Chapter 253: Making Dumplings
Zhang Xu woke up early in the morning, today is the Chinese New Year's Eve, Zhang Xu is looking forward to his cousin Li Qiang returning to Yangguan County from Dongzhou City in the morning, so that he can also have multiple playmates.
Zhang Xu looked out the window, and in winter, there was sunshine outside. Although it is still windy and a little cold, such weather is already a rare good weather in winter.
Zhang Xu sent a blessing text message to Lin Han, and by the way, he also gave Lin Yuhan's grandmother and Lin Yuhan's father a greeting for the early years, and then Zhang Xu sent another WeChat message to Lin Yuhan, I hope that Lin Yuhan will be happy every day in the new year!
After sending these WeChat messages to Lin Yuhan, Zhang Xu wanted to send them to his uncle Li Longhai. There are also labels that are not with Teresa Teng as well. Yang Qingyue and Yang Yangming both sent WeChat respectively, and finally sent a WeChat message to their beautiful head teacher. After doing all this, Zhang Xu walked out of the room.
Zhang Xu suddenly remembered that he seemed to have missed Zhao Tingting and Zhao Yuanhao, thinking of these, Zhang Xu quickly took out his mobile phone, sat on the sofa in the living room, and sent a blessing WeChat message to Zhao Yuanhao and Zhao Tingting.
Just when Zhang Xue was in a daze, Zhang Feng came out of the kitchen.
"Xiao Xu, have you woken up?" Your uncle and aunt just called, saying that they would be back in the afternoon, just in time to have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner with us. Zhang Feng looked at Zhang Xu and said with a smile.
For Zhang Xu, he naturally knew that his uncle Li Longhai's family would come to Yangguan County every year on the afternoon of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and after noon on the first day of the new year, they would leave Yangguan County and return directly to Dongzhou City.
Around half past one in the afternoon, Li Longhai came back with Tang Qing and Li Qiang. The people who came back with his uncle Li Longhai's family, as well as Wang Gang, the driver who drove for his uncle.
Their arrival made Zhang Xu's home instantly lively, and Zhang Xu saw his cousin Li Qiang wearing a famous brand and standing there with a happy face.
"Cousin, I came back this time to play with you in Yangguan County until the fifth day of the new year, and then let Wang Gang come here to pick me up, and then I will bring it with you by the way. Li Qiang said with a smile.
Zhang Xu suddenly thought that two weeks ago, his cousin Li Qiang also had to come to his house to play, and he didn't stay here for three days, and then he made a fuss about going back to Dongzhou City. I don't know how long I can stay this time? Will it be a repeat of the same trick?
"Don't let my dad send you back to Dongzhou City at that time, if he goes to work by then, then you can only take the high-speed train back by yourself. Zhang Xu said with a smile. There seems to be a hint of ridicule in the words.
Li Qiang said a little embarrassed: "Don't worry, cousin, this time it will definitely not be." Zhang Xu and Li Qiang were talking, and Wang Gang had already helped Li Longhai and Tang Qing take the New Year's gift box in the car upstairs.
Uncle Li Longhai, aunt Tang Qing and driver Wang Gang are all sitting on the sofa in Zhang Xu's living room at the moment, and Zhang Feng is chatting happily with them.
While chatting, naturally talking about dinner, Li Qiang said helplessly: "Although tonight is Chinese New Year's Eve, if I have to go to the hotel to eat, can I eat a bucket of instant noodles?"
"You kid is really good, how do you educate you all day at home! What instant noodles to eat for the Chinese New Year! Your aunt and uncle have already arranged for us to eat at the hotel in the evening! Don't talk so much about your children!" Li Longhai reprimanded his son Li Qiang with a black face.
Seeing the grievances on Li Qiang's face, Zhang Xu couldn't help but step forward to comfort him, he said softly: "Last night, my mother prepared some celery and pork filling, after a while, you can let your mother make noodles, in my kitchen, we will make dumplings together."
Hearing Zhang Xu say this, Li Qiang's eyes flashed, he didn't expect that his aunt would prepare dumpling filling this year, and then eat dumplings in the Chinese New Year's Eve.
For Li Qiang, he can eat anything, as long as he doesn't go to the hotel to eat, he goes to the hotel to eat every year when he comes back for the New Year, he doesn't like it anymore, and he is tired of eating.
Seeing Zhang Xu and Li Qiang whispering there, Zhang Feng said with a smile: "Xiuyun prepared a dumpling filling with celery and pork last night, if you really don't want to eat it in the hotel, then eat it at home." ”
As soon as Zhang Feng's words were finished, Li Longhai and Tang Qing glanced at each other, instead of letting Li Xiuyun and Zhang Feng prepare a table of meals for them to eat in the hotel, it was better to make some dumplings at home, and then everyone sat around and ate happy reunion dumplings.
"Zhang Feng, is that dumpling stuffing in the refrigerator? I'll go to the kitchen to make noodles now, and we'll make dumplings together at the dining table in the living room in a while." Tang Qing said as he walked towards the kitchen.
About half an hour later, the living room of Zhang Xu's house was even more lively, with uncle Li Longhai, aunt Tang Qing, driver Wang Gang, Li Qiang and Zhang Feng, and Zhang Xu all sitting at the dining table busy.
Don't look at Wang Gang is the driver of his uncle Li Longhai on weekdays, but he rolls up the dumpling skin quickly, which can be described as fast and good, and only after careful inquiry did he know that Wang Gang did not drive Li Longhai before the family's family opened a dumpling restaurant, but later it was not well managed and closed down.
Despite this, he still practiced this skill as a big man, rolling up the dumpling skin, fast and good, not inferior to a woman in the slightest.
Previously, Zhang Xu and Li Qiang had only eaten dumplings and didn't know how to make dumplings, and this attempt was just an opportunity for the two of them to learn.
Zhang Feng and Li Longhai are also, in addition to making money outside, the two big men usually don't know how to make dumplings at all.
Zhang Xu picked up the dumpling skin rolled out by Wang Gang. Following the example of my aunt Tang Qing, I put some dumpling filling in the middle of the dumpling skin, and then gently pinched it with both hands, and a beautiful dumpling was done. After n attempts, Zhang Xu finally learned to make dumplings. This is a particularly happy and happy thing for Zhang Xu.
Although Li Longhai and Zhang Feng's bags are not good-looking, for the two big men, they can be regarded as doing their best, and then looking at Li Qiang on the side, they have been making it for most of the day, but they have not finished a single dumpling, and they have also broken the skin. Li Qiang, who was disheartened, finally chose to give up.
"It seems that I was born with no idea how to make dumplings! After Li Qiang said this, he laughed to himself.
When Li Longhai heard Li Qiang say this, his face was somewhat unbearable.
He said a little angrily: "This child has let his mother spoil every day, and has developed the habit of eating lazy, this Chinese New Year's Eve, even if he can't pack, he must try to learn, only by doing it himself, can he have enough food and clothing." Could it be that when your mother and I get old, you should gnaw at the old people?"
Uncle Li Longhai was originally well-intentioned, he tried to preach his son, but he didn't expect to offend Tang Qing unintentionally, at this moment Zhang Xu looked at his aunt Tang Qing, and found that his aunt's face was very ugly, and everyone became silent in an instant.
Li Qiang picked up a dumpling skin again, followed Zhang Xu's example, and began to learn the experience and lessons just now, and soon, Li Qiang made a beautiful dumpling. Seeing that his son could learn as soon as he could, Tang Qing's face was full of smiles, and even Li Longhai's face had a shallow smile.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, everyone had already wrapped a lot of dumplings, Tang Qing took the wrapped dumplings to the kitchen, and it didn't take long for everyone to eat dumplings on Chinese New Year's Eve, and the delicious Chinese New Year's Eve dinner on the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve.