Chapter 11 This smells weird
"Did you see it? The head of Zhao's family is carrying a lot of things in his hands, and there are a lot of things at his feet. Looking at her thin body, I'm afraid she can't lift it." Standing on the other side The woman in the corner looked at Xu Wanxiu's things and said sourly.
The person standing next to her also looked disdainful: "I don't know that she has been so generous all the time. No matter how capable Head Zhao is, he can't support her. Sooner or later, this family will be defeated."
The other woman was Not without envy said: "In the end, it's her Xu Wanxiu's good life, she is married to the head of Zhao, the family has nothing to worry about, I have heard that the head of Zhao sends the family only five yuan per month. As
soon as these words came out, other people instantly felt the same way, and they all started chatting about this matter: "That's not it, our family sends at least ten yuan a month to the family, and we have to send some money during the New Year and festivals, so that My family can only save some money."
"No, my family is also like this. Let me see. If my family only sends five yuan a month to my family, I can eat meat from time to time." Swallowed.
Zhang Cuihua listened on the side. She was always talkative and rarely spoke. She looked at the direction where Xu Wanxiu was standing with a gloomy expression, with envy, jealousy, and resentment in her eyes.
Her family sent most of the money back to the village and raised a large family. Now that she thinks about it, it's not like this is how she can live so frugally that she can't eat meat once a month.
Of course, Xu Wanxiu didn't know what they said here. She was sharing with Zhao Ye how to prepare dumpling stuffing, and the military car arrived soon after, and the group got into the car for the return trip.
When Xu Wanxiu returned home, she placed the things she bought today, which was considered a big purchase. In addition to these things being used for the conservatory feast, they also have to last until ten days later to enter the city again.
So in addition to the ten kilograms of rice bought this time, Xu Wanxiu also deliberately bought some sweet potatoes that can replace the staple food.
As early as when she was shopping, she was already thinking about tomorrow's recipe.
Since it was a conservatory feast, Zhao Guoqiang's comrades-in-arms and their family members were invited, so the food made was not good, at least not bad. This is also the first time she has appeared in the family circle. If she does well, she can get to know more military wives.
Although she is not afraid of gossip and gossip, it is always good to know a few more intimate people, even if they are in ordinary friendship.
When Zhao Guoqiang came back at night, the two were eating, and Xu Wanxiu told him what she had bought today.
Zhao Guoqiang listened carefully. He bought a lot of meat and vegetables, but they were all useful. He believed that he had the ability to support the family, and he would not be too harsh on his wife to save money, so he nodded and said, "Okay, I get it, you did a good job, the money and tickets should be running out soon, I'll get some for you later."
As soon as he opened his mouth, he had the attitude of training his soldiers, but the concern and generosity in his words were nothing but the same. Can't hide.
Xu Wanxiu nodded lightly: "Okay, then I will estimate how many people there will be tomorrow."
"Li Weiguo, the political commissar of our regiment, his wife, his son, and Yang Kang from the regiment next door, and then there are The leader of our regiment, Wang Zhenxing, has his wife, also surnamed Wang, and the family of Leader Zheng you invited." Zhao Guoqiang said in detail. Recalling that when I went to invite today, all parties had different reactions.
Li Weiguo has always been happy to see Qi Cheng live a good life for his brother and his wife. When he heard that he could finally eat the belated conservatory feast, he agreed without a word.
Yang Kang was still laughing and joking: "Yo, someone didn't have this attitude a few days ago, why is it that you suddenly want to go to a conservatory banquet?"
Zhao Guoqiang smiled helplessly: "To go or not to go?"
Yang Kang immediately became serious, The voice replied: "Go, brother invited me, I'm sure to go."
When he went to the head office to ask for the leader, Zhao Guoqiang was a lot more serious. : "It's Guoqiang, what's the matter?" He smiled honestly and cheerfully, but he revealed the calmness of the years.
When Zhao Guoqiang first entered the barracks, he worked under him. It can be said that he followed Captain Wang all the way. Under his guidance, Zhao Guoqiang was able to become the deputy commander at the age of twenty-seven.
And the head of Wang, who was a dozen years older than him, is now old, and many things are left to the two deputy heads to do. Zhao Guoqiang also respects him very much.
At this moment, he stood up straight, with his legs together, stretched out his hand and saluted, "Reporting, I will be on vacation tomorrow, and I would like to invite you and my wife to my conservatory dinner tomorrow night." The
head of Wang has a star-shaped eyebrow and a long time. The pair of sharp eyes were never dull, and they still flashed with vigor. Sitting upright on the chair, they only looked at the children that he had brought along and cultivated along the way, his eyes were full of relief and expectation.
When I heard him say that he wanted to invite him to a conservatory feast, it felt as if he heard the news that his child was going to get married, his heart shook and he was very happy.
Head Wang nodded again and again and sighed: "Okay, good, very good, I can wait until your kid's warm house feast."
"My daughter-in-law went to the family building before, but I happened to be on a mission at that time. There is no conservatory feast. Now it's time to put it on the agenda, I want you and your wife to come here the most, and it can be regarded as a witness to my family and business." Zhao Guoqiang said with a faint smile.
Most of the time, he is taciturn and doesn't say much about what he can do, but when it's time to talk, he doesn't lose the slightest bit.
What's more, now facing his mentor, who is like a brother, all his words and words come from the heart. Without further thought, the words blurted out.
"That's natural. I'll definitely bring your sister-in-law with me tomorrow, and get to know your daughter-in-law." Chief Wang said with a smile. He had heard his wife talk about Zhao Guoqiang's daughter-in-law before, and it seemed that the reputation was not very good. You'll know it when you see it with your own eyes.
After saying this, Captain Wang opened his mouth to investigate Zhao Guoqiang's questions about the formation of troops. Zhao Guoqiang answered with a serious look, and the two communicated in this office.
The relaxed atmosphere became more serious.
Of course, Xu Wanxiu didn't know about these things. She probably wrote it down after listening to it, and replied, "Okay, I understand. What Mrs. Zhao said is that all four of the family will come over. I will start preparing it early in the morning." It was normal. Sister-in-law Zhao got along well with her. She came to help her. The man from her family also came to chat with Zhao Guoqiang. The older children came and the younger ones were not taken care of, so they naturally followed. Zhao Guoqiang nodded and said that he knew it. He said, "Okay, then I will help you at home tomorrow. If you need anything, just tell me."
The sowing of the vegetable seeds is reserved for the next morning.
Who knew that Xu Wanxiu refused: "I can handle it by myself here, why don't you go to reclaim the land first and plant the vegetable seeds, you are also busy, and I will just water them in the future. "
With Zhao Guoqiang here, she might have to explain why she did this when she started cooking. Growing vegetables is also imminent.
Although it is possible to exchange green vegetables with Zhao Ye, the daily expenses can be saved by growing a la carte vegetables at home. If Zhao Guoqiang didn't reclaim the land tomorrow, she wouldn't be able to handle it by herself.
Since Xu Wanxiu said so, Zhao Guoqiang didn't force it, he nodded and replied, "Okay, then I'll reclaim the land tomorrow, and plant those vegetable seeds along the way, if you need me anywhere , and tell me again." The two discussed the arrangements for tomorrow.
The next day, Xu Wanxiu also got up early, and walked to the living room. Zhao Guoqiang had already put away the wooden bed, so she probably went out early in the morning.
After she cooked a simple breakfast, she began to prepare the dishes for the conservatory feast. Although it is a dinner party, people in this era eat dinner very early and are likely to arrive early.
In order to avoid the rush and clutter in the afternoon, Xu Wanxiu decided to cook a few hard dishes in the morning, and then cook those simple dishes in the afternoon.
She took out the pork belly and chicken she bought yesterday, placed it on the stove, and began to process it.
Xu Wanxiu simply washed the pork belly, cut it into cubes, boiled it in cold water, and added onion, ginger, and garlic to remove the fishy smell. At the same time, heat oil in another pot, pour in the sugar and fry until caramelized, then add the sliced pork belly and fry to color.
Xu Wanxiu kept moving her hands, and then added tangerine peel and star anise. What she cooks is the braised pork that people of this era especially like to eat. In order to buy these seasonings yesterday, she and Zhao Ye went to the grocery store, but luckily they got them there.
Here, add water and cover the pot and cook slowly, while Xu Wanxiu continues to handle the chicken. At that time, she directly picked a fat and big chicken. It was estimated that it weighed six or seven pounds. Of course, she had already dealt with it.
Immediately, she picked up the sharp knife, cut off the chicken head and chicken feet and put them aside, cut the chicken wings and chicken legs and put them away, and finally cut the chicken into pieces.
Xu Wanxiu plans to make a salt-baked chicken, so with braised pork, it can be regarded as two big meat dishes, and the facade of this evening will be ready.
She handled the chicken the way she remembered. Thinking that those men are big eaters, and there are five family members in total, they simply made the whole chicken into salt-baked chicken, and finally took out two separate chicken legs wrapped in a layer of flour and deep-fryed them, saving them for two. Big kids eat.
As for the young child in Zhao Ye's family, he could eat very little, so Xu Wanxiu planned to cook some rice paste in the afternoon.
At this time, the braised pork in the pot was almost boiled, Xu Wanxiu opened the lid of the pot, continued to stir fry with the spatula to collect the juice, put the cooked braised pork on a plate, and poured the soup. The caramel color is rich, and the soup is wrapped in meat, which is an irresistible fragrance.
She directly poured the cooked rice into the pot, fried the rice with the soup, and added an egg, which was considered lunch.
After a while, the door rang outside, and Zhao Guoqiang came back. He saw Xu Wanxiu coming out with the dishes, and asked with a smile, "This smells weird, I smelled it in the corridor, it's a little familiar, what kind of dishes are you?"