The prosperous era of courtyard houses

Chapter 116, lively

"Old lady, sir, my master is here." Li Weiguo called out as soon as he entered the room.

Seeing Li Weiguo leading Wang Zhenhai into the house, the old lady and the first man hurriedly stood up to greet him: "Master Wang is here. Come on, please sit down."

"Haha, you're welcome." Old Man Wang smiled and nodded, but he did not sit down. Instead, he saluted the old lady and said, "Happy New Year, old man. Are you feeling well?"

Li Weiguo had told both parties in advance about the family celebrating the New Year together, and Old Man Wang had also heard from Li Weiguo about the old lady's five-guarantee household situation.

"Everyone is fine, everything is fine, sit down quickly, please sit down."

After the old lady knew that Wang Zhenhai was Li Weiguo's master, she was very polite to Wang Zhenhai. The first uncle was also very polite. He was in and out of the steel rolling mill all year round, so he naturally knew something about Wang Zhenhai.

"Master Wang, please sit down and have a cup of tea and chat for a while. Today, Shazhu is in charge. We will be able to serve dinner in a short while." The aunt enthusiastically brought a cup of tea and handed it to Old Man Wang.

"Okay, okay, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, I can't cook anyway, so I'm just waiting to eat Master He's feast, hahaha." Wang Zhenhai took the tea and said with a smile.

"Okay, please do it. I guarantee that you will be satisfied, hahaha." Silly Zhu patted his chest and assured that he was still very confident in cooking.

Li Weiguo on the side felt relieved when he saw that his master and the others were chatting. He was also worried that Mr. Wang was used to being alone and would not adapt.

Feeling relieved, Li Weiguo took the big sack and put it at Silly Zhu's feet, saying, "Brother Zhu, everything is here. I leave it all to you."

"What is this, such a big bag?" Shazhu asked doubtfully.

"Hey, of course it's a good thing. You'll know if you open it and take a look."

The contents of this big bag were specially prepared by Li Weiguo for the New Year. Although they lined up actively before the New Year, in the end they didn’t buy much. Half a catty of this, a few taels of that, that’s all. , can't even make up a few dishes.

Therefore, Li Weiguo had to make some preparations. It was a luxury once a year, and he could not be wronged.

Upon hearing this, Shazhu leaned over and opened the sack.

"Hey, good guy, Weiguo, you robbed the meat factory, right? There's so much pork, and there's such a big goose."

Auntie and Yuyu, who were busy plucking the chickens, and Wang Zhenhai and a grandfather who were chatting, also heard the words and came over to see what was there.

This sight almost made their eyes pop out.

"Wow, so much meat." Yuyu was so shocked that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.

It turned out that the bag contained thirty kilograms of pork, some fat and some lean, of which twenty kilograms were suet, and the remaining ten kilograms were half-fat and lean pork belly.

Ten pounds of pork belly is easy to come by, and you can buy it for a little more money, but pork suet is not easy to get. Usually, before a pig is put up for sale, it has already been reserved by others, making it difficult for ordinary people to buy it.

In addition to pork, there are also about ten kilograms of pork bones and ribs, and a fat goose of nearly twenty kilograms, which has been killed and skinned.

In addition, there is a large seabass weighing six to seven pounds, twenty pounds of white flour, and half a sack of other vegetables, fruits, and fruits. How can one be so rich?

Just this sack of food is enough for the four of them to have enough food until the eighth day of the Lunar New Year.

Wang Zhenhai was originally worried that he would not have enough supplies for the New Year, so he specially brought him all the New Year goods he had bought years ago. He never thought that Li Weiguo would just throw out a big bag.

He always heard his apprentice say that there was no shortage of food. He thought it was a courtesy, but he didn't expect it to be true.

The first man was not too surprised. He thought it was Wang Zhenhai who brought it to him when he came. After all, Wang Zhenhai had an extraordinary background and it was not difficult to get some supplies.

"His grandma, if Wei Guoqian had told me that you were so capable, why would I have gone to the vegetable market and queued up? I would have lost a good pair of shoes and my feet would be swollen from being stepped on." Silly Zhu looked at it. I couldn’t help but sigh with emotion at this large bag of supplies.

Hearing this, Li Weiguo joked: "Then I didn't know you were going to deliver shoes to someone else's market. If I had known, I wouldn't have let you go, right? Rainwater, Auntie?"

"Hmm. That's right, hahahaha."

As he said this, Yuyu and Da Ma couldn't help but laugh, and everyone present couldn't help laughing too.

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Silly Zhu glanced at him speechlessly and said, "Okay, you can just be ashamed of me."

"Hahaha"

It was a joke, but after laughing, everyone still helped to pick things out of the sack.

When the things were put in the bag just now, they were not very conspicuous, but when they were put out, it was quite shocking.

There were fish, meat, and goose, as well as a lot of vegetables and white noodles, filling the entire table.

"Weiguo, what are you going to do for New Year's Eve dinner today?"

There are so many good things that Silhu doesn’t even know what to cook.

Li Weiguo looked at the ingredients on the table, thought for a while, and said: "If you don't press the pork suet directly, the main dishes will be braised pork, twice-cooked pork with green pepper, stewed goose in an iron pot, steamed sea bass, fried cabbage with oil residue, and stir-fried cabbage." Eggs, spicy and sour potato shreds, and a steamed egg for the old lady.

As side dishes, we'll make fried peanuts and salt and pepper lard residue. These two dishes will go with wine, and then your chicken stew. As the main dish, let's make dumplings stuffed with cabbage and pork. How about that? "

"Okay, that's it, ten dishes and one soup, perfect." Yu Yu couldn't help salivating when he heard so many dishes, and immediately clapped his hands in agreement.

"Okay, ten dishes and one soup, that's pretty good. Please come, everyone."

Silly Zhu nodded, agreed to today's menu, rolled up his sleeves and got ready to start.

"Oh, you young people just don't know how to live. How can you eat so much? Just make a dumpling and stir-fry four or five vegetables. Any more will be a waste." The aunt is used to being frugal, so how can she be willing to make such a dumpling? He quickly stopped him.

In this day and age, dumplings with lard residue would be the best for ordinary people's New Year's Eve dinner. She had never seen a meal with ten vegetables and one soup. Landlords and wealthy people may not have this standard during the New Year.

Li Weiguo smiled and said: "Auntie, it's okay. During the New Year, we just have to eat better. If we can't finish it, we can eat it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. It's cold and we can't waste it. It's only once a year. It's okay. The most important thing is happy."

"Okay then, luxury is luxury."

After listening to Li Weiguo's words, the aunt hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded in agreement.

After all, most of the things were brought back by Li Weiguo, and Wang Zhenhai is still here as a guest, so he is not stingy, which makes people laugh. It is rarely lively once a year, so let's be extravagant. Anyway, everything goes into the stomach. Yes, it won't run either.

After finalizing the menu, the old lady, Wang Zhenhai, and the uncle had no objections, so Shazhu rolled up his sleeves and got ready to start.

First, he picked up the twenty kilograms of lard in the bag and put it into a large basin, took it out to clean, and prepared the first step for the New Year's Eve dinner: refining the lard.