Three points are destined, seven points depend on face

"Chuntao, you are so good at making banquets! Even during the Chinese New Year, I have never seen anyone with such good banquets!" Wu Dazhuang can be regarded as someone who has had bad banquets. It is rare to see such a good banquet.

"No, it doesn't make sense if we don't have some good wine for this dinner." Brother Zhao has no other hobbies and likes to have a few drinks. However, Sister Zhao is in charge of the household, so he is always unhappy with his drinks.

Xia Chuntao brought out two jars of wine, which only weighed about four or five kilograms.

"I don't care if it's enough, there's only so much, you can share it among yourselves!"

A few men were laughing, some of them were good to drink, so who would be picky?

Don’t forget Xia Chuntao as these must-have drinks for banquets. The men drank white wine, the women drank fruit wine, and the children drank sour plum juice prepared by Xia Chuntao.

Everyone was waiting for the master to speak. Xia Chuntao did not waste any time and raised her wine glass:

"I won't say much. Firstly, I want to thank everyone for helping me. Secondly, I just want to have a good time with everyone. Today, everyone here, enjoy eating and drinking!"

Everyone took the wine glasses and drank a toast together, which was considered the official start of the dinner.

For the first quarter of an hour, almost no one said anything, just the sound of cups, plates, dishes and chopsticks.

Among cold dishes, braised pig's trotters are the most popular. Xia Chuntao made her own marinade and simmered it for nearly two hours. After letting it cool down, it was soft and glutinous in the mouth, and the aroma of meat filled her mouth.

There is also a dish of taro puree with apple sauce, which is very popular among women and children.

I originally wanted to make a blueberry yam, but unfortunately I couldn’t find any blueberries or yams. So I substituted apples and taro. The taro was steamed and mashed into a puree, and a thick layer of cooked applesauce was poured over it. Because she was afraid that the applesauce would be too sour, Xia Chuntao also added a lot of sugar to it. It is soft in the mouth, sweet and sour.

In addition to the common hot dishes such as steamed pork with rice flour, musu pork, spicy chicken, croquettes, braised pork with dried bamboo shoots, and vegetarian stir-fried beans, Xia Chuntao also made pepper minced lotus leaf pancakes, French fries and prawns, braised fish nuggets, and fish. Braised tofu.

This dish is really well done!

Except for the village chief and Li Yue'e's family, the living standards of other families here are not very good, that is, they can barely maintain food and clothing. There are not many times in the year when you can have a good meal, let alone such a good one. Everyone had no time to talk, so they all ate happily.

Xia Chuntao was also very satisfied. When asking people to come for dinner, she had to satisfy them. She didn't have money now, so she didn't need to worry about it.

The children were sitting at their own small dining table. Wu Xiaofeng was older than the children and looked like a big sister, taking care of the little ones throughout the whole process.

Xia Chuntao touched Li Yue'e beside her with her elbow and looked towards the children's table.

"Look at your Xiaofeng. He is careful and sensible. What a good child. Don't always say that this is not good and that is not good. If my Niuniu grows up to be like Xiaofeng, I will be satisfied."

When Xia Chuntao said this, Li Yue'e was immediately satisfied with her mother's heart and laughed happily.

"I'm not boasting, Xiaofeng really didn't let me worry about it. This child is born to be sensible, better than her two brothers."

Xia Chuntao glanced at Li Yue'e with disdain, "A few days ago you said that Xiaofeng was not good and that was bad. You forgot, but I didn't."

Li Yue'e chuckled, "I just said it casually, why did you call Na Zhen'er!"

"Look, I remember everything you said casually. Do you think Xiaofeng remembers it?"

Li Yuee was stunned by Xia Chuntao's words.

"If you always tell Xiaofeng that this is not good or that is not good, the child will take it for granted that she is not good enough. Over time, she will really become what you said. At that time, you will regret it!"

Li Yuee thought for a while and felt that what Xia Chuntao said seemed to make sense.

"Chuntao, what you said makes sense, but Xiaofeng is really timid and doesn't like to talk. So if I don't tell her, how can she change?"

"I think it's children's nature, so it's better to let nature take its course."

Xia Chuntao pointed to the dishes in front of her, "The dishes on this table include sweet and salty dishes, meat dishes and vegetarian dishes, stir-fried dishes and stewed dishes, but which dish do you think is the most delicious? Which dish is the most delicious?" Which dish is the most delicious?"

Li Yue'e scratched her head. None of the dishes on this table were unpalatable. There were many delicious ones. I couldn't say which dish was the best.

"It's the same with people, there are extroverts and introverts; there are those who have many eyes and there are those who are sincere. If everyone is the same, it's like having only one kind of food on the table. What's the point? "

Li Yue'e nodded, what she said made sense, "Then you say, I won't care about her and just let her be?"

Xia Chuntao rolled her eyes at Li Yuee, "What are you talking about? You don't care about your child?"

"You are confused. Do I care or not?"

"My suggestion is that with a character like Xiaofeng, you should give your child more opportunities to express herself. Don't let her make the decision in everything. You can also let Xiaofeng help with things in your shop. If anything happens, You can ask Xiaofeng for her opinion."

"If she does well, you should praise her. If she doesn't do well, you should tell her what's wrong and how to change it. You will see again after a while. Xiaofeng will definitely become better."

Li Yue'e listened carefully and said, "Scholar ladies are different. This is so true. I believe you, so I will try as you say."

After doing the lucky bag business together, Li Yuee had a blind trust in Xia Chuntao. No matter what Xia Chuntao said, it made sense, so just do it.

As the youngest child at the table, Niuniu received cordial greetings from Sister Xiaofeng and her brothers. Her little face was buried in her rice bowl the whole time, and she could only see the two little ones on her head swaying happily.

The kids raved about the prawns with chips. It was also the first time for the adults to eat it, which was very novel.

Aunt Ye: "Chuntao, are these French fries made from ground beans?"

"Yeah, is it delicious?"

Aunt Ye: "This tastes good, I will do it during the Chinese New Year!"

Sister-in-law Zhao: "I didn't expect that ground beans can be made delicious!"

Of course, the wonderful uses of potatoes are beyond your imagination.

Potatoes have just been introduced to Dai Viet, and most people don’t eat them much. After all, they are alien species, and it takes time to accept them. The key is not knowing how to eat it. It is said that potatoes have even killed people. Xia Chuntao estimated that the man was poisoned after eating sprouted potatoes and did not receive medical treatment in time. For this reason, there are not many potatoes planted among the people.

This allowed Xia Chuntao to see a business opportunity.

It is indeed inconvenient to have no male host. It was not easy for Xia Chuntao to go to the men's table to chat. Fortunately, the families were all familiar with each other and had good connections, so everyone raised their glasses and drank it all in one gulp. Eat, drink, and chat, and the atmosphere gradually became lively.

"Chief, our crops have been harvested. When will the road be built?" Wu Dazhuang was more concerned about road construction. After all, he had to go back and forth frequently.

"It's only been the past two days. The craftsmen that Grandpa has found for us will come tomorrow. After they decide how to repair it, we will start work. By then, the family will have at least one strong laborer." After that, he looked at Xia Chuntao again, "The Chuntao family doesn't need it."

That is! Xia Chuntao is the only widow in the whole village.

At this time, Xia Chuntao was thinking about something else, "Li Chang, after harvesting the wheat in our field, can we let everyone plant beans?"

The village leader thought for a while and said, "What you plant depends on what you want. I can't make the decision. Besides, there aren't many people eating the beans here. Who will I sell them to?"

"Sell it to me! I'll sign the paperwork with everyone, and as long as the beans are good and ripe, I'll take them all!"

These words shocked everyone.

Is this crazy?

The whole village grows ground beans, how big is that?

Receive them all? Collect it for what?

Making French fries and prawns?