National Tide 1980.

Chapter 127 New Year's Eve Dinner

When it was getting dark, according to Kang Shude's order, Ning Weimin turned on all the lights in the house.

This is also the rule among the elderly.

On New Year's Eve, because of the need to cooperate with "Nian", get rid of the evil beast "Xi" with four corners and four legs.

Every house and every household must be lit all night without interruption to imply a bright future in the coming year.

At this time, the burning iron stove in the house gave off the smell of soot, which was actually quite choking.

The dirty glass on the doors and windows shone with the luster of old things.

It's not that it hasn't been wiped, but it can't be wiped out at all.

If we really go back to the history of glass, I am afraid that the age can catch up with the age of the two Ning Weimin.

But fortunately, there is a kettle sitting on the stove, and the water mist sprayed out effectively dispels the smell of coal fire and chopping wood, making breathing much more comfortable.

The "Magpie Climbing the Plum" and "Peacock Unfolding" sent by Mi Xiaoran and Mi Xiaohui in the afternoon were also pasted on the doors and windows.

The red window grilles make the old doors and windows more decent, which means that the old trees are blooming.

In addition, I heard the neighbor Mi's family stomping dumpling stuffing, and the sparse sound of firecrackers outside.

The atmosphere of the Chinese New Year is naturally spread in the air.

But what is even more exciting is that the New Year's Eve dinner is on the table.

Unlike last year, a pot of stewed meat and cabbage, a plate of grilled hairtail, a plate of peanuts and a plate of bean paste, even if the new year is shabby.

This year's New Year's food for the master and apprentice, both in terms of quantity and quality, are all going hand in hand.

Take table side dishes as an example.

"Mustard puff pastry", "douche tofu", "quince mixed with cabbage heart", "fried peanuts", there are four dishes.

Especially this quince, because it is a rare fruit.

Calling the past is exclusive to the rich, and it is extremely difficult to get it.

Now it is almost extinct in the capital.

So now when people cook this side dish, they can only use hawthorn in syrup instead.

But Courtyard No. 2 actually entrusted their factory purchases to get a big jar because of their meritorious deeds.

This time, the neighbors in the hospital were blessed, and it can really be said that it is the first-class enjoyment in the capital.

This is not a question of whether it is expensive or not, there is really nowhere to find it.

The difference is even more pronounced with the entrees.

Because there is no meat stuffing, the pork is rich.

They can have both rice noodle meat and braised pork.

In addition, Ning Weimin spent a lot of money to get a large yellow croaker for Kang Shude, who loves seafood, and prepared a bottle of Moutai for the old man.

The abundance of materials makes it really lively.

The two of them prepared a total of five tough dishes, including "rice noodles meat", "slippery meatballs", "braised pork ribs", "dry roasted yellow croaker", and "clear stewed chicken".

Add a sweet food instead of rice cakes - "Eight Treasure Rice".

Good guy, I can't even fit the Eight Immortals table.

I had to temporarily move a small kang table for summer, put it on the bed, and put it together.

Undoubtedly, the New Year's Eve dinner heralds the expectation of fortune in the coming year, so rich, of course, people look happy.

But in the final analysis, this is actually nothing.

Because if you really want to say that this table is outstanding, no one in the entire capital can match it, and it is because of the unusual tableware.

Dare to Ning Weimin, in the half-month approaching years ago, I really didn't miss a lot.

First of all, the hawker in the ghost market is thinking about the New Year, and many things take the initiative to lower the price. He thinks it is a good deal and buys it generously.

Secondly, he found out that there was a vacancy in the sales department of the cultural relics store, so he went there to wander around.

As the new year closes, aren't those who can't sell things at the door more anxious?

So, during this period of time, what good things did this kid collect, so let's not count them one by one.

Anyway, on this table, the dishes from the Ming Dynasty and the bowls from the Qing Dynasty are all official kilns he bought in these days.

If these things are added up according to the year, there must be almost 3000 years.

The jug used to hold wine is the most inferior item, and it was in the Tongzhi year.

Think about it, can such a meal be eaten into the stomach without being contaminated with cultural flavor?

Wouldn't it look particularly mellow after drinking this kind of wine?

Not to mention eating, just looking at it is a kind of enjoyment that makes Ning Weimin feel a sense of accomplishment.

But after all, this is his own ingenuity, and Kang Shude doesn't think much of his creativity.

No, just before the banquet, the old man ran on his apprentice again.

"You stinky boy, you can really mess around. What kind of bad idea is this, like a nouveau riche. Get something and burn it when you come back? If you really make something, I don't think it hurts you?"

Ning Weimin sneered and waved his hands again and again.

"Why do I feel distressed? Aren't these things made for people to use? I can't buy them back and offer them like my ancestors. These things should serve me."

"People can't be slaves to things, can they? If I really care about these things for the rest of my life, I will make others cheaper in the end. Then I feel that I have been wronged."

"Actually, you are the only one who is shrunken. You know that you hold your baby bowl and look at it all day long. If you look at it again, it is still a bowl. I don't understand, so what if you just use it for a meal? The taste is absolutely delicious. It’s not the same, you have been the leader of the Privy Council once. Isn’t it interesting that you don’t have to be like a landlord’s old fortune, and you put it on the top of your head every day?”

Of course Kang Shude didn't like to hear it, so he waved his hands.

"Come on, red cherries, green plantains, your own things, you can do whatever you like, I don't care about you. For the Chinese New Year, let's not have a hard time looking for it."

Followed by another curl.

"Actually, it doesn't matter if you don't understand, anyway, I'll leave it here. Sooner or later, you will understand how to deal with these utensils. It's the same sentence, only if you have more than money in your eyes, can things be done."

"As for now, I'll advise you to do the same. As long as you don't be overwhelmed with joy, and think about using pastels as dishes in the future..."

Well, the last words hit Ning Weimin's vital point.

Dare to feel stupid today.

Speaking of it, it was even more embarrassing than he had to put upside down the word "Fu" in the morning.

Just now, he once wanted to use a large pastel bowl of Butterfly and Mincemeat to hold meatballs.

In the end, Kang Shude stopped him, and the old man told him that the color of this pastel contains lead and mercury.

The brighter the color, the heavier the poison.

Serving vegetables with this kind of thing is too small to live a long life.

It's no different from my own noodles with arsenic.

So Ning Weimin immediately felt embarrassed, touched the back of his head and laughed for a while.

In order to avoid embarrassment, he hurried into the house like offering treasures and took out two things.

One is a newly bought hot water bottle, and the other is a copper hand stove that I got recently. I just wiped it out in the past two days, and it is shiny.

This is a gift he gave Kang Shuode on New Year's Eve.

(Note: The quinces in the capital are not the quinces that can be found in the encyclopedia. The quinces recorded in the encyclopedia are also known as fragrant hawthorn, fragrant fruit, and wood pear because of their clear fragrance. As for the old Beijing people, they can be made into candied fruit The "quince" is actually the Altai hawthorn. Because of its golden color, it is also called the yellow fruit hawthorn. The pronunciation of "quince" actually comes from the transliteration of "sour, sweet and sour" in Manchu, and it was first called "Wenpu". Or "gentle and simple", it was later misrepresented as quinces. Many people today do not know that almost all online articles are false. What's more, there are people who confuse quinces in the capital with tiger carts and champagne. Correct it.)

(End of this chapter)