Chapter 1368 - 537: Dundun: I’ve Done My Best! Going to the Market, Buying Firecrackers, Putting Up Spring Festival Couplets—New Year Has Arrived!

Chapter 1368: Chapter 537: Dundun: I’ve Done My Best! Going to the Market, Buying Firecrackers, Putting Up Spring Festival Couplets—New Year Has Arrived!

I just wonder if those rural markets will completely disappear by then, with no place left to explore.

Shen Jiayue was walking around, when she suddenly saw a small stall selling fried snacks next to her. The snacks were round pastries, golden in color and intensely fragrant.

"What is this, Lin Xu? It looks delicious."

Lin Xu said:

"This is Fried Date Cake, made by boiling red dates until soft, then wrapping them in ground yellow millet dough and deep frying it. It ends up crispy outside and glutinous inside. When I was a kid..."

"I’ll have two!"

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Jiayue quickly took out her phone and scanned the payment QR code.

Well, since it’s something Lin Xu likes, there’s no question—I have to taste it.

Lin Xu smiled helplessly:

"Are you not worried it might be something I disliked as a child?"

"Even if you hated it, I want to try it and see what could make you hate it."

Soon, the stall owner packed two fried date cakes separately in paper bags.

Shen Jiayue took one and bit into it, immediately mesmerized by the crispy exterior and glutinous interior:

"Wow, it’s so good, both crispy and delicious."

Lin Xu took a bite and found it slightly different from his memory: The ones from his childhood contained date pits, so you had to eat carefully, or you’d bite into the pit.

Here, the pits had been filtered out, leaving only the soft and fragrant yellow millet dough and sweet date paste.

Delicious!

Shen Jiayue found it extremely tasty and curiously asked:

"Lin Xu, can you make this?"

"I can."

"Great, make some more when we go back, will you?"

"Sure!"

Nothing else to say, but making Fried Date Cake is no problem.

They continued walking forward, finishing the fried date cakes, and Shen Jiayue finally saw the much-anticipated candied hawthorn. Without a word, she bought two skewers.

"If I’d known there was so much good food, I would’ve eaten less rice."

Mr. Shen took a crispy bite of candied hawthorn, not expecting there would be so much tasty food at the rural market.

Lin Xu said:

"There’s much more ahead, like fried twist pastries, fried vegetable boxes, hot tamales, roasted sweet potatoes, stinky tofu, liangpi, rice skin, dumplings, and so on—all included."

The rural market is never short of food.

People who come to the market are skilled, so many say they’re visiting the market but actually come to eat.

A round at the market can fill you up.

The couple walked a big round, seeing a lot of food.

Unfortunately, Shen Jiayue was too full to eat more, so she bought a few hundred yuan worth of pop pop fireworks, sparklers, sky rockets, double explosion crackers, and other small fireworks, also got a bag of fried date cakes and about twenty skewers of candied hawthorn, then drove the tricycle back.

"Lin Xu, is there a market tomorrow?"

"No, tomorrow’s New Year’s Eve, and no one will be out selling."

"What a pity, I haven’t had enough yet. It’s all your fault for making the lamb so delicious that I ate too much and now can’t eat any more, so annoying..."

Lin Xu: ????

Can you really blame me for this?

You’re clearly just greedy, aren’t you?

Still, you can never win an argument against a woman. He smiled and asked:

"What can I do to earn your forgiveness?"

"Accompany me tonight to the reservoir and set off all the firecrackers, and I’ll forgive you."

"As you wish!"

Back at the scenic spot, most guests had eaten and left, leaving only close relatives helping to clear away leftovers.

These leftovers were intended to be thrown away by Lin Xu, but his uncle Chunsheng loves leftover banquet meals and was now packing dishes with help from Chen Meijuan and Lin Hongxia.

Lin Xu handed him the car keys, chuckled, and said:

"Uncle, why do you like these dishes?"

"They’re tasty! The blended leftovers heated up? You can’t beat that flavor; it’s even more satisfying than eating the main course."

He pocketed the car keys, glanced at the stuff they bought, and warned:

"These firecrackers are dangerous—don’t play with them too much. Recently, a kid in our village played with sky rockets and got injured on the face, with a cut near the eye, and his parents have shed many tears."

Indeed, fireworks are dangerous, and children should play with them under adult supervision.

Lin Xu helped pack leftovers into large food bags, then went to the kitchen to pack two roast chickens for Uncle Chunsheng.

Soon, Zhang Chunsheng drove off on his electric tricycle, towing a cart full of leftovers, ready to take them home and freeze them so they can be warmed and eaten conveniently.

"Come, eat Fried Date Cake!"

Shen Jiayue shared the candied hawthorn and fried date cakes she bought with everyone, then looked at Lin Xu and asked:

"Lin Xu, what are we having for lunch?"

"Lamb offal soup, it’s Big Uncle’s special request, can’t forget."

Once things were tidied up, Lin Xu went to the restaurant, not seeing Shen Guofu and Dad, curiously asking:

"Where’s Dad and the others?"

Chen Meijuan grumbled:

"Drunk, then went for a nap. Your father-in-law didn’t help coax them back but stirred them up instead, then both passed out drunk. Your mother-in-law was just complaining."

Drinkers cannot expect sobriety during festivals, it’s either drinking or heading to drink.

Lin Xu has never really understood the appeal of drinking. He can drink a little but never indulges excessively.

"Lin Xu, tomorrow, go back to post spring couplets, remember to greet the neighbors. A few days ago, everyone was asking about your time in Beijing."

After grumbling about drunk conduct, Chen Meijuan began instructing plans to return to town tomorrow to post spring couplets.

Lin Xu curiously asked:

"You’re not going back tomorrow with Dad?"

"We’re going to your Grandmother’s house to post couplets. This year, your Grandmother and your uncle are celebrating at the scenic spot, not going back."

Chen Meiliang has a particular status now. Returning for the holiday would certainly involve unavoidable drinking parties and inquiries about the Horse Farm, so he’s chosen to have a peaceful celebration at the scenic spot instead.

His decision led Chen Meide and the others to stay put as well.

After all, the scenic spot has food, drinks, chefs, recreational hunting at the reservoir without dull drinking parties—it’s fun!

So, the whole family is staying.

Lin Xu remarked:

"Not going back is good too, everyone can rest after a busy year. By the way, do we have to visit Grandfather’s grave tomorrow?"

"Yes, both your Grandfather’s and maternal Grandfather’s graves; you’ve married, and she’s such a perfect wife, let them meet her."

"Okay, tomorrow we’ll go together to honor them."

After that, Lin Xu went to the kitchen to blanch lamb bones and meat prepared by Shi Wenming, then placed them in a pot to simmer the lamb soup.

The so-called lamb offal soup is not made by boiling offal but by cooking offal in simmered lamb broth for optimal flavor.

With the lamb soup simmering, Lin Xu began preparing the lamb offal.

To create the delicious dish Big Uncle longs for...

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