mtl008 Chapter 374 New Year's Eve, 1 Chicken in the Left Hand and 1 Chicken in the Right Hand
Chapter 374 New Year's Eve, 1 Chicken in the Left Hand and 1 Chicken in the Right Hand
Chapter 374 New Year's Eve, a chicken in the left hand and a chicken in the right hand
Just like that, the second day came quietly in full anticipation, which was New Year's Eve.
Before dawn, Yu Yu and her family got up early.
Outside the window, the morning light shines through the thin clouds, casting strands of light, as if adding a bit of joy to this special day.
Xiaoyu walked into the kitchen, skillfully lit the fire, and began to prepare breakfast.
The flames in the stove danced happily, making Xiaoyu's face red.
She first added an appropriate amount of water to the pot, and after the water boiled, she put in a handful of round and plump glutinous rice.
After a while, a gurgling sound came from the pot, as if it was a morning song to welcome the New Year.
Yu Yu was not idle either. She took out a few eggs from the cupboard, cracked them gently, poured the egg liquid into a bowl, and stirred it quickly with chopsticks. The golden egg liquid swirled in the bowl, emitting a faint egg fragrance.
Then, she slowly poured the egg liquid into the hot oil pan, and with a "pop", the egg liquid expanded rapidly.
She held the spatula and stir-fried quickly, and the tender yellow scrambled eggs were soon out of the pan.
Li Hao picked some fresh vegetables from the vegetable garden in the yard, washed them and cut them into small pieces.
He put the green vegetables into the glutinous rice porridge that was being cooked. In an instant, the porridge had a touch of refreshing green, and the fragrance of the green vegetables also filled the kitchen.
Soon, breakfast was ready.
The steaming glutinous rice and vegetable porridge and the fragrant scrambled eggs are simple yet full of the taste of home.
The family sat around the dining table. Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Today is New Year's Eve. After this breakfast, let's start welcoming the New Year with great enthusiasm."
Everyone nodded and started to enjoy breakfast.
The porridge is soft and sticky, the freshness of the vegetables neutralizes the stickiness of the glutinous rice, and the fresh fragrance of the eggs adds a lot of color to this breakfast.
In the yard, the cats and dogs seemed to have sensed the difference today. They no longer fought each other as usual, but lay down obediently, looking up at their owner in the house from time to time, as if they were also expecting a different surprise in the new day.
After breakfast, the family was full of energy and ready to welcome the busy and joyful New Year’s Eve.
Yu Yu finished her breakfast in no time, wiped her mouth, and rushed to the chicken coop with great interest.
She had already made plans in her mind, thinking of catching two fat chickens to add a main dish to the New Year's Eve dinner.
As soon as they arrived at the chicken coop, the chickens started clucking, as if they had a premonition of something.
Yu Yu spotted a big rooster with shiny feathers and reached out to grab it.
The rooster flapped its wings, raised a cloud of dust, and dodged nimbly.
Yuyu was not discouraged. He dodged left and right, muttering, "Where are you going?"
After a lot of effort, Yu Yu finally caught a big rooster.
She had just tucked the rooster under her left arm when she saw a hen next to it and thought that with two chickens, the New Year's Eve dinner would definitely be more sumptuous.
So she took great pains to catch the hen in her hands.
At this time, Yu Yu walked out of the chicken coop proudly, holding a chicken in his left hand and a chicken in his right hand.
The chicken kept struggling in her hands, flapping its wings and making her face covered with chicken feathers.
Xiaoyu saw it from afar and quickly shouted, "Be careful, don't get pecked by the chicken!" As she spoke, she quickly walked over to help.
Yuyu smiled and replied, "Don't worry, Mom, I've got you covered! We can have a chicken dinner tonight!"
The two chickens seemed to be making their last "resistance", clucking non-stop, while Yu Yu and Xiao Yu's laughter echoed in the yard on this New Year's Eve.
Xiaoyu looked at Yuyu's smug look and couldn't help but smile and said, "No wonder you finished breakfast so early, it turns out you were thinking about catching chickens."
At this time, Li Hao also came over. Looking at the chicken flapping in Yuyu's hands, he frowned and said, "Yuyu, let go of the chicken and let me do it. You are so small, don't let the chicken get hurt later."
Yuyu raised her chin stubbornly and said, "I caught a good catch. You can go and boil the water. I can do things like killing the chicken and scalding the feathers."
Li Hao felt helpless, but he still listened to his sister and went to the kitchen to boil water.
After a while, the sound of boiling water came from the kitchen.
Yu Yu carried two chickens to the chopping board in the yard.
She put the chicken down and was about to start when the rooster suddenly broke free from her hands and started running around in the yard.
Yuyu quickly chased after him, shouting, "Don't run, you naughty boy!"
Xiaoyu was watching from the side, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and hurried over to help. After a chase, the two finally caught the rooster and put it back on the chopping board.
"Let me do it. You just watch and learn how to handle it." Xiaoyu said, picked up the kitchen knife and skillfully handled the chicken.
Yu Yu watched attentively from the side, handing over tools from time to time and asking a few questions.
In the yard, the sun shines on them, and the crowing of chickens and the conversations of Yuyu and Xiaoyu interweave into a cheerful New Year's Eve melody.
In the kitchen, the gurgling sound of boiling water seemed to be setting the rhythm for this lively scene, waiting to prepare for the next step of processing the chicken.
Xiaoyu handled the chickens skillfully while teasing Yuyu with a smile: "You, with a chicken in your left hand and a chicken in your right hand just now, you looked so energetic."
Yuyu scratched his head and smiled sheepishly: "Mom, I just wanted to catch two more chickens so that the New Year's Eve dinner can be more sumptuous. Besides, I also want to help you share some of the work."
Xiaoyu looked up at Yuyu, her eyes filled with relief. "My Yuyu knows how to feel sorry for her. But killing and handling chickens is still a bit dangerous, so you have to be careful next time."
As she spoke, Xiaoyu bled and scalded the chicken with expert skill. Yuyu watched intently, occasionally asking curiously, "Mom, why do you need water at this temperature to scald the chicken?"
Xiaoyu patiently explained, "The chicken feathers are easy to pluck when the water temperature is just right. If it's too high, the chicken will burn easily, and if it's too low, it's difficult to pluck. There's a lot of knowledge involved."
As they were talking, Li Hao came out of the kitchen and called out, "Mom, the water's boiling. Is there anything else I can help you with?"
Xiaoyu replied, "Take this blanched chicken to the kitchen and clean out the internal organs. I'll finish this one, and then we can prepare the New Year's Eve dinner."
Li Hao nodded, picked up a chicken and walked towards the kitchen.
Yu Yu looked at her busy mother and brother and smiled happily. The air was filled with the strong flavor of the New Year. The family was having a great time and preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner together.
Soon, the two chickens were cleaned thoroughly. Xiaoyu placed the cleaned chickens in a large pot, poured in an appropriate amount of water, and added sliced ginger, chopped green onions, and cooking wine to remove the fishy smell. Then she lit the stove. Blue flames licked the bottom of the pot, and steam gradually rose from the pot.