January 17, 1982, Sunday, the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, Little New Year
Early in the morning, Sun Dahai came back from morning exercise with his two dogs. He bought fried dough sticks, fried cakes, roasted pork and soy milk on the way and took them home for breakfast.
Sun Yuanyuan and Sun Dahe had already gotten up and were washing up. They didn't go to the dinner party yesterday. After the kindergarten, their mother took them home and had dinner at home. Sun Dahai and the others came back late, and when they got home, the two little ones were
, already asleep.
The two children were very happy to see their brother and kept chattering.
Sun Dahai had breakfast with them, and then began to process the ingredients and prepare today's dinner.
Today is the New Year, so dinner should be more sumptuous. Firstly, there are many people, and secondly, it is also for Huang Feifei and Wu Dawei. They flew back to Xiangjiang on Tuesday to celebrate the New Year. They were also accompanied by Cao Yong and Law, who came specially for the meeting.
Minister Yu Kaihao and his assistants.
Sun Dahai was busy in the kitchen, and the two children moved the bench and sat in the kitchen, accompanying his brother in processing the ingredients while performing for him the songs and dances he learned in kindergarten.
The main ingredient for today's dinner is the mutton he brought home yesterday.
Sun Dahai planned to cook Northern Xinjiang style for dinner, mainly roasted lamb legs, hand-caught lamb chops, large plates of chicken and grilled skewers. The staple food was pulled strips and fried noodles.
After Chef Cao left, dinner parties became a hassle. Others could help with ordinary meals, but Sun Dahai could only rely on Sun Dahai for a slightly fresher way of eating.
Sun Dahai often silently asks the sky: "I am still a few months away from turning nine years old. Do child laborers have no human rights?"
After all, Sun Dahai will still cook delicious food for everyone. If everyone eats happily, he will also be very satisfied in his heart.
After coming back last night, Sun Dahai marinated all the front legs of the four lambs he brought back. Now he just brushed a layer of material on them and left them alone.
The lamb chops need to be fresh, just freeze them now and process them in the afternoon.
Now the main thing is to process the sheep head, which is also very simple. Sun Dahai is going to make white water sheep head meat and eat it as a cold dish.
After Sun Dahai washed and blanched the sheep head, he put it in a pressure cooker, poured in boiling water, added scallions, ginger slices and cooking wine, and simmered it for an hour.
After the sheep head is out of the pot, it must be deboned while it is still hot. Once it cools down, it will be difficult to handle. Sun Dahai put the boneless sheep head meat in a pot and put it outside to freeze, and then cut it and put it on a plate for dinner.
Pepper salt is a delicious cold dish.
In this way, one sheep head was ready, and Sun Dahai continued to repeat the above steps and started to make the second sheep head.
In his free time, Sun Dahai started cutting meat. He cut off the ribs attached to the lamb chops, the ground crotch meat, the lamb loin, and the leftover hind leg of the lamb yesterday.
Wash the meat, cut it into small pieces, put it in a basin, then add the chopped onions, cumin, pepper powder, chili powder, allspice, salt, sugar, soy sauce and cooking wine, stir well and set aside
pickled.
At this time, Huang Feihong and Hegel's voices came from the door. Sun Yuanyuan and Sun Dahe ran out and heard their voices.
Sun Dahai knew that this was the arrival of people from the Hepingmen Courtyard.
After a while, Xue Haitian and his wife walked into the kitchen with Chen Feng. Chen Feng said: "Dahai, we are going to discuss the year-end welfare payment later. Several factory directors are coming to participate. Brother Wei Guo is still in the party school, so Sister Huang invites you
Go over and make a statement on behalf of the family."
"Isn't my grandma at home? Please ask her to go. I'm going to go, who will cook for you?"
"Da Dahai, you can work harder. I'm retired, and I'm still helping you manage the pig farm. You're not young anymore. You can handle such matters on behalf of the family." As she spoke, grandma
Jiang Xiuping walked into the kitchen.
"Grandma, I'm not yet nine years old."
"You will be ten years old soon. Gan Luo became an envoy of a country when he was twelve years old. Even if you are not as good as him, you can't be too far behind, right?"
"I have never believed in Gan Luo's deeds. How could a twelve-year-old kid be sent as an envoy to another country? How could he be appointed as a minister? Ying Zheng was either confused or drunk at that time.
No matter how you look at it, this is a random fate~! Twelve-year-old Shangqing, have all his baby teeth been replaced?" Sun Dahai complained crazily.
"If you are asked to study history carefully, you are just lazy. In the past, people's life span was short. It was very common for people to be called 'old man' at the age of thirty, and to start a family and start a business at the age of thirteen or fourteen.
To say nothing of how happy you children are now, our generation will already be working in the fields by the time we are your age."
Just as he was talking, the greetings from the two primary schools in the courtyard came again. The main leaders of several companies, led by Bruce Lee, formed a group and entered the house.
Sun Dahai still wanted to resist, but Jiang Xiuping pushed him out with a smile.
"Grandma, it's the New Year's Day today. Let's just have dumplings for lunch. But there are more than 20 people here, can you handle it?" This was Sun Dahai's last excuse.
"Your mother will come here after she has finished revising the manuscript. There is also Haitian's wife here who can help me."
Xue Haitian smiled honestly and said: "Auntie, let me help you too. If you want to talk about other things, we don't know how to do it. Steamed buns and dumplings are no problem. Every time the troops eat these things, we are required to help cook.
, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to do it.”
"Yes, Auntie, count me in. When I used to help in the kitchen, I was famous as a fast cook." Chen Feng also volunteered.
"Da Dahai, these are the prepared white-striped chickens you asked me to bring. There are four of them in total. Have you seen enough?"
Bruce Lee came over carrying four naked chickens.
"Hey, Teacher Jiang, you are here, are you preparing to cook?"
"Xiaolong is here. There are a lot of people today, so we have to prepare early."
Uncles like Sun Dahai and others had known Jiang Xiuping since they were children. At that time, she was still responsible for rural literacy work. Therefore, even after Li Cuifeng and Sun Weiguo got married, the names they called Jiang Xiuping did not change.
"Four is almost enough. This is the main ingredient of one of the dishes. I'm going to make Northern Xinjiang flavor tonight. You haven't tried it before, right?
Let me tell you, this northern Xinjiang cuisine is about large portions, strong flavor, and affordable. They are served in large plates and served on the top, which makes it easier to cook. If so many people eat, if all the dishes are small stir-fries, what will I get?
It’s time~!”
"Dahai..." Jiang Xiuping looked at Sun Dahai expressionlessly.
"Okay, okay, I'm going to have a meeting right now. Uncle, I'm not telling you, you have a meeting, do you know? Can't you be more proactive?"
Sun Dahai muttered to himself and went to the living room with Bruce Lee.
Cao Yong and Huang Feifei sat in the middle. Sun Dahai wanted to find a seat in the corner, but Cao Yong pulled him to sit next to him.
Cao Yong said in his ear: "Dahai, you are attending the meeting on behalf of your family and the largest shareholder, so you have to sit in the middle."
Sun Dahai sighed. Of course he understood the meaning of sitting here. However, he was not willing to appear directly in the spotlight.
There is nothing we can do today, he is just a duck, being driven into a fight.
"Let's start now. Let me first say that because leaders, reporters and other personnel were present yesterday, the company's profitability and bonus and welfare plans were not discussed at the meeting.
Today is the Little New Year. Let’s work overtime and have a meeting to make up for what we missed yesterday. By the way, we can have a big meal at the little boss’s place and celebrate the Little New Year together.”
Everyone looked at Sun Dahai with a smile. Sun Dahai had no choice but to be teased by Huang Feifei, so he had to bow to everyone and beg for mercy.
