Chapter 18: Silly Zhu Gives Meat to a New Elderly Person
Chapter 18: Silly Zhu Gives Meat to a New Elderly Person
Before entering the courtyard, a familiar fragrance wafted into my nose and filled the air.
Li Kailang took a sniff and found the smell very strong. "I'm afraid the only one who can make this smell is Sha Zhu."
I have to say that Sha Zhu's cooking skills are really amazing. If Li Kailang didn't have the cooking skills given by the system, he really couldn't compare to him.
The third uncle was watering the flowers at the gate of the yard, savoring the fragrance, smacking his lips. For a moment he was mesmerized by the aroma. Even Li Kailang noticed it as he passed by.
It was not until Li Kailang walked to the door of the hanging flower that Yan Bugui came back to his senses. He smacked his lips and said:
"Hey, I was blinded by the fragrance of Shazhu and actually let Xiao Li go."
At that time, Yan Bugui had not yet made any plans for the future. He just grew a few flowers in the yard and called himself a man of letters.
Li Kailang walked all the way into the house, closed the door, and then took out the ingredients from the space.
Li Kailang looked at the remaining pound of pork and said, "Find some time to get more pork. It will be hard to eat in the next three years."
As he spoke, Li Kailang's hands were not idle, and he began to prepare dinner.
In the middle courtyard, Shazhu's house.
Sha Zhu was making braised pork. He blanched the pork and then took it out and drained the water.
Heat oil in a pan, fry the pork until both sides are golden brown, then add rock sugar and stir-fry to color.
Then add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce and cooking wine, stir fry evenly, then add appropriate amount of water.
(The author has checked these seasonings one by one, and they are all available at this time!)
These condiments are given in the gift package when you sign in. Even if it is not given, these condiments can still be bought, but they are just not easy to find.
Cover with lid and simmer on low heat for half an hour until the sauce is reduced.
The rich fragrance not only filled Sha Zhu's room, but also drifted outside.
After all, as a chef, there are so many seasonings at home. If you can't cook well, you might as well kill yourself with a piece of tofu.
At this time, He Yushui was sixteen or seventeen years old, and was in the third year of junior high school. Sha Zhu made this delicious meal to nourish He Yushui. After all, she was the most educated person in the He family.
He Yushui felt the love of his brother for the first time in a long time.
"Little sister, do you have the confidence to go to a technical secondary school?" Sha Zhu asked He Yushui who was adding firewood.
"Ah, brother, do you think it's easy to go to a technical secondary school?" He Yushui said.
At that time, it was harder to get into a technical secondary school than a high school, but once you graduated from a technical secondary school, you would become a cadre and follow administrative standards.
Of course, I can't compare to college students, but at least I have three more years of working time and saved three years of money. Besides, it's not like I won't get promoted in these three years.
At this time, high school can be as long as three years or as short as two years, and the duration varies depending on the region.
"Hey, I'm hoping you'll feel better, but you still don't understand." Sha Zhu joked.
On the other side, the Jia family.
Smelling the braised pork made by Sha Zhu, the family's "simple meal" in front of them suddenly lost its appetite and could not eat.
"Mom, I want to eat meat." Banggeng asked Qin Huairu.
After these words were spoken, everyone couldn't help but swallow their saliva and wanted to eat too.
When Qin Huairu was about to speak out to stop him, Jia Zhang angrily scolded, "Qin Huairu, didn't you hear me? Banggeng wants to eat meat, why don't you go get it? What are you standing here for!"
"Mom, that's Sha Zhu's meat. What will they do if I go to take it? Besides, what's the point of me going to take it alone?" Qin Huairu said aggrievedly.
"Just go when I ask you to go. This isn't the first time, and you actually dare to refuse. You could have had the meat last time. If you hadn't gone so late, the meat would have been eaten up by everyone else."
Jia Zhang was talking about the meat she borrowed from Li Kailang's house last time, but Li Kailang ate it all. However, Jia Dongxu didn't know about this yet:
"What do you mean by borrowing meat? Whose meat did we borrow last time? How come I don't know?"
Jia Zhang then explained, "Dongxu, last time Mom asked Qin Huairu to borrow the meat from the Li family boy. She wanted to feed Banggeng with it, but Qin Huairu walked slowly that day, so the Li family boy ate it all."
After explaining, Jia Zhang looked at Qin Huairu and cursed: "Qin Huairu! What are you still standing there for? Go out and borrow money!"
Qin Huairu watched Jia Dongxu do nothing and realized that he also wanted to eat meat. The whole family wanted to eat meat, but they asked a married woman to borrow it.
Bang Geng's words forced Qin Huairu to respond: "Mom, I want to eat meat. If I can't eat meat, I won't eat!"
After saying that, Banggeng put down the steamed bun and chopsticks in his hands and filled his mouth angrily.
"Okay, okay, Mom will go borrow it! Mom will go borrow it!" Qin Huairu walked to Sha Zhu's house with her three or four-month-old belly.
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"Shazhu, are you at home?" Qin Huairu asked knowingly.
"Yes, yes, Sister Qin, please come in and sit down." When Sha Zhu heard Qin Huairu's voice, he quickly responded loudly.
Qin Huairu walked into the yard and saw that the table was already filled with dishes, and Sha Zhu was standing beside it, stirring the dishes in the pot.
"Shazhu, the braised pork you made is so delicious." Qin Huairu praised.
"Hehe, Sister Qin, you are the first person who compliments me on the deliciousness of my cooking. How about it? Do you want to try it?" Sha Zhu said with a proud smile.
Qin Huairu smiled slightly and did not refuse.
Sha Zhu quickly picked up a piece of braised pork, put it in a bowl and handed it to Qin Huairu.
"How is it? Is it delicious?" Sha Zhu asked expectantly.
Qin Huairu took a bite and nodded with satisfaction, "Well, it's really delicious. Sha Zhu, your cooking skills are really good." "Of course, I'm the best cook in our yard." Sha Zhu said proudly.
Qin Huairu also said a few nice words along with Sha Zhu's words, and finally stated her purpose, "Sha Zhu, actually I came to you to borrow some meat."
"Borrow meat? Borrow what meat?" Sha Zhu asked puzzledly.
"It's like this. Bang Geng is still young and needs nutrition. I want to make something delicious for him. But I don't have any meat, so I want to borrow some from you. I will definitely pay you back next time I buy meat." Qin Huairu explained.
When Sha Zhu heard Qin Huairu praising him and saw Qin Huairu begging him so much, he immediately said generously:
"It's okay, it's okay. I made a lot of braised pork. You can take some away later."
"Really? Thank you, Shazhu." Qin Huairu said gratefully.
"It's okay, it's okay. We are all neighbors, don't be polite." Sha Zhu waved his hand and said with a smile.
As for whether He Yushui agrees or not, who cares?
He Yushui was very dissatisfied when she saw Sha Zhu giving the meat away, but she still held back and walked up to greet him, "Sister Qin, you're here!"
Qin Huairu nodded: "Well, I came to lend some meat to Bang Geng. Sha Zhu said he made a lot of braised pork, so he lent me some."
He Yushui smiled helplessly: "Okay, okay, you guys can take it and eat it, but don't eat too much!"
After He Daqing left, Sha Zhu had to go to work and had no extra time to take care of He Yushui, so an old lady has been taking care of her.
But He Yushui is a girl after all, not as important as a boy. Although an aunt took care of her, she didn't pay too much attention and just ensured her basic diet.
As He Yushui entered puberty, she began to have her periods, which put her life into a temporary awkward situation.
She found it difficult to ask others for help, but Qin Huairu discovered her predicament and gave her timely guidance and care.
This concern was not only material help, but also made her feel the long-lost maternal love from Qin Huairu.
This gradually reduced He Yushui's aversion to Qin Huairu, and he even developed a liking for her.
When the braised pork was done, Sha Zhu packed some meat for Qin Huairu to take away. There was not much meat to begin with, and now there was only a little left.
After the two of them finished eating, they could only eat the braised sauce with rice.
However, the braised pork that Qin Huairu brought back brought an unexpected surprise to the Jia family.
After Qin Huairu brought the braised pork home, the three of them had almost finished eating, with only some leftovers left on the table.
The three of them had no hope that Qin Huairu could bring back the braised pork. However, when they saw the braised pork, their appetite suddenly increased.
Jia Zhang taught him a lesson: "Look, this time we went early so we could eat the braised pork. Last time we went late, there was no trace of the meat.
Next time I ask you to go, you should go, don't hesitate, do you hear me?"
Qin Huairu couldn't help but tear up when she heard this. She watched the three people pick up the steamed buns and eat the braised pork, feeling helpless and bitter.
She could only hold the noodles, eat boiled cabbage, and watch the three people enjoy the feast of braised pork.
She was used to this kind of situation.
Yi Zhonghai's family.
Looking at Qin Huairu who borrowed the braised pork from Sha Zhu's house, Auntie couldn't help but sigh: "Old Yi, look at the Jia family..."
Jia Zhang is lazy and doesn't care about family affairs, and Jia Dongxu is just as lazy and incompetent as her.
Ever since Jia Dongxu married Qin Huairu, he has remained at the position of a first-level fitter for six years and has not been promoted.
As for the other apprentices under Yi Zhonghai, the worst were only level three workers, which made the aunt more and more dissatisfied with Jia Dongxu.
However, since Jia Dongxu was Yi Zhonghai's apprentice, Auntie never publicly expressed her dissatisfaction.
But after seeing Sha Zhu borrowing meat, she couldn't help but say it out loud.
After hearing what the old lady said, Yi Zhonghai was silent for a while.
He knew that what the lady said was true, and he understood her concerns. "Let's wait and see. If it doesn't work, bring Sha Zhu up."
Yi Zhonghai considered that Jia Dongxu had a son, Banggeng, so at least there was someone to succeed him, and he was also Yi Zhonghai's apprentice.
Even though he was dissatisfied with Jia Dongxu's current situation and knew that he was slacking off at the steel mill and taking advantage of the power of others, he still tolerated it and pretended to be blind.
"Okay." The old lady replied. She just wanted an extra insurance.
Since her goal was achieved, she didn't say anything.
It has always been a pain in Aunt Yi's heart that she did not give birth to a child for the Yi family. She was also very touched when she saw other families living happily with both sons and daughters and grandchildren.
Look at yourself again
Yi Zhonghai was eating while thinking in his mind. The words of the aunt forced him to think carefully.
Yi Zhonghai's thinking was more far-reaching than that of the aunt. Given Jia Dongxu's current situation, he had to consider other options.
Although Shazhu is stupid and reckless, he is also easy to control.
Ever since He Daqing left, Yi Zhonghai has been instilling certain ideas into Sha Zhu.
(End of this chapter)