Ms. Chen held her daughter, Xiao Mingzhu, and watched the children cook. She could hardly believe it.
"Old man, is this real? It's so cold and the snow is so heavy, won't the crops freeze to death?"
He Chun rarely had much say on this matter, and he blew his beard and said, "What are you talking about? You old woman don't understand. Just wait and see during next autumn's harvest!"
In the kitchen, Li Qianqian, a pampered young lady who never lifted a finger, also came to help.
She had never cooked before, so she followed Elaine Chao around, watching how she did things and then doing the same.
If Li Qianqian accidentally makes a mistake, she can blush with embarrassment.
He Shitou went to pick up Mr. Xu; he couldn't let Mr. Xu spend the New Year alone.
Therefore, He Tiantian specifically instructed that He Shitou be responsible for inviting Mr. Xu to their home for dinner every day before and after the New Year.
Because it was late, there was no time to process the pig offal.
He Tiantian instructed that they should find time to deal with it tomorrow, as it was going to be a big dish on the New Year's Eve dinner table.
Everyone in the family, adults and children alike, was helping out, except for Sun Qi, the eldest son, who had nothing to do.
He toured the house inside and out, and when he arrived at the kitchen, he saw everyone working and chatting.
Sun Qi asked cheerfully, "Aunt He, is there anything I can help you with?"
He Tiantian glanced at Sun Qi and thought that although this young master was not pretentious, he was a bit too shameless.
She emphasized again, "Young Master Sun, I've already told you there's nowhere to sleep at home tonight. Have you thought about what you're going to do?"
Sun Qi smiled nonchalantly, "I don't care if I sleep on the floor in the main room."
He Tiantian raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure? It's snowing outside right now, it'll definitely be very cold at night."
“Yes, that’s because it’s snowing outside, I can’t walk here. I’m not familiar with this place, wouldn’t it be very dangerous for me to walk now?” Sun Qi analyzed seriously.
That statement... seems to make no mistake at all.
"Alright, alright, you're just shameless." Li Qianqian was picking vegetables and bluntly exposed her.
Sun Qi looked embarrassed but didn't expose him.
He looked at the neatly cut pieces of pork on the cutting board, and his stomach rumbled loudly.
Fortunately, the sound of chopping vegetables in the kitchen was too loud for the others to hear.
The dinner at He Tiantian's house was quite plentiful, including braised pork belly, pork tripe and chicken soup, fresh fish soup, sweet and sour pork ribs, West Lake beef soup, and four or five vegetarian dishes.
Stir-fried eggs with tomatoes, okra with minced garlic, hot and sour cabbage, and stewed potatoes.
Each dish was served in a large, overflowing bowl, the aroma of which made one's mouth water.
Besides that, there was also steaming hot, snow-white rice in the pot. The rice from the farm was the best new rice grown on their own land, and the steamed rice was very fragrant.
Sun Qi had already found a stool and sat down. Looking at the large table full of food, he couldn't help but swallow.
I thought I was going to eat coarse food, but I never expected to be treated to a Manchu Han Imperial Feast.
The whole family happily took their seats. Mr. Xu and He Chun sat together, and the two of them warmed up a small pot of wine, intending to have a few drinks.
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