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In the afternoon, Gu Qiu planned to make the dumplings first.At this time, the hot dishes cannot be cooked, or they will cool down in the evening, and the taste of the dishes will change after being heated.

Based on the opinions of the three people, this time the dumplings are going to be stuffed with pork, cabbage and tofu. Lin Dashan had already chopped the stuffing last night.Lin Dashan was in charge of rolling the skin, and Gu Qiu was in charge of wrapping.Originally, Gu Qiu was still a little worried about whether Lin Dashan could do well. After all, a man seldom knows how to cook.However, Lin Dashan's skill in rolling the dumpling wrappers is very good. Each piece of dumpling wrappers is rolled to an even thickness and moderate, round shape, and at a very fast speed.

Gu Qiu was surprised, Lin Dashan looked at Gu Qiu's suspicious eyes, and said a little proudly: "I used to help Dad roll out dumpling wrappers, but later I lived alone, and my skills in the kitchen gradually developed. Yes, but my craftsmanship is far behind yours, I'm not very good at cooking, you can see that the dumplings you make are so plump and delicate."

Gu Qiu nodded, and was very happy to hear Lin Dashan's praise. After all, a brother always likes men to praise him. Thinking of this, he made dumplings faster and better.

After making the dumplings, Lin Dashan sent a plate to Jiang Tao's house first, and when he came back, he even brought back some freshly fried spring rolls.Gu Qiu ate one with Lin Dashan's hand, it was full of burnt aroma, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the heat was well controlled.

Gu Dong had one in his left hand and one in his right. After happily eating all the spring rolls, he turned into a little follower, following behind Gu Qiu, talking about whether the pork knuckle was ready, when to set off firecrackers, when to cook dumplings and so on.

Talking, talking, Gu Qiu finally started to cook the New Year's Eve dinner, and finally made the little chatter shut up with satisfaction, and Gu Qiu's ears could be a little clearer.

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Gu Qiu first went to look at the pork knuckle and bone soup that had been stewed all morning. When the lid was opened, the rich meaty aroma burst out and filled the entire kitchen. Gu Qiu poked it with chopsticks, and the pork knuckle meat was already crispy. It's rotten, and the bright red color is very attractive to look at. Gu Qiu put the lid on it, and then stewed it for a few hours, and the elbow melted in the mouth, making it even more delicious.The bone soup also looked very good. Gu Qiu added a handful of soaked dried mushrooms, black fungus, potatoes cut into small pieces, and frozen tofu into the soup, and continued to simmer.

After looking at all kinds of ingredients in the kitchen, Gu Qiu planned to make Sixi meatballs first.

"Brother Lin, come and help me chop this piece of pork into mud." Gu Qiu took out a piece of fat and thin pork belly and called Lin Dashan to work.While Lin Dashan was chopping meat, Gu Qiu took out an egg from the cabinet, chopped the meat stuffing and put it in a bowl, Gu Qiu added some salt, pepper, minced ginger, green onion, soy sauce, and water to stir, and then poured Beat an egg in the bowl and continued to stir, turned his head to Lin Dashan and said, "Add eggs, and the meatballs will be more chewy and taste better."

Lin Dashan now trusts Gu Qiu's cooking skills very much, and nodded in conviction, seeing Gu Qiu's happy look like a fish in water in the kitchen, he also feels very satisfied.

After the meat filling was prepared, they began to knead the balls. Lin Dashan volunteered to take over the job, and Gu Qiu was on the sidelines to guide, "You beat the meatballs back and forth between your hands, so that the meatballs will come out better and tighter. To."

Lin Dashan did as he heard it, slapping the meatball back and forth with great force. "Pfft, haha." Gu Qiu was amused by Lin Dashan's exaggerated movements.Seeing that Gu Qiu was smiling happily, Lin Dashan also smiled cheerfully, but finally made Gu Dong laugh again.

The kneaded balls are first steamed on the pot until they are half mature, and then taken out. "It's not cooked yet, why did you take it down?" Lin Dashan asked again shamelessly.

"Put the meatballs in oil and fry them to make them more fragrant," said Gu Qiu, pouring a little oil into the pan, and then frying the meatballs in the pan, constantly stirring the meatballs with a spatula, so as not to burn the meatballs "The Sixi meatballs made in this way are more fragrant than steamed ones, lighter than fried ones and save a lot of oil."

The meatballs were fried and served on a plate. Gu Qiu asked Lin Dashan to taste one first. Lin Dashan picked one up with chopsticks and took a bite. Yes, the meatballs are really delicious. They are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The taste is very chewy and elastic. "It's so delicious, you should try it too." Lin Dashan handed the meatball to Gu Qiu's mouth. Gu Qiu froze for a moment, his face turned red, he opened his mouth gently, and took a bite.

"Brother and Brother Dashan steal food." Seeing them eating, Gu Dong rushed over immediately, with a look of aggrieved that he didn't eat.

Gu Qiu was a little embarrassed, and immediately forked a ball with his chopsticks to Gu Dong, and sent him away.Then I pretended to be okay and went to deal with the chicken.

The cut chicken pieces have been marinating for a while, and the chestnuts have been peeled.Gu Qiu put the chestnuts in a pan and stir-fried them with oil, then took them out.Save the oil in the pot without wasting it, put in the sliced ​​ginger, sauté until fragrant, then Gu Qiu puts the freshly marinated chicken pieces into the pot and stir-fries, then adds some wine and a little soy sauce.Since the chicken nuggets have been marinated for a long time, it has already tasted, so there is no need to add a lot of other seasonings.After stirring for a while, Gu Qiu added a sufficient amount of water into the pot, added some pepper, cinnamon and other spices, then poured in the original chestnuts, covered the pot and simmered.

"I'll take care of it, you can take care of other things." Lin Dashan said thoughtfully.

Gu Qiu nodded, "Simmer for half an hour and you'll be fine, call me when the time comes." "Yes, I see."

With the chestnut chicken under Lin Dashan's care, Gu Qiu can handle the fish with peace of mind.The fish was bought in the city before, and it was a big one.Lin Dashan had already removed the gills and internal organs of the fish, Gu Qiu washed the fish, and then used a knife to cut the fish.Put the fish on a plate and marinate with salt, pepper and wine for a while.

Taking advantage of this time, Gu Qiu mixed a little batter with flour, wrapped the marinated fish in the batter, and fried it in a pan until golden brown.After picking up the fish, fry the chopped ginger and onion, add some water, and pour in an appropriate amount of vinegar and sugar.When the soup boils, put the fish in, then add the soaked mushrooms and fungus.In order to make the fish more tasty, Gu Qiu kept turning the fish.The fish has been fried just now, so cook it for a while, and wait until the soup is almost collected before serving.

After finishing what he had in hand, Gu Qiu filled up the pork bone soup that had been stewed for a day, there were two big bowls, and then filled out the large pork knuckle that had been stewed enough to be tender.

"This chestnut chicken has not been around for half an hour." Lin Dashan looked at the dishes in the pot and said.Gu Qiu added a little salt and sugar to the pot and started the pot.

Gu Qiu looked at the dishes on the table, and suddenly realized that he had forgotten to cook one dish, "Oh, I forgot to cook the taro".Gu Qiu said angrily.

"It's okay, so many dishes are enough anyway, so don't burn it."

"Taros in our place have the same pronunciation as Yu Tong, and you have to eat taro during Chinese New Year." Gu Qiu shook his head, looking very depressed, Lin Dashan couldn't bear it all of a sudden, "There are still some taros in the cellar, I'll bring them to you right away." .

When Gu Qiu heard that there was still taro at home, he immediately felt relieved. "Well, after the taro is cooked, I'll cook another candied sweet potato. Just wait a little longer, it will be soon." Lin Dashan rushed to the cellar while responding.

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Gu Qiu was busy in the kitchen for a long time, and finally all the dishes were served.

"Gu Dong, eat with chopsticks!" Gu Dong, who was busy stealing food, stuck out his tongue and slipped away, "I'll get the bowl and chopsticks."

Lin Dashan took out a jug of wine from the cabinet in the kitchen, "This is the wine I brewed myself, it's pretty good, you should try it too."

Lin Dashan lifted the seal of the wine jar, and the strong aroma of wine rushed to his face immediately. Gu Qiu smelled it, "This wine is really fragrant! Brother Lin, you are really good at making wine!"

"Hahaha", after hearing Gu Qiu's praise, Lin Dashan smiled happily.

Gu Qiu took it with a smile: "It's too cold today, it's not good to drink it cold, I'll go warm up the wine before drinking it, you guys sit down first."

After the wine was scalded, Gu Qiu gave Lin Dashan a bowl of the scalded wine, and poured half a bowl for himself, "Don't drink too much wine, it should be in moderation."

"I want it too, I want it too." Seeing the two of them drinking, Gu Dong wanted to drink too.

Gu Qiu disagreed, "Kids, what kind of wine do you drink?"

"I'm a little man now, why can't I drink, Brother Dashan, I want to try it." Gu Dong said, patting his small chest.

Lin Dashan touched Gu Dong's head with a smile, and interceded with Gu Qiu: "Just give me a little, just lick it, a man should drink some wine." Gu Qiu poured a little after thinking about it , "Since today is New Year's Eve, let's drink a little!"

The three sat around the table, Gu Qiu looked at the two people beside him, and felt as if he was in a dream. More than half a month ago, he and Gu Dong were homeless and had nothing, but now they have reaped so much happiness. The eye sockets couldn't help turning red.Today is New Year's Eve, it is such a beautiful day that one cannot cry, so Gu Qiu immediately lowered his head to hide his expression.

Lin Dashan saw Gu Qiu's deliberately hidden expression.Lin Dashan raised his old bowl, "Let's have a toast first. Gu Qiu, Gu Dong, we must have such a happy life in the future, let's toast." Gu Qiu understood Lin Dashan's comfort, he raised his head, raised his head with a smile Pick up the wine bowl.

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Looking at the dishes on the table slowly, all of them are delicious, delicious, and I don't know what to say.Gu Qiu served everyone a bowl of soup first, "Drink some soup to warm your stomach first, and then eat the rest."

After taking a sip of the thick bone broth, Lin Dashan felt that the hairs all over his body were stretched out comfortably. The taste is really delicious and pure.Looking at Gu Dong again, he squinted his eyes and looked extremely enjoying himself.

Gu Qiu was very happy to see that everyone praised his dishes so much, "Everyone, eat quickly, don't wait for the dishes to get cold." Everyone got the order, and immediately let go of their stomachs and ate them all. At the end of the meal, the table was full The dishes, except for the fish, were almost eaten up, and each of them couldn't walk with their stomachs full.

So everyone sat and chatted on the kang, digesting food and watching the year.Lin Dashan told the two brothers of the Gu family about his hunting in the mountains, and the two listened with gusto. Before they knew it, at midnight, Gu Qiu went to boil water and prepare dumplings.At this time, firecrackers sounded outside.Gu Dong, who had long thought about setting off firecrackers, happily dragged Lin Dashan and Gu Qiu out.

This year passed in the sound of crackling firecrackers.