Chapter 181 An Extraordinary New Year’s Gift! 【Ask for Monthly Ticket】

"Haha, I want to make a super big dumpling!"

In the restaurant, Mu Guiying held a dumpling wrapper in her hand, filled it with meat filling, and then picked up another dumpling wrapper and buckled it on.

She originally planned to pinch two pieces of dumpling wrappers together to make a drum-shaped dumpling, but she overestimated her own strength. The filling spilled out and the dumpling wrappers became sticky and squeezed into a ball.

Xiao Diaochan looked at this scene and couldn't help but sigh:

"Sister Guiying, please put less stuffing. The stuffing is all made by Mr. himself. It's so wasteful."

Li Yu, who was rolling out the dough, was very open-minded:

"If the stuffing is spread out, it means there will be more than enough every year and the food warehouse will be full. It is a good sign."

During the New Year, no matter what happens, it will be interpreted as a good omen, so that you will have good luck, make a lot of money, and do new things in the coming year.

Sir, this little mouth is really good at talking... Mu Guiying looked excited:

"I messed up for the first time and didn't get punished. I really want to celebrate New Year every day."

How did your empress educate you in the past? Will you greet me with sticks every day... Li Yu plans to remind the empress in the future that education with sticks is not necessary.

But with such a reminder, there is a high probability that he will suffer a few blows to his brain, so forget it. After all, it is Master Mu who is being trained, not me.

Well, I won’t disturb the close relationship between master and disciple.

Not only the leader of Mu Village was at a loss for dumplings, but Lu Fengxian, who had fought the four heroes in Hulao Pass, also looked at a loss:

"My dear brother, why is it harder to make dumplings than to kill the enemy in battle?"

He stared at the eyes like bells and carefully studied the wrapping method of the good student Yue Fei. Then he stretched out his carrot-like fingers, pinched a piece of dumpling wrapper and held it in his hand. He filled it and squeezed it tightly according to the process, and then predictably made it again. Squeeze out the stuffing.

Now Lu Bu would rather go to Hulao Pass and fight the eighteen princes for 600 rounds than make dumplings.

Li Yu felt that it was really difficult for this guy to make dumplings. With such big hands, the dumpling skins looked like embroidery in his hands. It was normal that he couldn't wrap them well.

On the other hand, Qin Qiong, Wu Song and Yue Fei are very clever and can make decent dumplings. They must have made dumplings before and have experience.

While he was busy, the sound of firecrackers came from the village at the foot of the mountain, and Mu Guiying couldn't sit still:

"Sir, people have started setting off cannons. Why don't I go get ready first?"

Li Yu said:

"Don't worry, wrap them first. The rule here is to cook the dumplings before setting off firecrackers. I bought more than 20,000 yuan worth of fireworks, which are definitely enough for you to enjoy."

Previously, he was worried about the horses' stress and was hesitant when buying fireworks, but now all the horses have gone to Muke Village where the temperature is lukewarm. Li Yu added more than 10,000 yuan worth of fireworks in the morning.

After rolling out the dumpling wrappers, he wiped his hands and called Zhang Guoan:

"National Security Bureau, don't let people into the scenic spot after four o'clock in the afternoon. We should go back to get off work early for New Year's Eve dinner. Please don't drink too much, so as not to delay work tomorrow."

"I know, the managers of each department have just been notified, and they are all waiting to receive triple their salary. No one will delay making money."

Although the New Year’s Eve dinner is something people look forward to, the triple salary in the scenic spot is even more exciting.

In addition to three times the salary, there are also red envelopes and bonuses distributed by the boss. It would be a huge loss not to seize such a good opportunity.

After hanging up the phone, Li Yu saw that Qin Qiong and others were doing a good job, so he came to the kitchen and started cooking.

Steam what should be steamed, bake what should be roasted, boil what should be boiled, and stew what should be stewed. As for dishes such as frying, you have to wait until before the meal so that you can eat them while they are hot.

Diao Chan was making dumplings while telling anecdotes about the New Year:

"Sister-in-law Xiaoju said that her family likes to wrap coins in dumplings. Whoever eats them will be lucky."

Qin Qiong took out a copper coin, Yue Fei took it and trotted to wash it, Wu Song quietly wrapped it into the dumpling, Lu Bu couldn't do it with his hands, so he got a lucky draw:

"Whoever gets the copper coin will reward his brother with a gold cake!"

Haha, brother Fengxian is so generous. He climbed up the pole to give money to the village owner... Mu Guiying marked the dumplings and then changed the topic with a guilty conscience:

"How can fireworks and firecrackers be used to their advantage on the battlefield?"

A marquis, a duke, and two marshals present here are all novices in military affairs.

Upon hearing this question, Yue Fei first said:

"It has limited effect on the infantry. There may be riots at first, but the sound alone has no obvious lethality. An experienced commander will gather the soldiers and reverse the defeat."

In ancient army battles, as long as there was no collapse, there was still room for change.

Although fireworks look dazzling, they are not very effective during the day. As long as you get through the earliest period of turmoil, you can stabilize the situation and turn defeat into victory.

Lu Bu peeled a sugar orange and stuffed it into his mouth:

"The greater impact is on the cavalry. Once the horses are frightened, they will scatter in all directions and cannot be recovered in a short time. There may even be a large-scale stampede."

Qin Qiong added:

"It's best to use it during night raids. It can achieve twice the result with half the effort... What's the point of this, Miss Guiying?"

Mu Guiying pinched a hawthorn stick and fed it to Diao Chan, and said distressedly:

"I am worried about how to break through the Tianmen Formation at the minimum cost. If the fireworks and firecrackers can scare away the soldiers in the formation, it will be a great deal."

When the Tianmen Array was mentioned, everyone started a heated discussion again.

Yue Fei believes that he must first find the formation map, or go to the Yang family camp to obtain Han Zhongli's Heavenly Book according to the original plot, and then consider ways to break the formation.

In order to help Mu Guiying, the little guy also specifically said that when the formation map or heavenly book is available in the future, he can help with the details and strive to win the Tianmen Formation at the lowest cost.

Wu Song believed more in modern technology. He thought he could buy a drone used to extinguish wildfires, carry gasoline, fly above the formation, and pour the gasoline down.

Once the fire breaks out, no matter how powerful the formation is, it will be useless.

Although Lu Bu has also read "The Romance of the Yang Family", he is not good at analysis and said that he would go back and consult the two external brains of Jia Xu and Guo Jia.

Well, I don’t believe that the combined wisdom of Jia Xu, Guo Jia, and Yue Fei can’t break a small Tianmen Formation.

Qin Qiong thought it would be better to immerse yourself in gunpowder:

"Now that we have all the information given by Li Xiandi, we will intensify our research and we will definitely gain something."

He decided to take the time to write a letter to Li Shimin and pass along the gunpowder information so that Erfeng Children's Shoes could find someone to secretly develop it.

In the evening, carefully prepared New Year's Eve dishes began to be served to the small private room.

Roast goose, roast suckling pig, roast lamb leg, braised pork head, pork belly with mustard leaves, crispy pork ribs, crispy pork ribs, crispy chicken nuggets, steamed meatballs, sweet potato balls, blue crab with green onion and ginger, boiled black tiger prawns, steamed Eastern star spot , spicy stir-fried razor clams, pig's trotters stew, ox tail stew, clear soup with sheep and scorpions, honey yams...

There was a large table filled with various dishes, and some cold dishes and braised dishes could only be put down together before they could be put down.

Li Yu took out the cooked dumplings and waved to Mu Guiying, who couldn't wait any longer:

"Let's set off firecrackers!"

After saying that, he took the first bowl of dumplings and raised it to the sky in the yard to pray for good weather; then he sprinkled a little dumpling soup on the ground, which was regarded as an offering to God.

Then he went to the living room, solemnly saluted Pangu's painting, and thanked Uncle Pangu for his protection of the B&B.

Although we are young people, some traditional customs should be inherited and maintained to maintain the sense of ritual during the New Year.

In the yard, Mu Guiying pulled 50,000-ring firecrackers and set them in a long row. After everyone was ready, she took the windproof lighter in her hand and lit the fuse.

"Bang bang bang..."

The crackling firecrackers suddenly sounded, and Brother Dao also joined in the fun without any fear. Everyone stood on the corridor and watched the scene quietly. Red cannon paper was splashed everywhere, adding a bit of joy to the B&B.

When the gunfire ended, the ground seemed to be covered with a red carpet, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder smoke.

Well, this is the Chinese New Year!

Li Yu greeted everyone and said:

"Let's go have New Year's Eve dinner and let's set off fireworks after that!"

Everyone happily poured into the small private room and prepared to eat.

The guests staying in the large private room next to them tonight also ordered a large New Year's Eve dinner, which was already being eaten. Li Yu specially sent two bottles of red wine for them to eat and drink.

After greeting the guests, Li Yu brought some meat to Brother Dao and told him to eat more. Then he walked into the small private room. Everyone was already waiting.

Qin Qiong pointed to the innermost seat and said:

"My dear brother, we are here only because of you, so you have to take the throne. None of us are qualified."

Li Yu couldn't resist and sat in the back. Diao Chan sat down next to him. Qin Qiong, Wu Song and Lu Bu sat together because they wanted to drink.

Mu Guiying originally wanted to drink, but she was afraid of delaying the fireworks, so she had to drink juice drinks with Yue Fei Diaochan.

After filling up the wine, Li Yu held the wine glass and said:

"Thank you for coming to the real world. I would like to toast you all with this glass of wine. I hope that on New Year's Eve next year, we will all have new harvests and at the same time, we can open up more worlds in books."

If there could be a character in the book from all dynasties, everyone would gather together, it would be very lively just thinking about it.

After Mu Guiying clinked glasses with everyone while holding the juice, she expressed her stance excitedly:

"My suggestion is to open a world with many beauties..."

At this point, she suddenly realized that she had slipped up a bit and quickly made up for it:

"There are more men than women in our B&B. Xiaochan is not the manager yet, so it's uncoordinated. I think we can have a female manager to balance things out."

Well, it's best to use power wisely, so that it would be interesting for Mr. to be in the middle.

I just don’t know if Ms. Zhou will be angry and kick her husband away. She must be careful not to play with fire, lest her husband get angry and withdraw assistance to Muke Village.

Li Yu drank the wine in his glass, picked up a tiger skin chicken foot and said while eating:

"After the Spring Festival, I will try to open another book, but I haven't decided which one it will be yet, so please be patient."

According to the current situation, it is best to open up the world of "The Appearance of Officialdom". There is a plot about the Westernization faction purchasing arms from abroad. If this can be intercepted, it will definitely be of great help to other worlds.

Thinking about Lu Bu standing on the city wall with Maxim in his hands and sweeping across the city, the scene was very explosive.

Mu Guiying can also use large-caliber cannons to carry out a long-range carpet strike on the Tianmen Formation.

As for Water Margin and Yue World, there is no need to wait for the Jin soldiers to go south, but to directly launch a Northern Expedition, destroy Daliao first, then attack the Northeast, and drive Wanyan Agu directly to the Arctic Circle to compete with polar bears for territory.

But unfortunately, Brother Dao doesn't seem to like classical novels describing the Qing Dynasty. In the past few nights, every time I put a novel like "The Appearance of Officialdom" on the carpet, he would get angry and kick the book directly into the corridor. superior.

In order to make Gouzi change his mind, Li Yu bought more than a hundred classic novels from the Qing Dynasty and planned to place them on the carpet to see if Gouzi would be tempted.

Qin Qiong drank the white wine in the glass:

"Which book do you want to open, dear brother? Can you download it to our mobile phones first?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Bu quickly responded:

"Yes, this is very important. Know yourself and your enemy, and you will be able to deal with them in the future."

Wu Song, Yuefei, Mu Guiying and others also wanted to know which dynasty book would be opened next and what story it would tell.

Don't look at me, I don't know either... Li Yu can only continue to play the magic stick:

"Which book to open and when to open it all depends on the opportunity. I can't say for sure yet. Don't worry, I will definitely let you know if I have any clues."

After the first glass of wine, everyone started eating and drinking.

Li Yu gave Diao Chan a piece of honey yam:

"I made this dessert specially for you. Try it if you like it. You can make something else next time."

In addition to honey sauce dishes, shredded dishes can also be made for the little girl to try, or women's dishes such as Northeastern pot-roasted pork buns, which she will probably like very much.

"I just ate a small piece. It was delicious. I didn't expect that yam could do this."

Diao Chan happily ate the honey yam, feeling happier and happier.

I originally planned to study after the fifth grade of junior high school, but since my husband is so good, I will start studying from the day after tomorrow. I will finish the elementary school courses early and start studying the junior high school courses!

After drinking for three rounds, Qin Qiong opened the wooden box he brought and said with a smile:

"Dear brothers and sisters, my foolish brother is afraid of getting drunk, so I will give you the New Year's money in advance... A few days ago, Uncle Wang thanked Yingdeng and his two wise brothers for coming over and bringing some gold ingots. I accepted them without any hesitation. It just so happened that today Give everyone lucky money."

He took out six gold ingots processed by Shan Xiongxin from the box, each weighing about a kilogram, and distributed them to everyone one by one, starting with Wu Songlu Bu beside him.

Li Yu knew that Qin Shubao, the big brother of the B&B, would prepare gifts for everyone, but he didn't expect that he would be so simple and rude as to give gold ingots directly.

"Thank you, Second Brother Qin!"

"Thank you brother!"

"Thank you, Brother Shubao!"

"I just said that Brother Qin is very handsome today, thank you!"

"..."

After everyone thanked them, Qin Qiong said:

"If you want modern supplies, you can give them directly to Li Xiandi and ask him to help buy them...Xiandi, I'll give you this box too, and maybe you can get some money in exchange for it."

What he brought was a gold-inlaid wooden box from the Sui Dynasty. There were bright gold packages on the edges and corners. This box alone was worth a lot of money.

Li Yu didn't be polite to him, took the box, placed it on the tea table behind him, and sent it to the vault after dinner.

After Qin Qiong handed out the new year's money, it was Lu Bu's turn.

He is also a straightforward person, and each person makes a gold cake weighing half a catty.

Li Yu felt that if this New Year's Eve dinner was photographed and posted online, it would definitely be regarded as a typical example of showing off wealth, with all kinds of gold hair being handed out, which is too cruel!

After giving out the new year's money to the younger ones, Lu Bu took out the gift he prepared for Qin Qiong, which was a ball of folded silk:

"I spent a lot of time and asked Lao Guan to write an inscription for you, 'Yi Bo Yuntian'. Lao Guan, a fool, actually asked me who in the world can afford these four words."

Well, Yi Bo Yuntian's representative actually asked this. Lao Guan really didn't know how high his reputation was.

Hearing these four words, Qin Qiong looked ashamed:

"Brother Yu hasn't brought Brother Shan Xian here yet. I feel ashamed of these four words. If I can see Guan Yunchang in the future, I will definitely thank him in person!"

It’s Li Yu’s turn next.

He first took out the gift he had prepared for Qin Qiong, a set of Zhao Dahu's latest golden cavalry armor.

Although the infantry armor has good protection, it is not a cavalry armor after all. It is somewhat inappropriate for fighting. Relatively speaking, the newly designed cavalry armor is more suitable for Brother Qin.

When Li Yu showed the armor covered with cloth in the corner of the private room, Qin Qiong's eyes suddenly lit up.

Apparently, he liked the armor.

Then Li Yu gave Lu Bu a high-performance and long-lasting laptop. With this computer, he can view videos and organize information there.

"Mr. Wenhe was just looking for a laptop, and I didn't expect it to be available. Thank you, dear brother!"

In the future, there will be more things to do in the camp, which will also help Jia Xu learn modern knowledge.

As for how to use the computer, Sun Facai was not around, so Lao Jia had to slowly figure it out based on the cached tutorials.

After giving away the gifts, Li Yu began to give out lucky money.

Wu Song is 20,000 yuan in cash, and Mu Guiying is a bill of lading for compressed biscuits, which can be cashed after the year.

Yue Fei is a copy of the Year of the Dragon limited edition Huanggang Secret Volume and a complete set of study materials, along with sweet potato seedlings from two thousand acres of land and potato sprouts from two thousand acres of land.

Diao Chan is Huanggang secret scroll and 20,000 yuan in cash.

Seeing the thick stack of test papers, the little girl was so happy that she almost cried:

"I thought it was a joke to give test papers as gifts during the Spring Festival, but I didn't expect Mr. Stinky to actually do this. Sister Zhou is right, someone really needs to be dealt with!"

Next came Wu Song, who also gave gifts that everyone wanted most, such as Diao Chan, a movie card with a charge of 10,000 yuan, and Li Yu, a tea set from the Song Dynasty.

Mu Guiying was lazy, so her gift was the same as the new year's money, a gold ingot for each person. Only Li Yu's gift was more special, it was a bright bronze mirror.

Before receiving the gift, Li Yu thought that the bronze mirror was the kind in costume dramas that could only vaguely reflect figures. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be smooth and bright, almost as bright as a glass mirror.

"Sir, it's not that I'm stingy. Master specifically asked me to bring you a mirror from the village and asked you to look at it more often."

Um?

What does it mean?

Diao Chan thought for a moment and guessed the empress's intention:

"Could it be that your Majesty wants your husband to look in the mirror more often, face his inner thoughts, and recognize himself?"

Li Yu held up the mirror and looked left and right, then brushed his bangs coquettishly:

"I think your Majesty is reminding me not to be handsome without knowing it... Hey, Guiying, I'm just joking. Don't let your Majesty learn this."

With my old mother's temper, why can't she play all over my head?

Mu Guiying swore sternly:

"Don't worry, sir, I will never reveal a word. If I violate it, I will be struck by thunder!"

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