Chapter 38: Stewed Meat
When the old village chief saw the performance of the second elder of the Zhang family, he choked in his heart, he was still a little embarrassed, but now he had nothing, and when he brought someone into the house, he said his intention.
When Mrs. Zhang heard that not only the leader lived at home, but also had food stamps to take, she grinned and didn't close: "It's okay, it's okay, don't worry, just like your own home!" A few words coaxed the five little leaders to feel very comfortable.
After the people were settled, the old village chief didn't want to stay longer for a moment, so he raised his feet and left with an expressionless face. The second elder of the Zhang family looks like a stammering person, and he is embarrassed by Qinghewan!
Mrs. Zhang didn't pay attention to when the old village chief left, and only cared about letting Old Man Zhang and her son Zhang Fusheng accompany several leaders to talk.
Out of the hall, he called Hu Xiujuan and a few granddaughters to go to the kitchen to light the fire, and then went into the east room to take out a small bag of crude tea at the bottom of the pressure box.
Hu Xiujuan has been yin and yang in the Zhang family in the past few days, and her temper has risen a lot, and she was a little unhappy when she was asked to burn the fire at this time, so she simply pushed it all to the four Zhang Tao sisters.
She leaned on the kitchen door frame by herself, secretly looked into the hall, and pouted her lips unscrupulously, why is the leader so popular? Look, the old woman is happy!
The five small leaders sitting in the hall, two surnamed Wang are from the township, one surnamed Li, and two surnamed Niu are from the town, and they have a lot of relationships to get such a good job. When Mrs. Zhang came into the house with tea, the atmosphere in the room was not to mention how good it was.
Mrs. Zhang was overjoyed, and estimated that it was not too early, it was almost time to make dinner, and it was nothing early, so she took out a piece of bacon the size of half a palm from the house, and prepared a meat dish for dinner.
This piece of bacon is still left over from the New Year's Festival, and Mrs. Zhang has been reluctant to take it out to eat, and wants to save it until the wheat is harvested before taking it out to eat.
Hu Xiujuan, who was leaning on the kitchen door frame, saw the bacon in Mrs. Zhang's hand, her eyes turned green, and she suddenly muttered unevenly: "Why are you so reluctant?! I don't see it taken out to eat on weekdays......
"What do you know!" Mrs. Zhang glared at her angrily, and couldn't see her complaining idly, waving her hand as if chasing flies: "If you don't want to work, go far away, don't open your mouth and talk nonsense!
What is so rare about sesame mung bean cadres, Hu Xiujuan pouted, but the person didn't move, the old woman is making meat today, and I'm afraid that I will have to bring it to the hall, this is not good, I haven't seen meat for a few months, so I have to find a chance to get a few pieces to taste.
The people in the room were talking happily, and suddenly a tempting smell of stewed meat entered everyone's nostrils, the aroma filled the entire nasal cavity, and the saliva instantly flooded, and they couldn't help swallowing saliva one by one.
The little leader surnamed Li smacked his lips greedily, thinking that it was the Zhang family who stewed meat for the guests, and his face couldn't help but become more and more happy, but his mouth was official: "We are here to inspect the work, just order home-cooked food on the hour, why is this still stewed meat?" It's a bit extravagant......
Old man Zhang was a little confused, and looked at his son, feeling that something was wrong, he knew very well what the situation was at home, except for the small piece of bacon hidden by the old woman, where else was there meat? Not to mention that the bacon was not made of this taste.
In a flash of inspiration, Old Man Zhang suddenly thought of something, and suddenly his face was not good, this meat fragrance was passed down by the Lin family next door, and the Lin family often stewed meat and opened meat, which is not available in other families.
Looking at the greedy and expectant looks of several leaders, Mr. Zhang only felt that his face was feverish, and he laughed with him, not knowing how to explain it, and secretly complaining bitterly, what is this? !
Hu Xiujuan, who had been secretly paying attention to the movement of the hall outside the house, couldn't help but sneer when she heard the words of the little leader surnamed Li, and said in a voice without hesitation: "It's good that a few leaders can be considerate, there is really no stew at home, this meat is fragrant, it is the family next door, our family can't afford to eat any meat, and it is a year to taste a meat." ”
As soon as these words came out, the hall suddenly became embarrassed, and the old man Zhang opened his mouth and scolded him, "What are you talking about?!
Looking back, seeing that the faces of several leaders sank, Old Man Zhang's heart trembled, and he stammered: "Today, today, it's a little late... The meat didn't have time to be cut, and early in the morning, I asked people to go to the town to cut it... Today, I will be wronged first...... "There should still be meat tickets at home, right?" Old man Zhang was a little unsure.
"What kind of meat are you cutting? There is a ready-made one from the Lin family next door, and the leader has worked hard to inspect it, how can she eat a meal?" Hu Xiujuan was not afraid of chaos outside, and Zhang Fusheng was about to step forward to cover her mouth.
The old man Zhang in the house really wants to go out and slap her, can the next door be easy to provoke?
But the leaders of the people didn't think so, a middle-aged man surnamed Wang from the township touched his chin meaningfully and said: "Since you came to inspect, you should take a look around, I heard that there are only old people and children in the family next door, and they kindly helped an orphan......?"
When these words came to the hearts of the remaining four, several people glanced at each other vaguely, and asked Old Man Zhang to take the lead and go next door to have a look, condolences and condolences.
Old Man Zhang didn't want to get involved with the old lady of the Lin family in his heart, but now he couldn't refuse at all, so he had to take the five leaders out of the house.
Mrs. Zhang, who was stunned at the kitchen door, didn't dare to say anything, and watched people go next door, and only took a deep breath after a while, and the water scoop in her hand smashed directly at Hu Xiujuan.
Lin Qing was looking at the phlox she planted in the courtyard, and the drizzle that was floating didn't take it seriously, and she was still holding a small bowl of meat removed from the bones.
The old lady stewed meat and bones in the kitchen today, and the uncle added medicinal herbs to it, and when the stew was done, let Lin Qing eat the soup with the meat.
The meat and bones are in the space, not to mention how fragrant the stewed fragrance is, the old lady has been simmering in the pot, the fragrance has not been overflowing before, who expected that when the stew was good, the lid of the pot was lifted, and the fragrance was so strong that people couldn't help it.
Lin Qing didn't eat much of a small bowl of meat, but Chu Yi, who was circling around her feet to eat, got several pieces, and the old lady who watched it twitched in distress, and complained to Xiao Lang and Uncle Tai a few words: "A cat cub, how can you eat it? How many pieces have you eaten?!" The good grandson was reluctant to scold, so he had to scold the cat.
Lin Qing didn't dare to feed it openly, so he secretly fed it when the old lady was not paying attention.
"Is the Lin family at home?"
A familiar voice came from outside the courtyard gate, Lin Qing frowned slightly, what is Old Man Zhang doing?