20demayo Chapter 143 Preparing for Dinner
Chapter 143 Preparing for Dinner
A plate of fried pork with cabbage stalks, a plate of fried pork belly with sauerkraut, a plate of fried shredded potatoes, and a bowl of rice were the dinner prepared by Li Xinran.
After making dinner, Shen Boyuan opened the door of the small courtyard not long after.
He was carrying two live chickens in his left hand, pork vermicelli and carrots, two lunch boxes and several large steamed buns in his right hand.
Walking into the small courtyard, Shen Boyuan threw two live chickens with wings tied under the eaves.
Carrying vermicelli carrots and two lunch boxes of steamed buns in his hands, he walked into the living room.
As soon as he walked into the living room, Shen Boyuan saw the food on the table.
His eyes couldn't help but pause for a few seconds, and then he opened the lunch box in his hand and found two meat dishes and one vegetable dish.
For the two of them, there were six dishes for dinner.
Li Xinran was also stunned when he saw the table full of food.
She originally wanted to show off her virtuous side, but it turned out that her husband, Shen Boyuan, was also very competent.
Every time I come back, I bring food with me for fear of starving her.
"From now on, I will cook or go to the cafeteria to get food."
Li Xinran took the initiative to speak.
If the two of them cook six more dishes in the future, it would be a bit wasteful.
"Okay." Shen Boyuan responded.
"I also bought live chicken, pork and other vegetables from the canteen."
"After dinner, I will kill the two live chickens."
"Yeah." Li Xinran agreed.
Let's leave it to Shen Boyuan to kill chickens.
The two of them ate half of the six dishes, plus rice and steamed buns, and had to save the remaining half for tomorrow.
After the meal, Li Xinran boiled a pot of hot water. Shen Boyuan walked under the eaves with a kitchen knife and stabbed the chicken's neck.
After the cock in his hand was completely deflated, Shen Boyuan threw the cock into the hot water again and began to clean the cock.
Li Xinran took advantage of this time to wash some white radish and carrots, cut them into long strips, added various seasonings, and planned to make radish pickles.
After marinating for a day tomorrow, it will basically be ready to eat when we treat guests to dinner the day after tomorrow.
It’s red and white and looks good.
It would be better if there were cucumbers and some green, but unfortunately there are no cucumbers yet.
Shen Boyuan also cut two chickens into chicken pieces of the right size, and she could stew them directly the day after tomorrow.
The two of them worked for a while, watching the sky getting darker and darker, then stopped and went to sleep.
Early on the day of the treat, Li Xinran heard the wake-up call, lay down for a while, and then got up.
Shen Boyuan got up on time and left early.
After Li Xinran had a simple breakfast, she found two plates, one with some fruit candies and the other with some peanuts and melon seeds.
She and Shen Boyuan were still newly married, so these candies were just used as wedding candies.
Then she started preparing the meal for tonight.
The pork is cut into small pieces, soaked in vermicelli and dried mushrooms.
Yesterday he steamed a pot of steamed buns and Hanamaki sugar buns, which can be used as a staple food today.
After lunch, Li Xinran stewed two chickens and planned to make chicken stewed with mushrooms.
There is only one table missing. There is only one table in their home, which is not enough for fifteen people, and there are not enough stools.
Just when Li Xinran was thinking about borrowing a table and some stools from a neighbor's house, Fang Jiajia walked in from the door of the courtyard.
"Xingran, my political commissar said that your family is having a treat today. I'll come over to see if I can help."
Li Xinran's eyes lit up, he really got what he needed.
"Jiajia, can you lend us your table? I'll return it to you after dinner in the evening."
"OK, no problem."
Fang Jiajia agreed readily, turned around and walked to the next door with Li Xinran.
In the small courtyard next door, there is a child about seven or eight years old playing in the courtyard.
"Hongxing, come here and help move the stool." Fang Jiajia shouted to the child.
The child named Hongxing immediately ran forward, followed the two obediently into the house, and moved the stool.
Li Xinran and Fang Jiajia carried the table, and Fang Hongxing followed behind carrying the stools.
The three of them moved several times and moved all the tables and chairs.
Li Xinran grabbed a piece of fruit candy from the coffee table and stuffed it into Fang Hongxing's hand.
"Come on, Red Star, eat some candy."
Fang Hongxing shouted crisply, "Thank you, aunt."
Li Xinran smiled, this kid is so polite.
Fang Jiajia stood aside and looked at Fang Hongxing with satisfaction.
She taught it so many times and finally taught her children.
"Is there any other work in the kitchen? Let me help you."
Li Xinran is basically ready, except for the onions, ginger, and garlic that haven't been chopped yet.
She found some garlic and said, "Peel some garlic for me."
"Row."
After Fang Jiajia took the garlic, she began to peel it.
The two of them were working in the kitchen and talking.
After about an hour, several more military wives came one after another.
There are Wang Xiuying from the family of Captain Wang, Chen Zhaodi from the family of Camp Leader Chen, and Sun Guihua from the family of Camp Leader Sun.
The dressing of these people is completely different from Li Xinran and Fang Jiajia.
He wore a black or cyan gown on his upper body, his hair was tied in a low knot behind his head, and he spoke with unusual enthusiasm.
"Oh, you are from Commander Shen's family, you are so handsome."
"This kitchen smells so good. Is the chicken stewed?"
"Oh, why is there so much pork on this chopping board?"
"Oh my god, why are there so many candies on the coffee table?"
Several military relatives kept exclaiming at everything in Li Xinran's house.
Li Xinran felt that her brain hurt a little, it was so messed up.
Several children brought by military families eagerly looked at the candies on the coffee table, grabbed the corners of their mothers' clothes, and whispered,
"Mother, mother, I want some candy."
Li Xinran picked up the plate with candy, stuffed three pieces of candy into each of the children's hands, and grabbed some melon seeds and peanuts.
"You guys go play in the yard first, the aunts have to cook."
"When the meal is ready, my aunt will tell you to eat meat."
When the children heard that they had meat to eat, their big eyes were filled with bright lights.
"If you play in the yard for a while, can you get some meat to eat?"
"Yeah." Li Xinran nodded affirmatively.
When several children heard this, they ran into the yard with candies, melon seeds and peanuts in their pockets.
Li Xinran breathed a sigh of relief.
Chen Zhaodi from Camp Chen's family was not very happy when she saw Li Xinran's behavior.
"He's from Deputy Commander Shen's family. Do you dislike our children?"
"I despise them and why are you giving them candy?" Li Xinran retorted mercilessly.
Fruit hard candies are very expensive nowadays.
Chen Zhaodi pouted, then her family got very few candies, only six in total.
The children of Sun Guihua's family got nine.