Chapter 097: Feast the Whole Village
"Dog, do you have any wild things over there?"
The man who squatted on the ground and dug the soil wiped his face with his mud-stained hand, and replied, "No, I dug up a few half-cooked sweet potatoes." ”
"Dog, Erleng, come here! There's a rabbit hole here. ”
"Where, here?"
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Early in the morning, in order to pick up a few wild animals, the villagers of Huangjia Village came to Yanziling in groups and were busy in every corner. Huang Mingquan and his grandson are also on the list, and some of them are talking and laughing.
As for Cheng Wei's family, maybe they were resting in a hotel in the town, or maybe they were already on their way. Because the old house they lived in was at the foot of Yanziling Mountain, it would be absolutely terrible if they really lived in it last night.
Because even the villagers who picked up wild animals in Swallow Ridge can still feel the heat in the air. Not to mention that the whole land didn't get cold last night, and the young couple would definitely suffocate to death if they still lived in the old house.
It's not good to disturb other villagers, so I borrowed a motorcycle from Huang Mingquan in the evening and went to the town to find a hotel to stay.
Until some villagers left with a full harvest, Cheng Wei, the protagonist, finally appeared with his daughter-in-law.
"Brother Cheng, look. I've got a fox. A child walked up to Cheng Wei to show off his gains.
"Okay, okay, take it home and put it first, and come to Brother Cheng's house for dinner at noon." Touching the other party's little head, Cheng Wei walked straight to Huang Mingquan's side.
"Uncle Quan!" Cheng Wei shouted.
"Xiao Cheng, you just came, the wild things on the mountain have been picked up." Huang Mingquan smiled a little thief, it seems that he has gained a good harvest.
Cheng Wei quipped: "It's okay, you eat meat, and I'll drink the soup by the way." ”
"Look at what you said, am I such an ungrateful person? Everybody left you a lot. Huang Mingquan knew that the other party was joking, and he was in a good mood and showed off his acting skills.
Of course, he really kept Cheng Wei's share, and he was not alone, every villager who had a harvest paid more or less some of it, and it was being loaded in a big basket at this time.
Cheng Wei saw the basket of jet-black wild things, and the amount in it was also unexpected. Among them, there are hares, pheasants, snakes and even foxes, as well as wild crops such as sweet potatoes, arrowroot, taro, etc., which add up to fifty or sixty catties.
This is just the villagers' 'filial piety' to him, and you can imagine the amount of harvest in the whole village. Of course, Cheng Wei just sighed that there are so many wild things, and this kind of opportunity to pick up for nothing is very rare, who can run to burn the mountain all day long.
"Uncle Quan, let the villagers come to my house to eat at noon, and it will be convenient for everyone to work in the afternoon, right?"
Now that the Swallow Ridge has been burned, the black surface makes the potholes appear in their original shape. On the surface, it is definitely necessary to turn over the soil once, but this work is not something that can be done by manpower, and when the time comes, hire a few more dumping trucks to come in. For now, the potholes should be filled in first, otherwise it will be difficult for vehicles to drive in.
"Okay, I'll go back and shout a loudspeaker for you."
Huang Mingquan nodded, he also understood Cheng Wei's thoughts.
Although Cheng Wei will pay a salary every time he asks someone to help, it is just a guest-host relationship at best, and it is not a waste of money to invite everyone to a meal, but it can establish a good relationship among the villagers. It's like going out to socialize, relationships are built up step by step, and you can't really wait for something to happen and then give gifts and ask others for help.
Although these little people can't help Cheng Wei much, it is enough to establish a good image for Cheng Wei, and he will not be the kind of black-hearted boss who deducts for no reason and cares about his subordinates.
Cheng Wei came to Yanziling, in fact, he went through a formality, and the villagers had already left. After explaining Huang Ming's whole matter, he also carried the basket of things and went back to the old house with Liang Meilan.
Back at the old house, the young couple began to work hand in hand.
At this time, Liang Meilan picked up an unknown object that could no longer see its original face, like a piece of black charcoal. asked, "Xiao Wei, can you still eat these things?" ”
It's true that Liang Meilan grew up in the countryside, but she has never seen anyone burn mountains, let alone pick up these wild things.
"Of course you can eat it, and it's delicious."
After that, Cheng Wei took out a small knife and took the piece of thing in Liang Meilan's hand with a knife, except for a slight jam on the epidermis, the tip of the knife was unimpeded after entering.
Cheng Wei pulled out the knife and directly broke the two sides with the black charcoal in his hand. Liang Meilan's mouth opened slightly, but she didn't expect that the inside of the black charcoal was pink and tender flesh, and a lot of animal oil flowed out of it, and suddenly there was a burst of meat fragrance.
"Taste it." Cheng Wei handed a piece to the other party's mouth.
The two have been together for several months, how could Liang Meilan still be polite to him, and after taking a bite, she ate 'smash, smash, smash'.
Not to mention, although it is more or less burnt, the meat inside is unusually tender, and it is not without bones, but it tastes very soft, like chicken cartilage.
"It's delicious, but what is this?" Liang Meilan asked.
Cheng Wei didn't know what kind of animal it was, so he sent a piece of meat to his mouth, and with his god-level tongue, he could distinguish the material through his taste buds.
After a pause, Cheng Wei said with a wicked smile: "I occasionally get you something to eat at night." ”
"You got me something to eat at night? Didn't you? I'm not in the habit of eating late-night snacks. Liang Meilan said thoughtfully.
"That's it...... That's it, sucking and sucking and sucking and getting milk. Cheng Wei reminded again.
"Milk?" Liang Meilan reacted immediately, and rushed straight towards the other party with her pink fist. It's just a bird, and you're going to disgust her.
"Don't fight, don't fight. I'll use an analogy. ”
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After the fight, the little couple began to clean up the ingredients, and at noon, Cheng Wei was in charge of the meal, and Liang Meilan was responsible for washing the vegetables, and she could sit and wait to eat after setting the dishes and chopsticks.
Cheng Wei first cooks rabbit meat, not only because there are many ingredients, but also because it is easy to handle. Then there is the meat of the snake, because the skin has been burned, it is necessary to cut off the burnt part with a knife, and then remove the gall bladder and the surrounding meat.
The most troublesome thing is the fox, there are two places where the fox is the most difficult to deal with, one is the position below the tail, and this is how the word fox odor comes from. Second, it has the same bitter gall as a snake, and the stomach and intestines cannot be pierced.
Cheng Wei had two hours to process ingredients, the difficulty of processing ingredients is one thing, and the number of things to be processed is also a key, after all, there are still hundreds of people who came to the banquet this time.
The next cooking is easy to handle, the ingredients themselves have been burned once, and there is a lot of time left for further processing.
In the end, the little couple ran a few times, and nearly forty dishes were all on the table. Including: braised rabbit meat, braised rabbit meat, spiced snake meat pot, stir-fried fox meat, spinach in clear soup, oyster rape heart, taro roast, sweet potato cake, etc.
In addition, a large pot of soup was boiled, which was made of powdered kudzu and pork bones, and it was just after eating and drinking the soup under the fire.
By noon, the villagers had also taken their seats one after another.
"Xiao Cheng, I have tasted the fragrance wafting from your yard from far and wide, I didn't expect you to have such cooking skills."
"Yes, if I have this cooking skill, I don't know how moisturizing it is to go to a restaurant in the city to open a price."
"Boss Cheng is doing big things, and he still needs to run to spend on restaurants, I think you deserve to be a cook for the rest of your life."
"Can I say no? And I mean, myself, and messing with you? ”
It's still the two grumpy old men last time, I really don't know if they have a grudge before, and the other party always has to say two sentences when he speaks.
"Come on, come on, what are you doing in a daze, let's toast Xiao Cheng first." Huang Mingquan motioned for everyone to get up and toast.
"Why is this wine red? Wouldn't it be miserable? ”
"Drink it if you want to, that's so much nonsense."
Seeing that the two old men were about to quarrel over a cup of deer blood wine, Cheng Wei hurriedly played a round: "Harmony makes money, harmony makes money, and the two of you should sell me face." ”
"Hmph, sell face to Boss Cheng today, and you can try again next time."
An old man shouted: "I'm afraid that you won't succeed, you have the ability to finish your work in the afternoon, why don't you practice alone." ”
"Come on, whoever is afraid of whom."
Pulling and pulling, these two people actually talked about fighting the landlord.
At this time, Cheng Wei's mobile phone rang, and he looked down at the number, which couldn't help but make him frown.