Chapter 125 New Year's Eve Dinner
The three people in the kitchen were busy and having fun, and so were the people sweeping the snow in the yard. Smelling the fragrance coming from the kitchen, the people working worked even harder.
"Sister Lai Di, please slice the fish thinner and mix it with egg white and a little bit of flour. I will make sauerkraut fish later." Li Meng instructed Li Lai Di to cut the fish slices.
"Okay, this uses both egg white and flour, isn't it a waste?" Li Laidi was a little confused about how this dish was made and why it was so troublesome.
"No, why would we waste something so delicious? I guarantee you'll be so engrossed in eating it that you won't be able to hold your head up high," Li Meng promised. For this dish that is loved by everyone in modern times, these people will definitely be conquered by the taste buds of sauerkraut fish.
"Then I'm looking forward to it. I'm going to eat three big bowls then." Li Laidi was drooling at what Li Meng said.
Li Meng started to show off her cooking skills. As a foodie, she has watched a lot of modern short videos. Basically, she follows food bloggers. In addition, she lives alone, so she has some cooking skills.
Soon the spicy smell filled the entire kitchen. Wu Ruirui was so stimulated that she sneezed twice in a row and tears came out.
"What are you doing? Why does it smell so good?" Zhou Hui came over following the smell. The snow outside had been swept clean, and the snow on the road had also been swept away.
Several people had sweat on their foreheads. Old Master Song was still strong and his face was red with tiredness.
"You will know when the time comes. Go wash your hands and move the table and benches into the main room. We will have dinner soon." Li Meng instructed Zhou Hui to work while cooking.
"Got it, I'll go now." Zhou Hui ran out and started to clean up the tables, chairs and benches.
The remaining dishes were cooked by Li Laidie, and Li Meng and Wu Ruirui began to bring the prepared dishes to the table one by one.
Xiaodouzi also came to help, taking the bowl and chopsticks, and happily shuttling back and forth between the main room and the kitchen like a little swallow.
There were also sporadic sounds of firecrackers all around. The purpose of Chinese New Year is to set off firecrackers to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.
Old Master Song also walked to the gate of the yard with firecrackers and hung them on the side of the door.
"Mengmeng, come and light some firecrackers." Old Master Song happily called Li Meng to come out and light the firecrackers.
"I dare not. Let Zhou Hui come. He runs fast," Li Meng quickly refused.
"Let me light it, I'm not afraid." Xiao Douzi raised his hand to show that he was not afraid and he dared to light firecrackers.
"If you really dare to order, then go ahead and order. Little man, you have to be brave." Li Meng patted Xiaodouzi's shoulder encouragingly, indicating that he could order as long as he paid attention to safety.
Several people gathered at the door, watching Xiaodouzi light the firecrackers. While watching, they were ready to run away at any time.
Xiao Douzi lit a match, decisively lit the firecrackers, turned around and ran away.
Crackling, crackling! The firecrackers rang out, and Xiaodouzi clapped his hands happily, shouting, "Happy New Year, Happy New Year!"
Amid the sound of firecrackers, Li Meng asked everyone to take their seats and start eating quickly. It was a cold day and the food got cold quickly.
After everyone sat down, Li Meng poured a glass of white wine into everyone's glass. Drinking white wine in the cold weather can warm the body, except for Xiaodouzi, who was poured a glass of soda.
"Grandpa Song, you are highly respected. It's New Year's Day, please say a few words, we would love to hear them." Li Meng handed the poured wine to Grandpa Song first.
Zhou Hui and Wu Ruirui also joined in the cheering, asking Mr. Song to say a few words, and then they took the lead in clapping, and the others followed suit.
When Mr. Song saw that the younger generations asked him to say a few words, he did not refuse. He picked up the wine glass and stood up, and everyone else stood up as well.
"First of all, I wish you all a better life and work in the new year, and that things will get better and better. I also want to thank Comrade Li Meng for preparing such a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner for us. Without further ado, let's all cheers and enjoy our meal," he said, raising his glass.
Everyone raised their glasses and toasted, with bright smiles on their faces.
"Come and try the dishes we cooked today. I hope everyone enjoys the meal." Li Meng said and then picked up a meatball and put it into Grandpa Song's bowl.
Then he told everyone not to be polite and that finishing the meal was the best encouragement for her.
"Wow, this pickled fish is so delicious, fragrant and spicy, so satisfying." Wu Ruirui's mouth was red from the spiciness, but he still wanted to eat it.
"The sauerkraut here is delicious too. I can really eat three big bowls with the mixed grain rice," Li Laidi said a little embarrassedly. He had said before that this was too troublesome. It really tastes good like this, and the fish fillets are also very tender and smooth.
"If you like it, just eat more. Next time there are big fish, I'll make it. Isn't this a small matter?" Li Meng said with a smile.
Zhou Hui and the Song brothers also enjoyed the meal very much. The other dishes were also delicious. Everyone was very satisfied.
After three rounds of drinks, everyone started toasting each other, saying auspicious words with smiles on their faces.
"Sister, I'll toast you too, thank you." Xiaodouzi stood up with the juice and said sincerely to Li Meng.
He is very grateful to have met Sister Mengmeng in this life. She is the light in his life, illuminating his gloomy life. He has wanted to say thank you for a long time.
"Xiao Douzi, don't say thank you to your sister. We met in the vast crowd. This is the best arrangement. After the New Year, you will go to school. Then come and stay with your sister and be a good student." Li Meng clinked glasses with him with a smile and drank the white wine in the glass.
"Sister, can I go to school too?" Xiao Douzi stared at Li Meng with surprised and excited eyes.
"Yes, don't you want to go to school? You are so young, you should study hard and become a useful person to the country and society in the future," Li Meng coaxed.
Although Mr. Song also taught Xiaodouzi to read at home, it is more suitable for children to study in school.
Xiao Douzi looked at his grandfather whose eyes were a little red, then looked at Li Meng who was smiling, and nodded vigorously.
He is going to go to school and become an elementary school student. He must study hard and repay his cute sister.
At this time, brothers Da Song and Xiao Song also stood up with wine glasses in their hands. Because they had drunk some wine before, their dark faces showed a little blush.
"Li Zhiqing, we brothers won't say anything else. As long as you don't fire us, we brothers will follow you for the rest of our lives and will never do anything to let you down. Everything else is in the wine." After saying this, Da Song took Xiao Song to pick up the wine glasses and drank the wine in the glasses.
"Okay, your words are enough, cheers." Li Meng raised his glass and drank the wine in his glass heartily.
Then Li Laidi, Zhou Hui, and Wu Ruirui all raised their glasses and toasted with Li Meng happily, saying witty words, and for a while the room was filled with their laughter.
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