Chapter 198: Cooking Chinese New Year's Eve
To put it mildly, Li Shi is actually quite heavy.
Although she looks thin, she is tall.
The body of nearly a hundred catties suddenly pressed on him, which instantly made him feel a handful, what is called turbulence...... Oh no, I almost threw up what it was called an overnight meal.
Li Shi was attached to He Yuan's body, and He Yuan could feel the soft touch of his back through his clothes.
He moved and whispered, "What's the matter, you're okay." ”
Li Shi's body was motionless, and her voice came from behind her: "No, it's okay." ”
"If it's okay, just come down, you're quite heavy, and my stomach is about to vomit. He Yuandao.
Syllable!
Li Shi patted He Yuan, and the force was neither light nor heavy.
Li Shi lay on his stomach for a while, and then he got up from He Yuan.
Feeling the gentle touch of leaving, He Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The time of just a few minutes was too difficult for He Yuan.
He Yuan, who hadn't opened meat for two years, suddenly had the idea of punching the hole at that moment.
Fortunately, after this accident, Li Shi did not continue to tease He Yuan.
Although she was still sitting on He Yuan, she was massaging He Yuan there in a proper manner. He Yuan waited for a while, making sure that Li Shi was really just giving him a massage, and chatted with him for a while in the middle, and then gradually put his heart down.
After relaxing, He Yuan began to enjoy Li Shi's massage.
Not to mention, Li Shi's technique is quite professional, especially after He Yuan took off his down jacket, there was only one sweater left on his body, and he could clearly feel the strength of Li Shi's fingertips.
He lay on his hand, feeling the light and heavy touch coming from his back, coupled with the faint fragrance from the tip of his nose, and gradually a trace of sleepiness rose.
Although he slept in the hotel for a while, He Yuan just felt very sleepy.
Feeling the soft touch on his waist, shaking one after the other, as if he was sitting on a rocking bed when he was a child, He Yuan's eyes seemed to be hanging on a scale, closing down little by little.
Finally, I don't know how long it took, He Yuan's eyelids finally closed......
He Yuan had a dream.
There is a long, long plot in the dream.
Several people appeared, chatting about several things.
He Yuan watched from the side like a bystander.
He didn't know what he was looking at, but he just watched and watched.
Then he woke up.
After waking up, He Yuan opened his eyes and was stunned for a while.
He remembered that he had just dreamed, and it was very real. But when he wanted to recall that dream, he couldn't remember anything.
After trying to remember for a while, He Yuan gave up, this is not the first time this situation has happened, it was only a few minutes after he woke up, but he forgot all the dreams, and it felt like he had been subjected to amnesia.
It's okay today, the dream doesn't seem to be a very important thing, like in the past, he often dreamed of excellent plans in his dreams, especially powerful work skills, and then when he woke up, he couldn't remember anything......
gave He Yuan the feeling that it was like winning a lottery of five million, but the lottery ticket was lost.
He Yuan shook his head, sobered himself up, and then looked around
That's when he realized that he didn't seem to wake up in his own bed.
He Yuan only recalled at this time that after he sent Li Shi home last night, Li Shi invited him upstairs to rest, made him tea, and then let him lie on the sofa and massage him. As a result, because it was too comfortable, He Yuan didn't know when he fell asleep.
He Yuan propped himself up, got up from the sofa, and stretched out his hand to find that he was covered with a quilt.
The quilt was quite large, and it was folded and pressed under him, but despite this, there was still an old man who fell to the ground.
He Yuan held the corner of the quilt in his hand, feeling that there was a fragrance left on it...... Is it the scent of Li Shi's body?
Putting down the quilt, He Yuan got up from the sofa, he was still wearing his previous clothes, he didn't take them off, Li Shi should have seen that he was asleep, so he brought him a quilt - that's all.
He Yuan was a little lucky, and after being happy, there was a little bit of loss.
He took out his phone and looked at it, and it showed that it was past eight o'clock in the morning.
The room was quiet, at this point, Li Shi should still be sleeping in the bedroom.
The mobile phone was not charged overnight, and there was not much power left, He Yuan sent a message to Li Shi with his mobile phone, saying that he was gone. Then I walked to the door, removed my down jacket from the shelf, put on my shoes, opened the door, and closed it carefully, trying not to make a sound.
As soon as he came out of the house, a blow blew over, and He Yuan, who was frozen, shivered.
He took a cigarette out of his pocket, shielded it from the wind with his hand, lit it for himself, took a deep breath, and exhaled heavily.
He Yuan smoked a cigarette and walked towards the entrance of the community.
Although it was early in the morning, the flow of people in the community was not low, especially those elderly uncles and aunts, holding vegetable baskets and plastic bags in their hands, and they were in groups of three or five, discussing something there.
He Yuan originally lowered his head, but when he passed by them, he heard "It's on sale in the supermarket again today", "What about the discount, it's still so expensive, if it goes on like this, I can't afford to eat", "Hey, it's the New Year, what are you talking about, by the way, your child is back", "Not yet, they won't release it until the last day, it's tonight's plane", "The plane, the ticket is quite expensive", "It's okay, one or two thousand, by the way, what are you going to do Chinese New Year's Eve tonight", "I ......" This kind of thing.
He Yuan stopped suddenly.
Yes, tonight is Chinese New Year's Eve.
He Yuan really doesn't have any memory of festivals.
It's not that I heard people talk about it, or I saw it in the circle of friends, He Yuan can't remember these things.
In the past, when I went to work, I basically went to work at two o'clock and one line, and every day was the company and home. He is not one of those young people, he wants to fall in love, he has to care about when he has a holiday, when he can go out to play, when he wants to ask his sister to eat, sing, watch a movie or something......
Since there are no activities, for He Yuan, there is only "catch up sleep" to look forward to.
According to the plan, He Yuan is going home for dinner tonight.
The family had called before, saying that the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner was eaten at the second uncle's house.
If you can catch up, you can also go over to eat at noon - the dumplings are eaten at noon, He Yuan Erniang's family used to be northerners, and they moved here after the Anti-Japanese War, and they still retain some northern habits.
Of course, He Yuan replied on the phone at the time that he was on a plane at night, and it was estimated that he would arrive in the afternoon. I couldn't catch up with the lunch at noon, so I could only rush back for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.
If He Yuan said that he came back early, then it is estimated that all the next trips will be arranged by them clearly.
After He Yuan came out of Li Shi's house, he originally planned to drive home directly.
But after hearing the conversation between the two aunts just now, He Yuan stopped, with a thoughtful expression on his face.
Ten minutes later, He Yuan stood in front of a complex supermarket.
To tell the truth, before this, He Yuan didn't know that the supermarket opened at eight o'clock in the morning.
On weekdays, he usually leaves the house around 7 o'clock, and on days off...... It's not good to sleep at home, run to a supermarket, order takeout, or the delivery service is not good.
Although it's a weekday and it's still early, there are quite a few people in the supermarket.
In addition to those retired aunts and uncles, He Yuan also saw a lot of fashionably dressed young people, who looked like the kind of migrant workers who came back from working in other places after the company took a holiday in advance.
Generally speaking, people in the service industry have a faster vacation than those who sit in the office. For example, in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, usually a month to half a month in advance, those who are engaged in catering, food delivery, and express delivery...... They went out of business one after another.
Secondly, small and medium-sized enterprises usually have more holidays than large enterprises. For example, He Yuan's listed companies generally have statutory holidays, that is, about seven days, and annual leave is calculated separately. But many ordinary enterprises are ten days and half a month at every turn, and some even have good performance, and let everyone waste a month in advance.
No wonder He Yuan wanted to take a break a few times before, and wanted to grab a ticket to go home a few days in advance.
As a result, when I checked on the Internet, the air and train tickets for the week before the holiday were all gone, causing He Yuan to dispel this idea.
Except for the winter and summer vacations when he went to school, after work, He Yuan never let go of such a long vacation.
Jealousy separates my walls.
Because He Yuan had already swept the supermarket once, this time his purpose was very clear, and he went straight to the aquatic area.
I have to say that the aquatic products in the mainland are expensive, and the food is not aquatic products, but precious metals, at least it is silver. Coupled with the blessing of the New Year, when He Yuan slipped things in his hands, he felt that what he was carrying was not aquatic products, but bundles of banknotes.
In addition to aquatic products, He Yuan also bought some meat and some vegetables. When passing by the fruit area, He Yuan also bought some fruits that he was usually reluctant to buy, such as durian and cherries.
Having said that, He Yuan always thought that cherries were cherries after the variety change. In fact, he couldn't understand how this small, round thing could be sold so expensive, because of technical problems?
I feel that the number of cherries supplied on the market is not small, coupled with the unique habits of the Chinese, basically any industry to make money, they can swarm in, and eventually you can't earn a penny.
But on the contrary, this cherry is still so expensive, at least fifty or sixty yuan per catty, and those in slightly better condition are basically more than eighty to one hundred. No wonder there is now a value standard, which is strawberry freedom, durian freedom, and cherry freedom......
Anyway, He Yuan also saw strawberries, they were not big, about thirty yuan a catty, and He Yuan shook his head when he saw it.
Although it's not that he can't afford it, spending so much money on fruits, He Yuan still feels a little strange in his heart.
This is the standard ideological poor.
Even though he is worth tens of millions, He Yuan is still a "poor" person.
It's no wonder that some rich people, even if they are already very rich, are still wearing T-shirts worth dozens of dollars and a pair of shoes worth one or two hundred on their feet......
It has nothing to do with whether they are low or not, they are used to this kind of life.
Besides, they don't need small BMW, LV, and all kinds of brand-name watches to decorate themselves.
After buying aquatic products, meat, and fruits and vegetables, He Yuan finally came out of the supermarket.
This time he bought a lot of things, and he was the only one who came, so it was very inconvenient to carry things.
He Yuan asked for a few more bags, grabbed them left and right, and finally lifted the things to the car.
After getting this, He Yuan let out a sigh, the money spent in the past two days really made him a little painful.
When I used to do business, hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars a month flowed out, and He Yuan didn't feel anything. Even when he went outside, he took a plane, took a high-speed train, spent hundreds of thousands, and didn't blink his eyes.
Now spending thousands of dollars to buy something to eat, He Yuan is like being cut meat.
Tian Rui once commented on his mentality, thinking that he is the kind of person who is particularly afraid of trouble.
Others spend time to save money, but He Yuan just happened to be the opposite, he spent money to save time.
She couldn't figure out if He Yuan really lacked time, and what was the point of him saving that time?
He Yuan can't answer this.
But he always felt that he was short of time.
After putting the things away, He Yuan drove the car and prepared to go home.
When he was playing the steering wheel, He Yuan glanced at it and saw a dessert shop on the side of the road.
He Yuan himself rarely eats desserts, and he doesn't like to eat them very much. He has observed that there are generally two kinds of men who like to eat desserts, either they are relatively fat or a little gaygay, and they look particularly weak.
But He Yuan doesn't like to eat, but Tang Duoduo loves to eat, he still remembers that when Tang Duoduo had a birthday before, he went to buy two small desserts, sat in the milk tea shop, and ate there with a spoonful and a spoonful.
Recalling the past, He Yuan was a little embarrassed, how could he have expected that he would live with Tang Duoduo later, and he also took on the responsibility of taking care of Tang Duoduo.
He Yuan parked the car again, got down by himself, and went to the dessert shop to buy desserts.
A few minutes later, He Yuanti slipped something and came out of the store, with a little embarrassment on his face.
Mom, the price of desserts in this small county town is about the same as that in Beijing.
A palm-sized tiramisu costs more than 17 yuan, and the price of desserts in ordinary dessert shops in Beijing is about the same as this.
Of course, there are many expensive ones in Beijing, thirty or forty, forty or fifty. However, whether it is the weight, taste, or shape, it is much better than this, not to mention, the rent on both sides is very different, and it is not an order of magnitude at all.
Since He Yuan returned home, he found that in fact, many things in his hometown are more expensive than Beijing.
The things in the supermarket have fewer activities than in Beijing, and the discounts are smaller than in Beijing, and they are more expensive than in Beijing. The things in the outside commissary are similar to those in Beijing, and they are all the same price. Even the food in the restaurant used to be a little cheaper than in Beijing, but in the past two years, it has risen almost the same as in Beijing.
If there is anything else in his hometown now, which is cheaper than Beijing, He Yuan thought about it and found that there was only a house. Not only are the housing prices cheaper than Beijing, but even renting a house is much cheaper than Beijing, and at the same price, you can only rent a partition in Beijing, and you can rent a three-bedroom apartment in your hometown...... It's useful!
How much difference can there be between a salary of two or three thousand yuan a month and a house price of more than 10,000 yuan, and a salary of more than 10,000 yuan a month and a house price of more than 60,000 yuan!
For everyone, it's just a number, and you can't afford it anyway.
If it goes on like this, maybe a can of milk will cost hundreds of yuan in the future. In fact, it is not far away, He Yuan saw that the three or four yuan a box of yogurt he used to drink before has now risen to seven or eight yuan.
Thinking about the experiences that have happened in history, it is not impossible.
However, no matter how much inflation is incurred, at least wages are still as steady as ever.
So you don't have to worry too much.
Anyway, when that time comes, you'll starve to death, and you won't be alone.
After He Yuan put the dessert in the car, he finally ignited the car.
This time he was really gone, and he wouldn't buy anything if he saw anything again.
When I got home, it was only half past nine.
Tang Duoduo didn't come down, I don't know if he went out, or stayed in the house alone.
After He Yuan parked the car, he screwed these large bags and small bags into the kitchen, then rolled up his sleeves and began to process the ingredients.
When he was in the supermarket before, He Yuan asked the clerk in the supermarket to help process the ingredients.
He Yuan's knife work has always been bad, before in Chengdu, when he was in Beijing, if he wanted to buy something like meat, he either bought it directly ready-made, or let the boss cut it and then put it on him.
After washing the things and loading them on plates, He Yuan took out his mobile phone, flipped to the cooking app he downloaded before, called up the collected recipes, and began to read them there.
That's right, He Yuan plans to cook a hearty meal by himself.
Although, before that, he had never had the experience of cooking these dishes.
"Well, what are you going to do today, make fish, crab, shrimp, and salad, and a few hot dishes. He Yuan looked at the menu while comparing the raw materials he bought, and selected the dishes to be made there.
Since he went to the supermarket with Tang Duoduo that time, He Yuan realized a problem. That is, this is the New Year, and I want to go home for the New Year, so ...... What about Tang Duoduo?
Although for young people nowadays, in addition to the holidays, in addition to the holiday, in addition to a lot of delicious food, in addition to red envelopes...... It doesn't seem to have too many feelings, not to mention that like the older generation, there is a different kind of feeling for the New Year, as if this New Year, if you don't get together, it's not called the New Year.
Even now, many young people are no longer popular to go home for the New Year, like He Yuan, there are many people in the circle of friends, when others return to their hometowns for the New Year, they have already got visas, bought air tickets, and want to travel abroad.
However, there are some things that you choose by yourself and those who don't, those are two concepts.
In Tang Duoduo's situation, even if she pretended to be indifferent, she still felt very uncomfortable in He Yuan's heart.
He originally wanted to take Tang Duoduo home for the New Year, but as soon as this thought arose in He Yuan's mind, he slapped him and extinguished it. He just wanted to solve the problem, but if he really wanted to bring it back, it would be a lot more problematic.
What's the situation with him, he hasn't taken care of himself yet, and he still runs to take care of others.
He Yuan swore that if he really did this, his family might send him directly to Shuangfu, a mental hospital in his hometown.
He can't let go of Tang Duoduo here, and it is impossible for him not to go to the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in his hometown over there. After thinking about it, He Yuan had to decide that he would make a big meal for Tang Duoduo himself, and it would be regarded as a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.
"After a long time, only this crab is the best. He Yuan put down his phone, lit a cigarette, and sighed.
He Yuan has no experience in cooking Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and he has basically never cooked when he returns to his hometown.
When I was in Beijing, I cooked a lot of food when I got home, but it was all home-cooked food. During the Chinese New Year, he still cooks home-cooked food, and He Yuan always feels weird...... He didn't know what was going on in other people's homes, but they weren't.
The home-cooked food on weekdays is home-cooked food, and the Chinese New Year's Eve meal is the Chinese New Year's Eve meal, and the two are different.
Of course, it may also be because He Yuan's family has several national-level chefs with chef certificates, so it is not the same as other people's families, at least He Yuan used to see some Chinese New Year's Eve meals posted by others in the circle of friends, which is still very different from He Yuan's family.
So He Yuan selected several dishes on the Internet that could be used as Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.
When he first went to the supermarket, He Yuan was selecting ingredients according to the notes on the APP.
Most of the things He Yuan can buy, but some of the more obscure things, He Yuan still can't find them.
Of course, those are not important, what He Yuan has to do next is to follow the steps on the APP and make it little by little.
In fact, He Yuan was originally going to start getting it last night, after all, like He Yuan's own family, when the New Year is usually celebrated, he has already started to prepare a week ago.
As a result, who knows, he answered a phone call, went to Chengdu, and after a delay of two days, he slept at Li Shi's house again, and when he woke up...... It's Chinese New Year's Eve!
If he hadn't heard the conversation between the two aunts on the road, He Yuan would have almost forgotten about it.
It's already past nine o'clock, almost ten o'clock, He Yuan usually cooks quickly, not to mention that the dishes he made today are all things that he hasn't done before, so when you calculate it, the time is particularly rushed.
Since the time is very rushed, He Yuan can only adjust the order of cooking and pick a simple one first.
The simplest thing is nothing more than making crabs and shrimps.
As a mainlander, He Yuan rarely knows how to eat crabs.
I used to eat it when I was young, but at that time I ate river crabs, which were less than the size of a palm. Eat it...... It's not delicious, it feels a bit earthy, and there are many shells and less meat, which is not in line with the habits of Sichuan people.
For Sichuan people, they still like to eat meat and drink wine.
So gradually, He Yuan's family stopped making crabs, and his friends and relatives rarely saw crabs eaten.
After that, because of the influence of the Internet and TV dramas, things like seafood were shaped very high, and I felt that it was the kind of thing that only rich people could eat, and among them, there were all kinds of big crabs and lobsters that were airlifted from which country.
He Yuan thought that making this kind of thing requires very advanced cooking skills.
It wasn't until He Yuan went out to work alone that he knew that cooking things like seafood was particularly simple - at least it was so simple that it was easier than Sichuan cuisine.
For example, for this crab, you just need to bundle the crab, put it in a pot, add water and bring it to a boil, and cook it for a few minutes...... It's cooked!