and go well with rice. There are also stir-fried vegetables, stir-fried radish, stir-fried leeks with duck eggs, and steamed egg custard.
The table looked full of dishes, and they were delicious.
Everyone was very satisfied and full during this meal.
On the way back, Jiang Yu was so exhausted that he could not walk anymore, and Song Dongzheng had to carry him back.
Although he had been married before, he had no children. Now that he has been with them father and son for a long time, and Jiang Yu is an obedient and sensible boy, he will naturally favor him more.
So when Song Dongzheng heard Jiang Yu say that he was too full to walk, he carried him on his back and teased him with a smile: "How much did you eat? Your belly is swollen."
Jiang Yu was a little shy, buried his head in his back, and whispered: "It's because it's so delicious, I couldn't help but eat too much."
In fact, it wasn’t just the children, Jiang Mingche and Song Dongzheng were also overfed.
Jiang Mingche also whispered, "Secretary Song's family seems quite generous."
The portions of the dishes are substantial, and they are rich in fat and taste good.
Most people would not be willing to eat it like this.
Anyway, before they went there, they had never imagined it would be so sumptuous.
After all, their current status is awkward, and it is already a good thing if they are not bullied by the villagers.
"Yes, it is our luck to meet such a generous and amiable branch secretary." Song Dongzheng was also very happy in his heart. He knew that Branch Secretary Song invited them to dinner just to thank him.
Jiang Mingche looked at him thoughtfully: "You don't have any bad ideas, do you?"
Song Dongzheng was anxious: "How could I? What did I do to make you misunderstand?"
Even if he had thought about taking advantage of Chu Tong before, it was only a thought in his mind and he did not put it into action.
Jiang Mingche said calmly: "I think Chu Dan seems to be particularly enthusiastic about you."
In fact, he didn't object. Song Dongzheng wanted to promote himself to Secretary Song's family as a son-in-law.
But I feel that the age difference between Song Dongzheng and Chu Dan is too big.
If it were Chu Tong, he wouldn't be so worried.
Because Song Dongzheng and Chu Tong are not much different in age and their experiences are similar, as long as Song Dongzheng sincerely proposes and is willing to be a son-in-law, Secretary Song may agree.
Although they come from a bad background, in the countryside, if Secretary Song is willing to protect them, it won't have much impact.
After all, Song Dongzheng is handsome and more pleasing to the eye than the country folk. Moreover, he has knowledge and experience that the country folk lack.
As long as he is sincere, Secretary Song will most likely agree.
But if it were Chu Dan, he was afraid that Secretary Song would misunderstand that Song Dongzheng deliberately approached the young and ignorant Chu Dan, and deceived Chu Dan with sweet words.
If they were to break up the couple by then, not only would they not be able to be together, but they would also offend Secretary Song, and their future lives would be even worse.
Song Dongzheng once again thought to himself that Jiang Mingche was indeed the former captain of the police force, he had sharp eyes and was very observant.
He could only sigh: "Don't worry, I didn't coax her, I will be more careful in the future."
Jiang Mingche didn't say anything more after hearing this, but talked about the dinner dishes: "Tell me, why is their pig blood better than ours? Ours has a fishy smell?"
Song Dongzheng sighed: "It's cooked with bone broth, so delicious."
"Some people are willing to add rice wine and ginger."
In the days that followed, the festive atmosphere became stronger day by day.
In the countryside, it is only during these few days that we can rest and eat well.
The women were busy making tofu and cleaning, and it would be best if they did a thorough cleaning of the house.
Nowadays, there is a shortage of supplies in rural areas, and it is difficult to find meat. Wine, meat and other side dishes are also supplied with tickets. So in order to enrich the dishes, the men go to the pond to drain water, catch fish and dig lotus roots.
Children especially like the Chinese New Year because they can eat as much as they want without being scolded by adults.
Because adults want good luck, they cannot curse or hit anyone, and they cannot hear any crying.
Even if not every household cuts rice candy, they will eat some popcorn and rice as snacks.
Gu Ci also got up early several times, rode his bicycle to the black market in the city, bought meat several times, made it into bacon, and prepared to eat it in the spring of next year.
He also bought a lot of pig offal, which he cleaned and blanched first and then braised. They could be eaten until the middle of the first lunar month of the next year.
On the night of New Year's Eve, Chu Hong finally got to eat a large piece of braised pork and chicken stewed with potatoes.
After eating and drinking to their heart's content, they decided to follow Secretary Song out for a walk.
We had a heavy snowfall in November this year, but I didn't expect that when I went out, it started snowing again.
Chu Hong immediately turned around and walked home: "It's snowing, shall we go home first?"
Chu Dan immediately followed her back, still very excited: "Auspicious snow means a good harvest, next year will definitely be a good year with good weather and good harvests."
After Gu Ci accompanied them home, he walked out holding a flashlight in one hand and an umbrella: "I'm going to the farm to take a look. You go to sleep first and don't wait for me."
Chu Hong responded and went to wash up.
In winter, their family likes to fill the IV bottle with hot water and put it in the quilt, so that the quilt will be warm when they sleep.
Chu Hong drank some brown sugar and egg drop wine cooked with rice wine in the evening. She was a little tipsy now. She crawled into the warm bed and soon fell into a sound sleep.
I slept until dawn, and it was only a little after five o'clock.
Listening to the sporadic sounds of firecrackers, Gu Ci pestered her again to work hard for the child.
By the time they got up, it was almost seven o'clock.
I don't know when the snow started last night, but the heavy snow was still falling in the morning. The sky and the earth had turned white. There was a thick layer of snow on the ground, and you would sink into it if you stepped on it.
Chu Tong cooked dumplings stuffed with tofu and meat, added some homemade chopped chili sauce and some leek soy sauce soup, and it tasted especially delicious.
Even though superstitious activities are prohibited now, their countryside is far away from the city, so the whole family goes to the graves to worship, and the brave ones even take the opportunity to set off a few firecrackers.
Those who are less courageous will also burn some gold ingots made of yellow paper.
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