Although his doubts were dispelled, Chen Ming was still not completely reassured. So during the second round of fighting, he brought Xu Manman inside. He was afraid that she would be taken away by wolves if he left her outside, so it was safer to keep her by his side.
The second time Chen Ming came in, he moved much faster. He had already taken a clear look when he came last time, and now he pulled Xu Manman straight to the target.
It was not Xu Manman's turn to charge into battle. She only needed to follow Chen Ming closely and wait behind to receive the things.
With Xu Manman's support, Chen Ming was generous in buying things. Soon Xu Manman's hands were full of rice candy, malt sugar, lard candy, peach cakes, White Rabbit candy, etc., while Chen Ming carried heavier canned fruits, melon seeds, peanuts, etc.
Sometimes when men have a hoarding habit, they are no less serious than women.
By the time she was out of the department store, Xu Manman's hat was almost knocked off by the crowd. She had no time to pay attention to what the people around her bought or what they were going to do with the money they took home.
After this incident, Xu Manman was not as energetic as before. The streets were crowded with people. Anyway, it was almost time and she had bought everything she wanted, so she decided to go home directly.
On the way back, we walked against the flow of people, which was even more difficult than on the way here. The road that should have taken 40 to 50 minutes to ride took me an hour and a half.
Not to mention Xu Manman, even Chen Ming was very tired. After counting on his fingers, he found that he had ridden a bike and brisk walked for 50 kilometers today. It was understandable that his physical strength was running out.
It was almost dark at this time. Their main purpose was to have a meal together, so no matter how tired they were, they had to roll up their sleeves and cook.
Xu Manman did not slack off today. It was agreed that she would be the one to cook, and she did not work too hard in the afternoon. Her condition was better than Chen Ming's.
Today is New Year's Day, which is also the New Year. According to northern customs, dumplings are indispensable.
So Jin Zichu kneaded the dough and rolled out the skin, Xu Manman prepared the stuffing, and Chen Ming was assigned the task of making dumplings.
When eating dumplings, of course you can’t just eat dumplings. At best, they can only be regarded as the staple food. There must be side dishes on the table.
The ingredients were all prepared by Jin Zichu earlier, and those that needed to be processed in advance, such as braised pork, were also processed by Jin Zichu in the morning, so Xu Manman cooked the dishes very quickly.
At 7 o'clock, the table was filled with food and dumplings.
Braised fish, braised pork with preserved vegetables, stir-fried pork intestines, stir-fried pork belly with kimchi, scrambled eggs with salted vegetables, and cold-mixed black fungus and kelp.
There are three kinds of fillings for the dumplings: pickled cabbage pork vermicelli, shredded radish and dried shrimp, and pork and green onions.
I made a lot of dumplings, but only cooked less than one-third of them when I ate them. The rest were frozen on the cool bed in the yard. Now the temperature at night is below zero, and they will be frozen hard in no time. I will then put them away and eat them later.
Xu Manman doesn't like eating fish, but today Jin Zichu prepared sea bass with fewer bones. It tastes better when she cooks it herself, so she also ate a large piece of fish belly meat.
The pork belly used to make braised pork is lean with less fat. The tiger skin braised pork, which is soaked in the special flavor of preserved vegetables, is fat but not greasy.
The pig intestines are cleaned and braised in advance, without any fishy smell. After stir-frying, they are full of aroma and have a sour and spicy taste.
The cold dishes are also refreshing and delicious. In short, none of the dishes on the table are unpalatable.
The dumplings he made had thin skin and plenty of fillings, and each one was very big. Chen Ming couldn't even fit a whole dumpling in one bite.
When the bun came out, Xu Manman was also shocked. It was much bigger than the Hangzhou Xiaolongbao. Compared with the baozi, the only difference was the shape and the thinner skin.
After being hungry for the whole afternoon, Xu Manman, who was full of energy, ate 15 of them and was already full.
Chen Ming finished 30 of them in one go, but he hardly touched the food on the table.
In fact, Jin Zichu was able to finish all the dishes on the table, but he was afraid of scaring Chen Ming, so he compared his appetite with Chen Ming's, ate more than 30 dumplings and a little bit of vegetables, and then put down his chopsticks regretfully.
Thanks to the giant dumplings, there were rarely any leftovers on their table.
"Save what you can't finish for tomorrow. It won't go bad in this weather. Comrade Zichu doesn't have to cook any extra dishes tomorrow." These words seemed considerate, but in fact Xu Manman was reminding Jin Zichu not to wait until they left before turning back to finish the dishes. There were so many dishes, and Chen Ming was not blind.
Jin Zichu naturally understood the host's reminder, nodded, and said to Chen Ming, "It's getting late, and we have to get up early for class tomorrow. Brother Ming, you can take Xu back first, and I'll take care of the rest."
Although it was not yet the time when they usually finished their evening classes, Chen Ming was very tired after riding such a long distance today, so he did not bother to be polite with Jin Zichu.
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