Chapter 45: Chinese New Year's Eve Dinner

"You all listen well, where is there a restaurant to eat at the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, Daddy called me to make you feel at home!"

At the temporary meeting, Lin Pingping arbitrarily crossed his waist, interrupted Zheng Qingming's defense, and said fiercely and domineeringly: "We will cook our own Chinese New Year's Eve dinner today, and I will take charge of it!" ”

The people attending the meeting looked at each other and looked at Zhang Huan together, as if he was the one who summoned everyone to listen to Lin Pingping's speech.

Especially Zheng Qingming, he is going to Tianxiang Building tonight to cheer for the Thirteen Niang, how can he stay at home, he first shouted urgently: "Frying pan, don't make a mess, you can't let everyone eat fried eggs for Chinese New Year's Eve!" ”

Zhang Huan next to him smiled bitterly and touched his nose, Shicai Pingping looked for him, just said that the master had something to explain to everyone, how did it become the arrangement of the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, he was originally going to object, but Zheng Qingming's eagerness reminded him, so he smiled and said: "Maybe Pingping returned to Shu to practice a good cooking skill, Qingming, that's your hometown taste!" Let's just stick to it today! ”

Zhang Huan spoke, Zheng Qingming didn't dare to say more, so he had to mumble in a low voice: "I can't eat it in Shu Restaurant, I want to eat her." ”

Lin Pingping saw that everyone was silent, she nodded with satisfaction, and began to give orders: "A few of you men went to the street to buy vegetables, and Qiaoqiao stayed to help me." ”

"Pingping, what about me?" Next to him, Uncle Lin salivated and smiled: "I am an elder, so I should enjoy Qingfu!" ”

"Think beautifully!" Lin Pingping pouted, "Chopping wood to make a fire, carrying water, and cleaning the yard are all your business...."

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There are bazaars in every square of the Tang Dynasty, which is equivalent to the hypermarket and farmers' market in later generations, which is rich in items and everything, but today is the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the bazaar has been deserted, chicken, duck, fish, dried fruits and pine nuts and other households have long been prepared, and the fresh vegetables and vegetables are not affordable by ordinary people, and those who can afford to enjoy will not come here, so most of the small shops have closed their doors, and only a few small shops with bad market entrances insist on opening their doors.

Soon, Zhang Huan and the others bought a bunch of dried meat and smoked legs, bought a few fish, caught a few chickens, yams, cabbage and the like, and hurried back to the inn.

As soon as he entered the courtyard gate, everyone was stunned all of a sudden, only to see Lin Sanshu standing still in the courtyard with a long sword shining with cold light, and there were several long and short bowls of thick dry firewood around him, he suddenly shouted, everyone only felt a flower in front of them, and Lin Sanshu suddenly returned to his original state of standing still, and each firewood was split into neat five petals, as if flowers were blooming and fell to the ground.

"Good!" Everyone applauded and cheered together, and laughed together after cheering, "Third uncle, you are the only one who kills chickens and fish!" ”

"A bunch of stinky boys!" Lin Deqi's face was flat, and he put on an elder's shelf and ordered: "Eighteen Lang go and carry water!" Zheng Fatzi and Song Dajia sweep the yard, as for you! He pointed at his nephew Lin Zhiyu, "How can you do it without the power to bind the chicken, kill the chicken for Lao Tzu!" ”

"Huh! You're back. Lin Pingping walked out of the room leisurely, only to see a cup of tea in her left hand and a fan in her right hand, so embarrassed, she lowered her head, saw that the ground was full of firewood, and couldn't help frowning: "Third uncle, haven't you lit a fire yet?" Don't go yet. ”

"You're a dead girl, you'll only call others and don't do anything yourself." Lin Qiaoqiao appeared at the door of the kitchen, she was holding a piece of old ginger in her hand, she was halfway scraping, the spicy smell choked her face with tears, she wiped her face with her sleeve, and called her husband: "Zhao Lang, take a towel for me to wipe my eyes." ”

Zhao Yan agreed, and hurriedly went back to the house to get a towel, and at this time, Lin Pingping gave another order, "You big men will only do you a favor when you come back, go out!" Get out! Come back at mealtime. ”

Everyone agreed, turned around and walked out, Lin Deqi laughed, put away his sword and walked out, but was grabbed by Lin Pingping, "Third uncle, you don't count!" ”

"Pingping, you can spare the third uncle!"

"No! The fire was not lit, the water was not carried and the ground was not swept away, and these two chickens were taken to the slaughter... No swords! ”

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"Sister! Is this sugar or salt, you come and taste it.... Third uncle! Come and wash the pot...."

"Sister! .... Bring me a stir-fry shovel....."

"Third uncle, why haven't you lit a fire yet!"

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The street is particularly lively, most of them are out to hang out of the housekeepers, everyone looks leisurely, but the snow on the road is sparsely trampled, walking quite careful, in the East Market directly opposite a teahouse is also full of idlers, a few plates of snacks, a pot of tea can pass this most leisurely afternoon.

Zhang Huan and a group of people sat by the window on the third floor, everyone was relaxed, chatting about the spring boudoir that will be held in five days, Zheng Qingming took a sip of tea, put on a well-informed look, he raised his eyebrows and said: "Do you know that Chang'an good deeds have opened several models of this year's top three, the main difference is in Bangyan and Tanhua, Zhuangyuanlang is the same." ”

"Isn't Zhuang Yuanlang that Chu Wei?"

Zhao Yan pursed his mouth and said disdainfully: "The exam is not famous, of course it's him, do you still need to ask?" ”

"But Chu Wei is indeed only eight buckets tall, and his poems are extremely well written, which has nothing to do with his identity as the son-in-law of his family."

This sentence came from the neighboring seat, and everyone looked back together, only to see a scholar standing up next to the seat, with dark skin, compared with Zhang Huan, he stepped forward and arched his hand to Zhang Huan and smiled: "In Xia Hanyu, a native of Heyang County, he also participated in the imperial examination this year." ”

Zhang Huan also hurriedly stood up and saluted back: "Zhang Huan in Xiahedong, these are all my friends, and they are all scholars this year. ”

Seeing that Han Yu was just one person, he pulled over a cushion and said with a smile: "Brother Han, come and sit together!" ”

Han Yu was not polite, smiled happily, took his pastries and teacups, sat next to Zhang Huan, and said: "I was admitted to Guangling Academy a few years ago, and I happened to be a classmate with Chu Wei, so I know a lot about him." ”

"Oh! It turns out that you are from Guangling Academy. Zhao Yan heard that he was a person from Guangling Academy, his face turned cold, that **** accompanied his wife to Ci'en Temple to repay his vows, met Chu Wei, and was very disgusted with his arrogance and domineering, so he hated Wu Jiwu, and even Guangling Academy didn't like it.

"Zhao Yan!" Zhang Huan hurriedly glanced at him, Zhao Yan lowered his head and stopped talking, Zhang Huan smiled apologetically at Han Yu, and said: "Chu Wei can win the champion, I am not surprised, he is the eldest son of the Chu family, it is indeed the most important factor, this is undeniable, and although others are arrogant, they have no bad deeds, so the examiner points him, and he is not criticized, but he is the list of eyes and Tanhualang, who have to see the real ability." ”

Han Yu nodded silently, "Maybe!" Nearly 100,000 scholars participated in the imperial examination this year, and there are so many talents during this period, how can I know everything! ”

Lin Zhiyu on the side thought that there were 100,000 scholars who would participate in the imperial examination, and there were only 100 people recorded, so he was anxious, and he couldn't wait to review the homework he had learned again, so he hurriedly said: "Go sick, it's not early, we might as well go back!" ”

Zhang Huan looked at the sky, smiled and said, "Okay, let's go back and taste the mediocre dishes." ”

He stood up and smiled at Han Yu: "Brother Han, if there is fate, we will meet again in the future." ”

Han Yu also quickly stood up and said with a smile: "Then I wish you all the best in Jinbang High School." ”

"I wish Brother Han high school too!" After the tea money, they went straight back to the inn.

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The courtyard was very quiet, neither the laughter of their sisters nor the grievances of the third uncle, nor the smell of the aroma of rice and coriander, but a strong smell of burnt paste wafted in the courtyard, and the ground was full of water.

"Qiaoqiao! Qiaoqiao! Zhao Yan called his wife a few times, but she didn't answer.

"My sister took the third uncle to buy clothes, and I won't come back until later." There was a flat smile in the kitchen, and she saw that Zhang Huan was a little puzzled, so she explained: "The third uncle accidentally lit the firewood stack next to him when he was lighting the fire, and he asked me to get water quickly, but I took it into oil ...... as soon as I was nervous."

"Oh! So isn't the burnt smell of the dish spoiled? ”

"How so! I made the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, but I made it alone! You guys take a seat, and I'll bring it. ”

After Lin Pingping finished speaking, he ran back to the kitchen with a smile, Zhang Huan was still a little uneasy, so he caught up and asked, "Pingping, do you want to help?" ”

"No, you don't! No! Lin Pingping pushed Zhang Huan out forcefully, "You are a man, how can you go into the kitchen and sit down!" ”

"I always feel that something is wrong?" Lin Zhiyu next to him really knew his own girl, and asked with some worry.

"What's wrong!"

Zhao Yan glared and said: "The eighteenth change of the female university, won't it change if it is mediocre?" In the face of going to the sick, don't say that it's mediocre. ”

Everyone suddenly realized, glanced at Zhang Huan meaningfully, and all of them laughed: "Yes! Yes, extremely! We're going to have a good taste of the flat bottom today... No! That flat girl's cooking, going to illness, that... You say, don't you? ”

"Don't pretend to be a ghost for me, everyone take a seat!" Zhang Huan smiled and slapped Zheng Qingming's scalp, and suddenly remembered something, "Ah! We forgot to buy wine. ”

"It's okay, my sister said she would buy it when she came back, hey! Which of you will help me. Lin Pingping came in with a big soup pot with difficulty,

Song Lianyu, who was sitting at the door, hurriedly took over the big soup pot and put it on the table, Lin Pingping distributed dishes and chopsticks to everyone, opened the lid of the soup pot, and said with a smile: "Let's start eating!" ”

The five people present all looked at each other, and Zhao Yan finally couldn't help but ask, "Pingping, is it just this one dish?" ”

"Yes! This is the assorted soup I learned in Shuzhong. She took Zhang Huan's bowl and filled him with a big bowl, and specially fished out a chicken leg and a fish and put it in his bowl, looked at him expectantly and said, "Zhang Eighteen, you taste it!" ”

At this time, Zhang Huan felt that his thighs and insteps were pinched at the same time, Zhao Yan also secretly shook his fists, Zhang Huan smiled, picked up the bowl and took a sip, and suddenly his eyebrows and eyes were stretched, "Not bad!" Not bad! It's delicious, and I can't imagine that there is still this hand. ”

"Really?" Everyone didn't eat lunch, and they were so hungry that their chests were close to their backs, so they picked up spoons to scoop the soup, but Zhang Huan picked up the soup and said: "If there is no wine, everyone will use the soup as wine, and everyone will have a bowl!" ”

Zheng Qingming, who was in a hurry to drink, had to stop when he heard this, and when everyone scooped up, Zhang Huan picked up the soup and said with a smile: "For the New Year, everyone did it." ”

"!" Everyone was elated and drank it in one gulp, but Zhang Huan stopped the soup bowl to his mouth with a smile, the room was silent, and everyone had a strange expression on their faces, and suddenly Zheng Qingming 'Ah! He jumped up, covered his mouth with one hand, and rushed outside with the other hand stuck his neck.

Immediately afterwards, the other three people also had painful expressions, and ran outside with their mouths covered in embarrassment, only Zhang Huan touched his chin and smiled....

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