sbdcsierra Chapter 1493: Pretty Yaksha Scares Director Chu
Chapter 1493: Pretty Yaksha Scares Director Chu
Chapter 1493: Pretty Yaksha Scares Director Chu
Wang Meilan walked around the east and west courtyards and the east and west houses and decided that she would have to set up seven tables for today's pig-killing meal.
Among these seven tables, there are three tables for men and four tables for women and children, which far exceeds the originally planned five tables.
If there were five tables, the Zhao family could still fit them in, but if there were seven tables, they would have to be placed on the kang.
It was inappropriate to put a table on the kang, so they set up a few tables at Li's house instead.
Since it has been decided to assign some people to the Li family, then the Zhao family will not set up five tables. It will be too crowded if there are five tables, so we can set up four tables at the Zhao family and then three tables at the Li family.
The Zhao family was the host family, so the three tables for men had to be held at the Zhao family. The east room had a large space and could accommodate two tables, where people of Zhao Youcai's generation sat.
The table in the outer room was occupied by people of the same generation as Zhao Jun, but there was one more person, Xing San, who was rather withdrawn and not used to being with strangers, so he preferred to sit next to Zhao Jun.
There were women sitting at the table in the west room, and all of them were VIPs in the Zhao family.
The three women from Chu Anmin's family, Zhao Chun's mother-in-law Hu Sanmei, Zhao Guofeng's mother, Liu Renshan's daughter-in-law Liu Shuqin, Yan Shugang's daughter-in-law, Lin Xue from Li Dazhi's family, and Zhao Jun's future mother-in-law Wang Cuihua.
Wang Meilan was the one who accompanied the guests at this table. Since there were two elderly people there, she asked the elderly ladies to sit at this table as well. This way, the eleven of them could sit at one table without being crowded.
But Chu Xiaoxue insisted on bringing her "newly-acquainted" sister over, so Li Tongyun also joined the table.
The moment Chu Xiaoxue pulled Li Tongyun into the house, Old Lady Chu and Liu Hongmei's eyes lit up!
"Oh my!" Mrs. Chu and Liu Hongmei asked almost at the same time, "Whose daughter is this?"
"My daughter." Lin Xue smiled, raised her hand and called Li Tongyun, saying, "Xiaoyun... sit with your sister?"
As soon as Lin Xue opened her mouth, she saw Li Tongyun following Chu Xiaoxue to Liu Hongmei's side.
Seeing Old Lady Chu and Liu Hongmei eagerly asking Li Tongyun questions, Lin Xue's eyes lit up.
Lin Xue had heard that Chu Anmin had a son who still had no partner. She and Li Dazhi were not the kind of people who despised the poor and loved the rich, and wanted to climb up the social ladder. She was just worried about Li Tongyun's personal problems.
After coming to Yong'an a while ago, the couple took a liking to Li Chen. Although the young man is a bit of a scoundrel, he is a very honest person.
However, Jie Chen refused to agree no matter what. This made Li Dazhi and Lin Xue give up the idea of having a live-in son-in-law and just want to marry their daughter off.
Just as Lin Xue was daydreaming, the food started to be served.
Celery with peanuts and braised pork head are both cold dishes.
The braised pig's head was cut into square slices, with dried tofu on the top and bottom, and dark red jelly in the middle with half fat and half lean pig's head meat.
This dish has a salty taste. The jelly in the middle is made from boiled pork head. It is slightly chewy and the meat pieces are still soft after cooling, making this cold dish full of layers when eaten.
Today, the Zhao family prepared four cold dishes for the pig-killing banquet. The other two were fried meatballs and home-cooked cold dishes.
The fried meatballs were already cold after being made for a long time. However, the cold meatballs were still crispy inside and out.
The key is that these meatballs are not greasy at all.
Although it is fried, it is fried in a large pot and the fire is not turned off when it is taken out of the pot, so that the fried food is not soaked in oil.
And considering that grain pork is fat and lean meat will ooze oil, when making the meatball filling, the ratio of fat to lean meat should be 2:8.
Home-cooked cold dishes, also known as home-cooked cold dishes, have no fixed ingredients. They depend on each family’s taste and the vegetables available at the time.
The Zhao family had cucumbers, so they had shredded cucumber, shredded dried tofu, shredded cabbage, and shredded radish with rock sugar, and then paired it with soaked vermicelli and fried shredded pork. This cold dish is refreshing and de-greasy.
Compared with cold dishes, hot dishes are much more abundant.
The braised spare ribs and braised pork are both soft and tasty, and they look great.
Or rather, professional chefs are just different.
The meat cooked by the brothers Han Dachun and Han Daming is really delicious in color, aroma and taste.
These two dishes, stir-fried pork slices and sweet and sour pork, are not often cooked these days, even by chefs in the city.
They are all meat dishes coated with batter and oil, one is salty and fresh, the other is sour and sweet, each has its own merits.
It is said that: the east is spicy, the west is sour, the south is sweet, and the north is salty.
People in Zhao Jun's family, especially the men, seldom eat sweets, especially when eating.
The men here don't dip sticky rice dumplings in sugar or syrup when they eat them. They take sticky rice dumplings as their staple food and eat them with stews.
However, sweet and sour pork is an exception, and many men also love it.
There were sliced square meat and diced blood sausage, with a small bowl filled with garlic sauce sandwiched between the two dishes.
It can be seen that both dishes have to be eaten with garlic sauce.
The blood sausage is made of casing on the outside and pig blood on the inside. Pig blood is tender. Some people are afraid that the pig blood will be cut into pieces when cutting the blood sausage, so they use two fingertips to grab the edge of the casing before cutting each piece.
But the Zhao family has a magic weapon. Zhang Yuanmin made a special knife specifically for cutting blood sausage.
This knife is shaped like a small saw blade, but the blade is extremely sharp.
When cutting blood sausage, hold the blood sausage with one hand and use the other hand to lift the knife from the bottom of the sausage upwards, and a piece will come off with each lift.
At this time, we have to praise the Han brothers for their good craftsmanship. The blood in the casings was bright red and bright.
When you take a bite of this dip in garlic sauce, the casing is crispy and the blood is smooth and tender. The two combined with the dipping sauce have a special fragrance and give people a special sense of satisfaction.
If you want to satisfy your craving, you have to cut the square slices of meat. This simply boiled meat has skin on the top, fat in the middle, and lean meat on the bottom.
The chopsticks hold the lean meat, and the fat and skin on top are all bent down. Dip it in the garlic sauce bowl, and it tastes fat but not greasy, and it is more satisfying than braised pork.
Just as Han Dachun said, if you set up seven tables, some things cannot be served.
For example, boiled liver won’t work. One plate of pig liver is not enough to serve seven tables.
So Han Dachun prepared four kinds of offal: heart, liver, tripe and kidney. These four kinds of offal have their own taste and flavor.
Add in fried meat with garlic sprouts and fried meat with celery, and you have eleven dishes.
Finally, a pot of pig-killing dishes is placed in the middle, making a total of twelve dishes. The steaming pickled cabbage and white meat are served on the table, which means the feast is about to begin.
Twenty or thirty years later, when we can have enough vegetables in winter, a table like this will be nothing.
But in 88, this table was quite something.
Looking at the table full of dishes, Chu Anmin said to Zhao Youcai with emotion: "Youcai, this is the first time in all these years that I have seen someone slaughter a pig and the dishes are so solid."
“Hahaha…” Zhao Youcai laughed and said, “Director Chu, the food is hard, so just eat and drink more.”
As he spoke, Zhao Youcai raised his cup and invited everyone to drink together.
Although there was soda at the woman's table in the west room, everyone was busy eating.
Old Mrs. Chu didn't look like a city person at all, let alone the director's mother. She only ate a mouthful of blood sausage, a mouthful of sweet and sour pork, and then dipped some pork in garlic sauce.
After eating the square meat, Old Lady Chu threw another fried meatball into her mouth.
There are so many delicious foods today that I’m so busy that I don’t know which one to eat.
Chu Xiaoxue especially liked the Zhao family's braised pork, and she picked up three pieces of it in a row.
Part of the reddish bean rice in the bowl has been soaked in the braised pork broth and turned deep red.
The rice dipped in the braised pork soup tastes even better, and it’s very satisfying just to take a few bites.
Wang Meilan, Lin Xue, Li Tongyun and the old lady usually eat meat every day at the Zhao family. They prefer stir-fried pork slices and sweet and sour pork to pork belly.
The women took half an hour to finish the meal, and the men's room was even more busy, with nearly 30 people drinking two boxes of Shanhebai.
At the very least, you have to drink more than half a pound.
"You can't drink anymore." Chu Anmin, whose face was red from drinking, hadn't drunk enough yet. He waved his hand, pointed at the bottom of the wine glass, and said, "That's all I have. I have to drive back after I finish."
"Why don't you stay here, Brother Chu?" Zhao Youcai said politely to keep the guest. The two of them were getting closer and closer, and he even called him Brother Chu.
"No, I have money." Chu Anmin shook his head and said, "I have to go to the village tomorrow, so I have to go back today."
"Hey, Director Chu." Zhou Chunming asked with concern, "You drank so much, can you drive?"
It was New Year’s Day, so Chu Anmin didn’t call a driver and just drove here himself.
"It's okay, it's okay." Chu Anmin waved his hand and said, "Old Zhou, you don't understand me."
As he spoke, Chu Anmin waved his hand and said in plain language: "I am drunk and unconscious. As long as someone helps me get in the car, I can drive the car as soon as I hold the steering wheel."
After saying that, Chu Anmin picked up the wine glass, clinked it with Zhao Youcai beside him, and said, "Youcai, this pig-killing meal is so delicious."
"Haha, right?" Zhao Youcai laughed, and Li Dazhi beside him said, "This pork is really delicious."
Hearing what Li Dazhi said, Zhao Youcai somehow perked up. He pointed at Li Dazhi and said, "Your sister-in-law was stingy with money. She refused to let me spend money to catch pigs and insisted on sending the children to the mountains to catch wild boars."
"Hmm?" Li Dazhi was stunned, and then he saw Zhao Youcai spread his hands and said to everyone: "Is the wild boar meat comparable to this meat?"
"Can that compare?"
"What the hell is wild boar meat?"
“This meat is so delicious!”
Those who don’t know will agree with Zhao Youcai.
Zhao Youcai got even more excited after hearing what everyone said. He shook his hand and said, "I told her no. Is there anyone who can eat the wild boar? The meat is so stale and there is no oil or water. I told my son to go to the production team and catch the pig for me."
By this time, everything in the west room had been finished, and the women were sitting together chatting.
The people in the outer room had almost finished eating. Hearing what Zhao Youcai said, Zhao Jun curled his lips, while Wang Meilan in the west room gritted her teeth.
As Zhao Youcai boasted, everyone drank the wine in their glasses, and then took bowls to fill up their bowls with bean rice, sauerkraut and stir-fried vegetables.
As the men had eaten their fill, drank tea and chatted, the pig-killing banquet was coming to an end.
Wang Meilan, Jin Xiaomei, and Zhao Ling took plastic bags and distributed the remaining vegetables and meat to everyone.
The more you cook the pig-killing dish, the more fragrant it becomes, and the more delicious it becomes.
When the meat was first stewed, there were two front elbows in the pot. Wang Meilan gave one to Chu Anmin. There was also half a blood sausage left, which she also gave to Old Lady Chu.
Who let others be the leaders?
Not only that, the Zhao army outside the house also used a sack to stuff a hind leg and half a hind leg into Chu Anmin's arms.
Just as Zhao Jun was packing his things, he saw Li Tongyun sneaking out of the house.
"Xiao Yun, what are you doing?" Zhao Jun raised his head and pointed his chin towards the west window while speaking, "I think that Director Chu's wife doesn't want you to be her daughter-in-law?"
The last time Chu Anmin came, Zhao Weipeng was still there. At that time, Chu Anmin had said that his son was a few months older than Zhao Jun, but he still didn't have a partner.
"Yeah." Li Tongyun pursed her lips and said, "I'm not too happy about it."
"Why?" Zhao Jun asked. Li Tongyun whispered, "I am the only daughter of my parents. I don't want to be too far away from them."
"Oh, that's fine." Zhao Jun didn't say much to Li Tongyun, but when he saw her walking out by herself, Zhao Jun thought she was going to the toilet, so he didn't ask any more questions.
But until everyone escorted Chu Anmin and his family out of Zhao's house, Li Tongyun had not returned.
Everyone chatted as they sent Chu Anmin to the car and watched the jeep leave. Then they said goodbye to Zhao Youcai and Wang Meilan and went home.
Zhou Chunming and his family were not in a hurry to leave, and stayed until the end waiting for Zhao Jun to see them off.
Several families who usually hang out at the Zhao family's house didn't leave either, and they were all chatting in the house.
The conversation turned to Li Tongyun and the Chu family's love for Li Tongyun.
"His father!" Liu Hongmei, who was sitting in the back seat of the jeep, leaned forward and said to Chu Anmin, "You didn't see it, but my mother and I saw it. That girl is so beautiful."
"Really? Is it fake?" Chu Anmin was a little unconvinced, and then he heard Old Lady Chu say, "It's true, just like the person in the painting, eh!"
Nowadays, when people praise someone for their good looks, they say that person is in a painting.
But today, Old Mrs. Chu ate a little too much, and while she was praising herself, she burped.
"Our son will definitely be proud." Liu Hongmei continued: "That boy will be proud of his handsome appearance."
"What's the point of having a pretty face? Can she live well?" Chu Anmin asked.
"He's a good person." Chu Xiaoxue spoke for Li Tongyun and said, "Punish evil and promote good, eliminate violence and protect the good..."
"What the hell?" Chu Anmin and Liu Hongmei were startled, and then they heard Chu Xiaoxue exclaim, pointing outside the window and saying, "Dad, look, that's Sister Yun."
"Let me see!" Chu Anmin slowed down the car and looked out the right window. He saw a girl in a red down jacket walking hurriedly.
Behind her, two people were chasing after her, one tall and one short. The tall one walked unsteadily with his legs spread outward like a big duck.
"What's this for?" Liu Hongmei frowned. Her first reaction was that Li Tongyun and the young man were not in a clear relationship. A girl like this could not be a daughter-in-law.
But at this moment, Chu Anmin slammed on the brakes. After stopping the car, Chu Anmin looked back and saw Li Tongyun walking faster and faster, and the "big duck" chasing her must have had a problem with his legs and feet. After being left behind by Li Tongyun for a distance, the "big duck" ran away slowly.
"CTM!" Chu Anmin cursed: "Little hooligan!"
Chu Anmin was a military man, so he had never seen this before. He pushed the car door and tried to get out.
"Dad!" Chu Xiaoxue, who was sitting in the passenger seat, grabbed Chu Anmin's arm with both hands and said, "Let's not meddle in other people's business! Let's go!"
"Fuck you! Let go!" Chu Anmin shook his arms and broke free from Chu Xiaoxue.
Seeing Chu Anmin get off the car, Liu Hongmei, Old Lady Chu, and Chu Xiaoxue all followed him out.
The three of them were chasing Chu Anmin from behind, and Chu Xiaoxue was so nervous that she was almost unable to bear it.
When Chu Anmin chased after it, the "big duck" was getting closer and closer to Li Tongyun.
At this time, Li Tongyun seemed to remember that he could still run.
The girl took three steps forward, and then there was a big willow tree in front of her.
The "big duck" followed closely behind, only two or three meters away from Li Tongyun.
"Then..." Chu Anmin was about to shout when he saw Li Tongyun jump up and kick the tree hard with his right foot.
As his right leg kicked out, Li Tongyun used the force to rise up. Then, while turning in mid-air, Li Tongyun fiercely kicked out with his left leg.
This kick landed heavily on the chest of "Big Duck".
The big duck flew backwards two meters, fell to the ground, rolled over, and couldn't get up.
At this time, "Big Duck's" little follower was frightened and turned around to run away.
But Li Tongyun raised his leg and kicked him to the ground.
"I'm so pretty!" Li Tongyun stepped closer to the little follower and kicked him on the head.
Chu Anmin's roar stopped abruptly, and his feet rooted to the ground.
"Oh my God!" Liu Hongmei, who followed over, exclaimed, and this cry brought Chu Anmin back to his senses.
After coming back to his senses, Chu Anmin turned around, holding Old Lady Chu in one hand and Liu Hongmei in the other and walked away.
Liu Hongmei took Chu Xiaoxue with her, and the family of four got into the jeep. Chu Anmin started the car and headed out of the village.
Next to the big willow tree, Zhang Laifa even called his grandmother, begging Li Tongyun to let him go. Zhang Laibao, who had fallen to the ground, could only groan.
"Stop pretending to be my grandson!" Li Tongyun angrily rebuked Zhang Laifa who called her grandma, then looked at the fallen Zhang brothers with disdain and said, "You two little idiots, you dare to mess with me? You are blind!"
Today I first made pork skin jelly, then stewed pig head and pork elbow, and it was a bit late. I will update one chapter first, and there is another chapter before 2 o'clock. Brothers, if you are tired, go to bed first and read it tomorrow morning.
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