vrcanaries Chapter 580 Another New Year's Eve
Chapter 580 Another New Year's Eve
If Hu Zi wasn't hindered by his status as the second general manager, he would have wanted to rush up and snatch it.
Wu Jiang looked at him eager to try and warned him, "You are the second manager now, and you are in charge of so many people. You can't rush forward to grab the candy like a child. What will happen if the people below see you?"
Hu Zi was sad, nodded, and sighed. After becoming the steward, he couldn’t even snatch the candy.
Fortunately, he has many brothers and sisters, and they seem to have robbed quite a few of them, so he must have had a share.
Zhou Guo distributed two baskets of candy, and the children dispersed after being coaxed.
Wu Jiang and his friends came forward and said with a smile, "Happy New Year, Young Master!"
Zhou Guo smiled and said, "All good, all good, let's make a fortune together next year! Come, take me to see what you have prepared for the New Year."
"Yes, Young Master, please come this way." Wu Jiang and others led the way.
Zhou Guo looked at each family one by one.
Everyone had prepared similar things, including meat, fish, chicken, homemade fried meatballs, and peanuts and melon seeds. Of course, these were all distributed by her. Some of the more particular ones even bought mutton, lamb's trotters, pastries, and even fruits.
The children’s new clothes and shoes were placed on the kang. It was obviously New Year’s Day, and they had to wear new clothes during the New Year!
Even Wu Jiang and others had some. Some were made by the younger sisters, but more were made with the help of the aunts in the village. They were happy to get a few eggs and a pound of meat.
There were no women among Wu Jiang's group, but the New Year's gifts they prepared were not bad. In addition to the New Year gifts she gave, they also had what the women had at home.
It was the younger brothers and sisters who learned it from the women.
Very good, everyone in the village had a lively New Year, they had new clothes to wear, meat, fish and chicken to eat, and there was a lot left over, and everyone had a smile on their face.
Zhou Guo left satisfied. She also wanted to go back to wear new clothes and eat meat.
In addition to hot pot, other dishes must be prepared for the New Year's Eve dinner.
There must be chicken, duck, fish and pig heads.
Zhou Guo prepared the dishes for the mutton hot pot, mutton, beef, mushrooms, venison slices...
Li and Zhou Xing stewed chicken, fish, pork head, meat, and fried pine mushroom slices.
Sea cucumber and abalone are also steamed.
This year, Shopkeeper Yang also gave away an extra dish that was not available in previous years: shark fin.
It's a pity that Li doesn't know how to make this thing, and Zhou Guo has only eaten it but never cooked it. Even the old man doesn't know how to make it. After all, shark fin is a noble ingredient and ordinary people can't afford it.
Zhou Guo thought that the first step for all dried things was to soak them, so he started soaking them yesterday and soaked them for a whole day and night, changing the water several times.
You have to wash it after soaking. If it doesn’t work after washing, steam it in the pot.
The wings then spread out completely.
No one in the family knows how to cook it, and they were worried when they saw this thing that looked like noodles.
Li said, "I've only heard about this thing before, how delicious it is and how expensive it is. Now that I have it, I won't make it anymore."
The amount that Manager Yang gave her was not much, just enough for one meal, but she cooked it all.
If you make a mistake, you won’t even have the chance to regret.
Zhou Guo thought that the only way to cook it was to make soup, using chicken broth and adding pear blossoms to remove the fishy smell. Even if the dish was cooked badly, it shouldn't be bad with the chicken broth.
No one had any objections, and they were all just figuring it out.
After cooking the shark fin, I rolled up my sleeves and fried some braised shrimps. It wasn’t very successful due to lack of seasoning, but it was already very good.
I also made a sauce for sea cucumber and abalone.
Although there are many dishes, many of them have been prepared a few days ago, so now you just need to reheat them in the pot and you can eat them.
There was not enough space on one table on the kang to hold so many things, so we had to use two tables together.
This year's New Year's Eve dinner is much more sumptuous than last year's.
Li brought up all the delicious food at home. Zhou Dacang hadn't celebrated the New Year at home for two years and would be leaving after the New Year, so she had to let him eat more.
The old man brought a jar of Lihuabai from the house, patted the jar, and said to Zhou Dacang: "Let's drink up this jar today."
Zhou Dacang smiled and said, "Okay, I'll drink with you."
Zhou Gu and a few others brought in a pile of bowls, chopsticks, and cups. They put a little rice in each bowl, added some meat, poured a little wine into the cup, and placed the chopsticks across the bowls.
You have to worship your ancestors first, and only after they have eaten can your family eat.
Zhou Guo was afraid that the Zhao family couldn't find a place, so he kept saying, "Grandpa, grandma, daddy, uncle, and all the ancestors of the Zhou family, please come and have the New Year's Eve dinner. There are so many delicious foods, all kinds of delicacies from land and sea. You can have whatever you want to eat."
After a pause, he turned to the other side and began to read, "Ancestors of the Zhao family, it's time to have the New Year's Eve dinner. Please come over here more often. We have all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and the sea."
The old man was touched and amused.
Zhou Xing and others also muttered something.
Only Zhou Su and Zhou Mi learned the sentence "Don't talk about strange and supernatural things" and they refused to speak no matter what.
Before the meal, the old man took out eight red envelopes from his arms, one for each of the people from Li Lai to Zhou Dacang. He had made a lot of money in the past two years.
Zhou Guo and the others took it happily. Who could resist money?
Zhou Dacang was a little stunned and was embarrassed to answer, "I don't need it. I'm already that old."
The old man glared at her, "Why don't you use it? You are still a kid before you get married, and you can get New Year's money just like them. When you get married, you will have to pay the money."
Li smiled and said, "Yes, take it if it's given to you. In our eyes, you are still a child, not even twenty years old."
Zhou Dacang thanked him with a smile and accepted it.
After the old man had distributed the money, it was Li's turn.
She also took out eight red envelopes from her bosom, one for each of them, "This year our family has made a lot of money, if you take these, we will make even more money next year!"
"Yes, mother, you must be right. Our family will become the richest!" Zhou Guo smiled and leaned over to touch one. He touched the red envelope. It was Guoguo. It should be a silver ingot, but he didn't know whether it was gold or silver.
After Li had handed out the envelopes, Zhou Dacang also took out seven red envelopes and said with a smile, "I'll hand out one too."
Everyone was stunned. They all knew that his salary was not much and was often not paid on time. They secretly thought that he must not make as much as they did, so why did he have to pay him?
Zhou Gu said, "Uncle, didn't you say that your salary is not much to begin with? You should keep it for yourself."
Zhou Xing said, "Yes, uncle, you don't have to give it. The master said that you are not married yet and are still at the age of receiving New Year's money. How can you give it back?"
Zhou Dacang said: "I am your uncle, shouldn't I give you money during the New Year?"
Zhou Guo leaned forward and took one, smiling, "Thank you, uncle. I wish you good luck in the coming year, victory in every battle, and safe retreat from the battlefield every time. When I offered sacrifices to the ancestors, I made a wish to the ancestors of the Zhou and Zhao families, asking them to take good care of you, and you will definitely not get hurt again."
Zhou Dacang felt a little creepy after hearing this.
The old man's mouth twitched slightly. He heard it. When offering sacrifices to the ancestors, she muttered a lot beside him, muttering about everyone in the family. She prayed that those who were studying would have academic success, that those who were going to the battlefield would be protected from swords and arrows, that those who were studying medicine would become miracle doctors next year, that those who wanted to praise others would say that they were a good family, and that those who were doing business would have a steady flow of money...