Wei Lan saw that Grandma Gu and Zhang Xiaokui were chatting hotly and speculatively, so she didn't interrupt the two, and went straight to the bag on the table, waving her hand and beckoning You Lan to go to the kitchen with her.

There were two cloth bags in the net pocket, one of which contained a knife and two inches wide of pork belly, fat and thin, weighing about two catties.

The moment Wei Lan took the meat out, Deng Shi and Youlan made the same action together.

- Swallowing saliva.

Youlan looked at the knife meat with his eyes, and his small mouth pursed, his eyes full of longing.

Wei Lan nodded on her nose in distress: "When your brother comes back, let's go buy meat to eat." ”

Youlan nodded obediently and listened to Wei Lan's instructions to fetch water.

Wei Lan opened another cloth bag, only to find that there were many small packages wrapped in oiled paper.

I opened it casually and saw that it was star anise and other spices used to make sauce elbows.

"I'm really prepared." Wei Lan muttered in a low voice, found Zhang Xiaokui and asked how to eat the meat Yanyi he bought.

Zhang Xiaokui was helping to shovel the snow in the front yard, he moved quickly, and after a while, he shoveled a vacant field and came out, unlike Wei Lan, who was busy for a long time and only shoveled off the surface layer.

Zhang Xiaokui wiped the sweat from his forehead, and replied with a shovel: "Deputy Bureau Yan said that he wanted to eat braised pork today, and he could only eat the next one himself, and said that the rest would be counted as a thank you to Wei Zhiqing, and leave it for Wei Zhiqing to eat with the Gu family's grandmother and little girl." ”

Wei Lan had a number in his heart, replied "Got it", turned around and went back to the kitchen, took the nearly two catties of meat to the well, cleaned it, and cut it into evenly sized pieces.

Wei Lan plucked a handful of shallots in the backyard and asked Youlan to go to her house to get sugar.

Blanching the water on a fire, Wei Lan cut a piece of fat and oil skin separately and set it into a small dice to boil oil.

The lard is fragrant, and when the bottom of the pot boils out almost enough oil, remove the oil residue and put it in a bowl, sprinkle a little salt and mix well.

Wei Lan handed the bowl to Youlan, "Eat." ”

Wei Lan took the opportunity to put the green onion and ginger in the pot and stir-fried it to bring out the fragrance.

Yu Guang saw that Youlan was holding the bowl and didn't move, Wei Lan asked strangely, "What's wrong?" ”

"This is the meat bought by the deputy director, and my brother said before that you can't ask for anything from the deputy director."

The elder brother said that if they took the director's things, the director would snatch Sister Lan away.

Youlan thought for a while and added, "Brother said, Sister Lan is not allowed to ask for it, otherwise he will be angry." ”

Wei Lan was amused by her serious little appearance, "When did your brother say this?" How did I not know? ”

"That day when the snow was gone." Youlan paused, seriously thinking back to what Wei Lan was doing at that time, "Sister Lan was busy loading clothes for her brother at that time. ”

Wei Lan was slightly stunned, and the water on the green onion section in the pot made a frying sound when it touched the hot oil, which brought her back to her senses.

It turns out that Gu Chao also has a time when he is cautious?

Wei Lan's pink lips pursed slightly, and her eyes were full of gentle smiles.

She took the bowl in Youlan's hand and put it on the stove, "Then we don't want it, and we will send it to the Deputy Bureau of Yan for a while." ”

"Hmm!" Youlan nodded excitedly and sat back at the door of the stove to light the fire.

Wei Lan poured the blanched meat pieces into the pot and fried them until the aroma of the meat wafted out, she added a large spoonful of rice wine and soy sauce to the pot, and scooped three spoonfuls of sugar from the clay pot and poured it in.

Add water to the pot and cover the meat pieces, let Youlan boil the pot over high heat, and Wei Lan rummaged through the cabinets, and finally found a jar that was not much bigger than the sugar jar on the stove, washed it and set aside.

There is only one lunch box at home, and it can't hold so much meat at all.

Zhang Xiaokui only brought the ingredients over, and he didn't bring anything with him.

Wei Lan flipped the small jar in his hand and felt that the size was just right.

The heat boiled, and then simmered for about half an hour, until the soup thickened, the pieces of meat were caramelized, and the fat was soft and clear.

Wei Lan estimated that it was almost over, picked up a piece with chopsticks, blew it, and handed it to Youlan's mouth.

Youlan swallowed her saliva, even if she was very greedy, she still remembered Gu Chao's instructions in her heart.

Wei Lan said with a smile: "It's just to help taste the taste, if it's not delicious, then the deputy bureau will be angry, but you will have to find trouble at home." ”

"That's, I'll taste it!" Youlan struggled, and took the piece of braised pork into her mouth with a "whoosh".

The fat meat is soft and melts in your mouth, and the sauce is thick with a faint sweetness, making you want to swallow it on your tongue.

Youlan had never eaten such delicious meat, so much so that when she took a bite of meat, she secreted more saliva in her mouth.

It's good, it's delicious, and I still want to eat it!

You Lan glanced at the direction of the pot with a pout, and said in her heart: When will my brother come back? Eat another piece of meat and let my brother go with the director? Don't take Sister Lan away.

Thinking about it, Youlan took a sip of saliva, covered her mouth and ran out of the kitchen quickly.

Wei Lan stretched his neck behind him and said, "What's the matter, Youlan?" How does it taste? ”

I thought I wouldn't get a reply, but after a while, a little girl faintly said "It's delicious!" ”

Wei Lan put his mind at ease, wiped the water in the clay pot clean, and began to fill the braised pork inside, not to mention leaving a portion for Grandma Gu and Youlan to eat, not even leaving a little soup.

Even if You Lan didn't say what Gu Chao said just now, Wei Lan knew in his heart that Yanyi's things couldn't be wanted.

Accidents are unguardable, and it is understandable that it is unclear, but in other things, no matter how small things are, she must stick to the attitude at the beginning.

Since there is no way to give any response, it is better to let him not even have hope.

In this way, maybe he will not be so painful.

Wei Lan sealed the jar and moved it to the table in the front hall, turned around and went to get the peanuts and broad beans that had been fried in the morning.

The car was parked in the small square of the brigade, the outside of the jar was relatively hot, Zhang Xiaokui walked in front, and Wei Lan followed behind with a peanut bag.

When he went to the small square, watching Zhang Xiaokui put the braised pork away, Wei Lan handed over the peanut bag, "This is the peanut that Deputy Yan said he wanted to eat." ”

"Okay, thank you Wei Zhiqing!" Zhang Xiaokui took the things and put them in the car, and then the person also got into the driver's seat, he waited for a long time, and saw Wei Lan only standing outside the car, looking at him, and he was confused.

Zhang Xiaokui lowered the window and poked his head out: "Why hasn't Wei Zhiqing gotten in the car yet?" ”

Wei Lan was waiting for Zhang Xiaokui to come, when she heard this, her brows frowned slightly, and her doubts flashed, and after reacting for a while, she explained with a dry smile: "I won't go, there is snow on the road and it's hard to walk, you can send me back if you don't have to go." ”

"By the way, the jar is filled with braised pork, I'm afraid that Deputy Bureau Yan won't make rice if he is in a hurry, go back to the county hospital and go to the canteen to buy a piece of rice first, and then give the things to Deputy Bureau Yan." Wei Lan retreated as she spoke, she was determined not to go.

Seeing that everyone was about to get into the alley, Zhang Xiaokui had a bitter face and hurriedly opened the car door, "This, Wei Zhiqing, Deputy Bureau Yan said that he wanted to see you, if you don't go, I, I can't pay the errand!" ”

Wei Lan paused suddenly, and his shoes kicked a layer of snow on the soles of his feet.

(End of chapter)