On the morning of the 23rd, Shen Anning got up early. Today's New Year's Eve dinner was rich, and she had to be busy from morning to night.
After a heated discussion between the two children at home, Shen Anning prepared to make a super luxurious New Year's Eve dinner to satisfy their curiosity as they had never eaten a luxurious New Year's Eve dinner since they were young.
Several people in the Youth League had originally wanted her to bring her younger brothers and sisters over. Although they knew their intentions, she still had her grandparents, so Shen Anning declined and planned to send them some gifts today to express her gratitude.
After washing up, she drank a cup of hot water and secretly ate two egg tarts and a small cream cake. She also wanted to share them with her younger siblings, but it was too easy to be exposed, so she could only eat them alone.
Having satisfied his appetite, Shen An Ning first fried the things he wanted to fry, poured half a pot of oil into a small pot, minced the pork with a meat grinder, added some yam and lotus root, beat in two eggs, added seasonings and stirred thoroughly, kneaded them into balls the size of a child's fist, and put them in to fry until the oil was hot until golden brown.
Then cut the radish into shreds, mix it with the batter, add the eggs and seasoning, one spoonful each, fry it twice, and you can eat it directly. The beef is braised in advance in the space, and there are some other braised dishes, pig ears, large intestines, pig tails, chicken legs, and dried tofu. Slice the pork belly and stack it with taro, add the seasoning and steam it directly in the pot. Blanch a large pork elbow directly with water and add spices, add onions, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, salt, sugar and other seasonings and start stewing. Use the Northeast method to cook the chicken, make a small chicken stewed with mushrooms, and then a braised fish. Make the pig skin jelly into bean sauce to go with Grandpa Shen's wine. The two children like to chew on ribs the most. Shen Anning directly took out three ribs and chopped them into pieces, preparing to make a large pot.
Today, every household is filled with fragrance, so Shen Anning doesn't need to be restrained in the kitchen at all. She uses both iron pots and the two woks in the space, and blooms in full swing.
Seeing the cabbage in the kitchen, the mustard dumplings were too pungent, so Shen An Ning decided not to make them. Instead, she made Qianlong cabbage. She washed the cabbage and left only the leaves, then mixed it with sesame paste and seasonings. It fully retained the sweetness of the cabbage and the fragrance of the sesame paste, which was very good.
Add a dish of braised pork intestines, and Shen An Ning didn't leave the kitchen for the whole morning. The two little ones were smelling the smell outside, going crazy and their saliva was almost flowing.
Finally, finally, Shen Anning came out with three plates of dumplings and two bowls of dishes made in the morning, "Let's have a simple lunch today, and save our stomachs for a big dinner at night."
Although Shen Anyu and Shen Anxuan were a little sad, they restrained themselves when they thought of the delicious food on the table in the evening.
Shen Zixi couldn't eat meat yet. No matter how much she cried or called out, Shen An Ning just gave her milk powder. The twins were heartbroken watching her, but she couldn't eat it.
After eating dumplings, Shen An Ning packed a few bowls of the braised meat platter she made in the morning and sent them to the village chief, the party secretary, and several aunts. It wasn't much, just one bowl for each family. They were all pig intestines, pig ears, pig tails, and some potato vegetables, so it wasn't out of the ordinary, but it tasted good.
Shen Anning also sent some to Geng Yue's place and the educated youth point, but gave them some extra braised beef.
When she went back, Shen Anning’s basket was also filled with return gifts, all of which were the specialties of each aunt.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, it was already dark. Shen Anyu and Shen Anxuan quietly went out and stood by the bridge waiting for their grandparents. Shen Anning was cooking at home, which was an appointment in advance.
Two kang tables were put together and placed on the big kang where Shen An Ning slept. The kang was heated and the temperature in the room was high, so there was no need to worry about the dishes getting cold. There were four-happiness meatballs, steamed pork with rice flour, dry-fried radish meatballs, braised pork elbows, stewed chicken with mushrooms, braised fish, bean sauce, sweet and sour spare ribs, Qianlong cabbage, stir-fried pork intestines, a platter of braised dishes, and mixed dishes. The staple food was all-vegetarian dumplings. Afraid that the two children would feel bloated if they ate too much, Shen An Ning also made a cup of honey and hawthorn water for each of them.
Looking at the table full of results, perfect!
The twins brought Grandpa Shen and Grandma Shen into the house. When they saw the dishes on the kang, they were really shocked. “Oh my god, sister, you are so awesome. There are so many dishes. I feel like I have never eaten these dishes before.”
Shen Anxuan is indeed a foodie. He took off his shoes and went to the kang, not forgetting to pull his grandparents with him.
Even Yin Shiqing was a little stunned. She hadn't seen such a complete set of dishes for many years. The last time was probably seven or eight years ago.
Shen Anning pulled the two old people over and said, "Grandpa and grandma, hurry up and get on the kang, the food is getting cold." The five people sat on the kang, looking at the table full of dishes, and they were a little at a loss as to where to start.
Everyone looked at each other and burst into laughter.
Shen Zhaolin picked up the wine glass and said, "Come on, let's celebrate our family reunion. Although we are not together now, Grandpa believes that there will be a day in the future when we will truly be reunited. Let's have a drink together."
Grandpa Shen drank wine, the others drank honey water, and the family faced a table full of dishes and started to eat.
Shen Anyu and Shen Anxuan were eating with their mouths full of oil. They were only eight years old this year, and several of the dishes were eaten for the first time today. They were very satisfied.
There were so few people and so many dishes that they definitely couldn't finish them all. After the meal, seeing that there were quite a few dishes left on the table, Shen An Ning originally wanted to let her grandparents stay here for a while.
But grandpa and grandma refused. "An Ning, grandpa and grandma are going to the cowshed over there tonight. Two weeks ago, a good friend of grandpa and grandma was labeled a capitalist and is now in the cowshed. We want to go over there and keep them company today. They must have had a hard time this New Year."
Shen An Ning didn't stop them and didn't want to stop them. Grandpa and grandma were happy because they were here. Others had no family and were all alone here, so they should help if they could.
"Okay, Grandpa, do they need anything over there? If there's anything you need, just tell me and I'll send it to you."
Grandpa Shen thought of his old friend and looked at his granddaughter. "An Ning, to be honest, this grandpa held you in his arms when you were a child. When Lao Cao saw you, he loved you so much..."
Shen Anning's heart trembled suddenly. It was Grandpa Cao, the Confucian businessman Cao Yiqian that Grandpa kept talking about, and the owner of the wolf tooth jade pendant that allowed her to gain space.
I thought they would come next year, but I didn't expect them to come a few days ago. This is really a coincidence. In the 1980s, the Cao family's case was also overturned, but there was no one left in the Cao family at that time.
The family had prospered for hundreds of years and had survived the war, but they did not expect to live to see the day when reform and opening up would bring everything back on track.
Retracting his thoughts, Shen Anning rummaged through the kang cabinet, "Grandpa, there are still quilts at home. I made two sets of cotton-padded clothes and trousers for you and grandma this year. Let's take one over."
"Okay, listen to my eldest granddaughter." Shen Zhaolin was very satisfied with the character of his children. They forgive others as they forgive themselves, and blame themselves as they blame others.
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