Chapter 90
The preliminary work of cooking basically did not need Lin Baozhu's hands, and some aunts and daughters-in-law who were quick with their hands and feet washed and cut them. [Full text reading. And Zhang Xiuniang also chopped the pork into stuffing, and asked people to chop the ribs and bones and put them on the side.
The big guy also knows that Lin Baozhu's little daughter-in-law is the best at making things that others think can't be done. It's just ribs and bones, obviously there is no meat and no chew, she can figure out a strange way to eat it. The important thing is that it tastes really good that way.
So at this time, the bones and ribs that no one cared about in the past were also washed and put into the basin.
Lin Baozhu looked at the spices and large flaps on the stove, and after a little pondering, he washed his hands and began to stir the meat filling. waited until the meat filling was sticky and tenacious, and then asked Zhang Xiuniang to make Sixi balls according to the method she taught before.
The meatballs over there began to be cooked, and Lin Baozhu had already marinated the ribs here, and after a little thought, she decided to change the braised pork ribs she had made at her Shangliang banquet to sweet and sour pork ribs.
The pork ribs are coated in flour and egg whites and fried in a pan, until they are golden and attractive, then they are scooped up and drained to the side and wait for a while to thicken and pour the juice on the table.
There are not many other things in the mountains, but there are a lot of mountain delicacies and green vegetables, and how can it be that in the summer at this time, there are enough melons and fruits. Cucumbers, leeks, artichokes, peanuts, and all kinds of beans, you really have everything.
is also because of the abundance of vegetables and fruits, so after last night's hard dishes, Lin Baozhu burned a dry stir-fried beans, then braised potatoes, and then mixed a few cold dishes. Because her own workshop already produces food, she also gives a lot of food to the Tian family, so she uses it all at this time.
Especially when stewing meat, a lot of yuba is put in, and less meat is used, but it is more mellow. There are also cold cucumbers and peels, how to look at the big dishes, they can be regarded as fresh and open.
With her in charge, plus Aunt Ma to help make the staple food, and then Zhang Xiuniang to do a few hands, it didn't take long for four cold and four hot dishes to come out. The combination of meat and vegetables, and the vegetarian dishes do not seem to be cheap, but many people are stunned.
By the time we got to the front, everyone was seated and the food was served. Aunt Tian just came to bring a few busy cooks to the house to serve the table, although the people in the village are not as particular as the rich and noble outside, but in the end there is such a thing as male and female defense. What's more, the gentlemen in the yard are on the table, which one is not drinking wine and bragging and saying something that is not taboo? Naturally, it was inconvenient for the woman to serve it again, so Aunt Tian simply put the table for the woman in the hall.
Although this meal is not as rich as the Liang banquet of the Zhang family, it also has meat and vegetables, which is very rare in the village. At this time, if the big guy can't see that the Tian family has earned money by working with Zhang Ji, it will be stupid.
So many of the people at the table who were talking to Aunt Tian about the celebration began to inquire about Zhang Ji's business, and by the way, they said a few words of compliment to Lin Baozhu, and they were also very happy. said that it was a compliment, but in fact, there were a lot of things that were said to everyone's hearts, and I really didn't expect that a fleeing daughter-in-law would bring such a great blessing to the man who everyone in the village feared.
No matter what you say, anyway, if you say it well, you can't offend anyone.
A table smells like a hungry meal, and everyone will not talk about something unpleasant on people's full moon wine, so the house is also lively. Compared with the old men who are shouting and drinking outside, the atmosphere is not much better.
It's all from a woman's family, no matter how old or young they are, to put it bluntly, what they say when they get together is nothing more than those things. After a while of talking to Aunt Tian, I began to talk about the short things in the family, of course, the most talked about the leather monkeys one by one, and the atmosphere was more and more relaxed.
And one by one the leather monkeys, the female baby is quite peaceful, snuggling in front of their mothers and eating in small bites, squinting and grinning when they are happy to eat, or tilting their heads to watch the adults talk. The boys were more playful, hurriedly pulled a few mouthfuls of food, first ran around the table to play, accidentally touched the foot of the table, chair and bench and did not cry, just rubbed themselves and then pouted.
The aunts who were still talking on the side were disgusted, so they stretched out their hands and gave the boys who were running around them, and waved their hands to drive them out to play.
A few boys were not annoyed, and when they got the words, they jumped out one after another without blinking. The village just harvested the bud rice a few days ago, and the bud rice poles were bundled up and stacked outside the house or under the tree.
Hide and seek hid in the pile of bud rice stalks, no one said a word, and when they saw that there were undried bud rice stalks, they also reached out to fold a section and chew a few bites. Although it doesn't taste good, it's been chewing for a long time, and it seems to be a little sweet.
After eating this full moon wine, it is already the second half of the day. Now there is no work in the field, and Zhang Ji Tea Shop has only started work in Ming'er, so everyone is not in a hurry to disperse.
After they had their fill of wine and food, everyone began to gossip. It's really a half-day of leisure, and it's a taste of life.
There were also a few bold ones, who came to Zhang Manchu and talked after drinking too much. From the initial fear of Zhang Manchu, to the later resistance, and then to the good appearance of the two brothers now, the change is naturally not only Zhang Manho, who has been transformed by Lin Baozhu. Naturally, there are still villagers who only listened to rumors before and never accepted Zhang Manho.
Although Zhang Manchu is not used to being close to people, he has endured it in the end. After the heavy rain a few days ago, he heard a lot of things, and he had other thoughts in his heart, if one day he was no longer by his daughter-in-law's side, the people in Peachtree Bay Village would be the ones who could protect his daughter-in-law. So he is willing to endure the discomfort again and again in order to save personal favors.
Although he still had a solemn face and looked a little vicious, because there was no malice, everyone was not as frightened as before. Especially Zhang Manchu not only didn't go crazy, but also talked to them in response, which made many men talk to him happily.
Probably drank too much wine and strengthened their courage, otherwise how could so many people not care about Zhang Manho's ferocity and come up to say some wine talk?
Later, after sobering up, many people almost regretted their intestines, but later found that the next time they met again, Zhang Manchu actually took the initiative to nod his head, and felt that Zhang Manchu was not as difficult to get along with as he showed on his face.
Of course, that's all for later.
Anyway, on the second day of the Tian family's full moon wine, the two old couples, who were not young at the age of the early morning, hired an ox cart and came to Peachtree Bay. When I entered the village, I inquired about where Shi Dayong and Zhang Xiuniang lived, and then I talked about the big guy.
The people in the village are simple and kind, and when they heard that they were Shi Dayong and Zhang Xiuniang's father, how could they not be happy to say it. There are even people who take the initiative to lead the way, and by the way, they talk about some things about Zhang Ji, and they also exaggerate that Xiuniang is capable, and now she is in charge of a workshop, and everyone in the village calls her sister-in-law. Not to mention Shi Dayong, following Zhang Ji as a family member is like a master, and he will run some business by himself on weekdays.
Hearing this, the two elders of the Shi family were secretly surprised in their hearts, and the two of them glanced at each other, and then echoed the man and said something. But thinking of Zhang Manho's fierce appearance, the two of them retreated a little, hesitated for a moment, Qiu opened his mouth and licked and said with a smile: "Big sister, that Zhang family is really capable, my family is brave to follow him, and our old couple can be regarded as relieved." But you see we came here without anything, and I'm afraid it won't look good when we run into it for a while."
Hearing this, she couldn't help but smile and said: "Manchu went out early today, and the two of them don't live together, so you have to see your son and daughter-in-law first. The close relationship between the two families does not hinder anything. ”
Shi Laohan, who was still struggling with whether to find an excuse to leave first, and Qiu Shi were overjoyed when they heard this. God really helps them, and when the evil star is not there, they are not afraid of anything.
Shi Dayong and Zhang Xiuniang suffered a thousand cuts, could it be that they dared to show their faces? As for the daughter-in-law of the evil star, she is just a little woman, what can she do, and she must be scolded if she is in a hurry.
Thinking of this, the two happily followed Mrs. Lu into the village. Along the way, the inquiries were almost there, Xu knew more, and the old couple became more and more convinced that Shi Dayong and Zhang Xiuniang had money in their hands.
Thinking of the words and methods discussed by the two of them before, they were a little impatient. Don't worry about it, this time the two of them will have to pay for it. Hmph, if you can take more, it's good, if you can't take it out, you have to give a dowry of fifty taels.
There is also the matter of Zhao Di's money-losing girl, which has to be determined. Chun'er's side, but I'm still waiting for Xin'er, saying that only when someone here becomes someone will I invite Xiǎo Jiě to come out to meet.
Anything else can be delayed, but this cannot be delayed.
When it came to Zhang Ji's workshop, that is, the courtyard where Shi Dayong and Zhang Xiuniang live now, and the thatched yard where Lin Baozhu and his family used to be. The joy of the old couple turned directly into ecstasy. If nothing else, just because, since the workshop began to make money, Lin Baozhu asked his man to hire a mason to help change the fence of the fence yard into a blue brick house. Although the thatched house was not pushed back up, large tiles were added to prevent the roof of the thatched house from being overturned when it was windy and rainy.
The old couple of the Shi family didn't know the inside story, they just thought that this was a property purchased by Shi Dayong and his family, and the blue bricks and tiles would definitely be worth a lot of money.
Especially when they entered the yard and saw several people working in a hurry, they couldn't help but churn in their hearts. can hire people to work, and the eldest and the eldest are making a fortune.