After a while, Bao Yuanchao, the second son of the Bao family, and Bao Tielu, the youngest son, also came back.
The Bao family also has a little daughter named Bao Fang, who is only fourteen years old and currently in junior high school. The school had a holiday for the busy farming season these days, so Bao Fang went to her grandmother's house in Gaotai Village to play, and she is expected to be back in a few days.
The three sons of the Bao family are all here.
In the past, Li Caiying felt that her three sons were very good. They were not tall and handsome, but they were all strong and capable young men.
The boss works in the police force, and once he puts on the police uniform, his appearance immediately improves by two levels.
The second son was also going to be a soldier, so how could he be in bad shape? He was also tall and had a good appearance.
The third child is a little silly, but in the eyes of his mother, how can there be any bad son?
At this time, the three sons stood in front of Si Lu and said, "Oh my god, Tu Xingsun has met Erlang Shen! This is really unbearable to watch!"
The more I watch, the more upset I get!
Forget it, let’s go cook!
Li Caiying simply brought her daughter-in-law to the kitchen and concentrated on cooking.
Jiang Yan also wanted to go and help her.
"Oh, there's no point in asking guests to do the work."
"What kind of guest am I?" Jiang Yan said with a smile, "I don't want to get involved in what the men are talking about, so it's a good opportunity for the three of us to talk."
"Okay! Okay." Li Caiying liked Jiang Yan's straightforward personality. Unlike some city people, who were too arrogant and forgot their roots after eating the rations for a few days and looked down on the country people.
Without the country people farming, what would they eat?
Counting back three generations, who isn’t a country bumpkin?
Jiang Yan moved a small stool and sat in front of the stove to help light the fire and pull the bellows.
Su Yun was responsible for cutting and washing vegetables, while Li Caiying was responsible for cooking.
The house was filled with fragrance and was as lively as the New Year.
"Xiao Jiang Zhiqing, I see your partner is not that old, probably in his early twenties?"
"Well, twenty-two!"
"Oh my god, he's only 22." Li Caiying didn't stop working, cooking while clicking her tongue in amazement, "Your uncle came back and told me that the group leader was in his early twenties, I didn't believe it! It really opened my eyes."
Su Yun also said: "He became the head of a regiment at the age of 22, so he must have made great contributions. The army does not care about seniority, whoever has the ability will be promoted. The head of the regiment must be a hero!"
Jiang Yan smiled without saying a word. The fire in the stove was burning brightly. The red light shone on Jiang Yan's face, making the light in her eyes appear red.
Su Yun turned his head to look at Jiang Yan and bit his lip...
The dinner prepared by the Bao family was very rich.
There were pork heads and braised pork elbows that Bao Shengli and his wife brought back from the town.
Li Caiying killed a chicken and cooked a famous Northeastern dish, chicken stewed with mushrooms. Serving this dish can be said to be one of the highest etiquettes for entertaining guests.
With these three main dishes in front, the following are some home-cooked dishes.
Fried peanuts, stewed tofu with minced meat, stir-fried vermicelli with celery, and some cucumber, sesame sauce and dried tofu shreds, and that's it.
There were six dishes, the staple foods were rice and white flour buns, and the family also had wine.
This meal can be said to be very sumptuous.
You have to know that it was 1972, and many people still didn’t have enough to eat, and even the goal of adequate food and clothing was not met. Many families couldn’t eat such good food all year round, so the New Year’s Eve dinner was just like this.
"Captain Si, please don't be polite. Eat more."
"Captain, you called me the head of the division again. Didn't we agree that you can just call me by my name in private?"
"Hey." Bao Zhiguo quickly picked up the wine glass, "Then I will call you Xiao Si, Si Lu, come on, I'll toast you a glass."
The others also raised their glasses.
"Captain Si, I respect you. Xiao Jiang, the educated youth, saved Xiao Bao and is the benefactor of our whole family. I hope you treat her well. If you bully her, we will not agree."
Si Lu glanced at Jiang Yan and gently clinked glasses with Bao Shengli, "Don't worry, that day won't come."
After saying that, he drank the wine in the glass.
"Eat some vegetables."
"Everyone, pick up your chopsticks and eat more vegetables."
The men were busy drinking and chatting. The women had finished their meal, but they were still drinking!
The captain's face was so red that it was difficult for him to speak, but he still held Si Lu and kept talking.
Bao Tielu had drunk too much and fell asleep on the kang.
Bao Shengli is okay, but Bao Yuanchao is the one who can drink the most. His eyes are as clear as Si Lu's, and he obviously is not drunk at all.
The dishes on the table had been reheated twice, and there was not much left in the end, so Li Caiying fried another plate of eggs and cut some pickles.
"You can stay at home tonight. Our house is spacious." Previously, it was said that Si Lu would stay in the production team compound, but after a drink, it was changed to let him stay overnight.
"Captain, this is inconvenient. I'll just stay in the team compound."
Bao Zhiguo slammed the table and said, "What are you talking about... being polite? Just keep it at home. Also, you and the educated youth Xiao Jiang should call me uncle!"
He pointed in a circle and said, "There are no outsiders here, so why call them brigade, team, or captain?"
Li Caiying glared at him fiercely, "You don't know what's wrong with drinking cat urine. You can't drink it but you're still trying to show off."
She turned around and was much more friendly to Si Lu, "Listen to your uncle and live at home. You and Yuan Chao and Tielu live in the same room. The beddings at home are all new. You are busy taking care of the fish pond, so it's nothing if you stay at home for a few nights and have some food."
Si Lu couldn't refuse, so he agreed.
Li Caiying went to clean the house and prepare bedding for Si Lu.
Su Yun took this opportunity to chat with Jiang Yan.
"My father-in-law said you were going to the county to borrow a water pump?"
"Well, Si Lu's comrades can help."
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