Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 286 New Year’s Eve Dinner

It’s getting late and I didn’t have time to make dinner today. I definitely won’t be full just by eating rice cakes.

So Xu Han took out some leftovers from the past two days from the space, and everyone ate together.

After dinner, Grandpa Zhao took Mu'er back to the backyard to rest.

Recently, Ze'er has been making noise every night, making it impossible for people to sleep.

At the beginning, I suggested that Mu'er sleep with Grandpa Zhao, but he disagreed. Later, after being disturbed more often, he insisted on sleeping with Grandpa Zhao.

I guess they couldn't stand Ze'er always crying in the middle of the night. Not only Mu'er couldn't stand it, but Xu Han and Lu Chuan couldn't stand it either. Sometimes they really wanted to throw Ze'er out.

Fortunately, after Xu Han's constant corrections in recent times, Ze'er's habit of making trouble in the middle of the night has gradually improved. Otherwise, Xu Han and Lu Chuan would go crazy sooner or later.

Seeing that it was getting late, Xu Han washed up and lay on the kang to tease Ze'er.

The little guy was so sleepy that he couldn't even open his eyes, but Xu Han wouldn't let him sleep, otherwise he would make trouble in the middle of the night.

Ze'er himself was also a person who enjoyed himself. Even if he was extremely sleepy, he would force himself to laugh and play when he saw his mother playing with him.

When Lu Chuan came in and saw this scene, he said, "This Ze'er is really energetic. He woke up after we had dinner. He can still hold on for such a long time."

"We must use up all his energy tonight so that we can sleep well at night." Xu Han said while teasing Ze'er.

Lu Chuan also took off his shoes and climbed onto the kang, following Xu Han to join the team that was trying to drain Ze'er's energy.

Only when Ze'er was really sleepy did the two let him go, blew out the lights and lay down to sleep.

The next day, when Xu Han got up in the morning, the sun had already risen outside.

After breakfast, I saw that the sun was shining brightly, so I took out the quilt to dry it in the sun.

After preparing these, I immediately started preparing the New Year’s goods. Today I had to steam buns and dumplings, which was also a strenuous job.

As the Chinese New Year is just a few days away, we should hurry up and prepare the New Year’s goods in these few days so that we can start preparing for the wasteland outside after the New Year.

In this way, they were busy for a few more days and finally managed to prepare all the New Year's goods before New Year's Eve.

On New Year's Eve, Xu Han took out all the meat that needed to be cooked and various offal in the space and cleaned them up.

While cooking meat today, I can braise all the waste accumulated in the space so that it will be convenient to eat later.

"I have already prepared the seasonings in the big pot, just watch the fire burn." Xu Han covered the pot and said to Lu Chuan.

"Okay, I'll watch here, you go and do your own thing first." Lu Chuan said.

Grandpa Zhao was in the house helping to look after Ze'er and Mu'er.

Seeing this, Xu Han did not bother them. Instead, he turned around and went to the warehouse, sorting out the things in the warehouse.

I will be preparing the New Year’s Eve dinner soon, so I might as well prepare the things I need so that I can use them directly when making the dinner.

Soak dried vegetables, mushrooms, etc. in hot water first, and take other utensils and ingredients into the kitchen.

When Xu Han finished tidying up the warehouse and came out, she smelled the aroma of braised meat.

"There are not many eggs in the space. Otherwise, we can put some eggs in to stew, which will also be delicious." Xu Han said.

"Didn't we get a lot of dried bamboo shoots before? We can braise some of this later. It's also very delicious." Lu Chuan said.

"That's fine. I'll soak some first." After saying that, Xu Han took a large wooden basin, put some dried bamboo shoots in it, and scooped a full cup of hot water from the pot to soak them first.

At noon, everyone ate some freshly braised meat and vegetables to fill their stomachs. After lunch, Xu Han began to prepare this year's New Year's Eve dinner.

First, soak a plate of mung bean sprouts that have been sprouted a few days ago with vinegar. This method is very simple and will be ready in a moment.

Heat oil in a pan, add chili peppers, onions and ginger and fry until fragrant. Then quickly pour in the mung bean sprouts, add salt, vinegar, sugar and other seasonings, stir-fry for a few times and immediately put on a plate.

Put the cooked hot dishes into the space first to keep them, so that they won’t get cold and taste bad.

Of course, fish is indispensable for the New Year’s Eve dinner. Today Xu Han made a whole braised fish. She specially picked the largest fish from the remaining pile of fish to use for this year’s New Year’s Eve dinner.

The braised fish I made this year was fried in advance two days ago. The method is different from what we usually eat. The taste will be better if it is braised after frying, and the taste will be different.

Of course, there must be chicken in addition to fish. Chicken is the most common meat. Xu Han made a marinated chicken and then shredded it and served it on a plate after it was cooked.

I also made fried chicken with peppers, which everyone loved.

Chop the chicken into smaller pieces, put it directly into the pan and stir-fry after the oil is hot. Add a little water and simmer it until cooked, then add lots of green and red peppers. It looks good and tastes good.

This dish is Lu Chuan's favorite, and everyone else also likes fried chicken with peppers. This dish can be said to be Xu Han's specialty and she often cooks it.

Of course, beef is indispensable for the New Year’s Eve dinner. Xu Han cut a plate of braised beef with soy sauce and fried a portion of stir-fried beef.

Add tofu, mushrooms, dried vegetables, and greens, and there are a total of twelve dishes, including a beef bone soup.

After the meal was ready, Xu Han saw that it was still early, so she did not put the meal out on the table, but put it in the space for preservation.

Taking advantage of this time, Xu Han exchanged jobs with Grandpa Zhao, while Lu Chuan followed Grandpa Zhao to put up lanterns and couplets in the house.

Xu Han took advantage of this time to change Mu'er and Ze'er into bright red clothes.

The Chinese New Year is lively only with the color red, which is ingrained in the Chinese people’s bones. Whenever there is a happy event or a New Year holiday, red is indispensable.

So during the confinement period, Xu Han made a red New Year's dress for Mu'er in advance, and Ze'er wore the clothes that Mu'er had left over, which were also very new.

Both of them were born in winter, and their height and weight were similar, just enough to wear the clothes. So Xu Han did not make new clothes for Ze'er, focusing on not wasting them and continuing to reuse them.

After Xu Han changed clothes for the two of them, she also changed into new clothes for herself, wrapped Ze'er in a blanket, and took Mu'er to the yard.

"Look at our new clothes. Do they look good?" Xu Han asked with a smile.

Mu'er was very excited after putting on the new clothes. She jumped and ran to Lu Chuan, and turned around so that her father could see her more clearly.

"It looks beautiful and festive." Lu Chuan praised.

"We should celebrate the New Year in a festive manner, put on new clothes, and look at the newly posted couplets and lanterns in the yard, and the festive atmosphere will immediately come up." Xu Han said happily.