dognovel Chapter 237 Leave a meal
Chapter 237 Leave a meal
In addition to garlic, she also picked some tiger paw mushrooms and went home to stir-fry them with meat.
In the end, the cloth bag was stuffed full, which surprised the people nearby.
I didn't expect that the girl in front of me is so good at managing her life. She even carries a cloth bag with her when she goes out to carry things.
"Mr. County Magistrate, you can have lunch at my house before you go back. Garlic is not easy to get this day. How about I make you something delicious when you get home?"
"Haha, okay. This place is quite far from the town. Even if you don't ask, we have to stay in your village."
Magistrate Niu's eyes curved with smile, and the girl gave him just the right step.
"That's great. It's my daughter's blessing to have the county magistrate taste my cooking."
"Hey~ Don't say that in the future. What blessing is it? It is our blessing to be able to eat such delicious food. The banquet we had at Village Chief Wang's house before was prepared by your mother. It tasted very good. Many colleagues couldn't forget it after returning home."
"Haha, that's great. This is recognition of us. Our family has just developed a new dish, so I'd like to ask you adults to taste it and give us your comments."
"Haha, OK, if it's delicious, my master and I will reward you."
The conversation between the few people fell into the ears of the officials nearby, and their eyes lit up.
"In that case, I'll go pick some more garlic mushrooms."
The cloth bag was still too small, so Zhou Mingshu picked some more and piled them in one place so that each of them could take some when they went down the mountain.
Zhang Gong and his men came back after an hour. After some exploration, they found that they could not determine the exact number!
Too many! Really too many.
What they are talking about is just the surface, and we don’t know how much is inside the mountain.
After hearing their report, County Magistrate Niu's expression changed. Does this mean... there are countless mineral deposits?
Engineer Zhang didn't dare to nod his head. It would be better to let his superiors investigate the specific situation!
"Okay, let's go down the mountain first. We've been up the mountain for so long. Let's go to Lao Zhou's house for dinner."
Several officers took up the pile of garlic and mushrooms very consciously. Since there were many of them, they could share the load equally if each of them took a little.
Old Mrs. Zhou had already prepared lunch, but San Ya just waited and waited and didn't come back.
"Mom, why did the county magistrate call San Ya? Didn't they tell you?"
“No, but there are still a lot of people.”
"Should we prepare food for them? If the county magistrate stays for dinner, I'm afraid these won't be enough."
"Forget it, you guys eat first, eat quickly. If the county magistrate wants to stay here to eat, there won't even be a place to sit at home. Eat quickly and make room."
At Mrs. Zhou's command, everyone started to work.
In just two quarters of an hour, all the food on the table was swept away.
After everyone had cleaned up the leftovers, they began to pick vegetables.
Be prepared for the county magistrate to stay. If your family is not prepared, it will be embarrassing for him to ask you to stay.
By the time Zhou Mingshu and his men returned home, it was already past two in the afternoon.
Everyone was very tired. When they got home, they had to take care of their urgent needs and wash their faces and hands. Old Zhou's yard was in a mess. When everyone saw someone coming back, they were busy cooking.
But fortunately, I prepared the dishes in advance, so now I can just stir-fry them in the pan.
The master came to the kitchen and told them to just make some casual dishes and not to make them so elaborate.
Old Mrs. Zhou agreed repeatedly, but no matter how simple the meal was, there had to be wine and meat.
Fortunately, there are many people in the family, so it’s not a mess.
"Da Ya, you and Da Zhi go get two jars of beer brewed by San Ya. Er Ya, you and Xiao Jie quickly wash the garlic mushrooms. Old House, you quickly boil some water, we will kill a few ducks, just in time for the county magistrate to taste our roast duck, and see if we can gain a good reputation. Old Second House, you and I quickly stir-fry the other dishes. Old Third House, call Sandan and Si Ya into your room, don't let them run out and get in the way."
Old Mrs. Zhou paused and said, "San Ya, take the basin and go wash some rice. We definitely don't have enough steamed buns to eat. Big Brother, don't just stand there. Bring some firewood and then go kill the ducks. Kill four of them."
Everyone responded and hurried to do their own things.
Mrs. Zhou was extremely nervous, but what else could she do? Let him do whatever he wanted. Time was too tight, and it was good enough that the meal could be cooked.
It's just like this if the food is good or not.
Everyone drank some tea and sat together chatting. After about half an hour, Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Zhu prepared several ready-made stir-fries.
Everyone drank beer, ate some snacks, and chatted without feeling bored.
Zhou Mingshu boiled the rice in the pot and went to make skewers. Fortunately, there was plenty of meat at home, so she was still able to handle it.
The three Zhou brothers were processing ducks. It took them half an hour just to pluck the feathers from four ducks.
It also needs to be washed several times to clean the blood.
"Saya, the duck wings, duck feet, duck gizzards and everything else you requested are all ready."
"Come here."
Zhou Laosan shouted, and Zhou Mingshu hurried over with a stick and scissors.
It turns out that these things are skewered on iron skewers and grilled, with some side dishes on top to help relieve the greasiness.
No one knew what they were busy with, they only knew that they had been busy killing ducks.
Now they are bundled and tied, and then put into a "mud tube" to be baked.
"Girl, you don't have to go through so much trouble. We can just eat something to fill our stomachs and then go back to the county government office to eat."
"Mr. County Magistrate, it's not a big deal. Just hang it in the hanging oven and roast it. Turn it over in the middle. Don't worry about it. You guys eat first. I'll go see if there are any other dishes."
Old Mrs. Zhou was still busy in the kitchen, smashing garlic and cutting green onions, and she was having a lot of fun.
"Grandma, how many more dishes are there?"
"It's almost done. There are two more dishes. The rice in the pot is almost done. Go wash the rice bowl and it will be ready."
Everyone was busy and managed to prepare the meal.
Not long after, bursts of fragrance emanated from the hanging stove.
Everyone was stunned. They had never smelled such a fragrant smell.
Zhou Mingshu turned the roast duck over and then took out the other small skewers.
Sprinkle it with her special dipping sauce and it tastes so delicious.
"Come, try it. This one is pork belly, this one is duck heart, and this one is duck gizzard..." Zhou Mingshu introduced the skewers in front of him, which made County Magistrate Niu's eyes light up.
"Okay, that's thoughtful!"
Magistrate Niu took a sip of beer, then took a bite of the pork belly... Hmm~ It smells so good!
The aroma of sesame, peanuts, meat, burnt aroma, and... there are so many flavors that he can't distinguish them all. Anyway, it tastes delicious.