Chapter 89: A New Year with a New Look (I)
The Shen family doesn't have any particular preferences when it comes to meals, and they usually just set up one table.
We have never sat apart.
There are only two adults and four children in the family. If boys and girls really have to sit at separate tables, I'm afraid we'll have to move the table from inside the house to outside, which will be too much work!
The host doesn't care, so naturally you shouldn't care too much about those who come to eat for free.
As the saying goes, a guest should be grateful to his host and should follow the host's wishes...A normal doctor would not do such a thing.
As for Wang Youcai, he had no such concept at all. After all, he was an old man who had lived to see the new century and his ideas were still very progressive.
Today is no exception, everyone sits together as usual.
However, there were too many people coming, so Diao asked Yang Yi to move the desk to the corner of the main room, and sorted some dishes from each plate and placed them there, just as if it were another table for the children.
Because it was New Year's Eve, Diao had guessed that someone would come to the house, so she relaxed her grip while cooking.
Now the dish is divided into two plates, and the portion is still sufficient.
According to custom, there are usually ten dishes for the New Year’s Eve dinner, which symbolizes “perfection”.
Everything goes well for you.
In previous years, there were at most two meat dishes, but this year there are big changes.
In addition to the three Northeastern dishes that Wang Youcai volunteered to prepare, there were also two other meat dishes: braised lion's head and preserved vegetable pork.
The only vegetarian dishes are stir-fried vegetables and mixed shredded vegetables.
Add egg dumpling and meatball soup, pumpkin pancakes, and a plate of braised crucian carp that has to be served from New Year’s Eve to the third day of the first lunar month.
Looking forward to "abundance every year".
The old lady was reluctant to eat meat. Even though the meat was given by others, she had to think carefully and calculate and eat it slowly.
It was not until Chen Chunxing brought him into the house and took a look at the treasure chest dug out from the West Garden that he changed his mind.
She wasn't a stingy person to begin with, but she lived in poverty. If possible, who wouldn't want to eat meat every meal and wear new clothes every day?
Although she didn't know how much the things in the box were worth, Diao was clear about one thing: once the things were in the hands of the eldest maid, they would only become more and more, and would never become less.
In addition, she had been listening to Chen Chunxing talking about "business secrets" all day long, so she was already familiar with the business to be done after the New Year. After thinking about it, Diao suddenly became much more open-minded.
"Come on, eat more. You're so skinny!" Diao picked up some braised pork with chopsticks for Wu Min. "Try your sister Chunxing's cooking. This thing looks greasy, but it smells delicious. The taste... must be good."
When everyone heard this, they immediately moved the chopsticks that were originally prepared to pick up the braised pork to the side.
These days, naturally no one complains about fat meat.
But the key is to see who does it.
That plate of dumplings really hurt their feelings.
"Give you a piece with more meat." Wang Youcai picked up a piece of pork ribs for Doctor Chang and put a piece of chicken in Yu Chang's bowl. "Eat quickly. Finish the vegetables inside so you can put the pancake on."
He didn't crave meat much, but when he thought of the soft pancake soaked in soup, he couldn't help drooling and quickly stuffed a piece of sweet and sour pork into his mouth.
"Yeah! It still tastes the same!"
The skin is crispy, the pork tenderloin wrapped in it is tender and smooth, and it is served with a sweet and sour sauce. It is suitable for all ages and instantly conquered everyone at the table.
"I didn't expect Lao Wang to be so good at it. Why didn't I see you do it for me before when I was at home?"
Doctor Chang doesn't like sweets, but when he smelled the sour aroma, he felt inexplicably appetizing and couldn't help but praise it.
"It's so fresh. I didn't buy any meat, but I still want to eat it. What should I do..."
Wang Youcai muttered to himself and gave half a lion's head to Yu Chang.
The dish was far away, and the young man looked very dull, unwilling to even stand up to pick up the food.
Whenever the old man sees his grandchildren, he can't help but show care and concern.
It doesn't matter whether people are used to it or not.
Anyway, Chen Chunxing found that the young man seemed to be in some kind of dilemma. He poked the lion's head with chopsticks, lifted it up, and put it back into the bowl, repeating this several times, as if it was not a delicious delicacy, but a poison that penetrated the intestines and he dared not eat it.
She sneered, "Don't worry, it's not poisonous. We can't take the lives of so many people in exchange for yours, wouldn't that be a shame?"
Yu Changbai's face turned red. He noticed that Wang Youcai glanced at him. He wanted to explain, but felt it was unnecessary. He rolled his eyes and continued poking.
"Why should I worry? If there's anything to worry about, it should be you... Aren't you afraid that I'll secretly poison you..."
Before he finished speaking.
Chen Chunxing pushed the untouched plate of braised pork with preserved vegetables in front of him.
"If you don't worry, just eat it and see who is more poisonous between us?"
Everyone paused their chopsticks and lowered their heads to greet each other.
"Eat, eat, eat! Eat more! There's more in the pot!"
"Well, I also made some steamed buns, you can eat them with some dry food."
"I...I'll have some soup..."
Diao said unhappily, "You two are quite good at joking, but how can you be so mean to yourself?"
When she first heard about poisoning, she was really alarmed, but when her granddaughter interrupted her, she thought it was just another joke and didn't take it seriously.
The sinister smile that Yu Chang had just put on quickly turned into depression.
It felt like a needle was piercing my chest.
I felt so painful that I used up all my strength.
I can no longer allow myself to act childishly.
He is not stupid!
Just by looking at the reactions of everyone at the dinner table, you can tell that what the little girl said is true.
Of course I refused to give in.
At this time.
After observing everyone's expressions, Wu Min curiously picked up the piece of meat in the bowl, took a small bite, and covered her mouth in surprise.
"My sister's cooking skills are really good. This braised pork belly is fatty but not greasy, and has just the right amount of salty and fragrant flavor. It makes people want to eat more."
Everyone turned around when they heard the sound and saw her licking her lips like a greedy cat. Then they saw the empty bowl in front of her and were shocked.
"What's the matter? Did you make a mistake?"
Wang Youcai grabbed the meat with his chopsticks first, chewed it twice, swallowed it, and immediately slammed the table.
"Okay, you always told me you couldn't cook, but it turns out you were lying!"
Chen Chunxing: “…”
That's not wrong.
The meat was cut by Diao, and she was only responsible for arranging the dish, seasoning it, and steaming it.
Good skills all rely on hard memory.
Thanks to all the delicious food reviews!
Doctor Chang didn't have time to refute. If he had the free time, he might as well eat a few more bites of meat.
I missed the sesame-filled dumplings last time.
He took the time to glance at the child's table. The dish of braised pork was reduced to nothing but vegetable scraps. He couldn't help but shout "cunning" in his heart!
When they sat down just now, Yang Yi took the initiative to give up his seat and share the table with the children because he was afraid that the big table would be too crowded.
He did not dislike Shen Chunxing's cooking skills, but competed with Shen Mingqiu to finish the whole plate of braised pork.
The fourth child pouted in grievance.
"Meat, there's no more. Eat alone! It's hard to get fat!"
Shen Mingqiu pushed his increasingly round face away and said, "I think you are quite fat."
The silly child was not yet able to use idioms correctly, but he made everyone in the room laugh.
The cold room seemed to be lit by the candlelight and heated up, which even gave Yu Chang an illusion.
An illusion of wanting to stay.
But when someone walked into the yard on the frost and stared at that fair and flawless handsome face, his eyes fixed and naturally blew away those wild thoughts.
People should have pursuits in life.
And he wants to become the world's number one killer.
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