Chapter 15 Who's Stewed Mutton?
"What to send? There's no meat to eat at home, so you'll pinch your mother, cook it for a while, and send a bowl to your grandmother. ”
Mrs. Chen didn't call people to cook anymore, for fear that He's craftsmanship would spoil her good meat, so she went back to the stove room with her things, and went to the vegetable garden outside the courtyard gate to pull out a few radishes, cabbage, garlic and onions and take them back to wash vegetables and cook.
Chen Shouxing followed behind her and muttered, "Mother, the mutton boiled taste is too light, you have to be willing to enlarge the stew to be delicious!" ”
Mrs. Chen soaked the cut mutton in water, gave him a blank look and scolded, "If you like to eat or not, let the old lady get out of the way!" How expensive it is! I don't have this thing at home! ”
Chen Shouxing smiled and said, "There is no room in my room at home, so my mother will go back and get it when I wait!" ”
Looking at his back as he went out, Mrs. Chen muttered, "In the past, the old lady was not picky about boiling, and when life is better, she will eat it and waste her silver!" ”
After a while, Chen Shouxing took a few small packets of spices, and brought back a bottle of cooking wine and said, "Mother, you look at it." ”
Mrs. Chen looked at the fragrant leaf star anise and fennel, which was complete, heated the pot, gritted her teeth and put a small half spoon of lard in the iron pot, and then put in ginger slices, stir-fried the ingredients and mutton to burst out the fragrance, poured in cooking wine and diced white radish, and scooped a few spoons of pork bone soup cooked in another pot and covered it with stewing.
As the sun set, Old Man Chen and his people had just entered the village with firewood, and they saw that Zhang was chewing his tongue with people and did not go back to cook.
Old man Chen's father and son both frowned, and looked at Chen Shouhe with dissatisfaction.
Chen Shouhe's footsteps stopped, and he shouted a little annoyed, "He, why didn't you go back to cook here?" ”
Hearing his shout, Zhang was stunned for a moment before he could react, and when he saw the sky, the whole person was so shocked that he slapped his thighs and jumped up, "Oh my God! It's all so late? It's over, my mother must be so angry that she beats people......"
Without replying, he ran in the direction of his house.
The father and son of the Chen family walked and suddenly smelled the fragrance of oil, and the closer they got to the door, the stronger the smell became, the hungrier they became, and they were even more dissatisfied with the He family.
Chen Shoushan was dissatisfied with him for a long time, and said directly, "Chen Shouhe, you gamble and cause trouble, in the past few years, Lao Tzu has not cared about you for the sake of his father and mother, and the brothers have helped you raise your wife and children, and now that you are back, take care of yourself and your daughter-in-law for me, and you want to take advantage of us a little more!" ”
Chen Shouhe's face turned blue, he didn't expect that the fourth child would dare to say that he had been away for a few years, and he was so angry that he raised his foot and was about to beat someone, "Damn it!" Fourth, you ......"
Old man Chen scolded, "Stop! You two have to roll back and fight again, don't embarrass Lao Tzu outside! ”
He turned around and said, "The third child hasn't done this once or twice, it used to be not easy for her when you weren't at home, you and your brother are hungry and endured, and now you should take care of your family when you come back, we can't even eat after a hard day, is this like a word?" ”
Chen Shouhe also knew that it was not like words, but he felt uncomfortable in his heart, feeling that his father and mother had changed, they would not talk about him for such a trivial matter before, but now even the fourth child can climb on his head and speak!
When Chen Shoushan saw Chen Shouhe being trained, his heart blossomed, he sniffed, and asked in a good mood, "Whose family stewed mutton?" ”
Chen Shoujia smiled, "It's still a big ingredient, and it tastes fragrant!" ”
Chen Shouye thought that the fifth couple had gone out today, and his steps sped up suddenly.
Old man Chen saw that his second son suddenly crossed over him, left them all behind, and shouted loudly, "Hey! Why did the second child go so fast? ”
Sister-in-law Liu came back with a vegetable basket, and when she heard this, she smiled with a little expectation, "Uncle Chen, what else can it be?" It's your stew, and he's in a hurry to go back and eat it! Poor my two boys smell the smell and refuse to eat, I have to eat at your house later. ”
Old man Chen knew that it was his stew, and he was happy to hear her say that he was going to eat, but he didn't know how to refuse with embarrassment on his honest face.
Seeing this, Sister-in-law Liu felt that there was a drama and was about to work harder.
Chen Shoushan rolled his eyes and sprayed people directly, "How thick is Sister-in-law Liu's face!" Open your mouth and come to other people's houses to eat meat, my children don't have enough to eat, and I can't eat meat a few times a year and night, you still come to grab it, hehe! ! ”
Sister-in-law Liu's words were swallowed back, and she couldn't help but look at Old Man Chen and Chen Shoujia pitifully, wiped her eyes and cried, "Uncle Chen, I'm just joking, I know that it's not easy for anyone to eat meat, I don't want to take advantage of this, your fourth child is really bullying people......"
Old man Chen was embarrassed and didn't know what to say, "The fourth ......"
Chen Shoujia said, "It's not easy for Sister-in-law Liu to take care of two children alone, the fourth child, you are too ugly!" ”
Chen Shoushan pouted and said, "Big brother thinks it's not easy for her, just give her your share of meat later, it's not easy for her, it's not easy for Lao Tzu!" Who's easy! ”
Sister-in-law Liu looked at Chen Shoujia expectantly.
Chen Shoujia didn't look at her, coughed and touched his stomach and said, "I haven't cooked rice since early in the morning, my stomach is empty and I have no strength, so I have to go back to eat first." ”
As he spoke, he walked away quickly.
Sister-in-law Liu gritted her teeth and scolded him for being stingy, and looked at Old Man Chen expectantly.
Chen Shoushan said, "Dad, the eldest brother and the second brother have gone back, if we don't go back, my mother will catch your ears and scold you again later." ”
Old man Chen loved face and stiffened his neck and said loudly, "Fourth, what are you talking nonsense? Your mother dares to scold you Lao Tzu, hum! ”
Chen Shoushan looked at his father and immediately sped up to catch up with Chen Shoujia, glanced at Sister-in-law Liu, and followed quickly.
Sister-in-law Liu was so angry that she chopped her feet and scolded Chen Shoushan in a whisper.
As soon as the father and son of the Chen family entered the courtyard gate, they heard Mr. Chen's voice shouting at them, "What are you all grinding about, hurry up and put your things over for dinner, just wait for you." ”
Look at the stir-fried pork offal with green onions, roasted pork with plum vegetables and stewed lamb on the table.
Li Fatya's mother and son were swallowing saliva while pinching chopsticks.
The little chubby dun who had already been fed waved his little hands, staring at the food with black eyes and making saliva, and his small mouth was making trouble, "Mother~ I want to eat fragrant ......"
"Alas, I'll go, mother, you prepare so many meat dishes for me to catch the wind and wash the dust!" Chen Shouhe's eyes lit up violently, and he looked at Mrs. Chen with emotion.
Everyone in the Chen family: "??? ”
Mrs. Chen was silent, "What kind of wind and dust!" Didn't you use wormwood and bamboo leaves yesterday to get rid of bad luck? ”
Wang Hongmei covered her mouth and smiled, "Third cousin, this is what the fifth brother and sister bought for everyone to make up, not for your mother to pick up the wind and wash the dust for you." ”
Chen Shouhe was stunned and looked at Chen Shouxing with a touched face, why do you want to make up for everyone, why just buy it when I come back, it must be the fifth brother who is worried about me.
Looking at Chen Shouhe's self-moved appearance that I know I understand, Chen Shouxing frowned and jumped, "This is what my daughter-in-law bought for my family to make up, don't think too much!" ”
"Mmmm, the third brother understands your mind, you don't need to say more!" Chen Shouhe looked at him with moving eyes.
Chen Shouxing: "......"