Chu Xi was still completely unaware that an unexpected visitor was slowly approaching. The figure seemed somewhat desolate and lonely...
She was currently concentrating on Chinese New Year and what delicious food to eat. In those days, the thing children looked forward to most during the New Year was dumplings. They could finally eat meat after a year, and many families only had meat for this one meal a year. The country was still very poor, having just begun its founding and experienced a decade of turmoil. The lives of ordinary people were probably only slightly better than those of the White-Haired Girl...
However, Chu Xi, who had returned from the end of the world, could better understand the feeling of not having any food to eat for several days and feeling dizzy and dizzy from hunger, so she had always been more concerned about food.
The family happily ate a late breakfast and then started making dumplings, which was agreed upon at breakfast. Although many families outside will only have the real New Year's Eve dinner in the evening...
"Mom, mom, I want to make dumplings too..."
When it comes to making dumplings, Little Shitou gets the biggest reaction; the little guy is always so attentive to delicious food. Chuxia and Aqiu, on the other hand, have gone through a lot and have lost a lot of their youthful innocence.
After cleaning up breakfast, Mother Chu started to prepare. She first scooped out a few large bowls of white flour, and then was about to add some cornmeal, but was seen by Chu Xi who came in.
"Mom, let's not use cornmeal. I want to eat pure white flour..."
In reality, Chu's mother was used to being frugal, always thinking about the long-term future, and she couldn't suddenly diverge too much from everyone else. She was also curious. Ever since her daughter came, she'd been the one making all the purchases. The kitchen never ran out of supplies, and she never knew when it was fully stocked. She didn't know how her little girl managed to buy so many good things...
Including a lot of seasonings and kitchen supplies. She once asked about it, but the answer she got was to forget about it and just eat and use them. She could get more anyway...
Yes, with such a large space and a small world to guard, and countless supplies stored, how could these few people in her family be short of food? So Chu Xi never thought about these things. Whenever she had the chance, she would make up for it immediately. Moreover, whenever Mother Chu mentioned that she wanted something, she could basically get it, although Mother Chu seldom asked her for anything.
"You've become such a spoiled brat that you don't even look down on cornmeal. When your mother was young, she was so lucky to have enough cornmeal to eat!"
Although she was saying the sarcastic words, Mother Chu naturally poured back the cornmeal she had just scooped out. What made Chu Xi feel most comfortable about the old couple was that they listened to advice and didn't have so many rules, so at this moment Chu Xi naturally hugged her mother's arm and started to act coquettishly.
"Mom... Mom... My dearest and most beloved mom, you love me the most..."
"Oh, is our classmate Xiaoxi sleepy today? Don't be ashamed, Xiao Shitou and the others are listening outside!"
As she said this, Mother Chu tapped Chu Xi's nose with her flour-stained finger, her expression doting on her, making Chu Xi incredibly happy...
Chu Xi turned her head to look at the little ones outside who were listening attentively, and deliberately stuck out her tongue to show them, then rubbed her head against her mother Chu's shoulder, making the children outside laugh out loud.
While she was talking, Mother Chu had already kneaded the dough and put it into a large pot of warm water to let it rise for a while.
Chu Xi also consciously took out the pork from the cabinet and started to mince it. Although she also wanted to eat the leek stuffing, everyone's favorite was the meat stuffing...
While Chu's mother was out, Chu Xi's two knives were chopping away, leaving almost shadows. In less than five minutes, the stuffing was ready and set aside. Chu Xi took the opportunity to take out a piece of lard and some mushrooms, onions, ginger, garlic, shallots, vermicelli noodles, etc. These were not easy to sell right now. After all, it was Chinese New Year, and everyone was rushing to buy them, but there was not enough supply...
After thinking about it, Chu Xi prepared some pickled vegetables, radishes, and some cornmeal flour, preparing to make some vegetarian dumplings, so that the little one wouldn't accidentally let it slip when he went out to play, and cause others to be jealous...
As for so many scarce things, Chu's mother is now almost immune to them. Don't ask, if you ask, there are channels, but they are kept secret. Over time, Chu's father and mother have long been accustomed to their daughter's ability and tough talk.
Feeling that his mother seemed to be chatting with the neighbors at the gate, Chu Xi boldly began to season the food: fine salt, five-spice powder, pepper, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, chicken essence, oyster sauce...
She used many things that had never appeared in this era, and then used the small spoon to slowly stir it evenly, fully dissolving the seasoning. Slowly, the unique aroma of the dumpling filling emanated, attracting the sniffing of Xiao Shitou and the others...
In fact, there are countless frozen dumplings in the space, which she had stockpiled when she had the chance before. But they definitely don’t taste as good as the ones she made herself!
Looking at the three little heads poking out of the kitchen door, Chu Xi suddenly remembered that there were still quite a few fireworks and firecrackers in the space, all of which he had happened to collect after the apocalypse. Although the New Year atmosphere had already begun outside, most people still saved their firecrackers for the first day of the Lunar New Year. Without the abundant conditions of later generations, only the occasional sporadic sound of firecrackers could be heard. But his own children and family could definitely afford to play with them...
While turning around, Chu Xi took out a string of small "bean-smashing cannons" and threw them out, instantly delighting the children. Even the fifteen-year-old Chu Xia showed a look of surprise. It was hard to say, she had never played with them since she was a child...
"Ah, firecrackers, yes, firecrackers, let's set off firecrackers..."
"I play too, I play too..."
Looking at the noisy children in the yard, Chu Xi felt as if something was missing during the New Year. She finally understood: it was a little too quiet...
Chu Xi, who was somewhat curious about what her mother and neighbor were talking about, naturally released her mental strength, but suddenly "saw" an unexpected person walking towards her not far away!
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