Chapter 17 It's the New Year
"Let Liao Yongxin scold if he wants to. It's fine even if he feeds everyone sweet potato porridge every day. Anyway, the employees will naturally make trouble for him if they can't stand it. Don't get involved in this matter, and don't come to me to complain. Go ahead."
After listening to this, Director Wu glared at Dai Tong with some dissatisfaction.
Liao Yongxin is a troublemaker, but he is experienced and skilled, and there are people behind him. Try not to provoke him.
But Dai Tong doesn't have such foresight. He has poor relations with the masses and has no other abilities. He only knows how to tell tales. He
is simply a hopeless person.
He casually explained and waved his hand to send the other party away.
It's true that Director Wu's judgment of the problem is quite accurate. Liao Yongxin only vented his anger this time, and he was normal by dinner time.
Liao Yongxin is also a shrewd person. It's okay for him to throw a tantrum, but if he really offends all the employees who eat in the cafeteria, wouldn't he be making things difficult for himself?
In the blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve.
The staff in the company were not in the mood to work that day. Many offices (sections) released the ducks after noon and no one was seen.
The canteen prepared a few more dishes at noon, including braised pork, dry fried meatballs, beef stew and three kinds of stir-fried vegetables.
Many employees living in the family compound brought rice bowls to get food, adding two dishes to the New Year's Eve dinner, which was delicious and convenient.
After the busy work at noon, the staff in the canteen also left.
No food is provided in the evening. It is said that there is no holiday, but in fact, today is only a half-day work.
Du Shaojie returned home, and Wang Yuxiu and Xiaomei were preparing the ingredients for the evening. The family bought some pork, frozen tofu, a large yellow croaker and some vegetables.
The variety of vegetables provided during the New Year is richer, with celery and green peppers. However, these vegetables are frozen, especially the green peppers, which will taste a little bitter after being frozen.
But everyone is used to it, but they can't even eat this during the New Year.
Du Shaojie quickly defrosted the chicken, spareribs and yellow croaker. Tonight, there was chicken, fish, meat and vegetables, which was too rich for the family.
To be honest, the Chinese people's obsession with the New Year has been passed down from generation to generation. No matter how tight the life is on weekdays, a New Year's Eve dinner is rarely too shabby, as if to make up for all the hardships of the whole year.
"Brother, there are a lot of people in the department store today. My mother and I spent a long time to buy a bag of glutinous rice sticks and a bag of fruit candy."
The supply of the Spring Festival market is also richer than usual, but even if it is supplied with tickets, some scarce goods have to be "grabbed".
Wang Yuxiu is in poor health and Xiaomei is too young, so the two of them can't buy much.
Du Shaojie slapped his forehead. These days, his mind was full of cooking, and he didn't even think of getting some melon seeds and peanuts.
"Mom, you guys make preparations first. I'm going out for a while and will be back soon."
It's probably too late to go shopping now. Du Shaojie took a chance and rode his bike to the street.
Fortunately, he bought fried melon seeds and peanuts at the grocery store, and he also weighed some fried soybeans. It took less than an hour to go back and forth.
Du Shaojie, Wang Yuxiu and Du Xiaomei were busy in the kitchen, and Du Xiaoya was spinning a top outside the yard.
In the evening.
There were sporadic sounds of firecrackers outside, and Du Shaojie was stunned for a moment.
"Didn't they say that firecrackers are not allowed?"
"There are many things that are not allowed, but some people do it secretly? This matter is not strictly enforced. The key is that firecrackers cannot be bought. Those who have ways get them from other places."
Wang Yuxiu explained with a smile, and Du Shaojie said no more.
The family who set off firecrackers was obviously preparing to eat, so he also started to heat the pan and first prepared the ingredients that needed to be fried and deep-fried, including diced chicken, meatballs, ribs, and large yellow croaker.
He planned to make Kung Pao chicken with some pure meat from the chicken.
Meatballs can be made into scorched meatballs, fried pork ribs can be braised, or stewed with frozen tofu and cabbage, which also tastes good.
The big yellow croaker is not sweet and sour, but a "dry-fried fish" is made in the evening, which is very satisfying to eat.
Wang Yuxiu was busy all day and felt a little exhausted, so she went back to the house to rest.
Du Xiaomei was helping her brother in the kitchen. Although the girl was young, she was very capable and more efficient than Wang Yuxiu.
"Brother, there are so many delicious dishes today, my eyes are full."
This year's New Year's Eve dinner is more sumptuous than in previous years. Du Xiaomei knows that this is all thanks to her eldest brother.
In her mind, her eldest brother plays the dual roles of "brother" and "father". Every positive change in the family is enough to make her feel proud and proud.
"It's not enough to just look at it, you have to eat it later. Xiaomei, bring the cold dishes into the house first."
Du Shaojie smiled slightly, and then the dishes were placed on the table one by one.
Cold three shreds, roasted spareribs, dry-fried yellow croaker, fried meatballs, Kung Pao chicken, celery fried pork slices, green pepper fried bacon, stir-fried vegetables, and finally a pot of fragrant chicken soup, the staple food is a pot of rice.
Looking at the full table of dishes and then looking at her son, Wang Yuxiu felt that all the hardships she had suffered over the years were worth it.
Next, Wang Yuxiu said two auspicious words, and the family started eating.
Du Shaojie gave the two chicken legs to Xiaomei and Xiaoya respectively, and the chicken feet and chicken wings to Wang Yuxiu.
At this moment, he felt a great sense of satisfaction in his heart. The dishes that he once disdained are now delicious dishes that are difficult to eat at ordinary times.
Life is the smell of fireworks, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar.
The meal took about two hours, and Xiaomei and Xiaoya touched their round bellies and laughed happily.
So many dishes must not be finished. According to Wang Yuxiu, it would be better to leave some dishes for the New Year's Eve dinner.
In particular, a whole fish should be kept until the first day of the Lunar New Year, which indicates "abundance every year".
Then the whole family worked together to clean up the house.
Du Xiaomei suggested playing poker, and the family of four sat together and played a game of competition, having a lot of fun. The first day of the Lunar
New Year.
Du Shaojie came to the unit as usual.
No breakfast is served today, but lunch and dinner still need to be prepared, after all, it is a normal working day today.
"Not many people eat in the cafeteria during the New Year, so just prepare a dish and steam a few steamed buns for lunch. In addition, Xiao Tang is the chef today, Yan Weimin and Dai Jianguo are helping, and the others are free to do whatever they want."
Liao Yongxin arranged lunch, then slipped away with his hands behind his back.
Dai Tong had no say in what was happening in the kitchen, and looking at the deserted cafeteria, he left immediately, out of sight, out of mind.
Du Shaojie first went to the old director's house to pay New Year's greetings. The family building and the office building are in a large courtyard, and there is no wall separating them, which is very convenient.
The old director is not very old, less than fifty years old, and is currently standing aside.
Du Shaojie only met the old director's family, and the director himself was still at the Laolong River Farm and did not come back for the New Year.
After sitting for a while, Du Shaojie stood up and said goodbye.
He did not have any close colleagues in the unit, and he had never interacted with anyone before.
After thinking about it, Du Shaojie still went to the homes of Wang Bin, the head of the General Affairs Section, and Jiang Xianfa, the deputy head of the General Affairs Section. Although he still did not meet them in person, he had done his duty after all.
(End of this chapter)
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