vstars Chapter 128 A sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner
Chapter 128 A sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner
"Don't worry, Duke. He can do it. Zhou Ziyu is very smart and responsible."
"That's okay, that's okay."
"Grandfather, this is all the food I have here." Zhou Ziyu was holding a box with a lot of food in it, half of which was from the Su family shop.
"You, ouch!" Why is it so infuriating? The guests are still here, aren't they looking for some more?
Zhou Ziyu, however, thought that they were both friends and there was no need to talk about this. There was no need for so many etiquette between good friends.
"Duke, Zhou Ziyu and I are very good friends, you don't have to worry about this." Su Mu said with a smile. She also knew Zhou Ziyu's character, and there weren't so many things between them.
Su Mu chatted with them for a while longer and then stood up to say goodbye, ready to see off another family. Duke Zhou tried to persuade her to stay, but seeing that Su Mu really had something to do, he had no choice but to send her out.
"These are vegetables that have never been seen before!" Duke Zhou looked at those things.
"Let me see." Zhou Ziyu stepped forward impatiently.
"What's in this box?" He opened it and said, "It contains pepper, and these are also spices."
"This New Year gift is so valuable. Zhou Ziyu, have you prepared the New Year gift?"
"Don't worry, Grandfather. We are ready."
Su Mu has arrived at Prince Chen's Mansion.
"Ji Shiyan gave you a New Year gift."
"Mumu, you're here! It was you who delivered it personally!" Ji Shiyan was very surprised. Doesn't this mean that she also cares about him a little?
"Yes!" Put the New Year gift on the table.
"Let's go and give one to your father, mother, and brother." There was no need for the two of them to exchange pleasantries.
"Won't you sit down a little longer?"
"No, it's getting late now, we need to hurry."
"Okay, I'll take you there."
Then Ji Shiyan followed Su Mu to various places to deliver New Year gifts like a loyal follower.
Everyone would invite her to greet them and have a meal with them, and the queen would hold her hand and not want her to leave. She would not see many people like her in the palace all year round.
But he had no choice but to leave. Su Mu also met the rumored Crown Princess, who was a very kind person and not fussy about details.
"I'm back from Ji Shiyan. Your annual gift is more than anything else!"
She had put a luxurious spice package in his portion, with a little of each spice stuffed into a whole big box.
Ji Shiyan's heart was shaking with excitement, and he couldn't wait to open it after returning home. What he found was a big gift package of spices. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
When I got home, the yard was filled with all kinds of gift boxes.
"Mom, what are these?"
"These are New Year gifts from others." Wang had gone from being happy at first when receiving the New Year gifts to feeling numb.
There were so many New Year gifts that they filled an entire yard. They were sent by various shops and businesses, and each minister also prepared one.
"This one is sent by the old general, and that one is from the ministers."
"This belongs to Ji Shiyan and Zhou Ziyu."
Su Mu opened them one by one and looked at them. Why were the things these people gave so luxurious?
If you take inventory of your home, you don’t need to buy anything. There is nothing you lack. Food, daily necessities, ornaments and fabrics are all covered here.
Early in the morning, the family got up early.
The most important thing during the Chinese New Year is, of course, posting Chinese New Year couplets!
Use paste to paste the couplets, and the New Year atmosphere is instantly created.
"It's so beautiful in red, and it brings so much joy." A family stood outside the door admiring the Spring Festival couplets.
The remaining window decorations should also be pasted on the windows, as well as Spring Festival couplets and blessing characters in each room.
Su Dingguo pasted a smaller version of the Chinese character "Fu" on the hut, "A hut that brings prosperity should also have a "Fu" on it."
"Wang Wang."
After pasting the Spring Festival couplets, people have to take offerings, yellow paper, incense and candles to worship their ancestors, and then set off a string of firecrackers.
Pray for the blessings of ancestors, peace, success and prosperity in the coming year.
Take a bath on the 30th, eat the New Year’s Eve dinner on the night of the New Year, eat dumplings on the morning of the 1st, and wear new clothes to pay New Year’s greetings.
There were also a few red lanterns hung in front of the Su family’s door, making it look even more festive.
The dumplings have to be wrapped in the afternoon of the 30th so that they can be eaten on the morning of the 1st. Scissors cannot be used on the first days of the New Year and can only be used on the fifth day.
The Su family only wrapped one with pork and green onion filling for their own meal.
"I put two copper coins in the dumplings. Let's see who is lucky today and gets to eat them." Wang said while wrapping dumplings.
"I want to wrap the copper coins, too." The third brother also washed the copper coins and wrapped them in.
Others also noticed that he put a few copper coins in it.
006’s little hands, which were struggling to make dumplings, flew away to play with Wangcai.
Several people have different ways of making dumplings. Su Mu simply folds the skin in half and pinches the opening as long as the filling is not exposed.
Li and Wang formed a dumpling with their hands very quickly. They finished wrapping the dumplings soon and covered several large plates of dumplings with steamed buns cloth to prevent the dumplings from drying out and cracking.
Next, we need to prepare the New Year’s Eve dinner, which will include chicken, duck, fish and meat.
The scene was busy with people chopping bones, frying fish and washing vegetables.
Some wine was also prepared, and Su Mu also squeezed a lot of fruit juice, including pure grapefruit juice and orange juice.
The dishes for the New Year’s Eve dinner are very rich.
Main dishes: Whole roasted chicken brings good luck, squirrel fish means abundance every year, and braised pig's trotters bring fortune.
Meat dishes: Four-happiness meatballs, braised chicken wings, shredded pork with green peppers, shredded pork with Beijing sauce, braised pork, fried bacon with garlic sprouts, sausage, and braised pork with pork belly.
Soups: lotus root and pork ribs soup, mutton and radish soup.
Vegetables: stir-fried lettuce, fried chicken, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, sweet and sour cabbage, and dry-pot cauliflower.
Cold dishes: cold rice noodles, garlic cucumber, green onion tofu, and cold pig ears.
“This is too rich!”
There were more than twenty dishes on the table, and there was no room for them all. The bowls and plates had to be placed layer by layer.
"Let's all sit down and have the New Year's Eve dinner!" The family sat in a circle.
"Who wants juice?"
"I want it!" The third brother raised his hand quickly.
Each of them poured a glass of freshly squeezed juice, and in front of grandpa and dad was a glass of light wine.
"Ah, this juice is so delicious." The third brother gulped down a glass at first, then poured another glass.
"This year is a year of bumper harvest. Our family has made a lot of money, opened a shop, and is planning to build a house next year. All this is thanks to Mumu." Su Dingguo said.
"This is the result of everyone's joint efforts. You all support me very much."
No matter how bizarre her ideas were, they tried their best to understand and support her.
He talked a lot and praised Su Mu.
"Finally! Happy New Year! Let's eat!"
"okay!"
The family members were eating the New Year’s Eve dinner, talking and laughing non-stop. It was so delicious and so sumptuous!
"This squirrel fish is sour and sweet. I've never eaten fish like this before!"
The squirrel mandarin fish is made with tomato sauce made by Su Mu himself using tomatoes. The fish tastes very good and very fresh.
"The thorns here are all crispy, so you don't have to worry about pricking your mouth."