vrcanaries Chapter 1191 Everyone’s New Year’s Eve Dinner
Chapter 1191 Everyone’s New Year’s Eve Dinner
Zhou Guo said: "Didn't you see? They all had smiles on their faces, even on the streets. This is probably the happiest year they have had in recent years."
Sighing, "We still have work to do."
Fortunately, they don’t have to worry about things like the New Year’s Eve dinner, as Chef Zhang will take care of everything.
There is no need to buy outside. I have a lot of money this time, so I brought a lot of ingredients.
There are all kinds of animals, including those flying in the sky, swimming in the water, and running in the mountains. You can definitely not buy them all if you go to the surrounding counties.
Most of them were Zhou Guo’s favorites.
She got up early in the morning at the end of the year.
People were ordered to set up more than a dozen large pots outside the county government office, and cartloads of rice and flour were transported over.
The people near the county government office were in an uproar. They were familiar with this situation. Wasn't this about distributing porridge?
It really was porridge, with bags of rice put into the pot. The onlookers grimaced and felt distressed. Even if they were at home, they would not be willing to do this. This was not porridge, this was clearly rice!
A pot of dry rice.
"Hey, it's not the busy farming season, are you going to cook some rice?"
"How much food do we need for so many people?"
"Okay, okay, we can try the dry rice cooked by the government. Normally, we can't bear to eat it like this at home!"
There are also trays of kneaded steamed buns, which are all made of white flour. It looks like they haven’t been mixed with wheat bran. I wonder how delicious they will be when you take a bite of them?
Word spread quickly from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. In less than half an hour, everyone in the entire county knew about it.
I knew that the county government was making porridge and distributing steamed buns today. The porridge was as thick as dry rice, and the steamed buns were as big as two fists. There was no wheat bran mixed in, only white flour.
People from the entire county came to watch the fun, regardless of whether they were free or not.
Having lived for so many years, I have seen free porridge all year round, but this is the first time I have seen someone give it away like this.
Finally, the first batch of rice was cooked, the steamed buns were ready, and the gong was struck.
Dashu said loudly: "Fellow villagers, today is the New Year. Our county magistrate and the young master have specially prepared a New Year's Eve dinner for those who cannot return home. There is dry rice with steamed buns, and a bowl of radish and bone soup. I hope everyone will eat and drink well, and have a good New Year even if you are away!"
As soon as the words fell, the crowd burst into thunderous cheers.
It was actually dry rice and big white steamed buns. In this day and age, can we really still eat such things?
Some people immediately knelt down and kowtowed in the direction of the county government. They were outside seeking justice. In this cold weather, the whole family could only wrap themselves in hay and spend two cents to rent someone else's firewood shed to live in. The food was even simpler.
They thought the New Year would just pass like this, but they never expected that the county government would actually control how they celebrated the New Year.
Such a big job was unheard of, and the people were very grateful to the county magistrate.
The sober ones said, "I think it's mainly because of the young master. Think about it, before she came, our county magistrate had been in office for so many years, what was the result? This year, when the young master came, things were different immediately. We have someone to take care of us, and those evil people from the four families have someone to deal with. Someone has sought justice for us. Isn't it all thanks to this young master?"
After hearing this, everyone nodded. It was indeed because Zhou Guo came that things were different.
As the clang clang clang sounded, Dashu said loudly: "It's time to eat the New Year's Eve dinner, line up."
The crowd spontaneously lined up and saw the mountain of grain bags. With so many of them, everyone could eat without squeezing.
People even spontaneously let those with elderly and children get vaccinated first, being very conscious.
The lid of the big pot was opened, and pots of fragrant, steaming rice appeared in front of everyone, as well as plump white steamed buns, and hot bone and radish soup.
Everyone didn't dare to blink, staring at these things flying into their bowls, holding them tightly in their arms before leaving.
After one person finishes the fight, the next one comes forward in an orderly manner.
Zhou Guo saw this from the side and looked at Qian Duo proudly, "Well, was I right?"
Qian Duo touched his head and said, "It's different. I thought they were going to rob it."
Many families may not be able to have such a New Year's Eve dinner at home, even bone and radish soup.
Wu Jiang said: "As long as there is enough food, no one will snatch it. Isn't it said that when the granary is full, the etiquette will be known?"
Qian Duo glared at him and said, "Why are you showing off your knowledge? You are not a scholar!"
From then on, until dark, the fire in these dozen large pots was never extinguished.
People came and went, and people from the county town also came with bowls and plates to get their meals.
There are also people in the nearby village who heard that the county government would provide New Year's Eve dinner today, so they brought their whole family along. Even if each person only had one steamed bun and one meal, it would be enough for two days.
The county magistrate took some time to come out and take a look. He was also stunned by the scene and asked Zhou Guo: "Isn't this too extravagant? This amount of grain is enough to provide porridge for a month."
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "Sir, today is New Year's Eve."
Who doesn’t want to have a good meal on New Year’s Eve? And this New Year’s Eve is particularly different from the past for these people. On this special day, she doesn’t mind giving them something. She can still afford it.
Qian Duo laughed and said, "Sir, don't worry. Our great master...our young master doesn't have much else, but he has a lot of food. The food in the warehouse is so much that we can't eat it all in a hundred lifetimes. Let her give. If you don't let her give, she will be unhappy, and we will be the ones to suffer."
The county magistrate was somewhat puzzled. "Didn't they say that all this grain belonged to the Xu family?"
Qian Duo immediately looked at Zhou Guo, "Is that what you said? Are you so indifferent to fame and fortune now?"
Zhou Guo glanced at him indifferently, and Qian Duo immediately shut up and shrank his neck.
Wu Jiang on the side shook his head. This is the disadvantage of being talkative. The mouth is faster than the brain and one always gets into trouble.
Zhou Guo looked at the county magistrate and said, "Sir, just remember that it is the Xu family who is making the decision for the people this time."
The county magistrate nodded obediently.
The group was busy until dark.
The government office closed early and started to eat the New Year’s Eve dinner.
Zhou Guo had never eaten New Year’s Eve dinner so late before, it really became a midnight dinner.
The county magistrate looked at the tables full of delicious food and felt as if he was dreaming. Every dish was so delicately and beautifully presented, with all kinds of shapes. He had not seen anything like this for many years.
Zhou Guo looked at the dishes, smelled them, and couldn't help but praise them: "Chef Zhang, your cooking skills are incredible. I'm afraid even the chefs in the palace can't catch up with you. Look at these dishes. They have everything you want, and they are delicious!"
Chef Zhang pointed to one of the stews and said, "This is Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. It's very different from usual. We have all the ingredients today. Young Master, you must try it."
Zhou Guo said, "Really? It was so delicious even when we were short of ingredients. How delicious must Buddha Jumps Over the Wall be today when we have enough ingredients?"
The county magistrate smiled and said, "Everyone has worked hard these days. Let's have a good meal and drink today."