I fell through the tunnel and brought my family to live a good life

After racking her brains, Xu Congyi finalized the menu for this meal. She knew that the Shen family's grandparents and grandchildren didn't know that she owned a space, so when choosing dishes, she paid special attention to the combination of seasons and flavors, so as to satisfy everyone's taste buds without appearing too extravagant.

Xu Cong'an specifically requested braised pork. This dish is delicious and tasty, with fat and lean meat, which melts in your mouth. It is very suitable for the taste of the elderly and children. Minced meat and eggplant stew is stewed with minced meat, which is nutritious and delicious. Although the name of fish-flavored pork shreds has "fish" in it, there is actually no fish. Instead, it is made by stir-frying pork shreds with special seasonings. It tastes delicious and is very appetizing. Hot and sour potato shreds are specially prepared by Xu Congyi for people who like hot and sour tastes. The potatoes are cut into thin strips and stir-fried with chili and vinegar. The taste is crispy and sour and spicy. Since the cold rabbit is on the market, there is no need to hide the chili. The dry fried small river fish is made by Xu Congyi using the fresh small river fish in her space. The small river fish is fried until golden and crispy, crisp on the outside and tender on the inside. It is a good dish to go with rice. The origin of the small river fish can be directly said to be caught from the river. Now there are many people drilling holes on the ice to catch fish. Finally, Xu Congyi decided to make another white radish soup. First, fry a few eggs until both sides are golden brown, then pour in hot water to stew. After a while, the soup will become milky white. Then add finely chopped white radish. The stewed soup is sweet and delicious, which is both greasy and delicious. As for the staple food, Xu Congyi plans to make leavened thousand-layer cake. This kind of cake is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with distinct layers and rich taste. It can be eaten with soup or as a staple food alone.

Xu's mother and Li Dahua came to the kitchen to help. Hunter Xu took his two sons out. Xu Congyi asked Hunter Xu to kill two rabbits for tomorrow's cooking. The two brothers went up the mountain to chop firewood. In their opinion, firewood is an indispensable item in life and is used all year round. The more the better. Although Xu Congyi once proposed that since there is a treasure, there is no need to chop firewood, the Xu family does not agree with this idea. They think that they can't become lazy and slack just because they have some good things. What happened before is what it was. Diligence and thrift are traditions that cannot be easily discarded.

Prepare the dishes first. Xu's mother washes the necessary meat and vegetables. Xu Congyi's knife skills can be said to be very poor. She can't cut potato shreds, so either her grandmother and mother help to cut the potatoes, or she goes to the space to shred them with a grater. Later, she bought a grater made of wood and iron in the space, which solved this problem well. It is not conspicuous in the kitchen.

Seeing that it was almost time, the three of them started to cook. It happened that at this time, Old Man Xu came back with the grandparents and grandchildren of the Shen family. He went home first to put the things that the grandparents and grandchildren brought home and settled them down, and then Old Man Xu went to return the car. This time when Old Man Xu went to pick up the grandparents and grandchildren of the Shen family, he told his family that he wanted the grandparents and grandchildren to stay at home for a few more days, so he cleaned up the room early. The rest of the Shen family was not big, but the beds and kangs were made very wide and large. If everyone squeezed together, it was estimated that the Xu family could sleep more than 20 people.

The initial plan was to have Old Man Xu, Old Man Shen and Hunter Xu live in Mother Xu and Old Man Xu's house, Shen Xiao and his brothers would live in their room, Mother Xu and Li Dahua would sleep in Li Dahua and Hunter Xu's room, and Xu Congyi would still live alone.

The two brothers were still chopping wood in the mountains. After returning from sending the ox cart back, Old Man Xu sat in the yard with Old Man Shen to chat. It was a sunny day today and the sun was warm. Xu Congyi thoughtfully put cotton cushions on the stone benches so that they could sit next to the stone table and drink tea while basking in the sun without getting their butts cold.

Old Man Xu was talking to Old Man Shen in the yard. Shen Xiao wanted to go to the kitchen to help but was chased out, so he sat next to Grandpa Shen and watched the pretty figure busy in the kitchen.

Because cooking here is done in a big pot and requires bending over, Xu Congyi tied an apron around her body for fear of getting her clothes dirty and difficult to wash. She bought this apron from the space. Although the style is relatively ordinary, the linen texture is very comfortable and durable. There are two sunflowers embroidered on the apron, and the yellow petals look particularly bright in the sun. In ancient times, everyone's aprons were basically a piece of dark-colored cloth, and it was rare to see such bright colors.

Feeling someone was looking at her, Xu Congyi turned her head and looked in the direction of the gaze. Their gazes met at that moment, as if a strange magnetic field was quietly formed in the air. Xu Congyi's heartbeat seemed to speed up a bit at that moment, and she felt her cheeks slightly warm. Shen Xiao smiled at her, and Xu Congyi also smiled and nodded, as a response to Shen Xiao. It was just a simple interaction, but it made her feel a little excited.

Li Dahua was about to ask her daughter how big the pancake she wanted, but she happened to see her daughter and Shen Xiao's little interaction. Maybe because he was sick in the past few years and couldn't go out, Xu Congyi's skin was very fair, so the slightly red cheeks after the interaction did not escape Li Dahua's eyes. After all, she and Xu Liehu were the rare free love in this era, and she knew this feeling very well! Besides, she was the first person to notice that her daughter looked at Shen Xiao differently!

"Yiyi, how big do you plan to make this steamed bun today?"

Xu Congyi reacted, "Just bake a big round pancake, mother, and cut it into bite-sized pieces before serving." It's no wonder that Xu Congyi blushed. After all, she has been single for twenty-eight years.

"I see the food is almost ready, the braised pork is in the pot, and I see you've prepared the sauce and other things, your grandmother and I can make the rest, go back to your room and clean up, after all, we have guests today, go back and dress up."

Xu Congyi always felt that something was wrong with her mother today, but when she looked over, her mother looked normal, so she thought she was overthinking.

As soon as Xu Cong returned to the house, she immediately entered the space. She was used to taking a shower after cooking. In this era, people used wood stoves, so it was inevitable that the burning black ash would get on her hair. She took a quick shower, washed her hair, and dried it before leaving the space.

Today is the second day of the Chinese New Year. She chose a blue dress to wear. This is also one of the clothes she bought for the New Year. She bought three dresses in total. One pink one was bought from a ready-made clothing store in the county. The remaining two sets are one blue and one red. She wore the red one yesterday on the first day of the Chinese New Year, and planned to wear the blue one today. The blue dress is a light blue short coat on the upper body, and the exquisite embroidery pattern on it adds a bit of elegance and refinement. The short coat is tailored just right, making her look tall and straight, yet cute and playful. The lower body is a blue gradient skirt with an ink-like feel. The hem of the skirt sways gently with her steps, like ripples on the water, soft and dynamic.