Chapter 117: A Treat 2
readx;? Xiao Wang, who was in the cooking class, personally delivered the ingredients Jiang Xiaolin wanted to Yu's house one day in advance, and there were really a lot of fish, meat, chicken, eggs and various vegetables, and it was not easy. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Jiang Xiaolin was very grateful and asked Xiao Wang to come over for dinner at that time.
"No, no, no, I don't need to, it's right to do my sister-in-law a favor. Xiao Wang waved his hand again and again to refuse, the deputy battalion commander wanted to have a treat at home, and all the people who came were his superiors, and he didn't want to sit at the same table with the leaders to eat.
Jiang Xiaolin saw that he was unwilling, and he was not reluctant, thinking of finding an opportunity to cook something delicious for Xiao Wang alone.
Now that everything has arrived, Jiang Xiaolin prepared in advance.
The red and spicy brine was boiled, the whole chicken was removed and washed, simmered over low heat, and cooked overnight to make it tasteful; the other chicken was chopped into pieces, and tomorrow it was fried with green peppers, potatoes and shallots to make a large plate of chicken; four pig's trotters were finely plucked and chopped into small pieces with the pork ribs to prepare for the braised ...... Huang Cuilan stood in the kitchen, watching Jiang Xiaolin show her skills, she was a little dizzy.
"Xiaolin, there is so much meat, it is better to put more potatoes and bean vermicelli and stew them in a piece. "That's a big pot of vegetables, and it's much cheaper than just eating meat.
Jiang Xiaolin knew that her mother-in-law was used to living a careful life, even if she ate it for her own family, she was reluctant to stew such a big pot of pork ribs, let alone treat her. However, they are going to invite their comrades-in-arms to dinner, and it is really not good to stew in a big pot on the table. Not to mention, the taste is far worse than Jiang Xiaolin's braised pork ribs.
"Mom, this will eat, not only for the full moon of Congcong, but also to invite Zhenye's superiors and colleagues to get together, and always cook a few dishes. ”
Jiang Xiaolin explained to her mother-in-law, and her hands also stopped, and selected a few regular ribs to chop into small pieces, but there was no boiling, she was going to make a sweet and sour short rib for a few children.
Although Huang Cuilan was a little distressed when she looked at those chickens and fish, she thought that this was her eldest grandson's full moon after all, even if it was in the village, she had to set up a banquet to celebrate, not to mention that the people who came were Zhenye's comrades-in-arms, in her eyes, they were all nobles who became "officials", so she could understand it.
"Cheng, then let's have a good meal, Xiaolin, what can you see what I can do?" Huang Cuilan figured it out, anyway, they didn't lack this money.
During this time, Huang Cuilan lived here, and she could also see the conditions of their family. She knew whose credit it was, after all, Yu Zhenye's monthly salary plus subsidies were all that, and being a soldier was never a high income, if it weren't for Jiang Xiaolin's business, their lives would not have been so rich.
"Mom, you can help me watch a little smart, I'll just come here. "Today is just to pre-process the ingredients and prepare for tomorrow, Jiang Xiaolin can come by herself. But tomorrow will definitely start in the afternoon, and I'm afraid I'll really need help by then.
On the second day, just after lunch, the helper was automatically delivered to the door.
"I was thinking of coming over early and seeing if there was anything I could do to help. Zhou Qing specially wore a half-worn and loose lounge clothes that were good for work, and she sincerely wanted to help at first glance.
Jiang Xiaolin was not polite, let her follow her into the kitchen, and began to wash and chop vegetables.
This is the third time Jiang Xiaolin and Zhou Qing have met, and to be honest, Jiang Xiaolin has a good impression of this beautiful and intellectual young woman.
She remembers that she once bumped into her husband, Yang Lei, and another young girl shopping intimately on the streets of the city. In the past, she could bury this matter in her heart and ignore it, because she and Yang Lei were strangers, but now that the relationship between the two families is closer, it also makes her a little nervous, and she doesn't know whether to tell Zhou Qing about it.
It's definitely not okay to say it directly, and even if you want to say it, you have to find a good time.
Huang Cuilan didn't need the kitchen, so she went to the house to coax Cong Cong to take a nap. The remaining two women were doing things with their hands and feet, and they had been chatting all the time.
Zhou Qing is actually not very good at cooking, she claims to be a new woman who has read books and has a proper job, so she doesn't have much time to cook, that is, she can cook at a level. All she can do to help is wash and cut.
She watched Jiang Xiaolin's skillful movements like flowing water, both quick and not afraid of trouble. After a while, one of the two gas stoves stewed chicken, and the other stewed braised pork, and soon, the two kinds of meat were mixed with aroma, and the smell of it made people's appetites move.
"I didn't expect you to be so good at cooking?" Zhou Qing was surprised, Jiang Xiaolin looked a few years younger than herself, but when she thought of her being born in the countryside, she was relieved again.
Jiang Xiaolin cut the vegetables to be fried and put them on a plate, and said: "Actually, it's because I like to eat delicious food, so I usually like to study these." Later, when I was in school, I met many classmates from all over the country, and sometimes when we chatted together, I would ask them how they cooked there, and then I would try them on my own at home, and I gradually accumulated a lot of experience. ”
Zhou Qing was even more surprised when she heard this, and after questioning, she learned that Jiang Xiaolin was actually a college student, and she was not the little peasant daughter-in-law who followed her husband out of the countryside as she imagined, no wonder she always felt that she had a good temperament, and she didn't look like an ordinary rural woman at all.
Zhou Qing felt a little ashamed in her heart, although she was nominally a college student, she had not experienced the college entrance examination, but was recommended to go to the University of Workers, Peasants and Soldiers, which was done by her uncle. Her uncle was also a soldier, and now he is a small leader in a government agency, and he still has some ways.
Later, he was also her uncle's comrade-in-arms and introduced Yang Lei to her. At that time, she and her parents thought that Yang Lei was a good young man. Although he is said to be a child from the countryside, he is very proud and eloquent, has a good conversation, and has a future in the army, so he is very satisfied. Yang Lei is also very interested in her, a city girl with a good family background, so they got married soon after they met.
In retrospect, it was still too rash to consider that marriage is the union of two families. The newlyweds, of course, are very sweet when they are together, but whenever her mother-in-law and sister-in-law come to the city, it is like a nightmare.
The mother-in-law is a typical rural old lady, she can't get used to her going out to work, can't take good care of her husband at home, finds fault with her all day long, and always wants to pinch her. The sister-in-law Yang Mei is young but willful and pampered, loves vanity, and is extremely jealous. But her mother-in-law obeyed her, and both of them didn't like Zhou Qing.
At first, Yang Lei felt that she had been wronged, and coaxed her when she was carrying someone. Later, Yang Lei's patience slowly disappeared in the frequent mother-in-law and daughter-in-law wars, and began to complain that she was not filial, ignorant, and could not help him maintain a good home, quarreled and even said that she was not worthy of being a wife.
Zhou Qing is a beautiful girl who grew up in the palm of her parents and brothers, where has she been wronged like this, she has to be so angry that she runs back to her parents' house every time. After Yang Lei sent his mother and sister back to his hometown, he went to her house to apologize and coax her back.
It is difficult for a Qing official to interrupt family affairs, and Zhou Qing's parents have no way to fight such a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but they just persuade Zhou Qing to follow Yang Lei to live well. After all, divorce is too ugly to say, and it is not so easy to get out of a family and enter a family these days. They are optimistic that the marriage can be considered stable if the two hurry up and have a child.
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