At the end of December, the farm was surrounded by snow piles, and the side door of the farm was covered with snow along the way down the mountain. After patrolling, the team members each took a shovel and prepared to shovel a path.
It started snowing on the 14th and it is now the 28th. The snow keeps coming on and off and the team members have to shovel snow almost every day.
Although it snowed for a long time this year, the thickness of the snow was not as great as in previous years. Even if it covered the black soil, it is unclear whether the snow water could make up for this year's drought.
Su Jin and several sisters-in-law prepared ginger soup in the cafeteria. The team members could drink the ginger soup directly to warm themselves up after returning from sweeping the snow.
"Sister Yunfeng, I see there is a lot of beef. Let's make tomato beef." Su Jin looked at the beef and felt that the tomato beef was hot, with soup and meat. It would be perfect to have it as lunch when he comes back.
After hearing Su Jin's words, the squad leader of the kitchen team came over immediately.
"Teacher Su, please help us. We have a lot of things to do today and don't have much time to stew beef." The fat squad leader said hurriedly.
The beef stew made by the kitchen staff is not tasty, and everyone on the farm knows it. Beef is only served on the table when there is no wild boar meat.
"Teacher Su, there's a total of 300 kilograms of beef, 200 kilograms of which is frozen. The logistics department has delivered the beef. The cooking crews didn't cook it very well, so the families have also taken some." The logistics team members told Su Jin, "The families said your beef is the best. We originally wanted to ask you to teach us how to cook it."
Su Jin hummed: "I'll make tomato beef. You can soak it in rice or steamed buns, and you can also cook noodles."
On the counter, several logistics team members were preparing vegetables for lunch. After washing her hands, she walked to the counter, picked up a knife and started cutting beef.
Yunfeng and several family members looked over here, watching Su Jin preparing beef.
Pot after pot of beef was taken out and placed into large casseroles, and then several people were asked to simmer it over low heat.
Su Jin was cutting potatoes, preparing to put more potatoes in. Since everyone couldn't get much beef, they could still eat potatoes.
The fat squad leader saw that the largest casserole was placed on the stove. He helped Su Jin all the time and cut all the vegetables himself.
Liu Yunshan also led the team members to prepare pickled sauerkraut and pickled cabbage, and more than half of the cabbage and lettuce were pickled.
"This needs to be stewed for an hour. It's only 10 o'clock now. We'll start eating at 12:30. After adding the potatoes, stew it for another half an hour." Su Jin told the fat squad leader.
Liu Yunshan told the team members how to pickle cabbage, giving it a sour and spicy taste.
"I ate this kimchi when I was in the northwest," said one of the team members who came from the northwest and tasted the taste of home. "Auntie, your kimchi is really delicious."
Liu Yunshan said cheerfully, "I've tasted this before, and I've been pickling this at home for the past few years."
The family members gathered together from all over the country, and each of them had several specialties, all of which were hometown dishes for their families.
Every Chinese New Year, each family member cooks one or two specialties and gathers together in the cafeteria.
This year on the farm, the families were preparing items for the New Year. Because the snow was so heavy, the families were making New Year's goods in their respective kitchens. Before December, the families received packages mailed from their respective homes.
Their families prepared a lot of New Year's items for them, including local specialties. Some of the better in-laws even prepared bacon or game for them.
"Auntie, it seems like it's snowing longer this year. If it snows on New Year's Eve, what will we do with the New Year's Eve dinner?" the family members asked Liu Yunshan. "Each family prepares one dish every year, tailored to their circumstances. If it snows on New Year's Eve, we can't go to the canteen to celebrate the New Year."
Su Jin looked at the cucumbers, radishes and some peppers on the cooking table. Su Jin asked the fat squad leader to cut them into shreds while she went to pick some onions.
The fat squad leader shredded the onion and soaked it directly in water, preparing to make some cold tiger dishes.
The pastry chef was preparing multi-grain steamed buns, placing them one by one in the steamer, and was ready to steam the stewed beef.
"Xiao Jin, if it snows on New Year's Eve this year, each family will have to prepare their own New Year's Eve dinner. Mr. Lu, Mr. Du and the elders are all living with you, so prepare more things. If it snows again, they will suffer on the way from the house to the kitchen!" Liu Yunshan reminded Su Jin.
"Aunt, could you save some pickled cabbage from the northwest for me?" Su Jin looked at Liu Yunshan and said, "Grandpa and the elders like it. I plan to braise it and make beef noodles when I get home."
Liu Yunshan agreed after hearing this: "The canteen asked everyone to help out, and they're also going to send a jar of kimchi to each family."
All the family members present were happy, with smiles on their faces. Whoever could have an extra portion of winter vegetables would be happy.
Nearing 12 o'clock, the tomato beef was ready. The fat squad leader asked the team members to serve each of the family members who came to help with a portion of tomato beef, plus a few side dishes and 3 steamed buns for each family member.
This reward is very generous. In order to save food for the New Year, every household has been saving flour. Some families have been saving flour, and they basically just have thicker rice porridge at home.
"Fat squad leader, sending so many away at once, it won't have any impact on you, right?" Yun Feng asked on behalf of several family members.
"Sister-in-law, take them back with peace of mind. I applied for these in advance. Commander Wu and the director of logistics both said that it's not easy for the family members. It's not easy for the family members to come to the cafeteria to help out in this cold weather." The fat squad leader explained happily.
After Yunfeng heard what the fat squad leader said, the family members felt relieved and went back to get their lunch boxes to get their meals.
Yunfeng and Su Jin approached the yard and saw Lu Shiyi and Lin Zitao returning home exhausted.
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