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Chapter 238 New Year's Eve Dinner

The year-end dinner didn't end until early in the morning, and Yang Wei and Luo Chen were carried back to the dormitory.

Xiang Tian was better, because of his physical condition, he just urinated a few more times.

Back in the dormitory, after taking a hot bath, Xiang Tian fell into a deep sleep.

In the early morning, the warm winter sun is projected on the earth, which is quite pleasant.

Today is the New Year's Eve, and many employees have gone home to celebrate the New Year, and the rest are basically family members preparing to celebrate the New Year together in the reserve.

Xiang Tian washed up briefly, went to the breeding center, and then drove back home with a few boxes of cordyceps and saffron.

It is worth mentioning that Xiang Tian also brought back two fluffy little snow mastiffs from the reserve.

Xiaoxue Mastiff howled in the back seat, and seemed a little excited.

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The car parked in the open space in front of the house. Xiang Tian got out of the car carrying the gift box. Two little snow mastiffs, one dog and one pocket, were stuffed into the pockets of the down jacket.

Aww! !The two little snow mastiffs showed their heads and barked a few times immaturely.

"Old man, did you hear the dog barking?" The mother in the house was picking vegetables in the yard at this time.

"Did the son come back?" the father muttered.

"You can't say for sure, it's probably because this kid is back, you go outside and have a look." Mom waved her hand.

Dad has been trained by his mother for decades so that he has no temper at all, so he can only obey the orders and walked into the yard, just in time Xiang Tian pushed the door and entered.

"Come back?" Dad pretended to be serious.

"Ang? I'm back, I'll make water for your elders with these cordyceps and saffron." Xiang Tian laughed dryly.

"Why come back alone? Look at Aunt Wang's son next door. He's 23 years old this year. The kids are all running around the yard."

"I'm looking at you, you're 25, and you don't even have a girlfriend." Dad muttered.

"Stop!! Dad, don't talk about it when it's Chinese New Year, I'll give you the whole thing." Xiang Tian picked up the two snow mastiffs from his pocket and carried them into his father's arms.

"Hey, where did they come from? The two little white dogs look really smart." Dad looked at the two snow mastiffs in his hand and said in surprise.

"This is not an ordinary dog. It is a cub of a Tibetan mastiff and a wolf. It will grow up to be awe-inspiring." Xiang Tian explained.

"The cubs of wild wolves and Tibetan mastiffs? Just these two little white dogs? Don't call me old man."

"But these two dogs are really quite talkative. Is this called a Maya dog?"

"Samoyed? Dad!"

"That's right, that kind of foreign dog, the very expensive one."

"No, this is really a Tibetan mastiff, and it is the best of the Tibetan mastiffs, the snow mastiff." Xiang Tian continued to explain.

"Okay, let me keep it here for a while. If you don't have a grandson, then raise two dogs. Your mother and I won't be bored. You go in first. Your mother is cooking. I'll find a cardboard box." Let’s make a nest for them both.” Dad immediately fell in love with the two little snow mastiffs in his hands, turned around and entered the room.

"Mom! I'm back, I miss you!" Xiang Tian pushed open the half-hidden kitchen door, while his mother was cooking pork belly.

"The son is back? Let me just say, you must be back. By the way, why didn't Yang Wei and Luo Chen come?" Mom asked.

"Yang Wei and Luo Chen should come over in the afternoon. Mom cooks more delicious food today. I guess the two boys will bring their aunts and uncles over for the New Year's Eve dinner." Xiang Tian said.

"Okay, then I'm cooking a few more dishes, you put the things in the living room first, go in and rest." Mom said.

"Good mother, I'll help later!" After Xiang Tian put the things in the living room, he took off his down jacket, put on an apron, and started working on the New Year's Eve dinner with his mother.

The drone slowly flew over the kitchen, filming the scene of Xiang Tianxiang cooking at home
Xiang Tian's family's New Year's Eve dinner is particularly particular. In addition to the essential chicken, duck and fish for every household, there are also buckwheat, dumplings, pig's feet, blood cakes, and sweet wine eggs.

The mother of the braised meat had already fried it in oil. Xiang Tian cut the meat into thin slices, poured salt and seasoned with light soy sauce, and after neatly stacking them, spread a layer of chopped plum vegetables.

Put it in a steamer and steam for an hour and a half, and it's almost done.

Fish is an indispensable dish during the Chinese New Year, which is a homonym for fish every year (yu).

What my mother bought was a mandarin fish. After Xiang Tian slaughtered it, he cut the knife along the back of the fish.

After dipping some cornstarch, put it into the oil pan and deep fry until golden brown.

Then pour hot sweet and sour sauce, sprinkle with sesame seeds and chopped green onion.

"Anchor, happy new year, this mandarin fish is doing well!!"

"I really envy those of you who go home for the New Year, unlike us eating instant noodles at home"

"Woooooooooo, seeing the host's mother, I miss my mother too."

"This pickled vegetable with meat is perfect, fat but not greasy, it's really delicious."

"This mandarin fish is also very particular about how it is made. Just look at the color, it makes my mouth water."

After finishing these dishes, my mother started making dumplings.

The custom of eating dumplings in Lingnan is different from that in the north. In addition to wrapping a coin to win the lottery, they will also wrap melon seeds and peanuts.

"Mom, what's the meaning of wrapping melon seeds and peanuts in these dumplings?" Xiang Tian asked curiously.

"There is a custom in our countryside in Lingnan. If there is a son in the family who is not married, you need to wrap melon seeds and peanuts when making dumplings, which is a homonym for sons and daughters." Mother explained.

"Lingnan still has this custom!??"

"It's an eye-opener. I thought it was enough for us in the north to eat dumplings wrapped in coins. I didn't expect that there are also melon seeds and peanuts."

"Anchor, ask Auntie, if there is a daughter in the family? What will be in the dumplings?"

"Yeah, please popularize science!!!"

Xiang Tian looked at the barrage and nodded, and began to ask about his mother.

"If there are daughters in the family and they are not married, then on the night of New Year's Eve, sesame and walnuts should be wrapped in the dumplings," the mother explained.

"So that's the case, but we young people don't like this anymore." Xiang Tian muttered.

Time soon arrived in the evening, the meals were ready, and several soups were still kept warm in the stove.

There was the sound of a car outside the house, apparently Yang Wei and Luo Chen had arrived.

"It is estimated that they are here, my son will go outside to have a look." Mom reminded.

"Okay, then you and my dad sit down first, and I'll go outside to see if they're here." Xiang Tian responded and walked towards the yard.

Outside the door, Yang Wei and Luo Chen rushed over with their parents.

Yang Wei's parents and Xiang Tian's parents know each other, and they lived here for a while before, and the two old men prefer fishing.

It was the first time for Luo Chen's parents to come, and this time they also made a special trip to visit and thank Xiang Tian.

"Hey, uncles and aunts, they are all here, come and invite them inside." Xiang Tian greeted Yang Wei and Luo Chen's parents, and welcomed them in.

"Xiang Tian, ​​we brought some special products this time, just to thank you."

"That's right, Luo Chen of our family, if it wasn't for you, he would still be farming now."

"Our Yang Wei is the same, thank you, Xiang Tian." Several uncles and aunts thanked with smiles on their faces.

"Uncles and aunts, you're out of touch now. Luo Chen and Yang Wei are all my friends, and this is what I should do. Come on, sit down first, and I'll pour you tea," Xiang Tian said.

The parents of the three were simple people, and they were a little cautious after they were seated, but after the old men drank, they gradually talked more.

At the wine table, the three old men used to like fishing, while the mother ate and chatted with the two aunts.

Yang Wei, Luo Chen, Xiang Tian and the three looked at each other and smiled, poured a glass of wine and clinked glasses.

"Thank you, Boss, for cultivating me. I respect you for this cup." Luo Chen didn't talk much, but the words he said were of a certain level.

"Xiang Tian, ​​I have to thank you too, otherwise I would still be a veterinarian. Although I am also a veterinarian in the protected area, I think it is worthwhile for me to follow you all my life. Let's do one." Yang Wei raised his face with a red face. cup road.

"You two really see each other too much. Let's work hard together, the three buddies, and strive to make our protected area bigger and stronger. Let's do it."

(End of this chapter)