Chapter 93 Movie Show

"You are all here." Just as Li Shengli and the others were smoking and chatting, a voice came from outside the door along with the sound of footsteps.

They turned around and saw He Fumin and Xu Weimin from the steel mill, as well as Captain Zhao and Secretary Feng from the commune.

"Chief He, Director Xu." The man in the kitchen of the steel rolling mill stood up and greeted them.

"Captain Zhao, Director Feng." Old Wu also greeted the two people following behind He Fumin and Xu Weimin.

"How's the preparation going? When can we eat?" Xu Weimin asked, looking at the chopped vegetables in the bowl.

"It's almost ready, just waiting to be fried." Liu Hongliang pointed at the cut and prepared vegetables and said to He Fumin and Xu Weimin, and Li Shengli nodded beside him.

"Okay, then we'll see your performance tonight." He Fumin nodded with satisfaction.

Captain Zhao and Director Feng also nodded to Old Wu, indicating that he had done a good job.

He Fumin and Xu Weimin walked around the kitchen, chatted with a few people and then left.

Li Shengli first boiled the bone soup. He added more than half of the water into the soup bucket on the stove, put it on the stove and boiled it over high heat. Then he put in the blanched bones. After the water boiled, he added a little cooking wine and stirred it. Then he added a few pieces of chopped ginger. The reason for not adding spices was to keep the soup fresh.

Liu Hongliang and Li Shengli saw He Fumin and Xu Weimin off. Li Shengli looked at the time and it was almost time.

Liu Hongliang made cabbage and pork stewed with vermicelli, and Li Shengli also made his chicken stewed with mushrooms.

Li Shengli first put the chicken into a pot with cold water, added onions, ginger and cooking wine and blanched it, skimmed off the foam in the water, then took the chicken pieces out of the water and drained them.

Heat a large iron pan and pour in oil. When the oil is about 50% hot, add onion, ginger, garlic, star anise, pepper and other spices and stir-fry until fragrant. Then pour the drained chicken into the pan and stir-fry until it changes color. Add soy sauce, rock sugar, salt, cooking wine and other seasonings. Finally, add enough water, put in the soaked mushrooms, cover the pot, and simmer over medium-low heat until the chicken is soft.

The chicken was stewed in the pot, and Li Shengli added some chopped white radish to the stewing bone soup. The radish absorbed the oil and the taste was different.

Around five o'clock in the afternoon, the cafeteria in the Red Star Commune compound began to become lively. Xu Damao also began to set up projection equipment in the open space outside. Xu Damao also asked Captain Zhao to find someone to help him look after the equipment.

There were too many children, and Xu Damao couldn't accept them no matter where they met. Today, Xu Damao was particularly honest. If it were any other time, Xu Damao would have gone to chat with the young widow long ago. But today, there were leaders here, so Xu Damao didn't dare to be presumptuous.

The tables, chairs and benches were all arranged in the cafeteria. Two tables were pulled away from the other tables, closer to the curtain, and it seemed that flattery was everywhere.

Several young wives from the village were wiping tables and chairs outside, and children who were watching the fun were squeezing in the crowd, sometimes smelling the fragrance coming from the backyard, and sometimes looking at Xu Damao's projector. Xu Damao became a little nervous when he saw these children, and it was not until the adults who came to help scolded these naughty kids that they became a little obedient.

After the food was ready, the steamed buns were brought down one by one.

"Captain Zhao has instructed that each person should get two steamed buns made of 100 grams of flour, and each dish needs one ticket for one meat and one vegetable. The tickets were distributed before you arrived." Old Wu said, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

Captain Zhao did his homework in advance for this dinner and sent out the tickets in advance. If there are large families who can't eat enough, they can bring steamed bread from home.

Liu Hongliang and Li Shengli also nodded. This was the same as getting meals at the steel mill, but there was no limit on the amount of steamed buns at the steel mill.

But I'm here to help, so I'll just follow their arrangements on matters like this.

"How is it, is the meal ready?" After the meal was ready, several people were smoking and chatting by the stove when Xu Weimin walked in from outside. "Director, the meal is ready, it's all in the pot, we can eat anytime." Liu Hongliang put out his cigarette and said with a smile.

"Director Xu, this is the chef you guys are using this time." Old Wu gave Xu Weimin a thumbs up and said, "This tastes really good."

"Haha, they are all the backbone of our factory kitchen." Xu Weimin smiled and said, "I'll go tell Captain Zhao and Section Chief He, and we'll have dinner later."

Xu Weimin went out and talked to Captain Zhao and Section Chief He. After getting the answer that dinner was ready, Secretary Feng and Xu Weimin went to the kitchen together.

"Old Wu, find some female comrades who are quick and nimble to get food." Secretary Feng said to Old Wu.

There are quite a lot of people here. If we put the food on the table and let them eat together, someone might cause trouble. It would be better to do it the same as when we had big pot meals before. Anyway, these people have experience with big pot meals.

Several large basins were brought to the window, and several female comrades with headscarves on their heads and large spoons in their hands stood at the window and started to get the food.

The members of the commune also lined up one by one with their enamel bowls in hand. Those with families let their family members take up seats. The closer to the curtain, the more popular it was.

The people in the kitchen did not push forward, and several cooks had already prepared the meal early.

He Fumin, Xu Weimin, Captain Zhao, Secretary Feng and others did not push forward. As a leader, they had some privileges to get their meals in advance, so they sat down at the table at the front early.

"Comrades, let me say a few words." Captain Zhao saw that all the members of the commune were sitting on the benches, so he stood up and faced everyone. "First of all, let us once again thank the workers of the steel rolling mill. They brought us a batch of new farm tools and checked our equipment to eliminate potential hazards."

The members who were sitting down applauded loudly after hearing this. This was a great help. As the saying goes, A day's plan begins in the morning, and a year's plan begins in spring. Spring ploughing is very important.

"Not to mention the bowls and the food in them that you are holding." Captain Zhao continued loudly, "Smell it and see if it smells good."

"It smells good." The seated member shouted loudly.

"Okay, now let Chief He from the steel rolling mill say a few words to everyone. Welcome everyone." Captain Zhao signaled to the members below.

The members applauded out of respect.

"We are all family, I don't have much to say, so let's eat well, drink well and watch." He Fumin had no choice but to stand up and speak loudly.

"It seems that our Section Chief He cares about us." Captain Zhao said loudly with a smile.

The members who were sitting down cheered loudly.

"Xu Damao, let's start the movie." He Fumin stood up and shouted to Xu Damao who was sitting in front of the projector.

"Okay, Chief He, just wait and see." Xu Damao shouted, "I've brought new films with me this time."

The fellow villagers became even more excited when they heard about the new film.

(End of this chapter)