Chapter 97: Silly Zhu refuses to admit defeat
Chapter 97: Silly Zhu refuses to admit defeat
Chen Li didn't know when she stood behind Wang Dong and her saliva was flowing.
He stared at Wang Dong with shining eyes and said, "Brother..."
"We will really be able to eat so many delicious foods tomorrow!"
"As far as I can remember, our family never had more than four dishes during the Chinese New Year."
"There are only two meat dishes..."
"You just said that you want to prepare six dishes and a soup tomorrow, and even the cabbage will be fried with lard..."
"You wouldn't lie to me just to make me happy!"
Wang Dong tapped Chen Li's forehead gently and replied: "Little sister..."
"I would never lie to a little girl like you..."
"We still have ten kilograms of spareribs at home...if we eat two kilograms per meal, we can have five meals..."
"As for cured fish and meat, most of them are made by ourselves, there must be dozens of kilograms!"
"We caught the fish ourselves, and we kept five or six in a bucket in the backyard. They were all carp weighing more than a pound, and they were perfect for braising!"
"During the Chinese New Year, if you feel hungry, just tell me what you want to eat and I will make it for you..."
"But you must remember..."
"We can only eat these good things at home and can't tell anyone else!"
"If someone asks..."
"Just say that we eat stewed radish with pork bones, braised fish, and pork offal every day..."
"The pork bones were a reward from the steel mill, we caught the fish ourselves, and the pork offal was brought back from my job as a waiter. No one would say anything if they knew about this!"
"You must never tell anyone about the cured fish, cured meat, and spareribs!"
Chen Li immediately replied: "Brother... I'm not stupid..."
"If we tell anyone about this, someone in the hospital will definitely be jealous..."
"You have to stay at home and eat it secretly!"
Wang Dong continued: "In addition to the six dishes and one soup..."
"We still need to make dumplings..."
"There are two kinds of fillings, one with pork and cabbage, and the other with pork, green onion and egg. I guarantee that they will make your teeth fall off!"
"Tomorrow, Sister Jun, Uncle Chen and I will stay at home to cook..."
"Uncle Chen will light the fire, Sister Jun will help me, I'll be the chef..."
"Let's have a prosperous new year!"
"My younger sister and aunt went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things..."
"As long as the supply and marketing cooperative has it and we have tickets, we will try to buy it all!"
"Especially sugar, oil, salt, soy sauce... these things..."
"There are also candies, cakes, green onions, peanuts and melon seeds..."
"Buy some, we have plenty of food coupons!"
Early the next morning, Wang Dong started to boil the remaining pork bones!
I plan to add another dish for the needy families in the courtyard.
Soon the whole courtyard was filled with the strong aroma of bone soup.
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The main house in the central courtyard.
After being enlightened by the deaf old lady, He Yuzhu finally understood why the old man asked him to apologize to Wang Dong at the whole hospital meeting.
All the grudges between me and the old man were cleared away.
In addition, Qin Huairu ran to his house to borrow money last night and said a few words of thanks to him, so he had a rare good sleep last night.
"Silly Zhu... get up and cook..." Jia Zhang's voice suddenly sounded at the door, waking up He Yuzhu who was sleeping.
"Aunt Jia... isn't it just cooking? Why are you in such a hurry?" He Yuzhu replied with a hint of dissatisfaction.
"Of course I'm anxious!" Jia Zhang replied with a frown.
"Don't you smell the aroma of stewed bones?"
"Wang Dong got up early in the morning to make bone soup, which made me very hungry..."
"Who are you doing here?"
"Are you afraid of that little bastard Wang Dong? Are you afraid that the food you cook won't be as delicious as his..."
He Yuzhu immediately showed an expression of unwillingness to admit defeat, and replied with a straight face: "I am He Yuzhu, an 8th-level chef and the heir of Tan's cuisine. How can I be afraid of a 9th-level chef who comes from an undisciplined background!" "Aunt Jia, just wait and see!"
"I will definitely cook you a big meal today, and I guarantee that I will beat Wang Dong..."
After saying that, he went straight to Yi Zhonghai's house.
Like previous years, the Yi family, the Jia family, the deaf old lady, and the He brothers and sisters celebrated the New Year together.
In the words of Yi Zhonghai: Only when there are many people together can the New Year be lively.
Little did they know that Yi Zhonghai wanted the Jia and He brothers and sisters to get used to celebrating the New Year at his own home.
In this way, when you are old, it will be natural for them to provide for you in your old age.
"Uncle...what delicious dishes have you prepared! Wang Dong started stewing bone soup early in the morning, and it smells so good...I'm the successor of Tan's cuisine and a true level eight chef. I certainly can't be compared to him!" He Yuzhu shouted at the top of his voice as he walked to the uncle's door.
"The fool is coming!"
Yi Zhonghai was very satisfied with Sha Zhu's attitude towards him. He pointed at the things on the table and said, "I asked Dongxu to go to the pigeon market last night and buy two kilograms of meat. They are all top-quality pork belly, perfect for making braised pork!"
"It cost your uncle four dollars, more than twice as much as the supply and marketing cooperative!"
"You also bought a rooster and a fish and cooked them all..."
He Yuzhu was very satisfied and said, "Sure... You are my uncle!"
"I'm just worried that there won't be enough ingredients, which would be a waste of my excellent cooking skills!"
"Then today I will make a chicken stewed with mushrooms, a braised fish, a braised pork, and stir-fried cabbage, shredded potatoes, and shredded radish... a total of six dishes!"
Yi Zhonghai nodded: "You are the chef...I will listen to you!"
Smelling the aroma of stewed pork bones in the air, He Yuzhu felt like he was injected with chicken blood, and his fighting spirit was high.
The speed of processing roosters and carp is much faster than usual!
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The other residents of the courtyard were also busy at home.
No matter whether the family is rich or poor, everyone wants to have a delicious meal during the Chinese New Year.
In the past, during the Chinese New Year, it was good enough for Old Lady Wang in the front yard to buy half a pound of pork.
There are always two or three dishes on the table...
It's either pork stewed with cabbage, or pork stewed with potatoes or radishes...
The cabbage dumplings that we only eat once a year only have a few bits of meat in them.
But for the three children in the family, it is a rare delicacy!
This year is different.
A few days ago, Wang Dong sent two large bowls of pork offal, and there was still one bowl left, plus a few crucian carps that Wang Dong sent...
These two alone are rare delicacies.
Around noon, Wang Dong brought another big bowl of radish and pork bone soup.
Grandma Wang changed her usual stingy personality.
I cut some fat meat to make lard, fried the lard residue with cabbage, and chopped up the remaining half a pound of pork to make dumplings...
"The dumplings are ready, grandson... come and serve the dumplings..." Grandma Wang said, pointing to a large bowl of steaming pork and cabbage dumplings.
"Grandma... I'm here..."
When the dumplings were served, the two little grandsons never took their eyes off them and were drooling at the sight!
Grandma Wang took her seat and greeted her three grandchildren: "Eldest grandson..."
"And the second and third brother..."
"Come over and eat dumplings..."
"Thanks to Wang Dong, we will have a prosperous new year this year!"
"We can't forget this kindness!"
"Grandson, you are often at home. Your uncle Chen has difficulty walking, so your aunt Li is the only one who manages the house!"
"Wang Dong and Chen Jun are both at work and school respectively, so they are rarely at home during the day... Let's try to help out if there's any physical work!"
"We don't have anything else, but we have strength!"
The eldest grandson answered readily: "Grandma..."
"I remember all the kindness Dongzi and Uncle Chen have shown me... I will definitely help if you need anything!"
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