Chapter 110 Happy New Year
Chen Xiang pointed to the things he brought and said in a tepid tone, "I bought some wine and Coca-Cola when I came here. You don't need to buy more when you leave."
Su Jiancai also spoke at the right time: "Yes, little sister, we also bought fireworks and firecrackers. We know you like to play with them, so we bought a lot of them."
Coca-Cola entered the Chinese market in 1927 and established its first bottling factory in Shanghai. It withdrew from the Chinese market in 1949 due to political reasons and did not officially enter the market until after the reform and opening up in 1978.
After hearing that everything was bought, Su Wan didn't want to go out.
She bit into a bun and said, "Then I won't go out. It's quite cold outside. I'll help with cooking later."
"Then let's make dumplings!"
Qian Juan said, "We always make dumplings during Chinese New Year. Ni'er and I bought a lot of meat and made big dumplings with meat filling."
"That's fine. I'm not very good at making dumplings, but I'll learn later."
Dumplings are rarely seen on the dining table in the south, but Qian Juan and her friends just make some for the New Year.
Grandma Zhao also came over and said, "Making dumplings is great. I haven't made dumplings in years."
Grandma Zhao would spend every Chinese New Year with Grandpa Zhao. Since Grandpa Zhao passed away, she didn’t feel much for it this year. But with more people coming and the house becoming bustling with activity, Grandma Zhao actually felt very happy.
She also hoped that Su Wan and his sister could stay at home for a longer time so that the house would be more lively.
Just do it.
Everyone was busy slaughtering livestock, washing vegetables, making dumplings, and chopping dumpling fillings.
Su Wan was very busy here, but Chen Yuan at the Heilongjiang Army Academy was shoveling snow.
It snowed heavily in Heilongjiang Province. Even though they were prepared, such a blizzard required manpower to shovel the snow all the time. Many people in the Army Academy caught a cold because there was no heating. Fortunately, Su Wan had given them a quilt before, otherwise Chen Yuan himself would not have been able to endure it.
Chi Hao took out a candy from his pocket and handed it to Chen Yuan, "Would you like to have one?"
Those were the candies that Chen Yuan had given to Chi Hao before. He originally had a lot of them, but on the day of the Little New Year, he took out the candies and shared them with everyone. Now, there were only a few candies left in his bag.
After taking the candy, Chen Yuan said thank you and then asked, "Why did you come out?"
"I'm here to help. You know the current situation. We at the Army Academy have less food than before. Judging from the current situation, it will take another two or three months for recovery."
No one expected that the weather in Heilongjiang Province would be so bad this year.
The blizzard continued, their roads were blocked, and they couldn't contact anyone directly.
The leaders of the Army Academy were also very worried, but they were still trying to find a solution. They could only hope that this blizzard would not last too long.
Zhou Mao came over in his military uniform and said to Chi Hao, "Comrade Chi Hao, come here for a moment."
Chi Hao smiled at Chen Yuan and quickly caught up with him.
Standing inside, I heard Zhou Mao speak, "Comrade Chi Hao, I heard that you were quite powerful before. Do you want to go to the mountain with me to do something big?"
"Captain, you're not planning to take me hunting, are you?"
Chi Hao seemed to know what the leader was thinking and asked immediately.
"You know the food at the Army Academy isn't enough for long. Everyone's body can't keep up with the half-full meals. And today is Chinese New Year, so I want to try going up the mountain. The mountains are closed due to heavy snow, so we can only go with people who are physically fit."
"Then why don't you go find Chen Yuan?" Chi Hao was puzzled.
"Comrade Chen Yuan had head surgery last year and needs to rest. It's better not to contact him about this matter."
Chen Yuan was injured before because he was trying to save others, and their Army Academy couldn’t just take people to the mountains.
Chi Hao pursed his lips and said, "Chief, Chen Yuan is fine now. It would be better if we go together. He's an accurate shooter. We just don't need him to lift anything heavy."
Everyone knows that Chen Yuan is an accurate shooter.
At this time, Zhou Mao was also thinking about the feasibility of this matter.
After thinking for a while, he nodded, "If he agrees, we will go up the mountain together."
"Chief, are we going to save ourselves now?"
It has been so long. If there was support, they would have arrived long ago. Outside, there was a huge snowstorm and the temperature was over forty degrees below zero. Chi Hao himself had no idea what was happening.
"Don't be so pessimistic. Our food will last us about three months at the current rate. There are simply too many people, so we have to be careful, otherwise we won't have enough food."
Zhou Mao now regrets it very much. He should have listened to Comrade Su Wan and stored more food at the Army Academy.
It's not like there's no place to put it, so he thinks he should stockpile enough food for a few months.
Unfortunately, there were still people visiting their relatives staying in the guesthouse in front of the Army Academy before the New Year. Although there were only a hundred people, the food for a hundred more people was no joke.
They could only eat half full, so they reduced the food supply every day to try to ensure that everyone had enough to eat.
In the past, we had vegetables to eat, but now the Army Academy uses potatoes as the staple food. Besides vegetables, there are carrots. We can only survive by eating boiled vegetables every day.
Chi Hao didn't feel anything too bad, because Su Wan brought a lot of food, including homemade dried meat and pickles, so he was not worried at all.
Chen Yuan would occasionally give a little bit to others, but there were so many students in the Army Academy that he could only give a little to those in the dormitory.
Even so, there are still about a hundred people in a dormitory, and he simply can't give too much.
When Chi Hao came out, he brought this information.
When he heard that they were going up the mountain, Chen Yuan did not hesitate.
Everyone had a hard time during this period. When they were sick, there was no medicine to take and they could only endure it. There was not much meat in the kitchen, so they could only eat vegetables cooked in plain water. At first, they could add some lard and soy sauce, but now they can only add salt.
Su Wan didn't know that Chen Yuan was living such a miserable life. When the dumplings were put into the pot, her eyes felt a little sore.
I don’t know how Chen Yuan is doing now?
I wonder if he can eat such delicious big meat dumplings during the Chinese New Year this year.
Starting at around 12 o'clock in the afternoon, firecrackers began to be set off outside one after another.
At almost half past one, all twelve dishes were served.
When the steaming hot dishes were served, Su Jian set off firecrackers, and everyone sat at the table and started toasting.
Everyone at the table was very happy. Everyone was happy because they had made a lot of money in the new year. Only Grandma Zhao felt extremely happy because there were so many people.
"Happy New Year!"
After raising the glass, Su Wan said to Grandma Zhao, "Grandma Zhao, I hope you will be healthy and prosperous in the new year..."
Just as she finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.
Hearing someone knocking on the door, Su Jianjun quickly went to open it, "Who is it?"
As soon as I asked, I saw a few people standing outside, dressed very luxuriously.
"Excuse me, is this Zhao Fanghua's home?"
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