Because it was just her and her grandmother, Chen Man didn't want to do too much, and her financial ability didn't allow it.
Chen Man likes to stew pig's trotters until they are soft, glutinous and chewy.
A dish of fried meatballs, stewed with cabbage, dried tofu, and black fungus. The meatballs are made with minced meat, and the cabbage is grown by Chen Man herself, rolled up in the field, like white lotus flowers.
A dish of braised fish, the marinated fish is fried until golden brown, and then cooked with soul seasoning, it is delicious and tasty.
A golden egg and meat roll, the eggs were laid by chickens in the village, and the meat was bought from Zhang Xiaona's family.
Add some green vegetables and white fungus soup, and finally make two bowls of egg custard.
A simple home-cooked meal for two people to have a New Year's Eve dinner.
She can't make those fancy recipes found online. Although she likes them, she has to learn them step by step and can only do them when she has free time.
The dishes she cooks can only be described in two words: simple.
The dishes were placed on the table one by one, and there was no need to worry about the food getting cold all of a sudden, because the room was warm and the fireplace installed by Chen Man was very effective.
The sound of firecrackers rang out one after another outside.
"Grandma, many people are setting off firecrackers. Should we set off some too?"
Grandma: "People are burning paper and preparing to eat, have you prepared the food yet?"
"It's ready, we can eat it now."
"Okay, then go get some joss paper, put these dishes in bowls, bring them under the shrine and burn them, then call everyone back to eat."
Chen Man: "Oh."
"After burning it under the shrine, go to the land god and burn some more."
Chen Man paused and asked, "Grandma, where does the Earth God live?"
Grandma said "Oh," then she remembered she didn't know this. "It's right at the edge of the yard, piled with stones, right when you come in from the road."
Chen Man asked cautiously, "Should we put three stones, two on the sides and one on top?"
Grandma: "Hey! That's it."
Chen Man froze in place and spoke tentatively, "Well, I didn't know it was the land god's house before. I thought it wasn't built properly, so I tore it down and rebuilt it... a little bit."
grandmother:"......"
Grandma sighed heavily. "It's okay. You don't understand. The God of Land doesn't blame you. Just fix it now, burn more paper, and ask it to forgive you while you burn it."
Chen Man immediately perked up, "Okay! I'll go right away."
I burned paper under the shrine in the main hall and muttered, "Everyone, it's time to eat."
After burning the things here, she hurriedly carried the things to the yard and quickly built a new home for the God of Land in ten seconds.
"I'm sorry, God of Land. I didn't mean to do that. I'll fix your house right now. I'll burn some paper money for you, hoping you can bless your home and keep it safe."
Chen Man was so sincere that she almost knelt on the ground and kowtowed to apologize.
After burning the paper, Chen Man took out all the firecrackers and put them away one by one.
She lit a stick of incense, covered her ears with one hand, and stretched out the other hand cautiously to light the fuse.
The hand holding the incense kept shaking, but it just wouldn't light up.
"Huh! Why are you shaking?" Chen Man hit her right hand hard with her left hand and said angrily.
After getting angry, he tried to light the incense with trembling hands. The incense shook and finally hit the fuse.
'Shh~~~~~'
Chen Man was lucky enough to catch a dead mouse and finally lit the fire. She was so scared that she quickly ran under the eaves.
"Crackling..."
Watching the red shell of the firecrackers explode with a festive sound and fall all over the ground.
Chen Man stood there and watched quietly for a while.
Then he smiled with relief and ran over to light the firecrackers.
"Crackle...bang, bang, bang..."
Chen Man's yard became lively.
"That little girl dares to light firecrackers?" Xu Helian put down the firecracker box in his hand, glanced towards Chen Man's yard, and said with a smile.
Xu Junyang smiled, "Both afraid and daring."
Soon, the sound of firecrackers was heard in Xu Junyang's yard, and it continued for a long time.
Chen Man pushed her grandmother to the dining table, scooped two bowls of rice, and poured two glasses of orange juice.
"I told you to make less. How can you finish all this?"
"Hey, grandma, try the fish and see if it tastes okay."
Grandma laughed and said, "Why not? It's delicious."
Chen Man was very happy. This was the first time in a long time that her grandmother said something was delicious.
"Your grandpa, your parents also said it was delicious and their cooking skills were good." Grandma muttered.
Chen Man heard it clearly yet not clearly. Even though her grandpa and parents were no longer around, her grandma still missed them coming back for the New Year's Eve dinner.
Chen Man's nose felt sore. It would be great if he really came back.
He stuffed a meatball into his mouth, saying nothing, suppressing his sour feeling.
Grandma reached out and pushed the pig's trotter aside, and suddenly said, "Yun, eat more. You've become thinner."
Chen Man's tears suddenly fell and landed in the bowl.
She quickly wiped it off and pretended to know nothing.
Maybe grandma is just like her, missing her mother so much that she is a little confused.
"Grandma, please eat more. Don't just focus on them. You haven't eaten yet."
Chen Man picked up a piece of pig's trotter for her grandmother and served her a bowl of soup.
Grandma smiled and looked at Chen Man with loving eyes, "Okay, eat and run so you have the strength to walk."
Grandma ate her meal seriously, which made Chen Man feel relieved. She ate all the dishes she picked up for her several times and also finished most of the bowl of rice she scooped.
Chen Man was stunned. This was the most her grandmother had eaten since the first day she arrived.
This was also the happiest meal Chen Man had ever had. She could clearly feel that her grandmother was in a very good mood.
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