Chapter 266 Buddha Jumps Over the Wall
Wasting time is nothing. Gu Yunyi must have never eaten it before. Some dishes need to be cooked for several days in a row.
Xu Qingmeng's words were so good that not only did they arouse Gu Yunyi's expectations, but even He, Mr. Pei and others began to look forward to tomorrow's New Year's Eve dinner after hearing them.
However, no matter how much everyone is looking forward to it, they can only wait until tomorrow, but the meal today is very satisfying.
Of course, delicious food requires waiting.
In the evening, everyone had a simpler meal. The Gu family began to distribute New Year gifts to the servants, the workshop, and the hot pot restaurant.
Some servants and workers in the workshops who had families wanted to take leave to go home, and the Gu family granted their permission.
However, there were few young servants selected by the Gu family. The rest had almost all lost contact with their families early on, or had no one at home.
Spending the New Year at the Gu family was also very good, and no one was treated unfairly. As for the workshop, there were many people, so Xu Qingmeng bought everything directly, including New Year's goods and food, and sent them to the workshop.
He thought that the reward money was not small, but compared with the Pei family, it was definitely not comparable. However, in the provincial capital, it was already quite good and very generous.
Even if they are serving in the yard, the treatment is extremely good, not to mention that Aunt Rong and others usually have to cook the hot pot base in the yard.
All the things have been distributed, and each family’s New Year gifts have been prepared early on. Now all we have to do is wait for the New Year.
The next morning, Xu Qingmeng got up early. Even though she got up early, she was not as early as Gu Yunyi.
After Mr. Pei arrived, he took over the task of training the two men. Although Mr. Pei is not young anymore, he is a general after all, and his body is still very strong.
After Gu Yunyi’s training, he had invited Mr. Shen over.
Including Mr. Pei, the three of them were chatting outside.
The preparations in the morning were relatively simple. Madam Pei’s stomach was not very good, so she just cooked millet porridge, made dumplings by Xinting, and the side dishes were various pickled side dishes.
Old Madam Pei and Old Master Pei are not that particular. As long as their daughter is around, even water tastes sweet to them.
After breakfast, the Gu family started to get busy.
On New Year's Eve, there is still a lot to do at home.
The most important thing is making dumplings, which is indispensable, and you have to make more. In addition to the fact that there are many people at home, dumplings are a must-eat on New Year’s Eve.
The custom here is to eat dumplings all day long on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
After that, it is time to go out and do the house cleaning, which are all we have to do today.
Of course, Xu Qingmeng doesn’t have to worry about these. Her main task today is to make that pot of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.
Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is quite complicated to prepare, and this dish probably didn't exist in this era. After all, when it was mentioned yesterday, Grandpa Pei and others had not heard of it.
This is what Xu Qingmeng intends to make as Zhuyunzhai's signature dish, so he must be extremely careful and nothing can go wrong.
When Xu Qingmeng was making the dish, Xinting was the only one there, teaching her step by step. In her opinion, the dish of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was actually simple, the only difficulty was the procedure.
The two were busy in the kitchen, while Gu Yunyi, Mr. Shen and Mr. Pei had already written the couplets outside.
At this time, Yun Sheng and Yun Mo were pasting couplets at the door when they saw Fang Ziheng coming over with little Yuanbao in his arms.
"Oh, Brother Gu, the words on the couplets in your house are so beautiful." Fang Ziheng looked at the door of the Gu family with envy, where there was a big red couplet pasted on it.
Another day I envy Gu Yunyi for having a good master.
"Mr. Shen and my grandfather are in there. My grandfather's calligraphy is also very good. If you want, go in and let Mr. Shen and my grandfather help you write two pieces. There is still a lot of red paper bought at home."
Fang Ziheng was stunned. He dared to answer Mr. Shen’s question, after all, they were already familiar with each other, but when it came to Gu Yunyi’s grandfather, he felt a little timid.
After all, he was General Pei. Although he no longer held the position, it was still not someone they could meet, so they were still a little nervous.
Gu Yunyi noticed his hesitation and asked, "What's wrong? Why don't you go in?"
"Well...is your grandfather, General Pei here?" Fang Ziheng asked nervously.
"Just keep a normal mind."
"Is that okay?"
“Go quickly, it’s not like Mr. Shen doesn’t know you, they are so familiar with each other, my grandfather has no airs and is easy to get along with.”
"Then I'll go!" Finally, Mo Bao overcame the pressure in his heart, and put down the little Yuanbao in his arms.
"Yuanbao, you play here with your aunt and uncle for a while, Daddy will go in first."
Xiao Yuanbao didn't say anything, just stood beside Gu Yunyi, looking at the couplet covered with paste with curiosity.
Gu Yunyi saw that he was staring at him. Although he was jealous because Zhizhi liked Xiao Yuanbao, he had to admit that Xiao Yuanbao was indeed cute and made people feel happy just looking at him.
"Little Yuanbao, do you know what is written on it?"
Xiao Yuanbao hesitated. In the Gu family, Xiao Yuanbao was loved by all the female members, even Yun Sheng and Yun Mo were not immune. However, Gu Yunyi seldom played with children, let alone monopolizing his precious daughter, even though Zhizhi did not understand.
But this doesn't stop him from being jealous.
Gu Yunyi suddenly said this, and Xiao Yuanbao felt a little surprised.
Although Xiao Yuanbao doesn't talk much, he can still understand many things.
Little Yuanbao seemed to understand but not quite. He shook his head and then nodded quickly.
Gu Yunyi actually didn’t think that such a young child could give him any reaction.
It was just a subconscious question. Little Yuanbao stretched out his chubby little hand and pointed at the words above.
Gu Yunyi understood immediately, squatted down and asked, "Yuanbao, do you mean to say that you know these words?"
Little Yuanbao looked at him with his grape-sized eyes and nodded seriously.
Gu Yunyi was stunned!
He subconsciously pointed to the two characters on the couplet and asked, "Yuan Bao, do you know how to pronounce this character?"
Yuanbao looked at the word, thought about it, didn't say anything, but stretched out two fingers.
Gu Yunyi patted his head and said with a smile: "Yuanbao, we have to read it out loud!"
Then he remembered that every time he asked Yun Sheng to read, he would bring candy to tempt her. Then he remembered that this little girl liked Zhizhi, so he looked at Yuanbao and said, "Yuanbao, dear, if you can read it out, what is this word? Uncle will give you candy and take you to see Zhizhi."
Although candies are very tempting to children, little Yuanbao doesn't seem to want them. But when he hears that he can see Zhizhi, the look in his eyes changes.
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