Li Jiakang shook his head and said, "I think your eldest sister's matter is more important."
"If that's the case, you won't have any more wine to drink in the future. This year, each person only got three taels of wine. I think you've had enough tonight. I'm afraid you won't mind, so I'll give you another tael tomorrow. Is that okay?"
Li Jiakang glared at him, "Of course not. Why won't you let me drink?"
Sun Xiu immediately retorted, "You've already finished your share, why are you still drinking? I'll give you one last chance. What are your choices between the two options Xiaoxu mentioned? Once you've chosen, you can't go back on your word."
This really put Li Jiakang in a difficult position.
On one side is his eldest daughter who has high hopes for him, and on the other side is his favorite liquor.
No matter what I choose, it's not suitable.
If I choose Li Mei, not only will I not be able to drink, but the other people in the family who have the final say will support her, and my statement will seem useless.
The most important thing is, if Li Mei chooses wine now, will she feel that her father does not love her enough?
After several minutes of mental struggle, Li Jiakang asked, "Are you sure you support Xiaomei?"
"Sure." Everyone said.
"Okay, I support her too." Afraid that Li Mei might misunderstand, Li Jiakang quickly said to her, "My daughter, Dad really loves you. When you have nothing to do, think about what I just said."
That's what I said.
I want to choose the first option but I’m too embarrassed to say it directly.
But after finally getting the matter over with, not only did people not expose him, they even agreed with him.
Li Mei showed a face full of gratitude, "I know you are doing this for my own good. Don't worry, I will definitely think about it more when I have nothing to do next time."
Others also praised Li Jiakang's wisdom.
After praising him, Li Xu said, "Now that we have finished talking, let's make dumplings."
Strength lies in numbers, and it didn’t take long for everyone to finish making dumplings.
After Li Jiakang and the other two tried other pastries, they started eating snacks.
Li Xu said while eating, "Mom, don't call me to eat tomorrow morning. I want to have a good sleep."
"Don't call me either." Li Mei agreed.
"Okay, you two should have a good rest for a few days." Sun Xiu nodded in agreement, and then asked Li Jiakang, "Grandpa won't let Xiaoqiang and the others go home for the New Year. Do you want them to come to our house to celebrate the New Year together?"
Li Jiakang thought for a moment before saying, "We're all family, it'll be more fun if we celebrate together."
Upon hearing this, Hu Guilan burst into laughter. "Then they're in for a treat. Xiaoxu said we eat beef and mutton during the Chinese New Year."
Li Jiakang and the others looked at each other, swallowed unconsciously, and then asked hurriedly, "Xiao Xu, is what you said true or false?"
"Really, I've thought about it all. We'll make mutton soup and beef stew. It might be a little troublesome to make, though, because the smell is too strong."
Sun Xiu asked, "How much can you get?"
"5 jin of mutton and 10 jin of beef."
Not only were Sun Xiu and the others stunned, even Li Mei and Hu Guilan were speechless. "Is this what you call a small amount?"
Although they had long known that Li Xu's understanding of "small amount" was somewhat different from that of ordinary people, they never expected it to be so biased...
Li Xu smiled embarrassedly, "I'm being a little more modest this time."
Sun Xiu waved his hand. "Whether I'm being modest or not is another matter, but the quantity you're putting in is really huge. It's definitely not practical to use a large iron pot."
At this time, Hu Guilan spoke up, "Although I haven't eaten it, I've heard that mutton has a strong flavor, so after Xiaoxu told me this morning, I started thinking of a way, and finally I came up with one. Let's hear if it works."
"Hurry up and tell me." Everyone urged.
"I'm thinking of using a large clay pot and simmering it on the stove over low heat. I'll seal the chimney and lock the kitchen tightly so there's almost no smell outside. Plus, with the smell of gunpowder during the New Year, it shouldn't be noticeable."
Everyone looked at each other, and after some discussion they found that this method was quite feasible.
And they already have a large casserole at home, so they don’t have to buy one.
During the Great Leap Forward a few years ago, all the ironware in my house was handed in, and then I bought a large clay pot for cooking.
Of course, it didn't take long before it stopped for other reasons.
Now it's still sitting in a corner of my house.
So Sun Xiu nodded in satisfaction, "This is a really good idea. We have a big casserole at home, which is fine for making beef. We can't cook it all at once, so just making part of it will be enough. But a pot of mutton soup probably won't be enough."
Hu Guilan responded even more quickly, "It's okay, I can make two pots by then."
Everyone: ...
Since everyone thought the method was feasible, they began to discuss the details, striving to minimize the risks.
After the discussion, Sun Xiu patted Hu Guilan's hand and said, "Guilan, this is going to be hard for you."
Then he said to everyone, "Eat less snacks, and leave some for Guilan to take to the kitchen."
For no other reason, Hu Guilan took the initiative to take on this task.
You have to know that this will take at least half a day in the kitchen.
Although you probably can't smell the scent from outside, people watching the fire will definitely be intoxicated by it.
Even leaving the hospital to go to the toilet is not allowed.
So everyone suggested going back to their rooms and doing it on the toilet, just like they did at night.
Go in and out of the kitchen faster so that not much smell comes out.
And he would ask Li Chen to set off a few firecrackers to cover it up.
Considering Li Wenbai's presence, everyone originally wanted Li Mei to go.
However, Hu Guilan said that Li Mei was not very good at using the clay pot, and if the ingredients were wasted, everyone would be heartbroken. She also said that she had rich cooking experience, and as long as Sun Xiu told her the methods she knew, she would be able to make a similar dish.
As long as Li Mei looks after the children outside, it will be fine.
Seeing her statement, everyone had no choice but to agree.
So Mr. Sun wanted her to bring some snacks into the kitchen so that she could have something to pass the time.
But Hu Guilan repeatedly declined, "It's not that hard. To be honest, I've never eaten beef or mutton before. Now I finally have the chance, I'm happy to smell it more. As for snacks, everyone can eat what they want. I can't eat much either."
Everyone laughed at this and said that she would eat more when the time comes.
Then Li Xu said, "Everyone, just do as Sister-in-law says and eat when you're ready. I'll bring back some snacks before the New Year, and I'll make sure Sister-in-law has enough to eat then."
Today he only took home a portion of the snacks and pastries, and the rest were placed in the space.
I naturally have the confidence to say this.
After hearing what he said, everyone continued to eat, and even Hu Guilan stopped refusing.
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